Various thoughts
Hey Post,
After spending the past two days almost-but-not-absolutely offline, I have a bunch of one/two-line thoughts I need to share.
- I communicate more effectively in the written form than I do in a conversation. Which is weird, because I edit minimally, if at all.
- In stark contrast to the above, I love to have conversations, especially in person or on the phone.
- I'm housesitting for someone who, like my father, is a voracious reader. Neither of them have even a single bookshelf in their rooms. I don't think I could ever live without one around to inspire me when I go to bed (or, for that matter, wake up).
- I'm a much better cook than I give myself credit for. Cooking is probably my newest passion, and it's especially tailored to me: a series of compounding small victories with easily measurable results.
- There's way more music than I could ever hope to listen to, but I will always love new sounds. Maybe it's this fact that gives me my love of post-modernism?
- I don't get enough "me" time. I think this phenomenon manifests itself differently in people, according to their needs. I don't get grumpy or anything... in fact, I don't think I ever realize what's missing.
- I'm a much better designer than I give myself credit for -- on that note, I think we're all better designers than we think we are -- but I haven't developed the skills to let my imagination become reality.
- The only person I spoke to today was my Mother. The only people I communicated with were her, a friend of mine who invited me to play Whirlyball tonight, and a cute girl I met last night. Oh, and two bite-sized tweets to Brian and Sean (but do those count?). Today was fantastic because of it.
- As the band Modern Art has said, Modern Art makes me want to rock out.
- If McDonald's is fast food for the mouth, and bubblegum pop music is fast food for the ears, what's fast food for the eyes? (Nascar?) What about the nose or skin?
Time to get to a couple of the urgent emails in my inbox before doing a big blitz of 'em tomorrow. Have a great night!
--Aidan
