Life in General
Anecdotal Semi-Competence
The only thing I had to do yesterday was get myself into New York City for rehearsal of the Bach with the Oratorio Society of New York. The easiest way to do this is to catch the Montclair-Boonton line into Penn Station and take the E subway up to the Turtle Bay area. This costs [...]
Wordpress for the iTouch
I just downloaded the wordpress app for my iPod so I can type very short posts whenever I have a wifi connection. This isn’t the best solution as I suck at the touch keyboard, but practice makes at least a little better. I’m still on Boston but it looks like we will on our [...]
On Driving in New Jersey (sometimes the best defense is a good offense!)
You’ve heard of “Type A” and “Type B” people. This concept also applies to people’s driving skills. Type A drivers are much more aggressive, focused on getting there and being first and never having to wait for the Type B drivers. Type B drivers enjoy the road, take their time, are careful and polite, plan [...]
On Things That Are Lost and That Which Remains
This week has been busy and exciting. A lot of firsts and new experiences. New classes, new faces, new skills to learn, and most importantly, old ones to dredge up from the depths of memory. I haven’t painted in awhile, I haven’t performed any real music since Stabat Mater in Prague (2003) and I haven’t [...]
Been Awhile..
Sorry for my long absence. I’m still getting settled in here, and it hasn’t proved easy. I’ve gotten out of the habit of writing, and there’s so much more to do out here than in my hometown, that I have much more to say, but less time to say it in.
I have wanted to post [...]
Into New Jersey
I have to say, I’m fairly impressed with my new internet service. They were able to get to me a few days after I called, and I now can connect to the rest of the world again. It’s strange how it’s like an itch in the back of my mind, knowing that I am without [...]
The Ohio Border
I finally got my clear day for traveling, and it was worth waiting for. Driving is tricky enough on it’s own without adding blowing snow and ice. I drove for 10 hours today, all the way through Illinois, Indiana and Ohio. I didn’t even notice Indiana. That’s fairly par for the course on this particular [...]
In which Mother Nature gives me the finger, and Iowa gets me for another day, and I restore a brand new iPod Touch from Recovery Mode
Nothing ever goes quite as planned, I suppose. I woke up today to the flat gray light that in an Iowan winter is even more disturbing than dark, looming clouds. Thick, fluffy clouds usually mean snow. These kind of dull clouds usually foretell rain. Before I could get on the road, the skies opened up [...]
Tales of an Urban Nomad
I’ve mentioned this tendency, before, and it comes back to haunt me once a year. I’m not sure if the urge to head for the hills is more frequent now, or just acted upon more now that I have nothing tying me to any particular place. In the last 8 years, I’ve moved as many [...]
Programming, Processing, Ego Depletion
I got my last freelance assignment in Muscatine finished yesterday, with Robert’s help. I think I’m done using Dreamweaver as a code editor. So far, its brought me nothing but trouble,mangled code, and misleading displays. Notepad++ is my new tool of choice for all things code, with one notable exception. I downloaded Processing a week [...]
