ethicsgradient @ LJ RSS Syndication
Ok, so I finally got around to setting up a pair of LJ RSS syndication accounts for my new blog.
The first,![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/syndicated.gif)
sw_rss will track all the entries that I post to my blog. The second, sw_nochess_rss will get all the posts except those that deal with chess, since I know that may be of less interest to the general viewing population. There aren't that many non-chess posts right now, but they're coming, including an interview with a photographer whose work I quite like and the first book review I've written since the second grade....
So if you care about any of that, go add one or the other to your feed list. If you're the RSS reader type you can get the actual feed link from the info page for the LJ syndication account.
I'm not syndicating my tweets, because my tweets are stupid. You know how to find them if you want them.
Also, while I find this an inconvenient way to consume other people's photography, Flickr does provide an RSS feed of whatever I upload and you can find that here if you are so inclined.
The first,
sw_rss will track all the entries that I post to my blog. The second, sw_nochess_rss will get all the posts except those that deal with chess, since I know that may be of less interest to the general viewing population. There aren't that many non-chess posts right now, but they're coming, including an interview with a photographer whose work I quite like and the first book review I've written since the second grade....So if you care about any of that, go add one or the other to your feed list. If you're the RSS reader type you can get the actual feed link from the info page for the LJ syndication account.
I'm not syndicating my tweets, because my tweets are stupid. You know how to find them if you want them.
Also, while I find this an inconvenient way to consume other people's photography, Flickr does provide an RSS feed of whatever I upload and you can find that here if you are so inclined.
curiouscybersattva @ Why thank you, Cambridge
Hey, look what our fair city just opened for us a couple blocks away to welcome us to the city:
http://www.cambridgema.gov/~CPL/gal
http://www.xconomy.com/boston/2009/11/1
Free wifi inside. A playground outside. Our life, it is gloriously good.
Also, this is almost certainly where I'll be spending most of my time after Thanksgiving. Feel free to stop by and say hi.
http://www.cambridgema.gov/~CPL/gal
http://www.xconomy.com/boston/2009/11/1
Free wifi inside. A playground outside. Our life, it is gloriously good.
Also, this is almost certainly where I'll be spending most of my time after Thanksgiving. Feel free to stop by and say hi.
November 9th, 2009
kassrachel @ House S6 x 07, "Known Unknowns"
Just watched tonight's House.
( Spoilers for Known Unknowns )
( Spoilers for Known Unknowns )
sanj @ Grrr.
Got myself in a car accident -- I'm fine, just pissed off. I was driving like an asshole, honestly, and hit a curb that I didn't see until it was too late. Banged up my rim but good, and threw the tire. God bless AAA's roadside assistance -- they got me off the highway and safely to a garage in half an hour, and then I took a cab home. The garage should be able to replace the rim and the tire tomorrow morning.
The only real bummer was that the reason I was driving like an asshole is that I was on my way to my older brother's birthday party, across the lake. Big Sister was in town just until tonight, and I didn't get to see much of her when she came out this trip. So I'm kind of pissed about that -- I was looking forward to seeing my peeps.
But I'm okay, they can fix the car, nobody ran me down on the highway at rush hour, it was unseasonably nice outside (so I didn't have to wait for help in the cold), and there's even a beer left here in the fridge. So I'm drinking that very beer and counting my blessings.
(In my defense, the cabbie who took me home executed the exact same asshole maneuver I did, at the exact same intersection. He just managed to miss the curb. Professional driver, kids: don't try this at home.)
The only real bummer was that the reason I was driving like an asshole is that I was on my way to my older brother's birthday party, across the lake. Big Sister was in town just until tonight, and I didn't get to see much of her when she came out this trip. So I'm kind of pissed about that -- I was looking forward to seeing my peeps.
But I'm okay, they can fix the car, nobody ran me down on the highway at rush hour, it was unseasonably nice outside (so I didn't have to wait for help in the cold), and there's even a beer left here in the fridge. So I'm drinking that very beer and counting my blessings.
(In my defense, the cabbie who took me home executed the exact same asshole maneuver I did, at the exact same intersection. He just managed to miss the curb. Professional driver, kids: don't try this at home.)
Current Mood: 
annoyed
annoyedstealthmuffin @ Snapshots from a November weekend
- Waiting for the bus Friday morning, listening to music on my podling. The bus pulls up, and I can already tell that it's packed. I get on, and I realize that it really is packed -- with first-graders. Lots of them. Two or three classes' worth. All of whom are so very, very excited to be on the bus.
The podling immediately begins to play "Yakety Sax."
It's frighteningly appropriate for the rest of the ride. My podling may be turning psychic.
- Searching the shelves Saturday morning for something better than cereal for breakfast, and deciding to make a coffee cake. Said coffee cake ended up being a winner, and one of those recipes I'm going to file away for later use on other "we have no cinnamon rolls! ohnoes!" mornings.
- Walking down by the river and back between Mount Auburn and Cambridge cemeteries, under a cloudless blue sky. The sun's warm on my neck, the air tastes like fall without the tang of oncoming winter, and I've worked out not only motivations but a general plot arc for the Potential Steampunk Novel, but the best part is the shruffshruffshruff as I walk through dry leaves up to my ankles. There's no other sound like that.
It's so perfect that the hawk taking flight as I pass is almost inevitable.
- Sausage-apple-onion pie in the oven Sunday evening, and the scent of sage and thyme and pastry filling the apartment. A spare pie (superfluous pie! how can this be?) in the freezer for another autumn day. This is one of those dishes that tastes even better than it smells, and damn it smelled good.
- I feel a little odd about taking my laptop to the laundromat, but since I have to be there anyway, I might as well get some work done. And something about the thump of the machines and the persistent reek of fabric softener seems to work on my subconscious, because "The Guilt Child" and "Ignis Fatuus" both start to take shape under the revisions.
I might even get work done before ThirdNovel comes back from group.
The podling immediately begins to play "Yakety Sax."
It's frighteningly appropriate for the rest of the ride. My podling may be turning psychic.
- Searching the shelves Saturday morning for something better than cereal for breakfast, and deciding to make a coffee cake. Said coffee cake ended up being a winner, and one of those recipes I'm going to file away for later use on other "we have no cinnamon rolls! ohnoes!" mornings.
- Walking down by the river and back between Mount Auburn and Cambridge cemeteries, under a cloudless blue sky. The sun's warm on my neck, the air tastes like fall without the tang of oncoming winter, and I've worked out not only motivations but a general plot arc for the Potential Steampunk Novel, but the best part is the shruffshruffshruff as I walk through dry leaves up to my ankles. There's no other sound like that.
It's so perfect that the hawk taking flight as I pass is almost inevitable.
- Sausage-apple-onion pie in the oven Sunday evening, and the scent of sage and thyme and pastry filling the apartment. A spare pie (superfluous pie! how can this be?) in the freezer for another autumn day. This is one of those dishes that tastes even better than it smells, and damn it smelled good.
- I feel a little odd about taking my laptop to the laundromat, but since I have to be there anyway, I might as well get some work done. And something about the thump of the machines and the persistent reek of fabric softener seems to work on my subconscious, because "The Guilt Child" and "Ignis Fatuus" both start to take shape under the revisions.
I might even get work done before ThirdNovel comes back from group.
kassrachel @ Dear Yulewriter!
Dear Yulewriter,
Thank you so much for writing me a story! I already know I'm going to love whatever you create, because you're writing in one of my favorite fandoms, and I am elated at the prospect of fic in any of these universes.
Write something you'll enjoy writing. If you get pleasure out of writing it, I'll get pleasure out of reading it.
In general I'm a sucker for banter, wit, happy endings, chosen family, misfits finding one another, geekery, small town life, friendship and romance. (No need to try to work all of those into a single story! These are just some things that I like.) I enjoy slash, het, and gen, so write what calls you.
Feel free to browse my website to see the kinds of things I've written in the past, if that's helpful to you -- or not, that's fine too!
Below the cut: extended thoughts on the fandoms I requested. Because I &hearts Yuletide a lot, and any excuse to talk more about it makes me happy.
Love, Kass
( More on my requests... )
Thank you so much for writing me a story! I already know I'm going to love whatever you create, because you're writing in one of my favorite fandoms, and I am elated at the prospect of fic in any of these universes.
Write something you'll enjoy writing. If you get pleasure out of writing it, I'll get pleasure out of reading it.
In general I'm a sucker for banter, wit, happy endings, chosen family, misfits finding one another, geekery, small town life, friendship and romance. (No need to try to work all of those into a single story! These are just some things that I like.) I enjoy slash, het, and gen, so write what calls you.
Feel free to browse my website to see the kinds of things I've written in the past, if that's helpful to you -- or not, that's fine too!
Below the cut: extended thoughts on the fandoms I requested. Because I &hearts Yuletide a lot, and any excuse to talk more about it makes me happy.
Love, Kass
( More on my requests... )
kassrachel @ FNL S4 x 02, "After the Fall"
Last night (after watching the Packers' extremely frustrating loss to the Bucs, omg) we watched the most recent FNL.
( Small spoilery wittering for FNL 4 x 02 )
( Small spoilery wittering for FNL 4 x 02 )
November 8th, 2009
sanj @ W00t!
Signed up for Yuletide! A BIG carrot for after the end of my semester. :)
Dear Yule Goat:
Stack them, queer them, reinterpret them, remix them, cross them over -- or write a faithful pastiche. Slash, het, gen, multiple combinations; swinging from the chandeliers or vanilla like Breyer's ice cream. Just love these stories and these characters as much as we both do, and have a ton of fun with them. You can use my suggestions or not -- make yourself happy and I am sure I will be thrilled.
YAY Yuletide!
ETA Oh, and! Here are some of my favorite and last favorite things to guide you, if that would be helpful:
The stuff I like best: first kisses, first times, stubborn loyalty, stubborn trust, us-against-the-world, teamwork, and competence. Master/student relationships. A sense of place. Rituals, sex, and ritual sex. Strangers in strange lands. Secret romances where the stakes of discovery are high. Power exchange.
The stuff I don't like: partner betrayal, death, drug or smoking kink, scat, bestiality, or bugs. Not much on clowns, really, and I'm not big on mixing sex and food, for some reason. Pretty much anything else I can think of is A-OK.
I do like slash - you may have noticed, there, with some of the requests -- but what's most important to me in all of those fandoms is the closeness and intimacy of the relationship. (Though sex is good! Very good!) Het is fine. Gen is a go. Threesomes make me ridiculously happy. Angst is good, schmoop is good. It's all good. Have fun!!!
Dear Yule Goat:
Stack them, queer them, reinterpret them, remix them, cross them over -- or write a faithful pastiche. Slash, het, gen, multiple combinations; swinging from the chandeliers or vanilla like Breyer's ice cream. Just love these stories and these characters as much as we both do, and have a ton of fun with them. You can use my suggestions or not -- make yourself happy and I am sure I will be thrilled.
YAY Yuletide!
ETA Oh, and! Here are some of my favorite and last favorite things to guide you, if that would be helpful:
The stuff I like best: first kisses, first times, stubborn loyalty, stubborn trust, us-against-the-world, teamwork, and competence. Master/student relationships. A sense of place. Rituals, sex, and ritual sex. Strangers in strange lands. Secret romances where the stakes of discovery are high. Power exchange.
The stuff I don't like: partner betrayal, death, drug or smoking kink, scat, bestiality, or bugs. Not much on clowns, really, and I'm not big on mixing sex and food, for some reason. Pretty much anything else I can think of is A-OK.
I do like slash - you may have noticed, there, with some of the requests -- but what's most important to me in all of those fandoms is the closeness and intimacy of the relationship. (Though sex is good! Very good!) Het is fine. Gen is a go. Threesomes make me ridiculously happy. Angst is good, schmoop is good. It's all good. Have fun!!!
Current Mood: 
excited
excitedwavyarms @
Hear ye, hear ye. The MOST SPLENDIFEROUS (sp?) ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif)
sen_no_ongaku has CDs for sale of his chamber music. They are very cool and you should buy some. He has written music for Anthology which is excellent (although not on this CD) so I know whereof I speak.
I would say you could go to his website for more info, but it looks like he hasn't updated it with this news. Ahem.
sen_no_ongaku has CDs for sale of his chamber music. They are very cool and you should buy some. He has written music for Anthology which is excellent (although not on this CD) so I know whereof I speak.I would say you could go to his website for more info, but it looks like he hasn't updated it with this news. Ahem.
osirusbrisbane @ It's a weird life
One of these days, I'm going to get back to my 4am bedtime. This is not that day.
So, if you wanted to go to a really good falafel shop for dinner, and you drove half an hour, and then realized oops you went in the complete opposite direction of the falafel shop, you'd probably go somewhere else for dinner near where you went, rather than turn around, right? But I bet hypothetical situations can be constructed where you would turn around. The problem with examining life by analogy is that analogies change.
My to-do list doesn't get things done, it just gets longer until I repeatedly triage it and move some things below the fold. The things below the fold never get done. I found some items from 2004. Things that have deadlines get done. Everything else slowly sinks until it is below the fold. Alas.
Sometimes I think I'm good at freestyling, and then I watch something like this, and I realize what a long way I have to go. Crap, just remembered, I haven't done News In Rap in too long. See supra, re: to do list. Should sleep now. See supra, re: bedtime.
I really like liverwurst. I don't know why, and it's one of those foods people use when they need something prototypically unappealing. But man, I find it tasty.
Is it crazy not to want to cook sweet potatoes alone? I want to wait until we have something else in the oven. Don't waste heat.
Then again, I also dislike putting the heaviest blankets on the bed until January, or I feel like we'll have no response to the real cold snap. I want to be able to fight back!
People talk their craziest and most honest during late hours of the night. It's my favorite time. Although I'm overdue for sleep. See sleepra.
So, if you wanted to go to a really good falafel shop for dinner, and you drove half an hour, and then realized oops you went in the complete opposite direction of the falafel shop, you'd probably go somewhere else for dinner near where you went, rather than turn around, right? But I bet hypothetical situations can be constructed where you would turn around. The problem with examining life by analogy is that analogies change.
My to-do list doesn't get things done, it just gets longer until I repeatedly triage it and move some things below the fold. The things below the fold never get done. I found some items from 2004. Things that have deadlines get done. Everything else slowly sinks until it is below the fold. Alas.
Sometimes I think I'm good at freestyling, and then I watch something like this, and I realize what a long way I have to go. Crap, just remembered, I haven't done News In Rap in too long. See supra, re: to do list. Should sleep now. See supra, re: bedtime.
I really like liverwurst. I don't know why, and it's one of those foods people use when they need something prototypically unappealing. But man, I find it tasty.
Is it crazy not to want to cook sweet potatoes alone? I want to wait until we have something else in the oven. Don't waste heat.
Then again, I also dislike putting the heaviest blankets on the bed until January, or I feel like we'll have no response to the real cold snap. I want to be able to fight back!
People talk their craziest and most honest during late hours of the night. It's my favorite time. Although I'm overdue for sleep. See sleepra.
November 7th, 2009
off_coloratura @ Everything I Know About Running, by Off-Coloratura
I've been running now for more than a month, so I want to round up all the useful tips and information I've learned about it, both for my own reference, and to help out others who might be interested in starting.
Gear
I got fitted for a pair of comfy running shoes at a place where they film you on a treadmill to see what your run looks like, for instance whether your ankles bend in or out, and then recommend a sole that will help with that. My foot rolls toward the inside (over-pronating) and so the saleslady brought me three pairs of shoes to try, and I picked the one that fit the best - the only one that was actually my foot size, 10.5 narrow. They are Saucony ProGrid Omni 8 sneakers that fit snug in the heel and arch and give plenty of toe room, and they are the comfiest shoes I own.
I bought two different kinds of socks to see which I liked more, and I ended up really liking Smartwool PhD minisocks. Snug, cushy, they wick sweat away and they don't make me blister. I found them for cheap on that link and stocked up.
I use an iPod Nano with a Nike+iPod receiver and sensor, held onto my shoelaces with this case, to listen to tunes and measure my runs. I use the Xtreme Mac Sportwrap for iPhone to hold it. It holds it nice and snug with plenty of room for the receiver, and it will also hold my iPhone if I ever want to use that instead. The band is comfy neoprene and fastens with velcro. The only thing I don't like about it is that the window's a bit too thick to operate the touch wheel, though, so if I need to adjust the volume or scroll through menus, I need to stick my finger inside it.
So I take my shoes and socks, some bike shorts, a sports bra and a t-shirt, my ipod (with receiver) and armband with me anywhere I travel, and I'm ready to go out the door and start running.
I go slow.
The main, number one reason I always hated running in the past and never thought I could do it was because I was trying to do it WAY too hard and fast. The first day I took it slow was the first day I ran a whole mile without stopping or feeling like I was going to die.
And we're talking slow here, I probably could have speedwalked faster. If I felt like I was getting winded or starting to gasp, I'd slow down even more. For longer runs I pace myself; I picture the beginning as the warmup and tell myself I have all the time in the world to get there. I have (very slowly) worked my way up to a thirteen-minute mile this way, without even trying to speed up.
I have a plan, and things to shoot for.
I do better with structure, and I'm more motivated when I'm shooting for something specific, so after my second day of running I signed up for a 5K. Now that that's coming up and it looks like I'll be able to do it, I have a 10K in Australia to shoot for next July. I follow this Hal Higden training program, which keeps me going out and running. I'm also curious about what I'm able to accomplish - I never expected I'd be a runner, and it continually amazes me when I add another quarter mile onto the distance I'm able to run.
Music helps.
I have a large playlist of songs that make me want to move, and play them on shuffle. I never know what's coming, which adds to the interest, and they're all songs I love, so I feel like I'm indulging myself when I run. The songs that most consistently make me feel like running are uptempo songs by the Wise Guys or Billy Joel, or 80's electronic pop.
Don't forget your second wind.
The first mile usually feels pretty good. Blood's pumping, you're tearing along. Somewhere between the first and second mile it starts to suck, to varying degrees. When this happens, I slow down and will myself to keep going through it. I focus on the music I'm listening to, and let it carry me along. I focus on moving my legs from my hips, I try to straighten up and have good posture, I try to breathe well. I hit mile 2 and suddenly all is right with the world again. Yay second wind!
I try not to look.
Even though I've got my iPod keeping track of how far and how long I've been running, I try not to look at it at all if I can help it. I'll plot out how far I want to go on MapMyRun or WalkJogRun, and once I get out there I just try to run the course. When I get towards the end I have to bargain with myself to keep going. I'll find a landmark to shoot for ("just get to that tree, now just to that corner," etc.) I'll slow down. I'll focus on the music. But I'll listen to myself and do what it takes to keep running to the end of my course, no matter how long it takes.
If I'm constantly checking the time/distance and being discouraged, I'll be much more inclined to give up before the time's up.
Running in heat sucks.
Below 70 F is where it's at. Shade, breeze, and running at dusk or at night are good. Heat not only makes you sweat more, it makes it harder to run as far or fast as you can in cooler temperatures.
If you have any useful facts you'd like to share, please do!
Gear
I got fitted for a pair of comfy running shoes at a place where they film you on a treadmill to see what your run looks like, for instance whether your ankles bend in or out, and then recommend a sole that will help with that. My foot rolls toward the inside (over-pronating) and so the saleslady brought me three pairs of shoes to try, and I picked the one that fit the best - the only one that was actually my foot size, 10.5 narrow. They are Saucony ProGrid Omni 8 sneakers that fit snug in the heel and arch and give plenty of toe room, and they are the comfiest shoes I own.
I bought two different kinds of socks to see which I liked more, and I ended up really liking Smartwool PhD minisocks. Snug, cushy, they wick sweat away and they don't make me blister. I found them for cheap on that link and stocked up.
I use an iPod Nano with a Nike+iPod receiver and sensor, held onto my shoelaces with this case, to listen to tunes and measure my runs. I use the Xtreme Mac Sportwrap for iPhone to hold it. It holds it nice and snug with plenty of room for the receiver, and it will also hold my iPhone if I ever want to use that instead. The band is comfy neoprene and fastens with velcro. The only thing I don't like about it is that the window's a bit too thick to operate the touch wheel, though, so if I need to adjust the volume or scroll through menus, I need to stick my finger inside it.
So I take my shoes and socks, some bike shorts, a sports bra and a t-shirt, my ipod (with receiver) and armband with me anywhere I travel, and I'm ready to go out the door and start running.
I go slow.
The main, number one reason I always hated running in the past and never thought I could do it was because I was trying to do it WAY too hard and fast. The first day I took it slow was the first day I ran a whole mile without stopping or feeling like I was going to die.
And we're talking slow here, I probably could have speedwalked faster. If I felt like I was getting winded or starting to gasp, I'd slow down even more. For longer runs I pace myself; I picture the beginning as the warmup and tell myself I have all the time in the world to get there. I have (very slowly) worked my way up to a thirteen-minute mile this way, without even trying to speed up.
I have a plan, and things to shoot for.
I do better with structure, and I'm more motivated when I'm shooting for something specific, so after my second day of running I signed up for a 5K. Now that that's coming up and it looks like I'll be able to do it, I have a 10K in Australia to shoot for next July. I follow this Hal Higden training program, which keeps me going out and running. I'm also curious about what I'm able to accomplish - I never expected I'd be a runner, and it continually amazes me when I add another quarter mile onto the distance I'm able to run.
Music helps.
I have a large playlist of songs that make me want to move, and play them on shuffle. I never know what's coming, which adds to the interest, and they're all songs I love, so I feel like I'm indulging myself when I run. The songs that most consistently make me feel like running are uptempo songs by the Wise Guys or Billy Joel, or 80's electronic pop.
Don't forget your second wind.
The first mile usually feels pretty good. Blood's pumping, you're tearing along. Somewhere between the first and second mile it starts to suck, to varying degrees. When this happens, I slow down and will myself to keep going through it. I focus on the music I'm listening to, and let it carry me along. I focus on moving my legs from my hips, I try to straighten up and have good posture, I try to breathe well. I hit mile 2 and suddenly all is right with the world again. Yay second wind!
I try not to look.
Even though I've got my iPod keeping track of how far and how long I've been running, I try not to look at it at all if I can help it. I'll plot out how far I want to go on MapMyRun or WalkJogRun, and once I get out there I just try to run the course. When I get towards the end I have to bargain with myself to keep going. I'll find a landmark to shoot for ("just get to that tree, now just to that corner," etc.) I'll slow down. I'll focus on the music. But I'll listen to myself and do what it takes to keep running to the end of my course, no matter how long it takes.
If I'm constantly checking the time/distance and being discouraged, I'll be much more inclined to give up before the time's up.
Running in heat sucks.
Below 70 F is where it's at. Shade, breeze, and running at dusk or at night are good. Heat not only makes you sweat more, it makes it harder to run as far or fast as you can in cooler temperatures.
If you have any useful facts you'd like to share, please do!
wavyarms @
I am in love with this coat. I must have it. MUST. Oh please please please let it fit my fat arms. I will go buy one this week.
However, I am so torn about the color, you have no idea. I really think I can only afford one, tempting as it is to buy all possible colors. (I also feel like since it's a PIECE, it's sort of better to just have one.) So, which color should I buy?
Please consider: I will probably wear this for an upcoming Anthology concert, for which the best color option is brown. But...the black could be useful for conducting performances. But...I also love the blue. I think it is probably between brown and blue. Opinions? I can totally wear the brown with a white shirt and black pants, right? But maybe I should go for blue?
Poll time!
Poll #1482087
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 13
However, I am so torn about the color, you have no idea. I really think I can only afford one, tempting as it is to buy all possible colors. (I also feel like since it's a PIECE, it's sort of better to just have one.) So, which color should I buy?
Please consider: I will probably wear this for an upcoming Anthology concert, for which the best color option is brown. But...the black could be useful for conducting performances. But...I also love the blue. I think it is probably between brown and blue. Opinions? I can totally wear the brown with a white shirt and black pants, right? But maybe I should go for blue?
Poll time!
Poll #1482087
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 13
What color coat should I buy?
View Answers
Brown!
5 (38.5%)
Blue! 7 (53.8%)
Black! 1 (7.7%)
You should really buy more than one color, and I will elaborate in comments. 0 (0.0%)
sen_no_ongaku @ CD
OK, so I have this CD to sell, Honey Glazed. Here's the tracklist:
1) Arrhythmia for cello quartet
Three Sketches for trumpet and piano
2) Solo I
3) Solo II
4) Duo
Duo for two cellos (written for K&U's wedding)
5) Wave Collapse
6) Froggy Style
7) Kae for cello and piano(written forcybersattva and laura_md's wedding)
Honey Glazed for saxophone quartet
8) Mysteron Musings
9) Chorale
10) Parquet Deformation
If you want a copy they're $10 a pop, plus $2 for shipping if you can't grab me in person. Email me if you're interested, and feel free to spread the word!
1) Arrhythmia for cello quartet
Three Sketches for trumpet and piano
2) Solo I
3) Solo II
4) Duo
Duo for two cellos (written for K&U's wedding)
5) Wave Collapse
6) Froggy Style
7) Kae for cello and piano(written for
cybersattva and laura_md's wedding)Honey Glazed for saxophone quartet
8) Mysteron Musings
9) Chorale
10) Parquet Deformation
If you want a copy they're $10 a pop, plus $2 for shipping if you can't grab me in person. Email me if you're interested, and feel free to spread the word!
November 6th, 2009
wavyarms @
If you are deeply involved in baseball, you will not want to click on this link.
However, if, like me, you are not really into baseball at all, and think that Jay Smooth doing a celebratory video-entry about the Yankees might end up being hilarious, you could click here.
However, if, like me, you are not really into baseball at all, and think that Jay Smooth doing a celebratory video-entry about the Yankees might end up being hilarious, you could click here.
niemandsrose @ Cow gets caught drinking its own milk
*So* appeals to the science fair part of my brain.
*So* appeals to the science fair part of my brain.
off_coloratura @ Happy scent
I just wanted to say quickly that the Winter candle being sold at Bath and Body Works is the nicest thing I've smelled in a long, long time.
It's a mix of pine, bay leaf, cinnamon and wood, and it smells, simply, subtly and without an ounce of cloying artificiality, like Christmas.
Mmm.
It's a mix of pine, bay leaf, cinnamon and wood, and it smells, simply, subtly and without an ounce of cloying artificiality, like Christmas.
Mmm.
November 5th, 2009
niemandsrose @ reading Heidegger
Or rather, "reading" Heidegger. You just have to let yourself go and read it like you read poetry. It's not bad as prose poetry; I kind of like it. But kind of liking it is a very different affair from being asked to explain what it means or apply it!
But reading it in English is totally pointless.
Anyway, my point is that I wouldn't be getting anywhere with this Heidegger fellow if it weren't for Paul Celan. I've read a lot of Celan in side-by-side bilingual editions (the best kind), and sure, I don't speak German, but it helps to know the sounds, to feel the rhythms, to see the creativity in the way Celan busts up German words to make new, strange, different German words. It feels a lot like what Heidegger does. When I forget what the silly translator means by some term or other in English, I go back to the footnotes and find the German term, which oddly, usually makes more sense to me than the English. Oddly because, as I said, I don't speak German.
But the kind of German I *do* speak, fake German? Is helping me with Heidegger A LOT. When I make up fake German with people likebengt and febrile , the playfulness and knowing that it's not correct but it's okay-ness (very not German of us, I know) turns out to help a lot with reading this kind of work, where the author is making up half his words and actively redefining the other half. How would I understand this play of affixes without having made up for pleasure words like ausgefreaken (i.e. "freaking out")? How could I grasp the difference between Bild and Heidegger's Gebild without having used expressions like "I am so ge-fucked" all these years?
But reading it in English is totally pointless.
Anyway, my point is that I wouldn't be getting anywhere with this Heidegger fellow if it weren't for Paul Celan. I've read a lot of Celan in side-by-side bilingual editions (the best kind), and sure, I don't speak German, but it helps to know the sounds, to feel the rhythms, to see the creativity in the way Celan busts up German words to make new, strange, different German words. It feels a lot like what Heidegger does. When I forget what the silly translator means by some term or other in English, I go back to the footnotes and find the German term, which oddly, usually makes more sense to me than the English. Oddly because, as I said, I don't speak German.
But the kind of German I *do* speak, fake German? Is helping me with Heidegger A LOT. When I make up fake German with people like
bengt and febrile , the playfulness and knowing that it's not correct but it's okay-ness (very not German of us, I know) turns out to help a lot with reading this kind of work, where the author is making up half his words and actively redefining the other half. How would I understand this play of affixes without having made up for pleasure words like ausgefreaken (i.e. "freaking out")? How could I grasp the difference between Bild and Heidegger's Gebild without having used expressions like "I am so ge-fucked" all these years? November 4th, 2009
the_star_fish @ Hey, Internets!
You know what's fun? Buying a new mandoline, with nice squishy comfort grips on the handle and no-slip thingies on the bottom.
You know what ISN'T fun?
If you guessed "slicing the everloving FUCK out of your fingers trying to change the blade, within the first five minutes of opening the package," you're right!
Srsly, ppl, I've used these things before. The worst I've ever done is lost a bit of fingernail. And then bam. It's possible I may stop bleeding by Thanksgiving. No, I don't need stitches. ( cut for the squeamish ) I've got Neosporin and what the Brits call sticking plasters on them, and I'm typing mostly with my left hand, trying to keep the right one elevated. I hear that's good.
(Ironically, Seth said, when I opened it, "Why do we need a terrifying death machine?" and I replied in the vein of "So I can kill you later, muwahaha." So, Pro-tip! Don't threaten your loved ones in a joking manner where sharp-bladed appliances can hear you and Get Ideas. I'm just saying.)
This is seriously cutting into my plans of getting a lot of sewing done tonight. Grar.
You know what ISN'T fun?
If you guessed "slicing the everloving FUCK out of your fingers trying to change the blade, within the first five minutes of opening the package," you're right!
Srsly, ppl, I've used these things before. The worst I've ever done is lost a bit of fingernail. And then bam. It's possible I may stop bleeding by Thanksgiving. No, I don't need stitches. ( cut for the squeamish ) I've got Neosporin and what the Brits call sticking plasters on them, and I'm typing mostly with my left hand, trying to keep the right one elevated. I hear that's good.
(Ironically, Seth said, when I opened it, "Why do we need a terrifying death machine?" and I replied in the vein of "So I can kill you later, muwahaha." So, Pro-tip! Don't threaten your loved ones in a joking manner where sharp-bladed appliances can hear you and Get Ideas. I'm just saying.)
This is seriously cutting into my plans of getting a lot of sewing done tonight. Grar.
Current Mood: 
annoyed
annoyed