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Nick's Place: Path to Enlightened Insanity via Defacted Musings: June 2004 Archive

June 03, 2004

Burnt

I've been thinking about a lot lately.

I've also noted that I'm not writing any of my thoughts down on a regular basis like I used to.

In some ways I just feel burnt out. Work is more "worklike" than fun. (although it still is great) I'm entering my second month of unpacking and organizing. I'm desperately attempting to catch up on my magazine reading, just for the perfunctory feeling of being up to date on my magazine reading.

I need a vacation. But I'm too frugal and cognizant of my crappy financial position. Its not that I'm going to be declaring bankruptcy or stop paying my bills anytime soon, but I'm just attempting to right a badly balanced ship, and that means no extra expenses.

I'm also getting a lot of older stuff filed and orgainized which also means rehashing things. I just redid how my 401k contributions are distributed, and I've been waiting on checks from companies to come in. I'm far too anal retentive!


In other news my relationship with my felines is as strong as ever. At least two times this week they've cuddled up with me while I've been sleeping, and getting a lap warmer is no problem at all. Oh to be a feline...

Posted by nickb at 10:57 PM | Leave a Comment

June 29, 2004

Beauty

I was watching the Steve Jobs keynote today. (Which wasn't broadcast live via Quicktime, BASTARDS!)

He mentioned that the Cinema Displays are beautiful. While I won't disagree, they're not my favorite thing of beauty.

I was also amazed at the unintended beauty of lightening striking a tree and the photo essay of daily commutes.


Beauty is a strange thing. I used to think OS X (10.1.4) was beautiful, so much so that I actually would just stare at it in awe. Now I just use it. Its not that it isn't still beautiful (I'd argue 10.3.x is more beautiful than 10.1.4) but its something that I see every day. It has lost its charm.

Tourists are easy to spot in any big city because they all look up, and all around, taking in the inherient beauty of the place thats lost on the locals, because they see it every day.

Somethings though never lose their beauty. My cats come quickly to mind. Despite their constant presence in my life they never cease to amaze me as graceful and beautiful beings.

Posted by nickb at 02:46 AM | Leave a Comment

Amazon's got a sense of humor...

Okay, I think someone at Amazon has gone wacko actually.. I visited the homepage and I got a recommendation for condoms.

Why? Shaving cream.

Now I've seen it all...

Posted by nickb at 03:08 AM | Leave a Comment