The Metaplane

I've made a lot of mistakes Felt defensive and persecuted When I was as guilty as anyone When I was the weak one The only way out is thr...

The main reason I haven't written anything for publication or developed software or really done much of anything is that I have too hard...

I'm attracted to obscure, harmless subjects like geology and paleontology because they seem a safe refuge from swirling thought. I feel ...

The problem with perfectionism is you never get anything done. Anything that's done in the real world is by nature imperfect, requiring ...

Pastor oh pastor Stars shine black shuffle madly waiting Mull silently over the countryside Heaped clouds and farmers trundle Their flocks a...

I got the sudden inspiration to plan a trip a couple days ago. I have free time and a bit of money right now, so I kind of want to do it whi...

I find it all a bit sad, more than a bit, overwhelming really. When I read about Syd Barrett's story I'm quite affected, as it could...

Living with pleasure, even or especially simple pleasure, is certainly preferable to living in fear and pain. This seems an easy idea to acc...

The sky's threatening rain So I hurry home Wind on my face Road shivering beneath me Back to my house of stick and stone Try to bring so...

I totally support what places like Turning Point, an addiction rehabilitation facility in Santa Rosa, are trying to do. I might do things a ...

What's heart-rending is that while I can exist without medication, to a point, I feel so much better when I am on a moderate amount of ...

As far as programming languages, the desirable direction seems to be complete abstraction: from hardware languages like a logic circuit to s...

The whole spectrum of "technology" covers scales of thought from practical, daily things like scratching out a note, poem, or emai...

Had another incredibly vivid dream. This time off for a semester in Britain, but a kind of alternate-reality Britain, more of a small never-...

Wow, this Remeron pill that my doctor put me on is some serious stuff. It's been impersonating a young Mike Tyson the last couple of nig...

I've held off making a blog now for some time. People blog for many reasons. Some serve as daily journals replete with photos, some are ...