Toast
Toast. It’s so crunchy, but it still has that soft, chewy flesh of a fresh slice of bread. Toast warms you. Peanut butter melts just enough on its surface. The crumbs get everywhere, but I would sweep the floor of my kitchen for an hour in exchange for a good slice of toast. The ding [...]
Unplug
I’m blogging this on paper. More and more code I write these days is sketched first on paper. I’ve always rejected paper in favour of the computer — using the computer has always been enjoyable and interesting for me. But now I’m noticing the parts of my life that are hampered by the computer. These [...]
Reflections on a week of blogging
After my first week of blogging, one question jumps out at me: where is my cape? I’m a little disappointed. I figured Cory Doctorow would fly over and drop a package out of his hot air balloon — inside, my cape and goggles would await, along with a scroll of parchment detailing my orders (typewritten [...]
To-do system failure
How do you manage the to-dos in your life? I’ve tried a few things. One Big Giant Awesome Text File It’s just a big-ass text file with all your to-dos in it, one per line. Some people have a line of dashes to separate the complete from the incomplete. You can also fashion checkboxes with [...]
Blogging is not optional
I’ve wanted to start a blog for ages. The reason I haven’t is simple: I don’t think I have anything brilliant or useful to contribute to the blogosphere. Maybe that’s true. I’m young, so I haven’t been around long enough to have a good feel for what’s novel and what’s not. Why did I decide [...]