Hungover. It was Racer 5 IPA, a strong, hoppy beer at 7.0% Alc. I was home trying to get some work done and after half-accidentally finishing two bottles my interest shifted to music. As I went through parts of the … Continue reading →

It was all OK, on the 25th. Many people showed up and somehow I was able to change my attitude and ended up having a pretty fun time. The beverages helped. The nearly unlimited food definitely helped. It snowed last … Continue reading →

12/25/12/ In Chinatown for today. Was here last night, too. I helped peel butternut squashes and chop them up into cubes and cook them with carrots and onions and chicken broth and then, when they were good and soft, I … Continue reading →

Still racing around without time, uptown now. Have more. Will share soon.  

And at the same time, I’m not a “people person”. Busy today. I’ll be able to write more later.

December 19, 2:46am Realization: Broaden your definition of self. There’s a social element to all of our thinking from the very beginning, necessarily. As I begin to realize this with more clarity, the connection between people becomes a crucial part … Continue reading →

Can fancy graphics and animations improve the already questionable value of recorded lectures and the rest of the movement towards fully fledged online education? I hate getting asked that question. Friday night it was the BBC asking about how Coursera … Continue reading →

Scrambling around. Time is always a few drops from depletion. Making it work, somehow. Tuesday night I went to see Von play at Saint Vitus in Greenpoint. The show was excellent. Reputed to be the first black metal band in … Continue reading →

Hot sauces. I’m not sure how this happened, but I now put hyper hot sauce on many foods I prepare at home. Occasionally it’s a few drops in a giant batch of this or that, but more frequently it’s actually bite-by-bite. A … Continue reading →

Monday December 10, 2012. I had a lunch meeting downtown today, down on 18th over between 5th and 6th, a Japanese place called Ootoya. The meeting was for 11:30, same time as they open. It went well and the food … Continue reading →