I've been out of commission for a long time crunching on a project publication deadline and haven't had the time to really make time for anything else. We're talking 100-hour weeks full of stress and daily crises. Luckily, I was able to finish some stuff and take a week off for Christmas to see my family. I had been on the phone regularly with my folks, receiving the parental encouragement that kept me alive for most of November and December. It was nice to finally be able to spend some time with them, my brothers, and other relatives. Now it's back to work in crunch mode until January 20th.
Sorry for not having posted anything in the last couple of months or so. Here is a collection of small things I have noticed or thought about recently:
-My fortune cookie from takeout last night had no fortune in it. Unnerving!
-The other day it was drizzly, and on the way to grab dinner I saw a young woman holding her umbrella with two hands tucked close to her body to stay warm. It was cute.
-Using good bread with some substance to it humiliates any sandwich made with commercial pre-sliced bread.
-Akira Kurosawa's Ran is boring and spectacular all at the same time. It is funny how when something dramatic happens, they cut away from a character and then cut back to the character wearing ghastly pale makeup. At some point I want to gather data on the percentage of spoken lines in Kurosawa films delivered in earnest. I am guessing that it is in the top quartile.
-I require music like sustinence.
-Sleep is greatly affected by mental state. Mental state is greatly affected by sleep. It follows that insanity is easily achieved by modifying either.
