Pheromones

Sat, 26 Jan 2008 21:39:02 -0800

I bought a new fan for one of my machines today. My nerd lair is now filled with the delicious armoa that I associate with new computer hardware; that faintly oily, industrial, plasticy scent. Normally, I only get to bathe in this scent every year or so when I’m putting together a new machine, after I’ve unwrapped all the delicious playthings and they’re spread out in front of me on my desk. Happiness.

They must have given this particular fan an extra heavy dousing of nerd pheromone; judging from my current heartrate, the little guy must have received at least the standard dose for a square foot of PCB.

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Redux

Sat, 26 Jan 2008 20:25:31 -0800

Outside of work, I produce almost no creative output.  I consume plenty of it, and that’s fine and dandy, but aren’t I supposed to feel a hole, like something is missing?

I need to jumpstart my brain.  Even writing these words here is a struggle.  Picking a template for this stupid site was a struggle.  I still don’t like it, by the way, but I’m going to do my damnest to leave it alone.

Shouldn’t this be fun?

Something’s gotta happen.  I think I might write a novel next month.  Apparently that sort of thing is supposed to go down in November, but February seems like November’s short, bitter counterpart, in a “look at me, I’m one away from an endpoint” sort of way, so I think it might work.

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