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Days 23 and 24: On flying and walking

July 22, 2007 Posted in Fiction, Journalism, Meditation by

Saturday: Yesterday was mostly a day of tiredness and lack of focus. Rather too late I pulled together enough sense to try to turn it around, and took a nap that lasted somewhere between half an hour and an hour (using an interesting little program called pzizz.) After that I was a bit groggy for […]


The Physical Act of Writing, or Is Longhand Always Best?

July 22, 2007 Posted in Writing by

A few people have told me now that I should write longhand, at least for the first draft of something. Here’s why I mostly won’t be doing that. The rationale behind the advice on longhand writing seems mostly to be based on the immediacy and sensuality of the writing act when done with a pen and […]


Day 20: Coming unblocked

July 18, 2007 Posted in Fiction, Meditation, Writing by

The morning meditation was interesting this morning. I tried counting the breaths, which worked quite well for a while; I got as far as forty-something before my thoughts drifted for long enough to lose count. But it was a tried morning; I think I drank coffee too late last night, and I had real trouble […]


WiTricity

July 13, 2007 Posted in Journalism, Writing by

Just a quickie.  Null Hypothesis have just published the article I was writing on WiTricity.  Which at least means I’ve written something worthwhile this month!


Day Fourteen: The Only Way Is Up

July 12, 2007 Posted in Meditation, Writing by

After waking from yet another weird dream, this time involving horse racing, and a quick shower, the meditation went better today. There were at least a few periods where I was focused on the flame for a little while, and I “caught myself” quicker when I wandered off. I’m still regularly plagued by music, thoughts […]


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