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Composition is an art form.
Like many arts, you must attain the proper frame of mind in order to access your muse. Music, atmosphere, time of day, ingestions in the body, these all must be carefully managed before you can relax your conscious mind enough in order to allow the muse to whisper through your actions. She’s fickle, that muse; she likes to be seduced, and she loves presents. If you ignore her, or offend her, she can leave you for years; then, just as [...]
Beer and a pizza. Bad lunch.
Not the best lunch for a sick ninja, but the most comforting.
Indilea lost her first tooth!
Such a big girl.
Cleaning Out the Mold
Like many people who are energetically sensitive, I had a hell of a last few weeks. I don't know if it was something in the stars or general October rainy blues, but I was in a funk for a couple of weeks. So I shook things up. I pulled my desk out of the bedroom and moved it into the spare room. I cleaned, and I cleaned, and I cleaned. In Costa Rica, there are no mops. Everyone here wraps [...]
Slow Start.
Sometimes, it's best to stop working. Sunday is the second day of my workweek. One of the advantages of being your own boss is deciding when you get time off; and this morning, as my own boss, I played hookie for two hours. Friends came over with their kids, to play in the pool. Did I really need to spend the first two hours of the day in front of the computer? Now I feel productive, and happy, and enthusiastic [...]