Thursday, December 20, 2007
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
CHESS CHAMPION
i am not doing what i am supposed to be doing. the problem is, i'm not sure what it is i'm supposed to be doing. i had a lesson this morning. my teacher and i talked about harpsichords for an hour and the whole prospect of contacting other worldly harpsichordists and buying the "right" one is extremely overwhelming. in general a good, practical harpsichord is around 10 grand or 12 grand. THAT IS SO MUCH MONEY. that being said, it will be money well-spent.
speaking of money well-spent, my chess strategy book came in the mail today. only, i got two copies. i can't decide whether to send it back and get my money back, or give it to someone else so that i have someone else to challenge me. i think i prefer to keep it all to myself and learning a lot of strategy so that i can annihilate whomever i choose to play.
UPDATE: i gave my book to toby after i watched him win a game against the mac chess-robot in less than 4 minutes. who beats a robot?! also, who tells a person they don't know how to play chess if they can beat the chess-robot?! those are skillz and i am doomed. best to go down generous, i say.
i never actually say that. i just think he's cute.
speaking of money well-spent, my chess strategy book came in the mail today. only, i got two copies. i can't decide whether to send it back and get my money back, or give it to someone else so that i have someone else to challenge me. i think i prefer to keep it all to myself and learning a lot of strategy so that i can annihilate whomever i choose to play.
UPDATE: i gave my book to toby after i watched him win a game against the mac chess-robot in less than 4 minutes. who beats a robot?! also, who tells a person they don't know how to play chess if they can beat the chess-robot?! those are skillz and i am doomed. best to go down generous, i say.
i never actually say that. i just think he's cute.
Monday, December 17, 2007
STEP 1: PUT A HOLE IN THE BOX.
sorry. not THAT box. i mean my head-box. it needs some clearing out.
this is the first day of my bloge. there are a number of reasons i have begun a life of bloge-ing which may soon turn into a life of thinking about blogging but not actually do it. these are the reasons why i have decided to start which i wrote on a notecard yesterday when i was brainstorming about how great my blog will be for me.
*ahem*
1. peer pressure. i recently found out all of my important friends have secret blogs. they also are pretty level-headed. i do not know yet if this is a coincidence or not.
2. clearing my brain. my friend alek told me once i have a habit of containing everything that is bothering me, and i am a sponge for picking up things that bother me. sooner or later a sponge explodes. actually, i've never experienced an exploding sponge but there's a first for everything.
2a. i could use some of that wasted brain space for more important things.
3. finger dexterity.
4. strengthening my weaknesses through consistent reflection.
5. sharing and cataloging thoughts and ideas with my friends that i normally keep inside.
6. creating a super-secret-alter-ego of robot dimensions.
for real, these are the things on the list. i think i lost track of what i was doing by the last one. also, my finger dexterity is already stellar. also. there are 3 more reasons for blogging that i am keeping to myself until i get situated and comfortable in my new way of life. i don't feel bad about witholding these 3 facts. i suppose even super-secret-alter-ego robots are allowed their secrets.
before i post this, it is worth mentioning that i have had the mous on "publish post" for over 10 minutes deciding whether or not i liked this. it's a lot like jumping off a diving board. yikes here i go
this is the first day of my bloge. there are a number of reasons i have begun a life of bloge-ing which may soon turn into a life of thinking about blogging but not actually do it. these are the reasons why i have decided to start which i wrote on a notecard yesterday when i was brainstorming about how great my blog will be for me.
*ahem*
1. peer pressure. i recently found out all of my important friends have secret blogs. they also are pretty level-headed. i do not know yet if this is a coincidence or not.
2. clearing my brain. my friend alek told me once i have a habit of containing everything that is bothering me, and i am a sponge for picking up things that bother me. sooner or later a sponge explodes. actually, i've never experienced an exploding sponge but there's a first for everything.
2a. i could use some of that wasted brain space for more important things.
3. finger dexterity.
4. strengthening my weaknesses through consistent reflection.
5. sharing and cataloging thoughts and ideas with my friends that i normally keep inside.
6. creating a super-secret-alter-ego of robot dimensions.
for real, these are the things on the list. i think i lost track of what i was doing by the last one. also, my finger dexterity is already stellar. also. there are 3 more reasons for blogging that i am keeping to myself until i get situated and comfortable in my new way of life. i don't feel bad about witholding these 3 facts. i suppose even super-secret-alter-ego robots are allowed their secrets.
before i post this, it is worth mentioning that i have had the mous on "publish post" for over 10 minutes deciding whether or not i liked this. it's a lot like jumping off a diving board. yikes here i go
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