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Go See "An Inconvenient Truth"
Posted by yoursinwriting in Everything Else on August 22nd, 2006
I just watched the movie “An Inconvenient Truth,” and it has me seriously motivated. The key word is actually Truth, not the Inconvenient. So much BS is cut through in this film, it should be part of school curriculum. It shows us what we all suspect is happening, but have been happy to ignore.
My Polyphasic Sleep Experiment – Day 2
Posted by yoursinwriting in Everything Else on August 21st, 2006
This isn’t working. During all my naps, I wasn’t able to fall asleep at all, and when my 4am nap came around, I did the old “sit on the bed” trick after I turned off the alarm, and the next thing I knew, it was 11am.
My Polyphasic Sleep Experiment – Day 1
Posted by yoursinwriting in Everything Else on August 20th, 2006
As of 10am yesterday, I put myself on a polyphasic sleep schedule, starting with a 30 minute nap at noon, with subsequent naps every 4 hours. The drill goes like this: every 4 hours, I go to bed and set a nap alarm for 30 minutes. I go to sleep, and wake up 30 minutes later when the alarm goes off.
Diet and Exercise
Posted by yoursinwriting in Everything Else on August 20th, 2006
I’ve caught my profile reflected in store windows when I walk down 17th Ave lately. I don’t like it. I’m not fat yet, but I have a little gut that makes me hard to take seriously as a throbbing, rock-hard hunk of male virility.
R.I.P. H.E.R.B.S.
Posted by yoursinwriting in Everything Else on August 19th, 2006
I really tried to keep the thing alive. It was scary how quickly it pointed out my incompetence, by dying.
My Polyphasic Sleep Experiment Begins
Posted by yoursinwriting in Everything Else on August 19th, 2006
This summer has been a SNAFU; instead of doing a last edit of my novel’s final draft, I have yet to write a word. Instead of adhering to a rigourous sleep schedule, I have been crossing the border of consciousness willy-nilly. I have not been able to conjure the determination to stick to my plans. I could blame lots of things for my distraction, but in the end, it comes down to a lack of resolve on my part.
How to Cancel Your Vonage Service
Posted by yoursinwriting in Everything Else on July 20th, 2006
As I mentioned yesterday, I cancelled my Vonage VOIP account. What I didn’t mention is that I was an impatient jerk when I did it. I have been reading too much about corporate “retention” programs on the internet, and it made me jumpy.
(If you have a doozy of a customer service story, please add it to the comments!)
Why You Should Skype, Not Vonage
Posted by yoursinwriting in Everything Else on July 19th, 2006
I cancelled my Vonage account today. Vonage is a “Voice over IP” (VOIP) company that lets you use your high speed internet connection, with their specialized equipment, to make phone calls. Slick setup, reasonable quality, and great value. For $20 a month, I got 500 minutes anywhere in North America, with all those fun voicemail, call waiting, conferencing doohickeys thrown in. But then I tried Skype.
Herb Hupdate
Posted by yoursinwriting in Everything Else on July 17th, 2006
The main problem is that my apartment gets very little direct sunlight, so the more sensitive plants are starving to death. This is too bad, as I’m finally interested in keeping plants alive, now that I can eat them.
My Mommy Rocks
Posted by yoursinwriting in Everything Else on July 13th, 2006
My mom just a finished a week-long visit with me. The thing about moms, and my mom in particular, is the staggering amount of work they can accomplish for their offspring. In seven days, my mother filled my fridge with healthy food and left me several simple recipes, redecorated my apartment so that now it looks like a cool, adult pad instead of a storage space for the homeless, and forced me to finally take out the recycling.
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