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Archives for 1985

Listening – Junk Culture

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This week I am listening to “Junk Culture” by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark

Starting in January 1985 I am making a concerted effort to listen (really “listen”) to one new LP each week.

Studying – Calligraphy

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This month I am studying “Calligraphy.”

This is the final month of a four month part-time course in calligraphy.

Update: Logged 15 hours of studying and reading this month for a grand total of 68 hours out of the estimated 52 hours of required class time.

Final update: I will never improve my handwriting.

Listening – The Big Express

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This week I am listening to “The Big Express” by XTC

Starting in January 1985 I am making a concerted effort to listen (really “listen”) to one new LP each week.

Noisy conversation

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I have found that the amount of discussion (and the heat, zealotry, and noise of that discussion) about a particular change is inversely proportional to the complexity of the proposed change.

 

Listening – Too Tough to Die

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This week I am listening to “Too Tough to Die” by Ramones

Starting in January 1985 I am making a concerted effort to listen (really “listen”) to one new LP each week.

Listening – Keep Moving

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This week I am listening to “Keep Moving” by Madness

Starting in January 1985 I am making a concerted effort to listen (really “listen”) to one new LP each week.

Studying – Calligraphy

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This month I am studying “Calligraphy.”

This is the third month of a four month part-time course.

Update: 18 hours of class time and reading for a total (so far) of 53 hours out of an estimated 52 hours of required class time.

 

Listening – 99 Luftballoons

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This week I am listening to “99 Luftballoons” by Nena

Starting in January 1985 I am making a concerted effort to listen (really “listen”) to one new LP each week.

Listening – Some Great Reward

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This week I am listening to “Some Great Reward” by Depeche Mode

Observations after listening: Dark. Very dark. Industrial sounding, good tracks in the form of “Master and Servant” and “People are People.”

Starting in January 1985 I am making a concerted effort to listen (really “listen”) to one new LP each week.

Listening – The Top

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This week I am listening to “The Top” by The Cure

Starting in January 1985 I am making a concerted effort to listen (really “listen”) to one new LP each week.

Listening – Bananarama

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This week I am listening to “Bananarama” by Bananarama

Starting in January 1985 I am making a concerted effort to listen (really “listen”) to one new LP each week.

Listening – Love Life

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This week I am listening to “Love Life” by Berlin

Starting in January 1985 I am making a concerted effort to listen (really “listen”) to one new LP each week.

Studying – Calligraphy

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This month I am studying “Calligraphy.”

Second month of participation. Continuing on from last month where I began a four month part-time study up at Rhydfelin.

Update: 17 logged hours of study. 35 hours so far.

Listening – Ricochet Days

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This week I am listening to “Ricochet Days” by Modern English

Starting in January 1985 I am making a concerted effort to listen (really “listen”) to one new LP each week.

Listening – All Over the Place

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This week I am listening to “All Over the Place” by The Bangles

Starting in January 1985 I am making a concerted effort to listen (really “listen”) to one new LP each week.

Dumb thoughts

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If someone says something that makes everyone within earshot instantly dumber…
And if there are many people saying dumb things that make everyone within earshot instantly dumber…
And if there is a God…
And if God is always listening…

Then God must be really dumb.

Explains a lot.

Listening – The Swing

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This week I am listening to “The Swing” by INXS

Starting in January 1985 I am making a concerted effort to listen (really “listen”) to one new LP each week.

Studying – Calligraphy

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This month I am studying “Calligraphy.”

Rhydfelin has a one night a week workshop in calligraphy and I really want to improve my hand-writing.

The workshop is a 4-month part time workshop. One night a week, three hours per night.

This will be my first month.

Update: Decided to log how many hours I actually spend each month studying and reading. And also how much I estimate the class requires based on total class room hours, though I suspect I will have to fudge that a bit if the course requires homework, et cetera. So, 18 hours this month, and I estimate the class is 52 hours long.

Slow roll-out

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In a national disaster relief effort should we prioritze taking blood from fat people more than thin people?

Technically fat people have more blood to give.

Someone who weighs 300lb vs 150lb would have 150ml of extra blood sloshing around in them.

Think of it, in a national disaster we would mobilize (though slowly, and with a lot of sweating, and puffing and swearing) an army of obese individuals to rapidly contribute to the national blood supply.

I am not saying my logic isn’t flawed, but it is an interesting mental exercise.

Listening – Aural Sculpture

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This week I am listening to “Aural Sculpture” by The Stranglers

Starting in January 1985 I am making a concerted effort to listen (really “listen”) to one new LP each week.

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