Today I finished reading “The Secrets of Consulting: A Guide to Giving and Getting Advice Successfully” by Gerald M. Weinberg
Archives for 1988
Listening – Brave Words
This week I am listening to “Brave Words” by The Chills
Read – I Am Legend
Today I finished reading “I Am Legend” by Richard Matheson
Listening – Raintown
This week I am listening to “Raintown” by Deacon Blue
Listening – Box Frenzy
This week I am listening to “Box Frenzy” by Pop Will Eat Itself
Read – Appleseed: The Scales of Prometheus
Today I finished reading “Appleseed: The Scales of Prometheus” by Masamune Shirow
Listening – Sentimental Hygiene
This week I am listening to “Sentimental Hygiene” by Warren Zevon
Studying – Higher National Diploma Computer Science
This month I am studying “Higher National Diploma Computer Science”
4th month
Read – Quo Vadis
Today I finished reading “Quo Vadis” by Henryk Sienkiewicz
Listening – Boylan Heights
This week I am listening to “Boylan Heights” by The Connells
Read – A Child’s History of England
Today I finished reading “A Child’s History of England” by Charles Dickens
Read – Civil Disobedience
Today I finished reading “Civil Disobedience” by Henry David Thoreau
I don’t like your version of reality
Somebody somewhere will make it their job to ensure you cannot change the rules.
Your job, every day you wake up, is to ignore them and their rules.
Read – Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass
Today I finished reading “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass” by Lewis Carroll
Read – The Grapes of Wrath
Today I finished reading “The Grapes of Wrath” by John Steinbeck
Listening – Lolita Nation
This week I am listening to “Lolita Nation” by Game Theory
Read – Don Juan
Today I finished reading “Don Juan” by George Gordon Byron
Read – Woodstock
Today I finished reading “Woodstock” by Walter Scott
Technological fears
“I do not fear computers. I fear the lack of them.” — Isaac Asimov.
“I do not fear computers. I fear the tech support calls from my family once computers become mainstream.”– Justin Lloyd.
Read – Stand on Zanzibar
Today I finished reading “Stand on Zanzibar” by John Brunner
Listening – Midnight to Midnight
This week I am listening to “Midnight to Midnight” by The Psychedelic Furs
Not my responsibility
I am sorry for how I made you feel.
I am not sorry for how you feel.
Listening – The Joshua Tree
This week I am listening to “The Joshua Tree” by U2
Studying – Higher National Diploma Computer Science
This month I am studying “Higher National Diploma Computer Science”
3rd month
Listening – Warehouse: Songs and Stories
This week I am listening to “Warehouse: Songs and Stories” by Hüsker Dü
Read – Tunnels & Trolls Solo Adventure #21 – Red Circle
Today I finished reading “Tunnels & Trolls Solo Adventure #21 – Red Circle” by Michael A. Stackpole
A saintly outlook on life
Going to church doesn’t make me a good man.
Going to church just makes me realize how many bad men there are in this world who profess to be good.
Read – The Magic of Krynn
Today I finished reading “The Magic of Krynn” by Margaret Weis
Listening – Tallulah
This week I am listening to “Tallulah” by The Go-Betweens
Listening – Document
This week I am listening to “Document” by R.E.M.
Read – The K Factor
Today I finished reading “The K Factor” by Harry Harrison
Read – Garfield Food for Thought
Today I finished reading “Garfield Food for Thought” by Jim Davis
Read – Monkey: The Journey to the West
Today I finished reading “Monkey: The Journey to the West” by Wu Cheng’en
Listening – You’re Living All Over Me
This week I am listening to “You’re Living All Over Me” by Dinosaur Jr
Read – Equal Rites
Today I finished reading “Equal Rites” by Terry Pratchett
Punishing The Wrong Behaviour
Education and work reward systems are backwards.
We reward the amount of effort rather than the result.
We punish the mistake that was made, rather than the lack of effort.
I do not understand this at all.
Read – The Gentle Spirit
Today I finished reading “The Gentle Spirit” by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Listening – Yo! Bum Rush the Show
This week I am listening to “Yo! Bum Rush the Show” by Public Enemy
Studying – Higher National Diploma Computer Science
This month I am studying “Higher National Diploma Computer Science”
This is the 2nd month of what I estimate to be the 20 months of the Hnd in CompSci that is full-time and in-person.
I am giving up my karate studies (25 months after I first started) as I am getting too many weird injuries but more importantly my HND computer science classes are taking up most of my time.
Read – If This Goes On
Today I finished reading “If This Goes On” by Robert A. Heinlein
Read – Appleseed: The Promethean Balance
Today I finished reading “Appleseed: The Promethean Balance” by Masamune Shirow
Read – Akira, Vol. 4
Today I finished reading “Akira, Vol. 4” by Katsuhiro Otomo
Parasitic diseases
Bigotry is a disease.
And nobody ever cured disease by spreading it to the rest of the population.
Read – Under the Lilacs
Today I finished reading “Under the Lilacs” by Louisa May Alcott
Listening – Floodland
This week I am listening to “Floodland” by The Sisters of Mercy
Read – The Pit and the Pendulum
Today I finished reading “The Pit and the Pendulum” by Edgar Allan Poe
Listening – Music For the Masses
This week I am listening to “Music For the Masses” by Depeche Mode
Read – Bartleby the Scrivener
Today I finished reading “Bartleby the Scrivener” by Herman Melville
Read – Walden
Today I finished reading “Walden” by Henry David Thoreau
Read – Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Today I finished reading “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” by Tennessee Williams