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
Read – Blood Music
Today I finished reading “Blood Music” by Greg Bear
Listening – Strangeways, Here We Come
This week I am listening to “Strangeways, Here We Come” by The Smiths
Read – A Sound of Thunder
Today I finished reading “A Sound of Thunder” by Ray Bradbury
Walking to Norway – Epilogue
I am back at my parents’ house in Wales.
Feeling very disheartened still.
Well, college starts next week. On to my next adventure.
Read – The Mill on the Floss
Today I finished reading “The Mill on the Floss” by George Eliot
Day #113 – Walking to Norway – Hamburg, Germany
Location: Hamburg, Germany
Miles walked today: 0
Total miles: 1197
Notes: Norway. Maybe next year.
Read – Akira, Vol. 3
Today I finished reading “Akira, Vol. 3” by Katsuhiro Otomo
Day #112 – Walking to Norway – Hirtshals, Denmark
Location: Hirtshals, Denmark
Miles walked today: 0
Total miles: 1197
Notes: 2AM local time. Just got off a call with Mikhael. He’s driving up pick me up and take me back his flat in Hamburg.
Listening – Earth, Sun, Moon
This week I am listening to “Earth, Sun, Moon” by Love and Rockets
Studying – Higher National Diploma Computer Science
This month I am studying “Higher National Diploma Computer Science”
This is to be the 1st month of what I estimate to be 20 months of full-time study.
I will be continuing my Tang-Soo Do karate (24th month), though I intend to reduce it back to five days a week and only four hours per day.
Right now I am stuck in Hirtshals. CompSci HND starts in a fortnight. So I have time to get back home to the UK and get myself ready.
Day #111 – Walking to Norway – Hirtshals, Denmark
Location: Hirtshals, Denmark
Miles walked today: 0
Total miles: 1197
Notes: I have got enough money for one more hotel night or a ferry ticket. I am in tears.
Day #110 – Walking to Norway – Hirtshals, Denmark
Location: Hirtshals, Denmark
Miles walked today: 0
Total miles: 1197
Notes: I don’t think I can get there. I can catch a train back, and try to make it through Sweden but the weather has been bad and I am not confident I can make it before the end of September.
Day #109 – Walking to Norway – Hirtshals, Denmark
Location: Hirtshals, Denmark
Miles walked today: 11
Total miles: 1197
Notes: Arrived. And I cannot get a ferry. And I cannot get anyone to tell me when they think I will be able to. Absolutely devastated. I’m getting a hotel for a few days.
Read – Notes from Underground, White Nights, The Dream of a Ridiculous Man, and Selections from The House of the Dead
Today I finished reading “Notes from Underground, White Nights, The Dream of a Ridiculous Man, and Selections from The House of the Dead” by Fyodor Dostoyevsky