heaven on earth

for me, this is about as good as it gets. Great Island in Wellfleet, Massachusetts. for something a little better, i'd go over to Newcomb Hollow beach, on the ocean side of Cape Cod.

riding down the hill this morning, it feels like winter's finally here. i wear a hood if it's under 30 degrees F out; and i feel foolish, but warm. hope we get at least a *little* visible snow to stick to the ground this afternoon, if only to make winter seem more authentic. maybe Denver would ship us out some.

much love to all my friends, family, and random blog viewers.

reflections

this is from the 04 December '06 full moonrise, shot from the bridge over the reservoir in Southborough on Rt 30. i like the fragments of light reflecting from the water, fragments of the moon.

arg, my hip hurts today. my friend David has convinced me to take a month off from the running and let it heal some. i suppose he's right, but my inner child just didn't want to give it up, the running. and i can use it as an excuse to spend more time on learning Python and working on various programs.

just started reading SWEET DREAMS Philosophical Obstacles to a Science of Consciousness, by Daniel C. Dennett. and it's a science of consciousness that i'm heading for with the Python (and C) programming, trying to marry language & mathematical logic & linguistic syntax to produce a sort of lingual consciousness of sorts. still trying, after all these years.

plus just started Allan Folsom's THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW, as a fiction distraction.

any suggestions as to what Playstation 2 games i should get? racing, puzzle, etc. no sports. ;-)

learning to fly

heh, found some great pictures i forgot i'd taken. this/these one(s) is/are are from Great Island in Wellfleet in July 2006; i'll probably include some more later.

watched MY LIFE WITHOUT ME again yester (w/Sarah Polley, 2002). had forgotten about the grocery store dancing scene. sad, though. not as happy as NO SUCH THING (also Sarah Polley), which wasn't very happy at all. sometimes i need to watch something that dwells on death like that in order to banish dark thoughts from my own head.

am having fun learning Python -- it's such a loose & forgiving language. and it's so great with strings! after spending time in the nunnery of C, it's like a visit to a bordello.

enjoy the day!

releasing your inner raccoon

Is there a curious questing beast inside of you? Satisfy it! Let it out!

(Or maybe it's already gotten outside somehow, and you need to let it back in!)

there's always a full moon in my heart

another cold one this morning, and i'm shivering in the Southborough Fire Department gazebo as i write this.

happy, merry, et cetera.

drink some tea or coffee, listen to some music, and spend some time with someone you love. and never forget what you should always remember.

(and the photo above? it's legit, but i added a slightly bigger moon from another picture (from the same shoot) over the original; so it's artifice, but still with some artistry, i hope.)

as darkness falls

what do *you* think about as your trying to go to sleep? or do you just fall asleep without trying? (because you're so tired)

a rainy day here at the bookstore, which isn't open anyway (so i'm not wondering where the customers are). have you finished your holiday craziness yet? i did, years ago.

hope you're getting to where you want. be good, be safe, or name it after me.

solstice eve

as the new year approaches, ask yourself where you are and whether you're where you want (or at least headed in the right direction).

made an actual trip to the mall. ugh. was going to buy a ski mask (or something) to cover my face for those cold morning rides down the hill to Starbuck's, but found a nice versatile hood thingy on half-price sale; so no more awkward scarf not adequately covering my ears. went to Borders and actually wasn't that tempted by anything (it was on the way back from Best Buy, where they had a good price on DVD-Rs).

stun odd donuts

(and stay warm!)