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Unscheduled Downtime
So here is a post where I’m actually very sleepy. It wasn’t supposed to show up now, but there were some technical problems that I believe the Web Walrus has fixed. I mean, who else could have done such miraculous work? We were actually back up about 24 hours ago, I think, but I was out the whole day and didn’t get back to it until, well, now.
I’m very tired now. It is a good time to sleep. Particularly because I need to get up early tomorrow despite it being a public holiday. Of course, every time I say something like this, it means I probably won’t be sleeping any time soon.
Today was a particularly hot day. That is, even for our sunny country. I guess I picked the wrong day to have a rest. While I was doing my laces before leaving the house, I’d already begun to sweat. And of all things, I had to spend the whole day outside, walking in the open quite a bit too.
This looks like a busy weekend, and I’m not sure how much work I’m going to get done, but I’d expected weeks like this. It’s why I don’t feel particularly good about myself whenever I seem to be cutting into bonus territory. Typically it ends up being a sort of buffer for days like these.
The book club is… hmm, it’s probably too early to tell. I have cause for optimism and also cause for pessimism. I think we’ll see in a week or two.
I’m not particularly tired now, but judging by the structure of this post, my brain is already working out of order. Just let me ramble for a tiny bit more.
It was nice to see all of those friends today. Sure beats the typical stay-at-your-desk day, but it can’t happen every day. Partly because I need to work. Partly because they need to work. And partly because we would really get sick of one another.
I want to drop by at IKEA and get one of those glass oh wait I think I’ve mentioned this before.
Results are coming out on Monday. Exciting times, these. I don’t really know what to expect, particularly because NUS results days are like a whole season of 24.
Finally, I want to say that I just finished Flowers For Algernon, one of my first loves, for the second time. I think I look at it very differently now, though. I also bought a book for two dollars yesterday. It’s a second-hand (third? fourth? fifth?) copy of Imre Kertész’s Fatelessness.
Okay, I’m done for the night.
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Technical Problems
Oh wow, I just realised that I lost a few days of posts. I suspect it has something to do with the recent server issues. I’ll see if they’re still anywhere.
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Proper Names On An Exam Monday
First Blood
First paper today! And this will probably be the last substantial post you’ll see from me in a while. The photo features should continue, though.
New Name
I’ve finally got rid of the pompous first name we’ve been using around this place for something a little less fancy and closer to the heart. The original name (“scordatura”) was always kind of a filler name and I’m happy to see it go.
Quantum Weirdness
On quantum antitunnelling. [via Scientific American]
Pop-Up Pulp Art
Somebody took pulp adventure books and cut out the covers in a pop-up fashion to create some rather interesting results. Take a look. [via io9]
Pixels In A Wedding
Came across this yesterday, this pixelated wedding. [via cabel.name] It honestly looks quite pretty.
Earphones
I’m interested to see how the Atomic Floyd earphones turn out. [via Josh Spear] Not that I’m considering a purchase, of course. My Ultimate Ears are still young.
All right then, I guess this will be it from me for a while… Time to fling myself against the exams. Rawr.
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