sockpuppet

it was cool, wasn't it? i hope she does more like it.

Actually, I don't. That's on my list of books I haven't gotten to. My bad.

Good! And better!

GOD did I fuck up in that thread. That joke was a feeble attempt to distract. PHEW!

Not a big deal, its far more entertaining than the boards normally are. The woman is batshit insane, but it isn't my patience that keeps me coming back to the well. Its the same impulse that makes you slow down at a bad car crash.

It has started to catch up to her.

That was really an amazing treat!

Nice! That twang is delightful.


Alas, I'm no better; fortunately, I'm no worse.


Oh, and I've passed that vid along to the delight of a number of other people.

Sadly, I'm not better. I was really hoping to be. Thank you for asking about me.

that's true, I should try and remember that more often (it would be useful to do so sometimes).

after you referring to patterns that come up everywhere the other day, I decided to have another crack at reading this. the first time I tried it, I got a bit bogged down and stopped reading, though I was far enough into it that I couldn't just pick up where I left off. so I'm back at the start - here's hoping I get a bit further this time!

i hadn't thought of it like that, but I just watched it again, and yes, you're right.

I don't know if I've ever read much on fractals, to be honest (though I have just been looking through this; interesting stuff). I did have a fairly lurid poster of the mandlebrot set on my bedroom wall when I was a teenager, though

By the way I enjoyed The Post-Rapture Post. I'm sending you a letter, think you need savin' boy.

in the past, I've only really turned over to 4 or the World Service if there's been some sports commentary on 5 that doesn't sit well with me at 1am or thereabouts. that's actually pretty rare; generally Up All Night hits the spot. interesting, varied, informative, quality presenters... plenty of serious stories, without the whole thing being too serious. top quality US election coverage too, or so I found the past couple of elections.

and I know what you mean. to me, Radio 1 is nothing since John Peel died. I haven't listened to it (voluntarily) since. he was so much more than just another voice on the radio, wasn't he?

The ladies are lovely aren't they?

I had never heard of, or seen, a theremin before. How is this possible???

Thanks.

Hey...I may be away for a while or forever from here. I have no idea. All too much thinking today. I am scared for the next few days. I will be in touch anyway. Thanks for your support.

it was pretty much everything, but it was a bug that was fixed yesterday, so it's all good now.

i think similar stories could be told about most written music. and even in written music, like a lot of baroque, the fact that the performer would add trills and other embellishments that weren't written, not to mention cadenzas and the like, was a given.

me personally, i can't stand playing or writing written music anymore. if i want to play a piece, i can tolerate learning it off the page and then memorizing it (though i prefer to learn it by ear). i'd never, ever perform with sheet music in front of me. drives me nuts. partially for that reason.