Tuesday, November 14, 2006
Thursday, November 09, 2006
The Modern Wonders of Letter-Folders
Have you ever gotten a ridiculous sense of excitement and/or satisfaction from watching some mechanical gadget work? Do you know the exquisite feeling of childish glee when exploring some technological wonder?
It's absurd, really. Why should I be so fascinated with the operation of an automatic letter folder? What is so riveting that I could sit, feeding paper into it, for hours? But there is so much satisfaction in the snatching "ka-chunk" and sudden exit of a magically folded piece of paper! The perfect creases! Ah, it is so beautiful! *sigh*
Why do I feel like a total geek right now?
It's absurd, really. Why should I be so fascinated with the operation of an automatic letter folder? What is so riveting that I could sit, feeding paper into it, for hours? But there is so much satisfaction in the snatching "ka-chunk" and sudden exit of a magically folded piece of paper! The perfect creases! Ah, it is so beautiful! *sigh*
Why do I feel like a total geek right now?
Saturday, November 04, 2006
Fanfare For The Common Blog
The Bad News: Doug TenNapel stopped blogging. That is, like, a serious bummer, man.
The Good News: I haven't read the three years worth of archives yet.
Like many personal blogs, Doug TenNapel has (or had) a less-than-perfect grammatical style, sloppy spelling, and he rants about personal stuff, politics, and religion. Unlike many personal blogs, it actually was interesting and relevant to my life, too.
I'm not really sure why. All I know is that Doug has a knack for illuminating the weirdness of life in a humourous and relevant way. Maybe because he's not blogging as some sort of "public service" his perspective is actually more useful... but I'm hyperanalyzing a good thing.
Anyway, Doug, I'll miss the insight and (sane - sorta) perspective. Keep it up in your now more private life.
The Good News: I haven't read the three years worth of archives yet.
Like many personal blogs, Doug TenNapel has (or had) a less-than-perfect grammatical style, sloppy spelling, and he rants about personal stuff, politics, and religion. Unlike many personal blogs, it actually was interesting and relevant to my life, too.
I'm not really sure why. All I know is that Doug has a knack for illuminating the weirdness of life in a humourous and relevant way. Maybe because he's not blogging as some sort of "public service" his perspective is actually more useful... but I'm hyperanalyzing a good thing.
Anyway, Doug, I'll miss the insight and (sane - sorta) perspective. Keep it up in your now more private life.
Friday, November 03, 2006
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