Monday, December 10, 2007
We're not unreasonable
Van's out of town this week and I (foolishly) failed to make the appropriate social preparations. The last time I was out of town for a week she filled her entire calendar with parties, dinners and movies with friends.
Me? I stayed home the whole weekend recuperating from fever and flu and watching Shrek the Third.
The silver lining on all of this was threefold:
- I made further headway on Nassim Nicholas Taleb's The Black Swan, the most arrogant, irritating and mind blowing book I've read in recent memory. On which, more later.
- I discovered the brilliant, and certainly somewhat insane, Jonathan Coulton, who is the songwriter I wish I became and the musician I certainly would never have become. I obtained some of his tracks (the first time I recall willingly shelling out $5 for downloaded music) for a Christmas CD to give to friends.
- I managed to get my USB Guitar cable to work, being inspired by said somewhat insane musician to write a song about... well, something.
I’d like to help you Tom, in any way I can
I sure appreciate the way you’re working with me
I’m not a monster Tom, well, technically I am
I guess I am...
Labels: books, jonathan coulton, music, nassim taleb, random stuff
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