25 entries for September 2023

Absurd to strive for reading continuously without stopping or reflecting on anything else. Thinking about the material can and perhaps should take you away for a moment—not simply an indicator of distraction that needs to be managed.

I have taken few steps to simplify its content, deeming any simplification a complication in waiting.

Está rojo is what we might say when referring to the state of a glowing hot piece of metal, while es rojo, as a characteristic, would be used to describe a painted piece of metal.

it is this thought that we must transcribe into our new language, rather than the base language itself.

first they laugh,
then they want it,
then they can't have it

doing some programming after months of none, feels kind of absurd to do this regularly, takes so much to express an app, looking forward to something easier replacing this someday

• noticing several friends point out my habit of being highly self-critical, something i've been aware of but never realized how often it happens, working on it now
• somewhat aware but never tried to change it