Today was hot. Really hot. Well, not by most of the world’s standards, of course, but this is Norway. It can’t be helped, since it is summer, but I am weak to heat. And since the summer is so short, almost no one has air conditioning. (Except in their cars.)
A couple years ago I talked [...]
Why did I wish for world peace?
Conceit is a constant problem for those of us who have any spiritual aspiration. It may be that you are immune to it if you want nothing more from life than animal pleasures, but who would want to live like that? It is certainly not a trade-off I [...]
The teacher appears, but the student is NOT ready. (From the anime Mamotte Shugogetten.)
Despite my age, I still occasionally dabble in the art of creative writing. It is less than before, for sure, but still sometimes I come up with a compelling idea or two. Unfortunately, you need seven compelling ideas and a lot of [...]
With the onset of summer heat, what could be cooler than to replace my last CRT monitor with a new energy-saving LCD monitor? Especially if it has twice the screen area despite taking up less space on my desk.
So after a LiveJournal friend assured me that City of Heroes runs great on widescreen monitors, and [...]
Today was our first meeting in “Himitsu Corp.” (name fabricated for our protection). We don’t actually start there until June 2, and are supposed to continue working at our usual job until the Friday before. Uhm, I believe that is THIS Friday. It is still hard to believe that I am leaving the only employer [...]
I tried to post this with a suitable quote from the Bhagavad-Gita, but it crashed. Let us see if I can post it without.
Today was the first seriously warm day of summer. I was warm even in just my shirt and trousers. I took a walk and enjoyed the beautiful weather, before I get fed [...]
Age of Conan anniversary and how I fixed a graphics glitch in the game (transparent character).
Luna Online is a Korean MMORPG, cute and with some unusual features.