Nine or so years ago, when I spent my afternoons drawing with disadvantaged learners, I showed them an image of the Picasso's "Old Guitarist." Barely more than a child myself, at the time I was still shell-shocked by the economic realities of the "real world." The students did not speak much English, and I did … Continue reading Lazy Lullabies
Uncooperative adders. They have been the bane of my existence the whole semester. All they have to do is add two numbers together, yet they are intent on being difficult. Practicals, midterms... and now, in what is otherwise a perfectly acceptable CPU, they seem set to fail me. In this particular case, it should not … Continue reading Frustrated Philosphical
I feel like I should write a blog post. Having a long weekend suggests I should, and I haven't written in a while, so I'd hate to fall out of practice. Not to mention the last post was more on the sad side, so it'd be good to pull out of that lull. Unfortunately, there's … Continue reading Objects & Idols
Life's been rough. It's been rough in the past, but this has been very lonely in its roughness, so it's rather unique in comparison. I want very much to listen to Norbert, to hear his mostly unfair banter with Gill and watch him make pickles with his plunger. I want to have a brownie with … Continue reading When Love Is Not Enough
This past week, I was feeling rather grumpy as I worked difficult integrals when, lo and behold, there was one that could be done with a Weierstrass substitution, and it completely made my day. Readers of my blog will know I have a tendency to be rather exasperated with dead thinkers like Newton and Augustine, … Continue reading Mr. Darcy
