Most of the music I listen to now doesn’t have words. This is because I am usually studying when I have a chance to listen to music, and if it had words then I wouldn’t be able to concentrate on what I was studying. So I have found myself making a point of picking something with words when I am not studying.
Now that my iPod is functional again I think I will start taking it with me for my morning walks to work. That’ll give me more of a chance to listen to music.
If I am studying at home, I have been turning off my computer monitor. I get too easily distracted. But sometimes I need to actually use my computer. How to not get distracted then?
If it is with Word, I use full screen. It works well. But with Firefox, their default full screen sucks. The tabs still show. Enter fuller screen. Simple, but beautiful.
God damn I love this place.
I also love consumable containers. Ice cream cones. Bread bowls. What’s next, frozen beer beer mug?
That was a pretty quick first to last by the Orioles. I was starting to get excited, and then they started sucking again.
For some reason, and maybe this season more than previous seasons, the NBA playoffs somehow seem to activate a certain part in my brain that is usually reserved for intense interest in political struggles or a great movie drama.
The playoffs are great this year. The only way I could enjoy them more is if I could watch more of the games.
My muffin is feeling neglected.
The subject says it all.
It looks like I’ll also be replacing my iPod battery as well. It seems that my iPod can only play music for maybe 3-5 hours on a single charge now. Still better than buying a new one.
This summer I intend to learn some Spanish through self study. (That is, studying by myself, not the study of myself.) I have a three-faced approach I want to take.
I am going to buy the Rosetta Stone program, getting the set that goes through beginner to expert level. It is a bit pricey but the reviews are good. I would also like to read Don Quixote in Spanish. Lastly, I will watch some Spanish television and/or movies. I think these things are a good approach. Maybe I will even seek out a language partner.
After I get a better grasp on Spanish, which would be beyond this summer, there are other languages that I would like to learn, not necessarily fluently. I’d like to learn French so I can read certain texts in their original language. Most recently I have wanted to read Proudhon, one of the fathers of anarchism. I’d also like to learn some Arabic and a dialect of Chinese.
So there I have it. Spanish for now, and then the others for later on down the line.
Update: Earlier I forgot to mention Hebrew. For a similar, but not the same, reason as French.
God damn, I love oatmeal.