Author: Dr Implausible

After PoMo

Wrote something down earlier today, and I wanted to capture it here:

Author John Shirley mentioned that a chess program he was playing had a rather chatty Deadpool bot making commentary on the game, and came up with this:

My reply:

Not ‘never again’ though. If #Deadpool is an exarch of #postmodern referentiality and Rortyian #ironism , then the way to recovery is through the #romance of just liking things for their own sake again.

(Or to quote Abed from #Community : ” I guess I just like liking things”)

(It’s how I broke bread with the #furries and #bronies They were ahead of the curve on this. We’re good now.)

And I think this is worth expanding on, but as I said last post, it’s crunch time

Crunch time

Missed a deadline for a class, and now I’m a bit under the gun, racing against a hard stop this week. Whoops! It’s do-able, but tricky, and I find I need to re-learn how to ride the metaphorical bike just to get going again.

Also whoops!

The lesson, obviously, is never stop.

Or at least try not to let a short gap (due to a vacation, illness, or injury) turn into a longer one. Especially when trying to learn a new complex skill or develop a new habit.

This is… recoverable (I *will* meet the deadline), but it’s harder and more stressful than it needed to be, and takes away from other fun activities around this time of year.

And also, needed activities. Like the transcripts for the last couple podcasts, or the third Dr. Who 2023 special episode discussion (stay tuned; it’s a long one!).

And also the other kinds of crunches. Not the Cap’n. Just the gym kind. Managed to get in a couple sets of core workouts today. I don’t talk about working out much here. suffice to say that I go to the gym regularly (if not frequently). Weekend Workout Warrior here.

Gotta get back at that too.

But first, Crunch Time.

External feedback

Ended up going to the last local WordPress Meetup Group of the year, the 7th that I made it to since June (though not all in person). And it’s been really instructive. Not just in terms of being there, and being present, and learning new things about the blogging software that runs this site, but also in terms of connecting (again) to the larger community, and getting feedback on the stuff I’m working on here too.

It’s been productive as a motivating force (trying to move things along before the next meetup) also.

But it’s helped me reach out for help where needed, whether it’s website design, photography, music recording and editing, and all the other things that go into creating stuff for an online audience, regardless of the format.

So a bit thanks to all who have provided feedback, and for those I’ve met in person, and most of all to the organizers and facilitators who make all this work.

You are very much appreciated.

Compassion

“There’s always reasons why someone comes into your life”, I was told recently, and in this case the reason I arrived into theirs was compassion.

(In that, I had some, and was able to share it freely.)

Funny thing, though is that it’s the same reason they came into my life too.

The message being that compassion seems to be in short supply in the world, but it’s one of those things that grows the more it is shared freely. It’s not a zero-sum game. Everyone needs a little love and understanding.

So share your compassion, as you never know who might need a boost.

Going mobile

(This is another of the quick personal notes. Just a FYI to the universe.)

Trying out the experience of updating the blog on the phone. Previously everything has been at the desk, but that is pretty constrictive about when I can make a post, so hopefully this experiment will allow more regular posting.