2023

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A VIEW OF UTRECHT, THE DOM TOWER IN THE DISTANCE by Richard Hartmann (1868-1931)

"Sixsmith, I climb the steps of the Scott monument every morning--- and all becomes clear. I wish I could make you see this brightness. Don't worry; all is well. All is so perfectly, damnably well.

I understand now that boundaries between noise and sound are conventions. All boundaries are conventions, waiting to be transcended.

One may transcend any convention if only one can first conceive of doing so. My life extends far beyond the limitations of me."

Above is a quote from Cloud Atlas (2012), directed by the Wachowski sisters. I am fascinated at the idea of rejoicing and living in the delightful world of the contrarian, and overcome all vices. I look forward to the coming year, as ardently and faithfully as I can be. 

I will break the habit of being overly dependent on "being associated" with an entity or organization, but rather dependent on my actual contribution to it. I plan on driving changes in my posture, changes in the way I amass knowledge, and changes to my information sources. 

I suppose I will dedicate another blog entry to my books. Here is my booklog. 

Booklog


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