http://4jdl.com/wp John's Words - looking for the best blend Thu, 02 Dec 2010 06:12:06 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://4jdl.com/wp/2009/09/17/soc-26/ http://4jdl.com/wp/2009/09/17/soc-26/#comments Thu, 17 Sep 2009 11:56:25 +0000 John http://4jdl.com/wp/?p=328

the twilight run in Central Park tested my focus which was not that sharp today

like a dull ache longing for crisper times

of a mental edge that cut through crap so well

but I was mildly amazed at my ability to hold a serene thought and

allow my body to work out its kinks and let

the motor go on for a while longer than

some days when my mind (or ego) can’t sustain the pace and it yells louder or just loud enough

so that my legs slow down to a walk

however tonight fueled by many runners and 64F weather and that

fun run coming up in 36 hours was just enough to get me

down by the lake in good time and just a couple pauses

soon after my legs propelled me automatically and minutes later

my left thigh seized like an engine that lost valve oil

but just for a moment as a couple stretches and yoga like deep breathes

flowed some necessary body ingredients to sore areas

playing with my new toys

I don’t doubt that neighbors are wondering if a dentist has moved in their midsts

so I need to think about soundproofing a bit

or relegate my craft activities to the locked bathroom until

I do figure out something

“easy glass etching” seems an oxymoron but it isn’t the first such title I’ve gotten out of the library

I wonder if that cheap Ikea glass stuff is worth testing some etching on

and I remind myself I need to order facemasks

before I read about glass dust dangers and scare myself out of that side of the hobby

but that light box/table I’m gonna make should ameliorate dust enough

so that I won’t obsess about it

still I need to read and educate myself some more and practice on cheaper and less toxic acrylic first

the forex chart shows a nice trade I missed while showering

and the LED I implanted into a yellow ping pong ball makes a nice light

no glare, bright enough and it looks like a bulb albeit

with two little thin wire legs coming out of it

maybe I should take a marker and anthropomorphisize it somehow

or maybe I’m just a bit lightheaded after running about 6-7 miles tonight

my Cstream wanders into a neat short Kafka-esque story of an inventor with lots of LEDs and ping pong balls

but perhaps with a happy ending

and I wonder if there is such a thing as childrens pop up book with LEDs used in an imaginative way to “hi-lite” the story

or in some other way educate and involve the reader enough

to have them interact so that they finish the circuit

in order to complete the multi-ending story

that last idea has enough ‘oomph’ to think about more

but alas we do live in such a virtual society already and would

such a blended concept take hold?

maybe there is some magic in taking the old and new and creating something just a little different

that Euro is taking off into 1.47xx land

as the daily chart looks like its about to climb K2

with a short stint at base 1

the 4 hour charts show hesitation at 1.4730 ish but

as usual 6am greenwich time has some early Euro bull risers

will it linger in the 1.48 area and come back down with the upcoming US stock market pullback?

go with the trend, go with the trend

I need to make that mantra into a song

is there a word that means “song-ify”?

the active voice is so much more well active

me thinks I have drained that last bit of caffeinated adrenaline out of me

but a quick glance at the etching book before ping pong out.

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