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31 Jan 08 – I'm tired of Star Wars
Can we please put Star Wars down with the rest of the sci-fi canon and stop referencing it constantly?
Star Wars remains a special part of my childhood. I respect it, and enjoy watching it.
But it seems like there's a new YouTube Star Wars parody every week. People still joke about it. The original trilogy is thirty years old now, and it's quoted more often than any ten-year-old movie.
Frankly, I'm tired of Darth Vader. I don't care about Luke Skywalker's moral dilemmas. R2-D2's kinda boring now.
Can we please move on?
25 Jan 08 – Success with the Kindle Fan Guide
So I self-published the Kindle Fan Guide yesterday, and posted a note to the main Amazon.com Kindle forum about it. I've received eleven forum replies and two emails so far, with ideas and full-scale copyediting. I'm almost ready for a second edition, and it's not even twenty-four hours since I published the thing.
24 Jan 08 – My Kindle Fan Guide
Just finished assembling and posting The Kindle Fan Guide, a compilation of tips and information on using the Amazon Kindle. After receiving one a week ago, I assembled this book in great excitement.
What amazes me is that I'm able to offer it in print form, as a PDF, and in ebook form. They were all generated in one evening.
About the Kindle? It's great. I've been reading like I'm possessed. I've devoured several sample chapters and a whole novel in less than a week.
21 Jan 08 – Modern Lust
| J.B. Philips: | Modern man has a lust for full explanation and habitually considers himself in no way morally bound unless he is in full possession of all the facts. |
15 Jan 08 – Ugh
Well, it's been a long week. My computer's hard disk died last Monday, so I've been unable to update this blog.
Not quite true. I could have updated it, but didn't feel like editing the files directly on the website. Wouldn't have updated the newsfeed anyway.
This was the last of several misfortunes: my heat pump died, and my truck had heartburn. I spent a week without heat. I believe I'll be back to normal tomorrow, with a slimmer bank balance and a calmer disposition.
Oddly, I remained content through this experience. Not depressed, at least. Oh, I ground my teeth a few times, but overall I shrugged and moved on. Fortunately, none of these problems were long-term; I didn't lose any friends or family. It was just...stuff, breaking down.