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Tuesday, January 5th, 2010
tomnoir
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3:04p
got feedback?
By the way, now that I've got the new blog properly humming with new content and frequent updates, I'm very much interested to know what you think about it.
Are the posts interesting? Do you read any of the longer stuff? Are the 'link posts' useful? What would like to see more of? What would you add? What would you lose? Have you discovered anything that doesn't work? Is it something you would want to read daily, or is it more of a once-a-week kind of site?
Any feedback or criticisms (given in the right spirit, obviously) would be welcome. You could even leave them anonymously if that would help. I really want to build a successful blog, with the criteria for 'successful' being that people other then just my dad want to read it.
Also, if you've got any Tips For Becoming A Successful Blogger(tm) you're welcome to hit me with those too. I think I've got the basics, and I know that short of posting naked pictures of celebrities the process just takes some patience, but don't be shy about sharing advice.
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Monday, January 4th, 2010
Tuesday, December 29th, 2009
robot_autumn
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4:04a
I guess I don't write when I'm in Canada
I always feel a bit confused when I visit Florida. There are a lot of conflicting feelings that result from being around my family again--remembering pieces of my childhood, visiting with friends that I realize (in retrospect) are far smarter than I, and having somewhat of a full schedule in start contrast to my ever-empty Canadian one. Sometimes I feel like I'm just living two completely separate lives, as if everything started over when I moved to a foreign country at age 22. Everything was so different, I never really bothered comparing the two.
I'm not sure where I'm supposed to be. I'm overall content in Canada, but little things gnaw at me sometimes, like the thought of not being with my parents as they grow older. I come home and I love the marsh in their backyard and the beautiful view from my bedroom window (the sunlight pours in in the morning) and the fact that I actually have places to be and fun things to do.
But I like the snow and the healthcare and my mother-in-law and my sweet cats in my hundred-year-old, one-bedroom house in the flats. I didn't ever mean to stretch myself between two places like this, or to feel like I have to choose between things that are so important.
The thought of immigrating again sounds altogether exhausting, not to mention expensive, and I have no particular skill sets anyway (I'm sure they would be really impressed to find that the only jobs I've ever really had are as a nanny). I wanted to be a speech pathologist, but that fell through. I want to have a kid, but I should probably figure out which country I want to live in, first.
Sometimes moving to a faraway place just ultimately brings you back to where you started, and you realize it was the right place all along (but it wouldn't have been unless you'd left, perhaps).
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Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009
tomnoir
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11:59a
Einstein in Nappies, and more
Over at tomnoir.com I've got some thoughts on Oscar Wrigley, the two-year-old just inducted into Mensa, and what IQ really means. I've begun to form a strong opinion on this topic in recent years, so I'd definitely welcome other perspectives. Drop by and leave a comment!
I've also posted some assorted links to articles on the speed of thought, gender-switching mice and how doodling helps you concentrate.
Oh, and there's a mash-up of Smashing Pumpkins and The Prodigy that you really need to check out. I know that's not exactly on message regarding humans, culture and technology. But it's my blog, so ppppppppbbbbbbbbbbbbbbt!
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