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Forward Momentum

In keeping with my generally increasing psychic clarity, I've decided that I'm the boss of me, and by extension the boss of my life. It's time to bridge that damn Jungian divide and start making some choices. I don't want to be a self-technocrat, a manager of the heart, but I believe that there is a space of presence in which decisions are made throughout a natural flow of events. It is a matter of choosing first of all to engage the self with the surroundings. Once that's done, momentum will follow, and it's direction that must be chosen.

So, time to get engaged. The general direction is clear enough at the moment. I can worry about that more once I've picked up some steam.

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Civ 4 Blues

I got my copy of Civilization 4 in the mail today, which was exciting. However, I've fallen victim to one of the traps of early-adoption. As most of the Amazon reviews have pointed out, this game is enormously resource-intensive. And for no good reason as far as I can tell. The graphics are nice, but hardly mind-boggling. I've seen games do a lot more. I suspect that the port was rushed, and hope that future patches give it some boosts in performance.

Update: for anyone else wrestling with this, the fanatics forums may be helpful.

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My Head 'Splode

Atrios, Brad and The Editors (a brutal triumverate of snark) have been having some sort of Awful Video Showdown for the past 24 hours. Shlock abounds, but here's an amazing gem:

That's right. Colin Motherfucking Powel performing YMCA. See, this is what you can do when you piss away all your credibility.

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Calmer Now; Total Control

If I were a scientologist, I'd say I was clear. For the first time in a while, I had a good run of being truly present.

I sort of realized that everything was gonna to be allright, even though everything is also totally fucked up, and I felt as if a weight lifted from my shoulders. And then I cleaned up around the house and waited for some guests to arrive and then rode my bike along Scenic drive to Trinidad for a few groceries (whiskey, coffee filters, bannanas) and it was beautiful.

Presence is perfection.

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