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New Workplace

Posted 2004-05-21 (金) 午前11:23 by terra

Visited my new place-of-work yesterday, where I am to be a book/journal editor come June. It was a handover visit since the position is a replacement. It completely matches my preconception of an editorial office. There are books everywhere and mounds of completed-and-sealed manuscripts packed into boxes or lying under the desks; not to mention incomplete ones. The people were warm and friendly. I am excited, albeit a little anxious about my abilities to handle this new position.

Subjects: General

It's a Fool's World

Posted 2004-05-09 (日) 午後10:14 by terra

“When you watch a John Woo film…
you see how shallow the world is
and it makes you relax, right?
Coolness is in full force, even with
a strand of nose hair poking out.
It’s that kind of manly aestheticism.
Only idiots do the cool,
dangerous stuff.
That’s why they’re cool.”

—Preview for Furi Kuri Episode 5 “Bura Bure”
Furi Kuri Episode 4 “Furi Kiri”

Subjects: General

Mood: Learnings & Quotations

No Meds

Posted 2004-05-07 (金) 午後5:28 by terra

I hereby declare:

Today will mark the last day I will ever (hopefully…) have to take thyroid medication again.

Subjects: General

Mood: Declarations

Tags: hyperthyroid

Emotions in writing and Wave Particle Duality

Posted 2004-04-05 (月) 午後8:54 by terra

It’s so hard to write about emotional states and momentary feelings, because the process of reflection - that transpires while putting thoughts to words - alter the very subjects to begin with. I see this as analogous to Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle, a consequence of wave particle duality in physics, in which the act of observation alters the state of a quantum system.

How is this so?

In order to write, we assume that our subjects possess definitive states; in reality, they fluctuate with every word that is spoken or heard, every sensation received from interaction with the environment, every thought process that is made. The additional dimension of time allows us to objectively assess and rationalise these states and feelings with our belief systems. The resultant evaluation is likely to be radically different from the original subjects that are of a transient nature.

Subjects: General

Mood: Discoveries & Relevations, Philosophical Musings

Tags: Heisenberg, physics, wave particle duality

Myers Briggs

Posted 2004-03-24 (水) 午後5:10 by terra

According to the Myers-Briggs-Jung test in SimilarMinds.com:

INTP - “Architect”
Greatest precision in thought and language. Can readily discern contradictions and inconsistencies. The world exists primarily to be understood. 3.3% of total population.

And a facinating write-up in INTP.org which describes perfectly the personality that I am.

Subjects: General

Mood: Discoveries & Relevations

Tags: INTP