February has been a tough month for my gym attendance. I’ve been searching for ways to motivate me to get there at least once more before March — something strong enough to overcome the dual hurdles of 1) it’s cold; and 2) I could be sleeping. Yesterday, I was driving to work, listening to the […]
Highlights of the Day 1. Flip side of a low river: walking out on the rocks in the gorge — very, very cool, although I could hear my mom’s voice in my head the whole time. (“Be careful! Don’t go too far! Watch the water level!” It could be dangerous!”) Thanks Mom! I felt much […]
I think my ipod is trying to send me a message. I’ve always thought the idea that ipods somehow favored certain songs was intriguing, in the way that it seemed neat and mostly harmless and probably impossible to prove. I don’t know, I never really understood probability, I just memorized the book problems so I […]
One of the things I’ve found about listening to podbooks in the car is that I frequently have moments of distraction. (In fact, this is the *reason* I’m listening to podbooks in the car — so that I don’t get so “distracted” from driving that I forget to pay attention to the fact that I’m […]
So I’ve been listening to Asunder, by rageprufrock (read by 2naonh3_cl2) on my ipod while I’m driving to and from work for the last couple days. I complained to my family that driving is *soooooo* boring (even though I really have nothing to complain about; it’s not that far), and *Andrea suggested podbooks. Asunder is […]
The great thing about audiofic is that (supposedly) you can listen to it and do something else at the same time. That never really works for me, unless lying on the floor and staring at the ceiling counts as “something.” Still, it’s fun, and summertea has a great voice. String Theory, a Violin Concerto in […]