Tag: me

sub-manic

recently i have been thinking a lot about how i’m driven more than most, to the point of being sub-manic.
on the upside:

  • increased physical and mental activity and energy
  • heightened mood, optimism and self-confidence
  • decreased need for sleep without experiencing fatigue

on the downside:

  • little patience
  • transient interests
  • transient acquaintances

the jury (me 🙂 is still out on whether this is good or bad, it really depends on the particular circumstances. i have found that these character traits make me more difficult to handle for others, and conversely, i rip through new acquaintances at a quick pace, and often drop them after a few months.

jealousy

damn roger makes me jealous. first off he is in paris (which rocks), second he is at a nice conference, and third he can take pictures on the road and update his blog in real time.
almost makes me reconsider my vow of abstinence from mobiles.

augurs

This is why I go to Foresight gatherings and Nanoschmooze events, feeding my craving for the unfolding patterns that I will live through. Once in while I uncover sites like Edge.org, people like Gregor J. Rothfuss, and ideas like the Singularity that reshuffle my expectations.
And then I sigh.

apparently my little “how much can you take” test of futurology has been read 🙂

life-work balance

i work too much. that is, i work all the time. not just at the office (to make a living), but in my spare time too. instead of slacking with a beer in front of the tv, i google for new stuff, i educate myself, i organize, i gather, i order, i communicate, i project, i help out.

is it worth it? work begets more work. friendship suffer. acquaintances remain that. my interests are fickle, yet circumference a core set of interests. innovation drives me, yet much remains the same nonetheless.

what to do? i’m an unsteady mind. i wont find peace sitting around doing nothing, that much is certain.

Google dating

In the singles world, for instance, Google dating running prospective beaus through the search engine is now standard practice. If the facts about a suitor stack up, then you can not only go on the date with confidence, but you know what to talk about. “If I find out he’s a runner, for instance, that’s something I know we have in common, and I’ll say that I’m a runner, too”. The first thing a Google virgin attempts is the often humbling experience of typing one’s own name into the query line. The next search is inevitable – a Google dragnet to determine the fate of old flames. A Nobel Prize awaits the theorist who determines a formula that calculates the number of minutes one can use Google before excavating the wreckage of sunken relationships. “It’s comforting to know what they’ve been up to”.

spot-on. unfortunately, until everyone uses the internet (and leaves marks), the search is stacked against netizens. then again, i don’t mind if someone informs herself before she meets me. and if someone gets beyond the scary pics in the gallery, well what can i say 🙂
2004-01-24:

orkut is an online community that connects people through a network of trusted friends.
We are committed to providing an online meeting place where people can socialize, make new acquaintances and find others who share their interests.
in affiliation with google

smart move on googles part to capitalize on prior art.

Interesting people

Clarisa Doval leads the way: having your own interesting people mailing list, Dan Farber style, is worth the hassle, she tells me. Setting up a list will be very easy. More challenging: Selecting interesting people, and getting the list going.

serendip@abstrakt.ch it shall be. I’m thinking of starting with a group of maybe 5 persons. The timid state of blogs in .ch (20 and counting, out of which 4 are written by friends) doesn’t lend itself to lively stream of consciousness exchange, but what do I know.