Things always seem to come in ever increasing waves of crystallization – it seems like brains collect ideas, group random data, and link those pieces together. But there’s always some extra piece, like an encryption key or something like that, that prevents the whole idea structure from becoming a cohesive whole.
But then, BAM! The last piece is added, and there it is, a whole body of thought seems to spring from nowhere, like Proust’s madeleine or that philosopher who had a sudden realization when stepping on a bus. In …

Since I moved into the new place, I’ve been without internet (except the paltry offerings AT&T has served to me at unsatisfactory speeds over the 3G network), and I’m ready to pull my hair out by its roots. It’s still 2 days until the internet hookup guy will come to my place (this was posted from the Starbucks on the corner). It’s disconcerting how dependant I am on the near instantaneous access to the global data network that is the World Wide Web, and yet: I don’t care. I don’t …