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Do you walk in circles while thinking?

Viraj — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 06:16:06 +0000

Anyone who grew up watching DuckTales remembers Uncle Scrooge walking in circles, slowly digging a small circular trench.

I don’t do that.

What I do, however, is walk in circles, pace around, jump in place, and other similar actions, whenever I’m actively thinking. I’ve always recognized this, but never tried to understand it. My current theory is that for thoughts that are open and not well defined, the said activities help to clear up my thought process. For actual details and implementation, sitting down is still my preferred method of choice, probably because prancing about requires some brain power so you don’t trip and fall. The obvious hope is that this realization helps me think more efficiently by letting me identify what I should be doing in different situations.

My other wish is that my efficiency will lead to a day when I can create those circular trenches and have a portrait drawn with my cane and me standing on a few spare gold bars.

Obama follows me on Twitter

Viraj — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 22:26:47 +0000

Proof you say? Proof can be found in my gmail:

I was on a high until I realized Obama was whoring himself out to another 170,000 followers. Seriously?

Snow Day 2

Viraj — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 17:35:33 +0000

I’m a big fan of days when you’re asked to work from home, although these ‘severe weather conditions’ don’t necessarily afford me the ability to go out and play.

I was paged this morning, so I’m up extra early, and, while I’m waiting for a deployment to finish, I thought I’d do some blog work.

Current observations and subsequent realizations :

I’m incredibly hungry: i should eat breakfast
leo‘s no longer one of my biggest tags!: he will be again after this post
xkcd cartoon: complete and utter truth
Grim Optimism: Woke up early, but not early enough. Reminds me of the subject of my dreams
32nm: I feel bad for my former employer, then really happy I was never given the slip…
Deep Throat dies: why was Mark Felt called Deep Throat again? According to the love of my life:

Howard Simons, the managing editor of the Post during Watergate, dubbed the secret informant “Deep Throat” as an allusion to the notorious eponymous pornographic movie which was a mainstream cause célèbre at the time. The name was also a play on the journalism term “deep background,” referring to information provided by a secret source that, by agreement, will not be reported directly.

John Hodgman

Viraj — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 05:58:44 +0000

I get to meet him next Thursday (?). He’s come to Amazon for a Fishbowl to promote his new book!

in my mind:

me: congrats, you!

me: i know!

me: wow, that’s kind of an arrogant response…

me: whatever, John Hodgman!

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