I went to check out my blog posts from the past year. I found myself staring at a page of teasers, thinking, “I wish I could read all these posts quicker instead of clicking into each one.”

I love those little decisions on this blog and how it slowly morphs over time.  So the front page is now full of full posts. ( ^_ - )y

As the year winds down, I am getting to one of the dreaded tasks. There are a few blogs and podcasts that I have subscribed to that I never got to.

Clicking the unsubscribe/unfollow button is a tough click. Giving future me a cleaner list in the future is a big gift, though.

My trick is to not forget the blogs or podcasts. I just need to store them somewhere better. I note the name on my someday/maybe list and then remove it. It's still somewhere. Just a better somewhere than in my face every day, making me feel guilty for not getting to it.

Been noticing lately with my scrap paper memo pad that there is a perfect amount. More like a satisfying amount. Having about 10 sheets is better than having a 5 cm tall stack. Getting through the 10 sheets and filling the clothes pin back up with paper is having a "check me out...I have so many ideas" effect.

Yes...my mind is that easy to game. Go to know both positively and negatively.

The "converting rants/complaints into personal notes instead" thing I've been practicing lately is starting to take hold in my mind.

For example, "That x is totally a y because x did z!!" becomes a note I append to a text file saying "X was a total y. Don't do z.".

Reviewing (and laughing) at all the "deep" thoughts at the end of the week is turning out to be one of the most entertaining times of the week.

RLRL 
K HK

I ran across this drum micro-pattern and it’s been burning in my mind the last couple days. It looks simple but the last half of it is quite rough at first. When I think about my limbs trying to do it, they don’t want to do it. If I can get my mind to zone out on something else, I can suddenly do it.

Gotta remember to hunt for more of these micro-patterns.