Posts Tagged with "boredom"
Being bored, isn’t it amazing?
Inspiration comes from the strangest places these days. I was reading a Terry Pratchett book “A hat full of sky” in wich a creature of sorts stalks a witch. It’s not able to die, not able to forget and not able to be unaware. It’s terrified of this world and just wants to die. It [...]
Continue reading...Time-place dissonance and the quick fix
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Sitting there attending a lecture my mind starts to wander. Thoughts go all over the place and I think of anything but what is going on right here. Right now… Does that sound familiar? If you’ve ever attended a lecture where the lecturer just wasn’t connecting with you I’m sure you can relate. Being in [...]
Continue reading...Driver’s boredom: Slow down and enjoy the view
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
I just got back from a short drive and realized something, 120 km/h (75 mph) Isn’t all that fast anymore. I got a bit bored with the speed and even 130 didn’t quite do it for me. Things were going to slow. But then I looked up at the clouds and slowed down. It struck [...]
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