Oh, it's early. 02:53 to be precise. I am officially a Creature of the Night. Well, for tonight anyway. Late last evening, I found a cough mixture and took a slug - then discovered that it was the non-drowsy variety. Shit. Add that to an active, non-rested mind (too much buzzing around in there at the moment - need to dump it out & organise - see it all in front of me) and bingo ! A wonderful recipe for insomnia !
I went to bed at 11:30 last evening & slept for approximately 20 minutes. I realised at 02:10 that I wasn't going to be able to properly rest and then I crept downstairs. So quiet. Even the early birds aren't up yet, and no water-heater gurgling away, either.
There's the moon almost directly south, three days past full. The last full was a little bit special. 30 June 2007- a Blue Moon. That's when you get two full moons in one calendar month. Happens on average about 40 times every century, apparently.
I've half a mind to drive off so that I can see a sun-up, but I've got my cup of tea and now I really don't feel like moving or going back to sleep.
I've got my trusty iPod with the "Nine Lives of a Healer" meditation music by Jesse Stern). Very relaxing indeed, but in a non-soporific way.
Sounds like the sort of music that would be a great background for Tai Chi. Without wishing the summer away, roll on September when I (hope to) have the chance to resume the art at the Royston Complementary Health Centre.
I've got my trusty Psion Netbook. So good having something reliable with which to make notes. However, I have been entertaining thoughts of an Apple MacBook lately - mainly to replace the desktop (which is becoming rather erratic lately). Question is ... would the Mac muscle out the Psion as well and become the portable of choice ? Would it be the end of a beautiful relationship with the 3, 3a, 5, 7 and Netbook models.
Some advantages of the Psion :
- truly portable
- instant-on
- looooong battery life
- stable
- no-frills word processing & spreadsheets
- good calendar & to-do list management.
Some disadvantages of the Psion :
- lack of modern apps
- no system upgrades
- browser/email functionality is limited
- synchronisation with modern packages not guaranteed - suffers somehwat from the proprietary-platform issue.
So there we are. Even if I do splash out on a MacBook, I doubt that I'll have the heart to get rid of the Psion 5 & Netbook. There'll always be a place for a fast, simple text entry system.
Look. It's 03:46 and birdsong is mingling with the meditation music. The accidental mashup sounds beautiful. I wish it were more of a typical summer morning; I'd sit outside and greet the day with the birds.
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