I think that sometimes when I stay up really late — absurdly late — what I'm really trying to do is put off tomorrow. I don't really have anything in particular I'm doing. I'm browsing the internet, I'm drinking lots of caffeine for no reason. I'm not watching a movie and feeling compelled to watch in its entirety; nor am I reading a particularly good book and staying up ridiculously late to finish off those last three great chapters.

This is not a good sign, not a good thing in general. This is a bad omen. Contrast with the Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman book which I absolutely loved. Incidentally, Terry Pratchett in particular should be much more popular in the US. The man is absolutely prolific and astoundingly entertaining in a geeky, quirky tongue-in-cheek sort of way not unlike possibly the most popular comic on the net right now(?) [whose letters add up to a certain awesome value when added together].

Digression. Recession.

I asked a question on the Globe "Ask Amalie" section today. For your reading enjoyment, here it is below. Post your answers in the comments!

Great column this week. I'm interested in hearing more about the spirit of the team and the mood in the clubhouse. So my question is: When it comes to getting a team 'fired up' and getting good chemistry between players, who do you think holds the majority of the responsibility? Can the manager and coaching staff help? The owner/GM? The fans? Do our local baseball writers and broadcasters (NESN/WEEI/WRKO) have a role to play? Is it up to the veterans to show patience and give guidance? Should the rookies be wacky, wild, and hungry to succeed?

On a related note: Do you think that keeping the sellout streak alive at Fenway is a testament to the effort that the fans are putting in, or can we do more?

Thanks!

This is an application on Android, and it's the reason I love my phone. While others are play sudoku or browsing the web, I'm on this thing creating sick beats and weird synth lines. It's amazingly fun, but the only problem is that they render the sounds on the server so you need a phone/internet connection in order to effectively use the software.

But it's amazing how using a sequencer every day has gotten me into the habit of being able to....auralize the sounds I want to make before I even start programming them.

So enjoy my songs and check out the fun at uloops.net.

In other news, would anyone like some http://lambsandwich.es?

I've had my HTC Hero for about 2 weeks now. Has it changed my life? No. I mean it's saved me some time with Google Maps/GPS; time which I would have had to spend on the computer before I left. And yes, I'm writing this post on my phone, but it's hardly easy--even if it is convenient.

And that about sums up my 3g, touch phone experience. I have the feeling that I can do anything I want, if only I could bear to thumb it out.

Mostly, having a phone like this has made me feel lonely. These phones are at their best when you're making plans, on the go, staying in touch. I simply don't have enough friends, and the new phone calls that into relief

So I decided that there was no point in learning Django just to do the same "entry.comments.first" and "comment.created_on" kind of stuff that I'm doing in Rails anyway. The framework doesn't seem sufficiently unique to warrant learning for the sake of learning. If I saw a major upside where I could use it at work or there was a big freelance market, that would be a different story.

I decided instead that my site just needs a visual refresh, but I am completely at a loss for what that refresh looks like. I tried something with a header and a footer that mixed around my color scheme, but my mom said it looked awful and bland (which are not generally descriptors you go for in design....).

So I'm back were I started, I guess. I vaguely feel like I want something new, something interesting...but I just can't figure out how to make it work. I wish I could meet up with a designer and do some bartering, coding for design.