Robert (gurdonark) wrote,
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doob book harmony

Early this morning I finished the non-fiction work "Sonic Writing" by Thor Magnusson. I began that book on October 29 of last year. I spent 6 months and 1 day on that book--a rough average of 88 pages a month, or only three pages a day. In fact, I had lots of 10 page days, a few 25 and 40 page days, and lots of 0 page days. I enjoyed the book, a reflection on music creation and the effect of the digital, very well. I learned a lot. But I took it slowly. I am glad to finish it, but I'm glad to have read it. I think it will inspire me.  Thor Magnussons is one a set of folks who release freeware music software as ixi-music. I use it often. 

I try to only read ebooks without drm, unless i buy in hard copy. This proves less limiting than I would have imagined.

I think the next book will try to find a sci-fi at Tor.

Two yeas ago Lee Rosevere and I traded drawings we made with the on-line tools at Mr. Doob's site. This year we each traded songs, one song per drawing Lee relased it today as "Harmony".  I like one of Lee's songs the best in the set.

I worked a very busy day. I had to ask my assistant to stay late, which I in general hate to do. I recall too many late nights decades ago when I was younger and my then-assistant had to work with me to get things ready to be mailed from the LA airport-area postoffice before midnight.

I watched a show about Woodrow Wilson's wives.

I looked at a sports team practicing in the park, without any social distancing or masks.

Our local county counts keep increasing. from Dreamwidth, because two posts of the same text are twice as nice
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