Category Archives: Topics

Just a list of math words

Posted on September 28, 2015 by Andy

As recommended (by myself to myself), for the measurement chapter of my math relearning project I’ve posted a list of topics to cover (post-time version). It does have footnotes to help me find the topics in my main sources, but … Continue reading →

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Experimenting with iterative writing

Posted on September 18, 2015 by Andy

Okay, two problems. I’ve gotten bogged down in my math relearning project, and I haven’t been posting once a week like I’d hoped. I think I can make progress on both problems if I change the way I’m doing the … Continue reading →

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Back to math

Posted on August 10, 2015 by Andy

After a long detour, I have finally returned to what I consider my main project these days, relearning math. The latest phase still dealt with meta-issues, some fundamental features of math that will probably come up repeatedly through the rest … Continue reading →

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Words are magic

Posted on July 11, 2015 by Andy

Here’s something I just wrote in my journal, lightly edited for blog purposes. I’m posting it because I thought it was an interesting idea that I could share easily (not too complicated or personal), and sometimes I like to see … Continue reading →

Posted in Communication, Journal entry, Writing | 2 Comments

Hypnosis and Immanuel prayer

Posted on July 8, 2015 by Andy

For several years I listened to a lot of recordings of hypnosis inductions. I wasn’t trying to be hypnotized, and I rarely followed the instructions–I just found them relaxing. But as I listened, I learned a bit about what hypnosis … Continue reading →

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Weird things are fun

Posted on June 26, 2015 by Andy

While I’m finishing up my current main project, I thought I’d post something about a side interest. Every once in a while I go through a phase where I learn about a bunch of weird things. It’s usually the paranormal, … Continue reading →

Posted in Site updates, Weird stuff | 5 Comments

On Caring

Posted on June 3, 2015 by Andy

Over the past few years I’ve watched my social skills decline from neglect, and I’ve decided that this year I want to start reversing that course. But I want to do it in the context of a larger project that’s … Continue reading →

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Death and life as usual

Posted on May 30, 2015 by Andy

I watch a lot of YouTube videos. They’re mostly Let’s Plays, footage of video games being played while the player talks. I let the videos run in the background while I do other things. It’s my version of listening to … Continue reading →

Posted in Caring, Coping, Death, Life Model, Life updates, Projects | 4 Comments

Pregnancy is weird

Posted on May 10, 2015 by Andy

Until it happened to one of my friends in college, I didn’t think much about pregnancy. Before then the most I did think about it was the two other times my mom was pregnant, and then I was just looking … Continue reading →

Posted in Holidays, Thought, Weird stuff | 6 Comments

This Saturday is Free Comic Book Day

Posted on May 1, 2015 by Andy

Around the beginning of March I innocently clicked on a related YouTube video and discovered a friendly little channel (okay, it has almost 111,000 subscribers) that reignited a recurring interest of mine–in a big way. The channel was NerdSync, and … Continue reading →

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