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June 19, 2007
UFOs and Other Curiosities
Today I saw a pair of UFOs. They were flying SSE over Aurora, inline, separated by about 3 degrees in angle. They were brighter than Jupiter, making no obvious noise. At a certain point near the horizon they both rapidly faded in brightness until they were now longer visible. I have no explanation for what they were or what they were doing. That was kind of neat.
It's especially neat since my wife and I have decided to attend a lecture at this year's Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) Conference. This is intended for pure entertainment value as well as some fun stories for work. The lecture is UFOs, the Military, and Intelligence--two of which I know something about.
I also realized today that I have a new record for comments on a blog entry. They all come from one person and say something to the effect of, "please make more blogs." So Muriel, this one's for you.
I have had a strange few months. I finished a semester of school, managed to get decent grades, and started a new semester. I've convinced myself again that I'm reasonably bright--something I questioned for a while after basically flunking out of three different masters programs. Now that I'm no longer clouded in academic self-doubt, though, I am no longer motivated to continue school. I've decided that after this (summer) semester, I'm stopping school at least until my wife finishes hers. I'm no longer convinced that school is even a good place to learn about the things I'm interested in, especially since the school has started strictly enforcing prerequisites, formalizing academic snobbery.
I also bought a Bass guitar and I'm trying to chisel time to learn to play it. It's been a pleasant escape. I tell some of my musician friends that I'm dropping out of school to play music. They seem quite amused by this.
Posted by james at June 19, 2007 11:02 PM
Comments
Right on, man!
The school has its time and place, but you already know how to learn and think, so perhaps the school environment isn't the best place for you!
Enjoy the sounds, man.
Posted by: Adrian at June 28, 2007 12:30 AM
Congrats man. I'm really sorry I didn't get to see you while I was in town for those 2 days. It just didn't all add up right on the times. But I'm glad you are doing well, and I look forward to hearing you in a band soon. I wish I had the nerve to drop out and pick up the guitar.
Posted by: Jarrad at June 29, 2007 11:09 AM