This is my topic. The increased memo length means that keeping a permanent online journal is now possible.
Not only possible but very easy.
I definitely enjoy the freedom of writing without being concerned about the length. That being said, being forced to be concise is often a powerful incentive to write better. I think that is why Twitter was a success.
Today is a holiday - 설날 - Relaxing after sleeping in. The sound of welcome rain drums a beat to my reverie. Soon, my worries will be washed away and the new year can begin in earnest.
I have been reading a lot of the Bible recently. Specifically John 1, Ecclesiastes, and Job. Mostly using the KJV audiobooks on Youtube. Job is still mostly opaque to me, especially since it is so long and I keep losing focus near the end. John 1 is beautiful and speaks to me much more than the Paul stuff. I really would like to read more of John's words, but alas they are lost in the wind.
But Ecclesiastes stays with me, resonates in my mind and ear. (1:2) "Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity." It is, at first glance, nihilistic, but at another, humbling (2:16) "And how dieth the wise man? as the fool."
Oh Liberty, what crimes are committed in Thy name! Oh Justice, what innocents are punished in Thy name!
I watched the "Darkest Hour" "Green Book" "Me and Earl and the Dying Girl" and "Johnny English" on the flights between Korea and the US. They were all great movies.
Signing into Memo from a new laptop. I am fascinated at the changes within myself in the last few months. It almost seems like I am a brand new person. Am I very happy about this? Not necessarily. I see it as a natural change, but if I were to assign a value to it, I would count it as negative. Perhaps it is just nostalgia, but I do feel like I am getting older! I won't interrogate it too much. Really, it's that this system is pretty well designed. Sloppy on the details but not too many exploits.
Tonight is a very depressing night. Nothing seems to be going my way. I was stressed out before dinner, but now I am even more stressed out and sleepless. arggh
