Day 48 - Vacation

February 21, 2020

If you are going on vacation, don’t tell people that you’re excited about having three books to read while you’re away. Don’t talk at all. Just go and enjoy the time and space. Reading is fine, but doing it to the extent that it overshadows other experiences is just stoking your ego. Get drunk on the beach and stay hydrated. Have a laugh. Focusing on reading is just a tragedy masked as a special trait. And if you do it, shut up. Just shut the fuck up about it.

Day 47 - An interruption

February 20, 2020

Gallante was half way through Beethoven’s first symphony when Joseph walked into the study and ruined everything. The second movement was just reaching a crescendo. The tea, now in perfect temperature, would have to wait and become stagnant. Perfection was all that Gallanted but it was so rarely what he got. He kept his eyes closed and clenched his teeth as Joseph began his spiel. Gallante! Guess who’s visiting this evening? Gallante did not care. His rage was becoming murderous. Who, Joseph. H...

Day 49 - Horror Vacui

February 22, 2020

Horror vacui is a beautiful Latin term that refers to fear of empty space. The term is used to describe art filled with complex detail. While the term is generally used to describe visual representation, it can also be applied to other phenomena. In the book "The Quick and the Dead," Pavel Tatsouline (the man who introduced the West to the kettlebell) uses horror vacui to describe people's inability to embrace minimalism, choosing instead to adopt training programs that are filled with complexit...