Amorphous Ruminations

  "I believe that scientific knowledge has fractal properties, that no matter how much we learn, whatever is left, however small it may seem, is just as infinitely complex as the whole was to start with.  That, I think, is the secret of the Universe." ~ Isaac Asimov, I Asimov, 1995 I had an interesting dream last night.  In reality, I haven't used the Apophysis software to make fractals since 2016 or 2017.  In my dream, I was using it again. That's it.  That's the dream.  It was short and sweet. In other news, we are now living in the condo we bought.  We moved in on January 24th.  It was delayed a little bit from the first estimated date because we didn't close on the house until December 15th.  Then, it took a while for the painters and flooring contractors to finish the place. It's a much bigger house than the apartment we were living in.  Our cats Sheba and Loki love to run around like wild cats, chasing each other around because there is so much room

  “They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself.” ― Andy Warhol, The Philosophy of Andy Warhol Speaking of change, a big one is coming my way.  My husband and I are buying a condo.  I've lived in apartments since 2010 when I divorced my first husband.  I hate to think of all the money I've lost on rent, money that could have been used to build equity in a house.  At the same time, I have appreciated living in an apartment because the grass is cut, the snow is shoveled, and the maintenance is taken care of.  We've been wanting a condo, but there is a shortage of them in the area we live in.  Finally, one became available, and we fell in love with it.  It will be nice because, like an apartment, the grass is cut, the snow is shoveled, and outdoor maintenance is taken care of by the homeowners' association.  This is important to me because I have MS, and need someone else to take care of the yardwork and outside home maintenance.  My h

"Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants."  ~Epictetus

“The older a wizard grows, the more silent he becomes, like a woody vine growing over time to choke a garden path, deep and full of moss and snakes, running everywhere, impenetrable.” ~ F.T. McKinstry, Crowharrow Two nights ago I had a dream that was very realistic.  I did what seemed like astral projection.  I floated through the walls and up through the ceiling.  I went up into the sky and through the atmosphere.  I was floating in space and I saw shooting stars and constellations.  Then, a magic walking stick appeared in my hand and I knew that I was a wizard.  I discovered that I could use the wand to steer my way through the stars.  This dream was very exhilarating and in the dream, I was the happiest I have been in years.  

“If you remember me, then I don’t care if everyone else forgets.” ~Haruki Murakami  

"When levitation fails, a ladder prevails." ~ Becky Stark I sometimes have dreams where I am levitating.  These are the most interesting dreams I have.  In my most recent levitation dream, a female Indian guru was waiting for me by a big lake of water.  The water was still and had a perfect reflection on it.  The guru was going to give me lessons on levitating.  When I have these dreams, I awaken feeling exhilarated.  Then the feeling turns to disappointment that in reality, I can't levitate.