in this section of the site you'll find articles i've written in order to explain my thinking on various subjects. i hope it is as illuminating for you reading, as it was for me writing...not all the papers are written, or even started. i've put in the titles to upcoming articles partially as hints of things to come, and partially to remind me what still needs doing. the 'finished' articles are refined from time to time: be not alarmed.

finished articles

• my diary (mirror) is where i do most of my writing at the moment. it is rarely as thought out or polished as the main articles, but it makes up for this with timeliness and spontaneity. nowadays it mostly consists of political and social comment.
• books i have read with very short reviews.
• loneliness is a constant part of my life. here i explain a bit of the how, why and what effects it has.
• fear is a large part of my day to day thinking, so much so that i'm often unaware of it's presense until i review my actions.
• what's in a name?
  i use many names, most of which people regard as unusual. this article seeks to explain my attitude to my own names, and names in general.
• marriage is a habit i regard as foolish, immoral and dangerous. this article explains why.
• why i avoid capitals
  as you may have noticed, i dislike using capital letters. this article explains why. a similar effort has been made by abelard over here.
• the lyrics and quotations section of the site is a helpful counterpoint to my articles, giving fresh insight to my mind through the words of other people.
• sarcastic? me? never.
  this one is more a stream of consciousness than an article... taken for my irc logs, it gives a fair indication of my brand of sarcasm.
• run rabbit, run.
  as well as logging my racing results, this article explains why i run, and some of my thoughts about my running.
• admonishments
  an update/extension of the "axiomatic" article. seven admonishments to myself.
• axiomatic
  this article is an early attempt to axiomatise my thought processes. it's rather incomplete, but what there is captures the basics.
• thoughts on smoking
  i have spent a lot of time and energy fighting to rid my personal environment of smoke and smokers. these are some brief items of propaganda that i felt was missing from the usual.
• my curriculum vitae is not strictly an article; it does however give some insights into "how he got that way", as tom lehrer would say.

articles on the make

• the bittersweet is something i feel constantly drawn to... i hope to get at the reasons for this, and give examples.
• the essence of 'hmm'
  i say 'hmm', or some variant thereof, rather a lot. it has many meanings, subtlely related. in this article i hope to explain this non-word.
• broken is a term oft used by geeks to refer to code or ways of thinking that are less than ideal. in this article i hope to shed light on those areas of my machinations that i think foolish.
• no more christmas
  i mightily disapprove of christmas and what it seems to represent. i hope to prolytize here. -_^
• christianism is something that both fascinates and repels me. most of my close friends are at least to some degree christianists. yet the cult of christ makes me wonder how any such person could possibly be trusted. i hope to explain this is detail.