<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4015748093257076213</id><updated>2011-08-23T23:40:11.510-07:00</updated><category term='SimAnt'/><category term='First time'/><title type='text'>On Nothing</title><subtitle type='html'>My inner monologue does a word association trick.</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://onnothing.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4015748093257076213/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://onnothing.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>b.triebel</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02025655795380519500</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>2</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4015748093257076213.post-4205336936748253811</id><published>2011-08-23T23:40:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-08-23T23:40:11.551-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Volume I, episode II:  My Neglect</title><content type='html'>Well, i've waited a bloody long time to remember that i even had this, but i may as well improve my writing through this most basic of&amp;nbsp;exercises.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;No point in boring a non-existent audience with mindless gibbering, however. so i had better choose a topic soon. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It has recently come to my attention that playing guitar results in the numbing and eventual complete destruction of ones nerve endings at the tips of the fingers. &amp;nbsp;Disconcerting, i know. &amp;nbsp;But with the practice which inevitably causes this handicap, the manipulation of said instrument becomes significantly more entertaining, and satisfying as a result.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I attempted writing a piece of music to accompany some words which i conjured, but it is too difficult to play as of yet. &amp;nbsp;but the notes sound nice together. &amp;nbsp;Choosing not to participate in any sort of formal training on the guitar has certainly delayed any greatness in my use of the guitar, but it may have preserved a certain amount of originality available only to those parts of the brain that does cool things by accident.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Perhaps if i start getting really intimate with this blog i will consider promoting the lyricae for which i am occasionally prone to produce... generally late at night, when my depth of contemplation drives me to poetic expression or frustration and whatnot. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This blog will be better for it if it isn't a spot for rants. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Well, that's plenty for vol. II&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4015748093257076213-4205336936748253811?l=onnothing.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4015748093257076213/posts/default/4205336936748253811'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4015748093257076213/posts/default/4205336936748253811'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://onnothing.blogspot.com/2011/08/volume-i-episode-ii-my-neglect.html' title='Volume I, episode II:  My Neglect'/><author><name>b.triebel</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02025655795380519500</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4015748093257076213.post-6804947285760893721</id><published>2011-01-19T20:54:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-01-19T20:54:03.927-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='SimAnt'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='First time'/><title type='text'>Volume I, Episode I</title><content type='html'>&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;I decided my best writing should be devoted to personal gain, and that anything i write should be contributing to my overall advancement in life. &amp;nbsp;Its tough then, to justify this even now as the letters tap tap away in tune with my inner monologue, but its too tough to keep up. &amp;nbsp;I never did learn how to type properly. &amp;nbsp;I remember all those old&amp;nbsp;Mavis Beacon programs that were new and fancy when i saw them for the first time. &amp;nbsp;Just like Oregon&amp;nbsp;trail and SimAnt only nowhere near as sweet. &amp;nbsp;Hours and hours of looking at one of these stupid keyboards. &amp;nbsp;Who knew that this would be the way the world interacts with itself? &amp;nbsp;there's something in that last sentence that borders on sexual&amp;nbsp;innuendo... not intentional but still awesome. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;well, join me next time for the all-exciting fantastic Volume I, Episode II !!!&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;bt&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4015748093257076213-6804947285760893721?l=onnothing.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://onnothing.blogspot.com/feeds/6804947285760893721/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://onnothing.blogspot.com/2011/01/volume-i-episode-i.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4015748093257076213/posts/default/6804947285760893721'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4015748093257076213/posts/default/6804947285760893721'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://onnothing.blogspot.com/2011/01/volume-i-episode-i.html' title='Volume I, Episode I'/><author><name>b.triebel</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02025655795380519500</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>
