i drove all right...

...to get to you. Is that all right?

Yes, all right. I have a tendency to drive into oncoming traffic or kerbs - but never in a straight line. I blame the wang eye. Holding the steering wheel in a highly asymmetric manner seems to alleviate the problem in the short term.

Learning to drive is an amazing thing. It has added a whole new dimension to the world: in a few short months I could potentially have the freedom to go wherever I so choose! Given that any car I could afford to buy/insure in the delights of inner city Leeds probably won't drive very far... I cross roads with heightened awareness nowadays. And I am in awe of anyone who can drive easily. It's no easy task! Hyde Park; an area that looks relatively quiet, is a driving nightmare. Oncoming traffic is most troublesome. Buses should be banned. And clutch control? Don't even get me started.

I have decided that cars should only go forwards (I haven't tried to reverse yet, but see no need), should only have 3 gears and should all be quite small. Drivers should sit in the centre of the front of the car to improve spatial awareness. Gear sticks should not be placed so close to instructor's knees. All hazards should be removed (I include myself in that). Sat navs should shout out instructions for driving - I'm fine when told what to do. I forget how to drive if left to my own devices.

Still, I've only had about 5 lessons. Sure it will "click" anytime now...

Moon.
No x



PS See my "academic" (ha!) blog for a boring discussion of this.

Habits

It is customary to sign off a personal email or a text with a single "x". It seems customary to end a blog with three. I think it is time for me to halt such sillinesses. It is something that has been done for years. I am not an especially soppy or affectionate person, therefore it doesn't seem necessary. I have started to distinguish between email signatures for old friends versus people I have met relatively recently, usually in a work context (as if there's a chance to meet people through any other means these days) through the presence of an x or not, respectively. The x does not reflect how well I get along with such people. I worry that the x is so automatic that I am occasionally overly affectionate with my students (as they are to me). This should not be allowed to happen.

I am therefore going to stop this nonsense once and for all. Apart from in texts. Maybe.

Moon.
no x

Post #125

I would just like to say:

"Beowulf - ahahahahahaha"

Moon. x