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July 13, 2005
Mysterious Skin and Typing (2)
I saw a good movie Friday that I cannot recommend. That's not quite right-- I can recommend it. Like I said, it is a very good film. It’s just that I only have one friend who would enjoy it, and he saw it with me.
I don't know if I have run into this problem before. Five or six years ago, Karen would have been a good candidate, but in the last few years (due in part to having children), she has sensitivities that would keep her from watching the film. (By the way, I have plenty of my own sensitivities, they are just less acute.)
Everyone else I know would hate it, get too uncomfortable and walk out, and/or end up unhappy that I had suggested that they go in the first place.
Have you ever seen a good movie that you felt this way about?
I am finally learning to type. At the age of 35, I am sick of being merely a somewhat fast two-finger typist-- which is still fairly slow. I took a typing class in eighth grade on an old IBM typewriter (a "Selectric" maybe?). You might have guessed that my teacher wasn't the best...
Now here I am, about a week into the switch and it is frustrating and at the same time exciting. I have been through all of the introductory lessons in a nifty little freeware program (isn't the internet handy?), and now I am forcing myself to practice on every thing I type. A brief email (did I say, "brief"?) takes 15 minutes. A blog entry takes an eternity. (Although going slowly makes me better at spelling...)
On the plus side, I am typing at a much faster rate this week (maybe half as fast as my two-finger state versus a third as fast.) I find I do much better when I stop over thinking it and just let my fingers instinctively go where they want to. I can't wait until I don't have to think about it at all.
And the weird thing is that unlike the times in the past when I didn't have it in me to stick with it long enough, I may not be thinking about it in 2-3 weeks!
Posted by Rich at July 13, 2005 1:18 PM
Comments
So, was the movie "Mysterious Skin"? Of course, as intended, you've piqued my interest.
Posted by: jeremy at July 14, 2005 10:13 AM
Yeah, the movie is Mysterious Skin. I guess I left that part out... oops!
Posted by: Rich at July 14, 2005 10:42 AM
