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i reply: i have tried this sleep remedy that you speak of, but only really found that i didn't feel like i was tired enough during the day. i was rested and alert and didn't feel the need to drink so much Dew and coffee to sustain myself. in addition, i found stress levels decreased which meant that i smoked less. i found this life to be in contrast with that which i was familar, and in a way less rewarding if indeed healtier. i decided to give it up saying, "sleep is for the weak...". and besides, sleep is not in my work contract.

There exists at least one prime number which, when interpreted as GIF, JPEG, or PNG-encoded data, represents an image from one of Traci Lords' child porn films, and is thus illegal in the United States.

The first person to successfully prove or disprove Janke's Conjecture wins a prize. The only prize we give out here- a date with Reify. Note: padding the number with non-image data, such as text or spurious chunks in a PNG, doesn't count.

If you think you have proven the conjecture by discovering an (in)appropriate number, DO NOT send your winning entries to me. DO NOT email illegal numbers to me or any of my friends.

This actually opens up a whole new area of research. All sorts of numbers could be discovered to be illegal because they were encodings of visual or textual child pornography. Double prize for the first person to get an issue of American Journal of Mathematics banned in the United States as kiddie porn.

over the last couple of weeks i have met some really amazing people. one of them even had coffee with me today. conversation ran the gambit, as they typically do when you are first getting to know people. but it was really nice talking to a genuine person. you know, the kind of person who can look you in the eyes when they talk to you. these kinds of experience are so good. they leave you warm inside and full of energy. i guess that is why i was able to spend the time writing the e-mails. so i need to remember to thank her for that.

the poly discussion and the touchdown theory discussion are churning on in e-mail form. i hope to be able to post some back and forth findings on the both of them soon. but like all of my promises here, that is pending me actually doing it. we shall see.

after today, all i can say is that i am really happy. good conversation and good coffee has a tendancy to do that to me. of course, i really think that it is the connections that i have made with people over the last 4 days that is the real culprit. i really believe that it is possible to know in a moment if the people that you meet are compatible with you just by the energy that they give off. i am not necessarily talking metaphysics here so don't read too much into that. call it what you want, people give off a vibe and sometime you just resonate with that vibe and it can be spooky, but really cool.

oh well, off to ride this natural high into the evening... take care all.

vague comment of the day
"sometimes it is in the words that you say and the thoughts that you leave unfinished that you leave me comfortably hanging..."

update 3:22am
the rain did indeed stop and it was clear when i headed out. came back home after a movie with bob for another 3 hours of e-mail. 7 hours today, pages upon pages of ideas expressed through text. i have so much to think about but my wrists scream and my brain demands time to integrate without my rational self mucking the process up.

"butterfiles reverse the pull of gravity"

enough said.

today is a grey day, very much matching my mood. at least i got a good deal of work done, and am in training for the rest of the afternoon. i am not sure that i have a whole lot left in me today. the nights find me tired around 10:00 but up until 2 or 3:00. but then again, during the grey times, i often find my insomnia visiting me quite a bit.

some interesting quotes were to be had this sunday from angel.
"my husband and i normally leave around 8 or 9 o'clock when amateur hour starts."
"... the place was full of beefcake boys..."

certainly her wit throughout the afternoon was one of the two brightest points to my sunday. take a visit to jax in orlando if you ever are in the area. if angel is working you are certain to be entertained with wit and other good stuff.

i have to wonder how many days are going to be like today. ride out the lows and really appreciate the highs.