Powering Up

Well over the weekend I finally slipped into high gear of productivity. Last night I was up till 4 am writing and then went to bed only to contemplate models of consciousness for another hour before slipping off to sleep as the first call to prayer raised with the dawn. By the by, my building is opposite a rather small mosque. On fridays the alley is covered with large cloth awnings and the road itself is filled with the "congregation", or "the faithful". Im unsure of the name to use, but "muslims" is obviously wrong, as most streets in alex would be filled with muslims- being the vast majority of egyptians.

This week I will post some of my first musings on consciousness and meaning (with an alternative link to "animals who look like there owners" for the less philosophically inclined). I also managed a bit of work on some other projects I had planned for this sabbatical and if I can find suitable hosting I will upload the first edition of net radio show I put together, including my first attempts at a DJ mix. And all this.. absolutely free.. Which is only slightly less than the general cheapness of egypt. I just bought 2 falafel sandwiches, a bag of 5 pita breads and a small bottle of pepsi for 2.75 egyptian pounds. This is less than 40 eurocents. If I was so inclined I could go ride the tram to anywhere in Alex, drink fresh juice, and surf the net for an hour for another 3.25. With my final pound gone to purchase drinking water my singular Euro is thus spent and lifes material need superbly sated.

Ah, one day I will tell this to my children in the form of a story that begins, "when I was your age", although time and occasional senility will cause me to forget to include the "in Egypt" part.