20220831

20220831

august is finished, summer is drawing to a close. I hope to have my play finished by the end of the week, I'm waiting on a publishing contract for my contribution to an anthology. Life is changing.

I have been spending my time on a variety of essays, exploring ideas from philosophy and mathematics mixed with contemporary topics and culture. Currently I am trying to find a place or form to finalize these strings of essays into a finalized project. I have been considering here, youtube or perhaps a seperate site.

At this point I feel as though I only need a little push to propell me forward, to put a definite stop to the previous stage of life and move to the next. It's wonderful to feel it so concretely, perhaps daunting but I've learned to manage fear. Whilst the possibilities of the future rush past me I want to take a final moment to appreciate this last august breeze.

Le héros romantique

I love you mathematical objects I love you logic I love you algebra I love you analysis I love you rigorous definitions I love you beautiful equations that may not necessarily have applications I love you mathematical proofs I love you pure mathematics I love you I love you I love you

2022.08.05

Finished my reading challenge a little early this year. I'm really happy reading more and I think I find 52 books a nice number as a yearly goal. I'll still be reading for the rest of the year, I do think I'll try to change some things up mostly length.

Honestly the kindle was the most vital part to all of this, it just makes reading so much more convenient, that goes for any e-reading with e-ink. I understand the romanticism of reading a paper book but unlike, say with writing on paper, having a physical book doesn't add anything to my experience of reading.

My last note on this all would be is that I'm looking for something different to track my reading. I quite like the story graph but I think I may actually prefer just using an excel sheet so I can really completely make it my own and track the things I think of as important. I'll probably still keep recording it in the app as well since I do use it to share my reading with friends.

tl:dr read books, it's fun.

An introduction

Welcome to this peculiar little corner of the internet. My name is Henry. Consider this an assortment of curated pieces reflecting a variety of things, including who I am, who I would like to be and general musings on the nature of existence. Enjoy.

About

He/him

INTJ, 8w7

studying mathematics, philosophy and what else currently is of interest to me

fountain pen enthusiast

writer

I am Henry Winter, what do you want to do about it

favorite stationery ?

120gsm laser printer paper. It doesn't matter what pen you use, using it on thick and sturdy (but not too textured or gritty) paper is an amazing experience and even though I enjoy flipping through a filled notebook, nothing is more satisfying to me than a ream of paper completely filled with notes.

Notebooks are neat and orderly but the sheer enigmatic chaos of loose sheets of paper is unbeatable.