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Scartol's Go Musings
7 June 2003: I got my shirts today -- yay! I especially like the Hikaru fanshirt. I expect it will be a big hit at the club. In a game I played last night, I happened to kill a big group and my opponent resigned (I say "happened to" because it wasn't intentional until about four moves before the kill -- I was just push, push, pushing along and suddenly I realized I had cut off a big chunk with only one eye). Now, I've never done crack, but I can't imagine that the thrill there is nearly as rewarding as the feeling I get from a game like that. Someone in the Wings room said he prefers to win games "without having to kill big groups." Pfff. Of course, after a win like that (especially in the evening, when I'm getting tired), I can't play another game because if I lose, the high will evaporate. I don't think there's any question about IsGoAnAddictiveDrug.
Got an email from a guy at the BGA who wants to put some 3 June 2003: I got 2 new books from Kiseido today, and have begun devouring Attack and Defense by Ishida and Davies. I like the series (Elementary Go Series) because each book seems to reorient my thinking in a way that makes me wonder "How was I seeing it any other way?" Otake Hideo's book did the same thing.
I added a new shirt to the 25 May 2003: Inspired by the blogs of DougRidgway and Hyppy, I've claimed this space to keep track of some random thoughts about the Great Game. I don't have enough faith in my ability to update (I've been lax in even reading the RecentChanges lately) to call it a blog, so instead it's the more elegant-sounding Random Musings (cue warm strings). As an English teacher in a public school, I've grown used to teaching to students who (outwardly at least) don't give a damn about what I've got to say. So participating here and at the GTL has been alarming -- my "students" actually listen, and sometimes even respond! Glory be!
So, I hope to use this space to continue with my preaching (see Scartol, et al. in WhatItMeansToBeASensei, CommunicatingWithIdioticAbbreviations, etc). Feedback is encouraged, although I can't promise any sort of timely response.
I got my first order at the We're up to 18,000 hits on the art page; I'd like to make 20k by the end of the summer. I often wonder if the majority come for the 3D art, or the Hikaru wallpaper. Maybe I should put them on separate pages each with its own counter. I haven't made any new pix for a while, mostly because I've run out of ideas. I could do more joseki, but I can only get so excited about doing variations on the 4-4 corner approach. Ideas, please! This is a copy of the living page "Scartol's Go Musings" at Sensei's Library. ![]() |