Wednesday, March 19, 2008

Entity Relationship, Words & Wushu


We translate reality into models, into programs, into codes and numbers, into words. Words are therefore not real and have meaning only in a limited way. Words are just models of reality. At best, they are just representations of reality, what we perceive as reality. That is why there will never be a perfect program. That is why every single word leaves a million left unsaid.

Draw an ERD for this: "I am a basket case, this is my therapy, Gugu is my shrink. I am also her mentor, this is our Wushu, she teaches me how to breathe and stay alive."

Thursday, March 13, 2008

Hanging On Tight


I gave her this picture because it reminds me to hang on tight to friends, something which I have only a very few of, if I have any at all.  I hope we would still remain friends even if she becomes a cat and I a fish.

She loved this picture, and even wanted to have it as her wallpaper.  I gave her a list of titles and asked her to pick the best one for the picture.  I don't remember now if she picked a choice which she considered better than what I have named the jpg file.  For that matter I don't even remember now what name I have given to the file.

I often tell her she is my memory.  The picture file is stored somewhere in her hard disk.

They have a cat and a dog who are friends, like the ones in the picture.  Their dog is named Timothy.  She says it is a good name because it comes from the Bible, but I don't see the correlation.  And I tell her I have a brother who has the same name.  My brother is good to me, though.  Still, the dog, the name, and my brother are not related to the Bible, even if they are all good.