Monday, June 12, 2006

input

It's likely most things I say here aren't true of everyone, and this is probably one. That's the joy of being unique.

I love to type. This has nothing to do with writing or putting thoughts in any form on paper. Whenever my fingertips come to rest on the keyboard, it's like a homecoming. This is where they live, and where they feel most comfortable. It is a sense of peace for me. I think there might be something about the opportunity to be creative or productive, but there is a more primal nuance than that. It is tactile. It requires coordination and benefits from practice.

On occasion, I will set aside a few minutes to copy a page of text. There are several chapters of books saved to my hard drive for no other reason than the joy of typing one by one the letters of which they are comprised. I find it hard to pass keyboards on display in the store without typing something on them. It doesn't matter that they're not plugged into anything.

Typing is fun. Period.

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