I came up with the notion of citata only yesterday evening, but I could not wait until I figured out how to record them (“Addenda, citata,” July 15, 2014). And I started as soon as I got up this morning. It has taken me several hours to record each citatum from this year only. As it turns out, I parenthetically cited earlier pieces of writing of my own in eighty-six pieces. The earliest piece of writing cited so far this year is from 1988. Also, there is more than one citatum in a number of pieces. In particular, there are two citata in sixteen pieces, three in two pieces, and four in three pieces of writing. Five of the citata appear in the addenda. Some citata appear in more than one piece of writing, as well. Specifically, there are three of them that are parenthetically cited in two pieces of writing each: “Ten Principles of Bon Yoga” (November 13, 2012), “A Recipe for Foolproof Subversion” (May 14, 2013), and “Mimar Sinan” (December 11, 2013). It will take me a while to record each and every citatum in previous years, but now I have a reliable way to record them. The record of the interlacing of my writings through time now goes both backwards and forwards, as it should have gone from the very start.

Addendum (July 17, 2014)

I just finished compiling all citata from last year. All told, they appear in one-hundred and two pieces of writing. And there are nine of them in one of the pieces, which is likely to remain the highest number on record. Nine of the citata appear in the addenda. Several of them appear over and over again. The most notable among them are “The Ten Principles of Bon Buddhism” (April 10, 1992), “Ten Principles of Bon Yoga” (November 13, 2012), and “A Recipe for Foolproof Subversion” (May 14, 2013). Perhaps they appear a bit too often, I am afraid. Be that as it may, the record of citata takes a surprising amount of time to compile in requisite detail. The last year took at least three full hours. Thus it will take me quite a while to complete the record. But I will get there sooner or later.