Excursions

It has been pouring down incessantly since yesterday. The sound of stillness such that cloudburst spreads is both soothing and annoying at the same time. The wall of water stirs the emotions, but also keeps them lingering within without an outlet. Nothing, other than words.

I realized FaceId does not recognize me while am yawning. I doubt it may not even be a bug - may be it’s a feature. “If you are yawning such that your face is distorted, may be you aren’t awake enough to be allowed to work the device?”

Cursive writing is fun. Cursive writing is difficult - not everybody’s cup of tea. I was to learn cursive writing.

These statements are mutually exclusive.

And the journey begins! 🤞🏽

Nope.

These articles keep getting churned out every few months — and the frequency might even be on the rise. I always wonder why don’t we ask this question - “have we hit peak blogging”? Why can’t podcasting be made more mainstream?

“It definitely won’t be taped at a library where janitors are walking around, yelling in the background of each episode.”

Absolutely bullshit. Weren’t we convincing more people to write what they want? Encouraging them to open their mind, blog more - not think about readers? What’s so different about podcasting?

What if there existed a social network designed for decency? The only intelligence it would have is sentiment analysis that would identify - and subsequently hide or delete - the posts with rants or vile responses. Wouldn’t it make the timeline bearable for many?

There was a time when I used to diligently write a short story every week. I wanted to attempt writing a fictional story of every genre. I was even considering completing a book in the genre I eventually enjoy the most. I always wished I could write humor better. I feel mystery comes naturally. But, detective? Ah. I came across this short story that I wrote more than a year back and boy I remember I struggled a lot writing this.

I want to start writing short stories again. I need to start going back to my writing prompts. I enjoyed that weekly habit of mine — it was a nice getaway from the grinds of daily routine. I miss that.

The consumption of days of content does not lend the satisfaction that an hour of creation can.

Clouds can spread gloom - but the rain that follows brings out all the colourful umbrellas. The time’s always cheerful.

Every now and then, I spend some time selecting that one good wallpaper for my lock and home screen. And it never is easy. Recently came across this wonderful app - Vellum which has some great selection of wallpapers. I know this is a personal preference, but a nice little app.

Do people use cases or covers for their smartphones? I am always split — keep the perfect weight and feel of the device or keep it safe (or at least convince oneself that it is). And then there is that decision of military grade or thin or ultra thin cases even if if want one. I can never make my mind what exactly what I want.

My old SE could bear the military grade protection. The larger devices just can’t — they become too bulky. Super ironic.