I wish every theme on Micro.blog got its own test blog under the account of the author of the theme. That way, a demo site is always available to try the theme out before applying. Thoughts @manton?

We celebrated the Valentine’s Day with a creamy fruit cake and banana walnut muffin. A welcome surprise! 😍

The software that I use is generally not a conventional option. I don’t subscribe to the established #platforms. I either find them miserably dull or overly shiny for my liking. It helps that I know deep down that I am supporting a new and upcoming player for whom my business is worth. It means something; I mean something as one more customer. Not “just another customer”.

This also means that often the software is not fully baked. Some essential features are missing, or there are bugs around corner cases. I am an early adopter who pays more and still works as a tester. Sometimes, I get frustrated and switch to the popular option only to get out and back soon.

It is ok for me if you don’t have all the features, but deliver whatever you do differently. Have an identity. Stand out.

I turned off iCloud Photos & recovered the space that photos/videos were unnecessarily consuming off iCloud storage. I do not use it anymore, inspite of how hard Apple wants me to. It’s crazy that how poorly Apple handles photos and how difficult it makes for us to use them.

We had a service person visit us today – the plan was he would take some measurements & quote the price for the service. I’ve never met a service person as techie as this guy. Laser-based measuring tools. An iPad Pro for drawings, taking notes & quotations. Of course, with a Pencil.

Impression was made. The objective was achieved.

Amidst the city life, the sky looked and it looked pretty! 🌅

I often forget that stealing hours from sleep is not worth it – I have to pay back soon, usually on the very next day. Today was one such day.

I stayed up till late, doing nothing unavoidable. I read, or rather skimmed, some purposeless writing. I found nothing that interested me, but I kept on browsing with the hope that I would. And before I knew it, I was well past my routine bedtime. Thus I woke up late, which cascadingly screwed up my whole morning routine.

Missing my morning tea, though, was the most catastrophic effect this had today. I usually need my cup before the #life’s chaos in gulps it down. I couldn’t have my tea till the sun had risen more than I liked. I knew my productivity had gone for a toss.

The evening was better, though. I went on an unplanned walk around the neighbourhood, taking care of an unplanned but long-pending task. I hoped to mend the tea saga in the morning, so I drank jaggery tea at a nice-looking eatery. The tea saga only worsened, and let’s leave it at that.

A few nice cafes have sprung up nearby that I had no clue existed. Neighbourhood passes you by as you pass by driving.

I wish I had taken a couple of pictures during the walk. Maybe next time. Without a tea saga of any sort.

A blog is this, that and a lot more. There is no one definition for a blog. To each his own.

Another thing that works in write.as’s favour is that I can hardly change anything with how things look. Theming that is possible is bare. Customization in the way things work is minimum. This will ensure I don’t get too distracted by anything that’s not words, the #meta stuff.

Of course, there is a risk of me getting frustrated with the loss of control. Well, there’s Micro.blog for that which I am not getting rid of any time soon. The platform is too valuable and near perfect not to keep as primary.

Haven’t I gone through a similar fascination with Svbtle? I wrote a lot there for a while but eventually got frustrated with how restricting it felt. So why’s write.as any different? Well, for one, it allows publishing a titleless post. Second, the interface to post is minimal, with very little to configure. Svbtle felt bloated in that regard.

So where does this leave me? Well, I have started a 14-days trial with write.as. I want to try it to the fullest and see if and how well I use it. Is this just a fad?

A blog, for me, is a space for unformed thoughts. This is that place. And, Hey 👋 I’m Amit Gawande.

why?

I recently realized I do not enjoy updating my primary abode on the internet, my website hosted elsewhere. I realized I don’t gravitate to the posting page, so I write less. Some might say I don’t write much because I don’t want to. Never blame the tools and like that. But then I open the editor here at write.as, and the place feels welcoming — with its blinking cursor waiting for my unformed thoughts. I start writing, and before I know it, I have a few thoughts jotted down.

So, I wanted to bring some unstructuredness to my blogging. No fixed pattern, no predefined topics, and no forced post lengths. Just write.

what?

I write quick posts journaling whatever is at the top of my mind. The posts have no throughline, nor can you expect any structure limitation. They are a brain dump to relieve me of the thoughts crowding my mind. I am currently posting pretty regularly, with at least one post daily. But I am also not putting any pressure on myself to stick to a schedule.

I enjoy writing here. So I do not expect me to write short notes or quips. I may do that at microblogging-focused platforms. I also do not expect to write long-form, thoughtful essays or detailed guides.

The words I enjoy writing the most are in-the-moment unpretentious thoughts. Usually, in around 200-250 words. That I foresee myself publishing with this space.

how?

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