Microblogvember
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Edit: that didn’t take very long ↩︎
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Today marks the last Microblogvember day. One last post where I include a daily prompt word into 280 characters and hit publish. The last month helped me to reinforce a habit of daily writing. Thanks to all who participated, I enjoyed your daily updates. This was a blast!
We are all forced to adapt to live quite pedestrian lives. While the quantity of social interaction dropped, for me the quality has risen. I cherish every time I’m able to see friends and family. And that’s a positive in my book.
Often people try to mask their intentions with words. But in the end actions or lack thereof always reveal the true story.
Last week we saw a prime example of this behavior. With a political implosion as a result.
These days, a relatively modest investment can buy amazing audio quality. One dilemma is sending music to the DAC/AMP (now directly connected to the PC). With a bit of tinkering and a Raspberry Pi this should be solvable. Should look into this some more, looks like a fun project to do1.
A daily writing habit never stuck. Is this topic interesting and my writing good enough? The one thing the Mbnov challenge showed me is to adjust this mindset. Not every post has to be insightful, long, and articulated. Just, write. Tomorrow offers a new opportunity to do it even better.
Working from my home office, most of the day is spend on Teams video conferencing. After quite some time, I’m now pretty used to looking at a screen while discussing stuff. But for a one-on-one conversation, it’s still not as convenient as the good old telephone call to me.
The provision to focus on important topics vs seemingly urgent random stuff requires me to look ahead. 4 PM each day I draft my todo-list for the next day. This single action results in two things: a todo list for tomorrow and a clear picture of what still needs to be done today
Capture a thought, even if it’s only a short message, by writing every day. I realize that it’s not so much what I write. It’s about how it helps me to reflect on the day.
For the second time this year, the youth department of a right-wing political party in The Netherlands crossed a border. Sharing anti-Semitic expressions on WhatsApp and Instagram. Unbelievable, but you get what you sow. Throwing out whistleblowers, letting offenders stay.
Exactly one month from now before it will be officially winter. That means one month of autumn left. Didn’t really get outside that often with my camera during this beatiful time of year. But still 31 days to make it up and enjoy the fall colors.
Staying within the theme, one of those old gems for me is “Mazzy Star - Fade into you”1
Being at home more re-sparked my passion for music. It’s kinda liberating to kick back with a glass of wine. Hit play and enjoy an evening listening to new music and rediscovering old gems. If things return to normal this, I hope, will not fade away.
I’m switching note-taking setup. I’d used a combination of DevonThink, Apple Notes, and Notion. Now moving everything to Obsidian. Various buckets didn’t work out for me. Moving is a challenge, but it should be possible and will help bring much-needed structure.
The word dependence often has a negative connotation to it. For me, it also signals something positive more in line with “reliance”.
It’s good to be independent. As long as you keep in mind that sometimes you need the help of others, as others might someday need to rely on you.
It’s been years since I’ve boarded a train as part of my daily commute. While not always a pleasure, the sound of the wheels on the tracks made me feel relaxed. I still plan on taking the train to somewhere in Scandinavia. Don’t know why but seems like such a nice thing to do.
In the last few days, I was quite ill. It has been some years ago since I was feeling so unwell, but still, the memory of it came back like it was yesterday. Now I am starting to feel better, so lucky the last couple of days will also become a distant memory again.
Half way mark. Never expected to come this far with a daily blogging routine. Great to take part in the Microblogvember
I’m experimenting with a standard black&white setting for my trusty Olympus E-M5. SOOC, JPEG with no settings to fuss over. Keeps things easy on my morning walk. I do like the dark crushed look, give images an eerie and spooky look.
