If you do something ten days straight but drop the ball on day 11, restarting will feel especially hard. But I believe this only to be the case when I decided not to show up. When I could've done it but made an excuse. Whenever I've taken a day off...

"They had something come up."

"Mm."

"Friend situation."

"Oh no. That's too bad."

"I'm still hanging here. Alone. Got the whole day off."

"Not much has changed then."

"I thought today would be different. I was looking forward to today, Syd." he smiled.

"Well it's just another day, Val."

"I'm okay with that. I've come to enjoy routine."

Syd...

therealbrandonwilson asked me whether the kimchi I made with my mom is better than I've had previously. The answer is yes.

Taste-wise it's about the same as what my mom has always made, and I'd peg her as an above average kimchi maker....

Ern contemplates it.

"Sure. I'll take that refill."

Already his second cup of coffee and Effie's no where to be found. She probably hasn't left the nursing home yet.

Ern keeps glancing at his phone, the only thing besides his coffee mug and a single sheet of moist napkin that's on...

It's easy for the hungry to appreciate food just as it's easy for a binge eater to despise their attachment to food. The key is to appreciate the importance of food while not becoming enslaved by it. The key is to nourish yourself with the food without losing respect for...

One thing I love about software is how asymmetric the output is to the input. Maybe this is why when many developers  burnout they reach for things where the input and output are intimately linked. Things like  gardening and  baking bread. 

I love the latter too now. For the most...

I remember my first time watching  Breaking Bad feeling more world like. The arcs that the character went through felt like phases more than just something that happened as part of a plot over a few episodes. 

This time around I can see things develop and I'm astonished how quickly...

Similar to Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, I can recount going through stages with different levels of intimidation when confronting software. In the beginning, any thought of code intimidated me. Any mention of apps, the command line, or even HTML websites struck the feeling of imposterhood deep into me.

Excitement It wasn't...

I spent the summer of 2016 desperately trying to write a novel. Most days I didn't manage more than a paragraph. I' spend most of my laptop time distracted on either reading about successful tech people or watching random things on Youtube . One day I came across a choose...

This Saturday is our introductory meeting for the Echo and Narcissus writing club. I'm glad that I already have my narcissus decided. All I need to do now is re-read my favorite stories by Colin Barrett and pick two excerpts. 

I'm looking forward to writing out what I like about these...