I know I wrote about dumb phones being a fad the other day, but I do find it fascinating when people keep their smartphones and are more intentional about their usage.
Writing Month Aka Nanowrimo Is Here
Every year since 2012, I’ve participated in NaNoWriMo. This year is a little different, since officially, NaNoWriMo is no more. Due to incompetence and mismanagement, the organization that ran NaNoWriMo killed the entire thing off earlier this year. A couple of years ago, my bud Amin created Writing Month, an open source and community driven replacement for NaNoWriMo.
This year, I’m utterly unprepared. I actually kind of forgot about Writing Month until this morning when I saw Sudo Science talk about it. So, I’m going into this with very few expectations. I’ll probably float between a couple projects for a few days and see what can grab my attention. Or maybe I’ll ease my way back into something I’ve written before.
Creating A Historical Record Of Your Life
I’ve been writing about notes, note-taking, and notebooks a lot lately. Beyond the fact that I have a crappy memory and writing everything down helps with that, I also feel the need to create a record of my own personal history.
As I get older, I feel more and more like I want to do things that matter, if not to others, at least to myself. I’m not so sure that I succeed at that, but I do feel like documenting the things I do, even if they all end up supremely mundane, is something I can do to make myself feel like I’m actually doing something.
🔗 The Road Untaken
You know, when people ask, “What’s the biggest risk you’d like to take?” they usually mean something exciting like skydiving, moving to Bali to “find yourself,” or starting a business that sells bespoke bowties for dogs. Me? The biggest risk I could take would be watching a movie without knowing how it ends. That’s it. That’s my Everest.
I May Have A Notebook Problem
I’ve written about notebooks a lot in the last couple of months. And that should be a pretty good indicator that something fishy is going on. I’m developing a new… interest. I was going to use the word obsession, but I’m not there yet. I have bought some new, but crappy notebooks to replace my Field Notes, and I’ve started messing with my full sized notebook again.
Pictures In Blogging
I really like to blog. I do not know if you can tell that, as I only blog every single day. I know a lot of my fellow bloggers who have the same passion I do for maintaining and producing content for their blogs. One thing I have noticed, however is that a lot of us bloggers, myself included, seem to avoid using images in our posts.
Not Enough Keys
I’m resisting buying a new keyboard.
I have promised myself that my need to collect new keebs is over, and I can be happy with what I have. I tell myself that at least once a day. I have a problem.
The thing that is prodding me towards breaking my “no new keyboards” streak, is that my current dactyl doesn’t have enough keys. It does, and I could easily use layers, but my brain thinks it needs more keys in the thumb cluster. It would be nice, but it’s not really necessary.
Smaller Notebooks Are Better Notebooks
I’m filling up my Field Notes notebooks quickly, so I’ve been on the lookout for my next set. I figured I would go cheaper this time, since Field Notes (it’s a brand) are quite pricey. I found some generic A6 size notebooks on Amazon that looked nice and have about 10 times the number of pages as the Field Notes.
I’ve been scribbling in one the last couple of days, and I realize that I don’t care for them as much. They’re too thick. They’re not as easy to write on, nor do they feel as nice to write on as the Field Notes.
I Changed My Password And It Sucks
The other day on The Linux Cast, we talked a lot about security, and one of the things that we talked about was changing your password. Now, I use a password manager for the things that matter, so it’s quite easy to change passwords when needed.
For the stuff on my computer, however, I’m not as dillgent as I should be. Namely with my ssh and Linux passwords. I used simple easy to type passwords. Not ‘password’ or ‘123’ or anything like that, but still, simple. The conversation the boys and I had, however, got me thinking about how I should probably change the ssh passphrase at the very least.
Why Did I Save That?
So, a few days ago, I wrote about how my bookmarking system is a mess. I’m still thinking about what to do about that, but I’m still slowly going through my saved RSS articles, my bookmarks, and my notes. I’m weeding things out in the hopes that when I get a new system, I will have less to transfer over. Even if I end up sticking with what I have, not having so many saved things is the right thing to do.