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The State of Nats #21: Well, this is pointless

[Everything between June 23 and July 24, Friday] These are part of my field notes, to subscribe, click here . For desk notes, visit here `Not in the mood, not in the mood, with unrest in India, not in the mood to sit and think about life this month. This will be small. Cats: A beautiful calico stray, Penny, walked into our home and gave birth to three kittens. I had seen her comings and goings for…

The State of Nats #20: I think I need poetry

[Everything between June 02 and June 23, Tuesday] These are part of my field notes, to subscribe, click here . For desk notes, visit here Data Movies: 9 | out of which 4 in theatre | 2 included Jake Johnson and 2 were horror Books read: 1 Thinking I was trying to improve my poetry comprehension skills, and arrived at a question. Why do I need poetry? Here is what I found that captured something…

The State of Nats #19: It took a lot

[Everything between May 10 and June 02, Tuesday] These are part of my field notes, to subscribe, click here . For desk notes, visit here Data Movies: 7 Books read: 0 Books purchased: 7 I write this from my desk after removing Rylan, the stray cat that nests there sometimes. This will be short. I am unable to sit for long and reflect. 1 Too much on my mind with work. Living 60 Best Days Bootcamp…

The State of Nats #18: It is all guts and hair

[Everything between May 1 and May 9, Friday] Data Movies and books: Zero Coffee cups: 1 Oh look, an superscript 1 I am energising myself with self loathing like I have never done before. The stateofnats webspace has moved around a bit, cos every weekend I have to write what "work" I did the week before. Any act of creation is to be noted. That will all go on Desk of Nats 2 But to begin with Desk…

The State of Nats #17: The ache of ambition without toxicity

[Everything between April 05 to April 30, Thursday] Data Movies watched: 4 (2 in a cinema hall) Coffee cups: 5 It is a struggle to begin writing this because there is a state of immediate doom in the words to come. I am indifferent to time. I am not depressed. For the most part I feel happy, content, and harbour a deep affection for my life. But what I do with my time is a pit of aimlessness that…

The State of Nats #16: Coffee, pros and cons

[Everything between March 15 to April 05, Sunday] Data Movies watched: 11 (1 in a cinema hall) Xacuti eaten: 3 Currently reading: 18 Today is day one of living without coffee. I am going to get off caffeine I have been drinking coffee regularly since I was 17 years old. Before that it was sporadic during 12th grade examination prep days, to assist in staying up later in the night. At 17 and in…

The State of Nats #15: A life rated out of 5

[Everything between February 09 to the date of publishing this] From single cardigan weather to sports bra and shorts. Data Movies watched: 3 (2 in cinema halls) Average steps last 30 days: 8000 Average sleep last 30 days: 7 hours 8 minutes Choriso poee eaten: 3 A small list of things in the last 30ish days Situations: // I helped care for my mother during her recovery from a crucial and painful…

The State of Nats #14: Osmosis in Bangkok

[Everything from January 1 to the day of publishing this] Bangkok, Thailand Data Journals bought for the new year: 3 New pens purchased: 5 Books read: 2 Movies watched: 11 Cups of coffee: 35 Matcha drinks: 6 Days I have eaten eggs: 5 Osmosis in Bangkok Active, animated, energetic, I found these words on a website describing that the Year 2026 per the Chinese Lunar calendar. And this was by no…

The State of Nats #13: Year of 2025

[Several things from 2025] Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam I write this from my short term rental, a one bedroom flat in district 2. It is seven minutes past midnight. There are fireworks in the sky of Ho Chi Minh City, 4 different songs in my ears, and smoke in the air. I have written these points while thinking about my life, sitting in cafes in different cities, climates, and over many infectious…

The State of Nats #12: Xin chao Hanoi

[Everything between November 22 and the day of publishing this] Ha Noi, Vietnam Data Noodle bowls intake: 11 Coffees consumed: 18 Matcha consumed: 3 Books read: 1 I moved in Hanoi Twenty three days spent in Hanoi already, I write this with the nonchalance of a seasoned traveler. After moving out of Old Quarter, we moved to a neighbourhood chosen at random. I had gotten used to seeing “firangs” on…