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Some years ago, more specifically when Top Gun: Maverick was released, something not so unusual happened. I was too broke to see it in theaters. A few months later, I finally watched it at home, and I regretted missing it on the big screen. Every fifteen minutes I caught myself thinking, "This would have looked incredible in a theater." Since then, I've started separating movies into two…
The pattern persists, the pattern persists. I woke up late again, the pattern persists, the sink isn't very full of dishes, but it's not empty either, the pattern persists, I slept badly again, the pattern persists, I woke up on the wrong side of the bed, the house smells bad, I forgot to clean the cat's litter box... I forgot? I highly doubt it, maybe a cigarette will calm me down? Nah, there's a…
That day, someone decided that every human ever born would have a chance to reach the top, in the purest and most brutal way possible. One-on-one combat. In the beginning, there were speeches. They talked about absolute equality. About mathematical justice. They said that, for the first time, every human being would have the same starting point: a name on an infinite list. Some protested. Others…
I don't consider myself a gamer. That might sound strange coming from someone who has spent countless hours playing JRPGs, military simulators, strategy games and tactical shooters. I own multiple consoles, a decent collection of games and an embarrassingly large backlog. Still, I have never cared much about achievements, I have never platinumed a game and I rarely follow new releases closely. I…
The title is self explanatory. A shitload of personal issues finally made me crash, but not in the way I used to. No urge to rip my face off or scream alone in my car, maybe a little of that. This time, it was quiet. A few minutes later, I found myself making pasta with a kind of childish excitement I hadn’t felt in years. Chopping garlic with a slight smile on my face. And there I was, past…
I haven't had much time to truly live lately. Between work and housework, there's not much time left for anything besides spending time with my girlfriend and playing with my cats. It's not a complaint, but I often say I need 36-hour days. Like any other human being, I find joy in certain activities: photography, games, drawing, music. Somehow we always try to fit our hobbies into our lives, even…
I've never been very attached to material possessions, don't get me wrong. I'm not rich, and I certainly value the hard work I do to buy something, but I've always had that yearning to possess and the boredom of having, something that says much more about my desire to experience new things than to accumulate possessions. It's been a week since I lost my wallet. Aside from the blocked cards and the…
Right now, some workers around me are eating their steaks with soda. Juice, actually no… just soda. Half an hour left of my lunch break. The ice in my Coke Zero is melting, and the slice of lemon shifted the balance toward something sweet, good for the drink. Heavy rain outside, I have my umbrella on the table. I’m not worried about that. It’s a bit cold, but I’m wearing a dress shirt and…
Recently I got a brand new second hand iPhone SE 2020 with nearly 80 percent battery life. It is now my main phone, even though I also have a fully functional Samsung that has worked perfectly for the last three or four years. What the hell am I doing I hate big phones. Technology kept evolving and screens kept growing. I will never forget the first time I saw a phablet on a bus trip. A phone…
It's cleaner. I always had issues trying to choose a cool username on the web. I mean, everyone who vibed with Neuromancer, watched The Matrix, or played Ragnarok Online always wanted the coolest-sounding name possible. Yeah, that's easy for you to say. You're Mr. White. You have a cool-sounding name — Mr. Pink, Reservoir Dogs (1992) We attach ourselves to names, even though they end up giving us…
