Hello,
I'm Axel.

Writing

This sections contains both medium-to-long blog posts, and short and quick thoughts from the stream of consciousness (stream for short) section.

• I just finished watching Beef on Netflix. It’s so perfect I’m hoping it’s not renewed for more seasons. Let that story end there :)

  Thought #6  •   Apr 24, 2023

• Finishing my 30 days without social media

  Today is the last day of my 30 days without social media. These are some bullet points of my experience:

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  social media mental health reflection  •   Apr 03, 2023

• I just added a dark mode switch to the website :)

  Thought #5  •   Mar 31, 2023

• The month without social media is over in 4 more days. Now I know I won't be reinstalling Twitter in my phone, but I'm on the fence with Instagram.

  Thought #4  •   Mar 30, 2023

• Get paid for playing

  There is this quote from drummer Keith Moon I heard from Ira Glass and deeply resonated with me:

  I am the best Keith Moon-style drummer in the world.

  It reminded me of my approach to work for my first few years of employment at Nearsoft, a company that heavily promoted self-management. I divided my work into two categories: tasks I had to do and tasks I wanted to do. Although both types of work were part of my daily routine, I prioritized completing the "had-to" tasks quickly to ensure I had more time for the "want-to" tasks.

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  work mental health  •   Mar 29, 2023

• Adding blogs to my RSS reader like it’s 1999. I like this so-called demise of Twitter 😅

  Thought #3  •   Mar 20, 2023

• Not using social media is more difficult that it seems, and it seems pretty hard already. I'm not sure if I'm more depressed than before, or I'm just bored.

  Thought #2  •   Mar 19, 2023

• A lot of work in my personal website today. Added the stream (where I’m typing this). Feeling good (And sleepy).

  Thought #1  •   Mar 18, 2023

• Yet another post on leaving social media

  I used to believe that social media kept me connected to the people I love, like, and enjoy, but I now realize that this couldn't be further from the truth. Although social media gives me the impression that I'm in touch with many individuals, broadcasting random thoughts and out-of-context ideas ultimately leads to a lack of genuine communication. The worst thing is that this false sense of connection provides me with temporary satisfaction that prevents me from forming real connections with the people I care about.

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  social media mental health  •   Mar 08, 2023

• Lockdown check-in

  After six and a half weeks in lockdown, I’m not anxious anymore. I don’t crave going out, and video calls have replaced face-to-face meetings very well: they no longer feel fake. I don’t perceive the screen anymore, but the person on the other side.

  Habits are changing. I can’t go out to the supermarket when I’m bored (yes, I do that, or used to, anyways) or call a friend to meet at the neighborhood bar, but I took on Animal Crossing New Horizons, and as a distraction it’s a lifesaver. I’m making more music, I’m drawing more, and I play with my kids a lot more than before the pandemic.

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  mental health reflection  •   Apr 27, 2020
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Web Rings

I participate in several IndieWeb and SmallWeb webrings.

If you don't know what a webring is, you're probably too young and/or too cool. Here's an explanation.

• IndieWeb Webring

  A webring to find (and be found by) other folks with IndieWeb building blocks on their sites.

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• Generation Lissa

  People who started making websites in the late 90s/early 00s and are still here.

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• CSS Joy

  A webring for people who take joy in messing around with CSS.

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• Retronaut Webring

  "Some of us miss the messy old days of the Internet where we tried to get along and we'd link to each other's sites and it was all so much fun."

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