Monologue

Mindlessly scrolling around the internet in the little time I had today, I learned something. A thing that is good to remember as an idea to be expanded on. That thing being to ‘write like a camera’. I’m not entirely sure what it can mean, though I have an idea, but that sentences resonated with me a lot. For reasons I hope are obvious enough I hopefully needn’t clarify.

Can’t talk because tonight is all about the cheese fondue Charlotte is cooking up right now! Our first in years and my first home cooked one, I think. Super exciting stuff this is! So let’s cover the house in candle light for ultimate coziness and one functional light to keep the fondue warm while we indulge. A steaming pot of creamy cheese, some bread and veggies to dip, a good glass of red wine. Oooeehhh what more do you need? The darker days aren’t so bad when there’s this much light inside.

Guess what? Never mind, you’ll never guess it. Chapter three of ‘De Ontluiking’ is online! Ah maybe you could’ve guessed that one. In the meantime, the government is slowest reinstating past restrictions. Despite our hopes we might not be out of this pandemic thing yet. We’ll continue the documentations regardless though. Anyway, placing the third chapter online is also the single biggest task I’ve completed today, so there is nothing else to share. Oh no, wait! Today is also the day the cats

Here's a thought: I write better in the mornings and I read better at night. The reason for that, is that my mind in the morning is still unscattered from the hectics of a day. In the morning, I'm still zoned into my own thoughts and ideas and have not been polluted yet with external influences. This ultimately helps me better structure my thoughts, which leads to better writing. At night, I'm mostly tired and worn down by the day and have experienced too many different things to still focus on

It's a little past 10 PM and everybody is giving into their sleepiness. Darkness sets in at around half past five now that daylight saving time is back for the next few months and our natural melatonine adjusts accordingly. Everybody is slowly sinking into hibernation. Everybody except for one little four-legger. This tiny animal thought it a good idea to loudly start playing with his toys when we could all use some quiet. Who can blame him though, as he's not concerned with conventional schedu

Do you know those days where your mind is just blank? Nothing in particular happening in there? Good. Me too.

The new computer is treating me nicely. I had a shoot in the studio today (I can't really call it work, as it was with/for friends but it's also not necessarily free work for myself) and I felt excited to sit down for the edit. That has been a while. In fact, the last time that happened was when I got my previous MacBook, which was my first. Back then, I was still shooting the ol' Fujifilm X-T1 that had way smaller files though. The X-Pro3 and X100V produce some hefty files, even when shooting c

This man was sitting by the door aaaaalll day. Literally, the delivery could come between 9AM and 9PM so I stayed in until the package came. Which was at 8AM. Of course it was. Anyway, I bought a new MacBook right after the new one's dropped and ever since I've been looking forward to this moment. Not that this new machine would be revolutionary for anything I do but I just couldn't wait to give my workflow a significant performance boost. And oh boy it certainly boosts. This story is, of cours

Okay it’s getting late and I need to put my words in for the day. Man, can you believe it has been over 300 days of writing already? That’s right, today is day number 302 (to be clear, I'm counting from December 31st, which was day 000)! I didn’t miss the moment I hit day number 300 but I also didn’t feel the need to reflect at that time. To be honest, and I know I have said this before, I don’t know what I still want to share in these Monologues anymore. At this point, I feel like I either star

My god, can you believe it? I have turned into a coder. You know, like, a developer type kind or something. Sure, I’m a real bad one because I have to google everything and I have to save and check, save and check, save and check, to see if I haven’t done anything wrong. But stumbling through all that trial and error, who would’ve guessed it, something is actually emerging. To be frank, I’m still not sure if I like doing all this stuff or if I just like the idea of doing something so… pure? I m

Today I’ve decided to leave Wordpress for Ghost. After playing around with the idea for a bit, tempted by the incredible speed and performance the Ghost platform offers, I have started moving over all the content on my current website to the new one. It’s no small task and I am trying to get it done as quickly as possible. After all, each day I wait produces an additional Monologue that needs transferring. In addition, I do have some challenges to overcome regarding my e-commerce solution but I

I can barely move because both of the cats are snuggling up against me and they’re the cutest little things right now. I’m pretty sure one of them is sleeping as well and I don’t want to wake him. Not completely unrelated, typing this is super uncomfortable. The things I do for a 365 project, right? I’m kidding, I am totally doing this for the cats. I’m such a wuss.

Browsing for inspiration. Screenshotting anything of interest. Tiny iterations slowly adding up to a larger whole. Doing everything yourself takes so much time. Much more than any specialist would need. But it can’t be any other way. It’s only through these tiny but constant iterations that you learn and grow. How could you ever say no to that?

In about ten minutes I need to be outside, riding my bike to meet up with friends. I’m still unsure on what to wear. This time of year is so difficult to dress yourself properly. Some of the times, you get it exactly right. Other times, you are either way too hot or way too cold. I’m in a T-shirt now and I do need some layering. But will that be a sweater or a shirt? Outside will be pretty cold but I’ll be indoors for most of the evening. Will I then wear my warmer coat or my waterproof one? Wh

My own hands floating in the air in front of me. Slowly making imaginary shapes on the melodies of the song that’s on repeat. Flat on my back with my sweatshirt only partly on. Couldn’t be bothered to finish the task of putting it on. It doesn’t matter what your question is right now, the answer is no. It’s full-blown meditation. The repetitive sounds of the piano chords intertwined with preachy words. Just how I like it.I might fall asleep before I see a chance to finish this story. That the s

Frameworks, am I right? So enabling once you have one that you’re satisfied with. The past few years (yes, years!), have turned out to be a search for proper frameworks. Structures that allow for seamless creation and sharing. Two things I have learned to be very important for my mental and physical well-being. A proper framework gives you direction and guidance when you need it while mostly staying out of the way. It needs to be frictionless at all times. Knowing this, I’ve been going back and

Eeeeeendleeeessss tinkering. Finishing nothing. It’s one of those days again. It’s okay, it’s okay. Things will all find their place eventually. The day they don’t has yet to happen. Still I find these days unpleasant in that they leave me with an uneasy feeling of restlessness. The lack of accomplishments is messing with my physiological wellbeing. The best remedy is to let things rest and pick them back up later. Perhaps even tomorrow. Anything but right now is fine. I know this but rarely li

The books on the shelf, will I ever read them? I pick one up and flick through the pages. I start reading somewhere in the middle of a paragraph. It’s an interesting story but it doesn’t make much sense. I should start reading from the beginning. Like a normal person. I flick back until I reach the first words on the first page. Only to close the book again. I pick up another book. A gorgeous, high-quality object. Touching the paper is a joy in itself. The images have a very fine but noticeable