unboring myself every single day
Don’t tell me
about your unrequited love
the one you’ve been pining for
I’ve heard that shit before.
Spare me your tales of childhood rape
father’s rage
mother’s fear
as if you were
the only one who suffers
I don’t care
about
your existential tragedies
Come to me naked or avoid me altogether:
Leave your facades for those who think in words.
Show me the silence
behind
your mouth and body language
We are in a room
too small for movement
Dance me with your stillness
or shut up
And then it was corona.
It just sounds so much more definitive than Circuit Breaker.
Got myself a month’s subscription of Linkedin Learning, affectionately known as Lynda.
In addition to Deke McClelland from Photoshop days, I’m also enjoying the classes by Von Glitschka.
Amongst, many other things, I’ve also trialed:
Had a successful work meeting on 13 April 2020.
‘If you take tang poetry to press, at least half a jin of wine will drip out.’ —— Luo Fu, Taiwan poet
Google search for Commonplace Books
There are only three answers to prayer— yes, no and wait.
Though the night may come too soon
We have years and years of afternoon.
— The Mikado
from The Commonplace Book: A Writer’s Journey Through Quotations By Elizabeth Smither
This beauty came via FedEx today —$140.00 + $44.28. Very impressed with ebay’s Global Shipping Programme. It took just 10 days from Barboursville, Virginia, United States, from the time I made payment (on October 14)!
The outside has been cleaned, but not the inside. Packaging was done very well. But some “typewriter-specific” packaging would’ve been nice, such as stuffing some paper to prevent the typebars from moving.
But it came with the manual and key, which was a really nice touch. The case was also in good condition.
Check out the pink version here.
Bought daisies from the market yesterday. Today, I learnt how to take macro shots with the x70 using manual focus with MF Assist. It is still not as sharp as I would like, but still, I find it pretty impressive for the x70.
Then I learnt about Lightroom:
The healing tool, Split toning, keywording
I would like to download some free profiles or presets.
Still confused about Lightroom (I think they’ve just updated and removed CC from the name). All the profiles are missing.
Before that, I tried to fix the sticky keys on the Traveller de Luxe, with spotty success.
So important to keep close watch on what I am doing with my time.
