DDOP 2015 #27: Science Fiction: Where I Learned To Dream

Posted on 2015/08/30 by the Encaffeinated ONE

From a very young age, I wasn’t limited by my small town, or my poor surroundings.

I could crawl into a book, and travel to distant galaxies, live lives that were imaginary or worlds of wonder, do great deeds or witness tremendous power of planets.

All through books — and science fiction was always my most amazing.

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DDOP 2015 #26: Time Management

Posted on 2015/08/28 by the Encaffeinated ONE

There are less than 60 minutes in an hour, 24 hours in every day, less than 7 days a week, less than 52 weeks in a year.

And sometimes, if I listen closely, I can hear them ticking away faster.

So every hour of every day, I want to be doing something.

The only thing is: one of those things I’d like to be doing is nothing.

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DDOP 2015 #25: The Poor Technologist

Posted on 2015/08/27 by the Encaffeinated ONE

It’s not easy keeping pace with technological advancements, so I’ve had to accept that I fall behind – even prefer it, at least until something really shiny evades me..

(Before anyone complains, remember that problems are relative. These may be #firstworldproblems, but they are still #myproblems. By comparison to my peers, I’m poor, especially in a society which has placed so much emphasis on newer technology as a regular part of social and functional life..)