Mikes Thoughts

today in writing

Been enjoying the writing lately with IA Writer and a single journal file. What I've found with daily notes is there is no continuum where a thing I write carries onward. I just don't go back and link between days. Many things have lives or thoughts or feelings longer than a day. With the single markdown file I can easily read the days all together.

I also like the experience in writing in the app. It feels both basic and elegant. Obsidian always feel awkward. Like the interface seems complex and unwieldy. Hardly how I want to feel writing. I tried using the Drafts app for awhile. I just cannot get the sense of why I should start writing there when I could just write here. I do like how it does templates since IA Writer needs a little manual care for the front matter that 11ty wants. It’s easy though to copy and paste from an existing post. So I guess Drafts really serves no purpose since I don’t really do quick capture either. I guess I don’t do anything quickly besides wanting away from here.

Today kinda starts early so I decided to start a blog post then. It's still quiet here. That changes when people start talking. There's no quiet moments really here once that starts. I guess I want the times with no Khmer voices raised in the endless social discourse. In this neighborhood that's desired but not found too often. People are packed in here way too close. It also breeds this obstinate feeling of,

what's my business is your business too

Don't much care for that. It seems a global thing here.

Then times goes on a bit...

I’m not sure where it goes really. I do start thinking on the whole coffee out thing as an escape. I still have 30 minutes or so until I can wander away or when I like to wander away. Highlight of the day really is the time spent just going. I’ll just let this percolate until I reach some coffee place around here.

lalatte

The wonder and peace of this place. Love coming here. Always welcomed warmly. Can sit and idle. Finish this up. Think about what’s left unsaid. Oh bother. As Pooh would say.

there’s lots

But this writing for the version of today that is now seems done. I have puzzled and wondered and wandered. Now it’s coffee and a quiet morning with some piano going here. Very nice. We all need a Cambodian coffee shop I think. So I find one and I am there!