Going through an emotional rough patch earlier this week, and then (in an unconnected happenstance) watching Gran Turismo (I’d missed seeing the movie when it first came out in theaters), it started to dawn on me how much I’ve begun to value my “offline identity” relative to my “online identity”. Online, I talk about all the things I pontificate about on social media, blogs, podcasts, etc., and I write lots of code. Offline, I walk/cycle/scoot ( #micromobility has become very important to me!), meet new people, enjoy live music, and engage in a variety of activities with my #family in and around #Portland.
Somehow, the “juice” I get out of life is trending in that direction: IRL. The reason Gran Turismo got me musing on this is because prior to this year, I’d never thought of myself as an “athlete”…never thought of myself as a “fitness buff”.
I think that’s changing. And for this once-chubby nerd, it’s super weird! 😅 But super fun.
Happy May the 4th: https://swanh.net
Are you peeking out during eternal Caturday?
A great quote from Joe:
“Go hard at whimsy. Be goofy. It’s the way to survive.”
— Joe Crawford, Notas del viernes
Want to read: A Fish Has No Word For Water: A punk homeless San Francisco memoir by (ISBN 9780986226694)
🎵 It’s a Blade Runner: 2049 soundtrack afternoon