What a Hiatus.
Posted 7 months ago“Am Buck.”
It’s been a while. In fact, I’ve been gone for about 23 days; three of which I suffered a very exhausting flu which actually got me to start writing again.(More on this in a bit). This hiatus of mine, began straight after Steve Jobs’ death. I didn’t know what to write about then for the days that followed–partly because I felt slightly “demoralised” about that and of course, I spent most of my time reading other people’s experiences and thoughts about Apple’s innovative visionary.
But enough about Jobs; What’s done is done.
The next few days after Steve’s passing, the beginning of holiday’s break was about to draw closer. It was then I decided to shut myself out of technology, and to begin focusing on my work.
The days that then followed were that of non-stop work and education.
It was then at October 12 I began to draw myself back towards technology.It was the day the final version of iOS 5 was released, and of course, for someone that’s been waiting since June, why wouldn’t I install it straight away?
That was when I began tweeting again. I then found myself browsing Dribbble again, and of course, a couple of sites here and there. There was also that occasional blog that I visited, and the Safari Top Sites thumbnail of my blog began to nag me as it rot with old content. After realising that what I was doing was really counter-productive, I then saw a decrease in work, and I then shut myself out again so I could focus on some Serious Work™.
That Serious Work™, was for my colleague, and he wanted me to make a logo for his Reddit group and his online forum. It was then that I got my burst of inspiration, and I concocted a special logo and a bonus illustration ready for him to use. I then uploaded the illustration to Dribbble, and it looks like the community loved it.
The days that followed were just bludge periods.
October 21 arrived. That was the day that changed everything. (Or rather, there was a phone that changed everything.) That was the day I got my shiny new iPhone 4S. It was a gift from my parents, and I thank them so much for such a wonderful device.
You may as well have guessed that the days after that was me spending most of my time using the iPhone. I forgot about the huge computer sitting on my desk and everything else online altogether because of this. So if you will, blame the iPhone for my long-term hiatus.
It was then a few days later, a violent virus hit me (Sorry for the alliteration). I had the Flu, and like any other experiences with the Flu, it was exhaustingly terrible. I spent the day trying to recover, and while I did that, I watched a couple of Apple Keynotes, Apple iPod ads and I read more about Steve and his legacy.
It was then I came across my own article on my iPhone. At first, I didn’t even realize it was my own website. I was reading the “Everything Else is Secondary” article reading one of Steve’s famous quotes. It was when I began scrolling down to the “Making Macaroons” video, I then realized it was my own. Can you believe that? Me and my own blog, face to face together for the first time in 23 days?
I then felt guilty after that–not only because I didn’t even know it was my own blog, but because I haven’t written anything for the past couple of days.
I then pulled myself together after the Flu subsided, and I decided to write this very article.
“Am Buck.”
