On socialising, familiar and new
I met a few of our former colleagues this week. They came over to the office, as they sometimes do, and we played some social online games, as we usually do. We chatted, caught up on how things are, and talked about our usual topics.
Another get together this week was a Halloween party that I went to with a friend yesterday. It was my first Halloween party. I met new people, from much diverse backgrounds from me, and in an environment that was opposite of the first event. It was outside my comfort zone in every sense of the word.
The point of mentioning both these events is not to say that one has to have a good balance of both though. Quite the opposite for me. But let’s go back to the Halloween party first.
It obviously involved costumes, and I had one haphazardly put together. It involved dancing, which I don’t know; loud music, which I am fine with in short quantities. And it didn’t involve as much talking and as many introductions as I had hoped for. People were doing their thing on their own on the dance floor, or mostly talking to people they were close to.
Now, I know not all Halloween parties are like this. The hosts were lovely, and I know I would have enjoyed talking to them a bit more. They certainly had many interesting things around the house that hinted at that. But I know that the setting was not for me.
I know more than ever that while I would still like meeting new people, the setting where I am meeting them matters a lot. I would be more inclined in activities that I like, and would generally avoid things I already know turn out to be tiring. I am depending on my past experiences to help me here.
So, looking at both of these types of social events, I would any day pick the former. I would love to have a longer conversation, get to know a person and/or play games with them, or go for a hike rather than go to a music/dance kinda party.
This isn’t a judgment of others. To each their own, especially young people who are still developing their preferences.
Book I want to read
Hyperion, by Dan Simmons
Hyperion (Hyperion Cantos, #1) by Dan Simmons | Goodreads
On the world called Hyperion, beyond the law of the Heg…
Discovered while looking at what the people I am connected on the atmosphere are reading. This sounds pretty good.
Interesting watches
No articles that I read and liked enough to share this week. Here are a few photographs from Royal Meteorological Society’s competition and a short film that I did like.
A project I discovered am trying
More like 2. I got the notice that Arc is shutting down in December last weekend. So this last week, I set up two alternatives. First,
But that was hogging a lot of memory, just like arc, even though built on top of Firefox’s engine. Then searching for something that is a bit more efficient, I discovered,
This one uses the webkit engine that safari runs on, in fact, it is almost identical to safari in the UI as well. I am not a fan of the UI or the dev tools toolbar, so far. So I have a feeling I might eventually go back to Zen. I will share updates here.
A photo I took
Sorry for the late publish today, hope to be back on time next week. See you then! 👋
