Koshi (こし)

Hello world!


Just here, typing away. It's midnight now. I locked Koshi out of my room for tonight, he's just a bit too hyper. Work has been fun. My personal life -- ruled by my cat and personal development.


I'm not sure what to write here actually. As I'm typing, I hear Koshi tossing around toys in the living room. Not inclined to any particular topic, these days I've felt very free. Free to pursue my own interests or just binge time into research topics on cars and the inner workings of engines. I feel like recently, I've found myself again. The Omar that was so curious from back in high school. The one that just went down rabbit holes in Wikipedia and YouTube researching topics that piqued his interest. I find glimpses of that Omar, through all the adult responsibilities that he has to do, lies the same but inexperienced boy.


Social media -- while super useful, is a competition. A competition of "Who's getting married" or "Who's going on vacation to the moon". As a really competitive person, these kinds of posts I've realized slowly create a sort of toxicity in myself as well. An odd drive to "do more" -- but not for personal reasons, but so that I can "win" against other people. As I dial back on its usage, I realize the less I care. It's definitely nice to stay connected with friends or just to see who's up to what, but staying on there longer than I have to is destructive.

Moving -- I moved! Didn't think it was possible, but I managed to move an entire apartment worth of stuff to another -- slowly but surely!

Koshi -- Koshi is my new buddy -- a 4-month-old kitten. He's got wayyy too much energy. Definitely feels like I have a dog in a cat's body lol. Tearing up my couch and bed frame :\


Now that spring is here, it's time for people to start going out more. I see a lot of folks wearing nice dresses and suits instead of the thick parkas that I've been accustomed to these last 2 months. Maybe I'll write a song or two this year. 


Ok, that's basically all. I'll probably start doing some hack-the-box or tryhackme again. Juggling a ton of projects right now though so we'll see how they go!

Koshi


Location: Ottawa, ON, Canada

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