Billions - Axe v. Chuck => Why am I back on this?

01 July 2019

I think I have reached a stage where I am perfectly content with bingeing tv shows. Billions, has caught my fancy. And I am glad that it's so difficult for me to choose the guy I support. There's a lot of grey areas. Well, actually, there's no black and white. Unlike House of Cards, where you know the bad guys and you still root for them.

But why am I okay doing that, to an extent that is unhealthy in my opinion. Lack of purpose in life is a dangerous thing to have. When you're drained and you have stopped thinking. It's autopilot - all the way.

I think human beings need misery, to focus, to appreciate life, to achieve anything meaningful. That seems to be the case for the average person. Those who attained nirvana, they are out from the world of maya and they have received enlightenment.

But for the average mortal, what are we left with?

24 July 2019

I have come to this site, timed this for 15 minutes on my phone, and I looked at the first heading on my page.

I expected a write up about Billions, given the title, and I saw how quickly it escalated to musings on life. Sort of scary, truth be told. But I digress.

I finished 3 seasons in quick succession and I'm waiting for the next season to come on Hotstar.

My parents are back in town and I have the semblance of a routine, I get more things done, eat better, manage time.

What are the things I haven't done?
I was supposed to write down my thoughts on a regular, or more accurately, daily basis. Obviously, design flaws from my end ensured that this didn't become a routine.

Fairly sure that I will not do this daily, but I'm gonna try. And it's going to be 15 minutes of a day, whenever it comes to mind. The plan of typing this out before going to sleep was a good plan, only in my head.

One tab open up another and before long, you're researching the origins of cheese and how it's made in Italy today. Also less screen time before sleep, with reading in place of it, seems to be a healthier and smarter plan.

I have 5 more minutes to go.

I don't understand why Venom was panned by critics and I saw that it brought in a great amount of revenue. I watched the movie and I enjoyed it. A lot better than Avengers: Endgame. I'm committing sacrilege, but that's okay.

- The movie was designed to make most of the fans happy.

I think that's the bit that bothered me the most. It was a loud show, with no heart. I couldn't care about it like I did for Black Panther.

The next time I write on this, I will start from a new page. With a new thought. And I think I know where I will be starting it from.