I'm not sure why, but I’ve been having a great time writing blog posts this week. I’ve probably spent more time writing than in the past six months combined. I think my new blog-centric approach has really motivated me to write more. I haven’t just focused on this site; I’ve also written a couple of satirical articles on Echo Chamber Effect. The election provided some solid material to poke fun at Trump’s proposed policies. I started that site a few months ago, figuring if he won, I’d have four years of content handed to me on a silver platter.
At first, I thought about creating a new category here on Wisedocks for these funny pieces, but I wanted those articles to reach a broader audience. Anything I post on Wisedocks seems to take ages to get seen, probably because this site is basically poison to search engines. Just as I suspected, the articles on Echo Chamber Effect got indexed and showed up in search results within days, while posts here go nowhere.
Maybe it’s the format. There aren’t a lot of keywords in my posts here; I just write about random topics, and my posts tend to meander across multiple subjects over the course of 1,000 words. Coming up with titles on Wisedocks is a challenge. I should probably just open 20 tabs and start 20 blog posts at once, forcing each one to stick to a single topic!
It’s like someone who talks just to talk—they may have nothing important to say, but they love hearing themselves speak. I’m the same, but with a keyboard. I've always wanted to be an author, but I can never stay on task. I’ve started more books than I care to admit. Writing a book takes pacing and careful description, and I can’t slow my brain down long enough to get those details right.
I came close with House On Fire, a book I started nearly eight years ago. It’s about a badass woman with psychological issues who turns out to be a murderer. Most books and movies portray men as the serial killers—charming manipulators who lure women in and ultimately reveal their darker sides. House On Fire flips that premise, making the “bad guy” a beautiful, dangerous woman.
The story keeps you guessing—is she a villain or a victim? She often portrays herself as the latter to gain sympathy, pulling you into a rollercoaster of suspense and deception.
When I first relaunched Wisedocks, I almost immediately created a subdomain for this story, planning to slowly work on it and post updates online. Maybe I should dust it off for those writing moods. I still have the first few chapters saved somewhere on my PC.
I tried something similar in the Short Stories section here with Lost In Arkansas, posting each chapter as a new blog post over the span of a month. I started losing interest about three-quarters of the way through, though, and instead of leaving it be until I regained motivation, I rushed the ending. I do plan to revisit it, expanding and improving the storyline. Ironically, it follows the “crazy man” theme I sometimes criticize.
I really need to work on separating subject shifts in my writing—maybe horizontal lines would help here. I’ve long given up on staying on topic, though. I go wherever my brain takes me, and I’ve come to peace with that. You should too, lol. (I just went back and added the first horizontal line you saw.)
I’ve also thought about adding background colors to different paragraphs or emojis next to headers to signal a shift in subject. But is that really necessary? Probably not.
Speaking of which, I should use more emojis 💯. But I honestly don’t use them much, maybe because the default ones in TinyMCE are outdated. 🤷♂️ Seriously, 1999 called, and they want their emojis back. 🏴☠️
This will probably be my last post for a few days, as I head back to work in a few hours. Three days of hell await. It’s 2 p.m. now, and I woke up at 11:30 p.m. last night. I won’t be off work until 4:30 a.m., so, as usual, I’ll be awake from Friday night at 11:30 p.m. until around 5:30 a.m. on Sunday morning. My co-workers know not to expect much cheer from me when I drag myself in on Saturday night.
Every week, I manage to throw off my schedule on my days off, sleeping in the afternoons instead of the mornings like I do for work. I’m not entirely sure why, though it might have to do with my girlfriend working nights when I’m off. I guess I take advantage of the peace and quiet to catch up on sleep.
Right now, I’m just sitting here, a few hours left until work. I can’t really dive into any projects, and I’m too sleepy to go out and do anything. I could try to nap, but strangely, Saturdays always put me in the mood to work on my websites. So, here I am, fighting the urge to start building instead of winding down.
That urge actually helps me at work. I end up spending most of my shift thinking about what I want to build next. But by the time my short workweek wraps up, most of those ideas have hit the trash can. My bug tracker is a good example: I use it mainly on workdays, jotting down bugs and features I’d like to tackle later. But by the time I’m off, I’m usually working on something entirely different. There are features that have been sitting in the tracker for months, just waiting for attention.
That’s just how my brain works—every day brings new ideas, and yesterday’s get tossed aside. To hell with the old ones.
I built my current PC about five years ago. I didn’t go completely overboard, but I did spend a little over $3,000 on parts. This was my first Intel build, and it’s been solid. It still runs any game with graphics maxed out and boots up in seconds. I’ve had zero complaints and no issues—until about a week ago. Now, my computer randomly crashes with a critical error. Oddly enough, it doesn’t happen when I’m pushing it hard; instead, it crashes during low-key tasks like streaming Netflix or Hulu in the browser.
It happened again last night, so I decided to investigate. After sifting through Windows logs and doing some research, I found the issue: my memory. I ran a memory test with Windows’ built-in tool, and it failed. So, it looks like I’ll need to replace my memory. Currently, I only have 16GB of RAM. That was plenty five years ago, but an upgrade wouldn’t hurt now.
The only things I skimped on back then were memory and the GPU. I’m running a GeForce RTX 2060, which you can find for about $200 now. It’s definitely low-end by today’s standards, though it was around $400 when I bought it. So, it might be time to start planning an upgrade for both.
The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super sounds like a good GPU to shoot for.
I may need to add a “Buy Me a Coffee” link here so you all can help fund the upgrade. 😂
