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If you know anything of The Blue Notebooks, you’ll probably recognize that this title bears a striking resemblance to the track On the Nature of Daylight.

Even as I write this, I am listening to the track. I first came across it sometime between 2020-2021, when I was still using Deezer. Surprisingly, their algorithm had good recommendations. But what do I know. I’m just a guy who listens to music.

As a title for this post, it felt right, in that the premise of this felt akin to two wonders of life that always leave me in awe - the moon and the sea.

This post is not an elaboration on that wonder. Perhaps when I get the space and autonomy, I shall write about it. For now, it will serve as a mental note to myself about what I consider to mark a beginning of a new chapter in my life. Much is afoot, and gradually I’ll try my best to write what I can, when I can. But ultimately, the purpose of this is to introspect, and commit myself to writing more. I want to write about my journey as a software developer, and the things I learn along the way, but I mostly want to write about my journey as a human being, and the experiences that come with this condition. So, yeah, I’ll be writing about a lot of things, I hope.

Writing

For longest time, I have loved writing. Perhaps it was this that led me to the world of programming. But I am too sceptical to believe that that desire could have taken such a form. Not to imply that it [programming] is not rewarding - on the contrary - but I have a hunch there is more to it.

Sadly, each time I made the decision of writing - aside from code - I came up with several excuses. One was the lack of a platform, and the second was inexperience when it came to creating my own blog. But to be honest, the paramount reason was that I was not honest with myself. Someday, I shall find a way to write about this, but for now, I’ll leave it at that.

But, as of a few days ago, after months of procrastination, I decided to create this blog. It’s all with Sveltekit, plus a few other things. I am still working on it, but I am glad that I have finally started. I’ll be sure to write a separate post about the resources I used to create this blog, and the things I learnt along the way, and my admiration for the creator and maintainers of the project.

Expectations

I wish to set expectations for this blog, but honestly, they are all set for myself, as a way of holding myself accountable to all that I think, resonate with, think, say, write and do.

I’ll word-play said expectations by paraphrasing something Chrollo said. Take this is a sign of admiration for a character in conflict with themselves, and by extension, the world, but curious to learn and grow, regardless.

I was never fond of expressing my thoughts and motives, but oddly enough, if I begin doing so, it might be the key to understanding myself.