This is not a monthly update
As the title says, this is not a monthly update! If everything had gone as per my plan since the inception of this blog, this should have been the last of the 10 monthly updates I missed so far. So what happened? Short answer - "I don't know". Long answer - "I was too lazy", "I was busy", "I didn't have any solid updates to write". It was one of these or a combination of some or all of these. When I look back, I don't know how the weeks and months flew. I was busy, or was I?
Everything everywhere all at once
My usual commute between Home and Work is approximately 30-35 mins one way. Two-three months ago it doubled! It started with the white-topping work near the Vijayanagar Metro station. Then BWSSB decided to start digging the roads. Not just one or two. One advantage with my daily commute is I have a plethora of alternate routes. When I took a new route, BWSSB showed up the next day to take over. I have been exploring the nooks and corners of Vijayanagar, Chandra Layout and surrounding areas. And as a cherry on top, the white-topping work has started right in our area. Looks like all the government authorities woke up and decided to dig up all the roads, Everything Everywhere All at Once. I am doomed for the next few months! And if you haven't watched this most absurdist comedy, then go watch 'Everything Everywhere All at Once'.
Beyond 42
Though we have a remote-first culture at AntStack, I prefer to go to office quite regularly. One of the many advantages is the TV or movie recommendations I get during coffee talks. Vishwas recommended 'After Life', a British comedy drama starring Ricky Gervais. Set in a sleepy fictional town in England, the story revolves around Tony mourning his wife's death. Calling this series an emotional rollercoaster is an understatement. It’s more like a series of sharp, unexpected drops into sadness followed by sudden climbs into laughter. While all three seasons are binge-watchable, it leaves you speechless at the end of the series. Only in the last episode of the last season did I notice that Tony's house number is 43. A subtle homage to Douglas Adams and The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
While I binge-watched "After Life", I also rewatched "Breaking Away". A coming-of-age comedy, set in the 1970s, it revolves around four teenage boys. Only after I finished watching the movie I realised that the After Life is about rediscovering life after a loss. And Breaking Away is about discovering who you are before your life truly begins.