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3 years ago
My last cell phone was a brick of iron. The case and gravel dust did more damage to it than many drops and the hardest use imaginable since 2016. I used it with no case for a long time probably 3 years. It was the pinnacle of functionality for me. Did everything I needed it to do. Didn't cost a lot and the functionality was chiseled into my muscle memory. In fact, I still use it daily as it is the only thing I have hooked up to Facebook.
But about 6 or 8 months ago the camera broke. It didn't receive a direct blow or drop. It just stopped. Only the selfie camera worked.
As a creature of immense habit. I might have taken 30-60 photos a month. Cats, things I hauled, broken parts, completed jobs. Moments I thought were cool.
But when that capacity all but evaporated, things changed. It was a chore to line up a selfie camera on a subject that wasn't me. I found myself stopping myself from wanting to take photos. My photos went from 20 to 10 to 5 and then zero. It was no longer easy or useful.
Now, you'd think that new phone... pictures are easy again right? Back to old habits?
No. The photo gadget is busted. I don't care to do it even though for some things I should, like selling truck parts even. It's like a feature of my biology has been cut off and scabbed over and now I've adapted new ways to get by.
In that process somehow something else was taken, and that was probably my most tangible
personal way of appreciating the moment, and sharing the moment. I had little victories I could document and look at later. And little moments where life is beautiful. Instead of that moment to take the picture to appreciate and document...
So I know most people are here for the furry porn but I'm going to share some pictures to my scraps to try and appreciate more and get back in the habit of documenting.
But about 6 or 8 months ago the camera broke. It didn't receive a direct blow or drop. It just stopped. Only the selfie camera worked.
As a creature of immense habit. I might have taken 30-60 photos a month. Cats, things I hauled, broken parts, completed jobs. Moments I thought were cool.
But when that capacity all but evaporated, things changed. It was a chore to line up a selfie camera on a subject that wasn't me. I found myself stopping myself from wanting to take photos. My photos went from 20 to 10 to 5 and then zero. It was no longer easy or useful.
Now, you'd think that new phone... pictures are easy again right? Back to old habits?
No. The photo gadget is busted. I don't care to do it even though for some things I should, like selling truck parts even. It's like a feature of my biology has been cut off and scabbed over and now I've adapted new ways to get by.
In that process somehow something else was taken, and that was probably my most tangible
personal way of appreciating the moment, and sharing the moment. I had little victories I could document and look at later. And little moments where life is beautiful. Instead of that moment to take the picture to appreciate and document...
So I know most people are here for the furry porn but I'm going to share some pictures to my scraps to try and appreciate more and get back in the habit of documenting.
Vix
I have a Samsung A53 and it's reasonably ok but the Samsung keyboard does not jive with my brain yet even though it is very similar to the Google keyboard, it needs more use of the space bar even thought the option toadd a space after using predicive text is turned on. It makes lazy time and even critical communication typing more difficult. So it's not as easy to get my thoughts out or quickly message. Forget texting and driving... Photos are back... sort of. Smashing out 12 hour days in the office then a power tool doesn't present a ton of opportunity. I'm going to do one today I think.