1% Nostalgia

 Well, today was a hectic day, of sorts. I found out a classmate of mine contracted COVID-19, then realized that the symptoms were exactly the same as what I had faced when I was ill. There was no loss of taste or smell, as it happens. I could smell, though I did not feel like eating. But then again, that might have been the male illness drama side acting up, so who knows?

Anyway, I had to transfer quite a few pictures and voice recordings and whatnot from my phone to my laptop. No, I did not upload everything on Google Drive. Yes, I am currently surviving without Wi-fi. And yes, most of my data balance was eaten up by online class. No thanks to Microsoft Teams. 

So I was transferring all these files and believe you me, there's something sentient in phones. The moment they realize we might be thinking of getting a new phone, the performance suddenly shows a marked improvement. Once it realizes that we've placed the order, the performance drops dramatically. Heroines in sappy romantic movies are hardier than the phones, it would seem.

It took me close to an hour to transfer whatever few pictures I had on my phone. Yes, the camera is not space age but who doesn't click pictures? Or download pictures from Whatsapp, for that matter. I had roughly 200 files all told. This includes Whatsapp images, Instagram images, pdf files, sound files and Word documents. It seems like a lot until you realize that all of it can be scrolled through in less than five minutes, and not even the super-fast scrolling.

Some of the pictures made me nostalgic, there's no doubt. Many of them made me miss my life at that point of time. Most, if not all, reminded me of something that had happened or someone I had talked to that day. It's not even something significant I am reminded of; maybe the weather that day, or the conversation I had- that's what pops into my mind. 

There's one specific song I listened to on loop today. It's not a song you'll find on any platform. It was written by a friend and thankfully, I got to listen to it before it got posted on social media. It's a beautiful song, but a sad one. I lost count of how many times I listened to it. I haven't talked to that friend for quite a while now, and I doubt I can anytime soon. It's almost a year to the day since I got to hear it, as it happens. Life's funny that way.

All things said and done, nostalgia is always fun to explore and get lost in. The problem is, you have to get out of it after a while or you lose sight of the real world. It's always nice while it lasts, but that's rarely for long. 

Today's blog is a bit shorter than usual, probably because I'm tired thanks to my phone's processor. I might be having high blood pressure, according to some people. That's not funny to hear, but I doubt there's any chance of that being true. I would have bust a valve long ago it was. (Insert smiley face emoji) Take care, everyone. Adios!