Level 8000

I reached level 4000 in Candy Crush Saga on August 6, 2019. I reached level 8000 on August 18, 2021. That's 4000 levels in about 700 odd days. That works out to about 5 to 6 levels per day. That's not too bad since this is the only game I play and it does alleviate my stress some days.

I am still sane. I am just sharing this as some sort of a strange successful achievement. My brother sent a message on the occasion, and here it is - What's happening here?!!! Is this the beginning of the book "Devolution of One Mrs. Momley - Tales of Life and Tribulations as told through the Eye of Former High Functioning OCD Individual".

I believe that he may be alluding to the fact that my home is literally falling apart while I merrily climb levels in Candy Crush Saga. Yes! I used to be "obsessive compulsive" about the environment I lived in and I haven't been that way in the last dozen or so years. However, I believe I can get back there again!

For the last few weeks, since the beginning of July, my home has been covered partially or fully in plastic. We got our windows replaced and that has been a work in progress. As I prepared to have this work done, I also became acutely aware of the mess I live in. So, I am on a mission to clean it up and get back to "normal".

Meanwhile, there is no harm in feeling like I accomplished something even if it is not in a real world sense! On a related and unrelated note, ASid is 20 today. He has accomplished a lot, in the real world, in the last 2 years; however, I will save that for another post.

The Next Inspiration

I have been watching way too many movies and series on various streaming services. Recently, I discovered this one best-selling writer whose books are being adapted for television. In fact, this writer has a multi show deal with a particular streaming service. At this point in time, I have watched 3 shows created by this writer. They all seem to follow a certain pattern and what kept me going was obviously the whodunit mystery in the centre of each of these shows.

Then, I switched it up a bit by watching an unrelated series - Picard. I immediately noticed a difference. Picard not only draws from its own venerable history, it also alludes to classic books and writers. It is that kind of series which may result in the audience going off on various quests to investigate other literary works. I was definitely inspired to look up "Tragic Sense of Life".

It is not like the other best-selling writer's shows didn't motivate me to read a book. They did; however, I merely wanted to find out how this writer is churning out these books that are so popular with the masses! That seems to be the trend - book to screen - even more so than ever before!

I am both inspired and intimidated. The proverbial blank screen has been waiting patiently. There are days I feel like time is running out, and yet, I know there is all the time in the world. With this mix of excitement and uncertainty, I assure myself that my time will come.