Author: Ruben Madila
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The wrong ones
Continue reading: The wrong onesMost times, the world slows me down while judging me for not going faster. When it is not with a physical restrain on my agency, it will be done by those feelings people wrapped around me so they can predict and enforce who I really am. As if the thought of skipping the discovery step…
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Good guidance or good riddance
Continue reading: Good guidance or good riddanceIt’s been a while since I had someone earnestly laying on the table so many great pieces of advice, in such a short amount of time, asking for nothing in return. And by a while, I mean a few years worth of whiles. I don’t really mean it in an arrogant way. I simply realised…
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The stupidest man in the world
Continue reading: The stupidest man in the worldOr maybe the smartest man in the world. Purely because he has achieved the billionaire status. And that seems to be enough nowadays. Enough to do what he wants. Instead, he is hellbent on keep doing what for most of us would translate into a one way ticket to full destitution. So I guess I…
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If being gay was a choice
Continue reading: If being gay was a choiceI was recently told, without hate or negativity, that they saw being gay as a choice. What was probably a harmless confession to make, to me felt like a brick being thrown to my face, without warning. Because if being gay is a choice, that means that I chose to give up on my human…
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Tug of War
Continue reading: Tug of WarI have always been perceived as outspoken, moody and sometimes even confrontational. I can feel it in people’s tone the moment I flag something suspicious, which I normally do when it’s nothing but a faint smell, not an outright stench. It has always made things incredibly tricky for me, as most people tend to prefer…
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A mosaic it is, then…
Continue reading: A mosaic it is, then…We are all unique, mundane, special and part something bigger. We spend most of our time debating it, instead of embracing it, finding new ways of connecting our pieces while staying genuine to the perspective we bring to world.
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Slow burns
Continue reading: Slow burnsAlmost two weeks without recording music. Nothing. Time just flew by since I tried to record a video for Once, thinking it would be just as simple as it was to write the song. I spent the last part of June attempting to record something good, in a single take (out of a need for…
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Block out the sun
Continue reading: Block out the sunAnd I tried so hard to hide, I can count on you to leak between the cracks… And I’ve tried, so hard, to stop looking at the sky, but the energy you’re emanatingis far too bright… I can not block out the sun And I rather go blind, than to miss out on your light.
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Testing
Continue reading: TestingThis is a just another random internet test… of gather some data on what the new ActivityPub API can mean for the internet.
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This is the one
Continue reading: This is the oneWith this post I start a project I had in mind more than 10 years ago, when I dreamed of a showcase not just for me, but for what I can offer you, so you can do it yourself.