Lila Graceless is a children’s middle grade fairy tale about Lila when her house is crushed by a giant beanstalk falling down from the sky! Lila can’t seem to do anything right. Can a magical fairy solve her problems?
Vim and Vigor
When will You become productive again?
..You
...In a flow state,
....In the groove,
.....Better habits,
....This year?
...Years ago?
..As a child?
You had passion, drive, and grit to get them done.
Them. . . . . .
Art, Markets, D&D, Basketball, Book Binding, Web Design, and now Vim.
.But Vim is hard. And so is all that other stuff.
..School, commitments, trips demand attention.
...I need to Focus.
....I need Return on Investment.
....I need a Job.
...These hobbies are not second or even third place in my life.
..I lose my vim.
.I lose my vigor.
I have priorities,
Needs,
Responsibilities.
.Art, Markets, D&D, Basketball, Book Making, Web Design, and now Vim...
..A flow state today,
.An uncertain tomorrow.
8/1/2025
Peering Into The Chasm (Rabbit Hole)
I am on the edge of a chasm. On the other side is Knowledge, Productivity, and Getting Things Done. But inside the chasm, this rabbit hole, is a path to the other side.
This is the Learning Chasm. There are many paths through it. Some go deep and drop you off far into the Land on the Other Side. But it might be easier to jump into this chasm and just stay there forever.
This is my fear.
Linux is down there. Vim is somewhere in there. HTML isn't too far down. There's even a toll bridge path that goes right over this chasm, but I'd have to pay a subscription fee, so I'll have to weigh the pros and cons.
So here's where I am. I'm thinking about installing Linux this summer and playing around with it. Maybe get it running on my broken laptop and use it for a server.
I want to continue developing this website. I'm going to pull back on the scope and go pure html (some css) for a bit.
And I want to learn NeoVIM. This may just be wishful thinking and scope creep to change the tools of web development, but if there was ever a lower stakes time to do it, now would be it!
Tell me what you think at (john at mrjohndraws.com).
7/14/2025