It’s been a bit hectic at work but in a good way. One project required some novel interactions around tab grouping & state maintenance and it was fun jamming around it. Gotta make a prototype to get a realistic sense of the feel.
Friday evening, I attended the AI Design Nights event at Underline Center, Indiranagar. It was a chill evening with some cool demos & side projects by designers.
It was nice meeting face-to-face some of the folks I knew only from Twitter (It’s called X now but I’ll continue calling it the former)
After staying in Indiranagar for about a year & seeing so many event notifications being hosted at this venue, finally realised it’s in walking distance from home.
Was craving rava prawn fry & rice, so got it made over the weekend. Ohh the joy of a simple filling lunch after gym!!
A friend & I were planning barhopping but that plan got cancelled. So, we ended up going to Araku to experiment with some concoctions. I generally don’t get the high from caffeine but this time was different. We left at 12 but ended up being jittery & awake till 2. Is this what 30s look like?
I spent Sunday morning watching Japan vlogs & “doing research” for the trip I’m planning mid-Oct. Also learnt some coffee terms - anaerobic fermentation, washed vs natural.
Sunday noon, caught up with another friend over coffee at Sunday Farmer, Ashok Nagar. It’s a tiny spot but they do have some good coffee. We were glad to know they actually smoke the cinnamon barks and put them in coffee vs using the powder. We then jumped to Muro for some cream cheese dimsums over a drink and then to Subko for sandwiches.
We ended up discussing careers, properties around Whitefield, and why I should get a credit card instead of using UPI.
Talked to mom over call & got to know how dad & her have gotten attached to a pup near our house in Bhubaneswar. He has been following dad around, stays & dines inside our gates during the night. The other day, he wasn’t in by 9pm, so dad went around searching for him. I am delightfully surprised to see them transition from not exactly being pet persons to this:D
Started playing around with Grokbots and it’s quite fun. I like how the form factor & interaction paradigm makes it feel so much more inviting & easier to use compared to agents.
Asked Claude about the best tips around Grokbot & it took offence. It literally went “what’s the issue with using my prowess. I can do anything that grokbot can & more since I’ve more context around your projects”. Honestly, wasn’t expecting that emotional outburst. Phewww.
I had Mont Blanc recently & was raving about it to my friends. And not-to-my-surprise, I’ve been getting a lot of Insta reels on cold foam. The funda is simple - 3:2:1 ratio of heavy cream to milk to flavouring syrup. Should make it at home over a weekend.
This last week of the month has been intense at work. A lot of opinions and superless time to close the designs. On Thu, I ended up staying at office until 11pm with my product counterpart. The project deadlines are pretty tight, and we needed to stitch an end-to-end flow for leadership. I was hoping Figma AI to help with image replacements but it did terrible under stressful conditions. On the bright side, the metro was still operational during that time, which made the return journey to home easier.
I fell terribly sick on Sat due to food poisoning and puked and slept throughout the day. Had to take Vomistop tablet in the evening which finally stopped this rhythm. Sunday was mostly recovery & dosa at Ondu Plate (counts as part of recovery).