I used to think I just liked staying inside.
And honestly, sometimes I still do. Staying home is comfortable. You don’t need to spend money, talk to anyone, or really think too much. You just exist in the same space every day and eventually it becomes normal.
But after a while I noticed all my days started feeling identical.
Especially when most of my time was spent looking at some kind of screen.
Recently I’ve been trying to go outside more, even if I don’t actually have plans. Sometimes I’ll just bring my camera and walk around Vancouver for a bit. No destination or anything. Just walking around downtown, taking the train somewhere random, sitting somewhere for a while, then going home.
And weirdly, those small moments started feeling more important to me.
I think being outside makes you notice things again.
The sound of the SkyTrain passing by.
People rushing home after work.
Rain hitting the windows on transit.
Random conversations you overhear for two seconds and never hear again.
Nothing huge happens, but life feels less repetitive.
I also started wanting to record things more.
Not even for content necessarily. More just because I realized how forgettable life becomes when every day looks the same.
A random walk downtown probably feels meaningless right now, but years later it might actually be something I’m glad I filmed.
I think that’s why I’ve started carrying my camera around more often lately.
Not to create some cinematic masterpiece.
Just to remember things a little better.