Dark Circles And Coffee
Grew Tired of Talking to Myself, So Now I Write to Me
It seems to me that the most fascinating aspect of a person will always be the transformations they undergo throughout their life and how this translates into growth. That’s why we like movies: we can see how the main character embarks on a journey and invites us to join them.
This blog section is exactly that, an invitation to join me on this perplexing path we call life. It’s also a thank you to those who accompanied me during that golden age of the internet, the Tumblr era, when I began to write about my experiences. Some texts make me somewhat embarrassed, I won’t deny it, but they are a way to preserve a piece of myself that’s no longer present.
A Momentary Lapse of Reason
Dark Circles with Coffee (Ojeras y Café in Spanish) was born at a time when writing was my grounding wire. The truth is, I don’t exactly remember when I decided to start sharing what I wrote, but I do remember that what motivated me to continue were the little messages I received in my Tumblr inbox. In some way, what was happening to me and that I needed to put into words, was also happening to someone else, and they saw their thoughts and emotions reflected in a text.
Looking back, I believe it was one of my most challenging times. It’s hard to face the world when you don’t yet know yourself or have a fully formed personality. Today, I feel very distant from the things I wrote and I have a very different outlook on many things, but the role that Dark Circles and Coffee once played is now fulfilled by AboutManuel. It’s a space to share things with the hope that it will be useful to someone else, or at least make them feel accompanied on their path.
Thank you for reading.