Weekend-Engagement topics: WEEK 208 | | Name two things you do well and two things you do badly

If you check my Hive Blog profile, you will notice that most of my posts are short stories and poems. So, you are right, I've been passionate about writing for several years now, although I've particularly worked more on it since the pandemic.

Thanks to the Blockchains I have been able to develop that little gift in my life, finding myself many times immersed in the creation of characters, worlds and plots that I never thought could emerge from my pen.

I consider that I have been good enough to be able to win several awards in the Literatos and The Ink Well communities. I always express my gratitude to them because, besides providing a creative space for authors, they have also allowed some dreams to come true in my life.

Here is a mini-catalog (just in case):

• The Worst Home Run Ever
• Space-time Sleeptalks Bunk Beds
• La delicada ausencia
• El más allá del artista

Have you ever gone from not knowing how to do anything to trying everything? Well, that's my case with cooking.

For years I was denied (even by external factors) to cook. No matter how many delicious recipes I saw on the internet, I never lifted a finger. It was my mom who was in charge all the time.

However, as with many other things, since the beginning of this new decade, I have been testing myself incessantly, and cooking has been no exception.

At first it was something I struggled with, but I must confess that I quickly adapted to everything I saw for cooking. In fact, I started to constantly add new dishes to an online recipe book I have.

Surprisingly, everything I started making tasted great. I really didn't have much faith in it, but I think cooking has become my favorite hobby in recent years so far. Moreover, this enjoyment is magnified when I have cooked for someone else and they tell me they like what they tasted.

Maybe I owe you the gourmet aesthetic, but it will be something I will improve over time. I promise 😄.

On the other hand, I think one thing I've started to get bad at is socializing. Above I posted a picture of a tree whose leaves are starting to turn red and soon to fall because, in part, it mirrors how my social life has also been withering.

It used to be very different in the past. It was easy for me to make “friends” wherever I went, but now it is frustrating. Maybe it's a mixture of several things. I'm not 17 anymore and I'm usually busy working to mantain myself. Also, people are making their own lives, like me. As a result, not many adults have enough time to keep their social skills active.

Another thing I've never been even remotely decent at is playing basketball. Despite being 6'4” tall, I've never had the ease to play this entertaining sport. Sometimes I feel like I haven't put enough time into it, but when I try to play a little, I realize why I never tried to emulate Kobe Bryant or Lebron James when I was a teenager.