Oscar García Oviedo

México, 1991 acentoenlao.com

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Reminding myself why I write

The last few months, I've been dealing with writer's block. For the love of me, I cannot come up with something to actually write about and it's been stressing me out. As if I were some huge and famou…

5d ago·6 min read·1195 words

Journal 020825

Yesterday, my golden –retriever– boy Mantequilla woke up with a little hump behind his nose. After much deliberation, investigation and back and forth calls with multiple vets, I now recognize these a…

5d ago·3 min read·532 words

On being bored

Every now and then, because of my wife's job, I found myself seating in a coffee for what nowadays could be considered long periods of time—that is to say, two hours, or 3, tops. Today is one of those…

5d ago·6 min read·1170 words

AELOVE: "The Who Cares Era" by Dan Sinker

AELOVE is this brief section where I share something I found, loved.and I have some thoughts on it. Hope you like it: This has been in my mind for months and I couldn't find the words to say it. Dan s…

5d ago·3 min read·455 words

Finding home away from home

I have this, very important, very serious, promise to myself: I will visit my friends at least once per year. To note: I will travel to them. With the exceptions of the pandemic years –when my friends…

5d ago·4 min read·614 words

Unsociably social

I've spent most the time since the pandemic in a remote / hybrid position at work, which I now swear by and do not want to change, and while it has a incredible high number of benefits it also has rea…

5d ago·6 min read·1113 words

On forgiveness

I cannot remember exactly when this came to my mind. I mean, it was today, but I cannot pinpoint at which moment today –as it has happened with most things since the pandemic. I just got the thought b…

5d ago·3 min read·499 words

On writing nonsense with Oscar

I don't feel the pass of time... Until I return here and try to make something out of my thoughts. That it takes this long is not something I despise or hate, it's just something that happens. That I'…

5d ago·4 min read·609 words

The one where I meet again with old friends

For how often I use them, it's ironic how much I hate social apps. Why? Well, there's nothing social about them anymore. It's just memes and some bragging here and there. Maybe it's just me not wantin…

5d ago·6 min read·1117 words

Lumiere and Sora are giving AI video super powers

While I've talked about AI in general and also focused a little bit on how it's being used to make music, the topic today is certainly one I thought we would have to wait more to see. Quite literally,…

May 12·1 min read·98 words

Rambling about AI

I was discussing with my friend Pablo what to write here next. You know, it's been a while... again. — Have you done your tour of AI chat bots?— Nope, and I don't really think I will, I said to Pablo.…

May 12·1 min read·99 words

How I am coping with COVID

Hi guys, nice to see you again. Well, to be blunt, it's nice to think that someone is seeing this. But that doesn't deny the fact that something about this is nice. For me. And for you. Hopefully. Any…

May 12·1 min read·104 words

Blog en tiempos de COVID-19 II: La venganza

Que tal lectorsillos, buen dia. He vuelto. Por fin pude concentrarme lo suficiente como para poner en orden unas cuantas líneas aqui. Les dire la verdad..Esta es la segunda vez que escribo este post. …

May 12·1 min read·98 words

Let's talk about Joe Black

Just recently I watched Meet Joe Black again. I don't know how long it's been since the last time, but I know it's been at least a few years. And woah, was it different from what I remembered. You kno…

May 12·1 min read·104 words

Luz que opaca (2011)

A veces quisiera dejar de escribirte, detener esas risas que plasmamos en papel, inhalar tantas promesas que soplamos al viento esperando que algún día volvieran a nuestros oídos; a veces solo quisier…

May 12·1 min read·81 words

Blog en tiempos de COVID-19

Que tal lector, buen dia. Viernes... por fin. Para mi, no sé para ti. Si te encuentras leyendo esto, tenemos de dos opciones: Si estás dentro del primer grupo... Tss. Ni que decirte, bro. Pero, ¡pero!…

May 2·1 min read·91 words

The weight of being a heavy lifter

This week has taken a toll on me. The work I've been doing for the last month or so –and probably the thing that has excited me the most in years– is going to be removed, just because it doesn't match…

Apr 18·1 min read·106 words

Balancing the atmosphere

When usability and flexibility are king

Apr 12·1 min read·9 words

New Bilmuri's album is bruuutal

Holy guacamole! I've been waiting for this release since he started teasing a new album and it's just so worth it. The first song starts the show with a banger. It's just a super chuggy breakdown with…

Apr 9·1 min read·99 words

“What! You too? I thought that no one but myself...”

I've been thinking a lot about friendship... How it comes, how it stays and how it goes. It's difficult to put into words all that's happened --and I don't really want to go into it all that much-- bu…

Apr 7·1 min read·106 words

Making it takes time

People will always tell you that success is not made overnight. Fair to say, we can all understand that it's not instantaneous or something that comes out of nowhere. I cannot imagine someone being at…

Mar 31·1 min read·84 words

I failed 2025

I'm just starting here, but I have been running another blog for quite a while. At the beginning of last year, I wrote about only having a couple of purposes I wanted to follow through and accomplish:…

Mar 28·1 min read·95 words

Is this thing on?

Hi friend, I just learned about pckt by reading The Verge. There's this article about Bridgy and how long-form is finally coming to the Fediverse that caught my eye. I investigated a little --having n…

Mar 26·1 min read·100 words