Last time I did this - Race the clock to finish a post to watch a football match - it did not end very well in terms of the game. The post however, to this day, remains close to my heart and I will to this day sometimes go back and read that post with fond memories. It turned out to be one of the better posts I have written over the years.

Football-wise, it isn't going to be that great of a night as well. Tonight though I am not watching a team I support, more like "hoping" to see my wife's team lose :D It is a long shot, I know. But at least we got ice-cream! So it is going to be a little less of a torture.

As I clattered on at my keyboard, my wife was asking me what am I writing about. _(Yes, she is one of my most avid readers. No she is still not on hive)._ My honest answer was, _"I have no idea."_

By the look she gave, I think she didn't believe me. But that's how I have been writing a lot. I start typing and I just keep writing down what's going on through my mind. Often times, until you pause to think about what is actually going through your mind you don't really _know_ what's going on through your mind. So I wasn't really "faking" it. I actually did not know what I was going to write about.

Not having a set plot or topic in mind has its pros and cons. The cons are obvious - you feel lost at sea..._"কূল নাই কিনার  নাই , নাইকো দরিয়ার মাঝি"_ sort of situation! Words seem har to come by and the writers block becomes you past, present and future.

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But if you feel confident in your writing and you feel you are on a roll, not having a plot set in stone or an ending fixed opens up innumerable opportunities. Writing actually becomes easier.

You may end up with a _"জগাখিচুড়ি"_ of a post like this one, but in the end, it's a post nonetheless. As a bonus point you also get to use the #philosophicalshit tag, pretty cool eh!

This is a very vanilla post, and I will definitely not be giving this a second read many many months down the line. With my affection towards a post written racing the clock changing, here's to hoping the luck in terms of the football changes too, and I get to enjoy my ice-cream a bit better!

Here's a vague image to go with a vague post.

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