Okay, let me walk you through something I was tinkering with back in the day, around the time those January wrestling shows used to happen.
Getting Started with an Idea
I remember it was that post-holiday slump, early January. Felt like ages ago now. I wasn’t doing anything groundbreaking, not really. Just had this nagging idea for a little personal project. It involved sorting out a massive collection of digital photos I had. Sounds simple, right? It wasn’t. We’re talking thousands of files scattered everywhere, duplicates, weird filenames. A real digital mess.
So, I decided, right, New Year, fresh start. Let’s finally tackle this beast. My plan was basically:
- Gather everything into one place.
- Figure out some software or script to find duplicates.
- Rename them consistently, maybe by date.
- Organize them into folders.
Seemed straightforward on paper. But actually doing it? That was the real task.
The Process and the Grind
I spent quite a few evenings and a weekend just copying files. My computer was chugging away for hours. Then came the duplicate finding part. I tried a few free tools. Some crashed. Some were confusing. It felt like wading through mud. I eventually found one that kinda worked, but it needed a lot of manual checking, which was tedious.
I remember sitting there late one night, screen glare, clicking through potential duplicates. It was mind-numbing work. You know how it is when you get tunnel vision on a project? That was me. Coffee, messy desk, the works.
A Welcome Distraction
Around that time, I took a break. Happened to catch some wrestling on TV. I think it was one of those early January pay-per-views they used to run. Can’t recall every match, but I definitely remember the spectacle. The big title matches, the eliminations, all that stuff. It was loud, high energy – a total contrast to the quiet clicking I’d been doing for hours.
Honestly, it was a good breather. Didn’t solve my photo problem, obviously, but it snapped me out of that focused grind for a bit. Sometimes you just need something completely different to reset your brain, you know? Seeing all that action somehow made my little organizing project feel less like a mountain and more like a hill I could actually climb.
Wrapping it Up (Eventually)
After that break, I went back to the photos with a bit more patience. It still took ages. Renaming, sorting… more evenings spent staring at file lists. But eventually, piece by piece, it got done. I wouldn’t call it a ‘revolution’ exactly, but clearing out that digital clutter felt really good. Like closing a long, messy chapter.
It’s funny looking back. Just a personal project, tidying up files. But tackling it felt like my own little fresh start for the year, mixed in with memories of flashing lights and wrestling shows on TV. Just one of those things you do.
