It’s curious that the theme of this month’s Indieweb Carnival , hosted by Xandra , is the idea of ‘impact’; I have been thinking a lot, lately, about the effect of me existing today, and what legacy I will leave when I’m gone.

Multilingualism in a global Web is the theme for October’s IndieWeb Carnival hosted by Riccardo , who has proposed one additional rule for the month - if possible, to write the post (also) in a language different from English. So, for this time (probably) only, here is my post in my mother tongue, followed by an English version.

Should I really participate in this month’s IndieWeb Carnival ? The theme Power underneath despair proposed by our host, Matthew , has some serious prerequisites.

I keep participating in the IndieWeb Carnival , because the themes proposed by the nice people hosting it each month often push me out of my comfort zone. They make me think about myself, my present and my past.
More often than not, they make me realise that, through the years, I have dried off.

My maternal grandfather was a carpenter. Every time I visited his atelier, welcomed by the sweet smell of sawdust, I was amazed by all his tools, from the huge and very dangerous table saws to the many different types of hammers, screwdrivers, etcetera.
Similarly, I remember looking at my father’s three-level portable toolbox and wondering about its several variations on pliers and wrenches and the many drill bits for wood and metal.
It would be logical to think that I have followed one path or the other, and that, as an adult, I have developed a fervent DIY passion and own lots of different tools. That’s not the case.

Writing on a pre-defined theme has never been my cup of tea. Even at school, writing an essay meant facing an hour of total lack of inspiration, and coming up with something - in readable handwriting - in the half hour or so left.
This is what the IndieWeb Carnival reminds me of. I have waited for the good part of June to even begin to write, and I have five days left before the deadline (though Andrei - the host for this month - has kindly extended the deadline by a couple of days).