I’m not one to worry about what my wallpaper looks like. I can go months without changing it because frankly, the last thing on my mind is what my next wallpaper will be when what I use the phone for is more important.
“All about aesthetics” they say. Well I say, whenever I remember or feel like it, then I’ll change my wallpaper. But, thank you Digital-lifestyle because after reading the prompt question, I felt compelled to change mine.
I believe that I pick my wallpapers based on a message. What people see when they look at your phone screen says a lot about you. Someone can know you’re a football fan, anime fan, Kdrama/Kpop fan, Marvel/DC fan just from your wallpaper.
Which is why it takes me a while to pick a wallpaper. I believe it says a lot about my person. Believe me when I say that unless I stumble upon a wallpaper that speaks to me, looking for one can take me minimum of 40 minutes to a maximum of 2 hours. Sounds crazy right? Which is why I hardly bother. Once I find one, it sticks till I’m bored enough to look for another.
Few weeks back, I saw a picture I really liked in the Neoxian City discord. It was the profile picture of one of the members and I fell in love with it. So I asked him for it and proceeded to make it my wallpaper. It stuck for a few weeks until I saw the prompt and began an internal debate on if I should change my wallpaper or not.
Part of the reason for the debate is the “selection process”. I know many would think I’m making a big deal out of it but I am all or nothing. Whatever would represent me has to hold elements that define my person. It is there to please me but also it is a statement - in my opinion.
I finally decided to change it today and instead of spending minutes on it, I narrowed it down to something I really enjoy - Anime. Not just any anime. I selectively asked Pinterest for Demon Slayer and then narrowed it again to my favourite character - Nezuko.
This wallpaper is the same with that on my system. So once I saw it, I downloaded it, planned to use it as my Home and Lock Screen until I saw this…
I am a fan of dark themes. All apps on my phone are set to “dark”. This was aesthetically pleasing to my eyes and I became undecided. As a solution, I put Tanjiro as my Lock Screen (He is older after all) and then Nezuko as my Home Screen.
To fully enjoy the view, I cleared my Home Screen of apps to let her shine. I can always search to find the apps. This has to be the best decision I made today (after watermelon and pineapple) and I don’t know how long it’ll stick but I’m going to enjoy it till I get bored again.
