I still carry this grief, deep in my soul, this sense of profound injustice yet deserved comeuppance.
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the stakes
what is worth saving? the Tescos,the McDonald's,the Primarks? the chicken shops,the rubbish, piled so high it overflows and spills outto our feet,the dog shit? what is worth saving? the concrete jungles,the Land Rovers,the flashing billboards? the expansive shopping centres,the grade-I listed buildings,the statues of historical figures no one remembers? the independent artisan sourdough bakeries,the Wetherspoons,the… Continue reading the stakes
Don’t get angry…
(ARTICLE) As women (NB: to be understood as womxn), we are led to believe the fallacy that we can be anything we want, just like the boys - albeit with plenty of exceptions. We can't be too loud. We can't be too funny. We can't be too smart. We can't be too angry. Out of… Continue reading Don’t get angry…
alt. esc.
(ARTICLE) When I look around me, all I see is decay - the planet, its seasons and oceans, trees, beaches, cities, its people, our morals, our humanity, our hopes and love, our languages, art, cultures, our minds, our bodies, our homes and credit scores, our healthcare systems, education programs, industries, our faith in progress, our… Continue reading alt. esc.
The Magic of Science Mushrooms
(ARTICLE - inspired by attending "The Science of Magic Mushrooms", organised by Seed Talks) Of course I rushed - straight from work to the tube station and down to the Genesis cinema in Mile End. I ended up being early and had a good fifteen minutes to wait before the theatre's doors even opened, but… Continue reading The Magic of Science Mushrooms
Concert Tickets & Etiquette.
After being a sullen hermit for most of 2019, I’m finally getting my groove back. I’m not big on pub outings and other activities that set off my crippling social anxiety, but there’s one thing that always gets me out of the house: music and concerts. Getting back into the gig scene feels like getting… Continue reading Concert Tickets & Etiquette.
O words, wher r thou??!!
Once upon a time, words had meaning. ‘Hilarious’ meant something so comical it bordered on insanity, ‘obsessed’ implied pathologic, compulsive behaviours, and if my middle school memory serves me correctly, ‘literally’ meant…literally - otherwise it’d be ‘figuratively’. I’ll save my rant on the bastardisation of important words, like ‘depressed’ or ‘addicted’, which got stripped of… Continue reading O words, wher r thou??!!
Why we can’t have nice things.
Not having internet at my new place means I revisited the movie collection on my external hard drive. There’s a lot of great stuff on there; there’s also some not-so-great films that weaselled their way in. “You’ve Got Mail” is one of them. Hey, I do enjoy the odd rom-com, as long as it's equal… Continue reading Why we can’t have nice things.
“Enjoy the Now!”
I was on the bus home after a shit day; nothing specific happened, it simply was a what’s-the-point-of-being-alive kinda day, mainly spent at work. I was listening to an acoustic version of a favourite song, so terribly raw and unpolished it always makes me shiver, and this time it made me choke. I felt like… Continue reading “Enjoy the Now!”
All and more.
Well fuck, I now see it's been exactly one month since my last post. In hindsight, it seems accurate when I assess the last 30 days: too much work, too many people, too many to-do lists, not enough time for me to regroup and recover. I'm not a big fan of how quickly this year… Continue reading All and more.
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