Category: Musing

Feelings are temporary. Not to negate their importance nor their power over us, but they are ultimately temporary sensations. Can I find a way to just exist with the feeling when it occurs; investigating it without diving into the deep end and drowning? Can I live with the unpleasant feelings, exploring them without avoiding them…

I keep my phone on silent because I hate being disturbed. I don’t like being taken out of a moment, and the second I hear a notification I will have to check my phone. Years ago I just decided to silence it. I can see notifications on the screen so if my phone is next…

Everything in life is easier when you don’t care, especially relationships. With no emotional investment, there’s no pressure for it to go right, and no real consequences for it going wrong. Not caring seems to be the best way to avoid getting hurt. Keep you doors locked and no one can come in and hurt…

When I think of my soul, I see myself sitting in an endless field. In front of me is a large white sheet held at each corner by some rope attached to two long poles, one on each side. There’s a box of threads and needles. There are no rules or instructions, it’s down to…

I pirate lots of content. Movies, shows, music, books, etc. I don’t pirate software, and I don’t pirate games. Here’s some thoughts on piracy inspired by a conversation I recently had: The internet should be free, and free, for all. Anything on it is fair game. If I take a picture of the Mona Lisa, I…

In the summer of 2012, I was sitting in the gym at my school, nearing the end of a biology exam. Out of the blue I felt a sharp pain in my chest, but I worked through it and soon it calmed down. A few hours later I was back home getting changed from my…

Something I’ve loved for a long time is the shopping trolley theory. I don’t mean the trolley problem, although I do love that. This is a different thing. When you go to a shop to buy a lot of stuff you get a trolley. If it doesn’t require a £1 coin then that’s wonderful, you’ve…

For years now I’ve had people come up to me with glee to tell me I remind them of John Lennon. I’ve got responses prepared for most of these people, like ‘oh really?’ or ‘must be the glasses right?” Sometimes I can be a bit more sarcastic and say ‘no one’s ever said that to…

I’m really lucky that I’m not a writer because I can make myself do a lot of things but writing is not one of them. I can’t force myself to put words on a page. I’ve been sitting here, staring at the screen for chunks of time thinking a thousand thoughts a second but being…