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“Last Resort” (Reimagined)

I don’t often provide trigger warnings. I don’t often write about things that I feel legitimately need them. And I don’t say this to make light of those who provide them much more freely...

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Let’s Hear it For Guide Creators (Yay!)

This week is Creator Appreciation Week (formerly Developer Appreciation Week, but expanded now in scope). Historically, I do focus on a developer but this time I’d like to do something different and send a...

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Overthinking What Makes for a ‘Banger’

OK, not those bangers. (Although I am now hungry. Dangit.) No, I’m referring to ‘Banger’ in the song context. And more specifically, I am wondering what makes for a ‘Friday Banger’. Yes, yes, I...

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Preparing to Battle the Devil

One of my favourite tweets (X’s? I’m not sure what the new lingo is) of all time is probably this one: Our home has been rather happily printer free for the last several years....

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My Cat, Your Cat, Good Cat, Bad Cat

Alright, not sure who let Dr Suess into the title- and also; there are no bad cats! … But I did possibly think my cat was better than your cat. Well, not yours specifically...

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Twisted Metal (2023, TV Show)

I never really played the Twisted Metal games. At least, I never did so far as my mother was concerned. I… might… have had the odd go at friends’ houses whose parents were a...

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Life Changes

Not where I intended to take this post — and I’ll steer it back onto the original path soon, but… It just struck me that everything with my Mother and the additional care she...

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A Change to the Family Dynamic

There’s a certain tone I’ve wanted to set with this place. One of happiness, if not joy. Of course there will be exceptions to this rule. Posts that weigh a little heavier than others...

Goodbye, Mum

Friday, June 2nd, 2023, my mother passed. It was her third day in hospital, a fact which, had she been aware of would have been a source of much distress. But to my and...

The Passing of the Queen

For all the bad habits I’ve picked up along the way — one I’ve still managed to avoid is picking up my phone and doomscrolling either before bed or before rising. Today, that made...

Defeated by the Nap

The time is 10:45 pm, and I still haven’t published anything for today. This is, in fact, the moment I decided to just jump into the post and see where it took me as...

Home Again

As predicted, I am behind in my writing schedule. This means I’m writing today for today. I’d rather be writing today for tomorrow, but I suppose it isn’t the end of the world. The...