LADY IN RED

LADY IN RED

I’m sitting on my sofa with Dr Melaxin eye patches on my under eyes awaiting a miracle. If one happens and I suddenly appear 20 years younger I will let you know. Meanwhile they feel lovely and I’m enjoying my self care moment. Will I be the lady in red later? Good question. I look [...]

Relaxation

Relaxation

I’m on annual leave, and I’m not doing much at all with it. Just enjoying the quiet and the rest. No alarms, no work deadlines, just slow mornings with coffee and peaceful days. My to do list is on pause, and it feels wonderful. The highlight? Those surprise bursts of sunshine that make everything brighter. [...]

She stands in a field

She stands in a field

She stands in a field that feels soft and real with wild grass, fading light, a sky caught between day and night. And then there’s her. Perfect. Polished. Almost too precise for a place that isn’t trying to be anything at all. That contrast is the whole story. Nature just exists, messy, effortless, unfiltered. But [...]

Thinking

Thinking

It’s strange how easily a virtual world can pull someone in. What starts as something small, a few messages, a bit of chatting online, a connection that feels light and fun, can slowly become something much bigger than it was ever meant to be. I’ve been thinking about this a lot recently because I see [...]

Serenity or Reality

Serenity or Reality

I’m currently lying on the sofa in a very specific position that is for my comfort. One side is fine. The other side is a bit sore today. The shingles blisters are bloody awful. C B D patch on and antivirals. So now I’m watching a film on Prime. One of those heavy ones about [...]

My mobile phone

My mobile phone

I hate when my phone goes off. Every buzz feels personal. Like my phone is tapping me on the shoulder just to say, “Hey. Nothing important. Just vibes.” It’s never good news. It’s never life changing. It’s always an app I don’t remember downloading or a notification about something I’ve already dealt with. Or a [...]

Using Second Life Drama to Feel Relevant on YouTube

Using Second Life Drama to Feel Relevant on YouTube

There’s a special kind of irony when someone logs into Second Life, not to create, not to build, not to participate, but to use other people’s lives as content. They don’t tell their own story, they borrow everyone else’s. They hover. They record. They stitch together half truths and imagination, then upload it to YouTube [...]

Feed me Seymour

Feed me Seymour

Something strange is happening to me. I’ve become ravenous. Not just “I could eat a little snack” hungry. We’re talking prehistoric cavewoman who’s just discovered Uber Eats levels of hunger. I wake up thinking about breakfast, then mid-breakfast I’m already planning lunch. By mid-morning, I’ve had what I call a “snackcident” . I swear I’m [...]

Don’t wake me

Don’t wake me

I’m so tired that I need a week of sleep. The kind of deep, restorative, luxurious sleep that resets your soul and possibly your entire personality. I don’t want a nap. I want a medically supervised coma with breakfast in bed when I wake up. Somewhere along the line, “rest” became a myth. My brain [...]