There are movies that spoon-feed you the morale of the story. Directors with a lesson they want to portray. A change they want to provoke in the audience. And then there is '2001: A Space Odyssey'. Possibly the weirdest film I've ever seen. It was progressing along fine, I was keeping up with the narrative, … Continue reading Past Jupiter →

It can feel very counterintuitive to schedule time to do nothing at all. To deliberately be unproductive. It can feel wrong and wasteful. Surely if we have a free hour we should be filling that time with some activity that will achieve a long term goal?!? I mean, come on now! We're only on this … Continue reading Deliberately unproductive →

You have to leave the house at 2. It's 1 now and it's going to take you half an hour to get ready. So you fart about. Then at 1:30pm, just as you're heading to go get ready, your partner/parent asks you to do the dishes. But you don't have any time! Your free time … Continue reading Leaving the house →

Yes dealing with pain can be taxing but I think it's nothing on the energy drain that is dreading the pain. It's bad enough that you have to tolerate a terrible job or a manipulative relative or an awful environment but to let them live in your head rent free too? Life's too short for … Continue reading Dreading pain →

There are some who argue that there is no such thing as free will. That when we see a delicious indulgent chocolate cake it's already a forgone conclusion that we will eat it. We may have to take the time to justify the decision, to convince ourselves why the choice is a good one but … Continue reading No free will →

I think a lot of people hide their excitement because they don't want to be mocked or seen as annoying. But I think an unrestrained enthusiastic greeting is a safe bet because I think it is largely viewed as a complement. How could you mock a person who is excited to see you?

I don't think length of time can accurately describe the closeness of a relationship. I've seen friends who have kept it surface level for 20 years and I've seen strangers plunge into serious emotional depth within 5 minutes of meeting each other. I think the amount of years can definitely allude to a familiarity but … Continue reading Years or vulnerability →

Hat tip to Oliver Burkeman for this one! You didn't get to pick where you grew up and yet you probably made a best friend in the local area. Despite years and years of culture deciding what sports would be available in your town, you probably excelled at them anyway. You didn't get to pick … Continue reading Randomness of the past →

Merry Christmas everyone!!I hope you have a day full of joy, laughter and plenty of chocolate!

I was playing Cluedo the other day and as the game progressed I was faced with a conundrum. If I wanted to gain more certainty I would have to use more turns. But the more time I spent waiting, the closer my opponents would get to figuring out whodunnit too! Eventually I lost. The winner, … Continue reading Playing Cluedo →