Drawing in the park - once you silence the voice that's desperate for the output to look good, it becomes a peaceful mindful exercise.It's no longer about competence and more about enjoying yourself and imprinting your personality on the page.Do you like quick and strong lines or are you someone who meticulously captures every detail?Is … Continue reading Drawing in the park →

Watched the start of 'Chad Powers' and I felt an overwhelming sense of exhaustion. It was only two episodes and the amount of lying required did not feel worth it to me. I felt a strong urge for Russ to go to therapy and deal with his demons or just be open and honest about … Continue reading Chad’s lies →

The recipe for squashing excitement: - It's out of your control - Continuous hoop jumping - No end in sight

The old lady in front of you is slow moving and getting confused with the ticket machine and despite your frustration you say to yourself this is a good opportunity to practice patience. Then you get to your car and the owner of the neighbouring car is also arriving just ahead of you. For some … Continue reading Patience limits →

I think it's a very adult realization to see how fragile the world really is. That couple that convinced you soulmates are a real thing, they're breaking up. Why? Because no relationship is impenetrable. That guy you played with as a kid, who was unbelievably talented and had so much potential - he didn't make … Continue reading Fragile world →

For some reason most people seem to grow up believing life is fair. Good people get rewarded for their behavior and bad people get punished. Then it's a very sad realization as an adult to see bad things happen to good people. Maybe it's how we're raised as kids. When you do something good, you … Continue reading Internalized rule →

It was a sad day for humanity when John decided to make Bert feel bad but what was even worse was that Bert let him. When John came in with all those insults and put downs Bert didn't see it as nonsense or for what it truly was, a hurt person trying to hurt someone … Continue reading Complicit Bert →

Some Taskmaster contestants provide great entertainment not in their jobs but in their conflicted personalities. So you suspect they come on the show, because it provides a good platform to expose oneself to a new type of audience that might come to like you and wish to see you do stand-up. Therefore there is a … Continue reading Torn desires →

Everyone has their baggage and in one way or another it's gonna come out. It's impossible to keep it locked up forever. Life is too long, you have to relax at some time and even by being locked up and not spontaneous you reveal your baggage by default. I think the best way to deal … Continue reading Baggage leakage →

I saw a video of Portia Woodman walking into the Twickenham stadium for the 3rd/4th playoff game and she was crying. Now I think a seasoned professional like herself would know the dangers of getting too emotional before a game. But the context had to be taken into account. This will be her last game … Continue reading Sad joy →