I didn't expect much from it and I was pleasantly surprised. So, ok, I thought, I'll have low expectations for this next night and that way I will strategically have a great night. But that was superficial pessimism and deep down I knew it. I was hopeful not despondent and that was my downfall. I … Continue reading Committing to pessimism →

The Christmas holidays hold so much promise. At least ten days where the world stands still. You think, finally I'll get to recharge my batteries. You imagine curling up all warm and snuggly on the couch with a good book relishing in the slowness of time. Then reality arrives with crying babies, whimpering dogs, far … Continue reading Vision of calm →

I've just seen a YouTube account that has close to 3 million subscribers and from a quick review it appears to be a factory of content. They have a strategy for short form video and a separate video for long form videos. Both are reacting to other YouTube videos. They've stumbled upon a formula and … Continue reading The reactor →

Seeing the older generation of relatives interact with the even older generation of relatives is like watching a prequel movie. "Ah that's why they are the way that they are"

I think the lame excuse often hides something that cannot be mentioned. Because to utter those words would be to expose a side of us we're not comfortable with showing. Or maybe we don't even know yet why we're acting so weird.

I think I was getting bent out of shape because I had ideas about how they should be acting which I didn't know about. Unbeknownst to me I had created norms, behaviours, and standards for that person and got mad when they didn't obey my unwritten rules.

I'm the only one that can cook a turkey.Yes it creates a bottleneck and yes I could have taken the time to train someone else but I've created this reliance so that when the mob are in desperate need of a cooked turkey I can be the hero that saves the day.

It's not enough to just know it. I daresay every smoker knows that smoking is bad for them. I daresay every obese person knows that sugar, salt, and fat are all bad for them. But they don't stop. If true change is going to happen then pain and emotion have to be involved.

While shame is not exclusive to men I posit that it is more likely to be present in men. First, their reputation for not talking is well known. Sports and films are the only allowed topics. To be vulnerable is to be weak! Is there a better way to brew shame than by suppressing the … Continue reading Shame and men →

There's less and less original movies these days. Instead cinemas are investing more in sequels like Gladiator 2, Deadpool 3, and BeetleJuice 2. Adaptations of popular stage films like Wicked. Prequels to established hits like Paddington in Peru. It's all because movies are both expensive to make and subjective. Therefore this presents a big financial … Continue reading Original movies →