whereitsdue

[A Little Hangover]

Twilight for a day Not much was said, thought, or done In-between two worlds

[Discotheque]

Large noise and big sound Take it home or leave it there Distant memory

[Wilson's reflection]

A moment of glee Glissading above yourself You have come so far

[Bye Hedgies]

Won't sell on the crest We keep on buying the dip See you on the moon

Hello, world. I think my last Haiku may have not popped up for you as I messed the post numbers up. I don't know if that is a thing but a friend mentioned that they missed it on R.W.A front page. Here it is if you want a double dose of mediocre poetry. I have thought about splitting this blog up. As you may have noticed I do the little preamble and then the Haiku. I have enjoyed the preamble a lot more than I thought I would have, so makes sense to give it its own space and let the daily poetry have its own little corner, more neat and tidy. My entertainment today has been watching the GME stock go crazy. Me and a few friends have put some money in and it has felt like a day at the races (I have never been to the races but this is the closest comparison I can draw.) The walk I mentioned in the previous post turned into a cycle around the local park, which I much prefer to walking. The wind on my hairless head feels good and you can see much more in a smaller time frame.

[Cycle]

Go from A to B Some days maybe C or D It's life on a bike

I woke up feeling dangerously human this morning, for the first time in about a week I had slept properly. I am going to stop watching/reading the news soon, I want to hide until all this is over. Tomorrow I am going to for a walk in the great outdoors, rain or shine. I don't mind a dramatic walk when it is tipping it down. I am although, still scared of walking in the dark, I was mugged at this time last year near where I live. Not so much recently but in this last year, PTSD played a large part in my life, suffered most of the year until I finally got through the large waiting list for therapy. Now things are not so bad but it does still play on my mind. I need to be a big brave boy, that is what I tell myself anyway.

[From start to finish]

To spiel our great tale Leaving the footnote empty The improvised lines

All the symptoms I have been experiencing have matched side effects to taking valerian root, which has been in a new tea I have been trying this last week. Feeling a little silly that I went to get a COVID test now. I was researching valerian root whilst I drank the tea so now I have a half drank a cup of the stuff next to my bed. I may be completely wrong with this but going to stop drinking it and see if I notice any improvements. On another note it actually snowed in London today, I feel like it hasn't really happened in the 5 years I have been here so that was a nice sight. I enjoyed it through my window. Later I looked on the news to see flocks of people running to a nearby hill to enjoy sledging and snowball fights. Watched a few flicks on Mubi again today, Tyrel by Sebastián Silva which showed resemblance to Jordan Peele's Get Out but without the gore and psych-thriller elements. The movie made me uncomfortable from the get-go which I'm sure is what was intended. I plan on getting more into writing reviews for these films I'm watching as I am such a sucker for enjoying things but not giving the effort to explain why or what exactly made me enjoy it. (I think it is some form of resentment for crits I had to do at art school) Would also help improve my writing skills, more concise and formal language. Anyway lets Haiku...

[Snow]

White sky and white ground Muting the light and the sound Hot breath leads the way

So the list I made in my previous post was in vain. I have felt crappy for the last few days. Headaches and overall just bleh. I decided to take a COVID test for peace of mind. As I recognised some of my symptoms matched with that of the new strain of COVID that is knocking about. So for the sake of humanity as we know it, I jammed a swab down the back of my throat till my eyes watered. You can thank me later. I should get the results in the next few days.

When I arrived at the test site a lady was leaving, mask round her chin, blabbering on the phone to someone saying

“The test site I went to in Arsenal yeah, that one yeah. They say its only 75% accurate. But this one here is 95% accurate. – Yeah yeah I know. This one is the bee's knees.”

So it's great to know I'm in good hands...

[Incomplete]

I tried, well kind of To do the things I stated Pusillanimous

In the morning I must 1. Shave head 2. Shave face 3. Eat solid breakfast 4. Drink good coffee 5. Give my bicycle a once over 6. Hoover room

[Fridays]

You can arrive late Not the type to be early I'm pleased you are here

Another day another great film, Ratcatcher Directed by Lynne Ramsay. I subbed to Mubi whilst they had their 3 months for £1 deal and I honestly think I will be continuing with it once that it is up. I dont know if the deal is still on? Nothing notable today other than that. Got some writing to do surrounding cycling but will save that for the weekend.

[Deep clean]

You wipe dust away with it goes your vexations until it returns