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Into the City

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At five fifty five this morning my body woke me up, and I switched off the alarm I had carefully set the previous night. I’m mysteriously good at doing that.

The Brutalist

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We saw the movie “The Brutalist” at the cinema last night. I almost emptied my head into the keyboard when we got home, and I’m glad I didn’t - there was jus...

Artificial Intelligence

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I just finished watching the movie “Her”. It’s only taken me 12 years and then two sittings to make it through the movie. Better late than never, right? I ca...

Existing

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I went for a walk into town at lunchtime today, purely to escape the house for a little while - to escape the computer, the washing machine, the dishwasher, ...

Coming up for air

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The clock is ticking towards midnight once more.

I am Groot

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My eldest daughter sat in the junk room with me this evening - at my work desk - and helped me build a LEGO kit I got for Christmas - of “Groot” from Guardia...

Virtual Worlds

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After wandering into the living room this evening I caught the second half of the wonderful movie “Free Guy” - where Ryan Reynolds, Jodie Comer and Joe Keery...

The Midnight Writing Club

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Welcome to the inaugural meeting of the “Midnight Writing Club”. Unfortunately we only have one member at the moment, so I’ll be acting as chair-person, taki...

Oblivious Idiot

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The clock will tick past 1am in 4 minutes. I’m sitting in bed, in the dark, tapping away on a laptop - running down the last bit of “awake” I have left. Afte...

Watching and Waiting

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I’ve spent much of the day watching a long running process on a distant server farm slowly report onward progress. It’s been interesting - wanting to find be...