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Oh Lezka, my eyes are burning. It’s the early hours of the morning. You know I can’t sleep (I am Macbeth), but I’ve spent most of the night staring at the computer screen. Problems updating the Gretchen patch. She’s glitching and I’m frightened I’m going to lose her again. There are countless variables, routines, proceduresContinue reading “Chapter 16: The Notebook – page 14”

Ok, so we overcame the hype and went to see ‘Joker’. Quite simply put, it’s the best movie of the year so far. It’s been a while since I’ve left a movie theatre feeling enriched for seeing a film and to think this was brought to you by the guy (Todd Phillips) that was responsibleContinue reading “Movie Week 27th Oct”

4 O’clock and I’ve had enough of lying in bed forced to breathe  in through my mask, enduring the itchiness of the chin strap. The cat agrees, but then Frank is just expecting food. I have to be positive I did get a few hours of sleep, here and there, this week (as for theContinue reading “Theatre is the life of you!”

Every month, for the last 6 months, Def Robot has released an album (see last week’s entry to see what is meant by ‘release’ these days). So far that’s 60 songs written and recorded in half a year. Why? Well, I can I only speak for myself – my other better half can answer forContinue reading “Who needs music anymore??”

First film. This week is American Psycho. I was inspired to watch this again after being disappointed by Lars von Trier’s movie ‘The House That Jack Built’ last week. I’ve not seen this film since it came out nearly 20 years ago (20 years!!!). I remember at the time being really reticent at the timeContinue reading “Film Week 20th Oct”

‘1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6…’ ‘No, no, stop. That’s the wrong numbers. It’s the wrong order.’ ‘…7, 8, 9…Come on!’ ‘No, you’re getting it wrong. It’s 41, 131, 131, 20’ ‘Stay with me! 1, 2, 3, 4, 5…’ ‘I’ll never get the door open if you keep changing the numbers!’ Combat Woman lent backContinue reading “Chapter 15”

Writing this after one of those nights. A night that goes on forever. Occasionally drifting off, only to be jerked awake, heart beating like crazy, gasping for air. I guess the brain forgot to breathe again. Debated trying to go back to bed this morning. There’s no point. Push on. I’ll head off to theContinue reading “24 hours awake and counting…..”

What does ‘releasing an album’ actually mean these days? I get the feeling it’s not so easy to define as it once was. When I was at school, my first band would assemble our tiny practice amps around a cassette recorder and play through our latest repertoire of wannabe hits, moving our amps around soContinue reading “Album Release? What’s that then?”

Welcome to the first weekly film round up.  First off, TheWife and I went to see Midsommar at the wonderful Central Kino here in Berlin. We are both full of a cold and luckily chose a viewing with not so many other people, just in case we succumbed to a coughing/sneezing/some other offensive-cold related soundContinue reading “Film Week – 13th Oct”

I am glad that is over with for another month. There is always this swell of pure panic that this time he’s not going to write me off as sick. Today was a triumph. I stood in line, the bile rising up my throat, threatening to clog my airway. Threatening to conjure up the choking,Continue reading “Chapter 14: The Notebook – page 13”