Monthly Archives: August 2021

Five-Hundred Word Challenge 978: Lazy Day

Ear burning and all that, but it’s a relaxing day so I elongate my fingers and move over the keyboard at an accelerated pace, but it feels rather relaxed and calm and all of those other things. Today is a … Continue reading

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Peter Gabriel: Fourteen Black Paintings

This was slowly written over three listens. I was aiming to avoid imagery (I think) and I mostly succeeded. Still, this doesn’t say too much about the song, though maybe that’s okay. I hope you enjoy. — Woodwind comes in, … Continue reading

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A Poem About Being Sideways

So right now I’m taking an ear antibiotic due to reasons. Spend a good few hours with my head tilted, or at least lying sideways whilst I wait for the antibiotic to settle. It’s annoying, but not something I can’t … Continue reading

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One Thousand Word Challenge 128: Doing the Thing

There’s this thing that I am listening to right now and I thought I wouldn’t listen to it ever. It’s… interesting. Not sure if it is good. However, that does not matter right now. What matters is that the day … Continue reading

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Rooftop Parking

Here’s a photo I took at the start of last month. A still scene, I think. Rather quiet and rather empty. I like the sense of space here as the area is open, but due to the large shade it … Continue reading

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Five-Hundred Word Challenge 977: Burning Mouth

With a sense of aggrievement and a mouth burning blue, they made their dash to whatever sauce of cooling they could find. This was not what one would refer to as an ideal situation and it was one entirely of … Continue reading

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Five-Hundred Word Challenge 976: Maze Situation

It’s cold and it’s morning and all of those other things, but I like it being the morning as it means more productivity or something. Maybe. Right now it means that I need to do work for my job involves … Continue reading

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Nobuo Uematsu: Main Theme

Six listens for this one, though it feels like many, many more. This one was a real challenge, partly due to being rather tired. I think that if I had spent time breaking down the song and working on the … Continue reading

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Nobuo Uematsu: Main Theme II

This was a struggle to write. It may have to do with the song’s length and its simplicity. Still, there is a fair bit that can be drawn out of it, I think. At first I tried describing the instrumentation, … Continue reading

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Envy: LAST WISH | Live at LIQUIDROOM Tokyo

A lot of this was knocked out really quickly. Then I sat on what I wrote for a week for some reason. Didn’t do much other than procrastinate until a good part of the last few hours which involved slowly … Continue reading

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