Monthly Archives: December 2024

Five-Hundred Word Challenge 1432: Catching up on a backlog

Soon I will be caught up on one thing that has taken me about a year to catch up on, though it may have been longer, now that I think about it. But anyway, soon I will be caught up … Continue reading

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Nobuo Uematsu: The Mines of Narshe

One listen. This is a song I’m quite familiar with, and my comfort in that familiarity may have hampered the writing a bit as instead of switching off, I wrote what I already thought, mainly. There are some parts of … Continue reading

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Holding Upright

I cannot remember the name of the band this person is in. I think this is a pretty good photo. Would be better if the guitar’s head was in the frame entirely, but I think at least the shape of … Continue reading

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Cube Cubed

The artwork is actually called Shadows of Perception and is from artist Faith Semiz. This was seen at this year’s Sculpture by the Sea. I hope you enjoy.

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Building Clouds

This is a test photo I took after getting my camera back from servicing. I think it turned out pretty well. Nice bit of reflection, everything is pretty crisp, and no dust from what I can see. So this is … Continue reading

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Five-Hundred Word Challenge 1431: Ewe and the Mysterious Man

Morning. It’s morning. Need to think of something to churn out . Need to think of what Ewe would want to read. Actually, I don’t, but maybe I will. That’s a good idea. Okay, let’s see. Alright, so there was … Continue reading

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Hitoshi Sakimoto: The Tomb of Raithwall

One listen. I wanted to try and pull out the “stuffiness” of the song, or rather that’s what was coming to me, but I didn’t feel right putting that forward, so I didn’t, or rather tried not to overtly state … Continue reading

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Five-Hundred Word Challenge 1430: Need Sleep

So right now I could spend some time working on a review I should’ve had done a good few months ago at the absolute latest. I could work on that, but I’m not going to because I don’t feel like … Continue reading

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Winter’s Exposed Branches

I took this photo on the way to work back in winter, and I should probably get a photo of the tree now, see if its leaves have come back. Haven’t really paid attention. Anyway, a bit of a stark … Continue reading

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Hitoshi Sakimoto: Abandoning Power

One listen, and to be honest I thought I’d have more to say. It’s a short piece but a rich one, but not much came forward. Happens. Hitoshi Sakimoto’s (崎元 仁) “Abandoning Power” (“捨て去りし力”) is from the soundtrack for Final … Continue reading

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