Tonight, I finished reading Donna Tartt’s Secret History, which (like most things I set out to do) I had in my sights for a decade to then devour it in two days. 0 words Time and again I get gently surprised by timing (not any particular timing in itself but rather the timing of the […]
Author: James Hargreaves
On the perks of being a modern man
You are aware. You are self-reflective about being self-reflective. You can at the same time lightly deprecate the usage of the word ‘woke’ and secretly consider yourself somebody who fulfils whatever it means, somebody who passes the vibe check, somebody who lives and lets live, as long as that doesn’t entail signalling in any way […]
Don’t buy anything with fish in it
According to studies, you swallow one of your teeth in your sleep once every six years, and if that sounds insane, that’s because it is, and you’re caught in a vortex of timeless, violet haze. Go towards the ocarina.
Still alive, even yet aliver now
Okay. First post in nine months. Powering up, zoop zoop zoop, finding voice, arranging fingers over keyboard, launching Spotify. Ready for takeoff! And we’re live in five, four, three, two-
Ordinary course of events
Sun’s out, winter is nearly over. Somewhere in the East, war commences. The more things change, eh?
It’s my party and I’ll cry till the end
Listen, I won’t go on about worldly wisdom. I’ve lived too briefly to be giving out life advice and just long enough to know that advice should only be given when it’s asked for. But on this one, you’re going to have to trust me: If the most beautiful woman in the world asks you to dance, dance.
Birthdays are bloody stupid?!
When I was younger, I’ve always wondered when older people began worrying about their birthdays.
Different things to different people
As this January comes to an end, the word counter hasn’t moved by an inch, and that’s because it’s been a bloody long January this time around.
Winter is bloody stupid
Today was another harsh day in a rather harsh January, further certifying my theory that winter is generally quite shit. Winter is all about maintenance, which gets tiresome when you’re not particularly enthusiastic about what you’re maintaining.