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May
02
Engraving showing a glum looking angel , a sad dog, and a depressed cherub

The best things in life are free except stable mental health, which does require some money

I am currently on hold with Thames Water. I am 90 minutes into a phone call with Thames Water to
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Apr
25
Tom Cruise dangles from the ceiling and tappy taps on the computer in Mission Impossible

I have covid and I've watched all the Missions Impossible, here are my thoughts

The Missions Impossible work best when the movie is aware that it's very silly and when Tom Cruise
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Apr
18
Sticker on bollard saying "we have always been here, trans pride"

Do they think trans people are people?

It's been baffling and horrifying to watch the transphobic moral panic grow and mutate in the UK and
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Apr
11
Still The Phoenician Scheme showing a man and a nun in the desert. The nun has a knife.

Why did I feel such visceral disgust at the trailer for Wes Anderson's new movie?

I mean, I like Wes Anderson! I always have! For me his films range from more or less enjoyed it
2 min read
Apr
06
Still from Porco Rosso showing plane in beach cove

I am, once again, stuck in Singapore

Over the past few months when I've talked to my friends about my general situation it has led
3 min read
Mar
28
Still from Elvira Mistress of the Dark, showing Elvira in her car

If there is a multiverse, which one am I in

Every so often I see a film or a TV show for the first time and somehow it feels wrong
2 min read
Mar
21
stereograph showing a man and women kissing in victorian dress

Dating shouldn't have a fail condition

Everyone knows there's a loneliness epidemic among young men. This is, naturally, because of the patriarchy and Queen
5 min read
Mar
14
A pile of delicious feijoas

Oh look, I'm in New Zealand

I can judge billionaires for a lot of things but I can never quite bring myself to condemn private jets,
3 min read
Mar
07
Anitfa icon Porco Rosso fixing his red seaplane

My plane was broken and I am stuck halfway to New Zealand, these are my thoughts

I have had roughly five hours of sleep in two days. I have been sent to a hotel in Singapore
2 min read
Feb
28
Vincent Adultman from Bojack Horseman saying "I like business...uh, transactions"

Why did we all decide business is sensible?

I've decided that an MBA is the most nonsense degree you can have. And I say that as
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