Waking up today and learning, for I was on holiday and slept in late, that there will be a General Election in the coming months was such a thrill that I put it to the darkest recess of my mind. Why worry? I'm in my home trying to relax for the first time in months, … Continue reading Comentatiat – General Election Day 1
Humour
Unbecoming a sad-sack
I've recently been through somewhat of a malaise. Perhaps from my own doing, perhaps from circumstances, certainly from a combination of the two. My usual routine came unbinded and I've been slightly at odds with myself and what I do minute -to-minute. Which is quite an uncomfortable experience. Some of this has been brought on … Continue reading Unbecoming a sad-sack
New Perspective Required. Apply within.
I recently attended the Psychedelics for Psychology lecture at the UCL. The evening consisted of talks from some of the new pioneers in Psychedelic research in the field of Psychology. I was attending in a non-student, non-academic, why-are-you-here-actually? capacity which put me initially on edge. It is a long time since my student days, days which were … Continue reading New Perspective Required. Apply within.
Porno: Pre T2 (Trainspotting 2) Review
In order to stay ahead of the curve Mr Hummels read the Irvine Welsh's Porno ahead of the T2 (Trainspotting 2) screening. Being a proud Scottish laddie and a good hibby I've previously been a bit reticent to get involved with Irvine Welsh's backcatalogue, ken. I'd had him confused wi that Ian Rankin felly whose … Continue reading Porno: Pre T2 (Trainspotting 2) Review
Tube Strikes
The London I've experienced since after Christmas has heartened and endeared me to the city unexpectedly, as the dust, and possibly snow, settles over the festive period - London has been unified. Rarely does it happen that a metropolis can be united together with a single thought. Yet truly these Tube strikes clearly irked an … Continue reading Tube Strikes
Company man
What if Sisyphus had company? Company he that he could hardly bear and that opted to listen to Usher, Craig David and Katy Perry. What if King Sisyphus worked his way to King in a culture that promoted avarice and self-aggrandizing behaviors? What if King Sisyphus never made it to King but he still rolled … Continue reading Company man
Critique: A Critique
I sit here, with my girlfriend aside me, drinking coffee and eating porridge. We are each on our matching laptops, looking out to a foggy Regents Park, connected to the larger world , each other and yet still the archetypal 21st century individual. I look across to glance at what she is reading or watching, … Continue reading Critique: A Critique
The Blockbuster Experience
Past thoughts, recollections and perhaps even rants may have led keen readers to think otherwise however Mr Hummels is a proud supporter of independent cinema and all the offal that accompanies it. And, after Saturday nights showing of Dr Strange in Leicester Square Odeon, will remain so. Please allow me to discuss. So, I understand … Continue reading The Blockbuster Experience
Shed Stories 2#
The exterior of the shed was bleached white and yet defiantly brown, the roof above it seemed to be white too, though it was certainly black. The shed seemed to be collapsing on itself, slowly folding inwards, each slat loosely stuck to the one above, the door permanently ajar. In front of the shed a … Continue reading Shed Stories 2#
Shed Stories #1
Production I close the door behind me and turn inward. Literally, my sanctuary. Me. My feet face the back wall of the shed, underneath me the starkness of kitchen floors which I fitted especially. To deal with the mess. My latest subject is a real doll. She is propped in front of me on a … Continue reading Shed Stories #1
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