Buckle up for my most rangey piece yet!Trigger warning - casual references to suicide and anal sex are made. Not together.I make it back before the rain starts. The streetlights come on before it gets dark. The flat is as I left it, in the early stages of abandonment. The early stages of reclaim, the … Continue reading Rasberry Ripple
Lifestyle
Running the numbers
There is a black cat at the window. The cat has precipitated my morning. In order to let the cat in I have to change out of my pajamas and dressing gown. My partner is terribly allergic to cats so any trace will bring her out in hives. In my day pajamas, I open the … Continue reading Running the numbers
Growth, degrowth, regrowth
My friends and I used to smoke cannabis repeatedly and complain about it's effects but ultimately come to the same conclusion - We didn't know if we'd be smarter if we didn't smoke as much cannabis as there was no way of knowing. It's a stoner logic which reassures you, but shouldn't probably be applied … Continue reading Growth, degrowth, regrowth
On everything.
I'm not crying, you're crying. Actually, I'm writing in floods of tears on a dead platform to an audience of no-one. All is clearly well. It is of course all a question of luck, thinking of all the money I've frittered on the lottery brings that home to me now, not my vacation in Mexico. … Continue reading On everything.
10 traumas of Mr Hummels
Control issues - Stemming from an over-protective childhood. (Transference.) Lack of drive - Stemming from a disciplined childhood. (Resistance) Delusional - Mainly of grandeur (see 5,6,8) or personal assault (see 4). Victimhood - Relating to negative self image, consider the worst conclusion first. Loss - Stemming from a number of incidents, each of which contributed … Continue reading 10 traumas of Mr Hummels
Ten Tips for Tube Travel!
Walking slower than everyone else during rush hour - watch the people envelope you like a school of fish and a shark. Walk against the direction of the train as you alight - look everyone in the eye. Peer deep into their souls. Loiter when alighting, there is every chance you will be left alone … Continue reading Ten Tips for Tube Travel!
Positive Feedback
I keep approaching this and then shirking away. Like a married couple after too long. Long live the soft, withered, dry remains of Mr Hummels. Every time I do write something it ends up being the fragment of a poem which you didn't want to read on social media. Frankly there is too much happening. … Continue reading Positive Feedback
On Aesthetics, Creativity, Social Media and the music of Lists.
Listening to Lists is something I've rarely experienced with art, not something I've not felt before, but something rare. I can tell you I felt the same thing when I saw Mulholland drive or heard nude by Radiohead, it was something that was somehow tailored not just for me, but for the moment around me. … Continue reading On Aesthetics, Creativity, Social Media and the music of Lists.
The Salon
This is a true story. Tenses may have been jumbled in an effort to maintain the corporeal sense of time which one feels when attending an appointment. Moreover, I've not got the energy to edit it too much at this stage. The following takes place a quick walk from Baker Street, past the famous … Continue reading The Salon
Interview: Reflections on an imagined future
This marks the first of a series of interviews which may or may not happen. This, the first, comprises of Mr Hummels, synonymous editor at large of soon to be global MrHummels.com (Formerly or still MrHummels.wordpress.com) grilling the future Mr Hummels who is endowed with contentment, fulfillment and success. The interview is meta as fuck … Continue reading Interview: Reflections on an imagined future
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