Status:
Another rest day. Friday really took it out of me it seems.
Tried a couple of things today. Took the cheap telephoto lens out into the garden and used it to photograph the rabbits, who aren’t that far away really, which meant lots of tight crops, narrow depth of field and vignetting. Was fun and meant I wasn’t just staring at the winter sky.
This evening was the second meditation class at the Buddhist centre. Fi was definitely going but I felt a little to fragile to deal with the potential overwhelm (yes, I know how mad this sounds) so I agreed that I would use the recordings they sent by email and do my own session in the living room. And it went really well. One of the biggest problems I’ve had with the CFS is busy brain where I don’t have the energy to hold it all in. This seems to help with that, or at least let me let go of worrying about it. Or some shit.
Overnight listening:
- In Our Time: The Rime of the Ancient Mariner - I got Hunt Emerson’s adaptation in 1989 and saw his panels in my mind throughout listening to this. Made such an impression.
Music:
- Far From Nowhere by Josienne Clarke - I initially dismissed this as a bit cheesy but was quickly sucked in and have listened to the album twice over. Beautiful and possibly my new fave singersongwriter. Mea culpa.
Reading:
Looking:
Watching:
- David Ehrlich’s 25 best films of 2025: a video countdown 23:58 - an annual treat that always makes the last year in cinema seem like something special. Always brings up some films I’d not noticed over the year. I’ll be adding Urchin, The Chronology of Water and Sirāt to my to-watch list.