One of the photos taken yesterday in the park
Status:
Had a meeting with work today where they accepted my decision to take a six month unpaid sabbatical. Without going into all the details, part of my chronic fatigue recovery involves finding my new “baseline”, the level of activity I can do without hurting myself. Going back to work last autumn, even for an hour or two a week, was too early and pushed me back into a boom-bust cycle. I still hope to return to Loaf in some form but for now I need a full break to focus on functioning better (I won’t be getting better, at least not to my previous levels).
I will probably write more about this another time – the above was a struggle to get out and I’m pretty wiped.
Overnight listening:
Shooting:
Photos from Cannon Hill Park, 28 January - shot yesterday on our walk. With my Flickr sub expiring this month I’m experimenting with the photo sharing that comes with my Apple rent. Like most iCloud stuff it’s poorly thought out and annoying to use but the photos look nice.
Reading:
- From incel culture to the White House: American Psycho’s dark hold on modern masculinity - like Fight Club before it…
- Best gas masks - “There isn’t a lot of reliable information out there about how to buy a gas mask, especially for the specific purpose of living under state repression. But hopefully after reading this guide you’ll feel equipped to make an educated decision." Sarah Jeong knocking it out of the park with this thoughtful piece about tear gas disguised as a Wirecutter parody.
- The UK paid £4.1 million for a bookmarks site - twenty years ago I was involved in an effort to stop Birmingham local government folks paying silly money for shite websites. Ah well.
- The rise of end times fascism - Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor