Appreciation of Blue

Reading time: 2 mins A clear blue afternoon, a quiet apartment, a man gazes up at the sky. A comforting light that ebbs through the blinds, glowing lines in strict patterns on the floor, highlighting the knots and swirls of the floorboards. The evening is settling around him as he sits quietly, leaning back in his favourite chair. A […]

Lessening the Absolutes

Reading time: 2 mins To me, morals are objective, they aren’t governed by distinct rules or laws (there is no black or white) and so I find people who make blanket statements, absolutes that leave only two options, troublesome to the point of aggravating. Over the last few years I’ve slowly been filtering out as many negative influences as […]

Spotify Benefits – Shared Playlists

Reading time: 2 mins I’m in the midst of writing up my thoughts on Spotify, or rather my own experiences moving from ‘ownership’ to ‘streaming’ but until I finish that, there is one thing that Spotify makes very easy, sharing playlists. Yes, I like to give my playlists silly names. I’ve been compiling a little playlist of songs that […]

The Importance Of Getting Your Eyes Examined

Reading time: 3 mins For whatever reason, it feels as if we (the universal we) don’t put enough of an importance on getting our eyes tested on a regular basis. I should know: It’s been at least six years since my previous examination and I’ve actually been thinking about getting them looked at these past few weeks. And in […]

Polyamory: Decisions and balance

Reading time: 2 mins Poly Means Many: There are many aspects of polyamory. Each month, the PMM bloggers will write about their views on one of them. Links to all posts can be found at www.polymeansmany.com. There is a word I use a lot when describing how I try and approach life in general and when it comes to […]

Productivity and the clean broom

Reading time: 4 mins One for the Mac users who like to have things kept neat and tidy, so they can focus on being productive. TL;DR version: If you are the type of person who is consistent with file naming, you can use an OSX app called Hazel to run rules on files and apply Mavericks tags making it […]