I've been moving bit by bitCar load by car load It was the worst timing to get help with movingSince Salvation Army work Tuesday to Saturday and their van wasn't available on SaturdayAnd my friend had to visit a friend a day earlierBecause of Tory rail strikes But the good thing was that I had … Continue reading Single Point Of Failure
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Best Birthday So Far
I was going to share pictures from my last birthday, but left it later and later until it was too late. I was going to describe it as 'the best birthday so far'. At least it was in principle but in practice I was so plagued with OCD it was exhausting. My friends went all-out … Continue reading Best Birthday So Far
It’s Happening
Council phoned me yesterday to ask if I'd be able to go to a viewing today for a flat which they'd kept aside specifically for me as they thought it would be ideally suitable.They knew the landlord was starting viewings on Friday after redecorating and wanted to get me in ahead. They put in a … Continue reading It’s Happening
Channel The Outrage
Yeah, tell yourself that "But we're the 5th/6th biggest economy!""But you should be lucky to live here, it's really not that bad!""But we're a First-World Western Democwacy!" Aww! π₯Ί Then tell that to the victims of the chronic genocide of the disabled and vulnerableThen tell that to the victims of the exponentially-growing healthcare waiting listsThen … Continue reading Channel The Outrage
Pass The Parcel Or Pass The Bomb?
Clare from Salvation Army just left. I swear I am currently existing off these weekly morale boosts. What has boosted my morale was not any good news in particular, merely the feeling of being understood: Clare's been contacting more landlords and letting agents, but hitting the expected brick wall of everything being 'means-tested' and not … Continue reading Pass The Parcel Or Pass The Bomb?
Philosophical Perspectives On Struggle
Everyone reaches their limit at some point,And when that happens, shutting down is the right thing to do,You can never feel bad or guilty for that; When it's either that or killing yourself,You have nothing to lose; It's at that point that you put your community and supportive relationships and whatever safety net welfare system … Continue reading Philosophical Perspectives On Struggle
Meltdown 3
UltimatePower They said they didn't knowWith what World War Three would be foughtBut World War Four would be fought with sticks and stones How prescient, not to presume; Nuclear-war induced stalemateHad just about kept the peace between the largest nations and alliancesGiven us a twentieth-century golden age We survived thatOnly forA true singularity to come … Continue reading Meltdown 3
So Know Your Enemy
There really is almost no point, in campaigning,For anything else before electoral reform, If no matter who you vote for,Never results in a representative governmentβ¦By design; You can have your strategic voting,Pretentious jargon,And needlessly-complicated over-thinking, But after all that,It's just giving in,Ignoring the real problem,You're fighting the wrong enemy; So save your energies and refocus … Continue reading So Know Your Enemy
A Chain Reaction
I've been unable to look after my car the last several months due to OCD, so the battery eventually ran flat.I couldn't get the foot pump from the boot of my car, which I use to top up my scooter tires once a week to prevent punctures. Since Jan 2021 I haven't had a puncture … Continue reading A Chain Reaction
Meltdown 2
Starmer, StarmerToo good for solid matter Starmer, StarmerCannot keep his own atoms together Labour build a StarMOATAs Sir Kier turns to literal jelly; And he stood, glass in hand,In the middle of the House of Commons,Gloating over the deconstituted Leader of the Opposition,And downed a pint of Starmer, And we realised,That the culture war, media … Continue reading Meltdown 2