Tag: sad
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Needed to renew my driving license. My new one doesn't have an EU flag on it. The sad reminders of Brexit just keep coming. 🇪🇺💔
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The calm after the storm
This morning, from my Premier Inn window, the skies are clear. I could almost forget that, just 4 miles away, my house is full of water.
Today may well be a day of waders and damage assessment, conversations with insurance companies and of working out where we'll be living for the near future.
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We'll Pay You to Go (so we're confident in who stays...)
This week, Automattic made a very generous offer to employees who didn't feel aligned with the company and its leader: to pay them to leave. 8.4% of the company took it, and it's been a heartbreaking time, but we'll build back stronger, I'm sure.
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The Frosted Pane
Pagan Wanderer Lu's new album Planets In The Wires dropped today, and I just cried my eyes out at track 5 (The Frosted Pane).
It opens almost apologetically, like an explanation for the gap in new releases for most of the twenty-teens. But it quickly becomes a poetic exploration of a detached depression of a man trapped under the weight of the world. It's sad, and beautiful, and relatable. -
Staying Sane with GEMSAW
Dan shares GEMSAW, the mnemonic acronym behind his self-care routine during these challenging times.
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There is a car
Sayed A Tabatabai writes a very short story about a car abandoned in a hospital car park.
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How a video game community filled my nephew's final days with joy
Mat Westhorpe on how the Elite Dangerous videogame player community came together to bring as much joy as possible to the final weeks of the life of his 15 year-old nephew. Is somebody cutting onions in here?
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Iraq's Post-ISIS Campaign of Revenge
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The next suspect insisted that he had been arrested by mistake—that his name was similar to that of someone in ISIS. A private defense lawyer explained that his client had confessed to ISIS affiliation under torture—he had a medical examination to prove it—but none of the judges appeared to be listening. As the lawyer spoke, … -
Love is a Gift
Phil Beastall (YouTube)
I'm not cryin, you're crying. Shut up. It's just really dusty in here. And I think somebody must have been cutting onions. -
Grenfell Tower: The fires that foretold the tragedy
On 14 June 2017, televisions across the country showed a west London tower block burn. For some, this was history repeating itself - as if five similar fires had simply not been important enough to prevent the deaths of 72 people in Grenfell Tower.
Catherine Hickman was on the phone when she died. It … -
Nigel, the world's loneliest bird, dies next to the concrete decoy he loved
Nigel, the world's loneliest bird, dies next to the concrete decoy he loved (Washington Post) The gannet heeded conservationists' calls to settle on a small New Zealand island. Unfortunately, no eligible ladies did.
Nigel, a handsome gannet bird who lived on a desolate island off the coast of New Zealand, died suddenly this week. Wherever his … -
Here's The Plan
Here's the Plan - Animated Short Film (YouTube) French Subs by: Garance Broze ✨✨Here's the Plan merchandising available at https://herestheplanshop.tictail.com !✨✨
Fernanda Frick (YouTube)
Well, I just had my heart broken by a cartoon about a dog and a cat. Or as the top commenter at the time of writing puts it "I'M NOT … -
The Long Tail of an Abusive Relationship
Even the tamest of abusive relationships can have an impact that lasts for years or decades. Dan shares a facet of his experience.
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Devon - the trip we'll never forget
Dan, Ruth, JTA, and Annabel take a holiday in Devon. And for better or worse, it becomes a trip that they'll never forget.
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Hello 2013: Goodbye 2012
In a belated blog post, Dan looks back on 2012, and describes it as one of the hardest years of his life.