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Finished reading 2025: The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage Collector’s Edition (Book of Dust, Volume 1) by Philip Pullman📚
I loved getting back into the world of His Dark Materials, it was the perfect accompaniment on the 5 day train across Canada. Can’t wait to read the rest of this prequel trilogy.
Landed back from Canada last night. I have a few more posts to write to catch you up (not that anyone reads them) but safe to say, it was a brilliant time. What a country.
This one of a series of posts about my trip to Canada. Most posts about this trip can be found here. The mountains lost their angles and the gradient started to even off and all that was left was flat. Now, in the UK you might think you know what a flat landscape is. But now. This is Flat. This is flatter than Flat Eric, and flat pack furniture. The horizon stretches out way way out and the vast horizon line totally circles you.
This one of a series of posts about my trip to Canada. Most posts about this trip can be found here. The train station had a queue already when I arrived. I had pre checked my bag and stood in line with the rest of my economy travellers. Looking around it was clear I was on the young side of those boarding. I would begin to loathe some of these people.
This one of a series of posts about my trip to Canada. Most posts about this trip can be found here. I can’t think of another city as surrounded by beauty as Vancouver. The Pacific, the parks, the mountains, it’s all here. All massive and stunning. Nature feels inescapable. It wraps around anything man-made and treats it like Lego left behind by a child. On my first day I explored Stanley Park.
This one of a series of posts about my trip to Canada. Most posts about this trip can be found here. I’m writing this on the plane on the wayo Vancouver after spending a wonderful 4 days in Edmonton spending time with family, some of whom I haven’t seen in 10 years. The flight from Manchester was long. 18 hours travelling and back through various time zones does take it out of you so I pretty much went straight to bed when I arrived at my aunts.
There’s so many unnecessary things in an airport. Why are you trying to do me a deal on 3 bottles of gin. Why is there a space for gamblers. Why is a Kit Kat £2.50.
Out of office on. Bags packed. Holiday is within touching distance. One sleep and the airport awaits. 🇨🇦
🎵Now Playing: Villagers - Becoming a Jackal (2010)
I’m stressing at work trying to cram everything in before the big trip. And Villagers can whisk me away into an indie-folk ethereal world while I deal with data. A stunning, lyrical album full of emotion and pictures.
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This the first in a series of posts about my trip to Canada. Most posts about this trip can be found here. I’m going on holiday this week, to Canada 🇨🇦. I’m hoping that I will make use of this digital space to record my trip properly, and actually blog something other than sharing what I’m listening to or my inane thoughts. To begin, let’s chat about why I’m going, how I’m travelling, and what my overall plan is.
Another 5km. Another new PB. Now agonisingly close to the under 30 minute goal. Next time! (I am so sorry for who I have become.)
It’s going to be a long long season. 🔴⚫️⚪️⚽️😭
Not had a proper holiday for myself in years. So counting down the days left in work to next Friday 🇨🇦
I’m at a gig.
🎵Now Playing: Maximo Park - A Certain Trigger (2005)
6music had them on today to celebrate 20 (TWENTY) years since it’s release. With that and seeing The Maccabees tonight I’m absolutely delighted to be reliving my youth.
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🎵Now Playing: Muse - Black Holes and Revelations (2007)
I haven’t listened to Muse for ages, and normally I wouldn’t stray far from Origin of Symmetry or Absolution but they headlined my first ever festival (Benicassim, 2007) on this tour so I have a soft spot for it. Opening the set with Knights of Cydonia blew my teenage head clean off.
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🎵Now Playing: Santigold - Santogold (2008)
It’s Monday and I’m drinking a Lucozade (orange flavour obviously, I’m not a mentalist who drinks original). I clearly needed a pep in my step this afternoon so we’re back to the 00’s with Santigold’s fantastic debut.
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Friday: The football’s back 😁
Sunday: The football’s back 😩
🎵Now Playing: Klaxons - Myths of the Near Future (2007)
It’s hot, sunny, and a Friday. 00’s nu-rave seems appropriate, and this is the 00’s nu-raviest of them all. Wall-to-wall bangers.
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The horrors continue and there’s nothing we can do.
Daniel Savage