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My Moma said that life is like a box of chocolates

My Moma said that life is like a box of chocolates; you never know what you’re gonna get. That was Forrest Gump’s mom’s rubbish advice. Of course she wasn’t wrong, but she never finished the senten...

Chocolate flavoured chocolate reminds me of real chocolate

Chocolate flavoured chocolate reminds me of real chocolate. Likewise, butter flavoured popcorn reminds me of real butter. The world is a self-replicating mystery. The reason nothing is genuine anym...

There’s a Disneyland in all of us

With purple castles and enchanting landscapes, and with imaginary creatures, striving for a perfect life. There are adventure rides, romantic encounters, happy endings — and tearful departures, whe...

I try to be sincere about the borders of my heart.

I try to be sincere about the borders of my heart. So don’t try to sell me your genuine fakes.It doesn’t matter in which mall you operate, the sun will rise tomorrow on a new day in which you ply y...

Nurse Ratched was the horror of Cuckoo’s Nest

Nurse Ratched was the horror of Cuckoo’s Nest, which is code for you have to be of a certain age to remember Jack (Nicholson) as the sane but complicated madman McMurphy, who was a cult figure from...

Aliens are revolting

Aliens are revolting. The ones that hide in your house waiting to attack you, while they dribble rivers of spit on your floor, are the worst.Xenomorphs evolved to do nothing at all, but inhabit the...

Shopping would be much more fun if

Shopping would be much more fun if we could rotate our heads like owls. Supermarket isles wouldn’t be a tedious mix of going back and forth, trying to see why one’s companions are lagging behind, c...

The purpose of art is

The purpose of art is to wash the dust of daily life off our souls. Well, that’s what Picasso said at any rate. I guess he thought that what we do every day makes us dull and a little dirty. Clearl...

The pod got flu

The pod got flu which meant there was suffering in separate rooms as we sweated it out. People who are under the weather are also under the radar. You should be able to order a replacement body in ...

Art is love made public

Art is love made public. I didn’t say that. Someone called Hernando Fuentes said it in a moment of clarity, in the series Sense 8 that you can watch on Netflix if you have a ton of patience.The poi...

This is a pretty old pic but

This is a pretty old pic but. I don’t love my beard. The awful thing about being a man is the need to break away from harmful stereotypes about, um, other men. The finger never points back at you i...

Time is slime.

Time is slime. That sort of sums up my trajectory as the planet I’m on spins despite itself. The point is that time cannot just be harnessed. Don’t believe Dr Who, your life is not a cult series on...

Rembrandt’s Night Watch

I once stood in front of Rembrandt’s Night Watch and I thought I was gonna faint. The fact that I didn’t was down to my travel partner, who had bought a Fanta with him, and I realised I was sorely ...

The Russet Burbank and the Length of Sentience

The Russet Burbank and the Length of Sentience Pain is everywhere. Humans and animals are not the only things that suffer. Potatoes suffer too. The growth of the Russet Burbank potato takes long—to...

Energy travels from high temperatures to low.

Energy travels from high temperatures to low. I guess there are plenty of people who know that. And once you find out, it makes complete sense. Think of fire, blazing while it moves to convert and ...