Author Archives: Val

Remember, there is no spoon

Posted on 25 September, 2010 by Val

I suspect that, like Neo, I am living in a simulated reality. I wonder if the world that I perceive is actually a simulated reality created by sentient machines to pacify and subdue the human race, while the heat and … Continue reading →

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Suburban Holiday

Posted on 12 September, 2010 by Val

I am in England at the moment, spending a few days in the Strange Land of Suburbia. It is early on a quiet, sunny Sunday morning, and from my son’s kitchen window I can see a distant view of the … Continue reading →

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Death in the Afternoon?

Posted on 3 September, 2010 by Val

Well hello again everybody. I’m afraid My Muse is still on vacation, but someone has to write a post, so I thought I’d try to manage without its (his? her?) help. Oops… nearly got endlessly distracted by the question of … Continue reading →

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Empty Post

Posted on 24 August, 2010 by Val

Aargh! It seems that I have forgotten how to write. Or maybe I have just forgotten how to think of things to write about. Or actually, maybe I have forgotten how to think of interesting things, to write about entertainingly. … Continue reading →

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Bliss and Chips

Posted on 27 July, 2010 by Val

It’s a funny thing how putting the word ‘should’ before an action immediately turns it into something to be postponed. Indefinitely. The mere thought that ‘I really ought to… ‘ is sufficient to send my brain scurrying in the opposite … Continue reading →

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Everything Log Stardate 64015.9

Posted on 20 July, 2010 by Val

So… Let’s try again. This is the post I meant to write before I got bogged down in the meaninglessness of existence. And just so that I can immediately get over the paralysing effect of having two weeks worth of … Continue reading →

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