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BRRRAAAAAIIIIIINNNNSSSS!

January 5, 2015Nerd Bait, Reviews, Sci-fi, Science, StrokeBlack Mirror, brains, Nerd Bait, University of Texasricky

A good part of the past week has been taken up with research for a short story about a young transgender Hibs fan (in Lowland Scots, natch) and contemplating a creative reaction to the Christopher Orr exhibition at the Talbot Rice Gallery. So, a few nights ago, I needed to come up with something for the blog. A spark, if you will. An idea.

The light's off; there's no one in — Ding! (h/t Videographeroftheblogmyra)

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It’s Been a Great Year…

December 29, 2014Mindfulness, Relationships, Sci-fiBlack Mirror, Conscious Uncoupling, Facebookricky

As we journey through the winter solstice festivals, it’s a time for reflection. My pal Andy likes to use Shabbat as a weekly milestone to gauge (and possibly adjust) his trajectory, noting that it’s a bite-sized amount of time that lends itself to this kind of exercise.

Passing from one calendar year to the next lends itself to a similar exercise, but taking a view of longer cycles. Having passed solstice, while dawn is staying at roughly the same time in Edinburgh, we’re slowing digging out from absurdly early sunsets and striking out towards the long evenings of summer. This is to say, I’m looking forward to packing up 2014 and embarking on 2015.

Charlton polishes his persona for the US market — “Thank you for watching. Now go away.”

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BRRRAAAAAIIIIIINNNNSSSS!

It’s Been a Great Year…