http://litford.net/harmless the misadventures of brian leery Tue, 27 Dec 2011 09:04:10 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en What time did I get up today? I think it was half past twelve. Great, waking up when half the day is gone. It could be the story of my life, if I were to think it were full of missed opportunities, but really, it's more about how I don't ... http://litford.net/harmless/2011/12/27/oh-now-look-ive-gotten-into-a-funk/ It's my last night in Spain, and I'm spending it at my uncle's home listening to music by Ennio Morricone while sitting on a couch, bashing this out. I'm slightly buzzed from the alcohol, with a burning fever to type all this down lest I forget. I remember a time when ... http://litford.net/harmless/2011/12/16/no-one-can-take-this-away-from-me/ I fly back to Singapore tomorrow afternoon, and I should arrive back on her shores on a Saturday afternoon. I must admit, I go back with mixed feelings. On the one hand, I have been having a tremendous time here in Spain, seeing new things, natural things, being with my ... http://litford.net/harmless/2011/12/15/trouble-on-the-home-front/ While this sounds like an ideal title for a spiritual, self-help book using the imagery of trekking, it's not. However, I would like to bring up certain reflections whilst I was doing a day hike with my sister in Andorra, Spain. We started our trek at ten in the morning, armed with ... http://litford.net/harmless/2011/12/10/trailblazers-rest-steps-and-the-joy-of-silence/ I'm still up because I procrastinated. I've been playing video games all week (read: Skyrim) at the cost and extent of actually being a productive member of society or a relational person with social ties. In the sum of all my parts, I am a deficit. Yet in the game ... http://litford.net/harmless/2011/11/18/little-blips-fester-before-dawn-breaks/ I got into the shower, and those words entered my mind. Perhaps it had something to do with me watching Real Steel earlier this week, or maybe it's a secret desire about me wanting to enter a slug fest and come out tops, or at least say that I'd been ... http://litford.net/harmless/2011/10/30/prize-fighter/ As I'm sitting in my usual corner of the house, typing, Ryan Adams is singing a beautiful cover of Oasis's "Wonderwall". To me, the line that always tears the most, is the word, "Maybe". "Maybe, you're gonna be the one that saves me." It's a song about wanting something or someone. ... http://litford.net/harmless/2011/10/16/maybe/ I woke up this morning with that phrase stuck in my head, albeit with a slight hangover. I suppose I was thinking of the deadlines and what needed clearing. There are things that I need to do (by Monday) and things that I want to do, such as playing Fallout: ... http://litford.net/harmless/2011/10/08/and-the-walls-are-closing-in/ I've had an absolutely massive day and I am incredibly knackered by the end of it. I've only just gotten back, and I think I pulled close to a 12 hour shift. I taught four classes today, finished marking one set of scripts and proceeded to co-teach a 2 hour ... http://litford.net/harmless/2011/10/06/the-nook-by-the-window/ I really ought to either be marking or sleeping. Both would be more beneficial to my health and well-being instead of typing in here, but as I was taking my shower, I thought, "Why the hell not?" I'm still in the process of trying to get my writing groove back, so ... http://litford.net/harmless/2011/10/06/the-daleks-ate-my-soul/