Winter ahead.
We are about a sixth of the way through the winter here in New Zealand. Honestly, I've pretty much forgotten what it was like to be warm. The only time I am really toasty is when I'm in the bath or in bed.
Because I haven't used this space for a couple of years, I am having to re-familiarize myself with how things work. How do I add to my booklist? How do I add images? It hasn't changed very much, but I have forgotten heaps.
I'm glad Facebook banned me. I wasted so much time online, it now feels like I have a life again. More time, less anxiety. I hate the way posts and news are slanted towards making us anxious, even if there is no real worry. Apparently, our sun is going to burn out in 13 billion years. Well, I'm not going to worry about it, and neither should anyone. Why some content writer thinks we should know this is beyond me. Useless knowledge - what am I supposed to do with this information?
And some of the groups on Facebook (what would Facebook be in Latin? Bibliovisago?) become boring after a while. I followed a group called Epic Retirement, wanting to hear about other people's experiences. It was OK at first, then degenerated into people's holiday pics ("Here we are in sunny Marbella!" "We have just bought our fourth house in the South of France" etc. ) and scammers trying to get you to invest your retirement package with them. Nah.
Watched a doco on Netflix last night called Trainwreck; Woodstock 1999. Some of the original planners of the original Woodstock tried to re-create the vibe. Sadly for them the zeitgeist has changed and they didn't see it. Peace and love are no longer cool it seems, and the whole thing ended in chaos. Worth watching.
