Bluebottle's blog

finished a diary, started another

I've finished my diary and started another. Buying these pretty little notebooks is one of the highlights of diary writing for me.

PXL_20251110_104358840 Old on the left, new on the right

The clocks have gone back here and it's autumn, it's dark outside all the time. I cycle under pretty autumn trees and around drift of leaves to get to work (and worry about skidding on them when it rains).

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I've missed blogging and had a lot of things I wanted to write to you about, but I haven't had the time or the inclination. Diary writing is much easier - I just get the thoughts on the page with no need to explain for any audience except myself.

I've been using diary stickers recently as well, which has been fun - I bought a set of journal stickers from CA Strike at a zine fair I went to in October.

PXL_20251016_122045525 I also bought this little cat from them too!

I've been climbing in Portland (Dorset, not Oregon) and been to a gig (it's been a long time, I love dancing).

PXL_20250921_103245040 An easy-ish slab climb which looks very dramatic by the sea

PXL_20251106_220725525 POV you're me at the Ciel gig

I've read a lot of books, particularly Gothic ones, and seen a lot of films - including Frankenstein and Bugonia which I have a lot of thoughts about. I can't draft them into a post. The longer I leave it the more ideas I have to bring together and it all gets too chaotic.

I hope I get my posting motivation and inspiration back soon. I still read a lot of blog posts and love to see what people write about. Hopefully I'll be back soon ~

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