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I did a double take as I looked at myself today. I found a leech, attached to me, sucking away at my life force.
I have a fair idea how it got there, and when it got there, but at the time I didn't recognise the signs that it was a parasite. That's the funny thing about parasites, they make themselves seem harmless until they've had enough of you, and then suddenly you notice that you've been taken for a ride. They've taken what you can give, and in return leave an unwelcome scar, and possibly the prospect of an infection of some nature. I'm not sure what diseases leeches carry. Probably quite a few.
I was foolish to let it happen. But then it's not happened to me before. I'm actually a bit angry that this has happened to me, but I'm not sure being angry at the leech will help, so I can only be angry with myself.
I've decided to detach my leech and keep it as a pet for a while. I'm not sure it's even noticed that I've detached it yet. But I'm sure it will. It'll get hungry in time. I haven't decided what to do at that point. It's just a pity the the leech wasnt providing me with any benefit, otherwise I might have simply left it alone, because removing it hurt a bit. Or am I just feeling sorry for my leech now?
Isn't life funny sometimes?
I have a fair idea how it got there, and when it got there, but at the time I didn't recognise the signs that it was a parasite. That's the funny thing about parasites, they make themselves seem harmless until they've had enough of you, and then suddenly you notice that you've been taken for a ride. They've taken what you can give, and in return leave an unwelcome scar, and possibly the prospect of an infection of some nature. I'm not sure what diseases leeches carry. Probably quite a few.
I was foolish to let it happen. But then it's not happened to me before. I'm actually a bit angry that this has happened to me, but I'm not sure being angry at the leech will help, so I can only be angry with myself.
I've decided to detach my leech and keep it as a pet for a while. I'm not sure it's even noticed that I've detached it yet. But I'm sure it will. It'll get hungry in time. I haven't decided what to do at that point. It's just a pity the the leech wasnt providing me with any benefit, otherwise I might have simply left it alone, because removing it hurt a bit. Or am I just feeling sorry for my leech now?
Isn't life funny sometimes?
Nothing left
I've never liked writing "The End" at the end of a piece of writing. But when there's nothing more to say, I guess you stop writing and leave.
Photographic housekeeping
My phone suddenly complained that it had run out of storage space. Oh... I hadn't realised how many pictures I've taken. Thousands of them. So I've been going through them, and I thought I'd share the best ones here. I don't class myself as a particularly talented photographer, I just take "snaps", but the odd one turns out okay.
Crazy
Everyone says it. "I'm crazy". But what is crazy?
I've always considered myself to be a bit unconventional, and so I've earned my "crazy" label by doing unusual things. I often think it's just how my creative side manifests itself. You have to be a bit crazy to be an artist, surely?
Over the last year I've got to know 1deathgod (https://www.deviantart.com/1deathgod). She's a wonderful young woman, who is clever, witty, dare I say even pretty (she'll thump me for saying that). But several weeks after initially getting to know her, she told me something that I never imagined I'd come across or have to deal with.
"I'm schizophrenic," she said. "I'm afraid you've been talking to a
Dialogue
This week I've been having a close look at how I write dialogue. I've finally realised I'm doing it wrong, so it looks like I'm going to have to rework quite a lot of stuff that I've written.
I still consider myself a learner when it comes to writing. At least I'm willing to accept that I make mistakes and that my writing sometimes needs fixing.
I know I've been "missing" for a few weeks. Things were rather busy at work, which left me too tired to write. I took a week off and had a lovely week in Cornwall which has somewhat recharged my batteries. So I now feel like writing again, which has to be be good news.
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Hmm, I've heard of taking care of leeches. Like, it's still part of the idea of 'bad blood' healing in parts of the world. There's even a way to make them throw up.