Did I Do Something Very Bad In a Past Life?
A honest and occasionally comical account of life with a body that really hasn’t been playing ball — chronic pain, cancer, diabetes, ADHD, and the daily battle with a pair of socks.
Entries by Gary JJ Spate
Old Wives Tales
For many years I’ve been writing songs but without an output for any of them. Until now, that is.
New Music Video: The Cloud Guru – Sunshade Smile
The Cloud Guru is an indie singer/songwriter from Ashford, Kent. Sunshade Smile is his latest single.
Am I seriously losing the plot?
You know you have those days when you walk into a room and forget why you’re there? Today is one of those days… on acid!
Everybody needs a Sadie
An interesting thing happened today. I made a call to the Sky call centre as I’m very unhappy that they keep increasing their prices. Needless to say I needed Sadie to rescue me (and my wallet!)
I’m sorry, but I have a good reason!
I want to start this blog post by saying I’m sorry. Quite a lot has happened which means I hope you can forgive me for not having the time to blog.
The “new normal” but what was the old normal?
I have been fortunate in my life since moving to Folkestone with my wife in 2013. In between the filming work I have supplemented my income with a few day jobs. These range from being a barista, waiter and more recently duty manager in a theatre. But the past two years have been difficult for a number of reasons.
I kicked cancer’s ass
Today I’m very happy. In October 2019 I was diagnosed with stage 4 non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, or more specifically a rare and incurable type called Splenic Marginal Zone Lymphoma. I underwent six months of chemotherapy and came out the other side in complete remission. Today I am still in remission.
Lockdown Blues Part Three
Here we are in the third week of the third national lockdown. For the third time another period of time being stuck indoors with nothing better to do than twiddle the thumbs and watch endless reruns of The Walking Dead, Z-Nation, Friends, Humans, Star Trek and Nashville. Oh, and that inauguration.
Life Imitating Art
It has been the strangest of times recently. I say recently but I actually mean for over a year the world has turned upside down. Life imitating art. Has the world been reading Stephen King’s The Stand?