#monday musing

Tagged by the lovely @adiprose so this is me posting another snippet from LA BELLA VITA (It's a beautiful life) where Buck makes a new friend lol

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Giving a chance for Tommy to reconnect with his grandaunt, Buck decided to wander off the balcony and into the magnificent garden outside, marvelling at the colourful array of flowers.

It was there he walked into the other residents of the mansion, quite literally, as a little girl crashed into him the moment he walked past the shrubbery.

“Oof!” Thanks to his reflex and years of catching Jee, he managed to grab the little girl before she could tumble down, “Oh hello!” He said with his friendliest smile in hope he doesn't scare the girl.

Thankfully the girl didn't cry (or worse, screamed for the armed security) babbling in rapid Italian, Buck catching only a few words he recognized here and there.

“Lentamente, slowly please.” He told her gently. The girl finally stopped and smiled back, her tooth-gapped smile was endearing. “Mi chiamo Evan. Come ti chiami?”

“Emilia! Ciao, Evan!” The girl grabbed his hands and pulled him to a tree where a picnic blanket was laid neatly, a fancy tea set complete with cookies and cakes waiting for them.

Well, he thought humorously, I guess tea parties are still the same in other cultures. He nodded along to the little girl’s babbles, smiling and nodding at the bodyguards near them, who were smothering their smiles and laughter.

One of those hot summer rains that rush in out of seemingly no where

I ran outside, rushing to grab the cushions off the patio furniture but then stopped to watch this little bird.

It was sitting on an overhead wire. It’s little head tilted up to the sky, feathers ruffled. For some reason it made me smile and I found myself tilting my head back too.

And I started to laugh.

The rain was soaking me. Hard drops slicking along my scalp, washing my freshly applied make up off my face and I loved every second of it. I threw my arms out wide and spun in a circle while I laughed.

I spun slowly until the rain slowed then stopped to look back to wire to see the little bird doing a full body shake. Once again I followed his lead.

I don’t know why I’m sharing this. Maybe because I enjoyed those moments more than I would have imagined.

For a moment today I let go of some small responsibility. I embraced my inner child and let myself be free. It wasn’t for more than 5 minutes but it left me with a smile.

I thought I would start a new semi-regular series on my blog, My Monday Musings. That roughly translate to if something geeky has been on my mind lately I will blog about it! This week I want to talk about the DC Extended Universe (DCEU). I grew up loving DC Comics! In the 1980’s I watched repeats of Wonder Woman and Batman programmes on TV, and the Superman/Supergirl movies on VHS. A decade…

(cos it is Monday where I am, sigh)

Tagged by lovely @freneticfloetry and amazing @adiprose. Snippet from the upcoming chapter of building a Life)

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Thankfully the rest of the shift went on smoothly.

There were minor calls, from an adorable pet rescue call where they watch with suppressed laughter as Lena and Lucy try to coax a cat from the rooftop of a condemned house which turned into wild laughter when the cat got bored teasing them and lightly leaped into Tommy’s face, purring wildly as the pilot looked in bewilderment to rescuing a group of sheepish teenagers trapped in the condemned Oceanwide Plaza, something about trying to catch a wild Galarian Zapdos on their Pokemon Go, Buck feeling the irony as he lectured them on personal safety and spatial awareness.

Happy To Be Me.

I don’t know how many times I have “watered” myself down so as not to offend people. The very same people who are disrespecting me, disregarding me, intentionally hurting me. Getting deep with myself showed me how little I thought about my own regard. I deserve love. Respect. Kindness. Honesty. I’m not here to be a some time option. Or to be treat like something someone stood in. I’m here for…

A sign of growth.

Yes to this a million times and more. Mistakes, bad choices, actions that were not favourable and perhaps caused upset, all of that and more. Is it really worth holding onto the negative bullshit that’s accumulated? I know, I get it, I’ve been that person myself, feeling anger towards someone for actions in their past. Holding on to the “grudge”. But it’s so exhausting. It’s so unhealthy. It…