Annika
@annihowls
Writer, human of Dominic and Alex the Honking Bird
Tempted to stomp around loudly and wake him up as revenge for running across my roof with the force of an elephant every night
I finished the first draft of a new novel last night. It’s about journeying through hell to find the will to live again. I aimed to finish the draft by the middle of the year and I’m so happy that I hit that goal. (Art by Zdzisław Beksiński)
Neil the seal may have returned to the sea but I still have my own chonky grey Australian menace
Had to rush Dominic to the vet yesterday because I trimmed a toenail too short and it wouldn’t stop bleeding. He’s completely fine now it’s just me who is traumatised.
Got up slightly earlier than usual and my bird, who would be up at dawn if he was a wild bird, was like nah
Placebo released a director’s cut of their debut album for its 30th anniversary and it’s honestly making me so emotional listening to it. Like catching up with an old friend and seeing how much you’ve both grown.
This week’s classic movie I somehow hadn’t seen before was Heat: a moving story of star crossed lovers (Robert de Niro and Al Pacino) who can never be together because they are on opposite sides of the law
Finally gave Tomodachi Life a try so of course I had to make Hangman and Swerve from AEW
An little old lady in the doctor waiting room asked me about my Emma Ruth Rundle t-shirt and now I’m trying to explain metal-adjacent doom folk to her
Hey I wrote a book and @skynationpub.bsky.social are publishing it! It’s like Sailor Moon meets Shadow of the Colossus with weird bird magic too
Warming my hands on my coffee cup and them transferring the warmth to little Dominic
Jeez I feel older at this screening of the Backrooms than I did in a cinema full of kids for the Mario movie
I feel like every wanky arthouse film I’ve ever watched was just training for Bi Gan’s Resurrection, which felt like a Dark Souls boss of wanky arthouse films (That’s not necessarily a criticism)
I’d like to be better versed in classical music but here are my votes for the ABC Classic100
An absolute masterpiece of a boomer post on the local community Facebook page today
My favourite glitter putty appears to have been discontinued and I’m kind of stressed about it
Honestly don’t know what goals I have for myself now that I own a copy of Rule of Rose