{"id":175880,"date":"2023-07-05T15:23:21","date_gmt":"2023-07-05T14:23:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/?p=175880"},"modified":"2023-07-05T15:23:21","modified_gmt":"2023-07-05T14:23:21","slug":"you-wont-get-a-second-chance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/2023\/07\/05\/you-wont-get-a-second-chance\/","title":{"rendered":"You Won&#8217;t Get a Second Chance"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Or will you, maybe in a quantum world you get infinite goes in the multiverse or is it just time for my meds again? Could be I guess. I am aware that as time passes I think much more about the why of existence and the further I feel from it having any meaning I can decipher from it.<br>Perhaps the point is simply that there is no point? Yes but your mama said it&#8217;s rude to point didn&#8217;t she? Now if I feel the urge to stare into the abyss I reach for the wine.  Best I can do really. That and radio 4 on a quiet day when your intrusive thoughts are just a little too intrusive.   <br>its raining and it&#8217;s dull and my creative hat is in the wash at present and I am wearing my slightly anxious one instead.  As I write this it&#8217;s July 4th and my latest release goes live on spotty Amazon and most other streaming services. <br><br>Its called &#8220;Is It Falling On You&#8221;<br><br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/music.apple.com\/us\/artist\/1564328495\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/music.apple.com\/us\/artist\/1564328495\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/music.apple.com\/us\/artist\/1564328495<\/a><br><br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/7m1KORirDEpH1IzIKGdQsa\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/7m1KORirDEpH1IzIKGdQsa\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/7m1KORirDEpH1IzIKGdQsa<\/a> <br><br>And other streaming services &#8230;<br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/music.amazon.co.uk\/albums\/B0C8M656ZW?marketplaceId=A1F83G8C2ARO7P&amp;musicTerritory=GB&amp;ref=dm_sh_PdvZm4Um6iHLqaMwYznzmG2kE\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/music.amazon.co.uk\/albums\/B0C8M656ZW?marketplaceId=A1F83G8C2ARO7P&amp;musicTerritory=GB&amp;ref=dm_sh_PdvZm4Um6iHLqaMwYznzmG2kE\">https:\/\/music.amazon.co.uk\/albums\/B0C8M656ZW?marketplaceId=A1F83G8C2ARO7P&amp;musicTerritory=GB&amp;ref=dm_sh_PdvZm4Um6iHLqaMwYznzmG2kE<\/a>.  <br><br><br> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-rounded\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"604\" height=\"728\" data-attachment-id=\"175884\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/2023\/07\/05\/you-wont-get-a-second-chance\/my-old-harmony-accoustic-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/My-Old-Harmony-Accoustic-1-scaled.jpg?fit=2125%2C2560&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2125,2560\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.7&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;SM-G950F&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1688130627&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;2.95&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;500&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.071428571428571&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"My Old Harmony Accoustic\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Diana Stone Playing My Old Harmony Acoustic&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Diana Stone Playing My Old Harmony Acoustic&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/My-Old-Harmony-Accoustic-1-scaled.jpg?fit=604%2C728&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/My-Old-Harmony-Accoustic-1.jpg?resize=604%2C728\" alt=\"Diana Stone Playing My Old Harmony Acoustic\" class=\"wp-image-175884\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/My-Old-Harmony-Accoustic-1-scaled.jpg?resize=850%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 850w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/My-Old-Harmony-Accoustic-1-scaled.jpg?resize=249%2C300&amp;ssl=1 249w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/My-Old-Harmony-Accoustic-1-scaled.jpg?w=1208 1208w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/My-Old-Harmony-Accoustic-1-scaled.jpg?w=1812 1812w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Diana Stone Playing My Old Harmony Acoustic<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" allow=\"autoplay\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/1554773689&amp;color=%23d0346c&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&amp;show_teaser=true\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: 10px; color: #cccccc;line-break: anywhere;word-break: normal;overflow: hidden;white-space: nowrap;text-overflow: ellipsis; font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif;font-weight: 100;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/dianastone\" title=\"Diana Stones Glasscage\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;\" rel=\"noopener\">Diana Stones Glasscage<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/dianastone\/you-wont-get-a-second-chance\" title=\"You Wont Get A Second Chance\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;\" rel=\"noopener\">You Wont Get A Second Chance<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Its weird, things are OK ish in the main. Musical opportunities&#8217; are increasing but I feel a bit jaded. It&#8217;s not logical. A slight air of grumpiness developing today. Not sure why as things are mostly OK at present? Weird how moods just drift in like a sea mist from nowhere? Ok it is a rainy day too, but we need rain so much now. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Am I crazy. possibly by some peoples standards I am. A raddled old hag perhaps with only the ghost of a chance in the frenzied life dance. I have a friend who says the world is going to wrack and ruin but I tend more to think its already got there for some folks in many respects. I am still feeling a bit fragile mentally today to be honest. I roll along feeling ok for a few days then I get hit with a dose of existential dread almost. Weird. Nothing materially changes but the the mood hits out of nowhere. So for me normal. Hoping to will wear off as I am out doing a guest spot at a pub on the eve of writing this. I am slightly dubious about it to be honest and on this occasion would frankly rather not. We have had about 24 hours of rain but it the suns out now finally. I was listening to some of my back catalogue and also that of the Delta Ladies. I was surprised at how &#8220;gothic&#8221; it sounded and very dark and mournful. I can see why it made an impression. I also listened to a few recordings by other artists from the 60s and 70s and in particular the sound of those albums. Then I came back to listen to some of my own  tracks and thought actually not too shabby after all.  But I have now formed an idea or two to try something a little different going forward now. I just need the resolve to actually get on and do it.  In between the creaking and groaning noises that my body makes like a sailing ship as its timbers swell and then contract again which is now often a  part of the soundtrack of my daily life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Or will you, maybe in a quantum world you get infinite goes in the multiverse or is it just time for my meds again? Could be I guess. I am aware that as time passes I think much more about the why of existence and the further I feel from it having any meaning I &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/2023\/07\/05\/you-wont-get-a-second-chance\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">You Won&#8217;t Get a Second Chance<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[20,10,60,7,4,3,17,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-175880","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-delta-ladies","category-diana_stones_songs","category-glass-cage","category-history","category-music","category-musings","category-other","category-whatever"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6NRDR-JKM","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":176420,"url":"https:\/\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/2024\/01\/17\/moving-on-up-and-intrusive-thoughts\/","url_meta":{"origin":175880,"position":0},"title":"Moving on up and Intrusive Thoughts","author":"diana Stone","date":"January 17, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Got to on keep trying. Apparently. Even when you are running out of steam. And I am a wee bit I must confess. Today I assembled an exercise bike and it was quite a workout to be honest. Outdoor exercises at this season plays havoc with my arthritis, so it\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Musings&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Musings","link":"https:\/\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/category\/musings\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":162600,"url":"https:\/\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/2020\/05\/31\/may-additional\/","url_meta":{"origin":175880,"position":1},"title":"May additional","author":"diana Stone","date":"May 31, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Well, it been a bit of a week.\u00a0 My anxiety levels are creeping up and there does not seem to be much I can do about them, other than just try and chill out as much as possible. Yep, its hard work for sure. I guess there are a lot\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Musings&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Musings","link":"https:\/\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/category\/musings\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":174868,"url":"https:\/\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/2021\/03\/19\/times-and-tides\/","url_meta":{"origin":175880,"position":2},"title":"Times and Tides","author":"diana Stone","date":"March 19, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"It's now mid March and soon theoretically the first stages of exiting lockdown will commence and\u00a0 will be able to arrange to meet people and socialise outdoors in groups of up to six or two households.\u00a0 It wont seem that different for me really under present circumstances though.\u00a0 I guess\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Musings&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Musings","link":"https:\/\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/category\/musings\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":179258,"url":"https:\/\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/2025\/09\/04\/september-rain\/","url_meta":{"origin":175880,"position":3},"title":"September rain","author":"diana Stone","date":"September 4, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"It's been a wet start to this month so far. I have spent too much time staring at screens this past couple of days, drives you mad I think...Having a brief fraying around the edges moment I think. Today I am a bit listless. I can't commence on the headlight\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Musings&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Musings","link":"https:\/\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/category\/musings\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/places-where-my-music-was-played-today.png?fit=1178%2C563&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/places-where-my-music-was-played-today.png?fit=1178%2C563&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/places-where-my-music-was-played-today.png?fit=1178%2C563&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/places-where-my-music-was-played-today.png?fit=1178%2C563&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/places-where-my-music-was-played-today.png?fit=1178%2C563&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":174944,"url":"https:\/\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/2021\/05\/15\/a-slow-opening-up-has-started\/","url_meta":{"origin":175880,"position":4},"title":"A slow opening up has started.","author":"diana Stone","date":"May 15, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"\u00a0 Diana Stones Glasscage \u00b7 Just Above The Moon \u00a0 Today I was out again having tea in Bedford park.\u00a0 It's been bright and sunny with quite a lot of people out enjoying themselves. 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