{"id":177322,"date":"2024-05-12T16:33:24","date_gmt":"2024-05-12T15:33:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/?p=177322"},"modified":"2024-05-12T16:33:24","modified_gmt":"2024-05-12T15:33:24","slug":"going-forward-then-boldly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/2024\/05\/12\/going-forward-then-boldly\/","title":{"rendered":"Going Forward Then Boldly?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-beige-background-color has-background wp-block-paragraph\"> My Covid  is slowly abating thank goodness though I am pretty fatigued so my plan for world domination is going to be delayed again ever so slightly.  Everything aches but I am just about functional though a little bit more chaotic than usual. My brains a bit fried so i may not be too creative right now.  I haven&#8217;t seen the Aurora. There might be a slight chance of it being visible tonight though I am not holding my breath.  I notice that in the last couple of years a lot of internet content seems to be disappearing behind paywalls which is a shame as it means I no longer get to see a lot of stuff as  an older person(pensioner\/senior) on a limited income I simple can&#8217;t afford to set up multiple subscriptions for stuff much as I would like to be able to support independent writers and journalists.    <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-beige-background-color has-background wp-block-paragraph\">I am feeling better but very fatigued and hopefully the Covid is almost gone. It peaked on the day I actually got the positive test result, so its lasted about 9 days from start to finish. That&#8217;s not to bad as when I had it in 2022 it was very severe and I was ill for nearly 3 weeks. Also then it left me quite wobbly and fatigued for about a month. Last night I glanced a loft a couple of times but alas no aurora. I also watched a few minutes of the new Dr Who. I expect I give that a go on Iplayer at some point. I also thought I would listen to the Eurovision winning song. Not really my sort of thing being an ageing Prog rock, Folk and Jazz\/ Classical music fan. But clever production and all that. As for the dancing up and down the weird wobbly disc thing, fair play but Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers would have done it better. 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columns-2 has-dates has-authors wp-block-rss\"><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/dianastone\/totally-wrecked-by-desire'>Totally Wrecked By Desire<\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2026-06-18T20:37:34+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-rss__item-publish-date\">June 18, 2026<\/time> <span class=\"wp-block-rss__item-author\">by Diana Stone<\/span><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/dianastone\/lonely-fish-remix-radio-edit'>Lonely Fish (Remix Radio Edit)<\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2026-06-15T11:54:41+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-rss__item-publish-date\">June 15, 2026<\/time> <span class=\"wp-block-rss__item-author\">by Diana Stone<\/span><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/dianastone\/good-hard-times'>Good Hard Times<\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2026-06-05T14:08:22+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-rss__item-publish-date\">June 5, 2026<\/time> <span class=\"wp-block-rss__item-author\">by Diana Stone<\/span><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/dianastone\/i-just-dont-understand-the'>I just dont understand the world anymore<\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2026-05-31T20:13:25+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-rss__item-publish-date\">May 31, 2026<\/time> <span class=\"wp-block-rss__item-author\">by Diana Stone<\/span><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/dianastone\/dearest-unrequited-love'>Dearest Unrequited Love<\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2026-05-23T16:12:32+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-rss__item-publish-date\">May 23, 2026<\/time> <span class=\"wp-block-rss__item-author\">by Diana Stone<\/span><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/dianastone\/i-had-a-plan-i-guess'>I had a Plan I Guess<\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2026-05-14T12:20:50+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-rss__item-publish-date\">May 14, 2026<\/time> <span class=\"wp-block-rss__item-author\">by Diana Stone<\/span><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/dianastone\/come-on-take-me-for-a-ride'>Come On take Me For A Ride<\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2026-05-07T17:01:23+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-rss__item-publish-date\">May 7, 2026<\/time> <span class=\"wp-block-rss__item-author\">by Diana Stone<\/span><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/dianastone\/have-we-been-here-before'>Have We Been Here Before<\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2026-05-03T16:47:26+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-rss__item-publish-date\">May 3, 2026<\/time> <span class=\"wp-block-rss__item-author\">by Diana Stone<\/span><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/dianastone\/remember-that-time-when-you'>Remember that time when you were cosmic<\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2026-04-25T18:26:05+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-rss__item-publish-date\">April 25, 2026<\/time> <span class=\"wp-block-rss__item-author\">by Diana Stone<\/span><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/dianastone\/make-free-with-me'>Make Free With Me<\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2026-04-24T11:52:28+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-rss__item-publish-date\">April 24, 2026<\/time> <span class=\"wp-block-rss__item-author\">by Diana Stone<\/span><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/dianastone\/maybe-faith-hope-and-charity'>Maybe Faith Hope and Charity<\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2026-04-15T14:53:14+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-rss__item-publish-date\">April 15, 2026<\/time> <span class=\"wp-block-rss__item-author\">by Diana Stone<\/span><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/dianastone\/on-a-day-such-as-this-only'>On A Day Such As This Only Memories<\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2026-04-05T16:32:10+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-rss__item-publish-date\">April 5, 2026<\/time> <span class=\"wp-block-rss__item-author\">by Diana Stone<\/span><\/li><\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My Covid is slowly abating thank goodness though I am pretty fatigued so my plan for world domination is going to be delayed again ever so slightly. Everything aches but I am just about functional though a little bit more chaotic than usual. My brains a bit fried so i may not be too creative &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/2024\/05\/12\/going-forward-then-boldly\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Going Forward Then Boldly?<\/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":"I am feeling better but very fatigued and hopefully the Covid is almost gone. It peaked on the day I actually got the positive test result, so its lasted about 9 days from start to finish. That's not to bad as when I had it in 2022 it was very severe and I was ill for nearly 3 weeks. Also then it left me quite wobbly and fatigued for about a month. Last night I glanced a loft a couple of times but alas no aurora. I also watched a few minutes of the new Dr Who. I expect I give that a go on Iplayer at some point. I also thought I would listen to the Eurovision winning song. Not really my sort of thing being an ageing Prog rock, Folk and Jazz\/ Classical music fan. But clever production and all that. As for the dancing up and down the weird wobbly disc thing, fair play but Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers would have done it better. 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I am still a bit fatigued though. But hey I enjoyed it and that's the point really. Also a friend who is quite reclusive came along and watched the first set which is nice. 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If you were expecting something exciting newswise I am sorry I have to disappoint you.\u00a0 I keep plodding on mostly so far. This year the only change is a regular exercise regime that I have started mostly to avoid ceasing up and\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":302,"url":"https:\/\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/2009\/08\/22\/the-farmers-boy-oop-star-trek\/","url_meta":{"origin":177322,"position":2},"title":"The farmers Boy  &#038; OOP &#038; Star Trek","author":"diana Stone","date":"August 22, 2009","format":false,"excerpt":"Had a fun gig with Elephant Shelf last night (Thursday) though possibly a little bit on the loud side. My brain was not fully engaged as I forgot my keyboard stand but I managed with a table though it was a little bit awkward. But it went OK so that's\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Elephant Shelf&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Elephant Shelf","link":"https:\/\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/category\/elephant-shelf\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":180157,"url":"https:\/\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/2026\/06\/02\/boldly-going-as-its-now-or-never\/","url_meta":{"origin":177322,"position":3},"title":"Boldly Going as Its Now Or Never","author":"diana Stone","date":"June 2, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Diana Stones Glasscage \u00b7 I just dont understand the world anymore So I am trying a few things out. What things I hear you ask? Not telling I say. You will have to wait and see. I am writing and recording a new tune. 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