{"id":179687,"date":"2026-01-13T17:11:57","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T17:11:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/?p=179687"},"modified":"2026-01-13T17:11:57","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T17:11:57","slug":"the-slough-of-despond-not-the-one-near-london-airport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/2026\/01\/13\/the-slough-of-despond-not-the-one-near-london-airport\/","title":{"rendered":"The Slough Of Despond Not the One Near London Airport"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I think at times perhaps I am like a cat scratching at the door that demands to be let out then immediately wishes to come indoors again \ud83d\ude02 My no plan, plan seems to be the best way to engage with 2026 to be honest.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-9-16 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Special Friend\" width=\"510\" height=\"906\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qXaZ68zc7u4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No cows were harmed in the making of this movie \ud83d\ude42 <br>It&#8217;s hard work, I just have zero motivation again now. Its wet so it&#8217;s an indoor play day I think.<br><br>Here are a few tunes to check out.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"is-grid columns-2 has-excerpts wp-block-rss\"><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/dianastone\/just-be-nice'>Just Be Nice<\/a><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">fast sightly punky thrashy shouty song<\/div><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/dianastone\/when-will-we-come-here-again'>When Will We Come Here Again<\/a><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">A trance beat synth tune with a mellow piano vibe<\/div><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/dianastone\/heat-haze-for-piano-bb-minor'>Heat Haze for Piano Bb Minor<\/a><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">Impressionistic short piano work in Bb minor<\/div><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/dianastone\/its-so-very-very-warm'>Its So Very Very Warm<\/a><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">A song about what to do in warm weather with your very special friend<\/div><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/dianastone\/the-way-i-look-at-you'>The Way I Look at You<\/a><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">The Way I Look at You by Diana Stone<\/div><\/li><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><div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">Totally Wrecked By Desire by Diana Stone<\/div><\/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><div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">Folk\/Prog vibe song<\/div><\/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><div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">Good Hard Times by Diana Stone<\/div><\/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><div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">Moody mid tempo rock\/pop song with synth vibe<\/div><\/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><div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">Unrequited Love leads to sorrow and frustration.<\/div><\/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><div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">Folk pop song about who is pulling your strings<\/div><\/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><div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">Come On take Me For A Ride by Diana Stone<\/div><\/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><div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">Mellow synth and piano instrumental<\/div><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I have not got much else to say today to be honest. So take it easy wherever you are and try and stay safe.<br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I think at times perhaps I am like a cat scratching at the door that demands to be let out then immediately wishes to come indoors again \ud83d\ude02 My no plan, plan seems to be the best way to engage with 2026 to be honest. No cows were harmed in the making of this movie &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/2026\/01\/13\/the-slough-of-despond-not-the-one-near-london-airport\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">The Slough Of Despond Not the One Near London Airport<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":179716,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_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},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-179687","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-musings"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/glasscage1.png?fit=410%2C424&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6NRDR-KKb","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":178147,"url":"https:\/\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/2024\/10\/26\/the-nights-draw-in-again\/","url_meta":{"origin":179687,"position":0},"title":"The Nights Draw In Again","author":"diana Stone","date":"October 26, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Short days will soon be upon us again. 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