2025
As you may or may not have noticed, i took a complete break from this 'ere website of O/ours between 19 May and 13 July - with only MUSICal offerings being made between the earlier time periods within 13 March and 18 May - nine in total, actually...
...And with complete online newspaper comment breaks taken between both 22 March to 29 April and 29 May to 6 June...
...Online newspaper breaks that were probably more symptomatic of a personally perceived continual propaganda exercise regarding both the acclaimed unprovoked, and currently ongoing, Russian 'invasion' of Ukraine, as well as Israel's currently ongoing alleged genocidal activities within Palestine, for example...
...With the truth of the former surely being that the west purposely sought to take Ukraine away from Russia's influence in order to potentially position NATO controlled so-called defensive weapons/troops all along the eastern Russia-Ukraine border in order to more readily hem-in/pressure Russia into a more ready acquiescence - and with Russia deeming a 'red line' to have been crossed within such a respect, and therefore responding militarily to such perceived machinations...
...And with the latter seemingly representing a rather disproportionate response to an alleged Hamas attack somewhere close to the borders of Israel and Palestine - seemingly with the intent of taking all of Palestine for themselves - and seemingly wishing to slaughter all those who live/lived there, unmercifully...
...With myself very much adopting the stance, within both respects, that there was/is absolutely nothing i can/could do myself to prevent such actions - but being of the understanding that if such 'powers that be' wish to dig a bigger and bigger Hole for themselves, then so be it - they don't call it the 'bottomless Pit' for nothing, after all, do they...
Anyway, back to my taken summer holiday - or at least the first of the year anyway - for who knows, another rather hot few weeks or so may perhaps follow eh...
I realised fairly recently that spending winters in front of my laptop, interacting online within newspapers, YouTube, and this 'ere website of O/ours, day after day, within an unheated environment takes its toll really - resulting in me becoming eager do other things when good/improved weather/temperatures come around once again - heralding periods of chosen relaxation within such a respect...
This particular year brought the passing of my mother also, of course - a passing that surely warranted a period of official mourning - purportedly at least eh...
So what did i do during such a chosen 'holiday' period, you may well ask...
Well, as it turned out, i still remained sitting behind my laptop for much of the time - simply choosing to do things that more readily appealed to me really - watching squash being played via YouTube, making certain selected comments, and completing a woodworking project etc...
...And of course i had that 'sativa vape' that a friend had unexpectedly brought around for me to purchase - and i had those 6 bottles of assorted craft ciders to drink at my leisure - plus that rather coveted 2007 bottle of Chateau Coutet Premier Cru Classe Sauternes-Barsac to savour/drink also...
...And then, having near-emptied said vape, the thoughts of how other similar products may 'taste' also entered my mind, of course - resulting in me purchasing 4 other types of likewise vapes over time...
...Not that i consumed all of their particular varied contents during such a period of time also, of course - for the vast majority of each has been put safely aside for quite some time now - and will most possibly stay that way for possibly quite some considerable time into the future, one supposes...
...For such a, ahem, scientific investigation has now been completed - leaving me now able to share the fruits of such with you all, of course - which i will now choose to do...
I would say that, overall, all sampled varieties are very relaxing indeed - and that although i have always been a good sleeper, such legal vapes most definitely zonk you out - meaning that such sleeps were seemingly much deeper and more continuous, seemingly without the perceived need to get out of bed for several bathroom visits during the night...
...Some were a little harsh on the throat and lungs whilst their contents were inhaled - whereas others seemed not to be particularly so - but all those sampled had a fairly similar relaxing effect...
...And, unlike cannabis proper, they didn't open my mind up to any real extent whatsoever - and they only occasionally touched the very edge of any occasional feelings of anxiety - occasional feelings that were very easily and readily shaken off indeed...
...Tis due to the complete lack/absence of THC, of course...
...And indeed i did choose to compare it with cannabis proper, by gently inhaling a picked up near consumed cannabis spliff that i occasionally see onth ground during my near daily walkies - and, boy, is there a difference - for cannabis proper most definitely opens/expands my mind...
...To an uncomfortable/undesirable extent actually - which is why i always choose not to make comments if ever i have so imbibed - with the same overall rule being applied to the drinking of alcohol actually, as, more generally being a non-drinker, alcohol tends to affect me rather readily, if only initially...
So anyway, eventually Rhio Announced that 'We'll need you back soon' - so put aside such ongoing investigations i did, in preparation for such a return to Duties - even though i could have played the 'official mourning' card for longer, one supposes eh :-) :-) :-) ...
As an aside, usually after taking a break i rather surprisingly get back into the flow rather readily - however, upon this occasion, although there was still a flow of sorts, i found myself to be initially struggling to make comments that i found to be pleasing - so often chopped and changed wordings until i felt more comfortable with what i was about to offer...
...Until, eventually and gradually, all came back to within a much more ready flow once again - with such feelings of uncertainty gradually waning - seemingly proving that the after-effects of such legal vapes are really much more of a hindrance than a help within such a respect...
...For what i also realised, through such an ongoing experience, was that such legal vapes tend towards 'fragmenting' the solidity of mind, over time - so i would say that, for me, at least, they are not in anyway beneficial to the health/operation of the mind after being partaken of on an ongoing basis - and i tend to suspect that they are not particularly good for the lungs either (albeit seemingly much better than the inhalation of tobacco, as well as cannabis to perhaps a lesser extent) ...
So, yeah, back up and running i am - if only in the metaphorical sense eh - and indeed have been for quite some time now...
Well, since the start of Wimbledon, at least :-) :-) :-) ...
https://www.ourquantumparticulates.org/videos/a-summer-holiday
Addendum at 24 July 2025...
I forgot to mention that i indulged myself inth eating department during such a summer holiday, also...
...An indulgence that resulted in me putting on around a stone in weight - half (7lbs) of which has now been shed - with the other half still being worked upon...