So after dropping my lovely Pixel Android phone once too often, I was forced to procure a new one but inpecunity got in the way, but thanks to the generosity of one of my friends (thanks, Will) I do have a rather lovely-looking Apple iPhone 11, yet I am unable to use THE PHONE THAT I OWN because I have to create an Apple ID. The process has been…troublesome, let us just say, and after two whole days of trying, I have finally ragequit. This lovely (and expensive!) phone will have to remain a paperweight until I stop seeing the message "Your account could not be created at this time". I can't send texts, install software or respond to incoming texts until that message goes away, and it's frustrating beyond belief. It isn't simply a case of being resentful of change, though there is an element of that, it's that the process is designed to lock people into a system that is not of any benefit to me. i do not

In which, it turns out, coffee is anything but simple.

"Espresso is probably the most intolerant method of preparation of any food or drink in the world."
—James Hoffmann

I originally intended to call this coffee cup, red^‡. It was to be a look at how the serving of coffee influences how we perceive it in terms of flavour and enjoyment. There's been some study of how

It rained during the day,

since yesterday it’s been a weeping sky.

Who I’m thinking of is a mystery to me…

No one, most probably—

Or maybe it’s not a who,

but the highest probability of things.

Gazing at abysses,

measuring slight percentages,

anticipating… lingering in the air.
Nothing is certain, you see, dear reader—

there is no certainty that things will happen.

But there is a major probability they will,

tied between A, B, C, D
…