May 1st 2026

Digital Journal Entry

Hello world!

I’m four days into my journey, and so far it’s been pretty uneventful. I’ve settled into Thai culture a bit more and I’m getting used to things. I did some touristy things today, which was fun. I got a package that cost around £30 and it felt a bit expensive for Thailand, but I felt fairly happy with what I got. It included transport to an ATV experience, then to an elephant ride experience, then to a few smaller things until it ended in a drive up to the giant Buddha statue that overlooks Phuket City. Like most things in this category, I probably could have saved money by organising it myself, but I was paying for the convenience. I just hopped in a minibus and they took me around to some cool sights. Obviously, it was all brilliant and gorgeous. The view from the Buddha statue, and literally sitting on an elephant as it walked me around, and the adrenaline rush from driving an actual vehicle around hills and over jumps. Probably stuff that would give my mother a heart attack if she knew what I was doing, or where I was at all. It was nice to do stuff today and be a tourist.

I was worried though because I still think my brain is in work mode. I always feel the need to be productive, and as we were driving from point to point I was constantly feeling as though I need to be writing about it or coming up with new ideas for stories. Naturally, this blog thing supplements some of that desire. It feels good to be typing words onto a page, even if not a soul is reading it. I had a good idea earlier about the concept of things being ‘canon’ because it’s something I’m quite passionate about. I hate how people care so much about whether a story is set in the same universe as another story and it just annoys me. Maybe I will play around with a story where a character deliberately tries to break the ‘canon’ somehow. It could be a hard story to write but, like mentioned previously, it’s something I’m passionate about.

I need to have some kind of focus for these posts. I start with stuff that’s happened recently, then I ramble briefly, then I state how I feel. I should probably do the feeling bit now. I feel happy but stressed. Life in Thailand is lovely but it’s scary to not have any income. I’m just coasting off my savings for a few months. I can survive though since I’m not an idiot (for the most part). I’m glad I’m doing something that’s so insanely out of my comfort zone, and I’d like to come back from this trip with a changed perspective. Today I had a small moment where that happened. I saw lots of Buddhists entering the Buddha, and was fascinated. People who dedicate their entire lives to something is so inspiring, even if it’s not something I’d do personally. They all had so much figured out, or so it seemed. It looked like they did.

I don’t know what else to write for today. I’m sitting by a pool with my laptop drinking a beer and smoking cigarettes and listening to the new American Football album. Life is good right now.

Thanks for reading.