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Oct 22

I’m So British, Even My Ambition Starts With “Sorry”

I’d like a different life. Apparently, that’s getting a bit fancy.

A stickman offers tea to an imaginary disapproving panel before climbing a tiny step towards a star.

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Oct 10

You’re Allowed to Enjoy Something You’re Not Good At

Your hobby doesn’t need a performance review. You were supposed to be enjoying yourself.

A cheerful stickman in a cowboy hat dances beside an abandoned oversized performance-review clipboard.

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Oct 3

I Asked the Universe for an Aston Martin. Can I Speak to a Manager Please?

Apparently, feeling abundant is not an accepted payment method.

Minimalist cartoon of a hopeful man offering a jar labelled “Abundance” to an unimpressed Aston Martin salesperson pointing at a card machine.

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Hi, I’m Alex (MindLake.co.uk).

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Oct 8, 2024

E³ Q&A — MindLake.co.uk (Alex)

A broken and chaotic mind trying to make sense of the shit-show that is life and failing spectacularly

A man sits at a cluttered desk, staring out the window with a look of frustration. Scattered around the room are random objects including a wheely bin, a hula hoop, and a packet of biscuits. A mocking poster on the wall behind him reads “You suck!” The scene is chaotic and humorous, reflecting his overwhelmed state.

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You Can Try It Without Marrying the Bloody Thing.

A small experiment. An honest answer. Permission to say, “Absolutely fucking not.”

A bemused person holding a tiny cheese sample watches a wedge of cheese kneel and offer an engagement ring.

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4d ago

I Went for a Walk. My Brain Wanted to Know What We’d Achieved.

Apparently, “a nice fucking walk” wasn’t the answer it was looking for.

A stickman on a countryside walk glances at a brain on his shoulder wearing an office lanyard and demanding measurable outcomes on a clipboard.

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Oct 24

Finding Happy: The Quest for Childlike Wonder

Remember when getting lost was half the fun and a whole afternoon was lost to adventure?

A delighted adult pedals a small BMX, casting the shadow of a child riding a horse with an adventurer’s cape.

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Sep 26

“Just Start.” Cheers. Where?

Saying “just start” is like handing someone a map with the first mile missing.

A baffled stick figure holds a map whose route to a distant mountain begins halfway along, leaving the first section completely missing.

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Sep 19

Money Doesn’t Buy Happiness. Poverty Doesn’t Buy It Either.

I didn’t want a yacht. I wanted one bad day to stop making me feel like ending my life.

Editorial cartoon of a tired adult at a kitchen table facing household bills and a broken boiler drawn like a tiny hostage-taker, while a jar labelled Breathing Room shows the practical security money can provide.

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A specialist in brain farts, tangents & mental fuckery. A collector of existential dread. A professional overthinker & worrier. Enquiries: alex@mindlake.co.uk

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