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a strange relationship with summer

 its odd the british summertime the americans came over a year or two ago to race against us and they who we know have such blue skies such little cloud in comparison were stunned by our long days we don't really think of ourself as a northern country  we are not scandinavian but really we are with the level of sunlight we get  these last few months in the evenings looking out of my window and the light its special - that part makes me feel good its the daytimes the sometimes oppressive heat and more majorly the knowledge that accross the country there is fun to be had that hurts me when im sitting inside  looking at it - i try not to do that very much its rather disheartening -  i wonder  how many people feel the same how many people look at their windows at a nice day and feel guilty they are not out in it  doing something let me tell you  when you are it is everything you hope you are not missing which makes going back to being inside ... sad t...

mad men

 mad men might be the best tv series i have ever watched it is very different from other favourites other big successes think breaking bad, sherlock, the walking dead, suits etc that have true premises laid out before you. or action and typical thriller esc plots.  mad men is so impressive because of the depth it is going to in its world on its characters that is unique in the accuracy i think i am currently on the season 3 finale and these are probably the most realistic characters i have ever come across i catch myself, smiling, laughing, crying with them. about them. when watching and the progamme is engaging. not clickbaiting. not premise heavy. the world isn't going to end. but it is a true example of how someone's life can be truly engaging.  this is unusal for me to say this now as well. when i am living quite well in real life this is the kind of art you might wait a lifetime to make and never succeed.  that is truly remarkable.