Someone just told me that Gin is a depressant. Well whoopy do. With that in mind I have decided to analyse the dark side. Get the New Year melancholy over with before I get happy. Test out my camera before I take it to the streets of forced merriment.

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In the beginning everything is black and white.

Dark and light. Win or lose. Right and wrong. Clear cut.

Then life happens: New experiences; Joy and pain. Shades of grey.

Choices are not as simple: Other aspects have to be carefully considered. Cause and effect: This kind of light may cast a darkness onto another; this level of darkness will be too much for the other. Some will blind you with their brilliance and others will deaden you with their misery. The rest will swim around you disguised in various shades of grey.

Hiding in the dark will lead to withdrawal and hopelessness; living too long in the light will bring about delusion and weariness.

Balance. A steady pair of scales. An impossible achievement.

Look on the bright side but don’t be deceived. Keep your feet firmly on the ground when you wish upon a star. Give your heart freely but be careful who to.

Nebulous existence. Striving for a scintillant horizon whilst wading through the parameters of dark and light. Trying to become the star that shines a little more brightly before it burns out.

In the end everything is black and white.

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Note to self: No more gin. Moving swiftly on to port.