Clip 01
12 Oct 2024
A first brief check-in: the start of this little video record.
Each small world opens one clip. The dates come from the videos’ original capture information; where a moment is brief or hard to make out, the caption leaves it open.
Clips 01–07
Closing one chapter
In October 2024, I was counting down my last days in bus work. A few weeks later, I was making plans for a different kind of working life.
Clip 02
24 Oct 2024
On the eve of my last day in bus work, reflecting on a demanding year and what comes next.
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Clip 03
27 Oct 2024
A one-second glimpse from the transition.
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Clip 04
7 Nov 2024
A visit to an exhibition, with a celebratory drink.
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Clip 05
27 Nov 2024
A short, atmospheric moment with voices in the background.
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Clip 06
27 Nov 2024
A fragment of conversation about history and art.
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Clip 07
27 Nov 2024
A quiet visual pause.
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Clips 08–29
Finding my feet on the road
By December, I was learning the rhythms of long-distance truck work: heat, distance, fuel, repairs, rest stops, and knowing when to call it a day.
Clip 08
6 Dec 2024
Setting off early in wet weather with a recently bought truck and trailer.
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Clip 09
9 Dec 2024
A hot morning on the road: checking in, watching the weather, and weighing up a rest.
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Clip 10
9 Dec 2024
The afternoon update: heat, distance, fuel, a well-running truck, and an audiobook for company.
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Clip 11
10 Dec 2024
A short road-side fragment.
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Clip 12
10 Dec 2024
A mid-journey pause to stretch, make a small repair, and decide whether to keep going.
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Clip 13
10 Dec 2024
Changing the plan rather than driving into dusk; stopping for the night.
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Clip 14
10 Dec 2024
A wry review of basic accommodation, with the important thing working.
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Clip 15
14 Dec 2024
Arriving before dark, checking the truck, and getting ready to leave in the morning.
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Clip 16
15 Dec 2024
A short, quiet moment between the bigger updates.
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Clip 17
17 Dec 2024
A practical call about picking up an item while I was travelling in the station wagon.
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Clip 18
22 Dec 2024
A leg stretch in a long, empty stretch of road, with a truck warning to sort out.
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Clip 19
25 Dec 2024
A brief Christmas-day glimpse.
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Clip 20
6 Jan 2025
A short fragment from the road.
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Clip 21
6 Jan 2025
A longer stretch of mostly quiet footage from the same day.
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Clip 22
9 Jan 2025
A few seconds from the journey.
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Clip 23
9 Jan 2025
A tiny fragment before the next update.
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Clip 24
10 Jan 2025
Deciding whether to set off late or stay the night and travel in the morning.
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Clip 25
16 Jan 2025
I wanted a ten-minute rest; Claire had another idea for the stop.
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Clip 26
16 Jan 2025
Wind across a short roadside pause.
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Clip 27
17 Jan 2025
A road update: a few hours still to go, but I was hanging in there.
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Clip 28
22 Jan 2025
A small travel moment with music.
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Clip 29
24 Jan 2025
Waiting downstairs before a lodge initiation, trying to sound less nervous than I felt.
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Clips 30–36
The days between destinations
The road brought its own small decisions and detours, alongside time with people and a milestone I was nervous about. Not every update was a big story; sometimes it was enough to check in.
Clip 30
19 Feb 2025
Another view of the lodge evening, just before the initiation.
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Clip 31
19 Feb 2025
A shorter cut of the same pre-initiation check-in.
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Clip 32
19 Feb 2025
The longer version: nerves, a bit of self-deprecating humour, and a message for someone there.
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Clip 33
6 Mar 2025
A brief arrival-side conversation during an outing with friends.
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Clip 34
6 Mar 2025
Six minutes of group chatter, music, movement, and a windy day out.
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Clip 35
2 Apr 2025
A tiny weather note: it will be windy tonight.
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Clip 36
6 Jun 2025
A storm outside, a phone call, and the bath getting cold.
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Clips 37–47
Change, in fragments
Later clips catch parts of life that are harder to sum up: a vehicle changing hands, a storm, music, a reading, and a few brief glimpses that speak for themselves.
Clip 37
7 Sep 2025
A one-second visual fragment.
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Clip 38
12 Sep 2025
A quick look and a simple verdict: it looks good.
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Clip 39
18 Sep 2025
Thinking aloud about an ending and the mixed feelings that come with it.
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Clip 40
26 Sep 2025
Setting off in the truck while its future is still uncertain.
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Clip 41
28 Nov 2025
A music-filled fragment.
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Clip 42
28 Nov 2025
A second, very short musical moment.
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Clip 43
28 Nov 2025
A half-second glimpse.
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Clip 44
1 Dec 2025
A spoken passage about a room full of people, a shared question, and a curtain.
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Clip 45
1 Dec 2025
A reflective spoken-word piece about searching, walking, falling, and catching yourself.
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Clip 46
5 Dec 2025
A short clip with eerie music.
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Clip 47
4 Feb 2026
A final brief glimpse in this set.