“At least I’m doing it!”

Plus a farewell to the death metal vocalist who defined a sound

Author

Leonie Mercedes
October 15, 2025

Good morning, sunshine ☀️ Here’s your three-part nudge for the day:

a prompt

Write on the following for 5–10 minutes:

Think about the last time you were waiting for something. A delivery, going into an interview, to finally be served at the post office. How are you feeling in those moments? What are you thinking about? Describe the scene.

a thought

Dance teacher (unnamed): “You in the back, you’re getting it all wrong!”

– Friends, The One with the Fake Monica (1995)

farewell

Tomas Lindberg, musician (1972–2025)

“There were loads of death metal bands around at the time, but they were all happy to make mediocre records. We never saw this as an option. At the Gates wanted to test ourselves up against the giants.”

Thanks for coming, dear makers and shakers. See you tomorrow ☕