Sitting Under A Tree with Aidan Jones

I'm slowly getting a clearer idea of what it is that I'm trying to do with this podcast, and I'm really enjoying doing it every week. Thankyou to everyone listening, last week was the best ever week for downloads! This week I told some stories that were really quite sad, which is odd because I've been feeling great, actually. Music: Fortune - Laura Marling

I got The Witcher 3 to work on my Mac last night after trying all weekend to get Windows running and stable enough to make it work, and now all I want to do is play the game. Evidently I want to play it so bad I was able to convince myself that I didn't need to go to TAFE this morning. Good to know the mind is still sharp, even if the spirit is soggy and weak! Music: All My Happiness Is Gone - Pur...

Yesterday I cried, like really cried properly, and it felt amazing! Today I cried again, and it wasn't as good, but it does feel like I've unlocked some kind of power, which is crazy when you realise that all I'm actually talking about is actively feeling an emotion. Feels like progress to me, mate! Also, earlier I got something out that had been stuck in my teeth for AGES, and that felt pretty da...

They say you always become the thing you hate the most, and yesterday I became a TAFE student. I feel lost without the identity-crutch of being a Comedian, but that feeling is probably good, right? Like, growth, hardship, struggle, all of that bullshit. I also watched a documentary on Edmund Hillary and Tenzig Norgay last week, which was sick! Music: Want You In My Soul - Lovebirds, Stee Downes Th...

Today I am feeling the best I've felt in weeks, maybe months, and I'm not even really sure why. I saw a kid climbing a tree in the park on Thursday. He was trying to get his Mum to pay attention to him, and he reminded me of myself, which is absolutely something that a self-obsessed person would think when they see someone enjoying their childhood. Anyway, I hope you enjoy the pod this week, I rec...

I went to therapy yesterday and came away with a sheet of Unhelpful Thinking Styles that I'm supposed to remember so I can notice when I'm exhibiting one of them. I'm really happy with it, and it definitely feels like a step in the right direction, but also sometimes I feel like the reason I'm sad is less about the things that I'm telling myself, and more about the fact that things are demonstrabl...

I've realised I don't think I have ever said the phrase, "Thanks for asking" to anyone, because I never wait for someone to ask how I'm doing, I just fire away with my bullshit. In a way, you listening to this podcast is basically you asking me how I'm doing, or at least, if you know what the podcast is, then yeah. If you don't know what this podcast is, probably don't listen to it, it might be to...

Isn't it wild how some artists can latch on to certain feelings or recurring moments in life in such a way that whenever you find yourself back in that familiar place, you think of them and their work? It's such a bummer to admit that Ed Sheeran has done that with me. Anyway, that's a cool thought I had at the start of the podcast this week. The rest of this is probably trash. Music: Wobbles and C...

Last week a friend messaged me after listening to the podcast and took me to task about what I said on the topic of the Black Lives Matter protest, he was right in doing so. I read the message out, answered as best I could, and talked a little more about the day I had at the protest, and the week I've had since. Pretty intense one this week - at least that's how it felt. Music: Kwame Nkrumah - Koj...

Last week sucked, me and the lady I've been seeing for the last few months finally ended things, also I was looking for a new person to move in to the other room in my place, and then there was the high tension of the BLM protest on Saturday. Lots to learn, lots to feel, all very important, but very difficult for me, and that's what this podcast is about: me. Music: Love to Angie - Red Astaire

Last night we had a gig in the shed at my house in East Brunswick to mark the first easing of social distancing restrictions in Victoria. Were allowed to have 20 people in residences, so that's what we did! The gig was great, and I feel confident in what I need to do over the next few months. HI FIVE!! Music: Chemicals - SG Lewis

Last night the girl I've been seeing and I walked around the park for five hours talking about whether we were going to keep seeing each other. I've never been more honest and open with someone in my life, it was exhilirating, scary, tiring and ultimately, cathartic. If I've achieved nothing else in these last few months of isolation, at least I can say I did that.

After talking last week about the girl I've been seeing and my evolving thoughts on seeing other people at the same time, someone wrote me with a bunch of advice and thoughts based on their experience, so I went through that. Also admitted to watching a full Emma Chamberlain video on YouTube, which was pretty brutal. Music: Not That Special - Lily Moore Photo Credit: Ann Gibbons

Didn't mean to talk about personal, love-life shit today, but I did. I guess that's what's on my mind, I'm excited about it, I'm really having a great time lately, I wouldn't change much about life right now, except stand up not existing. And my phone. Fucking JB Hi-Fi. I still hate you dogs. Music: Enough - Bad Sounds

I think I'm a much angrier person than I realise, usually it's only at myself which is probably why I never give it the credit it deserves. Anyway, on Friday night I had a great time uncovering that with a mate who is also angry in a similar way. One week without my beloved Google Pixel 3 down, three to go. Music: Core 'N Grato (The Ungrateful Heart) - Dominic Chianese

Shit day today. Phone stopped working last night. Back fence just got about 1m taller blocking sun from my garden, and builders trampled my garden while they were doing it. Real shitty mood, real shitty podcast. Might go for a run I guess. Music: Survival of the Fittest - Mobb Deep

We got Hungry Jack's last night, and it knocked me out for an extra hour of sleep, which doesn't sound like a lot, but is honestly insane to me when I think about the fact that just eating some different food can do that to your body. We got it on a voucher though, so 100% worth it. MONEYYYY!! Music: Turiya & Ramakrishna - Alice Coltrane

I started out today angry because of some shit with the lease of the place we used to live in two years ago that still hasn't been resolved. Then I was excited about learning how to use YouTube and promote the gardening videos I've been making. Then I told a sad story that isn't really that sad at all, more just funny. Good time today! Music: When She Loved Me - Sarah McLachlan

My mic cable fell out three times during this ep and it really upset me, but I'm in a good mood so I ended up laughing pretty quickly after each time. I am very well aware that something like that in the description of a podcast is probably enough to make people not want to listen to it, but I figured it'd be better to let you know what you're in for. The rest of it is actually real good this week...

I did acid on Saturday night with some friends and realised how lucky and thankful I am to be able to share those kinds of experiences with people I love. That in turn made me accept that I need to start taking social distancing more seriously. Conveniently, the next day the Victorian State Government made gatherings of more than two people illegal, and punishable by a $1600 fine. Guess who's goin...

Six months they reckon. Six months. Say it slowly to yourself, really let it sink in. We're going to be sat in our houses going slowly insane, for... six... months. It's all I can think about right now, clearly evidenced by this absolute shambles of a podcast. Stay sane everyone. Music: Vibe - Cookie Kawaii

Okay so I don't have Coronavirus, and I'm not technically in quarantine, but I do have a cold and I am staying at home and man it feels like the start of a long, long few months doesn't it!? This may be one of the best episodes I've done I reckon, it has that feel I like where I start off sad and manage to end up laughing. Sorry about the sniffles, and when you're done listening, check back to thi...

The world is in the grips of panic about the coronavirus, I am addicted to the 24-hour new cycle and have been using it as an anxiety release in social situations. Somehow reading about this global catastrophe feels like a calming escape from the anxieties of prolonged social interaction. At least I'm not panic-buying toilet paper. Music: Waiting for the Great Leap Fowards - Billy Bragg

Buying new things is great, but learning how to use them and breaking them in is fucking HARD! It's WORK, man. My feet are cut to ribbons from wearing my new boots, and the thought of having to teach myself how to use my new MacBook Pro fills me with dread. Maybe I have a problem? Music: One Crowded Hour - Augie March Follow the podcast on Instagram @sittingunderpodcast for each episode's artwork....

The whole of last week I was checking my bank account to see if my $10k from Perth Fringe had been transferred yet, and it hadn't. It was excruciating. Then on Monday afternoon it came through, and my life has remained more or less the same, only difference being today I am very tired.