The page is light but tense: a nursery-rhyme joke about Xi, a sense that one threat has been handled, contempt for disruptive people still hanging around, and a quiet admission that I am on holiday and cannot write.

New Year's Day is dominated by transcript backlog from the early-December video logs: anger over Priyantha Kumara's murder, Harsha and Seylan complaints, people-you-may-know reconnaissance, security-firm bragging, and a lot...

A relaxed culture-and-food note built around Indian takeout, Gulab Jamun memories, a long list of favorite musicals for World Theatre Day, and a simple plan for the rest of the night: finish Jesus Christ Superstar, play...

Mirtazapine, embassy security, bank ambition, family trust, and the need to be number one all lock together here into a harder question of control: who protects me, who follows me, and how high I can force the ceiling.