In pain, misery, sorrow, hurt, betrayal, you wrote your heart out, on paper or on a lighted screen. Now, you are content, stable, maybe even happy.
Do not go back and read what you had once written.
You deserve some untainted happiness.
(I say you, but I really mean me).
Monday, April 19, 2010
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Brainfreeze
I watched Clash of the Titans recently.
There's no point me trying to summarise the story, because we didn't notice much of one.
So I'll just give you a fair, balanced judgement of pros and cons.
1. The Titan story - wrongwrongWRONG! Does no one READ in Hollywood?
2. Hades' story - Please. These people make the gods sound like squabbling siblings in some lame soap opera. True story(sort of) - Zeus defeated the Titans. Then the three brothers; Zeus, Poisedon and Hades wanted to rule the earth. Hekate said eff off. They then divided heaven, the oceans and the underworld between them. The end.
3. WTF ARMOUR??????????????????????????????????
Did we accidentally walk into Gladiator?
4. Sam Worthington. Just...Sam Worthington.
5. Io. Just to be clear, babe. Wrong myth. Also, wrong curse.
6. Acrisius. And Danae. ARghbekbwhvduvaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. That's all I have to say.
7. Are they pimps with a metal and bad hairdo fetish, or are they GREEK GODS?
8. Scorpions? City of the Dead? DJINN? Wait, let me check the ticket...yeah, it says Clash of The Titans...NOT The Mummy 4. or 5 or whatever.
9. Perseus has a sword that can kill any mortal thing. Does he use it? Yes, after HIS WHOLE REGIMENT HAS BEEN SLAUGHTERED BY CREATURES HE COULD HAVE EASILY DESTROYED WITH HIS AWESOME SWORD WERE HE NOT SUCH A HUGE WHINY PRICK.
10. Pegasus. is. white. you morons.
11. The Fates. No reason really. Just felt like picking on everything.
12. I felt like I was watching a multiple level computer game, and the Kraken was the Big Boss.
13. Kraken. Andromeda. Hades. Argos?
14. Okay, I'll stop nitpicking basic mythology that anyone making a whole movie out of it should know about. But could you please have a lamer ending. No really. It was lame.
1. The scorpion thingies had eight legs, thus proving hollywood really does care about the little details.
In fact there are so many things that fail in this movie, not particularly Io's stunning changes of clothing while they ran across desert, hills, Hell and cliffs, that my brain stopped working completely after awhile.
Yeah, I know. It's only in it's absence that I realise that I DO have one. Anyway. The last time that happened was GI Joe.
I rest my case.
There's no point me trying to summarise the story, because we didn't notice much of one.
So I'll just give you a fair, balanced judgement of pros and cons.
FAIL
1. The Titan story - wrongwrongWRONG! Does no one READ in Hollywood?
2. Hades' story - Please. These people make the gods sound like squabbling siblings in some lame soap opera. True story(sort of) - Zeus defeated the Titans. Then the three brothers; Zeus, Poisedon and Hades wanted to rule the earth. Hekate said eff off. They then divided heaven, the oceans and the underworld between them. The end.
3. WTF ARMOUR??????????????????????????????????
Did we accidentally walk into Gladiator?
4. Sam Worthington. Just...Sam Worthington.
5. Io. Just to be clear, babe. Wrong myth. Also, wrong curse.
6. Acrisius. And Danae. ARghbekbwhvduvaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. That's all I have to say.
7. Are they pimps with a metal and bad hairdo fetish, or are they GREEK GODS?
8. Scorpions? City of the Dead? DJINN? Wait, let me check the ticket...yeah, it says Clash of The Titans...NOT The Mummy 4. or 5 or whatever.
9. Perseus has a sword that can kill any mortal thing. Does he use it? Yes, after HIS WHOLE REGIMENT HAS BEEN SLAUGHTERED BY CREATURES HE COULD HAVE EASILY DESTROYED WITH HIS AWESOME SWORD WERE HE NOT SUCH A HUGE WHINY PRICK.
10. Pegasus. is. white. you morons.
11. The Fates. No reason really. Just felt like picking on everything.
12. I felt like I was watching a multiple level computer game, and the Kraken was the Big Boss.
13. Kraken. Andromeda. Hades. Argos?
14. Okay, I'll stop nitpicking basic mythology that anyone making a whole movie out of it should know about. But could you please have a lamer ending. No really. It was lame.
WIN
1. The scorpion thingies had eight legs, thus proving hollywood really does care about the little details.
In fact there are so many things that fail in this movie, not particularly Io's stunning changes of clothing while they ran across desert, hills, Hell and cliffs, that my brain stopped working completely after awhile.
Yeah, I know. It's only in it's absence that I realise that I DO have one. Anyway. The last time that happened was GI Joe.
I rest my case.
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
I Capture the Castle
I have just discovered something about myself and I don't know how to react.
The Situation:
I was on TvTropes, reading Quip to Black, when I saw a link to Castle, Nathan Fillion's new TV series.
(You don't know who Nathan Fillion is? AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH) (No, I'm not going to help you. Reaver scum).
So clicking on it, I discovered Nathan Fillion had a Twitter account.
Now, as far as I know, Twitter to me is associated with self-impressed douchebags like John Mayer, Gerard Butler and Sarah Palin, and occasionally people keeping an account of the zombie apocalypse currently occuring in California.
But then I read Fillion's Twitter.
His first Twit (tweet? tweeter? whatever) was about Dr Horrible.
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Cue Whedon-induced euphoria.
As I read on, I realised that I had missed a huge part of awesomeness that could be incorporated into my life.
The Conclusion:
Am now stalking Nathan, Simon Pegg, Felicia Day, Alyson Hannigan, Jewel Staite and Summer Glau on Twitter.
No doubt I will be ashamed of myself this time next week. But for now I say, STALK ON!
Why jellyfish? Because, like the abovementioned people, jellyfish are awesome.
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
The Prison
When we are born, we are separate, and alone.
We die, alone.
We go through life alone. We like to delude ourselves by thinking that we can share our life with someone, make them part of our world. But there are things you can't share, words you can't say, things you can't do. Maybe you are not totally alone, but there is still parts of you that only you know about.
And it's not fair to expect people to be a part of your world, when they have their own planets to manage. When we are made up of the complexity of galaxies, nothing is simple or easy. There is no Borg assimilation that will end loneliness.
Sometimes, when the things are bright, life is good. People are amazing, slights can be forgiven, our problems are manageable. Everything is beautiful, being alive is wonderful, even if all you do is look at the sky and think, my god, the sky is incredible and infinite and awesome.
But when things are dark, it is so dark. It is like your whole life, you are digging a tunnel. Sometimes you see a light, and you feel like all the work is worth it. Sometimes there isn't any light, and all you've been doing is digging and clawing and sweating and nothing changes. You are no closer to freedom than when you started out. You stop in the middle of the tunnel, with dirt all around you, the weight of the earth right above you, and darkness everywhere, and you think
We die, alone.
We go through life alone. We like to delude ourselves by thinking that we can share our life with someone, make them part of our world. But there are things you can't share, words you can't say, things you can't do. Maybe you are not totally alone, but there is still parts of you that only you know about.
And it's not fair to expect people to be a part of your world, when they have their own planets to manage. When we are made up of the complexity of galaxies, nothing is simple or easy. There is no Borg assimilation that will end loneliness.
Sometimes, when the things are bright, life is good. People are amazing, slights can be forgiven, our problems are manageable. Everything is beautiful, being alive is wonderful, even if all you do is look at the sky and think, my god, the sky is incredible and infinite and awesome.
But when things are dark, it is so dark. It is like your whole life, you are digging a tunnel. Sometimes you see a light, and you feel like all the work is worth it. Sometimes there isn't any light, and all you've been doing is digging and clawing and sweating and nothing changes. You are no closer to freedom than when you started out. You stop in the middle of the tunnel, with dirt all around you, the weight of the earth right above you, and darkness everywhere, and you think
Hey. What's the point.
What's the point in going on if nothing is going to change.
What's the point if, no matter how hard I try, no matter what I do, good or bad, the result is the same.
I don't know, really. I just know that in our darkness, we are alone, and I think that maybe we should get used to it.
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
The Riddle
If there are words to be written and I can't write them, then what is the point in writing.
If there are things to be said and I can't say them, what is the point in speaking.
If there are things to be done and I can't do them, then what is the point in being.
If there is a life to be lived, and I can't live it, then what is the point in living.
Sometimes I must hold back. Sometimes I must stop myself.
Sometimes for something to happen, I must do nothing.
Sometimes to feel more alive, I must know what it's like to die a little.
Sometimes people just want hugs.
If there are things to be said and I can't say them, what is the point in speaking.
If there are things to be done and I can't do them, then what is the point in being.
If there is a life to be lived, and I can't live it, then what is the point in living.
Sometimes I must hold back. Sometimes I must stop myself.
Sometimes for something to happen, I must do nothing.
Sometimes to feel more alive, I must know what it's like to die a little.
Sometimes people just want hugs.
Thursday, March 25, 2010
Chuck Norris Facts
Well, the last post had obviously no effect whatsoever on my life. Except maybe that I changed my ringtone to Hey Soul Sister.
Wouldn't it be nice if, when you tell yourself something, like, 'Today I will be awesome and do awesome things', or even just 'Today I will be a nice person,' and it just comes true.
Just like that. Just because you say it.
You know, when they tell you all that stuff about 'Just believe in yourself and you can achieve anything!'? I'm not saying it's not true. It's just that they never tell you you might have to wait years to achieve that thing.
So if you're like me, you think that believing in yourself will produce instant results, just like sticking coins into a gum machine and *ding* out rolls a brightly coloured, highly delicious ball of gum. Immediately.
But it NEVER happens that way. EVERYTHING takes time. And time, well, I haven't found a more thorough killer of dreams than time (except, maybe...being killed). Who wants to sit around and CULTIVATE a reputation in literary circles? Which person wants to wait and SAVE and INVEST money to become rich? We are living in a time of INSTANT GRATIFICATION okay, which is like instant noodles, except even more tasteless.
*boom tish* (okay, not really. doesn't work if i do it myself).
Basically I just want everything I want, now.
But realistically, I'd have to work my arse of for what I want, or even if I do get instantly gratified (heh), I'll probably take it for granted. There is NO WINNING HERE.
Unless you are Chuck Norris in a Hummer, then you are MADE OF WIN.
Wouldn't it be nice if, when you tell yourself something, like, 'Today I will be awesome and do awesome things', or even just 'Today I will be a nice person,' and it just comes true.
Just like that. Just because you say it.
You know, when they tell you all that stuff about 'Just believe in yourself and you can achieve anything!'? I'm not saying it's not true. It's just that they never tell you you might have to wait years to achieve that thing.
So if you're like me, you think that believing in yourself will produce instant results, just like sticking coins into a gum machine and *ding* out rolls a brightly coloured, highly delicious ball of gum. Immediately.
But it NEVER happens that way. EVERYTHING takes time. And time, well, I haven't found a more thorough killer of dreams than time (except, maybe...being killed). Who wants to sit around and CULTIVATE a reputation in literary circles? Which person wants to wait and SAVE and INVEST money to become rich? We are living in a time of INSTANT GRATIFICATION okay, which is like instant noodles, except even more tasteless.
*boom tish* (okay, not really. doesn't work if i do it myself).
Basically I just want everything I want, now.
But realistically, I'd have to work my arse of for what I want, or even if I do get instantly gratified (heh), I'll probably take it for granted. There is NO WINNING HERE.
Unless you are Chuck Norris in a Hummer, then you are MADE OF WIN.
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
I Don't Wanna Miss A Single Thing You Do
I am going to throw off this funk.
I am going to be more of me, and less of the person who is just going through the motions of life.
You know what this means.
This means I am going to make an effort.
At everything.
- Train
I am going to be more of me, and less of the person who is just going through the motions of life.
You know what this means.
This means I am going to make an effort.
At everything.
List of Everything
- Work, you may be the least loved of all the things on my Thing List, but you deserve the effort, because you pay for my pretty clothes and new shoes and what I like to pretend is happiness.
- Guitar, you may be a lover on loan, but that doesn't mean I should love you any less or spend any less time with you than I would one who is true.
- Writing, maybe I thought ignoring you would make it easier to forget you ever existed, and therefore allow me to forget the promises you used to hold for me. But I guess in our life, we're lucky if we even have one thing we do well. So why should I turn my back on you?
- Brother, you may be a snarky little twit most of the time and...yeah, I think that's about it. And I love you.
- Friends, I need to hang out more with you and you and you. I will make the effort! I will go the distance! Provided there is public transport to wherever it is you want to meet up at.
- Love, I need to realise that you are everywhere, and stop trying to find it in just one person, only to be disappointed when that person turns out to be human. Love is everywhere! Love is a hug, a smile, a teardrop, a laugh, a playful punch on the arm, an inside joke, a kiss, a moment, an open heart, anything. It's everything.
So, people. Can we be more alive? Or at least jiggle a little in your seats while listening to this:
- Train
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