| muahahah |
[Oct. 9th, 2008|04:36 am] |
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| | magic dirt- I was cruel | ] |
At long last ive managed to come up with a decent idea for a story which encompasses everything but not everything and manages to meld the easy catchy goodness with the depth and awesome. Its so fucking bueatiful and i must have something to remember this day. It was gonna be called "That Nowhere Man" but the bloody hipmax phase of comic movies have ruined it. I'll just have a new name and a chapter pun on that though.
huzzah
fucking seriously, huzzah |
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[Sep. 10th, 2008|10:17 am] |
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| | Dub side of the moon | ] |
As of last night, Project Phat Feat- a Hacky sack story was unfortunately terminated. That passable but typical zohan movie unfortunately ruined all our plans. Twas gonna be grand. |
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| Truth |
[Nov. 18th, 2006|03:33 am] |
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| | Floyd- Interstellar Overdrive | ] |
“Playfulness, as a philosophical stance, can be very serious, indeed; and, moreover, it possesses an unfailing capacity to arouse ridicule and hostility in those among us who crave certainty, reverence, and restraint. The fact that playfulness -- a kind of divine playfulness intended to lighten man’s existential burden and promote what Joseph Campbell called, “the rapture of being alive” -- lies near the core of Zen, Taoist, Sufi and Tantric teachings is lost on most Westerners: working stiffs and intellectuals alike. Even scholars who acknowledge the playful undertone in those disciplines treat it with condescension and disrespect, never mind that it’s a worldview arrived at after millenia of exhaustive study, deep meditation, unflinching observation, and intense debate.
[Those] whose dreams have been usurped by the shallow aspirations of the marketplace or by the drab cliches of Marxist realpolitik.....are not adroit at distinguishing that which is lighthearted from that which is merely lightweight. God knows what confused thunders might rumble in their sinuses were they to encounter a concept such as “crazy wisdom”.
Crazy wisdom is, of course, the opposite of conventional wisdom. It is the wisdom that deliberately swims against the current in order to avoid being swept along in the numbing wake of bourgeois compromise; wisdom that flouts taboos in order to undermine their power; wisdom that evolves when one, while refusing to avert one’s gaze from the sorrows and injustices of the world, insists on joy in spite of everything; wisdom that embraces risk and eschews security; wisdom that turns the tables on neurosis by lampooning it; the wisdom of those who neither seek authority nor willingly submit to it.
Freud said that wit is the denial of suffering. As I interpret it, he wasn’t implying that the witty among us deny the existence of suffering -- all of us suffer to one degree or another -- but rather that, armed with a playful attitude, a comic sensibility, we can deny suffering dominion over our lives, we can refrain from buying shares in the company. Funnel that defiant humor onto the page, add a bracing shot of Zen awareness, and hey, pretty soon life has some justification for imitating art.”
From "In Defiance of Gravity" by Tom Robbins
While his writing style borders on giving off a pretentious intellectual elitist vibe, i've never seen "getting it" put into text so well.
ALSO- See the movie children of men, just do it. |
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[Nov. 6th, 2006|11:51 pm] |
Yay, 3 days before my 21st i finally kicked fear's arse and went to a show alone, in a place i'd never been, dealt with people in positions of power from an unusual position calmly, had a fucking great time after failing the exact same thing a year before. Just in time and worth every second, haven't looked back since sunday and these years were worth something, it has come and it is grand. And now its on the internet so it won't be forgotten.
haha? |
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| Gastropods! are complicated |
[Sep. 14th, 2006|03:20 pm] |
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| | very content | ] |
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| | kyuss | ] |
Hum, I wasn't gonna post this because its one lovely line i thought up on the thinking seat followed by a 5 minute attempt to turn it into something decent. BUT i was ordered to and maybe it'll get me inspired to write some good stuff or something.
Marbled fancies for the children of Dionysus
But we protest it breaks our hearts
Pronounce our dedication to morality and thus grasp respite from ourselves
Does the gnawing hold us together as empty vessels on a mortal plane
Worship the divinity of our own arrogance, break upon the stars
Contentment cut from superiority of suffering
Beaten, torn, casted into bleeding hearts
It will suffice and persist, smiles all round
Otherwise shit is good. On september 11th (crazy coincidence) i found my last answer and ended the shitty last 3 years. We've got a wonderful puppy, ff7 in the mail, unis going great and a jobby is on the horizon. The Dees aren't sucking and i found the dirk gentley books. |
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| Too much of the same wears it all so very thin. |
[Jul. 12th, 2006|03:08 pm] |
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| | Free | ] |
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| | Sonic youth- silver rocket | ] |
Wellllll, nothing much interesting has been happening cept getting robbed and sacrficing sleep for the world cup. Uni starts again soon, things are good but bad and generally fun. It has been a crazy few years back here and i dunno when ill be completely at ease again but ive managed to work myself into the point of being able to take the world on in a way i never thought possible. All i need now is a little bit of courage and just a smidgeon of fate.
PS- and holy fucking shit Syd has died. It is the end of a a hero and an era, I'll miss ya and i hope you've got some peace, freedom and contentment now. Thanks for all that you gave and i wish it hadn't been so hard. |
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| It seems i am the reincarnation of mark twain's eldest daughter. |
[May. 28th, 2006|02:32 pm] |
Well, The new hitchikers is awful and i forgot how wonderful Butch Cassidy et all really is. Life is currently very weird but successful, school is still a mess. Uhh moved into a house that is too bricky and obno}{ious but makes up for it with a full size soccer field 10 feet away. Irrationally happy but learning. Completely bankrupt but ending the escapism. |
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[Apr. 9th, 2006|05:25 pm] |
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| | indifferent | ] |
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| | mogwai | ] |
If you're up quite early and desire a crazy experience, turn on the tv to one of those early daytime morning programs, cheesier the better and mute the tv. While this is pretty funny in itself (just watch thier facial expressions) put on some Sonic Youth nice and loud and prepare for your mind to be blown. It is fucking incredible, even if i wasn't completely sober at the time, it is a crazy crazy wonderful thing. |
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[Apr. 5th, 2006|01:42 pm] |
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| | ecstatic | ] |
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| | spearhead | ] |
Ok so heres the deal, grab one of those treats and stick em up in one of the corners, grab another, do the other corner, keep going endlessly and you have one of the funniest things ive seen in a very long time. |
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| pjharvey+tehfloyd+primus+mogwai= for less than 1 shirt :o |
[Mar. 23rd, 2006|11:52 am] |
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| |  exhausted | ] |
| [ | music |
| | tehfloyd | ] |
Today I won. It is all completely and utterly over. The bad side of Dorkiness has been eliminated. Also bought the bestest shirt ever, it has hundreds of aliens holding hands or tentacles or something.
AND yesterday i realized i had killed my self conciousness. huzzah! |
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| Baby Hazard stickers are the excellence. |
[Mar. 12th, 2006|07:59 pm] |
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| |  accomplished | ] |
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| | At the drive in- sleepwalk capsules | ] |
Rawk, today was wonderful. I played pool with liam and chilled with him all day, watching excellent movies, went to work only to find it was off for tonight, my pay has been raised to 11.50 per hour, and I may be a waiter for a bit during those times. Ran home through random suburbs, fit again at last, came home and heard incredible new Dresden Dolls, and realized that this whole "doing things" idea really is happening and worth it. Rock and fucking roll. |
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| Limes |
[Mar. 9th, 2006|08:08 pm] |
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| | weird | ] |
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| | Lacuna coil- unspoken | ] |
Holy shit! I have a job at an Indian resteraunt. Actual work is gonna be weird and i dunno how I'll cope with work + uni but such is things. Otherwise, tis all pretty good, uhm saw Serenity and Little Fish (both good stuff, but not crazy amazing), and consumerized butch cassidy, the fifth element, Black Sabbath, Sarah Blasko, The breeders, and placebo. Yeup, things are kicking into gear, scary but nessecary. Ahhhh and the fight is over at last, im getting my learners thingy tommorrow so no more carless tim. |
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| Opeth on April 20th. |
[Feb. 15th, 2006|07:09 am] |
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| | APC- Judith | ] |
Went to bigdayout and it was amazing! Iggy pop is my new hero, he is a fucking tornado. Iggy and the stooges was the best live show of my life by far, twas incredible. So great I couldn't leave 5 minutes early to say the mars volta Also, the go! team put on the most fun show of my life and i danced with glee. Magic dirts, Wolfmother, and the white stripes were good, Sarah Blasko and the greats were great, and twas definately worth it, even though it was mostly for the brother. But yes, great show, I love you iggy and happy music can be awesome.
As far as life goes, I've got a week before uni starts, but everything is falling perfectly into place. My irrational fear has completely gone, my inability to make decisions and constant second guessings is fading into the distance and physical and mental health is the best it has ever been. I even wrote some poetry last week and for the first time ever, it was actually about myself and my own experiences. Tis all coming together and it be excellent. |
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| Somedays, there is about 30 seconds around dusk, when the world is magic. |
[Jan. 30th, 2006|10:52 pm] |
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| | SmashingPs/orgy/SmashingPs | ] |
Interesting stuff. The days trickle by and things keep improving. I've started soccer training, bought two freaking awesome (cheap, semi weird but not attention whores, not black) and this time it didn't take a few whole days of searching! Discovered the true wonders of bull creek today, mud and herons! But, I've come back to the point where I'm torn between my love for humanity and the amazing bueaty it posses at random intervals, and my love for nature and all its incredible imperfection, I got such a natural high off just walking through the bull creek woodlands today its not even funny. I've realized there are all these paths I wanna go down right now and in order to actually achieve them all I really need to kick it into gear, and keep with the way I'm facing life right now, enjoying it all, making sure no time is wasted, having the guts. Was actually completely fearless today, for the first time in as long as i could remember. Saw the most impressive purple/violet/red tree ever, gotta take a picture tommorrow.
Rawk. |
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[Jan. 24th, 2006|06:30 pm] |
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| | Warmishly pleased | ] |
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| | Opeth- Under the Weeping Moon | ] |
Well, yesterday was one of the biggest days since i've been back in perth and it actually went well. Met liam and his friendos, didn't do much exciting, but we still get on, so thats good, and we jsut relaxed in his apartment and drank. I was sleepy as hell so I came home early rather than kill thier buzz, I'll stay over there some other time. Today felt good as I was happy with how everything went today and how it looks for the future, and also I had that natural buzz of meeting someone I was actually interested in who was asked me to hang out sometime. Even though I have no chance in hell with her, I still like the giddy feeling from it and if I want to revel in it, I CAN REVEL DAMNIT. Also made me realize that by conquering my fear this year and learning how to make life fun/interesting, I'm actually accomplishing something a lot of people have trouble with. Rawk. Oooooh and I bought Sonic Youth- Dirty, Dj Shadow- Entroducing (a proper copy) and Electric Six- Electic Six. All great stuff, though I prefer my other Sonic Youth cd so far, and any way you can LISTEN TO ELECTRIC SIX. They are freaking awesome, and so danceable/singable. I LOVES THEM.
Caps Lock is also now my friend.
mmmm Opeth is so perfect for my mood right now its not even funny, annnnd the rain doesn't hurt much either.> |
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| break it down. now! |
[Jan. 4th, 2006|08:01 pm] |
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Ahh things be going well, this is one of those years that actually FEELS different. Saw Narnia, enjoyed muchly, yes the christian reference is obvious, yes its old news, who cares, everything is derivitive anyway. Also, I am in love with the white witch, shes fucking awesome, purely evil and wears the coolest costumes ever. EVER. |
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| Happy birthday to youse x2 |
[Dec. 25th, 2005|04:42 pm] |
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| | drained | ] |
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| | Beck- Everybody's gotta learn sometimes | ] |
Breakdown, shift turnitaround. I got a professional juicemaker, its massive and it made me laugh hysterically for 5 minutes, i loves it.
And i fucked up massively on the Aussie cd, got overwhelmed with all the holidays stuff, itll come soon i promise. |
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| nothing beats white ninja. |
[Dec. 13th, 2005|07:12 pm] |
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| | giddy | ] |
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| | Bjork- big time sensuality | ] |
Today was the first excellent day, and it felt amazing. Did many random things, swam, ran, watch motorcycle diaries, got bjork, tori amos and dandy warholsx2 for 20 dollars, and took my drivers practice test thingy. Its getting better all the time. |
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[Nov. 16th, 2005|08:19 pm] |
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HOOOOORAYYYYYYYYYYYYY, uruguay is pwnt motherfuckers!
i love you. i love you. i love you.
RARRRRRRRRRRH |
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