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I want to be your statement of attainment.
myriad rapsheet.
I will only hit a man if his beard was on fire...
It may just be a thought scurrying around in my brain at the moment ... // more
It may just be a thought scurrying around in my brain at the moment, but after reading an article in MX regarding classic band shirts I feel the sudden urge to vent my opinion on the matter. I can understand the music fans that don their favourite AC/DC or Zeppelin shirt because they worship these rock gods that have written the riffs that demand high rotation whenever a jukebox is nearby. I know these people feel the connection to the music and have experienced that indescribable tingle down one's spine when performing shoddy air guitar to your favourite track. I get the people who can find no better way than to tell the world they love a band than to wear the same black tee with logo plastered across their chest day in and day out. Yet, the people whom I do not get are those that wear the same classic and contemporary band shirts without knowing a single thing about the band.
Maybe I am being a pretentious music obsessed twat that is targeting those who simply want acceptance, but if you are prepared to exhibit one of rock's greats on your torso please know at least a little about them. I am particularly concerned about the legions of 'fans' that sport Ramones tees but could not even mumble the chorus to 'Blitzkrieg Bop'. On one instance, I had a friend inquire to me as to where they could find one of those 'Ramones brand shirts?' Are bands becoming brands? I understand there are the true fans out there that could quickly explain Johnny Ramone's adoption of the 'Ramones' pseudonym, but it's those that wear these classic band tees just to be 'cool' that shit me. I understand that it's inevitable that bands will consistently be milked for their artistic mirth in our capitalist society, but selling the Ramones as that 'band on the cool shirts' over their pioneering punk sound gets under my shin.
It's not just the music that falls victims to these posers, the same goes for figures like Che Guevara. I respect those that understand this visionary's actions and choose to sport images of him in their daily life. Yet! I still run into the occasional half-wit that parades around in a Che Guevara shirt and refers to him as 'that cool guy that Rage Against the Machine use as a mascot or something?' If you want to wear something with his image on it, please understand the significance of this person first.
So basically I am just pissed off at posers. But what die hard music fan isn't? Maybe I should just accept that a younger generation will probably never know the true merits of a band but will prefer to belt out their 'hits' on a little plastic guitar thanks to the Guitar Hero franchise. Or, maybe I should learn to purchase the latest hook laden dance floor ditty for 99 cents and forget about the entire album? Maybe times are changing and I need to accept what it means to be part of a band?
Branded tee tag and all ... // less
Maybe I am being a pretentious music obsessed twat that is targeting those who simply want acceptance, but if you are prepared to exhibit one of rock's greats on your torso please know at least a little about them. I am particularly concerned about the legions of 'fans' that sport Ramones tees but could not even mumble the chorus to 'Blitzkrieg Bop'. On one instance, I had a friend inquire to me as to where they could find one of those 'Ramones brand shirts?' Are bands becoming brands? I understand there are the true fans out there that could quickly explain Johnny Ramone's adoption of the 'Ramones' pseudonym, but it's those that wear these classic band tees just to be 'cool' that shit me. I understand that it's inevitable that bands will consistently be milked for their artistic mirth in our capitalist society, but selling the Ramones as that 'band on the cool shirts' over their pioneering punk sound gets under my shin.
It's not just the music that falls victims to these posers, the same goes for figures like Che Guevara. I respect those that understand this visionary's actions and choose to sport images of him in their daily life. Yet! I still run into the occasional half-wit that parades around in a Che Guevara shirt and refers to him as 'that cool guy that Rage Against the Machine use as a mascot or something?' If you want to wear something with his image on it, please understand the significance of this person first.
So basically I am just pissed off at posers. But what die hard music fan isn't? Maybe I should just accept that a younger generation will probably never know the true merits of a band but will prefer to belt out their 'hits' on a little plastic guitar thanks to the Guitar Hero franchise. Or, maybe I should learn to purchase the latest hook laden dance floor ditty for 99 cents and forget about the entire album? Maybe times are changing and I need to accept what it means to be part of a band?
Branded tee tag and all ... // less
M o v e
Wein auf Bier, das rat ich dir. Bier auf Wein, das rat ich dir.
I'll try anything once, twice if I like it, three times to be sure.
Your breath smells like an early morning summer breeze ... // more
Your breath smells like an early morning summer breeze, as the dew begins to evaporate off the petals of freshly opening roses and the bees hum quietly as they begin there daily routine. As a freshly backed oven pie cools on the windowsill of a quaint little cottage next to a quietly bubbling brook that winds it way through the rolling grass covered hilside // less
Passion + Risk = Change
Passion + Risk ~ Aids
Passion + Risk ~ Aids
party lives in many places.
if you were 80% hotter you'd be a model.
I would rather have a mind opened by wonder than one closed by belief.
Shoulda! Coulda! Woulda!
Boxes aren't made for writing in.
you'll never get a wish from a bone.
The Fermi paradox: The apparent size and age of the universe suggest ... // more
The Fermi paradox: The apparent size and age of the universe suggest that many technologically advanced extraterrestrial civilizations ought to exist. However, this hypothesis seems inconsistent with the lack of observational evidence to support it... Where are they? // less
Once upon a time there was this fantastic guy, You know the rest of the story!
I think I should say something profound...
purple monkey dishwasher??
My heart aches and I don't like it.
BITS.
are you holding an extra finger in your hand.
I wish I had wings and could fly. Although I think when I got up high ... // more
I wish I had wings and could fly. Although I think when I got up high, I would wish that I was back on the ground again. I'm always wanting what I can't have. But I still want to fly. Maybe soar rather than just fly... // less
a god among men....and by god, i mean bronson.
...and wisdom comes quietly.
peace is inevitable to those who offer peace.
What a lovely surprise to discover how un-lonely being alone can be.
how do i get to google?
Every generation Blames the one before And all of their frustrations ... // more
Every generation Blames the one before And all of their frustrations Come beating on your door I know that I'm a prisoner To all my father held so dear I know that I'm a hostage To all his hopes and fears I just wish I could have told him in the living years Crumpled bits of paper Filled with imperfect thought Stilted conversations I'm afraid thats all we've got You say you just don't see it He says it's perfect sense You just can't get agreement In this present tense We all talk a different language Talking in defence Say it loud, say it clear You can listen as well as you hear Its too late when we die To admit we dont see eye to eye So we open up a quarrel Between the present and the past We only sacrifice the future Its the bitterness that lasts So dont yield to the fortunes You sometimes see as fate It may have a new perspective On a different day And if you dont give up, and dont give in You may just be o.k. Say it loud, say it clear You can listen as well as you hear Its too late when we die To admit we dont see eye to eye I wasnt there that morning When my father passed away I didnt get to tell him All the things I had to say I think I caught his spirit Later that same year Im sure I heard his echo In my babys new born tears I just wish I could have told him in the living years Say it loud, say it clear You can listen as well as you hear Its too late when we die To admit we don't see eye to eye // less
Bilin.
unconditional positive regard.
into the Mystery...
and Mytery is all there is...
and Mytery is all there is...
mindfulness when packing eggs is essential.
COURAGE STRENGTH HONESTY ... // more
COURAGE STRENGTH HONESTY FAITH INTEGRITY INTERCONNECTEDNESS VISION PRIDE HUMILITY COMPASSION SENSITIVITY BEAUTY INTUITION BOLDNESS AUDACITY GENEROSITY MINDFULNESS BOUNDLESS // less
LIMITS CREATE POWER.
i hate it when someone doesn't answer the phone when they just sent you a text message ... // more
i hate it when someone doesn't answer the phone when they just sent you a text message, and you know they are right next to the phone... that pisses me off. also this one time i didnt get enough kisses so i kissed my hand face // less
play fast, life is short.
BILL: I'll never forget the words: "Sterility test proves ... // more
BILL: I'll never forget the words: "Sterility test proves the patient to be unequivocally infertile..."
(SUSAN UNDERSTANDS THE MEANING OF THESE WORDS, BUT FOR A BRIEF MOMENT, DOESN'T RELATE IT TO THE POINT BILL IS TRYING TO MAKE ABOUT THE BABY)
SUSAN: Bill, that can't be. I mean, that can't be true... Laura and Mickey have a baby....
(TAKE BILL'S LONG, PENETRATING LOOK)
BILL: There is no question about the test being right, Susan.
(TAKE TIME HERE FOR SUSAN'S REACTION. KEEP HER INTENSE, HER VOICE VERY LOW. WHEN SHE SPEAKS, HER VOICE IS SHAKEN)
SUSAN: Bill, what are you saying? If this isn't Mickey's baby...
(BILL IS GRIM, INSISTING ON THE COMPLETE TRUTH)
BILL: It isn't Mickey's baby. It can't be...The baby is mine... // less
(SUSAN UNDERSTANDS THE MEANING OF THESE WORDS, BUT FOR A BRIEF MOMENT, DOESN'T RELATE IT TO THE POINT BILL IS TRYING TO MAKE ABOUT THE BABY)
SUSAN: Bill, that can't be. I mean, that can't be true... Laura and Mickey have a baby....
(TAKE BILL'S LONG, PENETRATING LOOK)
BILL: There is no question about the test being right, Susan.
(TAKE TIME HERE FOR SUSAN'S REACTION. KEEP HER INTENSE, HER VOICE VERY LOW. WHEN SHE SPEAKS, HER VOICE IS SHAKEN)
SUSAN: Bill, what are you saying? If this isn't Mickey's baby...
(BILL IS GRIM, INSISTING ON THE COMPLETE TRUTH)
BILL: It isn't Mickey's baby. It can't be...The baby is mine... // less
Somebody told me this was a porn site...
You buy furniture ... // more
You buy furniture.
You tell yourself, this is the last sofa I will ever need in my life.
Buy the sofa, then for a couple years you're satisfied that no matter what goes wrong, at least you've got your sofa issue handled.
Then the right set of dishes.
Then the perfect bed.
The drapes.
The rug.
Then you're trapped in your lovely nest, and the things you used to own, now they own you // less
You tell yourself, this is the last sofa I will ever need in my life.
Buy the sofa, then for a couple years you're satisfied that no matter what goes wrong, at least you've got your sofa issue handled.
Then the right set of dishes.
Then the perfect bed.
The drapes.
The rug.
Then you're trapped in your lovely nest, and the things you used to own, now they own you // less
Sometimes when I was little I'd think I was having a heart attack and I'd have to put my finger on my pulse to check my heart was still beating.
i wish i was more than just twelve words on a website.
onehundred live goldfish, for the duchess of portland, from the chinese ambassador: a gift.
Evolution is a 'theory', just like gravity. If you don't like it, go jump off a bridge.
Most people spend so much time being who they are, they never get a chance to be someone they're not.
'once upon a time a little boy and a little girl went for a walk in the woods...' // more
'once upon a time a little boy and a little girl went for a walk in the woods...'
'the woods' ; a polluted city. 'once upon a time' ; today. 'little boy and little girl' ; unaware of anything different... // less
'the woods' ; a polluted city. 'once upon a time' ; today. 'little boy and little girl' ; unaware of anything different... // less
you are a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma
A Philosopher seeing a Fool beating his Donkey said 'Abstain, my son, abstain...' // more
A Philosopher seeing a Fool beating his Donkey said 'Abstain, my son, abstain, I implore you. Those who resort to violence shall suffer from violence.'
'That,' said the Fool, diligently belaboring the animal, 'is what I'm trying to teach this beast - which has kicked me.'
'Doubtless,' said the Philosopher to himself, as he walked away. 'The wisdom of fools is no deeper nor truer than ours, but they really do seem to have a more impressive way of imparting it.' // less
'That,' said the Fool, diligently belaboring the animal, 'is what I'm trying to teach this beast - which has kicked me.'
'Doubtless,' said the Philosopher to himself, as he walked away. 'The wisdom of fools is no deeper nor truer than ours, but they really do seem to have a more impressive way of imparting it.' // less
When one person suffers from a delusion, it is called insanity. When many people suffer from a delusion, it is called Religion.
Staying Alive by the Bee Gees could one day save your life... // more
Staying Alive by the Bee Gees could one day save your life. That's a fact. Researchers in the US have found the dance floor tune provides an ideal beat to follow when performing CPR on someone // less
From the age of 10 I used to drive to the bus stop... // more
From the age of 10 I used to drive to the bus stop, in Terry the Torana, with my sister, through three paddocks before jumping through the fence to where the bus would pull up.
During the cropping season, it wasn't rare that we would need to take the rifle with us and shoot at cocky's on the way to scare them off the oats and repeat the process at the end of the day...
I will never regret growing up in the country! // less
During the cropping season, it wasn't rare that we would need to take the rifle with us and shoot at cocky's on the way to scare them off the oats and repeat the process at the end of the day...
I will never regret growing up in the country! // less