Christian Idealists, I call to you my brothers to boycott the Beijing 2008 Olympics! Those Chinese heathens have bequeathed un-godly demands upon the God fearing among us - they have prohibited the word. They have banned the Bible from the Olympic games! There will be no thanking God in medal winning speeches, no praying to the one that graced us with these bodies in which we can achieve sporting success - how can we perform for our lord when we cannot read his scripture in preparation? At...
Our pasty and freckled friends are by far and large the funniest people on this earth, without a doubt. Perhaps I am only judging from my perspective and my sense of humour, which is fair enough, because this is my blog, and no one else's - but that's how it stands. Period. (I know that actually say's period period, but this is a blog about England, not English.. It just manages to accentuate my point) The English have a term for jocular and friendly conversation known as 'Banter' - Dictio...
What is it about blogging that lets a bunch of faceless strangers know the innermost workings of my heart and mind? I am trying to remain strong, trying to ignore these feelings I have, so I can't really talk to anyone about them, yet I know for a fact that writing them now will be the most therapeutic thing I have done for days... I have always said that the worst vice is advice, so those of you who feel so inclined, whilst your take on the situation is welcomed, it's not necessarily what...
It wasn't always this way... I used to be a cold, calculating, void of all emotion, son of a bitch... to put it bluntly - soulless. How can someone exist without having a soul I hear you ask? Well, that's the crux of the matter - I didn't really exist... sure, I thought I was all that, and my 'anti-life' was everything I ever needed... the wild nights, the hunt... the blood, it was all that mattered to me. The thrill of the kill kept me going. There were times when we would perch above the...
New Line cinema are about to release 'The Golden Compass' - based on the first book of Philip Pullmans 'His Dark Materials' trilogy - I am not sure how many of you have read the series, but I would rate it a high 7 out of 10 - thoroughly entertaining, whilst the target demographic is adolescents, adults alike can enjoy the themes and undertones as well as the story itself. Whether it is because it is not as popular as the Harry Potter series or not I don't know, but there is not as much hy...
Well, hello everyone... I spoke with a friend last night, and we talked about our passions... one of mine is definitely prose, something I haven't been doing enough of lately, something I have let fall behind the wayside because of other interests and obligations, but something I need to do to live a happy and fulfilling life! Some guru on happiness... maybe the Dalai Lama, maybe Tony Robbins... maybe some stoned hippy at a music festival... once remarked that to live a life of happines...
Well, where does one begin? I cannot express the phase shift in my general thoughts of America and Americans enough... Two years ago I was a card carrying anti-American, and I was not afraid to let people know, and I am the first to admit my state of ignorance! Since I have been here, I have only encountered people who are all to happy to enhance my United States experience, especially nubile young women! I am reserving judgement on America in general though, because I live in a ski town, ...
I always thought the hardest part about leaving my friends and family for an extended period of time would be how much I would miss them while I am gone. At the moment, I am not even thinking about them, and I am somewhat ashamed to admit that I am having no trouble at all detaching myself from the outcome. I am not ashamed to say that I thought I would struggle, and in light of these new findings, I discover myself planing extensive adventures in the not to distant future! Maybe I should ...
I have been looking people in the eyes a lot more lately – I don’t know how I used to communicate with people, it just seems as though I am noticing eye contact a lot more. I am aware of the cliché involved with eyes, but it is true, the eyes are the most attractive feature of the human body. As I am about to embark on the biggest adventure of my lifetime, I notice the various hang-ups and inhibitions people have just by observing a downward glance here or a look away there, in contrast, I...
Ok Ok, so I did something a bit left field and made what some would call an unusual purchase. Link Now, this belt buckle is like nothing I have ever seen before, and I have seen a lot, so i can safely assume that many others will not have seen such a device - which will no doubt make it an instant hit. All I need to do is think of some clever quips. My JU friends, I have a few to start of with, however, I would like to pick your brains for some absolute corkers - and I am expecting some ...
Well, I did it - I have applied for a job at Veil ski resort in Colorado. Provided I get my visa and the consulate interview goes well, I will be in the land of stars and stipes by mid November working/snowboarding/partying until the end of the season in April. I wonder what kind of questions they will ask me at the US consulate. I am sure I can bluff a favourable opinion towards the USA! I am not a terrorist, but I certainly am a terror! I must digress, I am sure the USA has heaps of cool...
A chance encounter on the streets of Melbourne after a night of drunken revelry – we have to stop meeting like this. I am accosted and at 3.00am, it’s hard to say no to a pash before I go home for the night. It was a good kiss, most involving me are… I just hope it is not interpreted as more than it was. She tells me that she knows my game. She thinks I am playing hard to get. It is true, I do play hard to get extremely well, but most of the time, it’s not a game to me. I really am hard to...
I wouldn’t be much of a human if I didn’t use this brain I was given, so in one of my very humanoid moments, I was thinking about women (funny that) and how they are a lot like cats, and men are a lot like dogs. Forget these men are from Mars and women are from Venus rubbish; let’s stick to earth and what we know. You could certainly consider me a lover of all animals, however there is a debate as old as time it’s self (well, my watch anyway) which is the better – cats or dogs? I had a pet...
I read in a book a line by one of the main characters – “It is better to care and hurt than have an empty feeling inside.” Caring is not beyond me. I care about people, I care about stuff, but if I can quote a topical figure at the moment, it leads to pain, pain leads to suffering, suffering leads to anger, and anger leads to the dark side. Perhaps the dark side is clouding my judgement at the moment, and I am consumed with self-preservation, fuelled by a circumstantial self loathing, and ...
I have recently obtained the moniker of ‘Bad Human’ from one of my colleagues. If I said this didn’t disturb me somewhat, well I would be lying – but hey, I actually have a sardonic smile on my lips each time I am referred to as such. Sure, we all want to be good people, and truth be told, I consider myself to have been a good person for all of my short life thus far – perhaps that’s why I am inclined to let my bad boy side shine. I guess he started calling me this, and it has stuck with o...