it started hailing today while i was on my bike.
Pelted down like little stones from the sky, fiercely upon my DB & me.
I looked down - i got cut by a hailstone.
Running by the river this morning,
Little ducks paddling furiously next to mother duck.
Upon noticing my gaping figure, just several yards from them,
the little darlings scrabbled under mother duck's wing.
The bone was left by the raven on the porch.
I was slightly disgusted, but of course.
The raven returned for the bone and flew off with it - saved me the hassle.
Friday, September 25, 2009
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
always in the periphery
I get the sense that I am sometimes on the periphery of society,
Wanting to remain on the periphery, happy to,
But still nudging my way forward.
I damn those technological advancements, those smarty pants,
those changes which have changed our social roles and social expectations.
Wanting to remain on the periphery, happy to,
But still nudging my way forward.
I damn those technological advancements, those smarty pants,
those changes which have changed our social roles and social expectations.
Saturday, September 19, 2009
My favourite movies...ever
1. Kate & Leopold - handsome duke from the 18th century? check. hugh jackman? check. meg ryan? check. I am in love with love when i watch this lovely romantic comedy. And I know i'm not the only one!
2. Lars & the real girl - slightly sad but makes you want to live in a close knit community, such as the one Lars (Ryan gosling) is living in in the movie. What kind of community goes along with the pretense that your blow up sex doll which you truly believe is your soulmate... is exactly a blow up sex doll?
3. 27 Dresses - Katrine Heigl and James (from x men - i can't remember his last name at this moment). Excellent duo, witty punchlines, and a love so sweet you can't help but want to live in new york and have a sad single life so that the right man can come along.
Or not.
4. Kill Bill - awesome 70s and 80s movies music, awesome art direction, awesome lines, pretty lady in cool fighting costume kicking men's asses... girl power at its best! Revenge is sweet and served on top of whipped cream draping chocolate ice cream and bananas...
5. Centre Stage - Dance, nothing left for me to do but dance when i watch this B list movie. Contemporary Ballet and high school politics go very well together.
6. 17 Again - Zac Efron, i normally don't like. But in this movie, he is fabulously charming with his lack of knowledge of what's cool and what's not as he plays Matthew Perry reversed puberty.
7. 300 - Hot men, hot cinematography, hot lines, hot effects, hot hot hot!
8. The Proposal - Cliche story about high powered girl, don't know how to live life, in steps cute boy, who teaches her to live again. Not to mention there's Ryan Renolds.
2. Lars & the real girl - slightly sad but makes you want to live in a close knit community, such as the one Lars (Ryan gosling) is living in in the movie. What kind of community goes along with the pretense that your blow up sex doll which you truly believe is your soulmate... is exactly a blow up sex doll?
3. 27 Dresses - Katrine Heigl and James (from x men - i can't remember his last name at this moment). Excellent duo, witty punchlines, and a love so sweet you can't help but want to live in new york and have a sad single life so that the right man can come along.
Or not.
4. Kill Bill - awesome 70s and 80s movies music, awesome art direction, awesome lines, pretty lady in cool fighting costume kicking men's asses... girl power at its best! Revenge is sweet and served on top of whipped cream draping chocolate ice cream and bananas...
5. Centre Stage - Dance, nothing left for me to do but dance when i watch this B list movie. Contemporary Ballet and high school politics go very well together.
6. 17 Again - Zac Efron, i normally don't like. But in this movie, he is fabulously charming with his lack of knowledge of what's cool and what's not as he plays Matthew Perry reversed puberty.
7. 300 - Hot men, hot cinematography, hot lines, hot effects, hot hot hot!
8. The Proposal - Cliche story about high powered girl, don't know how to live life, in steps cute boy, who teaches her to live again. Not to mention there's Ryan Renolds.
Thursday, September 17, 2009
going to sleep
The room is dark, but it has always been, at least for the past few months.
Or was it years?
Dark images, blobs, a comforting pat on the head and a soft soothing sound,
But you cannot make out the words,
your world has gone soft and dark for a while now.
She is gone, but gone for a while, i don't understand.
She's not with me now, but at least the other is.
Voices, but you don't understand
You just want the pain to end. You know it is going to end and in that knowledge, you are relieved.
Jagged sobs, you hear the words, 'Good boy, it's going to be okay'.
And you understand Good. You used to be a good boy, when you finished your food, when you listened.
You know you are going to be fine.
Then, a strange hand touches you, but it is warm.
A sharp pain, but nothing really happens for a while.
You wait, the sleepiness washes over you like gentle waves upon the shore.
Lapping at you, calling you
You remember flashes, flashes in black and white, of grass, of sky, of people, of youth, of life, of ball and bones.
You remember people, others like you, but it is time.
Closer, closer, closer, and then, the pain is gone.
And you are free.
Or was it years?
Dark images, blobs, a comforting pat on the head and a soft soothing sound,
But you cannot make out the words,
your world has gone soft and dark for a while now.
She is gone, but gone for a while, i don't understand.
She's not with me now, but at least the other is.
Voices, but you don't understand
You just want the pain to end. You know it is going to end and in that knowledge, you are relieved.
Jagged sobs, you hear the words, 'Good boy, it's going to be okay'.
And you understand Good. You used to be a good boy, when you finished your food, when you listened.
You know you are going to be fine.
Then, a strange hand touches you, but it is warm.
A sharp pain, but nothing really happens for a while.
You wait, the sleepiness washes over you like gentle waves upon the shore.
Lapping at you, calling you
You remember flashes, flashes in black and white, of grass, of sky, of people, of youth, of life, of ball and bones.
You remember people, others like you, but it is time.
Closer, closer, closer, and then, the pain is gone.
And you are free.
Friday, September 11, 2009
tony birch
"success depends on your ability to be generous."
Tods - i reckon you will be very successful.
Tods - i reckon you will be very successful.
a reminder by packer et al. 2002
The structural violence inherent in economic and political hierarchies privilege the few at the expense of the many and in doing so deny them access to channels of power, resources, communication, and participation.
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
conversations with god
I really think NDW should change the title of his books - as the very title can turn people off. For those with a religion, the book may be seen as blasphemous - how dare this man claim he has conversations with God - and hence, avoid the book from 1/2 a bookshelf away.
For those without a religion, the book may be seen as overzealous and an imposition of one man's values upon others and hence, too avoid the book from 1/2 a bookshelf away.
In fact, the book is none of that. It reflects all the profound beliefs I had about god, the universe, and life, but of course in a more succinct manner than my random thoughts.
Yet, I cannot digest it whole - the book, the ideas within, are hard to swallow. So I savor it slow, tasting it and then chewing slowly, trying to decide if it fits in with my own still-shaping philosophy on life.
Last night, 2 excepts caught my eye:
"Feeling good" is the soul's way of shouting "This is who i am!"
Have you ever been in a classroom where the teacher was taking attendance - calling the roll - and when you name was called you had to say "here"?
Well, "feeling good" is the soul's way of saying "here!"
Self-denial is self-destruction.
Yet also know this - self-regulation is not self-denial. Regulating one's behaviour is an active choice to do or not do something based on one's decision regarding who they are. If you declare that you are a person who respects the rights of others, a decision not to steal or rob from them, not to rape and plunder, is hardly self-denial. It is self-declaration. That is why it is said that the measure of how far one has evolved is what makes one feel good.
If acting irresponsibly, if behaving in a way which you know might damage others or cause hardship or pain, is what makes you 'feel good', then you have not evolved very far.
For those without a religion, the book may be seen as overzealous and an imposition of one man's values upon others and hence, too avoid the book from 1/2 a bookshelf away.
In fact, the book is none of that. It reflects all the profound beliefs I had about god, the universe, and life, but of course in a more succinct manner than my random thoughts.
Yet, I cannot digest it whole - the book, the ideas within, are hard to swallow. So I savor it slow, tasting it and then chewing slowly, trying to decide if it fits in with my own still-shaping philosophy on life.
Last night, 2 excepts caught my eye:
"Feeling good" is the soul's way of shouting "This is who i am!"
Have you ever been in a classroom where the teacher was taking attendance - calling the roll - and when you name was called you had to say "here"?
Well, "feeling good" is the soul's way of saying "here!"
Self-denial is self-destruction.
Yet also know this - self-regulation is not self-denial. Regulating one's behaviour is an active choice to do or not do something based on one's decision regarding who they are. If you declare that you are a person who respects the rights of others, a decision not to steal or rob from them, not to rape and plunder, is hardly self-denial. It is self-declaration. That is why it is said that the measure of how far one has evolved is what makes one feel good.
If acting irresponsibly, if behaving in a way which you know might damage others or cause hardship or pain, is what makes you 'feel good', then you have not evolved very far.
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
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