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| Sunday, May 13th, 2012 | | 6:58 pm |
Still A Better Love Story Than Twilight
The following I've written down because I was told it might make a great short story; in all fairness I have described it in vivid detail, so I might as well write it down...
I don’t know whether it started with the cluster of blackheads and the blind pimple in my nose, or that pimploid entity that appeared at the corner of my mouth, but either way I was taken down a path I hadn’t expected to travel. ( Feel free to click the link if you're not easily grossed out... )Sarah and my parents-in-law did an awesome job taking care of me – I don’t know where I would have been on my own, and the hospital staff did a smashing job too (though the canula in my hand did make me a little uneasy), so to all an sundry a big Thank You, and ditto to those praying for me and who helped Sarah shift. And thank God I got through this whole ordeal and came out safely (touch wood). Current Mood: much better than last Saturday | | Tuesday, May 8th, 2012 | | 11:28 am |
| | Sunday, April 15th, 2012 | | 8:31 pm |
| | Sunday, March 11th, 2012 | | 9:45 pm |
| | Sunday, March 4th, 2012 | | 12:57 pm |
Writer's Block: Play Catch
If my dog Jake had thumbs I'd like to think he'd grab a beer for me, and maybe have one himself, but I get a feeling he'd probably do something a lot less pleasant to see or think about. Still, at least it would have stopped him humping things and I wouldn't have had to get him fixed :-(
Current Mood: rueful and grossed out | | Tuesday, February 28th, 2012 | | 10:44 pm |
| | Thursday, February 2nd, 2012 | | 5:52 pm |
Writer's Block: Doppelganger Week
I'm not sure I have one. I've gotten "Elvis" as a nickname here and there because apparently I look like him, though I don't see the resemblance myself. Good thing I'm a fan. I've also been told I look like Chris Isaak, John Travolta, Jimmy Stewart, Gregory Peck and one of my mates even said Al Pacino on one occasion and Richard Pryor on a couple of others (never mind that he's black and I'm white). (Lucky I like all those guys too). I'd like to think I look like a young Humphrey Bogart, but that might be wishful thinking. I remember thinking I saw a vague resemblance between myself and George Harrison, but again, may be wishful thinking. A couple of times I was told I look like David Schwimmer (Ross from Friends), to which I say "Piss off!"
| | Monday, January 23rd, 2012 | | 5:54 pm |
Writer's Block: This is a Recording
1. Too Much Monkey Business (Chuck Berry) 2. Rip It Up (Elvis Presley, Little Richard, various others) 3. Move It On Over (Hank Williams) 4. Sunday Morning Coming Down (Kris Kristofferson, Johnny Cash) 5. It's Only A Paper Moon (Nat "King" Cole) 6. Wrapping Paper (Cream) 7. Stranger (The Presidents of the United States of America) 8. For You Blue (The Beatles) 9. Rollin' and Tumblin' (Muddy Waters) 10. I See A Darkness (Johnny Cash, Will Oldham) 11. Help Me (Elvis, Kris Kristofferson, Johnny Cash) 12. When You're Smiling (Louis Armstrong) 13. Harm's Swift Way (Townes Van Zandt, Robert Plant) 14. Ghost Riders In The Sky (Johnny Cash) 15. Ac-Cent-Chu-Ate The Positive (Johnny Mercer) 16. We'll Meet Again (Vera Lynn) All this assuming I should be allowed to sing, and can assemble a tight group of a country/blues/rockabilly persuasion.
| | Wednesday, January 18th, 2012 | | 2:23 pm |
| | Monday, January 9th, 2012 | | 8:06 pm |
Writer's Block: Love Me Tender
So hard to pick just one! Favourites include: - "Heartbreak Hotel" because it's a great song, great imagery, though it was better when it had echo to it (which was taken out when they digitally remastered it); - "So Glad You're Mine" because it's bluesy, it's sexy (and I suppose Big E was too if you're into blokes); - "Peace In The Valley" because it's very beautiful. Elvis Presley: making gospel music cool since 1956; - "Help Me" because it really speaks to me, especially my religious/spiritual side (and there have been quite a few times I've felt the need to implore the Almighty), and while Elvis didn't write it, that's okay because the great Kris Kristofferson did; - "If I Can Dream" because don't we all long for a better world? - "Rip It Up" because it's exuberant and care-free and quite simply it rocks. Indeed I love pretty much all of Elvis' music that wasn't attached to those cheesy movies.
Current Mood:  chipper | | Sunday, January 1st, 2012 | | 10:17 pm |
Writer's Block: Happy New Year!
This year I want to be truer to myself, more honest with myself and those around me and not worry so much about people who think I should sell out and perjure myself in order to please them. Sadly there are people who won't give an inch yet demand a mile from you, and manipulate you any way they can in order to get it - I'm going to steel myself and endeavour to not pander to people like that anymore. In addition I want to keep on writing, get my novel ready for publication and hopefully this time next year my new novel will be ready to go to and I'll be making waves in the literary world. Here's to not losing my resolve, and may the Muses never turn their faces from me.
Current Mood: determined | | Saturday, December 31st, 2011 | | 2:39 pm |
| | Friday, December 30th, 2011 | | 9:01 am |
Writer's Block: Bare necessities
Oxygen, food and water - elementary I know, but how many people say something preposterous like "Oh, I couldn't live without my iPhone! OMG11!1!!" or some materialistic bullshit like that?
Current Mood:  cynical | | Saturday, December 24th, 2011 | | 7:41 pm |
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| | Thursday, December 22nd, 2011 | | 7:44 pm |
Writer's Block: Chicken soup
My favourite remedy for the common cold is the "hot toddy", which consists of the following: - hot water
- a nip of whiskey (okay, two), but make sure it's the cheap stuff - you wouldn't do this with a good Single Malt scotch
- a squirt of lemon juice
- cloves (though I've found these to be optional)
Put all these into a conventional coffee mug and enjoy. It doesn't cure, but it does provide relief and makes you feel better. DISCLAIMER #1: There is no cure for the common cold, only remedies. DISCLAIMER #2: This remedy is only for those over 18.
| | 7:14 pm |
Writer's Block: Bah Humbug Day!
I'm more than happy to rant about Top 40 radio, because of the way it seems to be run not by music people but by marketing executives, hence the proliferation of tuneless, monosyllabic, idiotic, amoral/immoral puerile crap that has been polluting the airwaves for at least the last ten years. Tell young, impressionable, insecure teenagers that they're not cool unless they buy a copy of and listen to an autotuned recording of a donkey belching and they'll snap it up in legions. Heck, the likes of Lady Gaga, Kesha, "Good" Charlotte and certain others are proof of the power of marketing, that you can sell any old shit with the right marketing spin. Furthermore, until about a year ago I was forced to listen to all that drivel on the radio at work, so having it shoved down my throat wasn't going to make me like it more. All that said, since I moved on, a few better artists with actual musical talent have gone mainstream, artists such as Adele, Sia and others, while Kesha seems to have died in the arse. However, that insufferable Gaga woman is still the turd that won't flush. I still avoid Top 40 radio because of not only a lot of the crap they play over and over (I've never heard "Moves Like Jagger" in its entirety and still I never want to hear it again), but also the idiotic bullshit the presenters carry on with (they're like bad comedians you can't heckle or throw things at) and how completely mindnumbing and soulless it all is. Indeed I've written quite a few posts on this subject over the years, and they can be found here: http://the-jester1.livejournal.com/tag/music%20rant Current Mood:  blah | | Sunday, December 18th, 2011 | | 9:04 pm |
| | Saturday, December 3rd, 2011 | | 8:18 pm |
| | Monday, November 28th, 2011 | | 4:29 pm |
Writer's Block: Background players
My current wallpaper is the one my laptop came with, some stock computer-generated still image of what I presume to be a starburst in space, or maybe an aurora, though it looks more like someone with chronic dandruff puked their guts out after overdosing on blackberry jelly and pink musk sticks. However I've never seen fit to change it because I only really see it when logging on and off, so it has never come up (boom boom). Current Mood: lethargic |
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