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[Aug. 5th, 2009|08:30 am] |
Did anyone else see the Writer's Block coment yesterday? Go back and look if you didn't, I swear, this is basically what it said.
"You're a vampire that owns a baseball team. The Cullen's are strong so you want to embrace a MLB star. Who do you get?"
This might be the question that finally drives me off LJ. It's stupid, annoying and sums up the pathetic nature of emo that festers in this hellhole of delusion.
1) I'm not a vampire. Vampires are probably the most dull, pretentious and fucking annoying monstrous creation out there. And I'm including creatures made up by teenage emo kids in this.
2) I have no idea, nor care, what a Cullen is.
3) I don't like baseball. It's rounders for twonks. The games take too long.
How do you answer that? That you'll consult your moon monkey and go for Barry Bonds? That your Elf ultimate frisbee team will give you some advice? That, being a lord of the dead and able to reanimate the flesh of the dearly departed, you'll create a zombie dream team of Babe Ruth, Shoeless Joe Jackson and Roger Maris?
The whole thing just makes my skin crawl. Not because some emo kid thought that it was a good question to ask (hey emo kid, enjoy your warped sense of reality - I know I do). It's more that someone thought that was a good question to ask several million people.
God, do I hate vampires. And whatever the hell a Cullen is. And baseball. |
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[Jul. 11th, 2009|06:56 pm] |
Some would argue that spending an entire afternoon memorising the Axe Gang Dance is a waste of time.
If you are one of those people, this LJ is not for you!
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| [Dash] Sixth Way (first draft) |
[Oct. 26th, 2008|08:48 am] |
I. Every individual is unique. We should not define humans with broad strokes and pigeon-hole ourselves into make-fit categories. We should look at an individual's unique skill set and fulfillment of potential, consider their strengths and weaknesses, and refuse to handicap ourselves by assigning them naught more than a specific role. A soldier can be a diplomat (Einsenhower?), just as a diplomat can be a soldier (Cromwell?).
II. We should not look to violence as the first solution to any problem. Rather we should recognise that, although violence is sometimes the most preferable option, all other alternatives should be explored. Violence should never be used as a tool to promote ideology. Although deontological arguments do not always apply in the real world, we should live as though they do.
III. We should recognise that we all have a birthright and potential to fulfill. We should look to continually help others to realise their potential, so that they in turn can help us to realise our own.
IV. We should not look upon the world with a monochrome lens: there is evil in good, just as there is good in evil. We must remain vigilant lest we lose ourselves to darkness. We should consider motives and ideology before condemning a person rather than their action and recognise that, in the intricate webs and labyrinths weaved throughout the world, it is easy to become lost and misguided. We should see our duty as to act as noble and forthright companions and guides, rather than as crusading champions of our beliefs - regardless of how noble those beliefs are.
V. The world is fraught with danger and unimaginable perils. While we should honour those who have dedicated their life to our defence, we should condemn any exclusions they set based on lack of experience. We all have a right, and a need, to know how to defend ourselves. We have a right to serve our fellow man should we desire. It is important that anyone willing is allowed to participate and gain experience in any sphere of society. However, it is vital that young and impressionable minds are not sculpted to a singular purpose by the more experienced, and that the rights of youth are exerted to allow potential to be fully nurtured.
VI. Realisation of potential comes with the caveat of responsibility. Every hubristic action and casual demonstration of ability detaches us further from the human soul. We are human, nothing more, and should recognise and honour this with humility. We live in a world of sensitive dependence on initial conditions; every action sends shockwaves and has an equal and opposite reaction. It is our responsibility to ensure that all of humanity can realise its potential and aspire to break free of its bonds and realise its dreams. We cannot risk this noble endeavour by our own arrogance.
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| Insult Sword Fighting |
[Sep. 19th, 2008|10:02 am] |
In honour of Talk Like A Pirate Day, Monkey Island Insult Swordfighting shall commence.
'You're about as repulsive as a monkey in a negligee.'
THE RULES:
You respond with a quip that matches the insult. There are set lists if you know where to look. And then you post your insult, the next person answering in a suitable quip. Ultimately if your quips parry the insult, and your insults aren't parried, you win.
Feel free to join in. And let's not have 'How appropriate, you fight like a cow' please? |
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| [Dash] Character backstory, part III |
[Sep. 17th, 2008|11:27 pm] |
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( Part III )
OOC: I reckon that just about covers it. I hope that gives you an insight into the background behind some of the things I've been RPing for nearly two years now.
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| [Dash] Straw poll |
[Sep. 3rd, 2008|10:59 am] |
New threads. New hat.
Should I change shadow name too? |
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| 'Cause the times, they are, a-changing |
[Sep. 2nd, 2008|07:57 am] |
I woke up about half five this morning, so I did a few things and then polished up the new wiki.
It's available from my home...what? You can't be arsed to click there? Fine. Here's a direct link, then.
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| [Dash] |
[Aug. 25th, 2008|09:27 pm] |
Worryingly, this closely tallies with personal experience. |
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| Ah well |
[Aug. 22nd, 2008|04:35 pm] |
The BBC website has a great headline:
PENGUIN TARGETS LONELY BOOKWORMS
I immediately clicked on the link, hoping for some flipper-based savagry or maybe a crackpot Batman villain assaulting innocent librarians. But no. It just turns out the publisher, Penguin, is launching a dating agency. Yawn.
By the way, this week I've been devouring books: I finished Day of the Triffids and imagine I'll finish 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea before the week is out. Both are great, and so much better than that Mohicans crap. |
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| Pop culture references |
[Aug. 21st, 2008|01:16 pm] |
Today something came up about someone being the last person standing.
And I said '...so they're just going round and round like James Caan at the end of Rollerball.'
I got no response other than totally blank looks. Is that really an obscure reference? I thought most people would have seen Rollerball.
I got a similar reaction when I caught something suddenly and threw it back, quipping 'It's all in the reflexes'. They thought I was just being weird. But then, I wasn't lobbing a stuffed toy around. |
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| Braaaaaaaains |
[Aug. 18th, 2008|07:38 pm] |
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Typing of the Dead. I love Typing of the Dead. |
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| [Dash] I love you, Guardians of the Veil! |
[Aug. 4th, 2008|08:55 pm] |
Yeah. I know it's got caps in odd places. And I know it's kack. But right now, without Hero, for some reason I'm back to my uber-creative self. It's like, I was spending all my time thinking about her, and now I'm thinking for myself. So I don't care if it's crap; I'm not going to remake the damn thing.
Still miss her, even with my regained creativity. I feel like such a git. |
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[Jun. 29th, 2008|11:24 am] |
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Back to the drawing board as the previous project ended up a load of turgid shit. |
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