Look behind you, stones of Ash and Wood!
Where did you come from?
Can you even remember?
Why did you leave and where are you going?
To some dark, dire end,
Just like the rest of us
...no doubt.
I'll save you the trouble of finding out
I know! I've been there!
Alas, I've only come back as a cruel joke
A whim of the Ones beyond the horizon.
Their realm is dark and dim and tragic
A bastion of evil
A palisade of fagots.
They're vicious and altogether evil.
Don't bother with them.
I"m stuck already, but there's a way.
Go back, tell others.
Stay this course or be forever.
Trapped in an amorphous whirlpool,
Spun around at Their caprice.
For spun you'll be,
Theirs is an unstable land.
Go back, if you can.
Take me with you.
November 18, 2007
November 7, 2007
Game Time
It's time to play everybody's favorite game of fact or bull...crap, bullcrap, yes, that's it. Here we go.
1. V-formation flying avians only fly in odd numbers, regardless of symmetry.
2. Caffeine, in its crystalline form, can be used as an explosive.
3. 13 people in the US die every year from nasal complications due to smelly shoes.
4. Ketchup's acidity allows it to 'eat' through aluminum foil.
5. Kansas seceded from the Union in 1968, but then changed its mind.
Tell me what you think in a comment or something.
1. V-formation flying avians only fly in odd numbers, regardless of symmetry.
2. Caffeine, in its crystalline form, can be used as an explosive.
3. 13 people in the US die every year from nasal complications due to smelly shoes.
4. Ketchup's acidity allows it to 'eat' through aluminum foil.
5. Kansas seceded from the Union in 1968, but then changed its mind.
Tell me what you think in a comment or something.
November 1, 2007
Apogee of Epiphany
Well, starting on Saturday, sometime in the late afternoon, my life transferred to a zone of existence that can only be described the following way; dark and abyssmal, with false exits that lead even deeper into the void of inky blackness with periodic depressions of no hope whatsoever. Albeit, that is a brief description as I don't want to panic anybody. Anyway, during these interim days, I've had several stunning realizations about my life and life in general that I'd like to share briefly; to get them out there, as it were.
1. My life's motto was given to me on Tuesday after a particular terrible day at work. I know my motto already, but apparently, I'd forgotten it. In addition to Be Prepared, my life's motto is:
Plan (A) for the best, expect the worst, scrap (A) and plan (B) for the worst, then be surprised and happy when (A) goes through.
A long motto I know, but that's how I live my life. Well, I didn't plan for the worst and that made my day just a little more sucky (forgive the lack of an erudite word) on Tuesday because the worst happened. Go fig.
2. Video games serve no purpose and those of us who game and are intelligent enough to realize this fact are in even more trouble. This one hit me whilst I was playing a game and when I decided that I should go do something else, nothing else appealed at that particular moment. Stuck between that proverbial rock and hard place, I continued playing, knowing all the while that I was wasting minutes and hours of my life away. Sad.
3. Well, I can't remember the third one, but know this - It would have shaken the foundations of the earth.
1. My life's motto was given to me on Tuesday after a particular terrible day at work. I know my motto already, but apparently, I'd forgotten it. In addition to Be Prepared, my life's motto is:
Plan (A) for the best, expect the worst, scrap (A) and plan (B) for the worst, then be surprised and happy when (A) goes through.
A long motto I know, but that's how I live my life. Well, I didn't plan for the worst and that made my day just a little more sucky (forgive the lack of an erudite word) on Tuesday because the worst happened. Go fig.
2. Video games serve no purpose and those of us who game and are intelligent enough to realize this fact are in even more trouble. This one hit me whilst I was playing a game and when I decided that I should go do something else, nothing else appealed at that particular moment. Stuck between that proverbial rock and hard place, I continued playing, knowing all the while that I was wasting minutes and hours of my life away. Sad.
3. Well, I can't remember the third one, but know this - It would have shaken the foundations of the earth.
October 17, 2007
Why It's Cool: Stargate
This is to be a continuing series where I, the more unbiased writer, inform you, without a hint of bias, why a particular topic is cool. Today's topic is going to be Stargate (both SG-1 and Atlantis). Why is Stargate cool? Though there are a multitude of reasons, dating back to around the turn of the last decade before the millennium, I'll focus instead on some lesser known cool factors that should inspire you to check it out.1. Each Stargate has a unique symbol on it, which is like an ID for the particular Gate. It differs from the other 38 (SG-1) or 35 (Atlantis) symbols on the DHD (dial-home-device) This symbol is not repeated on any other Gate and is called the point-of-origin symbol. By dialing six symbols and then this unique symbol, an individual can travel the galaxy, nay galaxies. And with a very large number of possible six symbol combinations out of 38 or 35 symbols, It's safe to say there are a lot of Gates out there and a lot of unique symbols. Cool!
2. Though this unbiased informer enjoys shows like Star Trek, Stargate is set in our present time, with the only "futuristic" technology coming from other races we encounter or from reverse engineering technology we acquire. That to say this; Stargate science and it's technobabble are actually trying to be grounded in present day knowledge and theory. The writers aren't just making this up, it's a combination of imagination and current theories regarding space travel, wormhole theory, and a host of other strange physics, math, and science conundrums. Sure, in the future, the theories may be proved wrong, but for now, this show shows you what it could be if they're right. (Disclaimer: unfortunately, it's pretty much widely accepted that a wormhole event horizon, i.e. Stargate, would tear you to shreds by it's gravity before you even got near it...so let's give it up for those Ancients for figuring a way around it!)
3. SG-1 ran for 10 years, has two TV movies on the way, and has a spin-off, Atlantis, that's been running for 4 years already, three of which overlapped SG-1. Why is this cool you ask? Well I bet you didn't know it! It's the longest running science fiction show ever, beating out the X-Files and any Star Trek series. HA. SG-1 went through a network change, cast changes, and still managed to put 214 episodes under their belt. How many shows do you know of that made it to 200 episodes? Atlantis, the child of SG-1, came out from under its shadow right after their first season and is now the Stargate show and doing quite well with high expectations for a fifth season. Now it's also known that a third series is being planned, and you may say, "Hey, that's taking it a bit far. Don't you think we've had enough?" I would respond to that with just three letters: CSI. Need I say more? Apparently American networks believe that re-dying a show a different city or whatever is what the people want...I'm all for more Stargate (unbiasedly of course).
Well I hoped this helped. Obviously I couldn't get to everything, but count on me doing a sequel to this particular topic. Until next time...
October 11, 2007
Again Unto the Brink
They're back.
No stopping it now.
A mind attack,
The size of a cow.
Draining like a sink,
Again unto the brink.
Thousands of apology
It doesn't seem that every
Thing is quite a morphology
Of Thought in Derry.
Is that a crime?
Gorram it, this don't make a lot of sense but with the
Random Neurons Firing In My Brain,
It's time to take the plunge and indulge...
Suffocate from a drink.
Again unto the brink.
No stopping it now.
A mind attack,
The size of a cow.
Draining like a sink,
Again unto the brink.
Over the edge
I look this time,
Wondering what
Wonders I might behold as we segue into something
Not at all like the previous lines, just flowing with the
Random Neurons Firing In My Brain.
I look this time,
Wondering what
Wonders I might behold as we segue into something
Not at all like the previous lines, just flowing with the
Random Neurons Firing In My Brain.
What happens next is quite unexpected,
Dancing ninny goats on the head of a pin that's the size
Of the Empire State Building. Who knows where they came from
Or what they had for breakfast. Would anybody ever think about
That if they ever
Saw those ninny
Goats
?
Dancing ninny goats on the head of a pin that's the size
Of the Empire State Building. Who knows where they came from
Or what they had for breakfast. Would anybody ever think about
That if they ever
Saw those ninny
Goats
?
Thousands of apology
It doesn't seem that every
Thing is quite a morphology
Of Thought in Derry.
Is that a crime?
More people might want to know about the procrastinating
Stock-brokering cubics the shape of dodecahedrons in four dimensional
Space who,
Laughing,
Prescribe medicinal antidotes to their own tantalizing tentacles
Of Mediocrity. WTF?
Stock-brokering cubics the shape of dodecahedrons in four dimensional
Space who,
Laughing,
Prescribe medicinal antidotes to their own tantalizing tentacles
Of Mediocrity. WTF?
Can't you be more constructive with your criticism,
Or take a flight the size of a Concord Jet?
Just to be safe from plagerization and bastard stipulations
Imposed by the ruling class in your ignorant fiefdom?
Or take a flight the size of a Concord Jet?
Just to be safe from plagerization and bastard stipulations
Imposed by the ruling class in your ignorant fiefdom?
Gorram it, this don't make a lot of sense but with the
Random Neurons Firing In My Brain,
It's time to take the plunge and indulge...
Suffocate from a drink.
Again unto the brink.
September 30, 2007
O The Sea!
I didn't feel like I was done with this so here is a continuation of Ocean, under a different title, and including the first part.
Waves of the ocean rush by beneath me
The horizon calls them quickly to thee.
Before me they stretch, reaching the edge
Of what could be anything, an end or a ledge.
To the sea, to the sea! The indomitable sea.
Where dolphins glide by with glorious glee,
And whales breach that hor’zontal wall
With vertical ‘ruptions and sweet mating calls.
But somewhere, there! you're waiting still,
Beyond that edge of sight until
Some place you found, separate from me
With nothing between us, but the sea.
O the sea, O the sea! That unconquerable sea.
To long have I wandered in search of thee.
The whales are singing of the coming event;
That of my soon and assured advent.
A day, a week, a month of years
My journey unknown to a thousand seers.
My ship has taken its toils and tolls,
But this heart's passion hasn't lulled.
The sea, the sea! The incredible sea,
A difficult medium, fair 's it may be.
Taken by it, taken from you,
Soon to return 'f God's grace be true.
Night falls again, to the heavens I glance
Hoping 'gainst all for a glimmer of chance
That my quest is closer to its final end
When your hand in mine will be the trend.
O sea, O sea! O vast, mirrored sea.
The heavens' beauty's reflected in thee.
And with the stars I traverse the waves,
My life I brave, my love to save.
Your land I sight, "Ahoy!" I cry,
I greet it with relief and I sigh,
For sooth my quest is now finé,
And porting I turn 'round to say,
My sea, my sea! My faithful sea,
Much thanks I give on this bent knee.
Though by many a trouble were we beset,
No challenge proved too much a threat.
Stepping ashore I glance all around,
And seeing you in your blue and white gown,
I break down in tears as we finally embrace,
And thank God Almighty for His great grace.
O my Love, O my Love! O my beautiful Love,
So long have I searched, my perfect dove.
At last we're together, forever to be,
Thanks to His grace and the vast, blue sea.
Waves of the ocean rush by beneath me
The horizon calls them quickly to thee.
Before me they stretch, reaching the edge
Of what could be anything, an end or a ledge.
To the sea, to the sea! The indomitable sea.
Where dolphins glide by with glorious glee,
And whales breach that hor’zontal wall
With vertical ‘ruptions and sweet mating calls.
But somewhere, there! you're waiting still,
Beyond that edge of sight until
Some place you found, separate from me
With nothing between us, but the sea.
O the sea, O the sea! That unconquerable sea.
To long have I wandered in search of thee.
The whales are singing of the coming event;
That of my soon and assured advent.
A day, a week, a month of years
My journey unknown to a thousand seers.
My ship has taken its toils and tolls,
But this heart's passion hasn't lulled.
The sea, the sea! The incredible sea,
A difficult medium, fair 's it may be.
Taken by it, taken from you,
Soon to return 'f God's grace be true.
Night falls again, to the heavens I glance
Hoping 'gainst all for a glimmer of chance
That my quest is closer to its final end
When your hand in mine will be the trend.
O sea, O sea! O vast, mirrored sea.
The heavens' beauty's reflected in thee.
And with the stars I traverse the waves,
My life I brave, my love to save.
Your land I sight, "Ahoy!" I cry,
I greet it with relief and I sigh,
For sooth my quest is now finé,
And porting I turn 'round to say,
My sea, my sea! My faithful sea,
Much thanks I give on this bent knee.
Though by many a trouble were we beset,
No challenge proved too much a threat.
Stepping ashore I glance all around,
And seeing you in your blue and white gown,
I break down in tears as we finally embrace,
And thank God Almighty for His great grace.
O my Love, O my Love! O my beautiful Love,
So long have I searched, my perfect dove.
At last we're together, forever to be,
Thanks to His grace and the vast, blue sea.
September 23, 2007
Life is not an RPG
Today, I had an epiphany. To preface, I will say that this is extremely embarrassing on my part and a little shameful.
Life is not like a role playing game (RPG). More specifically, a Christian's life. Yes, this was my lightning-strike-to-the-head-like realization. I caught myself thinking that if I didn't commit particular sins for such-and-such number of days, then my grace meter would recharge. Well, forgiveness and grace are not some meter that recharges after you've committed a sin. They are ever-present, but you have to receive them, accept them, and realize the wrong you've done, asking anew and thanking God for forgiveness. I hadn't been doing anything like that. I merely thought that if I waited long enough, the meter would recharge and I'd be okay in God's eyes again. Whew, what was I thinking? Whoops, sinned again, now I have to wait an indeterminate amount of days before I'm all kosher again, right? Nope, that's wrong. Well, there. For your thinking pleasure.
Life is not like a role playing game (RPG). More specifically, a Christian's life. Yes, this was my lightning-strike-to-the-head-like realization. I caught myself thinking that if I didn't commit particular sins for such-and-such number of days, then my grace meter would recharge. Well, forgiveness and grace are not some meter that recharges after you've committed a sin. They are ever-present, but you have to receive them, accept them, and realize the wrong you've done, asking anew and thanking God for forgiveness. I hadn't been doing anything like that. I merely thought that if I waited long enough, the meter would recharge and I'd be okay in God's eyes again. Whew, what was I thinking? Whoops, sinned again, now I have to wait an indeterminate amount of days before I'm all kosher again, right? Nope, that's wrong. Well, there. For your thinking pleasure.
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