Grated Grape
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conflictionTime 'would' fly, if it existed.
Technically, things 'change' faster when you're having fun...
...probably because you're paying less attention to the monotonous detail of it all.
- - - - - - - -
This is like the morning after the month before...
...the smell of curry in the air...
...a pounding headache...
...the vague recollection of a series of events...
...followed closely by the stark realization that none of them are in chronological order.
I know I didn't manage to see the band called 'We Start Fires',
but hey, I must of been doing something else more interesting...
...right?
Well, some times.
The Irish emo blah blah blah band was... loud.
And crap.
But, ummm... seeing Hell is for Heroes rocked!
That was the Sunday just gone.
I have to say, it was a totally awesome show!
The sound was amazingly clear, and my god, the singer has a powerful voice.
I felt sorry for the support bands though, because they were faced with a crowd of frozen zombies.
Infact, there weren't that many people there at all, really.
Out of those that were there, I'd say 80% of them weren't old enough to go to Uni, heh.
I have vague recollections of many house parties,
nights out at the Adelphi,
that kind of thing.
I've been reasonably busy in some respects,
but sadly, in 6 weeks of Uni, I've read an entire 30 pages of one book.
If I don't pull my fist out of my ass, my dissertation will be a big pile of nothing.
- - - - - - - -
A strangely up-beat entry, considering...
We had a house party and my housemates new mobile phone was stolen from under our noses.
I went to work on Wednesday and burnt my arm on some freshly heated bread tins.
Plus a bunch of other stuff that's not particular relevant to 'my' life, par se...
...more relevant to those it involves, but still annoys the shit out of me.
Some people are SO out of control, it's hard to imagine how they've made it this far.
But hey, there are many bright things in my life.
My brain seems to be re-activating itself after the catastrophic crash of 2004.
It's not that I haven't been thinking, infact, I've been making a concerted effort 'not' to think.
I've been tackling the social side of life,
but now that it's dying down, I reckon it's starting to function like before again.
It's hard to have them both work in tandem, but I can but try!
Anyhow, what I'm getting at is that I'm having some cool ideas again these days,
and another pattern to spot is that my dreams are more vivid and rememberable.
Other good things include watching movies.
That doesn't really need explaining, watching movies is usually always good.
I've finally watched Dune the movie, and was thoroughly confused, lol.
Is it me, or do they expect us to be psychic or something?
If I hadn't of read the book, I'd have had no idea what was happening from one part to the next.
I also watched Amelie, which I recommend to anyone and everyone!
You've got no excuse now, if you've not seen it,
because that will make, if I'm not mistaken, the second recommendation you've read, after James'.
An odd film called 'Four Rooms' was also suggested for my viewing pleasure,
and upon completion, I wasn't really sure what I thought.
Come to think about it, I wasn't really sure what I thought from the moment it began.
If you can suspend that small part of your brain that screams 'Amateur!',
I'm sure you'll find it a very twisted and amusing(bemusing?) film.
It consists of 4 short pieces, written and directed by different people.
Call me biased, but I reckon Tarantino's scene was the best, and again, he manages to violently squeeze laughter from my lungs, although being the sicko I am, I'm doing it very willingly!
I watched another film, which links into something I did a little bit after watching it.
It's called 'Motorcycle Diaries' and is a tale, taken from the diaries of Che Guevera,
detailing his adventures across Latin America on the back of a motorcycle.
Sounds boring, huh?
Well, you'd be wrong. Although, of course, it's all subjective.
I found it very engaging and entertaining in a variety of ways.
Having an avid interest in Che's life might help,
but this will definately give you more of a feeling of who he was.
The following weekend, I finally motivated myself and got my butt down to London.
It was the European Social Forum 2004, and my god, what a plop.
No where near as good as Paris, and damnit, I don't even speak French.
I still had a good time, here and there, whenever I managed to do what I had planned to do.
You see, there was the small matter of being in the company of someone who constantly requires attention, and looking after.
At least it made me appreciate why I like travelling alone.
I attended many interesting talks, and took away with me a greater feeling of political motivation.
When this exactly manifests itself into political action is another question entirely.
However, I did attend two seminars in which Aleana(sp?) Guevera, Che's daughter, gave talks.
This increased my love of Che infinitely, and I look forward to buying his diaries and biographies in the near future.
Again, I worry about my sanity, but I saw a little bit of me in him, or a bit of him in me.
I'm still young, and a lot can happen in the next 10 years!
On a side-note to the ESF, it was enjoyable going to a restaurant I like to frequent whenever I'm in the area.
My company didn't seem too impressed, but hey, blow me :P
I love the meal so much, I order it every time!
It was also nice being surrounded by so many intelligent and good looking women.
Not that I spoke to any of them, but frankly, that's not why I was there.
One particular girl stood out from the crowd, and I saw her here and there,
but again, as much as I'd of liked to, I couldn't.
Quite when I grow a set of metaphorical balls to go with my already ample set, I do not know :P
Moving onwards, and in the same vain of 'bright things',
I bought a PS2 last Saturday.
The Game store didn't have any brand new ones, and were awaiting a shipment of new 'slim' ones,
so I settled for a pre-owned one.
It turns out it's a lump of crap, and I will be returning it as soon as possible.
I did however buy an ample amount of games, including Tony Hawks Underground and Teken 4.
Hopefully I'll be getting lots of practice in, so that I can kick your ass.
Yes, you... you know who you are :P
GTA3: San Andreas will be/has been released, and even though I shouldn't, I'm going to buy it very soon!
It looks to be one of the most amazing GTA's, if not games, you'll lay your hands on this year.
Except Half-Life 2 of course, which is rumoured to be released next month.
- - - - - - - -
On the music front, I'm still not doing too much.
Apart from the aforementioned concerts and the occasional random night at the Adelphi...
...like a great band from someplace I forgot.
Not very helpful.
Moving swiftly on...
...I might take up bass guitar... eventually.
Not that you know, or remember, which evers relevant, but I've been considering it for over a year now.
Just like I considered having my own rowing machine.
We'll see...
- - - - - - - -
Beware of the man in the fish net tights and leather jacket,
he's naked you know!
- - - - - - - -
Tell you what, I'll finish on a vaguely introspective note.
These past few days, well, since ESF infact, I seem to have become more and more grouchy.
Well, not just grouchy, but... well... as my housemate said 10 minutes ago...
"You can be a bastard sometimes, you know that?"
But hey, I was being sarcastic for good reason.
Who in their right mind seeks help when the rice they are cooking isn't cooked, and has run out of water.
That's like not knowing what to do when a car runs out of petrol before you get to your destination.
Shove more in it!
Anyways, heh... I am being more sarcastic and bastardly.
I don't know if it's the stupidity around me that's getting to me,
or my patience is wearing thin.
Probably both.
Ok, stupidity is too harsh.
Illogic is much better.
People aren't as logical as they ought to be.
Blah, keep going off point.
I feel like I'm being more irritating/irritated.
I think I'm expressing myself more, which is good in some respects, but bad in others.
Mainly because there was a reason I wasn't expressing myself in the first place.
People tend to not like you when you think the kind of shit that I do, and voice it.
But hey, maybe this is a good time to test those boundaries and be able to be more expressive in the right kinds of ways!
This is Mr.Bombastic, signing off.
Technically, things 'change' faster when you're having fun...
...probably because you're paying less attention to the monotonous detail of it all.
- - - - - - - -
This is like the morning after the month before...
...the smell of curry in the air...
...a pounding headache...
...the vague recollection of a series of events...
...followed closely by the stark realization that none of them are in chronological order.
I know I didn't manage to see the band called 'We Start Fires',
but hey, I must of been doing something else more interesting...
...right?
Well, some times.
The Irish emo blah blah blah band was... loud.
And crap.
But, ummm... seeing Hell is for Heroes rocked!
That was the Sunday just gone.
I have to say, it was a totally awesome show!
The sound was amazingly clear, and my god, the singer has a powerful voice.
I felt sorry for the support bands though, because they were faced with a crowd of frozen zombies.
Infact, there weren't that many people there at all, really.
Out of those that were there, I'd say 80% of them weren't old enough to go to Uni, heh.
I have vague recollections of many house parties,
nights out at the Adelphi,
that kind of thing.
I've been reasonably busy in some respects,
but sadly, in 6 weeks of Uni, I've read an entire 30 pages of one book.
If I don't pull my fist out of my ass, my dissertation will be a big pile of nothing.
- - - - - - - -
A strangely up-beat entry, considering...
We had a house party and my housemates new mobile phone was stolen from under our noses.
I went to work on Wednesday and burnt my arm on some freshly heated bread tins.
Plus a bunch of other stuff that's not particular relevant to 'my' life, par se...
...more relevant to those it involves, but still annoys the shit out of me.
Some people are SO out of control, it's hard to imagine how they've made it this far.
But hey, there are many bright things in my life.
My brain seems to be re-activating itself after the catastrophic crash of 2004.
It's not that I haven't been thinking, infact, I've been making a concerted effort 'not' to think.
I've been tackling the social side of life,
but now that it's dying down, I reckon it's starting to function like before again.
It's hard to have them both work in tandem, but I can but try!
Anyhow, what I'm getting at is that I'm having some cool ideas again these days,
and another pattern to spot is that my dreams are more vivid and rememberable.
Other good things include watching movies.
That doesn't really need explaining, watching movies is usually always good.
I've finally watched Dune the movie, and was thoroughly confused, lol.
Is it me, or do they expect us to be psychic or something?
If I hadn't of read the book, I'd have had no idea what was happening from one part to the next.
I also watched Amelie, which I recommend to anyone and everyone!
You've got no excuse now, if you've not seen it,
because that will make, if I'm not mistaken, the second recommendation you've read, after James'.
An odd film called 'Four Rooms' was also suggested for my viewing pleasure,
and upon completion, I wasn't really sure what I thought.
Come to think about it, I wasn't really sure what I thought from the moment it began.
If you can suspend that small part of your brain that screams 'Amateur!',
I'm sure you'll find it a very twisted and amusing(bemusing?) film.
It consists of 4 short pieces, written and directed by different people.
Call me biased, but I reckon Tarantino's scene was the best, and again, he manages to violently squeeze laughter from my lungs, although being the sicko I am, I'm doing it very willingly!
I watched another film, which links into something I did a little bit after watching it.
It's called 'Motorcycle Diaries' and is a tale, taken from the diaries of Che Guevera,
detailing his adventures across Latin America on the back of a motorcycle.
Sounds boring, huh?
Well, you'd be wrong. Although, of course, it's all subjective.
I found it very engaging and entertaining in a variety of ways.
Having an avid interest in Che's life might help,
but this will definately give you more of a feeling of who he was.
The following weekend, I finally motivated myself and got my butt down to London.
It was the European Social Forum 2004, and my god, what a plop.
No where near as good as Paris, and damnit, I don't even speak French.
I still had a good time, here and there, whenever I managed to do what I had planned to do.
You see, there was the small matter of being in the company of someone who constantly requires attention, and looking after.
At least it made me appreciate why I like travelling alone.
I attended many interesting talks, and took away with me a greater feeling of political motivation.
When this exactly manifests itself into political action is another question entirely.
However, I did attend two seminars in which Aleana(sp?) Guevera, Che's daughter, gave talks.
This increased my love of Che infinitely, and I look forward to buying his diaries and biographies in the near future.
Again, I worry about my sanity, but I saw a little bit of me in him, or a bit of him in me.
I'm still young, and a lot can happen in the next 10 years!
On a side-note to the ESF, it was enjoyable going to a restaurant I like to frequent whenever I'm in the area.
My company didn't seem too impressed, but hey, blow me :P
I love the meal so much, I order it every time!
It was also nice being surrounded by so many intelligent and good looking women.
Not that I spoke to any of them, but frankly, that's not why I was there.
One particular girl stood out from the crowd, and I saw her here and there,
but again, as much as I'd of liked to, I couldn't.
Quite when I grow a set of metaphorical balls to go with my already ample set, I do not know :P
Moving onwards, and in the same vain of 'bright things',
I bought a PS2 last Saturday.
The Game store didn't have any brand new ones, and were awaiting a shipment of new 'slim' ones,
so I settled for a pre-owned one.
It turns out it's a lump of crap, and I will be returning it as soon as possible.
I did however buy an ample amount of games, including Tony Hawks Underground and Teken 4.
Hopefully I'll be getting lots of practice in, so that I can kick your ass.
Yes, you... you know who you are :P
GTA3: San Andreas will be/has been released, and even though I shouldn't, I'm going to buy it very soon!
It looks to be one of the most amazing GTA's, if not games, you'll lay your hands on this year.
Except Half-Life 2 of course, which is rumoured to be released next month.
- - - - - - - -
On the music front, I'm still not doing too much.
Apart from the aforementioned concerts and the occasional random night at the Adelphi...
...like a great band from someplace I forgot.
Not very helpful.
Moving swiftly on...
...I might take up bass guitar... eventually.
Not that you know, or remember, which evers relevant, but I've been considering it for over a year now.
Just like I considered having my own rowing machine.
We'll see...
- - - - - - - -
Beware of the man in the fish net tights and leather jacket,
he's naked you know!
- - - - - - - -
Tell you what, I'll finish on a vaguely introspective note.
These past few days, well, since ESF infact, I seem to have become more and more grouchy.
Well, not just grouchy, but... well... as my housemate said 10 minutes ago...
"You can be a bastard sometimes, you know that?"
But hey, I was being sarcastic for good reason.
Who in their right mind seeks help when the rice they are cooking isn't cooked, and has run out of water.
That's like not knowing what to do when a car runs out of petrol before you get to your destination.
Shove more in it!
Anyways, heh... I am being more sarcastic and bastardly.
I don't know if it's the stupidity around me that's getting to me,
or my patience is wearing thin.
Probably both.
Ok, stupidity is too harsh.
Illogic is much better.
People aren't as logical as they ought to be.
Blah, keep going off point.
I feel like I'm being more irritating/irritated.
I think I'm expressing myself more, which is good in some respects, but bad in others.
Mainly because there was a reason I wasn't expressing myself in the first place.
People tend to not like you when you think the kind of shit that I do, and voice it.
But hey, maybe this is a good time to test those boundaries and be able to be more expressive in the right kinds of ways!
This is Mr.Bombastic, signing off.
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