Like a Pheonix from the flames… maybe
January 5, 2010
It would appear I got lazy, very lazy, in the past year. Part of my new years resolution is to go back to posting on here. As well as putting more effort in, in general, in my life, and everything inclusive.
Let’s start with little steps, though. Today was the decision. Tomorrow I’ll work on content and effort. Rome wasn’t built in a day, and if it had been left in my hands, it wouldn’t have been built at all.
Samantha Who?
February 6, 2009
I’ve recently started watching Samantha Who. My main reason for trying the show, was down to Christina Applegate, and based almost entirely on my enjoyment of her in Married With Children, and maybe a little in the few films I’ve seen her in, since those days.
The show is quite funny, I’ve certainly laughed at the writing, and I do enjoy Christina, as I knew I would. But, I just don’t find myself drawn to it, or yearning for more. I’m almost having to force myself to watch the next episode, even though I know I’ll enjoy it. Read the rest of this entry »
About to rewatch the X-files from the start – again
February 6, 2009
I recently treated myself to a new DVD/Divx player. The last one I had, a rather robust little DK player, which seemed to play everything I threw at it, until the day it died, just stopped working (Reason unknown).
I had a look around a few websites and finally happened upon the Philips DVP5990 with HDMI 1080p up scaling and a front-USB 2.0 port. Thanks to a nice little find on the internet, I was able to format an old 200GB external HD into fat32 and I have began to fill it with various divx/xvid files.
As I sit here now, typing this, my HD has the first few seasons of The X-files loaded up and ready to go. I can’t wait to watch them back to back again. It’s been a while, probably a good few years, since i watched it from the very first episode. Probably as far back as when I purchased all 8 (as it was back then) seasons on VHS from Amazon for £125. Since then, I’ve managed to catch quite a few episodes here and there, on Living and Virgin 1. So it’ll be a fantastic treat to relive the experience from the start to finish.
The X-files is probably one of my top three favourite shows of all time. I even love the later conspiracy based seasons, which shook off a lot of fans. Although, like any other fans, I too agree that the first few seasons are by far the best, with the most interesting episodes and a lot more reason to think and wonder at the subjects covered.
UFC 94 – BJ Penn, GSP and the aftermath
February 6, 2009
Due to the problems I’ve had with the site, recently, then the task of moving it from an external server to within the confines of WordPress.com, I was forced to move this post back. I had planned to write about UFC 94 at the time, and certainly in the aftermath, but just couldn’t. So here goes: Read the rest of this entry »
Jericho – Thoroughly recommended
February 5, 2009
As part of my ongoing attempt to find great Television shows, i found myself in front of Jericho, recently. I can’t even remember why, I must have seen or heard someone else talking about it, probably on an internet forum, but I am really glad I did!
I’m pretty sure I’d heard of the show beforehand, but had thrown it aside, because of the name, thinking it was about some person named Jericho, and involved gun-slinging and the like. I have no idea, what that image was conjured, it just was. Read the rest of this entry »
Site is up to date-ish
February 5, 2009
I’ve added all the posts I’m going to, for now, so hopefully from this point on, anything new will actually be new. 
Anyone who’s been watching the site over the last few months, will notice there’s quite a chunk missing, but to be honest I just didn’t see the point in re-adding everything, a lot of the posts were crap, or at the very least, irrelevant.
The Dentist (Creative piece)
February 5, 2009
The small plastic chair I’m seated on is uncomfortable, unsteady and situated too close to the surgery. The sound of drilling fills my eardrums. Even over the sound of my MP3 player, on which I can’t find a single song I want to listen to. My mind is already occupied with thoughts of painful prodding, pushing and pulling, not to mention the dreaded drill and the destruction it will cause. My stomach is lurching and my heart beating violently in my chest, like the drums of a cannibalistic tribe in an old Tarzan film.
It was still early in the morning, and as I made my way to the building, I walked slowly, as if trying to prolong the inevitable. I wasn’t fooled though and my body fought back with a quickened pulse and a tightening of my airways. I was expecting it. The air around me was cold, but I couldn’t feel it as my core temperature rose, forming a line of sweat across my brow. My breathing formed a thick mist in the air in front of me, like the fog that often gathered at haunted castles in any given Hammer Horror production. Read the rest of this entry »
Better The Devil You Know…
February 5, 2009
Irrepairable damage
waged within myself
still waging
out of my control
lays dormant for oh so long
only to be awakened by my own desires
my own dreams and ambitions Read the rest of this entry »
The Rationality of Disbelief
February 5, 2009
Stacey asked me an interesting question in a comment for another post and i thought the best way to answer it would be via a post, where i can cover the subject more widely and thus give a more complete answer.
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The Question
..You never really said in this blog post, but do you have a rational grounds for rejecting Christianity? We could start with that. ..
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The rationale of my rejecting Christianity Read the rest of this entry »
The Pick n’ Mix nature of Beliefs
February 5, 2009
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The Walk
I’m not long back from my second walk of the day, which as always meant my walking around my faithful route, MP3 player on, volume up to MAX and heartrate picking up with each step.
About two thirds of the way through the walk, i make my way through a wooded area, lots of trees, grass and a path that leads through to the estate i live in.
Pretty much every day, twice a day now, while doing this walk, i see Magpies. And, every day, without fail, i go through my Magpie routine; if i see one, i look around for more, if there’s none to be found, i ignore the first one. If i see more than one, i quote the verse, relevant to the number i’ve seen. Read the rest of this entry »
Desensitisation and a dead squirrel
February 5, 2009
I decided to push myself a little extra today and without giving myself time to think, i grabbed my MP3 player and headed out into the world, for a second walk of the day.
The walk was nothing special in and of itself, the same as the first of the day, around 35 minutes of brisk walking, designed to burn off fat and improve my general fitness level, including blood pressure, cholesterol and pulse, etc.
But, less than half way through the walk, i happened across the sight of a dead squirrel. At first i didn’t know what animal it was, i figured a squirrel because of where it was, on the road, across from a green, with trees, then i thought it looked a bit more like a rat, but upon closer inspection and rubber necking, i realised it was in fact a squirrel. Read the rest of this entry »
Religion – The greatest bandwagon of all
February 5, 2009
This post is inspired by a post on another blog, and probably posts on every internet forum around the world.
It really irks me how people around the world blame the world’s problems on religion, like it’s some sort of bandwagon everyone is free to jump onto, should they be pissed off at how crap the world has turned out.
I’m not for one moment saying religion is blame-free, or pure and perfect in any way. What i’m saying though is, religion is nothing more than a grouping of people, who THINK they are lead by God and his divine teachings. Read the rest of this entry »
No Longer. (update of It’s a Shame)
February 5, 2009
A taste so sweet: unmatched.
A sight so divine: a real catch.
A feeling so deep: strong.
Shame it didn’t last; Not for long.
Life Experience (How The Hell Did That Happen?)
February 5, 2009
As i’ve started to write again, and think about things that are going on around me, as well as looking for subjects and personal experiences to write about, i’ve realised something that was quite unexpected.
The one big motto of most writers seems to be, universally, “Write about the things you know.” Obviously the more interesting, unique and/or experience filled lives that people lead, the more they have to write about.
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The assumption
I never really see myself as grown up, or experienced or having led a fulfilling life. Part of the reason for that is because of my ex, who certainly liked to portray an image of me that was immature, wasn’t experienced enough in life to understand some of how it worked (A nice little psychological trick to justify wrongs and make it sound like the normal way of life). Read the rest of this entry »
Contentment Vs. Achievement
February 5, 2009
I’ve known for pretty much all of my life that i lack ambition. Sometimes it’s played on my mind, momentarily, most of the time i just see it as part of who i am.
Last night, while in my night-class, i was talking to the teacher, in the break, and he asked what my plans were. He wanted to know where i was planning on taking English, writing, etc, once i’d passed this course.
I had to think. Read the rest of this entry »
