So it's been a long time. A long, long time. I miss being here. This is where I used to shake off my demons. And maybe I've not had demons I've felt the need to shake, which I guess is a nice place to be. Since I've written last I've moved countries, I've established a career, I've found an abode with which I'm happy - I've pretty much built my life. And when I
Been a while since I've perused JU, so it's amazingly wonderful to see that the spirit you brought to this community is still the same. I stopped by to see if you were still blogging and then find this beautiful post. Keep on keeping on, Maso.
If food was truly free - and I mean free of any ethical dilemas as well as fiscal restraints - I'd eat tonnes of foie gras, cheese, amazing steak, sashimi... I could go on. However, if I had free reign but only one meal to have, it would always be laksa.
Wow! I don't think that I have the right words to articulate how you guys have made me feel. I posted this because I needed to put it out into the ether before I do anything real with it. And then to have you guys remember me after all this time, AND to spend the time to read a rather long and otherwise unexplained diatribe means so much. Thank you.
Hey Dad, Do you know, I have a ridiculous love for hardware stores. The smells, the funny little items that I can�t imagine have any proper function, the odd, friendly old men that really enjoy (or seem to) helping you find the whatsit that you describe with hand movements and less than accurate terms (that would be more me than you). Hardware stores re
I've not been on JU for an awfully long time and it's great to come back and see that it's still being run with integrity. Perhaps not the kind of integrity that some people are going to agree with, but the kind that I respect. Having someone be prepared to stand up and say "My way or the highway" without concern for popularity is, well, bloody refreshing. I've always had an odd mental picture of JU; You, Brad, sitting back watching the foolis
Sounds like they have bastardized the original quite badly. Susannah and Trinny (yes, Trinny. God knows) have the same acidic tongues but they let the people go and shop for themselves. They do push for more expensive clothes if it is something classic - suits, black trousers, etc - but everything else they let the poor guinea pigs do what they please as long as they stick to the rules. You get £2000 over here and I have seen people get eight pairs of
I can see exactly what you were thinking," even while I remained clueless. That's funny. It reminds me of a story my Dad used to tell. Apparently there was a modern poetry class at some university. The lecturer had asked the class why the author had used a particular word in the poem they were studying.
Heya Maso, Good to 'see' you again! When I was trying my hand at writing music I was also seeing a shrink. He asked me to bring in everything I wrote as he found it much easier to see what was going on that way than trying to use the round about technique of talking to me directly! I think sometimes our art - in whatever form - allows us to express things that we sometimes aren't even aware needs expressing. Cheers for the comments!<B
Hey Dyl! I think that writing is hard because it just is. Or maybe I like to think that as it is easier than telling myself that I'm no good at it Glad to see you back. I left a proper response on your blog xxx Cords, Just do it! We should steal from Nike and use that as our slogan. Except my old computer died yesterday and I have lost... EVERYTHING. Yes, everyt
Heya Shovel, It's been a while since I posted so it's nice to come back and get such a lovely response. Thanks so much. Of course you are supposed to think about your own writings when reading this! I would expect nothing less (if I've done my job correctly that is ) Thanks for the insightful - one of the very few that I have received! Alison - Most of the stuff I write o
One of the more interesting theories I learned during my decidedly detached university career was that of narratives. Personal Narrative Theory states that you can understand how someone sees the world, and as such interacts with it, by listening to how they tell their life story. Common themes will arise which will expose their world view and what structures a pers
The entire British-Muslim community has denounced the recent acts of the so-called Muslim suicide bombers. Basically their stance is that these people may claim to be killing in the name of Allah (even though there is no direct evidence to point to the fact that these killings were religiously motivated) but that means that they are not truly Muslim. The moment they detonated those bombs they committed an unforgiveable sin and, as Mano said, closed the
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I've not seen that Twilight Zone episode but the Simpsons clearly referenced it in their first Halloween special (although the outcome was the reverse of the one in TZ) The fact that developed countries are beginning to have falling life expectancies regardless of the fact that Medical Science is advancing almost daily points to the fact that we have a crisis on our hands. We are literally taking great steps towards an early grave by shovellin
Dog Live birds (Thai style - Deep fry the bottom half and let the top half keep chirping) Snake Witchety grubs More to remember but so drunk now. Crap.
Dear god. I got 3-10. I knew I had the tendency to be immature, but that's a bit much, don't you think?
Lucas, don't think that what's happening now is anything new. We've seen your type many times before... You come on and lie about stuff and then beg forgiveness. Then one person makes a jab about something that, to be fair, annoys many people and you think you're being victimised. As a result you decide to storm off in a huff and claim that everything is just so vastly unfair. You mentioned that you were having a fight on another site
Two days after the bombing I met a friend at Trafalgar Square Me too! Funny hey? I hadn't thought of the possibility that other people/countries could see London's reaction to last Thursday as disrespectful. I guess I've been so caught up with being proud of us all that it never occured to me.
I read that article too! I almost wet my pants I was laughing so hard. I can understand what he hates about bloggers (even though I too am one) but what I appreciate even more is that what he does is pretty much blogging itself. He's taking a jab at everyone as well as himself - he just wouldn't ever admit it. Can't wait for his book to come out!
Thanks Cords. until I spend my days in a storm of little winces and gasps, being hit from every angle by bad memories. It's like all the worst memories decide to have a party and just assail you from all sides, reducing you to a nervous, twitching wreck. This time it's only the one incident tha
And rather than my embarrassment lessening with time, I am continually having moments where I cringe so badly that I run the risk of actually folding in on myself...
Y'know, it was a terrible, terrible act, one that has saddened me greatly. However, I was back on the tube on Friday, back on the buses yesterday and so were pretty much everyone else. Oxford St was packed, Trafalgar Square was populated with the same number of people as normal and everyone seems to have taken it in their strides and are getting on with things. The worst thing about terrorism isn't the death toll, it's the fear that's
The particular agony of embarrassment many not lie in the actual act itself, but in the minds of those who paid witness to said event. Even after all appropriate apologies and acts of attrition have been made, the legacy of a poorly chosen act lives on in a irretractable way in the spectators� consciousness, readily accessible at any point in the future and comple
Heya Donna. I think that you have to find the good in the senseless bad. Everyone's happy and well and going to show the monsters who's boss! Arabella - Thanks for the well wishes. We've definitely had a loss of people and spirit, but we've realised what we've always had as well. Let's hope the insanity doesn't spread even further. Suz xxx
Hey Donna, Again, thank you. I've been out tonight and the only vibe in town is good will and friendship. Lucky for us. Brenda - Thanks heaps! It has been an amazing test of strength today and I think, actually I know, that we passed with flying colours. Thanks for your kind thoughts xx Tex - I hope that's how they see it too. I actually had to wait to get into a pub tonight because everyone felt the need to be with one anoth
