The Beautiful Life

“…but it’s hard to stay mad, when there’s so much beauty in the world. Sometimes I feel like I’m seeing it all at once, and it’s too much, my heart fills up like a balloon that’s about to burst… And then I remember to relax, and stop trying to hold on to it, and then it flows through me like Read more…

The Lament Of Mr Nice-Guy

I’m a nice guy. At least I like to think I am. I go out of my way to make sure everyone around me is if not happy, comfortable. I stand up for what I see is wrong in my friends lives, such as girlfriends that manipulate, or are just generally horrible. I mostly do what asked, unless if goes Read more…

There’s A Dragon In The Dungeon

Saving throws. Ten-sided die. Gnomes. Warlocks. Yes all these things are possible (and just a little bit nerdy) when you play RLRPGs. For the not so nerd inclined, thats Real Life Role Playing Games. So you can see what has taken my fancy this week. Dungeons and Dragons, as you have probably heard of it as, is a role playing Read more…

The Search For Self

Human beings are pretty down-right complicated. This is a statement I am sure most of you can agree on but let me continue. Human beings are complicated creatures. We want what we can not have, and hate the things we do have. If we have something, we only want it when its been taken away. Its not logical, but then Read more…

Life, The Universe and Everything

“So, yes, death. When you’re young, you think about it… Well, you don’t really think about it, you know – you have the intelligence of raspberry jam, you’re not thinking about anything. But it’s there, as a motive force – making you do things. Go and get a job. Go and find a flat. Find somebody else. Put them in Read more…

Addicted to Consumerism

“It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society.” Throughout human history, the measure of mental health has been the standards of society. If you question society, your mental well being is immediately bought into question, along with your ulterior motives. Surely the seething mass of conscience cant be wrong, and to question it Read more…