Capture the Flag

...greater good my ass!

we all in it for the fame, wealth, status, kudos...

you got it the money...

self-aggrandizement, the usual.

we're all against each other...

divisions, tribalism, factions, the elite

isolated pockets of snobbery

out of touch with the real world...

common folk and their revolting decay.

unable to access even modest...

ostentatious displays of wealth

or way to tell everyone to get fucked.

we have it, you don't

we spent it, give us more

too bad, it's gone

the rich don't wanna share

the poor take til it hurts

sweat it out

take a concrete pill and harden up

workers of the world invite...

credit cards, banks, markets, government and the rest

to rule over us stylishly

with awesome news channels

with the best celebrity updates

that's current affairs baby!

analysis of fashion trends

the nitty-gritty questions

and other ways we can spend more

fuck the less well off, they deserve it

orphans, how did u lose both parents...

bit suspicious isn't it? or just careless

sick, tired and/or elderly...

we have pills to sort that out

the huddled masses

watching through the windows...

see: game shows, teeth whitener, fake tans

reality is sponsored by breweries

the implied solutions can be bought

big TVs, alcohol and a constant stream...

of 24-hour infotainment devoid of journalism

or facts, charm, integrity, courage

after the break

something to keep you tuned in

sustain your interest through the ads

has to be new and fresh for our cynical souls

irony is invisible to those inside it

here are some new ways to think/control you

but they are very similar to the old ones

so don't get your hopes up

this just in: follow the leaders or pay the price

did you see what she was wearing?

followed by sports and distracting statistics

Attention Economy

Sometimes it feels like the wheels are falling off...

or we are going down in flames...

like we are swimming in a vast ocean and may never get to land...

there is no cure for life...

and no such thing as total control...

just keep swimming no matter how tempting it is to stop...

things don't always seem worthwhile when we do them...

someday we'll look back and smile...

darkness doesn't have be a bad thing...

we all act out of fear...

no comment...

see you there...

Purple Monkey Dishwasher

Endorphins
Serotonin
Dopamine

All can distort our perceptions of reality or ‘now’

Create your own meaning(s)...


Justice For All*

(*conditions apply)

Professor Professorson

Creativity and Authenticity…

Are these things to strive for?

Well I would say yes, but modern society/culture doesn’t seem quite so sure…

The other challenge is to do so without being…

Pretentious and self-indulgent

a challenge for some

What does it mean to exist right now?

Positive thoughts/thinking

Looking at the bright side

A grateful perspective

Remembering it could have been worse

Etc.

If you believe it, you can make it so

We create our own reality daily

From the unconscious to the conscious

Positivity attracts positivity

Negativity attracts negativity

and vice versa

Message I got from a fortune cookie today:

"Win with humility; lose with grace"

simple but affective and easy to forget...

Spiritual Transformation

Transcendental Mediation

Transcontinental Meditation

Post-modern Speculation

has nothing to do with this...

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Yeah

It’s all about perspective eh!!

There’s only one person that can decide how you feel and that’s you!

So I have decided to feel good and be positive about all the opportunities I will get

If I feel sad about it, then it just isn’t gonna help anyone, especially me!

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Yeah well I am not saying it’s easy…

But some days you just feel ‘good’ for no real reason

But of course other days you feel bad for no reason aswell

Other times there are plenty of reasons…

But underneath it all the choice of how you process/deal with it

Is a choice that we have… we choose our perspective and so that dictates our moods…

But I guess I don’t get periods though,…

so I can’t judge how I would ‘handle’ the feelings that they create…

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(she agreed:)

Think it’s a matter of constantly reminding self of the fact that there is a choice on how you deal with how you feel…

Haha, yeah well, I guess it’s one of those things, it’s almost like women are given an ‘excuse’ not to deal with how they feel at that time… cos dealing can be hard! Heh J

We are just on a constant path of self-improvement / awareness etc!

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Yes that is a good summary of it really!!

We get so distracted with detail and trivialities, that we forgot to choose how we feel

An let ourselves fall into old habits of negativity and pessimism unnecessarily

so there

Ribs and Rumps

We all see what we want to see...

What is the point?

Is there a point?

Does there need to be one?

Who has the point?

When did the point?

Why do I do this?

How do you do this?

Where?

Am I ever serious?

Am I ever not?

I AM

I guess I need to pick my battles...

but it's always so tough at the time

and easy in hindsight

darn you over-thought police!

Whoops

I pulled everything apart

again

it's ok

I usually put most of it back together

again

Feedback loop

The Ravenous Hordes

We are all deluded, that's normal

Memories change the more we remember them.

We will try to find meaning from all things, even if it's not there.

The more you play, the more you learn.

We make rapid decisions based on limited information, everyday.

I may not appear in my own profile pic, but I'm in the background on other peoples...

Friendly Fire

Sometimes to create things you have to make a bit of a mess.

Or have a few attempted versions before a success.

I guess life is a bit like that when you're trying to improve.

Sorry if you were around when I was making a mess

but I feel like I'm getting it sorted far better now.

I wish I could stop my brain thinking sometimes though.

But I guess it's better than not being able to do so...

This isn't always going to entertain or stimulate you

as it's a just a way for me to remember my weirdness

I'll still give it a go though

I just document the non-existent

So you're welcome to come along for the ride :)

NB: Oh crap my photo uploads have gone weird again

trying to get that sorted...

Joint At The Hip

oh ironic

drugs increasingly coming in

to high demand luractive markets

because laws focus on symptoms

of addiction and abuse

never the causes of dependence

high prices just compound issues

and reward the people you're trying to stop

laws making them illegal

only increase the street value

shouldn't we let market forces decide

and not interfere in the market

by placing restrictions (e.g. bans)

on products

but ohhh i forgot you can only

use market forces as a justification

of proverty, starvation and price-gouging

not for aguing that although

drugs cause many problems

making them totally illegal and unregulated

is obviously not helping

I would like to see studies that

compare periods of prohibition

to other times when items are legal

just to see if people actually

use contraband more

when it is deemed

outside the law

ban sale and importation of certain narcotics

but sell liquor at the local shop

and target the youth demographic

dope the masses, only with taxable evils

the gangs will sort the rest

if the demand still exists and not confronted

then what use trying to restrict supply?

sorry we can only use that argument in regards to fossil fuels...

Commercially Sensitive

All systems: nominal

Fall to pieces/into place

Ways to speed up time

Things we do for fun

Longing for the unattainable

Squandering the status quo

Rejecting responsibilities

Injecting liabilities

Culture of denial

Control through fear

Tyranny of distance

Self-regulation (oxymoron)

Private Equity

Public profanity

Courage respect honour

Conflict is the essence of drama

It's ALL about me!

Hurting no one

Living out loud

The House of Next Tuesday

The anti-socialist, the anti-hero,

Inconsisted dedication, variable motivation,

unclear aims, distant goals,

lack of ambition,

inertia,

If you're not outraged, you're not paying attention...

PTSD - STFU

Robot Fighters Only

Technology Loop

Was it a weakness that made you strong?

Each armpit has a different smell…

I have pressed [Esc]ape, but it doesn’t seem to be working….

cos I'm still here

Famous For Being Famous

Every now and then I do this:

Time for some more quotes, repetition cut and paste, etc.

But if some one else already said it better then why not copy them?

They are quite interesting some of them, hopefully all of them...

Warning: Maybe slightly controversial too, for the rigid of thought.

• "The Old World buckles under its weight of statues: callous bishops, oily statesmen, lucky generals, all now attended only by pigeons." - Joe Bennett
• "We're all in this alone." - Lily Tomlin.
• "God did not create man in his own image. Evidently, it was quite the other way about, which is the painless explanation for the profusion of gods and religions, and the fratricide both between and among faiths, that we see all about us and that has so retarded the development of civilisation." - Christopher Hitchens.
• "We forfeit three-fourths of ourselves in order to be like other people." -Arthur Schopenhauer.
• "We differ from dogs partly because of our vanity; we assume that what happens to us matters. And partly because of our emotions: we are the only beasts that laugh or cry. And partly because we have a sense of time. Like all creatures, we can live only in the here and now, but unlike them we hold on tight to the past." -Joe Bennett
• "A blog is not writing. It's graffiti with punctuation." -Unconfirmed source.
• "In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and has been widely regarded as a bad move." -Douglas Adams.
• "You can pretend to be serious; you can't pretend to be witty." -Sacha Guitry.
• "To be able to fill in leisure intelligently is the last product of civilisation." -Bertrand Russell
• Never offend people with style when you can offend them with substance." -Sam Brown.
• "When we are unable to find tranquillity in ourselves, it is useless to seek it elsewhere" -Francois de La Rochefoucauld.
• "Say howdy to George Carter, and thank him for taking the pistol from you when you were shooting at me." -Jourdon Anderson
• If there is anything the non-conformist hates worse than a conformist, it's another non-conformist, who doesn't conform to the prevailing standard of nonconformity." -Bill Vaughan.
• "Art is science made clear." -Jean Cocteau.
• "The world abounds in ruined places of worship. Consider the great slabs of Stonehenge, the jungle-shrouded temples of the Incas, the towering columns of the Parthenon. All were built to gods we've no longer got, gods created by people to explain the mysteries of the world. Gods begin, in other words as bad science. In time they are institutionalised and are used as tools of government." - Joe Bennett.

Boomtime

Erratic erotica

Neurotic spasmodica

Focus group

Feedback loop

The age of ads

and changing fads

Non-contextual nonsense

Unconsensual unconscious

Time/Identity Crisis

Timing Is Everything

Time...

is a bandit

is not a line

is unlimited

is not on our side…

slips through our fingers

is neither cause nor effect

sneaks up when we are not looking

slides past with no effort or enthusiasm

slithers, crawls, meanders, disappears

condenses, contains, binds, releases

conspires, retires, convinces...

wearily on its way

as it drags its heals

never your way

heals some wounds

will outlive us

has no beginning or end

makes fools of us all

lingers at will

deconstructs atoms

does not respect our wishes

Too much time or not enough time, we never seem to have the right amount…

Are we just killing time until time kills us?

Can you actually waste time or is it far too infinite for that?

Does it matter if we matter? Does it really change anything?

Does analysing these things just make it worse, e.g. helpless/futile

Or does it just give us a bit of perspective

I like being in the warm sun… is moderation the key?

Damn humans, we have to know EVERYTHING!

(except for how sausages and laws are made)

Do we kill time or does time kill us?

Do abstract concepts possess whatever attributes we bestow upon them?

Father time, Mother nature, Zeus, Satan, Santa

they all serve their purpose

projecting our humanity

ignoring our frailty

ritualised societal constructs

What's your favourite time-related pun?

Small Arms fire

I found this today and just had to add it somewhere...

I did not write this, it is a full cut and paste job

but something inside me tells me it's worth it.

So without further delay...

A synopsis/analysis/literal translation of the song:

'Regulate' by Warren G and Nate Dogg

On a cool, clear night (typical to Southern California) Warren G travels through his neighborhood, searching for women with whom he might (snuggle). He has chosen to engage in this pursuit alone.

Nate Dogg, having just arrived in Long Beach, seeks Warren. On his way to find Warren, Nate passes a car full of women who are excited to see him. Regardless, he insists to the women that there is no cause for excitement.

Warren makes a left turn at 21st Street and Lewis Ave, in the East Hill/Salt Lake neighborhood, where he sees a group of young men enjoying a game of dice together. He parks his car and greets them. He is excited to find people to play with, but to his chagrin, he discovers they intend to relieve him of his material possessions. Once the hopeful robbers reveal their firearms, Warren realizes he is in a less than favorable predicament.

Meanwhile, Nate passes the women, as they are low on his list of priorities. His primary concern is locating Warren. After curtly casting away the strumpets (whose interest in Nate was such that they crashed their automobile), he serendipitously stumbles upon his friend, Warren G, being held up by the young miscreants.

Warren, unaware that Nate is surreptitiously observing the scene unfold, is in disbelief that he is being robbed. The perpetrators have taken jewelry and a name brand designer watch from Warren, who is so incredulous that he asks what else the robbers intend to steal. This is most likely a rhetorical question.

Observing these unfortunate proceedings, Nate realizes that he may have to use his firearm to deliver his friend from harm.

The tension crescendos as the robbers point their guns to Warren's head. Warren senses the gravity of his situation. He cannot believe the events unfolding could happen in his own neighborhood. As he imagines himself making a fantastical escape, he catches a glimpse of his friend, Nate.

Nate has seventeen cartridges (sixteen residing in the pistol's magazine, with a solitary round placed in the chamber and ready to be fired) to expend on the group of robbers. Afterward, he generously shares the credit for neutralizing the situation with Warren, though it is clear that Nate did all of the difficult work. Putting congratulations aside, Nate quickly reminds himself that he has committed multiple homicides to save Warren before letting his friend know that there are females nearby if he wishes to fornicate with them.

Warren recalls that it was the promise of copulation that coaxed him away from his previous activities, and is thankful that Nate knows a way to satisfy these urges. Nate quickly finds the women who earlier crashed their car on Nate's account. He remarks to one that he is fond of her physical appeal. The woman, impressed by Nate's singing ability, asks that he and Warren allow her and her friends to share transportation. Soon, both friends are driving with automobiles full of women to the East Side Motel, presumably to consummate their flirtation in an orgy.

The third verse is more expository, with Warren and Nate explaining their G Funk musical style. Warren displays his bravado by daring anyone to approach the style. There follows a brief discussion of the genre's musicological features, with special care taken to point out that in said milieu the rhythm is not in fact the rhythm, as one might assume, but actually the bass. Similarly the bass serves a purpose closer to that which the treble would in more traditional musical forms. Nate displays his bravado by claiming that individuals with equivalent knowledge could not even attempt to approach his level of lyrical mastery. Nate goes on to note that if any third party smokes as he does, they would find themselves in a state of intoxication almost daily (from Nate's other works, it can be inferred that the substance referenced is marijuana[8]). Nate concludes his delineation of the night by issuing a threat to "busters," suggesting that he and Warren will further "regulate" any potential incidents in the future (presumably by engaging their antagonists with small arms fire).

**NB: Apparently this used to be on wiki, but now it just exists in the ether of the net...

Unsent Letters

Misread Poems

unstarted lives

unhinged theories

hyperactive dreams

Been watching some good TV shows on the recent

and recommend:

• Dexter (just watching season 6)
• Dead set
• Black Mirror
• Community
• Parks and Recreation
• It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia
• The Daily Show
• The Colbert Report
• Death Valley

Not too long ago I was watching:

• Treme
• Boardwalk Empire
• Game of Thrones
• Shameless
• Sons of Anarchy
• Misfits
• The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret
• The Unauthorised History of NZ
• Bob's Burgers
• American Dad
• Planet Earth
• Human Giant

Old Favourites:

• Sealab 2021
• The Mighty Boosh
• Aqua Teen Hunger Force
• The Simpsons
• The Boondocks
• Wonder Showzen
• The IT Crowd

This is not an exhaustive list, it only feels like it.

Not that TV is anyway to spend your time...

I think TV can rot your brain, unless you have someone else cynical enough to analyse and see through the bollocks with... or is that what social media is for these days?

Ultra Mild

Hope you like photo graphs...

I like both photos and graphs

statistical or otherwise

Mo' Money Mo' Problems

Paradise Or Oblivion?

Ok so now is pictures of randomly arranged money. As you do.

I hope you are starting to notice the common theme to all these posts.

Don't follow me, Im' Lost

But if you are enjoying yourself and nobody else is getting hurt...

then you might as well make the most of it

moderation is just a concept

Please Save Yourself

The basic rule:

if you don't like one post quickly skip to the next

as content tends to differ/offend...

Ideas that could have been polished up slightly...

etc...

Things written on my computer notepad:

dream palaces in the sky

escaping one's own circumstances

happentance

Dictatorship or Anarchy??

we'll put the system on trial

This Machine Floats

psychological warfare

coping mechanisms

Listen Buddy...

cave of 100 mammoths

colonial wars

colonic irrigation

the wheel of history

wait for it

Books, Movies, Albums and Television

Stardust Clusterfudge

The Doors OF Perception

Denial Of Service

Abstractions of Abstractions

Sorry For Your Loss

Ok so we all have decent enough internet connections these days, that me putting a bunch-o-pics on here, is not gonna mean you have to sit there for half an hour waiting for the hourglass to stop spinning? Is it? Agreed! Yay! I like consensus. Democracies are sooooooo messy, all that compromise and debate, then no one gets what they want... Whereas dictatorships have brilliant uniforms, trains that run on time with precision efficiency and a big stick to clobber any complaining weasels with dissenting opinions that aren't on board for the big win. Leaving only one over-arching, non-rhetorical, anti-conformist question remaining; hoovering like a bad smell or insect, above the elephant in the room... "When did you become a nut-bar?" The cries rang out, as machine-gun fire pierced the air in celebration, mixing sports, politics, warfare and prejudice into several imaginary allegories of moral confusion and disconnection from the natural environment. That we had learnt so much about from our time in windowless buildings full of other disenchanted homo sapiens. Boredom is a symptom of time, like life is a symptom of death. More details to follow, that will surely confirm what you had previously thought was nonsense, but never the missing link that barely matters either way.

The Mountain of God

transcend space and time

or just everything

don't wait to be told

but don't skip the queue

we've been waiting awhile

for things to fall apart

get on board

before it's gone

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All the good posts are the ones you haven't seen yet...

Silent Analysis

Time for me to try something new?

Or just copy, copy, copy??

I just want to put the lyrics of two songs here and not make any comment at all, except for people to drawn their own conclusions, based on their own feelings and experience.

Just read them and see how you might think they are related.

I may have an opinion or bias, but you will have to guess it your self.

Go Outside - The Cults:

I really want to go out

I really want to go outside and stop to see your day

You really want to hole up

You really want to stay inside and sleep the light away

I really want to go out

I really want to go outside and make it light all day

You really want to hole up

You really want to stay inside and not care where you lay

Well I know what's good

Exactly cause I have been there before

Yeah I know what's good

Exactly those things night cannot behold

I really want to go out

I really want to go outside and stop to see your day

You really want to hole up

You really want to stay inside and sleep the light away

I think it's good to go out

cause if you don't you'll never make a memory that will stay

I think that you should wake up

I think I want to live my life and you're just in my way

Baby Said - Hot Chip

my baby said she wanted some action

i said baby, i can't give you that

i'm a simple man

my baby said she wanted adventure

i said baby, the outside world's not safe

we should sit down

my baby said she wanted some action

i said baby, i can't give you that

i'm a simple man

my baby said she wanted adventure

i said baby, the outside world's not safe

we should sit down

i read all the time about how they fly

like children my mind is filled with playtime

but why must i go out into the cold?

my life is inside, we're safe, we can hide

i read all the time about how they fly

like children my mind is filled with playtime

but why must i go out into the cold?

my life is inside, we're safe, we can hide

my baby said she wanted some action

i said baby, i can't give you that

i'm a simple man

my baby said she wanted adventure

i said baby, the outside world's not safe

we should sit down

my baby said she wanted some action

i said baby, i can't give you that

i'm a simple man

my baby said she wanted adventure

i said baby, the outside world's not safe

we should sit down

NB: I could give you a few questions/ideas to consider, but I would feel too much like I'm spoon-feeding you and trust me you would get sick of that. Isn't it better to have a mystery to solve yourself? You can't cheat in the maze of life, oh wait yes you can...

p.s It's ALL psychological.

Constant Conflict

Want to entertain, as that is what interests

But in a meaningful way that will stand the test of time

Give the people what they want but also what they need

A way to express and to cope without letting it win

In time determination will triumph over novelty

Aspiring for variety but achieving mediocrity

Get the basics right and the rest will follow

Mixing things that interest me with the odd new idea

Spreading the message of enlightened critique

Enthusiasm for the unknown or non-existent

Would you sell-out if you could?

What about if you had to?

Orchestra In a Brothel

Eliminate

procrastinate

inoculate

renovate

rejuvenate

populate