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Name: Simon
Country: Australia
State: Victoria
Birthday: 2/3/1987
Gender: Male
Interests: Writing, video gaming, forum haunting, asian nudity... uh, scratch that last one.
Expertise: Writing, video gaming, forum haunting... the hell?!
Occupation: Student
Industry: Art
Message: message me
Website: visit my website
Member Since:
3/6/2004
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| What's this? An update from Simon? Say it isn't so!
Okay, I have a lot of catching up to do.
There was a bombing in London? Oh, blimey old sports! Put down those
pints and let's get a black cabby over to the old teahouse! For
Brittania! Hahaha no. My opinion on the matter? How nice. London got
bombed. Some people died. More got wounded. Stiff upper lip, chaps,
let's not show the Hun that we're terrified. God Bless Queen Bess.
In all seriousness, I only found out today that my lovely cousin had
gotten off the train that blew up one station before the actual blowing
up. Now, if that bomb had gone off sooner, I may be mourning over my
cousin. But, she's alive. If she had died, I'm sure I would have been
sad. I may have even cried. But she didn't, so of course my feelings
are going to be different about the event.
Hell, even if my cousin had been killed or wounded, I doubt I would be
swearing revenge or trying to make sure it never happens again.
Because, being me, there is little I can do to stop these things from
happening. Joining the army? Fuck that, I like being a regular citizen,
I don't want to have my parents worried like hell if I get sent over to
a war. Going vigilante? See the previous, except without the war. Wait,
scratch that, there is a war. The war on CRIME.
We live in an age of terror, but also in an age of overreaction. Both
of these can be attributed to the media and to the beliefs we idiotic
humans hold so dear. Just today on the news I heard that because a
child died at school due to a peanut allergy, the school board is
pushing to have their school, and many others, ban peanuts and
peanut-related products from their areas.
Jigga-jigga wha? A child died. That news in itself is sad. But I'll be
fucked if I'm going to stop eating peanut butter at schools. Lock me up
as a political prisoner, you hacks, I'll just spit my satay sauce in
your faces. Civil liberties, and things that we are supposed to be able
to do as free citizens under a democratic society, are being taken away
from us in the name of "protection". This is all old news to you, I
assume. Still, I like having my little rants.
What can we do to stop it? Oh, I don't know, how about sitting down
and, sanely, actually thinking about what we're saying and thinking.
One child dies because of peanut allergy? Sad, but it's a rare thing.
Someone died because they thought that dangling themselves above a
highway on a bet would be a good thing. Let's act on this, and ban
stupidity! Oh, wait, that in itself would be a stupid thing. Off you
go, America! Off into space.
People protest abortions? Here's an idea! We do this: if you're caught
protesting abortions, you have to pay some random teen mother half the
amount it costs to raise a child to the age of 16. Minimum.
War on terror? I've got sour news for you, Jack! Iraq had nothing to do
with it! Sure, the leader was a despot who deserved to be removed from
power, but he was no signifigant threat to any of Great America's
allies! Now, North Korea, there's another matter.
Finally, PABAAH. How can we solve these douchebags? I've got a
solution! New ammendment. "Freedom of speech, but not freedom to be a
douchebag". Oops, sorry, America, there goes about half the country.
GOODNIGHT
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SEE YOU IN 10 DAYS
OMG WTF
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Anarchy, baby.
Anyway, I would post more about what I'm doing and such, but I'm... busy... yes, that'll do.
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| What can I say, my birthday was a blast and a half. Maybe not the half.
I
got to school and was greeted by people saying "Happy birthday" and an
affectionate group of close female friends, who lavished gifts and
birthday kisses upon me. Okay, it was about three girls, but that's
still a group.
Anyway, skip the long boring story about my school day and cut to my latest achievement.
I made $15.85 from busking in Box Hill.
Here's
the scoop. I was waiting for John and Matt, who were supposed to meet
me outside Happy Cup. However, because of the recent flooding around
here, many buses had been cancelled and I was incredibly early. Like, 2
hours early.
Fortunately, I had my guitar with me, so I pulled
it out, set the case in front of me and started playing some simple 3
or 5 chord songs, such as early Cohen and some Simon & Garfunkel.
Here's what I can remember playing:
'Suzanne' - Leonard Cohen
'Sisters Of Mercy' - Leonard Cohen
'Lover Lover Lover' - Leonard Cohen
'Master Song' - Leonard Cohen
'Winter Lady' - Leonard Cohen
'Hey, That's No Way To Say Goodbye' - Leonard Cohen
'The Sound of Silence' - Simon & Garfunkel
'Feelin' Groovy' - Simon & Garfunkel
Surprisingly,
I got some money from this, and few people stopped and listened to me
playing. Overall, I made a good haul. I need to do this more often.
Anyway, at around 8:30, me and some friends went and saw the Spongebob Squarepants movie... again. Man, I love that thing.
And, without further ado, here's a quiz which I stole from Lance. Or Danielle. Whichever.
THREE NAMES YOU GO BY:
1. Simon
2. Simo
3. Goughic
THREE SCREEN NAMES YOU HAVE HAD:
1. Shade Wolf
2. Shade Okami
3. Ronin Wolf (notice a trend?)
THREE THINGS YOU LIKE ABOUT YOURSELF:
1. My excellent six-pack and muscles
2. My music knowledge
3. My ability to sleep so little
THREE THINGS YOU DON'T LIKE ABOUT YOURSELF:
1. My eyes
2. My ability to make people think I'm serious when I'm being sarcastic
3. See above, but vice versa
THREE PARTS OF YOUR HERITAGE: ??
1. English
2. Irish
3. Swedish
THREE THINGS THAT SCARE YOU:
1. Netspeak
2. The decline of music into emo and rap
3. Death
THREE OF YOUR EVERYDAY ESSENTIALS: (aside from the obvious)
1. Music
2. Internet
3. Yoriko
THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE BANDS OR MUSICAL ARTISTS (at the moment):
1. Leonard Cohen
2. Guns N' Roses
3. Pearl Jam
THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE SONGS (at the moment):
1. Lover Lover Lover (Cohen)
2. Imitation of Life (R.E.M.)
3. Free (Vast)
THREE NEW THINGS YOU WANT TO TRY IN THE NEXT 12 MONTHS:
1. Doing amazingly at school
2. Play with my band at an actual gig
3. Going to Sexpo (what, I'm 18 now!)
THREE THINGS YOU WANT IN A RELATIONSHIP:
1. Love
2. Physical attraction
3. Intelligence
TWO TRUTHS AND A LIE: (no particular order)
1. I've kissed men before
2. I was a member of the Army Cadets
3. I can play the Jew's harp
THREE PHYSICAL THINGS ABOUT THE OPPOSITE SEX (or same) THAT APPEAL TO YOU:
1. Face
2. Boobs
3. Bum
THREE THINGS YOU JUST CAN'T DO:
1. Write good poetry
2. Enjoy the second Splinter Cell game
3. Like emo music
THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE HOBBIES:
1. Writing
2. Video gaming
3. Playing guitar
THREE THINGS YOU WANT TO DO REALLY BADLY RIGHT NOW:
1. Actually do my homework
2. Finish organising my iPod playlists
3. Read 'Maus' again
THREE CAREERS YOU'RE CONSIDERING:
1. Author
2. Script writer
3. Movie director
THREE PLACES YOU WANT TO GO ON VACATION:
1. England
2. The United States
3. Japan
THREE KID'S NAMES:
1. Cain
2. Leonard (or Leo for short)
3. Adam
THREE THINGS YOU WANT TO DO BEFORE YOU DIE:
1. Get published
2. Get married
3. Meet all my online friends
THREE WAYS I AM STEREOTYPICALLY A BOY:
1. I have a penis
2. I date girls
3. I swear a lot
THREE WAYS I AM STEREOTYPICALLY A GIRL:
1. I talk to my female friends about boys
2. I can cook relatively well
3. I know that males are the weaker sex, but I don't say it aloud most of the time
THREE CRUSHES (past and present):
1. Julia
2. Jess
3. and Yoriko.
THREE PEOPLE WHO HAVE TO TAKE THIS SURVEY NOW:
1. Pablo
2. Josh
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| Well, I got an iPod Mini for Christmas. After the traditional lunch
with my extended family... actually, we have time, I'm going to reveal
a few sordid details about my family history...
My father's cousin, Joanna, was here from England. There's a good story
about Joanna, and it begins with my grandmother's brother, Frank. He
had been with his wife, Iris, for quite some time, but he honestly
didn't like her that much. But, he was very weak-willed, and was
ordered not to get divorced, as it would look bad on the family
reputation.
Now, my great uncle was in a band at the time, and he went off on a
tour of sorts with his band around England (don't ask me the name, I
wouldn't know). On route, he had an affair with a groupie, who I don't
know the name of. This affair produced Joanna.
Iris found out and convinced my weak-willed great uncle into never
seeing this groupie or his daughter again, and only contact them
through a solicitor. This knowledge was common among my family, but it
was only after the death of Frank that Joanna actually showed up in our
lives. And she's great.
Anyway, my grandmother and step-grandfather were also there. And there's another horrible tale to do with this.
My grandmother (Irene) and her husband had a rather large house, and
after my father and uncle moved out, they had plenty of room to spare.
So they rented out a room to Robert.
My grandmother had an affair with Robert, even while my grandfather was
on his deathbed with colon cancer. A while afterwards his death, my
grandmother married her live-in lover, Robert.
Anyway, back to the iPod.
I put my entire good CD collection on that thing, and I still had 2.5
gig left. And when I say good, I mean my faves, and some stuff I don't
like that much. On this list of good and not-so-good includes
Silverchair, Nirvana, Leonard Cohen, Jackson Browne, Tom Petty,
Midnight Oil, Eurythmics, Queen, R.E.M., Bruce Springsteen... you get
the idea.
I'm now onto the stages of where I go to my dad and say something like...
SIMON: Dad, where's that Linkin Park CD of mine?
DAD: I don't know... wait, are you thinking of putting them on your iPod?
SIMON: Yes.
DAD: You said you hated them.
SIMON: Damn it, man, there is no love and hate with the iPod. It is all good, so long as it fits.
Repeat with many other artists.
Anyway, must be off and adding the Beastles to my iPod.
Oh, yeah, merry Christmas and a happy New Year to all, and to all a good nootch.
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