Wednesday, January 10, 2007

Let it rain, Let it pour

"Did you come here to dance?
Whats in your glass?
Do you feel better?

Let it rain, Let it pour
Hallelujah"
- Let It Rain, Ok Go


So the past has caught on, didn't ask for my permission. It's been a habit of mine to come to a place, develop something - good or bad - then swiftly take my leave, without bringing with me much of the will-be-history.

And how I changed, with every new destination I ended up in. Or rather, how I became more of myself.
How the mutilated and twisted-against-its-own-will branches straighten out and slowly grow back to their natural forms, as much as they could.
How the inner truth slowly uncover itself.

And how will part of the history, once caught on, react to the new truth.
Only time could tell.

By the way... it's 2007.


Sunday, October 22, 2006

Galactica... my Battlestar

"if you wanna go and take a ride wit me
we're 3-wheelin in the 4 with the gold d's
oh why do i live this way
(hey!) (must be the money!)", Nelly - Ride With Me



Now into its 3rd season, 4th episode. There are only few words worthy of describing this masterwork, and one of them I can think of now is, epic.
The last time I felt similar (but in no way matching) perturbation was from LoTR (and maybe The Goblet of Fire, just a tad). However, unlike LoTR, which at times just feel like the same droning (but pretty) sand bag that keeps pounding on your head, BSG offers a Pollock of intertwined mess; when you take a step back, it looks so grittily grippingly pretty that you just want to rip open your chest and let your heart explode. Or sacrifice a virgin.

One of the unfortunate facts is the general public's reaction to the word "sci-fi", a reaction that almost rivals those to "made in China" or "American". A more unfortunate fact is, these people are usually the first one who went see the Hollywood LoTR when it came out. "OMG! those elves are the Roxorr!" (dramatization). And when you were ahead of the game, reading the actual masterpiece in its original paper form, they wash their eyes after seeing you to get rid of the nerdness.

People are sheeps?

since we have already side-tracked, here is a nice list of definition for the word "teenybopper"... a term from the awsome generation called X.

there is a teenybopper in all of us. dont let it grow.

Tuesday, October 10, 2006

Hart House Farm Retreat


Retreat 6
Originally uploaded by the bystander.
There is something very "Zen" about being surrounded by big trees and big bodies of water, with intermittent sunlight that shines on your face and occasionally blinds you to think that you have reached the end of the path.

On the site was also a Christian Fellowship from UTSC, my campus! A small world... if only they knew who we are :-) the ensuing hunt could be as fun as capture the flag.




Then it's just me and mother nature.













and cookies, can't forget about them



Thursday, September 28, 2006

Here i am, but will i stay

Black... hm how cheesy. Conforming to the unconformity.
In any rate, here is a scooter
Scoot Scoot! put on your silly hat lets go for a spin, around the city. Up and down we go

Expect the unexpected, here comes the mischievous weekend

the "White Night", Nuit Blanche, is the coming Saturday
http://nuitblanche.livewithculture.ca/
seems mighty interesting