"I'll show you politics in America. Here it is, right here. 'I think the puppet on the right shares my beliefs.' 'I think the puppet on the left is more to my liking.' 'Hey, wait a minute, there's one guy holding out both puppets!'"
---Bill Hicks

I haven't posted in a while. Nobody cares, huh? Meh, it doesn't really bother me. The day I become a ray of sunshine in people's everyday life is the day humanity steps one foot closer to being COMPLETELY FUCKED UP.

So I've been pretty angsty recently. More so than usual. A good trick to calm yourself down I've figured is to think of people that piss you off and then pretend to shoot them. KLABOOM! I've ran out of fucking bullets.

Terry Pratchett is an awesome writer. I love the way he parodies everything under the sun, and puts in subtle views on his philosophy of life.

I'm still listening to Bill Hicks. The man is a genius. He's probably the only comedian out there who can mentally stimulate you on a level where you appreciate his deep thoughts, whilst pointing out the idiocies of the world in a way which can make you laugh. It's a pity he died in 1994, but still, you should go check him out.

I rated Coldplay as an incredible band after listening to their latest album, but a quick look back at their previous catalogue shows you that it's not too different to their past works. I think a lot of bands nowadays are afraid to try different things if they find a niche that is sucsessful, and the music industry as a whole is suffering.

My work experience ended on Friday. That is to say, my work experience of sorts. See, I didn't get one, for reasons that ARE NONE OF YOUR FUCKING BUSINESS, so I've just been walking around talking with my mates, who similarly weren't on a placement. We also played football, whilst recording and commentating on the matches. Compare this to my friend Jed, who DID get a work experience, and ended up spending two weeks counting FUCKING PAPER, and you can see why I had the foresight not to go on it.

The education system in this country is thus that they'll feed you useless shit under the pretence that it is useful for your future lives. People tried stressing to me to go on work experience, because it's useful as an insight into the world of work. I don't need to spend two weeks in front of a photocopying machine to realize most adult's lives are a trite, living hell.

We're performing Shakespeare's 'Othello' at the Lowry theatre tomorrow. If a stagelight falls on someone's head and their head gets severed from their neck, I'll be sure to let you know. Just kidding, I'd be laughing way too hard to type.

"This is it, folks. This is the idea which has kept me virtually unknown for the past 16 years. I have watched my crowds dwindle. I am going nowhere, and nowhere quick, but, those of you who have children, I am sorry to tell you this, but they are not special. Wait! I know some of you are going "what, what?" Let me just clarify: I know YOU think they're special ... ha ha ha! I'm aware of that. I'm just here to tell you, that they're NOT! Ha ha ha ha! Sorry. Did you know that every time a guy comes he comes two-hundred million sperm? One out of TWO-HUNDRED MILLION – that load, we're only talking about one load – connected: gee, what are the fucking odds? Do you know what that means? I've wiped nations off've my chest with a grey gymsock. ENTIRE CIVILISATIONS HAVE FLAKED AND CRUSTED IN THE HAIR AROUND MY NAVEL! [...] I've tossed universes in my underpants while napping. Boom! A Milkyway shoots into my jockeyshorts: "Unngh ... what's for fucking breakfast?!""
----Bill Hicks