My Land

I heard your voice in the dark.

Although loud and strong, it whispered to me.
You brought me from the depths of hell and torture,
I rose to the sound of the wind whirling
And of snow whitening the features of my land.
The bitter cold felt so natural,
Compared to the stench of rotting flesh of which I was caged.
My kind eyes searched for those of the warrior who saved me;

I asked of his land.
Of his home.
Of his heart.

Maybe, we are more alike than first thought.
Believing in freedom.
To roam free of this world.

I wandered the forests.
The moon like the Sun, shining through the trees of my land.

My land, taken from me.
With the fire of Gods,
The thunder that Thor's hammer blows.

That is the corruption of my land, that foreign Gods can reign my skies.
I searched with my cool breath,
For the free will of my mind,
My soul.

And to find the love I always had, with my land.

DJ Revolution

This weekend (Sat 12th to be precise) I went to a Civil Ceremony- Gay wedding to you and me. Now for this momentous occasion i needed to wear black tie...brilliant. You would think.
Now don't get me wrong, it felt good to wear such clean cut, smart, 'dapper' clothing but i couldn't get one thing out of my mind- I felt bored. This wasn't because of the uneventful world around me. In fact the world around me was quite fun, going on a train in a dinner jacket. Then going past the London eye where all you could see was mexicans and japs in 'I <3 LONDON' t-shirts. I was expecting to be taken aside for a photo I looked so out of place.

We got to the venue (it was very swish!) and waited for others to arrive. This is where my boredom set it- as I said, it wasn't with events. It was because my DJ, like every DJ, was black.
All I kept seeing was women coming in, in extravagant dresses, clutch bags, gloves- the whole shabang. Along with each woman...a man in a black DJ, twiddling his thumbs as he has brought nothing but himself.

Now this is where my problem comes in. WHY!? Why do the men have to stand back and be boring, old fashioned, black and white as it were! And let the women show off there style...or lack of it in many cases. Okay, most people would claim that it's tradition to have a black and white DJ. That they are the original. But again...so many things have moved on from tradition. Christianity for example. Times are changing, yet the world of Dinner Jackets stands still. I want to see some pink! some silver! Men are too conservative, they know it looks good, but we just blend in. Everyone looks the same, you lose the facial features cause nothing is different. You sort of glaze over and see yet another black DJ. I'm not saying that men should go with a fluorescent green blazer and trousers, but just something different. Something edgy! Now the other thing with DJ's is of course, the mandatory, bow tie. I really didn't want to wear the god damn thing, but 'its tradition'. BALLS to that. I took my skinny tie..just in case. Turned out that the groomsmen were wearing ties. One with real crystals on it. Now that was a nice touch! (this meant i later put on my tie! made me much more comfortable).

One brilliant reason, I think, for starting a colour revolution, is that the women (and some men) can critique someone else for a change. Everytime a women walked in, I'd think...god how horrible is that! The ruffles just make her look weird. Or that, is amazing! I'll admit to everyone now, i'm into fashion and critiquing what people wear is fantastic fun, even if it is a little camp. But you can't say you haven't seen someone and thought about whether you like it or not, its an impulse!

So here's my thinking. Just a grey suit.A nice pink, purple even, shirt. With a white/silver skinny tie. And there you'd have it. A stylish, up to date male. Just pushing the boundaries. And maybe soon you won't have to see a room full of black and white, but colour brightening your day!

TV moved on from black and white....it's time we did too.

A Point Of View

Interpretation of life

Life starts off as a feeble, weak source of energy. That grows from within itself to create a rock steady, knowledgeable being. People can create bonds unimaginably strong whether it be through friendship or love.

Friendship is the start of happiness, to have real friends (not ones you just tag along with) is something that shouldn’t be regretted. Friendship can save you from the brink of something that you haven’t experienced before: hate, passion, aggressiveness, stupidity, foolishness (there is a difference) and more.

Love is something that can exploit these traits to nurture them into something beautiful. Love can be experienced by 3 main sources (among others): family, friends and someone who you love with a passion that eventually feels as though your heart creates scenarios and decisions; a wife/ husband, girlfriend/boyfriend or anyone else who gives you a sense of belonging to the world, in some cases it could be a God.

Through life you encounter many problems and questions. Each a barrier you want to conquer. Not all of life’s questions need answering however, if they did; no mystery would develop- life would be just a boring existence. Mystery leads you to explore your inner thoughts and feelings and also the world and its beauties.

Looking at a view of unmistakable beauty can fill your mind with awe/wonder and inspiration, the same goes with music. Listen to a song and your mood can change, give you ideas that, in turn, interest you in other aspects of life. Listening to someone can achieve the same affect and even something as simple as a hug can change a life from the point of contact. A lot of problems can be answered by, just; a simple hug but others need something different. To find an answer that plays in your mind with relentless annoyance you need to listen. The sound of nothing brings peace to you, a moment of feeling free and a sense that you are untouchable. These moments are important. Very important.

To be happy is a hard thing to describe as it varies immensely, for some it is a feeling of great joy, others is to just be out of a state of depression. Even though being happy has many meanings- to the mind it wanders, the point is nearly always the same, to bring the person out of a state into another that is better. Forgiveness can give you huge happiness as you are going from hatred or annoyance to acceptance.

Having a ‘shoulder to cry on’ is important too. Doesn’t matter who, but they are normally a person you trust with your life or someone who you would do anything for. This shoulder can give you confidence, it can breathe a new start… a new you into a body that may have once been lifeless.

Friends are people who simply are there for you and enjoy life along with you. Nothing else, they share with you a sense of needing to be there for you to help you, make you laugh, be the shoulder to cry on or give you something to look upon and think, yes; I’m lucky.

When you talk to these friends you have the urge to talk to them about issues not random chat. You may not necessarily tell them but you want to, you want to share the load that can, sometimes, make you feel like a worthless piece of cotton, but each time you talk to these friends your piece of cotton grows into a sturdy, strong, flexible piece of material. As all things, you need to be nurtured, that phrase you wouldn’t really associate with humans but it’s what you do whenever you help someone. Nurturing something is involvement and involvement can lead to… happiness.

Your life should revolve around 5 things. At least! Friends, Family, Loves, Thoughts and your Feelings.

You can ask questions about life, sometimes without an answer but asking questions are the root of all knowledge. You don’t just know everything, you have to find out. Trial and error. You will make mistakes, but don’t feel down, take them on the chin. Strive for more information, live life as though it was your last day. Don’t regret past opportunities, learn how to take them in the future. And if those opportunities don’t present themselves to you again, don’t look back in anger, look forward. Create new opportunities, if you create them your more likely to take them and admire them.

Life will have its highs and lows. It’s how it goes but the lows can only be a hindrance if you ponder on them and the highs can only be highs if you embrace them.

The people who seem to understand life are the ones who take a step back from its worldly goings on and sit in the background, letting it rush past. They wonder of it, they see it but they can’t grab hold of it and enjoy it to the full capability people experience every day. One day though, that will change; as they will realise what they are missing from other peoples points of view. When this time comes, happiness will be a permanent structure of the body with which sadness can’t break in. Let’s hope that comes soon then!

I Do

Haven't written in a while as i've had no material but hey ho!

Gay marriage. Apparently the act that came in whenever says that you can legally now marry the same sex HOWEVER you cant have a wedding. Same-sex marriage has been a debate for a long time now but it is still ongoing, and imagine will do for a long time. I only bring this subject up as in September my family and i have been invited i have been invited to a civil ceremony and i wanted, for some reason, to delve deeper into the subject of homo-sexuality etc (im weird okay! deal with it)

I found out today that being homo-sexual only became legal in the late 60s, which i think is crazy! In this generation homo-sexual and bi-sexual have become words that people dont, normally, flinch at. Yet this mindset has only very recently become wildly thought one.

For thousands of years teaching has proclaimed it to be evil and sinful. Christians have a real beef with this at the moment. Gay Bishops have split the church into cracks that they really didnt need as lets be honest...they arent exactly a prospering...organization?! not sure what it should be called. But no where in the Bible does Jesus or the big man himself (God if you didnt get that far) according the my source of all knowledge (mother) Paul talks about it a couple of times. So many Christians i think are being mislead here, this leads me onto: why can't gay sex marriages happen in churches??

We are a Christian country. We may have multi cultural societies with many religions. In fact probably all "mainstream" religions, but a Christian country we be. BUT...one reason that same-sex marriage isn't 'allowed' in a recognised place of worship are because of these other religions. As a country we can respect other people's beliefs, yet surely we must respect ours and also let ours grow and not be undermined by other peoples opinions. The law doesnt have to say that mosques and gurdwaras etc. will allow same-sex weddings. It can be specific: Churches will, if they see fit, allow and conduct same sex marriages. Simple. You'd hope. Hardcore Christians will always be on the case and shouting their mouths off about how this is a monstrosity to the name of their religion and, like many really annoying situations, the other religious groups will be up in arms! About how the government have been so religion-ist, and haven't included them into the act. YOU DIDNT BLOODY WANT IT!!!! anyway yes.

The concept of a wedding, i thought, was the symbolic joining of two hearts intertwined for eternity (eternity being until one dies) apparently. A wedding is not as soppy as that, according to my knowledge bank..who has the experience of such an event.. it is a stable set up for a family. ( i prefer my fairytale style option) This is another thing that defies a same-sex marriage, that two males can not have a child, and two females cant have a child that is biologically similar to them both (i'd hate to be in the spat between who got to have the child aswell!!)

The Human Rights Act says that your rights are:

• The right to life
• The right to respect for private and family life
• Freedom of thought, conscience and religion, and freedom to express your beliefs
• Freedom of expression

And the CRUNCHER

• The right to marry and start a family.

Everyone has these rights, i will admit that actually being able to marry in a registra office is a great step forward. But i believe that more can be done.

In past times people have turned their nose up at such a thing, but who are we to judge someones feelings. We can give advice and our opinions, but in no way shape or form can we control someones feelings because our belief is that it is wrong! If you were told you couldn't marry the love of your life, i am almost positive that at that moment in time you would feel a hatred inside you that you would possibly never have felt before. I wouldnt wish that feeling on anyone and would challenge anyone in the world who thought otherwise.

It may seem illogical for such a relationship to take place...but who should care. i say should as there are many people who are.

It is their life

They are their feelings

It is ultimately their decision.

A wedding is supposed to be one of the best day of your life, people dream of their weddings in a church, with the flowers and the songs. You aren't even allowed religious prayers or songs at a 'civil ceremony'. Christians, once again, are doing what they do best...controversy. I'm sure they believe in equality. Why prevent a Christian the blessing of who they may believe in! Thats probably almost discrimination...'no you cant have God's blessing, cause your gay'. Maybe this is The Man Who Sued God:II, Starring Billy Connolly!

So once again how would you feel if you were Christian, and were told that you were defying your religion and testing God...if God made everyone in his image...then possibly God was a bit gay! Now wouldnt that be a revelation. It's possible....Dumbledore was outed!

Doing Men Out of the Job

For all those women who think men are big headed, arrogant, ignorant, obnoxious, sexist pigs blah blah BLAH! Fear not...artificial sperm is here!!

Yesterday scientists created the first synthetic human sperm. Which leaves me wondering what else men are actually needed for.

For centuries guys have outnumbered women, 'AGES' (in every sense) ago it was probably because men were so stupid, that when they went out with their sticks with pointy ends to go kill their next meal they got bored of having crap aim and decided to try and catch the huge mammoth with their hands. So death rate would have been high i imagine.

A males main purpose for living is to help introduce new born, into the world...but with synthetic sperm, they surely need one clever, good looking guys 'happy fellows' and then thats it. just replicate. just replicate. just replicate.

So if child producing has been checked off the list, what else is there :\

Well i suppose we can start with music. Both genders are equally famous in the field of music yet Madonna was at the top of Music's top earners this year according to billboard.com, claiming an impressive, and ludicrous, $242,176,466. How many children is she going to attempt to buy with that...africa...be on guard!

Michael jackson has of course just died...and he was the King of Pop, but no one is good enough to replace him so say the press, so male dominance is going to dwindle. With Queen of Pop Madonna bringing in more money, taking off more clothes and dancing even weirder than some of the African tribes she will take her next child from.

Now there is sport. Males have long since thought that women cant or shouldnt play sport as its a mans thing. However female rugby is on the rise, womens football...okay its not as good as males, especially not the commentary. But we can adapt. And as for cricket...well im pretty sure the england womens' XI is doing a hell of a lot better than the mens' at the moment. Then netball is just basketball, and rounders- baseball. The only sport i can think of that women dont play is american football...but you never know. bound to be some bruisers around that are willing to punch/maul/kick/smash other peoples faces in. So sport is almost having the revolution of female dominance now!

Politics. Always a male dominant field. But Margaret Thatcher made it. Hilary Clinton almost did, and then there is Sarah Palin, the famous pitbull with makeup. Unfortunately Sarah, lipstick can do very little for a dogs face :P Our government is always on about how more women should be and will be involved in politics...in a recent debate our bumbling excuse of a prime minister was flanked by two women. And i have a few mates who want to get into politics and law...one of them even wants to be PM. She'd be pretty good too i reckon.

There is the saying 'behind every great man, is an even better woman' but the time is coming where the woman is going to be at the front, and the slob at the back is the reject male who cant be arsed to get off his arse to go look for a new job, after his wife was better qualified for it than he was. The entire female work force is growing, females in seats of power within business and they do a ruddy good job too. So women can also be the breadwinner.

Now where does that leave us poor guys.

Women can now have children without a father....and no doubt be modelled in an image they please because the clever female scientists down at the lab have genetically modified some things so designer babies are finally possible. So now we have an extremely clever...good looking huwoman race. They can also be the breadwinner, 'bring in the doe'. They can play sport and have fun wild nights at a party. I mean a group of guys in a night club are not going to have as much fun as a group of girls are they!

Women can do everything!

and that is the reason for men being needed.

Due to a technicality.

Now women are renound for multi tasking...but they cant be the breadwinner/sports star and mother all at the same time. Hence the need for us men. Someone is going to need to do one of the above. Just because they cant do it all...but they would if they could.

So all it needs is for those clever women to devise some way of doing everything...no doubt they will.

Oh and they'll need a supreme leader...my vote is for Angelina Jolie. =]

DAMN I WONT BE ABLE TO VOTE!

The Forecast is Bleak

What the hell is up with the weather recently?!

Now I apologise in advance for being so British...we like talking about the weather- but most importantly- we like complaining about the weather.

But anyway, I am pretty darn sure that I recall weather experts- why they are called meteoroligists google only knows!- saying we were going to have a lovely hot summer. I have witnessed the hot bit, not the lovely. STUPID MOGGY/HUMID WEATHER!!!

I'm beginning to wonder though what the British weather forecasters think a 'lovely' day is. The British people quite clearly know that it means: blue sky, hot weather,( possibly with a cooling breeze). To put it into a situation...a lovely day was when Wimbledon could play a whole day without stopping, and without on-lookers not being tempted to even look at their brollies or rain coats. Of course the new presence of Wimbledon, being the roof, has meant that endless play can be seen. But the rule can still be applied to all other outside courts...and Henman Hill (apparently it's his until Murray actually wins it)

However, if the current weather is a 'lovely' day then forecasters have obviously got bored of praying for the Good Life, and are trying to bring the rest of Britain down to their gloomy- 5 day- outlook.

Now you would think after centuries of poor weather, and those glimmer of hopes that turned out to be just a glimmer, we would have learnt to lower our hopes for the next year... but no! we are so silly, we think that next summer will be that beautiful summer where Glastonbury is dry and hospital admissions soar because we are also stupid enough not to put on enough sun cream so we burn to hell!

You want to know my solution? Well you're going to anyway.

People should stop complaining...and go on holiday. Sorted. It also means you can get your mum or dad off work too!

Now THAT would lead to a perfect summers day =]