Category: Randomosity…

During normal lapses of insanity…


Crossing the Bar

Recently some dear friends lost their father, and I had the privilege of meeting him once, stoic, wise, and truly gifted in his wife and children. While I haven’t been in touch with them during the services, I still notice a morbid calm even here. This isn’t the first time I’ve quoted Tennyson, will hardly be the last, and I look forward to referencing him many many times in between. I’ve never really liked anyone seeing me mourn, there is a time and a place for it always, but the truth remains I don’t deal with it very well at all, and force myself to celebrate instead. Years of practice…years of practice…anyhow…how’s that for the first decent post in like a month eh? Oh…and READ THE DAMN POEM!!

Crossing the Bar
By Alfred, Lord Tennyson

Sunset and evening star,
And one clear call for me!
And may there be no moaning of the bar,
When I put out to sea,

But such a tide as moving seems asleep,
Too fall for sound and foam,
When that which drew from out the boundless deep
Turns again home

Twilight and evening bell,
And after that the dark!
And may there be no sadness of farewell,
When I embark;

For tho’ from out our bourne of Time and Place
The flood may bear me far,
I hope to see my Pilot face to face,
When I have crost the bar.




Movie Quotes Trivia!!

Deni gets kudos for thinking this up. All of these is or has something to do with me or what I’m like 😉  These are all quotes from fifteen of my favorite movies. There are some easy, and some not-so-easy. See if you can pick the movie 😉

1. “So this is a Harvard bar, huh? I thought there’d be equations and shit on the wall.”

2. “As soon as you discard scientific rigor, you’re no longer a mathematician, you’re a numerologist. ”

3. “Don’t worry, I’m not going to burst through your chest. ”

4. “The rest of those who have gone before us cannot steady the unrest of those to follow.”

5. “And I am reminded, on this holy day, of the sad story of Kitty Genovese. As you all may remember, a long time ago, almost thirty years ago, this poor soul cried out for help time and time again, but no person answered her calls. Though many saw, no one so much as called the police. They all just watched as Kitty was being stabbed to death in broad daylight. They watched as her assailant walked away. Now, we must all fear evil men. But there is another kind of evil which we must fear most, and that is the indifference of good men.”

6. “I’m an angel. I kill firstborns while their mamas watch. I turn cities into salt. I even, when I feel like it, rip the souls from little girls, and from now till kingdom come, the only thing you can count on in your existence is never understanding why.

7. Person#1 “What’s it like… to be stupid? ”
Person#2 “What’s it like sitting by yourself at lunch every day? ”
Person#3 “It sucks.”

8. “Earthman, your Mickey Mouse is one big stupid dope! ”

9. “THUNDERCATS ARE GO!”

10. “You’re pretty funny for a guy with nine fingers. ”

11. “Let’s say there was a little girl, and from the time she could understand, she was taught to fear… let’s say she was taught to fear daylight. She was taught that it was her enemy, that it would hurt her. And then one sunny day, you ask her to go outside and play and she won’t. You can’t be angry at her can you?”

12. “He that hath the steerage of my course, direct my sail! ”

13. “And where does the newborn go from here? The net is vast and infinite.”

14. “I hope you don’t screw like you type.”

15. “You know I could have been in the NSA, but they found out my parents were married.”



Apologies.

I’ve been drowning myself in a tomb of old books and bad social habits. I will be posting more. It’s certainly been a morbid Fall though.