I liked America. It has a lot to recommend it. There is a culture of generosity of spirit and "can-do", of passion and ambition which are overlooked by a lot of Europeans; curiosity and a thousand, million cultures which have arisen and blossomed in the economic and geographic space. And the parts I saw at least - the west coast, from Seattle to ( Read more... )

Day 6: Your views on mainstream musicUgh, we had this one quite recently. I am really not qualified to comment on what I don't listen to, and I honestly don't know what's mainstream and what isn't because I never listen to the radio/watch TV relating to music outside of documentaries about producers or classical composers, which I am sure would ( Read more... )

National Poetry Month for MSF. Donations always welcomme.

Day twenty
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SuspectsHis whole world has shrunk to the places ( Read more... )

Things I would reasonably expect an immigrant to any country to do1. Learn enough of that country's primary language & official language (if not the same thing) to get by without severe inconvience to themselves. Provision should be made for this by the country's government, especially as learning another language in later life is not easy for ( Read more... )

There was going to be a lengthy post here about why it's a dick move to dismiss all of dance and everything associated with it just because you, personally, aren't good at it and have some weirdo perfectionist freakout where you can't enjoy something if you're not AMAZING at it - I got half-way through this beast of a post and I realised I could ( Read more... )

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Résumé

Razors pain you, Rivers are damp,
Acids stain you, And drugs cause cramp.
Guns aren't lawful, Nooses give,
Gas smells awful. You might as well live.

Unfortunate Coincidence

By the time you swear you're his,
Shivering and sighing,
And he vows his passion is
Infinite, undying,
Lady, make a note of this -
One of you is lying.

A Pig's-Eye ( Read more... )