Being scooped really is like this:


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One day long ago, when looking for usernames on livejournal, I settled on oldhen - less as a reference to aged poultry, and more as a nod to Holden Caulfield, the protagonist in J.D. Salinger's quite brilliant Catcher in the Rye. A lot of critics read Catcher as an expression on teenage angst, something every adolescent goes through, but not much ( Read more... )

Songs that encapsulate the current mood:

Ain't No Sunshine - Bill Withers

Lean On Me - Also from Bill Withers, the man has a phenomenal voice, come to think of it, black people in general have superbly gifted voices.. There's a depth of feeling in the voice that's well nigh impossible to match.
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"Men lead lives of quiet desparation" - Henry David Thoreau ( Read more... )

But more sober than ecstatic about it, there's hasn't been much to cheer about thus far ( Read more... )

Oh judgement thou art fled to brutish beasts
And men have lost their reason. Bear with me
Dear reader, my heart is in the coffin there with rationality
And I must pause till it come back to me.

(With due apologies to old Will ..)

Bush is such an arsehole - really, there's no point being pc about it he really is a fucking jerk.. Been meaning to write a long political rant for a while now - somehow never got around to it - well, I don't think I'll be able to sleep in good conscience without hurling my two paisa worth of abuse at Bush online.. Have been doing my bit by railing ( Read more... )