I found today's Dinosaur Comics and Indie Tits to be very appropriate before the exam (what with the spinal transections and their relationship to stress, and the skullfucking of Australians and all ( Read more... )

Happy Birthday Chesna! And Matthew!

Jen should stop providing Sheeba with illegal materials in order to feed her addiction. Still, Sheeba's squeeing provides endless amusement. Apparently many, many things are canon.

Flowers For Algernon is an amazing book. They should teach that in English. Not stupid 'movement away from the mother is normal. ( Read more... )

Haha! One failure in med., a triumph in Arts ( Read more... )

Ho hum. Failed the mid-semester by the barest of margins possible. Not really surprised. But don't really care. Still need to start studying. Bah.

( The Colour of His Hair - A.E. Houseman )

I was going to post the entire mammoth poem, but then I found it had a footnote, and it captures the same spirit
( Footnote to Howl - Allen Ginsberg )

( The Argument - The Marriage of Heaven and Hell - William Blake )

( I think continually of those who were truly great - Stephen Spender )

The music meme, as tagged by Tommo:
List five songs that you are currently digging ... it doesn't matter what genre they are from, whether they have words or even if they're any good but they must be songs you're really enjoying right now ( Read more... )

I have realised (again) that I shouldn't be allowed out of the house with access to money. I was going to look at stuff in David Jones after the RPH Renal visit this morning, and then I almost spent $80 on a pair of underwear. One pair. And then I saw this smoke-grey, crushed velvet Morrissey jacket. $600. But oh how I want it. And a few other ( ( Read more... )

Because I now have nothing better to do with my time, I'm going to post poetry, once a day for the next week, where the poem reflects some aspect of my mood at the time.

( Ode On A Grecian Urn - John Keats )