Somebody Has Already Said It Better*
I don’t know which way i’m going, i don’t know which way i’ve come
and all the roads we have to walk are winding, and all the lights that lead us are blinding
no direction home, a complete unknown like a rolling stone
everyone seems to know the score, they’ve seen it all before
i came in from the wilderness a creature void of form
how can I know that and not know who i am?
so let us not talk falsely now the hour is getting late
but all my words come back to me in shades of mediocrity
i offered up my innocence and got repaid with scorn
look at what they make you give
well I know what i’ve been told, gotta break free to break the hold
i wanna know if all you need is love
try imagining a place where it’s always safe and warm
put your hands in your pockets looked away and smiled
Slightly different from my usual posts, the above is a poem that I ‘composed’ during a university module on identity. Thought I’d post it up here because it speaks to how much TV, Film & Music can shape the language we use to discuss ourselves and the things around us.
*even that
What Films I’ve Been Watching In 2012
After writing up my top ten of 2012, I looked back at it and realised it didn’t include any films. I thought I would correct that, so here is my top ten films of 2012. Thats right, I’m really bending the rules.
10. That film you can’t believe I’ve forgotten/left out.
Released earlier this year, starring thingy from that other thing. Some people didn’t like it but what do they know?
What I’ve Been Watching In 2012
One of the best things about the sadly departed UK DVD Review podcast was the poll William did every year where he encouraged people to email in and rant at him about their favourite DVD of the year. He’d then tally the votes (giving extra points for the better the rant and the more creatively you bent the rules) and then put them into a nice top 10 countdown. Alongside that he’d also give you his top 10 of the year.
It was patently unfair, you got 1 choice, he got 10. I tell you what though, I thought picking just 1 was hard, picking 10 it turns out is 10 times harder. You see i’ve decided that I want to let you know about a load of things in one go, instead of the 1 every 6 months pace i’ve previously being keeping. So i’m doing my version of the end of year top 10. My rules are slightly different to William’s, this is quite simply the top 10 things i’ve been watching on DVD/iTunes/Tivo this year. So lets get started.
Hello…
Hello, I’m Daniel and I’m an addict, a drama addict, it’s all William’s fault.
Drama addiction is a serious condition, which is perfectly described below:-
The audience will do anything to spend time with a great character. We’re junkies for it. We’ll gnaw our own arms off to hang out once more with a killer character. It’s why sequels and series are so popular: because we want to see where the character’s going. You give us a great character, our only desire becomes to lick him like he’s a hallucinogenic toad and take the crazy trip-ass ride wherever he has to go.
source : http://terribleminds.com/ramble/2011/06/07/25-things-you-should-know-about-character/