Category Archives: Literature

Ceci n’est pas un moi – Representaion and Identity

Posted on 8 February 2008 by

So, I’ve been reading Scott McCloud’s ludicrously excellent Understanding Comics. If you have any interest in creating any kind of artwork, or anything creative at all(surely that’s just creating anything), then you should read this book, possibly twice. After only … Continue reading →

Posted in Comics, Identity, Literature, Mind, Representation, Self, Writing | 5 Comments

An Idea – Space for Words to Breathe

Posted on 4 February 2008 by

So, talking/thinking about stuff yesterday, particularly festivals and things. (For the record, Tai Chi and RP yesterday were both brilliant. I had a full day of good time. It was good.) Any, a Tai Chi friend puts on a festival … Continue reading →

Posted in Display, Language, Literature, Performance, Words | 4 Comments

Points of View – Electric Bitches and Storytelling: A Matter of Perspective

Posted on 5 May 2007 by

So, this isn’t another post whinging about my life, don’t worry. Instead, I’m talking about computer games. Specifically my favourite computer game (probably). And in fact that’s not even what I’m going to be talking about…but lets not get ahead … Continue reading →

Posted in Analysis, Feminism, Game Design, Games, Gaming, Gender Roles, Interaction, Literature, Narrative, Next-Gen, PC Games, PC Gaming, Perception, Perspective, Possibility, SHODAN, Stereotypes, Storytelling, System Shock, The Future, Thoughts | 16 Comments

Things Falling Together – Creativity as Reverse Entropy

Posted on 16 March 2007 by

So, this is pretty much a part two of yesterday’s post. So you might want to read that first if you haven’t already.  Today is going to be mostly inspired by Dying Inside by Robert Silverberg The Crying of Lot … Continue reading →

Posted in Chaos, Entropy, How to think, How to write, Imagination, Incoherent, life, Literature, Mild Mania, Optimism, Order, Possibility, Writer's Block, Writing | 3 Comments

Big Blue Troll gone missing.

Posted on 7 February 2007 by

So. I’m at work, and I wasn’t planning on blogging today. I was hoping to write a couple of thousand words on the old novel. That’s right…I’ve finally had the burst of ideas I’ve been waiting for and I’m ready … Continue reading →

Posted in Action, Action Films, Apocalypse, Frost Troll, How to write, I am an Artist, Idiot, Literature, Nanowrimo, Novel, Ramble, Storytelling, Strange, Swings and Roundabouts, Vikings, Weird, Writer's Block, Writing | 3 Comments

The Seriousness of the Everyday – Squids and Whales and Books

Posted on 2 February 2007 by

So. I’ve just noticed as I listen to the music I currently hear pouring into my ears, that there is a common theme between the music, and the reason why I love the film I watched last night so much. … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Critique, Culture, Electronica, Elegaic, Emotional, Energy, Everything, Family, Film, Food, Heartbreaking, Hip Hop, Hope, Humour, Imagination, Importance, Incoherent, Insignificance, Learning, life, Literature, Lovely, Music, Observations, Pain, Perception, Personal, Ramble, Reality, Simplicity, Squid, Swings and Roundabouts, The Books, The Squid and the Whale, Thoughts, Vaguely Postmodern, Weird, Whale, Writing | Leave a comment

Eyes to the Future

Posted on 24 January 2007 by

So what does the future hold. A recent discussion with a certain archivist led me to do some thinking about what the future holds. In fact a lot of things have been making me think about the future, including the … Continue reading →

Posted in Alan Moore, Anti-Capitalism, Apocalypse, Britain, Capitalism, Comics, Everything, Fear, Future, Hope, life, Literature, Looking forward, Mild Mania, Morality, Nuclear Weapons, Optimism, Philosophy, Politics, Ramble, Sci-Fi, Science, Science Fiction, Scientific Endeavour, Selfishness, Swings and Roundabouts, Thoughts | 15 Comments

Day…Today…Indeed

Posted on 11 January 2007 by

I had a day today. Not quite finished it yet, but I thought I’d jot some thoughts down as I’ve been quiet for a coupla days. I got practically no sleep, with what I did get performed entirely in stops … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Artistry, Brighton, Comics, Creativity, Critique, Culture, Curioisity, Day, De Old and De New, Diary?, Dreams, Education, Electronica, Emotional, Environment, Everything, Evolution, Fashion, Friends, Fun, Games, History, I am an Artist, I'm a Hippy, Identity, Imagination, Incoherent, Investigation, Learning, Literature, Looking forward, Matmos, Media, Mild Mania, Money, Mood swings, Motivation, Music, Observations, Optimism, Perception, Personal, Personal Growth, Philosophy, Punk, Ramble, Rant, Reality, Stereotypes, Storytelling, Stupid, Swings and Roundabouts, Talentless, Thanks, Things that make me Smile, Vaguely Postmodern, Want want want, Weird, Weirdness, Werid | 12 Comments

Who’s reality is it anyway? – The Case of the Missing America (and the damn lies)

Posted on 2 January 2007 by

So, this could be long, and it might actually even be a two parter, as I want to get back to Brighton soon. Unfortunately I want to start writing now. I had a wonderful new year…including Ska and Mountains and … Continue reading →

Posted in America, Anachronisms, Apathetic Fallacy, Art, Critique, Culture, Curioisity, Damn Lies, Debate, Education, Everything, Film, High School, History, How to write, Identity, Incoherent, Lies, life, Literature, Lovely Strangers, Media, Mild Mania, Nonsense, Observations, Perception, Possible Lies, Ramble, Reality, Stereotypes, Storytelling, Swings and Roundabouts | 5 Comments

All these thoughts…..

Posted on 13 December 2006 by

So, this is going to be a bit scatty even by my standards. Loads of stuff keeps on flying through my mind the last few days…I’m just going to jot some bits and pieces down to keep the desperate howling … Continue reading →

Posted in Abnormality, Accordians, Apocalypse, Art, Artistry, Being a 'writer', Blogging, boredom, Breakcore, Brighton, Creativity, Culture, Debate, Diary?, Environment, Everything, Evolution, Experiment, Fun, How to write, I am an Artist, I'm a Hippy, Incoherent, Learning, Literature, Mild Mania, Mood swings, Motivation, Music, Nonsense, Novel, Observations, Personal, Philosophy, Politics, Sahil, Sci-Fi, Science, Short Stories, Silliness, Stupid, Subversion, Swings and Roundabouts, Things that make me Smile, Time Bomb, Uncategorized, Weird, Weirdness, Werid, Writer's Block, Writing | 5 Comments

“Life ain’t Nothing but Bitches and Money” – A half arsed discussion of Psychoanalytic and Marxist Criticism

Posted on 3 December 2006 by

God…that title looks boring. Anyway, basically, I’m going to do a half arsed version of an essay I’ve been intending to do for ages. But because its Sunday, I’m not going to do any research, and I’m probably going to … Continue reading →

Posted in Capitalism, Cheap Gag, Communism, Controversy, Creativity, Critique, Culture, Debate, Economics, Everything, Grand Narratives, Hip Hop, History, Learning, Literature, Marxism, Money, Nonsense, Observations, Philosophy, Politics, Psychoanalysis, Ramble, Sahil, Science Fiction, Sex, Silliness, Storytelling, Subversion, Swings and Roundabouts, Uncategorized, Writing | 15 Comments

Something is in my Skull and I don’t want it there

Posted on 2 December 2006 by

Nanowrimo meet up last night. The big thank fuck its over celebration. Good times….but now my head is paying its dues. Its when the front of your head is in agony and it feels like your brain is actually trying … Continue reading →

Posted in Ale, Beer, Cricket, Culture, Curioisity, Diary?, Drinking, Everything, Farming, Feeling Rough, Food, Gender Roles, Guardian, Ill, Internal Organs, Laziness, Lazy, Literary Anecdotes, Literature, Lovely Strangers, Mild Mania, Mood swings, Music, Nanowrimo, Nonsense, Novel, Pain, Personal, Ramble, Sahil, Schnitzel, Sci-Fi, Science Fiction, Sickypoo, Silliness, Stupid, Swings and Roundabouts, Thanks, Things that make me Smile, Tired, Weird, Writing | 2 Comments

Mania Descends Upon Me – And I’m feeling good

Posted on 25 November 2006 by

So, lots of little bits make for a boring but necessary post. Well…I need it..and I feel I’ve been far to inactive the last week considering the number of hits I’ve had. Anyway, Nanomania, depression, excitement, lack of sleep, being … Continue reading →

Posted in Apathetic Fallacy, Blogging, boredom, Brighton, Britain, Cartoon, Cartoons, Controversy, Conversation, Copyright, Creativity, Cricket, Culture, Diary?, Emotional, Everything, George Gershwin, Humour, Lazy, Literature, Mild Mania, Mood swings, Music, Nanowrimo, Nonsense, Novel, Old Music, Pain, Personal, Radio Three, Sahil, Stupid, Swings and Roundabouts, Talentless, Tom and Jerry, Vikings, Writer's Block, Writing | 6 Comments

Capitalism, Bigotry and Beats – What’s Hip Hop really all about?

Posted on 13 November 2006 by

So, I decided I was going to write something today and couldn’t work out which one of the many that came to mind I should right about. The other two plans involve gender identity and me, and Freud and Bullshit. … Continue reading →

Posted in Anti-Capitalism, Bigotry, Capitalism, Culture, Debate, Dirty Snake, Ethics, Everything, Free Speech, Gender Equality, Gender Roles, Hip Hop, hiphop, Inequality, Literature, Music, News, Observations, Old Dirty Bastard, Politics, Sexism, Subversion | 11 Comments

This has nothing to do with the Neverwinter Nights 2 Review ‘Scandal’

Posted on 6 November 2006 by

While the above is true, it was this series of events, as I read about them at Penny arcade, that got me thinking about RPG computer games and I what I like about the different types. From what I understand … Continue reading →

Posted in Games, Games Industry, Gaming, Geekery, Literature, MMORPG, PC Games, PCRPG, RPG, Storytelling, Writing | 4 Comments