Category Archives: Philosophy

Photo Jenny and the Eye of the Beholder

Posted on 20 March 2007 by

So, among other things I’ve been reading a bit more news than usual. Particularly the Guardian because it’s what I read generally, if only because I’d happily pay the cover price for getting to read whose Birthday it is (and … Continue reading →

Posted in Beauty, Everything, Haircuts, Me, Memories, News, Perception, Philosophy, Photogenic, Photography, Racism | 8 Comments

Blue Sky Thinking

Posted on 7 March 2007 by

Lots of Inspirational things have been driving my way in the last twenty four hours or so. Not least of all is a wonderfully thoughtful webcomic called Copper. Seemingly just about a clever dog and his wise young master and … Continue reading →

Posted in Comics, Culture, Emotion, Emotional, Energy, Everything, Experience, Film, Imagery, Imagination, Learning, life, Looking forward, Mood swings, Observations, Personal Growth, Philosophy, Ramble, Swings and Roundabouts, Things that make me Smile, Thoughts | 3 Comments

Conflusion

Posted on 10 February 2007 by

So, it’s miles off from the full moon and everything’s gone a little weird. I think I’m having fun. In principle at least. I keep on not thinking about what I’m saying and just splurging random sentences based on things … Continue reading →

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Intellectual Detachment – Emotions (are) for Idiots

Posted on 4 February 2007 by

So, in my previous article on The Squid and the Whale, I commented on the fact that intellectualising stuff can make emotional experiences more troublesome, stressful, painful and more difficult to react to. I think I actually succeeded in entirely … Continue reading →

Posted in Abnormality, Apathetic Fallacy, Broken, Detachment, Emotional, Emotions, Empathy, Everything, Experience, Fear, Fucked up, Gah, How to think, Identity, Idiots, Incoherent, Intellectual, Investigation, Language, Learning, life, Logic, Lost Myself, Mania, Meaning, Memories, Mental, Mild Mania, Mind, Mood swings, Multiple Personality Disorder, Music, Nonsense, Observations, Pain, Paranoia, Perception, Personal, Philosophy, Problems, Psychology, Radiohead, Ramble, Rant, Reality, Security, Self, Self Indulgent, Self-Hate, Self-Identity, Self-Recrimination, Squid, Strange, Stupid, Swings and Roundabouts, Terror, Thoughts, Vaguely Postmodern, Weird, Weirdness, Werid, Whale | 10 Comments

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

Tired and Ill but still thinking too much – Lies and Fantasies and Raising Children

Posted on 27 December 2006 by

So, this is being written while I’ve got something resembling a cold. Also my guts are churning and my head is screwed. I may not be on top form. However, I am also trapped in work and this is the … Continue reading →

Posted in Abnormality, Anti-Capitalism, Bum, Capitalism, Consumerism, Controversy, Conversation, Critique, Culture, Curioisity, Diary?, Education, Emotional, Environment, Ethics, Everything, Evolution, Family, Gender Identity, Ill, Incoherent, Learning, Lies, Mild Mania, Mood swings, Morality, Observations, Personal, Personal Growth, Philosophy, Politics, Possible Lies, Raising Children, Ramble, Scientific Endeavour, Stupid, Subversion, Swings and Roundabouts, Tired, Weirdness, Yuletide | 11 Comments

Did I shoot Andy Warhol?

Posted on 22 December 2006 by

Of course, I didn’t shoot Andy Warhol, at least not in this life. But I’ll get back to that later. First, a warning. This is going to be another of my long rambling rambles. I am not going to restrain … Continue reading →

Posted in Andy Warhol, Art, Assault, Bigotry, Controversy, Critique, Culture, Debate, Diary?, Dreams, Equal Rights, Ethics, Everything, Feminism, Gender Equality, Gender Identity, Gender Roles, Identity, Incoherent, Inequality, Matmos, Mild Mania, Mood swings, Morality, Motivation, Observations, Personal, Personal Growth, Philosophy, Politeness, Politics, Ramble, Rant, Real-Time, Sahil, Sexism, Swings and Roundabouts, Thanks, Uncategorized, Vaginal Tract, Valerie Solanas | 14 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

Ponderous Ramble – What Motivates Me and Makes Me Who Me Are?

Posted on 29 November 2006 by

So, first up the good bit. I’ve finished my Nano. Well that’s not entirely true. I got to the 50K boundary after which I could call myself a winner. I dived over the cliff and through the finish line with … Continue reading →

Posted in Anti-Capitalism, Apathetic Fallacy, Art, boredom, Buddhism, Capitalism, Cartoons, Creativity, Culture, Curioisity, Death, Debate, Diary?, Drive, Education, Emotional, Ethics, Everything, Experiment, Grieving, Identity, Karma, Learning, Mild Mania, Mood swings, Morality, Motivation, Music, Nonsense, Observations, Pain, Personal, Philosophy, Politics, Ramble, Religion, Sahil, Science, Silliness, Swings and Roundabouts, Tom and Jerry, Writing | 3 Comments