So, I’ve written about this before, kinda.
Anyway, I’m writing, because I’ve got something to write about, and it’s not misery-centric, and it mightbe interesting, and my stats have plummeted, and I’ve stopped paying attention. This gives me motivation to do something, and it really was an interesting conversation. Broad generalisations ahoy, apologies if it’s all [...]
2 July 2008
Categories: Culture, Genderfuck, Personal, Politics, Ramble, Thoughts, gender . . Author: Alabaster Crippens . Comments: No Comments
It is.
Shouldn’t be writing but the urge is grabbing me. I think I’m just trying to put off making the bed. It’s a task I hate, despite the rewards. Clean sheets, cosy wrap, and that neatness of building a nest and fitting into it right. Made for you (Beach Boys).
Still enjoying the new Why? (Alopecia) [...]
3 June 2008
Categories: Ill Advised, Mild Mania, Personal, Ramble, Thoughts . . Author: Alabaster Crippens . Comments: 2 Comments
I’m run down. Tired and lacking in energy.
Just when things were looking a little bit up at work, and I could’ve done with a break to let that idea settle, I went all festival for the weekend, which was mostly fun, but involved some serious emotional drainage. The sea witch was there and I was [...]
20 May 2008
Categories: Dream, Personal, Ramble, Thoughts . . Author: Alabaster Crippens . Comments: No Comments
There is a hole in the pit of my gut. A huge writhing knot of dark matter twisting and turning and hurting.
I actually couldn’t make it in to work today because of a full on stomach cramp.
I’ve been feeling emotions much more physically lately, which has been great when I’ve been happy and bouncy and [...]
7 May 2008
Categories: Mild Mania, Miserable, Ramble, Thoughts, life . . Author: Alabaster Crippens . Comments: 11 Comments
Stuck in work. This is the second to last shift at the internet place. The place is rammed, due to the Bank’s going on holiday. The only appreciable difference to me is more high pitched squealing all around, and a promise of ‘a bit more money’, on pay day. This is good as I’ve already [...]
24 March 2008
Categories: Education, Environment, Fear, Learning, Loathing, Politics, Ramble, Rant, life . . Author: Alabaster Crippens . Comments: 1 Comment
Wow, that’s a weird title.
I think this is going to be a long and rambling weird one. I’ve been thinking about writing it for too long, and right now, a lot of peggle has made my eyes bleary and my head contorted.
Must be stuck in the Webternet Cafe then.
Anyway, basically, I’ve been pondering for a [...]
7 January 2008
Categories: Art, Fiction, Narrative, Perception, Ramble, Rant, Reading, Reality, Strange, Television, Writing . . Author: Alabaster Crippens . Comments: 4 Comments
So, Busdriver’s been inspiring me, but more below than above. I just thought you might want to know why I called the post that.
Also, would anyone who wants to help my creative composting pass comments on yesterday’s post, as I need help.
I also need to know how the hell I can research the spiritual/political aspects [...]
22 October 2007
Categories: Conflusion, Confused, Creativity, Imagination, Music, Ramble, Rant, Shoddy Conclusions, Weird . . Author: Alabaster Crippens . Comments: No Comments
So, this is mostly just filler because I don’t want to be a liar (it hasn’t been my blog’s birthday since yesterday so I need to get that page off the front page).
Anyway, Matmos are once again making my life seem more full (it’s an illusion though, right now I’m really fucking empty). I found [...]
17 October 2007
Categories: Catharsis, Emotion, Matmos, Music, Politics, Ramble, Tract . . Author: Alabaster Crippens . Comments: 20 Comments
So, be warned, this may not be my most forward thinking post, but I’ve been thinking about the contradictions inherent in myself recently, and thought writing about them, whilst posting some relevant videos might be something I could do on a Sunday. Apologies if I offend.
Anyway, here’s my confession. I absolutely adore sassy, sexually [...]
24 June 2007
Categories: Aggression, Analysis, Androgynism, Body Image, Boundaries, Changing the World, Chauvinism, Commodication, Confusion, Consumerism, Critique, Culture, DJing, Dancing, Debate, Electronica, Empathy, Equality, Everything, Femininity, Feminism, Gah, Gender Equality, Gender Identity, Gender Play, Gender Roles, Genderfuck, Glamour, Humps, Identity, Ideology, Individuality, Language, Mild Mania, Music, Objectification, Observations, Personal, Personal Growth, Perspective, Politics, Problems, Punk, Ramble, Rant, Rude, Self Image, Self Obsession, Self-Identity, Sex, Sexuality, Sexy, Swings and Roundabouts, Thoughts, Transgender, Women, gender, life . . Author: Alabaster Crippens . Comments: 6 Comments
Careful everybody, this could be a bit of a bumpy ride.
I’ve been reading up on the objectification in porn arguments again. Some interesting and potentially controversial points show up here, and lead me to here.
So there’s a lot of talk about objectification here. A couple of things that stand out to me are the following:
‘Objectification [...]
9 June 2007
Categories: Consumerism, Controversy, Culture, Debate, Empathy, Equality, Ethics, Everything, Feminism, Ideas, Imagery, Imagination, Lechery, Meaning, Media, Objectification, Oppression, People, Photography, Porn, Pornography, Ramble, Rant, Society . . Author: Alabaster Crippens . Comments: 4 Comments
I went for a brief bit of an adventure yesterday. Well, strictly speaking it was just a picnic in a park in town I’ve never been to before.
It was absolutely beautiful and the most relaxing and centring thing I’ve done for a long time. Lovely food (steamed butternut squash and asparagus, caramelised onion humous, bread, [...]
8 June 2007
Categories: Nature, Ramble, Things that make me Smile, Thoughts . . Author: Alabaster Crippens . Comments: 1 Comment
Meanwhile, dominant society prefers to understand such oppressive harm as aesthetic taste, entertainment, or freedom–and not deal with the harm of it at all, except, perhaps, in psychotherapy or on talk show which will never deal with the harm as structural, political, and institutionalized.
- Over Her Dead Body - Julian Real
First up, Meanwhile is a [...]
2 June 2007
Categories: Abnormality, Feminism, Individuals, Nonsense, Observations, Ramble, Society . . Author: Alabaster Crippens . Comments: 6 Comments
Picked this up from HPS…what’s my ‘dating persona’?
Oh joy I’m:
The Manchild
Random Brutal Love Dreamer (RBLD)
Hopeful. Awkward. Soft-headed. [...]
19 May 2007
Categories: Abuse, Analysis, Apathetic Fallacy, Broken, Circles, Confusion, Damn Lies, Depressing, Detachment, Diary?, Emotion, Emotional, Emotions, Empathy, Entropy, Everything, Experience, Feeling Rough, Fire, Fucked up, Gah, Humanity, Identity, Incoherent, Insecurities, Insignificance, Insomnia, Introspective, Kipple, Lost, Lost Myself, Love, Mania, Me, Memories, Mild Mania, Mood swings, Personal, Personal Growth, Problems, Processes, Ramble, Rant, Reality, Relationships, Screwed up, Self Indulgent, Self Obsession, Self-Hate, Self-Recrimination, Swings and Roundabouts, Thoughts, life . . Author: Alabaster Crippens . Comments: 19 Comments
Edit: Just did some further reading and the preferred term for Berdache is Two Spirit (Berdache is etymologically Spanish in origin and has negative connotations…however, I don’t want to say ‘Spirituality of the Two Spirit’ as it’s repetitive. More information here.)
So, just read an amazing post by V. There are some aspects of feminism a [...]
14 May 2007
Categories: Androgynism, Berdache, Culture, Curioisity, Equality, Everything, Fantasy, Femininity, Feminism, Fun, Gah, Gender Identity, Gender Play, Gender Roles, Humps, Ideas, Identity, Individuality, Inequality, Learning, Objectification, Open Minded, People, Perception, Personal Growth, Play, Possibility, Ramble, Random, Self-Identity, Sexism, Sexuality, Sexy, Strange, Subversion, Swings and Roundabouts, Third Gender, Transgender, Women, Writing, gender, life . . Author: Alabaster Crippens . Comments: 4 Comments
So geographically speaking, I love being lost.
There’s a mystery and adventure to not knowing quite where you are. I’ve never got scared of being out somewhere I don’t know. I get tired, and sometimes annoyed. But I never get scared.
Wandering through strange, unfamiliar streets can be exciting. Many things bother me about Freud, but one [...]
4 May 2007
Categories: Diary?, Freud, Lost, Psychology, Ramble, Self, Thoughts, Uncanny . . Author: Alabaster Crippens . Comments: 3 Comments