Tuesday, January 8, 2013
On: Being A Victim
"Most victims I know have put more energy into everyday living than any non-victim could ever comprehend. They have endured more pain and courageously conquered more obstacles than Olympic champions. The enormous skills that was developed for getting through ordinary hours and ordinary days would have earned them celebrity status if the world had been able to watch. Victims are truly survivors, with credentials that would rival those of any prisoner-of-war or marooned sailor."
- Pain and Pretending by Rich Buhler
- Pain and Pretending by Rich Buhler
Great Quotes from The Cigarette Girl by Carol Wolper
Great Quotes from The Cigarette Girl by Carol Wolper
"We live in the information age. You've got to start asking!"
"There are two grand American myths. One is the American Dream, that inalienable right to go from humble beginnings to the Oval Office. Though why someone would want to be President these days, I have no idea."
"Coming up with a variation on a classic Bob Dylan lyric, she liked to say 'I date just like a man, but break just like a little girl'."
"I sought her out. I didn't expect her to be crying in the bathroom and she wasn't. She was drinking in the kitchen. Alone. Same thing."
"It's hell. But the one good thing about being in hell is that it motivates me to get the hell out of hell."
"We live in the information age. You've got to start asking!"
"There are two grand American myths. One is the American Dream, that inalienable right to go from humble beginnings to the Oval Office. Though why someone would want to be President these days, I have no idea."
"Coming up with a variation on a classic Bob Dylan lyric, she liked to say 'I date just like a man, but break just like a little girl'."
"I sought her out. I didn't expect her to be crying in the bathroom and she wasn't. She was drinking in the kitchen. Alone. Same thing."
"It's hell. But the one good thing about being in hell is that it motivates me to get the hell out of hell."
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Attn: Fashion Fanatics
Fashion Genius! It's a Web site called Style Find (from the makers of InStyle Magazine) and its the most comprehensive fashion guide that I've yet to find on the internet. If you're a fashion addict like I am, you could spend hours upon hours exploring it. I hope you do. The creators of the site obviously put a lot of time, effort, expertise and creativity into creating it, creating something for the fashion lover in you to cherish. Besides showcasing all types of trends, clothing, accessories, etc. the site also has a section with deals and coupons. If you register now, you can get 50% off these really fabulous initial pendants. Happy shopping! :)
-b.
Saturday, April 9, 2011
"i'm a teacher! use me!" - almost famous
"The people have now gathered their strength.
They are moving forward in their might and power -
and no force, no combination of forces,
no trickery, deceit, or violence can stop them now.
They see before them the hope of the world -
a decent, secure, peaceful life for all men everywhere."
- Franklin D. Roosevelt -
#32
[1933-1945]
They are moving forward in their might and power -
and no force, no combination of forces,
no trickery, deceit, or violence can stop them now.
They see before them the hope of the world -
a decent, secure, peaceful life for all men everywhere."
- Franklin D. Roosevelt -
#32
[1933-1945]
i hope you like the hell fire.
Visions of Tomorrow
. a montage .
?
"And if all others accepted the lie which the
Party imposed -
if all records told the same tale -
then the lie passed into history and became
truth.
'Who Controls the Past,' ran the Party slogan,
'Controls the Future:
Who controls the Present, Controls the Past.'
* * *
It was quite simple.
All that was needed was an unending
series of victories over one's own memory.
'Reality Control'
they called it; in Newspeak 'doublethink'."
- 1984 -
[p. 35]
.George Orwell.
[version? who knows.]
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"One of these days,
thought Winston with sudden deep conviction,
Syme will be vaporized.
He is too intelligent.
He sees too clearly.
He speaks too plainly.
The Party does not like such people.
One day he will
~ disappear ~
it is written in his face."
- 1984 -
[p. 53]
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"By 2050 - earlier, probably - all real knowledge of
Oldspeak will have disappeared.
The whole literature of the past will have been destroyed.
Chauncer, Shakespeare, Milton, Byron
they'll exist only in Newspeak versions,
not merely changed into something different,
but actually changed into something
contradictory of what they used to be...
The whole climate of thought will be different.
In fact there will be no thought, as we understand it now.
Orthodoxy means not thinking - not needing to think.
Orthodoxy is unconsciousness." [Syme]
-1984-
[p. 53]
?
a montage: by bary alyssa johnson
. a montage .
?
"And if all others accepted the lie which the
Party imposed -
if all records told the same tale -
then the lie passed into history and became
truth.
'Who Controls the Past,' ran the Party slogan,
'Controls the Future:
Who controls the Present, Controls the Past.'
* * *
It was quite simple.
All that was needed was an unending
series of victories over one's own memory.
'Reality Control'
they called it; in Newspeak 'doublethink'."
- 1984 -
[p. 35]
.George Orwell.
[version? who knows.]
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"One of these days,
thought Winston with sudden deep conviction,
Syme will be vaporized.
He is too intelligent.
He sees too clearly.
He speaks too plainly.
The Party does not like such people.
One day he will
~ disappear ~
it is written in his face."
- 1984 -
[p. 53]
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"By 2050 - earlier, probably - all real knowledge of
Oldspeak will have disappeared.
The whole literature of the past will have been destroyed.
Chauncer, Shakespeare, Milton, Byron
they'll exist only in Newspeak versions,
not merely changed into something different,
but actually changed into something
contradictory of what they used to be...
The whole climate of thought will be different.
In fact there will be no thought, as we understand it now.
Orthodoxy means not thinking - not needing to think.
Orthodoxy is unconsciousness." [Syme]
-1984-
[p. 53]
?
a montage: by bary alyssa johnson
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Reassured
I was standing in the bar last night
mind astray
thanks to dark kisses & a lil bit of alcohol
and all of a sudden there was this
G
I
R
L
And through her eyes
her soul looked broken
and she watched me
w
a
t
c
h
i
n
g her
and smiled a tear-stained smile
reassuring me
So I smiled back shyly,
sipped my drink,
and danced another dance with my dark man.
-bj
[11/22/2001]
I was standing in the bar last night
mind astray
thanks to dark kisses & a lil bit of alcohol
and all of a sudden there was this
G
I
R
L
And through her eyes
her soul looked broken
and she watched me
w
a
t
c
h
i
n
g her
and smiled a tear-stained smile
reassuring me
So I smiled back shyly,
sipped my drink,
and danced another dance with my dark man.
-bj
[11/22/2001]
La Dolce Vita
I want to hold his hand
and climb to the top
of the highest...most
m
a
j
e
s
t
i
c
tree
...late at night
because that's our favorite time
and his eyes will light my way
and when we finally make it
I'll reach up to the sky
and borrow a star
and we'll play with magic
until the sun wakes up
and lends motivation
for the early-morning
joggers.
So we'll quietly put the star back
and he'll whisper in my ear
and I, of course, agree
and we tiptoe back to his house
to lose ourselves in each other.
-bj
[c. 2001]
I want to hold his hand
and climb to the top
of the highest...most
m
a
j
e
s
t
i
c
tree
...late at night
because that's our favorite time
and his eyes will light my way
and when we finally make it
I'll reach up to the sky
and borrow a star
and we'll play with magic
until the sun wakes up
and lends motivation
for the early-morning
joggers.
So we'll quietly put the star back
and he'll whisper in my ear
and I, of course, agree
and we tiptoe back to his house
to lose ourselves in each other.
-bj
[c. 2001]
speed is subjective [i.e. influenced by personal opinion].
What one might perceive as a 50-yard-dash, may in reality be a year-long marathon... As the finish line slowly comes into view, the tortoise - so to speak - the one who has maintained a slow, steady & reliable pace - with only the odd sprint, in order to preserve harmony & maintain the status quo - remains resolute and continues on. The competition is fierce; ego, ire, envy, confusion....these emotions have caused many a contestant to stumble.
The tortoise remains patient & steadfast. Pushing on toward the finish line, the tortoise watches as its competitors struggle, eluding themselves & each other, searching for short-cuts and un-deserved victory. The tortoise chuckles & maintains pace. The tortoise had prepared well for this marathon. The tortoise plays fairly. The tortoise ignores taunts & jeers from the stands & its competitors. The tortoise is determined, methodical. The tortoise knows that slow & steady wins the race.
However, the tortoise is disappointed that its competitors don't comprehend the notion of self-knowledge, self-worth -- and is crushed to see that the fans in the stands haven't even noticed its progress. They sit watching, while the other competitors trip over each other, run round in circles - their antics have turned the event into a circus-of-sorts. An entertainment venue.
Some people just don't understand personal achievement. Or what it takes to get there.
by bary alyssa johnson
What one might perceive as a 50-yard-dash, may in reality be a year-long marathon... As the finish line slowly comes into view, the tortoise - so to speak - the one who has maintained a slow, steady & reliable pace - with only the odd sprint, in order to preserve harmony & maintain the status quo - remains resolute and continues on. The competition is fierce; ego, ire, envy, confusion....these emotions have caused many a contestant to stumble.
The tortoise remains patient & steadfast. Pushing on toward the finish line, the tortoise watches as its competitors struggle, eluding themselves & each other, searching for short-cuts and un-deserved victory. The tortoise chuckles & maintains pace. The tortoise had prepared well for this marathon. The tortoise plays fairly. The tortoise ignores taunts & jeers from the stands & its competitors. The tortoise is determined, methodical. The tortoise knows that slow & steady wins the race.
However, the tortoise is disappointed that its competitors don't comprehend the notion of self-knowledge, self-worth -- and is crushed to see that the fans in the stands haven't even noticed its progress. They sit watching, while the other competitors trip over each other, run round in circles - their antics have turned the event into a circus-of-sorts. An entertainment venue.
Some people just don't understand personal achievement. Or what it takes to get there.
by bary alyssa johnson
11/26/08
She didn't entirely trust him. She didn't know why. She liked him, liked being around him, but something about him put her ill at ease. He was charismatic. Everybody agreed on that. Beloved, even. But beneath the confident exterior lay a darker side to the man. A greedy side. A side that looked before it leapt. A side that foresaw the potential future, but not necessarily an accurate portrayal of what was to come. Nobody knew yet what would occur in the following years.
He was very spiritually evolved. A soul like his should have been above such buffoonery. Unfortunately for us all, the ugliest part of his soul took power at the most inopportune of times.
-bary j.
She didn't entirely trust him. She didn't know why. She liked him, liked being around him, but something about him put her ill at ease. He was charismatic. Everybody agreed on that. Beloved, even. But beneath the confident exterior lay a darker side to the man. A greedy side. A side that looked before it leapt. A side that foresaw the potential future, but not necessarily an accurate portrayal of what was to come. Nobody knew yet what would occur in the following years.
He was very spiritually evolved. A soul like his should have been above such buffoonery. Unfortunately for us all, the ugliest part of his soul took power at the most inopportune of times.
-bary j.
03/08/09
He liked his hoodies like his liquor: dark. Dark was his life. He dressed in black mostly and most definitely preferred night to day time, cursing the daytime drivers. Most of his acquaintances assumed his look was comparable to his inner soul.
In reality, that couldn't be further from the truth.
Deep-down he was still a child. Naive in ways that didn't make any sense, given his unfortunate past. He very seldom let that part of his soul shine. It was easier for him to see fear in the eyes of his peers than to have to admit to himself that he must start trusting and start loving again. He didn't like that term - Love. It was so subjective. But he needed it in a way he himself didn't even fully understand.
Would he ever give himself the chance to learn?
-bary j.
He liked his hoodies like his liquor: dark. Dark was his life. He dressed in black mostly and most definitely preferred night to day time, cursing the daytime drivers. Most of his acquaintances assumed his look was comparable to his inner soul.
In reality, that couldn't be further from the truth.
Deep-down he was still a child. Naive in ways that didn't make any sense, given his unfortunate past. He very seldom let that part of his soul shine. It was easier for him to see fear in the eyes of his peers than to have to admit to himself that he must start trusting and start loving again. He didn't like that term - Love. It was so subjective. But he needed it in a way he himself didn't even fully understand.
Would he ever give himself the chance to learn?
-bary j.
Thursday, June 3, 2010
1984
Visions of Tomorrow
. a montage .
?
"And if all others accepted the lie which the
Party imposed -
if all records told the same tale -
then the lie passed into history and became
truth.
'Who Controls the Past,' ran the Party slogan,
'Controls the Future:
Who controls the Present, Controls the Past.'
* * *
It was quite simple.
All that was needed was an unending
series of victories over one's own memory.
'Reality Control'
they called it; in Newspeak 'doublethink'."
- 1984 -
[p. 35]
.George Orwell.
[version? who knows.]
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"One of these days,
thought Winston with sudden deep conviction,
Syme will be vaporized.
He is too intelligent.
He sees too clearly.
He speaks too plainly.
The Party does not like such people.
One day he will
~ disappear ~
it is written in his face."
- 1984 -
[p. 53]
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"By 2050 - earlier, probably - all real knowledge of
Oldspeak will have disappeared.
The whole literature of the past will have been destroyed.
Chauncer, Shakespeare, Milton, Byron
they'll exist only in Newspeak versions,
not merely changed into something different,
but actually changed into something
contradictory of what they used to be...
The whole climate of thought will be different.
In fact there will be no thought, as we understand it now.
Orthodoxy means not thinking - not needing to think.
Orthodoxy is unconsciousness." [Syme]
-1984-
. a montage .
?
"And if all others accepted the lie which the
Party imposed -
if all records told the same tale -
then the lie passed into history and became
truth.
'Who Controls the Past,' ran the Party slogan,
'Controls the Future:
Who controls the Present, Controls the Past.'
* * *
It was quite simple.
All that was needed was an unending
series of victories over one's own memory.
'Reality Control'
they called it; in Newspeak 'doublethink'."
- 1984 -
[p. 35]
.George Orwell.
[version? who knows.]
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"One of these days,
thought Winston with sudden deep conviction,
Syme will be vaporized.
He is too intelligent.
He sees too clearly.
He speaks too plainly.
The Party does not like such people.
One day he will
~ disappear ~
it is written in his face."
- 1984 -
[p. 53]
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"By 2050 - earlier, probably - all real knowledge of
Oldspeak will have disappeared.
The whole literature of the past will have been destroyed.
Chauncer, Shakespeare, Milton, Byron
they'll exist only in Newspeak versions,
not merely changed into something different,
but actually changed into something
contradictory of what they used to be...
The whole climate of thought will be different.
In fact there will be no thought, as we understand it now.
Orthodoxy means not thinking - not needing to think.
Orthodoxy is unconsciousness." [Syme]
-1984-
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