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Saturday, 11 July 2009

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    Duma Key: A Novel
    By Stephen King
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    On Cats (and their pets)

     There are over 100 breeds of Felis Catus (domestic cat for all of you mortals). The cat has been domesticated for decades now, and is one of the most popular pets in the world. Humans have 'adopted' the cat and even 'thought' it to do tricks such as opening doors and flushing toilets (isn't it easier to just do it yourself?!). However, here is the bitter truth: cats do whatever they want to do! Throughout the generations humans haven't 'thought' the Felis Catus one single thing, the cats do it for their amusement... Think about it, who's more funny when the feline opens a box? Cats- who do it with grace and amazing self conduct or you- jumping around squealing "How cute!". Yep, you've been used by your cat as a recreational devise (something like a TV, just not as bright).

    A fact: Felis Catus has been worshiped by the Egyptians 4000 years ago (basically if you killed a cat then they chopped off your head) and something tells me that the homosapiens are not done worshiping those small, but ferocious little beasts.

    Here is a quote as a conclusion:

    Human (n.): Useful domestic animal popular with cats.

Tuesday, 30 June 2009

  • What is the most played song on your mp3 player? Why is that your top played track?

    Well, first of all I have an iPod not a MP3 player so I don't know if it counts. Second, I can't really find out which song is my MOST played, but I can find out which songs I've played the most.

    One of them is Merciless Cult by Dir en Grey! As for the reason, I just like the song.

     

    I just answered this Featured Question; you can answer it too!

  • Manga: Vampire Juuji Kai

    For all of you manga lovers in search of a good read, here is a review of an EXCELENT manga called 'Vampire Juuji Kai' or 'Record Of A Fallen Vampire' by Kimura Yuri (artist) and Shirodaira Kyou (author).

    As the name suggest the genre of the manga probably falls into the supernatural or fantasy category, perhaps even romance and drama. No surprise there you would think, but this artistic gem (because it is truly one) has a few tricks up its sleeve. At first it seems as another 'popular' vampire love story, of which we've seen enough for the past few years as nothing actually managing to surpass the astonishing 'Vampire Knight' or bound-breaking 'Trinity Blood'. No one likes a predictable story, we all love mystery and complicated, twisted, yet not confusing plots. Well, 'Vampire Juuji Kai' has all that and more! An experienced reader who's been interested (*cough* obsessed) with manga for years can hardly find anything even slightly exciting, unpredictable AND accessible on monthly bases. Look no more! This manga offers something that is more than the boring, overused vampire tragedy storyline, and that is... Sci-fi!!!

    If we ignore this little surprise there is still a lot of the plot that makes the story what it is... unique. Even in the beginning, before the 'main' act, we have to go trough a labyrinth of secrets and mysteries to uncover the past which has massive effect on the present, making it sound like a truthful and realistic story of loss, passion, tragedy and blood.

    I know I haven't said anything very specific concerning the plot but I just don't want to give anything away and spoil it for you!  ENJOY!

     

    Where to read: You can read this manga online on Mangafox.

    Where to download: You can download this manga from animeEDEN (Ch 1-15) and FallenVampireScans (Ch 16-present).

  • Back and Free (kind of)

     369317fred4w51p6 Wow, it's been months since my last post. I'm glad to say that I've finally finished school and my exams (thank the gods for that)! I have to catch up with everyone's blogs now! Hehehehe.

    Had my prom last Friday and that went well. At the moment I'm looking for a job for the summer holiday 'cause next year I'm in 6th Form and I don't have to wear an uniform which means I need clothes.... LOTS of clothes!

    I missed you guys and I hope I can talk to you soon!

    P.S.: By the way this is how I look these days. Now I have black hair with caramel streaks in!

Tuesday, 21 April 2009

  • Thorns

    Gentle, Beautiful and Hateful 
     
    Flowers are pretty 
    but they wither away quickly
    to become nothing more but a stem of hatred,
    its bare soulless self exposed
    But even so I would give away
    anything I can to become
    a bitter flower for a day
     
    And I know you'll watch
    as the petals fall to the cold, dead ground
    then collect the now fading flesh
    that was once mine,
    a lonely memento of the blossom
    in that warm and gentle spring
    that in your mind has never truly been
     
    However, I cannot become a
    dying flower,
    so instead I'll stay and live forever
    in this ugly, gruesome cocoon of existence
    and I shall bare the poison of your thorns
    in my blood, and hope I wither away like
    the beautiful, hateful flower
    that I would never
    Be

Saturday, 11 April 2009

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    Gren- Auditory Impression
    By Gazette
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    A Fairy Tale

    Hell Be Thy Kingdom 
     
    Welcome to this dream
    that soon shall see the End of Days
    I call upon you tortured beasts
    that cannot be stopped in your rage
    I offer you a new World that
    will be born when
    we bring the Heavens down from the endless
    skies of eternity 
    Until the only thing left is the Darkness of reality
    that we so readily accept, yet loath
    Our anger and greedy souls only worthy of the deepest pits
    And that is why, when we descend into Gehenna
    we shall have an endless minute
    that means nothing to those who hire fair Death
    to do their bidding,
    to conquer this Frozen World of Flames, and reinforce
    it's walls built of the pain and bleeding flesh
    of the Condemned,
    We shall coerce the son of Light to come down
    from his fiery throne and bow before us
    There is no need of gods or demons
    For a world of ruin and despair
    knows nothing of the gentle hand of Hope

Sunday, 05 April 2009

Saturday, 28 March 2009

  • Failing to Realize

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    In the past few weeks I've come to realize a few things.

    1) I'm not who I am.

    My favorite quote is "I'd rather be hated for who I am, than loved for who I'm not", so it is rather ironic that I cannot show my true and complete self to anyone. Don't get me wrong, I dress the way I want to, even thought I get lots of weird looks, I listen to the music I want to and I'm not bothered if other people don't like it, I behave like a maniac and everyone thinks I'm out of my mind which is awesome because I am, I have my hobbies and the things I love, however not everything is what it seems.

    I have lots of friends (all of them absolutely crazy, so I fit in perfectly, although 'fitting in' is not exactly it), most people like me because I'm that weird, but in a very positive way, and I could care less what the twats in my school think of me. And here comes the problem, I have no issue with sticking up my finger to idiots and telling them to 'fuck off' because I'm the absolute best, but I have an issue with showing all my sides to my friends. Occasionally, normal things like my obsession with extremely gory and disturbing pictures, videos, movies and books shows up, but my friends are, errr...'ok' with it. However, I'm not all smiles, and kindness, and compassion. I suppose some degree of self abandon is required in every human-human relationship for the sake of being accepted by a selective group of people that are compatible with your character, even thought not completely.

    For the past few months we’ve been helping a Year 8 girl (which I will call Flower in my blog) that has been bullied for a while now. One of my friends that has also suffered from the unsuppressed cruelty of fellow classmates in her younger years, recognized that Flower might be slipping into depression, which she herself had experienced not too long ago, and knows the feelings of self-hate and isolation that make you think thoughts that can be in some cases deadly. The point is, I’m always concerned, gentle and ready to help in everyone else’s eyes, and I’m the mother figure and role model of some of them (that’s why so many younger kids hang around me), thing is I couldn’t care less about anyone. You see, the only reason I’m always helping and trying to be supportive, is that once everything is sorted out I don’t have to deal with annoying stuff like comforting someone crying, or going after bullies to give them ‘a piece of my mind’ (have you noticed how disturbing that phrase is?!).

    This is lying. I’m lying. To myself. To everyone. I can’t help it. Pretense is something I do without thinking; for the sake of other people I have created someone that is me, yet not completely. I’m happy, yet I’m not. I’m sad, yet my tears are not from sadness. I love, yet I don’t believe in love. I contradict myself. I smile because I think I should, not because I feel it. I’ve become a person that I don’t know.

    2) I have 3 ultimate rules of survival. I’m more and more certain that they have no exceptions.

    First: No one can be trusted. From the time you were born until the time you die, you are alone. The only person you can relay on is yourself.

    Second: Be a mystery to everyone. If they don’t know you, they can’t hurt you. Sharing with someone may reveal your weakness, thus your existence can be compromised.

    Third: If they are of no use to you they are not worth the trouble. People who have no use can be disposed of.

    3) This world is going to Hell and there’s nothing anyone can do.

    I have the nagging feeling that perhaps the human race is on the brink of its destruction. War, death, misery, fear, money, violence, ignorance, hate, prejudice, they will never disappear. Our world has fallen. Humans have lost, no, rather sold, everything that is of any value that is beyond the material.

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    No. 53
    By Penicillin
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    It's been a while

    369207rb0zszpr81 It's been a while since I've last posted, but it has been a hectic month. The end of the school year is coming and I had (still have) coursework deadlines to meet and exams to prepare for. I even have one next week (12 hour Art exam)! Not much has been going on, however there are things that have been bothering me for a while, and which I'll write about soon.

    P.S.: My birthday is coming! 3rd of April! I'm going to pierce my years again (turning 16, so I don't need my parents permission, yupeee!), so hopefully I'll have three holes in my left year and three holes in my right year altogether! Wish me luck!

Thursday, 05 February 2009

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    The Triumph
    By Deathstar
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    What age do you act like? Wanna know, try THIS!

    One of my friends send me this! Try it. You just have to copy and paste the questions and put an 'x' in every box that applies to you, then add the marks and you get your age! Have FUN!

    [x] You know how to make a pot of coffee
    [] You keep track of dates using a calender
    [] You own a credit/debit* card
    [] You know how to change the oil in a car
    [x] You've done your own laundry
    [] You can vote in an election
    [] You can cook for yourself
    [x] You think politics are exciting
    TOTAL SO FAR: 3


    []You show up for school late a lot
    []You always carry a pen in your bag/ purse / pocket
    [x] You've never gotten a detention
    [] You have forgotten your own birthday at least once
    [x] You like to take walks by yourself
    [] You know what credit bill means without looking it up
    [] You drink caffeine at least once a week

    TOTAL SO FAR: 5

    [x]You know how to do the dishes
    [x] You can count to 10 in another language
    [x] When you say you're going to do something you do it
    [] You can mow the lawn
    [x] You study when you HAVE to
    [] You have hand washed a car before
    TOTAL SO FAR: 9

    [x] You can spell experience without looking it up
    [] At least 1 person at Starbucks knows you by name
    [] Your favorite kind of food is take out
    [] The first thing you do when you wake up is smoke a cigarette Bad, bad,BAD!
    [x] You can't go to the store without getting something you don' t need
    [x] You understand political jokes the first time they are said
    [x] You can type pretty quick
    TOTAL SO FAR: 13

    [] Your only friends are from your place of employment
    [] You have been to a Tupperware party 
    [] You have realized that no one will take you seriously unless you are over the age of 25 and have a job
    [] You have more bills than you can pay
    [x] You have been to the beach
    [x] You use the internet every day
    [x] You have been outside of the United Kingdom 3 or more times
    [x] You make your own bed

    TOTAL = 17 (What a coinsedence! I'm gonna be 16 soon, so I act my age... more or less)