Today 31 Dec 2009 12.00 is goin to be a big day 4 al of us and night for some…I BEG THAT YOU THINK BEFORE YOU ACT ALWAYS!!!!! “Is what you are doing worth it? WHAT WOULD JESUS DO?(Seriously)” <<<< I wan’t those questions to be BRANDED into your mind. Life is NO GAME TRUST ME, Your life could END before you see 2010, …Wudnt tht be a WASTE!! I AIN’T passing no Judgement Best Believe dat. I am simply WARNING YOU AGAINST THROWING your LIFE AWAY, JUST BECAUSE OF ONE NIGHT, ONE STUPID NIGHT!!!!! “But I won’t Die 2day”-HOW do YOU KNOW DAT? “Its the in thing”-OPEN YOURS EYES, Believe it or NOT Its MIND CONTROL, Hu told u it was ite, wer dd they learn it from, dnt think u to good to be hypotised by tht crap, cos u are if u fall victim to … See Moreit. and Yes Booze, By Drinking it YOU R BECOMING ITS SLAVE(In Jesus You are not a slave to anythin/any1 you are free). Lyk I sed LIFE IS NO GAME, Heaven and Hell exist, wer Do you want to go? DNT JUST SAY Heaven, cos its the appropriate answer, If you are truly a Follower of THE CHRIST(The One who Died For You and Is God in The Flesh) Isaiah 53:6, “All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.” Is it too little to ask for Good Behavior…Compare tht Good Behavior To Dying On The Cross For You…Will WE turn our backs on tht, or will EACH ONE OF US, THANK HIM for such Mercy. IT IS UP TO YOU!!! DON’T EVEN THINK OF JUST READING AND SAYING WOW…, I WANT YOU TO READ TO YOU HEART, And READ The WORD OF GOD(I Prefer this version, recent ones have IMPORTANT MISSING INFO: http://www.jesus-is-savior.com/Bible/1611_authorized_king_james.htm). Go Down On Your Knees and Pray, Dnt do it cos i sed so, Do It Cos You Love Him…http://www.jesus-is-savior.com/how_to_be_saved.html JESUS IS THE ONLY WAY TO HEAVEN “I am the way the truth and the life; NO MAN cometh unto the Father BUT BY ME.” — Jesus Christ (John 14:6)
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Book Review: ‘The Drug User - Documents 1840-1960’
The Drug User
Printed in 1991, ‘The Drug User: Documents 1840-1960’ is an anthology of drug-related literature that dates from before the beginnings of the psychedelic counterculture movement. Edited by John Strausbaugh and Donald Blaise, with a forward by William S. Burroughs, ‘The Drug User’ is filled with a literary flair so often missing from later psychedelic literature.
The anthology’s editors have amalgamated an extremely impressive collection. It includes both complete pieces and selected passages from larger works. Such diverse writers as Twain, Freud, Baudelaire and Daumal to Ludlow, Michaux and Lee, are presented. With such an eclectic mix of great writers and thinkers there is imbued some wonderful, challenging and, at times, scary perceptions of the drug experience.
One of my favourite passages is taken from ‘Really the Blues’ by “half-cat jazz musician” Mezz Mezzrow. Just before playing a gig Mezz and his compatriots smoked some cannabis:
“The other guys in the band were giggling and making cracks, but I couldn’t talk with my mouthpiece between my lips, so I closed my eyes and drifted out to the audience with my music. The people were going crazy over the subtle changes in our playing; they couldn’t dig what was happening but some kind of electricity was crackling in the air and it made them all glow and jump.”
There are also battles going on in the individuals; especially those writing on using opiates. Burroughs would later write on the topic succinctly in Junky but Antonin Artaud had already begun to surmise the dark power of opiates in his most literary of ways:
“We, whom pain makes journey into our souls in search of a calm place to cling to, in search of stability in evil, as the others search for it in good – we aren’t mad, we’re marvellous doctors, we know the necessary dose for the soul, for sensibility, for the marrow, for thought.”
The anthology challenges the reader to think about an individual’s relationship with drugs, from a time when the social hysteria had yet to emerge and cast its own shadow over the experience. Though, having said that, one can see the seeds for the psychedelic movement during this period in the writings of Aldous Huxley, Albert Hoffman and Gordon Wasson (it was Wasson who first discovered the ancient religious use of psilocybin mushrooms in Mexico.)
For those interested in the drug experience/culture as a literary movement this is an extremely valuable anthology. Not only is it a gateway into other works but it also beautifully contextualizes various perspectives. I’ll leave you with some words by Aldous Huxley, taken from ‘Drugs that shape men’s minds’ and that goes someway to explaining the course that the newly seeded psychedelic movement would pass into post-1960:
“My own belief is that, though they may start by being something of an embarrassment, these new mind changers will tend in the long run to deepen the spiritual life of the communities in which they are available.”
Monday, December 28, 2009
Execution In China
I am of course opposed to the Death Penalty. It is a logical extension of my Catholicism, Christianity…that we should be Life-Enhancing rather than Life Taking. Yet it is not easy to have any kinda sympathy for the drug courier who will possibly be executed in China tomorrow.
Of course he is not photogenic and is of Asian origin, therefore the British tabloids will not rush to his aid. Much better if “he” was a pretty blonde female schoolteacher from the Cotswolds and tearfully protesting that she was duped by her lover.
Sorry……no sympathy………if Britons, Irish, australians, Americans whatever want to take on high risk criminality smuggling drugs in or out of China, Thailand, wherever……then they should face the consequences.
It's a wonder he can walk at all
kid in a candy store 40 years later
(Hugh Laurie as House, M.D.)
He’s got a real sweet tooth
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Monday, December 21, 2009
Brittany Murphy was struggling with poor body image
Since her passing yesterday from cardiac arrest, actress Brittany Murphy’s friends are beginning to speak out about her struggle with a poor body image.
Clueless director Amy Heckerling believes the problem may have originated from the set of their film:
“She seemed to go through a change on Clueless. Maybe she felt like she was not the, like, skinny, pretty girl, you know? And then the next few movies she was, you know, thinner, blonde … going out with Eminem and Ashton Kutcher.”
Another source said:
“A lot of her problems were due to poor self-image. She wore extraordinary amounts of makeup, tons of fake eyelashes, got her teeth capped, dyed her hair blonde, lost weight – she wanted to be a beauty. She didn’t want to be the fat girl from Clueless. She didn’t eat a lot. She would drink copious amounts of coffee.”
32-year-old Murphy was rumored to have troubles with drug abuse and eating disorders. The authorities found several prescription medications in the actress’ home and she had been suffering from flu-like symptoms in the days leading up to her death.
Murphy’s body is currently undergoing an autopsy, against the wishes of her husband Simon Monjack. The autopsy will take four to eight weeks for toxicology results to come back with a final cause of death.
Davao dads to restrict sprouting of container yards in the city
December 16, 2009 1:59 pm
DAVAO CITY, Dec. 16 – The City Council here is set to restrict the sprouting of container yards in the city following the discovery of almost 16 kilos of high-grade cocaine last week.
Majority Floor Leader Danilo Dayanghirang said a possible solution would be the “zonification” of these container yards to contain them all in one area for easier inspection by authorities.
Dayanghirang also said the council must fully investigate the incident to find ways on how to prevent the future smuggling of illegal drugs in the city.
The city council will conduct an inquiry on the discovery of the cocaine inside the container yard once it resumes work after the holidays, he said.
Dayanghirang said aside from identifying zones for the container yards, drug-sniffing dogs must also be used in the yards to ensure that no illegal drugs would enter the Davao market.
Davao City Police Office (DCPO) Director Ramon Apolinario supported Dayanghirang’s call, saying the use of K-9 dogs is essential in any operations against terrorism and illegal drugs.
Dayanghirang said he would ask the committee on public safety headed by Councilor Nilo Abellera to conduct the committee hearing.
On December 9, workers of Maersk discovered white powdery substance inside the reefer machine located at the back of two container vans that came from India and Pakistan.
The next day, another pack of powdery white substance was found in another container van inside the Maersk container yard.
The police confirmed the powdery white substance was high-grade cocaine valued at P110 million. (PNA)
Friday, December 18, 2009
Her eyes are focusing!!!
Now, I know I said I would stop writing about Lindsay Lohan as soon as a picture emerges of her where she doesn’t look like a cracked-out, sex-hungry asylum escapee (or something along those lines)… but now that picture has somewhat appeared I just have to celebrate.
Her face actually looks fairly normal! Her makeup is toned down, both her eyes are looking in the same direction, and she’s cracking that gorgeous smile rather than doing the duckface.
Now all we need to worry about is the worrying clothes, hair and BMI.
I just want to give her a sandwich and a haircut. And a new pair of tights.
Progress Lindsay, progess.