Long Dark Teatime of the Soul

"In the end, it was the Sunday afternoons he couldn't cope with, and that terrible listlessness that starts to set in about 2:55, when you know you’ve taken all the baths that you can usefully take that day, that however hard you stare at any given paragraph in the newspaper you will never actually read it, or use the revolutionary new pruning technique it describes, and that as you stare at the clock the hands will move relentlessly on to four o’clock, and you will enter the long dark teatime of the soul."
- Life, The Universe and Everything

The majority of my weekend has been spent reading Bleach whilst listening to John Butler. The 2 Theater IB Papers I am to write tonight are nowhere near started, and yet I am leaving in an hour or so to have Muffins and watch How I Met Your Mother.

Procrastination thy name is Sunday.

In spirit of this principle here be youtube nonsense:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VDvgL58h_Y&playnext_from=TL&videos=6Vlsl3uoU74

I don't know what's supposed to be motivating me to work, but it sure as hell needs to kick in in the next 5 hours unless I want an all-nighter.

This is Modern Literature
For Children

What is this "Blogging" you speak of?

There are few expressions as curious as the glazed-over look of confusion that conquers my friends as I try to explain why I "tweet" or "blog". The use of air quotes on the previous two words only seems to befuddle them further.

Explaining the concept of blogging usually leads to a blogger's most dreaded question:

"Why would anyone want to know what you're doing???"

Observed responses to this question range from freezing in place like a deer in headlights to disappearing behind a puff of ninja smoke. Me? I believe I use these tools to put myself on the public eye. As egocentric as it sounds, there is a reason.

Sure, I could pick up a phone and call my friends, I could use facebook inboxes or updates, but none of these would give me the benefits of blogging.

Through blogging I don't have to worry about my writing being superfluous, I will not be taking away your time on the phone, or "clogging up your newsfeed". By blogging I give everyone a ticket that says "this is everything I have to say right now, read it when and if you have the time".

Through blogging I also save my own time, by giving one huge update to anyone who knows my blog, rather than participating in a facebook inbox with one group, an email chain with another and MSN with any stray individuals.

Through blogging I can find an identity, I can see what I enjoy writing about and what my style is.

I don't blog because I believe I'm important. Hell, I probably don't even have anything interesting to say. But just in case I do, and just in case you want to listen in, I will.

This is not a waste of time, it is a public journal for all to read.
This is not yours to judge, its mine for me to introspect.
This is not just a game for my entertainment

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For Children

PRESS START TO BEGIN

Greetings, blogosphere.

I have been called to join your ranks by the influences of my fellow soon-to-be ex-classmates and an underlying egotism for seeing my thoughts on a screen. Through this blog I will try to educate, entertain, and confuse whoever unfortunately crosses my path. Whether I will accomplish this vague goal or not is up to speculation.

This will be a window for verborrhea, trivia, faux-philosophy and my attempts at humorous eloquent soliloquyquation.

This will be a place where words like "soliloquyquation" will be used.

This is Modern Literature
For Children