Ian RentonBlog Archive — Page 87
These are some pretty old posts! I don't blog that much any more, but if they are of interest, feel free to browse. Alternatively, you can go back to the homepage to see some more recent stuff.
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Earthbound Constellations
City lights… Endlessly repeating their story, night after night, in tribute to our taming of the darkness. But the darkness can never be tamed, we have not the power to overcome the blackness of night. So, for now, the lights of the cities twinkle in the darkness, a mirror of...
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Longing for Unreality
The problem with Roleplaying is, life as Tsuki is more fun… I seem to fit well into playing as Tsuki in our Exalted game, even though the way I seem to be playing is quite unlike me… or is it? The more I think about it, the things I do...
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Leaving a World Behind
Did I, after all, enjoy that…? The first two weeks of the course, boring, lots of work, no fun, barely even sunshine, bad food, and we all complained. And now at last, week three is over… laziness, sunshine, playing frisbee, drinking, and the masked ball… seeing friends but it seeming...
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Life's Rose Waltz
Life… is a song. For different people, it has different melodies, different beats, a different feel. But it’s still a song. And there are those who dance to their song and flow with their life. There are those who stand uneasily on the dancefloor of life, clutching their pint of...
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Status Report
Uptime so far today: 20.9 hours. Meals consumed today: 7. Enjoyable meals consumed today: 3. Time spent travelling today: 7 hours. Time spent online today: 4 hours. Movies watched: 1. Anime episodes wathced: 2. Business presentations made: 2. Newspapers read: 1. Number of times playlist on MP3 player has looped:...
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A Thousand Summer Days
Ah… good day, good day. The sunlight sleepiness of the morning, the fun of the afternoon, and a peaceful evening too, with the coloured lights of the town shining like a double constellation, on land and reflected in the sea… I thought about carrying my camera around today, but then...
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Coloured Lights in the Darkness
Sitting on the windowsill, staring out at the funfair lights across the water, and dreaming… It’s a brief rest from the weekend’s business. A meal out yesterday, barbecue and five visitors to the house tomorrow, Trawler Race Day on Monday, to Bournemouth for the night on Tuesday, then back to...
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Cards with Changing Faces
I got some new Tarot cards today - for once, a normal set. I’ve gotta say, I’m really impressed. The deck’s called the Celtic Dragon Tarot, and the artwork is very nice indeed! Looking at them though, reminded me of the deck I made for myself, just over a year...
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The Nature of Barbecues
Well, about 2 o’clock this afternoon we decided to have a barbecue. About 1 o’clock in the morning, I’m sitting on the stairs in our house, listening to Bob Dylan and swigging Scrumpy straight from the bottle. And I’ve got to go to work tomorrow morning. Well, this morning really....
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The Nature of God
The word “God” means “That of which nothing greater can be concieved”. So, the greatest thing there is, is existence itself. The universe, multiverse, or whatever proves to be the whole of existence. I’ve never really liked God being represented as a big bloke with a beard or anything like...