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About Me

I am worse than I look and I am always disenchanted.For Him. For Her. Loneliness, gazing, the Opera, 'In The Bath' by Lemon Jelly, Fur, Florence, The English Language, psychology, poetry, classical music, The Untouchables, fire, sesquipedalia verba, Marilyn Manson, singing, talking with accents, the moon, Baileys, reading, Pomegranates, YouTube, smoking [Black Djarum Kreteks], travel, audio commentaries, drawing, an air of mystery, the human anatomy, withering looks, depressing songs, brown eyes, Latin phrases, ancient cities, church collapses, refined philosophy, history, etymology, toast, astronomy, contemplation, procrastination, irritation and evaluation.Knowing it all and not saying a word.You know, among other things.I've got this big secret you see...

My Interests

"What's that moment in Greek mythology when the hero suddenly realises that everything he thought he knew turns out to be wrong?" "Its called Peripetia." "Well...that's me."

I'd like to meet:

"You broke my heart... But that was three or four hearts ago."

Music:

Time is contagious. ...everybody's getting old...

Books:

Dear Leonard... I feel I am going mad again...

Heroes:

'People don't always tell you what they're thinking. They just see to that you don't...advance in life.'

My Blog

Fear no more...

Morning light filtered through the grotty windows of the kitchen. The peeling paint of the shutters curled round the edges of the pane, turning yellow with age and black with grime. The light was pale...
Posted by The Hours on Mon, 31 Mar 2008 03:00:00 PST

Changing Faces

"Without wearing any mask we are conscious of, we have a special face for each friend." -Oliver Wendall Holmes...
Posted by The Hours on Mon, 21 Jan 2008 01:49:00 PST

Did someone speak?

Did someone speak? Asked the little voice, Ringing out across the track, Did someone speak? The small voice cried, But no; just darkness answered back. Is someone there? The sound called out, Wary, ...
Posted by The Hours on Sun, 20 Jan 2008 12:32:00 PST

Interpretation

Are you lost or just confused? Are you keen or being used? Did they stamp out all your fear, Or make it bolder, bring it near? Did your tears dry too fast? Did you wish the pain would last? How did it...
Posted by The Hours on Fri, 11 Jan 2008 01:35:00 PST

Sod Eurovision!

Sod the Germans, you're clinically incapable of fun,And yes, you're sorry for the war, but would you still be if you'd won?Sod the Irish, you bunch of whiny, drunken hypocrites,And yes we nicked your ...
Posted by The Hours on Fri, 11 May 2007 12:08:00 PST

Section of Mrs Dalloway

If you can be bothered to read it all! its a section of the Virginia Woolf classic 'Mrs Dalloway' and it really made me think. ...'Fear no more,' said Clarissa. Fear no more the heat o' the sun; for t...
Posted by The Hours on Tue, 26 Sep 2006 01:48:00 PST