Thursday, August 28, 2008

Wednesday, August 27, 2008

Ignore me

"On the floor she found a picture book that she remembered from elementary school. It was about a little boy called Bernard whose parents always ignore him. One day a monster appears in the backyard and Bernard runs inside to tell them but still they just ignore him. The monster eats him and goes into the house and roars at the parents but they think it's Bernard fooling around and ignore him. And because they're not scared, the monster loses all his confidence. Skye turned to the last page which always used to make her feel sad. The poor old monster has been sent to bed and is sitting all alone and forlorn in the dark, feeling a total failure."

- The Smoke Jumper, Nicholas Evans, page 9

Dark humour

Mist. Night. A slight drizzle. A dimly lit campus.

Have you ever been so afraid that you want to run home and hide under the covers, yet awed beyond your ability to comprehend at the same time?

I was wandering about alone just now, and I was just struck by the beauty of the night. The dim lamps were putting rays of light through the mist, and it was just the kind of beauty that makes you want to laugh and cry at the same time.

How can the world be so ugly yet so beautiful all at once?


Home Is Behind

The World Ahead
And There Are Many Paths To Tread
Through Shadow
To The Edge Of Night
Until The Stars Are All Aligned

Mist And Shadow
Cloud And Shade
All Shall Fade
All Shall...Fade

-Pippin's Song, The Lord of the Rings

Jw3rn is awestruck.