Thursday, 12 March 2009

These hands



These hands have...

Held my newborn son

Have climbed a mountain

Have carressed

Have defended

Have opened

Have shut

Have buried

Have offered comfort

Have scratched

Have picked

Have wiped tears

Have saved my life

Have held 140.000 ciggaretes

Have gestured in anger

Have given praise

Have painted

Have felt pain

Have given pleasure

Have thrown

Have found

Have pointed

Have ripped

Have saved a life

Have written

Have repaired

Have destroyed

Have built

Have planted

Have climbed a tree

Have crushed

Have pinged

Have nipped

Have Tickled

Have poked

Have Pushed

Have Dug

Have Slapped

Have massaged

Have knitted

Have Cooked

Have solved

Have Grated

Have stirred

Have felt cold

Have felt warm

Have sweated

Have shook

Have stroked an elephant

Have captured a fish

Have held a bat

Have broken 1 0r more of the 10 commandments

Have shook Morrisseys hand

Have squashed an insect

Have been read by mystics

Have typed this blog post

Thursday, 5 March 2009

The sandman




I love the sandman books...it is a wonderous thought that when you die dreams sister takes you by the hand..check this link for quotes from books..
http://www.generationterrorists.com/cgi-bin/sandman.cgi?book=1&count=yes
The Sandman's main character is Morpheus, the Lord of Dreams, who is essentially the anthropomorphic personification of dreams. At the start of the series, Morpheus is captured by an occult ritual and held prisoner for 70 years. Morpheus escapes in the modern day and after revenging himself upon his captors, sets about rebuilding his kingdom, which has fallen into disrepair in his absence. Gaiman himself has summarized the plot of the series (in the foreword to Endless Nights) as "The Lord of Dreams learns that one must change or die, and makes his decision."

The character's initially haughty and often cruel manner begins to soften after his years of imprisonment at the start of the series, but the challenge of undoing past sins and changing old ways is an enormous one for a being who has been set in his ways for billions of years. In its beginnings, the series was a very dark horror comic. Later, the series evolves into an elaborate fantasy series, incorporating elements of classical and contemporary mythology, ultimately placing its protagonist in the role of a tragic hero.

The story-lines primarily take place in the Dreaming, Morpheus's realm, and the waking world, with occasional visits to other domains, such as Hell, Faerie, Asgard, and the domains of the other Endless. Many used the contemporary United States of America and the United Kingdom as a backdrop. The DC Universe was the official setting of the series, but well-known DC characters and places were rarely featured after 1990, with one exception: Lyta Hall, formerly Fury of the 1980s super-team Infinity Inc., figures prominently in the "Kindly Ones" story arc. Various characters from the series did appear in other DC Universe comics however, including an appearance by Daniel during Grant Morrison's JLA run. Most of the storylines take place in modern times, but many short stories are set in the past, taking advantage of the immortal nature of many of the characters, and deal with historical individuals and events.

Sunday, 1 March 2009

Mmmm...don't think this is working..