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July 30, 2008

Thank you!

Filed under: Uncategorized — Nicholas @ 7:46 pm

First of all, thank you to all of you who remembered to wish me, early or late, doesn’t really matter. Thought that counts.

Then I’d like to say my usual thanks to my parents for everything, including the past 22 years.

Next, I’ll say thanks to the K-Box bunch last night. Great company. Always fun with you people around. Let’s do it sometime soon. Lian, you know you’re always there, but too bad, your thunder got completely stolen this year.

By the $40 jug of lemon sprite. Which sort of revealed something else. If my calculations were correct, that was totally sweet of you, and really thank you, thank you so much. That was the highlight, and it really made my day. ?????. Of course, I’d pretend not to know anything though. You’ll only hear it here.

July 20, 2008

Superhero rant

Filed under: Issues Close to Heart,Life,Musings — Nicholas @ 5:51 am

When I was a kid, I used to love superheroes. I idolized them, yearned to be like them, wished that the world had them. As I grew older though, and the lens through which my eyes viewed the world darked, these shining beacons of light were tainted. They now seem dirty to me, pillars that support the harsh realities that some are JUST born to be better.

It’s not that difficult wearing that suit isn’t it. Neither is it that difficult to use your powers for the right stuff. Fuck temptation, it’s a lie, a goddamned lie. Of course it’s easier to be a force for good, to fight crime, when you’re born with laser eyes, superhuman strength, or a fuckload of money your deceased parents left you. What’s there to idolize about them? Let’s see them try to change the world without their superhuman prowess.

Fuck superheroes, they just take the fight out of us. Turns us into grovelling spineless objects. Make us dependent, then leave, and the mess, oh imagine the mess when they leave. When the pillars leave, the roof collapses.

But I’m not superhero. Neither am I a pillar. I am just a human, a human who dreams superhuman dreams. So stop looking at me with those puppy-dog eyes, it’s not going to help. Only a superhuman effort will realize it.

Meanwhile, just shut up and do your part.

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