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And you don't seem to understand A shame you seemed an honest man And all the fears you hold so dear Will turn to whisper in your ear And you know what they say might hurt you And you know that it means so much And you don't even feel a thing I am falling I am fading I have lost it all And you don't seem the lying kind A shame that I can read your mind And all the things that I read there Candle lit smile that we both share And you know I don't mean to hurt you But you know that it means so much And you don't even feel a thing I am falling I am fading I am drowning, help me to breathe I am hurting I have lost it all I am losing, help me to breathe

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Bigamy means having one woman too many; Monogamy is the same.

Oscar Wilde

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Forgotten Freshness: You Can’t Do That On Television

Man, how the times have changed. Back in the 80’s, it was totally okay to have children’s sketch comedy show where families were so poor that their children got repossessed, it was okay for middle-aged man dressed as a scuba diver to share a bathtub with an underage girl, and there was even a recurring sketch about children being sentenced to death by firing squad.

You Can’t Do That On Television: Poverty & Unemployment Pt.1

Originally a low budget children’s sketch comedy show in 1979 for local Ottowa, Canada station CJOH-TV, You Can’t Do That On Television was picked up by Nickelodeon in 1981. Each episode’s sketches always centered around a main theme and the show is most known for its “slime” gag where green slime fell from the sky onto the actors’ heads every time they said “I don’t know.” To this day, green slime is a staple of Nickelodeon’s brand identity. In addition to the slime if any of the actors said “water,” water would fall on them.

You Can’t Do That On Television: Poverty & Unemployment Pt. 2

YCDTOTV was definitely a pretty edgy show, even by today’s standards. Episode themes centered around things like poverty, fashion, and the future, but some episodes were banned. An episode about adoption was banned in the U.S. and Canada and an episode about divorce was banned in Canada.

Once Nickelodeon picked up the show and tried aiming it toward a younger demographic, it kind of started going downhill. While originally made for teens and pre-teens, episodes about things like sexual equality, peer pressure, and drugs were replaced by more kiddy-ish potty humor.

The show lasted until 1990 and reruns were aired until 1994. In 2004, there was a reunion special called Project 131 and you can watch the whole thing on YouTube.

You Can’t Do That On Television: Poverty & Unemployment Pt. 3 

Watching these old episodes, it’s definitely hard to imagine this sort of thing flying on TV today. As much as people complain that TV is too violent or oversexualized, I think they tend to forget how things used to be. Not saying anything was wrong with the good old days of children’s entertainment, though. If anything, this show deserves respect for not talking down to kids and talking about real issues.

And, come on, could you even imagine how if there was a children’s program where kids were being shot by a firing squad this day and age? Uptight parents would have a fit!

Maybe that’s the main divide between kids and grown-ups. Kids have the ability to see the humor in everything while grown-ups tend to take everything way too seriously.

Trivia:

Canadian singer Allanis Morrisette was on the show when she was just 5 years old in 1979 and was on again in 1986 for an episode about pop music. Dave Coulier was also working for Nickelodeon around this time on the show Out Of Control. Alanis Morisette’s song “You Oughta Know” is about Dave Coulier!!! Coincidence?

The show’s opening animation, The Children’s Television Sausage Factor was inspired by Terry Gilliam’s “gilliamations.” That’s the same Terry Gilliam from Monty Python’s Flying Circus. He also directed some movies you’ve probably heard of like 12 Monkeys, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, and The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus.

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Now that's some way to motivate students...

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I cannot help it, can't decline It's always better down the line I'm in the wrong and I've done it all before And I wish I'd never been And I know it's just a dream Now I'm blind I can open my eyes Can't stay awake Burning alive I cannot breathe this poison air filled with lies

Throat full of glass - Combichrist

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On the way to the top of Castle Oblivion!

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I'm nobody! Who are you? Are you nobody, too? Then there's a pair of us - don't tell! They'd banish us, you know. How dreary to be somebody! How public, like a frog To tell your name the livelong day To an admiring bog!

~Emily Dickinson

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A BOOK He ate and drank the precious words, His spirit grew robust; He knew no more that he was poor, Nor that his frame was dust. He danced along the dingy days, And this bequest of wings Was but a book. What liberty A loosend spirit brings!

~Emily Dickinson

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Pretty Damn Rad Batgirl Cosplay

I’m hardly ever impressed by cosplayers in general, but this is too great for me not to share. This Batgirl costume used by cosplayer Knightess Rouge is terrific! Check out her Deviant Art for a preview of her upcoming retro Batgirl outfit, as well as other cosplays by Knightess on her Facebook.

Check it: More Batgirl on Albotas Buy it: Batgirl TPB

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Nothing better than CSS and LOVEFOXXX to get my mood skyrocketing!

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Fuck it - I'm off to Zanarkand!

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Strength of character means the ability to overcome resentment against others, to hide hurt feelings, and to forgive quickly.

Lawrence G. Lovasik

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Expanding a world and facing change

There is this game TWEWY, which was able to make me stop caving in and giving up on hating the world... (great game with an even greater philosophy, you should really play it if you own a NDS or an ipad or iphone or whatnot) So the last year I've been trying to open up to others, to their worlds. What I found is actually quite strange: Between all those emotions and perspectives I eventually encountered change. Suddenly my own world changed, lots of people showed up around me, building quite powerful social relationships. And there are still more approaching me by the day o.o

I would have never imagined to go from being a socially awkward introvert to average popular guy in less than a year, but it seems like there are still some surprises out there. So now for my new years resolution: I'll try to expand my world further, to encounter more alien worlds as i go and maybe, just maybe I'll be able to find something even greater this time.

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"The world ends with you. If you want to enjoy life, expand your world. You gotta push your horizons out as far as they'll go."