Very strange how first sex education classes are virtually indistinguishable from biology and have very little to do with sex at all. It's like adults seem to think they can talk their way around sex. In all my sexual experience I have never been in a situation so perverse that the fallopian tubes have been involved in any way, shape or form
Even communism was created with the individual as "centre of his/her destiny", although not as the subjugated and subsumed individual of capitalism Needless to say, it's failure in practice should not be used as a criticism of its ideological intentions. We are talking about an idealised spectrum.</font
anarchy is a reversion (I'm not using this in a negative sense) to the individual as center of his/her destiny, Yes, but only a reversion in an existential sense, where the decision of the individual is a decision taken on behalf of the whole community. Even
And yes, anarchy is the ultimate expression of reactionary ideology Interesting that you place it on the right though, anarchism basically being a communal ideology, distinct from communism only in its negation of the state. Actually the two developed hand in hand and only split during a schism not unli
The strange thing emperor, is that I find absolutely no note of moral aberration in your writing or person - this coming from a person who considers himself essentially decent, compassionate and empathetic. I would have thought that I would have identified with your "victims" much more than I would with you, but I don't find this to be the case because as it stands I am yet to experience the role
By the very fact of being an attentive, caring lover devoted solely to the pleasure of his partner (and I confess, the notion of such a creature makes me want to laugh hysterically) I need clarification here. So a submissive does not find pleasure in this type of role (regardless of whether it is motiva
HATE that song. no wonder they call it 'aerial ping pong' It's unfortunate really. In some cases, like baseball in the states, the commentary - just like religious apocryphal writing - can add to the game something ethereal and aura-like, turning it into history before the final whistle blows. In Aust
Thanks Hamster. There are rare moments when sport and art intersect, when one becomes the other. You hear it in the way Americans talk about certain baseball games and players, their tone of voice becoming a whisper, the names on their lips like incantations, a way to ward off evil spirits. One of the best descriptions of sport I have ever read was by Don DeLillo in Underworld. He descri
keep imaging soccer players flying That's exactly what it looks like, although the ball is not spherical but egg like and the players can pass it using their hands by closing a fist and hitting the ball as if the balled up hand was holding a pool cue in an underarmed motion. They also kick it, either o
I know one thing and one thing only - if I keep on trying to call someone on the phone and all I ever get is a "this line has been disconnected" message, I'm gonna' stop calling. I don't want a proof for the existence of God or for his non-existence for that matter. I want to know why bad things happen to good people and bringing an omnipotent being into the equation who could change it all in a snap of its fingers, but doesn't , only in
No lawyer, no court-martial. Next terrorist, please. Jesus Christ! We've seen the results of "taking the gloves off" - 3000+ people in a skyscraper dead! Vietnam should have taught us that it's not just the danger of not being able to look around and distinguish friend from foe, but also
Stupid sensibility. Glad I've lost that in my old age. Don't worry Flooz, I'm just going the other way. Super responsible Marco has arrived and it's making me feel like I've turned vegan, stopped cussing, started believing in the redemptive powers of Christ and given up smoking (dear god I HAVE!!!!!) al
I only wish we still got Aussie rules football on ESPN again. Aussie rules on espn! The thought is almost too strange to bear. Please don't tell me they had American commentary, my head may explode.
But I never get excited about sport Either do I. I used to play it for 5 years or so but I stopped when I was 19 and haven't played or watched since. I have a habit of loving and leaving. <TD class="mb
Crap school, but who's wasn't, hey? Remember when our parents told us we would look back on it all and remember high school as the best time of your life - they lied! The best times were all the bits in between, like sand in between your toes, they were when you jigged school all together and
Jump into a fighter plane of some sort and live out some of my Top Gun fantasies. Jesus H Christ! I just realised exactly how bad that sounded. Disregard that statement. No one is ever going to be my wingman...EVER!
1/ What would you do if you were completely alone in the world for an hour ? (ie: no other living things present) Jump into a fighter plane of some sort and live out some of my Top Gun fantasies. 2/ What would you do tomorrow if money was no object ? Book myself a round the world ticke
The game in itself is unusual and parochial. You can tell by the name – Australian Rules. You just know its not going to have an international following and we aren’t as self-absorbed as the Americans as to concoct a World Series when it could only ever be us Vs the world and the world can’t, and wouldn’t, want to play. We play the Irish though. But they don’
So you were subjected to the same Catholic School torture as myself? Which school was it? I was lucky enough to go to a co-ed Catholic School (if we're looking for a silver lining, that is) so I didn't get the full experience. Thank fuck for that! I went to Kogarah Marist High and years 11 and 12 were c
People who perform pitch perfect everytime are not performers. They allow perfection to get in the way of emotion which makes their delivery inauthenic and flat. Current Australian Idol for an example. They are currently recording a single that supposedly has a vocal range that is supposed to impress an
I assume this is a short story and not an extract from a longer piece...right? A "punch line" is the raison d'etre for a short story, much like it is for the joke. For example: The premature burial by Edgar Allan Poe. The whole story is nothing more than wayward musings on the phenomenon of premature burial if it where not for Poe's punch line. The character suffers
Ambiguity in a short story is often a good thing, a way to encourage engagement in a genre that has so little substance. BUT, ambiguity should always be in the service of, and strengthened by, a solid punchline - much like a joke. The writing is good. Sometimes very good. Example: If Hell were to free
Diamonds are overrated To be sure, but also beautiful. I've always found the diamond ring to be a mythological artefact. It reminds me of stories where a knight must prove his worth before he wins the maidens hand in marriage. Usually the story is of a quest to test (sorry about that
Bjork would not have won Idol! I have recently been listening to Bjork and falling in love all over again. I typed live instead of love in that last sentence and I think there is something to it. I have been without music for the last year of so, not because I lack the means but because I lacked the interest. Recently the interest was reignited and I
This isn't the first time for this "trend" either. Doesn't anyone remember Marilyn Monroe or the bikini girls of the 60's? Doesn't anyone remember the Greek and Roman idealisation of the male form during their respective pinnacles of cultural domination? Doesn't anyone remember the nullification of feminine (in fact
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