Fresher Than Will Smith

Brum brum.
I need a car. But they're so fucking expensive, and I'm struggling when I only work 16 hours a week.
(Anyone wanna give me another job?)

And lets be honest, with fuel prices as they are, I couldn't even run one if I did have one.
In fact, in all seriousness, I've realised that I even struggle to fuel myself.

I've learnt that as good as finding inspiration and creativity and magic from within yourself is, you are always gonna need fuel to do it. And the better the fuel, the better you will run.

Whenever I drink water over something like Coke, I feel more productive.
Whenever I eat something that I've cooked, rather that a pack of mini chedders, I feel more prepared for the upcoming day.

But the most important fuel I've found, is fresh air.
Fuck me, it feels nice to take a deep breath. Not when you are in a stuffy, humid or closed room, but when you are outside in the sunshine.

It fills you with a sense of clarity that, lets be honest, people can rarely feel on a day to day basis.
But that clarity is beautiful. Just for those few seconds, everything seems alright and easy and stress free.

But then you tread in dog shit, and the feelings gone.
Replaced with the pettyness of life.

Word Grumble 2

Pressure.
The force exterted on a square inch of blah blah blah.

Pressure basically means to press. So where did all this stress come from when people are under pressure?

Lets take a look at that phrase "to be under pressure." People can be put under pressure when they are asked and expected to get something done. Usually with consequences if it isn't done, hence where the stress comes from.
But then why do we use the phrase "under pressure"? When all that means is a force being exacted?

To use a very old adage, diamonds are created from great pressure. I like that phrase.
When I'm put under pressure I love it, because it is forcing me to become better. I can't help it. It is an outside force, pressing down on me and making me harder, and stronger.
Not stressy.

Utilising pressure to create a better version of yourself is a freeing experience. It is no longer you that has to pull out all the stops to become the perfect version of yourself, as it is instead life doing it for you.

Everything you do causes you to be under at least some pressure.

Relish it, it is there for a reason.

"Quote"

"The art of life is to know how to enjoy a little and to endure very much"

"That’s the best revenge of all: happiness. Nothing drives people crazier than seeing someone have a good fucking life."

"Death gives life meaning"

"Absolutely nothing good can come out of overthinking things"

"Everyone feels like everyone else, just not at the same time"

"He who stops being better, stops being good."

"To find fault is easy: To do better may be difficult."

"You don't have to have a reason to feel good - you can feel good for no reason at all."

"You may be disappointed if you fail but you are doomed if you don't try."

"He who makes a beast out of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man."

"Always be smarter than the people who hire you."

"You don't have a soul. You are a soul. You have a body."

"Well ya see, Norm, it's like this... A herd of buffalo can only move as fast as the slowest buffalo. And when the herd is hunted, it is the slowest and weakest ones at the back that are killed first. This natural selection is good for the herd as a whole, because the general speed and health of the whole group keeps improving by the regular killing of the weakest members. In much the same way, the human brain can only operate as fast as the slowest brain cells. Excessive intake of alcohol, as we know, kills brain cells. But naturally, it attacks the slowest and weakest brain cells first. In this way, regular consumption of beer eliminates the weaker brain cells, making the brain a faster and more efficient machine. That's why you always feel smarter after a few beers."

"I need no quotes, I live my life as I want to."

Word Grumble

I hate the way people perceive the word stereotype.
People always look at is as a bad thing. Racial stereotypes, nationality stereotypes, gender stereotypes, that sort of thing.

But stereotypes are really fucking useful.
They give people an idea of what to think, which is something we need pretty much 99% of the time.
Or else otherwise our heads would explode.
Like boom.

When you read a story, and a character is described as pudgy, chubby, or round, people are instantly forced to think jolly. Probably because of Santa Claus.
When you read slender, you assume sinister.
When you read hunky, you assume hero.
When you read woman, you assume kitchen. (/JOKE)

I hate the way people assume this word, even though assumptions are useful in everyday life.
I hate this assumption, but I love assumptions in general.

Aww who am I kidding, I'm stereotyping things myself.

I guess we need to hate things in life, cuz otherwise they just wouldn't work.

No Evil

Would you rather be blind, or deaf?

If you are blind, you can't see the beautiful aesthetics that are all around the world today. You can't see huge mountains, snow falling and Arsenal playing football.

If you are deaf, you can't hear the amazing inspirations that sounds can so easily produce. You can't hear great crescendo's in classical music, or a rousing speech by an actor on stage.

But whatever happens, you will still be able to live a great life.
Because the best things in life are not heard nor saw.

When you are with your loved ones, the best moments are when no one is saying anything.
When you hug someone, you feel most loved when you close your eyes and lose yourself.

The happiest moments in people's lives are never saw,
or heard,
or smelt,
or tasted,
or felt.

They are lived.
Living is not sensations caused by the 5 senses, but it is something much, much more simpler than that.

Hangover Cure

Urghhh. Dry mouth.
Aches.
Unsettling stomach.

I'm never drinking again!

That's a lie. I will. Probably quite soon actually.
I just need to become cleansed first. To become fresh.

Now usually a quick shower and run would be enough to do this for me. Maybe even a bacon sarnie if I'm gonna go for over kill.
But today, I only need one thing. A video.

Everytime I watch this video, it calms me to a state that can probably only be achieved otherwise through means of some drugs. It's brilliant. And pretty intense too.
It's kinda like a mellow Sigur Ros. If Sigur Ros could get more mellow.

Try it. Grab some headphones, stick it on fullscreen, and make sure you are in a calm enviroment.
I find this beautiful.
And it pretty much could write a blog for me.

Lollipops and Rainbows

Sometimes when I go to write another one of these blogs, I look for an inspiration somewhere.
Whether it be Youtube, Wikipedia, even Nuts magazine, I try to read or watch something that gives me a sense of enlightenment and wisdom. A true awe instigating feeling where everything becomes suddenly clear.

It never really does. But it does get me thinking.
People go looking for these eureka moments a lot. Whether it be in art, or natural beauty, people look for something that fills their need for knowledge and astoundment.

But that's not what art does.
Artists create art to make you feel one, or two certain emotions.
They try to get their ideas and feelings across.
And a lot of them are quite depressing.

And the reason art never gives you this everything-is-beautiful-in-the-world-and-I-now-can-see-it-for-it's-true-colours feeling, is because it doesn't exist.

The world is a nasty place, filled with tiny bits of rainbows and lollipops.

I like rainbows and lollipops. And sunshine. Gimme more.