Monday 27 January 2014

Planet Earth! You Rock! (as well as being MADE of rock)

An observation (mine) has been made that the previous 3 posts of this blog have contained Planet Earth; as in, some kind of mention of or reference to, Planet Earth. Obviously (or not), it would be ludicrous to suggest that Planet Earth itself has existed within these blog posts, for that would be quite an extraordinary manipulation of the physics of the physical realm - I suspect even the most nimble Time Lord would experience some difficulty with such a space-time continuum defying manoeuvre.

However, it's not entirely illogical/crazy to say that some of the Earth resides in the blog posts. The screens upon which the blog posts appear contain material ripped from the Earth's body. Ouch! The server that stores the blog posts is made from Earth. The brains of people that see the blog posts (and hence, the blog posts are then contained within their brains) are made from, as Joni Mitchell says, "billion year old carbon" - though, actually from "stardust", but by the time the carbon gets to being brain, it's been 'Earth-carbon' for quite awhile. So, really, blog posts and Earth are an intricately intertwined, cross-linked, woveny basket (case) tapestry.

As is often the case with my blog posts, I have no idea what the point is, and this post is a prime example of this phenomenon. All I can really deduce is that Planet Earth is a part of all of us, and of this blog, and as such, at times, it will seep into our sub-concious and make itself heard. Also, the Earth kindly allows us to ride upon its 'back' as it travels through space, which is great for us because, without the Earth, we would most likely spiral wildly out of control and die.

So, in honour of the awesomeness of Planet Earth, and as a way to fill up more blog space, here are some pictures of Earth:

Normal Earth:

Rorschach Earth:

Post Modern Earth:

Maniacal Laughing Earth:

Friday 17 January 2014

The Bathroom as Feline Sanctuary

The bathroom is, of course, sanctuary for many human beings. But, during this asshole heatwave (planet earth is trying to kill us, and fair enough! - cos we're assholes), Ms Willow has also discovered the serenity, and coolness, of this tiled and porcelain temple.

However, it's a little disconcerting when I have to heed the call of nature.

Wednesday 1 January 2014

New Year's Day Message From Effulgent13

Goodbye, 2013. Hello, 2014.

This Blog is not affiliated with, nor does it play favourites with, any calender year. It endeavours to appreciate each year as each year happens, and to assess each year on its own merits. It tries not to judge years. It gives each year equal opportunity to reach its highest potential, or to sink to its lowest, most disgusting, depravity. It embraces the (so called) positives and negatives of every year. Climbing the biggest mountain or plunging head first into the deepest, darkest chasm; it's all the same, really.

2013 has now passed and 2014 is upon us; whatever will be, will be, or not.

[P.S. However, my experience of 2014 would be greatly enhanced - in a "positive" way - if dvd distributors of planet earth would release Bates Motel, season 1, on region 4 (Australia/New Zealand/South & Central America). Also, Mr Show with Bob and David (all seasons, though any season will do at this point!).]