Monday, May 31, 2010

Birthday speech

Thanks everyone for coming and Mum and Dad for the rad party and stuff...
I have, myself, full confidence that if all do their duty, if nothing is neglected, and if the best arrangements are made, as they are being made, we shall prove ourselves once more able to defend our Island home, to ride out the storm of war, and to outlive the menace of tyranny, if necessary for years, if necessary alone.
Even though large parts of Europe and many old and famous States have fallen or may fall into the grip of the Gestapo and all the odious apparatus of Nazi rule, we shall not flag or fail. We shall go on to the end, we shall fight in France, we shall fight on the seas and oceans, we shall fight with growing confidence and growing strength in the air, we shall defend our Island, whatever the cost may be, we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender, and if, which I do not for a moment believe, this Island or a large part of it were subjugated and starving, then our Empire beyond the seas, armed and guarded by the British Fleet, would carry on the struggle, until, in God's good time, the New World, with all its power and might, steps forth to the rescue and the liberation of the Old .
We are in the preliminary stage of one of the greatest battles in history.... That we are in action at many points — in Norway and in Holland —, that we have to be prepared in the Mediterranean. That the air battle is continuous, and that many preparations have to be made here at home.
I would say to the House as I said to those who have joined this government: I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat. We have before us an ordeal of the most grievous kind. We have before us many, many long months of struggle and of suffering.
You ask, what is our aim? I can answer in one word: Victory. Victory at all costs — Victory in spite of all terror — Victory, however long and hard the road may be, for without victory there is no survival.
What General Weygand has called the Battle of France is over. I expect that the Battle of Britain is about to begin. Upon this battle depends the survival of Christian civilisation. Upon it depends our own British life, and the long continuity of our institutions and our Empire. The whole fury and might of the enemy must very soon be turned on us. Hitler knows that he will have to break us in this island or lose the war. If we can stand up to him, all Europe may be freed and the life of the world may move forward into broad, sunlit uplands.
But if we fail, then the whole world, including the United States, including all that we have known and cared for, will sink into the abyss of a new dark age made more sinister, and perhaps more protracted, by the lights of perverted science. Let us therefore brace ourselves to our duties, and so bear ourselves, that if the British Empire and its Commonwealth last for a thousand years, men will still say, This was their finest hour.
The gratitude of every home in our Island, in our Empire, and indeed throughout the world, except in the abodes of the guilty, goes out to the British airmen who, undaunted by odds, unwearied in their constant challenge and mortal danger, are turning the tide of the World War by their prowess and by their devotion. Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few. All our hearts go out to the fighter pilots, whose brilliant actions we see with our own eyes day after day…

We talk about things. Irrelevant things.

Luke says:
Frostbottom
Frostbottom says:
Cadbury
Luke says:
So
I'm 21 now
Frostbottom says:
Off to the retirement village for you
Luke says:
Ima play Bridge
Frostbottom says:
score with the widdows
Luke says:
I'll be all "Yes, I'll look after your dentures"
Frostbottom says:
drink up your anphalax
"your shawl is quite fecthing my dear"
Luke says:
Just remember: when your hip breaks in two, it's the ice flo for you.
Frostbottom says:
true dat
remember, snitches get stiches
or extra refried liver, i can never remember
Luke says:
I like refried liver
Frostbottom says:
I miss my family
and my teeth
Luke says:
I'm looking after them remember?
Frostbottom says:
Which back in those days where called mouth knives, though we didn;t have regular knives on account of the war, oh the spings where beautiful with the flowers the grass and the trees, known back then as wood grass.....what was i talking about again?
Luke says:
We were looking for your glasses I think
Frostbottom says:
Oh right
i miss my family
Luke says:
They never come and vist
visit*
I'm forgetting letter on account of alzeimers
Frostbottom says:
I too sometimes forget setters, but theres no need to brag about your airliners
Luke says:
They mash my steak these days, I got to drink it through a straw.
Frostbottom says:
A straw!
How i wish i could get a straw, they blend it and jam straight into my kidneys!
Luke says:
KIDNEYS?! You had it lucky, they only invented body parts after the ice age. We survived on pure will-power, the strongest emotion.
Frostbottom says:
WILL POWER?
You rich bastard you, we couldn't afford any will power, we where all spineless cowards/balls of energy
Luke says:
There's no shame in that, back in 'nam I got a little scared too, on account of having to fight 6 lions and a polar bear. I come out on top though, there's no killing me, they don't make people like they used to...
Frostbottom says:
And you try and tell the young people of today that ..... they won't believe you.
Luke says:
Bunch of ingrates. I've worked my whole life paying taxes so that those hoodlums can slack about all day.
Frostbottom says:
With their low pants and hippity hop music, doesn't make me want to hippity hop
Luke says:
No indeed
Frostbottom says:
Quite rightly so
Luke says:
What?
Speak up.
Frostbottom says:
Huh?
Luke says:
I forget
Frostbottom says:
Im cold
Luke says:
I'm hungry
Frostbottom says:
I can't complain for much longer
Luke says:
How is that possible?
Frostbottom says:
The damn thief nurse won't give me my cigars
Luke says:
It's a conspiracy
I'm pretty sure they're printing the newspaper with smaller text too.
Frostbottom says:
And they've poisoned the water, i know i seen that blurry thief nurse at it!
Luke says:
Lucky I don't drink water.
Water's only good for swimming in.
I only trust my own urine.
Frostbottom says:
They put me in here for the same reason
Luke says:
The padded walls are nice aren't they?
Frostbottom says:
Probably full of rats
stolen rats
Luke says:
They might be my friends
I don't have many of those
Please Mr. Rat, be my friend!
Frostbottom says:
He'll only break your heart
Luke says:
Time for more Soma.
Frostbottom says:
Go up go up go up
Oh well time for some refried livHNNNNNNNNGGGGGG
Luke says:
Noooo

Wednesday, May 26, 2010

It is only losers that are prosecuted.

NSW ruined my birthday by losing. Queensland ruined my birthday by winning. Victoria ruined my birthday by existing.

Actually it was a pretty rad day, easy math, looked at ukulele, lunch with parents, and some Bible study.

I'm a bit disappointed that I still feel the same as I did when I was 20. I've got a nice watch now though!

10 minutes til it's not my birthday.

Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Nothing inspires forgiveness quite like revenge.

I never hated math, I hated how my year 6 teacher taught math, but I never hated it. I never was heaps keen about it at school either. Well, math is getting its revenge on me now, within an hour it will be my 21st birthday, and in just under 10 hours I have a math test. Bah.

Math, I do like you now, all year in fact, call off the dogs!

Also, I've survived long enough for the earth to orbit the sun 21 times! Woo! Thanks God for helping me with that.


Also also, NSW is giving me a present, the whole state has organised a gift for me. We're going to defeat the banana benders. My whole family is against me, parents from Queensland, siblings from Mexico Victoria... I'm a lonely New South Welsh man.

3/4 of an hour to go...

Saturday, May 15, 2010

enervated but disquiet

Can't sleep.


Until the End.


Nothingness dances for me.


Until the End.


Self-imposed immobilization.


Until the End.


Is anything what it seems?


Can't tell.


Until the End.

Thursday, May 6, 2010

Do not worry about your difficulties in Mathematics. I can assure you mine are still greater.

While I was walking home from Bible study I saw a van with its lights on. I wasn't sure if I should knock on the door and let them know, or if they would find that rude considering it was somewhere after 10.30 pm. I didn't decide what to do for long enough that I made the choice without thinking about it, by just keeping on walking. I felt a little bit bad, but I'm still not sure what I should have done.

I'm going to be 21, and thus a for real person, in 20 days since it is now the 6th of may. Clearly that means I should have a party, but I'm not keen on doing something that will involve a lot of work for me or anyone else. Maybe an afternoon tea thing. Obviously mum is heaps keen to cook stuff for me, because I'm her favourite and cooking is her favourite activity. Maybe.

I've been spending a bit of time since I got my computer at the start of the year organising my itunes, the artist name and stuff like that was easy to fix up since most of it was already right, but the album artwork was non-existent since the last time I used itunes they were still only onto the second generation of ipods. I'm nearly finished now, I only have about 200 songs to go, some of which are going to be deleted. Actually, probably most.

What's with the mathematics quote as a heading I hear you say, or see you sign if you're deaf/mute/whatever, well, I've been doing a pretty easy math subject at uni. Now you're saying, why then does it say difficulties if it is easy? It makes it too boring. So my difficulties are not as great as Einstein's difficulties. Particularly since he's dead. I feel like this is not an effective medium for this but I want to tell the world that Einstein did not actually do badly in school, it's a myth kids, he was smart, he did well in class.

It's getting cold, I wore proper winter clothes for the first time for a full day today. I like the cold. Summer's a bummer, but winter is... quainter? I don't know. winter wins.

I've been on the run, this shadow weighs a ton, It's starting to make sense to me.