January done...

...already!! How quick has this month gone?!?!?!? My New Years resolution to write very day has been kept so far with several projects getting a look in over the month. I have even started a new project, my 'superhero' project which is well under way. I am just laying down the ground work before getting to the good stuff of being a superhero - although my story will focus on the perils and disadvantages of having super powers and will be a very realistic look at the effects this will have on an individual. My book, 'Love or Suicide and the Life Inbetween' (more samples below) is still selling well and the feedback I am getting is very positive.

Away from writing, I managed to see Lincoln. A masterclass in acting from all involved and a very interesting film despite it being very talky. Work is work - it pays the bills. My first concert isn't until March and it will be the mighty Crazy World Of Arthur Brown...how cool will that be?!?!?!?!

Music wise, I am getting more into the Death Metal scene more than I have done in the past - especially Cannibal Corpse. I still listen to an obscene amount of Devin Townsend (well, he is a genius) and Lana Del Rey. Been playing Doom 3 on the PS3 (see below) and have been having the crap scared out of me a fair few times now. I have to counter balance it by also playing Lego Lord of the Rings and F1 2012!!!

Finished reading Frankenstein which is excellent - my sympathy for both creator and monster kept switching! Continued my travels with Dante in The Divine Comedy for a few weeks and am now deciding wether to start American Psycho or World Without A Superman...choices, choices, choices!!!

Think that's about it really. Back to it!!!

Future projects...

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It's 2013...

...so Happy New Year to everyone!!!

So, that was 2012 - good year...bad year...strange year!!!! I think one of the best things about 2012 was that I finally managed to get my book self published. Not only that, it has sold fairly well and fairly consistently also meaning that my first royalty cheque (with a little extra contribution from myself) was donated to The Samaritans for a total of £100 just before Christmas. 2012 also gave me some amazing concerts - Bruce Springsteen, Muse, Devin Townsend (supported by Fear Factory) and Motörhead (supported by Anthrax). It also gave me an amazing album in the form of Devin Townsend's sublime, gorgeous, stunning, life lifting masterpiece 'Epicloud'!!!

The Dark Knight Rises blew me away (and I still believe Batman DOES die at the end), The Hobbit took me back to Middle Earth (not sure about the Benny Hill frame rate though), Skyfall produced one of the creepiest Bond villains ever, The Expendables was an absolute joy to behold and Ted was a dream come true for Flash Gordon fans (just like me). Fringe disappeared up its own ass, The Mentalist continues to be very watchable and The Walking Dead impressed even more than it has.

Work showed me its true colours at times and made me realise that everyone can be replaced, everyone is expendable and money really is the only reason we do it. Home life is something I still cherish and feel very lucky about and the relationship I have with my girlfriend continues to grow in strength and love. I have lost close to 3 stone over the course of the year thanks to the gym, calorie counting and some healthy eating...in all honesty I really cannot complain - there are people out there far worse off than I will ever know.

So, 2013 - what will you bring?!?!?!?
More writing - want to get my next project published.
New job - definitely something I am already looking into.
Charity work - I want to do more charity work...be that donating or volunteering.
Healthier - now 13 stone 5 pounds...I want to get to 12 stone and tone up.
Friends - want to see my close friends more often.
Inner peace - I get very angry inside...I want to be more at peace with myself and my surroundings.
Enjoy - and finally, I want to enjoy 2013.

I wish all my followers a Happy New Year and hope 2013 is a good one!!!

Keeping it simple...

...is my Blog post title today.  Why I here you ask?  Well, because it will just include some new poetry.  Enjoy!!

DRIFTING

I feel for the first time.

Can’t you see?

I squeeze for the first time.

Mother is god.

Her arms safe and warm.

Her gaze smiling.

We laugh.

I cry.

We laugh some more.

She tells me she loves me.

I wish I could do the same.

My tiny tears.

I watch how she cares for me.

She’s beautiful.

The way she’s meant to be.

That hidden twitch in her eye.

Of what’s to come, a mere glint.

Her tiny tears.

We drift together.

Both from different things.

We are drifting together.

And I am so tiny.

And she is so alive.

Unbroken by the drunken voice.

Unbroken by the heavy hand.

Unbroken by the demons control.

Unbroken by the constant put downs.

Unbroken by the bruised arms.

Unbroken by the creeping disease.

Stronger when she is with me.

Stronger when I am in those arms.

Stronger when I smile with my eyes.

Stronger when I follow her.

Stronger when I hold her fingers.

Stronger when I close my eyes.

And yet, all around us, life carried on.

And yet, all around us, people and places changed.

And yet, all around us, life and death wandered.

But still, now and forever, we drift together.

Death of the Earth

Charcoal days

resonate with waves,

ending the Earth's life,

a tired, battered planet,

tortured by humanity

in spite of every warning,

vilified and lost,

exit of sorrow.

I can fly

And with these words I can fly…

…soaring over peppermint skies,

skirting on an odyssey of clouds

and drifting towards our brilliant sun…

…and with these words I can fly…

…a mesh of emotions heightened,

dancing with my heart on a string

and swirling this infinite love…

…and with these words I can fly…

allowing creativity to fill a blank page

and gives a voice to my ghost…

…and with these words I can fly…

…I graze and prosper thanks to you,

I open my eyes to look at you,

I have two ears to listen to you,

I turn my head to pay attention to you,

I feel just to hold you,

and with these words I can fly

and never let you go.

The Erotic Woman

The beauty of a woman surrounds us all,

breaks all rules, shatters all limits,

influential and desirable;

the erotic woman.

That transforming tilt of the head,

the change from innocence to naughty,

brings a devine confident strut;

a motion of silk.

Her willing way screams a sexual whisper,

followed by a bite of addictive lips,

no matter what awaits hidden below;

all curves will shine.

And deep within, her power radiates,

just a womans sheer presence commands,

sends a mans heart a flutter and free;

a little joy and love.

Yet from that tormented smile,

her seeking eyes deserve every respect,

equal to that of her powerful touch;

at once soft and deadly.

So yes, the beauty of a woman surrounds us all,

from her soul to her toes,

unique and wonderful;

the erotic woman.