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2.16.2002

We're goin' through some of Emily Brontë's poems in English, as prep for reading Wuthering Heights...Greg and I had to pick apart and interpret this one..and I decided I really liked it..
Plead For Me
Emily Brontë

Oh, thy bright eyes must answer now,
When Reason, with a scornful brow,
Is mocking at my overthrow!
Oh, thy sweet tongue must plead for me
And tell why I have chosen thee!

Stern Reason is to judgement come,
Arrayed in all her forms of gloom:
Wilt thou, my advocate, be dumb?
No, radiant angel, speak and say
Why I did cast the world away,--

Why I have persevered to shun
The common paths that others run;
And on a strange road journeyed on,
Heedless, like of wealth and power --
Of glory's wreath and pleasure's flower.

These, once, indeed, seemed Beings Divine;
And they, perchance, heard vows of mine,
And saw my offereings on their shrine;
But careless gifts are seldom prized,
And mine were worthily despised.

So, with a read heart, I swore
To seek their altar-stone no more;
And gave my spirit to adore
Thee, ever-present, phantom thing--
My slave, my comrade, and my king.

A slave, because I rule thee still;
Incline thee to my changeful will,
And make thy influence good or ill:
A comrade, for by day and night
Thou art my intimate delight,--

My darling pain that wounds and sears,
And wrings a blessing out from tears
By deadening me to earthly cares;
And yet, a king, though Prudence well
Have taught thy subject to rebel.

And am I wrong to worship where
Faith cannot doubt, nor hope despair,
Since my own soul can grant my prayer?
Speak, God of visions, plead for me,
And tell why I have chosen thee!

It starts out rebelling against Reason, saying that she has these beliefs, this faith, and there's no reason involved it's just there..and no-one can understand it, since she can't explain it maybe God can? ...lots of great light/dark imagery.. But that one line, "My slave, my comrade, and my king"..I was like, whoa... God as slave is an unusual concept! ..but she's got a point...she can make his influence good or bad, she's in control of that... And then you get to the last few lines, and there's this self-doubt, instead of asking God to explain her faith to others, she seems to be asking to have Him explain it to her...
No T.S. Eliot, but good stuff. ;)

*Ananda Daydream * 1:56 PM * (0) stars grow bright *

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2.15.2002

Sigur Rós...is awesome. ...their official site's got some stuff, but eighteen seconds before sunrise is much better. I haven't got an album at all yet...tho I've downloaded about half of the Von and Agaetis Bryjun albums, I think...-_^...but it's gorgeous stuff. ..only trouble is, it's in Icelandic. I haven't the foggiest what the bleedin' songs are *about*..!...and the translations've been taken down on eighteen seconds..., but they claim the band is working on official translations, so it's all good.
Suggested songs: Svefn-g-englar and Ný Batterí...tho Myrkur is a new fav of mine...and Olsen Olsen has something along the lines of a feadog stain at the end that's just...so pretty...what can I say, I love the flute, I'm sorry..and all flute-like things... :) ...sucker for drums (and drummers!), too.. ;)

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2.14.2002

...my sister...needs a life....gah...

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HI MELISSA GUESS WHO FORGOT TO LOG OUT OF THEIR BLOGGER! HAHA!
dont worry i didnt read anything. i dont understand you people.
but, MOERO MOERO!

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"Today is St. Valentine's Day and where is my Valentine?"
-Adam Clayton, 2.14.1982 ...and Ananda Daydream, 2.14.2002... so sad...I'm eighteen and've never had a valentine!...ah well...I'm Ananda Daydream...I've got Larry, and Tay, and Ewan, and Jareth, and... *weak grin*

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2.13.2002

Check out vmation, it's a flash-based music vid site... there's one for Passengers, which is just *cool*! ;) (That'd be Brian Eno & U2..and random other people, Howie B, etc.) The Paloalto one's pretty cool..like the song.. the site's actually..well..kind of a commerical, it looks like. *g* ..it's a flash-based thing you can have them customize, people can play with it on your site...but there're cool vids to watch on the page so... ;)

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..I love U2...I really do...this's awesome...

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2.10.2002

Creation of my *own* blog page has begun at last! *g* Yeah. I made the nice title pic up there. When I get bored again, I'll come up with a site design, an' make my own page...fighting with customizing this layout just doesn't work, I don't know what kinda code they used, but it's not html, an' it confuses the heck outta me..!

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Yeah... ..blogs...*are* a wonderful thing, you can find someone who's facing the same problems as you, problems you didn't think anyone else could even understand...

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...yet another one of society's stupid contradictions... why is it that on the radio, djs can swear, they can call people bastards on station commericals...but then they bleep "shit" out of a song? They can insult people, but they won't maintain the artistic integrity of a song..pisses me off, their hypocrisy...and meanness, stupidity, etc..

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