political allies completely deserted him and consequently left to fend for himself when

Palpitations

As night's velvet claws
Obfuscate his vision
The futility of truth at once
Hailed with pure derision

Iridescent rays of light
Propagate around
The heart – it beats, it palpitates
But else there’s not a sound

Synchronised with lunar time
Eight vortices run deep
The inner evil in us all
‘twixt the world asleep.

Emasculated in his age
Cast out by those he knew
Demonised by rivals, yes,
Their lies became what’s true.

Reflections skew a watery grave
Pastoral scene on the wall
A clock chimes once, and then again,
Morosely in the hall.

A life is plundered, rendered void
Chastened must we be.
For all the good he thought he’d done
It’s clear for all to see.

It’s like that proverb, how’s it go?
“Do the best you can.”
A funeral, wreaths everywhere,
The truth: a cast out man.

continuously recorded 24/7 footage wore the reporter down. paid holiday leave was accepted until

A Blue Day has now been changed to All That Jazz (equally original, right?) after realising that there was about zero percent blues content in the songs that I'd written. Instead I'm aiming at a hybrid of jazz, modernism, and ambient noise. There will be 13 tracks and at the moment, 8 are complete. A tentative tracklisting is:

1 Coffee Morning*
2 Put On Your Scuffed Size Tens
3 Motor Head
4 The Office Grind
5 Lunch To Go
6 How To Fall Asleep At Your Desk*
7 Shutting Up Shop*
8 On The Prowl*
9 A Walk In The Park*
10 Inside The Restaurant*
11 Mood 3*
12 Hints of Romance*
13 Panoramic Monochrome Depths of Sleep

[*Asterisked tracks have been completed]

This is a concept album which revolves around a fictional character and 'a day in the life'. Some of the themes it explores are the mundanity of urban life, the extent to which machines dehumanise people, the existence of moral and ethical vacuums, the ways in which routine breaks down fresh approaches to things, etc.

a man, 21, of south east london has been told to "look at what he's doing" when playing with himself.

Today I lost $10 in poker to an 83 year old blind lady. (The firing squad is congregating at 9am tomorrow)

violent beast of london escaped from police net and remained at large and on the prowl after

Work has started on a new album (my fourth) which will have a decidedly blues feel to it. The provisional title is A Blue Day. (original or what?) Presently I'm busy arranging recorded parts for the first track, sketchily titled On the Prowl. Annoyingly, I only have 4 synthesised alto saxs at my disposal and they all sound proper shite. The alternative is to drag a saxophonist in, but I can't afford it. Perhaps this track will have to remain a trio for now. A second track should be done soon after re-arranging and neatening up some percussion.

market researcher felt that this particular man could be a target market

This looks fun.

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Put an x in the bracket if you have:

(x)smoked a cigarette
( ) smoked a cigar
( ) made out with a member of the same sex
( ) crashed a friend's car
( ) stolen a car
( ) been in love
( ) been dumped
(x) shoplifted
(x) been fired
(x) been in a fist fight
( ) snuck out of my parent's house
(x) had feelings for someone who didn’t have them back
( ) been arrested
( ) made out with a stranger
( ) gone on a blind date
(x) lied to a friend
(x) had a crush on a teacher
(x) skipped school
( ) slept with a co-worker
(x) seen someone die
(x) been to Canada
( ) been to Mexico
(x) been on a plane
(x) thrown up in a bar
( ) purposely set a part of myself on fire
(x) eaten Sushi
( ) been snowboarding
(x) been moshing at a concert
( ) been in an abusive relationship
(x) taken painkillers
(x) love someone or miss someone right now
(x) laid on your back and watched cloud shapes go by
(x) made a snow angel
( ) had a tea party
(x) flown a kite
(x) built a sand castle
(x) gone puddle jumping
(x) played dress up [me in drag, a winning combination]
(x) jumped into a pile of leaves
(x) gone sledding
(x) cheated while playing a game
(x) been lonely
(x) fallen asleep at work/school [you can only listen to so much of Dr Dancy]
(x) used a fake id
(x) watched the sun set
( ) felt an earthquake
(x) touched a snake [thanks to Claire]
( ) slept beneath the stars
(x) been tickled
(x) been robbed
(x) been misunderstood
( ) pet a reindeer/goat
( ) won a contest
(x) run a red light
( ) been suspended from school
(x) been in a car accident [damn 4x4s]
( ) had braces
(x) felt like an outcast
( ) eaten a whole pint of ice cream in one night
(x) had deja vu
( ) danced in the moonlight!
(x) hated the way you look [doesn't everyone at some point?]
(x) witnessed a crime
( ) pole danced
( ) questioned your heart
( ) been obsessed with post-it notes
(x) been lost
(x) been to the opposite side of the country
(x) swam in the ocean [not very well]
(x) felt like dying
(x) cried yourself to sleep
(x) played cops and robbers
(x) recently colored with crayons/colored pencils/markers [if only to help my 2 year old cousin's kid]
( ) sung karaoke
(x) paid for a meal with only coins [only in Malaysia]
(x) done something you told yourself you wouldn't
(x) made prank phone calls
(x) laughed until some kind of beverage came out of your nose
( ) caught a snowflake on your tongue
( ) danced in the rain
(x) written a letter to Santa Claus
( ) been kissed under a mistletoe
( ) watched the sun set with someone you cared about
(x) blown bubbles
( ) made a bonfire on the beach
(x) crashed a party
(x) gone rollerskating
( ) had a wish come true
( ) worn pearls
( ) jumped off a bridge
( ) screamed penis in class
(x) ate dog/cat food [it was a dare and they gave me extra jelly ... sobs]
( ) told a complete stranger you loved them
(x) kissed a mirror
(x) sang in the shower
(x) had a dream that you married someone
( ) glued your hand to something
( ) got your tongue stuck to a flag pole
( ) kissed a fish
(x) worn the opposite sexes clothes
( ) been a cheerleader
(x) sat on a roof top
(x) screamed at the top of your lungs [alton towers jen?!? lol!]
( ) done a one-handed cartwheel
( ) talked on the phone for more than 6 hours
(x) stayed up all night
(x) didn't take a shower for a week
( ) pick and ate an apple right off the tree
( ) climbed a tree
( ) had a tree house
( ) is scared to watch scary movies alone
( ) believe in ghosts
( ) have more then 30 pairs of shoes
( ) worn a really ugly outfit to school just to see what others say
( ) gone streaking
(x) played chicken
( ) been pushed into a pool with all your clothes
( ) been told you're hot by a complete stranger
( ) broken a bone
(x) been easily amused
( ) caught a fish then ate it
(x) made porn [man boobs porn oh yeah!]
( ) caught a butterfly
(x) laughed so hard you cried [why stop at crying?]
( ) mooned/flashed someone
(x) had someone moon/flash you
(x) cheated on a test
( ) have a Britney Spears CD
(x) forgotten someone's name
(x) slept naked
(x) seen or been near a shark
(x) Been so drunk, you were still drunk the next day
( ) french braided someones hair
( ) gone skinny dipping in a pool
(x) been kicked out of your house

"RRGA". talking in acronyms has now been scientifically proven to extend your life by up to 15% dependant upon your geographic location.

I got back home yesterday and the first thing it has done for two consecutive days is rain heavily. I miss Canada already.

moosehead

Canada is great! :) Writing this from my uncle's desktop whilst the 34 degree heat continues outside. We have been into the 'sticks' to visit my cousin, and to a lakeside cottage - each for a few days. So far the weather has been truly amazing. I've had to buy a new camera since my sister thought it would be a clever idea to pour a bucket of water over my old one. The new one is slightly chunkier but is 5.1MP instead of 4.1, and 6.1x total zoom instead of 5. Got a low price on it because the model was to be discontinued - $250 Canadian - about 125 quid. Pretty good stuff.

Plans for tomorrow are to visit a major water park, to visit my grandmother (on my mum's side) the day after, and then to spend a few days at my cousin's trailer, where no doubt much vodka-consuming will ensue.

Must dash.