http://search.deviantart.com/?q=by:tinmanthegreat&section=today deviantART RSS for by:tinmanthegreat en-us Copyright 2009, deviantART.com Wed, 09 Dec 2009 12:09:06 PST deviantART.com http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://s.deviantart.com/minish/widgets/apple-touch-icon-precomposed.png http://tinmanthegreat.deviantart.com/journal/28456500/ http://tinmanthegreat.deviantart.com/journal/28456500/ Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:04:29 PST Beautiful friend
This is the end
My only friend, the end
Of our elaborate plans, the end
Of everything that stands, the end
No safety or surprise, the end
I'll never look into your eyes...again
Can you picture what will be
So limitless and free
Desperately in need...of some...stranger's hand
In a...desperate land
Lost in a Roman...wilderness of pain
And all the children are insane
All the children are insane
Waiting for the summer rain, yeah
There's danger on the edge of town
Ride the King's highway, baby
Weird scenes inside the gold mine
Ride the highway west, baby
Ride the snake, ride the snake
To the lake, the ancient lake, baby
The snake is long, seven miles
Ride the snake...he's old, and his skin is cold
The west is the best
The west is the best
Get here, and we'll do the rest
The blue bus is callin' us
The blue bus is callin' us
Driver, where you taken' us
The killer awoke before dawn, he put his boots on
He took a face from the ancient gallery
And he walked on down the hall
He went into the room where his sister lived, and...then he
Paid a visit to his brother, and then he
He walked on down the hall, and
And he came to a door...and he looked inside
Father, yes son, I want to kill you
Mother...I want to...WAAAAAA
C'mon baby,--------- No "take a chance with us"
C'mon baby, take a chance with us
C'mon baby, take a chance with us
And meet me at the back of the blue bus
Doin' a blue rock
On a blue bus
Doin' a blue rock
C'mon, yeah
Kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill
This is the end
Beautiful friend
This is the end
My only friend, the end
It hurts to set you free
But you'll never follow me
The end of laughter and soft lies
The end of nights we tried to die
This is the end

]]> ~tinmanthegreat http://tinmanthegreat.deviantart.com/journal/27628749/ http://tinmanthegreat.deviantart.com/journal/27628749/ Wed, 07 Oct 2009 07:36:05 PDT
Writing is really hard sometimes.

I've been doing lots of stuff, lots of stuff has been happening, but I still can't seem to get anything to come from my mind and come to rest neatly and succinctly on the page.

Also I'm thirsty.

]]> ~tinmanthegreat http://tinmanthegreat.deviantart.com/journal/19983204/ http://tinmanthegreat.deviantart.com/journal/19983204/ Sat, 16 Aug 2008 07:16:32 PDT
Jolly nice.

I am the lamentably lazy lord of lethargic leisure.

That was a struggle.

There is space in my home so there is space in my mind, my body and my soul. My world is open.

Feng Shui is bullshit, There is no unified theory of making your surrounds make you feel better, but there is a definite payoff for shifting and adjusting until your chakras align.

I am an ethereal, invincible, elastic, extraexistential being...






...And it is all thanks to my new hammock.

]]> ~tinmanthegreat http://tinmanthegreat.deviantart.com/journal/16908763/ http://tinmanthegreat.deviantart.com/journal/16908763/ Sat, 16 Feb 2008 04:11:48 PST
So my point for this week is...

I am out of the loop, so when shit goes down you need to let me know.

Case in point:

Scott, you and Charli? Since when? That's awesome dude! Have this high five...

Bevin isn't broke this week? Incredible.

I think I make it abundantly clear that I have no idea what goes down.

Also, while you're telling me things, why not ask me about how I am going? It's fun to communicate.

And remember, safety dance isn't as safe as they say it is.


P.S. I walked through a glass door and now I have a cool scar on my hand. Chicks dig it.

]]> ~tinmanthegreat http://tinmanthegreat.deviantart.com/journal/16033590/ http://tinmanthegreat.deviantart.com/journal/16033590/ Fri, 21 Dec 2007 18:08:46 PST
1.) I have a job now, at a restaurant in Berrima, they are stupidly generous with their pay, but I'm not complaining.

2.) I got into bachelor of music at AIM. I know I didn't mention I was trying out earlier, but I did. I went and sang a couple of songs and a scale or two and gave them a CV and the silly buggers let me in.

Thank you.

]]> ~tinmanthegreat http://tinmanthegreat.deviantart.com/journal/14070520/ http://tinmanthegreat.deviantart.com/journal/14070520/ Wed, 08 Aug 2007 05:52:41 PDT
I have nothing to say, and on this note I shall begin:

I dig music, you know? I dig it. Ken says I have no ambition. While I was working at the firm I was getting sort of ten bucks an hour for proper work while caedyn would get 4 figures every now and then for being at college in America. America is cheaper and he does no work, I think this affected my work ethic. That's not the issue though. Do you want something? Like, really want it? Tell me about it. Are you embarrassed to want it? Tell me, I like to know. I wish I was more spiteful. Spite seems to make people rich, which is good news for Scott, the most spiteful man of all time. I can see Scott coming back to life just to spite the undertaker. What a great guy. I want things, I'm embarrassed. I'm finding work difficult. Not doing it, getting it. I got a job at a restaurant the other day. Working the bar, sweet gig. Bastards won't give me any shifts. Even when I get work, I don't get WORK. I don't understand it, at some stage this run has got to end. Maybe I should just die in a gutter somewhere, bloated, blue and cold. Is that being a bit melodramatic? I think so. A bit of melodrama now and again isn't something to be scoffed at, I think we should all work towards more ridiculous love scenes, outrageous arguments, silly depressive episodes. Are we a passionate people? I doubt it. We all seem a little content, you know? I've never been to Italy, but they seem quite passionate about things. Also France, they know how to protest. We're far too polite as a nation. I think we should all start writing angry letters, all the time. Whenever anyone does anything wrong, angry letter. Whenever they do good, positive letter. Not too often though, I guess, or we'll start writing angry letters to people because they wrote a crap letter. I love salami. I like to write songs sometimes. Did I tell you that Jason got an 8 track recorder? It's awesome, he puts down 5 guitar tracks, I play a bit of bass and then struggle to make the vocal heard in the mix. Go to [link] to find out what I mean. But that guy is great, I think he's read the manual now and everything. Scott didn't get the house, which sucks, because it would have ruled being able to just walk over the hill to visit him. That guy is great too. I used to be a real prick. I'm still a prick, but I was a real bastard. It seems that sometimes I'm wrong these days. I never used to be, what a prick that guy was. Passion! We need to be a bit more passionate I think. Maybe start using a bit of spice in our food. Why is safron so expensive? I love that stuff but it's not cheap. At. All. I have a job interview tomorrow at 9.30am so I should probably go to bedtown. Yes, I will, but I will sleep passionately. Naked and under a sheet, no doona. Yes. Good plan. Also I get to see the Shins tomorrow, I like them, although they could probably stand to be a little more passionate too. We'll see. Good night.

]]> ~tinmanthegreat http://tinmanthegreat.deviantart.com/journal/11778458/ http://tinmanthegreat.deviantart.com/journal/11778458/ Sun, 11 Feb 2007 19:55:31 PST
Now if you ask me what I think about Scott and his philosophies, all I can say is that boy needs a can of Jamp installed. And although he invented that word, I gave it a definition.

Flurtigig.

]]> ~tinmanthegreat http://tinmanthegreat.deviantart.com/journal/11463349/ http://tinmanthegreat.deviantart.com/journal/11463349/ Tue, 16 Jan 2007 17:15:39 PST Prof. Dr. Wilhelm von Trausers

What would your character do if they where:

1. Glomp Attacked:

Probably trip over or do something awkward in order to apologise for engineering such a super strain of glomp in the first place.

2. Kissed on the cheek:.

Blush and stammer.

3. Butt Pinched/Grabbed:

Get confused and trip over again.


What would your character do when:

1. A huge Comet/Rock/Space Colony was rushing to earth:

Suddenly leap into action and prove that physical coordination isn't necessary to save the world, just the ability to engineer a super strain of Comet/Rock/Space Colony eating bacteria.

2. A huge water monster was destroying the city:

Reengineer the monster to not destroy this particular city, but another one. Probably in Poland.

3. The police arrest him/her for something he/she didn't do:

Due to the efficiency of the German police force this would never happen, however if he were abroad it would warrant deportation in accordance with one of those efficient German prisoner transfer treaties, at which point the efficient German authorities would rectify the error.

How would your character react to:

1.Death of a friend:

Reanimating the friend's corpse and telling them they were simply in a highly efficient coma.

2.Someone fell in love with your character:

Probably more awkwardness.

3. If a friend turned evil on your character:

Shoestein, his equal best coleague, (Germans don't have friends) is evil. That's why we love him.


Your character has fallen in love, how would they express it in the following ways?:

1. Shower them with gifts?:

Probably engineering some kind of romantic bacterium that each perform a different efficient romantic task.

2. Try and make them fall in love with your character through flirting/romancing?:

Stammer, blush, trip over things, be generally awkward.

3. Wait and see what the future holds?:

In the future, there will be robots.

Your character's last words:

"So logically, this conduit should go into this circuit, here." Followed by a loud electrical bang.

von Trausers is no technical wizz.

Devastatingly effective geneticist, rubbish with hardware.


Man, we need to make a new one of these. Hey Scott, you reckon while we make the Western we should start on a season of German science shorts? von Trausers, Shoestein and Stanworth back in the spotlight. Aw yeah!

]]> ~tinmanthegreat http://tinmanthegreat.deviantart.com/journal/11197097/ http://tinmanthegreat.deviantart.com/journal/11197097/ Tue, 26 Dec 2006 05:57:27 PST
Just thought I'd mention how awful I feel right now. I thank you for your patience.

]]> ~tinmanthegreat http://tinmanthegreat.deviantart.com/journal/10343150/ http://tinmanthegreat.deviantart.com/journal/10343150/ Tue, 10 Oct 2006 00:57:22 PDT
In brighter news, I'm utterly fantastic! I just don't feel it.

Shower me with praise.

]]> ~tinmanthegreat http://tinmanthegreat.deviantart.com/journal/9787798/ http://tinmanthegreat.deviantart.com/journal/9787798/ Sat, 19 Aug 2006 23:15:33 PDT


















man! ]]> ~tinmanthegreat http://tinmanthegreat.deviantart.com/journal/9636524/ http://tinmanthegreat.deviantart.com/journal/9636524/ Tue, 08 Aug 2006 00:49:56 PDT
I do you know.

I'm not quite as shallow as I may look.

I am just as superficial, however.

Actually that's also not true, but I'm definitely vain, self centred and unmanagable.

But the bottom line is I'm

FANTASTIC

to be around.

-----

I have a few points I need to make.

The nakedest photos of me on the internet are now available at my MySpace, if you'd care to ask for the address

Jason is back from Mexico for which, I'm sure, we're all greatful

I'm not Hadley's girlfriend, despite what his oh so witty graffiti on that Sid Vicious photo of me says. (Kudos to Kat Fitzpatrick for pointing that one out to dear ol' Jason)

Mike Williams is pretty much my favourite person drunk based on frequency and behaviour, although I've never been drunk with Jason so, we'll see. Ditto Rog.

Has anyone seen my brother? We left him at Sydney International Airport earlier this year and I haven't seen him since. We're all missing him a great deal and my mother is worried sick. Any information should be emailed. Ditto anyone needing the address to those nearly naked photos of me.

Thank you for your time. ]]> ~tinmanthegreat http://tinmanthegreat.deviantart.com/journal/9421838/ http://tinmanthegreat.deviantart.com/journal/9421838/ Tue, 18 Jul 2006 23:53:23 PDT
I'm not really going into it here, but I am awful.

It's ok though. It seems worth being awful, you know? I would sacrifice my respectability and value as a human for... well.

That was almost romantic-

-Geordie Copper: Cut that out! We'll have none o' that here!

Sorry officer.

I really do... I dunno what, but I do, I really do.




Monty Python's Quest For The Holy Grail will never be the same again...



Well that was inappropriate. ]]> ~tinmanthegreat http://tinmanthegreat.deviantart.com/journal/9062035/ http://tinmanthegreat.deviantart.com/journal/9062035/ Wed, 14 Jun 2006 00:29:01 PDT
With Scott, I mean.

I really like them together.

I'm flattered that Scott got paranoid, but he was right it calling me a jerk. I don't want to tread on anyone's toes.

I'm behaving myself now. Like a proper little gentleman

This may be a little too candid...
...Too late now

I like Danita for Scott, they go well together.

Danita sings. Scott pretends to.

Danita plays wind instruments. Scott pretends to.

Furthermore, Danita lives on my street. So if I want to commit an indescretion with one of Scott's friends, The Nita can come up the hill to distract him.

Things are pretty good...

...Fuck I'm an awful person. ]]> ~tinmanthegreat http://tinmanthegreat.deviantart.com/journal/8687752/ http://tinmanthegreat.deviantart.com/journal/8687752/ Sat, 06 May 2006 03:24:27 PDT
Imagine what the Universe thought when the first amino acids combined in chains to form rudimentary single cellular organisms.

"Bugger me!" It said, "This can only end badly"

Child birth can only be the invention of a man if God is a misogynist, but as God is allegedly all loving he is either a she or non-existent and it just happens to be the obvious fluke of nature that it is.

"Bugger me!" Said the universe "Have you seen how these things multiply? No nebulae here me old mate."

What a strange and interesting thing humanity is.

Well at least I am.

Or so I'm told. ]]> ~tinmanthegreat http://tinmanthegreat.deviantart.com/journal/8625909/ http://tinmanthegreat.deviantart.com/journal/8625909/ Sat, 29 Apr 2006 22:34:19 PDT
Why do we feel that painting, dancing, singing, writing are what we need to express ourselves? Surely our deeds and words alone are enough of a self expression?

The act of artistic expression is, in itself, an expression of our creative nature, but the contents of such expression really adds no extra dimension.

I'm probably way off here, actually.

It's really a very valid form of expression, isn't it?

But the question remains.

Why?

It's vanity really... Vanity is an admirable personality trait. It's an expression of optimism. We all need some optimism.

It's vanity because we only express ourselves to show others who we are, and therefore the point of such artistic expression is so others will see it. We assume they will spend their valuable time evaluating our pursuits when they could be expressing themselves.

I will leave you with a quote by Oscar Wilde on why one should keep a journal:

"So that one has something sensational to read on the train" ]]> ~tinmanthegreat http://tinmanthegreat.deviantart.com/journal/8597151/ http://tinmanthegreat.deviantart.com/journal/8597151/ Wed, 26 Apr 2006 22:26:48 PDT Listening to: Live and Let Die - Wings
Reading: The Ode Less Travelled - Stephen Fry

If I were a month, I would be: September

If I were a day of the week, I would be: Sunday

If I were a time of day, I would be: 4:14am

If I were a planet, I would be: Huge

If I were a sea animal, I would be: Saltwater Crocodile

If I were a direction, I would be: North

If I were a piece of furniture, I would be: On Someone's Lawn

If I were a sin, I would be: Lust

If I were a historical figure I would be: Me

If I were a liquid, I would be: Semen

If I were a stone, I would be: Opal

If I were a tree, I would be: Baobab

If I were a bird, I would be: Penguin

If I were a tool, I would be: Joel

If I were a flower/plant, I would be: Lotus

If I were a kind of weather, I would be: Overcast with a bitter wind

If I were a mythical creature, I would be: Centaur

If I were a musical instrument, I would be: For Sale

If I were an animal, I would be: Human

If I were a colour, I would be: Orange

If I were an emotion, I would be: Confusion

If I were a vegetable, I would be: Hellen Keller

If I were a sound, I would be: Music

If I were an element, I would be: Carbon

If I were a car, I would be: Landrover County

If I were a song, I would be: Dancing Queen - ABBA

If I were a movie, I would be: Unavailable at Blockbuster

If I were a book, I would be written by: Me

If I were a food, I would be: Delicious

If I were a place, I would be: For Sale

If I were a taste, I would be: Food

If I were a scent, I would be: Sweet

If I were a religion, I would be: Atheism

If I were a word, I would be: Grease

If I were a body part, I would be: Exposed on a Regular Basis

If I were a facial expression, I would be: Smirking knowingly

If I were a subject in school, I would be: Drama

If I were a cartoon character, I would be: Me

If I were a shape, I would be a: Person shape

If I were a number, I would be: 8

If I were an item of clothing, I would be: a leather bikini

If I were a piece of jewellery, I would be: a peace chain

If I were a clothing accessory, I would be: irrellevant

If I were a circus or carnival performer, I would be: a clown

Noone gets tagged. I choose not to burden anyone with the pain of a thing. ]]> ~tinmanthegreat http://tinmanthegreat.deviantart.com/journal/8145135/ http://tinmanthegreat.deviantart.com/journal/8145135/ Mon, 13 Mar 2006 01:18:32 PST
I'm not. I think people are ace.

However! I'm terrified by the state of mind many of us are in...

I refer, of course, to Israel and Palestine. I don't like to generalise, because I know so many people on both sides yearn for compromise and peace.

BUT

How many zealots will it take for the people to realise that the lunacy on both sides, the sheer insanity of both sides, will be the death of them all.

I mean, you have to ask. Is it peace they're looking for? Really? Sometimes you must doubt it, seriously DOUBT IT.

When I see Palestinians calling for the total annihalation of the Zionist state, and Jewish children claim that all Arabs are evil... That spanks of a cultural problem, ingrained deep into the shared psyche of the populace.

Who will save the Middle East? ]]> ~tinmanthegreat http://tinmanthegreat.deviantart.com/journal/8042889/ http://tinmanthegreat.deviantart.com/journal/8042889/ Thu, 02 Mar 2006 01:35:56 PST
Wrong, wrong things.

There's a reason our laws exist.

Oh, around this point I should probably point out that I'm no anarchist. I may disagree with our system... But no order? That's trouble.

Actually. I'll leave that there. I think I'll try some other topic before I go overboard

I fear I may be about to slip back into works of adolescent romantic angst poetry. There's nothing wrong with that (I lie, there's so much wrong with that I didn't want to say because it'd take so long to list the reasons), but I dont like it, not at all.

That which I see lacks sincerity, credibility and above all, merit. There's no value in these purile ravings of the nauseous kind.

I'm glad my singing teacher is on the mend.

I'm evading what I'm really trying to say here. I don't want to come out with it because I'm scared I'll get myself hurt.

If I were ever going to get someone, I mean really "get" them, I'd use a knife. That way we all have dignity. Guns for show, knives for a pro! Only use guns to shut people up. Never actually pull the trigger.

The plural of poof is pooves.

OK! That's enough! Look. I'm Angry, Confused, and not a little Worried on the account of a person who I shaln't name here (hereon known as X). X has been very naughty. Amongst other devious, devious (and not in a bohemian, deviantART way) deeds, X makes things up, then pretends they're real life occurences. X has no rhythm. X is a psychopath, basically. And having posted this I now fear for my personal safety... Maybe I won't post it. No, I will! X be damned! (X is already damned)

A few of X's friends are my friends. X manipulates my friends. X is a malignant force. X must be stopped.

But moving right along.

Erm... Girl trouble? No, there's never trouble

That sounded sleazy... Get over it.

Jason's wee girlfriend is doing alright. She seems to have him pretty pleased with himself most of the time.

It's been a while since I had a proper girlfriend. Mainly just people I keep around. I'm an awful person. I like that security, at any moment in the day I can just stop and sigh and smile broadly to myself. It makes me tingle.

I'm glad evolution saw males and females diverge at such a late stage in development.

I've been going for a while. Anyone who's made it this far... I salute you! Tell me your favourite bit.

I love metal. I really do. Megadeth is simply wonderful. I really like the whole 80's metal and punk scenes, I just resent the highjacking of the fashion by Emo culture.

Goddamn Emos.

Ella Hooper's wonderful (on a mostly unrelated topic).

Never ask anyone out over the internet. That includes you, Gabe from [link]

I have never done this, I consider it evil.

Child molestation is evil.

Hell, statutory is evil, and the victims are mainly people who really could have an idea of what they want.

Evil. There's a fascinating concept.

Evil is not minding human lives wasted utterly while you play politics to appear strong to your people and reject their greatest chance for peace. That's evil.

Don't worry, I'll keep the political stuff rolling. I'm doing the same english (and drama) as [link] so there'll be alot of poetry coming through, very political, very soon. Critique me. God please critique me. Be vicious but realistic. Appreciate it for what it is then offer suggestions for improvement to what it is.

I've been going for really a very long time. I think it's time to sign off.

Girl Germs are the Best!

Mmm Mmm... Scott's Cousin Kim!

Good evening. ]]> ~tinmanthegreat http://tinmanthegreat.deviantart.com/journal/7243113/ http://tinmanthegreat.deviantart.com/journal/7243113/ Tue, 06 Dec 2005 23:15:24 PST
Jealous? HA! Your God sucks!

I have made jealosy an art form.

Jealousy doesn't just subside in me, it sticks around. waiting for another dose to come and bolster its potency.

I don't get jealous. I get paranoid, insecure and angry.

You won't like me when I'm angry.

Do I seem self obsessed? I'm that too.

I shouldn't have friends. It's bad for me. ]]> ~tinmanthegreat http://tinmanthegreat.deviantart.com/journal/7181028/ http://tinmanthegreat.deviantart.com/journal/7181028/ Tue, 29 Nov 2005 21:38:11 PST
Let's look at this in cryptic reminscence form. (names withheld for legal reasons)

BANG! (or more accurately pop)

There it goes. Ripper, something cool to tell the fellas when I get home. Then... fuck all (or more accurately none) for, christ, a year maybe? Then it all comes (npi) together in quick succession. Fireside delights with ***, Best-Friend-Side delights with ********* and to top it all off, the promise of a potential proper girlfriend. Now, a proper girlfriend may not sound like much, but it's a far cry from the life of random liasons I've been living. Empty sex is excellent, but nowhere near as socially difficult as girlfriends.

Now, all this gear is lovely. But seriously now, all at once is easily enough to leave a simple country boy like myself in a serious reality vacuum. You've no idea how confused I am.

As such, I am now putting the Confusion Incarnate ID up.

Thank you for your time. ]]> ~tinmanthegreat http://tinmanthegreat.deviantart.com/journal/6797117/ http://tinmanthegreat.deviantart.com/journal/6797117/ Tue, 18 Oct 2005 00:00:43 PDT
Let's face it, we all need to be selfish sometimes

Most of the time

Conceit is the route of all evil

-Jealousy, Greed, Fashion & Love-

But to name a few

Without which we cannot function

Man's lowlife, crawling scummery makes it great.

We are the worst, this is why we succeed as a species. ]]> ~tinmanthegreat http://tinmanthegreat.deviantart.com/journal/6788212/ http://tinmanthegreat.deviantart.com/journal/6788212/ Mon, 17 Oct 2005 01:22:43 PDT I mean, truly celebrated?
Is it within mankind's capabilities?
Surely Love is not under governmental control, subject to the system.
Celebrate Love.
Celebrate Sexuality.
Love isn't a choice, it's a right.
The right to love whom we will,
When we will,
How we will.
Love is a right, reciprocation a privelege.
We choose to ban love,
Does that make any sense?
Man and Woman, Woman and Woman, Man and Man...

...All is Love ]]> ~tinmanthegreat http://tinmanthegreat.deviantart.com/journal/6365674/ http://tinmanthegreat.deviantart.com/journal/6365674/ Tue, 30 Aug 2005 03:05:38 PDT

Had one of those moments today. Two actually.

One being a spontaneous bout of euphoria during an english lesson.

But the second was the most significant, I feel.
I was listening to Imagine by John Lennon and a female acquaintance of mine was announcing how horny she is. I know how sleazy that may sound, but I think it's a beautiful thing, to be reaffirmed in the World's sex drive. It's a powerful, wonderfully energetic force in the Universe.

Perhaps one day I'll understand what I'm saying, and then, perhaps, we can find peace.

Perhaps... ]]> ~tinmanthegreat http://tinmanthegreat.deviantart.com/journal/6346655/ http://tinmanthegreat.deviantart.com/journal/6346655/ Sat, 27 Aug 2005 23:01:50 PDT

"Give the boy a week, he'll evolve"

Damn straight he'll evolve! Check out my latest stuff... HOW RUDE AM I?!

Sometimes I surprise even myself. I have another yet to be submitted, Sort of cross between Bruckheimer and Tarantino. Violent as shite.

Back to the studio... ]]> ~tinmanthegreat http://tinmanthegreat.deviantart.com/journal/6204496/ http://tinmanthegreat.deviantart.com/journal/6204496/ Fri, 12 Aug 2005 04:59:45 PDT That's not true. I'm always Scared.
Sometimes I become more afraid.
War. Poverty. Disease. Religion.
I'm afraid of the real world.
I'm surprised when people are openly hostile to one another.
It seems to go against every fibre in my being.
I act in defense, but there's no intention there.
I shouldn't be this scared.
Somewhere we went wrong.
It needs fixing.
Eurovision was a good start.
Replace war with a battle of the bands.
Give the world to the artists and the peaceful.
The World should not be run by politicians.

Sometimes something happens and I feel like everything will be alright.
It's a reflex.
Sanity protection v2.0
Love and Music can save us, and will.
There was a time the world could have been saved.
We had a shot at change.
We rejected Lady Change for hubris and greed.
I still have hope.
But sometimes I get scared. ]]> ~tinmanthegreat http://tinmanthegreat.deviantart.com/journal/6184099/ http://tinmanthegreat.deviantart.com/journal/6184099/ Wed, 10 Aug 2005 01:19:12 PDT ~tinmanthegreat http://tinmanthegreat.deviantart.com/journal/6097470/ http://tinmanthegreat.deviantart.com/journal/6097470/ Mon, 01 Aug 2005 05:23:30 PDT
What can I say? It's the right thing to do.

Go show your support... [link] [link]

And don't stop questioning until the truth has been revealed.

]]> ~tinmanthegreat http://tinmanthegreat.deviantart.com/journal/6044786/ http://tinmanthegreat.deviantart.com/journal/6044786/ Wed, 27 Jul 2005 00:21:42 PDT
I'll get through it. ]]> ~tinmanthegreat http://tinmanthegreat.deviantart.com/journal/5443506/ http://tinmanthegreat.deviantart.com/journal/5443506/ Mon, 23 May 2005 22:26:55 PDT
"Because we can write reams and reams about how we feel and never come any closer to the truth. We'll never understand ourselves anymore than we'll understand anyone else. Sure, we may learn to predict our responses and such, but understanding is both impossible and also comes at a price none of us can afford. The moment you understand yourself it may mean you know better than anyone else, but it removes the mystery. And understanding reveals both sides. The positive and the negative. Do you want to know about people's dysfunctions, neuroses? I didn't think so. I know it may sound very self important, But people are very complex, difficult to understand beings. And that's where the beauty comes from. Who cares how we behave? That counts for bugger all compared to how we don't behave. It's what remains unseen, concealed beneath the surface that makes you interesting. So never let that side of you go. Feel, Dream, LIVE DAMMIT! And then keep it from others, remain aloof, but share yourself too. People do care because they feel exactly the same. They have the same superfluouties beneath the surface, and they want to know.

Maybe I Understand More Than I Think... ]]> ~tinmanthegreat http://tinmanthegreat.deviantart.com/journal/5200554/ http://tinmanthegreat.deviantart.com/journal/5200554/ Wed, 27 Apr 2005 03:18:07 PDT
Well, lemme see, It was Caedyn's birthday on the 24th and he wanted dad to send him a bunch of his (dad's) paintings, so I scanned 'em and compressed 'em and sent 'em. Then I thought dad might like to join deviantART. So I set up his account for him and away he went. It's brilliant and he's a really good artist too [link] . So anyways. Doin' stuff, lemme see... uhh. Oh! I saw MegadetH, they were awesome. If you search "Megadeth" in the search box you'll either get two pictures from the show I went to (not taken by me) UNSW roundhouse, april 15th , or a message saying "search for subscribers only". Yeh, cya later huh?

friggin awesome ]]> ~tinmanthegreat http://tinmanthegreat.deviantart.com/journal/4833745/ http://tinmanthegreat.deviantart.com/journal/4833745/ Thu, 17 Mar 2005 02:39:38 PST
As you may or may not know, I'm in a band. This band has no name, and no songs (they're written, but without tunes or having ever been played). But I'm committed. There's nothing else I'd love to do with my life than have my message spread through the medium of sound. I've never committed to anything before, ironically the victims of my non-comittal were mostly musical instruments, however my voice is my champion, the words my weapon, and with my team we're gonna kick arse. I owe it to everyone I've ever met, not least of all myself. I could never handle the real world. Fake and easy is all I've ever known, so anything else would kill me...

AND I WANT TO LIVE! ]]> ~tinmanthegreat http://tinmanthegreat.deviantart.com/journal/4806689/ http://tinmanthegreat.deviantart.com/journal/4806689/ Sun, 13 Mar 2005 23:25:48 PST The boy is my best friend, and the girl: I wanna...

Oh dear, Mr. Sleazebag strikes again. Just one of many improvised tunes I've come up with this week. I love to improvise little songs, it's like freestyle rap... except it's cool. Seriously, two words and away I go... Or a situation, like the example above.

Anyways, back to stuff. Ummm

New Featured deviation: Cause and Cure pt II. Jason liked it so much and I sorta think it's cool so what the hell, eh!

Umm, Apparently my French is really good (according to no less than: Carly (friend), Miss Sanderson (drama teacher), Miss McAlpine (english teacher) and Bevin (drummer)), Which is a surprise to me, because I don't speak a word of it... Well, maybe 6 or 7, or 12, I'm not really sure, hold on... 6+4+4+3+11+4, lemme see, that's 32... HOORAY! 32 word vocabulary... go me! But my pronunciation is really good. This is mainly because I am, an ACTOR! (ho hum). And as an actor I must be able to slip into a series of guises at a moments notice... French, Irish, Scottish, English (about 5 regions of England) German, French, American (quite a few regions there too), Canadian, Swedish, Indian, Pakistani (subtley different to Indian)... Well, the list goes on, and this is more of a self gratification session than anything else, so I won't bore you with details...

...I've been listening to Tchaikovsky lately. ]]> ~tinmanthegreat http://tinmanthegreat.deviantart.com/journal/4682943/ http://tinmanthegreat.deviantart.com/journal/4682943/ Sun, 27 Feb 2005 03:32:36 PST
SHE ASKED ME TO KIDNAP HER!!!


Oh joyous of glorious joys!


I never never knew that I could feel so good, smilin', your eyes ]]> ~tinmanthegreat http://tinmanthegreat.deviantart.com/journal/4611587/ http://tinmanthegreat.deviantart.com/journal/4611587/ Fri, 18 Feb 2005 02:51:33 PST ~tinmanthegreat http://tinmanthegreat.deviantart.com/journal/4594195/ http://tinmanthegreat.deviantart.com/journal/4594195/ Tue, 15 Feb 2005 22:52:54 PST
Jealousy is injustice criticised.

Nick is an unjust sleazebag.

It's bullshit, I'm being buttonholed to a title less than "The Perfect Human" that I really am, simply because of some delinquent's self indulgent dillusions. Wife Beater. "Give me five minutes I could have anyone turned on" Nice try buddy. This reminds me of another injustice in CO6. Jason's attack on Australian Aborigines: "They deserved everything they got from white settlers... because they are inferior" Nice one Hitler. You do realise the Australian Aborigines were the original human settlers of South America, that's where the mighty Mayans and Aztecs come from (It's genetic man, you can't deny it now) you don't think they're inferior. He went so far as to describe my bloodline as "Tainted" because of the intermingling of so many backgrounds, including Aboriginal.

It pisses me off.

Scott, Darcy, Shorty, If you tell anybody about this I swear you won't live to the end of the day. This is for private thoughts and I'm careful not to mention you, don't change that. ]]> ~tinmanthegreat http://tinmanthegreat.deviantart.com/journal/4575595/ http://tinmanthegreat.deviantart.com/journal/4575595/ Mon, 14 Feb 2005 02:23:31 PST
I'm talking to Marnie, she made my day, though I can't remember why...

Sorry this is pretty vague, I'm singing as I type so my brain is working at 9/10ths capacity...

Stuff is happening and I feel great, I've left everything behind and for now, at least, all the cares of a troubled world can be left in my other pants...

We were in Crossroads (A bit like Health Class) this morning and the teacher we had (Who was rattling on so much about our connection with the universe and the wisdom of our generation you'd have thought she was John Frusciante) Asked us what it is we want to achieve...

Anyway I was this close to just letting loose and saying: "You wanna know what I want to achieve? I tell you what, I want to get over my issues, I want to stop experiencing my paranoid fantasies and I want to be able to walk down the street without everyone thinking I'm different" But I restrained myself and instead said: "I wanna be Darcy" for a cheap laugh at my own expense.

The other amusing thing that happened in that class was this guy called Adrien Vermande had a golden moment. This guy has a voice that simply sucks every ounce of your will to live right out of your brain. You can be happy one minute, next minute he speaks and suddenly you can think of nothing other than "I bet that brick wall could slash my wirsts if I pushed hard enough". Anyway this guy, when asked, said "If I was religious I'd be Buddhist" and I'm there thinking... "It's not a motherfucking religion pee-ite, it's a way of life... You happy? HA!... Like you could handle having no material possession" It just shits me the way Buddhism is SOOO fashionable. But you never see Richard Gere converting to Islam, let's have a little equality here people!

Sorry. ]]> ~tinmanthegreat http://tinmanthegreat.deviantart.com/journal/4516908/ http://tinmanthegreat.deviantart.com/journal/4516908/ Mon, 07 Feb 2005 00:11:10 PST
Nothing is as it should be...

I've gotten back in communication with Shortman and I can tell you that the little Demon of Digital Dementure is running like the Little Demon should be, I guess not all is as it shouldn't be.

Guess I'm Still Writin',

That's write folks (geddit? write/right). More gear is on its way... finally. There's no such thing as writers block, a writer either writes or he doesn't. But if you aren't writing, try just cranking out whatever comes out of your head and run with it... The voices aren't always negative, as they say. Like now, I'm not thinking, I'm just writing. It's the way it works, you lose a little (inhibition) and you type it all regardless. Don't be afraid of what you have to say, never censor yourself, you are beautiful* and should be writing and telling the world. Share your thoughts, and turn them into something beautiful.

Okay I'm Done


Thank You





*Unless you aren't, but nevermind, keep writing anyway ]]> ~tinmanthegreat http://tinmanthegreat.deviantart.com/journal/4099030/ http://tinmanthegreat.deviantart.com/journal/4099030/ Sat, 18 Dec 2004 22:31:07 PST
I don't know, maybe I'm just angry at the world for being so unchangeable. I should know, I created the bastard.

I haven't submitted anything for a while but I've got some great angst poetry lined up, and for the first time in a while it........... RHYMES!!!


Hooray!


But enough about me, back to the less sophisticated ideas. You know what I really love about physics? String Theory. And you know why? Due to the fact it can't proved in a laboratory it's actually philosophy. Philosophy with mathematical explanations... Beautiful.


The world could be made the most beautiful place on Earth (intended) if it weren't for the nature of two men. f both George W Bush and Osama Bin Laden were to pour their funds into education, sanitation and nutrition for the people of the world then there'd be no more terrorism. Why kill when there's nothing for which to kill?


Fragrant... Fragrant... Fragrant. C, G, F, A, A, E, C, G, F, G, C. ]]> ~tinmanthegreat