The rambling thoughts at dusk

I've considered starting up a blog now for quite sometime and then remembered that I still had this quirky one back when I was still in high school. So, I'll try to start this up again here though I doubt it'll receive much daylight.

I'm just about finished with my first semester of college and I have to admit that reality has yet to leave me on the floor begging. It's a trance. Growing up, all I was ever told was that "you have to get good grades or else colleges won't want you!" For me, it wasn't until around my sophomore year when college became a tangible matter. It finally grasped my soon to be realities. It was more like an "Oh shit, I should probably start thinking about my future." It's not that I didn't see a future for myself or that I didn't care for one, but I was to naive to think of one. I mean, c'mon, I was 16 years old only cared for my angst and rebelling against authority. I didn't give a shit that colleges probably wouldn't like my average student grades, hell, if I didn't care about the grades why should they?

Well, now I'm here, in a dorm, living the college life that I've only priorly gained an understanding through with raunchy movies (21 & over). But, I'm diggin' it. College is exciting for those who make it such. If you actually enjoy educating yourself (which the majority do) then college is exciting. if you just enjoy getting wasted and outrunning cops then college is exciting. It's the only point in my life where it is okay to be broke as hell but still find ways to pull money out of my ass to pay for a textbook. But, it's okay because once I get my degree it'll all pay off, right?

21 & Over

Who's the better writer now?

Stephen King believes that most writers remember the first book they put down thinking "I can do better than this."

I'm sure most of us have read some of those cruddy books that leave you the sense that you can be a better writer than the writer himself, and I'm not talking about Dr.Seuss. For me, for an example, that book would be Misery by Stephen King himself. Though it isn't cruddy whatsoever, it did leave me feeling like I could be a better writer than the King himself. In my opinion, he didn't reach a greater depth to the psychotic values dwelling within the Antagonist's mind, which can be inferred but I would have rather it have been explained through some witty literary terms (which I would've done if it had been my book). Though I didn't do it, after reading that book I was already on the verge of rewriting Misery in my version because of how vexed I was that the reader didn't truly know the antagonist. King could've done better.

The Horizon and Her Tempting Smile

The horizon,

And her tempting smile,

Tempting me,

And calling me for a life's while,

All I ever desire is man's soft touch,

The feel of his hearts warmth,

All I ever desire is such,

I knew it since the pear tree,

Laying as I was watch wind blow over the women,

Realizing in love I wish to be free,

I,


Janie,

only wish for this and only this..

The Years and its Answers

"There are years that ask questions and years that answer." 

Being a youth, I am often filled with the questions of the world. As might you be as well. The time of pre-adulthood is usually the years of asking questions, immaturity plays a factor. Come time though, and perhaps maturity, the answers to such questions of life and such could possibly be answered. 

I'm not really too certain of the topic of the quote relating to Janie, so I'm not going to bother with coming up with some witty response. I should probably get to reading the book perhaps?

Where did I put my voice at again?

In most situations, people find it difficult to find their own voice. We can all thank society for that ( You're welcome! ). Yes, we do obtain the unalienable right of freedom of speech, but that isn't always the case in the "real" world.

The outspoken tend to be those that become a nuisance others. Modern society greatly accepts silence and greatly ridicules opinions. Sure, it's all nice and dandy to have a voice and to be expressive, but just realize that there will always be that hate mob who have nothing better to do than be a polarization of your opinion. Then again, I am speaking about important matters. For instance, politics, the economy, war, etc. Those small discussions, like in classrooms, don't really have any type of relevancy because they're usually something swiftly resolved and forgotten. Otherwise, let's be theoretical and say that you have a particular disliking for the president. You begin to protest via social networking. Then, sporadically, you'll get those naive people that tell you "you don't know what you're talking about. Just shut up and deal with it!" Well, of course, not exactly that way but you understand the gist. To the point, it's great to have a voice and throw your opinions out there, but know that the adversity that follows such could be a bit emotionally painful, so just stay strong young Daniel-son.

An Adoption

My personality adoption of Tom Buchanan of The Great Gatsby


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Questions sur le Great Gatsby

I don't quite understand the contradiction within Nick with him proclaiming himself to not be in love with Jordan, yet he signs "Love Nick" on his letters to her, so what's his deal?

What caused Nick to not believe Gatsby's life story?

And, why does Tom feel compelled to stay in marriage with Daisy through his acts of adultery and mistreatment to her?