I Command You, Talent!

What, exactly, is talent? Talent's different from skill. Skill is a learned ability. Talent is one that is innate. That is of or produced by the mind rather than learned through experience. Therefore, a skill can be gained, or lost, and while possessing a skill you can use it at any time. A talent, though, is slightly more complex.

A talent is always possessed, but not always apparent. You can't learn something that requires talent, unless you discover that you always had that talent, which wouldn't really be learning. But another quirk of talent, is that you can't always use it. Why is it, then, that so. Damn. Many. People. Try to use talents that they simply don't have... And, here's the kicker, get away with it?

The world today suppresses so much pure, raw talent, that may come from a, shall we say, less than "Hollywood-looking" person, in favor of digitally enhanced crap from the spoiled, rich daughters of celebrities and millionaires. Take a look at the Rolling Stones for example. They are some butt-ugly dudes, no offense, but they rocked the world. If they were to have tried from scratch today, no producer would have given them a second glance.

This effect isn't only seen in the world of music. Writing suffers from it too, add to that Science Fiction being a dying art form, and that spells disaster for the literate world.

The best we can hope to do is to rock the talent so much and so utterly awesomely that people will look past the crap that passes as talent, and start taking a look at the real stuff.

You dream about being a rock star

What Happened? Where did the Music go? It seems like the day where music actually required some form of musical talent is gone. Now don't get me wrong, there are some very talented artists, singers and songwriters out there, but their numbers seem to be continually diminishing. The thing that's killing music nowadays, in my opinion, is freaking Rap! I mean, don't get me wrong, I'm not saying rapping doesn't require talent, but in my opinion it doesn't take any kind of musical talent. It's just a style of talking fast to a beat made by a computer most of the time. There aren't any kind of instruments 99% of the time, no guitar, drums, nothing. Now, I know, that some artists in this... lets call it a "profession", do actually have some kind of musical talent, and all the better for them, but I still don't consider what rappers do as music.

We really need more talented musicians (singers, songwriters, guitarists, etc.) to refresh the whole current musical world, in my opinion. We need to start getting rid of rap, and making the way for an influx of musicians and bands. I command you, talented musicians, go! Now! And make listening to the radio a better experience!

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Now playing: Reel Big Fish - Kiss Me Deadly
via FoxyTunes

Flashes From Beyond

Reality is so...vague, at times.
Like when you wake up from a deep, long sleep, and you've just had the most amazing dream. The kind where all your senses seem to be alive, even in subconsciousness; you see every vivid, bright color, and hear every sound crystal-clear. And after that beautiful dream is over, you wake up...and, for just a fraction of a second, you don't know where you are. Who you are.
Was that a dream, or reality? What if it's both?
What if that's a part of your story, waiting to unfold? What if you've just seen a highlight of what's to be, a glimpse of what you could be. What your life could be. What if that dream is a perception of what's to come?
Dreams are defined in several ways. Some say a dream is something you create; something you imagine, believe, something you wish to come true. You dream about being a rock star, or a millionaire, or a grandparent, or a friend...whatever it is you want.
Others say a dream is a message from your subconscious mind, and that they have true meanings regarding your reality...ever heard of a Dream Dictionary? Some people think you can decipher this message, and use it to foresee your future, your reality...
So tell me, in your eyes...what is a dream?

Into A Made Up World

I made up a world. A bunch of them actually. They're all in one place, it's all canon, I assure you. They're just linked by the thinness of certain places. Not thin in a sense of physical dimensions. But a thin veil between one universe and the next.

They're not just in my mind. I believe that by the power of my imagination, somewhere an alternate universe has split off the infinite others and in it my story is taking place. It would explain why I feel like I'm chronicling actual events, and not just making it up. I get almost a flash of inspiration at times, but that inspiration might not be me, it could be a packet of information that got past one of these thin places, and into my mind.

That doesn't mean I'm not creative, no. It just means that I have the skill to see these flashes from Beyond, and the talent to write out the events in a way that will be suspenseful yet humuorous.

Either that, or I'm a raving lunatic. Wouldn't it be sweet if it was both?

Taken out of context

It's absolutely ridiculous how some little things can be absolutely shredded from reality, and placed into a made up world of insults and negativity. I feel really dumb making the first downer-post in the blog, but it had to happen- this is how my mind works. It just seems that everything now a days is offensive to someone. Our school canceled "Black and White day" because it was discriminatory? Just because a harmless idea got taken out of context. Now thats frustraiting!
Another thing thats frustraiting- too many bug bites. Im so itchy right now. Its awful.
Anyway, back to how my brain works. Sorry Graeme, Im a rambler. My mind goes from one thing to another so quickly I dont have time to explain. Its like "Bang. BANG. G. Wooo...." which also doesnt make sence. HI IM EVY. Yay life, yay star wars. Yay puppies.
Yay Graemes turn? :)

What It Is, Yo

So. This Blog is gonna be a total thought experiment. The basic premise behind it is this: I write. I write at length about something. Whatever the hell I want. But that's only the first post. And that's this one. The next post after this will be about something completely different. But that different thing has to come from one of the phrases, or sentences, or whatever that I used in this post.

For example: I used the sentences, "I write. I write at length about something." The next poster could use that as their title and write about how they like to write, or how they want to become an author, or something to that effect. In effect, you take something I have written, rip it out of context, and create Something Different.

See the humour there? I said Something Different, like they would create a thing that is different. But also Something Different, being the title of this website, so they're creating it. I thought it was clever.