Bham

Now this video is a true tribute to Bellingham. What I'm about to share comes more from my love of word play than Bellingham, though (see video) Bellingham is a place worth loving.


Whatcom what may
I'll be here to stay
I don't want run away
I'll stick around the bay
we'll all frolic and we'll play
cause we like fair playin'
with all the hippies down here in Fairhaven

On the west coast
there's just one silver beach
next to the baker
who's never out of reach
no one's stuck in a rut
can't catch a can but
we can chuck a nut
and I tell you what
if you forget your clothes
then picnic in the cove
where nobody cares
and life's all teddy bears
where nobody cares
and life's all teddy bears

Take my hand, we'll fly to sunnyland
if it's up your alley, we'll run to Happy Valley
cause it's fun to skip, it's fun to roam
as long as everyone can Sehome

The weather may sadden
but don't lose that Padden
it will keep you warm when
the valley turns Sudden
when you need an idea
just scream Eureka
and just don't care how long it takes ya

It's good to have friends

If you read this, read it aloud:

Wine by the fire, you sayin' sweet things
I know you're a liar, and everything
the birdie kuckoos, you glance at the clock,
then I'm starin' down the barrel of a glock

pull the trigger bang bang I fall on my back
you kneel down on the ground and feel my neck
but my heart's beating strong and you, boy, were dead wrong

you jumped back, scared to death, I'd broken your flow
"Darn it all, you wore Kevlar, but how did you know?"
I must say it's the rage today, yeah a growing trend,
Baby it's good, oh baby it's good, baby it's good to have friends

I lift up my dress, withdraw the blade
by the stroke of twelve, we'll know who got played
in my hand he's my man say hi to bowie
so unlike you, he actually knows me

all my strength drive it deep into your chest
we tumble down on the ground both out of breath
I rip out my knife, no blood on it, oh, boy, now I've done it

whip out the wallet from your pocket, a hole in it
so you knew I've been screwed now how'd you spin it?
you smiled said the same reason you didn't meet your end
Baby it's good, oh baby it's good, baby it's good to have friends

A name change

I've changed the name of this blog. Previously, it was Parasitical References for my English 203 class, in which we explored the idea of parasites and then tried to think up whatever we could to blow our minds. That class is over, and I've decided to rearrange the furniture (not get rid of it, it's perfectly good furniture!) in order to make it a suitable space for whatever I feel like. Feel free to scroll down and peruse my ramblings on parasitical notions, or don't. But starting now, or rather, with "Odd Odysseus", this blog is a scrapbook.

And what of the name Fathoms? Well, if I ever had a studio or creative crew (like the all female staff CLAMP) I think I would want to name it "Fathoms". This blog naturally contains my creative aspirations.

Odd Odysseus? Circe’s Island Explained

Nearly a year after the release of Homer’s critically acclaimed biography of Odysseus of Ithaca, other eyewitnesses of the famed journey have stepped forth claiming that Odysseus’s account of the voyage are flooded with inaccuracies.

“Oh yeah, I don’t know where he got most of that stuff that he told Homer. But I can’t say I’m surprised. With his mental breakdown and exposure to hallucinogenic plants, Odysseus saw a lot of things that the rest of us guys didn’t see, if you know what I mean,” states an unnamed sailor of the Ithacan crew.

Of all of the fantastical events described in his Homer’s book, the eyewitnesses are only able to find a factual basis for the incident at Circe’s island.

“I don’t know where he got that Cyclops from, or those things that supposedly killed us all, but I think I know where came up with the island of Circe,” says another unnamed crewman. “Circe was the name of this beautiful young woman, that much was true. She moved to this island to get away from the mortal princes fighting over her. She was a goddess, but not an enchantress. She was a very hospitable hostess,” the sailor talked fondly of Circe.

He went on to explain the transformations Circe supposedly performed, “That deal with the some of the men turning into pigs? Well, there we were sitting on the beach, when this wild pig comes bolting from nowhere in particular. We’re thinking, ‘Great, food.’ But not Veginitis, he always had a soft spot for pigs. So, he rescues it claiming it’s his new best friend, and then he named it after a warrior we lost back in the Trojan War, a warrior he was close to. So we let him have the pig to keep him company.”

Eurylochus, Odysseus’s first mate, stepped forth to explain the temporary “disappearances” of the group he had led to explore the island. “It was true we came upon Circe’s house, but she didn’t turn my men into pigs. She invited us in for a meal, as is Greek custom for travelers, but I went back to tell Odysseus. At this time, Odysseus was having a hard time understanding anything we said, and I evidently got there after the thing with Veginitis and his pig. Odysseus thought somehow the pig had been a crew member. I tried explaining that my group was just having dinner, but he was convinced otherwise. Eventually we did get him to come with us.”
The eyewitnesses also had a discrepancy with Odysseus over the amount of time they stayed at Circe’s island. Though Odysseus reports that their stay was a year, the others all unanimously agree that it was only one week.

“If there was anything negative about Circe’s place, it was that she had a drug problem. What's more, Odysseus got a hold of some lotus blossoms,” stated Odysseus’s attendant.

Whether these revelations will hurt Homer’s sales or not remains to be seen.