A day with no words.

I think... no.... I'm pretty sure I have Laryngitis. The fact that this incessant coughing has caused me to lose my voice almost completely kind of verifies it. Most people who know me also know I talk a hell of a lot, so this is very difficult for me. I find myself straining my voice with all my might to continue speaking, with very little success. I cease to find any perks that come with such an inconvenience - I can't be waited on hand on foot because I can't use my voice to ask for anything. And so, it proves extremely lucky that I started this blog. At least I have some outlet for the words just aching to get out. At the risk of sounding overly dramatic, let me just say that I am not someone who thinks what I have to say is always mighty important - but I do like to say things none-the-less.

I'd like to take this opportunity to clear up a thing or two about my last post. It was the impression of some that I was portraying a very "what's the point?" attitude to life in general in one of my last paragraphs. I was not being "emo", as I was also accused of. I was merely expressing myself, which is what I said my blog was for in my first paragraph. So, poked tongues to you all.

I was reading yet again today about the recent Jon Venables development. Now I admit that I have almost no knowledge about the justice system and (for the lack of a better phrase) stuff like that, but I think this case is pretty obvious. Not only was this monster of a person let out a prison, and given the gift of a new identity, but now that he has re-offended, he is being protected once more. How is this right? Shouldn't it be the duty of the justice system to make society feel protected, rather than as if their opinions have been tossed aside? It seems that criminals now have the upper hand. In my personal opinion, once someone has been proved guilty of such an inconceivable crime, they should lose all rights to any protection or safety - especially once they have re-offended. I understand that Venables's first crime was committed when he was just ten years old, but to be honest, what hope is there for a child who does such awful things to another human being? I could rant on all day about this. I'd be interested to know what you think.

Moving on, I'd like to share this with you:

'Absolutely hilarious' are the first words that spring to mind. Consider this an extension of my first post, about the importance (or rather, the non-importance) of monuments in society. Pavel Pepperstein is subtle and yet it is clear to see that he is pure genius. Just as his work was recommended to me, I highly recommend it to you, even if for nothing but a good laugh. Just search his name + 'Perspectives of Development'. This one is called 'The Monument of the Yellow Colour', in case you were wondering. See what I mean now?


I might try making ending on a video link a regular feature on my blog. Here you go:

For all lovers of the next big thing:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ayx2mzm1QVw

And, an all time favourite, which I have (shamefully) only recently seen (I recommend you watch some of the other videos that come up next to this one):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WNrx2jq184


Ciao,

Tails.