Hello.

I feel like I need a short introduction or something. This blog is just a means for me to express myself, and write about those little things that pop into my head that I feel are worthy of a typed word or two. I've been told on numerous occasions that I moan a lot, so perhaps this blog will be a new outlet for such a talent. Please feel free to comment, as I like a good debate.

A few days ago I was in English, where we found ourselves reading the poem 'Ozymandias' (Percy Shelley, 1818). It talks of a "pedestal", supposedly created for and by Ozymandias, who believed himself to be "king of kings". Ozy boldly says "Look upon my works, ye Mighty, and despair!" Such comment is followed by the line, "Nothing beside remains."

We started talking about monuments (after a few questions about what a pedestal is, might I add) and I commented that Ozy needed one to show his importance. This got me thinking; even now, society feels the need to build great monuments and buildings to show its importance, and indeed to show meaning - and give itself meaning. We are so obsessed with trying to make ourselves and our lives seem more impressive, as if if we didn't build such things, we wouldn't exist at all - not in the eyes of other members of society at least. They are built to make us feel more real. However, one can build an impressive landmark and know exactly why it was built and what it means, while someone else can pass by it not understanding it at all. Peculiar, isn't it, that these monuments are erected to give us meaning, yet if we don't know the reason it came to be built in the first place, we can't understand its meaning at all. So, at the end of it all, "Nothing beside remains."

This also made me think about people in general, and how they always strive to fill that small 'emptiness' that consumes them to such an extent that they become fixated on it. Why do we struggle with such tasks, knowing just how unreachable they are? It seems ridiculous, that we would put ourselves through something that is so unnecessary. It is safe to say that we all know there is a void that we can never fill.

Quite a short post, but it's only my first, so be nice. I'd like to finish by recommending you watch this:
http://youtu.be/qybUFnY7Y8w

And, if you're interested in Universities, Musicals, or Unstable Crazies, this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGn3-RW8Ajk

Until next time blogging friends,
Tails.

(How about this font? I've never used Trebuchet before.)