Poetry Time!

I'm not convinced that I'm that good at poetry, but I'm doing better than most of the people around me! i hate to be negative but writing is a very good way to let yourself flow.Many people use it to express themselves. For each small exert on this post, ill start a new line. the last one, is my reflection of society and how selfish it can be (not always) Yes, you may be inspired by my work, but please do not claim it as your own work. (if you scroll to the bottom of this page, you will notice everything here is copyright.)

Twisted thorns of icy roses

Is what this situation poses

Darker daylight fails to cease

Intense fragments of this belief

Strike like lightning through your anger

Watch how they have been dismembered

Fall forever on broken wings

Listen to the pain they sing

Every soul ever lost to a false execution

Reborn, hearts and mind stand to fight

Never again will they suffer the blackout

The darkest hour which swallowed the night

Within its own expertise.

Like coiled hands, bony, pale and brittle,

The snake curls around something precious and little.

Once more it steals the prey, what was once rightfully theirs.

Like that, you seek revenge yet you never held ownership.

All your dreams are just to far from your grip

Despite all the stares, you only act for what you care.

The snake slithers, away at the end. of another woeful day.

And so do you! So, do you. When will you learn?

This world has nothing for you, only failure standing firm.

Yet the snake will only outdo you, it has better understanding

It only takes what it deserves, not what its demanding

That’s where you went wrong. That’s how you turned into prey.

You became the victim, the snakes very own slave.

Like coiled hands, bony pale and brittle,

The snake curls itself around you, insignificant and little.

Once more you learned the hard way, it is not rightfully yours.

The Chruch Grim

The church grim is usually described as a large black shaggy dog with red glowing eyes. Occasionally there are accounts of them being other animals such as horses, pigs and even birds.
it is referred to as the "church" grim as it was an English folklore creature who guarded the graves (owned by a church in that period of time) against evil spirits. Myth had it, that the first body buried was responsible for guarding the graves, and the people thought it was unfair that people should take on this role rather than resting in peace. So at many newly established grave sites, a live animal (large black dog) would be buried alive.
Many church grims are well know to ring the church bells, and often, a death in the community soon follows. Many popes/bishops have accounts of being able to tell if certain bodies are going to hell or heaven based upon the expression on the grims face. Sometimes, the grim is seen as an omen, it is said that if someone is to look into the eyes of a grim three times in a row (in three encounters) they will die shortly afterwards.
Overall its a pretty cool concept, and you can probably see a few resemblances between the grim and Sirius Black in dog form from harry potter (did i mention grims like lightning?) Anyway, the picture Ive posted below was a devian art work, i just thought i should mention, as this anonymus artist deserves credit for their work. (which was found in google)

Aswang!

This fascinating being originates from the Philippines. While it is mythological, it is the most predominately talked about and the most feared being for many of the people in this country. There are about five sub-types of this creature, so ill give you a rundown of the most common ideas and characteristics, without confusing you about different types.
This creature appears mostly human, it is often seen to have a combination of vampiric and undead elements. they are also shape shifters and Self segmentaters.
A shape shifter can change their physical/visual appearance at will to fit in with their surroundings, often they pretend to be ordinary people. Although of course at night, they no-longer look human. When they are in their natural form, they are said to have large wings that protrude from their backs, have long tongues that are very thin (proboscis like), they look much paler, bonier and generally barbaric. It is also said they often turn into animals such as dogs, pigs and birds at night. Overall, they are though to be beautiful women by day and incomprehensible horrors by night. A Self Segmentater is a being or creature who can detach their head, arms legs etc; from their torso.
Like many paranormal/supernatural creatures, they do have a predator/prey connection with ordinary people. They are so truly feared by people in the Philippines as they believe that the feed off fetus, placenta, young children, phlegm etc, with their long thin tongue, the tongue is inserted through one of the many entry's of the body (mouth, nose, ears, genitals.)
Their lifespan cannot be complete until they find someone to take their place. This is done when consuming phlegm, some kind of spawn (which i don't know much about) is placed inside the body, which phases them into a replacement aswang. until this operation is complete an aswang cannot completely die.

Overall, i love this creature, its dark, vampiric like and Incredibly morbid!

The Glass Needle

so this is only a rough half finished sketch of whats going on in my head, but I'm sure you get the point. (i am truly sorry that the photo is angled and distorts this pic.) The needle is a concept of pain, and the hourglass represents the miserable society which is growing today. The way i see it, so many people are miserable, and they feed off others misery to feel good about themselves. the hourglass is a cliche example of this, as it requires the needle to function, unlike an ordinary hourglass.

Drawing!

Since last time i posted some drawings, Ive made quite a few more, some that i will post haven't yet been finished, and like i explained last time, the photos Ive taken are quite basic, but I'm sure you get the idea of how they look! ill post them all eventually.
Today's picture is of a girl, perhaps a faerie? I'm not quite sure! but I'm quite happy with how she turned out. Sadly the picture doesn't show the finer shading. Anyway, its just pink ink in my textbook. (clearly i was supposed to be doing something academic)

Ghouls, halloween creatures!

the next Halloween related life-form on the list is the ghoul! I don't know about you but i think they are quite interesting. The ghoul is an ancient Arabic folklore and has many characteristics similar to a zombie or undead being. most of the differences are probably visual, They are said to have black teeth and skin which is tainted silver, and does not rot like an ordinary zombie. Like zombies, they have a morbid obsession for death and are known to hang around graves, and eat flesh. It is believed that ghouls are created by vampires. there are many types of ghouls, but to keep it simple, they are divided into three main groups: Vassals, independents, and reverends. Vassals are ghouls who serve for a vampire, and most likely the one who aided them to undergo change. Independents are quite self explanatory, but if you don't know, they are Solly independent. Reverends are ghoul clans who have a steady and efficient society.
Sadly all the images i found of ghouls were really boring, and so i wont bother posting one.

The Jackalope

The Jackalope is believed to be a fictitious creature, (of course that is up to you to decide however) and the first species I'm am going to write about in regards to Halloween. Mostly, i am writing about this interesting creature, due to the band we know as "jakalope".
According to North American legend for the most part, a jackalope is a jackrabbit crossed with antelope, and commonly referred to as the horned rabbit. supposedly, they can mimic any sound, including human voices. (i suppose this would be like a very talented lyre bird) Many cowboys believe that they are lured by wiskey and easier to hunt once they have drunk this, or on full moon, when they mistake the moon for the sun, making them behave rather peculiar (people have accounts of them walking backwards rather than forwards.) They are supposed to be very aggressive and so fast the human eye cannot trace them. the milk of a female jackalope has very medicinal properties in their milk, which can only be retrieved when she is on her back. (due to aggression) It is believed that this milk can cure everything, from baldness to disease.
Not that i believe this is right, considering they are so close to extinction (if they exist of course) however, in the town famous for jackalope, Wyoming, you can get a license to hunt jackalope, although of course there is really no point as it is only eligible on June the 31st. any other day it is illegal.
There is a huge debate to weather or not they exist, with many ideas being used to explain why they are very rarely seen. Some even say that Jackalopes only breed in electrical thunderstorms, meaning that they are very close to extinct and that is why there a very few sighting reported. Others say they are fairly nocturnal, and that no-one ever sights them due to their speed. It is also believes that this creature was mistaken for rabbits which had a disease, resulting in horn like tumors. who knows? maybe this was the case!
Anyway, they are rather a peculiar animal, which no really knows weather or not they exist. If you really want to go and hunt one, you only have one day of the year to do so!


here is a winged jackalope. Sadly however, if you look closely at this pic,
 you will notice it has been edited/photo shopped.



Halloween sale!

earlier on in this blog i mentioned a really cool online clothing store, just in case you haven't looked at it in a while, they now have their Halloween stock for sale!!! this includes some new items which ill post below. for those of you who haven't looked at the store, it contains a range for all ages, male and female, and even does shoes, accessories and make-up. it has quite a reasonable range, which you could us in many wardrobes from steam punk, Victorian, cyber and much more. here is the link: http://www.findcoolclothes.com/

clearly these are only some of the things they are selling, and these photos were taken directly from the Halloween range, you'll find allot more in the other ranges they sell. Oh and PS: be careful, there is an adult kind of section!!

Halloween!

Halloweens coming so soon! i should have written this earlier but, as usual i was short for time. Anyway This year, i have very little plans so i think ill gradually put a few lovable halloween creatures up here. maybe a profile with characteristics, and all that, maybe try and put a few random facts, related tales.
Anyway, i know its a tad early but HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!!!!!!
XX

Fairytales, Traditional Cinderella

We all know and love fairy tales, and we all have our favourite ones that we've been hearing since early childhood, but do we really see the meanings etched in to the story lines? Some of these fairy tales are so old that they have changed over time, not to mention people have taken out gore to keep it appropriate for young children. Sometimes i wonder how accurate these tales are, and what parts we have missed. Anyway today I'm going to share some of the unmentioned parts of Cinderella.


Here she is cleaning a floor, and talking to the
animals who talk back. If you look closely, you'll see her
reflection is wearing the gown and jewelry


the Modern/current storyline encourages us to believe that a young girls mother dies, leaving her in the care of her evil step-mother, during her childhood, her step-mother uses her as a slave and she would scrub the floors, and clean up the cinders by the fire (hence the name CINDERella, she was an Ella.) When she was starting to become a young woman the prince was having a masquerade ball to find his true love. The step-mother refused to let her go. This is when the fairy god-mother appeared. She made Cinderellas rags turn into a gown, and a pumpkin for a coach and some rats for white stallions. the only condition was that at midnight she would turn back to her normal state. So she went to the ball and her sisters and stepmother didn't recognize her, in fact they envied her. The prince danced with Cinderella and soon fell in love, but it was then midnight came to be. Cinderella ran away, and her glass slipper came off, and was left for the prince. The next day the prince started searching for the mysterious girl, and decided that he would put the shoe on every girls foot in town to see who fitted it perfectly. Cinderellas stepsisters tried and miserably failed, Cinderella was locked away by her stepmother so she could not prove herself, and her stepmother did not even know she had attended the ball. In the end the Prince find her, tries the shoe on her foot and then they get married and live happily ever after.

the original Storyline is traced all the way back to ancient Greece, 1 BC. Originally, an eagle had taken off with Cinderella's sandal and dropped it in the kings lap. Here he fell in love with the shape of her foot and searched far and wide until her found the wearer.
In some places, the story conveyed the idea of older siblings being jealous of younger rivalry. This idea can also be read in the christian bible, the story of Joseph. They are certainly not the same story, however, considering that Cinderella is traced back to Greece, and The story of Joseph supposedly happened in Egypt (he became Pharaohs assistant) so perhaps the two stories are loosely linked. (although i am not religious, it is possible some of the bibles events happened.) Another Variant of the tale where siblings have rivalry even ended on a bad note, where the youngest was even poisoned, and died, rather than "and they all lived happily ever after" (what a pleasant change! i wish i could find more on that variation for you.)



unfortunately, i cannot find a godmother
fish or crab, but this is a nice pic

 Meanwhile in china the story went that Cinderellas mother was betrayed and killed by the stepmother, and Cinderella saved her mothers bones (which are magic) and they reincarnate as a fish (fairy god mother)who created her dress, coach, shoes, and horses. In the Filipinos, a similar story was told, but talked about the mother reincarnating as a crab. This could possibly be because in China, and the Filipinos, the astrological (horoscopes) meaning for a crab (the Cancer star sign) is Prosperity and success, in reference to the shell which crabs shed. Perhaps the reincarnation as a fish was more popular as fish fertility, depth of knowledge and more importantly in many cultures and religions, change. which is precisely what the fairy godmother gave to Cinderella. which is precisely what the fairy godmother gave to Cinderella. In Buddhism, a fish is seen as freedom and this was also given to Cinderella in the few hours that she danced that the ball. (common in Asian countries such as Japan)

Over time, the ideas changed, to that being of a slave girl who went to a ball, the pumpkin was brought in by the early expression of "pumkinification of Claudeus" which meant after midnight i turn into a pumpkin, and actually meant to be tired, rather than being a carriage believed to have been made by a fairy godmother out of pumpkins.
Elements of the tale we know as Cinderella have also been spotted in another story called "the history of the kings of Brittan" (suggested by authors of wikipedia) Click here to read an exert. In short, the elder sisters take ownership of land given off by the dead king and leave the youngest sister with nothing, until she marries a prince and owns a whole kingdom, as well as killing her selfish sisters. The tale was later re-told by Shakespeare and known as "King Lear" His re-telling of the story had a much more tragic ending, and was seen as one of his best works.

Another aspect not mentioned in the modern Cinderella (and probably the best part), is the ways in which the step sisters tried to make the shoe fit. It is mentioned in the modern tale that they made their feet fit. however it doesn't state how exactly they did it. in earlier versions of the modern tale, the sisters even went to the length of cutting parts of their feet to fit, the first sisters toe was to large and the step-mother insisted she cut her toe off, the truth was only given to the prince when pigeons chirped about the blood pouring from the shoe. the second sisters heel was to large, and she was demanded to cut her heel off. Again, the pigeons chirped, telling the prince of the blood inside the shoe. Eventually, the prince found Cinderella, his true bride and upon their wedding two pigeons pecked and eye out from each sister.

Overall, there are allot of glorious and tragic variations of the tale we now know of as Cinderella, some more interesting than others. Over time this story has undergone drastic change! it started off as a girl who's she was taken by a bird and dropped into the kings lap and the product has become much more glorified! I hope this was interesting for you to read, in the future I'm happy to write about more fairy tales and probably some nursery rhymes (they have some interesting concepts behind them to!)

Sleaze Bands part 3, Heart Throb Mob

I haven't added any sleaze lately, the next on a really long list is Heart throb mob. a relatively colourful band, with vibrant reds and at one stage, blues in amongst their hair. They lasted for a short five years before breaking up in 1997 and went through a total of five members. During their short time together they made two albums which go by the name of hit list and eat your heart out. Although their music career was short lived, i they have a really light hearted feel, something you can apply/dance to on any occasion! Throughout their music you'll hear good rhythm, nice guitar shredding and pleasant vocals.

Your rebel love song, Black Veil Brides

Black veil brides are planning to release a new video soon!! I am pleasantly excited, as im a sucker for their music, and i should have posted this earlier but here is the trailer below

The Clockwork Dolls

The clockwork dolls, are a steam punk/musical/female vocalist trio that began in 2007. They share a combination of skills, including acting, writing and being able to fuse ages to create their imaginative music. Their music is often a storytelling fantasy consisting of airships and marvelous steam contraptions which are given audio interpretations throughout their songs.

their official logo is of a bronzed rose compass from the steam age.

So far they have two albums, one self titled and the other called Dramatis personae. Hopefully they will plan another album sometime for the near future.

My playlist Right now

well right now, i have made some excellent dicoveries in the way of music. ive decided that since theres so many i would post a small list complete with some of my favourite videos, as there are so many.

Deadstar assembly

Vampires everywhere

The echelon effect

Artesia

the Devotchkas

the silver shrine

perhaps ill share some more music later, but for now i am short on time!

Make-up Tuition!

Well, recently a friend has decided to make a YouTube account which teaches makeup, so far she has done pickatu style and some featured in Paramore video clips (off the top of my head), i can already tell she has much, much more planned for the near future!, anyway if you wouldn't mind taking a quick look Ive posted Paramore/Hayley Williams up above. Ive seen her works and they are actually really good, otherwise i wouldn't post this