I am Legend

With the movie coming out on the 14th, many of you are certainly excited to see what this movie is all about. Others of you possibly remember the old movie with Charlton Heston in it, titled Omega Man. And a small portion of you have possibly read the book. Speaking of the book, written by Richard Matheson and titled I am Legend, I picked it up not too long ago and promptly read it.


If you want to wait to see the movie without any synopsis don't read the rest, but if you don't mind a spoiler free jaunt on the book, read on. Robert Neville is seemingly the last man on Earth, which is now overrun by vampires. He lives a secluded life, dawdling about during the day, and locking himself in his house at night. Eventually he gains an interest about the whole ordeal, and starts learning about the hellish situation he's in. The book goes through great depth about the nature and cause of vampirism and the myths and legends that surround it. Richard Matheson does a wonderful job at explaining it scientifically as well as entertaining and holding your attention. So wether you see the movie or not, definitely check out the book. It's well worth it. Oh, it also comes with a bunch of short stories for your reading pleasure. What a deal!

Minutes to Midnight

So I purchased the new Linkin Park album, Minutes to Midnight today (well really yesterday now), and I have a few thoughts I'd like to express. It's definitely different for one. But that's not bad. They have a mellow mood and experimentation in the album. I didn't like the fact that they suddenly started swearing in this album tough. Also the political connotations may skewer the music a bit. In a nutshell, it's a good album, but not exactly the Linkin Park we all know and love.

Greatness

In dire times, great people will rise to the occasion; but it takes someone truly great to soar in mediocre times.

D. Myers
11/29/07

-This came to mind early that night/morning, so I had to write it down. I cleaned up the syntax here.

Centuries Old

I am centuries old
I have been host to much mold
I have watched battles across the field
And watched empires and kingdoms yield
I have witnessed nature's change,
The forest, field, and mountain range
I have lived an idle life,
Watched nations under strife
Cities grow and cities fall,
And humans suffer over all
I have accumulated much wisdom,
A result of surviving all Earth's fission
Continents drift apart
Volcanic ash makes it dark
I still thrive
And will survive
I will forever watch the Shepherd and His flock
I am Ye Olde Rock

Douglas B. Myers
5/13/02


What you have just read was my first attempt at poetry, written way back in high school. Later on I submitted this to The International Library of Poetry (poetry.com), and it was subsiquentially published in their collection, Mythology of the Heart (ISBN 0-7951-5145-4). They also asked me to include some comments to accompany the poem and are as follows:

This poem came to me in a writing class. I was given an assignment to personify and object and chose a rock because it's old and has a lot to reveal. A poem appeared to be the ideal way to disclose the rock's feelings, so I wrote it as you see it. I express my gratitude to my English teachers and my family for their support and inspiration.

Monday, July 31, 2006

This was from Xanga (not too impressed with that site). I was feeling particularly mushy when I wrote this:

Love and Lost

It has been said,
"One cannot truly love until one has lost."
Oh, how true that statement can be!
Let me tell you, and you will see
One way or another there comes eventual frost
And mean things go through lovers' heads

Some may fall apart / with broken hearts,
Never to love again
Yet others, though torn, cannot let it go
They are brought back by a powerful flow
They have severed the chain
That bound them apart / so listen and Hark!

Their hearts all a-flutter
Blood fills their cheeks
Their breaths are suppressed
Closer and closer they press
'till their lips take a peek
And discover a kiss

This is love at its best
Where love has been missed
Hearts leap in their chests
Affection renewed with a kiss

One truly cannot love until one has lost

Tuesday, November 29, 2005

This one comes from myspace *shudders* a while back. I think it was my first one:


2-D Fruity
Current mood: contemplative

So I just got done playing a little Sonic and Castlevania, and then I logged onto Myspace while eating Crispix. After having no new updates, I thought to myself, "Ryan's blogs are always entertaining and silly. Why don't I look at some." Then came the genious Victoria's Secret blog. I began thinking then, of my own rediculous, yet thought provoking blog. It is as follows:
What if the world were 2-D? I know many of you have heard this before; but have you ever put some serious thought into it? Imagine it like an old school video game. Here are some changes that would have to take effect for it to work. First of all, we would need to redesign our cars. How are we supposed to get to school or work with objects in our path? It's not like we can just drive around them. We would need some kind of hydraulics in order to navigate (especially over those ledges). Which brings me to my second point. There would be an abundance of pitfalls of doom. Imagine the law suit liability of having these beauties open in the middle of neighborhoods! Furthermore, the profession of bridge building would be in very high demand. Forget computer programming, bridge building is the hot job of the 21st century folks!
Anyways, I'll try and wrap this up so as not to drag on too long. In a 2-D world, there must be room in the air to make everything fit. So I would imagine we would have to jump pretty high to advance to our houses floating on ledges and to get by our neighbors walking on the same platform. Lawn-mowing would be nice; just one pass of the machine and the lawn looks great. House cleaning would be easy as well along the same terms. I hope you have earned a greater understanding and appreciation of the 2-D world from this blog. There is much more to cover, but I will let you brood on that for a while. Perhaps you can think of better aspects of the platforming locale than I have devised. In addition, you may see more of this subject in the future. But for now, I bid you audieu.

Next week: The four-dimentional world!

Archives

To start things off, I'll be posting some of my older blogs from around the internet to fully archive what I have authored so far. Next I'll be posting some of my poetry I have written. Might as well catch up before I get to the new stuff eh?