Author: Fluorescent Chaos
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A Fractured Fairytale
And what is it that you want? After the rush of our day has tried to wear us down, we retreat in to the beautiful sanctuary we created, where we can recharge our heart and soul. The poetry of the evening, as the sunsets, is our life together set in motion. It is a recognition…
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“With great power comes great responsibility”
“With great power comes great responsibility” as Uncle Ben said to Peter Parker (“Spiderman”). That’s a common quote I often hear to bring about a sense of enlightenment for our leaders. But don’t we all have a great responsibility in life? Why are our responsibilities in any way dictated by the power we wield? Should…
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Sunnyboys
The Sunnyboys first self-titled album came out in September 1981. Before then, I had grown up listening and loving The Beatles, and particularly those early sweet jangly guitar sounds from the iconic Rickenbacker guitars that John Lennon and George Harrison can be seen playing in their classic black and white film “A Hard Day’s Night”.
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Fred’s not Real
Throughout the daily commotion, their mother maintained her stylishly and elegant pose, cigarette holder lightly pursed to her lips as she gently drew in breath – and occasionally coughed and sputtered, sort of like how a cat sneezes. All the while she maintained a confident yet ambivalent expression with an ever so slight but gentle…
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Good Will Hunting
“….But you’ve never looked at a woman and been totally vulnerable. Known someone that could level you with her eyes, feeling like God put an angel on earth just for you. Who could rescue you from the depths of hell. And you wouldn’t know what it’s like to be her angel, to have that love…
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Tripping over my own wisdom
How do I find wisdom in life? What do I do with that little pearl I just discovered? Are those life lessons about learning from your mistakes the only courses available? Are batteries included with my new found wisdom? Do those self-help books where they f*cking swear all the time, make you any more intelligent…
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The Bear
I have recently finished watching season two of The Bear. I am a little late to this party, so I am not going to surprise too many with recommendation, as it is a universally acclaimed show … it has already won many industry awards. The Bear is an American comedy-drama television series created by Christopher…
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Past Lives
Past Lives is a beautiful, bittersweet story of unrequited love, full of lovely storytelling, wonderful performances with a quiet intense chemistry between Greta Lee and Ten Yoo, and an incredibly heartfelt ending. Beginning with their childhood friendship and travelling into their early adulthood lives, Na Young (Nora) and Hae Sung lives split apart and follow…
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John Keats
Now a soft kiss – Aye, by that kiss, I vow an endless bliss. Do you not see how necessary a world of pains and troubles is to school an intelligence and make it a soul? A place where the heart must feel and suffer in a thousand diverse ways!