The Demon Lions Blog

It has been quite some time...

2011-01-31T01:51:00.002-06:00

But I swear that I will be back on more often now. I have a less chaotic job now, and the hours are pretty stable. So look forward to more updates from me, and hopefully further writings.

Overboard

2010-10-23T06:11:00.000-05:00

I apologize for the extended absence... I was tied up for a little bit with work and what-not... also my computer went down, so I have been getting that fixed. Bought a laptop for $40 needs one part... but goes for much more on ebay. Here is a fresh poem.

Staring into the night
looking out at the rolling storm
the raging waves
have almost overtaken him

Captain, look down yonder
One man has fallen
He shall meet a peaceful end

Another one claimed by lemuria
the sirens drag him slowly
to the bottom of the sea

A silent grave unfolding
The land of mu calls to him
Skipper can’t you see?

The waves crashing over
tossing them about
The sailor steers towards the sirens

Falling into hypnosis
the land of mu draws near
another victim claimed
a glorious ship to fall into the sea

Whilst the sirens
Call out for more
and no one shall be safe.

Skipper cover your ears
take shelter from their song
protect your crew
from the sirens down yonder

Hope that you enjoyed the poem... will have further updates soon...
This is the demonlion signing off,
Peace.

I am rather disappointed...

2010-05-03T08:10:00.001-05:00

In the way todays society has started to be seemingly losing intelligence. If you want evidence of zombies, look at all the people who update their "Twitter" status every 4 seconds, or for evidence that further proves my point, take a look, if you dare, at chatroulette, or omegle video, it seems that society has nothing better to do than sit around in front of a camera and computer and wank, or complain about the people that are wanking. What on earth is our society becoming? I am sorry, but if you are just going to sit around in front of a computer day in and day out, and not enjoy the nice weather outside... you might as well lie down in a coffin and put a noose around your neck. It might seem that I am being rather harsh about this, but I am trying to make a point.

The point is, that everyone seems to be addicted to letting everyone know what they are doing every 5 seconds, and it just isn't right. If you are saying "well you are one to talk" I am not. I am only on my computer about twice a day. In the morning when I wake up, and in the evening before i go to bed. I am not home in between.

We are just marching ourselves downhill. Unless we take the time to do something about it.

Back

2010-04-21T11:12:00.001-05:00

Sorry for the delay in the blog updates, but life has been very busy for me as of late. I am trying to find a job at the moment, and that is even harder with the economy the way it is... well I am going to be posting more soon, stay tuned :)

Where did the years go?

2010-04-05T05:01:00.000-05:00

What happened to us?
Seems like only yesterday we were
playing with model cars and legos.
Now we have to pay bills.
Where did the years go?
We discuss politics and news, and argue about it.
We used to argue about who had the better lego set.
Sibling rivalry used to get us into trouble,
now you have a few DUI's under your belt.

I have asked it before, but where did the years go?
Seems like those years have been replaced by fears about the
economy.
Seems like just yesterday our only fear was about whether or
not we got coal in our stockings.

Seems like we aged overnight.

We had so many dreams about what we would be when we grew up.
Now your in college and I'm starting work in a factory.

No ambition, nothing to sooth our souls...
10 years went by, and now we play catch-up.

We graduated high school faster than we thought...

But just where did the last few years go?

Health Care Reform Bill

2010-03-23T05:05:00.000-05:00

Alright, so here is something that was long overdue.
This is a quick update to let you all know that I am still alive, and feel bad for neglecting the blog for a little bit. So anyways, I was at risk of losing my apartment last month, so I have been working on getting that straightened out... finally got it worked out to where I don't have to pay rent, and they will send me a check made out to the electric company and it will be to cover my electric bill. For those of you who don't know, I have recently lost my only source of income, and that was a devastating blow to me, so I have been trying to find a job for the past few weeks... had a job interview last thursday, hopefully I get the job. But I have been busier than anything as of recently... So I really haven't had much time to update my blog or anything... I recently started an online store, http://justinpickens.secure2cart.com <- there it is if you would like to stop by... Anyways I have been trying to get something going for quite some time... but it needs to happen sooner rather than later.

I have been having this strange feeling lately... well I have had it for the past year and a half or so... anyways... I have this feeling like there is something BIG about to happen in my life, don't know what, don't know when, but it is going to happen... It is a rather good feeling tho... so who knows... I have recently been going back to church... no big news there...

So anyway, enough of that. Lets get to the real topic at hand : The Health Care Reform Bill.

I have kind of mixed feelings about this, but all in all it is what has been needed and is much overdue. It is a really good thing to happen, a friend of mine the other day was telling me that "This is going to ruin the USA." I looked at him and was like: "How do you ruin something that was already ruined?" Meh, we will figure out whether or not it was a good or bad idea in the next few years...

I was also discussing something with a good friend of mine the other day as well... It was a rather interesting topic, we were discussing this new tax law bill that was recently rejected by congress, I'll get to the reasons later.. Anyway the new tax law stated "For every dollar that is earned, One must pay $0.01 for taxes." Now that is a tax law that I can agree with, However, the bill was rejected because the wealthy were complaining that for every million dollars they earned per year, they would have to pay $10,000 in taxes on it. Well... lets see they would still have $990,000 which is still alot of freaking money if you think about it. I would much rather pay 1% in taxes rather than the current 33% tax rate here in Illinois... current tax law: If I earn $352 after a hard weeks work (say that 5 times fast) after the 33% tax I would have only made $235.84 which is bull. Under the new tax law: I earn that same $352 after the 1% tax I would only have made: $348.48 which is a hell of a lot better than the old law... but it won't get passed because the wealthy are complaining that they would have to pay $10,000 in taxes on each million they earn. Now this law sounds better and all, but as with everything, there is a catch: You wouldn't get anything back. I would vote for the new tax law to be honest, because it makes more sense... with the current law, whatever happened to that constitutional statement: "NO TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION." that is my stand on the matter.... (Speaking of health care reform, I think we need a government reform.)

Well untill the next update guys, peace.
(Hopefully I have a job by then)

forgotten

2010-03-03T04:12:00.001-06:00

A man lies broken

Photos of old memoirs lie broken on the floor beside him

Photos of the last time that he truly was able to laugh

Lately though the only thing he seems to do is cry

The best years of his life lie behind him, in old memories

Seems everyone has forgotten about him

Full of youthful energy he used to swim in the creek behind his house

He used to build tree houses

Now, he has nothing to look forward to

He walks a fine line

Between life and death

The lines blur together

The only thing that he can remember

As he speeds towards his doom

Is a line of advise that was given to him years ago

'Twas another forgotten memoir

Faster and faster

Until the thrill of speed

Overcomes the fear of death

My Store

2010-02-23T03:07:00.000-06:00

Ok so I have lowered the prices on everything in my inventory at my store: http://justinpickens.secure2cart.com still working out the kinks in the site, but so far it is up and running, just needs traffic. Feel free to stop by my store and let me know if there is something that you are looking for i could probably find it and sell it for a reasonable price. :)

Over 2,000 hits O_O

2010-02-04T03:30:00.000-06:00

Holy crap... just looked at the hit counter today, and thanks to you guys for viewing my blog... there will be further updates in the future, i have a few poems that i am going to be writing for your viewing pleasure...well till the next update,
Peace

See the world through the eyes of a child movement

2010-01-12T20:56:00.001-06:00

So, I have been thinking alot about the way the world is running lately, and sooner or later our species is going to exterminate itself, unless we do something about it right now. So, what I am proposing to do about it is to start a movement to try to help the world see things differently... So I am thinking about starting a movement that will be called: "See the world through the eyes of a child." If you think about it, it makes perfect sense... I mean think back to when you were a kid... think about how awesome of a place this world used to seem, then as you grew up you realized that the world wasn't that great of a place to begin with... But, our kids grow up learning how to be themselves by the actions of their parents... for example, if the child grows up in an abusive environment, chances are the child will gro to be a child abuser, or spouse abuser... Or, another example, if the child grows up in a racist environment, chances are the child will grow to be racist as well.

Think back to when you were a kid, remember how the world used to fill you with a sense of wonder and excitement? Remember how it felt to do something nice for another person? Sure, kids can be cruel, but that is how they are... but, what we, as adults are all guilty of now, is being cruel to everyone around us... whether it be by road rage, arguments at home, arguments at work... etc, we are all guilty of being cruel.

Take a moment to re-connect with your inner child, remember all the joys that you had as a kid? The sense of wonder about the world around you, and the sense that you really didn't care about the wars they showed on television... Think seriously about it... we were all kids at one time, whether we like to admit it or not, we are all still children. Take a moment out of your day to see the world through the eyes of your child, or your inner child... think about it... the world seems much better, doesn't it? But this movement in't just about sitting down and setting aside a moment of your time to remember something silly from your childhood, it is about getting out there and doing something to try and help, take time to help out the needy in your neighborhood, help out a charity, a church, a school... just go out there and do your part to show that we as a human race have evolved to the point above barbarism... We need to stop these silly fights... these silly wars... who needs them? Come on people, open your eyes and see through the eyes of a child. Just get out there and do something.

I am already doing my part, I spend quite a bit of my time helping out neighbors, or just visiting with them... and helping them out when they need it. Now go do your part.

Been looking into some new things

2010-01-07T15:01:00.000-06:00

Been looking into some new things lately and there have been quite a few new ideas that have really intrigued me, as you all may know by know, I have been working on recording my upcoming album... It has taken alot of hardwork and patience, but I am positive that it will be worth it. I have been looking around online for different ways to make one of the rooms in my apartment soundproof, and hopefully I will soon be able to do it... it will take a bit of time to figure out exactly how it will work out, but I am positive that it will be worth it in the long run. I have also been thinking heavily about upgrading my computer so that It will be better suited for editing audio and video tracks... will take a bit of time to get the parts, but I am certain that I will be able to do it :)

New Year, No More Silence

2009-12-31T04:58:00.000-06:00

Ok, I have had it with holding my tongue about alot of things, and I am not going to hold my tongue about them anymore... I am fed up with people acting like they can walk all over me, because they hold a bit more authority than I hold. Starting in 2010 I am NO LONGER holding my tongue, if I feel that you are either disrespecting, using, or taking advantage of me in anyway, YOU WILL hear about it. I used to hold my tongue for the sake of others, at this point, I could care less. One person that is going to hear it first is my mom... she has been in charge of my money for a few months now, and things went well at first, but now I realize that she is just taking advantage of me. It is high time that I start trusting my money to NOONE but myself... She is trying to act like i am not entitled to take all of my money with me out to california next month, and then she doesn't even want to give me my money when I ask for it... I have to wait on her sorry ass to bring it to me, most of the time when I ask for money all I get is this: "Oh I'm sorry I can't bring you your money because I am busy right now." Most of the time when she says she is busy she is actually out somewhere in town, and she can't stop over to give me my money... How Pathetic...

Ever had one of those days?

2009-12-30T11:45:00.000-06:00

You know, the kind of day that NOTHING seems to go right? I bought a copy of windows 7 ultimate, and it just doesn't want to install for the life of it... i am guessing that it might have something to do with my bios not wanting to recognize my DVD-RW drive... windows recognizes it just fine... *sigh* when will this computer figure itself out o.O

New Year = Faster Computer

2009-12-29T03:52:00.000-06:00

I can't wait until January, I am going to be upgrading the computer that I am using at the moment :D Right now it doesn't have the greatest specs... I have succeeded in over clocking the processor, I have taken it from the "stock" 2.0GHZ to 2.2GHZ which isn't that bad... well at the moment the specs on this computer are as follows: 150GB IDE HD, 2.2GHZ AMD Athelon 64, 1GB DDR RAM, Windows XP Home SP3... When I upgrade the computer the specs will be as follows: 1GB DDR2 Nvidia GeForce 9400GT, 4GB DDR2 RAM, 3.1GHZ AMD Athelon 64 X 2 (dual core) 500GB Sata HD, Windows 7 Home Premium. I so can't wait, this will be a fun build, and it will be fairly easy on the wallet as well... the entire build, after shipping and taxes, will set me back about $421, there will be a few parts that i will have to wait untill feburary to buy, such as the hard drive and windows 7 home premium. but the build in jan, will set me back $266... and the total for the build in feb will be $155. It will be worth it.

Merry Christmas!!

2009-12-25T14:16:00.000-06:00

Hey guys, just stopping in to have a quick update, hoping that you all are having a great holiday season, and also to wish you all a merry christmas, a happy honaka, a happy quanza... etc :D well... hope your holiday season is turning out well,... I am planning on fixing a computer within the next 24 hours or so... wish me luck :)
till the next update, peace

Frustration

2009-12-21T00:54:00.000-06:00

How many of you have been frustrated at someone before? Probably many of you.. today I am frustrated at a guy I know.. He kept calling me last night in 15 - 15 minute intervals, and I just could not sleep... I don't know about you guys, but if I don't get enough sleep I can get pretty mean... Oiy... there are times that I would like to reach through the phone and slap a person... but... what can you do?

Recording

2009-12-19T22:26:00.001-06:00

The hardest part about recording an album is trying not to be so critical of yourself while recording... This album for me has to be "perfect" this is going to take enough time to do... because I keep finding flaws in everything... but oh well, it will come out just fine... I hope... When I am done with it, be sure to look for it on itunes... well till the next update, peace

New Album

2009-12-16T23:25:00.002-06:00

I am working on recording an album at the moment... it will take a few more weeks to get everything finalized and ready for it to sell... It is called "Between Dusk and Dawn" It is just me reading my poetry... but still.
Everything on it so far sounds very rough, there is soo much work that needs to be done on it... but it will be finished soon. Look for it on itunes soon.

Popstation

2009-12-14T01:59:00.000-06:00

Ok so there is a new site on the net out there, it is called Popstation it is a fairly good site so far, nothing to critique yet... Alright it is a simple concept, really... there is a link to the site at the bottom of my blog.. it says "I'm the next best thing..." anyway, you record a few songs, other people vote on them, and if you reach the top of the charts on that site, you have a chance to win an all-expense paid trip to nyc to record an album... Every singers dream, right? Anyway... I am going to be researching this site as much as possible, hopefully I won't find any hints of a scam... however, the site is too new to be able to tell... but from what I have witnessed over the past few weeks of being a member (it is all free btw...) it iss going to be a good site to go to, and be fairly legit.

Well, until next time, this is the Demon Lion signing out
Peace

I am back

2009-12-09T22:18:00.000-06:00

Throw a party now, I have a computer once again, and I will be posting more stuff as the days progress.
Still looking forwards to going to california in january

Goodbye for now...

2009-12-03T08:03:00.000-06:00

Well guys... the time has come (it has been long overdue) for me to tell the rent-to-own company to take this laptop back, and i am pretty much going to tell them to shove it... tired of this bull >.<
So far I have paid $1,200.88 on a $689 laptop... that is an utter POS... so I am going to cancel the agreement to pay $150.11 on this laptop, in the end I would wind up paying well over $2400 for this laptop, and I am done with it.
I have had nothing but issues with this company... and I have just simply had enough.

So... I am not sure when I will post again, or be on the internet... But I will be back, just not sure when tho...

Run Away

2009-11-23T07:04:00.002-06:00

I want to run away, run from all that i know.
I want to find a place, crawl in there and hide
While the world falls apart, run away and be myself
No worries, no cares

And I feel so alone, its like I'm hiding the pain, while growing more scars
Can you feel the war that was my life?
Can you walk a mile in my place without breaking a sweat?

Could I run so far away that no one hears me
Escape from myself for just a while longer

Tear me apart, rip me to shreds
This life hasn't been the best

And if I left you all alone
Would you still remember
All the times we laughed?
All the times we cried?

Can you run away from all that you know?
Could you hide under the tree?
Or go in the fort like back in yesteryear?

Hide the shame, hide the pain
Hide the gleam, in your eyes

Hide the pain that i see in your eyes
There is no more shame here,
Only regret, remorse for the time that we lost

And I hear your funeral pyre is going
Where you planning on leaving?
Or just a motto,
A memoir from a time long ago?

The one that showed someone was there
Someone that helped,
Someone to lean on
But, alas to no avail... nothing to do

Sit and relax...
Take up a chair
I shall tell you the motto
From a time that was long ago
It gave hope to the hopeless
And the motto said:

Amidst the blue skies
A link from past to future
The sheltering wings, of the protector

It used to give us hope
Made us realize that there was more to this life
Gave us hope that we would get out of this

But alas, we return
Back underground
to rest for another thousand years

Untill the ground quakes
and we are released
Released from our pain...
Untill then,
We shall suffer here in out tombs
for a thousand years more

Death Came Swiftly Knocking

2009-11-19T02:23:00.004-06:00

Here is a preview of a novel that is in the works, from your friendly twisted soul, the demon lion
Let me know if it is worth continuing, or if I should stop writing, or where it could use improvements.

A word of caution, this preview contains mild language.

1 violent attack

I look around; I've been walking this deserted road for miles. This is an unusual occurrence. Usually when I walk, this road is always full of cars going past, going god knows where. Ah, but it is such a peaceful night, perhaps being alone isn't such a bad thing, after all, we all need to be alone at times, am I right?

And then I see it, the glint of headlights in the distance, urgh, this means I'll have to get over to the side of the road, dammit. Well would they survive if I stayed in the road? I wonder to myself as I clutch my scythe and hold on to it for dear life. Damn they're quick, they're about 100 feet away now. Guess it's all or nothing.

I hold my ground and as the gleam of headlights approaches, my eyes light up and I jump on top of the van, holding tight I make my way to the front, I glance into the windshield and I see a whole family in there. Then they notice me, as their faces light up with fright I see the driver start to veer of the road. Ah well, this one was easy enough…

2 Its in the news

“Hey brad, did you see the paper?” that's Jeff, my best friend since we were kids.

“No, I'm afraid I haven't.”

“Well it says a family was on their way home after a long vacation, and some creature jumped on top of their car and scared the bejesus outta the driver, he says it was some kind of demon.”

“Did they all get out ok?”

“It says here that they were all shook up and are spending a good amount of time healing in the hospital.”

“Where did this happen?”

“Just outside of town on old route 34.”

“Sounds like we have some kind of a psycho on the loose.”

“Seems true.”

“Do the police have any leads on who the psycho could be?”

“It doesn't say.”

“Well, I'm gonna go grab some lunch, you wanna come?”

“Na, I have some shit I gotta finish here first.”

“All right, well I'm not gonna take any calls while I'm out.”

“All right, I'll let your secretary know.”

Now this was very unusual, I wondered to myself as I headed to my car. that's five people claiming to have seen the same thing this month, and it was only the 7th of October. This town was supposed to be a secure town after the outbreak of the war, what with all the security checkpoints set up around our town. Such a curious thing war is even with all the turmoil going on down south people still have time to go on vacation.

3 Explanation of the countries situation

Fort Granite had become a safe haven for those who lived north of Chicago, when the war started, people were leaving the big cities by the train load. Damn anarchists hope they're satisfied now that they have one of the greatest countries thrown into chaos. The war is being fed by those who have what they call a violence fetish, not that having a fetish is wrong, but still.

The war started as a simple dispute between the democrats and the aurocrats who called themselves “Liberators for the people's republic” what a crock of shit that was. It first started down in Florida, when a government official started a brawl with a member of the aurocrat party. The economy was on the brink of collapse anyway, what with gas prices reaching an all time high of $20 a gallon.

The aurocrats had a simple idea, show the auto makers how to make alternative fueled vehicles, that emit no harmful pollutants. A few scientists and researchers got together and found what they called a miracle fuel, they found out how to change fossil fueled engines into vehicles powered only on powdered granite, their first prototype was a success but then they started having trouble with the way the engine converted it into usable energy, which started a fight between the democrats and aurocrats, which eventually led to this miserable war.

All it took was for one loose tempered John Hockley (“vote for me and I'll show you a future without war.” was his campaign slogan) And it was because of him we were in this war. Well that is just my opinion, I'm not much for politics, in fact the last time I voted was back in the year 2000, a fresh millennium, and a fresh president, sure enough I voted for bush, lil' did I know he would lead us into a war.

Anyway lets get back to the present, it is the year, 2021 and the country is at war. Some have called it the second civil war, blasphemy is what I call it. The government, in my opinion, was just looking for a reason to go to war since the end of desert storm II. Ah well who cares about this cruddy war anyway?

Something to thing about

2009-11-15T15:05:00.001-06:00

Funny how something as simple as a song can determine the mood that you are in for the rest of the day. To start with, if you listen to a depressing song, the rest of the day you will feel depressed, if you listen to a happy song, you will be in an up-beat mood for the rest of the day, and if you listen to an angry song... well we have all been there, I am sure of that.

Just thought that I would bring this up for todays update. It is something to think about for the rest of the week tho, something as simple as a song. Different songs can inspire one to be productive, or lazy. Some songs inspire hope, others inspire hate and depression. Something to think about...

Well here is yet another poem that has been in the works... let me know what you guys think, comments are welcome, but lets keep them appropriate, shall we? Kids read this blog... simply saying that rude comments will be removed.

It was something small
It stayed in the back of his head
It crawled under his nails
It poisoned his mind
It made him fall behind

Forced him to crave hate,
For hate pulled him out pain
And love dragged him in

That small item eventually led to his demise
Forced him into a dark depression
The best days of his life were behind him

All he craved was for someone to carry him to heavens arms
But the angel never came
So, tired of waiting he runs
to the top of the mountain, looks down and sees the earth below
He looks up and sees heaven above

With a running start,
takes a leap... but misses
So he falls now
Happy that the pain will no longer come
Pleased that he will finally have peace

As he nears the bottom,
He hits the ground
Not as a broken man
But as a man who had found peace

And he walks into the gates,
Only to be met with disappointment
For it isn't his time to go

He falls again, but this time towards earth
He reunites with his body
And cries out in pain
For now he will take the time to heal
To cover old scars
And push out the venom

Hollywood

2009-11-13T13:35:00.000-06:00

So.. here's what I have been pondering over for the last week... In my opinion it seems like Hollywood is running out of ideas for movies... it just seems that way, because they have created every movie imaginable, they have made just about every superhero movie, just about every alien visit imaginable, pretty much every horror movie out there, and it just seems that Hollywood is running on empty.

I might be wrong about this, but you never know... it seems like every "new" horror movie has the same plot, and tons of gore, with little to no story line behind it. They are also running out of ideas for christmas movies as well, as they seem to be remaking the same movies, A christmas story has been remade so many times, it was even made into a romance movie, called: "Ghosts of Girlfriends Past." Maybe Hollywood needs some fresh writers who have fresh ideas. Suspense, thrillers, comedy's, and action flicks are also running on empty.

On the other hand, they have been working on some very good and fairly interesting TV shows, which are starting to be on the rise, plenty of ideas for them to work with, and with the conclusion of the much anticipated "CSI Trilogy" it brought CSI to the top of the ratings. There are quite a good amount of fairly interesting TV shows that are always brimming with ideas. Take the "new" series "V" this is promising to be an interesting series, with the premier of Their pilot show, it made being visited by aliens that much more interesting. The plot line of the series was revealed early on in the show... and by the end had me begging for more. To add another note, NCIS is promising to keep getting better, with their new addition to the series, NCIS, LA... it is showing much more promise of being that much more interesting. A few other TV shows that I feel the need to bring to attention are the new hit show "The Mentalist" and another brand new show, "Blue Collar" they both are showing plenty of promise, and whether these shows will be around in another 5 years is yet to be seen.

In hindsight, maybe we will see the fall of Hollywood, but we will never know, unless they get some fresher writers, we might just see the end of Hollywood in the near future... But that is only my opinion...

So, I daresay in conclusion: While Hollywood movies are on the decline, Hollywood TV shows are on the rise.

Well, I hope that you enjoyed this update, feel free to stay tuned for more updates in the future, including a few new reviews on some of the new movies that are yet to be released.
Until the next update:
Peace.