The Contradictory Paradoxical Oxymoron

Progressive Regression

2010-07-23T18:12:00.006+12:00

Progressive (adjective) - going forward or onward; making progress toward better conditions. Regression (noun) - the act of going back to a previous place or states; return or reversion. Thus, progressive regression... would seem to be quite the oxymoron. But is it, really? Whilst having a nice long, hot, shower, my thoughts were all over the place, as they usually are. Thinking about

Reinventing Mindsets, Altering Perspectives

2010-06-29T20:57:00.000+12:00

I'm sure you've all heard that your attitude towards something will define not only whether or not you enjoy it, but also the outcome itself. Right? Right.Some of you know me well, some not so much, some not at all. As much as I hate to admit this (though a lot of you already know it), I can be very negative when it comes to doing things I don't want to do. I also complain a lot, as my wonderful

Aberrant Distress

2010-06-19T19:48:00.000+12:00

I've been worrying a lot lately about a whole range of different things, for different reasons. It may seem quite reasonable to worry about such things, but when you stop and think about it, does it actually make any sense? Worry. It's completely pointless. It achieves absolutely nothing. Really, the only thing that worry does is waste energy, waste emotions and make things worse. So then, why do

Inspirational Ambitions

2010-06-09T20:45:00.000+12:00

Tick, tock. Tick, tock.The clock moves on, the calendar flips over, time goes by.157 days till exams.171 days till it's all over.So little time, so much to do.With all that, you'd assume I'd have my head down, working away, trying to do my best this year.Yeah, right. It's not that easy.There's wanting to do your best, and then there's actually being motivated and doing your best.I'm the

In which stuff changes rather dramatically

2010-03-08T20:49:00.002+13:00

It's all quite random, really. How things can change so quickly and oh so dramatically.One day it was this, the next it was the other thing.One day I wanted one thing, the next day I don't.One day Calculus was interesting, the next... okay, bad example. Calculus is always interesting.But you get the point. Things can change so very fast, and it doesn't always sake mense.We know that already. Now,

Apple's Chance to Win Me Over

2010-02-15T20:48:00.000+13:00

I know, I know. This blog is long since due. I know what you're thinking. If I was going to post a blog about this particular subject it should have been done several weeks ago, in the few days following it's release. Oh well. You'll get over it. So what if I'm posting my opinions two weeks after the initial hype is over? Sue me.The subject I want to discuss is Apple's new iPad. I have several

The Vitality and Necessity to Extirpate Impediments

2010-01-24T20:08:00.000+13:00

That's a lot of big words. My favourite being the latter two. They're pretty cool, don't you think? Of course, a lot of people may not know what they mean. That's what Dictionary.com is for. I'm not doing all the work for you, this time.Okay... so maybe I will. I'm not good at making people work to figure out what my blog is about--it'll probably make them abandon the blog altogether.Extirpate (

2010: Let's try it again.

2010-01-01T00:02:00.000+13:00

Friday the 1st of January 2010, 12:01AM.2009 has come and gone.Welcome to the year 2010.I know for many of us this is a very big year. More than enough change to go around. For me it is probably the most vital year of my life so far: My future depends on it. This is the deciding year for University and everything else that follows.With a big year and big change must come with something else. I'm

Resolute or Ir-so?

2009-12-31T10:35:00.002+13:00

I don't actually think that title sakes any mense. It was supposed to be clever and catching.Didn't work. Failed miserably.Just like my new year resolutions for 2009.Out of the eight resolutions I made, about one and a half, or possible three-quarters, succeeded.Let's review them, shall we?Those that I followed through with:-Solve a Rubiks Cube: I did a pretty good job on this one, I reckon. Got

Truthful Lies

2009-12-13T14:39:00.000+13:00

I was thinking earlier about what I should blog about today, and I remembered something my pastor mentioned in a sermon a couple of weeks ago. It's been bothering me since.One of the comments he made was something along the lines of "...everything the devil says is a lie. So really when he says something you know the complete opposite is the truth." Those are not his words exactly, but it's the

Write then, let's get to it!

2009-12-04T16:19:00.000+13:00

Must. Write.Write. Write. WRITE!Yes, that's write. I need to get in to some heavy writing my friends. My mind is just itching to get going and get some serious words out on to paper. It's time for some storytelling.But I need your help. I want to kick it off with some Flash Fiction to get my brain into gear.WAIT! They scream. What the heck is Flash Fiction?Flash Fiction is a very vague term, but

The Silent Conflict

2009-12-03T20:45:00.004+13:00

A couple of nights ago I was watching 60 Minutes whilst doing the dishes. The first section was on a topic I bet you weren't expecting to read about in this here blog of mine.Male infertility.Woah. I bet you're thinking.Why the heck is going to talk about that? You're probably wondering.I've actually probably put you off my blog entirely. But hey, it's on my mind. This is my mind. If you knew

The Return from the Future

2009-11-29T21:00:00.002+13:00

Greetings to all!Life has come back to The Contradictory Paradoxical Oxymoron at last. It has been a quiet few weeks, I know. I failed to keep to my "at least one blog a week" policy. Oh, the shame...There's a good explanation, though.You see, about a month ago, the government approached me with a top secret mission, the details of which I cannot expose to you. The gist of it, however, was for me

And the point is...

2009-11-01T21:41:00.000+13:00

I was going to write about something completely different, and way more deep, than what I am about to say, but this random thought popped into my mind today, so I have delayed the deeper blog until next week.What is the point?It's October 31st. People are coming to our door every so often. All over the world kids are walking along the streets, all dressed up, asking for lollies and other such

The Duplicity of the Horde

2009-10-25T16:54:00.007+13:00

Having spent the majority of my day working on my 1000 word English research essay, on dualism in To Kill a Mockingbird (a novel) and Breach (a film), I have been thinking a heck of a lot about the ideas of dualism and hypocrisy. I have decided that I shall share some thoughts on this with you.To start off, lets get some definitions from my good friend Dictionary.com.Hypocrisy (noun) - a

Radioactive Martians

2009-10-18T21:35:00.000+13:00

Here we have what is commonly referred to as a Martian. Yes, this is not your stereotypical Martian, it is in fact Marvin, the cartoon. I'm sure you'll get over it though.And then we have the Rutherford model, the common symbol of the atom and all things Atomic these days.He has finally lost it. You say.Not really. My mind has just been taken over my Radioactive Martians over the past week.As we

The invasion of arachibutyrophobia

2009-10-11T21:43:00.000+13:00

It was chaos. People were running everywhere. Screams of terror escaped the mouths of civilians of all ages. Greetings!For many years the people of Peanutville had savoured their special Peanut Butter.As many of you know, I love words. They are totally and completely awesome.The taste was incredible.They're even as cool as numbers. That's saying something; I find numbers fascinating.It smelled

Hop and Croak

2009-10-04T21:05:00.005+13:00

Hop. Hop. Hop.Ribbit. Croak.They're pretty awesome little creatures, are they not? What are awesome? You may ask. If you do (ask, that is) then there is no hope for you! None whatsoever! By now it should be fairly obvious this blog is about frogs. If the hopping and croaking didn't tip you off, one would assume the picture of the frog would have. I may be random every so often--okay, maybe a bit

Top Five Wishlist

2009-09-30T21:57:00.010+13:00

Do not ask me why, for I don't know. For some reason beyond me I felt the urge to create this list. Here it is. The top five things on my wish list.Thousand Foot Krutch's latest album, Welcome to the Masquerade. I wanted it the moment I heard of it and heard the track "Bring Me To Life" which I obtained for free download from their website much before the release of this album. That song is

Awesome plans and STOP

2009-09-27T18:45:00.000+13:00

Plans. Mountains of them. Everywhere: my computer; cell phone; that incredible place called my mind. Post-Its on my desk, computer, in my bag, on the wall... everywhere you could (and couldn't) possibly imagine. They are the single most awesome piece of stationary. I love them! Post-Its are just the best. I could go on about them for a whole blog, but that's really not the point. The point is

Caterpillars, worms and other such random stuff

2009-09-19T13:18:00.002+12:00

Come to think about it, I don't think I've actually seen a caterpillar in a heck of a long time. I honestly cannot remember when I last saw one. Quite sad indeed.Nor have I read The Very Hungry Caterpillar in a long time. I must go and find it after I finish this blog; It's one of the greatest books on Earth! If you haven't read it before, you're missing out greatly. Go find it. Every half decent

Procrastination is a stupid idea

2009-09-13T21:40:00.001+12:00

It is. Trust me. I'm quite the expert on it.Procrastinate (verb): to put off till another day or time; defer; delay.It doesn't make sense. All it brings is stress and late nights upon oneself, and in some cases even affects others around said person. It achieves nothing. It is, in fact, a pretty stupid idea.I must confess, I am one of the world's worst procrastinators. The amount of late nights I

How I Waste My Time

2009-09-06T22:50:00.000+12:00

Sometimes I wonder just how much more stuff I would get done if I didn't waste so much time.And I do waste a lot of it! Hours. Every day. Facebook, Twitter, stalking my favourite bands and authors all over the net... the list goes on. Just imagine how much more stuff I could get done if I didn't waste so much time on all this stuff! It's pointless. It's a waste of time. It's totally not worth

Simply a combination of letters

2009-08-30T20:33:00.000+12:00

As I was sitting here, pondering what to write in my blog this week, I thought about something that has been on my mind a lot over the past two days.Words.By themselves, they look just like what they are: a bunch of letters, put together in various combinations to produce a certain meaning. A single word by itself, however, rarely has much of a meaning or an effect.However, two or more words put

Storytelling, mushrooms and falling off the edge of the universe.

2009-08-17T21:15:00.005+12:00

Scratching on the walls, jumping, frantically reaching, I manage to gain a hold on the edge and clamber out of the hole, resurfacing in the Word of the Contradoxymoron.Boo.(This is the part where you scream "Ah!")You heard it here first.I'm back. Ready to take on anyone who dares to come between me and conquering the blogging world. (Okay, so I may not be that extreme, but you get the point.)The