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Post by cromagnonman on Mar 22, 2020 0:01:49 GMT
It was around about this stage in Terry Nation's original Survivors that Greg Preston built a balloon and buggered off to Norway. Seeing the morons today flocking in their thousands to the coast I can fully understand how he felt. An illness is dismaying enough. But willful human ignorance is utterly disheartening.
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Post by Knygathin on Mar 22, 2020 7:49:48 GMT
Stay safe. And please share your advice if you have any. - 1 - Loneliness is worse than the virus. Stay in touch with folk you value (the internet is your friend here). - 2 - Avoid alcohol. It depresses the immune system and is a depressant (See 1, above). - 3 - We might not leave this by the same door we came in, but we will leave this. Hang in there. Thanks, shrinkproof. Number 3 is superbly good advice rooted in Time. To number 1 I would add books; the right ones can be excellent friends, if at a lack of real sensible human beings. I may also add Nature. Trees for example, they are the wisest of them all. It really isn't complex at all, you simply observe them, walk near them, and then they will ease your soul. Number 2, ... well, abuse is of course never good. But, I think, Now is high time to uncork a few of those rare vintages you have been saving in your cellar for overlong years. Celebrate, if nothing else, then that you are still alive! Nothing enhances reading-ecstasy better than a glass of wine (I still have a petering stash, a bottle of Madeira to go along with cheese and chocolate/marzipan sweets. But it is the last one.) Modern, global materialistic culture has unfortunately inhibited our deeper roving creative minds (a few - rare artists - are able to boldly sidestep this, by fearlessly opening their own minds. They don't need alchohol, and should stay away from it, at least while they work.). A small glass quickly removes those mental obstacles, and opens us up to fuller implications and vistas hidden within high quality fantastic literature. Moderation is key, otherwise the positive effects quickly get numbed and you doze off; later waking up, feeling miserable and depressed. Water takes care of it, water, the ever refreshing tonic! But, all in all, I don't think I shall grieve over that last empty Madeira bottle. For even better, and purer, is a daily stroll in Nature, the unrivalled, universal way of opening up the soul and spirit.
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Post by Shrink Proof on Mar 22, 2020 10:24:38 GMT
It was around about this stage in Terry Nation's original Survivors that Greg Preston built a balloon and buggered off to Norway. Seeing the morons today flocking in their thousands to the coast I can fully understand how he felt. An illness is dismaying enough. But willful human ignorance is utterly disheartening. The late, great George Carlin pointed out that you have to consider how stupid the average person is. And then consider that that's the average person. Which means that 50% of people are even more stupid than that...
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Post by Shrink Proof on Mar 22, 2020 10:49:02 GMT
- 1 - Loneliness is worse than the virus. Stay in touch with folk you value (the internet is your friend here). - 2 - Avoid alcohol. It depresses the immune system and is a depressant (See 1, above). - 3 - We might not leave this by the same door we came in, but we will leave this. Hang in there. Thanks, shrinkproof. Number 3 is superbly good advice rooted in Time. To number 1 I would add books; the right ones can be excellent friends, if at a lack of real sensible human beings. I may also add Nature. Trees for example, they are the wisest of them all. It really isn't complex at all, you simply observe them, walk near them, and then they will ease your soul. Number 2, ... well, abuse is of course never good. But, I think, Now is high time to uncork a few of those rare vintages you have been saving in your cellar for overlong years. Celebrate, if nothing else, then that you are still alive! Nothing enhances reading-ecstasy better than a glass of wine (I still have a petering stash, a bottle of Madeira to go along with cheese and chocolate/marzipan sweets. But it is the last one.) Modern, global materialistic culture has unfortunately inhibited our deeper roving creative minds (a few - rare artists - are able to boldly sidestep this, by fearlessly opening their own minds. They don't need alchohol, and should stay away from it, at least while they work.). A small glass quickly removes those mental obstacles, and opens us up to fuller implications and vistas hidden within high quality fantastic literature. Moderation is key, otherwise the positive effects quickly get numbed and you doze off; later waking up, feeling miserable and depressed. Water takes care of it, water, the ever refreshing tonic! But, all in all, I don't think I shall grieve over that last empty Madeira bottle. For even better, and purer, is a daily stroll in Nature, the unrivalled, universal way of opening up the soul and spirit. I don't disagree with any of that, with one exception - I can't stand Madeira. The drink, that is. The island itself is a fine place.
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Post by Swampirella on Mar 22, 2020 11:01:59 GMT
Thanks, shrinkproof. Number 3 is superbly good advice rooted in Time. To number 1 I would add books; the right ones can be excellent friends, if at a lack of real sensible human beings. I may also add Nature. Trees for example, they are the wisest of them all. It really isn't complex at all, you simply observe them, walk near them, and then they will ease your soul. Number 2, ... well, abuse is of course never good. But, I think, Now is high time to uncork a few of those rare vintages you have been saving in your cellar for overlong years. Celebrate, if nothing else, then that you are still alive! Nothing enhances reading-ecstasy better than a glass of wine (I still have a petering stash, a bottle of Madeira to go along with cheese and chocolate/marzipan sweets. But it is the last one.) Modern, global materialistic culture has unfortunately inhibited our deeper roving creative minds (a few - rare artists - are able to boldly sidestep this, by fearlessly opening their own minds. They don't need alchohol, and should stay away from it, at least while they work.). A small glass quickly removes those mental obstacles, and opens us up to fuller implications and vistas hidden within high quality fantastic literature. Moderation is key, otherwise the positive effects quickly get numbed and you doze off; later waking up, feeling miserable and depressed. Water takes care of it, water, the ever refreshing tonic! But, all in all, I don't think I shall grieve over that last empty Madeira bottle. For even better, and purer, is a daily stroll in Nature, the unrivalled, universal way of opening up the soul and spirit. I don't disagree with any of that, with one exception - I can't stand Madeira. The drink, that is. The island itself is a fine place. Your wittily sardonic repartee has given me a good laugh to start off the day; thanks Shrinkproof & Knygathin!
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Post by helrunar on Mar 22, 2020 14:17:31 GMT
That sounds hellish, Richard. I've heard numerous stories of similar behavior in various parts of the US, unfortunately.
As I've said elsewhere, how the humans are reacting to the situation is quite a bit more scary to me than the actual virus. But here we are.
cheers, Steve
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Post by samdawson on Mar 22, 2020 15:06:27 GMT
If you're looking for something to re-read with a nod to contemporary events, I'd suggest John Christopher's The Death of Grass
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Post by Dr Strange on Mar 22, 2020 18:28:07 GMT
Though I am not sure we should really be doing this, I would "recommend" Adam Nevill's Lost Girl (2015), which combines climate change, global pandemics, and an apocalyptic death cult that may or may not have a genuine supernatural element.
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Post by Jojo Lapin X on Mar 22, 2020 19:08:53 GMT
Though I am not sure we should really be doing this I am pretty sure we should not. I am sufficiently depressed already. I find myself worrying about things I never thought I would have to worry about, and I miss the things I used to worry about. I suggest we indulge in unbridled escapism instead.
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Post by Knygathin on Mar 23, 2020 17:32:50 GMT
This morning when I woke up, I heard some seagulls outside my window. Their screeching has never sounded so beautiful to me before - it was LIFE itself.
"Is all that we see or seem But a dream within a dream?" -Edgar Allan Poe.
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Post by helrunar on Mar 23, 2020 21:21:10 GMT
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Post by Knygathin on Mar 25, 2020 9:00:10 GMT
Yes, I like the images! Beautiful 60s - 70s song, her mood is good, although the lyrics sound confusing to me. There is actually a nasty bit of horror seen in that video. Perhaps you have detected it.
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Post by Shrink Proof on Mar 26, 2020 22:03:52 GMT
Continuing with the theme of the current pandemic, albeit tangentially, another recommendation for those in solitary confinement at present. The latest edition of "Supernatural Tales", which is impressively Number 43, has just come out and is well worth your time and hard-earned. An excellent way to spent your time without needing to interact with anyone else - David Longhorn maintains the consistently high standard. The rather wonderful cover art, which really does feature a diver swimming down through the depths to a railway steam locomotive, is a crucial part of one of the tales. And, although most folk wouldn't know, it even depicts the correct type of engine for the story...
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Post by samdawson on Mar 27, 2020 15:22:28 GMT
Continuing with the theme of the current pandemic, albeit tangentially, another recommendation for those in solitary confinement at present. The latest edition of "Supernatural Tales", which is impressively Number 43, has just come out and is well worth your time and hard-earned. An excellent way to spent your time without needing to interact with anyone else - David Longhorn maintains the consistently high standard. The rather wonderful cover art, which really does feature a diver swimming down through the depths to a railway steam locomotive, is a crucial part of one of the tales. And, although most folk wouldn't know, it even depicts the correct type of engine for the story... Thank you for that, Shrink Proof, that has made my day. Yours, Sam
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Post by andydecker on Mar 27, 2020 16:15:01 GMT
Continuing with the theme of the current pandemic, albeit tangentially, another recommendation for those in solitary confinement at present. The latest edition of "Supernatural Tales", which is impressively Number 43, has just come out and is well worth your time and hard-earned. An excellent way to spent your time without needing to interact with anyone else - David Longhorn maintains the consistently high standard. The rather wonderful cover art, which really does feature a diver swimming down through the depths to a railway steam locomotive, is a crucial part of one of the tales. And, although most folk wouldn't know, it even depicts the correct type of engine for the story... Thank you for that, Shrink Proof, that has made my day. Yours, Sam Do you have some more info? Could only find some compilations by Longhorn at Amazon, but no magazine.
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