Sh-shaking on the scene

All the white kids shuffle to the heavy metal stutter
And go shaking on the scene like killing machines
And they know that when she's stacked up top
She'll be a sucker for the shotgun show

Shaking obscene like killing machines here we go
It's the same old show, He's a killer he's a flash boy oh
He's a killer he's a killer he's a flash boy oh

Oh if you shake your fake tan thru aerosol land you'll know
That you'll suffer your sex by the caravanettes oh no
And that shitter with the pout won't be putting it about no more
Oh shaking obscene like a killing machine here we go

It's the same old show, he's a killer he's a flash boy oh
He's a killer he's a flash boy oh......

Oh and Athena loves your body
So think of the sea my darling
Think of the sea as you murder me

It's the same old show, he's a killer, he's a flash boy oh
This is the killing of a flash boy oh

From bending

This post is just to feed my hump.
The Hidden Camera's 'Hump From Bending' is my new 'Desiderata'. Max and Joel would have been friends if they'd met, I'm sure.

What a weekend. I've never been so scared in my whole entire life.

I'm better already. Ready to face everything else, all the small walls that stopped me... I've climbed the big one, now I find I am (almost) able to ignore the little ones as they smash into pieces around my shins. Even my bruises are healing faster than normal.

I should write about it, everyone says. Maybe I will. It's cathartic.

My exact words

His exact words

Fflwcs - Music for Sexy Robots

Aww, look what I found on last.fm.


I'm in good company.

Two interviews: 2004 & 2008

This is an interview with me from 2004:

My name is… flashboy
The thing I love most about what I do is… being in charge of creating whole worlds
People might be surprised to know that I… prefer gentlemen to blondes
The most important thing I’ve learned is… there are evil people in the world
I wish when I started off I’d been told that… you should avoid them
The worst thing that ever happened to me was… realising a whole group of my friends were not friends
And what this taught me was… how to recognise the evil ones
The happiest moment of my life was… probably spent in a nightclub with people I love
The secret to happiness is… plenty of sleep and lots of water
I love… jelly sweets
My best ever outfit consisted of… big denim flares and a little black t-shirt
The soundtrack of my life would include… Suede’s first and second album, DJ Supreme – Wildchild, Poing ’98, Supergrass – Mansize Rooster, Stevie Wonder – Superstition, Moz, Manics, Kinky Boots, DJ Joe King, KLF, Sound of Music soundtrack, Kasey Junior from Dumbo, and loads of Scott Walker
If I was invisible for a day I’d… spy on people
The thing that makes me most angry is… stupid people
If I was the most powerful person on Earth I’d… not cope and have to go and lie down in a dark room
The best/worst thing about family is… they’re always there when you need them/don’t need them
When I’m gone they’ll probably say… isn’t it quiet now?
If money was no option I’d… buy everyone a present and myself a castle
When I retire I would like to… own a little tea shop
The world would be a much better place if… people only listened
My hero is… my Mam and Dad
The thing that makes my life worth living is… creating stuff
My greatest hope for the future is… a happy ending

I thought I’d interview myself again and see how the answers differed...

My name is… Andrew or Andy
The thing I love most about what I do is… In my job, I help people every day. In the rest of my life... the act of creation, material and abstract
People might be surprised to know that I… am on a diet
The most important thing I’ve learned is… make as many friends as you can
I wish when I started off I’d been told that… you should totally go for it, at any opportunity
The worst thing that ever happened to me was… doesn’t matter anymore, because it can’t hurt me anymore
And what this taught me was… to let it go
The happiest moment of my life was… over too quick
The secret to happiness is… be healthy and make friends
I love… pandas, lately
My best ever outfit consisted of… too much make up and not enough clothes
The soundtrack of my life would include… The Hidden Cameras, Suede, Bearsuit, The Loves, disco, musicals... ooh loads of stuff
If I was invisible for a day I’d… probably look at boys changing
The thing that makes me most angry is… far too many things make me angry: The Daily Mail, stupid people, cunts, Lloyds TSB, Deborah
If I was the most powerful person on Earth I’d… get rid of the above
The best/worst thing about family is… only families can get away with any of it!
When I’m gone they’ll probably say… what a grumpy old cunt
If money was no option I’d… adopt babies
When I retire I would like to… watch my grandkids grow up
The world would be a much better place if… there were better rules
My hero is… Derek Jarman
The thing that makes my life worth living is… friends, helping people, making things
My greatest hope for the future is… peace and quiet

Hump From Bending

...by The Hidden Cameras, may well be the best song ever written.

I've had it with the present laws of this awful state!
The bleeding heart suffers eternally.
And in the prudishness of my fumbling
Feel the impending hump from bending

Hump from bending, like a child born in spring

I'll feel it in the sweaty claws grappling with fate
Doddering, the aching wait
I feel it in the vertebrate and there it festers great
The growing gloom that precedes the pain

Hump from bending, like a child born in spring

I could take it to the government with a doleful face
I'll saunter in with a slothful grace
And maybe with my indolence, and your suffering
We'll grow a meaty hump to support the kids

Hump from bending, like a child born in spring

I woke up from this reverie of standing tall and great
I was fastened to the stretching plate
And in a helpless glance, well I had to say,
That that's what keeps me on the bend to break

Hump from bending, like a child born in spring
Growing a hump from bending like child born in spring

Braille Haiku

Llwnc Destun

Dyma lwnc destun i ddathlu dechrau perthynas newydd, ac i ddweud ffarwel i hunan-sensoriaeth.

A drink and dream teahouse

When (and if) I ever manager to buy a house, I'd like to build a teahouse in the garden.



From Wikipedia

A typical tea house is surrounded by a small garden. In the garden there will also be a waiting area for guests, as well as a roji, or "dewy path", leading to the tea house. The tea house itself is usually built of wood and bamboo, and the only entrance and exit is a small, square door which symbolically separates the small, simple, quiet inside from the crowded, overwhelming outside world, and encourages humility in the host and guests, as all must kneel to enter the room. Tea houses usually consist of two rooms, one used for the preparation of food, snacks and tea supplies, and the other for the holding of the tea ceremony itself. The main room is typically extremely small, often 4 1/2 tatami mats, and the ceilings are low. There is no furniture, except what is required for the preparation of tea. There will usually be a charcoal pit in the centre of the room for boiling water for tea.

Guests and hosts sit seiza style on the floor. There is usually little decoration. There will be a tokonoma (scroll alcove) holding a scroll of calligraphy or brush painting, and perhaps a simple, small flower arrangement called cha-bana. All materials used are purposely simple and rustic.

It is usual for chashitsu to be named by their owners or benefactors. Names usually include the character for "hut", "hall," or "arbour," and reflect the spirit of rustic simplicity of tea ceremony and the teachings of Zen Buddhism. Characteristic names include:

Fushin-an (Doubting Hut)
Mugai-an (Introvert Hut)
Mokurai-an (Silent Thunder Hut)
Tokyū-dō (East-Seeking Hall)
Shō-an (Pine Hut)
Ichimoku-an (One Tree Hut)
Rokusō-an (Six Window Hut)
Bōji-tei (Forgotten Path Arbour)

Isn't that beautiful?