Ever wondered why God gave us the phenomenon that is deja vu? I don't think it was a malfunction. Him and his sense of humour again. There are a few things that can match the bittersweet feeling that something happened before, only you are not sure if that something actually did happen. Even worse, you get that feeling, but aren't sure about what happened next. Yes, you feel like you have met the girl before, but what happened next? Did she give you her number, or did you strike out? So what happened after you met this guy with the sickle-shaped scar at the pub you are now? Did you end up getting your ass kicked, or did you talk about world politics over a pint? You're trying to figure all that out within seconds and your head is spinning. Meanwhile, God is somewhere up there laughing his head off. It might seem mean, but it's not always so bad. Besides, this is God we're talking about. This is the guy who gave us dreams, nightmares, Laurel & Hardy and Jeremy Clarkson. He's just plain weird.
van Daks.
Friday, October 30, 2015
Friday, May 29, 2015
My Companion
We have talked about many things
Of rubies, and Sapphires, and diamond rings
You have been with me through thick and thin
Managed to keep me within my skin
We have travelled to different lands
Shaken many famous hands
Made fun of many people
Women, girls, covered in treacle
We created a bond so strong
But now it feels so wrong
For now you want me all to yourself
You get mad, even when I just want to be my myself
Yes, it has been fun
But alas! alone I must now run
So, before I go mad, or wind up dead
Please, GET OUT OF MY HEAD!
Of rubies, and Sapphires, and diamond rings
You have been with me through thick and thin
Managed to keep me within my skin
We have travelled to different lands
Shaken many famous hands
Made fun of many people
Women, girls, covered in treacle
We created a bond so strong
But now it feels so wrong
For now you want me all to yourself
You get mad, even when I just want to be my myself
Yes, it has been fun
But alas! alone I must now run
So, before I go mad, or wind up dead
Please, GET OUT OF MY HEAD!
Friday, May 1, 2015
Food for thought
He is a working guy, humble, but secretly thinks he is a superhero. He wears a cape in his house and a suit at the office. She is a very spiritual being. Too spiritual, in fact, that she sees demons when she's alone. He is a happily married man, but secretly longs for the love of his life, the woman he did not end up marrying. She smiles at everyone at work, but secretly feels alone, thinks of just ending it all. He is a charming young man, good with the ladies, but constantly thinks about killing every member of his family. She is a respectable woman in society, in her forties. But she has sexual fantasies about her neighbour's fourteen-year-old son. He walks and laughs with his fellow students. But when they get to class, he plans to shoot them all.
Never presume to know what the other person is thinking. The mind is a special thing. What's on YOUR mind?
van Daks.
Never presume to know what the other person is thinking. The mind is a special thing. What's on YOUR mind?
van Daks.
Wednesday, March 11, 2015
The Power of Screaming
Everyone does it or has done it. Usually, it's because you're hurt.
Or someone's pissed you off. Screaming is a great way of letting off
steam. It doesn't matter who you are, a good scream once in a while is
healthy, I've found.
The idea of letting off steam is okay and people have different ways of doing just that. For example, some go to the gym. A healthy workout relaxes some people. Also, I must admit that hitting something, in this case a punching bag, sounds appealing. But the thing is, there is no way in hell I'm going to do something which is going to wear me out just because I'm pissed. I come back from the gym not as angry as before, yes, but with pain in my joints and muscles. In the long run, THAT might actually piss me off. I prefer screaming. Not at someone, no. At nobody in particular, preferably with no one present.
Screaming is especially useful when the person you're pissed at is actually yourself. Being pissed at yourself means that your mind is cursing you out and you're trying to keep it under control but you can't because your own mind telling you what a screw-up you are, when it fact IT comes up with the ideas, is just plain irritating. So here's what you do; if you're indoors, cover your mouth with something to muffle the scream. It still counts, believe me. As long as the sound is released, stifled only by that pillow across your lips, then you're screaming. You will feel better afterwards. It's like your mind has made some room for even more junk to go in later. The pressure is temporarily eased, up until the next crisis. If you think you cannot do the indoor thing, I have another suggestion. Get into your car, drive for a minute, crank up the volume of your car stereo and then scream your lungs out. Most people won't hear you and those that do will be too annoyed by your loud stereo to give a rat's ass about why your face is contorted and your mouth is open.
Screaming is great release therapy. If you haven't tried it yet, you don't know what you're missing.
van Daks.
The idea of letting off steam is okay and people have different ways of doing just that. For example, some go to the gym. A healthy workout relaxes some people. Also, I must admit that hitting something, in this case a punching bag, sounds appealing. But the thing is, there is no way in hell I'm going to do something which is going to wear me out just because I'm pissed. I come back from the gym not as angry as before, yes, but with pain in my joints and muscles. In the long run, THAT might actually piss me off. I prefer screaming. Not at someone, no. At nobody in particular, preferably with no one present.
Screaming is especially useful when the person you're pissed at is actually yourself. Being pissed at yourself means that your mind is cursing you out and you're trying to keep it under control but you can't because your own mind telling you what a screw-up you are, when it fact IT comes up with the ideas, is just plain irritating. So here's what you do; if you're indoors, cover your mouth with something to muffle the scream. It still counts, believe me. As long as the sound is released, stifled only by that pillow across your lips, then you're screaming. You will feel better afterwards. It's like your mind has made some room for even more junk to go in later. The pressure is temporarily eased, up until the next crisis. If you think you cannot do the indoor thing, I have another suggestion. Get into your car, drive for a minute, crank up the volume of your car stereo and then scream your lungs out. Most people won't hear you and those that do will be too annoyed by your loud stereo to give a rat's ass about why your face is contorted and your mouth is open.
Screaming is great release therapy. If you haven't tried it yet, you don't know what you're missing.
van Daks.
Wednesday, March 4, 2015
How NOT to go berserk
- Count from 1 to 10. Backwards. Slowly. Repeat as often as necessary.
- Music. Works better when alone. Also depends on the type of music. Works wonders, but it takes time to calm you down. Ineffective in the heat of the moment.
- Laugh. Even when you're really pissed, a bout of laughter either calms YOU down or it makes your aggressor think you're crazy and they leave you alone.
- Have a drink. My favourite. Numbs the anger and by the time you get drunk, you're usually free of anger. Be warned, though; it actually might fuel anger in some people. Addictive too.
- Automatic switch. This takes a while to master. When someone pisses you off, adjust your mind; think happy thoughts. It can be a lovely place or your favourite person. Especially works if you have a very loving girlfriend. Ineffective if the favourite person is the one that's pissed you off.
- Get laid. Nothing eases your mind better than a great roll in the hay. Works really well with someone you can lay back and talk silly stuff with in between rounds. And someone you don't have to pay afterwards.
- Write sh*t down. It's surprising how calming this is. It works very well. Exhibit A.
- Curse. Whenever you're pissed, use cuss words as a mantra. Works better when you're alone so people around you don't get offended. 'Sonofabitch' is my favourite.
- Sleeping pills. Calm you down quicker than most ways. Highly addictive. Not recommended.
- Kill people IN YOUR HEAD. Also works wonders. Murder whoever pisses you off. Your mind is at ease and you don't get to go to jail afterwards. Only in your head, mind. In some people, this might get out of control.
van Daks.
Thursday, February 26, 2015
The troubled mind and relationships
I've been in quite a few relationships. If you were lucky enough to have found the love of your life at first go, don't judge some of us who haven't. Yeah, I said it. But, I digress. My previous relationships were quite a mixed bag. Some were fun and tranquil while they lasted. A few were hell. Sometimes it was my fault, I admit. Sometimes it was the girl's. But that is not the point of this post.
Relationships can be pretty involving, physically, emotionally and mentally. Let's be honest, there are some partners who can really mess with your head. Based on their behaviour, you're constantly left with a splitting headache. Ladies, you wonder who he is with when he is out drinking, for example. For guys, you wonder if among those guy friends with whom she constantly hangs out, there isn't some bloke bonking her. Not that all these thoughts come out of the blue, no. Sometimes a guy or girl can be trusting, but his/her lover's behaviour can lead to suspicions. And that's not all; the constant arguments even over trivial things can be a bitch. You argue so much that sometimes you forget what you were arguing about but still stay mad at each other for days. Like I said; hell.
Now, if you're someone who confesses to having a billion things running through your mind per second like me, such relationships are unhealthy for a number of reasons. But here is the worst one, according to me. You might end up hurting your lover. I mean, think about it. You already think about ways of, at best, hurting someone and, at worst, murdering them. Don't lie, you and I think about such things. Then in your life you have someone who is either constantly making you sad or angry. You just might decide one day to put those thoughts into practice. Put yourself out of your misery by taking THEM out of the equation, so to speak. That's how people in relationships end up killing each other. Their better halves add pressure to their already messed-up heads. I'ts like giving a tiny push to someone who was already on the tipping point. Am I speaking from experience? The thought part, yes. Practise? No. And I do not recommend it, either. No lover is worth going to jail for. At least not over something like that.
So here's the thing; if you know that your mind is a little too occupied, like mine, watch who you start a relationship with. If s/he is that constantly nagging, constantly hanging out with suspicious "friends" and acting like you don't exist type, then try to avoid it. Or, leave before it is too late. The extra emotional pressure is just not worth it. Your mind is already on the road to the funny farm. You just might end up with blood on your hands after a crazed episode. On the other hand, if YOU'RE the constantly nagging, constantly hanging out with suspicious friends and acting like your guy or girl doesn't exist type, then a relationship is not for you. You already know how hard all this is on your warped brain. Would you wish the same on someone else? I think not.
van Daks.
Relationships can be pretty involving, physically, emotionally and mentally. Let's be honest, there are some partners who can really mess with your head. Based on their behaviour, you're constantly left with a splitting headache. Ladies, you wonder who he is with when he is out drinking, for example. For guys, you wonder if among those guy friends with whom she constantly hangs out, there isn't some bloke bonking her. Not that all these thoughts come out of the blue, no. Sometimes a guy or girl can be trusting, but his/her lover's behaviour can lead to suspicions. And that's not all; the constant arguments even over trivial things can be a bitch. You argue so much that sometimes you forget what you were arguing about but still stay mad at each other for days. Like I said; hell.
Now, if you're someone who confesses to having a billion things running through your mind per second like me, such relationships are unhealthy for a number of reasons. But here is the worst one, according to me. You might end up hurting your lover. I mean, think about it. You already think about ways of, at best, hurting someone and, at worst, murdering them. Don't lie, you and I think about such things. Then in your life you have someone who is either constantly making you sad or angry. You just might decide one day to put those thoughts into practice. Put yourself out of your misery by taking THEM out of the equation, so to speak. That's how people in relationships end up killing each other. Their better halves add pressure to their already messed-up heads. I'ts like giving a tiny push to someone who was already on the tipping point. Am I speaking from experience? The thought part, yes. Practise? No. And I do not recommend it, either. No lover is worth going to jail for. At least not over something like that.
So here's the thing; if you know that your mind is a little too occupied, like mine, watch who you start a relationship with. If s/he is that constantly nagging, constantly hanging out with suspicious "friends" and acting like you don't exist type, then try to avoid it. Or, leave before it is too late. The extra emotional pressure is just not worth it. Your mind is already on the road to the funny farm. You just might end up with blood on your hands after a crazed episode. On the other hand, if YOU'RE the constantly nagging, constantly hanging out with suspicious friends and acting like your guy or girl doesn't exist type, then a relationship is not for you. You already know how hard all this is on your warped brain. Would you wish the same on someone else? I think not.
van Daks.
Wednesday, February 25, 2015
Maintaining one's sanity
"People say I am mad. That might not be far from the truth. You see, son, I drink, I get the occassional lay, I work. That is how I maintain my sanity. It works too. I know that I'm tottering on the edge of that dark mental abyss and I will do anything to stop me from going over. Because if I do not, and I end up falling into that tar-black hole of insanity, I'll be gone, son. It won't be me anymore; I will not be the same. I will never return. And I will die before I ever let that happen." Prof. Drinx Lackafish (2015)
Let me just point out that the professor is a fictional character of mine. But, he does have a point. Most of us sometimes reach a point where we feel like we're going to lose our minds. You have a lot of crap going on in your head you just want to scream at the top of your voice. But, of course, we manage to restrain ourselves, or at least make it look that way. We look calm on the outside while in our minds, we're still screaming. It is quite a struggle, bottling it all in, trying not to go bat-shit crazy. Some end up losing it; most of us do not.
We all have ways of coping, of maintaining our grip on sanity. Some, like the Prof, drink a lot. That helps some, with others it only makes things worse. Some use sex as a reliever. That works too, so long as you don't catch anything or get addicted. Others focus on work. Others focus on the bible, their relationship with the man upstairs. That works wonders, I hear, if you don't take it too far and start killing people in the name of your faith or start seeing everyone else as possessed by demons. I'm pretty sure the guy with the horns and pitchfork just loves that. Anyway, the point is, almost each one of us is at risk of losing bricks from their building. But there are a lot of ways out there in which we can try to prevent that. What's yours?
van Daks.
Let me just point out that the professor is a fictional character of mine. But, he does have a point. Most of us sometimes reach a point where we feel like we're going to lose our minds. You have a lot of crap going on in your head you just want to scream at the top of your voice. But, of course, we manage to restrain ourselves, or at least make it look that way. We look calm on the outside while in our minds, we're still screaming. It is quite a struggle, bottling it all in, trying not to go bat-shit crazy. Some end up losing it; most of us do not.
We all have ways of coping, of maintaining our grip on sanity. Some, like the Prof, drink a lot. That helps some, with others it only makes things worse. Some use sex as a reliever. That works too, so long as you don't catch anything or get addicted. Others focus on work. Others focus on the bible, their relationship with the man upstairs. That works wonders, I hear, if you don't take it too far and start killing people in the name of your faith or start seeing everyone else as possessed by demons. I'm pretty sure the guy with the horns and pitchfork just loves that. Anyway, the point is, almost each one of us is at risk of losing bricks from their building. But there are a lot of ways out there in which we can try to prevent that. What's yours?
van Daks.
Saturday, February 21, 2015
The thing about God...
God works in mysterious ways. When you're hungry, a stranger might show up with food. You get married and a year later, you have cancer. Just when you think your crops are going to wilt, you get the much-needed rainfall. You might be about to harvest and your crops get swept away by floods. You fly all the way to the other side of the continent and make it back alive. A little boy might step out of his house and get hit by a car a minute later. An alcoholic and a womaniser gets to live until eighty. That innocent, religious virgin gets AIDS from her husband just months into their marriage. The thing is, we might never understand why God does some of the things He does, or why He lets some things happen. I for one stopped trying to understand. Doesn't mean I still don't get pissed at Him sometimes, though.
van Daks.
van Daks.
Monday, February 16, 2015
Death wish
I nearly ran over two cyclists, recently. I was coming up from behind them, two men chatting away in the middle of my lane. Naturally, I blew my horn. Instead of moving out of the way, the two sonsabitches decided to have an overtaking contest. I had to swerve into another lane to avoid them.
Here's why I'm writing this. The normal, sensible side of me said, "let it go." The evil side of me, however, wanted me to nudge them outta the way lil' bit. As is usually the case when I'm sober, the normal side won. All this got me thinking, though; how many people have I wished harm upon in my entire life? Let's be honest, there are some people who make you so angry you just want to beat or choke the crap outta them. Or some really annoying people who just won't shut up. Or people who know the right way of doing things but do them the wrong way just to piss off someone. People so irritating you just want them to stop breathing.
Okay, murder sounds like an extreme solution, you might say and I suppose you're right. But truth be told, the only reason why some people aren't dead is due to the fact that murder is a crime, conscience and religious consequences begone. I do not know why people think that way, I am not a bloody psychologist. What I DO know is that watching those two cyclists, they who had ignored my incessant blaring of the horn, fall to the side of the road would have given me satisfaction. Lil' bit. If that makes me an evil human being, that's fine. In the meantime, I will try not to think of anybody dying. I am not making any promises, though.
van Daks.
Saturday, February 14, 2015
Sorry for the looooong wait...
Hi,
So, here's the thing. Back when dinosaurs still roamed the earth, I decided to create this blog and post whatever was going through my head. But, it turns out TOO MUCH was crammed in my little ol' brain that I forgot to do this altogether. But not anymore. From now on, I'll be totally focused. Well, not totally. My attention span is kinda short. Anywho, "Sorry for the wait."
van Daks.
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