Imo the struggle of, and with, sunyata is real... Being awfully far from enlightenment (=acceptance somewhat of the void, or: accepting the void, but... then what remains? where does that leave me, if not dead?) myself lol, I always took the conclusion of the sutra ("Gate, Gate, Paragate, Para Sam gate Bodhisvaha", something like "Gone, gone, gone to the other shore, awakening, svava") as a transcendental journey of the spirit, or the all, that crossed over from outside our emptiness, from out of all emptiness, to what comes after emptiness (enlightening). But it's very hard to even see the other shore, let alone... etc.
That's on me because I'm a terrible Buddhist lol, but if what you mean is the strong desire to even catch a glimpse of the other shore, of leaving emptiness (and any desire, for that matter) behind to the state of just (non-)being, then boy I hear you.
<3
― A Scampo Darkly (Le Bateau Ivre), Monday, 9 November 2020 11:57 (three years ago) link
It turns out that long dark nights, lockdowns, deadly pandemics, shitty politics, minimal interaction outside your immediate family, and an ever-growing list of serious/chronic physical health issues is not good for one's mental resilience.
Feeling blue.
― here we go, ten in a rona (onimo), Monday, 9 November 2020 14:14 (three years ago) link
<3 sorry to hear that bud. everything on top of everything else is a lot right now
don't know if a long walk upped my serotonin but at least i'm knackered and sweaty and can lie back on the settee with a clear conscience
― big man on scampus (Noodle Vague), Monday, 9 November 2020 14:23 (three years ago) link
Long walks always help - though my walk on Saturday was cut short by a herd of HUGE cows that were big enough to provoke a Dark Souls style 180.
― here we go, ten in a rona (onimo), Monday, 9 November 2020 14:40 (three years ago) link
cowvid ruins 2020 yet again
― big man on scampus (Noodle Vague), Monday, 9 November 2020 14:46 (three years ago) link
bovid-180 shurely
― spruce springclean (darraghmac), Monday, 9 November 2020 14:47 (three years ago) link
something something imMOOOOOn
― big man on scampus (Noodle Vague), Monday, 9 November 2020 14:48 (three years ago) link
*theme music from Cbeebies Blue Cow in a loop*
― calzino, Monday, 9 November 2020 14:51 (three years ago) link
udderly awful punning, thank you
― here we go, ten in a rona (onimo), Monday, 9 November 2020 14:52 (three years ago) link
time to stop milking it now
― kinder, Monday, 9 November 2020 15:25 (three years ago) link
^^^ quota maven- "nevermore"
― spruce springclean (darraghmac), Monday, 9 November 2020 15:34 (three years ago) link
There is this tedious gobshite composer blokey bloke cunt on Pointless. He loves The Beatles.
― big man on scampus (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 14 November 2020 18:16 (three years ago) link
That Burnistoun sketch where Rab Florence goes "sorry mate, just remembered about death for a minute there."
― Clean-up on ILX (onimo), Saturday, 21 November 2020 08:24 (three years ago) link
That’s how I felt when I woke up about an hour ago and realised I had to tear myself out of bed to work. Oh it’s fine really tbh, I’m off all next week.
― scampus fugit (gyac), Saturday, 21 November 2020 08:42 (three years ago) link
Hope you can use the time off well. I've been off this week and enjoyed not reading work emails but don't feel incredibly refreshed. I think annual leave needs more of a plan, at the moment, compared to normally.
― djh, Sunday, 22 November 2020 00:35 (three years ago) link
i think the fuckery of plan vs not plan is part of my confusion from day one
and of course i want to cuddle all of y'all like i want to cuddle myself?
djh like everybody else posting you feel like you love geo/graphy/ology?
which i get it
i dunno sorry i'nm ramblihng
hope you use the time off well
the things are out there
cuddles <3
― Bandscamp Fryday (Noodle Vague), Sunday, 22 November 2020 00:40 (three years ago) link
There's a partyAnd everyone's thereAnd everyone will leaveAt exactly the same time
and when this kiss is overit'll start againand not be any differentand be exactly the same
it's hard to imagineTHAT I LIVE IN A COUNTRY FULL OF REACTIONARY MURDEROUS CUNTSBUT THERE IT ISFUCK YOU CENTRIST CUNTSYOU HATE LIFEYOU WANT TO CUDDDLE THE STATUS QUOBECAUSE YOU LOVE YOUR SHIT MIDDLE CLAAS PRIVILEGECUNTS
― Bandscamp Fryday (Noodle Vague), Sunday, 22 November 2020 03:27 (three years ago) link
― scampus fugit (gyac), Sunday, 22 November 2020 13:06 (three years ago) link
Lol at least I've found out what I was doing last night
Looootta repressed anger, apparently
― Bandscamp Fryday (Noodle Vague), Sunday, 22 November 2020 15:08 (three years ago) link
I do remember listening to "Heaven" on a loop for a long time
― Bandscamp Fryday (Noodle Vague), Sunday, 22 November 2020 15:10 (three years ago) link
Some cuddling, too, but it comes with the territory. Hope you're feeling ok, NV.
xp
― pomenitul, Sunday, 22 November 2020 15:13 (three years ago) link
Nice to see you admit it, pom!
― scampus fugit (gyac), Sunday, 22 November 2020 15:16 (three years ago) link
Hangover is surprisingly low key at the moment, thanks pom
― Bandscamp Fryday (Noodle Vague), Sunday, 22 November 2020 15:16 (three years ago) link
I mean I haven't actually got out of bed yet so
Oh ffs Villa. Brighton? Ffs
― Bandscamp Fryday (Noodle Vague), Sunday, 22 November 2020 15:20 (three years ago) link
can't remember which Sabbath song it is where Ozzy wails "Oh no no no" in despair but that's my life now
― Bandscamp Fryday (Noodle Vague), Sunday, 22 November 2020 15:42 (three years ago) link
I assume you're thinking of this one:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lVdMbUx1_k
― pomenitul, Sunday, 22 November 2020 15:44 (three years ago) link
that's the one :D
― Bandscamp Fryday (Noodle Vague), Sunday, 22 November 2020 15:46 (three years ago) link
the sun's shining, it looks lovely outside, i don't know why i'm sleeping later and later, i don't know why i feel so bottomlessly sad
― Bandscamp Fryday (Noodle Vague), Friday, 27 November 2020 12:20 (three years ago) link
this is a day when the absence of the pub is really hurting
― Bandscamp Fryday (Noodle Vague), Friday, 27 November 2020 13:04 (three years ago) link
❤️ come chat shit with us later
― scampus fugit (gyac), Friday, 27 November 2020 14:00 (three years ago) link
lol i thought i already was
― Bandscamp Fryday (Noodle Vague), Friday, 27 November 2020 14:01 (three years ago) link
i apologise in advance for the mess tho
Is there a thread where you're not depressed you're just totally fucked but it doesn't matter because you've got nothing to say anyway? Is this it? Hi. I have nothing to say.
― Clean-up on ILX (onimo), Friday, 27 November 2020 14:04 (three years ago) link
this is v much it
hi omino
― Bandscamp Fryday (Noodle Vague), Friday, 27 November 2020 14:05 (three years ago) link
this is where we badly document a tawdry world with the icing picked off
― Bandscamp Fryday (Noodle Vague), Friday, 27 November 2020 14:06 (three years ago) link
hi NV
tonight I am going out to break the law and sit miles away from a couple of friends in a freezing garden because everyone feels sorry for me
I will drink and do the brave face
― Clean-up on ILX (onimo), Friday, 27 November 2020 14:11 (three years ago) link
i'm sorry shit is so messy i truly am
friends and drink and that, at least they're worth it
― Bandscamp Fryday (Noodle Vague), Friday, 27 November 2020 14:12 (three years ago) link
they are and these are my oldest friends actual guys who would do anything for me so
― Clean-up on ILX (onimo), Friday, 27 November 2020 14:14 (three years ago) link
not that they can but they would
― Clean-up on ILX (onimo), Friday, 27 November 2020 14:15 (three years ago) link
not even trying to be a downer tbh
just amazedly celebrating how pretty the scree can be
― Bandscamp Fryday (Noodle Vague), Friday, 27 November 2020 14:17 (three years ago) link
I finished work early today and watched Patriot Games because I couldn't be arsed changing the channel. Absolute garbage.
Got me thinking though how many films there are where, no matter how big or wide or ambitious the theme or plot is, it often comes down to two guys knocking lumps out of each other at the end.
Like spy films are all really just Rocky 3.
This is probably more of a rejected thread idea than whatever it started being.
Clear and Present Danger is on next, in which Jack Ryan brings down a Colombian drug cartel with a right cross to Ivan Drago's temple.
― Clean-up on ILX (onimo), Friday, 27 November 2020 15:24 (three years ago) link
nah when i'm being mean about superhero movies i reduce it to lads in costumes punching each other
a lot of mean is bullshit but also true but also bullshit
mood is a total thing for movies or music or any art really
― Bandscamp Fryday (Noodle Vague), Friday, 27 November 2020 15:39 (three years ago) link
I’m watching Reality Bites, which I’ve never seen before. Strange to feel too old watching something I was too young for in the first place. Also, Rock & Roll pt 2 plays for an uncomfortably long time at the start!
― scampus fugit (gyac), Friday, 27 November 2020 15:46 (three years ago) link
one of the most magnificent, sublime, monumental, extraordinary scenes in cinema history
― Gab B. Nebsit (wins), Friday, 27 November 2020 15:51 (three years ago) link
My Sharona!
― scampus fugit (gyac), Friday, 27 November 2020 15:55 (three years ago) link
have never watched or really wanted to watch it even tho the principle cast are all beautiful obv
― Bandscamp Fryday (Noodle Vague), Friday, 27 November 2020 15:55 (three years ago) link
oh guys the twilight's coming and i can see the near-full moon out of my back window thru the blinds and it's very wabi-sabi, espesh given a Country soundtrack
― Bandscamp Fryday (Noodle Vague), Friday, 27 November 2020 15:56 (three years ago) link
I still proper fancy Winona
― calzino, Friday, 27 November 2020 16:05 (three years ago) link
She’s gorgeous in this and I have always thought this (what an uncommon view I know!) “I ride my own melt” made me giggle
― scampus fugit (gyac), Friday, 27 November 2020 16:08 (three years ago) link
Janeane tho
forever
― Bandscamp Fryday (Noodle Vague), Friday, 27 November 2020 16:10 (three years ago) link