Archive for July, 2009

Memory Loss & Lucidity.

Author : Ezra Hilyer Published: July 28th, 2009

For most of my life, I have suffered from faulty memory and a tendency to be scatter brained. I try to minimise its effects on my work, and fight to remain lucid, but I often fear it is hopeless. My genetics play a role, I am sure, but I think that a large part of this problem is due to my nature of being interested in too many things, I find that [...]

Addicted To Information

Author : Ezra Hilyer Published: July 25th, 2009

I confess: I am addicted to information. I can not just relax and let my mind idle, the second I don't have anything to do, I will pull out my Internet Tablet, or my iPhone and hop on the Internet, or open an ebook. If I have only a few minutes; I will pull out my Moleskine and start to scribble notes/ideas. If there is not something to read [...]

The Gift Of Words

Author : Ezra Hilyer Published: July 24th, 2009

Sometimes I feel as though I Have lost the gift of writing, my mind refuses to give any sign of creativity, and my fingers stick on the keys. Have I forever lost the skill to describe thought and motion with words? Like any skill, writing is something that must be honed and perfected. Never to be taken lightly or discarded and retrieved at [...]

The Dangling Conversation – Simon And Garfunkel [Song Review & Lyrics]

Author : Ezra Hilyer Published: July 23rd, 2009

#18: The Dangling Conversation – Simon And Garfunkel Two people discussing events, and reading poetry, yet that is not enough. There is something missing, a spark of attraction perhaps? 'Like a poem poorly written, we are verses out of rhyme. ' Moving now apart, the conversation lags, and then finally dies...... All the Simon [...]

The Green Fields Of France – Dropkick Murphys [Song Review & Lyrics]

Author : Ezra Hilyer Published: July 21st, 2009

#21: The Green Fields Of France – Dropkick Murphys The song was originally written by one 'Eric Bogle' and was called 'No Mans Land' Whatever it is called, and by whomever it is sung, this is a haunting, and sad song. It is about the grave of a fallen soldier from World War I. the line: "Did you really believe that this war would end [...]

Gone With The Sin – H.I.M [Song Review & Lyrics]

Author : Ezra Hilyer Published: July 20th, 2009

#2: Gone With The Sin – H.I.M H.I.M (short for His Infernal Majesty) is a Finnish Metal group, that has a dark poetic style. Like a lot of the darker lyrical groups, they are frequently thought of as a Gothic band. Whatever they are; this song is beautiful. It starts low, and soft, and the emotion builds from there. It is on my list [...]

One Song Glory – RENT [Song Review & Lyrics]

Author : Ezra Hilyer Published: July 18th, 2009

#1: One Song Glory – Rent Soundtrack – Written By Jonathan Larson If you have never watched RENT, then you need to turn off the computer, and go get tickets, or failing that; rent the movie from which this version of the song comes. The context of this short song in the play (full of other great songs as well) is that the once mildly [...]

Endless Day

Author : Ezra Hilyer Published: July 14th, 2009

Another endless day, I sit here, helpless, hopeless, In abject misery and dismay. Mind in turmoil, never a moment of rest, lonely, my endurance and sanity, each day put to the test.. Dark swirling waters, around me they flow. cold as ice, chilling to the soul, Drowning, drowning, caught in the undertow. The shrieking shadows [...]

Writing Today…

Author : Ezra Hilyer Published: July 12th, 2009

This is an endless stream of consciousness with no definite purpose except to provide myself with an avenue of words. The most effective way to relieve writers block is to simply sit down and write. The content does not matter one whit. Neither does the style. Just write, and that is precisely what I am doing. I hope during one of these [...]

Each Day + Lucidity

Author : Ezra Hilyer Published: July 11th, 2009

Every day is full of things to do, people to see, and problems to solve. As I go through the day, I find that it is broken up into discrete 'zones' ; these are blocks of time in which I do my job, I get things done, I work on the house, I surf the net, etc. While I am doing these things, I am in a state of automation, I have little sense of self, [...]