Well well well.

Israel's going in for a ground offensive on the Gaza strip. Quite foolish, seeing as what Hamas practically excell at is guerilla warfare. Both sides are going to suffer heavy casualties and it's something Israel can't win. They'll most likely be forced to pull out like in their previous offensive against hezbollah in Lebanon. In the meantime, they'll have stirred up more hatred toward them by the collateral damage they'll have caused, and by that i mean their killing of children and civilians, alongside the traumatic damage to infrastructure. It'll be a miracle if this isn't the start of something larger in the middle east, though that is a constant risk. Hopefully the threat of nuclear retaliation will keep things contained. At any rate, aggression should cease immediately.

On another apocalyptic note, it seems Yellowstone is getting more active of late. If it goes off, then we're basically in another Ice Age for a while. A while being 80ish years. So in that respect, if it goes off, most of humanity will die. Ah well, it seems to be quietening down again now, so let us hope that it stays that way.

Oh dear, the Pope's an idiot.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7796663.stm

This just continues to show the hatred and bigotry of organised religion. We don't agree with what you get up to in the privacy of your own homes, so we're going to spread the idea it's evil as if you don't agree with us, you should be isolated from society.

Or perhaps we should just regard it as the outdated ramblings of an elderly man from a bygone era where intolerance was rife.

Fun.

Getting an acoustic guitar on Tuesday, i have beer and starting other things. Excellent friends, 10 months of relaxing fun ahead.

Night time ramblings.

More night time ramblings. I have many books sited beside me, yet i feel unable to read anything. Perhaps that is a sign i should have attempted sleep. Yet that option is strangely unattractive. Instead what i do feel is the desire to cook, which of course i am unable to as it would firstly wake mother up, and secondly wake the cats up, who are currently sleeping in the kitchen. The cats, not my mother. I find cooking strangely zen like in it's ability to clear my mind. Odd that i should want to do more of it recently, seeing as i have been eating less and less.

I would say i'm not even hungry, yet i've just eaten some chocolate. Yum.

Politics.

Things currently considering. 

-Joining the Green Party.

-Buying an Acoustic guitar.

-Homebrewing beer.

Nighttime.

Well i sit here writing this at 20 to 4 in the morning. As i type i listen to Fur Elise, silence punctuating the breaks with silence. I somewhat hope that statements made will be fulfilled, though i can't help but feel concern at other's discomfort and know that i'm most likely the cause. Oh well, there's not much i can do about this, and i won't go further as that would risk this blog becoming something of a whine-athon. I could say i was content, but i'm not. I understand, and i await the outcome with interest.

Latin.

Laetus fugit.