The Walrus and the Carpenter

The sun was shining on the sea, shining with all his might, he did his very best to make the billows smooth and bright. And this was odd, because it was the middle of the night. The Walrus and the Carpenter were walking close at hand. The beach was white from side to side but much too full of sand. 'Mister Walrus', said the Carpenter: 'My brain begins to perk. We'll sweep this clear in half a year, if you don't mind the work.'

Walrus: Work? Uh, pff, brrrr! Uh the time has come...

Dee & Dum: ...the Walrus said...

Walrus: ...to talk of other things. Of shoes and ships and sealing wax, and cabbages and kings. And why the sea is boiling hot, and whether pigs have wings. Callooh, callay, no work today! We're cabbages and kings! ... Oh, uhhh, oysters, come and walk with us. The day is warm and bright! A pleasant walk, a pleasant talk, would be a sheer delight!

Carpenter: Yes, and should we get hungry on the way, we'll stop and uh... have a bite!

Walrus: Hrmmmm!

Dee & Dum: But mother Oyster winked her eye and shook her heavy head. She knew too well this was no time to leave her oyster bed.

Mother oyster: The sea is nice, take my advice, and stay right here.

Dee & Dum: Mom said.

Walrus: Yes, yes, of course, of course! But eh... haha! The time has come, my little friends, to talk of other
things. Of shoes and ships and sealing wax, of cabbages and kings. And why the sea is boiling hot, and whether pigs have wings. Haha! Callooh, callay, come run away! We're the cabbages and kings! ... Hrmmm, well now, uh... let me see... Ah! A loaf of bread is what we chiefly need.

Carpenter: So how about some pepper and salt and vinegar, aye?

Walrus: Oh yes, yes, splendid idea! Haha, very good indeed! Now, if you're ready, oysters dear... haha... we can begin the feed.

Oysters: Feed?

Walrus: Oh yes, ahh, the time has come, my little friends, to talk of food and things!

Carpenter: Of peppercorn some mustard seed and other seasonings. We'll mix them all together in a sauce that's fit for kings. Callooh, callay, we'll eat today, like cabbages and kings!

Walrus: I uh, weep for you, I -uh- oh, excuse me, I deeply sympathize. For I've enjoyed your company, oh, much more than you realize.

Carpenter: Little oysters, little oysters...

Dee & Dum: But answer there came none. And this was scarcely odd, because, they'd been eaten, every one!

Walrus: Hmm, well, uhhh, ha ha, ha ha, ha ha, hmm... the time has come!

Dee & Dum: We're cabbages and kings! The end!




A few Questions to Begin: What is the lesson to be learned from the gluttony of the Walrus and Carpenter? In your opinion, is the Carpenter greedy as well, or simply not as intelligent as the Walrus? Do you prefer the movie version of Alice in Wonderland, or the script version?






P.S. This is supposed to be making fun of Ashok and how he analyzes poetry and Shakespeare in a friendly, good-humored way. :) Leave the serious bidness to Ashok, and let me make you laugh!! Although, there really is a lesson in this, so feel free to begin discussion. I'll even put my two cents in.

Stumble into reading.

• Did you know some books are forbidden from being read? One such book is James and the Giant Peach, for promoting drugs and disobedience!
• This site is really cool and has interesting art / photography relating to books. Try the Non-Flash version, you can click through at your own pace.
• Tired of Webster's Dictionary? Now you can try the Devil's Dictionary! And no, you don't have to pay for a subscription with your immortal soul.
• When you don't know what to read next, BookFinder is the next best thing to asking your librarian. Although BookFinder doesn't tell you to keep it down.
• This website is an amazing discovery for me-you can actually help send books to the U.S. troops so we can help keep their minds strong! Make LOVE, not WAR!!

StumbleUpon may be the greatest creation in existence, aside from written word. I have recently been reading the Dollanganger Family Series from V.C. Andrews. This woman really knew how to write! Her books are full of pain and sorrow, extreme hurt, and somehow coming through all of it alive. The first book starts with Flowers in the Attic, where a family of four children and two loving parents is torn apart by tragedy, and forced to live a secretive life, locked away, in hopes of gaining a fortune. Nothing seems to go right, and soon the four children are being tortured and starved, and one dies. The three remaining children need to escape the cruel tyranny of the situation they are in, and leave their prison. In the second book, Petals on the Wind, the three remaining children finally find some sort of love to cling to and grow on.

If you want to read any of them, here are the links to the Amazon.com site for each!

• Flowers in the Attic
• Petals on the Wind
• If There be Thorns
• Seeds of Yesterday
• Garden of Shadows
  

Zero Hour, Four A.M.

And i'm gonna be high, as a kite, by then.


One part of a wandering mind is insomnia. The greatest thinkers of time were plagued by it (or so i've been told), because for some reason, the time you are supposed to be asleep seems to be the time the muses come out. It's also the time that my new friend is online, and convinced me that my Amazing Abilities (slight exaggeration) and Positively Perfect Personality (flat-out lie) are great for blogging! . . . somewhere along those lines. ;)

Aside from sarcasm, angry Movie and Video Game reviews, and the occasional sports stats (just kidding!), I suppose the content most likely to be witnessed here is semi-amusing drivel. Which can start right now.




My father has been telling me for years that I need to write a novel. However, my thoughts are disorganized, it's like a bomb went off in the middle of my stream of consciousness and it all went kablooie! I found that I can write coherently for maybe a day, and then I somehow went from talking about going out on a boat for the first time, to what I miss most about my math teacher from 7th grade. And then came Jen Lancaster. (p.s. the title of this blog is a link to her page!) She is what's called a "Blog-to-Book" Author, and she gave me hope that hey, maybe I can write without totally confusing everyone!


So now i'm wondering, as my blog is going to be a wonderful smattering of things, I wonder if there's a way to work the term "Potpourri" in somewhere! :)
(haha, labels! I can put Potpourri in labels!)