Dear Late Farah & Micheal,
It's tragic that you both died yesterday. However I feel that there are a few things that have been left unexamined by both of your deaths. First off I was wondering if you Micheal were jealous of Farah's sex symbol status? Did the news of her death prompt you to drop dead and steal her thunder? If so, that was really selfish on your part Mr. Jackson.
Next question is for you Farah, in your cancer treatments did you ever look back and think about all that you have accomplished in the 62 years you lived? You certainly managed to keep the lime light going well past your first 15 minutes, and that is amazing! Also on a side note, will Micheal and you be having a celebrity death match in the afterlife for him stealing your thunder? My money will be on you if it does happen as I wouldn't want to fight one of Charlie's Angels.
Finally my last question to both of you is how will you both be dressed at your funerals? As you both are now spiritual beings I was wondering if you Micheal will be in your Thriller Jacket and signature glove, and if you Farah will be in your sexy sleek uniform issued by Charlie, or will you just be in jeans and t-shirts for the service, or will you both be naked haunting each others respective chapels? I think the latter would be much more news worthy and look forward to seeing how these events transpire.
Farah, you'll always be on my mind,
-A. Warren Johnson
Micheal, you'll always creep me out,
-A. Warren Johnson
Write or wrong, it's still in poor taste.
Friday, June 26, 2009
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Heroes & Villains (Part 1)
When we think of heroes we conjure up images of comic books, firemen, soldiers and people we have looked up to in our life. When we think of a villain, the scene we get in our mind may be anything from a Disney movie to a horrific attack of terror carried out by some enemy half way across the world. With both of these idea’s in mind how do we view ourselves?
Naturally we are prone to think of ourselves in the best possible light, even under the worst circumstances when we initiate a conflict. Why do we think this way, even when we know we are wrong? Simply put, the human condition.
The human condition is complex, but not at all hard to understand. The first part of the human condition is the easiest part to understand. It is the biological process of being human. A good example is that we all (for the most part), are born with all of our internal organs, have an emotional range and will die sooner or later. That’s it for the scientific part.
The other half of the equation lays deep within the realm of philosophy and is much more interesting.
What makes a hero?
In fiction there are three distinct hero classifications:
1.) The Romantic Hero
2.) The Tragic Hero
3.) The Anti-Hero
What sets these three classes apart is degree. All of them are in their own right a hero, but the degree to which they preform heroic deeds may be seen as a somewhat philosophical dilemma.
This can be illustrated in psychology in three classifications as well:
1.) The ID
2.) The Ego
3.) The Super-Ego
These two separate ideas parallel each other. The ID can be represented by the Anti-Hero: The one which does things only in it’s/his/hers best interest and gratification. The Ego can be personified as the Tragic Hero: One that incorporates their experience into their desires. The Super-Ego best reflects the Romantic Hero: The one that is perfect and is selfless.
If you have ever picked up a work of fiction, you may have been able to catch a glimpse of the human condition with out even realizing it. Poe wrote very distant. In his life he was distant. Lovecraft wrote primarily from the first (and only person), perspective. In his life he was very much alone.
This is what philosophers have been trying to figure out since the beginning of time. What makes us human? The answer may not be so clean and clear cut, but gauging from a literary stand point, I would say it steams from the individual. This is known as Existentialism.
Existentialism is a school of thought focused on the individual rather then the masses. However, one must ask if this “individual” is actually the mind. After all, our bodies don’t come pre-programed with personality.
Now at this moment Dualism will inevitably come to your mind. I will pose this phrase to you when concerning Dualism, take from it what you will. "One is really two, but they are still one." To focus on whether or not the mind and body are one or two is very trivial to the point.
Naturally we are prone to think of ourselves in the best possible light, even under the worst circumstances when we initiate a conflict. Why do we think this way, even when we know we are wrong? Simply put, the human condition.
The human condition is complex, but not at all hard to understand. The first part of the human condition is the easiest part to understand. It is the biological process of being human. A good example is that we all (for the most part), are born with all of our internal organs, have an emotional range and will die sooner or later. That’s it for the scientific part.
The other half of the equation lays deep within the realm of philosophy and is much more interesting.
What makes a hero?
In fiction there are three distinct hero classifications:
1.) The Romantic Hero
2.) The Tragic Hero
3.) The Anti-Hero
What sets these three classes apart is degree. All of them are in their own right a hero, but the degree to which they preform heroic deeds may be seen as a somewhat philosophical dilemma.
This can be illustrated in psychology in three classifications as well:
1.) The ID
2.) The Ego
3.) The Super-Ego
These two separate ideas parallel each other. The ID can be represented by the Anti-Hero: The one which does things only in it’s/his/hers best interest and gratification. The Ego can be personified as the Tragic Hero: One that incorporates their experience into their desires. The Super-Ego best reflects the Romantic Hero: The one that is perfect and is selfless.
If you have ever picked up a work of fiction, you may have been able to catch a glimpse of the human condition with out even realizing it. Poe wrote very distant. In his life he was distant. Lovecraft wrote primarily from the first (and only person), perspective. In his life he was very much alone.
This is what philosophers have been trying to figure out since the beginning of time. What makes us human? The answer may not be so clean and clear cut, but gauging from a literary stand point, I would say it steams from the individual. This is known as Existentialism.
Existentialism is a school of thought focused on the individual rather then the masses. However, one must ask if this “individual” is actually the mind. After all, our bodies don’t come pre-programed with personality.
Now at this moment Dualism will inevitably come to your mind. I will pose this phrase to you when concerning Dualism, take from it what you will. "One is really two, but they are still one." To focus on whether or not the mind and body are one or two is very trivial to the point.
Saturday, June 6, 2009
"Together Now" Excerpt 9
Three weeks had past. Warren had optioned his screenplay and although it should have been a time of joy for both Anne and him, they hadn’t so much as even looked at each other. The more they ignored each other, the more they got angry with each other. To Warren this silent war between them was about his inability to talk with her candidly and honestly. To Anne it was a way to hurt Warren for not caring. The truth was somewhere in between.
One morning Anne decided to break the silence between them and said “Good morning.” Warren replied with “Hey.” That concluded the conversation and Warren walked out of the door to go meet Borden.
As soon as the door shut Anne started crying. She couldn’t figure out what she had done wrong. She knew that she had blew the Lindsay Lohan incident out of proportion, but Warren shouldn’t still be mad over that. She replayed everything that had happened in her head over and over and still couldn’t come up with a reason why Warren would be this way.
Anne made up her mind that she was determined to get Warren to open up. She just didn’t know how to go about it. She decided to call Borden’s girlfriend. She seemed like she might know what to do about Warren!
***
Warren walked down to Borden’s office. The past month and a half had been very beneficial in learning how to get around L.A. As he walked he thought about how he should bring up his reasons and questions to her without reducing her to tears.
‘If I could just get her to talk to me on an emotional level for five minutes I know I would be able to control my anger. The trouble is she never opens up that easily.’ Warren thought to himself as he walked down the crowded street.
Warren knew that he started this fight. He felt bad about doing it, but he just wanted some sort of reaction that would tell him what she was thinking about. Warren could always tell what kind of mood she was in, but it didn’t help shed any light on what kind of relationship they actually had. That was the thing that hurt the most.
***
It took Anne 25 minutes to regain her composure enough to call Dommi and another hour getting ready to meet her at the Starbucks for coffee.
Anne was a little nervous around Dommi because they had only met once before, but she felt she could trust her as soon as they met.
Anne motioned to Dommi that she would be right back, Dommi nodded in reply. Anne walked up to the counter and ordered a large coffee with three creams, then made her way to Dommi and sat directly in front of her.
“Hey Anne!” Dommi said warmly.
“Hey.” Anne replied.
“I’m glad you called! I’ve been worried about you and Warren, is everything all right between you two?” Dommi asked.
“No. He just ignores me and makes me feel like shit.” Anne answered.
“Oh no. That’s not good. What’s the problem?”
Anne began tearing up. “I don’t know, ever since that Lindsay Lohan thing he’s just been so cold towards me. I don’t want to fight with him and I don’t know if he even cares about how he makes me feel.”
“Well have you tried talking to him? I mean I know he talks with Borden a lot. You do come up quite a bit and from what I hear, Warren does care.” Dommi tried to reassure Anne.
Anne’s tears had stopped. “That’s why I asked you for coffee actually. How do I get him to talk to me?” Anne asked.
“I’m not sure. I don’t know Warren well enough to give you an honest answer. I know that whenever Borden and I have communication problems I just give him some space and he usually comes and talks to me about what he feels is going on in the situation.” Dommi replied.
“But that hasn’t seemed to work with him. He just keeps getting more distant as the days go by!” Anne protested.
“Okay, well think back in the past few weeks, right after the Lindsay Lohan thing what happened?”
“Well I spent the night at your place and you and Borden helped me calm down, then when I got home the next day we had sex. Then he just started ignoring me. I don’t know why.”
“That is weird. Hmm... Why don’t we go back to my place and look up a possible solution on the internet?” Dommi suggested.
“That would be excellent.” Anne replied.
***
One morning Anne decided to break the silence between them and said “Good morning.” Warren replied with “Hey.” That concluded the conversation and Warren walked out of the door to go meet Borden.
As soon as the door shut Anne started crying. She couldn’t figure out what she had done wrong. She knew that she had blew the Lindsay Lohan incident out of proportion, but Warren shouldn’t still be mad over that. She replayed everything that had happened in her head over and over and still couldn’t come up with a reason why Warren would be this way.
Anne made up her mind that she was determined to get Warren to open up. She just didn’t know how to go about it. She decided to call Borden’s girlfriend. She seemed like she might know what to do about Warren!
***
Warren walked down to Borden’s office. The past month and a half had been very beneficial in learning how to get around L.A. As he walked he thought about how he should bring up his reasons and questions to her without reducing her to tears.
‘If I could just get her to talk to me on an emotional level for five minutes I know I would be able to control my anger. The trouble is she never opens up that easily.’ Warren thought to himself as he walked down the crowded street.
Warren knew that he started this fight. He felt bad about doing it, but he just wanted some sort of reaction that would tell him what she was thinking about. Warren could always tell what kind of mood she was in, but it didn’t help shed any light on what kind of relationship they actually had. That was the thing that hurt the most.
***
It took Anne 25 minutes to regain her composure enough to call Dommi and another hour getting ready to meet her at the Starbucks for coffee.
Anne was a little nervous around Dommi because they had only met once before, but she felt she could trust her as soon as they met.
Anne motioned to Dommi that she would be right back, Dommi nodded in reply. Anne walked up to the counter and ordered a large coffee with three creams, then made her way to Dommi and sat directly in front of her.
“Hey Anne!” Dommi said warmly.
“Hey.” Anne replied.
“I’m glad you called! I’ve been worried about you and Warren, is everything all right between you two?” Dommi asked.
“No. He just ignores me and makes me feel like shit.” Anne answered.
“Oh no. That’s not good. What’s the problem?”
Anne began tearing up. “I don’t know, ever since that Lindsay Lohan thing he’s just been so cold towards me. I don’t want to fight with him and I don’t know if he even cares about how he makes me feel.”
“Well have you tried talking to him? I mean I know he talks with Borden a lot. You do come up quite a bit and from what I hear, Warren does care.” Dommi tried to reassure Anne.
Anne’s tears had stopped. “That’s why I asked you for coffee actually. How do I get him to talk to me?” Anne asked.
“I’m not sure. I don’t know Warren well enough to give you an honest answer. I know that whenever Borden and I have communication problems I just give him some space and he usually comes and talks to me about what he feels is going on in the situation.” Dommi replied.
“But that hasn’t seemed to work with him. He just keeps getting more distant as the days go by!” Anne protested.
“Okay, well think back in the past few weeks, right after the Lindsay Lohan thing what happened?”
“Well I spent the night at your place and you and Borden helped me calm down, then when I got home the next day we had sex. Then he just started ignoring me. I don’t know why.”
“That is weird. Hmm... Why don’t we go back to my place and look up a possible solution on the internet?” Dommi suggested.
“That would be excellent.” Anne replied.
***
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