A Dark Elf's Blog
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Fiction Flash
A Flash is a short, short story.
The two men sat down at the table with their drinks.
“It is what the world is coming to Jimmy,” the older man said to the younger, “It used to be civilized, it used to be honorable,” he paused as he took a sip of his drink. The pause grew as the older man gazed off into the distance, memories of better times replaying before his eyes. “It was never supposed to get this bad,” he thought to himself.
Jimmy sat and waited, his mind filled with different images. He still cared for the old bastard, he had been a fair teacher, but it was obvious he could no longer be counted among those who would fight. The realization saddened him. So many seemed to have lost their vision, and with it, the will to continue the struggle.
“Damn it!” the older man cursed, “It used to mean something,” he said, “It used to count as something, and now it is just predators and prey. You are either killing or you are getting killed, the wolf or the sheep, and damn it, I ain’t sheep!”
Jimmy nodded, and sipped his drink as he pondered what he heard. It was true; many of the others had seemed to turn into mercenaries. The predators feeding off of the prey but that image disgusted him. His mind whirled as he stared off into the distance, and considered the problem.
A single stray thought tickled the back of his mind, and carefully slipped it's way forward. Yes, it was true that life had become cheep. Yes, it was true that most of the Brothers had turned against their calling. And yes it was true that if you were not very careful, you could end up dead; a stepping stone for a killer wishing to make a name. But one more thing was true as well.
Yes, there are wolves, and yes there are sheep. But there are also shepherds too. And they protected the weak from the forces of nature that would grind them under it’s heel.
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A Little Rhyme
Current mood:
This is just a little rhyme,
sleepy
A little something to pass the time,
A little thing to help me think,
Just before I fall asleep.
It helps to calm my weary mind,
That still sifts through what I find,
And makes me chase down darkened paths
Of age, regret, and twisted wrath.
I'll force myself to remember this,
That all of life is made of bits,
Pieces that will show the truth,
Of my struggles in my youth.
I'll focus then on the prize,
The promise made of the finish line,
And know that all the pain I face,
Is nothing when I win the race.
And with this knowledge safely kept,
I'll pull myself from my regret.
This life I have is not built on fear,
But on the hope I find in being here. -
Yet Another Poem
Just something that was bouning around in my head tonight. And yes, I know it is weird.
No More
As chaos divides
Reality splinters
And shards fly.
My cortex twists
The chill is fluid
Seeping down
Seeping down.
Snap
The strings pull taught.
Motion continues.
My body continues,
Newton exists again.
How many time?
Though whole,
It is still shattered.
Whispers
A darkness of mind,
The voices speak,
It is in my head.
Still, I feel it.
What once was,
A million pieces,
And together again.
Fractured
It is wrong
It can not be
What once was.
Pushing forward
Battle and fear
Elements combine
Make it stronger.
Forging -
Abbot and Costello Computer Humor
Current mood:
amusedABBOT: Super Duper computer store. Can I help you?
COSTELLO: Thanks. I'm setting up an office in my den, and I'm thinking about buying a computer.
ABBOT: Mac?
COSTELLO: No, the names Lou
ABBOT: Your computer?
COSTELLO: I don't own a computer. I want to buy one.
ABBOT: Mac?
COSTELLO: I told you, my names Lou
ABBOT: What about Windows?
COSTELLO: Why? Will it get stuffy in here?
ABBOT: Do you want a computer with windows?
COSTELLO: I don't know. What will I see when I look in the windows?
ABBOT: Wallpaper.
COSTELLO: Never mind the windows. I need a computer and software.
ABBOT: Software for windows?
COSTELLO: No. On the computer! I need something I can use to write proposals, track expenses and run my business. What have you got?
ABBOT: Office.
COSTELLO: Yeah, for my office. Can you recommend anything?
ABBOT: I just did.
COSTELLO: You just did what?
ABBOT: Recommend something.
COSTELLO: You recommended something?
ABBOT: Yes.
COSTELLO: For my office?
ABBOT: Yes
COSTELLO: OK, what did you recommend for my office?
ABBOT: Office.
COSTELLO: Yes, for my office!
ABBOT: I recommend office with windows.
COSTELLO: I already have an office and it has windows! OK, lets just say, I'm sitting at my computer and I want to type a proposal. What do I need?
ABBOT: word.
COSTELLO: what word?
ABBOT: word in office.
COSTELLO: the only word in office is office.
ABBOT: the word in office for windows.
COSTELLO: which word in office for windows?
ABBOT: the word you get when you click the blue w.
COSTELLO: I'm going to click your blue w if you don't start with some straight answers. OK, forget that. Can I watch movies on the Internet?
ABBOT: yes, you want real one.
COSTELLO: maybe a real one, maybe a cartoon. what I watch is none of your business. just tell me what I need!
ABBOT: real one.
COSTELLO: if its a long movie I also want to see reel 2,3&4. can I watch them?
ABBOT: of course.
COSTELLO: great, with what?
ABBOT: real one.
COSTELLO; OK, I'm at my computer and I want to watch a movie. What do I do?
ABBOT: you click the blue 1.
COSTELLO: I click the blue one what?
ABBOT: the blue 1.
COSTELLO: is that different from the blue w?
ABBOT: the blue 1 is Realone and the blue w is word.
COSTELLO: what word?
ABBOT: the word in office for windows.
COSTELLO: but there's three words in office for windows!
ABBOT: no, just one. but its the most popular word in the world.
COSTELLO: it is?
ABBOT: yes, but to be fair, there aren't many other words left. It pretty much wiped out all the other words out there.
COSTELLO: and that word is real one?
ABBOT: real one has nothing to do with word. real one isn't even part of office.
COSTELLO: stop! Don't start that again. what about financial bookkeeping you have anything I can track my money with?
ABBOT: money.
COSTELLO: that's right. What do you have?
ABBOT: money.
COSTELLO: I need money to track my money?
ABBOT: it comes bundled with your computer.
COSTELLO: what's bundled to my computer?
ABBOT: money.
COSTELLO: money comes with my computer?
ABBOT: yes. no extra charge.
COSTELLO: I get a bundle of money with my computer? How much?
ABBOT: one copy.
COSTELLO: isn't it illegal to copy money?
ABBOT: Microsoft gave us a license to copy money.
COSTELLO: they can give you a license to copy money?
ABBOT: why not, they own it.