The Skipper of your Life

I live the life,

Of an honest man,

I do what must and I do what I can,

I'll live by my honour and I'll die in the fight,

For living is nothing when life isn't right.

Drink! Drink! Drink all you can! 

Drink for your gods and for your fellow man,

Drink to your family,

And drink to your wife,

And always remain the skipper of your life.

I've fought all my demons back down into hell,

I've lived long enough to have stories to tell,

I've travelled the world, been all I can be,

But your life isn't whole when your heart is at sea.

Row! Row! As fast as you can,

Ride all the waves until you are a man,

Live for the future, forget about the past,

Live every day as if it were your last,

Drink! Drink! Drink all you can!

Drink for your gods and for your fellow man.

Drink to your family,

And drink to your wife,

And always remain the skipper of your life.

Song for folk bands, Irish drums and stomping! 

By Xussia 2014 (c) 2014 all rights reserved

Check out these CGI Artists react videos

I’m not one for trolling YouTube generally. It has some great stuff on it - but it also has a whole metric tonne of crap.

That said, visual effect and more recently computer generated effects in films and such genuinely blow my mind on a regular basis.

And this lovely little YouTube channel fills this niche well.

Do subscribe to their channel - definitely some great episodes.

So... who is Xussia?

So I get asked this a lot.

What is a X-ooo-see-ee-ya?

What does it mean?

Where does it come from?

Why does it come from?

Ok... cards on the table!

1. Xussia is my name. It's not made up, it is an actual name - and that name belongs to me,

2. It is inspired by the sorcerer in the film 'The Sword and the Sorcerer' which is an 80s fighting fantasy film made by Albert Pyun. Its one of those films that is so crap it is good! Please note the sorcerer is actually called Xusia. There IS a difference!

This is Xusia - full title Xusia of Delos

This is the film trailer:

Now.

I am Xussia - I have been this for a long time. I am a real human being and have a beautiful wife, children and one and a half dogs! (the half is a new puppy!) 

So I am a person and my name is Xussia!

Malvina Reynolds: Song Lyrics and Poems

Malvina Reynolds

Untitled Notes: by Malvina Reynolds; copyright 1967 by the author.

From page 87 of the collection "Inscriptions on a Ginger Jar," printed in the songbook The Muse of Parker Street.

It's not the world I thought it was.

It once seemed fair,

Singing with laughter everywhere,

And all on fire

With spring bloom and the gleam
Of young desire,

And filled with song.

But I was wrong.

It's not like that at all.

Sunlight is empty,

And there's such darkness in the day,

I cannot figure any clear design,

Nor find my way.

It's not the world's fault,

It's mine.

It's mine and theirs

Who fed me dreams

Instead Of coarse bread,

And taught me how to hear

The music of stream and bird,

Instead of how to cry

Without being heard;

Who had me learn verse

Instead of how to curse.

Thanks

Adam Curtis blog

I am a huge fan of Adam Curtis and his particular brand of documentary making. Here is his blog which features some of his writing, with some about his films:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/adamcurtis

Here is a link to a YouTube channel with some of his films:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAWxZyfEPejhGJv8Z4wbKBw

And here is a direct way to watch the last one:

Listen to this!

I make music.

Some people like it.

You might too.

Listen: https://soundcloud.com/xussia/sets/vow-of-1000-dollars

A decision has been made

So I have decided to buy some throwing knives. Why? Well that is a good question. I’ve always
wanted some for a start. For ages and ages. I’m not even sure what I would throw them at. I might construct some kind of target.

Anyway. There is quite selection to buy for the discerning wannabe knife thrower. I’m no expert, but these ones look very good!

I’m also sold on the ones below. But they’re out of stock. A fact which is very very annoying!

Anyway, eventually I’ll have them and begin the process of throwing them at different targets. Just for shits and giggles!

You never know when you’ll need to be able to throw a knife! A handy skill!!

I look forward to getting them on payday!

New Puppy

Look at the puppy!

Designed to be as cute as possible!

This is Biscuit! The newest addition to the family.

She is very cute and also very loud at night!

Happiness is a warm puppy!

Dial your number..

What is love?

An overwhelming feeling for another,
The absence of a relative or friend,
The undisputed feelings of a mother,
That feeling of completion at the end.

In love there lies a freedom of desires,
Though governed by the failings of the heart,
It cheers us and fulfils us yet conspires,
To hurt the most when loving falls apart.

For love is both the pleasure and the pain,
Fulfilling at its best; at worst benign,
Though searching we will find what we desire,
Perhaps one day while searching, I'll find mine.

Xussia (written 27 years ago - I did find mine in the end!)

Love Declared

It’s true there is no measure of affection,
Nor is true love a template of perfection,
And yet, we count as infinite
The value of our love; unending.

Two lovers stand before you now; declared,
Their love between shall be forever shared.
How like the stars! Unending twinkled,
In the sky of night lie sprinkled,
Set that way when lovers join; 
A testement abound by all.
As heaven sent, when love declared,
Afirms a bond, unbroken; shared,
That while their love unending gleams,
The stars will light for all their dreams.

While true there is no measure of affection,
Nor is true love a template of perfection,
We know, all love is infinite,
The value of true love; unending.
Such love is in the stars at night,
A trove of crystalline delight,
Set to ensure that love declared,
Is in the sky; forever shared.

Xussia (adapted from my own original) 

January 2020

Well 2019, as much as you had some highs, you also had some crazy lows and madness.

Quite honestly I’m glad you’re done.

However. Some of this new annoying shit and certain cretins can faithfully fucking do one!



You know the type. Little hands and feet. Hen pecked. Probably suffering both erectile disfunction and from a disastrously small penis.

There is always one! Hanging around like a bad fart in an elevator.

Sigh.

Anyway 2020... very sci-FI!!!

The triumphant return of the .com

Goodness, it was probably about time I sorted this!

A poem for those who wake up happy all the time

In the mornings,


I’m at my least awake and friendly,


And while I respect your sunny demeanour,


Every word you say,


Every question you ask, 


Makes me want to drown you in day old Ribena.

Every super villain needs an evil organisation

So on the path of super villainy I've realised I'll need a few other things.

1. An evil organisation with suitable name

2. An evil headquarters 

3. Henchmen/henchwomen

4. Contract killers/sub villains

As far as an evil organisation goes, it's all about the brand and the logo.

If you think about super villains in popular culture, 'Spectre' from James Bond. 'OCP' from Robocop, 'Stoneheart' from The Strain, 'Tyrell Corp' from Blade Runner, 'Lex Corp' from Superman etc eye. There are loads. 

So I need an evil organisation, an evil logo brand to go with that evil organisation and possibly an evil HQ.

I do love the idea of being the worlds first evil online organisation. I don't mean an online version of something that's in the world already like say, 'Disney' or 'Tesco' or 'Macdonalds'... I mean a purely online evil super organisation. 

I can hire the rest of the things required as and when. 

I'm still waiting on some ideas for an evil super plan though I do like the idea of having a moon base or some kind of nuclear powered drill for nefarious deeds.

Actually, finding something that is super evil that hasn't been done already is tougher than it looks. A quick glance at human history tells you that!

Any ideas for a super evil organisation name please comment.