The Poem of His Dreams

From black of night a spark ignites:

A hope, a dream, a shining light.

The dream burns in his heart as fire,

O'er time the dream does never tire.

He wakes, he dreams – then waking dreams;

The world is never what it seems.

Reality falls far behind

And fantasy consumes his mind.

With day he dreams, with night he dreams,

The world is never what it seems.

He wanders through a land unknown,

And writes his ventures all alone.

His future there, from dreams is clear,

From never-ending dreams of flare.

He writes, he dreams; he writes, he dreams,

The world is never what it seems.

Sunday Funday: Don't Drink Racist Coffee

When it comes to coffee, I'm pretty much a newb. I'm fifteen - what can I say?

As an example of my newb-ness, recently I went to the coffee shop with my dad, planning to get a moccachino. But when I got there, I found that was something like five different moccachinos. And so, because I didn't want to look like one of those kids on the old McDonalds ads who took forever to decide what they wanted, I just picked the first one I saw - even though it was late in the afternoon and this one had a double shot.

Me, later that night: Oh, that's OK. I didn't want to sleep tonight anyway.

But, anyway, I figure that coffee's somehow important to the creative process. I mean, I don't think I follow a single writer on twitter who doesn't have the words "coffee addict" somewhere on their profile.* Retailers sell coffee mugs with the word "writer" them - yet I have never seen one bearing words such as "accountant" or "real estate agent" or "President of the United States." Something tells me it's part of the writer stereotype. Plus, there's even a coffee on the NaNoWriMo logo. Need I say more?

I also figure that I like it.

And for these two reasons, I drink it.

Now, the reason for this post is because I became aware of something rather important in terms of coffee a while back, and I thought I should let you all know what it is. I was introduced, first, to the comedian Julian Smith's youtube channel, then to the video that I'm about to show you.

So sit back, relax, enjoy. And remember: don't drink that racist coffee.

* May or may not be strictly accurate.

Vlog: How to Beat Writer's Block

Happy New Year!

Just quickly, I should let you know that I'm currently away on holiday with my family, and therefore over the next week-and-a-bit all my posts are going to be scheduled (and so is this one). So, while I won't be able to answer comments until I get back, you will still get post updates from me.

Also, check out my last vlog! Click on these words right here!

Now for the video. Enjoy, and I hope it helps!

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