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Deep Pencil - the musings of Morgan Bell

If a tree falls in the woods and nobody is there to hear it did it really make a sound? If i post a blog and nobody reads it was there really any point? You have entered the random thinking space of Morgan Bell . . . These are my musings . . . things about my life written off the top of my head . . . written in an informal disjointed style almost completely devoid of punctuation, this is where i flesh out writing ideas, discuss my life, and generally be self indulgent . . . it is also the bargain bin for articles which do not fit in with the film or arts themes of my other blogs . . . so have a wander around my mind, have a laugh, have a think, be nice, and humour me!

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delightful words

August 19th 2008 11:48

I love how some descriptive words go in and out of fashion!

There are words that I hear in films sometimes that I know the meaning of but never use in conversation . . . I attribute this to my interest in period dramas (frilly costume movies, BBC TV mini-series, Jane Austen novels) . . . but I think it also has something to do with the books I read as a child that were set in what I think of as the "english boarding school" culture, written before my parents were born and depicting fantasy lands and adventures which were stuffed to the brim with exotic and enthusiastic descriptive words (think Enid Blyton, C.S.Lewis)

Little girls skipping through the woods while collecting flowers or mushrooms or truffles . . . sirs and madams . . . the strict headmaster or doting governess . . . there is so much language that seemed common then but rare today . . .

I think i will create a list!

Words we don’t use nearly enough:

stupendous

precocious

voracious

obsequious

castigate

marauding

splendid

peculiar

grandiose

capricious

pugnacious

garbled

succinct

esteem (as a verb eg "I esteem you")

passé

magnanimous

persnickety

picturesque

arbitrary

gnarled

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ode to Michelle Obama's wicked eybrows

August 3rd 2008 17:07

im always on the search for really fantastic eyebrows . . . a uniquely manicured brow is a beautiful thing!

usually we have to turn to movie stars for the really special eyebrows (CLICKHERE for more . . . ) but lately i have been inspired from within the political realm!

introducing the wicked designer eyebrows of the gorgeous and talented Michelle Obama:

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Jeremy Pearsons . . . the late night Pastor

July 29th 2008 18:18

if you are an alcohoilc, an insomniac, a shift-worker, or a meth-dealer, you may have been awake in the wee small hours and had your TV on and seen a young gentleman with a killer smile called Jeremy Pearsons on the Kenneth Copeland Ministries bible program

i think it is uncanny how much Pastor Jeremy looks like James Marsden!

and i think Kenneth Copeland should follow The Popes lead and put together a "hot men of the cloth" calender and feature his grandson prominently

Jeremy is a Youth Pastor at 14Forty Student Ministries . . . he is 28 years old (born in 1979) and last year he got married to a woman called Sarah Hart . . . he lives in Fort Worth, Texas where he was born and raised

this is Jeremy's CD of special teachings and music

in "The Wasted Kiss" Jeremy shares three kissing qualifiers directly from the Word of God . . . you can find out if someone is truly kissable (including yourself) . . . you can learn how not to waste another kiss . . . and you can discover what your lips were truly made for

how exciting is this guy!

if hes trying to be the opposite of the stuffy stereotype he is following in the footsteps of!

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what has Feminism done for you lately?

July 23rd 2008 17:23

Here in the western world the rights and freedoms that women enjoy today were fought for by many courageous Feminists.

In the 1800's when a woman married she lost any right to control property that was hers prior to the marriage. She had no right to acquire any property during marriage. She could not make contracts, keep or control her own wages or any rents, transfer property, sell property or bring any lawsuit. She could also not make a will.

Campaigning for Women's Rights has been labelled "Feminism" since the 1890's.

One of the main causes that the earliest Feminists were concerned with was the call to allow women to be able to vote. This movement was called "Suffrage" and many of the "Suffragettes" who led protests against the government were jailed and abused in the process of winning the right to vote.

Australian women got the vote in 1902. Some women (mature-aged home owners) were allowed to vote in England in 1918, and finally all women got the vote in 1928. In the USA women got the vote in 1919.

English women could not study at Oxford University until 1920. In the USA, Yale University did not go co-ed for undergraduates until 1969.

Women did not serve in the Army in the USA until World War II. In Australia women were not integrated into the regular Army until the 1970s.

Men could legally rape their wives up until the 1980s in the USA and the laws for Marital Rape did not change in England until 1991.

Feminism is not a dirty word and is still very relevant today.

If you are a woman who has enjoyed any of the following freedoms you have the Feminists that came before you to thank:

- equal access to education
- equal pay for equal work
- access to contraception
- reproductive rights
- the right to vote
- the right to own land and assets
- the right to have banking and credit accounts in your own name
- the right to enter a public bar
- the right to travel or socialise without a chaperone

Its not all about free-love, hairy legs and bra-burning!

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secret mens business

July 21st 2008 17:12

so Samantha from Sex & The City has sex like a man . . .

and KD Lang dresses like a man . . .

Margaret Thatcher ruled like a man . . .

Cher sings like a man . . .

Janis Joplin drank like a man . . .

and David Bowie acted like a man . . . oh wait, was he a man? haha

well, i like to smell like a man!

not a dirty sweaty working class man, but a fabulous immaculate gay man!

i feel as though men get the premium reserve of beauties products . . . theres a thousand facial cleaners for women which are probably all made out of some reconstituted gloop (did anyone see what they made soap out of in Fight Club?) so i feel much more confident selecting a product from the thin end on the wedge and using something a man would use . . . that way i know its got the "special" ingredients!

men are no-nonsense type creatures, if something isnt good well they wont buy it . . . how many times have you heard your fathers and brothers and sons say "id rather use soap and water"? on their faces and their hair haha . . . so i know that the men who own the beauty product companies wouldnt even suggest a product to another man unless it was so rigorously tested that no man would take it back!

this is my logic . . . dont question it!

have you ever noticed that all products aimed at men are menthol?
why dont women get mentol?
its so luxurious and stimulating!

have you ever tried American Crew hair products? do you know how refreshing it feels to put menthol on your scalp? no, most women never get the pleasure . . . our shampoo has daisies and lavender and talcum powder in it . . . but im letting the secret out ladies!

what about a Loreal Mens Expect facial cleanser? pure menthol right on your face! so very refreshing! and leaves your skin soft and supple with some magic "anti-tightening" agent . . . i dont even know what it is . . . but i know its magic . . . and its secret!

and have you ever grabbed your boyfriends deoderant by mistake or because yours ran out and ended up wondering why it not only smells nicer but lasts longer?
when a mens anti-perspirant deoderant says "24 hour protection" it means it!
men dont mess around with these things!

now im going to let you in on the biggest secret of them all . . .

mens perfume!

in particular Givenchy's "Pi" and Kenneth Cole's "RSVP" . . . these are the best perfumes i have ever bought, they smell outrageously good on!

womens perfumes smell like sugar, or musk, or flowers . . . boring!
i dont even go to the womens counter in the perfume shop, i beeline straight for the mens area, its smaller but i know its more specialised and much more cutting edge!

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Marylin Manson on the O'Reilly Factor

June 17th 2008 16:30

thanks to the wonders of youtube i have stumbled across possibly the most engaging conversation i have ever seen . . . how can anyone not love Marilyn Manson *lovestruck sigh* every time i hear him speak i am impressed . . . hes quite possibly the smartest living person in the world today . . . smitten, so smitten . . .

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remembering the Baby Bombers . . .

June 10th 2008 07:17

a very young Gavin Wanganeen

think back to the 90s and the people and events that shaped the pop culture of that era . . . at a time where football was of great interest in our family home there was a team of exciting youngsters climbing the ladder, the AFL football club the Essendon Bombers . . . i was thinking the other day, you dont hear much of Steve Alessio anymore? the galloping giraffe of a ruckman, he was quite the tall italian, standing 203cm (or 6' 7") he really was a magnificent giant

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refreshing and positive - the face of Muslim youth in Australia

June 4th 2008 17:54

finally some fun vibrant moderate Muslim people on TV . . . watch Salam Cafe on SBS and see some light-hearted intelligent young Muslim Australians talk about current affairs, how their religion is percieved, and the funny side of their lives, families and culture . . . i think this show has been around in one form or another for a few years but i saw it for the first time today and i was reminded of the lovely Muslim people i studied with at university or worked with in engineering . . .

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my very first iPod

June 4th 2008 09:26

a couple of months ago my mum gave me an iPod Shuffle, she chose it out of a workplace rewards catalogue (an sales incentive program) and i guess she though well Morgans a young person and young people like iPods and gadgets . . . i actually dont download much music and usually just listen to CDs in the car so while i was impressed with the gift and how shiney and new it was i was also a bit daunted and just put it to one side

i was watching a forum on TV about the controversy surrounding "illegal" downloads and all these kids were saying how much they were downloading and i thought "HEY i have an iPod maybe i should actually invest a couple of hours into seeing how it works

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