Monday 3 October 2022

[No. 1,037] Look into the eyes of the dragon and despair

Normally great advice from Merlin, but ... I'm trying to stay positive, you dig?

And ... oh hello![1], and, me[1], and ... oh hel lo![2], and ... ... ... you![1], and, me[2], and, come on![1], and ... ... ... you![2], and, er ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...[1], and, come on![2], and, uh ... what changes?[1], and, er ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...[2], and ... 'Nothing, nothing, nothing ... nothing at all!'[1], and, uh ... what changes?[2], and ... what?! Nothing changes?![1], and ... 'Nothing, nothing, nothing ... nothing at all!'[2], and I hate it![1], and ... what?! Nothing changes?![2], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and we're facing another few moments of eternity ... sigh[1], and I hate it![2], and for our sins[1], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and we're facing another few moments of eternity ... sigh[2], and ... 'Ha, ha, ha! What a comedy!'[1], and for our sins[2], and, yes, yes ... same old "story", ha![1], and ... 'Ha, ha, ha! What a comedy!'[2], and the world was designed to be a shitshow - by the elites, actually, don't you know?[1], and, yes, yes ... same old "story", ha![2], and only we can change ... Can we???[1], and the world was designed to be a shitshow - by the elites, actually, don't you know?[2], and we're struggling, man ... fighting evil ghosts ... running from monsters ... living with chaos ...[1], and only we can change ... Can we???[2], and, uh ... what else?![1], and we're struggling, man ... fighting evil ghosts ... running from monsters ... living with chaos ...[2], and ... 'That's enough to be getting on with'[1], and, uh ... what else?![2], and, and, and ... oh, Christ ... let's not forget ... the dragon ... and those dragon eyes![1], and ... 'That's enough to be getting on with'[2], and ... 'People make too much of those eyes, Mikey ... in my opinion, like'[1], and, and, and ... oh, Christ ... let's not forget ... the dragon ... and those dragon eyes![2], and, yeah, yeah ... oh yeah, big time ... I've seen worse ... in nightmares ... The Voice has got a point[1], and ... 'People make too much of those eyes, Mikey ... in my opinion, like'[2], and, anyway ...[1], and, yeah, yeah ... oh yeah, big time ... I've seen worse ... in nightmares ... The Voice has got a point[2], and we shouldn't forget the Owlman and his baleful eyes so red ... he lives in Cornwall, too, like Merlin[1], and, anyway ...[2], and I just ...[1], and we shouldn't forget the Owlman and his baleful eyes so red ... he lives in Cornwall, too, like Merlin[2], and ... 'Does Merlin know him???'[1], and I just ...[2], and I don't know, Voice, do I?![1], and ... 'Does Merlin know him???'[2], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and maybe I'm not making a lot of sense with this conceptual[1], and I don't know, Voice, do I?![2], and ... 'That's fine'[1], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and maybe I'm not making a lot of sense with this conceptual[2], and now would be a great time to end it, but ... ... ...[1], and ... 'That's fine'[2], and ... 'Ha!'[1], and now would be a great time to end it, but ... ... ...[2], and, but, but ... BUT(!) ... we all know there can be no ENDS[1], and ... 'Ha!'[2], and I wish ...[1], and, but, but ... BUT(!) ... we all know there can be no ENDS[2], and, so ... we go on, and on, and on ...[1], and I wish ...[2], and I'm tired[1], and, so ... we go on, and on, and on ...[2], and the words come, keep coming ... We didn't ask for them, did we? ... But the cosmos feels we need them[1], and I'm tired[2], and ... 'It's hell!'[1], and the words come, keep coming ... We didn't ask for them, did we? ... But the cosmos feels we need them[2], and ... why, why, why???[1], and ... 'It's hell!'[2], and let it ENDS here ... please! ... right here - !!![1], and ... why, why, why???[2], and goodbye![1], and let it ENDS here ... please! ... right here - !!![2], and ... oh h  e  l  l  o![3], and g oodbye![2], and, me[3], and ... ... ... you![3], and, come on![3], and, er ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...[3], and, uh ... what changes?[3], and ... 'Nothing, nothing, nothing ... nothing at all!'[3], and ... what?! Nothing changes?![3], and I hate it![3], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and we're facing another few moments of eternity ... sigh[3], and for our sins[3], and ... 'Ha, ha, ha! What a comedy!'[3], and, yes, yes ... same old "story", ha![3], and the world was designed to be a shitshow - by the elites, actually, don't you know?[3], and only we can change ... Can we???[3], and we're struggling, man ... fighting evil ghosts ... running from monsters ... living with chaos ...[3], and, uh ... what else?![3], and ... 'That's enough to be getting on with'[3], and, and, and ... oh, Christ ... let's not forget ... the dragon ... and those dragon eyes![3], and ... 'People make too much of those eyes, Mikey ... in my opinion, like'[3], and, yeah, yeah ... oh yeah, big time ... I've seen worse ... in nightmares ... The Voice has got a point[3], and, anyway ...[3], and we shouldn't forget the Owlman and his baleful eyes so red ... he lives in Cornwall, too, like Merlin[3], and I just ...[3], and ... 'Does Merlin know him???'[3], and I don't know, Voice, do I?![3], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and maybe I'm not making a lot of sense with this conceptual[3], and ... 'That's fine'[3], and now would be a great time to end it, but ... ... ...[3], and ... 'Ha!'[3], and, but, but ... BUT(!) ... we all know there can be no ENDS[3], and I wish ...[3], and, so ... we go on, and on, and on ...[3], and I'm tired[3], and the words come, keep coming ... We didn't ask for them, did we? ... But the cosmos feels we need them[3], and ... 'It's hell!'[3], and ... why, why, why???[3], and let it ENDS here ... please! ... right here - !!![3], and g  o  o  d  b  y  e![3], and

And ... oh hello![1], and, me[1], and ... oh hel lo![2], and ... ... ... you![1], and, me[2], and, come on![1], and ... ... ... you![2], and, er ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...[1], and, come on![2], and, uh ... what changes?[1], and, er ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...[2], and ... 'Nothing, nothing, nothing ... nothing at all!'[1], and, uh ... what changes?[2], and ... what?! Nothing changes?![1], and ... 'Nothing, nothing, nothing ... nothing at all!'[2], and I hate it![1], and ... what?! Nothing changes?![2], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and we're facing another few moments of eternity ... sigh[1], and I hate it![2], and for our sins[1], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and we're facing another few moments of eternity ... sigh[2], and ... 'Ha, ha, ha! What a comedy!'[1], and for our sins[2], and, yes, yes ... same old "story", ha![1], and ... 'Ha, ha, ha! What a comedy!'[2], and the world was designed to be a shitshow - by the elites, actually, don't you know?[1], and, yes, yes ... same old "story", ha![2], and only we can change ... Can we???[1], and the world was designed to be a shitshow - by the elites, actually, don't you know?[2], and we're struggling, man ... fighting evil ghosts ... running from monsters ... living with chaos ...[1], and only we can change ... Can we???[2], and, uh ... what else?![1], and we're struggling, man ... fighting evil ghosts ... running from monsters ... living with chaos ...[2], and ... 'That's enough to be getting on with'[1], and, uh ... what else?![2], and, and, and ... oh, Christ ... let's not forget ... the dragon ... and those dragon eyes![1], and ... 'That's enough to be getting on with'[2], and ... 'People make too much of those eyes, Mikey ... in my opinion, like'[1], and, and, and ... oh, Christ ... let's not forget ... the dragon ... and those dragon eyes![2], and, yeah, yeah ... oh yeah, big time ... I've seen worse ... in nightmares ... The Voice has got a point[1], and ... 'People make too much of those eyes, Mikey ... in my opinion, like'[2], and, anyway ...[1], and, yeah, yeah ... oh yeah, big time ... I've seen worse ... in nightmares ... The Voice has got a point[2], and we shouldn't forget the Owlman and his baleful eyes so red ... he lives in Cornwall, too, like Merlin[1], and, anyway ...[2], and I just ...[1], and we shouldn't forget the Owlman and his baleful eyes so red ... he lives in Cornwall, too, like Merlin[2], and ... 'Does Merlin know him???'[1], and I just ...[2], and I don't know, Voice, do I?![1], and ... 'Does Merlin know him???'[2], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and maybe I'm not making a lot of sense with this conceptual[1], and I don't know, Voice, do I?![2], and ... 'That's fine'[1], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and maybe I'm not making a lot of sense with this conceptual[2], and now would be a great time to end it, but ... ... ...[1], and ... 'That's fine'[2], and ... 'Ha!'[1], and now would be a great time to end it, but ... ... ...[2], and, but, but ... BUT(!) ... we all know there can be no ENDS[1], and ... 'Ha!'[2], and I wish ...[1], and, but, but ... BUT(!) ... we all know there can be no ENDS[2], and, so ... we go on, and on, and on ...[1], and I wish ...[2], and I'm tired[1], and, so ... we go on, and on, and on ...[2], and the words come, keep coming ... We didn't ask for them, did we? ... But the cosmos feels we need them[1], and I'm tired[2], and ... 'It's hell!'[1], and the words come, keep coming ... We didn't ask for them, did we? ... But the cosmos feels we need them[2], and ... why, why, why???[1], and ... 'It's hell!'[2], and let it ENDS here ... please! ... right here - !!![1], and ... why, why, why???[2], and goodbye![1], and let it ENDS here ... please! ... right here - !!![2], and ... oh h  e  l  l  o![3], and g oodbye![2], and, me[3], and ... ... ... you![3], and, come on![3], and, er ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...[3], and, uh ... what changes?[3], and ... 'Nothing, nothing, nothing ... nothing at all!'[3], and ... what?! Nothing changes?![3], and I hate it![3], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and we're facing another few moments of eternity ... sigh[3], and for our sins[3], and ... 'Ha, ha, ha! What a comedy!'[3], and, yes, yes ... same old "story", ha![3], and the world was designed to be a shitshow - by the elites, actually, don't you know?[3], and only we can change ... Can we???[3], and we're struggling, man ... fighting evil ghosts ... running from monsters ... living with chaos ...[3], and, uh ... what else?![3], and ... 'That's enough to be getting on with'[3], and, and, and ... oh, Christ ... let's not forget ... the dragon ... and those dragon eyes![3], and ... 'People make too much of those eyes, Mikey ... in my opinion, like'[3], and, yeah, yeah ... oh yeah, big time ... I've seen worse ... in nightmares ... The Voice has got a point[3], and, anyway ...[3], and we shouldn't forget the Owlman and his baleful eyes so red ... he lives in Cornwall, too, like Merlin[3], and I just ...[3], and ... 'Does Merlin know him???'[3], and I don't know, Voice, do I?![3], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and maybe I'm not making a lot of sense with this conceptual[3], and ... 'That's fine'[3], and now would be a great time to end it, but ... ... ...[3], and ... 'Ha!'[3], and, but, but ... BUT(!) ... we all know there can be no ENDS[3], and I wish ...[3], and, so ... we go on, and on, and on ...[3], and I'm tired[3], and the words come, keep coming ... We didn't ask for them, did we? ... But the cosmos feels we need them[3], and ... 'It's hell!'[3], and ... why, why, why???[3], and let it ENDS here ... please! ... right here - !!![3], and g  o  o  d  b  y  e![3], and

And ... oh hello![1], and, me[1], and ... oh hel lo![2], and ... ... ... you![1], and, me[2], and, come on![1], and ... ... ... you![2], and, er ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...[1], and, come on![2], and, uh ... what changes?[1], and, er ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...[2], and ... 'Nothing, nothing, nothing ... nothing at all!'[1], and, uh ... what changes?[2], and ... what?! Nothing changes?![1], and ... 'Nothing, nothing, nothing ... nothing at all!'[2], and I hate it![1], and ... what?! Nothing changes?![2], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and we're facing another few moments of eternity ... sigh[1], and I hate it![2], and for our sins[1], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and we're facing another few moments of eternity ... sigh[2], and ... 'Ha, ha, ha! What a comedy!'[1], and for our sins[2], and, yes, yes ... same old "story", ha![1], and ... 'Ha, ha, ha! What a comedy!'[2], and the world was designed to be a shitshow - by the elites, actually, don't you know?[1], and, yes, yes ... same old "story", ha![2], and only we can change ... Can we???[1], and the world was designed to be a shitshow - by the elites, actually, don't you know?[2], and we're struggling, man ... fighting evil ghosts ... running from monsters ... living with chaos ...[1], and only we can change ... Can we???[2], and, uh ... what else?![1], and we're struggling, man ... fighting evil ghosts ... running from monsters ... living with chaos ...[2], and ... 'That's enough to be getting on with'[1], and, uh ... what else?![2], and, and, and ... oh, Christ ... let's not forget ... the dragon ... and those dragon eyes![1], and ... 'That's enough to be getting on with'[2], and ... 'People make too much of those eyes, Mikey ... in my opinion, like'[1], and, and, and ... oh, Christ ... let's not forget ... the dragon ... and those dragon eyes![2], and, yeah, yeah ... oh yeah, big time ... I've seen worse ... in nightmares ... The Voice has got a point[1], and ... 'People make too much of those eyes, Mikey ... in my opinion, like'[2], and, anyway ...[1], and, yeah, yeah ... oh yeah, big time ... I've seen worse ... in nightmares ... The Voice has got a point[2], and we shouldn't forget the Owlman and his baleful eyes so red ... he lives in Cornwall, too, like Merlin[1], and, anyway ...[2], and I just ...[1], and we shouldn't forget the Owlman and his baleful eyes so red ... he lives in Cornwall, too, like Merlin[2], and ... 'Does Merlin know him???'[1], and I just ...[2], and I don't know, Voice, do I?![1], and ... 'Does Merlin know him???'[2], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and maybe I'm not making a lot of sense with this conceptual[1], and I don't know, Voice, do I?![2], and ... 'That's fine'[1], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and maybe I'm not making a lot of sense with this conceptual[2], and now would be a great time to end it, but ... ... ...[1], and ... 'That's fine'[2], and ... 'Ha!'[1], and now would be a great time to end it, but ... ... ...[2], and, but, but ... BUT(!) ... we all know there can be no ENDS[1], and ... 'Ha!'[2], and I wish ...[1], and, but, but ... BUT(!) ... we all know there can be no ENDS[2], and, so ... we go on, and on, and on ...[1], and I wish ...[2], and I'm tired[1], and, so ... we go on, and on, and on ...[2], and the words come, keep coming ... We didn't ask for them, did we? ... But the cosmos feels we need them[1], and I'm tired[2], and ... 'It's hell!'[1], and the words come, keep coming ... We didn't ask for them, did we? ... But the cosmos feels we need them[2], and ... why, why, why???[1], and ... 'It's hell!'[2], and let it ENDS here ... please! ... right here - !!![1], and ... why, why, why???[2], and goodbye![1], and let it ENDS here ... please! ... right here - !!![2], and ... oh h  e  l  l  o![3], and g oodbye![2], and, me[3], and ... ... ... you![3], and, come on![3], and, er ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...[3], and, uh ... what changes?[3], and ... 'Nothing, nothing, nothing ... nothing at all!'[3], and ... what?! Nothing changes?![3], and I hate it![3], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and we're facing another few moments of eternity ... sigh[3], and for our sins[3], and ... 'Ha, ha, ha! What a comedy!'[3], and, yes, yes ... same old "story", ha![3], and the world was designed to be a shitshow - by the elites, actually, don't you know?[3], and only we can change ... Can we???[3], and we're struggling, man ... fighting evil ghosts ... running from monsters ... living with chaos ...[3], and, uh ... what else?![3], and ... 'That's enough to be getting on with'[3], and, and, and ... oh, Christ ... let's not forget ... the dragon ... and those dragon eyes![3], and ... 'People make too much of those eyes, Mikey ... in my opinion, like'[3], and, yeah, yeah ... oh yeah, big time ... I've seen worse ... in nightmares ... The Voice has got a point[3], and, anyway ...[3], and we shouldn't forget the Owlman and his baleful eyes so red ... he lives in Cornwall, too, like Merlin[3], and I just ...[3], and ... 'Does Merlin know him???'[3], and I don't know, Voice, do I?![3], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and maybe I'm not making a lot of sense with this conceptual[3], and ... 'That's fine'[3], and now would be a great time to end it, but ... ... ...[3], and ... 'Ha!'[3], and, but, but ... BUT(!) ... we all know there can be no ENDS[3], and I wish ...[3], and, so ... we go on, and on, and on ...[3], and I'm tired[3], and the words come, keep coming ... We didn't ask for them, did we? ... But the cosmos feels we need them[3], and ... 'It's hell!'[3], and ... why, why, why???[3], and let it ENDS here ... please! ... right here - !!![3], and g  o  o  d  b  y  e![3], and