Story time!

[Eldaren]

Well, I recently rediscovered a love for writing that I've been ignoring for a long time. So, I started writing a book. I'm thinking i may want to post excerpts at some point, for critiquing purposes and so on, so I'm going to make this thread. I'm just going to post a piece that I wrote in an online journal for now, because it's really short and won't end in "that was too fucking long you douche, I'm not even going to bother." So here it is. Let me know if you liked it or hated it or think it was just plain shit, or whatever it is, if you would like to. I know the piece is a bit fruity, but I'm more interested in commentary on my writing style. Any input is appreciated. Thanks.

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Invisible Walkways

The more I think about it now, the more I feel like my life has been something akin to a treetop walk, in which I believe the whole canopy is paved in every direction, and every direction is a possibility. But as soon as a step is taken I quickly discover whether or not there was really anything there to stand on. Sometimes the fall is far, and extremely painful. Sometimes, I'm cushioned by a nice piece of lush undergrowth. I like it when that happens. If I'm feeling really lucky, that piece of undergrowth might turn into a trampoline, and save me the usual long walk back to the top, so I don't have to start again. I hate starting again.

Is this analogy relevant, I hear you asking? Well, in all honesty, probably not. Sure, I could have used whatever situation I felt like to explain how I feel about life right now. Maybe even a box of chocolates, but I'm pretty sure I've heard that one somewhere before. The point is, life is like language. It's easy to explain to yourself, but whether or not anyone else gets what you're seeing, or what you're saying, is a totally different story.

I think we should all keep that in mind when we try to tell other people how we feel.

 

[Eldaren]

Ugh, Commercial....

Fuck I hate commercials. Yeah, no shit sherlock, we all hate commercials. But why do you hate commercials? Because they're trying to take your money in some totally retarded way that is totally incomprehensible to you? Most people think that's what it is, but I'm going to try go a little deeper than that.

You see, for me personally, it's not because of the stuff that they're trying to sell. That part's fine. I get that. People gotta make money somehow, no problem. The problem is how they try to make their money. With such deviously idealized advertising campaigns, designed to trick the average idiot into completely misunderstanding whatever the original point was supposed to be.

Kind of like what I'm doing here.


Hey, here's some big words you probably don't understand, but don't worry, we're here to clear up all that confusion for you in 3 easy steps! First, just take out your credit card! See what im saying here? I mean, it's easy to have all the answers in a commercial. Just write the script really believing in the bullshit, totally convinced, all knowing that the product you have is definitely the superior one. The ultimate on the market, the people desiring it, needing it, desperate for it.

And then get actors willing to sell their souls for the cash, and the opportunity to put their face in public. An extra little gold star next to their name, perhaps the one that Mom forgot all those years ago when "I cleaned up my room that time and nobody said anything!"

Not really the hardest task we could have made her do, right?

So to anyone who says that marketers are genius, I laugh at you. To anyone who can't see through any advertising campaign on the planet, I feel a little sorry for you. The only thing that one needs to keep in mind with advertising, is that everything is an advertisement. Everything we see, hear, touch, smell or taste comes with some point of view, a preconceived notion. Some things that are advertised have truly good intentions, but usually those with the best intentions are those hardest to spot.

Why?

Well that's the simple bit. Best intentions are never for monetary gain, they are never based on a want to advertise themselves. Best intentions are best intentions, and will always be so. Everyone can smell when a best intention turns into their worst nightmare. Just don't be the chef when it happens.