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The Pirate King
Created on 2006-03-17 06:58:06 (#9800010), last updated 2009-05-27
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| Name: | captain79 |
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Making the rounds through life, as people do. At the moment this journal was undertaken, I was in China. How I got there is unclear. I liked it, except for the things that bothered me. But it is mostly a very good place. Canada is nice, too.
I have a romantic dream about the merits of leadership in the world. It is rarely about ego or self-gratification. And when that is not the case, when there remains no appetite in the world for altruism and nobility, I shall deem fit to wage a war of piracy, complete with rousing music and a brief light show to mesmerize my prey. The only trouble is, I can't decide on whether to sail in a souped-up tallship, build Nemo's Nautilus or employ a starship. Each is equally exciting. Each is equally unfeasible. On certain days the crew would be comprised of Muppets. I think on Fridays. No one takes Fridays seriously. On the other days the crew would be handpicked, but with a certain number of untouchables: those who even I cannot remove if only to force me to accept that while I may be Emperor, I am not devine; that occasionally I will *!#* up and someone will be watching. It happens. It's normal. And it's healthy to have someone point it out when it happens.
I have a romantic dream about the merits of leadership in the world. It is rarely about ego or self-gratification. And when that is not the case, when there remains no appetite in the world for altruism and nobility, I shall deem fit to wage a war of piracy, complete with rousing music and a brief light show to mesmerize my prey. The only trouble is, I can't decide on whether to sail in a souped-up tallship, build Nemo's Nautilus or employ a starship. Each is equally exciting. Each is equally unfeasible. On certain days the crew would be comprised of Muppets. I think on Fridays. No one takes Fridays seriously. On the other days the crew would be handpicked, but with a certain number of untouchables: those who even I cannot remove if only to force me to accept that while I may be Emperor, I am not devine; that occasionally I will *!#* up and someone will be watching. It happens. It's normal. And it's healthy to have someone point it out when it happens.
Interests (34):
acting, battlestar galactica, british navy, bsg, canada, china, classical music, classics, democrats, dune, federalism, halloween, history, homestarrunner, horatio hornblower, hornflower, lawrence of arabia, liberals, literature, movies, muppets, music, nightmare before christmas, opera, philosophy, pirates, politics, primary colours, science fiction, star trek, star wars, travel, university, writing
Schools:
St. Frances de Sales Elementary School - Smiths Falls, ON, CanadaSt. Ursline's College - Chatham, ON, Canada (1993 - 1995)
St. Theresa's Catholic High School - Midland, ON, Canada (1995 - 1998)
University of Ottawa - Ottawa, ON, Canada (1998 - 2001)
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