The Same Story - Three Perspectives

I can't believe I did this. Me, just a normal guy, just blew up a old some old guys mansion.  Now I wish I could say I did this for love or some thing noble, which I guess ultimately I did, but the problem is, I blew up the wrong house. I mean come on! I never saw this crap in the movies! Women mess everything up!
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In today's news, an unknown underground syndicate attacked Mr. Wong Changchong's seaside Mansion.  This was believed to be the work of a very active crime ring and is being seen as a threat to the country's National Security.  Whomever is responsible for this travesty is facing life imprisonment or worse, furthermore, other prisoners won't take to kindly to his offense.
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Jack ran from the explosion as fast as he possibly could.  He had no idea what kind of stories were already cropping up on the news.  Jack had caused that explosion to save his lost love, but the news reporters didn't know that! Little did he know, the house he had blown up belonged to a person of great importance in the government and the explosion was being seen a threat to National Security.  Jack knew he got the wrong house, but for now, all that was on his mind was his lost love.

The Meta-what-now? Part 3

The girl was cute and named Fiona. She and Jayzeus hooked up and got married. They lots'a kids. Then they all died in a plane crash. The end has occurred.

The Meta-what-now? Part 2

-Present Day-
Jayzeus is now 14 years old and his obsession with Ricky the rock being real has grown into a problem for his social life and his family's nerves are beginning to wear out.  Yet Jayzeus still stands firm, insisting that Ricky is, in fact, a real life human being stuck in the form of a rock.

One day, Jayzeus' friend Sasha came over to hang out.  Not many people wanted to hang out with Jayzeus but Sasha was a very nice girl and she thought that his "little rock friend" was cute.  Sasha had secretly had a crush on Jayzeus for a long time and she wanted to tell him that day, but something happened next that none of them ever saw coming.  Jayzeus came running, screaming into the house, rambling on and on about something happening in the back yard. The whole family ran outside to see a huge swirling octagon of mashed potatoes surrounding the now floating Ricky the rock  Suddenly, and quite violently, the entire process froze. Everything and everyone, except for Jayzeus, was frozen in time.  Shocked and bewildered by the recent twist, Jayzeus began to fumble around his yard looking at this newly time-stopped world.  Seemingly out of the blue, he was smacked in the back of the head with something warm and potatoey.  He turned to see a beautiful girl with a pink bow in her hair and covered in mashed potatoes.  The girl giggled as she threw more potatoes and Jayzeus joined in. Just then, the world began moving and time started once more. To be continued...

The Meta-what-now? Part 1

Ricky the rock in his normal attire.

Once upon a time, in a land literally right next to you, nothing out of the ordinary happened. But in a place that doesn't actually exist, something awesome didn't actually happen, but I'm going to tell you a story anyway.  This is the story of a young child and his childhood best friend: a rock.  The young child's name was Jayzeus and he was a very happy child. The only problem with him is the fact that his happiness was directly related to the 'health' of his rock friend Ricky.  Ricky had been there since Jayzeus' third birthday when the pilot's son Pontius, who lived next door, threw the then unnamed rock at Jayzeus because he was jealous of his wonderful party.  Jayzeus grew closer and closer to Ricky throughout the years but no one seemed to understand him. All his life his parents, his therapists, his teachers, and his personal clowns all told him that he needed to set Ricky 'free' in an attempt to separate this unhealthy relationship.  But Jayzeus stood firm and refused to part with his best friend. He argued that Ricky had thoughts and feelings and that he was a real man; of course that didn't help him at all.  But Jayzeus had a plan.

To be continued....

Avant-Garden of Knowledge

Avant-Garde literally means Advanced Guard. It was a time of innovative and experimental new art forms, such as pop art or abstract expressionism, that took place from the 1860s all the way up to the 1960s.  These forms of art were very unorthodox and rather daring.

Bertolt Brecht

Augusto Boal

   One such art form was referred to as "Experimental Theatre."  This was the stage performance side of Avant-Garde.  But unlike traditional theatre, these plays usually involved the audience in some way, shape, or form. From bringing audience members up on stage to screaming directly in there faces, these "Experimental Theatre" pieces got the audience in on the action. Two major figures of said theatre, were play-writes Bertolt Brecht and Augusto Boal (pictured respectively to the left and right)  Both Brecht and Boal like to pose questions to the audience but wouldn't answer said questions. This got the audience thinking for themselves and interpreting the own endings.

A good example of Jackson Pollock's unique style.

  Another form of Avant-Garde is known as Abstract Expressionism.  The phrase "Abstract Expressionism" was first coined by a German newspaper in 1919 but really started in the USA in 1946 when Robert Coates, a renowned art critic, began to use the term. This was the first purely American Avant-Garde movement to reach worldwide acclaim and put New York in the middle of the western art world. One great artist went by the name of Jackson Pollock. Pollock developed his own style of painting that had never even been thought of before. His paintings consisted of splattered paint on a blank canvas (one such panting pictured to the right).  The layers upon layers of paint were sometimes inches thick.

National Eating Disorder? Is There Such a Thing?

Childhood Obesity on a dangerous rise.

In today's day and age you hear a lot about our nation's health decline.  It seems that every day you see some news story about McDonald's or some man that died of diabetes related to his weight.  On the flip-side, half the celebrities we praise so much weigh about as much as the keyboard I'm typing on.  The nation's image has become one of a grossly over-weight population and alarmingly under-weight starlights. The term National Eating Disorder refers to Micheal Pollen's Omnivore's Dilemma.  An "Eating Disorder," according to (http://web4health.info/it/ed-dia-ed-def.htm), "is when a person eats, or refuses to eat, in order to satisfy a psychic need and not a physical need."  Unfortunately, I'm going to have to agree that our nation does indeed have a "National Eating Disorder." Everyday it becomes more clear that our country is heading downhill fast.  It is our duty to our children and our country to help our society as much as we can.  Eat healthier and stop supporting these mass produced places like McDonald's.


Until next time,
Preston Williams

For a Man Who Likes to Think He Needs No Introduction

 Hello there reader! My name is Preston David Williams and I am 18 years old! I enjoy long walks on the beach, cuddling up by two ferocious bears and reading books.  Some of my hobbies include punching through brick walls and running up the sides of buildings. I can run a 3 minute mile. In heels.  I once pet a wild bear, she then invited me home for dinner; We had roast duck.

Me. Dang I'm sexy.

This blog will be used for many things. First and foremost it is my new World Literature Blog. It will also be used to display my exploits of the world and the amazing things I have accomplished.  I have, in fact, accomplished so much that there was an award winning novel written in my honor.  It is now illegal in  most countries.  I am very modest. I once received a medal in honor of my modesty although, it was quickly taken away a few days later because I wore it.  I argued my case that I was only wearing it in case I was to be shot. Because That small plate of metal would give me an unknown advantage to my shooter.  They judging panel then gave me an award for my cunning use of undeserved medals.
Throughout my life I have seen many things. My favorite was a unicorn. It was pretty cool.  maybe one day I'll tell you guys about that. But for now, It's nice to meet you, see you soon.

-Dr. P. Reston