Langley's Blog

Funny how if you're a joke, you just can't stay away. So much that you access this on your phone. Hmm.

Been thinking about Machiavelli, The Price and Discourses. How one can have two separate, contradictory thoughts at the same time. Doublethink? How both cruelty and niceness will both take you far. Hate won't.

Upon this a question arises: whether it be better to be loved than feared or feared than loved? It may be answered that one should wish to be both, but, because it is difficult to unite them in one person, is much safer to be feared than loved, when, of the two, either must be dispensed with. Because this is to be asserted in general of men, that they are ungrateful, fickle, false, cowardly, covetous, and as long as you succeed they are yours entirely; they will offer you their blood, property, life and children, as is said above, when the need is far distant; but when it approaches they turn against you. And that prince who, relying entirely on their promises, has neglected other precautions, is ruined; because friendships that are obtained by payments, and not by greatness or nobility of mind, may indeed be earned, but they are not secured, and in time of need cannot be relied upon; and men have less scruple in offending one who is beloved than one who is feared, for love is preserved by the link of obligation which, owing to the baseness of men, is broken at every opportunity for their advantage; but fear preserves you by a dread of punishment which never fails.

If you've got a moment, read chapter 17 of 'The Prince' here "Concerning Cruelty And Clemency, And Whether It Is Better To Be Loved Than Feared

Is it better to be loved or feared? I think that it depends on the situation. In work life it's much better to be feared, well, any aspect of your life rather than your immediate personal life then it is better to be feared. You get a lot more that way.

I've bought a ticket to see Pearl Jam at Hard Rock Calling in June. £60 but WHO CARES?! PEARL JAM!!!

Spent £50 on alcohol today as well. Fuck it.

Well do you find you like to fall in love with people that you're never gonna meet?
It's easier than breaking up and crying in the street
Do you curse the happy couple? Do you cringe at wedding bells?
Do you drink up all the punch while you wish 'em all to

Love, Love, Kiss, Kiss, blah blah blah.
You're making me sick, I wish you'd just stop showing off
For the rest of us that no one wants to love
It's hard enough trying to drink another Winter all alone
Love, Love, Kiss, Kiss, blah blah blah.

Oh, and I love how this is true:

There are things that used to make me laugh
But now they're deeply buried in the past
I left them there so far away
Replaced my humor with my pain
I'll be happy on the day it dies

Remember when I said I love you
Well, forget it I take it back
I was just a stupid kid back then
I take back every word that I said

Funny, if I say something else that I want to then it'll happen.

Oh, and didn't you see this coming? Bad things happen in three's.

Told you. I went into the bathroom and cried. It was because I miss you. It wasn't even that good. Just a friend? Yeah. BOYfriend.

Also, didn't you realize what he was playing at? He told you that I cheated on you because he wanted you to break up with me. You didn't so he put thoughts in your head so that when I returned to University that you would. He was nice and comforting that you would sleep with him, develop feelings and go out with him today. I saw this in May. Why didn't I stop it? It's more fun this way. Shame I won't be there to laugh when it all comes crashing down.

God, I love alcohol.

This is the last time I talk about things like this. My life is going so fucking brilliantly as of late. I can't wait for tomorrow.

Today, I had an American and Bea around. We cooked, we drank; we had fun :D

I love how this packet of cards has a lot of the ace of spades in it. I would say around 17 ace's. When to play them... when to play...

Ta ta.
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