I hate (and I mean absolutely loathe) starting new blogs or diaries, particularly when other people are going to read it. I never have any idea how to start, how to introduce myself or anything. My friend and fellow revolutionary Matty (who in fact inspired me to write this blog in the first place, as he started one - yes I'm a copycat, I'd link you to his, cos its actually pretty good, but there's this twat we 'know' who likes to stalk dear Matty, and thus I can't link you to it, in case said twat finds the link via my own blog) said start on the second entry, but then continued to tell me he would destroy my blog before it even started if I copied the idea. That was a hell of a long sentence. The point is however, I plan to leap straight into it.
But first a quick note on both the url of this blog, its title and the elusive mentions of revolutionaries. I'm a history student, who is IN LOVE with communism as an idea (yes I know it doesn't work) and with the history of revolutions. This love first occured, fairly obviously with my study of the Russian revolution at A level. As a result, I have always wanted to have a communist revolution of my own. And when I met Matty about a year ago, I met a similar mind, and since that date we have been planning our revolution, down to the date, and the tactics of the day (storming Buckingham Palace, The Houses of Parliament and then meeting on Tower Bridge to raise our flags). Anyway in true revolutionary style, we've adopted Southern American surnames, so I, henceforth will be known as Clare Quartana, but that's just Ma'am to you.
And finally, the url is in reference to the wonderful website that is http://www.leninade.com/ which I was linked to by someone a while back. I have fallen in love with it. Unfortunately its only available in the US and as such I haven't managed to get my hands on a bottle, yet . . .
And now onto the source of interest for this entry. Well I find it interesting, I doubt many will. Central Europe. My last exam is on Saturday, Nationalism and the State in Central Europe, 1848 - 1914. And so much of today was spent in the library trying to establish whether it was even possible to define Central Europe. Obviously modern history, particularly post 1945, clearly saw two blocs Eastern and Western (not Central), but looking back its not that clear.
Anyway I won't bore you with the logistics. The point is, its fascinating, a real mix of cultures and nationalities, I'd love to visit (I was originally planning to this summer, but now it looks like I might be heading to America instead). It also highlighted the amazing quotes you get in history. Like this one, which pretty much summed up my desire to visit,
'Central Europe is not a region whose boundaries you can trace on a map - like, say, Central America. It is a Kingdom of the spirit.' - Timothy Garton Ash
Doesn't that just sound magical? I have to admit, I kinda feel he's a bit of a frustrated novelist, as elsewhere he talks of squabbling ghosts, but despite that, I want to go, so badly. I have the travel bug, it bit me at a young age, and didn't let go.But first a quick note on both the url of this blog, its title and the elusive mentions of revolutionaries. I'm a history student, who is IN LOVE with communism as an idea (yes I know it doesn't work) and with the history of revolutions. This love first occured, fairly obviously with my study of the Russian revolution at A level. As a result, I have always wanted to have a communist revolution of my own. And when I met Matty about a year ago, I met a similar mind, and since that date we have been planning our revolution, down to the date, and the tactics of the day (storming Buckingham Palace, The Houses of Parliament and then meeting on Tower Bridge to raise our flags). Anyway in true revolutionary style, we've adopted Southern American surnames, so I, henceforth will be known as Clare Quartana, but that's just Ma'am to you.
And finally, the url is in reference to the wonderful website that is http://www.leninade.com/ which I was linked to by someone a while back. I have fallen in love with it. Unfortunately its only available in the US and as such I haven't managed to get my hands on a bottle, yet . . .
And now onto the source of interest for this entry. Well I find it interesting, I doubt many will. Central Europe. My last exam is on Saturday, Nationalism and the State in Central Europe, 1848 - 1914. And so much of today was spent in the library trying to establish whether it was even possible to define Central Europe. Obviously modern history, particularly post 1945, clearly saw two blocs Eastern and Western (not Central), but looking back its not that clear.
Anyway I won't bore you with the logistics. The point is, its fascinating, a real mix of cultures and nationalities, I'd love to visit (I was originally planning to this summer, but now it looks like I might be heading to America instead). It also highlighted the amazing quotes you get in history. Like this one, which pretty much summed up my desire to visit,
'Central Europe is not a region whose boundaries you can trace on a map - like, say, Central America. It is a Kingdom of the spirit.' - Timothy Garton Ash
ANYHOW, that is the end of this the first entry of my blog, I think in all likeliness that will have scared off all readers for life. As was more a rambling of my thoughts than anything coherent, and more importantly it was to the majority of people DULL AS FUCK I imagine. But it made me smile to write it, so that's something.
Oh and before you go, just to prove I'm not a pretentious git, I enjoy immaturity too
(00:15) Now, Billy Boy's: I wish you could see farts
(00:15) Now, Billy Boy's: Like when someone farted there was a visible little explosion then a cloud
(00:15) Clare//These are: hahah
(00:15) Clare//These are: that would be awesome
(00:16) Now, Billy Boy's: I'm sure with a thermal imaging camera it would look like that
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