Sessions – Page 8 – Paradox of the existential penguin

Lost it! I’m caught in a rage
Like an animal locked in a cage
Now I look into the barrel of a gauge
BOOM!

Made me into the fool
Experimented on me like an animal
Turned me into a common criminal (criminal)
I lost it, but I gotta get with it
Motherfucker, now you’re gonna get it
I ain’t one that’ll sit and forget it

I got into a war I can never win
Where the nightmare never ever ends
And I don’t know what I’m saying
Got into a war with reality
That motherfucker, it was waiting for me
And I lost again!

I lost again!

Took my dreams, ya left them there shattered
Took my hopes, ya dug them and they splattered
Took my mind like it didn’t even matter
Entered a world that I didn’t belong
Thought I could take it, but I stayed too long
Thought I could handle it
Boy, was I wrong!

Fighting a war I can never win
Where the nightmare never ever ends
And I’m not into playing
Got into a war with reality
That motherfucker it was waiting for me
And I lost again!

Lost it! Lost again
Lost it! Lost again
Lost it! Lost again
I Lost it!

I went to war with reality
That motherfucker he was waiting for me
I never thought this could happen to me-damn!
Down so low, but I can’t get no higher
When I was burning up you put wood in the fire
You ain’t nothing but a goddamn liar-liar!
Took all my strength now I tremble and drop
You got to be down to go over the top
Oh, God can’t you make this laughter stop?

Died in a war I could never win
Where the nightmare never ever ends
And I lost it again
Got into a war with reality
That motherfucker it was waiting for me
And I lost again!

Liar, killer! Lost again!
I lost it!
Murder, Killer! Hell I lost again!
No! No!

Cleanse me from your evil
You broke your promises!
What did I do to deserve this?
No one to save me from it!
Oh, Lord please have mercy
And now I’ve come to see it
Something’s gone wrong with me
I guess I got lost in reality
What’s that gone wrong with me?
I guess I got lost in reality
Hell I lost again!
Sure ain’t easy, hell I lost again!

been listening to this song, and globally to the full album, over and over for more than 15 years.
Watched this clip again recently and I realized that this song would probably not only relate to skating. That’s crazy how the lyrics depict harassment so well. The words are exactly those of a nightmare situation like those you can get at school, university or work when you come from different social backgrounds, and someone or a group of a$$h*les start developing full scale harassment frenzy right at you. You end up loosing your mind from the continuous and growing feelings of rage. Some people get suicide, or get to the extremes like hardcore skating or whatever, but in any way it ends up progressively destroying your life, exactly as the lyrics tell.

Reading weather maps

The isobars of a weather map are lines that connect areas of equal atmospheric pressure. The pressure is usually noted on every other isobar so you can see the pattern of pressure distribution. The point with the highest pressure is called a High. It is usually marked with a capital letter “H”. This high pressure center is surrounded by concentric circles of isobars, the isobars closest to the center of the High will have a higher number, than the ones further out. The area with the lowest pressure on the map is called a “low”, this is designated by a capital “L”.

The atmospheric pressure will attempt to reach an equilibrium, so air will flow from a high pressure area toward a low pressure area. The horizontal flow of air is called wind. The wind blows from High to Low, but not directly. Because of the earth’s rotation (Corriolis force) the wind will blow more parallel to the isobars. The wind blows clockwise around a High in the northern hemisphere. The Wind blows counterclockwise around a Low in the northern hemisphere. In the southern hemisphere the wind rotational direction is reversed. A lot of lines close together means strong winds. Areas with widely spaced isobars will have little or no wind.

On a weather map, you will notice some lines that have semi-circles or triangles on either side, or both. These indicate the boundaries for various types of fronts:

Weather fronts 1. Cold front: Rainfall can be torrential and wind speeds can be high. Represented on a weather map as a (blue) line with triangles bordering one side. The direction that the triangles point is the direction in which the cold front is moving.

2. Warm front: Often brings a gradual increase in rainfall as the front approaches, followed by prompt clearing and warming after the front passes. If the warm air mass is unstable, the weather might be characterized by prolonged thunderstorms. Represented on a weather map by (red) lines with semi-circles on one side. The side that the semi-circles are on represent the direction in which the warm front is heading.

3. Occluded front: Formed when a cold front overtakes a warm front. Associated with a variety of weather events (possibly thunderstorms) depending on whether it is a warm or cold occlusion. The passing of an occluded front usually brings drier air (lowered dew point). Represented on a weather map by a line with semi-circles and triangles both on the same side. Whichever side they’re on is the direction the occluded front is going in.

4. Stationary front: Indicates a non-moving boundary between two different air masses. Long continuous rainy periods that linger for extended periods of time in one area and move in waves. Represented on a weather map by a line with semi-circles bordering one side and triangles along the opposite side, indicating that the front is not moving in any direction.

These mark the boundary between warmer air on one side and colder air on the other. If you are close to a front and you know the front is moving towards you, you can expect a change in weather (e.g. cloud formation, precipitation, thunderstorms, and wind) when the front boundary passes over you. Their path can be distorted by mountains and large bodies of water.

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