The Laughing Heart

Here is a link where you can watch Tom Waits reading it -  at the end he says "That's a beauty", and I agree.


The Laughing Heart

your life is your life
don’t let it be clubbed into dank submission.
be on the watch.
there are ways out.
there is a light somewhere.
it may not be much light but
it beats the darkness.
be on the watch.
the gods will offer you chances.
know them.
take them.
you can’t beat death but
you can beat death in life, sometimes.
and the more often you learn to do it,
the more light there will be.
your life is your life.
know it while you have it.
you are marvelous
the gods wait to delight
in you.

- Charles Bukowski 

via The Best American Poetry

La France

Hahaha, this is funny. And true. 

Download the original video here.

And be sure to check out Cedic Villain's other animations on his website 

People here often give the advice that when you are in France, speak to them in Afrikaans because they will be much friendlier. 

I don't know. Apparently it works. I don't think that the French just dislike anyone who speaks English, but rather that they are embarrassed by their knowledge of the language. I also don't like speaking Swedish simply because I only know two words : hej and tak.

Have a très bon weekend, mes amis :)