Editing Strong Sad's Lament

[[Image:strong_sads_lament_screenshot.PNG|thumb|220px|You are not a beautiful or unique snowflake.]]
'''Strong Sad's Lament''' is [[Strong Sad]]'s personal weblog. It originated with in the email "[[website]]," when you could access it by clicking on the "F10" image at the bottom of [[Strong Bad's Website]]. It was on hiatus for 17 months until August 5, 2004, when Strong Sad remembered his password and began posting regularly again. Once again, it appears to be hiatus again as it has been nearly six months without an update.

== Taglines ==
*Aug. 26: "You are not a beautiful or unique snowflake."
**From [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0137523/ Fight Club].
*Aug. 19: "THEY'RE ALL GONNA LAUGH AT YOU!"
**This is also the title of an [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000002MMG/103-4456789-1107025?v=glance Adam Sandler CD] ('''''WARNING: EXPLICIT LYRICS''''').
**Also a quote from the movie Carrie, which the Sandler clip was based on.
*Aug. 12: "When you grow up, your heart dies."
**This is most likely a reference to the 1985 motion picture [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088847/ The Breakfast Club].
*Aug. 7: "Everybody dies frustrated and sad, and that is beautiful"
**From Don't Let's Start by [[They Might Be Giants]].
*Prior to Aug. 7: "Dancin-a with myseh-helf wah wah wah-o."
**From the Billy Idol tune [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00005UOXL/ "Dancing With Myself"]

== Avatars ==
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! Image !! Date !! Description 
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| [[Image:douglas.jpg]]<!--http://www.homestarrunner.com/sadjournal/douglas.jpg--> || 09/09/2004 || English author [[Wikipedia:Douglas Adams|Douglas Adams]]
|-
| [[Image:strongsadblog_neil.jpg]] || 08/26/2004 || Neil from [[Wikipedia:The Young Ones (TV series)|The Young Ones]]
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| [[Image:strongsadblog_radar.jpg|Radar avatar]] || 08/19/2004 || [[Wikipedia:Corporal Walter (Radar) O'Reilly|Corporal Walter (Radar) O'Reilly]] from the hit TV series [[Wikipedia:M*A*S*H (TV series)|M*A*S*H]]
|-
| [[Image:strongsadblog_lydia.jpg|Lydia avatar]] || 08/12/2004 || Lydia from the cartoon adaptation of the film [[Wikipedia:Beetlejuice|Beetlejuice]]
|-
| [[Image:strongsadblog_nosferatu.jpg|Nosferatu avatar]] || Unknown || Graf "Count" Orlok from the silent movie [[Wikipedia:Nosferatu|Nosferatu]]
|-
| [[Image:tear.gif|Morpheus avatar]] || Unknown || Morpheus, or Dream of the Endless, from the "Sandman" series of comics by [[Wikipedia:Neil Gaiman|Neil Gaiman]]
|- 
| [[Image:strongsadblog_wilde.png|Oscar Wilde avatar]] || Unknown || Irish author [[Wikipedia:Oscar Wilde|Oscar Wilde]]
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| [[Image:strongsadblog_poe.png]]<!--Converted from 'http://www.homestarrunner.com/sadjournal/poe.jpg'--> || Unknown || American writer [[Wikipedia:Edgar Allan Poe|Edgar Allan Poe]]
|}

== Posts ==
*09.09.04 (6:54am) - Dinner for One
**'''Mood:''' zonked.
**'''Tune:''' Mr. Mom - ''Original Movie Soundtrack''
**Strong Sad explains his philosophy on food and how it should be eaten. He also learns gravity is against him.
*08.26.04 (7:15am) - History Lesson Part II
**'''Mood:''' whimsically whistful
**'''Tune:''' [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00004Y7WV/ Bowie at the Beeb - Five Years]
**Strong Sad and Johnny Appleseed have a falling out. [[Saddy Dumpington]] takes his [http://www.homestarrunner.com/sadjournal/dumpington.html washboard] elsewhere.
*08.19.04 (12:01am) - The Curse of Keen Eyes
**'''Mood:''' more humble than usual
**'''Tune:''' my own remix - The writings of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregor_Mendel Gregor Mendel] read over some old [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/stores/artist/glance/-/16236/ Brian Eno] stuff
**Strong Sad observes others' lives and gets banned from Soiled Bargains.
*08.12.04 (9:38am) - Dr. Scholls?
**'''Mood:''' brissly
**'''Tune:''' [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0000060JA/ Peter Murphy - Holy Smoke]
**Strong Sad finally comes out about his elephant feet, er, [[Soolnds|soolnds]].
*03.13.03 (3:12pm) - Weird Time
**'''Mood:''' smarmy
**'''Tune:''' [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0000009S1/ Frank Zappa - Uncle Meat]
**After more than a year, Strong Sad finally remembers the password to his blog: gray_n_grey584.
*02.28.03 (4:08am) - More Like Writer's Blecchh!
**'''Mood:''' getting frustrated
**'''Tune:''' [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/stores/artist/glance/-/154630/ Godspeed You Black Emperor] - I can't tell where one song stops and the next one starts
**Strong Sad writes a poem about his cleverness
*02.20.03 (10:38am) - Post-it on my face
**'''Mood:''' self pitying
**'''Tune:''' [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000051TSQ/ Butch Willis - I'm the Kitty Cat]
**Strong Bad "helps" Strong Sad express himself.
*11.23.02 (1:00pm) - A New Pain
**'''Mood:''' devoid
**'''Tune:''' The smiths-meat is Murder
**Strong Sad tries to help Strong Bad whistle, but he ends up getting a pain in the knee called,"Kreigh".
*11.18.02 (1:00pm) - A New Beginning of the End
**'''Mood:''' slight
**'''Tune:''' [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000002L7J/ The Smiths - Meat Is Murder]
**Today is Not Strong Sad's Day. Maybe tomorrow.
*11.17.02 - The Beginning of the End
**10:18 pm
***'''Mood:''' less reticent
***'''Tune:''' [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00005AVQ4/ Thursday - Concealer]
***Strong Sad decides to give it a second chance.
**10:15 pm
***'''Mood:''' reticent
***'''Tune:''' [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00005AVQ4/ Thursday - Understanding in a Car Crash]
***Strong Sad's first post, in which he gives up on the whole weblog thing.

== Easter Eggs ==
*In Strong Sad's user profile, you can click "none" after "friends" to see what [[The Secrets That I Keep| secret fond memories]] Strong Sad has.

== Fun Facts ==

=== Remarks ===

*Strong Sad states that he can't jump, yet he does in [[A Jumping Jack Contest]].

=== Trivia ===

*When [[depressio]] first came out, you could get it by emailing Strong Sad.

*When you click on Strong Sad's profile, when it brings up the info, look at the picture of 'Morpheus'. It will drip a small drop of blood from the picture's eye.

*Here is Strong Sad's user profile:
::Name: Strong Sad 
::Email: depressio@homestarrunner.com 
::AOL IM: depressio111117 
::Quote: "Each day we die a little more." 
::Interests: Listening, Books, Listening to books, Calligraphy, Poetry, Safety, Being alone, Arts, Crafts, Arts b/w Crafts 
::Friends: [http://www.homestarrunner.com/sadjournal/wonderyears.html None]

*Strong Sad says he can't jump, despite doing two lousy jumping jacks in [[A Jumping Jack Contest]].

*Every alternate text (for links)is "Header." (Get it by dragging your mouse over it.)

*His emotions are...
**zonked.
**whimsically whistful
**more humbled than usual
**brissly
**smarmy
**torn
**getting frustrated - in [[virus]]
**bourgeoisie - in [[virus]]
**self pitying
**meh
**rotten inside
**sebaceous
**devoid
**slight
**less reticent
**reticent

*Strong Sad actually made a typo in the "Post-it on my face" entry. He writes "If I type real '''quite,''' maybe he won't come in here." Instead of '''quiet.'''

*Strong Sad's profile quote says "Each day we die a little more.". You can hear him say that on the [[Spin 'n' Say]].

=== Outside References ===

*Strong Sad saying he can't jump might be a reference to the fact that elephants are supposedly the only mammals who can't jump.  

*"Strong Sad's Lament" is a reference to a famous section of a Catullus poem (in Latin) called "Ariadne's Lament."

*"Arts b/w Crafts" in Strong Sad's profile is a reference to the titles of old vinyl singles and LP's, when "b/w" was an abbreviation put between the a-side name and b-side name which stood for "backed with".

*Gregor Mendel is known as "the father of all genetics."

*3.14 are the first 3 digits of pi, and it is mentioned twice.
**Strong Sad remembered his password at 3:14 PM.
**Homsar's e-vite is on March 14, or 3-14. March 14 is also Pi Day.

*The title of the 8/26/04 entry, "History Lesson Part II," is also the title of a song by the Minutemen (from 1984's ''Double Nickels on the Dime'' LP).

=== Inside References ===

*"[[Saddy Dumpington]]" playing a washboard may be a reference to [[20X6 vs. 1936]].

*"meh" is one of Strong Sad's emotions, and it also is frequently said by [[The Cheat]].

== External Links ==
*[http://www.homestarrunner.com/sadjournal/index.html read "Strong Sad's Lament"]


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