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Flashback: Janet Jackson - Lets Wait Awhile. Let’s wait...

Sun, 13 Dec 2009 23:39:42 -0500

Flashback: Janet Jackson - Lets Wait Awhile.

Let’s wait awhile… or at least until we’re stranded on top of a building… in complete isolation… overnight…

Quote of the Day

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 15:12:08 -0500

What we call our destiny is truly our character, and that character can be altered. The knowledge that we are responsible for our actions and attitudes does not need to be discouraging, because it also means that we are free to change this destiny. One is not in bondage to the past which has shaped our feelings, race, inheritance, background. All this can be altered if we have the courage to examine how it formed us. We can alter the chemistry provided we have the courage to dissect the elements. -Anais Nin

Expect Nothing

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 16:53:07 -0500

There is a Zen philosophy called “Beginners Mind” that intrigues me. Beginner’s mind is the mind that is innocent of preconceptions and expectations, judgments and prejudices. It is used to explore and observe and see things for what they are. You can kind of think of it as the mind of a small child. Children are full of curiosity, wonder and amazement. Children constantly ask questions, wondering what this is or what that means … all while not approaching things with a fixed idea or prior judgment … they’re just full of questions. I wonder if I am capable of having such a mindset. I’m quite sure that something like that is extremely difficult to achieve at my age … for I have established my own view-points and habits by now. I have lost the innocence of childhood as it is the way of the world to do so. Children go from being the ones that ask the questions to being the ones who know the answers. Unfortunately it seems that we lose a lot in knowing. When we know something …we close ourselves to other possibilities. It seems that as you grow older you’re more interested in knowing than in being alert and awake to what is actually happening. Now please don’t misunderstand, I am in no way promoting ignorance. I am however suggesting that I need to grab back the sense of awe that I had as a child. I want to embrace the fact that I can learn something different even if it is a subject I have explored many times before. I want to realize that if I just keep looking I will see something new. I do not intend to put down the mind that knows things (the expert mind) … I just want to be able to shut it off sometimes and be open to everything. In the beginner’s mind the possibilities are endless whereas in the expert mind they are limited. All this being said …my new year’s mantra is “expect nothing.” Without expectations I won’t be disappointed nor will I have limitations on the things I can do/achieve. We’ve all had our expectations to crumble before our very eyes …and it can be a very painful experience. Without expectations I will have no constraints on the things I can experience and accomplish. I will only do things because I want to … not because I have to … and I think everything I want will manifest into my life quite effortlessly this way.

There comes a time, when you learn that negative feelings such as anger, envy and resentment must be understood and redirected or they will suffocate the life out of you and poison the universe that surrounds you. You learn to be thankful and to take care of many of the simple things we take for granted, things that millions of people upon the earth can only dream about.

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 01:09:00 -0500

There comes a time when you realize that in the real world there aren’t always fairy tale endings, and that any guarantee of “happily ever after” must begin with you…and in the process a sense of peace and calm is born of acceptance.

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 01:06:05 -0500

Thelonious Monk - Blue Monk (Oslo, April 1966)

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 21:41:19 -0500

Thelonious Monk - Blue Monk (Oslo, April 1966)

I don't fear commitment, just commitment to idiots.

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 17:29:35 -0500

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Experimental short film Design and animation by Selfburning,...

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 00:43:58 -0500

Experimental short film Design and animation by Selfburning, Sound design by Alexey Devyanin.

I hate Off-Beatniks

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:22:03 -0500

Some people, for whatever reason, simply cannot catch the beat of a song. I refer to them as the off-beatniks. It’s like these people are cats and rhythm is a dangling piece of string. They jump, scratch and claw the air, trying their hardest to get the string, but they just can’t do it. And the thing is, they expend tons of energy flailing and gyrating for naught. You don’t need energy to be a decent dancer, you just need to be able to count. Unless you’re listening to 300 beat-per-minute techno music, the beat is usually on two and four. Work with me here: one, *clap*, three, *clap*. Repeat until end of song. Simple.

aftertheparty: Currently listening.

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:56:35 -0500

aftertheparty:

Currently listening.

Isolation, solitude, being alone-these words derive a connotation of growth and progress. They emphasize a deeper understanding not only of one’s surroundings, but also of the most significant and empowering quality-finding oneself within the present moment.

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:28:52 -0500

My life have taught me one vital thing and that is: I came into this world alone. I shall leave it alone. And, if I have to live in it alone, so be it! I contend to live it in peace with myself.

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:25:38 -0500

Drive Slow: “You’re one in a million, You’ve...

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 21:29:27 -0500

Drive Slow: “You’re one in a million, You’ve got to burn to shine, But you were born under a bad sign, With a blue moon in your eyes.” Slick, stylish and ineffably cool, these were perhaps the defining words I use to create this short clip. Also mention goes to the uncreditied star of the film; Toronto.

Reality has this violent way of shaking you to get you to pay attention even when you don’t want to. It forces you back on track, not caring if it crushes a dream or two in the process.

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:19:56 -0500

Karma doesn't give a shit if you believe in it or not. It will still bite you in the ass.

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:52:01 -0500

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Happy Halloween suckers! I’m dressed as a homeless Iraqi...

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 22:44:00 -0400

Happy Halloween suckers! I’m dressed as a homeless Iraqi vet. All proceeds go towards a homeless shelter or the first homeless person I see.

On my Journeys

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 11:43:35 -0400

On my Journeys

President Obama salutes fallen soldier. This is so beautiful to...

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:34:16 -0400

President Obama salutes fallen soldier. This is so beautiful to me. Seriously. (via lalaaaa)

I hate bad parents. Psychology is a major in college, it is not for your bad ass 8 year old who constantly misbehaves. It is funny to me to see a person try to reason with his/her child when the child is acting a damn fool. Just tell them what is . . what was. . .and what will be and assert your authority. YOU are the parent not them. Also spanking is not abuse. Grabbing your child and dragging them out the store to pop them on the rear and scold them is not a crime in my eyes. They won’t be psychologically traumatized by this. I was spanked as a kid and I came out fine. . . well kinda.

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:32:35 -0400

Women often don’t know why they are attracted to something or someone. But when they are, it’s difficult to for them to deny even when they can’t figure out why or if it doesn’t meet their “criteria.” when you learn to create and pick up on this inner tension you can manipulate it without being fake or criminal. The one thing that all men can learn to motivate women, no matter your looks, is the art of creating anticipation and creating mental sexual tension. No money or muscles required.

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 23:03:55 -0400