120 years from now...

...no one currently on this Earth will still be alive.  At least not in body.  Thus, we should work to appreciate the relationships we have in every living being around us, including creatures and those who breathe carbon dioxide.

Our beliefs do create our reality and our thoughts give us a big clue as to what were believing, therefore we can get clues to -and/or close to- our reality. 

no rain

seriously, there are about 4 common place things that I'm used to being a certain way/place that I noted were moved/off. Is there someone in my house?

sit home and rot

the title of this actually only pertains to the song I'm listening to, but it brings up a good point. A microscopic point. If we are only one person, in a timeline that has been sort of determined but honestly not really, in a species that only exists on this planet, in a planet filled multiverse....then what ripple can we make? What's the point? I don't say that in a negative way, just merely wondering how tiny we are in the scheme of things? (side note, I just did a quick spell check because I spelled scheme wrong and I knew it....and this program doesn't know the word multiverse. Funny, yet not quite discovered yet....however, inevitably true eventually).

So our size....back to that. I like to look at the macro side of life.....enjoy bugs, tiny details, observations and life on a level that most shrug off. But even if you zoomed in to the higher details, rather larger details that are me, my family, my vision, heck even celebrities....none of it matters that much in the grand scheme of things. It's kinda depressing. You live every day, worrying, wondering (a whole lot of it), wishing, etc....but what for? I don't mean to be that depressing guy with that depressing thought....I'm just saying it literally. Funny thing is, I think this now but tomorrow I will be pondering over some emotion that really doesn't add up in the grand scheme of things. Some peptide revolving around my hypothalamus that doesn't have any effect on anything but that particular moment....

I was staring at Betelgeuse and Rigel tonight http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Orion_constellation_map.png and thinking about how they completely dwarf our sun, much less us....and then thinking back, nearly zooming in on myself, and I realize WTF. My emotions actually go whack during moments like this...should I think YEAH THIS IS AWESOME!!! or rather 'holy crap....life is so short, enjoy as much as you can while you are around'?

I also feel wonderful.....but I nearly can stand it, all at the same time. What's one tiny human brain supposed to think?

I think I just realized something this very moment. My thoughts won't go on.......but those thoughts of others (which could be effected by me) will go on. Powerful.

Right now I can say, I love everything. No lie.....also, I wonder about everything that ever existed.

http://www.freeway-youth.co.za/Portals/0/Moving%20Graphics/Universe.gif

TMBG

honestly, as I stood there last night - mesmerized and in awe - wishing the evening would never end.....I realized the make believe world They Might Be Giants has created.....the happy go lucky fun zone they've poured into all of us.....just makes this world grand - so much so that I got an overwhelming feeling during the night that it is okay to bring kids into this crazy world. THEY, literally, make it a happy world worth raising kids in. If you don't know what I am talking about, you need to get their albums and also some kids.

feelings? y/n

do you think wasted (unused) food has emotional feelings?

For instance, the creamer I forgot to use today....he got to a point where he got old and I had to throw him away....is he sad because he wasn't used for what he was put on this Earth for? Does that crush him that his purpose wasn't achieved?

Or is it the opposite - that now he is in my waste container and NOT in my intestines.....which I can imagine is quite scary itself.....does he really win this battle?

somthing fun

inspired by my buddy's blog, let's see what responses we get from this. Take 6 descriptive words to describe YOURSELF and post them to the comments section. I'll start:


pirate, elevatormusak, sports, passion, sarcasm, family


your turn

Birds

This is the second of potentially many snapshots of my saved past writings. click the picture to see it larger.

Lucidness

I have books about lucid dreaming, which are easy reads that I can bring in for you if you like. They are roughly 70 pages in total. It is partially necessary to read up on this to teach your mind how to prepare for lucidity and to create the technique that suits you best. It teaches you how to think as you are going to sleep. It teaches you how to focus on the surroundings and the sounds you hear and ask yourself, or rather tell yourself, that these are real and I am not asleep yet. You just keep thinking, “Is that real? Am I asleep yet?” Then you get to the point where you are actually asking yourself that question as you fall asleep and then as you enter the actual dream state. At this time (with practice) you can realize that you are dreaming as you ask these questions and what you are seeing/thinking is not real etc. Once you realize this and get good at this technique, you can perform lucid dreams all the time.


It also teaches you to look for certain things - I forget what they are called right now, but let's call them hotspots. Like for me, if I dream about being back in my old neighborhood or even about Sam, I know it isn't real and thus I tell myself that I am in a dream.


The part I struggle with is when I realize I am in a dream and the dream has officially become “lucid”. I have to tell myself to remain calm and not to get too excited for this excitement wakes me right up and my lucidity only lasts as long as a few flying maneuvers (which is the first thing I do each time I lucid dream). Normally when I fly around a bit I tell myself to spin mid-flight, because I read once that spinning can cause a drastic background or other type of change in a dream while in the lucid state - this is when I normally wake up. Bummer.


There is also a technique where you put a dot on your hand for a few days/weeks in a row. You end up getting used to looking at the dot and each time you look you tell yourself that you are awake. Eventually you will look at your hand in your dream and likely see no dot, thus you can trigger your mind to realize you are asleep. See, it is all about training your brain. Some people are so good that they do it every night. That would be awesome. I have only done it approximately 35 times and to be honest don't think about it enough prior to bedtime or I end up falling asleep with the TV on or something so I am distracted mentally. I keep meaning to get this book off my book shelf and merely place it on my night stand so I see it just before heading to la-la land each night.


Lucidity is by far the most exhilarating event that I have experienced with the exception of the video of Aunt Janice not watching her large nephew on that amusement park ride.


P.S. You don't need to borrow the book now, I just taught you everything you need to know. That'll be $13 please.


P.P.S. I think everyone dreams but only a certain percentage of people can remember them, and only a certain percentage of those people can retain the dream in memory longer than the first few minutes after they have awaken. I used to have a journal of dreams. When I read old entries, I can picture the exact dream as if it was the night I originally dreamt it. They also recommend doing that (journal) to help you remember dreams and experience lucidity better.

Can we rekindle this conversation?

A) A friend of mine claims that saying "God Bless You" after a sneeze is a pagan ritual of some sort.


B) Don’t you think instead we should say, "May God Bless You" when we first see someone in the morning as more of a spraying of holy words uponst a person to protect them and make them mentally prepared as well as mentally well? And then when someone sneezes we say, "Good Morning" as in I hope you have a good rest of the morning now that you have just sneezed. Basically now that your sneeze is over I hope you - starting just now - have a good morning?


>>> Friend X >>>
I heard that saying God bless you was because your heart temporarily stops when you sneeze, and God will help it start back up when you're done sneezing. So when you see someone sneeze and immediately afterwards they are still alive, you just witnessed a miracle. Understand?


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bless_you


I liked this explanation the best:
"Your soul can be thrown from your body when you sneeze, and saying "bless you" prevents your soul from being stolen by Satan or some evil spirit. Thus, "bless you" or "God bless you" is used as a sort of shield against evil."


I had a thought (regard) the other night. Have you ever had deja vu? Well I had it twice last week alone. Deja vu is a concept that always blew my mind, honestly why do you think it happens? Did time fold over on itself and you're re-doing something you've already done and you're remembering the first time as you do it again?


>>> Me >>>
Or is it just a recurrence of a situation that is so similar to a previous situation that it's virtually identical? Yes, I believe it is this.


>>> Friend X >>>
Whatever it is, it only lasts for a few seconds and then the feeling is gone. Anyway, my thought/point is that I am going to start keeping a log of my deja vu experiences inclusive of the day, time and situation (action being performed and the whatever I was thinking about at the time). Then after about a year I will look at my data, graph it and look for patterns. My goal is to figure out an equation for calculating my next deja vu experience, and then you can come over and be there to videotape it when it happens and then we can put it on You Tube, titled "Guy having Deja Vu at XYZ o'clock, date". Get back to me ASAP on this.


>>> Me >>>
Even more powerful is the viewing of an oasis. Wow, that is crazy bro. Ya' ever see that bro?


>>> Friend X >>>
Yeah but what if it's this: when you die you immediately restart your life at the beginning in 1976, and each time you get to make new choices and lead your life into a different direction, but every once in a while you cross over times where you were doing/thinking the same exact thing at the same time in your previous life, causing a temporal rift in the universe that we know as deja vu? Q, this is the answer. Just say yes. In your reply to this, just put yes:


>>> Me >>>
Yes. Why didn’t you talk about the oasis phenomenon? Back to deja vu and your thoughts - seriously that's impossible. Haven't you ever seen Back to the Future? You can't mess with the items or events that occurred in the past or it will change everyone else's life, i.e. don't kiss your mom at the dance. But, I don't want to discredit your thoughts, because I think they are strangely brilliant although likely wrong. However it does give me some other thoughts about stuff like folding time. I just think deja vu is always very stupid for me - like I remember my wife saying something about the same thing in the same tone just a few days ago. It always happens only a few days apart. It isn't like I got deja vu from 19 years ago, just now. Are yours normally relatively close together? I think it probably has something to do with your mind playing tricks on you and likely the first event was close in similarity to the second and your brain, albeit simple, got totally confused.


Does the other person involved, if your deja vu involves another person, ever have it too along with you? Mine never does. They just look at me like, "okay Q, whatever". Normally I yell it too, like this "WOW, DEJA VU - Did you feel that???” What boggles my mind is that we only tap like 30% of our brain's potential. I always wanted to find a way to think really hard and tap into mine more, and get to like 75%. That would mean at that point I could throw things across the room with my brain. I can't wait until I find that way to tap into my brain harder and better. When that happens I could be pouring coffee on your head from way over here, with my brain.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deja_vu


>>> Friend X >>>
In my next life I will watch American Psycho in the theatre on opening night.


>>> Me >>>
Let's talk about exorcisms now. Earlier when I was reading your rant I thought how these were probably faked in the past and then I remembered about the Latin etc. that is spurted out and realized that the devil really does enter certain people through out time. What's up with that friend? Sometimes that scares the crap out of me, possessed people that is. Now they just throw them into a padded room and dose them up and never let anyone know what really goes on.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demonic_possession


>>> Friend X >>>
Agreed, exorcisms are crazy and blow my mind. If I were to have a top 10 list of things that are unexplainable and I want answers to asap, the list would include: nothing in space, where does the universe end and what is on the other side, deja vu, evil possessions, and fire (seriously, what the heck is it, it's not alive and doesn't have mass and isn't made of electricity like lightning, yet it grows and is always pissed and it's sole purpose is to consume and destroy. Is fire a demon?) I'd also like to know more about being inside the inside-out disco ball and what it would look like to shine a flashlight in.


Let me know what would be on your top ten list, I'll get started on my final draft.


>>> Me >>>
1. body overtake/possession
2. aliens (in general I need to know more about this)
3. government secrets etc.; things they hide (aliens, underground lairs, etc.) and certain truths versus what they tell the public
4. space: how far does it go? distance wise and what the heck is out there? is it evil?
5. spontaneous combustion - I know there are specials about this, but I sort of don't buy it. I need the truth
6. alien abduction
7. folding time
8. the afterlife
9. how twins think alike etc.
10. ghosts

- Do people behave like their true selves in dreams? -

Without having done any prior research on the topic, this thought came up today during a conversion with my pal about Hollywood deaths (don't ask how we jumped from one topic to the other). The thought revolved around the substance of a person's dream when compared to the person who is dreaming it. Basically does someone who takes no risks, has no impure thoughts, and is outright bland in brain thought end up having bland dreams about happy-go-lucky things like tulips, eating cereal, and filing documents at work? Or can/do they have demented dreams that make them feel as if they have sinned when they awake (for a lack of a better description)? And also for the opposite personality: does your typical horror/sci-fi movie watcher who isn't scared to think outside the box end up dreaming more crazy-styled dreams?


I am sure there has been research about topics similar to this...and I need to check into that, but it is a good question to me. Does your normal brain, your normal thoughts, and your normal actions end up directly influencing your daily dreams? Does the person you are when you are awake end up molding your dream state?


My dreams are crazy yet pretty true to what my brain thinks daily. However I don't really know any other way to think because I'm just me - in comparison I don't know what someone with other brain thoughts thinks or dreams either. I guess that is part of the question. I need to research the stats on this pronto. In my dreams I still have a healthy conscience. For example, I will never cheat on my wife in my dreams (stupid conscience won't even let me get away with one freebie while sleeping, haha). Also I won't do harmful things to someone in my dreams, unless they are a burglar - even so it is pretty harmless (and in slow motion). These I believe are an attribute to my normal awake brain functions and thoughts. Whereas overall I feel I am a kind person who means well. Then there is the zany side of my dreams, which I'd like to think everyone gets the luxury of experiencing. For example when I am flying around with Ving Rhames on a surf board in Hummelstown looking for the golden bird of supreme power. I also have many scary dreams which are probably directly linked to the horror movies I watch just prior to going to bed. With all of that said and to regroup to the main point - if I did nothing but focus on goodness and boringness my whole life - would I then dream that way?


Anyways, get back to me on this if you have an opinion or know more about this topic than I. I'll also have to do some research and get back to myself.


Here are two bonus thoughts to think about along these lines...if any of the above holds true in any sense, what's the deal with people who can't dream or rather can't remember their dreams? And, how does lucid dreaming effect the above discussions and also potentially your normal awake life? That's another blog topic altogether.

--why--

This is the first of potentially many snapshots of my writings from the past. Who knows if I will keep this up? It might be too scary for some as it will give you a glimpse of that which is my brain. But to most who know me you will understand the thought flow. Those that don't know me well will indeed drool.

.click the picture to see it larger.

funny word Fathom

Things that Fathom the Q (in alphabetic order):

• Aliens
• Britney's Spears' life. Dudes seriously, when she dies (possibly like we felt with Anna Nicole) will you shed a tear? At this point her perfect life has become so messed up thanks to being a celebrity that it even effects her little sis.
• Enemy UAB
• Facilities that store things
• Gary Oldman
• Nutrients. What else can be said, I mean what the F is up with nutrients?
• Out-of-place artifacts
• Politics and the crazy lies
• Porphobilinigen 9
• Richard Marx
• Romeo: in approximately 9th grade there was either a song named Romeo or an artist named Romeo. Well, I need this for my iPod and I can't find it anywhere. Help please...I am asking nicely and yes there is a reward. This has nothing to do with Lil' Romeo, but rather someone that sounded like Richard Marx but looked like Dio.
• Sentinal City and also Colorado City with Warren Jeffs
• Spidey 3 was soooooo terribly bad. NEVER ever see it. No fathoms here except that I as duped.
• Stroszek by Werner H.
• Swear words and how that is bad actually. I could see with minors, but really...seriously...we have all heard them - so let's stop getting up in arms about it.
• Tar Man

force more out of your brain...

I just read an article featured on MSN.com written by Bill Nye that science guy. I am not sure if copyright laws allow me to post the link to the article here or not, so for now I will not be doing that. It was good reading in general, one which makes you think. It made me ponder the following: I am sure most would agree that people like to think about space and the unknown from time to time – but imagine if in a few years the ‘human civilization’ can actually prove there is life outside of what we currently know. Not only will that be cool, but it will also change our thinking and everything forever. Even finding the presence of water will make scientists freak out and thus prove that life can or did or will exist elsewhere. Keep in mind this is only from searching that which is nearby to Earth (aka the moon and Mars). Imagine if we knew what was near the star Betelgeuse (the surrounding planets that might exist around the star that is). If you look up some information about this topic you’ll find the vastness is immense and most is unknown *obviously*. But I believe that scientists are aware of a lot more than we know. Meaning that scientists have pinpointed so many of the stars, estimated the amount of stars in our galaxy, and named most of them. Even if the names are mere numbers and letters categorically grouped. They even have an idea of how far some of “it” goes (certain stars etc.), not to say that scientists know where the end of the realm of dark-space-land is; but it is more than I knew we knew if you know what I’m saying.


In a conversation I had with someone today about this similar topic they asked me how do we know that there aren't organisms out there that are indeed NOT dependant on oxygen or water to live? Wow, what a good question. My thoughts are we technically only know our own version of science, right? But what if the gaseous planets have "things" that can breathe (if that is what they call it, silly word) and exist in the presence of that specific planet's gases. Yet another crazy tangent that I would be willing to bet is a complete possibility. Thanks for the thought there friend. Oh, and thanks to Bill Nye too (forgot to give him props earlier).


All I know is that I want to be there when the actual meetings of other civilizations from other planets occur. When they come to Earth. Or rather, I want to still be alive on this Earth when it happens, I don’t necessarily want to be the person that actually does the encountering and has the first discussion with these said aliens (although that would be a heck of a story to tell). I actually believe when this event happens it will be very peaceful. I say "when" with certainty that this will happen at some time, maybe not while I'm alive, but it will at some point. If I am wrong well then, well, so be it I guess. Anyway, we can do such things as share different fruits with each other (“Here alien, try a banana”) and challenge one another to spoon bending contests using only your minds. You lose, hahaha ZAP.


For those that know more about this topic than I please do share with a comment. I am by no means an expert on this and I am more just speculating about possibilities and throwing some thoughts out there for me and others to ponder. Taking more of an observer-of-life kind of stance if you will. Curiosity. Thus, if we have indeed found water on other planets, and you know about this because you watch the news, please let me know.


Imagine if the previous alien sightings over time were indeed the last time this will ever occur during our generation’s lifetime and for 1,000s of years to come. What if the aliens (those guys with green faces and long skinny chins and orb-like-big-brained heads and googly eyes) have actually killed themselves off due to getting too smart for their own good or something of the like and they imploded their own civilization. Then, there will forever be a time in history - ending in the early 1980's and starting way back in the time of the Bible - where for a few hundred years there were hints at alien visits via cave drawings and stories and accidental sightings and fragments of metals on the earth which we cannot explain. People in the year 3441 will look back at this time and wish they were alive back when these sightings were still occurring, so they might have a chance to see one for themselves. When in reality for most of us who live now all we know is speculation and it is most likely just hundreds of slight-of-the-eye falsehoods. After time has advanced and secrets leak, the future historians can piece together our time on Earth and discover more truths than we even know now. Even though we are actually experiencing whatever it may be. Sort of strange, but probably not too far off.


One more quick thing, and I will keep it quick because I don't know ANYTHING about this at all yet but am curious: someone else told me the other day that the Bible and other items tell stories and have pictures that show/depict aliens and spacecraft in the background. Not sure if this is confirmed in anyway but I would love to hear from someone who knows about this in more detail. That is fascinating if you ask me. That there were drawings from back then which show spacecraft - back when we didn't have flight yet???!!! Awesome.

the warm

It is sad that most people treat the effects of global warming as an inconvenience. That is a powerful and in your face title of the documentary. I wouldn't think the movie would be entertaining but more factual. I also think 50 years after Gore has died, people will remember him as the forefather that took this topic, supported it, and ran with it - the first big name guy to really care and try as best as he could to put this information in the faces of the people of the world. Even though only like a fourth of the people listen, if that.

It is sad to think that people actually take what we have for granted including the selfish behavior of them not considering future generations and the effects it will have on them. We have to fix this now and it starts with us, and our kids, and their kids. If our waste and smog and other can slowly destroy the atmosphere that surrounds us then that should be really scary to people. The earth has lasted a long time, but so did the dinosaurs. Get it?

I feel a bit out of touch with this stuff and even a bit rusty. It has been a long time since I studied this or read up on it. I could use a refresher. As I wrote what I did above I found myself almost forgetting the "definition". If I am struggling then what about people who aren't ecologists? They must be completely oblivious. Your thoughts? If none I hope you at least thought about it.