oh joyous is the day when the mad lose themselves to normalcy
the buzzing disappears
or rather
appears diminished
when the mad lose
themselves
to normalcy
when the mad
forget their madness
or lose it
to the crowd
the ever rising risk
a return
to remember
the madness
is to hear those crazed sonics
the kind of noises
the sane do not hear
oh piteous is the day when the mad regain their madness
to forget that one is mad
for a day a week a year
is such a thing
harder to return from
than what
the sane might feel
the sonics of a man who forgot that he was mad
will return
full force
seeming stronger
with a loathing
for forgetting
that they cannot
be normal
sonics in the ear
will cause the mad
to lose themselves to normalcy
oh a false normalcy it is
but feeling
for a day a week a year
that one is not mad
that one is sane
will bring destruction
there comes a time
in the life
of every madman
when
for a day a week a year
they lose themselves
to a constant
where feeling safe
and feeling sane
will plug the neurons
and block those crazed sonics
that feed off dischordic motion
of a malfunctioning
perception
when the sounds return
the mad will fully realize
they are long beyond the rest
its not a bad thing
for the sonics to come back
the mad can learn to miss them
and feel complete when they return
it's time to relinquish
the hope for
normalcy
dashed, finally back
to hearing oh so loudly
the crazed sonics of a madman
3/15/10
#74 - Mic Check
those static clicks, when a cable turns
rolling in its grave circumstance
or bad entangled situation
those hissing breaks, when a cable shifts
sliding over others and under more
or grouped with split wires
those cackling, creaking sounds
when a mic has been damaged
or incorrectly connected
to a device of ampli(fi)cation
i cringe to the beauty of my mistaken
incompetence
when i create sounds that were
NOT meant to be
but bring forth the danger
and clatter
of how the world really is
all when cable is adjusted
for the mic check
that is a live performance
rolling in its grave circumstance
or bad entangled situation
those hissing breaks, when a cable shifts
sliding over others and under more
or grouped with split wires
those cackling, creaking sounds
when a mic has been damaged
or incorrectly connected
to a device of ampli(fi)cation
i cringe to the beauty of my mistaken
incompetence
when i create sounds that were
NOT meant to be
but bring forth the danger
and clatter
of how the world really is
all when cable is adjusted
for the mic check
that is a live performance
3/14/10
#73 - Words of Unrest
there are days when i get the urge to run through the streets gathering those who are appalled with the current governmental procedures
but then there are days when my unrest is overcome by the morose and dying thoughts of boredom
there are days when i get the urge to march on the doors of elected officials to scream bloody murder
but then there are days when my unrest is second to lost hope and fear of failure or success
there are days when i get the urge to preach about the wrongs of those that serve us in places of power
but then there are days when my unrest is not enough to get me standing against the present systems
there are days when i get the urge to do something
but then there are days when i get the urge to do nothing
but then there are days when my unrest is overcome by the morose and dying thoughts of boredom
there are days when i get the urge to march on the doors of elected officials to scream bloody murder
but then there are days when my unrest is second to lost hope and fear of failure or success
there are days when i get the urge to preach about the wrongs of those that serve us in places of power
but then there are days when my unrest is not enough to get me standing against the present systems
there are days when i get the urge to do something
but then there are days when i get the urge to do nothing
3/13/10
#72 - Bells
So the last few days i've been playing with an old bell kit my younger brother got when studying percussion in his youth. A while back my parents were cleaning up their house and thought about getting rid of it.
"Why would we ever need this?" was their sentiment.
"To make noise of course." was my expected response when i found out about their plan to get rid of it.
It had no mallets, but it had the stand and the little snare practice pad along with the bell kit itself in a nice case. Needless to say i knew that i could put it to good use. An would get more out of it than trying to sell it to some middle school band kid. (although the though of some kid annoying his parents all day with shrill uncoordinated playing is music to my ears)
I really am starting to love this thing, and every time i walk by it i feel the need to band on it for at least a few seconds (or occasionally just hit one note really hard and admire its tone).
My only issue is that after buying some mallets, i'm not sure if i bought the right ones...i mean they work and sound great, but as an untrained hitter of metal strips what am i to do?
i got some medium rubber oval mallets...they are blue (the handles too)
but should i have gone with soft? or hard? or wound yarn of specific hardness???
too many choices....
i guess all i can do is play this little bell kit to my heart's content and incorporate it into my live gig and albums...i've already written 2 songs for it..and have some super fun jams that are perfectly composed but give me an idea of what to do with it when i play live...i'm working on crafting my next live set to showcase it....
i really love making noise with this thing...and to think, i saved it from an unknown future of annoying parents just to be used as something to annoy myself and those who listen to my sonic art.
"Why would we ever need this?" was their sentiment.
"To make noise of course." was my expected response when i found out about their plan to get rid of it.
It had no mallets, but it had the stand and the little snare practice pad along with the bell kit itself in a nice case. Needless to say i knew that i could put it to good use. An would get more out of it than trying to sell it to some middle school band kid. (although the though of some kid annoying his parents all day with shrill uncoordinated playing is music to my ears)
I really am starting to love this thing, and every time i walk by it i feel the need to band on it for at least a few seconds (or occasionally just hit one note really hard and admire its tone).
My only issue is that after buying some mallets, i'm not sure if i bought the right ones...i mean they work and sound great, but as an untrained hitter of metal strips what am i to do?
i got some medium rubber oval mallets...they are blue (the handles too)
but should i have gone with soft? or hard? or wound yarn of specific hardness???
too many choices....
i guess all i can do is play this little bell kit to my heart's content and incorporate it into my live gig and albums...i've already written 2 songs for it..and have some super fun jams that are perfectly composed but give me an idea of what to do with it when i play live...i'm working on crafting my next live set to showcase it....
i really love making noise with this thing...and to think, i saved it from an unknown future of annoying parents just to be used as something to annoy myself and those who listen to my sonic art.
2/1/10
#32 - Updates failing
as february is the month in which i will be working on my rpm album, i'm going to be putting off this blog for a short time...i will at a later date go back and fill in all the missing dates
and will keep the posts number correct and fill 32-59 sometime durning march of april
i know its not the most honest way to write something everday...but between working at the legislature overtime, no internet until feb is almost over and working on creating a full album in a month, i don't think my word based artistic expression would be easily done, or anything worthwhile (not that what i write other times is actually worth anything)
just saying i want to provide you with quality and during this month i'll be too lazy to do so....
being busy is an awful excuse...but can you forgive me?
and will keep the posts number correct and fill 32-59 sometime durning march of april
i know its not the most honest way to write something everday...but between working at the legislature overtime, no internet until feb is almost over and working on creating a full album in a month, i don't think my word based artistic expression would be easily done, or anything worthwhile (not that what i write other times is actually worth anything)
just saying i want to provide you with quality and during this month i'll be too lazy to do so....
being busy is an awful excuse...but can you forgive me?
1/31/10
#31 - Kindergarden Gunnery
I finally had a good idea for the name of a music venue I've wanted to open for a while. Now i do plan to have multiple outlets for art someday, but at least one of them will be a downtown performance venue in some city here in America.
It will be called the "Kindergarden Gunnery"
There will be a standard event structure for the week, though according to touring plans some days might change their structure.
Here is a quick estimation of my plans....
Sunday - brunch festivals once a month, evenings will be low key neo-classical/ambient
Monday - staged readings of local writers and occasional art shows
Tuesday - live film scoring by experimental bands
Wednesday - metal shows
Thursday - noise shows
Friday - eclectic all nighters
Saturday - monthly "make art days", evenings will be bizarre theme nights
It will be called the "Kindergarden Gunnery"
There will be a standard event structure for the week, though according to touring plans some days might change their structure.
Here is a quick estimation of my plans....
Sunday - brunch festivals once a month, evenings will be low key neo-classical/ambient
Monday - staged readings of local writers and occasional art shows
Tuesday - live film scoring by experimental bands
Wednesday - metal shows
Thursday - noise shows
Friday - eclectic all nighters
Saturday - monthly "make art days", evenings will be bizarre theme nights
1/30/10
#30 - Trial by Fir Tree?
Can a tree be used in the fiction realm as the antagonist?
Are there any books out there that use a fir tree specifically as the evil or opposing force of the main characters development/journey?
i don't know...obviously anything could be used this way in a fictional world...no matter how we might view that "thing" in our daily lives
in these situations do we use the old "trial by fire" concept, merely replacing fire with that which is causing the difficulty of progression?
aside from lumberjacks and developers can you think of anyone that might need a trial by fir tree?
i think "trial by fir tree" is a funny and underused phrased...can you work it into conversation next weekend?
Are there any books out there that use a fir tree specifically as the evil or opposing force of the main characters development/journey?
i don't know...obviously anything could be used this way in a fictional world...no matter how we might view that "thing" in our daily lives
in these situations do we use the old "trial by fire" concept, merely replacing fire with that which is causing the difficulty of progression?
aside from lumberjacks and developers can you think of anyone that might need a trial by fir tree?
i think "trial by fir tree" is a funny and underused phrased...can you work it into conversation next weekend?
1/29/10
#29 - pour c lin
white porous surface
glazed over by gels and fire
a breakable and hard surface once cooled
painted are you pretty
to illustrate
a fake of something
yet as an object
poor sea len is real
if a mug or cup
then pour c lin
will hold with the grace
or face of a doll
they may carve you
they may shape you
the strength of you existence
may vary
when methods of production change
lain out for visual stimuli
porcelain
glazed over by gels and fire
a breakable and hard surface once cooled
painted are you pretty
to illustrate
a fake of something
yet as an object
poor sea len is real
if a mug or cup
then pour c lin
will hold with the grace
or face of a doll
they may carve you
they may shape you
the strength of you existence
may vary
when methods of production change
lain out for visual stimuli
porcelain
1/28/10
#28 - Solids
Solidify the innate mass
of planets or of stars
solidify the innate mass
of deserts or of cars
solidify the innate mass
of animal and human souls
take the gelatin of life
and freeze it
to solidify
that which understanding
does not come of
that which evaluation
does not come to
that which comprehension
does not come from
i guess most
must find the liquid or the gas of life
and turn it solid
solid is stable
solid is fixed
solid is not fluid
life is not solids
of planets or of stars
solidify the innate mass
of deserts or of cars
solidify the innate mass
of animal and human souls
take the gelatin of life
and freeze it
to solidify
that which understanding
does not come of
that which evaluation
does not come to
that which comprehension
does not come from
i guess most
must find the liquid or the gas of life
and turn it solid
solid is stable
solid is fixed
solid is not fluid
life is not solids
1/27/10
#27 - Broken Books
When a book breaks what happens? Do we mourne? Do we trash it?
What exactly is "broken" when talking about books?
Are we talking about the actually physical state of the object know as book? Spine ripped? Pages torn? chunks missing?
Are we talking about the function of the text? misprints, spacing or blotches? wrong words? imperfect printing?
Are we talking about the literary content? failed plot? uninteresting characters? broken narrative?
We must first define how a book can be broken before we attempt to discover what happens to broken books?
what's your thoughts?
What exactly is "broken" when talking about books?
Are we talking about the actually physical state of the object know as book? Spine ripped? Pages torn? chunks missing?
Are we talking about the function of the text? misprints, spacing or blotches? wrong words? imperfect printing?
Are we talking about the literary content? failed plot? uninteresting characters? broken narrative?
We must first define how a book can be broken before we attempt to discover what happens to broken books?
what's your thoughts?
1/26/10
#26 - A list of processes that amaze me
1. making glass - grit to clear and smooth?
2. writing data - images as 1's and 0's?
3. playing/making records - grooves = vibrations = sound?
4. light refraction - violent destruction of white?
5. cooking with lemon - acid burns the food to perfection?
6. photosynthesis - its not just a cool word?
7. cell mitosis - let's split?
8. line based telecommunication - you can hear me from a wire?
9. wireless telecommunication - you can hear me from nothingness???
10. the spark of the human brain - connectivity?
2. writing data - images as 1's and 0's?
3. playing/making records - grooves = vibrations = sound?
4. light refraction - violent destruction of white?
5. cooking with lemon - acid burns the food to perfection?
6. photosynthesis - its not just a cool word?
7. cell mitosis - let's split?
8. line based telecommunication - you can hear me from a wire?
9. wireless telecommunication - you can hear me from nothingness???
10. the spark of the human brain - connectivity?
1/25/10
#25 - Sorted
let the daily task of choosing
a category for your life
be something taken in each morning
and never let another guide your hand
in sorting out that great mess
which is you placement in the puzzle
let the label of your canon
disintegrate each day
organized by winds
or other powers of nature
and resist the solidity of others
let the movement of groupings
open little spots
to fill between
the stable and broken
let the internal force
pull your direction
but don't ignore when it changes
let the daily task of choosing
become a sacred task
and never let yourself be sorted
a category for your life
be something taken in each morning
and never let another guide your hand
in sorting out that great mess
which is you placement in the puzzle
let the label of your canon
disintegrate each day
organized by winds
or other powers of nature
and resist the solidity of others
let the movement of groupings
open little spots
to fill between
the stable and broken
let the internal force
pull your direction
but don't ignore when it changes
let the daily task of choosing
become a sacred task
and never let yourself be sorted
1/24/10
#24 - Light from the Chandelier
through glass
and split or sent
to spread
reaching out until it can
no farther go
leaving holes, not empty holes,
but lesser filled spots
that may overlap
or exist in several angles
generating patterns
and intricate palettes of hue
giving shape
depth
gleam
to the surroundings
that design on the ceiling, the curves
the colors
the knives
appearing by way of contrast
the darker and the light
the places that are not quite
not light
give the places that are in fact
quite light
a better noticed
purpose
one that artists
take their bliss from
for i sure do wish
i could create a splendor
like the light from a chandelier
and split or sent
to spread
reaching out until it can
no farther go
leaving holes, not empty holes,
but lesser filled spots
that may overlap
or exist in several angles
generating patterns
and intricate palettes of hue
giving shape
depth
gleam
to the surroundings
that design on the ceiling, the curves
the colors
the knives
appearing by way of contrast
the darker and the light
the places that are not quite
not light
give the places that are in fact
quite light
a better noticed
purpose
one that artists
take their bliss from
for i sure do wish
i could create a splendor
like the light from a chandelier
1/23/10
#23 - don't just stand there
when you go to a concert that has upbeat music...DON"T JUST STAND THERE.
i get really tired of going to shows at which everyone just stands there with their arms crossed...why act so pretentious? its not like by moving the tiniest bit the world will collapse...its music, you're expected to move....
i'm not asking for elaborate dance moves...just a simple sway or headbob will work just fine...if you were playing something onstage that you felt strongly enough about to present it to others wouldn't you expect people to do more than look disapprovingly at you...i'm not even talking about people don't like the music (as there's always a few)..but the people who wear the shirts talk about the show for weeks prior to it, then show up and stand there totally stoic....
DANCE WILL YA? and stop looking at me like i'm an idiot because i'm the only person moving my body to the music...i'm just enjoying myself as best i can...stop trying to win at being the hippest at a show...you all look like you're afraid of seeming uncool or like you think others will laugh at you...WHO CARES?????????
please, i beg of you, when you go to a concert...DON'T JUST STAND THERE!
i get really tired of going to shows at which everyone just stands there with their arms crossed...why act so pretentious? its not like by moving the tiniest bit the world will collapse...its music, you're expected to move....
i'm not asking for elaborate dance moves...just a simple sway or headbob will work just fine...if you were playing something onstage that you felt strongly enough about to present it to others wouldn't you expect people to do more than look disapprovingly at you...i'm not even talking about people don't like the music (as there's always a few)..but the people who wear the shirts talk about the show for weeks prior to it, then show up and stand there totally stoic....
DANCE WILL YA? and stop looking at me like i'm an idiot because i'm the only person moving my body to the music...i'm just enjoying myself as best i can...stop trying to win at being the hippest at a show...you all look like you're afraid of seeming uncool or like you think others will laugh at you...WHO CARES?????????
please, i beg of you, when you go to a concert...DON'T JUST STAND THERE!
1/22/10
#22 - Art Of Script By Hand
I really have come to see peoples handwriting as their own personal art that is far beyond intimate. I know that its somewhat cliche to talk about the handwriting of a person reflecting their personality, but i don't care.
Some of my favorite people in the world have handwriting that makes me swoon. I see the shape and curve of their letters, the spacing of their words, the motion of their flow...it all gets me in this excited hyper-real state of awareness...for some reason when i look at the handwriting of people i respect it brings this flood of memories, not really about specific events, but memories of getting acquainted with their style, memories of a feeling of joy from somewhere in the past...there are associations with this art that i am unaware of, but can feel the result of....
Its a great comfort to look at the writing of those few people who i count as heroes & geniuses...those creative few each have such distinct handwriting that i must look upon it as art before i can even begin to decipher it...i can't help but desire framed copies of little notes or big prints of the simplest hand written documents...i have even come the point of secretly wishing that their handwriting was available as a digital font...i know that its more important for their writing to stay unique and come directly from them...but there is a part of me that would love to use their art in my own words...like a collaboration of souls...an artistic collision of mental and physical...a merging of two mediums formed by entirely different life experiences....
It is so apparent in their handwriting that these few people have something most people either don't have, or don't know they have...a great confidence, or astounding creativity, or the purest of natures...i have seen their art of script by hand and have fallen deeply in love with a physical subconscious product of their existence....
Some of my favorite people in the world have handwriting that makes me swoon. I see the shape and curve of their letters, the spacing of their words, the motion of their flow...it all gets me in this excited hyper-real state of awareness...for some reason when i look at the handwriting of people i respect it brings this flood of memories, not really about specific events, but memories of getting acquainted with their style, memories of a feeling of joy from somewhere in the past...there are associations with this art that i am unaware of, but can feel the result of....
Its a great comfort to look at the writing of those few people who i count as heroes & geniuses...those creative few each have such distinct handwriting that i must look upon it as art before i can even begin to decipher it...i can't help but desire framed copies of little notes or big prints of the simplest hand written documents...i have even come the point of secretly wishing that their handwriting was available as a digital font...i know that its more important for their writing to stay unique and come directly from them...but there is a part of me that would love to use their art in my own words...like a collaboration of souls...an artistic collision of mental and physical...a merging of two mediums formed by entirely different life experiences....
It is so apparent in their handwriting that these few people have something most people either don't have, or don't know they have...a great confidence, or astounding creativity, or the purest of natures...i have seen their art of script by hand and have fallen deeply in love with a physical subconscious product of their existence....
1/21/10
#21 - Memory Grotesquerie
Do the actual events of a memory matter more than the memory itself? Is the act of imagining a recollection enough to provide meaning, education, and purpose to the development of our lives?
Those fond mental images of you as a child...did they happen the way you remember? probably not...does that matter? not really
we all want to be able to recall the minutia of our past (mainly positive events, but with the often secret desire to remember our most terrifying disturbing moments in even more vivid detail)...its a desire to stay connected with the self we have know and maintain a steady tow line from start to finish...sadly that hangs limp in places and swerves wildly at others...it may become disconnected but we try to keep pulling ourselves along with the reassurance that nothing has changed behind us....
well i hate to be the bearer of bad news but it has changed...the previous landscape has gone through all the same weather changes that your current position has...it erodes leaving great channels of neural sediment that the geologist of our psyches tries to catalog and explain...
i for one don't mind the memory grotesquerie of my past...graveyards have always intrigued me, so what better than a resting place for altered and invented thoughts...it really doesn't matter if you have changed the story of you past (willingly or unknowingly) as long as there is still forward momentum.
Those fond mental images of you as a child...did they happen the way you remember? probably not...does that matter? not really
we all want to be able to recall the minutia of our past (mainly positive events, but with the often secret desire to remember our most terrifying disturbing moments in even more vivid detail)...its a desire to stay connected with the self we have know and maintain a steady tow line from start to finish...sadly that hangs limp in places and swerves wildly at others...it may become disconnected but we try to keep pulling ourselves along with the reassurance that nothing has changed behind us....
well i hate to be the bearer of bad news but it has changed...the previous landscape has gone through all the same weather changes that your current position has...it erodes leaving great channels of neural sediment that the geologist of our psyches tries to catalog and explain...
i for one don't mind the memory grotesquerie of my past...graveyards have always intrigued me, so what better than a resting place for altered and invented thoughts...it really doesn't matter if you have changed the story of you past (willingly or unknowingly) as long as there is still forward momentum.
1/20/10
#20 - It's Funny Cause It's True
There is almost always some truth to our comedic attempts. Things done in jest are often subtle ways to tell those around us how we really feel in a way that is socially acceptable...but some people have different styles of humor...is there a right way to use insult comedy with your peers? or is it a bad idea to even bring humor into the role of critical communication?
i would say that we all just need to do three things
#1 would be to deal more honestly with those around us...spread it like a pre-historic virus....
#2 would be to accept the honesty that others give as an opinion that is neither right nor wrong...learn that honesty is the widest two lane road we have
#3 would be to be less judgmental of other styles of humor...just because you don't find it funny doesn't mean that's is purpose was malevolent
We have developed this humor that relates to self-esteem in which we must offer our real thought with a laugh and "just joshing" attitude...i don't really mind this false humor style, but it would be nice if we could all understand the truth behind these little jabs and work to iron out the things that cause such commentary....
If it wasn't true the humor would be lost, we need to connect the joke with some grain of truth in order to comprehend it. The reality is what drives the humor home, something about honesty commentary allows us to make a connection between the absurd, the obvious and the joy of realization.
"It's funny cause it's true" really is funny cause it's true*
*required footnote about the fact that the concept of truth is a sticky situation, but an understanding of the socially accepted definition for truth can be applied to this scenario as well as a broader definition about perception and the current state of our existence in relation to concepts of fact and fiction
i would say that we all just need to do three things
#1 would be to deal more honestly with those around us...spread it like a pre-historic virus....
#2 would be to accept the honesty that others give as an opinion that is neither right nor wrong...learn that honesty is the widest two lane road we have
#3 would be to be less judgmental of other styles of humor...just because you don't find it funny doesn't mean that's is purpose was malevolent
We have developed this humor that relates to self-esteem in which we must offer our real thought with a laugh and "just joshing" attitude...i don't really mind this false humor style, but it would be nice if we could all understand the truth behind these little jabs and work to iron out the things that cause such commentary....
If it wasn't true the humor would be lost, we need to connect the joke with some grain of truth in order to comprehend it. The reality is what drives the humor home, something about honesty commentary allows us to make a connection between the absurd, the obvious and the joy of realization.
"It's funny cause it's true" really is funny cause it's true*
*required footnote about the fact that the concept of truth is a sticky situation, but an understanding of the socially accepted definition for truth can be applied to this scenario as well as a broader definition about perception and the current state of our existence in relation to concepts of fact and fiction
1/19/10
#19 - Make Something Up
I find it surprising that so many people have trouble offering answers to opinion based questions. Its not like the person asking the questions lives inside your head...just make something up...i'm not endorsing lying, but when in a situation in which you feel the need to exclaim "i don't know" just make something up...it's not that hard
Sometimes in life we need to just smile and nod in order to get through things with the least aggravation and resistance...there are times when the best possibly solution involves a quick use of the imagination...yet people seem to have trouble with this....
I offer this as advice to people and usually i get confused looks or disapproving questions...i think what you'll notice is that the concept of making things up when necessary isn't about teaching dishonesty...its a way to teach yourself to react quicker to situations that call for answers you may not have at the ready...these made up answers have to come from somewhere...and you'd be surprised at how many made up things are actually exactly what the person thought immediately but for one reason or another was too stubborn to say....
We all hate that cycle of inquiry that results in "I don't know" "Why?" "I don't know"...this is aggravating and leads to no positive conclusion on either side...it may be best to just move on, but the stubbornness of most people makes this harder that it should be...if you just make something up this can be avoided....
On the receiving end, when people realize your willing to accept a made up answer, they are less likely to stubbornly refuse to provide some feedback...they instead will attempt to offer something of value...of course you'll always have those that take the make things up concept to an extreme, but you'll find those people would have done something disruptive no matter what your expectations are...if you can create an environment in which people feel like they have some freedom you'll find that the "i don't know" repetitive questioning procedure will vanish....
So i challenge you to not only make things up, but advise others to make something up in response to questions and situations of which you/they are unsure...it will help you/them to develop a quick firing brain and break those stubborn barriers of fear about being wrong...which will lead you to better explaining yourself and providing the best truth you can, even if its not 100% correct.
Sometimes in life we need to just smile and nod in order to get through things with the least aggravation and resistance...there are times when the best possibly solution involves a quick use of the imagination...yet people seem to have trouble with this....
I offer this as advice to people and usually i get confused looks or disapproving questions...i think what you'll notice is that the concept of making things up when necessary isn't about teaching dishonesty...its a way to teach yourself to react quicker to situations that call for answers you may not have at the ready...these made up answers have to come from somewhere...and you'd be surprised at how many made up things are actually exactly what the person thought immediately but for one reason or another was too stubborn to say....
We all hate that cycle of inquiry that results in "I don't know" "Why?" "I don't know"...this is aggravating and leads to no positive conclusion on either side...it may be best to just move on, but the stubbornness of most people makes this harder that it should be...if you just make something up this can be avoided....
On the receiving end, when people realize your willing to accept a made up answer, they are less likely to stubbornly refuse to provide some feedback...they instead will attempt to offer something of value...of course you'll always have those that take the make things up concept to an extreme, but you'll find those people would have done something disruptive no matter what your expectations are...if you can create an environment in which people feel like they have some freedom you'll find that the "i don't know" repetitive questioning procedure will vanish....
So i challenge you to not only make things up, but advise others to make something up in response to questions and situations of which you/they are unsure...it will help you/them to develop a quick firing brain and break those stubborn barriers of fear about being wrong...which will lead you to better explaining yourself and providing the best truth you can, even if its not 100% correct.
1/18/10
#18 - A Great Seething Destruction
The human syndrome is one of destruction and consumption. As much as people attempt to lead "socially responsible" lives and causes, they are no better than those who exists as mechanisms of destruction. By drawing attention to those things which they feel are "damaging" our planet or universe or souls or what have you, they are just placing themselves into a moral hierarchy in order to feel good about themselves. I can't really blame these people for wanting to separate themselves apart from the human race, or trying to place themselves above their peers. I can, however call out those who flaunt this "quest for perfection" as an intelligent and noble pursuit...it's not...its merely you trying to make yourself feel better and finding a way to accept being part of the human race...its those that have accepted their role as cogs of destruction that i can respect, those who take the world around them and face it without the pretentiousness of a social activist for causes they claim as "justice"...let it be know that i have no serious problem with the roles people accept as humans...its the assuredness of correctness that i find funny....
Humans ravage the conditions of the universe...our efforts often appear to contrast this notion, but weak trials to overcome a role we have filled since our inception have lead to little advancement...granted destruction is not always a bad thing...like a new growth forest an altered future will rise from the devastation of our experiences...i take pride in this...and will live my life best i can...honoring both creation and destruction...for this is manipulation...and it is all we can sense.
We are a great seething destruction.
Humans ravage the conditions of the universe...our efforts often appear to contrast this notion, but weak trials to overcome a role we have filled since our inception have lead to little advancement...granted destruction is not always a bad thing...like a new growth forest an altered future will rise from the devastation of our experiences...i take pride in this...and will live my life best i can...honoring both creation and destruction...for this is manipulation...and it is all we can sense.
We are a great seething destruction.
1/17/10
#17 - Dressing Up On Halloween
dressing up on halloween
our bodies used in display
of things inside our social hive
with just a little blood
we can make our selves blend in
on day we owe to the dead
but this same sane so called practice
is criticized
and deemed "uncouth"
on any other day
let us blend in and always look
the way we all agree to
and have these assigned days
for as a mass
to get a little weird
its not that we hate the normal
its not that we can't conform
its that we find our own joy
in the grotesque regions
of human thought
and play there joyously
its always seemed a little strange
that we only deviate
from a "normal" selection
on days and times
when as a whole
we approve the alternate
but only if we all agree
i enjoy the ability and choice
to dress as i please
on any give day
to wear the blood of ancients
or a design from deepest doom
to pay homage
to imagination
from whence your nightmares come
our bodies used in display
of things inside our social hive
with just a little blood
we can make our selves blend in
on day we owe to the dead
but this same sane so called practice
is criticized
and deemed "uncouth"
on any other day
let us blend in and always look
the way we all agree to
and have these assigned days
for as a mass
to get a little weird
its not that we hate the normal
its not that we can't conform
its that we find our own joy
in the grotesque regions
of human thought
and play there joyously
its always seemed a little strange
that we only deviate
from a "normal" selection
on days and times
when as a whole
we approve the alternate
but only if we all agree
i enjoy the ability and choice
to dress as i please
on any give day
to wear the blood of ancients
or a design from deepest doom
to pay homage
to imagination
from whence your nightmares come
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