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Archive for March, 2008

A long sleep and late afternoon has arrived.  The sound of a 
subtle rain gently taps upon the roof above and a confusion 
comes over me.  Recollecting the perfect weather from recent 
days, it’s impossible to comprehend that rain is now upon us.  
Sliding the curtain and stepping out onto the balcony, the 
sky is blanketed in grey and [...]

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Nuang Yan

There was a small private island called Nuang Yuan just off the coast, about a 
ten minute boat ride so I figured I would head over.  It was 
the only location in Thailand that had an understanding that 
conservation might be a good idea.  There was no public 
awareness instilled at any level that throwing trash into the 
ocean wasn’t a [...]

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The innocent idea of a statue, or sculpture, or a shrine, or 
any sort of thing that people impose power onto… a mythical 
figure, a religious zealot, a holy person, a healer; 
basically, anything that people sit in front of and worship 
is a pretty comical idea to me.  The concept is actually 
quite brilliant however.  If you organize and [...]

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Early that morning, we boarded a boat back to Samui.  My 
plans to finish the trip out in Koh Tao had evolved and my 
most immediate concern was to get the girl back to Bangkok 
and relieve myself from the caretaker role that I had 
accepted.  Surrendering to an unnecessary circumstance was no 
longer an option as my trip was [...]

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The Institutionalized Dissemination of the Individual 
By Christopher Jaymes 
 
Using the films One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest and Dead Poet’s Society to dissect the 
layered dynamics between the Institution and the Individual, intended for The New Yorker 
 
Stillness in nature is disrupted by the industrialized man as an automobile passes through a 
serene mountain setting in the opening frame [...]

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Was going through the day with the usual distractions, doing my best to avoid completing the writing I needed to finish until glancing up to find the VanityFair article about the 9-11 tapes.  Ahh!!  Perfect justification to stop writing!!  
 
Basically, an ‘exclusive’ story and playback of a bunch of the tapes from the North American [...]

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The simple concept that the United States of America was conceived and composed by a type of personality, desperate to attain ‘more’ regardless of the sacrifice and potential isolation that was in store for them, has created a world where satisfaction is unattainable.  The abundance of immigrants that crossed oceans to find a new life [...]

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My eyes open.  I am awake.  Glancing at the clock, my mind quickly counts the hours that I have slept.  Thirteen.  Thirteen hours.  How the hell did thirteen hours pass, while I lay in this overheated space without flinching strong enough to awaken.  My thoughts spin and I quietly confuse myself as to why I [...]

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