Posted in thoughts & stuff, tagged camaraderie, celebration, champions, entertainment, film, George Clooney, gossip, Lakers, love, media, movies, news, relationships, sports, trust on May 30, 2008 | No Comments »
As an obsessed (somewhat closet-ed) Laker fan, it’s overwhelming to see what they’ve accomplished in a year that started off in the gutter. Most relationships seem to start in a heavenly place and quickly work their way downward and occasionally something else happens and instead of a start based on idealized feelings and an attraction [...]
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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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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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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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Posted in thoughts & stuff, tagged Zidane on January 22, 2008 | No Comments »
Watching Zidane lose his cool today hits on a raw emotional quality that seems to come up in a large majority of humans on a somewhat recurring, moment-to-moment basis. Judgment will fly regarding the ethical rights and wrongs without a complete understanding of the moment. Fans of France will find justification, blaming the inappropriate banter [...]
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Posted in thoughts & stuff on January 22, 2008 | No Comments »
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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