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De-sensitised to Boobs and A whole lot of other Important things.

December 19th 2006 08:52

Theres a terribly sad thing happening to people, a paradoxical change in fact. Technology has made people communicate through machines and toys and contraptions. Not many of us talk face to face and have real long, deep and meaningful conversations with people anymore. On the other hand, when people do meet people, they no longer cherish love as much and jump straight to sex. That is the superficial nature of pop culture, of what people have become. Long gone are the old traditions, are etiquette or the movement of a gentleman tipping his hat to a lady. Though those days are definitely 'traditional' and 'old fashioned' we need to go back a bit, reverse away from brazen sexuality. People don't really love each other anymore, virgins are losers and people who practice celibacy are zealous religious people. The majority of women wear clothes to flaunt their bodies, big boobs are in fashion at the moment along with stick thin cellulite free figures. Images of these perfect women are everywhere. we are constantly bombarded with a false and in reality, unattainable image of perfect. For the average bloke, its a look don't touch deal, which explains the lucrative nature of the pornography industry. Perving on women has become so mainstream, its practically socially accepted as a norm. Every man jacks off to mango roses, or sweet candy. That is the decadence of the twenty first century. Lots of shallow, brand loving, materialistic, money hungry people. Too caught up in making money, feeding, having shelter, you just lose perspective of the world when you get stuck in such a depressing routine. The dependence on money in this society as a necessity to survive, to be active and to have a say is often ignored, unnoticed and taken as a way of life. What ever happened to sharing, to community warmth and knowing your next door neighbour Of living life happily on basics, instead of excess every day. Then there is the other extreme, most of the above relates solely to Western culture and developed nations. There is a hug gap, one that is ever growing between the rich and the poor. I'd like to think that I'm an optimist but its hard to imagine life with equality in the things that matter, having food when you're hungry, having people to love you (always your mother, thats a guaranteed one) and being warm with shelter. All the other stuff is really just stuff and nonsense.

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Get Trippy!!

December 11th 2006 08:15

There's an outdated nineteenth century (primarily Victorian) idea that people are innately good, altruistic and moral beings. That's the opinion of the general public, inclusive of the wider global community. Everyone is suspicious, they all have darting squinty eyes. Do you notice people when you're out walking the streets? Most females look aloof, eyes forward and strangely sharp and blank at the same time. They avoid eye contact and walk with a strut. Old men blatantly stare at boobs and other men only move their heads to gawk at young females. Its quite dismal.

Being the non conformist that I am, I still hang desperately on to my faith in human nature, believing we can grow out of 'stranger danger' and be able to trust rather than be constantly vigilant. Lately I've taken to the idea of waving and smiling. Its a simple gesture really, and so expressive. Waiting for the trains and waving to the seated passengers, smiling at people I've never met before. The cynics would say: what are you doing child? Do you want to invite danger? And you may be right, which is why such activity should only be done during the day, to people who look relatively normal- if you can judge.

My faith has been reaffirmed, I met a friend out of it. And you know, I've never experienced anything for myself that would cause me to be alarmed. Maybe I've been lucky, or maybe thats really the way things are, more safe than dangerous. If society realises its social responsibility towards all individuals, and we all watched out for each other, things could be really cool. I usually picture tree homes, doors left ajar and rabbits picking flowers. Totally unrealistic and kinda trippy but thats the way I want to head.

Ta, big love

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People and the Unknown..oooo

December 9th 2006 22:22

Yes, people are different and unique. Of course, we are all individuals in the twenty first century. And if we put our minds to it, dream big and reach for those goals, they can become a reality, everyone can do it! Now then child, I say, you're dreaming the wrong way.

It sadly dawned on me... people are not all different and very group-able. You see, there are awakened individuals who have the bigger picture of the world in mind and realise that we're all in this big, entangled life together. Then come the society-minded, brainwashed lovables who make the world go round. They happily perform the chores required of them, providing the goods and services for people to survive. They are the necessary 'do-ers' rather than thinkers. Wait, do not be disheartened, there is yet another bracket if the two offered don't seem to fit you (yes selfish thinker).The 'walkers-on-the-complex-path-towards-awakenment.' The signs you ask? Most of the time these people just need time alone, to think without disturbance and contemplate on matters of the world. It is a solitary, not a lonely task, you're joining the greatest minds in the world, re-thinking their thoughts and trying to figure it all out. Though, once you're in, you're stuck, whether you like it or not, exposure to such thoughts reshape your view of people, events and all that life encompasses. Sometimes, in rare moments of cruel discovery, do you ask, I want to be a fool again!

What about the society minded, whom I called fools? Its not a bad place to be. They are the majority home owners and fall most often into the financially secure group. (Only the rare awakened ones get rich and stuck with too much money.) They are happy going to work every weekday, knowing that they're working towards something bigger and better. Providing for their families, good sturdy shelter.

They all have their flaws. The awakened are prone to superiority, and aloofness, then they are of course, not truly awakened. The attained of awakenment is just as difficult as enlightenment in Buddhism, the difference is it applies to today and for more ordinary humans, it is a step lower.

The society-minded however are the most annoying. Greed is a horrible emotion, easiest for those in this bracket to succumb to, money generates greed, they earn the most money. They buy excessively, always wanting more, they aren't generous and care little for the wider global community. They are not for obliterating poverty, not too concerned about climate change and are most influenced by political propaganda. They are the majority.

Most of them are sweet, decent and good people, just afraid of the unknown. Of exploring the minds of great thinkers, of being challenged by James Joyce or a great work of art. It really is subjective, you get from art what you give, there lies its beauty, forever universal, forever relevant. There is no danger in the unknown, its fun!

Ta.

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Why Don't You Be a Child?

December 8th 2006 01:45

I was walking home yesterday and the skies were still bright at about dinner time. Its summer time after all and the sun sets at a much later time. When I used to walk home from school sometimes I would see a little girl playing in front of her house. She always said hello. I saw her again yesterday, she was playing outside in a pink ballerina costume, tutu and all. She said 'hello' and 'how are you?', and I replied with a 'Very good thank you and how are you?' and she said a simple 'good'. Her parents weren't on the front porch, she was playing outside alone and there was no hesitation or suspicion in her voice. Children usually are very trusting, they have no notion of colour, nasty people, terrorism or war. They see the world through pure and incredibly hopeful eyes. And though we have ever changing social paradigms, kids will always think and feel within a 'children's paradigm.' Its an innocence most of us have sadly lost, though many of us never really try to keep it or aren't aware of its disappearance. I guess we just need to get back into playing hide and seek.
I didn't stop to have a good conversation with the little girl, but she kept yelling goodbye. We exchanged one fingered waves and smiles, she was cute, you just want to be able to stop them from growing up.
Ta.

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Worldly Inspiration?

December 5th 2006 21:35

We all already know that people are social beings, feeding off our pools of spiritual and creative energy. But I'm on the case of inspiration and whether its a prerequisite, as such, for great works. Do we need to feel the passion and buzz of a awesome purple patch to get that paintbrush going or the pen moving along. What about laboured works or lateral thinkers? I ask because I believe I'm passing through (hopefully) a mental drought. School's over and I've never had so much spare time on my hands, but I have also stopped being around different people on a regular basis. I remember art classes, though most of my peers were pretty thick, theres a different and greater kind of energy present when people are creating and thinking together, around each other. I remember writing poetry (yeah I know, quite lame), but I'd feel an urge to get these thoughts down, fast. It was fun, to just write and feel the energy passing through you and being interpreted into pretty decent pieces. How do you get that back? The last time I wrote a poem I was sitting in my backyard watching the bees buzz from weed to yellow weed. That was a few weeks ago and I lost the draft, I do still remember the moment. It certainly didn't have the intricacy required or potential for greatness, by far, but I feel I work better when I'm inspired, usually by all things around me.

I move on to the likes of Alberto Giacometti, Van Gogh, perhaps even Nick Drake or the heavy metal rockers. For these artists, perhaps not relevant always to Drake, their body of works are characterized by negative energy, you don't imagine happy painters or voices behind the songs or works of art. Can you be inspired in anger? Is inspiration merely an elevation of one's own state of mind, bringing inner thoughts to the fore? Who the hell knows! It is a funny thing. But I will end by saying that I think inspiration is great, a bit under-rated but incredibly helpful.

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Dancing on your Toes

November 30th 2006 22:37

I was at a festival yesterday, dancing to some reggae, jazz and soulful pop. The smell of pot was in the air and perspiration was cooling the thousands of little bodies down. It felt good. You don't really experience the sparkle of music until you hear it straight from an instrument, it’s just like the magic in a wand- you need a direct line of influence. True appreciation of music comes only rarely, such grand feelings are elusive. You can’t do with it most genres, and you can’t do it listening to music from the charts…though there are rare exceptions. People matter, there’s an energy about wholesome people that you can’t get from a murderer or someone who dances ballroom. Location, nature never disappoints, the feel of grass on toes compliments bars and notes very well, we are after all animals of evolution, we feel most comfortable in our oldest habitat. Then it’s up to the soul of the artist, their skill and their faith in the purity of music. To sing and be embraced by the wonderful ambiguity of art and creativity. That’s my religion.

Ta.

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My Generation

November 29th 2006 05:01

My Generation…when Patti Smith repetitively screamed those two words to her generation when she was jamming in the 70’s music was alive and meant a damn. Rock n Roll went hand and hand in living, breathing and being. It was the time of the Doors, Jefferson Airplane and a whole load of in your face musos. I'm seventeen, there aren’t many people my age I can talk music with. Music on the radio or tv is sadly shallow and depressing. Maybe we’re experiencing a more subdued political climate compared with a few decades ago. Things are happening but we’re subdued, its cool dude. I’ve got my home and my gorgeous mortgage, a spouse and my lexus or whatever…I’m feeling mellow. We still have an absurd war, Vietnam sounds a lot like Iraq to me, plus terrorism, climate change, poverty, ugly people, death. Its all starting to sound kind of universal. But its not, we’ve got crap to complain about, lets do it a whiney and big big way. Scream you passive people who read while they sit. Smile at people, don’t be evil and feed the spiritus mundi with yummy love.

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John and Yoko

November 28th 2006 12:11

I've picked up a book again, the last in depth interview with John Lennon and Yoko Ono and just like their music, I felt hopeful again. I must begin by stating myself to be a firm lover of Yoko Ono, her art and all that she has done. I know there are many who probably don't regard her as highly as myself, but be acquainted with her work before you judge.
I'm surprised to be in an incredibly mellow mood, a few years back I would have felt the loss of John Lennon with anger. I guess I've matured, woo hoo. But also, you can't be angry to truly appreciate the beauty of their art. I wasn't around when people were crazy about them, and artists of their calibre today do not often crawl into the muddy light of 'the mainstream,' which I might add isn't an altogether bad thing. Exposure works both ways, and popular culture will almost certainly ruin a colourful soul, be warned! But you will do what you want.

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Music in the Back Seat

November 22nd 2006 04:10

I'm not sure if this happens to anybody else apart from myself, but does the feel of a movie change when you listen to a song during the film that you're already familiar with? After watching Little Miss Sunshine a few days ago the mood of the film was lost when I realised they were playing Sufjan Steven's Chicago.. they were going to California. Only rarely too do they play the song until it hits the lyrics and words come into play. Which makes me ponder? The director should be a creative person totally immersed in their films, why not come up with their own perfectly suited score? An angry teenage angst kid, with lyrics like 'I am angry today, my friends all hate me and I like black clothes, some heavy metal and head banging music and there we have... the perfect accompaniment. I'd go no further than sex scenes though, theres a fine line between singing about passionate love and corny porn.

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