Or is it a link of the day?
Filed under "Ideas and Questions" because I can't seem to make up my mind.
Possibly a curious film - the trailer seems good (they always seem good) - a variety of takes on the UFO Phenomenon.
Personally, I don't believe or disbelieve. I think that without a doubt there's other (generously assuming that we are as well...) intelligent life in the universe. Whether they've visited us or not, well, there I'm skeptical. And I'm damned sure they've never spoken to or abducted - even once - Whitby Strieber.
But a good idea for a documentary - like the book (not film) "Men who stare at goats" should make you question your beliefs, not confirm them. And there are a surprising number of very credible witnesses to the UFO Phenomenon that I don't quite know what to make of...
So - Ideas and Questions it is - Link of the Day filed under Ideas and Questions: http://www.miragemen.com/. Possibly very curious.
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The questions (and ideas) suggest themselves. And while the correlation has been well documented, it's still worth noting.
Link: Ottawa top of list for cheaters
Note Calgary's #3. Quotable: "We find our strong membership in the West in keeping with the trend of people with conservative values participating in what is considered 'deviant' societal behavior,"
Me, personally, I'm a Liberal. Not as in the party, but as in the outlook...
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Don't know if I agree, but food for thought nonetheless.
Quote: "Creativity is the art of concealing one's sources" - attributed to both Albert Einstein and Coco Chanel. Ah, the failure of the interweb. If you find out who really said it, let me know. I won't update this.
Link: Creativity And Dishonesty Go Hand In Hand
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An interesting podcast on radiolab - on Lucid Dreaming, and I'm inspired - again, if it's as easy enough as asking oneself throughout the day whether one is dreaming or awake, the only qualm is that I desperately look forward to those 6, 7, 8 hours of unconscious oblivion, and I worry that any sort of dream-activities will only tire me out in the morning.
It's worth a chance.
Today I've reminded myself easily 30 times that I'm Awake, not dreaming, so I'm curious as to how this evening's dreams will pan out.
I imagine a scenario in which I realize I'm dreaming, arrange (when the novelty of materializing the Dallas Cheerleaders wears off) a perfect den in which I can work upon my writing, a cabinet of curiosities, a sense of flow uninterrupted by my day-to-day life. I imagine a sense of continuity - being able to continue said work night after night - while sleeping, of course, and I imagine being able to pack a notepad or file-folder under my arm when I return to my waking self that I can easily transcribe into my notes.
There will be no writer's block or interruptions to my thought processes here.
And then - today again, curiously (or not so) - a link on tCDS - Transcranial Stimulation - on Boing Boing. This has interested me for a while (in addition to Ganzfeld devices) - I've even been looking for Rectifiers and bought a belt to wear about my head for these experiments.
Really, there has to be an easier way to write and paint for a living, but they involve time and practice, and I don't have these. The shortcuts all the way.
Anyways, for those interested in getting into flow, links on tCDS below:
Links: Boing Boing: Zapping the Brain into Expert Mode, New Scientist: Fast Track to Pure Focus, DIY tCDS
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