It's just me yo.
No, really. THIS is how I do it.
I think about a lot of random stuff and I like to write it down. I believe in a lot of things and I think an equal amount of stuff is total crap. I am a cynical optimist. I am real. I like synchronicity and idiosyncrasy. My brain works quickly, which does not guarantee accuracy but is not A.D.D. Usually my mouth works even more quickly. I thought being really tall and living in Asia was pretty cool; but I am super glad to be back in California now. I want to be happy, bendy and satisfied... Because really, who wouldn't?-
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Category Archives: Movies
“Halt! Identify yourselves, in the name of the Empire!”
The Dark Side of the Force is a pathway to many abilities, some considered to be unnatural… I am currently teaching a unit on imperialism in World History. We are working through the causes and effects of imperialism and the … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Movies, Perception, Philosophical Underpinnings, Politics, Work
Tagged America as Empire, analogies, British Empire, British imperialism, China, cultural imperialism, Darth Vader, empire building, empires, imperia, Luke Skywalker, Mel Brooks, Palpatine, Revenge of the Sith, Spanish Empire, Spanish imperilaism, Star Wars, teaching, The Dark Side, the Force, the Galactic Empire, the Maya, World History
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This pisses me off.
I am trying to be in a good mood and often that requires purposefully not thinking about things that piss me off, but this has been impossible to ignore (though I’ve done a pretty good job up until now.) In what … Continue reading
Posted in Absurd Shit, Movies, Music, Philosophical Underpinnings
Tagged Better Off Dead, Bonnie Tyler, Def Leppard, Deniece Williams, Footloose, Footloose 2011, Hollywood, Hollywood remakes, Hugh Jackman, junior high school, movie soundtracks, Movies, Night Ranger, Ocean's 11, remakes, slam books
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it came upon a midnight clear…
If the doors of perception were cleansed every thing would appear to man as it is, infinite. ~William Blake, 1790 Christmas Eve, Sandpoint, Idaho – Last year I said I would be home for Christmas. And here I am. Though … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Friends, Holidays, Life, Movies, Music, Perception
Tagged Christmas, Family, Holidays, impermanence, Jim Morrison, Movies, Music, personal histories, The Doors, The Fifth Element, William Blake, winter
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