September 2011
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August 2011
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“I am who I am not because of an essential self hidden away in the core of my...”
– Stephen Batchelor
June 2011
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Gay Rights Are Human Rights.
May 2011
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April 2011
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Update on "No Exit"
I read all of No Exit last night. I am really looking forward to this play/film! :)
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“Hell is an empty heart.”
– Khalil Gibran
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NO EXIT by Jean-Paul Sartre
i’m going to direct and film Jean-Paul Sartre’s “No Exit” :) working on getting a cast and a producer. I love this play and have never seen it performed, so i figured “what the hey, i’ll make it myself.” :)
p.s. here is a copy of it: http://www.shireweb.biz/documents/no-exit-jean-paul-sartre.pdf
i highly recommend that you read it. :)
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Beetlejuice
Watching Beetlejuice; haven’t seen it in a hot minute.
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“Christianity is the most perverted system that ever shone on man.”
– Thomas Jefferson
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WatchDueling Cellists play “Smooth Criminal”
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“Pardon Me” by The Blow
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“God is a comedian playing to an audience too afraid to laugh.”
– Voltaire
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Educate.
protect-the-unprotected:
Morality, compassion, decency and wisdom are the building blocks of all civilizations. These qualities must be cultivated in childhood and sustained through systematic moral education in a supportive social environment so that a more humane world may emerge. We cannot wait for the next generation to make this change, we ourselves must attempt a renewal of basic human...
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Buddhist Meditations: Control (One)
Day One of the Thirty Day Meditation Challenge. :)
First, I want to explore the notion of control. I am speaking of the sense of control over our lives, other’s lives, and the universe that we are normally self-deceived into believing. As a psychological survival tactic, often we tell ourselves that there is Good, Orderly Direction (aka G.O.D.) within our lives at home, school, and work, or...
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Buddhist Meditations; Preface
I am beginning a new writing project. I am going to attempt to write and publish one meditation for thirty days. These are for myself as much as they are for anyone reading this; hopefully we’ll all grow as a result. I encourage you to not just think intellectually about the words, but to probe your feelings and reactions to the words. Don’t just understand, but allow these meditations...
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Flow →
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SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE OF EVOLUTION BEING A HOAX. →
Check this site out! lol
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“hey you” by Pink Floyd
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Meditations #3
What is essential to reality?
The now is all which matters when it comes to reality. The present is all there is to reality; there is no past or future. Only memories and expectation. These give us the illusion that what has been and what will be are. I say “are” because we are talking of existence in the present tense. The present is all there is in reality.
Now, being mindful of the now,...
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The Shroud of Love; Meditation #2
Amor,
For some people who only use their eyes, the sky’s limit is the blue expanse that they can see. That is immense and enough for plenty of people; I don’t fault them for that. There are a sort of people, who are far less common, who don’t use their eyes. They don’t need to see “the sky” because they know it’s only a shroud. My connection I feel with...
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Meditations #1
“The pivotal moment of human consciousness: it becomes a question for itself.” -Stephen Batchelor
When we turn consciousness upon itself with quiet, placid tenacity, we slip into a plane of existence where traditional measures of time lose meaning. This reflection upon essential nothing but consciousness of our immediate existence first will strike the meditator as the lack of guilt...
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“The surest way to corrupt a youth is to instruct him to hold in higher esteem...”
– Friedrich Nietzsche
March 2011
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“He who has a why to live for can bear with almost any how.”
– Friedrich Nietzsche
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Whose Line Is It Anyway? →
Watch every episode of Whose Line online for free! :)
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The First Manuscript
The first manuscript of my poetry book is ready for editing! :) I am so happy to finally be at this point!
Reblog if you'll answer anything that comes in...
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The Three Poisons (part IX on Buddhism)
The three poisons are as follows: greed, hatred, and ignorance. In the Buddhist view, they are considered to be toxins in our lives. They are considered to be the root of most, if not all, suffering. A Buddhist works on eliminating these from her life.
I am going to quote a website here because the person succinctly explained these three:
“Greed’s companions are desire and lust, and...
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My Favourite Slasher Flicks
These are not in any particular order. Just felt like compiling a list of just slasher movies that are worthwhile to watch.
Psycho (1960)
A Nightmare on Elm Street (original, 1980)
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3
Intruder (1989)
The Stepfather (2009)
Sleepaway Camp trilogy (1983, 1988, 1989)
Terror Train (1980)
The Hills Have Eyes (original, 1977)
Halloween (Rob Zombie’s remake,...
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Culinary Arts
Well, tonight is my first night of my cooking class. All Latin American cooking. :)
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“A Buddhist is primarily a person in search of a satisfying life while pursuing...”
– Anonymous
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Enlightenment & Nirvana (Part VIII; On Buddhism)
Oh where, oh where do I begin? Where do I end? I suppose we’ll start with those questions. Where is the beginning of enlightenment? Where is the end? Where is the beginning of nirvana? Where is it’s end?
This is so difficult to even answer these questions. There are many different sects and divisions within Buddhism and so many different perspectives on these two things. I believe I...
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“A good artist should be isolated. If he isn’t isolated, something is...”
– Orsen Welles
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Anatman and the Five Skandhas (Part VII; On...
I am going to attempt something very, very difficult now. As we descend into deeper concepts of Buddhist thought, it becomes harder to find familiar terms for something so unfamiliar. So bear with me.
First, one must understand that the Buddha came from a time and a place when Hinduism was the ruling way of thinking. And the Hindus believed in what is called atman or atma; in English we would...
youcantoccupyasmile-deactivated asked: hey, I'm looking into Buddhism, I've looked into it in the past but this time I'm really going to try and learn a lot, and your blog was one of the first I've come across, your posts seem great for a 'beginner' if that's how I should refer to myself lol. Anyway, keep up the blog, peacee : )
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The Five Precepts (Part VI; On Buddhism)
The Five Precepts are basically the Buddhist’s Ten Commandments or their Five Pillars. I’m going to list each one and explain a little about it’s applicability. It is important to keep in mind that no deity is giving or forcing these upon you, but rather every Buddhist chooses to follow them to their best ability. These are not in any particular order as far as I know.
1) I...
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The Poem Which Inspired The "Pumpkinhead" films
Keep away from Pumpkinhead, Unless you’re tired of living, His enemies are mostly dead, He’s mean and unforgiving, Laugh at him and you’re undone, But in some dreadful fashion, Vengeance, he considers fun, And plans it with a passion, Time will not erase or blot, A plot that he has brewing, It’s when you think that he’s forgot, He’ll conjure your undoing, Bolted...
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Random Thought
If I made a horror film, there would NOT be a shower scene. Too many homages to Hitchcock and dumb excuses to show nudity.
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31 Days of Terror
Just an update: I have watched 8 horror movies out of the goal of 31 by my birthday. :)
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Marriage
So let me get this straight…Kelsey Grammer can end a 15 yr marriage by phone, Larry King can be on divorce #9, Britney Spears had a 55 hour marriage, Jesse James and Tiger Woods, while married, were having sex with EVERYONE, 53% of Americans get divorced and 30+% report that they cheat on their spouses. Yet, same-sex marriage is going to destroy the institution of marriage? Really?
