Welcome to my blog, the purpose of which is to talk... about--stuff. And... yeah. Skeptics and freethinkers welcome. And Lovecraft fans. And Star Wars fans. And Bruce Lee fans. And martial artists. And any one who prays to the Old Ones.

Monday, January 31, 2011

ROCK 'N' ROLL CLOWN, OR A BRIEF LESSON IN MINDFULLNESSS



                                               "..... I do cocaine."

                                    




One thing that all of us, Buddhists or otherwise, tend to forget is mindfulness(yeah, that part of Zen that posers don't like to talk about). In Zazen(or meditation for non-Zenbies), the goal is to clear your mind; empty it of all thought and distraction so that you can enhance your own focus. And once you've been doing this long enough, mindfulness does merely manifest itself in Zazen(technically, I'm not a Zen Buddhist, but "zazen' is quicker to type than "meditation"); it come forth in everyday events too. It makes one more alert without trying to be alert, more aware of their surroundings without trying to be so, and increases your concentration and attention span over time.
 But more importantly.... in helping us to be more aware of our surroundings, it also helps avoid what happens to one William Murderface.

Thursday, January 20, 2011

TROOPS



That's right, I am a massive True Fan, and if you don't like Star Wars, you're a bitch(just kidding). Ever wonder how Luke's aunt and uncle really died? And what about those annoying Jawas that Luke and Co. discovered? Well, look no further. And by the way, am I the only one who thinks that Jawas(who steal people's droids and speeders, take them to chop-shops and sell them back to them, only speak English when it's convenient, smell bad, come from the desert, breed prodigiously, and don't know how to drive) are the wet-backs of the Star Wars Universe/Galaxy?

And no, I am not a racist conservative(most of my friends are Mexicans), I'm just curious about the parallels here. Also, notice how Stormtrooper Captain Bach sounds a little like Elwood from the Blues Brothers.
"I'll take some toasted white bread."
Anyway, please comment on this video, or on illegal immigration, or stupid drivers or anything else that takes your fancy.