tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15471992034427668312024-03-08T19:50:24.232-05:00TempestChillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16443259050493573698noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1547199203442766831.post-62499227314095646632010-10-09T18:55:00.002-04:002010-10-09T18:55:09.250-04:00Just because I love Courage<center><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/z7KCDxDDcuc?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/z7KCDxDDcuc?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object></center>Chillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16443259050493573698noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1547199203442766831.post-24958295991278302010-10-09T18:35:00.000-04:002010-10-09T18:35:01.906-04:00Fresh as a Roman FrescoThe fresco is as ancient as 30,000 years old. The first paintings being found in the Chauvet cave in France as shown below. <br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">However, I want to focus on a particular type of fresco. These were buried by Mt. Vesuvius in 79 CE when it erupted, after decimating Pompeii and Herculaneum, along with everything and everyone around it like a holocaust of hellfire. They've since been discovered in the 18th century, and are made by painting upon wet plaster. Though the technique used is lost, as these frescoes are even better preserved than any we make today. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Pompeii itself was a vibrant city which was something of a merchant town. One of its specialties involved frescoes which depicted goods and services, especially those which were raw and pornographic, indicating the highest quality of service one could ever hope for.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">What's the point? Enjoy the frescoes and triforce. Peace.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Want elaboration? I drew on this article for much of my information, and credit them: http://www.italianfrescoes.com/history.asp</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div></div>Chillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16443259050493573698noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1547199203442766831.post-1969490316124586382010-10-07T10:09:00.001-04:002010-10-07T10:12:26.164-04:00Our Throats Make Splendrous NoisesHere's something I'm sure a lot of you have heard about, but don't think of too often. So I'm here to bring you a bit of cultural entertainment. Inuit throat singing! <br />
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Described as: "Iniut Throat Singers at Labrador Idol (Youth Symposium 2007)"<br />
If you can't feel this then you are paralyzed my friend! <br />
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Another sweet ass video of throat singing. This one I thoroughly enjoyed. The audio is decent quality and the background information illuminates the mind as you listen to the song.<br />
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Kongar-ol Ondar! This was the first video of throat singing that I've seen, and I dug it so hard. I've been Googling around and haven't been able to identify the instrument he uses, except that its a three stringed and of Tuvian craft.<br />
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Finally; I probably dig this one the most. It's done with a band and has great sound. The stage presence is beautiful.<br />
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If you guys have found any sweet throat singing videos you should definitely post links in your comments. I hope you enjoyed what I've found, its a good collection of both amateur and professional western Inuits and eastern natives.</span>Chillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16443259050493573698noreply@blogger.com28tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1547199203442766831.post-1015625461615752712010-10-06T10:13:00.001-04:002010-10-06T10:14:35.521-04:00Bill O'Reilly is getting his mojo back!Should I do it guys? I think I'm going to dive into politics, just for the sake of Fox News, and because I have nothing better to post. I promise I won't do this again for a while because it is mostly baseless shit slinging.<br />
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It seems like Bill O'Reilly is starting to get some of his thunder back from Glenn Beck, who for a very long time has been holding dominion over the entire conservative spot light. He's doing it in a big way too. In a way I can respect that Bill will have a conversation from some of the people from the center and the left, and of that I want to present to you two videos from The O'Reilly Factor. That of Bill Maher and Jon Stewart. <span class="fullpost"><br />
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In the Maher video we see a pretty fair back and forth. You can see in a few spots where O'Reilly fishes for Maher to put the blame on Obama. I tend to agree with Maher's statement that our president uses his brain, not his gut, and it's definitely a good thing. <br />
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I think the racist element of Obama's opposition is something of a farce. Yes, probably 5-10% of the Tea Party are absolute bigots, but its more about their neo-conservative tendencies, and its a push back against the sweeping support for Obama in 2008. I'm just wondering why he didn't point to Bush unpaid tax cuts as a huge point of spending from the Bush White House. <br />
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I thought all in all that O'Reilly gave Maher a fair shake, though he did try to bait him a few times... but I guess that's politics?<br />
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Next we have the Jon Stewart video:<br />
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In here we see Bill O'Reilly taking on Jon Stewart. I say that because it feels less like an interview, and more like an interrogation. Bill jumps in with 'Obama remorse'. Jon retorts by saying that he has more McCain remorse. Expounding upon the fact that we need a 'reconstruction'. O'Reilly refers to his fan base as 'the folks'. Suggesting that people who listen to him are superior to O'Reilly. But O'Reilly finally revealed the extremism of 'the folk' by stating that he'd be stoned to death if he showed up at the <u>Bold and Fresh</u> tour.<br />
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"Would you vote for the witch or the Marxist?" Bill asked, and after some back and forth and mentioning of The Rally to Restore Sanity Jon replies "And by the way, I'm sure that is in no way a pejorative way to describe him."<br />
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Then the interview wraps up before they go on to talk about Jon's book.<br />
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Also some extra curricular if you're interested: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=814374ED833C9047">http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=814374ED833C9047</a><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Son to a Mother of Benevolence</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small; line-height: 115%;">A quiet suppressed feeling is a rolling boil, simmering<br />
Cycles have passed and nostalgia I am awash with<br />
This Summer day is the same as any other,<br />
Yet it is true to itself, an unwavering soul<br />
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I am feeling restrained, withheld<br />
It is impossible to locate, pinpoint this feeling<br />
But I know I cannot fly<br />
My beard is not even a solvent to this glue<br />
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The drops begin to commensurate me into their arms<br />
Nature envelops me in her love<br />
Touching me with calming warmth and cooling breath<br />
Misting me, ensuring that I am keen to her presence<br />
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The grass grows and tells me that I am safe<br />
Today will not be the slaughter of a drought<br />
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The cool pervades sweltering heat and meshes with my body,<br />
A perfect cycle is around me – and within me<br />
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She becomes more aberrant, punishing with streaking hail<br />
She is more difficult to cope with, yet I bear witness<br />
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I continue to weather her with my manmade<br />
Devices, bestowed to me by her majesty<br />
My awning and armchair protect me<br />
The roaring boil smoothes to a simmer again<br />
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And continues to nourish the kingdom<br />
Mushroom caps become as trees, tall, vast<br />
The stench becomes mellow and moldy<br />
And it comforts me<br />
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Soil becomes muck, and sets the mood for dreariness:<br />
So long as the attitude we hold is of want</span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small; line-height: 115%;"><br clear="all" style="page-break-before: always;" /> </span> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small; line-height: 115%;">Want for comforts, and shelters<br />
Want for mud free carpets<br />
Want for dry clothing<br />
Want for liberation from that which allows the stalks <br />
To grow, be eaten, nourish, and be recycled</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small; line-height: 115%;">I find myself being consumed by the sludge<br />
And quenched by the rain<br />
Rivers and tributaries form in the soil <br />
As they erode the ground they’ve fallen upon<br />
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I feel well<br />
For time is ever progressing,<br />
And my time is not of want<br />
I live<br />
"Here comes the sun.”</span></div>Chillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16443259050493573698noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1547199203442766831.post-50460193097715867052010-10-05T09:12:00.002-04:002010-10-05T09:18:58.187-04:00Campus SubmissionsI've just recently entered some poetry into my college campus magazine. I'll block it off as two separate posts. Enjoy.<br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Journey into June</span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">The pond churns eagerly<br />
Bubbling for embrace<br />
Embodied in droning hums<br />
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I call out to it,<br />
Screeches of an unborn man<br />
Yearning to battle white bellied monsters<br />
And adorn wings of flight <br />
Through wet June, I recall<br />
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My brain raps toward unyielding<br />
Devotion for this pleasure<br />
But time progresses as a journey<br />
And pulls me from my oasis<br />
To a palace ruled by foreign entities<br />
Who bare dreary contempt<br />
They charade, inviting me<br />
To be encumbered by them<br />
I sip their nectar and it taints, slightly<br />
I feel the black sting and<br />
Become washed in darkness, silence<br />
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The ringing of a guru paces<br />
In my mind as I drift tethered to my body<br />
But I possess no command<br />
I fill my love and loved ones too<br />
With the poison of deceit I’ve been given<br />
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My corpse is reeled<br />
And I am paralyzed<br />
I scream as blood pours from me<br />
The emperor is a trickster<br />
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“Save me!” I call<br />
I fall to death, spiraling<br />
Indistinguishable figures appear<br />
As I descend the bottomless hole<br />
It becomes too vast to find salvation<br />
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My blood pervades, pouring from my eyes<br />
Vomit trails my path and bathes me<br />
My innards are a twisted lot<br />
I am left without solace to scream indefinitely<br />
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But my love reaches to aid me<br />
Despite my spite and I find myself<br />
In the light of another morning<br />
Free from the damned palace<br />
Live at the water which I had found the guru<br />
At the bottom of the pit I am back to beauty</span> </span><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 24pt;"></span></b></div>Chillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16443259050493573698noreply@blogger.com2