Octopus: Making Contact; a review.

This documentary is a light-hearted insight into the strange and wonderful world of cephalopods or octopi. A marine biologist brings an octopus into his home to study for a year with his family. At first the octopus is skittish until he is fed a little treat of a baby crab, then the octopus realizes that this relationship has potential. His daughter befriends the octopus also and they learn to play together with various objects, and interacting like a pet. It is interesting to note that octopi have the largest brains of the invertabrates and 3 hearts and zero bones in their body. They also can camouflage to their environment by using pigment cells. There are many different types of octopi, and there was even an enclave of octopi that started to live in a community off the coast of Australia which is striking since most of the time they are loners. Often times octopi are notorious for escaping their enclosures at zoos because of their widely acknowledged maleable shape. This was a nice viewing experience, and something I think is good family entertainment. I think it was produced by PBS and is available on Netflix and Kanopy.

Genius Party a film Review

Genius Party a film review Genius Party is a series of short anime films produced by some of Japan’s top anime artists and animators. The first volume was released on July 7, 2007. There are 7 short films in this compilation. The most striking for me was the one named Limit Cycle produced by Hideki Futamara. It is an existential look at reality through the deep understanding of a millenia-old philosophy that tries to reach beyond conventional understanding. It is illustrated in the manner of a psychadelic hallucination, utilizing abstract shapes, and geometric patterns. Overall I recommend this compilation and especially the one I went into detail about Limit Cycle. There is a sequel titled Genius Party Beyond. I give this Genius Party 4 out of 5 stars. (ed

Warcraft a film review.

Warcraft a film review This film by Blizzard Entertainment is based on a very popular pc video game of the same name. It features a Kingdom that is protecting itself from an Orc Horde invasion from a different dimension. One of the Orcs is virtuous and is a chief of his clan. The leader of the Orc Horde is Goldan, a very wicked magic is in his control called the Fell. He needs the power of the Fell to open the Gate to the other dimension. Meanwhile, the Kingdom goes to the powerful magician the Guardian Midev to assist them in fighting off the Orc Horde. One of the King’s best fighters is stricken with tragedy when his son dies, and this breaks the trust he has with Midev because it seemed like he was responsible. Later, Midev succumbs to the Fell and becomes an Orc. The good Orc who had a wife and child, is killed by Goldan and so is his wife. Their son is saved by the mother sending him in a basket down the river. This movie is gruesome in its detail of violence, but one of the quotes I like is “there is light in the darkness, and darkness in the light". Sometimes wars are fought with good guys within the enemies, and bad guys within the good guys. I give this movie a 3 out of 5 stars because it is a little disturbing in its graphic description of bloodshed, yet the cgi is blended so well with real-time acting, which shows a great deal of technical cinematic skill.

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Thorough examination, from time to time. Lead one to another; participate in excellence. Members only ; no VIP allowed. except the meek. Thank the fortunes of nature, for all that you have. Palpable feelings of heavenly bliss; like it or not. Integration of all mind streams, into one embracing motion. Particularly for experimentation in the fundamentals. I feel beet, above the rational. Pompous feelings of "truer than thou" How deep your suffering must be? Enlightenment for sale, besides, China is rising. Unnecessary, fortunes decimated. All out for them and none do better. Pursuant of a greater good, acting like something you are not. By the amount of people who dwell, in certain ways; categorize. Fortitude and ways of knowing. Causal and before the sun in order. All aspects of the effervescence. Captivated by altruism among armageddon; spider sense. Thirteen hundred years later. Edict; ediface; edify; effluvian Ennui; listlessness or indifference caused by boredom. Enimity; hostility; enervator. Eminent domain. Elocution. Egalitarian. Empty hands come together. Properties of attitude. Despite the atrocities of the past there are several maniacal administrations which are still exercising their power over destitute people. This is ever more apparent where there are religious zealots in coherts with policy makers. Overall the reasons for problematic development is that lines & levels clash in an attempt at globalization. Despie the obvious sentiments of all these individuals who utilize advanced logistics for security, there remains a desire and impetus among people to initiate conquest, not over "others" but ignorance itself.

a few more film reviews

Cheche Lavi a film review This film is about 2 Haitian migrants who flee Haiti to Mexico in the hopes of immigrating to the US. Robens and James are portrayed as aspiring young men who are driven to flee because of desperation and poverty. Their friendship is portrayed realistically, and one can feel both the yearning for optimism & the bitter reality they feel. It is a documentary style film, that aims to portray these 2 men as both valuable & sincere in their quest for a better life. A few statistics for Haiti, 2 out of 3 Haitians live on less than $2.00 per day. And half of the Haitians living in urban areas are unemployed. (Jan. 26, 2017 Restavek Freedom). To make matters worse the Earthquake that caused so much damage added an immense toll to the already frail economy. Unfortunately, neither of the men make it into the US as a landed immigrant. Another obstacle these men faced was language barriers, as they spoke French, and being in Mexico they had to learn Spanish and English to deal with the immigration system. The movie closes with Robens back in Haiti among his family discussing repairs to the family home, and them going for a swim afterwards. Precious Guru a film review This film is about the eccentric and spiritual phenom Padmebhava, or Guru Rinpoche. This man was highly revered in his time for developing a practice of strong, intarnishable conviction to supernatural principles. The film is a documentary, with interviews with modern day Tibetans and foreign practitioners alike who have come to appreciate what this man stood for and his enigmatic story. His main student, was a consort he won from a King who became both his lover and chief historian after he was burned alive, and didn't die. She made a point of telling his story, and spreading the message of compassion. This man was very dear to the Tibetan people, and he foretold they would be faced with a difficult period with the Chinese. However, he said that his insights and those of the Buddha would reach far and wide in the future, so there was cause for great optimism. One of the qualities that this man possessed was “thinking outside of the box”. Or shocking people into great realization. It is available on Vimeo for $6.80 to rent. I highly recommend this film. Blood Machines a film review This series is about a sci-fi future where a duo of a Captain and Mechanic are on a distant planet where a ship of tribal women has crashed. They are combative and possess supernatural powers, at first the Captain is lured into the crashed ship that is possessed by a female spirit. Tracy is the guidance computer android of the Captain's ship who is also portrayed as a pregnant female. The women combatants overwhelm the Captain and kill the Captain and the Mechanic, and the women tribe retreat to a different star system, to a wreck yard to conduct their rituals and proliferate. This is a well-done Canadian production, and has a charming, sensual aspect to it, which is both tasteful and artistic. Only 3 episodes have been released thus far, but so far so good.

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one can derive some sense of the myriad worlds we live in from various historical sources like great american 80s comic books or pre-great wars german expressionism booklets or a modern myth of such unlikely proportions that it boggles the mind all it does is make me think with these noble words of elder times before i touched this soul did i wash these hands and then to add a notion of intrigue and culture zimbabwean stone carving & tibetan wood engraving there are many reasons to find wonder and awe in all things this in spite of the dread & misery we seem to so often find ourselves in a clown is supposed to make people laugh and find joy is it at expense of the clown? or is it that the clown wants people to be happy and for a minute let go of the constraints of suffering to be released in an illuminating state one can pontificate the meaning of life & love but it is an entirely different gambit to act it out, and be it especially in the west where we have tradition & institutions where the status quo keep things a certain way, in a certain place as the collapse quickens around us, and the virus spreads its a tad ironic that nature is something we are likening to the protagonist and humanity being the antagonist. i like to think its a teamplay, humanity & nature can and must work together.

a few French idioms for u today

a few French idioms for u today Cosser du sucre sur son dos. "to break some sugar on someone's back" gossip Appayer sur le champignon. "Press on the mushroom" drive fast Etre dans le petrin. "fall in the kneading trough" to be in a mess Avoir la fete dans le guidon. "head in the handlebars" to be overwhelmed Se regarder le nombril "to gaze at your navel" to be selfish

Low-key update.

Hey everyone, taking it easy last few days, low-key. The covid virus has me like - what - wow~! trying to focus on my artwork and put out good quality stuff. couple thoughts u ever try hummus with curry in it? its good. and the top line in the hindi script is Very Important. also i medicated with herb a couple times. and it send me to a good place although i think i got a headache from rubbing sanitizer on my hands and thrush so much. Take care~

Character brainstorm. (guess who)

Plankie Shamaya Nautica Ishka Pandira Shakola Tandem Chikanda Pali Hawkish Slivera Vanoka Bandy Galaksa & Iona

a little kartharsis to do the mind, body and soul some good.

its any wonder why people are so confused half the time about happiness, its like we are running around like chickens with our heads cut off. trying in vane, to find some satiation of soul-hunger or bliss... "to smear ourselves across something beautiful" to use a gandharvas lyric. ive come to the understanding, that simple amusement and a gritty determination for perseverance towards enduring this struggle called life, yields a highly satisfactory outlook on all things earthly. (thieves in the night, stealing a country family's light. what is right, what is light? why at night?) so much so that it takes a constant renewal or revisiting of one's own understanding of themselves to make this happen. its like we are constantly shown a picture of what we might like ourselves to be, and then we must yield to the fact that our environment and situation is always changing, one day we might be beautiful, rich and powerful, another we may find ourselves as beggar at the banquet, with nothing but poems and soliloquays. bar none, there is a loveliness to life, a kind of fragrance to being alive, that makes its enticers aroused and filled with desires about pursuit and enchantment. its best to catch just a whiff at a time, and not take to deep a breath of it, or else it may intoxicate, and cause demented thoughts. just as indulgence is like in the senses - one can find delight in visionary, auditory, or tasteful experiences, by seeing things of beauty, goodness and truth...such as the natural. one might say - to all my relations - i wish you the courage to meet the challenges you face, and the bravery to change the world for the better, as you see fit. there is great merit in practicing how to think - and weeding out the bad thoughts, the thoughts that are counterintuitive to a pleasant state of mind. also suffering i think, anguish and turmoil, ought to be viewed as a mental health normative to all people, as it is such that any time of day or night - people experience pain and discomfort, more specifically the side of life that we choose to ignore sometimes, because it is uncomfortable, or inconvenient. very much a constant. my favourite thing to do is really find a groove in my day, where i can feel i am at most myself, and that im authentically being, as opposed to denying my own thoughts their own existence, and subjugating them to oblivion. it takes considerable practice to centre oneself in their own being, as to allow for your own true self a chance at being. ive witnessed countless times when i say something to someone and its come as such a shock to them that they ask me to repeat myself, when it is perfectly clear what i said, with adequate volume and articulation as to make the inquiry or sentence well perceived. this points to a kind of essentialism where people are taken aback by the idea of such clarity that it shocks the mind. the letters and words become a kind of piercing of illusions, a catalyst to think differently. also, i find myself constantly taken aback by how people use language as a kind of hook, to try and snare their "opponent". as for the conflagaration that is international politics and economics, id like to say this - the higher the position the more privy one is to sensitive information, and the eventual calamity we are faced with if left to our own devices as a species. theres a serendipity to how technology can be used in combination with human creativity that is by and far a leap of ingenuity and progress. wealth can be used to achieve great things, as it can be used to enlightened self-interest, that is not say that over-the-top greed need not be kept in check by responsible policy making and a kind of integrated understanding of how business, human society and nature coalesce into a living system that is our modern ecology. sad to say that much of the last couple hundred years has dispossessed many people of even basic necessities, and harmed the environment to sometimes severe levels. why infinity is such a protagonist in the arena of public thought for climate policy and environmental decision making. it gives us adequate time and measure to get things done - and also, it allows for the possibilities or unknown unknowns to exist, where in the event of a radical paradigm shift which has occurred countless times in the last couple hundred years. we are not constrained to a doomsday scenario, where life "ends" or the planet "ends". taken with a grain of salt, this approach is substantial because i feel movers and shakers in the art world, the business world, and the political world if motivated well enough could evoke a kind of turbulent thought to cause a seismic shift in the global order, as to provoke meaningful and adaptive change towards a brighter future.

Somewhat Radical Policy Idea Brainstorm.

1.) Make Healthy Food a Human Right. 2.) Incentivize Permaculture Transitioning. 3.) Court Corporate Interest in Localized Economies. 4.) Get the Population Rate Near Zero by 2030. 5.) Widening the availability of AI-supported software for Education. 6.) Lengthening overall life spans by cheaper medications. 7.) Volunteer Healthcare System, supported by Resource Sharing. 8.) Geothermal energy generators. 9.) Arts Festivals more widely accessible. 10.) Make the goal a focused future together.

Albion: the Enchanted Stallion a film review.

Albion: The Enchanted Stallion a film Review. This film is a fantasy drama about a young girl that finds an enchanted horse, that takes her through a portal to a fairydream world where she is key in breaking the impasse between two peoples, a tribe of barbarians ruling the overworld, and the magical fairy people banished to the underworld. It is a small independent film that has an enticing, whimsical curiousity to it. It stars Liam McIntyre as Luke Delaney. There is a nice combination of prop use and lore, one can appreciate a heartfelt appreciation for both myth and legend. The stallion she rides is a bit dark, and tempermental but has powers only Kelpies possess. I very much enjoyed this film and recommend it highly. Lastly, the cuckoory were a novel addition to the film's fun feel.

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