Vortex

Its been way too long since I have plugged in and put down what has been on my mind. A lot has been going on since I last wrote, too much to bore you with so drop it. To tell you the truth there is way to much hub bubbing in my mind to even coherently pick a topic to rant on about. So i will just pick the only thing to talk about. THE VORTEX. Thats right I'm going there.

I know most of you are probably in the dark on what I might mean, but the vortex is within all of us. You ever stare at yourself in the mirror and just zone? Looking into your own eyes, just opening any mental door that appears, finding that your just falling deeper and deeper into the unpredictable blackness of your own pupal. Well thats the vortex, it is ruthless, it is endless, it is black magic to the fullest. There is no bounds to what you might find falling into this shadow of yourself, there isn't even a guarantee you will come out the same person or come out at all.

There is a lot in there that you never knew about yourself, its all there just waiting for you to go in and turn over that rock your mind never expected you to stub your toe on. Under this proverbial mental stone you could find that image, that strange thought that never wanted to be found. It will try to scurry away, bury itself deeper into the darkness but as long as you keep it in the spot light of your stare there is nowhere for it to hide. That right there is the key, the key to not only finding something out about yourself but maybe even unlocking a part of you that never even seemed like a possibility.

I encourage everyone to do this every once in awhile. Fall into your own vortex. Just hope you can come out again and be able to look at yourself in that same mirror to see the whole picture.

People

i haven't written in awhile...... i apologize about that to whomever may have noticed.

if you find yourself bored and have nothing to do, search out a public place where you know flocks of people migrate to. once your there, just watch. this is a very interesting thing to do, some people label this the art of "people watching" some hadn't given it a name but still find themselves doing it (your welcome for giving you a title for your hobby). myself, i do this whenever another person is in eye shot of me. all you have to do is watch, now im not talking about whipping out the binoculars and full out stalk a person im merely saying watch people while they are in eye sight. you will find out very intriguing things about human nature by just watching. the whole world is just one big science experiment, you just have to choose what to take note of or what to disregard.

now the tricky part of people watching is not to be too blatant about it. its the same thing as if you were watching wild life, if they notice you there they might not do whatever it is they naturally would do at that particular moment in time. therefore, you are a factor in the equation of their actions. you don't want that, you want to be back round noise, just fit in, go chameleon and just watch. the things that you will notice will not only entertain you but in fact enlighten you on what life truly is.

we are all statistics in one way or another, it all depends on what category of person we fall under. now, with this in mind you need to be very particular on how you separate your findings on people, you don't want to just lump people in groups without knowing who that person actually is. who knows, maybe something drastic in that person's life just happened and that played into the fact whether or not he/she signs to the song they are listing to or if they just walk by that trash that is blowing by instead of picking it up and placing it in the garbage receptacle conveniently located next to them. all these things come into play when people watching.

now don't get me wrong, just sitting back and letting things happen as they do is fine, but you should never judge people on what you see, always keep an open mind to what their particular circumstance might just be at that certain time. however, feel free to judge people that just seem to make very poor decisions in life like rubbing their genitals in public or yelling at random people and trying to start confrontations every chance they get. these people have a different outlook on life, a flawed perception of being as seen by the majority of the public. you can write these people off as lost causes, because until they realize how small they really are in the grand scheme of things they will never be able to except life outside of their own worthless bubble of an existence. i guess people that rub their genitals in pubic don't really fall into this category, well they might, but not every time.

i don't really know why i just opened my blog up and started typing about this. just speaking from what on my mind i guess.

i hope something in this post makes sense to you as you read in and i hope you will now be able to perceive people a little better. or at least try to.

Movie I'd Like To See.

What you have just seen is a freelance documentary

entitled "Exit Through the Gift Shop", this movie was

filmed by a French store keeper turned documenter

who tries to locate and befriend the world renowned

graffiti artist Banksy. However, since this street artist

has been anonymous for as long as he has been

around he was very reluctant to being video taped.

Other street artists that are featured are people such

as Shepard Fairley (the guy who came up with

Obama's famous "Hope" poster, as well as Invader

and many more.

This Film not only looks interesting because of the

intense graffiti that is being created before the lens,

but it is because this run of the mill guy is filming the

un-filmable. These are people that express

themselves in controversial/illegal ways. Banksy

alone has been around since the late 1980's and has

yet to be named with a face. His work is mostly stencil

art which saves on time and allows for intricate pictures.

Banksy has done some work outside of the streets such

as sneaking into well known art museums and placing

his own work on the walls (known as "shortcuts"

because it takes too long for the museums to properly

choose which painting to display). All of Banksy's work

has strong political, ethical and definitely controversial

topics.

Below are some of my favorites of his work.

Interesting Cellphone Facts

I recently stumbled onto some interesting things I did/didn't know my cell phone could do so i decided to share it with all you lovely blog surfers. I hope that one day at least one of these will come in handy for you.

5 Things You Never KnewYour Cell Phone Could Do

For all the folks with cell phones. (This should be printed and kept in your car, purse, and wallet. Good information to have with you.)

There are a few things that can be done in times of grave emergencies.

Your mobile phone can actually be a life saver or an emergency tool for survival. Check out the things that you can do with it:

FIRST
Emergency

The Emergency Number worldwide for Mobile is 112. If you find Yourself out of the coverage area of your mobile network and there is an Emergency, dial 112 and the mobile wi ll search any existing network to Establish the emergency number for you, and interestingly, this number 112 can be dialed even if the keypad is locked. Try it out.

SECOND
Have you locked your keys in the car?

Does your car have remote keyless entry? This may come in handy someday. Good reason to own a cell phone: If you lock your keys In the car and the spare keys are at home, call someone at home on their cell phone from your cell phone. Hold your cell phone about a foot From your car door and have the person at your home press the unlock button, holding it near the mobile phone on their end. Your car will unlock. Saves someone from having to drive your keys to you. Distance is no object. You could be hundreds of miles away, and if you can reach someone who has the other ' remote ' for your car, you can unlock the doors (or the trunk).


THIRD

Hidden Battery Power

Imagine your cell battery is very low. To activate, press the keys*3370#. Your cell phone will restart with this reserve and the instrument will show a 50% increase in battery. This reserve will get charged when you charge your cell phone next time.

FOURTH
How to disable a STOLEN mobile phone?

To check your Mobile phone ' s serial number, key in the following Digits on your phone: *#06#. A 15-digit code will appear on the screen. This number is unique to your handset. Write it down and keep it somewhere safe.

If your phone gets stolen, you can phone your service provider and give them this code. They will then be able to block your handset so even if the thief changes the SIM card, your phone will be totally useless. You probably won't get your phone back, but at least you know that whoever stole it can't use/sell it either If everybody does this, there would be no point in people stealing mobile phones.

And Finally.....

FIFTH
Free Directory Service for Cells

Cell phone companies are charging us $1.00 to $1.75 or more for 411 information calls when they don't have to. Most of us do not carry a telephone directory in our vehicle, which makes this situation even more of a problem. When you need to use the 411 information option, simply dial: (800)FREE411, or (800) 373-3411without incurring any charge at all. Program this into your cell phone now.

Mascots..... Real Emotions or Fake Reactions

Hello, Hello. I've decided to come back into the blogging game with some thought provoking material for all you sports fans out there. I was recently watching a sports match (Saints vs Viking as a matter of fact) and I witnessed something that made those little out of line, but highly functional, gears in my head start to churn. At the final moments of a highly riveting game all fans are on the edge of their seat, be it the currently winning team or the team losing at that particular moment but still has a chance at redemption. None the less once the game is over there is usually quiet an uproar from the fans of the winning team, which then segues into team mate on team mate debauchery of cheering and chest bumping.

Now this is where the food for thought comes into play, the mascot..... the mascot of the winning team is always jumping around getting in on all the wonderful feelings of victory spilling out. But, is that man (or woman) under that huge sweaty suit really happy for the victory? or is he/she just putting on a show because that is what they are paid to do (if they are even paid)?

Think about it what if your job was to be a mascot for a team you gave two shits about and you have to be peppy and joyous when it comes to anything that involves them? That would be complete hell, what if it was a team you completely hated? If that doesn't drive someone to the bottle you are a stronger person then I. I just can't make myself believe that anyone under a mask of a smile or anything of that nature is truly smiling underneath.

After thinking about this for quiet some time i have decided to place the position of "mascot" under my "jobs that people with no true happiness" list. Just under "clowns" and just above "waiter at high class parties".