http://www.boontdusties.com/journal Urban Shamanism Fri, 26 Feb 2010 23:09:56 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Still haven't seen the movie, but ran prieur has some interesting observations: "Did we conquer the Indians? When lefties say that Avatar purges white guilt, they are making several questionable assumptions: that we are white, that we feel guilty, and that white guilt is a good thing. This is an ... http://www.boontdusties.com/journal/2010/01/12/avatar-whiteness/ Here are a bunch of poems I wrote using the iPhone Dragon App (iTunes Link), a voice-to-text dictation application. When I say 'I wrote all of these poems', I need to clarify on my methods. I was actually just speaking complete and absolute jibberish into the microphone - no words, just ... http://www.boontdusties.com/journal/2010/01/05/iphone-dragon-app-poetry-from-voice-recognition-experiment/ I found this tape while digging around in the Seattle Goodwill 'bins' - and outlet of thrift store items where large containers are filled with items you can scavenge through. You basically pay by the pound and can fill giant bags - it's heavenly. A lot of this tape is just ... http://www.boontdusties.com/journal/2009/12/15/101x-seattle-goodwill-find/ Favorite musical encounters of 2009 1. Helm's Alee - Night Terror. I'm really sad to say I've only seen this local band one time (Carousel Fest) but it was a fond memory - very loud, amazing energy, screaming and bad ass drumming that made my clothes vibrate. I didn't know if ... http://www.boontdusties.com/journal/2009/12/07/top-ten-musical-encounters-of-2009/ Monday: Two cop cars & a medical examiner van parked in front of the house. Tuesday: A man loads two worried red dogs on leashes into the back of truck. Wednesday: A FOR-SALE sign on the windshield of the BMW parked on the street. Thursday: A khaki middle-aged woman rolls up a garden ... http://www.boontdusties.com/journal/2009/11/19/faces-of-death/ http://www.boontdusties.com/journal/2009/11/15/best-mountain-dew-commercial-ever/ DREAM: I am at a funeral and the cousin of my boss is there in an unbuttoned Hawaiian shirt, looking a bit like Randy Quaid in National Lampoon’s Vacation. We’re mingling. A girl walks up and says “Randy, so good to see you -” but he cuts her off abruptly and not ... http://www.boontdusties.com/journal/2009/10/23/dream-october-23rd-2009/ In my dream last night I was playing experimental ceramic instruments of different shapes and contortions. Some of them looked like rolling waves or seashell spirals and crevices that acted as special areas a hand could be cupped to make a bass sound. Other specific areas of the ceramic instruments had ... http://www.boontdusties.com/journal/2009/09/09/dream-letting-the-pottery-clay-sour/ I had a dream last night that I was in Highschool English class & totally bombed a test. Even though the test was a group one, I got a little frantic and only really answered one of the questions. Spent most of the time arguing with my team mates ... http://www.boontdusties.com/journal/2009/09/07/amerigot-marcel-dream/ My good friend JK recently brought to my attention the story of Edward Lighthart: "Lighthart, whom hospital officials had called "Jon Doe," wandered out of Discovery Park wearing pressed khakis and had $600 tucked in his sock. He said he didn't know who he was or when he was born. - ... http://www.boontdusties.com/journal/2009/09/04/discovery-park-cougars-and-the-curious-case-of-edward-lightheart/