The Occupy Wall Street Movement

I have to speak briefly in the defense of some of the uncertain press that has come out with relation to Occupy Wall Street.  This isn't a defense saying they are accurate in their portrayals.  It's more of a defense to say that I can understand why they are reporting the way they are, even if you take out the bias of a corporate backing.

Most of them probably do not spend a large amount of time at the protests.  They go down there, try to get a story in a few hours, and then leave.  That is how most events are reported on.  That is simply not how you can report on Occupy though.  Occupy really is something that you have to immerse yourself in to fully understand what is happening.

What Occupy Wall Street really is, is the development of a community, and people working together.  It's NOT a protest in the general definition of the word.  It might have started off as a protest but it has evolved so far from that point.  It is also something that is very foreign to the press because, quite honestly, America has not seen this kind of interest in politics, ethics, or economics in quite a while.  We kind of fell asleep.  The years since the 2008 crash woke us up to realize "wait, what's going on here?"

If I were to describe the movement in one phrase it would be this:
People are being inspired, and challenged, to realize that whether or not they talk about what's going on in their country, and other countries around the world, it will effect them no matter what.  It's really quite remarkable.

Occupy Wall Street is not simply a protest of demands.  It is a protest of complacency.  It is a community which has finally realized, "we're all in this together, and if we don't act fast and start getting active in our country, we're are REALLY going to be in trouble."

The reason I'm putting this forward is because, for quite a while, (after the first) week I didn't even know what the fuck it was.  I came because I saw a chance to protest and other people interested in a protest.  After a week I had no clue what was going on, but I knew that I liked being there.  I was refreshed by the idea that some people were finally taking interest in the issues again, and in a very open, public atmosphere as well.  I was often asked the question, "what now, what are you guys doing?"  Pretty much every time my answer was: "I'm not sure, but what I can say beyond a shadow of a doubt is that it's getting people talking again."  I didn't really understand the significance of this until recently.

What you are dealing with at Zuccotti Park is NOT a protest at all.  There is protesting involved of course, and that element will never leave it.  The idea behind Occupy Wall Street though has developed into something else far more impressive.  It has developed into an idea to try and fix what has gone wrong, to figure out what the fuck happened to let it get so wrong, and to get active again.

What has made me so proud of it though is something else: It is populated by some of the most intelligent, resourceful, resilient, and well-intentioned people I have EVER met in my life and I consider it an honor to be part of such a beautiful thing.  By the way, I don't see it ending any time soon either and I'm glad.  I can't imagine how they'll make it through the winter, but I've already seen some incredibly amazing things happen in just one month, and I have a feeling we've all only seen a very small glimmer of what this group is truly capable of.  Keep an eye open, we're watching history... smelling it too lol

I went to a ranger game a while back.

Scientists cure cancer, but no one takes notice

Scientists cure cancer, but no one takes notice

This is important shit. Scientists in Canada have found the cure to cancer. American pharmaceutical companies are not investing in it because the drug cannot be patented. Basically, they can't make money so they don't care.

I can almost guarantee that, should this drug be all it's cracked up to be, the number of people in the UK and Canada (where universal healthcare is rampant, and pharmaceutical companies don't hold all the power) with cancer may soon drop to zero.

Red Riding Hood

So, Red Riding Hood... The Big Bad Wolf does not strive for a challenge. Either Little Red Riding Hood is like 5, (in which case why is she walking through the forest alone) or she's retarded. Either way I think her parents are very irresponsible... Or their Spartans and want to test her survival skills.  Regardless, how does she not notice that there is a wolf in place of her grandmother. I mean it's not like a wolf can recline in a chair. Better yet, I don't think grandma usually smells as bad as forest animal.

I suppose I'll throw the wolf the bone here and say that it could talk.  Aside from that though, it has paws... WITH CLAWS!!!!  I'm disappointed in Miss Riding Hood for not being more perceptive.

Skynet

Terminator 3 was a hit movie.  The main issue that was stated in the movie, for why the machines took over, was that Skynet became self-aware.  I want to ask:  Did it really?  Let's analyze...

Becoming self-aware was what made Skynet "realize" that humans would try to terminate it and this triggered the computer system's Adrenal Gland and it went Hitler on the humans.  Did it really become self-aware though?  The purpose of Skynet was to create a computer program that could recognize a potential virus and destroy it before it had its chance to commence havoc upon the network that the humans used.

At the same time though, if Skynet's purpose was to kill off forces which were detrimental it may not have been going very far out of its original programming.  Excuse me I'm going to get really "tree-hugger" now.  Humans do have tendency to destroy everything.  Agent Smith (Matrix) himself said we are like a virus.  Perhaps Skynet just realized the true nature of humans when it was activated.  I'm sure it was programmed with a great amounts of historical data.  It really may have been keeping to its original programming.  You never know.

On that note... I think I'll go watch Avatar.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Okay, flaw in either scriptwriting, or in logic of the universe.  The TV show Buffy the Vampire Slayer.  The concept behind the show was that there was only one slayer born to every generation.  Once that one slayer died another would take over.  This means though that there is only one slayer active at a time.  Furthermore, only one slayer active at a time and only in one place on earth at a time.  So this would mean that if the Slayer is in California there would not be any vampires in, say... Portugal, or Hungary, or Iceland, or Venezuela or even Arizona?  I highly doubt this, but I never saw Buffy traveling out of California to hunt.  What gives?  So much for the laws of mysticism giving a crap about humanity.

Giga Pets are still hungry.

I had fun with Adobe Illustrator.  This photo is called "Giga Pets running though a spray-painted field"