Tuesday, September 7, 2010

What's your Spirit/Power Animal?

I'm not usually into this stuff, but it's kind of dead-on and eery...

WHALE
Creation
Power of Song
Inner Depth



A Whale totem teaches you to go deep within yourself
to awaken your inner creativity.
But they also teach us not to become lost in our creative imagination,
but to live in the real world.



When a Whale totem shows up in your life, examine your own use of creativity.
Apply your own creative intuition to formulas --



This is what imbues them with power and magic.
Creativity for the sake of creativity is not what the Whale teaches.
It awakens great depth of creative inspiration, but you must add your own color and light



to your outer life to make it wonderful.
The sound of the Whale teaches us how to create with song.
The whale, along with the dolphin, are the other sentient beings of our planet.
They too are self-aware and have souls.



Accordingly to the Michael Teachings, they are on their fourth cycle,
while most of mankind is on its eleventh or twelfth cycle.



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The whale shares many characteristics with the dolphin as they are both members of the cetacean family which has over 90 different species. They are the world's largest mammals, and can be found in almost all locations around the planet.



Legend says that the whale once walked upon the earth. When the land masses began to sink and re-shape, all the knowledge of the universe was locked into the memory banks of the whale and it was sent into the sea. If you carry whale medicine, you also carry the memories of much knowledge that can be tapped into if you honor the teachings of whale.



Whale tells you to be sensitive to tone, and the vibrational qualities in tones. If you're alert, you can activate your built-in sonar to be conscious of things and people moving in and around your personal space. Do you just "know" when someone is near, or something is amiss? Whale medicine is working.



As each family of whales has its own "song", you too can find your soul song to recall those memories stored deep in your super conscious mind. Hum, whistle, sing, chant, use tones until you find that one level of tone that is yours alone. You will know. It will resonate deep in your soul seat. Remember the sound, and use it as often as you can -- especially in meditation. You will find knowledge you didn't know you had floating to the surface. You are tapping into the memory banks of your soul.


Whale also speaks to us of creativity, and of the need to rely on our own talents and abilities. As with the buffalo, no part of the whale goes to waste. Do not be guilty of wasting your own value, your own in-born strengths. Use your own instincts and creative abilities to make the ordinary things in your life magical. Let your imagination soar.....but be careful to stay grounded and in touch with reality.


Whale also symbolizes the power of the family unit; the careful nurturing of the young; the balance between great strength and gentleness. In times of difficulty, do you pull together as a family, or do you allow those hard times to separate and divide? Remember whale.



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So, tell me, what's your spirit/power animal?  And why do you think so?

Monday, September 6, 2010

A Friend's Concern and Proposed Solution.

yo,
i just watched your tatoo videos.  very cool.  here's my only question though.  are you not concerned that now that you have a whale on your right foot, when you try to swim, your right foot will be so much stronger that you will only go in counter-clockwise circles?  that's what i would be worried about.
--dave


A few hours later...


alright, i've pondered this and here's what i came up with.  the sperm whale has an arch-nemesis in the person of the giant squid - that mysterious creature which has  never actually been seen alive until only just a few years ago.  the battles between these two beasts are epic.  perhaps if you got a giant squid on the other foot, when the two came together in the water, they would fight against each other with such ferocity as to propel you forward at speeds heretofore unknown to man.
also, by way of coincidence, i learned today that the sperm whale has a 9 foot long penis.  (i learned this on a british quiz show, lest you get any ideas).

--dave

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Sunday, September 5, 2010

A High School Musical I might actually watch


Amanda Palmer went back to her old high school to create a musical based on Neutral Milk Hotel's In The Aeroplane Over the Sea.  Hmmm...

Gracias, Rob, for sending this my way!

Another good song

That wasn't available on YouTube until now.

Saturday, September 4, 2010

Part Two: Bring the Pain!

I got a tattoo Part 1!

Broadway Joe's

I'm layin' it all out here for ya...


I got a bootleg Jay-Z DVD!  And some street cred.



My re-entry into the Capital Region stand-up comedy scene.

Friday, September 3, 2010

Patricia Waller

Patricia Waller

This is kick-ass. I want the tiger. So bad. Almost as much as I wanted that Meerkat Nativity set.

Wednesday, September 1, 2010

I only sit on things that are purple.

 I have loved ZG since 7th grade.  He was like a Backstreet Boy to me.  And he's influenced - either directly or indirectly - everything I've ever done since then.