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The Sixth Communion:

Today we met 6th time - We played with the singing bowl and I knew what it was, but I couldn't remember how to do it! Anyway, then we discussed final projects. I think it is lame that almost everyone in this "creative" class isn't able to come up with an idea for a final project. I'm somewhat disappointed that no one seems to be excited about what they are doing at all. Apparently, I'm one of the very few with an actual solid project idea. I had the idea of turning my $650 Jeep Cherokee into an off-road riot tank. I have a friend who is going to a be a room mate soon - he has just acquired a welder and we are going to weld armor plating, ram bars, and side steps. Either way - I had the idea to do this but it was always just an idea - now, hopefully I'll actually start working on it!

A Moment of Bliss

The assignment was to set aside a three hour block of time in order to let creative processes flow by way of doing nothing thought intensive - I had all kinds of ideas of thing that I wanted to do, but ladyfriend wasm't interested in helping (and get your mind out of the gutter if you are thinking what I think you are!). She said I was on my own for this one - damn! - I wanted her to give me a backrub for a while I had drank some beers and listened to music or watched a nice flick. I did just that - I spaced out for a about three hours while I drank beers and tried not to overanalyze the plot of David Lynch's Inland Empire - which in hindsight was probably a poor choice for mindless viewing! After that I put on some soothing ambient music and took a bath - which was weird because I haven't taken one since I was like 10. All and all I really liked doing all of this and I probably would have done it by itself but most likely not with the goal of getting creative ideas flowing.

5IVE (Fifth Class Response)

This week we did not meet in the classroom - and I had not read the chat room log or the assignment for next week - so, I didn't know... lame! I like the bliss assignment a lot - that is very cool. Hopefully, I can get my ladyfriend on board for it... That would be most awesome. Either way looking forward to doing enjoyable things for three hours and not just wasting time - but rather completing an assignment. Cool. I have already given some thought to my final project and I have some grandiose plans - I have a good feeling that at least some of it will come to fruition as I have a friend (soon to be a room mate) who has the same goal in mind and always is encouraging and helpful about any weird/ridiculous projects. Project: To turn my $650 Jeep essentially into a riot tank... Details forthcoming.

"...But He Don't Even Look Like Me!"

Ok, for this assingment we were told "document the time spent the bag." I was immediately pissed because I don't know why I should be responsible for this bag - I'm always responsible for my actions in this regard and I GUARNTEE this bag isn't mine! I ain't paying no "bag support" for him! I ain't doing it! But because I'm a nice guy I took care of the little dude because I knew his real father isn't gonna be around:

First we watched TV together. Then I let him listen to some Slayer. Because I know his mom won't let him!

Then I let him have some drinks even though he's a little underage - it's cool, I'm in charge.

It wasn't all just fun and games though - there was learning! I also taught him about nature!

Then we finished the day with a little geography. He told me he thinks that I'm cooler than his mom... I agree.

4x4 (Fourth Class Meeting Response)

So today was bag-head day... That's right, we put plastic bags on our heads. No one died though. I really like Evelyn Glennie's approach to sound and music - there is more than to just hear it. I have done some things like this before (www.myspace.com/algiztribe) with my experimental music project. Check it out if you are into neofolk-experimental-ritual, ambient-electronic-industrial pagan-psych-martial music just like everyone else... I think it's cool as hell that Evelyn is mostly deaf and is still able to do some of the things that she does - she is obviously very talented and very "rhythmically aware" - even though I have hearing, I can't keep a beat to save my life - so that alone is astounding to me. My only qualm with her approach is thus - if I were her I would want to be WAY MORE EXPERIMENTAL with my sound and overall technique. For instance I realize she was trained on actual instruments - but why wouldn't she want to make something more unique like hitting the girders of a building with hammers or something along those lines? Look at this for something similar to what I mean:

Apologize? ... For What?

In regard to the question of whether or not we should apologize for the desks - I say nay. If these people have that big of a problem with something so stupid and ordinary - they aren't going to make it very far in life. They need to learn to get over the small shit, and treat it as it is - small shit! I don't understand why something like this would've set someone off - I would've thought it was pretty funny...

What's all this Senseless Violence?

So for the assignment about not using one of our senses I chose to lose my hearing for a few hours. I started off by putting in earplugs and then wrapped my ears in gauze and finally used a set of lower quality noise cancelling headphones. I could still her a little of course, but it was dramatically dulled and nothing was clearly audible. I was hanging ut with a ladyfriend and we watched a film that I had seen before, but she had not... It was a confusing film so she kept wanting to ask me questions about it - well, of course I couldn't hear her very well at all. So... finally frustrated - I got out a notepad and begun to scribble information to her - then she'd take it and write back to me. The weirdest thing about all of this whole situation is that she is an ex that I haven't seen in about 2 years and this is what I have her do the first time I hang out with her! Hopefully I didn't ruin it! Anyway, after the film she starts teasing me and whispering things to me - and I try to write things back but she keeps grabbing the notepad and whispering just to confuse me and trying to get me a little mad. After a while I just stop trying to talk back to her and she just kept talking - luckily, this was near the end of the three hours. It was very frustrating - but kind of funny.

For my new sense I chose a sense that allows you to detect when people you know are around. I would like this sense because I find it annoying when you are somewhere and you know that there must be at least one or two people you know somewhere nearby - but you'll probably miss them.

Time for Current of the Ninety Third...Third... Third

(Class for the third time)

This class is starting to get more interesting every time we meet... people are beginning to open up more and more every meeting. I didn't say anything today because I felt really sick and my voice was nearly gone. Hopefully I'll feel better soon, I didn't know quitting smoking would actually make me feel worse for such a long time! I really enjoyed the end of class today when we messed up our desks and left them for the other class - wish I would've had more time to come up with different and unique things to put on the dry erase board. By the way - when we left the room, a girl sitting outside the room asked (rather rudely) why we hadn't put the desks back in order - mike told her it was part of an assignment and she responded "Bullshit, that ain't no assignment!" and I lost it and laughed in her face! Whoops.