Life on Another Plane

Imperfect World

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 23:24:07 GMT

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x4ibb_perfect-pictures-for-imperfect-worl_ads

Dilapidated Subway Tunnel

Mon, 27 Oct 2008 09:08:00 GMT

I finally listened to Happy Smiles. I am a bad fan, lol. I am very irritated with Daph though. I told her I just wanted to finally listen to all the songs, just hear them, not think about them yet, because my mind is too occupied with other things - life responsibility that sucks your soul. Anyway, I knew that if I actually listened to the lyrics (or in the case of Russian lyrics, looked up proper translations) my mind would go go go. Well, I was bound and determined to resist, because it was 1am. But Daph is weak, weak I tell you, and made me look up translations and then started asking me questions and looking at the cover art.

And it hit me what the cover art totally reminded me of. Omon Ra by Pelevin. Especially the raised mask and sitting alone on some unidentifiable landscape. That, of course, along with the facetious smiles, giving the image of something accomplished, of something true. So of course, we now have lots of ideas flying in our heads about what is truth beyond perception and perspective and the bartering of ideas/idea control and eventual (for some) disillusionment.

It is also interesting to ask those same questions, especially about perception, in context of the story Insider put up (which was really neat). Sidenote: Daph brought up something interesting about that story. Upon quick reading, one might take the last few sentences to mean that the kid's world would be over, in a negative sense. But, his world has been nothing but bad, and it being over would, thus, likely be good. The "guy" watching him was aware enough to wonder about the kid, actually consider his thoughts, motivations, the mind-manipulation in the commercials, etc. The "guy" seemed at least more interested than anyone prior in connecting with or attempting to understand the kid. As such, the kid might finally escape.

As it is beyond my bedtime, I will have to let my bouncing thoughts develop into coherent thoughts some other time. That is if Daph can shut off her mind and let me sleep, lol.

I have no clue if this has anything to do with the motivation behind Happy Smiles. This is just something I personally found interesting, as I am a Pelevin fan and tend to draw many things back to his works.

Cool Keyboard

Fri, 19 Sep 2008 02:13:35 GMT

So I was stumbling and came across this website: http://www.creativecloseup.com/20-irresistible-gadgets-youd-love-to-own

Scroll down to the keyboard (about 1/3 of the way down). You will find something funny and familiar. :)

Russian Humor

Sat, 13 Sep 2008 04:40:00 GMT

I just adore Russian sense of humor. Really...it's just something special. When 75% of the sites that amuse and entertain me using StumbleUpon happen to be Russian, that says something. And apparently a lot of people appreciate Russian humor (surprising given people's reaction to Tatu), because having so many sites pop up as highly rated on StumbleUpon is rather impressive, especially as they are not in English.

E.g. This actually wasn't found on StumbleUpon but Rivals.com forum:

Interesno

Sun, 07 Sep 2008 04:46:00 GMT

I found the first two particularly interesting given my interest in Tatu.

If you want to see more: http://2photo.ru/2007/05/16/eshhe_odni_raboty_illjustratora_asaf_hanuka.html

Random photos I found

Sun, 31 Aug 2008 06:53:00 GMT

American Logic

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 06:57:00 GMT

When NASA first started sending up astronauts, they quickly discovered that ball-point pens would not work in zero gravity.

To combat this problem, NASA scientists spent a decade and $12 billion developing a pen that writes in zero gravity, upside down, underwater, on almost any surface including glass and at temperatures ranging from below freezing to over 300° C.

The Russians used a pencil.

Enjoy paying your taxes.

Source: http://www.boredatuni.com/stuff.php?stuffId=74

http://www.spacepen.com/Public/Home/index.cfm (Let's hope it never explodes in your face.)

My kind of wedding

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 06:19:00 GMT

Ah hahaha. LOVE it.

So Russian girls really are just that friendly and "sisterly" with each other.... I think I get it now ;)

Poems

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 06:01:00 GMT

Lifesaver

Closed lips, a lost metaphor
Stabs so deep, we almost care
Color water like fire
Singing sweetly of despair
Dousing rain, my desire
We find our common ground
Rock aboard the sinking ship
But you are lost and I am found

Lessons

They tell you once
So listen up
They tell you twice
So let it sink in
They tell you thrice
So let it take hold
They tell you again
So let it control
You tell them once
So they will listen up
You tell them twice
So it will sink in
You tell them thrice
So it can take hold
You tell them again
So you can control

Perverted

The wind tells you secrets
For you to tangle and weave
Like the stars in the sky
You make pictures to see
Blending the colors
All become one
On the golden ground
What was sacred is undone

Euro 2008

Sat, 21 Jun 2008 20:14:59 GMT

Go Russia! Awesome game. Just awesome. Whoohoo!!