Media Analyses… SMiLE (Prologue) How I Discovered the Beach Boys 25 May 2019May 25, 2019 SMiLE by the Beach Boys' Brian Wilson is my favorite body of music ever. The only reason I've called other albums "my favorite" in the past is because SMiLE itself…
Thoughts & Memories My Attempts at Digital Art 20 May 2019May 20, 2019 So, if my calculations are correct, we're now at post #72, a reversal of the digits in my favorite number, 27. Even disregarding the arbitrary significance of this number, it…
Thoughts & Memories Stuffed Animals are Cool 18 May 2019May 18, 2019 Growing up, I had a little stuffed brown bunny-rabbit as my imaginary companion. His name was Benny, and unfortunately to this day I don’t remember how I got him. I…
Political Reactions… Julius Caesar: Selfish Autocrat or Progressive Hero? 17 May 2019 Before we begin, let's just briefly establish simplified definitions for some of the terms I'll use in this essay. Patrician refers to the upper class, really the original tribes of…
Media Analyses… Jungian Archetypes in Media 17 May 2019May 17, 2019 According to psychologist Carl Jung there are several archetypes that are burned into the collective unconscious of all humanity. This then got turned into the commonly cited “Twelve Archetypes” that…
Media Analyses… Thoughts on My Dinner with Andre 11 May 2019 My Dinner With Andre is one of the most thought-provoking films I’ve seen. This post is going to be a little different from anything I've done in the past though,…
Thoughts & Memories Women of Ancient Carthage 11 May 2019May 11, 2019 As a companion piece to my list of influential Roman women, here are some contemporaries from Carthage and Egypt whom I find interesting. The Mother of an Empire Despite being…
Media Analyses… My Favorite Artist, Syd Barrett 5 May 2019May 16, 2019 When it comes to the realm of music, my two biggest heroes are Brian Wilson and Syd Barrett. Both men created (or were working towards creating) two of the greatest…
Media Analyses… Boman: The Greatest Vlogger of All-Time 5 May 2019May 5, 2019 "Guys, What is Boman?" I first discovered Boman in the summer of 2014, where he was roughly two years into his wayward pilgrimage across the Earth in his search for…
Thoughts & Memories Proposed Alternate Trans Pride Symbol 21 Apr 2019April 21, 2019 (This may not appeal to transmen at first glance or even at all, but for myself and any other transwomen who'd like to use it,) I love Athena and like…
Media Analyses… Bad Movies 18 Apr 2019 On the topic of bad movies, I've got a few things to say. Defining What's Truly "Bad" I'd say the true worst movies out there are not the "so bad…
Media Analyses… Mock Philosophical Constitution 17 Apr 2019 The Header Image is my own original work. This post was written to be something of a joke. Take it with a healthy serving of salt. I was watching some…
Thoughts & Memories Tribute to an Old Friend 13 Apr 2019May 13, 2019 My childhood best friend was someone I met in my first year of preschool. Though he moved away after that, he remained an ongoing confidant whom I visited regularly through…
Media Analyses… Beatles Musings (& Ranking the Albums) 11 Apr 2019 I love the Beatles, you love the Beatles, everybody loves the Beatles. Books, films, documentaries and blogs have already been made to excess describing why they're awesome. So unlike say,…
Media Analyses… An “Anonymous” Advocate for Open-Mindedness 11 Apr 2019April 11, 2019 I absolutely love this now-lost series of videos about ayahuasca and its effects on the vlogger who took it. Unfortunately the young lady who created the series decided to take…
Thoughts & Memories The Roman Baths and Why We Need Them Today 8 Apr 2019 We need something in a similar vein to the old Public Baths of Ancient Rome. Something literally everyone in the city, rich and poor, optimate or populare (basically conservative or…
Thoughts & Memories Meandering Thoughts While Baking 8 Apr 2019April 8, 2019 We don’t usually think about appealing to our sense of taste when it comes to art. That's because eating is life and death. That’s nature at its most primal. Our…
Media Analyses… A Defense of Ed Wood 8 Apr 2019April 12, 2019 Tim Burton's most overlooked, mature film is the touching biopic Ed Wood (1994.) It's about the infamous director of Plan 9 From Outer Space, Glen or Glenda and other notably flawed films, but…
Political Reactions… Mixing Monarchs with Meritocracy 8 Apr 2019April 11, 2019 The bad emperors (Nero, Caligula) and the first Christian Emperor (Constantine) seem to be the best known as far as the public is concerned. But I think we could all…
Thoughts & Memories Elagabala the Fabulous 8 Apr 2019 While by all accounts a bad Emperor, I find Elagabalus to be a fascinating figure due to his allegedly feminine presentation. Of course, you have to take the written accounts…
Thoughts & Memories Individuals > Institutions 8 Apr 2019April 9, 2019 I'm not sure if I subscribe to the "great man theory" of history exactly. But I do know that holding countries, governments or institutions in high esteem is silly. Any…
Media Analyses… Castles in the Clouds (The Artistry of Video Games) 7 Apr 2019April 13, 2019 As a youngster, I always imagined that the castle in the background of the "Mickey and the Beanstalk" world in Mickey Mania (SNES) was supposed to be the Mad Doctor's…
Media Analyses… George Lucas, the Regretful Artist 6 Apr 2019April 6, 2019 I really believe that Star Wars is a case where the story about the series, (and of the creator), is just as interesting if not more so than at least 75%…
Media Analyses… Chrono Trigger’s Plot Hole 3 Apr 2019April 8, 2019 I want to discuss the only flaw in the story of Chrono Trigger--The Black Omen. It's inevitable that every story which relies upon time travel is going to be littered with…
Media Analyses… Thoughts on the Tolkien Wizards 3 Apr 2019April 4, 2019 When the wizards came into the world, they all chose to focus on different aspects of the canvas called Arda. And that decision defined their personalities just as it determined…
Media Analyses… Less is More (Screencap from All About Eve) 3 Apr 2019April 21, 2019 Do you think there's as much depth in something as simple as a picture or small poem when compared to larger works of art, such as a novel or film?…
Thoughts & Memories “This is My World and Welcome to It!” ~Chuckie Finster 1 Apr 2019May 25, 2019 One week in, and we've made it to Post #27, which just so happens to be my favorite number. So, to mark this "special" occasion, I thought I'd provide some…
Media Analyses… The Martyr of Zeal 1 Apr 2019April 13, 2019 For context, there is an SNES/PS1/DS game called Chrono Trigger, and it's a favorite of mine. Besides being a fun RPG title, it boasts one of the most thought provoking and…
