Thoughts & Memories Bullying (1/3) The Darkest Shade of Gray 29 Dec 201929 Dec 2019 [I couldn't think of a fitting cover-image for this series, so here's the Carbon Freeze chamber from Empire Strikes Back.] I've alluded to this series since the beginning but there…
Media Analyses The Godfather Part II is the Most Profound Story Ever Told (2/2) 29 Dec 2019 [You'll have to forgive all the shuffling around and editing in real time that's happened to this post. It grew so large to where I needed to divide it in…
Media Analyses The Godfather Part II is the Most Profound Story Ever Told (1/2) 29 Dec 201929 Dec 2019 [You'll have to forgive all the shuffling around and editing in real time that's happened to this post. It grew so large to where I needed to divide it in…
Thoughts & Memories Post-Modern Religion (3/3) My Genuine Beliefs 22 Dec 201922 Dec 2019 This one's gonna be a lot shorter. I was looking through old files on my computer and came across a final bit of neo-religious musings which I forgot to include…
Thoughts & Memories Post-Modern Religion (2/3) An Aquarian Testament 15 Dec 20194 Mar 2021 In the previous entry, I shared my thoughts on different theological structures and their implications for both society and individuality. The idea was to explore which of the 4 "-theisms"…
Thoughts & Memories Post-Modern Religion (1/3) Examining Poly-, Mono-, A- & Pantheism 14 Dec 201922 Dec 2019 This series will delve into my thoughts on religion and its continuing relationship to our lives in a changing world. I'm sure this will lead to a very well-tempered and…
Media Analyses… SMiLE (4/14) My Fan Mixes 28 Oct 201929 Jan 2024 Let's continue my in-depth dissection of all things SMiLE with a look at my changing understanding of it as the years have gone by, mix by mix. SMiLE (the Metroid…
Political Reactions… Sexism (In Both Directions) 23 Oct 201914 Mar 2020 [The header image for this post is some shots of my eyes. Why? Well, why not? I couldn't think of anything else for this topic and my arguments are based…
Thoughts & Memories What’s Limerence? (Obsession + Infatuation!) 15 Oct 2019 [Finally finishing my Vertigo analysis after 6 months has got me in the mood to open up about my own "Scottie Episodes." If and when I decide if I want…
Media Analyses… Scattered Thoughts on Princess Diana’s Legacy 25 Sep 20198 Dec 2019 Roundabout Introduction I love The Carpenters. You can't not like The Singles: 1969 - 1973 in particular; in fact, it's my fave "greatest hits" release by any artist. I see it as…
Thoughts & Memories The Worst Creatures Imaginable 24 Sep 2019 [The cover photo for this essay was a picture of the wasp evolutionary cycle I took off a Reddit r/pics post. The psychedelic coloration was added by me in post.]…
Thoughts & Memories My Story (Coming Out as Transgender) 5 Jul 20191 Sep 2019 I understand that to someone outside looking in, seeing another person raised as a (wo)man "suddenly deciding" to live as the other gender would seem like an artificial and arbitrary…
Media Analyses… The Beach Boys' Impact on My Life 25 May 201929 Jan 2024 SMiLE, the legendary unfinished masterpiece by the Beach Boys' Brian Wilson, is my favorite body of work ever constructed by an artist. The only reason I've called other albums "my…
Thoughts & Memories My Attempts at Digital Art 20 May 201922 Sep 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 201931 Jul 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…
Media Analyses Thoughts on the Star Wars Franchise (1/2) The Golden Age 16 May 201924 Sep 2019 I'm going to "quickly" lay out my feelings on the Star Wars saga. I'll preface this by confessing I'm really not the biggest fan and I'm not familiar with most…
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,…
Media Analyses… My Favorite Artist, Syd Barrett 5 May 201916 May 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 20195 May 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 20191 Sep 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… Thoughts on Inherit the Wind 21 Apr 2019 Inherit the Wind is a dramatization of the famous Scopes Monkey Trial. This is the best scene, one of the top courtroom cross-examinations ever made. This movie really spoke to…
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…
Thoughts & Memories Tribute to an Old Friend 13 Apr 201922 Feb 2020 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 201922 Dec 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…
Media Analyses… A Defense of Ed Wood 8 Apr 201931 Jul 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…
Media Analyses… Castles in the Clouds (The Artistry of Video Games) 7 Apr 201913 Apr 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… Chrono Trigger’s Plot Hole 3 Apr 20198 Apr 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…
Thoughts & Memories “This is My World and Welcome to It!” ~Chuckie Finster 1 Apr 201925 May 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 201913 Apr 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…
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