Thoughts & Memories The Redemption of Jeb Bush as Witnessed by 2 Neo-Flower Children 29 Dec 201929 Dec 2019 In ‘16, I had a creative writing class but I couldn’t think of anything creative to write about. My every thought was consumed by Trump and his fascinating (not praise-worthy,…
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 (2/3) An Aquarian Testament 15 Dec 20193 Jan 2020 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 (Appendix) Sources for Further Reading 24 Nov 20198 Dec 2019 I hope you enjoyed my "thesis" on SMiLE, 4 years in the making if we start from '15 when the first essays which would go on to become part of…
Media Analyses SMiLE (12/14) The Gospels of Siegal & Hutton 23 Nov 201923 Nov 2019 Jules Siegal's Account ("Goodbye Surfing, Hello God") 1) So...did Brian actually destroy the master of Fire? Vosse, Anderle, and now Siegal all agree on that. So if that's the case, how…
Media Analyses SMiLE (11/14) The Gospel of Anderle 23 Nov 201923 Nov 2019 These are my musings on Part I of the interview that David Anderle had given to Crawdaddy magazine. The "up arrows" indicate a related piece of evidence which appeared later…
Media Analyses SMiLE (10/14) The Gospel of Vosse 23 Nov 201923 Nov 2019 In these next four essays, I'm going to analyze what the members of the so-called Vosse Posse have said about the album in editorials or interviews. Initially, these commentaries were…
Media Analyses SMiLE (2/14) The Men Behind the Music 11 Jun 201923 Nov 2019 This multi-part essay is my attempt to thoroughly examine various aspects of Brian Wilson’s unfinished masterpiece, SMiLE. This essay is written with the assumption that readers already have a basic understanding of the album’s goals…
Media Analyses Vertigo (8/10) The Story (& Differences from Script) 1 Jun 201926 Oct 2019 The plot of Vertigo is in many ways an implausible mess. The script has elements of paranormal, film noir, psychological thriller and romantic melodrama, but somehow it all comes together…
Media Analyses Scattered Thoughts on Alice in Wonderland 19 May 201929 Dec 2019 Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass are such beloved and timeless stories that there's really not much for me to say that hasn't been discussed already. Not…
Media Analyses… Jungian Archetypes in Media 17 May 201917 May 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…
Thoughts & Memories Women of Ancient Carthage 11 May 201911 May 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 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 Oliver! Observation About Dodger 21 Apr 20192 May 2019 My girlfriend and I were watching Oliver! tonight and we noticed an adorable detail I wanted to share. It happens in the scene where Bill Sykes and Nancy have kidnapped…
Media Analyses… 1984 Thoughts I Haven’t Seen Anyone Else Say 17 Apr 201917 Apr 2019 This header image is my original work. They are my actual eyes, digitally altered of course :P In my experience whenever anyone discuss George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four, it's always in…
Thoughts & Memories Tribute to an Old Friend 13 Apr 201913 May 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… Thoughts on the Tolkien Wizards 3 Apr 20194 Apr 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 The Greatest Romance of All Time (Literally, I Guess) 29 Mar 201925 May 2019 Recently I watched what has come to be my all-time favorite episode of any TV show: Star Trek's "The City on the Edge of Forever." In the first place, I'm…
Media Analyses Queens of the Loud House (My Sister Leni Review) 29 Mar 201916 May 2019 Source for the Header Image. Artist is TheFreshKnight Usually, I enjoy a dark gritty TV drama like Mad Men, Breaking Bad or Game of Thrones. (I may share my thoughts…
Media Analyses The Mask of Ice: A Collection in 9 Poetic Forms 27 Mar 20198 Dec 2019 Most of you reading this would have probably seen the header below and wondered how Blue could be considered forgotten when he was the rival in the first generation Pokemon…
Media Analyses… Door to the Abyss (My 3 Attempts at Visual Poetry) 26 Mar 201911 Apr 2019 The first two poems I wrote in my sophomore year of college for a writing class. They're meant to be companion pieces, hence the way the second looks as though…
Media Analyses The Most Depressing Story I’ve Ever Read 25 Mar 201922 Dec 2019 I read Steven Saylor's Roma the summer after my freshman year in college. This novel tells the story of the Roman Republic through a series of chapters where each follows…
Media Analyses Quick Thoughts on The Great Gatsby 25 Mar 20193 Apr 2019 In high school, I was a fanatic of The Great Gatsby, to the point where I even wrote my college admissions essay about it. Besides the magnificent prose of F…
Media Analyses (My Translation of) Wulf and Eadwacer 23 Mar 201931 Mar 2019 To my pack he is but a blood-gift. They would devour him if he appeared, but it is different than that for us. Wulf on one island, myself on another.…
