October 21, 2007
i like closing my eyes and trancing out with an individual like shiraz rocking out next to me.
it's pretty awesome.
Shiraz
i paid these people to write this stuff:it's pretty awesome. July 28, 2007
shiraz is a true bringer of lighte
channeling it in from far away galaxies to beam at you from across the dance floor his smile never fails to melt my heart and put me in the best of moods i'm honoured to know him and call him my friend
Unsu...
February 9, 2006
shiraz,
soul brother, and an instant connection in this incarnation. the sweetest of giggles, most genuine smile, those de-ja view eyes, that i've known a long while. he listens, he councils. tru confidante, tru friend. all beautiful all bountiful so gracious so real. December 19, 2005
Shiraz is one of my most Far-Out friends! i love him! Shiraz is definately extra-terrestrial! he is a kelidescopic Light Being from the stars! just having a deep conversation with him will show you that! being with him on the d*floor is like being close to a rod in a lightning storm. he is constantly a vessel for divine energy to download into. you can feel it radiate from his body! and he has endurance! i remember so many wonderful gatherings and being on the d*floor in the morning dawn (esp at Mile 36) and always seeing my good friend shiraz still dancin with me! i love to be with him when he channels galactic transmissions, and we've been on many psychedelicious multi-universal explorations together... if you have the blessing to connect with Shiraz, you will have the opportunity to develop a friendship which will reward you with love, generosity, and mind/spirit expansion... he's an awesome spiritbrother! love, Renee December 11, 2005
shiraz.
the beaming smile of humbled loving intelligence, insightful in the most important ways, heart opened wide and soul naked to the world. sweet creature of spirit, so radiant and at home in this fragile human form. honest being of pure love. sooo beautiful, dear friend, who makes me laugh the deepest celestial soul chuckle of all great forevers! shiraz, i will always love you!!!
Stuff I Like
! * POLITICS * !,
! Rumi,
'The Elfinstones'' Gemshop,
11,
akhentek,
Alan Watts,
Apache Web servers,
Bassnymphos,
Conscious Relating,
contraception,
Earthdance Vancouver,
elemental media,
Elvish Nation of Sacred Mt.Elphinstone,
Entheogen Enlightenment Institute,
Faeries & Fools,
future culture,
Galactic Federation,
Hafiz,
High Tech Careers,
Intention Retreat,
nelson/kootenay,
Network Security,
Open Source Software,
portal,
Psychonauts,
Shambhala Music Festival,
Starseed,
Suicidology,
System Administrators,
The In:Vision Future Culture Festival,
Thought's Orchestra,
Toronto Underground,
tribal harmonix,
Unix Supremacy,
Vote Public Enemy #1,
Year 2012,
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my name is pronounced 'shih-rahhh-zzz'
"Pleasant is Shiraz and its incomparable state. Oh lord, preserve it from decline!" - Hafiz
shiraz in sooke (14 minute video)
Tongue (video poem)
the pledge of resistance
Logos for Peace
this digital apparatus does serve me at 1:11 from the floor of a laundry room next to Shala's temple on Hornby Island
Sat, July 19, 2008 - 1:20 AM
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beach fires, warm weather, stunning bays, bike rides through fresh air trails, the full moon. this marks my first period working as a programmer while outside, with my laptop. there's a good balance to it. i find myself mostly negotiating with people to work less, a positive indicator. but this time is hardly without challenges. even now my honey is upset with me, and... read more
novelty, variance, colour in
Sat, July 5, 2008 - 12:56 AM
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how some of it is levelling out, and some of it is getting wilder. the most expressive of parties the solitudinal of retreats obama the Hope, or obama the cog? peak oil -- time to get seriously responsible, start bailing water? or time to abandon ship? like, let's swim to the next dimension? with there being so much variation in life, so many possibilities, so much diversity in thought and matter i wish to weave our hearts together conv... read more 
As this is kind of a big decision, your feedback is much appreciated.
Wed, July 2, 2008 - 9:17 PM
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Please ignore the splotches (i'm no graphic designer) and consider also that the white trim and garage door can be any other colour so try to imagine them as such. brown 1 - theshiraz.net/henlyn/brown1.jpg brown 2 - theshiraz.net/henlyn/brown2.jpg brown 4 - theshiraz.net/henlyn/brown4.jpg green 1 - theshiraz.net/henlyn/green1.jpg blue - theshiraz.net/henlyn/blue.jpg arbutus 1 - ... read more 
o how this love grows
Sun, June 29, 2008 - 10:51 PM
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from flyers to recycling signage to the way we arrange chairs -- the details make the beauty. from ceremony to workshop to cleansing in the river -- a peek at utopia. all the fear in the world will never match this love of present. love is our guide and our mission. all positive manifestation is derived thereof, as life from the sun. resounding gratitude to all who worked on Entheos 4 directly, as Byron wrote, and indirectly, as Sijay wrote. (beautifu... read more
i've got observational tendencies
Fri, June 27, 2008 - 1:47 AM
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social predictions may be getting old but some things are clear lucidity practiced on dance floors whoever thought this was just for fun? ;) my brain is synchronizing with the Intelligence i feel as though the shift is already underway. in saying this, i do recognize how many people, usually but not always from a relatively conservative background, think i'm a flake, or more often, how i'm merely a regular guy just flaking out. those perception... read more
Fully cuz I'm stoked on this, I wanted to plug this new soy milk maker -- www.soymilkquick.com/soyquic...930p.php . Seriously something of a revolution this new model (more below).
Wed, June 11, 2008 - 2:48 AM
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I recently purchased their older model ($100 delivered from Ebay or you can find it around). Benefits: 1. pays for itself in no time -- it works out to *tiny* fraction of the cost of buying commercial soy, rice, or almond milk. 2. taste -- fresher, definitely better than the store-bou... read more
<<begin transmission: 620-2008-A>>
Fri, June 6, 2008 - 3:09 PM
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this is star captain dreamweaver calling all light warriors, offworlders, astral travellers and outer realm journeyers please be advised the lightship entheos, generation 2 is set to launch in T-14 days and counting celestial priestess starrchild reports we have received final clearance from the etheric realms and all higher dimensional energy beings and planetary consciousnesses are ready and eagerly waiting to receive our voyage lightcommander ... read more
then maybe your kids won't die
Thu, June 5, 2008 - 12:51 PM
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I just want to plug truthout.org, a site with high quality, non-corporate, and non-commercial news (mostly U.S. focussed). I've been going there for years, but lately they're really ramping up -- massive readership and constant stream of quality news. They're a good example of the internet democratizing the media.
Tue, June 3, 2008 - 2:55 PM
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For all mine and others' skepticism, it's rather apparent that we're on the cusp of massive political change. visit www.truthout.org
man's got a hold on me
Tue, May 27, 2008 - 7:39 PM
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stripped me bare through my jeans yet in my dreams nothing's confusion everything is bare system's indoctrination i wish not to heed programmed uncertainty deliverance from pain situation's a rub my loss, their gain substituted my virtues with refelections on style i sold my soul to the gods of the wild
Rising oil prices, global food shortages and the economic crisis are proof for many survivalists that society is on the brink of meltdown. But are their predictions all gloom and doom - or a chance to create new communities?
Tue, May 6, 2008 - 11:07 AM
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www.guardian.co.uk/society/...ssilfuels Extract: Hopkins does possess survival skills, and he thinks they're important. "Bushcraft training is very useful. It's very empowering, learning to eat the things that are around you." But the... read more 
I took down my last blog by Tom's request. I wanted to thank you for your well-thought out responses, which have helped me along. To Mike I say that I don't need to get over myself -- I'm just seeking out a balanced response to the flood of simultaneous light and dark realities that we're all encountering, in this case the dark as encoded in mass starvation and the light as encoded in 2012 mythology. The 'either light or dark' response doesn't work for me. Both are real and both need to be en...
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Fri, May 2, 2008 - 5:24 PM
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$450-$475 per room (inclusive), or cook or clean in exchange for rent. Available now.
Thu, April 17, 2008 - 8:33 PM
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My current roomie is pursuing his dreams, opening up spring time possibilities here at my house. ** Click on theshiraz.net/sooke/ for the properly-formatted ad with pictures. ** OFFERING • house - pictures pasted here shortly. ......o zen, spaciousness. ......o views ............o house is built on a rock face ............o everywhere large windows looking out at nature. ... read more
pathetic attractions
Mon, April 14, 2008 - 12:45 AM
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dignity restored without the faith politicians dig dictions without respect the trinity, love, hate and glee summons, the story precipitous times indeed truth is in word but not always heard spoken in beauty oft-ignored evaporation crafts vapours across your chin respect, sd 
Hidy ho my euphemistically-happy, living on the edge of total system collapse, digging into the soil, dancing by the fire, trancing by the light of the moon friends!!
Thu, April 3, 2008 - 3:58 PM
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I just wanted to brag about the site we just re-launched: www.postcarbonbooks.com. I've been working like a dog on it for a while now, subcontracting to an awesome open-source outfit called Affinity Bridge. Ahhhhhh the feeling of completion! Well, near completion. It still actually needs to be designed (I'm a coder, not a des... read more
for many of us,
Thu, March 27, 2008 - 8:31 PM
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our lovers are scattered about the land like stars in the expansive night sky we may look up at them and see them twinkle. even in their eternity and distance, they live presently, poignantly. i stopped having break-ups in my mid-twenties, having evolved my understanding, and upon said graduation, i realized: like the stars, i was alone, yet not alone. even when the space between us is epic, already our hearts have shared and we remain as a potpourri of... read more
(courtesy of www.phidelity.com/blog/funn...up-hippy/)
Mon, March 24, 2008 - 10:42 PM
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2012 - The year of the Dreamspell prophecy when we will ascend into our light-beings and become one with the cosmic galactic realm of the Gods and Goddesses..... errr some shit like that. Astrology - A convenient system to shift responsibility for peoples' fucked up choices. Ascension - fear of death. fear of life. myths concocted for those too afraid to cope with the idea that the... read more
Excerpts from www.lifeaftertheoilcrash.net:
Mon, March 17, 2008 - 11:47 PM
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#1 -- What does all of this mean to me? What all of this means, in short, is that the aftermath of Peak Oil will extend far beyond how much you will pay for gas. To illustrate: in a July 2006 special report published by the Chicago Tribune, Pullitzer Prize winning journalist Paul Salopek described the consequences of Peak Oil as follows: . . . the consequences would be unimaginable. Permanent fuel shortages would tip the world into a gene... read more
ie. it's sunny now and i'm so joyous it's kind of ridiculous. I guess the fact that it's the weekend and I'm off to play on Galiano Island has something to do with it too. But really now... overcast = frowns, sunny = grins. How does one become equanimous about such things?
Fri, March 14, 2008 - 2:09 PM
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Oh, and as a point of interest, I think it has as much, or more, to do with air pressure than it does with sunlight. Anyhow, have a fine fine weekend. It's looking good here on the coast. Feeling very blessed.
i will call you butterfly,
Tue, March 4, 2008 - 12:10 AM
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with your fluttering way and translucent wings. and sometimes puppy, as you're always wagging your tail and licking my face. i can stare into your eyes of innocence and admire your curves of woman your compassion for the world is a salve for my heart, your angst is like my old friend, your kindness with the public a reminder of purpose. my love, take this twine. tie it around my finger and the other end around your waist so that the puppy may ... read more
Extracts:
Mon, February 25, 2008 - 12:41 AM
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'Use of the term by scholars does not imply that the narrative is either true or false... A myth in popular use is something that is widely thought to be false... It should be known that myths have historical basis... Myth is derived from the Greek word mythos, which means "story."' Article: Myth In the academic fields of mythology, mythography, or folkloristics, a myth (mythos) is a sacred story concerning the origins of the world or how the world and the creatures in... read more
our trip here was full of eagles. about 10 of them to count. one sat perched on top of a dead cougar unphased by the posse of crows.
Tue, February 19, 2008 - 9:28 PM
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we slept in a snow cave in the elevations of Manning Park. the moon was bright and the trees shimmered with snow. the sky was clear and the night was cold but the snow cave brought the temperature up to about minus ten, in my estimate. Zjivka's estimate may differ because she's North European and I'm Indian and cold can be relative that way. nothing but bl... read more
tender i am to this tear
Sat, February 9, 2008 - 7:25 AM
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in my heart, knowing how presence will bring flowers to sprout from the ignorance with which i respond to ignorance and knowing that tearing and healing and salving and tearing again is the kind of justice my spirit beckons liberate the innocent incarcerate oppression i would loft anchors at the windows of the establishment and scream fire to remind myself of love's gentle combat i would take axes and split the bones of dove-tailed monarchies holdi... read more
Tue, February 5, 2008 - 3:33 PM
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While I do choose to see the shades of grey, it is nonetheless apparent that both the forces of good and evil are intensifying dramatically.
Sat, February 2, 2008 - 3:05 AM
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While ultimately these forces are in balance, there are temporal fluctuations of each which constitute the human experience. And at this particular time (the last few weeks), I'm feeling strongly the rise of the darkness. Like Yoda, I sense a disturbance in the force, and it's disturbing as hell. I could write up a list but I'll offer just one exampl... read more
between the trees
Wed, January 23, 2008 - 1:41 AM
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amongst the thistle with due respect for the small and powerful mushrooms and moss under the light of the moon with friend at side the silence and the hoot of an owl amidst the stillness we cracked the mini ice ponds with thrown rocks dislodged from the frozen mud - Kali at the helm. last night how I gazed at Mars from my bed tonight I gazed at her from the forest - an assuring warmth the red planet so near, its orbit greater than ours, like a kind, olde... read more
Mon, January 14, 2008 - 2:39 PM
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dreams of tomorrow will enchant my night
Fri, January 11, 2008 - 12:04 AM
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the rain has subsided -- possible starlight? i have heard the whispers of all organic matter the silent slugs and the bird chatter to the city has travelled my musician / cook i am alone in this house tonight, in my bedroom nook the mountains, the splendor, and all of the glory the world, its people, and all of our stories poised as we are at the end of the world redesigning existence, but have you heard? the earth will sleep and the sun ... read more 
they will feed me grapes, between their careers.
Mon, January 7, 2008 - 12:34 AM
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they will worship me, with burnt bras and witty tongue. they will honour me as they honour themselves. they are women empowered, i am lucky man. 
Here's a (rare) shot of my whole family.
Sat, December 22, 2007 - 3:37 AM
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Clockwise starting from myself: nephew, Brendan Saleem older sister, Nazneen father, Farouk brother-in-law, Bruce mother, Jameela younger sister, Shereen niece, Yazmin Nicole It's been a gracious trip home. I needed my family fix and I got it. For the first time (I think ever), I didn't really fight with my family. Well, aside from the time I harassed my sister for fossil fuel usage, and the time I lectured my dad for needing to "heal h... read more 
i just passed the 5555 mark. not bad for a dude.
Wed, December 19, 2007 - 3:52 PM
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i imagine there's some page somewhere that lists all the star users. or maybe i'm just imagining things. in any case, this is actually my way of appealing to some of thee tribees, to put up the measly $5/month for this service. it's the first time i've ever personally paid for a web service, in my 16 years of actively using the www. that's how much i consider it worth it. damn would it EVER SUCK if we had to take all this to Facebook,... read more 
There was a major turnaround at the last minute in the climate change talks in Bali. The Harper administration buckled under the pressure. Real, tangible goals have been set. (see Globe and Mail article at end). One innovative, cool thing on the table (though I'm not sure if this in particular was ratified) was a proposal from the Norwegians for the rich nations to provide significant financial aid to developing nations in exchange for them preserving their environment (for example, the Brazi...
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Sun, December 16, 2007 - 6:31 PM
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Many of us have received the Avaaz petition to Harper and his fuckwads in our email inboxes over the last few days. Avaaz has been demonstrably effective with their online petitions in general -- it's a true bright spot for me against the vast greyness of mass apathy. Apparently a well-organized online petition can be extremely effective (who would've thought?). Go sign it my friend: www.avaaz.org/en/another_...crime/98.php
Fri, December 14, 2007 - 12:37 PM
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when you miss a whole night of sleep because you spent the day with friends, the night before that hottubbing for your sister's 30th birthday with her cool friends, and then smoke a big ass joint with your old friend who just quit his job working for the government squaring off against big industry -- flirting with ex girlfriends and laughing with the likes of Oriah, and then coming home to pull an all nighter doing code to hit a deadline (changeeverything.ca -- check it out!) , and ke...
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Mon, December 3, 2007 - 7:34 PM
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Sunday, November 11. aka: 11:11 -- took the purple pickup with Zjivka to nanaimo. stopped at a gorgeous park, walked around a lake. Zjivka taught me more about mycelium. It's so good to learn about mushrooms from a girlfriend.
Mon, November 19, 2007 - 9:19 PM
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nanaimo -- parked 20 minutes from the terminal to save on parking. Zjivka wrongly identified a person's backyard as a public path. but not enough time -- we must cross it. my black cloak was good cover, but i was very worried about the visibility of Zjivka's rainbow... read more 
Okay so it's partly because Aquarians like myself like to connect with lots and lots of folks. And it's partly because I have this half-maniacal, half-divine idea that I am going to become pop-culture famous to transition the masses into a higher spiritual pattern.
Sat, November 3, 2007 - 2:20 AM
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But that doesn't exactly make me unusual around these parts. What does, perhaps, is my name -- a name which is both sufficiently unique and matching that of a sweet intoxicant that people remember it. The memorability of my ... read more
BECAUSE IF YOU DON'T
Wed, October 31, 2007 - 9:20 PM
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THE END OF THE WORLD WILL COME and it won't take long. - Jim O' Rourke 
Many many days of rain,
Fri, October 26, 2007 - 12:24 AM
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followed now by clear clear skies. the night is frosty, and the mossy rock mossy. Like a telepathic friend, the lone arbutus tree understands my needs and the grassy knoll doth nature's virtue extoll. Upon the emergence of the sun this week, I set out with garden tools upon deer trail in my backyard, and made a lovely walking path from the top of my cliff, through the grove of fir trees, over the ferns, amidst the old man's beard (green zen), switching ... read more 
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Thu, October 18, 2007 - 11:23 PM
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(shout-outs: Carmen, Zjivka, Cari) THE SONG: www.youtube.com/watch THE STORY: Gotta Wear Shades: Drop that apocalyptic vision and start imagining a positive future By Karen Hurley 11 Jul 2006 Back at the turn of the millennium, the local government I was working for asked community members to contribute their vision of the municipality in the year 2025. As an environment... read more
your mind is like a playground that i may enter through your eyes.
Wed, October 10, 2007 - 12:12 AM
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your lips are divine as god himself. your hair is the woman of you. gold silk i stroke. your neck is a place my lips love to travel. i wish to land a kiss just there that might be able to express my bliss just so. when we play, you strip me of my dour edge. you were quite right to demand a shift of my attitude after i nearly decked the bouncer with a blow from behind my cape. you have actualized my dream... read more
syncopated applications of coincided crop formations.
Sat, October 6, 2007 - 2:32 AM
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lightships make serpents in the skies of mexico. preparation is required -- know your kundalini. let your heart and mind come into resonance. it is easier if you remember that most of society is ego distraction. especially, prepare for release as entire knowledge systems will be discarded and others will be fundamentally upgraded. cumulatively, it is nothing short of total metamorphosis. time will speed up and slow down, s... read more
I found this doc on how the money system works to be extremely enlightening. It's animated and very enjoyable to watch:
Tue, October 2, 2007 - 4:51 PM
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video.google.com/videoplay Have your hand ready to hit the space bar for pausing it as you go, and rewinding. If you really want to understand you'll need to do a little bit of digesting, but it's well worth it. The 45-minute doc concludes with suggested solutions on tackling the enormous problem. One of the most pertinent ... read more
...this might help you out:
Sat, September 29, 2007 - 2:39 PM
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Hi Mack, I'm glad that Rae has put us in touch. I'm a PHP programmer that can't seem to keep up with the work that people keep sending me but I'm nearing the end of a big contract and I'm interested in establishing a new longish term contract/relationship on a socially progressive and financially well-modeled project. Rae suggests to me that your work is both of those things, so I'm quite interested. Rae's awesome and I trust her, and I had a look postcarbo... read more 
I went on a (wicked) date and saw this awesome movie called Gypsy Caravan, which is like Buena Vista Social Club for gypsy music.
Sat, September 22, 2007 - 3:19 PM
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The outstanding highlight for me was the performance by Maharaja, a group of talented musicians from Rajasthan. They offer up the divine so purely. The downloads from their website are good, though nothing I've heard has matched their performance in the movie. I was moved in my very spirit. I was stunned to see the hand motions and general energetic flow t... read more 
It's quite amazing, really, how easily people take to the image you wish to project. I used to think there was more subtlety involved -- I used to think that people would look through my claims of who I am, and into my actual essence. But amongst this tribe especially, where there are so many hundreds of us running into so many hundreds more of us, our perceptions of others aren't usually afforded that kind of depth.
Tue, September 18, 2007 - 9:50 PM
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An illustrative example would be the way we dress. Dress up tribe-like, ... read more
Hawkmoon 269
Sun, September 9, 2007 - 5:48 PM
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Like a desert needs rain Like a town needs a name I need your love Like a drifter needs a room Hawkmoon I need your love I need your love Like a rhythm unbroken Like drums in the night Like sweet soul music Like sunlight I need your love Like coming home And you don't know where you've been Like black coffee Like nicotine I need your love (I need your love) I need your love (I need your love) I need your love (I need your love) When the night has no ... read more 
I just thought I'd share a site with you that I worked on extensively about a year and a half ago:
Fri, September 7, 2007 - 1:53 AM
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greatnewsnetwork.org I programmed the voting system (modelled after Digg.com). You wouldn't believe how hard it was to get that nifty visual effect when you click on "great!" -- it was the early days of Ajax (a form of dynamic HTML). I also programmed the system whereby it autopopulates the news articles using extracts from progressive news source RSS feeds. The algorithm is act... read more 
Hidy ho y'all... welcome back Burners... happy September... yadda yadda!
Wed, September 5, 2007 - 9:51 PM
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I just wanted to share this picture that was taken of me at the Victoria Electronic Music Festival (VEMF) last month. Check the high-res version for proper effect: www.extrametrical.com/archive...0803.asp The photographer was hired by the VEMF for the event, and he says this is one of his favourites out of the thousands (!) he took. The deal is this: for myself (and for many of us), the line between danc... read more
This is one thing I've never experienced before -- crickets, 24/7! I FRIGGIN LOVE CRICKETS! And apparently they love my house! Or my area? Or maybe it's ME they love? Do you ever get the feeling that the whole universe is conspiring just to make YOU happy?
Wed, August 29, 2007 - 11:59 PM
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Well, actually, I don't have that feeling now, but I thought it would be fun to mention it. hahahahah! No, if the universe was conspiring to make me happy, I'd have my harem with me, here now, 24/7! Do you think if I kissed the cri... read more
Have you heard my bugle horn?
Mon, August 27, 2007 - 1:51 AM
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I'm really just the messenger, so excuse me for my references of grandeur. The prophetic feelings have been with me since I was a child. In the mid 80s Muslims finally relinquished on their fear of the Quran being mistranslated (as was the Bible) and for the first time in history released an English version of the Quran. It didn't read nearly as well in English as in Arabic, but as 10-year-old boy I still read considerable sections on my own accord. What I wo... read more
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