You too can text and ride a motorcycle at the same time!

This is a hilarious YouTube video showing a guy in India chillin' out riding on his motorcycle while texting at the same time! I'm sorry but this is a crazy world we are living in. This video made me laugh and also worry about the safety of our roads at the same time.

CITYNIGHTSCAPE

the lights go on, neon burns into the sky

skyscrapers rising as beacons of the night

the storekeepers sleep, the nighfly begins his flight

cityscape trains roll on the tracks, day is done

metro buses make their rounds, metropolitan eyes

the trolley rolls, cityslickers blackberry replies

swagger down the street the nightfly moves in shadows

the daily grind is done, brighter vibes in the urban air

espresso laced irish cream, cigar lit ferry ride affair

gourmet meals prepared and served

dining on sidewalks, mood elated energy amped

into the club crowds roar, jazz infused at the door stamped

beaming off of the PSFS shimmering tower, redness

emblazing evening ultra modern commerce paragon

into their element, shakers and movers ignite the city's spawn

dawn may come, flowing from natural darkness electrified upon

edge of morning flows to the horizon, the season of spring coming on

rolling into urban enclave, fast moving city folk lay on the park lawn

Life In Technicolor Extended

Coldplay, "Life In Technicolor" extended video mix from YouTube. I just love this instrumental song. The song is only 2 minutes and 30 seconds long on "Viva La Vida" but I found this remix video which is over 5 minutes long with some cool graphics. I am always pleased when I find a new song I just love and can't stop playing over and over. Hope you like it too. Viva La Vida!

To quit the death stick : A Poem

cigarette tax just jacked

up $7 a carton

a remedy to the economy

revenues gone, smokers down in flames

recession stress buster up in smoke

the weary can't afford to cling

to the one thing they really know

still less than chemo therapies

but too much to stomach

i need out from the clutch

of the nicotine death stick

its grip on me is tight rope

i am slave to the burning stick of false hope

comfort in tense times

stimulant or relaxant it's all the same

a deadly addictive fix killling its host

i've been down this road

more times than the spinning sun

the patch, the gum, the inhalant, the pill

what will i do this time to free myself

unimprison my body, my mind, my life

to go cold turkey or buy a turnkey video

showing some hypnosis technique

either way

they must go soon

my lungs and wallet can't take anymore

of this addiction bs

my clothes and home stench of smoke

my lungs darkened from the nicotine blunts

the hardest thing i may ever do

the smartest thing i could ever go through

the body is stronger than the mind

in the throws of the nicotine addiction

my heart and lungs

will embrace the oxygen rich fresh air

my mind and body

will go stir crazy without my fix

i need a clean break a moving on

saying goodbye to the coffin smoked nails

that insidiously made their way into my body's home

Nightblogging

"Nightswimming deserves a quiet night" - REM

There is something about the night. Maybe it is the soothing quiet. Maybe it is the stress of the day being over. My mind is clearer, sharper and more creative in the night. I feel more alive. Ideas flow in my head. I love listening to songs on my Itunes. By the way, I am enjoying Coldplay's cd "X&Y" as we speak, or should I say as I write.. The instrumental song "Life In Technicolor" is especially intriguing. The song is only 2 minutes and 30 seconds long. I wish it lasted at least 10 minutes. I can't get enough. I get more joy from the horrible cigarettes I smoke at night. Caffeine has a stimulating yet relaxing effect, no jitters. The night just enhances things for me.

As you can see, I just love the night. The moon shining. Cities lit up in the night sky, neon and skyscrapers in their glory. Blogging takes on a new shape for me at night. I want to tap edgier insights. I want to imagine grandiose things and write manifestos about saving the world or invent a new society of peace and harmony. The phone is not ringing. Outside workers aren't banging on anything. There is great peace in the night time. I can focus, relax, dream, imagine and write on my blog. I can look up obscure topics on Wikipedia to learn more about this amazing world. I love this time. Nightblogging; try it sometime on a computer near you.

Stay up late and write. Open up new frontiers within and from your imagination. Unlock the untapped recesses of your mind, let the ideas out into the sunshine (or darkness) to play. Feel the calm. Embrace the night frontier.

Recipe: Caffeine, music, computer, imagination, 3 ice cubes, a blender and a dash of lime.

Nightblogging; the simple pleasure of saying and playing with technology.

Fleeting Neural Idea : A Poem

ideas fly in the night's internal sky
fleeting thoughts run the gammit
mind wandering about
subject object polarity
dream, vision, projection

the right hemisphere emits
fleeting thoughts about the mind
brain zen is
here and there
thought, ideation, abstraction

synapsis makes lasered connections
webified neurons reflecting emotion
neural networked
internal electric grid
superego, transmigration, conceptualization

astral projections launched from dendrites
transmigrating soul launchings
endorphined now
self-generated quantum leaps
synapsized, intercellularized, globalized

visualizations abounding mind's eye
grey matter feverously dancing about
brain zen is
now and here
realization, illumination, enlightenment

Regina Spektor, "On the Radio" on YouTube

I was unfamiliar with Regina Spektor until about a month or so ago. I've really come to appreciate her unique sound and voice. It's not the sort of music I was usually listening to but now I find I really like her a lot. There are several other live songs on YouTube by her worth checking out. Many are live from the Lollapalooza festivals. My favorite songs by her are "Ghost of Corporate Future" and the "Consequence of Sound". Check her out if you are not familiar with her. Her website, www.reginaspektor.com is mighty swank too, if you click on "music" from the site, you can listen to most of her songs from her cd's and yes, tapes.

Viva La Vida, Violin Version from YouTube

I love this guy's violin version! I was not the greatest but I played violen from 3rd grade to 8th grade. I gave it up then because I thought it wasn't cool enough for high school.

Denatured : A Poem

Open up swallow the statin

typical American diet de-fattened

chin up nip tuck the unwanted wrinkle

plastic surgeon's cleaning up cash

an ego driven swindle

unpleasant thoughts just wiped away

prozac and xanax clear mind's disarray

altered tomotoes and growth hormones

shiny apples nature improved upon

mass feeding drones, food cloned

One Thousand Words : A conceptual poem

Dynamic

abstract

passion

urban

collecting

cities

trains

ferries

subways

art

landscape

gridscape

fresh

worn

brave

soiled

content

green

substance

substantial

extension

manipulation

luminous

sex

warmth

escapism

sound

black

politics

pressure

pleasure

lounge

wood

panelling

hot

coffee

beans

espresso

cappucino

cheese

skyline

erratic

inane

comtemporary

post

modern

archaic

pre

raphaelite

inter

zone

communication

racial

connection

sleep

paper

packaging

eclectic

erotic

eroticism

death

rebel

rebellion

copper

blue

sienna

red

loud

music

texture

painterly

sense

place

soup

beaches

sunsets

coastlines

affection

desire

cigar

boxes

jazz

turquoise

magenta

loss

magic

jealousy

travel

adventures

conversation

books

philosophy

love

heightened

experience

sensual

sensuality

learning

knowledge

meaning

existentialism

friendship

caring

walks

fireplaces

libraries

laughing

seriousness

fear

exotic

oriental

women

asian

foreigner

worlds

away

appeal

excitement

reverberate

illuminate

synthetic

formalism

metaphysical

unintelligible

forensic

medical

cadaver

practice

intolerable


win

medal

honor

satisfy

ego

con

ploy

orgasm

soy

goy

pump

circumstance

amid

crisis

solve

solution

workout

expression

physical

emotional

mental

pine

barrens

water

growth

charcoal

funky

rubbing

off

spread

like

fire

buzz

voluptuous

serene

underground

crime

voyeur

explore

involvement

detachment

appreciate

continuous

beer

micro

brew

exposed

brick

hardwood

floors

lofts

industrial

areas

architecture

streets

public

transportation

cafes

classical

design

magazines

newstands

local

papers

journals

maps

posters

notes

postcards

candles

matchbooks

beermats

articulate

style

rich

diversity

variety

time

nightime

pizza

gyros

roadtrips

wanderlust

anxiety

restlessness

depression

emptyness

longing

confusion

obsession

insecurity

escape

change

perspective

helplessness

direction

laziness

motivation

over

under

stimulation

boredom

purpose

obligation

expectation

needs

wants

realities

dreams

illusions

misconceptions

parks

drives

annoying

sit

coms

cliche

hackneyed

predictability

likely

expected

unforgettable

important

spectacle

obvious

loneliness

pain

western

images

legends

rituals

symbols

reasons

key

scenarios

social

paths

reification

paradox

description

institutionalized

hardened

crystallized

free

form

rigid

open

minded

narrow

provincial

constricted

closed

emotion

intellectualize

rationalize

dehumanize

patronize

metabolize

lack

of

exercise

unhealthy

size

no

surprise

off

the

tracks

unconventional

misguided

uninhibited

unsocialized

sophisticated

cultured

culture

kultur

film

dance

literature

genre

dissertations

grad

students

undergrads

stones

fields

green

river

walls

trees

pride

solo

happiness

now

planes

fly

trips

vacations

getaways

on

holiday

sojourn

rejuvination

new

information

ideas

just

because

so

what

strangeness

weirdness

wooness

androgenous

rootless

intellectuals

pipes

beards

trappings

doctorates

resumes

personal

stories

letters

of

recommendation

shopping

malls

food

clothing

crowds

senior

citizens

shoppes

stores

blood

pressures

mourning

timeless

graveyard

permanence

damocles

sword

imminent

incorrigible

effervescense

divisive

ardent

lucrative

insular

fortuitous

enigma

insatiable

iniquitious

vapid

planning

pernicious

intense

color

form

meets

function

becomes

beauty

eloquence

vision

scope

radical

chic

hip

bohemian

beat

avante

garde

neo

surface

superficial

lacking

depth

outstanding

bent

lucid

dreaming

flirt

contact

racing

thoughts

honey

melancholy

pickles

garlic

bread

limes

seltzer

brie

wine

waterfall

mountains

companionship

wonder

precious

moment

poetry

adolescense

anger

romantic

romanticism

romanticize

power

depth

money

work

economic

forces

computers

jobs

unions

temps

control

order

chaos

theory

perception

rejection

gentrification

renewal

displacement

cosmopolitan

neopolitan

plebian

roman

nose

jet

set

smart

bet

live

at

vet

something

thing

cost

benefit

analysis

decision

hearing

politician

jack

kevorkian

market

freedom

trade

failed

ailing

obsolete

darwin

keep

going

progress

linear

notion

cycles

capital

division

exploitation

tension

deception

anderson

windows

trees

outside

squirrels

commuters

rat

race

ice

cappades

cheap

seats

eats

festival

concert

themepark

adult

playground

bookshop

coinop

laundrette

diner

futons

florists

roadside

rest

stops

sorry

closed

trucks

only

facilities

lodging

fuel

showers

pay

toll

half

mile

plaza

present

ticket

with

cash

are

you

sure

you

are

not

lost

too

more

stations

congratulations

verse

prose

fools

know

calamity

terror

trouble

horror

life

birth

wasted

chosen

regret

rebirth

arrival

consummation

formation

last

judgement

contextual

clue

parents

mom

dogs

living

rooms

televisions

portraits

pipes

ringing

perplexed

footprints

sky

land

sea

earth

air

fire

water

elements

brainwaves

consciousness

turning

points

back

feelings

thoughts

opinions

inner

sensations

alliterations

tiles

interesting

figments

imagination

bill

killing

primarily

about

random

psyche

venus

otto

rockie

ande

friends

lovers

relationships

partnerships

companions

relations

good

eros

freud

structure

structural

anthropology

critical

theory

existential

motifs

man

universe

one

irony

secret

temptation

indulgence

ideology

redemption

completion

attrition

pretentious

contemplation

engineering

modulation

ergonomics

overstimulation

patience

creedence

acceptance

sociological

explanation

politicized

evocation

agenda

just

providing

info

for

perusal

demystification

professorial

admiration

causing

inspiration

crazy

run

on

text

self

referential

work

iconoclast

military

brats

gone

fishing

jersey

shore

going

down

fetish

system

process

choice

embolism

dying

breed

guilt

herd

mass

violence

smoking

herb

altered

arousal

visual

spiritual

chemical

sexual

buffalo

roam

hunter

thompson

home

vegas

guns

eccentric

quirky

fun

flight

slum

bum

hobo

boho

transient

homeless

tramp

vibes

wino

ragged

glory

unforgettable

fires

new

york

nowhere

road

chance

excavation

anticipation

felt

lips

sultry

hips

anarchy

boots

south

street

cheesesteaks

pretzels

penn

broad

chestnut

walnut

race

arch

vine

italian

irish

delaware

schulkill

temple

wharton

franklin

rittenhouse

spectrum

ritz

roxy

screening

room

kahn

hahnemann

reading

terminal

elfreth's

alley

gallery

bourse

trocadero

outfitters

chinatown

philly

brotherly

love

and

hate

crime

rennaisance

goode

move

metropolitan

agglomeration

boston

new

york

philadelphia

baltimore

washington

northeast

corridor

infrastructure

banking

arts

universities

people

foundry

government

southern

drawl

racism

home

cooking

legacy

slavery

pace

texas

georgia

florida

retirement

rednecks

drugs

manic

depressed

lithium

phone

calls

hysteria

paranoia

hospitals

nurses

cigarettes

angry

uncontrollable

sickness

tragedy

innapropriate

unfortunate

sadness

rent

resentment

dissapointment

deprivation

wishes

hope

disorder

carelessness

dead

cats

frozen

bizarre

behavior

havoc

distribution

grind

culmination

entropy

fixation

worth

value

contract

three

two

one

overbearing

withdrawl

rhythm

method

artificial

alienation

exploitation

voluminous

transgress

congress

bartender

lendor

pretenders

blunt

burnt

arrangements

funeral

confirm

fixed

reservation

white

black

horse

pike

ginger

flavored

brandy

congruous

hallucination

condemnation

in

temptation

conflagration

conflict

resolution

stupidity

silly

half

baked

creme

de

cacao

baileys

irish

cream

punk

scene

sprinsteen

classic

rock

bar

stool

mental

illness

conspicuous

consumption

light

you

go

girl

woop

there

it

is

obscurity

method

madness

smoke

irritation

some

kind

of

wonderful

poetry

in

motion

hotel

california

misery

dizzy

sing

along

karoake

nostalgia

bearing

directions

hometown

way

corridor

say

lovely

face

plenty

affliction

addiction

conscription

summer

sweat

dance

forget

captain

wine

nineteen

sixty

nine

far

away

middle

kingdom

vending

machine

microwave

cancer

medicine

disease

catapult

insanity

meatball

outlook

burlington

county

times

current

novemeber

three

impulsive

snack

gotta

have

it

oneness

know

thyself

motivation

excess

complexity

virtue

cannonball

Scattered Thoughts from a Scattered Mind

Having covered both forbidden topics in my last post, religion and politics, I thought I'd just keep things light today in my blog post. I'm not going to present you with a soul searching poem or Jack Handy-like deep thought for the day. I really want to keep it light. That's why I'm going to discuss the hermenuetic dialectical errors inherent in Freudian Psychoanalytics, transposed with quantum particle mechanics. Ok, not really but I hope I got you thinking. I have no idea what that would be anyhow so I'm not even going to try. I do get a kick out of the subject and explorations of some academic research. Everyone is so concerned about the juxpositioning of this and that and the post-post-modern implications of a particular theory. It's all quite amusing.



I just have a few thoughts for the day today.



Since a freeway is called a "free way", why in the hell are there so many tolls to pay?



John asked me today why do we park on driveways and drive on parkways?



With so many people selling "Real Estate" how come we don't have Fake Estate Agents too? Or would they be False Estate Agents? I've been looking to buy some fake ground. I guess the fake estate agents are the people who sell ocean front "real estate" in Arizona and Nebraska.