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i would soooo totally wear that. around the house anyway....

Fri, 24 May 2013 02:03:26 -0500

i would soooo totally wear that. around the house anyway. favorite current show.

Bill Hicks knew what’s up.

Fri, 17 May 2013 00:28:09 -0500

Bill Hicks knew what’s up.

RZA is so badass.

Thu, 16 May 2013 13:57:28 -0500

RZA is so badass.

This shit is still bangin.

Thu, 16 May 2013 12:06:23 -0500

This shit is still bangin.

Video

Tue, 14 May 2013 01:40:58 -0500

One of the best music videos ever.

Mon, 13 May 2013 22:00:46 -0500

One of the best music videos ever.

The Arthur one is the best! hahah

Mon, 13 May 2013 12:40:50 -0500

The Arthur one is the best! hahah

This dude is super hard to understand cause the sound quality...

Fri, 10 May 2013 11:25:00 -0500

This dude is super hard to understand cause the sound quality is’t that great and he mumbles, but the things he says are interesting as hell.

I’ve experienced things using psychedelics that I can’t explain with words, and he goes into it. I found out about him on Vice’s isolation tank mini doc (http://www.vice.com/hamiltons-pharmacopeia/tanks-for-the-memories-part-1) and the things he says made me realize what my subconscious has kind of been hinting towards.

All mystical disciplines, including shamanism, are just one path up the same mountain. The top of the mountain allows you to see the world around you from an unobscured perspective, and the paths are there to guide you, but you can choose your own path if you wish. Though because the path hasn’t been tread, you may encounter many unforeseen difficulties. However, the intrinsic reward for this must be much greater.

I have experimented with psychedelics a bit and consequently I have studied a lot of mystical traditions. These have led me to conclude that deep meditative states can lead you to the same places as chemical induced shamanic states. However, because the inner cosmos is infinitely vast, it’s highly unlikely that that would ever happen.

It seems that whether you use isolation tanks, meditation, or drugs, you must train and learn how to navigate your own inner universe before you can start to make real progress.

Therefore my personal opinion is that while it is great to use psychedelics to touch the infinite, to use them continually will degrade your mind unless you are extremely strong and careful. I wouldn’t recommend it to anyone. I think they are a great starting point, and extremely valuable to human consciousness, but they can be just as harmful as crack if abused.

I feel that the path that seems the most appealing to me would be to learn to delve into the inner depths using isolation, and once it becomes second nature, one could perhaps more easily attain those states when meditating without any outside help. This would eliminate the need for any drugs or external things (including a device that eliminates external stimuli) in order to get in touch with the source of reality.

This is all just speculation on my part though, haha.

I can’t stop listening to this mixtape. Saw these dudes 3...

Fri, 10 May 2013 09:34:05 -0500

I can’t stop listening to this mixtape. Saw these dudes 3 times at SXSW. Hopefully they keep progressing. I love the vibe.

Not a huge X-games fan but I have some love for the city of...

Fri, 10 May 2013 00:59:06 -0500

Not a huge X-games fan but I have some love for the city of Detroit since I saw my first non-local concert (Earth Crisis/Downset) there along with tons of other shows. I have also enjoyed skating there, seen World Industries and Toy Machine demos there in the 90s, and I feel like it’d be cool to have something involving skateboarding to help bring a bunch of much needed tourism money to the city to provide resources for growth and infrastructure. In addition to this it would probably change a lot of attitudes toward the city. Also my buddy Derrick is in this video which got me hyped. He’s the one who is skitching behind the dirt bike dude and falls.

voodoo-leather: ayyyyyyyyyyyyye

Thu, 09 May 2013 03:00:02 -0500

voodoo-leather:

ayyyyyyyyyyyyye

I’m far from a Jobs fanboy. However, the shit he says here...

Wed, 08 May 2013 00:12:14 -0500

I’m far from a Jobs fanboy. However, the shit he says here is something I feel like most humans in the world need to hear.

This is some really high quality shredding right here.

Tue, 07 May 2013 19:10:13 -0500

This is some really high quality shredding right here.

darrenrawlings: Nothing like a great thumb war between friends!...

Fri, 03 May 2013 12:14:10 -0500

darrenrawlings:

Nothing like a great thumb war between friends! I think that Quasar would probably win, not because he has more abilities or powers, but simply because his constructs are yellow, but who knows.

Quasar is my favorite superhero. Green Lantern is pretty cool too, but being part of a corps isn’t half as cool as being deemed the protector of the universe by a floating head.

Jerry’s Kids is one of the few bands that I saw on their...

Fri, 03 May 2013 12:11:30 -0500

Jerry’s Kids is one of the few bands that I saw on their reunion tour and impressed the hell out of me. They were fast as fuck and ripped through all their songs. (Kinda like that one time I saw Gauze.) This is their slow song off the classic “Is This My World.”

allhaildang: Check out this little jim jam! Drew Pickell got...

Thu, 02 May 2013 14:10:19 -0500

allhaildang:

Check out this little jim jam! Drew Pickell got this clip of Max Taylor the other day! Max I got a shirt for you Bud!

My favorite part is the back 360 and the quick 180 after, but the nollie inward heel was epic.

“We eat fish, tossed salads, and make rap...

Sat, 27 Apr 2013 20:35:43 -0500

“We eat fish, tossed salads, and make rap ballads…”

Soy Panday is one of my favorite skaters to watch. Fast, smooth, good trick selection, etc.

Boldy James and Freddie Gibbs. 2 midwest gangsta dudes killing...

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 12:13:01 -0500

Boldy James and Freddie Gibbs. 2 midwest gangsta dudes killing it on one track.

Catherine Wheel - Ferment

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 01:39:21 -0500

Catherine Wheel - Ferment

Look how young Premo looks in this! So rad.

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 12:49:11 -0500

Look how young Premo looks in this! So rad.