Straw man: Times in Mind
For you, for us, for kings and country, brush up on your political science fiction.
Straw’s Berries: Self-Diagnostic
Oh hey, pretty crucial list of cognitive distortions that we are all party to at one time or another. See if you can spot your own. I recommend spending some time with this list so that you can identify the distortions without having to check your work.
Straw’s berries: A boon
Every once in a while, you encounter an internet video that brings with it no expectations, no semblance of purpose to be divined from the outset, no clear cultural context, nor even any substantive indication whether it’s fake or not. There’s nothing to do but watch, mouth agape, and enjoy.
Pot, you are Racist to Kettle.
K-Swag
Miss Plat here, back on my bloggin’ grind.
For the past two weeks, I have been lucky enough to twist my perspective an enjoy a new culture. So far, Korea has shown me the mindmending power of a soju (rice wine) hangover, the benefits of never having to leave a bar to smoke dirt cheap cigarettes, and most importantly the necessity of kimchee at every meal.
But these are mere accessories in the juicey culture I have dunked my head in.
B-BOYz
Damn, these boys can dance. I had the opportunity to attend R16, an urban art festival and break dancing competition. From the moment I sat in my overly comfortable concert seat, these jacked b-boys had my full attention and my heart. Crews from Khazistan, France, Taiwan, Russia, Japan, China, USA, and Korea came out to share the love and respect of b-boying and the hiphop culture around it. Thanks Vimeo for da vid!
ARTz
The perfect comlpiment to the yummy dancer boys was the side dish of delicious graffiti murals. Street artists from around Seoul gathered to spray their love of art over the hiphop influenced scene. Check out local Seoul artist Xeva’s fresh style in his work “Canvas”.
Canvas by Xeva
Thanks to google images for lettin’ me steal this pic!
JAMz
The cherry on top of my exciting day and evening was the surprise performance from the Korean hiphop star Drunken Tiger. I did not expect much from the less than sober feline but he yet again showed me a taste of K-Swag. Take a lil’ listen for yourself.
Thanks YouTube. You always come through for us blondies.
Wrastlin’
Strawb again, just a quickie. I took the liberty of parsing Alan Watts’ “The World as Self” so that you wouldn’t have to go digging for that cherry-on-top finish to your favorite religious flamewar.
allofthisisforyou.com, Thanks Randal Roberts
By “parse” I surely mean “combed somebody’s 21-part upload.” Thanks Youtube.
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