New Tattoo – iChing Pi
I’m thinking about getting another tattoo. I want to get the hexagram Pi from the Chinese book of the iChing. Thinking about putting it over the burns on my left arm. I drew it on in blue sharpie to see how I like it.
Seeing how I like it
Here is the meaning of the hexagram:
I-Ching Hexagram 12 – Pi – Standstill
This hexagram is the opposite of the preceeding one [hexagram 11 - T'ai - Peace (11)] Heaven is above, drawing farther and farther away, while the earth below sinks farther into the depths. The creative powers are not in relation. it is a time of standstill and decline. This hexagram is linked with the seventh month (August-September), when the year has passed its zenith and autumnal decay is setting in.
THE JUDGMENT
STANDSTILL. Evil people do not further
The perseverance of the superior man.
The great departs; the small approaches.
Heaven and earth are out of communion and all things are benumbed. What is above has no relation to what is below, and on earth confusion and disorder prevail. The dark power is within, the light power is without. Weakness is within, harshness without. Within are the inferior, and without are the superior. The way of inferior people is in ascent; the way of superior people is on the decline. But the superior people do not allow themselves to be turned from their principles. If the possibility of exerting influences is closed to them, they nevertheless remain faithful to their principles and withdraw into seclusion.
THE IMAGE
Heaven and earth do not unite:
The image of STANDSTILL.
Thus the superior man falls back upon his inner worth
In order to escape the difficulties.
He does not permit himself to be honored with revenue.
When, owing to the influence of inferior men, mutual mistrust prevails in public life, fruitful activity is rendered impossible, because the fundaments are wrong. Therefore the superior man knows what he must do under such circumstances; he does not allow himself to be tempted by dazzling offers to take part in public activities. This would only expose him to danger, since he cannot assent to the meanness of the others. He therefore hides his worth and withdraws into seclusion.
My current real tattoo:
Dream Squirrel Chakik Tattoo
WTF
what the fuck is going on?
im still here. not doing what i know i need to. hiding behind time. behind bodies.
what the fuck? really? i think i understand the entire universe and nano-biology but i cant get laid? from my hot hot wife? this life is such a strange journey. i thought i had an understanding, but i am always back to here…. its so strange.
you should make a post
too easy to find accidental in space. you must search for the light.
what the hell are we going to do together? chakik is next barney. i didnt even want to write that. it will get searched.
together
thats the key
together
hiding
if you cannot look me in the eyes, digitally or otherwise, and account for your time promised to me, i strongly suggest you make no more promises.
everyday of my life, i attempt to complete what i set out to do, regardless of personal, work, or made up shit.
i haven’t even come close on my goals. but i do know this: if you hire me to do a job, i will make sure its completed to your satisfaction while considering your audience. that basically means i will finish the job. right. no matter what.
if someone pays you for a job, upfront, and you don’t complete it, do you feel guilty?
for me personally, thats not even an option. if i tell you i will do something, ill do it.
wow im pissed now, this was supposed to be catharthic
this is it eh
this is it.
done.
deal with it.
offering in a shower?
should be fun.
no desire there. nothing left. nothing
Recent Music
Are you suprised where you are? – James, O.A.R.
Leave tonight, or live and die this way – Fast Car, Tracy Chapman
probably only noticed because it was always there.
lost
how is it that i can manage to distract myself with online games, beer and media while the world around me is quickly changing for the worse?
i dont know. yet i continue. everyday. as if there is a certain future promised. as if its earned. friends lose brothers to tragedy, and i continue.
perhaps a brief sidebar, such as this. then continuing down the blind path im on.
how and where
“In December, the U.N. General Assembly gave a green light to start renovating the 39-story glass-and-steel building, which has not seen a major overhaul in its 55-year existence and now violates safety and fire codes.”
the footer of an article about the UN website getting hacked.
everything i’ve been reading and watching and seeing paints the United States greed for growth as something i no longer want to contribute to.
i want to help the planet and animals survive this current crisis in time. thru and understanding that we all already have. a knowledge we all have shared since before measured time.
1planet1god
Dreams of Things : sgniht fo smaerd
saw another example of backwards time tonight.
cant remember specific now tho. :)
anyone that knows what i mean and wants to help, please identify yourselves soon.
weeks? days. years? hours. minutes? months man come on. seconds?
we all must do something soon with this time we have. to squander it more is so wasteful. this is true of all of now. always. (ps its always now.)
(no past we can change, no future we can know, its always now. all influence each other yet occur only once.
now.
)
mc donalds leads global destruction
http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/Investing/Extra/KnockKnockItIsYourBigMac.aspx
we need to show our way of life ISNT mcdonalds, or target or kroger or walmart.
our way of life is shared, true, information. at least it should be.
competitive information. how far the meat and fries come, as to how far they go. globalization kills us thru the unsustainable network of exchange. water and food should not come from a distance.
in the soon future, water cannot come from a distance. food will continue for as long as sustainable.
its gonna be rough unless we figure things out.
training/teaching
heat is a reaction that can be translated by the brain as both pain and pleasure.
The brain translates perceptive feelings that the Direct Sensory Inputs from our bodies report; touch, smell, tastse, sound, sight.
nerves transfer the message from our DSI to the brain.
coalescation
its rediculously stupid how everything that im working on, from personal, to dreams, to work, are all converging. coalescing.
comic bloc is a user generated brand loyalty site.
dffl is a content driven, viral brand site, looking for loyalty.
how do we merge this all together, and maintain sanity from it.
alone
when it hits,when my brain turns on, it seems usually no one is around. and then later it makes less sense.
we are trying. to change it. to change us. to change you.
do everything now, it is the only time.
putting it down
so many things are swirling. coming together. not so much coalesation, but more a convergence. there are a lot of ways that this can go. i’m hoping to actually choose and steer one this time.
i am not planning on doing it alone.
the best time to do anything is now. futureproof yourself by always asking questions.
tired
i’m tired of doing other peoples work. i need to do my own. work on my own dreams again.
Chessie
I really think that cala is chessie.
Chessie is one of my oldest and longest friends.
Cala the dog is easily qualified as a relative of him. A reincarnation.
Chessie and me in 1980:
Chessie and me in 1995:
Books for Children and Parents
i keep losing my train of thought.
the bar for intelligent childrens books has been set pretty high. go read “polar bear night”. for as long as i can remember i’ve thought about writing and illustrating intelligent, educational stuff for kids, that will also be fun for the parents.
the idea i just got is making my head hurt.
