life_was_raging_all_around_me sixteen enjoys Waking Life When it was over, all I could think about was how this entire notion of one's self, what we are, is just this logical structure....a place to momentarily house all the abstractions. It was a time to become conscious, to give form and coherence to the mystery...and I had been a part of that. It's a gift. Life was raging all around me, and every moment was magical. I loved all the people, dealing with all the contradictory impulses. That's what I loved the most, connecting with the people. Looking back, that's all that really mattered. 030715 ... ferret and as i watched they tore each other to peices, typical of a bunch of prepubescent monkeys with only one banana... 030715 ... jane after i saw it the second time i wanted to paint did you see the dvd extras? that's what i want to do with my life 030715 ... sixteen you know...I Have the DVD, and I remember watching the extras...but recently someone was describing some stuff in the extras and it was anything BUT familiar. *sigh* so I don't know... but its in Hawaii right now, so I'll have to wait a few weeks til I get to watch it again. 030715 ... sixteen oh YEAH, also... there is a reference to Philip K Dick in the last scene (Linklater mentions him)...and he basically describes an essay he wrote called "How To Build A Universe That Doesn't Fall Apart In Two Days" (philip K Dick 1978) I found it online somewhere, printed it out (about 15 pages), and I just got done reading it. I think you'd (jane) like it--search online and I'm sure you could find a copy. 030715 ... jane thank you! i found it but have not yet had the pleasure of reading it. 030715 ... jane wow that essay was fascinating thank you very much 030717 ... nomme pandæmonium 030718 ... sixteen nooo problem :) 030719 ... DannyH That essay made me sad. To see a once brilliant mind so self deceived. Stay off the dexedrine kids. 030805 ... jane flow_my_tears_the_policeman_said 030805 ... hsg i feel drawn to this. im not sure where to go. 070202 ... pSyche but not within me. why am i always looking on from the outside? 070202 what's it to you? who go blather from