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October 15, 2010

Michael Fantasy this is not what you think it is

Filed under: Gaming — Tyler @ 8:54 pm
Michael Fantasy

Michael Fantasy - Action Scene

Michael Fantasy is an intense animated short that is to some insane music from Final Fantasy. This film is actually a sequel to another movie on YouTube called Michael Quest III. What happens is that Michael Jackson from the Moonwalker game just got finished kicking Princess Toadstool from Super Mario Bros. into outer space. Then he battles Mario and Bowser. But then the movie shows clips from the previous adventure. Meanwhile, the music is totally rocking and it blows your mind. Next, we find out that Zangief is hurtling toward Earth. But he is about the size of Jupiter and he has Princess Toadstool on his back. The cool thing is that we learn this information from another unidentified character who is having a dream. This is basically a clairvoyant experience that is portrayed very well via the use of a thought bubble. The awesome part is that the clairvoyant character talks to several characters from other NES games and enlists their help to save the world from Zangief. While they are on their way there there are a few attacks against Zangief vis-a-vi projectiles but they do little to stop him. Someone from it looks like Bases Loaded hits a home run that exits Earth’s gravity but it just bounces against Zangief’s chest.

Finally the heroes all converge to a specific area in the Mushroom Kingdom.  They all fire from a cannon at rapid speed and attack Zangief. One of my favorite aspects of this specific scene is that even a flipper from, “Pinball” is attacking Zangief. I guess that little flipper is a hero. Then a squadron of fighter planes launch from Earth to fight Zangief. This includes the ship from “Gradius” and a few others that I couldn’t recognize. Another cool thing is that one of the fighters drops a heavy weight on Zangief’s head but his head regenerates but it looks slightly damaged. Perhaps Zangief is a zombie after this point. Zangief is destroyed when Michael Jackson shoots him with his laser.

-Tyler

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October 13, 2010

Alternate Universe Transportation

Filed under: Tyler's Mind — Tyler @ 9:08 pm
Alternate Universes

Alternate Universe Transportation

Alternate Universe Theory is quite simply the idea that there are multiple universes existing at the same time. These universes may exist in different dimensions that may overlap or parallel our own. A few years ago, I had the idea that the human mind and soul were unique entities in the cosmos. And they have a specific and special vibration frequency or perhaps numerical value attached to them. That would help to explain why one conscious mind does not inadvertently control another beings body unintentionally. There are multiple universes, and universes branch off into new ones whenever there is a decision that is made. So if you are standing in front of your refrigerator late at night, and you are choosing between eating a pear or else a left-over piece of pizza, the universe splits into two or more different alternate universes. In one universe you eat the pear. In another you eat the slice of pizza. Perhaps in another you choose neither. And possibly in another universe you splurge and eat both the slice and the pear. It all depends on the choice that is made and the amount of options that go into it.  So going with this idea of the theory a planet like Earth with billions of sentient decision-making lifeforms on it, has many more parallel and alternate universe activity associated with it than a planet devoid of life. I call this Parallel Dimensional Density. I think this is one of the reasons why cities and places with large dense groups of people have such a “buzz” associated with them. When you are in one of these places there is an energy level that is quite different from a less populated region. This is partly because the amount of universes being created is happening so fast due to all the decisions and possibilities that are associated with them. But the interesting thing is that just because there is an alternate universe with your body in it, it doesn’t necessarily mean that your mind and soul is actually there. Remember your mind and soul has a unique signature or number associated with it. So what I think happens is that these alternate Universes are illusory, just like our very own universe. And these alternate universes are populated by illusory clones or duplicates of everything we know to exist, including ourselves. But even though there may be a universe with one of ourselves functioning inside it with a mind, that does not necessarily mean that the you in that universe has a soul. So what I think happened in my life was that during one of my near-death experiences (I’ve had at least three), my soul was transported to an alternate universe. And I am actually using a body from another universe right now. The funny thing is, I may actually have proof.

In the early part of the 2000 decade, I’m thinking 2002 or 2003 or so, I was watching TV and I distinctly remember seeing a news report saying that the actor, John de Lancie, died in a car accident. I remember feeling a sense of loss and sadness, because I really loved John de Lancie and his work as actor in Star Trek: The Next Generation as Q. I felt like he had an amazing talent and his unique charisma and intelligence was obvious through his thoughtful portrayal of his dynamic character. His portrayal of Q made me reevaluate what it meant to truly exist at a very young age. And I sought to question my life on multiple levels from then on. Then a couple months ago, I watched an episode of Star Gate SG-1 where John de Lancie played a character called Colonel Frank Simmons. I thought he did a great job and the character was very interesting to watch. But I was a bit confused because I thought Stargate SG-1 aired during the mid to late 2000’s. In a conversation with a close friend of mine about Stargate SG-1 I mentioned how great it was to see John de Lancie in TV and how much I missed him. My friend said that he was one of his favorite actors as well abut he told me that he wasn’t dead. In fact, John de Lancie is alive and has been very active in the movie business. I told him that he was mistaken and that he had died in a car accident many years ago, but my friend disagreed. So we went on his internet phone and looked up John de Lancie on IMDB and Wikipedia and it said that he was indeed still alive. This was really strange and disconcerting for me because I had seen the news report with my own eyes and ears. So today I did some research and it turns out that John de Lancie had a father with the exact same name who was an oboe player and he died in 2002. So at first I thought I may have misinterpreted the news and my memory was distorted. But there was one problem: John del Lancie senior didn’t die in a car accident. He died in his home. Yet I clearly remember that John de Lancie,  the actor died in a car crash. But knowing what we know about alternate universes, I think my soul has been transported during a near-death experience to a universe where John de Lancie was still alive.

I’ve had several near-death experiences, some of them have been more near than others. But during any of those times one of the alternate universes could have had me as dead. And another universe may have had me as alive. But if I am dead in an alternate universe, there would be no reason for my soul to still be there. And if there was a suitable alternate universe where my body existed with a cloned mind, my soul could have been transported there with ease. It would be like two cars on the road with radios. The soul that is me is actually the radio station itself. But only one car can be tuned to the radio station of my soul at a time. So when one car that was tuned into the radio station of my soul was destroyed. Immediately the other car on the road was tuned from static, to my radio station. And the entire process of synchronizing the mind/body to the soul could be encompassed by momentary flash of deja-vu.

The question still remains, why do I remember the car accident of celebrity actor from another universe? I think it is a glitch…an error. I technically shouldn’t be able to remember a previous universe that I experienced, since the mind is attached to the universe that the body inhabits. But John de Lancie’s death by car accident in my previous universe must have made a distinct impression on not just my mind, but my soul that it could never be taken away. So when I encountered contradictory information in this reality, I accepted the information as real. But I questioned the very dimension that I am existing in. Now, I understand that I could have misinterpreted information in the past and could have hallucinated this entire thing, I accept that very distinct possibility. It is much more probable that my memory was warped through experience and time. And if I was ever questioned in public about this I would cater my response to the questioner. But deep down, I know there is something going on here…and I’m going to get to the bottom of it.

-Tyler

October 10, 2010

Stargate SG1 Withdrawal

Filed under: Tyler's Mind — Tyler @ 10:59 pm
Stargate EP Heroes Part 2 P3X-666

Stargate EP Heroes Part 2 P3X-666

I’ve been watching this TV show for the past few months called, “Stargate SG-1.” It is a great show and I’ve been catching it on DVD, so I haven’t had to watch commercials. This last week I watched Season 8 and it was amazing. Some days I watched five episodes per day. That was intense. But last night I watched a ton of episodes and so I had only one left for today. Now I’m wishing I had more to watch and I’m having total Stargate SG-1 withdrawal. I am wishing I had more to watch. But I guess this is ok because now I have something to blog about. Check out the picture to the left. This picture is from a Stargate SG-1 Episode called, “Heroes part 2.” What happens is that Dr. Daniel Jackson is filming a soldier giving a message to his wife, but then suddenly Dr. Janet Fraiser is shot by a Jaffa staff blast. She dies. But what is crazy is that the planet they are on is P3X-666. I didn’t really notice that the planet was named that until Dr. Jackson slapped his tape down on the table. It is interesting that the planet that has a “666” in it is also a place where an important recurring character gets killed.

I really get into TV shows…especially Science Fiction ones. I would watch Babylon 5 episode after episode, wanting to know what happens next. But with Stargate SG-1 the relationship I have with the show is slightly different. I have learned so much about the characters and the plot and the technology that there is a dedicated Stargate SG-1 area in my brain.

Since I’m not going to be able to watch any Stargate tonight I’m probably going to eat some Trader Joes O’s cereal.

TV is pretty addictive stuff. I remember high school and I would base my schedule around when Star Trek Deep Space 9 was on the air.

After watching so much Stargate in a row over the past few days I can feel myself turning into a moron. I’ve been less charismatic when talking to people. I can tell I am annoying people more often during conversations. 33% of my conversations this week have started like this: “Yo, on Stargate…” I even made a new friend today at Starbucks because I mentioned to the barista how, “I’ve watched an entire season of Stargate in one week.” And then some random dude who I didn’t know said, “Oh yeah? Well I’ve watched an entire season of that show in a WEEK-END!” And I was blown away. Then that dude and I talked about Stargate for about 10 minutes.

I saw a girl on Plenty of Fish that said that she liked the show Stargate. But I didn’t message her because I haven’t seen the entire show yet and I don’t want any spoilers.

-Tyler

October 9, 2010

Foreclosure Halt demonstrates market self preservation

Filed under: Innovation — Tyler @ 4:24 pm
Foreclosure

Foreclosure

About a week ago, I heard about how Bank of America was halting their foreclosures in multiple states. Now it seems that they have stopped foreclosing in all 50 states. This is called a moratorium, and in this case it means that Bank of America is not going to foreclose on many Americans’ homes even if they are not able to pay their mortgages. At first glace it may seem like they are doing this because they are being nice. Or perhaps they aren’t foreclosing on people because they can get more money by keeping people in their homes and accepting partial payment. But what I think is really going on is that Bank of America is attempting to preserve the housing market by plugging the gaping hole of rapid foreclosures. The one thing that we know about foreclosures is that the bank makes more money on a mortgage then they do if they have to sell a home after a foreclosure. The reason for this is because every time there is a foreclosure the bank needs to sell the property quickly in order to make money. Having it sit on the market does nothing for them. But the problem for the banks is that when there is a foreclosure in a neighborhood, there is a high probability that the value of other homes in the area will lose value. If you compound this with how there is a tremendous amount of unemployment and joblessness, then one can see how families may have trouble paying their mortgages. When people can’t pay their mortgages, they usually go into foreclosure and have to find a different housing solution.

But since Bank of America is temporarily halting Foreclosures, they are putting a stop on a chain reaction. This is actually in their favor. Because even though Bank of America will lose money from not selling properties that are foreclosed upon, they will protect the value of their other properties. I wouldn’t be surprised if other banks started to but the breaks on their foreclosures as well. I think the banks know something about the way the market is going that isn’t clear to the rest of us. They can probably see that even though the economy may look like it is stabilizing, the reality is that our ideal rate of financial growth is not sustainable.

One thing to think about is that if the value of a home drops, then it is more difficult to get good deals on refinancing.

Bank of America must see that they have too much a stake in the housing market to allow a foreclosure chain reaction to take place. So they are invariably protecting their assets by being lenient towards homeowners.

But while this is happening I am wondering how long Bank of America can maintain this halt on foreclosures. Because it doesn’t seem very clear when jobs are going to become widely available that will enable people to pay their mortgages. Also with the government going to vote again on the unemployment bill extension in November, there is an interesting issue that arises: Is the market heading toward a serious course correction?

From the looks of it, the government will probably pass the Unemployment extension in November. So it seems like we are being allowed to continue with our lifestyles for purpose. I think that purpose is to maintain consumption habits. If people stop consuming then this entire system is going to have a lot bigger problems than house devaluation.

-Tyler

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