Short List of How to Get Laid

• Sweater


• Books


• Condom


• (No) Bullshit


• Boobs

Good luck!

A Meditation on Bruce Lee, God, selflessness and love

"If there is a God, he is within. You don't ask God to give you things, you depend on God for your inner theme."

"A good martial artist does not become tense but ready. Not thinking yet not dreaming, ready for whatever may come. A martial artist has to take responsibility for himself and face the consequences of his own doing. To have no technique, there is no opponent, because the word "I" does not exist. When the opponent expands I contract and when he contracts, I expand. And when there is an opportunity, "I" do not hit, "It" hits all by itself." -- from Enter the Dragon, Mr. Lee to his Sifu master.

"Love is like a friendship caught on fire. In the beginning a flame, very pretty, often hot and fierce, but still only light and flickering. As love grows older, our hearts mature and our love becomes as coals, deep-burning and unquenchable."

In actual fact, God is not a divine being apart from man. He is neither male nor female. He is both everything and nothing. For God is both the lover and the beloved. When the congregation is in prayer together, God is there. When one person alone faces temptation, God is there. When no one is in the forest, only God hears the tree fall. I cannot say it more succinctly, but these words are inspired by Bruce Lee's thoughts on God, selflessness and love.

Big Pharma and Sugar Kills More than Illegal Drugs Do

More deaths are attributable to pharmaceuticals than to illegal drugs.

Indeed, there is no epidemic of illegal drug use.

Research has shown that LSD helps autistic kids to communicate better, that MDMA in a therapeutic setting is more effective than a lifetime of psychotropic drugs for mental illness, and that marijuana is more effective in reducing the effects of anorexia than psychiatric medication.

The only reason why the Canadian Medical Association is against illegal drug decriminalization is because of the loss of profits of pĥarmaceuticals. Even the anticipated surge of drug use would not be as high as they predict.

Thus the reason illegal drugs are illegal is because Big Pharma would rather drug addicts be placed on their medications until they become dependent on psychotropics.

However, Big Pharma also provides drugs which are legitimate and more likely to kill people, when not used as directed.

Although the same logic applies to illegal drugs, legal drugs such as alcohol and tobacco are used more often and have killed more people. Even the overconsumption of sugar has lead to cardiovascular disease, diabetes and obesity, which kill more people than illegal drugs.

Decriminalization of illegal drugs is better than the current system in place for the profit of the State. For drug addiction is a medical problem, and illegal drugs should be decriminalized precisely because their prohibition has only contributed to drug-related crime (home invasions and theft).

It might not look as pretty as now, but police resources are better spent reducing the harm drug abuse causes rather than perpetuating the myth that illegal drugs are more dangerous than legal ones.

How to Turn A Child Psychotic

Just put him on anti-depressants (paxil), psychostimulants (wellbutrin or adderall or ritalin), and anti-psychotics (haldol).

Then put him into the social welfare system (family services) and bounce him from foster care home to temporary residences for children at risk, when he goes berserk.

Within months he'll be another psychotic kid who is happiest when he's pulling stop signs out of the ground and beating up the care worker.

And the shrinks and social workers will pretend the medication isn't working and up his dose only to cause seizures that look like psychosis.

Hey dumb-asses!

Sedate the kid on clonezepam. Then put him on an atypical anticonvulsant like lamotrigine and ativan at bedtime.

Stop overstimulating his brain with useless anti-psychotics and psychostimulants.

liz phair - flower / girlysound

(original lyrics)
Everytime I see your face I get all wet between my legs
Everytime you pass me by, I heave a sigh of pain

(background lyrics sung throughout)

Everytime I see your face I think of things unpure, unchaste
I want to fuck you like a dog
I'll take you home and make you like it
Everything you ever wanted
Everything you ever thought of
Is everything I'll do to you
I'll fuck you and your girlfriend, too
Your face reminds me of a flower
Kind of like you're underwater
Hair's too long and in your eyes
Your lips a perfect "suck me" size
You act like you're fourteen years old
Everything you say is so obnoxious, funny, true and mean
I want to be your blowjob queen
You're probably shy and introspective
That's not part of my objective
I just want your fresh, young jimmy
Jamming, slamming, ramming in me
Everytime I see your face I think of things unpure, unchaste
I want to fuck you like a dog
I'll take you home and make you like it
Everything you ever wanted
Everything you ever thought of
Is everything I'll do to you
I'll fuck you till your dick is blue
Everytime...
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In this song, which is explicit, liz sings of the joys of obsession and polyamory.

In the Exile from Guyville version, the line

I'll fuck you and your girlfriend, too

is changed to I'll fuck you and your minions, too

which makes it the theme song of polyamory, though the gangbang perverts can imagine differently.

Overall this song is about a sex-obsessed young woman who is so emotionally immature, "like a 14 yr old", that she is willing to sleep with this guy she lusts for "and her girlfriend, too."

In the Exiled on Guyville versioin, this same girl is willing to sleep with this person she likes "and his minions, too." In this context, perhaps this song isn't about sexual lust, but is a theme song for a lonely pagan girl who wants to sleep with Satan!

Siege of Freetown Christiania

As of July 18, 2007, Christiana was under siege by the centrist right-wing Danish government.

It has been like this since 2004, though Danish police made inroads to distribute the hash market throughout Copenhagen since they ignored the heroin problem in 1979 and busted hash dealers instead.

50 Christianites were arrested and labeled trouble-makers in May 2007, in the wake of demolition of the abandoned Cigarkassen building.

The Christianite collective feared the government would raze all buildings and replace it with gentrified private housing (condominiums).

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For more information since 2007, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freetown_Christiania

Promise of someone who believes in you (poem)

I will do anything for you,
for I am yours, to bring you joy
where once sadness touched you.
When you formerly thought
it was hell to survive in submission
I wish to bring you heaven,
even if I have to submit to your desire.
How can you deny yourself
such a simple pleasure when before
you simply survived and got by?
Only one promise can I make,
and that is to willingly submit
without exception to your desire.

Your English Is Good - Tokyo Police Club

Oh, give us your vote
Give us your vote
If you know what's good for you

Oh, give us your vote
Give us your vote
If you know what's good for you

These are the lines
That we straighten every year
And it's the second time
They mapped the constillations

And they sift for you by night
In the depth ...
Still trying to find stripes
Injustice is my middle name

''cause you dont need to change
Your future is with us
You dont need to change
Your future is with us

You look a wreck
Left your key inside the door
And my ripple chest
Across this black and white chess board

Your English is good
We can see it in your bones
In this neighbourhood
We 'aint driving you home

''cause you dont need to change
Your future is with us
You dont need to change
Your future is with us

Oh, give us your vote
Give us your vote

Your English is good
Your English is good

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Your English Is Good sounds more like a commentary on the federal Liberals getting into power due to the vote from the immigrant block, which guaranteed their win. Though, most of the immigrants had no idea who they were voting for. It's commentary on multiculturalism and the refrain of "Your English is good" is patronizing, as though Big Brother knows what is good for immigrants.

(Through the) Monsoon

I'm staring at a broken door,
There's nothing left here anymore.
My room is cold,
It's making me insane.

I've been waiting here so long,
Another moment seems to 've come,
I see the dark clouds coming up again.

CHORUS
Running through the monsoon,
Beyond the world,
To the end of time,
Where the rain won't hurt

Fighting the storm,
Into the blue,
And when I lose myself I think of you,
Together we'll be running somewhere new…

Through the monsoon.
Just me and you.

A half moon's fading from my sight,
I see your vision in its light.
But now it's gone and left me so alone

I know I have to find you now,
Can hear your name, I don't know how.
Why can't we make this darkness feel like home?

CHORUS
Running through the monsoon,
Beyond the world,
To the end of time,
Where the rain won't hurt

Fighting the storm,
Into the blue,
And when I lose myself I think of you,
Together we'll be running somewhere new…
And nothing can hold me back from you.

Through the monsoon. Hey! MUSIC Hey!

BRIDGE
I'm fighting all this power,
Coming in my way
Let it take me straight to you,
I'll be running night and day.

I'll be with you soon…
Just me and you.

We'll be there soon…
So soon.

CHORUS
Running through the monsoon,
Beyond the world,
To the end of time,
Where the rain won't hurt

Fighting the storm,
Into the blue,
And when I lose myself I think of you,
Together we'll be running somewhere new…
And nothing can hold me back from you.

Through the monsoon.
Through the monsoon.
Just me and you.
Through the monsoon.
Just me and you.

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Monsoon sounds like a dark love song, as an escape from the adolescent years which are represented by the word, "monsoon." In it, the singer as narrator wishes to run away with someone else, a love interest or best friend. What's hinted at is a vague romantic relationship. In a sense, one may believe this to be an escape also from childhood into adulthood. However, the destination is not mentioned, just the storm of adolescence.

The Japanese Way

Out of all the Asians, I feel that Japanese wouldn't do getting psychotherapy from a non-Japanese who doesn't understand the culture.

IMHO it would worsen whatever is bothering the person. It's also a form of colonization, since psychiatry is a European form of social control.

In short, an Asian would become assimilated with all the risks that brings.

In Asia, psychiatry is just a form of social control. In Japan, the average stay in a mental institution is about 407 days. Outpatient service is usually with a psychiatrist and if he finds you are worse for wear, then it's not talk therapy. He will give you a shot of a typical antipsychotic, which will have nasty side effects, all the ones the typical Asian will get, guaranteed.

However, the psychiatrist profession in Japan denies the existence of schizophrenia. In their eyes it is an invention of Americans since American manufactures most of the older antipsychotics.

Japan's answer was to have Otsuka Pharma make Abilify, which is an antypical antipsychotic that appears to relieve most of the psychosis without the side effects. However, therapy with Abilify is expensive. The drug costs about $100-150 a month.

In Canada, your GP and pdoc have to justify its use because other drugs do not work. This means your Pharmacare file has to have a history of prescribing you antipsychotics before you even get Abilify. Some patients don't get lucky, and their lives have been ruined by thorazine. Other patients get seroquel, sleep all the time, and have diabetes.

Otsuka is the same company that makes Pokari Sweat and Calpis. Pokari is the earliest energy drink. Calpis is a flavoured yoghurt drink. Despite my lactose intolerance, I had no problems with it -- though my lactose intolerance is hit or miss. Last night, I had a clam chowder with no side effects. Maybe the wasabi pills are working.

Having told you about psychiatry and its effects on the Japanese, let me get to the meat of today's entry.

It is the Japanese way for the woman to rule the roost because Japanese men are no help in raising kids. So even when they marry white boys, the average Japanese woman will pick a man most like her dad, who is usually not the ruler of the nest at all. YMMV

Anyone who knows the Japanese, whether by birth or by marriage, will confirm this truth. If your family isn't like this, then you're either lying to yourself or you actually were born into or married into a good family. Treasure them, cos other families are run by the mother.

I think it's safe to say that's why the mental health system won't give me therapy. They know the Japanese are generally non-compliant and do not respond well to the big horse pills they tend to give us. We do not need over 300 mg of seroquel. 25-75 mg is enough. And why give us that when 50 mg of Gravol is fine?? Forget benzodiazepines; we get easily hooked on them. As for antidepressants, we need a walking buddy. Exercise is the only cure, along with getting out everyday, rain or shine.

As well, the one best therapy for the typical is Karaoke & sake. I don't mean getting drunk and singing Rollin' Stones tunes. What I mean is going yuppontoi and belting out enka classics. These are classical drinking songs similar to blues. None of those incomprehensible JPOP tunes. This is the real Japanese experience.

Yes, for the average Japanese-American (and Japanese-Canadian), the best therapy is to go back to your roots. Why? Cos that's the Japanese way. We were descended from the gods, you know. This is why Americanization is so hard on us, and our elders are dying off from suicide.

However, while you are out there finding your roots, avoid thinking about how you grew up. Wake up from that nightmare, even if you have to learn to meditate and jiu-jitsu. It may even help to become Buddhist, even if it is Jodo Shinshu. But never ever mention family life. Lie about it. Present the positive, hide the negative. Praise your mother!!

For that is the Japanese way.

The Community as Cause and Cure of Madness

Society is both the root and the solution to mental illness.

Thus it is up to the quick-witted to help others out of the darkness into the light.

As well, the people ignorant of society's schizophregenic effects are just as in need of education as everyone else, including medical professionals who should know better.

And yet I still feel outside of the solution, even though I may be a part of the problem. Likewise, other people too feel the same and realize the same thing.

Though one of the solutions is to not socially isolate oneself from the rest of society.

The Tao of Pu

Pu

Pu is translated as "uncarved block" or "simplicity". It is a metaphor for the state of wu wei and the principle of jian. It represents a passive state of receptiveness. Pu is a symbol for a state of pure potential and perception without prejudice. In this state, Taoists believe everything is seen as it is, without preconceptions or illusion.

Pu is seen as keeping oneself in the primordial state of tao. It is believed to be the true nature of the mind, unburdened by knowledge or experiences. In the state of pu, there is no right or wrong, beautiful or ugly. There is only pure experience, or awareness, free from learned labels and definitions. It is this state of being that is the goal of following wu wei.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taoism#Pu

Another term for pu is "the raw experience before one's mind reacts."

For it is the mind's reaction to experience which corrupts the mind, not the experience itself.

Therefore the practice of no-mind (by enjoying raw experience) begins by learning NOT to react with the mind but to act with the heart, out of love.

Smash Romance With the Power of Love

Only unconditional love
can cure us of the madness called "romance",
for romance is all in vain and fleeting
and only true love does last forever.
So smash romance with the power of love.

Montreal Police Harrass Attendees of Political Meeting

On April 20, 2006, Montreal police did the following:

• lied about an assault at a political meeting on April 19


• harrassed attendees at the meeting


• sought to arrest Jaggi Singh for attending the meeting


• lied about their involvement

The political meeting was actually a benefit for child political prisoners in Palestine. It had nothing to do with violence until the police batonned youth activists who were leaving the scene. The police acted this way in response to being refused exit by the attendees who were provoked by earlier harrassment by the police.

In order to fulfil court judgment against Singh (he is not allowed to attend political meetings), Montreal police did make up the story of a physical assault in order to hide the fact that they would be arresting Jaggi Singh in order to limit his right to attend political meetings.

It is ironic that the most non-violent man in Montreal has made Montreal police so fearful of him that they need to be violent to other non-violent social activists.

However, this proves that State terrorism consists of the police provoking violence and causing greater harm to social activists who are perceived to be a threat by the State.

Here is Jaggi Singh's account about what actually happened on April 19, 2006:

At El Salon, he helped organize an event 'called "Break the Chains", an evening of speakers, spoken word, poetry and music on the theme of child political prisoners in Palestine, as well as political prisoners in general.'

Afterwards, there was a musical 'show by local hip hop artist Narcicyst of Euphrates, to be followed by DJ Leila P.'

Outside El Salon, he confronted a man who was wearing an earpiece, who had been staring at attendees of the political event.

Jaggi goes on to state:

At one point the man, who was much larger, pushed me, as well as another older participant at the event. There was no fight. The man pushed me, and the other person, and we held our ground. We continued talking with the man after the pushing, and eventually, I left to return to the event.

Someone, maybe a bystander, phoned the police. A few officers arrived outside, and then entered the venue, with the man who had the earpiece directing them towards me. One officer asked me to go outside. I asked if I was under arrest. The officer said no, but that I had to go outside. I refused, stating that if he wanted to talk, we could talk inside, in a corner, or he could phone me later (I even gave him my number). My position was quite clear: I did not have to do anything the police were asking of me, unless I was under arrest. I wanted to spend the rest of the evening at the event, and I didn't have to cooperate with police unless I was under arrest.

Very quickly, many police officers entered the venue, and many of the people attending the event, objected to their presence, and asked for a clear reason why they had to remove me. None was ever provided by the police, beyond the basic sentiment, expressed in various ways: "You have to do what we say."

I myself counted, as I was dragged out and waited in a police car, at least twenty police cars. Others said later that there were thirty police cars on site. A friend says there must have been 30-40 police who entered the venue. It was a completely disproportionate and excessive response by the police.

Moreover, if they had provided a clear reason why I had to leave the event (such as being under arrest), then I would have left. The police do not have the right to expect people attending a political/cultural event to do exactly what they want without any questions, and without providing a legitimate response. It was the police who escalated this matter. The police response was totally disproportionate and unnecessary.

It is not true that any chairs or tables were thrown at the police (I did not see any from where I was, which was in the middle of police officers who were dragging me out of the venue). In the end, five people -- 3 women and 2 men, including me -- were briefly arrested by police. None of us was jailed, or even taken into a police station. To the best of my knowledge, me and another woman were given a "promise to appear" on the charge of "obstruction" two others were given tickets for "obstruction" and the fifth person was just let go.

(I also want to mention that while I objected to the man with the earpiece staring at folks, I do not know for sure who he was -- that's exactly one of the questions I asked him. In retrospect, he probably was not involved with the police, and was likely private security for someone in the area; but, the police certainly let him give them direction at the beginning of their intervention).

This was a minor incident (an interaction outside with a man who pushed me and another person during an argument) that was turned into a major incident by an overzealous and unnecessary police response. In the end, the police couldn't even justify holding anyone longer than the time it took them to write a few tickets and citations (to which all of us, I'm sure, will plead "not-guilty"). I was able to look at the police computer while handcuffed in the backseat of the police car. When my file came up, aside from personal information (including information about my political affiliations), the file mentioned that I had no criminal record. -- http://sumoud.tao.ca/?q=node/view/613