That is of course your opinion, but you know when it comes to fiction, fuck the rules I say!
On 18 Aug, 22:53, Don Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: > This comment probably belongs on the free association thread but here it is > anyway. Anne Rice ruined popular vampires. Bram Stoker will poke her in > the eyeball when they meet up whereever best selling authors go when they > die. I liked Buffy too. What could be better then one regular guy > surrounded by hot chicks and nympho girl demons? Throw in some Kung Fu and > special effects and you have male fantasy city. The whole idea of the Angel > character irritated the snot out of me. Spike was more my idea of the > perfect vampire and then they had to go and screw that up. Good vamp movies > are very rare these days. It's so simple. Vampires bad; vampire killers > tortured and obsessed. Don't mess with it. John Carpenter did a fair job > and there are a few similar exceptions but to see a decent vamp flick you > have to go back to Hammer Studios. Christopher Lee will always be Dracula > for me. > > The recent Shadow of the Vampire with Wilhem Dafoe was decent with a nice > twist. > > dj > > On Tue, Aug 18, 2009 at 8:13 AM, frantheman > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > > > > Now Molly, if you had daughters instead of sons, you would have > > spontaneously linked to this: > > >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kg3fACgr3Wk > > > (or, as a (male) friend of mine described it, O.C. California - but > > with vampires :-)) > > > Francis > > > On 18 Aug., 15:01, Molly Brogan <[email protected]> wrote: > > > vampires live eternally. Maybe all the ME talk about eternity has got > > > you to thinking just how wonderful it could be, once bitten... > > > >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jnlu6irju8 > > > > On Aug 18, 8:06 am, deripsni <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Very odd then that you would have these ongoing dreams. Maybe they are > > > > caused by something that you have hidden in your fully conscious life. > > > > I would be interested in knowing what kind of stuff your father did to > > > > you, that makes you call him a "bastard". > > > > > I was raised very strictly by my father, and I did not agree with many > > > > of his actions. He was extremely dominant and we were raised by the > > > > good old adage of "spare the rod and spoil the child". Within a year > > > > after moving out of his house, I totally forgave him for all of his > > > > perceived negative actions. My twin brother however, still has > > > > nightmares about him, and is very sensitive when others act in a > > > > dominant fashion, although I am sure he does not specifically > > > > attribute this to our father. > > > > > Sometimes things in our past dominate our present and, even though we > > > > may not think about them on a daily basis, they can affect our sub- > > > > conscious lives. It seems that your nightmares are not directly > > > > related to your father, but there is obviously something buried deep > > > > inside of you that is disturbing you when your guard is down. That of > > > > course is my opinion. > > > > > On Aug 18, 7:48 am, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > > > > wrote: > > > > > > Heh no I'm noramly an insanely happy bloke. I have always had > > > > > nightmares, it is one of my earlist memories. My outlook on life can > > > > > be described as a little nilhistic, in that I realise that whatever I > > > > > do here with my time ultimatly counts for nothing. That is not to > > say > > > > > that what I do cannot effect others yep of course it can, but you > > know > > > > > when I'm dead and gone, and all that remember me dead and gone, then > > > > > all my works, well they too will be forgotten. > > > > > > I am fine with this though, my life as I live it NOW has meaning, I > > do > > > > > not feel depressed, I have a great wife, two well adjusted sons, I > > get > > > > > on well with my family even my father who it must be said is a > > > > > bastard, I have nice career going I enjoy my hobbies, I have many, > > > > > many friends, and I have faith in a creator God, and after many years > > > > > of living rignt on the breadline I have worked hard enough to better > > > > > my situation(admitedly only once I had children) and continue to work > > > > > to better myself. > > > > > > On 17 Aug, 18:42, deripsni <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > Yikes! Maybe you are spending too much time in ME hahaha. > > > > > > > I am not an expert on dreams, but I would say that an outgoing, > > > > > > content individual would probably not have these types of ongoing > > > > > > dreams. How would you catagorize your attitude towards life in > > > > > > general? Are you shy, insecure, fearful? Is there something in your > > > > > > life that really stresses you out, such as your health or religion? > > Do > > > > > > you watch a lot of soap operas or CNN? (just kidding) ;-] > > > > > > > On Aug 17, 11:07 am, "[email protected]" > > > > > > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > Man anything you can think of I have probaly had nighmares about > > it. > > > > > > > Two nights ago I was in a den of vampires. > > > > > > > > On 17 Aug, 15:50, deripsni <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > You do? Wow. Can you give us some details? > > > > > > > > > On Aug 17, 10:08 am, "[email protected]" > > > > > > > > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Heh I wonder then could you tell me what some of my dreams > > mean? I > > > > > > > > > don't dream often, but I nightmare most nights. > > > > > > > > > > On 15 Aug, 10:50, deripsni <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > You're not a freak, but you do have some inherent fear, > > maybe on a > > > > > > > > > > personal level. Fear of not being liked, fear of death, for > > example. > > > > > > > > > > This is why I have stated that I think dreams are > > reflective of ones > > > > > > > > > > true emotional state. I remember a lot of dreams, and can > > only think > > > > > > > > > > of a handful of bad dreams that I've had in my life. Why? I > > think its > > > > > > > > > > because I enjoy a secure and comfortable spirit. Am I > > saying you > > > > > > > > > > don't? No, maybe you only remember your bad dreams. But > > what you say > > > > > > > > > > seems to indicate some insecurity, although I cannot > > specify what it > > > > > > > > > > is. Just my opinion, may be way off, and hopefully I am. > > > > > > > > > > > On Aug 15, 3:17 am, Don Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > I very seldom remember my dreams and when I do they are > > most often > > > > > > > > > > > disturbing. Terrifying sometimes. I have been stabbed > > so many times > > > > > > > > > > > I've developed an irrational fear of knives being handled > > by anyone > > > > > > > > > > > besides me. Am I some sort of freak? > > > > > > > > > > > > dj > > > > > > > > > > > > On Fri, Aug 14, 2009 at 9:12 PM, Slip Disc< > > [email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > D, > > > > > > > > > > > > Appreciate your view, freedom from conscious thought. > > Dreams are > > > > > > > > > > > > definitely as much an outlet as they are an opportunity > > for > > > > > > > > > > > > introspection. I'm not sure that I would agree that > > they represent > > > > > > > > > > > > ones true inner feelings, not in the context of what I > > was presenting, > > > > > > > > > > > > the quantum travel aspect which shifts the "self" into > > another gear, > > > > > > > > > > > > another consciousness, possibly not your own > > consciousness. > > > > > > > > > > > > In the dream realm we could be anywhere or anyone at > > one time or > > > > > > > > > > > > another. I think dreams are more complex than that > > which you > > > > > > > > > > > > present. Considering the many types of dreams, it > > seems that simple > > > > > > > > > > > > diagnosis of dreams is not possible or at least not > > easily > > > > > > > > > > > > interpreted. For one, a premonitory dream would have > > nothing > > > > > > > > > > > > personally to do with the self if the dream is > > portraying an impending > > > > > > > > > > > > situation. If you had a dream of someone going into a > > club and > > > > > > > > > > > > setting off a bomb and then saw the news of it a few > > days later, what > > > > > > > > > > > > would the dream have to do with "your" inner feelings > > or state of well > > > > > > > > > > > > being? > > > > > > > > > > > > The crux of this thread really is about the parallel > > aspect of > > > > > > > > > > > > dreaming, the quantum travel in the dream state that is > > not possible > > > > > > > > > > > > in the conscious realm. > > > > > > > > > > > > You are dreaming, you are at a party in Japan, you are > > enjoying > > > > > > > > > > > > yourself, suddenly you wake up in your bed. Question, > > were you really > > > > > > > > > > > > there?, is the party still going on even though you > > left and in a > > > > > > > > > > > > quantum leap returned to the conscious world in which > > you physically > > > > > > > > > > > > live. However, again, was the person at the party in > > Japan really you > > > > > > > > > > > > or did you somehow "tune in" to someones consciousness > > at a party in > > > > > > > > > > > > Japan? > > > > > > > > > > > > In our conscious world we can't just say excuse me I > > think I'm going > > > > > > > > > > > > to go to a party in Japan, see you later. In the dream > > realm that is > > > > > > > > > > > > exactly what we may be able to do, travel. > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Aug 14, 5:50 am, deripsni <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > >> To me, dreams represent the freedom of conscious > > thought, and are a > > > > > > > > > > > >> sub-concious reflection of ones true inner feelings, > > brought to life > > > > > > > > > > > >> unimpeded by physcial road blocks. I think they > > display the real state > > > > > > > > > > > >> of the union of a persons emotional wellbeing. > > > > > > > > > > > > >> Although some of my dreams are similar to idle > > contemplation in that > > > > > > > > > > > >> they don't have a conceived structure, I > > ... > > read more »- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/minds-eye?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
