The Great Way is not difficult for those who have no preferences. When love and hate are both absent everything becomes clear and undisguised. Make the smallest distinction however and heaven and earth are set infinitely apart. If you wish to see the truth then hold no opinions for or against anything. To set up what you like against what you dislike is the disease...
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naiad_:
After just discussing this with you, I don't think that this pertains to me. 
cklarock:
Thanks for the well-wishing. I was reflecting on your comment on the N train this morning, and I have to say 28-35 has been the best period of my life. Stella got her groove back.
"it's a lovely day/ and the sun is shining/ everywhere i go/ i see children smiling"
-- Blaze, "lovely day"
exactly
-- Blaze, "lovely day"
exactly
pollywog:
i feel less bad about this zoo, because they are making a genuine effort. many of the animals you can barely see because of the new exhibits mimic their natural envrioment. most of the animals have tons of room.
ok this is just me trying to make myself feel better about going to the zoo, and enjoying it.
glad you had a good day
ok this is just me trying to make myself feel better about going to the zoo, and enjoying it.
glad you had a good day
a good friend of mine just came home after almost a year in India. we got together with a few other friends who have also recently moved back into the city at a bar in the Mission. it was sort of a Siberia '03 Burning Man reunion with extra-strong margarita's as the catalyst.
anyway, i have to relate this story. a friend had told me...
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cklarock:
Five grand for a fluffer? What ever happened to trolling Craig's List and buying a motherfucker a drink?
Great story.
Great story.
pollywog:
that is the best story ever!!!
i need friends as interesting as yours!
(my cat was on my keyboard...whats new....and i think she deleated you from my friends list...sorry...this is the first time she has done anything but screw up my spelling)
i need friends as interesting as yours!
(my cat was on my keyboard...whats new....and i think she deleated you from my friends list...sorry...this is the first time she has done anything but screw up my spelling)
my grandmaster gave a seminar today on chi kung and push hands. chi kung is breathing and meditation poses to develop one's chi, or energy, and also to eliminate the build-up of stress and tension in your body. push hands is where you stand facing your opponent with one arm raised touching your his or her wrist, the other arm is on his elbow. the...
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kittymalarchy:
push hands sounds crazy intense! I am going to have to try it sometime!
cast:
Shit, I saw grandmaster and thought grand wizard. I was expecting to hear about a seminar for cross burning or tarring and feathering. I guess my country relatives have left an impression on me. um k but seriously, Push hands sounds very soulful.
um k but seriously, Push hands sounds very soulful. what a crazy, interesting evening . . .
so my friend's are working on this start-up that's similar to iTunes but specifically for DJ's. they have everything built, they just need to money to get it up and running. so this guy who runs a 900 million dollar dot-com is out from the east coast to hear their pitch. well, he's also a dj and...
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so my friend's are working on this start-up that's similar to iTunes but specifically for DJ's. they have everything built, they just need to money to get it up and running. so this guy who runs a 900 million dollar dot-com is out from the east coast to hear their pitch. well, he's also a dj and...
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sjtwelve:
i applaud your decision. i'm struggling with similar issues. i'm standing on the edge - half ready to jump and half scared. i think i'm waiting for a push.
seewhy:
I'm moving back into the city as well!
I agree that this is going to be quite a year.
also sounds like you had a good night
I agree that this is going to be quite a year.
also sounds like you had a good night
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naiad_:
What does one have to do with the other? Like the three of us create some vortex that enables her ta-ta to go on the net. Ooooo...if that's true then maybe we can enable things too!
Hmmmmm. Like What do you think?
Hmmmmm. Like What do you think?
cklarock:
Kingmaker!
i'm sitting here editing a manuscript about the bible -- long story, don't ask -- when i suddenly remember the dream i had last night.
i was on a beautiful white beach. there were people vacationing there. i went into the ocean. the water was a transparent blue where the sea floor was only a reach away, even though it lay sixty feet below. a...
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i was on a beautiful white beach. there were people vacationing there. i went into the ocean. the water was a transparent blue where the sea floor was only a reach away, even though it lay sixty feet below. a...
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amitabha:
I'm officially going to beat you for the "Chicken Soup" comment.
cast:
Dreams fucking baffle me, and I guess I'm glad of it. We all need mystery. How was Code Red? I finally posted pics of my jewelry/clothing creations if you want to take a look.
if you know what's good for you, you'll come to this event this saturday night:
CODE RED
great art, great music, a fashion show featuring suicide girls. . . . really, what else do you need?
and if you don't show up, Sicily will hunt you down and skin you like the dog you are.
of course, you'd probably like that. freakin' sickos.
CODE RED
great art, great music, a fashion show featuring suicide girls. . . . really, what else do you need?
and if you don't show up, Sicily will hunt you down and skin you like the dog you are.
of course, you'd probably like that. freakin' sickos.
cklarock:
Trash bag fashion show? I'm so there.
so the last website i linked to has updated and i can't find the damn video on the website to give a proper link.
but fear not.
here's another link to another baddass muthafucka.
but this is one is for completely different reasons.
while the last guy was ludicrously strong, this cat brings a subtlety and flavor that is jaw-droppingly illicious. i mean, is...
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but fear not.
here's another link to another baddass muthafucka.
but this is one is for completely different reasons.
while the last guy was ludicrously strong, this cat brings a subtlety and flavor that is jaw-droppingly illicious. i mean, is...
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cklarock:
Your ranger could track orcs only by smell? AWESOME.
I first saw that david kid on the clip on this page: http://www.kollaboration.org/videos.php
I like it because it encapsulates the true golden moment of hip-hop: destroying your unsuspecting foes in a battle. Heh, heh.
I first saw that david kid on the clip on this page: http://www.kollaboration.org/videos.php
I like it because it encapsulates the true golden moment of hip-hop: destroying your unsuspecting foes in a battle. Heh, heh.
cast:
That badass muthafucka lived up to his name. I've never seen break dancing like that before. 
He seemed to have the skills of a trained gymnnast, with the pommel horse moves and such. It was like watching the olympics.
I teach math to fashion students. It's my dream job -- no joke. I went to class yesterday thinking my back hurt so much that I shoulda stayed home. Well, my students gave their scheduled presentations, and I was so impressed that my negative turned positive. Life rocks when you least expect it.
He seemed to have the skills of a trained gymnnast, with the pommel horse moves and such. It was like watching the olympics.
I teach math to fashion students. It's my dream job -- no joke.
I went to class yesterday thinking my back hurt so much that I shoulda stayed home. Well, my students gave their scheduled presentations, and I was so impressed that my negative turned positive. Life rocks when you least expect it. check out the baddest muthafucka in the world.
when you get to the page, click on BLOG, and then scroll down to "i know you got soul" for the realplayer download.
you will not be disappointed.
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when you get to the page, click on BLOG, and then scroll down to "i know you got soul" for the realplayer download.
you will not be disappointed.
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pollywog:
wow, that is amazing, i can not believe he could do some of those things, i don't think the body can naturally do that.
thanks for the link
thanks for the link
cklarock:
Oh my Black Baby Jesus, that is freakishly strong. I've already spammed my friends with the link, thanks.
If you like b-boy battles, there's one tomorrow Friday the 4th, at the Great American Music Hall, 859 O'Farrel.
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Yeah, there are some real nut-jobs out there. One sifu told me that his kung-fu secrets were so potent, that if he shared them with me there wouldn't be a boxer in the world who could beat me. Of course, he never allowed his students to actually spar, because not only was their tremendous risk of them crippling or killing one another, that kind of competitive thinking was degenerative toward their spiritual practice.
So they *could* defeat any boxer in the world, but don't-- because they're so spiritual.
Of course there is one small catch-- in order to train with him I had to promise *never* to train anywhere else for the rest of my life-- even the seemingly innocuous act of training alongside some outsider could allow that person to infer some of his Mysterious and Deadly Kung Fu Secrets (TM).
Allrighty then. My buddy who did train with him for 3 years got curious and started sparring on the sly with some San Shou fighters and they handed him his ass-- he was really dissapointed. He trains out at EBM, now.
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In the first track, there is a mixture of live musicians and studio-produced breakbeats-- I'm not sure where the breaks came from, I just did my thing in the studio. In the second, we're dropping breaks from the Dirt Style scratch records, and a breaks compliation series that I forget the name of . . .
If you like b-boy battles, there's one tomorrow Friday the 4th, at the Great American Music Hall, 859 O'Farrel.
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Yeah, there are some real nut-jobs out there. One sifu told me that his kung-fu secrets were so potent, that if he shared them with me there wouldn't be a boxer in the world who could beat me. Of course, he never allowed his students to actually spar, because not only was their tremendous risk of them crippling or killing one another, that kind of competitive thinking was degenerative toward their spiritual practice.
So they *could* defeat any boxer in the world, but don't-- because they're so spiritual.
Of course there is one small catch-- in order to train with him I had to promise *never* to train anywhere else for the rest of my life-- even the seemingly innocuous act of training alongside some outsider could allow that person to infer some of his Mysterious and Deadly Kung Fu Secrets (TM).
Allrighty then. My buddy who did train with him for 3 years got curious and started sparring on the sly with some San Shou fighters and they handed him his ass-- he was really dissapointed. He trains out at EBM, now.
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In the first track, there is a mixture of live musicians and studio-produced breakbeats-- I'm not sure where the breaks came from, I just did my thing in the studio. In the second, we're dropping breaks from the Dirt Style scratch records, and a breaks compliation series that I forget the name of . . .
so this turned out to be a very interesting weekend. i went to a massage therapist on saturday and she worked out some of the damage and gave me some tips on avoiding a recurrence. thanks to everyone for the sympathy!
i finally got to meet Voltaire, she was up to do a two-girl photoshoot with Sicily. their first try to have the...
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cklarock:
Nice to meet you as well. Plumblossom.net is how I know about your school. I went apeshit crazy researching kung fu in San Francisco abt. 2 1/2 years ago. I met a few notables, including Wong Jack Man, and a few nutjobs (who shall remain nameless).
I eventually landed for a minute at EBM in Oakland, but couldn't really devote the 2 hrs commute 3 times a week.
They're great guys, though, and they train hard.
You're producing now? Do you have any tracks online? I have some older stuff at:
http://www.cklarock.com/tracks/
This was circia 2001, from a group I used to play with out of Kansas City. The first track is a live/electronic D&B thing, and the second is a less produced rockish soulish joint. The singer on the 2nd is the guy producing downtempo here in SF right now. On that 2nd track, you can hear how we were mixing hip hop breaks into the band-- it doesn't translate with the stream, but live it was booming.
I eventually landed for a minute at EBM in Oakland, but couldn't really devote the 2 hrs commute 3 times a week.
They're great guys, though, and they train hard.
You're producing now? Do you have any tracks online? I have some older stuff at:
http://www.cklarock.com/tracks/
This was circia 2001, from a group I used to play with out of Kansas City. The first track is a live/electronic D&B thing, and the second is a less produced rockish soulish joint. The singer on the 2nd is the guy producing downtempo here in SF right now. On that 2nd track, you can hear how we were mixing hip hop breaks into the band-- it doesn't translate with the stream, but live it was booming.
cast:
Yeah, I've stayed away from muscle relaxants for that reason. Somehow I'd rather have severe pain than to be in a stupor, or to be addicted.
Glad to hear that you got some eye candy. These photsets are something I don't mind being addicted to.
I'm obsessed with making just about everything: silver jewelry, arty-crafty stuff, engine repairs, good food, a cardboard vacation for my brother (see above), corsets, book bindings, and hopefully some pumpkins this summer. The list will go on as long as I do. How bout you?
Glad to hear that you got some eye candy. These photsets are something I don't mind being addicted to.
I'm obsessed with making just about everything: silver jewelry, arty-crafty stuff, engine repairs, good food, a cardboard vacation for my brother (see above), corsets, book bindings, and hopefully some pumpkins this summer. The list will go on as long as I do. How bout you?
i spent today in the hospital waiting room, which i'm beginning to realize lies in one of the outer circles of hell. perhaps it's just the waiting room to enter hell, but i have a feeling that long, painful waits in very uninviting locales is one way that hell insiduously reveals itself into.
so i pulled a muscle in my back and had to go...
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brokenhouse:
thanks for the birthday wishes...
hope your backs better now
hope your backs better now
cklarock:
Hey, what's up? Random commenter here.
Are you in the martial arts group on SG? Where do you practice Choy Li Fut? Are you training at Doc-Fai Wong's school?
Are you in the martial arts group on SG? Where do you practice Choy Li Fut? Are you training at Doc-Fai Wong's school?