Everything Everywhere all at Once . GREAT MOVIE. Psychedelic Inter Dimensional Science Fiction. Watch Trailer Here.

A film from Daniels and starring Michelle Yeoh, Ke Huy Quan, Stephanie Hsu, Jenny Slate, Harry Shum Jr., with James Hong and Jamie Lee Curtis. EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE – In Theaters March 25, 2022! #EverythingEverywhere

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxN1T1uxQ2g

For the First time in a Decade I've Actually seen a Movie that was Nominated for an Oscar... The Last time I went to a Movie Theater was for Lord of the Rings... This Movie is on my TV... I guess we pay for a Service... I Just Spoke the words "Everything Everywhere" and It Played for Free... EXCELLENT!

‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ leads Oscar nominations with 11. 

https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/24/entertainment/oscar-nominations-list-2023/index.html

The strange and sentimental film “Everything Everywhere All at Once” led among the films nominated for the 95th Academy Awards on Tuesday, scoring 11 nominations. “All Quiet on the Western Front” and “The Banshees of Inisherin” followed with nine nominations each.
Blockbusters “Top Gun: Maverick” and “Avatar: The Way of Water” each landed nominations for best film, and there is plenty of star power among the nominees. Both Rihanna and Lady Gaga were nominated in the original song category (for tunes from “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” and “Top Gun: Maverick,” respectively), as veterans in the industry were recognized as well.

An ‘Everything Everywhere’ Visual Effects Artist Has Delivered One of Sundance’s Most Gorgeous — and Stomach-Churning — Love Stories

https://variety.com/2023/film/festivals/everything-everywhere-all-at-once-vfx-supervisor-horror-a-folded-ocean-ben-brewer-1235497199/

They Teach Black and White Photography at Humboldt State University... With FILM and a DARKROOM and Chemicals... A Truly Unique and Wonderful Experience...

to be in total darkness moving a roll of film from the camera into the specialized HOLDER used to dunk the film into the chemicals... quite a tricky manual dexterity process... and all the time My eyesight was hallucinating like a madman... outrageous flowing geometric patterns... and then there was the fact that more than half of the students were pretty young women... It's really fun to associate with them... Me being 50+ and them being 20+... and so many were "Organic Earth Mothers." My Favorite... 

The REASON we worked in Black and White was that COLOR is simply too complex. First learn B&W then move up to Color. The next semester we DID NOT do Color Film, we moved directly to Digital using Adobe Photoshop on a MAC.  Same Teacher... 

We also learned about shutter speed and blurring motion photography... so one day I walked out onto the Shoulder of Highway 101 and took a Picture of a Logging truck... It looked very ghostly because the trees and Guardrails were in focus and stationary but the truck was translucent. 

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In my Art History Class at HSU... I Drew a Picture of the Lady Sitting next to me... It Never Looked Like my Classmate but... It turned out to Look Like Grace Slick... so I emailed it to the Official Jefferson Airplane Website and they Posted it online... and Said Thanks! I was So Honored!

Pencil Drawing of Grace Slick by gvan42

Simplicity Patters: I remember those... Mom made clothes including a Bell Bottom Sleeve Nehru Collared Shirt. I wore a bell necklace with it in 1970... I also had a thin Camouflage Jacket that I stitched a row of sparkling purple sequins up and around both sleeves... like Military Striping... Like Sgt. Pepper Beatles Uniforms... and I owned a giant Fake Fur Coat... Black, like I was a bear... and we bought Huarache Sandals in Ensenada, Mexico when My Family went there on Vacation.

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Keep in Mind that... While it is Obvious that Marijuana should be legal... It might not be a great idea to ACTUALLY SMOKE IT. I've smoked weed off and on for 50 years and I've been happier during the NO WEED years... That's MY Experience, Yours May Be Different. Yes, Sex is more fun stoned. Yes, Food Tastes Better, Yes, Rock Music is DESIGNED to be danced to Stoned... BUT... I automatically start smoking at Dawn and stay stoned all day and all night until Sleep... All Day Every Day for Months on End... and then I took a driving Vacation to Nevada and LEFT THE WEED AT HOME... Because I didn't want to be in possession of an ILLEGAL Drug when I was stopped by the police. What I didn't Realize was that I remained Stoned for at Least a Month without smoking... and Experienced events that did not happen... They Call that Hallucinating. That's what I paid For and That's What I Got.

However, during these last two years of NOT Smoking... I recorded Fifty Five (55) Music Videos on Youtube of me Singing and Playing the Guitar... When I was Stoned I recorded Five (5) and those were not that great. I had difficulty with the timing and rhythm... as if my brain was experiencing difficulty looking up what chord to play next... EVEN ON SONGS THAT I WROTE. Yes, it is FUN to play while Stoned BUT... I just don't get much DONE... and too much foot-pedal hold on the piano... until all the notes blend into a swirling whirlpool of sound... Yes, FUN but NO Not A Great Recording. Too Mushy... and I published songs even when I made a mistake instead of making another recording... Ahh, Good Enough... Now I practice the Song and If I play it wrong, I stop the Camera and Try Again... Sometimes Three or Four "Takes"... and SOME songs are just too difficult but with enough work, maybe I get them. "Space Odyssey" by David Bowie is one that I find Difficult... But I'm Practicing...

I remember Redwood Summer... Earth First! Protests in Humboldt County... In the End The Taxpayers of California Bought a Huge Piece of Land and Made the Headwaters Forest Park. Thanks! It's Great! Better than the "Stumps of Mystery" - I was Living in San Jose at that time and Did NOT Participate in the Protests... and I DID NOT "Spike" Redwood Trees In San Jose... at the Corner of Lincoln and Willow... Not Me... It Was That Other Guy... "Lumpy the Biker" - (Not His Real Name) Remember DO NOT CHAINSAW Redwood Trees... Might be Dangerous! SAFETY FIRST!

Read more of my autobiography at:
http://gvan42.blogspot.com/2018/03/growing-up-in-los-gatos-california-in.html

Interesting TV Shows: "The Fidel Castro Tapes" on PBS ...and... "The Windsors" on CNN - Hours of Real Film of Castro With English Subtitles... The History of England During WW1 up to WW2

For Example: I did not know that King George the Fifth of England, Wilhelm of Germany and Czar Nickolas were Cousins and They All Looked Like Twins.  George V Refused to Allow Czar Nicholas to Flee to England with his Family after the Russian Revolution and so All the Romanovs Died...

The Fidel Castro Tapes has Films of Him Doing TV Interviews Before the Revolution in Cuba with Ernesto "Che" Guevara... Then they Show a Hero's Welcome Parade in New York City with Thousands of Americans Cheering Fidel... and Castro Meeting Vice President Richard Nixon... and Actual Film of Soldiers Invading Cuba at The Bay of Pigs.... They Show Film of Castro at Every Age All the Way to His Funeral and Raul Castro, His Brother Becoming Leader... With English Subtitles... Fascinating...

In 1959, Fidel Castro rose to power in Cuba. He has been one of the most controversial figures in the world ever since. This is the story of the Cuban dictator's turbulent career, told in part through media reports, rare images and recordings.
https://www.pbs.org/show/fidel-castro-tapes/

The Episode I Saw of "The Windsors" was Mostly About England in the Era of World War One thru the Late 1930's. King George the Fifth CHANGED HIS NAME from Saxe-Coburg and Gotha to Windsor to avoid The English People's Hatred of Germans... after all, there was a War Going on and British Boys were Killing Germans. He took the name from the Castle that his Family was Living In.   

His Son, Edward the Eighth, Did Not Want to Do the Formal Work of Being Monarch and Spent his Time Traveling the Globe talking to Subjects and Trying to Convince then that Having an English Man as King was a Great Idea... Eventually, he failed completely and there were Revolutions in India, Australia, Canada, Africa and Asia... Edward fell in love with a Married American Woman, Wallis Simpson. She got divorced and They Got Married BUT... The English People Insisted that he STOP BEING KING if he wanted to Marry her... So he abdicated the Throne... Difficult to Believe... but That's what life was like in 1936... 
https://www.cnn.com/shows/the-windsors-cnn-original-series

Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds 

HA HA! Trump's Lawyer FREAKS OUT About IMAGINARY WORDS of House Manager Val Demings - She Said: "FOIA LAWSUITS" not "LAWYER LAWSUITS"... What an Idiot Jay Sekukow Is... DERANGED RANT CAUGHT ON FILM!

If you listened to the U.S. Senate proceedings yesterday, you may have been puzzled — as I was — by Jay Sekulow's discussion of "lawyer lawsuits":

Shortly prior, Rep. Val Demings (D-Fla.) laid out her case against Trump. In the course of it, she referred to "FOIA lawsuits" — not "lawyer lawsuits" — referring to the Freedom of Information Act.

Here's the relevant piece of Sekulow's testimony — the excerpt above starts at 2:52:

https://youtu.be/KM2Bsve0b3Q

And by the way,
lawyer lawsuits?
lawyer lawsuits?
We're talking about the impeachment of a president of the United States,
duly elected.
And the members,
the managers,
are complaining about
lawyer lawsuits?
The consitution allows
lawyer lawsuits.
It's disrespecting the constitution of the United States
to even say that in this chamber —
lawyer lawsuits!

His peroration, after a minute or so about Executive Privilege:

Lawsuits.
The constitution.
A dangerous moment for America
when an impeachment of a president of the United States
is being rushed through
because of lawyer lawsuits.
The constitution allows it
if necessary, the constitution demands it
if necessary.

Several news stories later explained the mystery, e.g. "An embarrassing moment for Trump's legal team", WaPo 1/21/2020:

Appearing shortly after 6 p.m. Eastern time on the Senate floor, Trump's longtime personal lawyer Jay Sekulow offered an indignant rebuke of the Democrats' impeachment managers. What he was so incensed about: that they had allegedly referred to "lawyer lawsuits" in prosecuting the case against Trump. […]

Sekulow added that it was "a dangerous moment for America when an impeachment of a president of the United States is being rushed through because of lawyer lawsuits. The Constitution allows it, if necessary. The Constitution demands it, if necessary."

There was one problem: Sekulow was referring to a quote that doesn't appear to exist. He appeared to have badly misunderstood what one of the Democratic impeachment managers said.

Shortly prior, Rep. Val Demings (D-Fla.) laid out her case against Trump. In the course of it, she referred to "FOIA lawsuits" — not "lawyer lawsuits" — referring to the Freedom of Information Act.

Great Documentary Movies about Redwood Trees. "CLIMBING REDWOOD GIANTS" and "A RIVER'S LAST CHANCE" - The EEL River in Humboldt County, California

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-8OCecOmEQ

Winner of the International Forest Film Festival They are living giants, one of Earth's largest and oldest trees. Some tower more than 350 feet high, taller than the Statue of Liberty; some may have been seedlings when Jesus was born. Yet, these natural legends still shroud centuries-old secrets. We reveal the little-explored environment of the redwoods using high-tech aerial laser surveys and breathtaking imagery.

Featuring Steve Sillett Climbing the Trees In Order to Measure Height... and Study the Animals and Plants That Live Way Up High... It's a Different World Up There!

Steve Sillett, PhD. Sequoia/Redwood Canopy Research, Humboldt State

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-oKQBZMTvU&t=11s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Ix7cd_97_4

One of the most diverse rivers in the United States, the Eel, ran dry in 2014-for the first time in history. Once victimized by logging, damming, and drought, the Eel faced new challenges from some of California's favorite commodities: wine and weed.

The High Point in My ART Career was: I Painted a Bedsheet with the LOGO of a Rock Band and they Hung it on the Back of the Stage During Concerts.

It Was a Simple, Bold LOGO. Three Interlocking Hearts. Two pointing Down and One in the Middle Pointing Up. The Lead Singer Designed the Idea for the Logo and I Simply made a Heart Shaped Stencil out of a Piece of Paper and Outlined that with Fluorescent Pink Paint. Then Painted Squiggly Lines Radiating Outward using all the other colors in the paint set... They Played a Concert at a Farmhouse in Rural Maryland and a Guy Filmed it. When the Fireworks Blew Up, the Painting Changed Colors... At Least that's what the Singer Said... I Never saw the film. BUT He was Happy and He Kept the Painting.  At the same time, I Tie-Dyed some Unbleached Muslin Fabric and one of the Backup Singers Made Two Dresses for the Performance. 

In 2005 I Made an Online Webstore at Zazzle where My Digital Art is For Sale printed on Coffee Cups, Buttons, Stickers and T-Shirts. Earned about a Thousand Dollars in Royalties. And... It will continue to sell art after I'm Dead. I arranged for Royalty Checks to Be Sent to my Heirs. 

Read More at: https://gvan42.blogspot.com/2018/03/growing-up-in-los-gatos-california-in.html

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I see that Johns Hopkins is Going to Study the Medicinal Properties of Magic Mushrooms. I briefly thought about volunteering as a test subject for this Scientific Research but... realized that I Have Already Learned Everything that is Possible to be Learned using Psychedelic Drugs. and So, I would be a poor subject for any tests... there would be no BEFORE AND AFTER in my case... anyway... I Don't LIKE large doses of magic mushrooms... small doses, yes that's fun but large doses are scary... that's the exact opposite of LSD... Small Doses often cause me to be anxious but giant doses are wild and out of control... and therefore NOT anxious... 

Giant Cat in Front of Barn. Double Exposure using a film camera. Accidental Art. -and- The HSU Marching Lumberjacks Band in Eureka.

The Magic of a Film Camera
Just FORGET to wind it before taking next picture

Photo taken from down low...
a cats eye view - In Cutten, California

HSU Marching Lumberjacks Band in Eureka

HSU Marching Lumberjacks Band in Eureka

Where ARE the Secret Prisons in the USA housing immigrant children separated from their families at the Border? If You See Something Say Something.

Citizen Journalists have been filming and recording immigrant children... Please use your own cellphone to document this child abuse. We know that there is a Secret Prison in Harlem, New York City... and many in Texas... at Military bases... REPORTERS AWAKEN... Your Country needs you to film these hidden location!

HIDDEN HORRORS OF “ZERO TOLERANCE” — MASS TRIALS AND CHILDREN TAKEN FROM THEIR PARENTS

https://theintercept.com/2018/05/29/zero-tolerance-border-policy-immigration-mass-trials-children/ 

https://www.truthdig.com/articles/trumps-cowardly-war-on-immigrant-children/

Trump: LIAR, LIAR, PANTS ON FIRE... Caught on film, Trump lied to TV Cameras about payment to Stormy Daniels.

It's fun to watch Trump's Minions sweat on TV about being CAUGHT lying. Sarah Huckabee Sanders invented a new excuse for telling lies... I spoke the truth as I knew it at the time... making her the victim of believing lies... not the teller of lies...

This Week Was A Great Reminder That Trump Is A Huge Liar...
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-liar_us_5aeb188be4b0ab5c3d629635 

LIAR, LIAR, PANTS ON FIRE!

RELEASE THE STORMY DANIELS PHOTOS. Nude pictures of President Trump? #ReleaseThePhotos

Enquiring minds want to know. Are there films? Is Donald Trump a Porn Star TOO?

Great Film: "The 11th Hour” is the last moment when change is possible. - Deep Ecology

The film explores how we’ve arrived at this moment – how we live, how we impact the earth’s ecosystems, and what we can do to change our course.  Featuring ongoing dialogues of experts from all over the world, including former Soviet Prime Minister Mikhail Gorbachev, renowned scientist Stephen Hawking, former head of the CIA R. James Woolsey and sustainable design experts William McDonough and Bruce Mau in addition to over 50 leading scientists, thinkers and leaders who discuss the most important issues that face our planet and people.

http://11thhourfilm.com/

Rainbow Gathering 2004 California Modoc County near the town of Likely. Pictures

full size photographs captured on a film camera and then processed at Walgreens and put onto a CD ROM disc. High Fidelity. Free to a good home. Enjoy.

July 4th OM

Dancing Ribbon Lady at Rainbow Gathering 2004 California Modoc County near the town of Likely. 

Serving Dinner at Main Circle 2004