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This had me laughing so much. It's so true and I don't even own a cat. Someone get me a Scottish Fold! However, I think I could settle for a Corgi.
Entries in a dog's journal:
8:00 am – OH BOY! DOG FOOD! MY FAVORITE!
9:30 am – OH BOY! A CAR RIDE! MY FAVORITE!
9:40 am – OH BOY! A WALK! MY FAVORITE!
10:30 am – OH BOY! A CAR RIDE! MY FAVORITE!
11:30 am – OH BOY! DOG FOOD! MY FAVORITE!
12:00 noon – OH BOY! THE KIDS! MY FAVORITE!
1:00 PM – OH BOY! THE YARD! MY FAVORITE!
1:30 PM – ooooooo. bath. bummer.
4:00 PM – OH BOY! THE KIDS! MY FAVORITE!
5:00 PM – OH BOY! DOG FOOD! MY FAVORITE!
5:30 PM – OH BOY! MOM! MY FAVORITE!
DAY 752 – My captors continue to taunt me with bizarre little dangling objects. They dine lavishly on fresh meat, while I am forced to eat dry cereal. The only thing that keeps me going is the hope of escape, and the mild satisfaction I get from ruining the occasional piece of furniture. Tomorrow I may eat another house plant. DAY 761 – Today my attempt to kill my captors by weaving around their feet while they were walking almost succeeded, must try this at the top of the stairs. In an attempt to disgust and repulse these vile oppressors, I once again induced myself to vomit on their favorite chair…must try this on their bed. DAY 765 – Decapitated a mouse and brought them the headless body, in attempt to make them aware of what I am capable of, and to try to strike fear into their hearts. They only cooed and condescended about what a good little cat I was…Hmmm. Not working according to plan. DAY 768 – I am finally aware of how sadistic they are. For no good reason I was chosen for the water torture. This time, however, it included a burning foamy chemical called "shampoo." What sick minds could invent such a liquid? My only consolation is the piece of thumb still stuck between my teeth. DAY 771 – There was some sort of gathering of their accomplices. I was placed in solitary throughout the event. However, I could hear the noise. More importantly I overheard that my confinement was due to MY power of "allergies." Must learn what this is and how to use it to my advantage. DAY 774 – I am convinced the other captives are flunkies and maybe snitches. The dog is routinely released and seems more than happy to return. He is obviously a half-wit. The bird, on the other hand, has got to be an informant, and speaks with them regularly. I am certain he reports my every move. Due to his current placement in the metal room his safety is assured. But I can wait; it is only a matter of time……
The dreamachine (or dream machine) is a stroboscopic flicker device that produces visual stimuli. Artist Brion Gysin and William Burroughs‘s “systems adviser” Ian Sommerville created the dreamachine after reading William Grey Walter’s book, The Living Brain.[1][2]
In its original form, a dreamachine is made from a cylinder with slits cut in the sides. The cylinder is placed on a record turntable and rotated at 78 or 45 revolutions per minute. A light bulb is suspended in the center of the cylinder and the rotation speed allows the light to come out from the holes at a constant frequency, situated between 8 and 13 pulses per second. This frequency range corresponds to alpha waves, electrical oscillations normally present in the human brain while relaxing.[2]
A dreamachine is “viewed” with the eyes closed: the pulsating light stimulates the optical nerve and alters the brain’s electrical oscillations. The “viewer” experiences increasingly bright, complex patterns of color behind their closed eyelids. The patterns become shapes and symbols, swirling around, until the “viewer” feels surrounded by colors. It is claimed that viewing a dreamachine allows one to enter a hypnagogic state.[3] This experience may sometimes be quite intense, but to escape from it, one needs only to open one’s eyes.[1]
A dreamachine may be dangerous for people with photosensitive epilepsy or other nervous disorders. It is thought that one out of 10,000 adults will experience a seizure while viewing the device; about twice as many children will have a similar ill effect.[4]
via en.wikipedia.org
The Dreamachine linked below is more or less just a website that produces a strobe effect when you click start. You select the frequency (a low frequency of 5 made me feel like I was going to die and I couldn’t handle it).
Once your frequency is selected you click start, close your eyes and get close to the monitor. I suggest doing this with the lights off in your room. If nothing seems to be working and you don’t feel “surrounded by light” try adjusting the frequency. The white color seemed to work best for me. Once you set it right, see what happens and observe if you see anything in front of you. It is actually really odd.
All in all be careful, this thing can trigger a seizure if you have photosensitive epilepsy. Not even kidding when I said I felt like I was going to have a heart attack when I hit 5hz. Not responsible for anything that happens as a result of this!
The Dreamachine can be found here. http://www.netliberty.net/dreamachine.html
We all know how hard it can be to get a restful night’s sleep while it is hot and humid out. You toss and turn all night and just can’t seem to cool yourself off. If you are lucky then you have some sort of fan. Best case scenario you have an air conditioner. However what about if you are stuck with nothing?
Leave it to the Egyptians to develop a very basic yet effective way to stay cool even on the hottest nights. Thanks to the people over at life hacker you too can experience a cool night’s sleep very quickly and easily. All you need is a towel or sheet and some water. Simple enough right? Follow the instructions and give it a try.
Wet a sheet or bath towel that is large enough to cover you with cool or cold water, and wring it or run it through the spin cycle on a washing machine until the sheet is quite damp but not dripping wet. Place the dry towel or sheet on your bed underneath your body and use the wet sheet as your blanket. The damp blanket will keep you cool.
via lifehacker.com
via dustincurtis.com
A visual guide on the proper procedure to hack your brain. Doing so would enable you to sleep as little as 2 hours per day and feel as rested as you would after 8 hours. An article that is really worth reading.
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