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Jul. 2nd, 2008 | 07:59 pm
mood: 
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music: CLOI:OST - House of Sacred Remains
The findings suggest to Griffiths that hallucinogenic drugs may provide a way to investigate the neurobiology of religious experiences by evoking in the lab the kinds of mystical experiences traditionally achieved by prayer, meditation, or fasting. Would the drug have the same effect on a group of atheist or agnostic subjects? "We're dying to do that study," he says.
Man. In this I really feel the cycle of technology coming back around. William James, where are you?
(the answer in my head, spoken by the picture of him as a total badass somewhere in Colombia, is something to the effect of doin' coke and slappin' bitches)
Ahem. In any case. I have a couple things to offer you, my disinterested readership.
I was in the dining room when I heard the first of several loud, rolling rumbles. It is still light, so I couldn't imagine it'd be the fireworks- besides, the noise was less of a pop than a "brrrumm!bbummmbmmm.." Then I thought maybe they were bombing, but I saw no flashes. But of course the clouds, while light and misty, are from sealevel to the mile up they're supposed to be at, so it'd be very hard to tell with light refraction. The cats all started whining, and coming in, and the dog stayed very close.
Then, all of a sudden, the sky breaks and rain pours down.
Duh! It's thunder! XD
And of course now I hear the Indians lighting their fireworks. In the rain. They're funny people, across the water. I don't know much about other reservations farther away than what I can see and hear around this time of year, but our Suquamish folk love their fireworks.
But, the rain's letting up; and it's starting to get a little darker. All the same. I think I couldn't process thunder in this locale- I think the last time I heard thunder in Washington State was... Well, I don't know. It's not a common occurence in this country. I even remember the strange silent storm I sailed through that one time, where the lightning hit the still water and made ripples- what a trip that was! But no thunder.
In other news, I think this article is fairly interesting- concerning why you poor, sweet nerdy guys I know don't get the girls. I think it's a little interpretive, but fairly interesting (and certainly amusing) nonetheless.
Man. In this I really feel the cycle of technology coming back around. William James, where are you?
(the answer in my head, spoken by the picture of him as a total badass somewhere in Colombia, is something to the effect of doin' coke and slappin' bitches)
Ahem. In any case. I have a couple things to offer you, my disinterested readership.
I was in the dining room when I heard the first of several loud, rolling rumbles. It is still light, so I couldn't imagine it'd be the fireworks- besides, the noise was less of a pop than a "brrrumm!bbummmbmmm.." Then I thought maybe they were bombing, but I saw no flashes. But of course the clouds, while light and misty, are from sealevel to the mile up they're supposed to be at, so it'd be very hard to tell with light refraction. The cats all started whining, and coming in, and the dog stayed very close.
Then, all of a sudden, the sky breaks and rain pours down.
Duh! It's thunder! XD
And of course now I hear the Indians lighting their fireworks. In the rain. They're funny people, across the water. I don't know much about other reservations farther away than what I can see and hear around this time of year, but our Suquamish folk love their fireworks.
But, the rain's letting up; and it's starting to get a little darker. All the same. I think I couldn't process thunder in this locale- I think the last time I heard thunder in Washington State was... Well, I don't know. It's not a common occurence in this country. I even remember the strange silent storm I sailed through that one time, where the lightning hit the still water and made ripples- what a trip that was! But no thunder.
In other news, I think this article is fairly interesting- concerning why you poor, sweet nerdy guys I know don't get the girls. I think it's a little interpretive, but fairly interesting (and certainly amusing) nonetheless.
