I hadn’t heard about this movie, but upon stumbling on the dvd cover, i was intrigued. For some reason, it was placed under comedy, when it would more appropriately be called a romantic fiction. Nonetheless, Cash Back was indeed a treat. it is a british movie and the humor may be a bit off but it does have its moments. it is a partial narrative of a guy who discovers he has the power to slow down time. he discovered his power through insomnia, caused by his girlfriend dumping him. He then undresses girls at a supermarket , just to draw them. the plot sounds stupid, and it is misleading. this is actually an artistic movie of epic poetic proportions. It is pretty close to the style of Perfume. the trailer below will give you a better feel of the movie.

Now i found it specifically interesting, because of how the movie makes you appreciate time. There are times we wish for time to go faster or slower. And fortunately, our minds are complex enough to create the illusion of the varying speed of time. But the only illusion we can’t create, is that of a second past. This isn’t a new thing, but its like a reflection. While watching the movie i began to remember how much difference ONE second can make. why is this important? why shouldn’t it be?! Appreciation of the little things taken for granted, is a gift. This movie just reminds me why i like to live in the moment. worrying about the future or regreting the past only distracts you from the present. Unfortunately, this comes with nullifying feelings from the past such as regret and remorse, and that may provide a battle for your conscience. however, a second spent worrying is a day of possibilities wasted. that’s how i look at it and despite the consequences of spontaneity, it is a great way of feeling alive.

Entertaining: A
Plot: C
Stimulating: B-
Overall: A

A friend showed me this site, Wordle,  and  i thought it was a sweet idea put into action. basically the site takes in a an essay, link or just a bunch of words you provide and then counts the occurrence of each word. it then places them pseudo-randomly on the page with the larger words being the most frequently occurring. Add a couple colors and different fonts and VOILA! ART.

It also allows you to remove common english words such as the, this, is …etc as well as any other words you wish. so you are sure to be only capturing key words. At first it may just seem like ok, whats the big deal, it looks pretty.  i decided to copy a bunch of blog posts and surprisingly its a weird way of summarizing things by capturing the key words. despite being a summary tool, it does have its psychological aspect. dont believe me, copy a recent letter from a friend or significant other, use the tool and see which word appears bigger, YOU or I (need i say more). this very simple data may hold a considerable amount of information as well as the main tone of whatever you are lookin at.

to start feeling creative head over to www.wordle.net

for a cool idea try messing around with the lyrics of ur best song…

….guessed the song?

Completely random…but do vegetarians eat animal shaped candy? like there may be nothing wrong with it, its just candy right? but look at it from a hypocritical point of view. one thing that we can all agree on is how we eat gummy bears. you will all agree that at one time during your consumption of these furless gooey creatures, you start off by biting off the head first and then eating the rest of the body whole…isn’t that just barbaric. if you eat meat, there is nothing wrong with that, but if you are a vegetarian, isn’t there a sense of conflict. shouldn’t you feel guilty for acting out you inner cannibal. this sounds silly but there is a subconcious truth here.

secondly WHY are bears a common animal shaped candy?! like look at the package for teddy graham

i was just randomly thinking, about the obsession some people have with animal shaped foods. Why hasn’t the PETA complained about it? ya no animals are being hurt, but in principle, shouldn’t they have a problem with this lol. i really dont care i love meat and bears of all shapes sizes and flavors, but i just felt there was a lil something funny about vegetarians who like em.

That’s gonna be my next question to the next vegetarian i see: “Do you eat animal shaped candy?”