Latest dream
So I said I'd use this as a dream journal - and last night I actually had a dream worth writing about. Okay, so technically it was this morning as it was between 9 and 12 am... but anyway:
Basically - I was the avatar (here you probably need to have some kind of knowledge about avatar: the last airbender to understand how phenomenally cool this was) but not aang or anything - actually myself but as an avatar - and I was fighting against Zuko and two nameless firebenders and let me tell you, fighting with all four elements is actually very difficult! I managed to fight them off though :) It's just so wierd because I was so into it - I remember all the moves I used and when I woke up, it felt so surreal that even if I did some taichi, it wouldn't bend water or anything, heh. I'm sure my mum came into the dream at one point but I've no idea how or when or whether it was relevant to anything... Seriously - flying using airbending (using a sort of kite device) was the most amazing dream experience I've ever had, I'm actually considering doing hang gliding because of it... I've never free-flown in a dream before, I could jump really really high which is another thing that airbenders could do but never flown. To be honest, I would recommend everybody to become completely and utterly obsessed with avatar for two weeks just to have a kick-ass dream about it...
On a somewhat related note I just finished reading a book by one 'Isabel Losada' entitled 'A beginner's guide to changing the world' which is about her struggle to make a difference - focusing on the plight of Tibet, or rather, the 'Tibet Autonomous Region' and the sickening (in my eyes) way the world is treating it. Honestly, I never want to buy anything that was made in China ever again. Really makes you see how messed up people are but more then that - it makes you want to change for the better. Can't stress enough how much everybody should read this book - not just for the politics, moralities and ethics it presents but because its a good read - funny, informative and extremely well written. - I especially recommend it to Sess as it delves into Buddhism in an insightful way!
Anywho - I say it's related because the whole way through the book I couldn't help but draw parallels with the world of avatar. If you think about it: China (firenation) believe their culture is the best and so take over Tibet (Air nomads); Air nomads (Tibetans) are highly spiritual, wear bright colours (such as orange and red) and even aangs guidence/leader dude was called 'Gyatso' like many of the dalai lamas. I could probably go on but I'll spare you. (And yes that was terribly simplified and probably inaccurate but they're just my thoughts.)
And there ends my blog as I lapse into silence for another month.
PS. To bex: Not sure if you'll actually be reading this but if ya are - Manchester is cool but I sure as hell miss the sea - darn growing up in Poole harbour *grumbles*
Basically - I was the avatar (here you probably need to have some kind of knowledge about avatar: the last airbender to understand how phenomenally cool this was) but not aang or anything - actually myself but as an avatar - and I was fighting against Zuko and two nameless firebenders and let me tell you, fighting with all four elements is actually very difficult! I managed to fight them off though :) It's just so wierd because I was so into it - I remember all the moves I used and when I woke up, it felt so surreal that even if I did some taichi, it wouldn't bend water or anything, heh. I'm sure my mum came into the dream at one point but I've no idea how or when or whether it was relevant to anything... Seriously - flying using airbending (using a sort of kite device) was the most amazing dream experience I've ever had, I'm actually considering doing hang gliding because of it... I've never free-flown in a dream before, I could jump really really high which is another thing that airbenders could do but never flown. To be honest, I would recommend everybody to become completely and utterly obsessed with avatar for two weeks just to have a kick-ass dream about it...
On a somewhat related note I just finished reading a book by one 'Isabel Losada' entitled 'A beginner's guide to changing the world' which is about her struggle to make a difference - focusing on the plight of Tibet, or rather, the 'Tibet Autonomous Region' and the sickening (in my eyes) way the world is treating it. Honestly, I never want to buy anything that was made in China ever again. Really makes you see how messed up people are but more then that - it makes you want to change for the better. Can't stress enough how much everybody should read this book - not just for the politics, moralities and ethics it presents but because its a good read - funny, informative and extremely well written. - I especially recommend it to Sess as it delves into Buddhism in an insightful way!
Anywho - I say it's related because the whole way through the book I couldn't help but draw parallels with the world of avatar. If you think about it: China (firenation) believe their culture is the best and so take over Tibet (Air nomads); Air nomads (Tibetans) are highly spiritual, wear bright colours (such as orange and red) and even aangs guidence/leader dude was called 'Gyatso' like many of the dalai lamas. I could probably go on but I'll spare you. (And yes that was terribly simplified and probably inaccurate but they're just my thoughts.)
And there ends my blog as I lapse into silence for another month.
PS. To bex: Not sure if you'll actually be reading this but if ya are - Manchester is cool but I sure as hell miss the sea - darn growing up in Poole harbour *grumbles*