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I couldn't have said it better myself :)
So many people are obsessive about their end goals in life, not really thinking about what they're doing along the way. I'm sick of being judged by people just because I don't have an impressive job/car/etc, people who don't seem to notice how miserable and empty their own lives are because their kept too busy and distracted. These people will realise soon enough that they have messed up priorities.

Life is a ride. Enjoy it while it lasts..

Theres some people out there that believe that theres another advanced race living below the earths surface, within huge networks of underground tunnels, catacombs and caverns all throughout the planet..
I'm interested, but not convinced. However after randomly spotting this digg story, it resparked a little interest in the Parisian Catacombes and I googled my way to all sorts of stuff:

Man Gets Lost in the Catacombs of Paris (Part 1 - 10mins)

Man Gets Lost in the Catacombs of Paris (Part 2 - 10mins)

Claustrophobic much? Imagine being the guy that got lost, alone, miles underground, running in the dark, through a tunnel made of millions of skeletons!
That'd have to be my nominee for the "worst death ever" award..
Even the "experienced" cataphile looked pretty freaked out after the manhole wouldn't open and they had to backtrack for another 6hrs.

In 2004, police discovered a fully equipped cinema and restaurant:
"There were two swastikas painted on the ceiling, but also celtic crosses and several stars of David, so we don't think it's extremists. Some sect or secret society, maybe."
The whole place was decked out, massive ampitheatre,kitchen,bar along with 3 phone lines and power, but:
"Three days later, when the police returned accompanied by experts from the French electricity board to see where the power was coming from, the phone and electricity lines had been cut and a note was lying in the middle of the floor: "Do not," it said, "try to find us."

For a more recent personal experience of these tunnels, check out this cool writeup on infiltration.org.

A few talks from the TED conference for 2007, where some of our greatest minds have gotten together to discuss how we can improve our world :)
I realise some of these are old, and have done their rounds on the net, but theres some deep thoughts from smart people here and I think their worth sharing for those that missed them..

Stephen Petranek - 10 Ways the World could end
This one freaks me out a little, especially the particle accelerator mishap section. We keep snippets about these massive laboratories where they expect to create BLACK HOLES right here on earth. First time I heard that I flipped out, but only 2 of my circle of friends seemed to think there was any risk involved, the others just thought "neat" and immediatly forgot about it. We need somebody to watch over these experiments before a bunch of mad scientists kill us all!
Its not all doom and gloom though, this guy actually has some decent solutions to many of the problems. Worth the watch.

Will Wright - Toys that make worlds
This genius brought us some of the most innovative, deep games ever released, and I've been dying to get my hands on his latest baby Spore ever since I first heard about it almost 3 years ago now. This talk isn't strictly about the game itself, but it does show a lot of the elements involved, and how far the game has come since his last demonstration.

Daniel Gilbert - Why Are We Happy? Or Not?
Some interesting views and studies on what makes people happy. Or what makes people decide that they think they're happy. Or something.
This one is mainly aimed at Mr Hapiloons, I wanna know what you think of this..

You could literally lose days in the video section of Ted.com. Try it. You might learn something.

I'm in the middle of watching one of the best documentaries I've ever seen in my life.
Its called Zeitgeist, and I think EVERYONE should watch it for a better understanding of religion, terrorism, and where our future is leading..

The flash version above is the full movie streamed from google video or better yet you can download a higher quality version to keep (and pass on) here. If you've got a few dollars to spare, and want a full resolution copy you should consider buying the dvd. They're not looking to make money from this, its just to cover the costs of production and shipping. Its a good cause. Just DO IT.

For those of you unable to download or buy it, I'll also be burning dvd's of my own to distribute (free) to help spread the word. Just contact me and I'll do my best to get one to you.

I'm specifically avoiding trying to describe it for fear of leading people into this with the wrong headset.
If you're wondering if you'd be interested, the answer is yes :)

Its 5am again, and I'm sitting in bed wishing I could just turn my brain off and pass out like the normals do, but I can't. I've had a long day, and I'm exhausted, but I've got too much going around in my head to be able to just switch off :(

It wouldn't be a smart move for me to just blast these thoughts onto the interwebs in a direct, stream-of-consciousness style, because I know it'll come back to haunt me, but I came so close. I actually sat here and typed about 3 pages of my deepest thoughts, urges, needs and insecurities before I thought "Fuck, other people actually read this.." and deleted it all. I wanna open up, and have these thoughts recorded for eternity, but at the same time I'm scared. Scared of people not understanding and thinking I've lost the plot, and terrified of causing problems for people I love..

So now, after massive editing we're left with this pointless shell of a post. It meant something once, but now its just confusing, rambling and odd. I suppose I should try actually putting something meaningful here to make up for it, so heres some deep thoughts off the top of my head:

Sometimes I wonder if our entire "physical" existence is just a simulation being played out by the deep underlying consciousness of our collective minds to bring on another level of spiritual evolution.

I believe that deep down our physical bodies only "exist" and have meaning and power because we, on a deeper spiritual level have chosen to exist and take part in a massive thought experiment to see if we can gain a deeper understanding of ourselves. Meaning that, when our bodies "die", its never an ending at all, and its just another point for "us" (being an all-encompassing, omnipotent, immortal, omniscient energy) to review what we have experienced through the time we've spent limiting ourself to this particular host body ("I saw my whole life flash before my eyes!").

This self reflection has no beginning or end, because time no longer has any meaning, and every little detail will be absorbed and remembered by our collective consciousness. This then gets passed on into the smaller subsections of our purposefully schizophrenic mind that we think of as individual people, to be filed away deep in the subconscious, and we don't necessarily "know" that we have this within ourselves, but its there.

I don't have the skills to get across my complete meaning, so I'm going to wrap this up for now, but I hope this makes sense to some of you, and doesn't just sound like the crazy ramblings of a sleep deprived nutbar.

I'll leave you with a relevant quote from one of my all time heroes, Bill Hicks (R.I.P):
(Now with Youtube goodness for those sick of reading)

"Today a young man on acid realized that all matter is merely energy condensed to a slow vibration, that we are all one consciousness experiencing itself subjectively, there is no such thing as death, life is only a dream, and we are the imagination of ourselves."

Sneaky Ninja Update: Looking back at this after an awesomely refreshing 2hr powernap, I think I should mention that these beliefs have come from my own soul searching independantly, while I was in primary school and trying to figure out how I fit in to the world. Since then they've been reinforced, and backed up repeatedly by my interpretations of ancient writings/faiths (Hindu, Christian, Buddhist and the Koran for example). I see these themes come up over and over again, filtered by another persons interpretation but the basic themes are always the same. I'm really interested in paranormal research, even the "far out" stuff that a lot of people wouldn't pay attention to. What really blew my mind above all else was the first time I took strong acid and took the time to try to isolate my senses and meditate, (But thats a story for another day).

If you're interested in this sort of thing you should look into things like:

• Recollections of near-death experiences
• The amazing "Dmt: The Spirit Molecule" by Dr Rick Strassman (Amazing study, contact me if you can't afford it)
• The Erowid experience vault (Specifically the psychedelics - DMT, LSD, Salvia, Datura and Psilocybin)
• Listen to Joe Rogan and his views on life and dreams (mp3 here)
• Check out the Global Conciousness Project (redorbit article/comments)
• Read the works of David Icke with an open mind - Specifically "Tales from the Time Warp" chapter 12
• Check out my wishlist, specifically the Entheogens section..

Theres so many more brilliant examples to be found of people independently coming to the same conclusions, all throughout history. All you have to do is wake up, pay attention and open your mind to new ideas. I'd love to hear from people interested in this sort of stuff, so if you have anything to share feel free to comment or contact me..