Part III: Cigarettes

The product of choice is cigarettes. Cigarettes are regarded as dirty death sticks and in my opinion they are. I have not known of any other substance that is socially accepted to cause so much harm and consumer dependence to the point of the death. The positives of cigarettes are; the atrocious smell, yellow fingers loss of taste and smell and exorbitant cost of smoking.

On the course of looking for an object that offers rich sensory information cigarettes represent to the smoking population; a place of peace that to non-smokers don't see. Cigarettes bless people with an opportunity to indulge the sense of touch, fell and [taste] that is actually empowering. Generally a cigarette break is a good excuse for the subconscious part of the brain to re-align and resolve problems that the conscious is processing and the only other time this is done just as well is when some one is in a total state of peace i.e. asleep or tunned out.

I can appreciate the value of what smoking enriches the participant with but I also know the cost at what is comes at, which is the irreversible forgoing of the sense of taste and smell for a new taste [nicotine and tar] and feel [the enactment of holding a cigarette and bring it to your mouth and so on] The experience is parcelled by a certain emotions triggered by cigarettes that embed in the mind of the smoker as a good experience and sensory stimuli.

Posted by hOuSE on 11:36 AM
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Part II: Reservoir Dogs a film by Quentin Tarantino

The delivery of the first scene at the coffee dinner, where all the “coloured” men [alias names assigned to each of the thieves i.e. Mr White, Mr Orange]. Communicate as if they have been accustomed to each other for some time but this is given away to the positive and negative responses and reactions of one character to another. This leaves the viewer wondering on just how well they know each other.

The part that of the film that relates to my sewer experiences is that actioned pack black scene…following the credits scene at the films beginning.

“When the credit sequence is finished, we FADE TO BLACK:

Over the BLACK we hear the sound of SOMEONE SCREAMING in agony.

Under the screaming, we hear the sound of a car HAULING ASS, through traffic.

Over the screams and the traffic noise, we hear SOMEBODY

ELSE SAY”

(http://www.cthulhu.org/resevoir.txt) This short black fade out captures just a small part of a typical robbery shootout scene, which sees the thieves trying to get away with the prize and their well being.

The tempo is set all with out the use of visual and the result is a short sharp high pitch sequence of sounds that follow on with a man groaning in pain [Mr. Orange] and the other trying to comfort him [Mr. White]. In reflection one can make sense that it’s the auditory senses rather then visual that heighten one’s apprehension. Consider any horror movie; what is more likely to make one react, Sound or Sight?

Reservoir Dogs from the outset sets a dialogue of opinions, general discussion and anything else relevant to any given point of the film. It is clear from this point [maybe not as a first time viewer] that dialogue will prove paramount to the digestion of the film.

Quentin Tarantino’s film deliberately deprives the viewer of a visual sense just like my sewer expeditions the movie challenges the viewer to work outside of sight and to gain understanding through dialogue [auditory]. The follow on from here is, for every thing we See, Touch, Feel, Taste and Hear we experience and emotion, a feeling which ultimately is processed and stored subconsciously for future reference. Posted by hOuSE on 11:33 AM
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I have revamped my diary and have decided after much discussion with me fellow board members to leave pre-existing comments. Although they seem outdated and out of alignment with the new direction I have planned it would be kind of be soul killing seeing that it was post that have lead to this point. so I'll Leave a marker here more as a sign post of lets say apart of my journey I got no unplanned but liked it so much I decided to mingle with the locals and its taken me this long to get back on my journey. Let's refresh. Destination......surprise me. Completion date......well when I stop encounters......most welcome. so through out the next stage I will communicate my experiments, questions, anger and reflections. so lets see where we meet next. Peace

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