Birthdays

It was my birthday this week... kinda went a little like this :)

SOLIPSIST from Andrew Huang on Vimeo.

A Part of Life

Sometimes there are people in your community that build empires. They work hard to bring together people in a positive way to do what they all love most. For a large population of people in Vancouver B.C. that would be the music scene. Whenever you take away a part of it, you start to feel like the world is crumbling.

I would like to give my love out to Tom, aka TJ Hooker, for being one of those people who helped so many individuals by creating unforgettable memories through the events they brought to the city. And I hope that just because he is gone, that people don't loose sight in continuing to support the people who continue to make these events happen.

I understand it is natural for people to morn the loss of someone they are close to and love. But when I was younger and lost a close friend I also learned that you should celebrate their life. Remember that one day we will all die, but that is why you should live life to its fullest. And when people are lost along the way, be happy that you shared the good parts with them and love how great they were with the time they were given. Love them rather then spending your time wishing you could change what has already been done.

At least, when I die, I hope people remember how much fun we had and find some way to celebrate my life.

Thank you Tom, I can't explain how many time you blew my mind. Some of my greatest memories are from a number of your shows, and its hard to imagine that anything will live up to them. After what I've seen, I'll never be the same. I've spent my last three birthdays dancing in circles around the people I love most, and this month I'm am coming back for my fourth and final birthday during your show. It will be different without you, and this marks a huge chapter in everyone's lives. I'll make sure to dance extra hard for you.

Other People's Articles

Yes.

6 Things Rich People Should Stop Saying

A short note. Anyone who is 30 and younger sees the world much differently then the generations above them. I spend a lot of time discussing with people who are watching the state of affair of our planet, and we as a global society have reached a point where things can not function the way they have been. People generally hate change because they can't think of how to do it, or they are scared of possibly failing if they try.

We are built on a consumerist society that rewards the corporations by giving them free reign and unsupervised control. I have spent time around both parties, and when talking to people in the 1% they seem to be clouded in their own delusions. I could go on, but I could not say it better then in the above article. What the rich don't seem to get, is that their continual profit comes at the expense of other people. If you think that we live in an ideal society, watch the video below.

In Ideas of the Great Philosophers by William and Mabel Sahakian, Communism is defined as :

Contrary to a widespread assumption, Communism is essentially a philosophy advocating the "common ownership of the means of production," or, from another point of view, the "abolition of private property." No individual person (or limited group of persons) may monopolize property, except for minor personal belongings, because property belongs to the people as a whole. Whenever property can be privately owned, "exploitation of the many by the few" results.

Until a few days ago I was completely ignorant to the true idea behind Communism because I fell for the white-washed propaganda told to me in our educational system. Yet now I understand why government told us to fear it.

I am not trying to attack people with wealth. But in my thinking I believe that more people could live better lives if wealth was distributed properly. Monopolies allow only the top dog to profit, everyone else becomes a slave to that system. The largest companies are now so large their is no longer any competition, because the ability to compete is almost impossible. Most of us are waiting around for the fat-cats to wave their magic wand so that we might catch some of the sprinkles trailing from behind it.

There is a documentary that just came out. It's called Thrive. It is absolutely phenomenal. If you are a little unsure why our society is the way it is, this video is a great overview. It talks about free energy, the banking system, and offers solutions of ways we can act in order to start changing to a better future. It is possible. People just have to be willing to try.

Brochure Design about Microlending

A brochure to be passed out by Susan Bradbury during the 56th "Commission on the Status of Women" conference held by the UN at their headquarters in New York where she will be speaking. The theme for the conference is "The empowerment of rural women and their role in poverty and hunger eradication, development and current challenges."

Susan asked me to design a brochure that she could hand out as an inspirational prompt of what people can do to help multiple communities by working together. Her work for The Soundessence Project has lead her to Burundi, Israel, and Mongolia, along with starting International art shows for children. Sustaining Cultures, Changing Lives is their motto and desires to create an international network of resources and partnerships to achieve sustainable advances promoting peace, gender equality, and eradicating extreme poverty and hunger worldwide.

It was a joy and a pleasure to be a part of this project.

Billions and Billions of Stars!

Been watching a lot of videos on space, evolution, life, society, philosophy and more. This I discovered after a strange series of events. I enjoy it for being the most radical idea yet.

... After having post this, I watched some more animations created by Malcolm Sutherland. This second video was "Loosely based on the Tibetan Book of the Dead and inspired by the animation works of Ub Lwerks."

This third video is even better the second time around. Multiple dimensions and continual loops. It M.C. Escher made into minimal animation.

Ideas like these only come from people who think philosophically. I have extremely high respect for this person. Sometimes the most amazing things in our society go completely unnoticed.

Lullabies

BBC's Planet Earth time lapses mixed with some good music.

Summer in Winter

Some days I feel like I'm drifting in and out of reality. My best bet to bring myself back is to do something active that brings me into the moment. This last week has been freakishly nice for this time of year, so I had to take advantage of it. I took myself and a camera down to the beach on the first day, and into the hills on the second.

Funny thing about Bellingham, is that when its nice out its too nice for taking photos. It was hard finding the right lighting, but I did it in the end. During these day I had a big itch to go to Mt. Baker for some ski adventures. Lucky for me all my wishing finally got me a call from a good friend asking if I wanted to go the next day. I agreed, a little bummed that it would be on a Sunday when the mountain is crowded, but happy non the less. Turned out that the next day was Super Bowl Sunday, and we were but a small handful of people to make it up. Turned out to be one of my favorite Baker days yet.

Thanks for all the love.