In My Tree http://www.in-my-tree.net I'm trading stories with the leaves... Fri, 10 Oct 2008 22:36:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 en Sex, God, Rock ‘n Roll http://www.in-my-tree.net/2008/10/sex-god-rock-n-roll/ http://www.in-my-tree.net/2008/10/sex-god-rock-n-roll/#comments Fri, 10 Oct 2008 22:36:01 +0000 admin http://www.in-my-tree.net/?p=383 ShareThis

]]> For Immediate Release

Stuart Davis’ new television series Sex, God, Rock ‘n Roll is being filmed this fall in Boulder, Colorado. The show is an hour long format of comedy, news, and in-depth interviews with spiritual teachers and unconventional icons. Sex, God, Rock ‘n Roll blends Davis’ spoken word comedy and playful reporting of news from around the World with conversations you won’t find anywhere else. KEN WILBER will be joining Stuart via satellite phone in each week. Sex, God, Rock ‘n Roll will be launching a subscription-based site to anchor its community, and will feature High-Def 60 minute episodes, as well as an enormous amount of free extras and bonus gift bundles (including dozens of free downloads of Davis’ music, and regularly ‘behind the scenes’ sketches shot exclusively for members). The series will be shopped to national networks upon completion. Join Stu and his cute spokesmodel Marci Davis as they take comedy Beyond Irony…

Episodes and Guests include:

7pm, Saturday November 1: How Big Is Your Love?
Stuart explores Polyamory with dead-sexy experts Kendra and Decker Cunov. Plus news from Sex, God, Rock ‘n Roll and a special talk with Ken Wilber

7pm, Saturday November 8: Impossible + Inevitable = Monogamy!
Stuart finds ways of redefining monogamy with super novas Liyana Silver and Sera Beak. Plus news from Sex, God, Rock ‘n Roll and a special talk with Ken Wilber.

7pm, Saturday November 15: LS-Deity
Zen Master Jun Po helps Stu divine the Zen of Drugs. What is entheogen-enhanced meditation practice? We learn from the man who invented Window Pane and founded the Hollow Bones Rinzai Zen School. Plus news from Sex, God, Rock ‘n Roll and a special talk with Ken Wilber.

7pm, Saturday November 22: Thank God For Evolution!
Reverend Michael Dowd, author of Thank God For Evolution and one of the nations most inspiring speakers, will have Religion and Science making integrated babies by the end of the interview. Plus news from Sex, God, Rock ‘n Roll and a special talk with Ken Wilber

7pm, Saturday November 29: Femi-Gnosis
Swami Sally Kempton and Diane Musho Hamilton tune in a more integrated approach to the feminine in self and culture. Tired of the same flat tirades of sexism, patriarchy, and matriarchy? This show is the antidote to the old limits! Plus news from Sex, God, Rock ‘n Roll and a special talk with Ken Wilber.

7pm, Saturday December 6th: UFOs and Extraterrestrial Presence.
Sound far out? Prepare to have your assumptions about this subject challenged, as expert Dr Steven Greer (to be confirmed) details The Disclosure Project. Dr Greer has gathered and corroborated the sworn testimony of 450+ top government officials, high-ranking U.S. military officers, NASA astronauts, and agents with security clearance. What they reveal may rock your World, and alter your reality. Zero bullshit. We focus on assertions from sober officials who risk their lives to share their truth. Plus news from Sex, God, Rock ‘n Roll and a special talk with Ken Wilber.

All episodes filmed in front of a live audience! For tickets to the show, email Joe@ImmersiveStudios.com or call 303.413.1131. Tickets are $10, non-refundable, and limited. Brought to you by Boulder Integral and Immersive Studios. Written, directed, hosted by Stuart Davis.

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Equality isn’t a political issue, its a human right. Yay. Google. And yay california too.

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]]> http://www.in-my-tree.net/2008/09/mccain-gets-barrock-rolled/feed/ FOX Attacks: Obama like Kerry http://www.in-my-tree.net/2008/09/fox-attacks-obama-like-kerry/ http://www.in-my-tree.net/2008/09/fox-attacks-obama-like-kerry/#comments Sat, 06 Sep 2008 16:55:12 +0000 admin http://www.in-my-tree.net/?p=377 ShareThis

]]> Why come up with new reasons to attack the Democratic candidate when you can just use the same ones as 2004!

]]> http://www.in-my-tree.net/2008/09/fox-attacks-obama-like-kerry/feed/ TDS destroys GOP flip flopping. http://www.in-my-tree.net/2008/09/tds-destroys-gop-flip-flopping/ http://www.in-my-tree.net/2008/09/tds-destroys-gop-flip-flopping/#comments Thu, 04 Sep 2008 17:40:52 +0000 admin http://www.in-my-tree.net/?p=375 ShareThis

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Perfection. In an age of digital archives, tagging, and immediate retrieval of any clip, blatant contradictions and flip flopping talking points are just going to make you look STUPID.

]]> http://www.in-my-tree.net/2008/09/tds-destroys-gop-flip-flopping/feed/ Trig is a person first. Not a political ‘choice’ http://www.in-my-tree.net/2008/09/trig-is-a-person-first-not-a-political-choice/ http://www.in-my-tree.net/2008/09/trig-is-a-person-first-not-a-political-choice/#comments Mon, 01 Sep 2008 21:04:49 +0000 admin http://www.in-my-tree.net/?p=369 ShareThis

]]> From the MinnPost:

The national surge in affection for Palin among Christian conservatives is typically credited by pundits to her support for teaching creationism in public schools, her recent decision to have a baby she and her husband knew to have Down syndrome, and a staunch pro-life stance.

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Cara, writing at The Curvature, finally voices something that’s been bugging me since coverage of Palin began this weekend:

You know, it’s the anti-choicers who use “it’s not a choice, it’s a child” as a rallying cry to force women to give birth. And yet here I am, as pro-choice as can be, really fucking annoyed that conservative assholes are portraying this very real, actual child as a political choice rather than the human being that he is.

Seriously. Trig is a person first, and just happens to have Down’s Syndrome. As someone who worked with teenagers and kids with developmental disabilities for a few years, the narrative about Palin’s brave “choice” to keep her child was really starting to piss me off. His having Down’s should have had no influence whatsoever on her choice to keep the child, unless you’re someone that believes a child with down’s is somehow ‘worse’ than a normal child.

And painting her child as a sacrifice specifically because of his disability treats him as a less worthy and valuable human being.

Exactly. Saying her choice was more honorable just because he was diagnosed with Down’s immediately implies that there’s something less human about him.

Trig may have Down’s, but he’s a child first! I have no doubt he’ll grow up to be a radiant and amazing child with all the usual lovable eccentricities and personality quirks that ANY child has. Her choice isn’t anymore heroic just because he was born with a developmental disability, and claiming so is insulting to Trig as a human being that has just as good a chance at leading a long, full, and meaningful life as any other child.

Rant over. Best to Palin and her growing family.

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]]> Short films, like short stories or poems, don’t have the luxury of length and exposition. The necessity of brevity often creates the purest, simplest, and often the best stories. Witness, The Lunch Date, Oscar winner in 1990 for best short film.

Saw this sometime during my film school days and it always stuck with me. Thanks to YouTube and the net, gems like this no longer get lost in time.

]]> http://www.in-my-tree.net/2008/08/a-perfect-short/feed/ Pretty Fireplay Video http://www.in-my-tree.net/2008/07/pretty-fireplay-video/ http://www.in-my-tree.net/2008/07/pretty-fireplay-video/#comments Thu, 31 Jul 2008 23:14:21 +0000 admin http://www.in-my-tree.net/?p=365 ShareThis

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Fireplays from Jon Thomas on Vimeo.

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]]> Would you vote for our video and enter yourself to win $25k? I hope so!

Watch here: http://tinyurl.com/59bcyk

]]> http://www.in-my-tree.net/2008/07/what-would-you-do-for-a-klondike-bar/feed/ Universal Web ID & accountability http://www.in-my-tree.net/2008/07/universal-web-id-accountability/ http://www.in-my-tree.net/2008/07/universal-web-id-accountability/#comments Tue, 15 Jul 2008 20:47:19 +0000 admin http://www.in-my-tree.net/?p=356 ShareThis

]]> Jerkface and I were talking the other day about how people are just total assholes on the internet, be it message board, craigslist, or xbox live. We both agree its because there is a lack of ‘accountability’ on the web (great article). Being anonymous and not having face to face interactions drastically reduces ‘risk’. Call someone a gay ass hole, and maybe they’ll flame you back, but that’s about it. Do that in the real world, and you might get the crap beat out of you or be fired from your job.

Attempts are being made now to include some ‘accountability’ in the web, Ebay’s User Feedback is one of the longest standing, Xbox Live has player rep, you can block people on facebook, etc. Unfortunately, the distributed nature of all these databases means that this info is pretty much useless.

However, with the oncoming wave of Friend Connect, OpenID, and whatever else develops, a truly universal online identity may be just around the corner. Other that not having to create a new damned account for every service, I think one of the nice potentials of this is universal accountability. If you’re act like a dick in a game of halo and I provide feedback, that should totally affect how likely your comments are to get DUGG. Now I know people will always find ways to create multiple accounts and that a universal ID does eliminate anonymity on the net, which in many ways is one of its great strengths.

But god damn it would be nice to have less assholes filling up the web-o-sphere.

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