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litewave

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Feb 20, 2024, 6:38:32 AM2/20/24
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Mar 11, 2024, 5:22:13 PM3/11/24
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So, let's start with a campy bang.



litewave

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Mar 13, 2024, 3:07:32 PM3/13/24
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"Technically speaking, the procedure is brain damage."

- from Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind




litewave

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Mar 14, 2024, 3:20:32 PM3/14/24
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Face to face
They told us it was paradise
But I’ll barely make it through the night




litewave

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Mar 15, 2024, 2:40:29 PM3/15/24
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Radical optimism


Sometimes you gotta be in deep waters to find yourself.



litewave

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Apr 6, 2024, 7:28:58 AM4/6/24
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People are good?



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Apr 7, 2024, 9:57:02 AM4/7/24
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Lots of deceptive ambiguities in this Depeche Mode video. The song itself expresses disillusionment with the idea that people are basically good even though they commit evil acts. The video, in contrast, shows situations that appear evil or violent at first sight but later turn out to be innocent, kind or loving. A prominent figure in the video is a nun with a mask riding a horse with a bag full of money. My initial impression was that this was an unambiguously evil figure throughout the video, either a real nun that has robbed a bank or something, or a robber disguised as a nun. But then it occurred to me that it might also be a Robin Hood figure that "steals from the rich to give to the poor."  By the way, Robin Hood was killed by a nun. It also gives me horsemen of the apocalypse vibes. The horseman on the white horse has been interpreted by some as Christ, by others as Antichrist.

Careful with judgments.

litewave

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Apr 12, 2024, 12:58:17 PM4/12/24
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Dua Lipa dancing with the illusion


2:46 She sits on top of a mountain of people and towering behind her is Sagrada Familia, a church in Barcelona that has been under construction since the 19th century and is to be the tallest church in the world after completion.

2:00 She recreates a scene from the 1952 movie Million Dollar Mermaid, a biographical drama about swimming star Annette Kellerman, who overcame a leg disability as a child by swimming. The actress who played her in the movie, Esther Williams, broke her neck during filming when she dove off a tower into the water, but was lucky to survive and not become permanently paralyzed.




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Apr 20, 2024, 4:30:37 AM4/20/24
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What we thought was for all time, was momentary



litewave

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Apr 21, 2024, 7:32:26 AM4/21/24
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So when I touch down


"The Tortured Poets Department. An anthology of new works that reflect events, opinions and sentiments from a fleeting and fatalistic moment in time - one that was both sensational and sorrowful in equal measure. This period of the author’s life is now over, the chapter closed and boarded up. There is nothing to avenge, no scores to settle once wounds have healed. And upon further reflection, a good number of them turned out to be self-inflicted. This writer is of the firm belief that our tears become holy in the form of ink on a page. Once we have spoken our saddest story, we can be free of it. And then all that’s left behind is the tortured poetry."



litewave

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Apr 22, 2024, 3:24:29 PM4/22/24
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She was just flying
Thru the clouds
Where he saw her ...
She was just making her way -
to the stars
When he lost her ...

- from a poem by Stevie Nicks printed on the CD casing of The Tortured Poets Department






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May 3, 2024, 5:46:00 PM5/3/24
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Union and separation




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May 12, 2024, 7:44:23 AM5/12/24
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Eurovision 2024 winner: hell and paradise, binary code, balance, and eclipse.



litewave

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May 12, 2024, 9:46:22 AM5/12/24
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Interestingly, Nemo gave an encore winner's performance of his song with a crown of thorns that a fellow contestant from Ireland put on his head. He also accidentally broke his Eurovision trophy at the end of the encore performance.

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May 17, 2024, 1:38:46 PM5/17/24
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"I feel like this album is me. It’s not a character. It feels like the "When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?" [her debut album] version of me. It feels like my youth and who I was as a kid. This whole process has felt like I’m coming back to the girl that I was. I’ve been grieving her. I’ve been looking for her in everything, and it’s almost like she got drowned by the world and the media. I don’t remember when she went away."

- Billie Eilish on her new album "Hit Me Hard And Soft", out May 17
https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/billie-eilish-hit-me-hard-and-soft-return-debut-era-1235664927/

I could eat that girl for lunch
She dances on my tongue

I see her in the back of my mind
All the time




litewave

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May 18, 2024, 7:33:39 AM5/18/24
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Open up the door

Chihiro is the name of a girl from the Japanese animated movie "Spirited Away" who got lost in a weird fantasy land, a situation reminiscent of Dorothy in Oz or Alice in Wonderland. An evil witch in the fantasy land then gave Chihiro a different name (Sen). A key idea in the movie was that in order to return home you need to remember your original name.

Open up the door
In the back of my mind

She sings:
"I sleep about 3 hours each night
Means only 21 a week now"

She seems to be playing with the symbolism of numbers 3, 7 and 21 here.

Number 3: trinity, an entity (Father) comprising an individualizing/separating part (Son) and a collectivizing/unifying part (Holy Spirit). Or a 3-step cycle of life and creation: (1) starting position, (2) descent (separation), (3) ascent (reunion); or the Hegelian dialectical cycle: (1) thesis, (2) antithesis, (3) synthesis.

Number 7: completeness, Biblical six days of work consummated by a holy day of rest.

Number 21: the product of 3 and 7. Maybe also symbolizing maturity as the age of legal adulthood used to be 21 years in the US (still the legal drinking age).


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Jun 1, 2024, 7:45:58 AM6/1/24
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Step inside my mindYou can see the shrineGot you on my wallsBelieve it

Baby, don't be scaredWant you everywhereCatch you if you fallI mean it



litewave

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Jun 7, 2024, 5:20:15 PM6/7/24
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Is it a guy or a girl?



litewave

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Jun 10, 2024, 1:44:38 PM6/10/24
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Hello, hello, turn your radio on
Is there anybody out there?
Help me sing my song



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Jun 11, 2024, 6:17:17 AM6/11/24
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From an interview with the Shakespears Sister duo:

Siobhan: "I realised what a perfect writing partner she is - for me, anyway. She has all the gifts that I don't have, and I have a particular, some might say eccentric, vision that takes a gifted person to be able to understand and help realise beautifully. There’s some sort of weird fusion of energies that feels fated. It's like this third entity exists that is neither me nor her, it's the two of us."

Marcy: "Somehow because of miscommunications along the line when we were working together a long time ago, things got a little bit disconnected between us, and then a lot of barriers and defenses went up. But there are a majority of ways I think we're similar."

Siobhan: "This was just mutual paranoia and mutual insecurity and misreading the other and misunderstanding the situation. It was all sorts of stuff that was not to do with the essential person that she is, or the essential person that I am."

Marcy: "It was just meant to be. And I'm just really grateful that we were able to work it out and start working again, and can be doing something that's pretty fantastic. We've come to that point where not only are we working together but there is that possibility of becoming good friends who understand and respect and love each other. Whereas before that just wasn't possible."




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Feb 8, 2025, 6:44:21 AMFeb 8
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Where do I start
When I open my heart?
It's never easy
Falling in love again


The holy day at the end of the week


litewave

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Feb 8, 2025, 6:55:38 AMFeb 8
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I think you know what this is
I think you wanna uh
No, you ain't got no Mrs.
Oh, but you got a sports car


Looking at herself


litewave

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Mar 8, 2025, 10:48:17 AMMar 8
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I'm an ocean of love
And you're scared of water



litewave

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Apr 13, 2025, 5:27:20 AMApr 13
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Peering from the mirror
No, that isn't me
A stranger getting nearer
Who can this person be?

Rise Like A Phoenix x Wasted Love


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May 18, 2025, 5:39:43 AMMay 18
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The boatman arrives on Eurovision stage (and wins the thing)



litewave

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Jun 7, 2025, 7:32:30 AMJun 7
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Cure your disease


In her tongue she said:
Death or love tonight



litewave

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Jun 30, 2025, 4:42:02 PMJun 30
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Flying


Then I look into your eyes
And all at once, it hits you like



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Jul 11, 2025, 7:05:05 PMJul 11
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Me: "What do you think about the car as a symbol for the physical body?"

ChatGPT:

"Using the car as a symbol for the physical body is a powerful and versatile metaphor—especially in philosophy, psychology, and spiritual thought. Here's a breakdown of why it's compelling and what it reveals:

✅ Strengths of the Metaphor

  1. Driver vs. Vehicle = Mind/Spirit vs. Body

    • The driver represents consciousness, soul, or the self.

    • The car is the body, subject to wear, maintenance, and environmental conditions.

    • This aligns with many dualist or non-materialist views (e.g., Descartes, Vedanta, Gnosticism).

  2. Maintenance = Health

    • Just as cars need fuel, oil, and servicing, the body requires nutrition, exercise, and rest.

    • Neglect or abuse of the body has consequences, just like ignoring warning lights in a car.

  3. Customization and Identity

    • People often identify with their cars, just as some over-identify with their appearance.

    • The body, like a car, can be styled, modified, or repaired—but it still serves a functional, not essential, role.

  4. Temporary Nature

    • Cars wear out and are eventually scrapped. Similarly, bodies age and die.

    • This can reinforce a deeper reflection on mortality and what (if anything) persists.

⚠️ Limitations and Pitfalls

  1. Over-Mechanization

    • A car is a machine. Bodies are biological, dynamic, and more complex.

    • The metaphor risks dehumanizing or oversimplifying embodiment.

  2. Mind-Body Dualism Assumption

    • Not all philosophical or scientific perspectives support the idea of a separate "driver" or consciousness distinct from the body.

    • Embodied cognition and monist views (like in some strands of neuroscience or phenomenology) see mind and body as inseparable.

  3. Neglects Emotional & Social Context

    • A car metaphor may miss the relational, emotional, and cultural dimensions of embodiment—touch, connection, trauma, etc.

🧠 Where This Metaphor Shines

  • Spiritual or contemplative frameworks, where distinguishing the transient (body) from the eternal (self/spirit) is key.

  • Therapeutic models, like Internal Family Systems or mindfulness-based practices, which ask you to observe the "vehicle" you're driving rather than over-identify with it."


litewave

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Jul 11, 2025, 7:51:07 PMJul 11
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Me: "What do you think about the boat as a symbol for the physical body?"

ChatGPT:

"The boat as a symbol for the physical body is a rich and evocative metaphor, with deep roots in literature, mythology, philosophy, and psychology. Here’s a breakdown of why it works so well and what it can convey:
1. Vessel for the Soul or Consciousness

  • Like a boat carries passengers, the body carries the soul, mind, or spirit. The idea of the body as a "vessel" is common in many traditions — from Plato's chariot allegory to Christian references to the body as a "temple."

  • Boats are finite and perishable, yet they carry something that may be imagined as transcendent, eternal, or on a journey.

2. Journey and Passage

  • Boats symbolize movement across a medium — water, which is often associated with emotion, the unconscious, or the unknown. The body carries us through life’s waters.

  • In myth, boats often carry souls across to the afterlife (e.g., Charon's ferry on the River Styx), reinforcing the association of the body as a temporary vehicle for something greater.

3. Maintenance and Vulnerability

  • Just as a boat needs care and upkeep, the physical body requires attention to stay seaworthy. The metaphor can highlight how neglect, imbalance, or harsh conditions affect us.

  • A boat is vulnerable to storms, currents, and leaks — just as the body is to illness, aging, and trauma. But it’s also something we can learn to steer with skill.

4. Autonomy vs. Environment

  • Boats interact with their surroundings — they're shaped by tides, wind, and weather — much like the body is shaped by its environment and experiences. Yet they can also be piloted, representing agency.

5. Solitude and Isolation

  • There's something evocative about a lone boat on a vast sea — it parallels the existential solitude of being in one’s own body, separate from others, navigating an often uncertain world."


litewave

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Jul 18, 2025, 5:48:59 AMJul 18
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I wanna let my hair down
While I'm staring down your face
Wanna go 'til lights out
Take you right back to my place


Tate vs. Tatiana


"Just Keep Watching" single artwork



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Jul 18, 2025, 5:52:59 AMJul 18
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Sonny Hayes being teased about his name: "Is it sunny or is it hazy?"


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Aug 7, 2025, 6:31:57 PMAug 7
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Mirror and telecommunication



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Aug 7, 2025, 6:59:32 PMAug 7
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Dua Lipa: "It feels like my two sides are now one."



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Aug 16, 2025, 11:25:27 AMAug 16
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Wedding or funeral?



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Sep 5, 2025, 8:21:59 AM (5 days ago) Sep 5
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Back to forgetting



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Sep 8, 2025, 4:43:07 PM (yesterday) Sep 8
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This goodbye is no surpriseThis goodbye won't make me cry

Yeah, the music's gonna bring me back from death
Yeah, I'll keep on dancin' until I'm dead


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