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]]> Sat, 25 Oct 2008 21:29:36 -0700 http://virb.com/cog/posts/text/892568 Calling the Whitehouse http://virb.com/cog/posts/text/891769 S: uh Hello?
N: I want to speak to the president.
S: He is busy sir
N: Then give me the first lady
S: She is busy sir.
N: The VP then.
S: Also busy. May I put you on hold? (puts N on hold immediately)
N: NO! -Dammit-
I bet they are taping this, no more talking
CIA (We hear thoughts too!)
(We know what you are calling about and we don't think it is important.)
N: But I have to get through! I'm the only one that can stop this crisis! bottled water will run out!
CIA( (dryly) terrifying...)
N: The water table in _____ is sinking fast and we haven't another easy source lined up!
CIA (oh gee...)
N: "Just drink tap water" I know: but that isn't it! I need to have the option of pure water! It must be pure, or I might get ill! If we don't have anymore bottled water it will be like I am making out with the whole city every time I drink water! Think of what I could catch!
CIA (oh too bad... hmm what an idea!)]]> Sat, 25 Oct 2008 05:40:27 -0700 http://virb.com/cog/posts/text/891769 Echo http://virb.com/cog/posts/text/891768 Echo is the broken doll.
The child's puppet disposed of, used,
sitting in the corner.
The velveteen rabbit that has been forgotten.
]]> Sat, 25 Oct 2008 05:40:27 -0700 http://virb.com/cog/posts/text/891768 Study of certain transference http://virb.com/cog/posts/text/891767 Study of certain transference or transferce like phenomena in the pschoanalsis odnarcissistic personallities, and of the analyst's reaction to them including his <sic> countertransference.
Paraniod suspisiouusness,
delusional body sensations,
profound shifts in self-perception
if judged in isolation, would indeed justify the apprehension that serious break with reality is imminent.
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Want to watch some. I have a collection from the library. One is called Lunacy. It is about Lunatics that take over the insane asylum. It also features pulsating meat. Another is called Little Otik and it is about a stump that is brought to life by a couple that want for a baby. Then the stump starts eating everybody. There is also some shorts.

Not much of making art but sometimes watching art can almost make up for it due to it's potential as research. Also it is a challenge because sometimes a person makes art that doesn't upload to the web as easily. Soon we will all have camera eyes that automatically upload to the net. (Or maybe it's just too much manga.)]]> Sat, 25 Oct 2008 05:40:26 -0700 http://virb.com/cog/posts/text/891766 Sweet Lucifer http://virb.com/cog/posts/text/891765 alt

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Is it okay to make fun of someone if they are dead? Am I an asshole for making this piece? These Episcopalians don't even hate gays. I want to use it as my new avatar. I must be an evil person.]]> Sat, 25 Oct 2008 05:40:26 -0700 http://virb.com/cog/posts/text/891765 damned if I do, damned if I don't http://virb.com/cog/posts/text/891764
"The narcissist is the personality type that has few social control mechanisms built into the psyche... As opposed to the narcissist, the other three types are driven to do the right thing. It's how they define the "right thing that" differs...All three use emotionally mnemonic devices, repeating and imitating the behavior and ideals of people who have either gone before them or their peers.
The Narcissist has very little or no psychic demands to do the right thing. Freed from these internal constraints, the narcissist is forced to answer for himself what is right, to decide what he values- what, in effect, gives him a sense of meaning. Unlike the other personality types, there is a long list of things that do not necessarily provide meaning for the narcissist: he does not look for approval from others, does not hear the chorus of voices that say 'your a good boy keep it up' or 'This job/spouse/accomplishment will make you happy,' doesn't try particularly hard to be liked or even to have many friends, doesn't care about getting good grades, impressing the teacher or the best-looking girl in the class, doesn't necessarily want to follow in his father's footsteps or take over the family business. The list goes on, leaving the narcissist without the usual social barometer of how to conduct himself --how, in essence, to lead a productive life. " -The Productive Narcissist by Maccoby

Sign me up. This guy makes it sound like the narcissists will be the liberators from oppression. The oppression of the boss, the self-policing of your spouse , friends and family. Isn't it this sense of entitlement to the ideas of how our world should be that create oppression. This guys basically say that the narcissist is the rebel, pushing forth new ideas about what is right and just in the world. The narcissist basically says, "no I won't accept my 'place' subserviently. I want more and I am not willing to be your footstool until I 'earn' enough privilege to stand by your side. I am just going to walk away and do my own thing over here. Atleast then I will be happy and feel good inside." Isn't it interesting that the psychology movement is really just about opression. They say "your gay, there is something wrong with you and only we can fix it for you." we fought that one and they said "you are 'transsexual', there is something wrong with you which only we can fix." we are fighting that one and they say "You think for yourself that is wrong we will call you a narcissist and only we can fix you." and we think oh, I guess I should give them a bunch of money so society will like me better. No wonder the majority of people who have an effect on this world were narcissists, they are the only personality type that has enough strength to stand out in a crowd and change the world. It think it is sad and that society has a serious problem when it harshly judges these free thinkers causing them to shut down emotionally so they can continue to exist against the onslaught of ridicule and damnation.]]> Sat, 25 Oct 2008 05:40:26 -0700 http://virb.com/cog/posts/text/891764 St.John's Bridge http://virb.com/cog/posts/text/891763 alt

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I am not sure what this has to do with narcissism but enjoy.]]> Sat, 25 Oct 2008 05:40:26 -0700 http://virb.com/cog/posts/text/891763 Segway http://virb.com/cog/posts/text/891762 about how wonderful he is, how big his muscles are and how attractive
and stylish he is. The boy is then made to disappear while the image on
the screen continues to talk about how wonderful he is.]]> Sat, 25 Oct 2008 05:40:25 -0700 http://virb.com/cog/posts/text/891762 Patience http://virb.com/cog/posts/text/891761 patience to believe
hope for change
thoughts for the future
analysis of the past
disection of the current
inspiration for the now
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Press

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Press contact:
Smitty Amabilis, The Collective of Geniuses
Email: CoG.pdx (at) gmail.com
Phone: (971) 285-0834

The Collective of Geniuses Uses Internet Participation to Develop a Play

As a commedia noir, Denial of Self will explore narcissism and using the Internet as means to express it.
October 7, 2008 - Portland Oregon - Today The Collective of Geniuses (CoG) announced the development of their upcoming play, Denial of Self. The play will be written by using a Wiki at http://narcissist.wetpaint.com/. It is a play written for you, by you and about you. Moreover, it will look at the creation of alter egos, or "better" versions of ourselves, and how the Internet is used to feed this narcissistic adoration and affirmation of self importance such as how many "friends" I have on MySpace.

Denial of Self will premiere at the International Firehouse Cultural Center December 4 - 27, 2008. Audiences will enjoy an odyssey of narcissism, war, corporations, bigotry, and consumerism, while dancing through with the joy and possibility of clowns and puppets.

CoG intends to accomplish this by using the very medium people use to hide behind. The Internet.

Do you want to be famous? The public is invited to explore their level narcissism and submit little pieces of themselves through interactive activities that are hosted on their wiki. CoG will then adapt the activities into a performance piece. Therefore, audience participation becomes theater for the people, by the people!

The Denial of Self wiki will continue to be available for participation, but only submissions received before November 15th, 2008 will be used to develop the play.

"Your so vain I bet you think this play is about you... and it is. Only you can prevent Narcissism!"

Tickets available at PDXtix.net, and then click on the CoG logo. You may also call 503-205-0715.

About The Collective of Geniuses
CoG's mission is to create art that challenges the notions on which class, gender, privilege, etc. are based. Furthermore, we empower minority artists; especially those who identify as trans, queer and/or womyn, and help them create sustainable economic stability through educational programs and creative opportunities. Artistic highlights include: Jack Castle, PhD performed at CoCA (for 'A Perfect Room') and at Gallery 1412 (Seattle.) CoG was also featured several times at Seattle Spit. Or you might have seen them on a street corner trying to give you a piece of chalk for one of their interactive arts activities.]]> Sat, 25 Oct 2008 05:40:24 -0700 http://virb.com/cog/posts/text/891759 Professor knows to much http://virb.com/cog/posts/text/891758

Jack and Ari rehearsal 1 from Smittened by Smitty on Vimeo.
I would like to see Jack doing both parts. One being projected onto the screen and the audio "played" live from the booth. The other being Jack live and speaking.]]> Sat, 25 Oct 2008 05:40:24 -0700 http://virb.com/cog/posts/text/891758 Some old writing because I am sicky http://virb.com/cog/posts/text/891757
I always do something wrong. I show that I am not cool enough. Always the outcast even with the outcasts. My brain starts going numb and my heart beats out of my chest and all I can think about is how fucked up everything is and how people suck. I look at these people who reject me tell me I am not cool enough and they suck. They feed off of others. They feed off me. They create all this negative energy in me and I watch them consume it. I am stuck with nothing to sustain me except this negativity and I start to wonder if I need it now, if I have been pushed that far over the end.

I want to scream at them: you are cruel! You are no longer human! You offend, you bore, you disgust those of us who still have hearts. Fuck you go to hell! Go far away so I never have to hear or think of you again. I want to say: You think you're a fucking artist but you just have a really expensive piece of paper and an attitude. You rely on trite reoccurring themes that you came up with in college moreover empty offensive bigotry to seem like your pushing the edge but your not pushing anything.

And I want to tell hir that I can't leave hir even thought ce treats me like shit because of my pride; because I don't want to fail; because I don't want them to win.]]> Sat, 25 Oct 2008 05:40:24 -0700 http://virb.com/cog/posts/text/891757 Pushing Foward http://virb.com/cog/posts/text/891756 Living, escaping
Developing

My training has left me...
Empty
Lonely
Underdeveloped
Addictive
Absent
Uncommunicative

I want to create...
Develop
Imagine
See
Be
Organize
Inspire

I must push forward
I must not loose sight of the victory
I must don't dwell on who I was
But who I could be]]> Sat, 25 Oct 2008 05:40:24 -0700 http://virb.com/cog/posts/text/891756 Privilege takes its power http://virb.com/cog/posts/text/891755 http://boxofficetickets.com/cog https://www.fracturedatlas.org/site/contribute/donate/1682]]> Sat, 25 Oct 2008 05:40:23 -0700 http://virb.com/cog/posts/text/891755 Physical symptoms http://virb.com/cog/posts/text/891754
increased heart rate
elevated blood pressure
increased skin temperature
faster breathing rate
a damp brow or palms
a queasy feeling in your stomach
tightness or a lump in your throat
dry mouth
quivering lips
tingling in your hands, feet, or legs
a sudden stiffness in your neck , back, or joints
dizziness
welling of tears
sleepiness
pain or numbness in parts of your body, perhaps even your thoughts going blank
a heightening or dulling of you sense, sound, smell, visual recognition, taste, or touch.]]> Sat, 25 Oct 2008 05:40:23 -0700 http://virb.com/cog/posts/text/891754 Some art from the past http://virb.com/cog/posts/text/891753

Jack and Smitty Acro-tine from Smittened by Smitty on Vimeo.]]> Sat, 25 Oct 2008 05:40:23 -0700 http://virb.com/cog/posts/text/891753