http://www.orble.com/stephens-blog/ Welcome to Brain Marinade: a Blog dedicated to a special blend of pop-art-concept-funkadelic-philosophical-whateva. Enjoy! en Mon, 29 May 2006 11:20:00 GMT Mon, 29 May 2006 11:20:00 GMT info@orble.com info@orble.com http://www.orble.com/funky-ectoplasm/ Ectoplasm refers to many things... 1. Parapsychology In parapsychology, the term ectoplasm is used to refer to a dense kind of bio-energy that is said to be released from living... http://www.orble.com/funky-ectoplasm/#comments http://www.orble.com/funky-ectoplasm/ Mon, 29 May 2006 11:20:00 GMT http://www.orble.com/synaesthesia/ What is Synaesthesia? Despite the fact the the word synaesthesia is a lovely sounding word, it's als a really cool phenomenon. Basically it is a term used to describe when... http://www.orble.com/synaesthesia/#comments http://www.orble.com/synaesthesia/ Wed, 24 May 2006 02:08:00 GMT http://www.orble.com/love/1/ Love You know, I just broke off with a girlfriend, and I am fragile... I admit it. And my feelings for my bi-sexual housemate have evolved from niceties to some... http://www.orble.com/love/1/#comments http://www.orble.com/love/1/ Tue, 16 May 2006 13:47:00 GMT http://www.orble.com/fractalize-your-mind/ What are Fractals? Fractals are way cool. A fractal (from the Latin fractus, meaning broken, or fractured) is a shape that is recursively constructed. What does that mean? Well, it... http://www.orble.com/fractalize-your-mind/#comments http://www.orble.com/fractalize-your-mind/ Mon, 15 May 2006 04:42:00 GMT http://www.orble.com/nazca-lines/ What are the Nazca Lines? The Nazca Lines are geoglyphs, that is, drawings on the ground, or natural terrain of the earth. They are called the Nazca Lines because they... http://www.orble.com/nazca-lines/#comments http://www.orble.com/nazca-lines/ Sat, 13 May 2006 07:59:00 GMT http://www.orble.com/heartburn/ Heart-Burn We never really worked out. Too much doubt and pain. I tried to be there for you, even when you didn't want me around. And your absence and presence... http://www.orble.com/heartburn/#comments http://www.orble.com/heartburn/ Tue, 09 May 2006 02:05:00 GMT http://www.orble.com/red-tacton/ Red Tacton We are moving into an age where wireless and infrared devices can transmit data without the need of physical links, such as cables. But what about the HUMAN... http://www.orble.com/red-tacton/#comments http://www.orble.com/red-tacton/ Sat, 06 May 2006 08:34:00 GMT http://www.orble.com/scared-shitless/ Scared Shit-less: Down and Dirty in India Here's a little story that must be told.... "...On a hot, sunny afternoon, I was prompted to go to the toilet, as happens... http://www.orble.com/scared-shitless/#comments http://www.orble.com/scared-shitless/ Sat, 06 May 2006 04:24:00 GMT http://www.orble.com/bleeding-the-brain/ Bleeding the Brain: An Excercise in Creative Thought How does one get one's juices flowing when writing? I like to write a small passage to get myself in mood. What... http://www.orble.com/bleeding-the-brain/#comments http://www.orble.com/bleeding-the-brain/ Thu, 04 May 2006 11:14:00 GMT http://www.orble.com/conceptual-art/ Conceptual Art I love Conceptual art. But what is it all about? This article will run through some of the key concepts, and in later articles we'll explore some Conceptual... http://www.orble.com/conceptual-art/#comments http://www.orble.com/conceptual-art/ Mon, 01 May 2006 14:35:00 GMT http://www.orble.com/high-as-a-kite/ Journal extract from Amritsar, India..... ...."Sitting on the roof of my hotel in the Old City. Looking beyond, a mushroomed water tank projects up, then outwards from the commercial building... http://www.orble.com/high-as-a-kite/#comments http://www.orble.com/high-as-a-kite/ Sat, 29 Apr 2006 05:04:00 GMT http://www.orble.com/the-sublime-or-a-5-chance-of-survival/ The Sublime or a 5% chance of survival? Here's an interesting hypothetical that a friend of mine posed the other day... Imagine you are in a plane, hovering just below... http://www.orble.com/the-sublime-or-a-5-chance-of-survival/#comments http://www.orble.com/the-sublime-or-a-5-chance-of-survival/ Fri, 28 Apr 2006 07:12:00 GMT http://www.orble.com/mondegreen/ Mondegreen This is a cool little term you might wanna use the next time your rat-faced friend screams out the wrong song lyric. 'Mondegreen' means just that: it is the... http://www.orble.com/mondegreen/#comments http://www.orble.com/mondegreen/ Thu, 27 Apr 2006 14:04:00 GMT