Real DNA activation is cool, with dedicated DNA segments making non-messenger RNA strands and various proteins that turn on and off genes as needed for development, immune defense, repair and reproduction. Philip Ball's "How Life Works" has some excellent, readable explanations.
I tried hypnotize for severe dental fear, didn't really work, was still a mass of nerves and caught the asshole trying to give a post-hypnotic suggestion that I drink less soda, which I did not ask him to do. Second was to quit smoking, it didn't work, first thing I did when I left his office was replace the pack of cigarettes and the lighter he had insisted that I give him. I have a hard time letting go of control so maybe for someone who doesn't have my control issues it might work but for me it was a waster of good money and smokes. What works for me, a really good dental clinic and dental hygienist who has the nitrous ready, even for cleanings. And yes, I still smoke, just not as much because I can't smoke inside my apartment anymore. Yes, I vape to compensate.
I used self hypnosis for my first labor. Had a coach come to the house, kind of a lamaze alternative. It wasn't about following suggestion other than learning to put oneself in deep relaxation. I think it was a kind of dissociation which it turned out I was already good at.
I do something similar at the dentist because I hate the dentist. They need to STFU though for it to work well. My last procedure the Doctor was trying to be reassuring so he gave me a running commentary on the whole thing. Did not want! Had a mouthful of crap and couldn’t tell him to STFU
Who has time to fear aliens when you have a MAGAt infestation already? Alien invasion could only improve things at this point. At least we’d all get a relaxing probing, and expertly disassembled cattle.
I remember in the mid-2000s, when my older kids graduated from high school, the school paid for a big all-night party at the school for graduates right after the ceremony (the idea was to have something fun for them to do rather than go out and get drunk and possibly killed). It was pretty cool, the school provided all the food and pop they could eat and drink, had games like pool, ping-pong, old video game machines like Ms PacMan, Asteroids, etc., and entertainment. For each of the boys' graduation overnighters, the school hired a hypnotist and apparently it was a hit, especially when several of the kids had been hypnotized to do some silly thing when the guy said the trigger word. Both my kids said they never believed in hypnotism before that but, seeing their friends do all these goofy things (some completely out of character) when they KNEW their friends weren't "in on it" changed their minds.
They're very cute, as all kitty feet are. Which reminds me: while we've seen pics of Professor Prettypaws, we've never seen his actual pretty paws. Your move, Wonkette!
I've been hypnotized four times - each time by the same guy doing his show in a comedy club.
It's awesome. And I remember almost everything I did, because I'm a "light hypnosis" guy, which is like being a light sleeper. The only thing out of the ordinary was that whatever the hypnotist said for me to do, it never crossed my mind to say "No".
He said he couldn't make anyone do something they didn't want to do. Like, if you absolutely won't sing in front of an audience, he can't make you sing in front of an audience.
At one point he told me I was a female stripper named Blaze. His band played the stripper song and I began undressing. I was in a suit and the first thing I took off was my jacket. I clearly remember thinking, "Don't throw your jacket into the crowd because your wallet is in it".
I got down to nothing on but my pants, underwear, shoes and socks. As I took off my belt I also clearly remember thinking, "He hasn't said 'Stop' yet so off go my pants!"
Just as I started on the zipper, he said "Stop!" But I definitely would have stripped down to my underwear, no question about it. Even with my parents in the audience!
For those following Beatnik the Gunshot Feral Cat, his drainage tube was removed and he was neutered yesterday.
He's a New Cat! Beatnik has become casually touchable by hooman, and is feeling strong enough to require the 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 Cone of Shame, with the Velcro straps...
Want to be even more anxious about 2025? POLITICO asked a bunch of experts to muse on what "black swan" events (surprise events with far-reaching effects) might happen this year.
It's funny, I just heard a breakdown of "psychic" predictions for 2024, and they are very similar to the majority of predictions in this article: vague, high-probability, or already happening.
Yeah . . . State of Jefferson whackaloons are down here in Northern California as well. Of course, given our future president, and the chaos he is sure to bring, I’d fully support Cascadia, Pacifica, or the formation of a new western Canadian province extending down to the border with Mexico.
WOW Robyn, what a gorgeous picture of a gorgeous cat!!!!! ;) Signed, --Ralph XOXOX :) PS Thanks!!
Real DNA activation is cool, with dedicated DNA segments making non-messenger RNA strands and various proteins that turn on and off genes as needed for development, immune defense, repair and reproduction. Philip Ball's "How Life Works" has some excellent, readable explanations.
and here i thought it was just my stress-driven narcolepsy...
I tried hypnotize for severe dental fear, didn't really work, was still a mass of nerves and caught the asshole trying to give a post-hypnotic suggestion that I drink less soda, which I did not ask him to do. Second was to quit smoking, it didn't work, first thing I did when I left his office was replace the pack of cigarettes and the lighter he had insisted that I give him. I have a hard time letting go of control so maybe for someone who doesn't have my control issues it might work but for me it was a waster of good money and smokes. What works for me, a really good dental clinic and dental hygienist who has the nitrous ready, even for cleanings. And yes, I still smoke, just not as much because I can't smoke inside my apartment anymore. Yes, I vape to compensate.
Can offer only this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-1fL266wqk
I used self hypnosis for my first labor. Had a coach come to the house, kind of a lamaze alternative. It wasn't about following suggestion other than learning to put oneself in deep relaxation. I think it was a kind of dissociation which it turned out I was already good at.
I do something similar at the dentist because I hate the dentist. They need to STFU though for it to work well. My last procedure the Doctor was trying to be reassuring so he gave me a running commentary on the whole thing. Did not want! Had a mouthful of crap and couldn’t tell him to STFU
Now that you say that I realize that's my other use for those skills.
Who has time to fear aliens when you have a MAGAt infestation already? Alien invasion could only improve things at this point. At least we’d all get a relaxing probing, and expertly disassembled cattle.
Nobody has that kind of time, I don't think
Nobody Black or brown, anyway
https://youtu.be/vl2E_LrgGTA?si=SJ1aewIZWYhBY3Et
We're living through the zombie apocalypse, and the MAGAts never had any brains to begin with.
I remember in the mid-2000s, when my older kids graduated from high school, the school paid for a big all-night party at the school for graduates right after the ceremony (the idea was to have something fun for them to do rather than go out and get drunk and possibly killed). It was pretty cool, the school provided all the food and pop they could eat and drink, had games like pool, ping-pong, old video game machines like Ms PacMan, Asteroids, etc., and entertainment. For each of the boys' graduation overnighters, the school hired a hypnotist and apparently it was a hit, especially when several of the kids had been hypnotized to do some silly thing when the guy said the trigger word. Both my kids said they never believed in hypnotism before that but, seeing their friends do all these goofy things (some completely out of character) when they KNEW their friends weren't "in on it" changed their minds.
Today made me wish I hadn’t already canceled my support for WaPo. Now I have to double secret cancel them.
https://open.substack.com/pub/borowitzreport/p/democracy-dies-in-bezos?r=x9ha&utm_medium=ios
I feel vindicated for canceling mine when Besos refused to endorse
That was when I did it.
Here's an article about my favorite kind of Hipgnosis: https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Creator/Hipgnosis
I have 'Go 2'.
Always loved their work.
Lookit those big ol kitty feets!!!
They're very cute, as all kitty feet are. Which reminds me: while we've seen pics of Professor Prettypaws, we've never seen his actual pretty paws. Your move, Wonkette!
I've been hypnotized four times - each time by the same guy doing his show in a comedy club.
It's awesome. And I remember almost everything I did, because I'm a "light hypnosis" guy, which is like being a light sleeper. The only thing out of the ordinary was that whatever the hypnotist said for me to do, it never crossed my mind to say "No".
He said he couldn't make anyone do something they didn't want to do. Like, if you absolutely won't sing in front of an audience, he can't make you sing in front of an audience.
At one point he told me I was a female stripper named Blaze. His band played the stripper song and I began undressing. I was in a suit and the first thing I took off was my jacket. I clearly remember thinking, "Don't throw your jacket into the crowd because your wallet is in it".
I got down to nothing on but my pants, underwear, shoes and socks. As I took off my belt I also clearly remember thinking, "He hasn't said 'Stop' yet so off go my pants!"
Just as I started on the zipper, he said "Stop!" But I definitely would have stripped down to my underwear, no question about it. Even with my parents in the audience!
For those following Beatnik the Gunshot Feral Cat, his drainage tube was removed and he was neutered yesterday.
He's a New Cat! Beatnik has become casually touchable by hooman, and is feeling strong enough to require the 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 Cone of Shame, with the Velcro straps...
This is great news! He'll soon be Beatnik the Gunshot Lap Warrior!!
That would be wonderful
Well, now I want to activate MY star seed potential!
The last time I activated my star seed potential, it went everywhere.
When I do that they throw me out of the restaurant.
Decent people activate their star seed potential in the privacy of their own home. Or, if out with Boebert, at the theater.
Decent people don't go out with Boebert.
From "Girl with the Dogs", Vanessa gives two Teddy Roosevelt Hunting dogs a spa day:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNmbjdkc5qM&ab_channel=GirlWithTheDogs
What a perfectly precious pair of puppsters!
Want to be even more anxious about 2025? POLITICO asked a bunch of experts to muse on what "black swan" events (surprise events with far-reaching effects) might happen this year.
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2025/01/03/15-unpredictable-scenarios-for-2025-00196309
Some of the more worrisome include
* The biggest cyberattack in history
* Secessionist movements (e.g. eastern Oregon) get serious
* Another pandemic - this one starts in the US, in a small rural community where few people believe in vaccines
* A global market crash
* South Korea gets The Bomb
* A HUGE power blackout, affecting a large portion of the country, and lasting several days - possibly even weeks
* A breakthrough in quantum computing means nothing digital is secure anymore
> The US military swears allegiance to $hitler and attacks the American people.
This is coming and will be the point of no return.
It's funny, I just heard a breakdown of "psychic" predictions for 2024, and they are very similar to the majority of predictions in this article: vague, high-probability, or already happening.
I'd rather see an article about the same "experts" predictions for 2024.
My money's on the global market collapse.
The wealthy always make out in a Down Market.
Well, we do have an incoming president known for a magic touch, so just a collapsed market would be getting off light.
"Let's think up more things for people to worry about!"
Fucking Oregon right wingerss.... Yeah, I can see it. However, I don't see it getting very far. That said, I also can see it getting violent.
I'm in Western Oregon, and we have plenty of that crap over here too. Fuck.
Yeah . . . State of Jefferson whackaloons are down here in Northern California as well. Of course, given our future president, and the chaos he is sure to bring, I’d fully support Cascadia, Pacifica, or the formation of a new western Canadian province extending down to the border with Mexico.
Speaking from that far southern border area - Don't leave without us!
I figure a black swan event would be making it through the year without Trump causing an international or financial crisis.
I'm sure TFG would mobilize all federal resources to prevent any rwnj secession. Hahahahaha (breathes) hahahahahahaha....(Collapsed)
Why, they'll let just anyone pull up to a tfg property with out of state plates.
A coordinated cybersecurity hack of critical infrastructure (water and/or electricity) by a nation-state (this is quite likely)
The last one on your list is also quite worrisome.
Of course, any of these things would be a disaster once Trump rids the federal government of anyone with a function brain.
And then they moved on to February...
Very cool. No worries.