Monthly Archives: October 2007

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Moving Day Cometh!

by Brian David Phillips • October 31, 2007

Finally! We are "officially" moving this Thursday and Friday . . . the trucks will show up Thursday morning while I’m in class and Lorraine will be directing everything. When I get home I will continue to pack, pack, pack, and a furious pace as the trucks are filled. Thursday is big item move day…

Taxi to the Dark Side

by Brian David Phillips • October 29, 2007

Why democracy?

Is The Government Spying On Paranoid Schizophrenics Enough?

by Brian David Phillips • October 29, 2007

Flattening of Raj’s World

by Brian David Phillips • October 29, 2007

Listen to this, really, it’s worth it . . . Flattening of Raj’s World.

Spock and Kirk . . . yep

by Brian David Phillips • October 28, 2007

2257 Unconstitutional

by Brian David Phillips • October 28, 2007

The 6th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that 2257 is Unconstitutional. For those unfamiliar, 2257 is the set of record keeping and other rules that have been placed upon producers of adult entertainment material that limits to a large scope what can be produced or how it is distributed or how records are kept.…

Honors Thesis on Seduction Community . . .
“Picking Up and Acting Out:
The Politics of Masculinity in the Seduction Community”
. . . by Elana J. Clift, U. Texas @ Austin

by Brian David Phillips • October 28, 2007

A few folks in the secution community have found this particular piece of interest, an Honors Thesis on the Seduction Community . . . “Picking Up and Acting Out: The Politics of Masculinity in the Seduction Community”. by Elana J. Clift in the Department of American Studies at the University Texas at Austin. You can…

Occular Penetration Restriction Act of 2007

by Brian David Phillips • October 28, 2007

Live from congress via ONN. Snarfed from Ross.

Hypno HOT Hypno KOOL . . .
Over the Edge Adult Risque Hypnosis . . . and . . .
Cutting Edge Hilarious Comedy Hypnosis . . .
Comedy Hypnosis Double Dose for December . . .
. . . Dec. 7 & 8 at Live COMEDY CLUB Taipei

by Brian David Phillips • October 25, 2007

Here we go again! Comedy Hypnosis Show . . . . . . . . . December Hypnotic Double Dose! BRIAN DAVID PHILLIPS performs two laugh filled comedy hypnosis shows at Live COMEDY CLUB Taipei! Hypno HOT and Hypno KOOL take it to the next level with two flavors of hypnotic entertainment . . .…

No More Hugs for New Soldiers in Taiwan

by Brian David Phillips • October 24, 2007

Well, new soldiers are no longer going to get their hugs of welcome . . . Taiwan military to abolish welcome hug for new recruits: The Taiwan military said on Tuesday that it will replace the newly-introduced welcome hug for new recruits with a handshake because some soldiers are too shy to be hugged. ‘The…

Of Happy Fingers, Lost Names, and Sex Psychics . . .
. . . the comedy HYPNOSIS show was a blast!

by Brian David Phillips • October 21, 2007

We had a wonderful time at last night’s Comedy HYPNOSIS Show. The Saturday crowd was very different from the Friday (both nights were full houses). This show was with interpretation and so the sensibilities, pacing, and material is often very very different from the English only one. Lorraine and I develop a rhythm for the…

Well, Didn’t Most of Us Already Know This?
. . . Dumbledore was Gay

by Brian David Phillips • October 20, 2007

Sometimes things that are obvious to some of us are not so to others . . . I almost forgot that this little tidbit is not actually explicitly stated in the novels . . . J.K. Rowling Outs Hogwarts Character . . . I thought he was gay from the get-go. Then again, there are…

Wow, what a blast!
Comedy Hypnosis Show!

by Brian David Phillips • October 20, 2007

We had a LOT of fun tonight during the Comedy Hypnosis Show! . . . the volunteers were wonderful sports and the audience had a great time. We had a sold out show and a number of folks were turned away at the door. We have another show Saturday night, so you still have a…

Tonight! Comedy Hypnosis Show!

by Brian David Phillips • October 19, 2007

Comedy Hypnosis Show . . . October Hypnotic Double Header! Tonight and Tomorrow Night! BRIAN DAVID PHILLIPS performs two laugh filled comedy hypnosis shows at Live COMEDY CLUB Taipei! Don’t miss the fun! Two shows, twice the opportunity for hilarious hypnotic hijinxs and more! Brian David Phillips returns to the Taipei stage for two evenings…

Since I was Asked . . .
. . . the So-Called Logan Hypnotist Debacle

by Brian David Phillips • October 17, 2007

Well, since I was asked nicely, I will comment . . . I hadn’t planned on doing so as these stories come and go and usually are journalistic hyperbole and exaggeration or misstatement of what actually happens. Hypnotist show shut down after girl hospitalized Hypnotist’s show in Logan puts too many in a trance Hypnotist…

sex and marriage with robots?

by Brian David Phillips • October 14, 2007

Well it seems that MSNBC has finally caught up with something that many of us had figured out long ago . . . Sex and marriage with robots? It could happen. Levy’s timetable is a bit off. His prediction that withint five years someone will be having regular sex with a robot isn’t too far…

Spinning Lady Illusion . . .
. . . Right Brain v Left Brain

by Brian David Phillips • October 12, 2007

Okay, this is a very very kool illusion . . . Right Brain v Left Brain . . . if you see the lady spinning clockwise then you’re more of a right brain person and if you see her spinning counterclockwise then you’re more of a left brain person. I saw her as counterclockwise at…

3D Stereograms

by Brian David Phillips • October 12, 2007

Here’s an interesting set of stereograms . . . 3D Stereograms from Eyetricks.com . . . I think the “fantasy” one would make a great fixation object for a hypnosis induction . . . snafed from David.

Taiwan-China

by Brian David Phillips • October 12, 2007

National Day here in Taiwan had the first military parade in years, once a commonplace event with the celebration but stopped when the island became a democracy . . . evidently posturing is up as a means to bolster confidence in the island’s ability to defend itself. Evidently the PRC is now developing a new…

Canadian scientists race to save Taiwan’s rare pink dolphins

by Brian David Phillips • October 11, 2007

Color me a pessimist but I suspect the dolphins are not going to be the winners in this case . . . Canadian scientists race to save Taiwan’s rare pink dolphins . . . “hopes that the endangered designation will increase pressure on the Taiwanese government to protect the dolphins’ habitat, which is ringed by…

Lily Allen uses Hypnosis to Lose Weight

by Brian David Phillips • October 10, 2007

Lily Allen has something to smile about and all we can say is "good for her!" Take a look at the two photos to the right, both from 2007 . . . the image on the left is from June 19 in London while the one on the right is from October 4 in Paris. …

Dissociative Identity Disorder and Hypnosis . . .
. . . doctor helps woman with 17 personalities on ‘long path of healing’

by Brian David Phillips • October 10, 2007

Dr. Richard Baer used hypnosis to help a woman with Dissociative Identity Disorder reintegrate her seventeen personalities into one . . . doctor helps woman with 17 personalities on ‘long path of healing’ . . . while still a controversial dianosis, DID (which used to be called MPD, multiple personality disorder) still pops up in…

More lifesuck . . .
. . . The Joys of Rennovation . . . sucking the life right out of you

by Brian David Phillips • October 8, 2007

Well, more joyful life suckage . . . as per the Joys of Rennovation . . . sucking the life right out of you . . . the recent joy that is the typhoon this past weekend revealed the leaks we’ve been repairing are still leaking and more to deal with. So . . .…

It’s Alive! Artificially Created Life a Reality . . .
. . . Playing with Building Blocks DNA-Style

by Brian David Phillips • October 7, 2007

Science Fiction has now become science fact . . . gene scientist to announce creation of artificial life form. There’s a LOT of good that can come from this, and quite a bit of nasty nastiness too. However, good or bad, it’s the first step into a very powerful and very new world.