h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Have you by any chance seen the Qatsi movie trilogy? Konaaisqatsi was the first and it was scored by Glass and the additional notes included in the DVD version have him giving coments about the production. I thought the series was mind blowingly good.

If you think you might remember me I used to have a different log on. I was dim12trav and now I'm dim26trav. I learned from the physics department of MIT that there used to be 26 dimensions before the big bang and it seems that there still should be. The extra 14 dimensions leave me more freedom to do whatever I want or be bored more. I am the one from Willamette university in case you zoned on me.

It is obvious to me that anyone who would be willing to remain in the L. A. basin must have some strong attachments to something and since your psych department is so good you'll never leave.

Good luck

Yes I remember you. The Wilamette reference helped. I have seen Powaquatsi and Koyanaskatsi (never mind the misspelling). I like Koy better. I even saw Philip Glass and his orchestra perform the score while the movie was projected on the big screen here at UCLA's very own Royce Hall! Very impressive.

Yes, UCLA will definitely keep me tied to the basin. More than that, I actually like it here, especially the West side.

Ciao

PS. Do you have to pay extra for the extra dimensions?

All 26 dimensions are the natural birthright of every conscious being, however you choose to define that. The only expense is the time and effort it takes to understand them and use them, kinda like Antartica, or the moon.

The final part of the series I haven't seen either. It is defined as 'Life as war' "Noqayqatsi" and I want to see it because I saw a preview while watching the DVD version but I haven't the money to buy the whole thing which is available on Amazon.com My university library doesn't have it either.

Godfrey and Glass taked about their methodolgy and i found it interesting. Their attempts to eliminate the "foreground" and expose the background meant that there would be no characters, no plot, and no development just seeing background maybe for the first time. Koy was meant to see the world "within" the realm of technology not as the effects of human activity but as an environment. Compare it to the natural environment.

Truly I wouldn't want to take you away from the important things in your life as long as you like the LA basin go for it. When I was young UCLA was my favorite school, because both of my parents attended USC and I was rebellious. I confess that I read their USC alumni magazine. My favor on UCLA went away when their football program took a dump, they gave up their men's gymnastics and Johnny Wooden retired. We all grow and learn.

Good luck with the pigeons