The Lab Rat

So I've been reading Rob Brezsny's book Pronoia is the Antidote for Paranoia: How the Whole World is Conspiring to Shower You with Blessings and in it he details the conception of his Beauty and Truth Lab. Which is genius. He's conducting experiments on how to create a utopia, but not in the creepy Orwellian sense. I decided to offer myself up to the sacred giggling science of The Beauty and Truth Lab for experimentation. Hell, if this can work on me, then it can work on anybody.

Plus, I had to do something to counteract the negative bitching and ranting of my other blog. And this will be the last time it's mentioned here...

Anyway, go read about Pronoia on Brezsny's home page. The link is in the post below. I'm sure I'll also put in my links section as I get this blog up and running. Hopefully, "Beauty and Truth Lab" isn't copy written, and hopefully Mr. Brezsny will be forgiving of my pretty blantant (yet fun and exciting) transgressions on his ideas.

So here's my write-up thingo on this experiment. I can't remember what it's called. Oy.

Objective:
To conduct beauty and truth experiments on myself and those in my general environs for the purpose of, oh, world peace, mass enlightenment, the betterment of the human condition, my own personal happiness, and various other good stuffs.

Hypothesis:
That I'll quit being such a cynic and start becoming a happier, more open person. Oh, also to get off my ass and start taking active steps towards what I've always dreamed of doing (traveling extensively and writing for a living).

Method:
Perform the activities set out in Pronoia and write about them on this blog.

Tools:
Pronoia
Sark
The Artist's Way
and anything else I can get my hands on.

Well, that's all for tonight folks...

First Line...

"Reality is what you can get away with."

-Robert Anton Wilson


(and I just have to admit that I'm liberally (oh and joyfully) borrowing from the brilliant Rob Brezsny here. He's the original founder of the Beauty and Truth Lab, found here on the net.)