Woah, that's deep...

So, like I was saying. The crop circle that was deemed 'crap' was this one. Though we were bummed that we didn't get to see one, we did go to a really, uhm, interesting (mind-stretching?)series of lectures, The Summer 2006 Lectures put on by a group called Temporary Temples. Three of the four speakers were really good. Slightly beyond our clear comprehension perhaps, but still very good to listen to. Michael Glickman is someone K is familiar with through her work for S (in LA). He spoke about the lovely and complex geometry found in crop circles and other sacred art. He is an excellent speaker, smooth and self-deprecating. The next speaker was Dan Vidler. He was a bit more down to earth, looking like a sleepier version of the singer of Coldplay. His topic was the ground-level structure of crop circles. Things got a lot more complicated and abstract when Jude Currivan spoke about multi-dimensional realities. It sounds very 'airy fairy' but it was a very matter-of-fact explanation of how the universe is interconnected, conscious and holographic. The final speaker shall be known as JDV. He spent the entire 30+ minutes without finishing a sentence or saying anything with real meaning. We are assuming that he was severely jet-lagged and that isn't how he normally is! His main point (we think) is that he never used to believe in crop circles but now he does.

The lectures took place in the Devizes, Wiltshire, town hall, which gave the whole thing quite a bit of clout. We were expecting it to be in some out-of-the-way pub hall with a whole bunch of slightly batty hippies wearing mismatched tie-dyes and Birkenstocks. It was great to see that the audience was mostly "normal" people like K and I. A group like that just might be able to convince the rest of the world that there is a lot more to crop circles than long-debunked hoaxes. One thing is for sure, there is no easy explanation for how/why they appear, but that's another story.












Things we ruminated on or came to understand during the course of these lectures:

-If the reciprocal of the past is the future, then the reciprocal of the present is nothing.

-There is a harmonic relationship between everything in the universe.

-Geometry is beautiful.

-There are a lot of crop circles that have squares in them or insinuate a square.










The next series of lectures is in July 2007. We definitely want to go again! Hopefully, there will be some crop circles this weekend. Suzanne is going to call us if there is.

Crap Circle

Ok, there was a crop circle, but it was "crap" (i.e.- not very good and very likely a hoax), so we didn't go see it. Suzanne and her cronies checked it out. Instead, we met up with them at a restaurant in Marlborough for dinner before heading to Devizes for the lecture. It was a very thought-provoking, consciousness-expanding evening. Sacred geometry is amazing. My brain hurts from trying to comprehend it!

We just got home. Will write more later.

Crop Circle Hunt

We were told yesterday that there weren't any new crop circles nearby, so we might not be able to visit one today. Instead we would get together for dinner and then the crop circle lecture. Hopefully, a crop circle would appear over night and we would then make our plans for heading up to the area.

Suzanne called this morning and said that she was still waiting for her "spies" to tell her if there is a new circle. We made plans to meet at Longleat at 2pm if the day turned out to be crop circle-less. A bit disappointing, but what can you do?

We were about to leave for Longleat when she called again and said that there are rumors of a new circle nearby. They are "chasing" it right now. She told as to wait at home and she would get back to us soon, we just might be able to see one after all. So, that's what we're doing.

More to follow...

Good News

Today, just as we were about to leave for work, the postman delivered our mail. Two great things arrived: a letter from Pearsons and one from the DVLA (driver's license agency). Inside the letter from Pearsons was a check for our full deposit and a refund of our rent from the 18th, a nice hefty check to put in our very beleaguered bank account. Despite all of our extra outgoings this month, we were able to get through it without overdrawing our account (though we did add a bit to our credit card). K ran up to HSBC to put the check in right away. Now we're pretty much in the clear.

The letter from the DVLA was my passport. I had to send it to them as ID for my driver's license application (starting the long, complicated process of getting a UK license... more about that later). It was a relief to get the passport back. A bit unnerving to send it away in the mail!

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Another busy weekend coming up. Ever since we moved to England, our social calendar has just flourished! Sheesh! Anyway, we're going to do some chores tomorrow during the day (groceries, DIY, more unpacking, etc.). Then one of my friends from UEA is going to pop by after doing some apartment hunting in Bournemouth. He and his girlfriend will likely crash here. On Sunday, we are going up to Wiltshire to see a crop circle or two (perhaps this one, the most recent). The woman that K worked for in LA (a writer, researcher, etc.) is here for about a month for her annual trip to see crop circles. She invited us up to go out to one with her and then to a lecture by a few crop circle experts. Should be VERY interesting, to say the least. We've been wanting to see one for a long time! Planning on bringing our cameras, but electronics have been known to stop working inside authentic crop circles, so we'll see what happens.

More about crop circles HERE.

Back in "Bomo"

We got back to Bournemouth last night around 9:30. Miss the animals a bit, but it's great to be released of the pressure of taking care of them. Horses are a bit tricky.

Nice to be back in the new apartment. There was a mid-day Florida-style thunderstorm today with nice torrential rain coming dawn. The grass here really needed that; looking quite brown.

Today we went to our local Tesco supermarket for the first time. There's a big sign out front that says "24 Hours", then in smaller print below it gives the opening hours of 8am - 10pm Monday thru Friday and 10am - 4pm Sunday. What loophole they're using to advertise themselves as a 24-hour supermarket I do not know. It's a Tesco 24-hours a day even if it's not open (i.e.- doesn't masquerade as a roller-skating rink at night)? Or is it just open 24 hours in total? Shall have to ask the manager some day.