More Michio!

http://bigthink.com/videos?page=2 I love this, everybody should watch all of his videos! He takes things so complicated and complex and concentrates it into something comprehensible for people without knowledge of physics!

Thoughts on Monday

Myths. I have always found them interesting. On account of the interview that we had seen I had heard something that piqued my interest, when he was talking about the story with the Antelope and the Snake he had mentioned them speaking to a deity.. It's name I would rather not type out because I am sure I will misspell it! But pertaining to that, that is the nickname for my cat. Which is odd, I heard it on the interview and had no idea it was the name of a god. Also, bodhisattva. I know quite a bit about that since my mom is quite spiritual and has quite the number of books about it.

At last!

I have just found an article that I believe the song "The Funerary Dirge of a Violinist" by Carach Angren was based off of or at least the idea of it. I really love that song and was curious if it was based off of an actual story. http://www.npr.org/blogs/deceptivecadence/2013/04/02/176018068/hubermans-list-how-a-violinist-saved-jews-in-world-war-ii I was so captured by the lyrics of that song that I have began a painting based off of it.

Wicca.

Alright. I have recently been interested in Pagan and Wiccan beliefs and after having spoken about them in class and watching the Wicker Man I found myself even more enthralled. Enthralled to the extent of researching and considering reading books specializing in such. http://paganwiccan.about.com/od/wiccaandpaganismbasics/p/Wiccan_Basics.htm Here is one of the sites I ran into.

Michio Kaku!

This man, I could listen to him for hours. His deep understanding of theoretical physics is so interesting to listen to. I was so intrigued to what he was saying. I had watched a series of videos on Bigthink of him explaining certain laws or situations and I could not stop watching these videos! They are so absolutely enthralling. Here is some of his philosophy.  http://forums.philosophyforums.com/threads/michio-kaku-questions-on-time-space-and-string-theory-15035.html

Intriguing article about brain perception.

I am aware some people think that they are "different" in some way so they MUST possess some sort of ability that other humans do not have, I must say I have had the thought cross my mind that I was some sort of super human ability that I have yet to determine! This article interested me a lot because it could give an explanation as to why people think they could see in the dark (as I thought I could when I was younger) http://bigthink.com/ideafeed/why-some-people-really-can-see-their-hands-in-the-dark

Noo..

http://bigthink.com/ideafeed/bye-bye-buses-hello-driverless-pods
I find this a bit upsetting. Has technology come so far as to have transportation that is controlled by itself? It seems a bit dangerous. A lot of things could go wrong, technical difficulties could cost children their lives. I find it upsetting yet a bit interesting to having the ability to have this existing. But would it not make a lot of people lose their jobs?

Oh my goodness gracious.

This is what I have been waiting for. GLOW IN THE DARK ICE CREAM. This is something that is absolutely amazing. It contains some sort of jellyfish protein that when stimulated glows in the dark. Could you imagine? http://bigthink.com/ideafeed/we-all-might-scream-for-glow-in-the-dark-ice-cream The only downside of this is that it costs more than 200 dollars which is a bit ridiculous.

Intriguing article on robotic arm.

http://bigthink.com/ideafeed/this-affordable-robotic-arm-increases-strength-by-40-percent
Oh wow, I find this absolutely fascinating. I knew prosthetic arms existed but I hadn't the slightest idea that robotic arms did. I had actually read an article on fashion design prosthetic limbs that I found beautiful, they were customized for that person.

Significance of the number Seven?

I've been incredibly curious on why people find the number seven so appealing. I have always found it special, but it seems seven is a large majority of people's lucky number. With this rampant curiosity, I did myself some research! http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/fulfillment-any-age/201109/7-reasons-we-7-reasons
Alright. I found this pretty interesting, I had expected the natural occurrences of 7 to be mentioned, but the other six I hadn't thought about prior!

Searching!

I'm currently on the search for a certain shoulder wrap/hooded cloak thingamajigger. I've browsed quite the number of sites and all results have left me with a ruana, which are absolutely beautiful but dreadfully expensive! I'm hoping to go to the city on Saturday for more opportunities to encounter this alleged cloak/wrap/cloak thing. Meanwhile, I am hoping to go to MOMA while I am on the search to check some things out to inspire a new painting or picture.

Bacon and scorpions

Well I had recently went to the city and hadn't had the time to share this earlier. Walking through east village last Saturday had definitely gave me interesting experiences! First of all, the main reason that I had travelled to the city in the first place, was to find blesbok horns for my costume. Knowing that of stores that would even sell real horns in general was rather sparse, I had done a bit of research on possible places I could score myself some genuine horns! At first I had tried the store Obscura, known for it's television show on the Science Channel, Oddities. I've visited quite often searching for peculiar things, I absolutely love collecting odd things in general. For example, I had recently bought a taxidermy pufferfish that was attached to twine and a small wooden ring like contraption that could easily function as a Christmas ornament! It's rather adorable. But back to the subject, I had walked in with an objective but immediately got distracted by all of the knickknacks and antiques that they sold. I had struck up a conversation with somebody who had worked there, his name was Mark I believe, and he had explained to me how the store had bought a mummified hand and I found that absolutely intriguing. Finding out that they did not in fact sell these horns, I had set my location on another store that mainly specialized in animal bones, taxidermy, jewelry, minerals, shrunken heads etc. called Evolution. To my delight I had found out that they in fact sold these alleged horns! But through further conversation with the people who had worked there I had found out that these horns were attached to a jewelry holder of sorts! You would imagine the frustration. Upon leaving the store I had bought a lollipop with a scorpion inside. I foolishly had bought the green apple flavor, despite my dislike for the flavor. The scorpion itself was rather tasteless. On the way to the station, my father had pointed out that the person next to us was in fact Kevin Bacon with his wife! Which would mean I was in his presence which was pretty jazzy.

So close.. Yet so far..

My résumé is not quite finished. It's not yet up to par, I'd like to improve it a bit. It looks a quite childish.

Interesting Articles, Still Continued.

http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/late-finance-pioneer-muriel-siebert-leaves-millions-animals-article-1.1455215 Muriel Siebert, known as Manhattans first woman of finance passed away a bit more than a month ago. Her rank in the stock market world is intriguing in itself, but that is not entirely what caught my eye reading the article. She happened to have been an animal lover. "No leash, no lease" was her motto. Protesting against not letting animals in the building she was currently working at. In her will, she had left her beloved chihuahua 100,000 dollars. 100,000 for a small Chihuahua, whom she had lovingly named Monster Girl, seems a bit silly to some. But she also left millions for animal rescue and care in her wake.

Intriguing Articles, CONTINUED.

From the prior article that I found incredibly interesting, I came across this. http://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/poe/poe07.htm There happens to be a song that I absolutely adore called Skirnir by Falkenbach. Well browsing through the web the name Skirnir caught my eye, and immediately I thought of the song. Being completely oblivious that it was an actual tale, I was amazed to see the lyrics matching the actual text in the tale, adding some light to it.
Song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DXjRv-YEvE
I find the the tale in itself really snazzy, I think I would enjoy it even without knowing there is a song based off it.

Intriguing Articles.

Well, I was browsing the web when I came across this article. http://www.theguardian.com/books/2012/mar/05/five-hundred-fairytales-discovered-germany I find this incredibly intriguing. 500 new fairytales? That could absolutely inspire new films or children's movies. What really peaked my interest about this was the fact that it wasn't entirely directed towards children, a number of the stories were pretty gruesome and morbid, including a story about a young girl who transformed herself into an ordinary pond, due to being in pursuit from a witch. And that same witch happened to choose to take a drink from that pond, then drinking the young girl. Then having the young girl slice through the witches stomach with a blade. Isn't that pleasant? I'd like to read that soon.

Them Heavy People added verse.

Searching for a sense of truth in my lies.
Creating words from a false page.
Making room for that one wisp of hope left.
This truly isn't the end, no it can't be.

About Myself.

Danielle Marichal was born in Mineola on September 16th of 1998. She is an artist and a writer who finds herself strongly influenced by folklore and mythology. Her entire life she took a strong liking to the arts and always itched to draw something that came to mind. Her style could vary from Fantasy and pleasant to dark and morbid. Upon drawing, she takes great joy in sketching characters from books she reads. The more of an elaborate description of the character the better. She could be described as timid and reticent at first glance, but upon getting to know her she becomes quite lively and unreserved. She is a voracious reader and often fluctuates between two to three books at a time. Her favorite series is Daughter of Smoke and Bone. She has recently taken up the hobby of creating jewelry out of bones and wood.