I am aware of personal space. I am also aware of an individual's comfort zone. I am aware that some people's comfort zones exist solely in the space below their parents house. Yes, I am referring to that pastiest of creatures...the ComicCon attendee. Now this may sound like a disclaimer, but let it be known I RARELY apologize BEFORE I offend, so I'll start by saying that I too am a ComicCon attendee. I bought my tickets, I made my wishlist of items that I wanted to purchase...I even printed out a floor plan of the show. I am a convention goer and I am a comic book fan. Now, I have, in the comic book world, more of an everyman's knowledge of comic books that the die hard purist that comprises a large portion of the comic book convention audience. I have a select number of books that I've always followed, and I am a reader moreso than I am a collector. I know a considerable amount of comic trivia compared to those outside of the industry, but compared to they guy with the custom leather x-men suit (so he also had circa 90's reeboks on) I am not "living the dream", I am simply a spectator. That being said, the stands us spectators were relegated to were, unfortunately, downwind.
My hygein varies depending on my mood. However, I will, at the very least, work to disguise my dissent from the world around with a combination of deodorant and cologne. I might smell like a whore, but I don't smell like a whore in a ditch. Now, if I can use the participant to spectator analogy again, I'll draw a parallel to Nascar...even though any one who knows me knows that i do not understand the world of competitive racing... I just know that it is keeping the Cling-On windshield decal industry alive. My lack of understanding aside, I can only guess that race car drivers work up a sweat behind the wheel. I can then also assume that a LARPER (Live Action Role Player) sweats behind their imaginary wheel. The distinction between the two is that the race car driver does then not process to sit in the stands with the fans when his/her race is over. Could be that the race car driver realizes that as fumes roll out of their car's exhaust, fumes are rolling out of their own exhaust. This concept, much to my disapointment, is lost on the majority of convention goers.
If Yankee Candle Company ever needs to research a new smell codenamed ASS, I think I can be of some assistance. I even have a floor plan. The New York Comicon needs a Renuzit the size of a grain silo. With more time and a well engineered action plan, I could have made a difference. Unfortunately I was too busy trying to find my "happy place". A happy place filled with flowers, and soft breezes carrying the smells of spring to my now molested nostrils.
In closing..by all means attend the New York Comic Con and have a blast...a blast of ass to rape your olfactory nerve. Just don';t ever let your nose watch The Accused again as the trauma is just way too much.
Ash
Sunday, April 20, 2008
Sunday, April 6, 2008
Anomalous Creatures - Part 1
For those of you have listened to the first two shows of The Paranomalists, you probably know that I've developed something of a fascination with that mischievous imp, the Argentinean Gnome. If you haven't already seen this little guy, here's the YouTube link: Gnome Video.
As you may also know from our podcasts, my friend and fellow Paranomalist, Ash Hamilton, and I own a small web and graphic design company called Alchemy Labs Digital. Ash does the graphic design, and I do the coding & programming (the exciting stuff). In addition to static graphics, Ash is also very experienced and proficient in computer animation, 3D modeling and video editing. So in effect, we have an in-house expert in CGI here at theparanomalists.com (you can check out more of Ash's work at www.ashhamilton.com).
After hours of viewing and studying this video, and drawing upon his experience and training, Ash has come to a couple of conclusions: 1) he does not feel that the creature shown is a computer-generated creation; and 2) the proportions of this being are much smaller than a normal human being or even a person born with dwarfism. So, if this creature that is not a CGI creation, it is not a full-sized human being, and it definitely does not have 'typical' dwarf proportions, then what we are seeing is a primordial dwarf, or, it is indeed a Gnome.
Now, I know that the latter concept is pretty "out there" for a lot of people; the idea that this creature is actually a Gnome (for lack of a better term — but geez, I mean, it does have the pointy hat and all). However, is the idea that this being is actually a primordial dwarf skulking around in the bushes at 1:00 AM (when this was reportedly filmed) along a remote rural road in Argentina, dressed in full Gnome-garb, much less far-fetched? Bear in mind that primordial dwarfism is an exceedingly rare condition, with only about 100 documented cases of the condition worldwide. You would think that if there was a primordial dwarf that lived in the area he or she would be well-known and the first person that the locals would assume was pulling this prank (apparently other townsfolk have seen this creature as well as the young men who captured it on their video phone).
So let's entertain the notion that this creature is, in fact, an actual Gnome or some type of anomalous, humanoid creature. If you have an interest in such things - bigfoot, yeti, mothman, ufos/aliens, and the like - then it shouldn't be too much of a stretch to entertain the idea that this is some type of unidentified humanoid creature. So let's say for a moment that we believe that is indeed what was caught on the video by this group of Argentinean teens. If this is the case, then where do such creatures come from? I assume this being must have a dwelling someplace, a Gnome "base of operations", as Ash put it. Is this, then, some kind of as-yet-unidentified intelligent humanoid species that occupies this planet with us? And how is it that we haven't captured one, or found a carcass, or stumbled across it's domicile or nest or Gnome-hole? (no snickering, please).
However, these same questions can be asked regarding other accounts of anomalous beings or animals. In the following posts I'm going to discuss a number of these sightings, as well as relate some experiences that have happened to people close to us, such as:
As you may also know from our podcasts, my friend and fellow Paranomalist, Ash Hamilton, and I own a small web and graphic design company called Alchemy Labs Digital. Ash does the graphic design, and I do the coding & programming (the exciting stuff). In addition to static graphics, Ash is also very experienced and proficient in computer animation, 3D modeling and video editing. So in effect, we have an in-house expert in CGI here at theparanomalists.com (you can check out more of Ash's work at www.ashhamilton.com).
After hours of viewing and studying this video, and drawing upon his experience and training, Ash has come to a couple of conclusions: 1) he does not feel that the creature shown is a computer-generated creation; and 2) the proportions of this being are much smaller than a normal human being or even a person born with dwarfism. So, if this creature that is not a CGI creation, it is not a full-sized human being, and it definitely does not have 'typical' dwarf proportions, then what we are seeing is a primordial dwarf, or, it is indeed a Gnome.
Now, I know that the latter concept is pretty "out there" for a lot of people; the idea that this creature is actually a Gnome (for lack of a better term — but geez, I mean, it does have the pointy hat and all). However, is the idea that this being is actually a primordial dwarf skulking around in the bushes at 1:00 AM (when this was reportedly filmed) along a remote rural road in Argentina, dressed in full Gnome-garb, much less far-fetched? Bear in mind that primordial dwarfism is an exceedingly rare condition, with only about 100 documented cases of the condition worldwide. You would think that if there was a primordial dwarf that lived in the area he or she would be well-known and the first person that the locals would assume was pulling this prank (apparently other townsfolk have seen this creature as well as the young men who captured it on their video phone).
So let's entertain the notion that this creature is, in fact, an actual Gnome or some type of anomalous, humanoid creature. If you have an interest in such things - bigfoot, yeti, mothman, ufos/aliens, and the like - then it shouldn't be too much of a stretch to entertain the idea that this is some type of unidentified humanoid creature. So let's say for a moment that we believe that is indeed what was caught on the video by this group of Argentinean teens. If this is the case, then where do such creatures come from? I assume this being must have a dwelling someplace, a Gnome "base of operations", as Ash put it. Is this, then, some kind of as-yet-unidentified intelligent humanoid species that occupies this planet with us? And how is it that we haven't captured one, or found a carcass, or stumbled across it's domicile or nest or Gnome-hole? (no snickering, please).
However, these same questions can be asked regarding other accounts of anomalous beings or animals. In the following posts I'm going to discuss a number of these sightings, as well as relate some experiences that have happened to people close to us, such as:
- Ash's mom's thunderbird sighting in Illinois
- My wife's sasquatch encounter, right here in New Jersey
- The assault of the infamous "white thing" on Ash's mom's cousin
I'll go in to more depth in my next Anomalous Creatures post, but let me leave you with a couple of statements and my personal opinion on the matter. First off, I am not, nor are my fellow Paranomalists Ash and Mark, the types of people that believe each and every report of a strange encounter or paranormal event that we hear of. I feel that we at theparanomalists.com have a pretty healthy amount of skepticism regarding the entire subject area. While it's obviously foolish to take all reports of paranormal phenomena at face value 100% of the time, we feel that it is equally silly and narrow-minded to dismiss all such reports of anomalous creature sightings as delusions, misidentifications, or lies. For such accounts that are truthful and valid, it is my opinion that we're looking at beings and creatures that are inter-dimensional - ie., they have the ability to cross over from their 'plane of reality' or dimension, into ours.
We'll pick up with that idea in the next post. Meanwhile, I invite and welcome your opinions, thoughts, criticisms, and would certainly love to hear about any personal experience that you might have had with anomalous beings or creatures. Until then, thanks for reading.
- John
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