PicsArt AI, “art”
Art as seen by AI
Author: Der Monkey
Butterflies and Mountains
Here’s a gallery of butterflies on mountains 🙂
These were created using Stable Diffusion.
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Website logo options
Here are some options I’m considering for the website logo.
I downloaded an app called Stable Diffusion today and am playing with it.
Here is more info:
Stable Diffusion: https://stable-diffusion-ui.github.io/
Picture collection
Harmony
What happens when I feed an intangible idea into the system?
PicsArt AI, “harmony”
Native American
How does the system view my ancestors?
PicsArt AI, “Native American”
Puppin
What happens when I feed a nonsense word into the system?
PicsArt AI, “puppin”
Sounds good
Each of us vibrate at a given frequency. Not so much a physical vibration but an emotional and spiritual vibration.
We seek others who vibrate at similar and harmonious frequencies.
Imagine a melody standing alone. It’s a wonderful thing and a beautiful sound on its own. Birds do it, and some of the best acapella arrangements specialize in this.
But imagine that melody with other sounds that harmonize with it. Like a rope made of separate strands, or cords, the result is stronger than each sound on its own.
Playing two keys on a piano that are right next to each other yields a terrible sound. Continuing up and down the keyboard doing this – even when one of the sounds is of a melody we’ve enjoyed before – makes that melody unlistenable.
So it is with our relationships.
Does this mean a disharmonious relationship is doomed?
Not necessarily.
Vocal coaches and outstanding producers teach and guide musicians to alter their skill set to become better at their craft. So do personal counselors when dealing with family matters.
The key to success though is the willingness of those being coached.
Some of us have played and practiced and coached ourselves and our partners to the point of near madness.
We have found the value of stillness and the sound of a lone instrument playing in the wind. It is quite peaceful.
Artificial intelligence in the mirror
I’ve been playing with an artificial intelligence software package by PicsArt. It’s been very useful for adding illustrations to my older posts that don’t have artwork on them.
To make an illustration, one just types in a text description of something to draw, selects the options to apply to it, and presses the “generate image” button to get some results. One can keep pressing the button or back up a page to select other options.
Like this:
It’s pretty cool.
Tonight I got the idea to put “AI” in the text box and tell the ‘bot to draw itself. I randomized the options every so often and captured the results.
Please enjoy PicsArt AI looking at itself in the mirror.
Time to recover
Today’s just be thought is on allowing ourselves time to recover from pain.
Not just recovery from the type of thing one would expect – financial losses, failed relationships, tragic events.
No, we are all recovering from our childhoods.
Regardless of our upbringing, the transition into our adult selves is traumatic to each of us. And terribly personal.
Even our very first act in this world is a cry of desperation, confusion, fear. It is a cry for help.
For some of us who are blessed enough to find another who is recovering at the same level and rate as ourselves, cherish that blessing. Many struggle with that.
We must be kind to ourselves and others as we recognize our own struggles through these childhood transitions. Many are not willing to pass through these gates as they know deep inside that each gate represents a loss and a pain they don’t want to manage.
Let childhood go.
We can still embrace life with childlike eyes and hearts.
But we must let the childish desires and actions be. We must let go those who have intentionally or unintentionally harmed us when we were young.
The sooner we do that, the more quickly we start recovering.
Ring those doorbells
Today’s just be thought is on quiet persistence. Sometimes it tough to find what we need to find peace in our lives. Especially when we don’t know what it is we seek. Keep seeking.
Kotaro (crying): I’m sorry if I bothered you by ringing your doorbell all the time.
Neighbor: Go on. You keep ringing all the doorbells of as many houses you can find.
Kotaro: Hmmm?
Neighbor: Not everyone will be happy about it, and some people might not answer at all. But don’t worry about them.
Neighbor (continues): You keep at it. Keep ringing doorbells until you find what you’re looking for.
Truth
Never underestimate the power of humility.
I’d rather engage with someone who admits their failings and is willing to learn from them than someone who hides their mistakes in order to maintain their expert status.
Just Be
Look, a light!
I’ve learned that yes, sometimes the light at the end of the tunnel does come from an oncoming train.
But that’s ok when you’ve developed a knack for jumping on things.
Ride that train to victory! Or find a suitable place to hop off if victory isn’t on the schedule for the day.
Where did I store that issue?
Also here’s a deep thought
We have to look deep in the darkest part of our persona to overcome our biggest issues because that’s where we store those issues when we don’t want to deal with them
It’s not my idea but is a good one!
Eyes to see
The world has its brokenness. It also has its healers and dreamers. We do best when we see both.
Ain’t nuttin’ happenin’ by accident
I need to stop using my deductive reasoning power for evil
A colleague was telling me about a video chat session he hosts on the weekends. The team talk about conspiracy facts and fallacies and facts. He was telling me about the federal govt’s involvement in illegal body part harvesting.
“And that’s not all,” he continued, as his thought train gathered steam, “last weekend we featured people whose family members were held hostage by the medical field during the Covid pandemic lockdowns.”
He started getting more animated. “The stories were horrifying. People were given medication against their will while they were sleeping. Many died while the pharmacological companies made money off the doses. And even for those who weren’t given medication, they were put on respirators knowing they didn’t offer help. They died for nothing.”
I tied the threads together.
“And how many who died unnecessarily were organ donors?”
I could see the thought train detailing.
“Ah! I hadn’t even thought of that!”
I nodded my head. “Things don’t happen by accident. Maybe you’ve another topic for a future session?”
Poems from the heart
Here’s my poem for That Fella. I haven’t looked at yours in detail yet
Roses are red
Violence is blue
You hurt my daughter
I come after u
One liner
I’m watching a new TV series and the sum of some of the most memorable moments of my personal history are nearly summed up in one parenthetical phrase:
(80s music plays)
It’s kinda like that, isn’t it?
A decade of memorable moments tied up in a single sentence.
Makes one wonder how future historians will look back at the big items of today:
(2020s news in the background)
Rushing into the future, one decade at a time.
A warren, by any other name…
Haha I remember a learning lesson from my 10th grade English class. I’d developed a great relationship with the teacher and she considered me one of the class leaders with regards to discussion contributions. Thankfully my standard jokey style worked well with her personality. Her name at the time was Ms. Warren.
I’d just finished re-reading the book, “Watership Down” for like the 5th time, and the concept of a rabbit den, or rabbit hole, aka a “warren” was fresh in my mind.
So me being jokey, and with my aspergerian-style mindset, and with this story freshly in mind, I naturally had a momentary brilliant idea as we walked into the classroom one day.
“Hi Ms. Rabbit-Hole!” I casually shouted at her when I saw her.
Her look of shock and the realization I’d tripped over one of the largest faux-pas I’ve ever created for myself to date really got my attention. It took a bit of time to sort this out, haha.
I’m still recovering from this 😀
PicsArt AI, “Five Rabbits”
Curses and blessings
Today is a day filled with blessings and adventure.
Of course, it’s how one looks at things.
A few weeks ago my dying truck refused to stay running in cold weather. Stupid thing. I bought a second vehicle and wouldn’t you know it, I got a crack in the windshield by a flying rock on day #2 of driving in to the office. That’s what happens when we start pressuring folks back into the office instead of letting them work comfortably at home.
I had to walk over a mile in 30-something degree weather to get to a food place just now. That’s because the auto dealership I went to today is making me wait 4 hours instead of the 1.5 hours they originally promised. And their vending machine has nothing but junk food. What a day. What else can go wrong?
…OR THIS…
I am blessed to have had a vehicle that has been faithfully taking me to work and pleasure spots for well over a decade now. The poor little guy needs help and I need to have a backup vehicle. Thankfully I have set aside cash and have the opportunity to purchase a second vehicle, and still have cash to have repair work done on the ol’ gorilla.
I can purchase a second vehicle because I’m employed. My employer has generosity allowed me the opportunity to work from home for months. Still, my team members whom I really like are excited to see all of us in person. I’m blessed to know and work with people who genuinely enjoy each other. Earning money at a company with people I enjoy being with is wonderful.
On the way to work in my new vehicle a rock smacked the windshield and a crack developed. I’ve been on this drive often enough to have seen some of the worst auto accidents ever. If a whack to the windshield is the worst I’ll ever encounter on the commute then I’m truly a blessed man. The crack is large enough to warrant a new windshield. Ah well.
There’s an auto dealership near me that can replace the windshield at a much lower cost than some of the alternatives. They’re very popular and busy so the original time estimate for the work they’ll do is a little longer than planned. Still, it’ll be ready the same day I brought it in. That is very nice. I can’t imagine how long it would take me to purchase, pick up, and replace the broken windshield with a new one on my own in my front yard! I can wait a little while longer than planned.
Because it’s a sunny day and I have a couple extra hours to spare I have decided to walk to a nearly food place. The walk isn’t terribly bad – barely over a mile – and walking therapy is always a good thing. It’s really nice that the temp is cool enough to make that walk without breaking a sweat. It’s not often that we get nice walking weather in southeast Texas so I’ll jump on this opportunity!
It’s going to be a great day.
