smokingboot

Peculiar Exchange with friend:

[Photo of trees plus alien face, here's his version https://www.facebook.com/104400321538138/videos/437132474138763]
Me: Cool! Your own art?
F: Yup [...] I only had to change the levels, nothing is added.
Me: I don't understand. You created this, right? Nothing has been added to what?
[...]
F: I took the photo and changed the contrast, that's it
Me: What was the photo of? Where was it taken?
F: It was of the trees in Totton. (laughing emojis) Thought it would look nice, sun coming through.
Me: What made you change the contrast?
F: Bring out what is already there. It's not the same as doctoring.[...] Was only on the screen. Not floating in front of me. But who knows how they will/do make contact.
Me: Which screen?
F: Phone.
Me: You took a phone shot of woods, then you played with the contrast and got the above image?
F: Jesus wept. I took this photo [...] changed the contrast so it looked like this [...] then made the video.
[...in which I say these are lens flares]
F: If they are lens flares then they are lens flares. Never seen the like of that face in any lens flare before now, having been photographing for some time. [...]
Me; What else could it be?
F: parallel dimension. Fifth dimension making itself reality. [...] Being of light. [...] I'm just throwing some other suggestions than the boring 'lens flare' option.
Me: [...] You think this is a manifestation of a 5th dimensional being?
F: I'm just a messenger. My opinion is worthless. [...]I am only pointing to the regularity of weird shizzle happening on my camera, I think because I am open to it.

Huh. It felt odd so I pursued this photo. Turned out it can be found via one of the public groups friend belongs to. A nutter called Thomas Dean published it, and friend asked if he could use it for his art. Mr Dean agreed, also saying that it came from a friend of his. I read with interest some of Mr Dean's quotes in this group: 'New york is a hot spot for lizzies, they are well and truly out of there depth now and fleeing this planet. They own the media who are pumping out bullshit to keep everyone distracted.'

He is also part of a group called Arcturian/Pleiadian Starseed Patriots, who claim to be pro Trump. Because those aliens, they are all about the pussy grabbing, doncha know.

Icke meets Qanon.

I've come across 'starseeds' before, but clearly things have changed since it was greys and dracos and nordics, leaving us to wonder why humanoids in space are inevitably blonde. I'm almost tempted to join because this looks like an entertaining rabbit hole. But I really need to finish this work, my lack of energy has left me absurdly far behind on every single project I have.

Anyway my mate finds the original owner of the piece and gets their permission. What he didn't get permission for was to spin me this guff. I don't expect George Washington standards of integrity, I don't feel entitled to honesty about people's personal lives.. But this wasn't personal. This was completely unnecessary. What exactly was this crap meant to do beyond mislead? What did he gain from some insinuation that he took the photo of the trees, as opposed to a photo of someone else's art?

He must think I am a complete idiot. I mentioned it to him (when he was asking me to critique some work he's doing) and told him we should leave each other alone for a while, that we will talk later. I know it's not an important... what? lie? half lie? intimation? but whatever it is, I am very irritated by it.

P.S. There's no real reason for the snail icon to be appropriate but I like its expression.