Avatar Catch: The Boy that Twirled.

Picture from SF Chronicle - May 12, 2015

"I love all the people of SF. It is my sworn duty to protect every last one of you." SF City Avatar.

SF Chronicle:
"According to police, Andrew was running across San Jose Avenue in a crosswalk before being hit and was almost struck by two cars driving south. The boy did some sort of “pivot move” in front of one car before landing in the path of a northbound train traveling on San Jose Avenue, police said."

ABC News:
"What's not clear is how, but the boy made a pivot move off of that secondary vehicle," said Officer Albie Esparza. "As a result, he landed in the street on northbound San Jose Avenue where the LRV was traveling."

In the record:
The SF City avatar saw the boy's future timeline which kills him. She decided to save the boy's life without injury. The night before, she instructed each driver's shoulder avatar to have their human brake their car before they hit the boy.

As the time approaches for the fatal accident, three dark souls raced towards their newest victim. One broke off for the train, while the catcher and pusher closed in on the boy. The SF avatar was powerless to stop the catcher from holding the boy's foot, as the pusher grabbed and twirled the boy toward the oncoming train. With heighten fear from both the boy and his avatar's remnant, the train ran him over as the third dark soul retrieves their newest member.

Back at the house:
A day later, I read the article in the paper. We had a short meeting to discuss a possible different outcome of the event. We reviewed my avatar substitution and how I had a hard finish that made an unchangeable timeline. The monkey on boy's back sent him blindly into traffic that would have ended his life. It was suggested that the boy could have bounced off the second car, fall, then injury his arm which saves his life. The boy needed to learn not to let a monkey determine his actions.

Update:  

2024 May 12 - changed font, reposted pic 

Avatar process: Avatar of the Day

"Remember, you got one day to be David...and action."  The alarm rings to wake up.

An every growing number of avatars, golems, and dragons want to help humanity. In order to help, they need to become human for a day. Every week a different avatar group are invited to the house to be me for the day, a.k.a avatar of the day.

Everyday, they practice their various abilities: hack, substitution, catch, force thought, shells, timelines, viewing bubbles, speak, hands, dream worlds, and process improvement.

In avatar hack, they get to hack some electronics I use.

For substitution, the avatars become me for the day with a friend along on the shoulders.

With hold, a.k.a catch,, I allow the avatars to trip, pull, or shove me without injury. This has moved from me to other object. Part of the reason are injuries that had occurred to me. The catch was moved to hold for the benefit of everyone. The food containers are a good example of avatar hold.

I am constantly being hammered by the force thought at home and work.

Timeline practice happens when I game online with the avatars. The game is TreadMarks. The goal is to see the timeline to plot the best possible line for the greatest benefit.

We have computers, while avatars have a viewing bubble that allow them to interact with a human at a distant.

For speak, an avatar insert their face in a view bubble, which forces the shoulder avatar to insert their face over your face to talk.

In avatar hands, they inserts their hands into the view bubble, which forces the avatar on your shoulder to place their hands over your hands to move them.

When I am asleep, I enter one of the dream worlds and meet folks of this world in those worlds.

At work or at home, they implement a process improvement to always get better.

At bedtime, a soul tether is practiced. Slowly the avatar of the day pulls out of my body and wonders about with a tether still attached my body in the bed. I know it works because the body is immovable when tethered.

With each substitution, I notice slight changes in my signature, memory, tone, hold steering wheel, etc...they all vary, but only slightly.

Also, Box man is directing the imps to test the avatar of the days.

New skill: items disappear, sounds are created.

It has been decided that the avatar of the day program will continue indefinitely, until something drastic happens to me. 

 

Cross training is the exchange of energy between avatar of the week and David. 

 

Well, it moved to many hands and now it is show pony.

 

Update:

2016 January 11 - added process improvement

2017 April 29 Change the Q&A to avatar of the day 

2017 May 16 - added soul tethering 
2017 May 21 - added spacing 
2018 January 23 - added golems 
2018 February 2 - added slight changes and Box man test. 
2018 March 19 - updated Avatar catch
2018 May 2 - changed catch to hold
2018 May 12 - Added timeline goal 

2018 September 21 - added program and new skills

2020 June 14 - added avatar talk a.k.a. telepathy

2021 March 20 - Moved comment to update, changed font, added dragons

2023 December 17 - added cross training and many hands, and show pony

Avatar Catch and Hold: Golem run and Chipmunk laughter

Rocky switchbacks on the Pacific Crest Trail above Echo Lake

Quote: Next time I am at Echo Lake, I wonder if the lake maiden will push my canoe. Wish me luck.

Ben and I are hiking back from Lake Aloha in Desolation Wilderness. We are midway through the descent of the rocky switchbacks when I bellow in a deep voice, "I love rocks and rocks love me." Suddenly, my boots take off down the trail kicking rocks everywhere. I stop and Ben catches up. I tell Ben that you need to say the phrase. In a deep voice, I say again, "I love rocks and rocks love me." I feel a rush coming towards me from a distant. My boots take off again for several seconds then I stop and I start to laugh out loud, uncontrollable. Ben asked me if I was mad, then I hear a loud chipmunk sound off the trail. I suspect the chipmunk did the laughter and the run was a golem. Nothing else happens as we continue our trip to the car.

The golems, chipmunk avatar, and I look at the records to see the avatar side of the the catch and hold.

We look at the second golem run because I called forth the golems. When I spoke, "I love rocks and rocks love me.", the golem pair ran from Flag Pole Peak to give me another boost. My ankles are grabbed by the female golem while the male golem has my back for the acceleration. When we are running, the female head and hands are above the ground while the male's chest support my back. At the end of the run, the female lets go while the male ensures I am steady. In the record, the distance traveled as the crow fly to get to me was a mile in 2 seconds. They said they could do it faster

Then we look at the chipmunk record for the avatar hold. The chipmunk avatar steps into my back, then we both laugh. He steps out my front and I continue to laugh after his exit. I examine the record and see an outline of another person around me. He controls my body but I am still aware of my body, which is different than avatar substitution.

If you're in the high country, bellow in a deep voice, "I love rocks and rocks love me." If you're lucky, you'll get a run.

Update:
- 2018 May 12 - Added in the record and golem express in labels

Avatar Catch - My bicycle crash

Quote: Yes, it's another bicycle crash. Thank goodness I had help.

The avatar catch allows you to stay in your body while the avatar manipulates your body's position for an upcoming event that is beyond your ability to control. You will remember some parts of the event though it is confusing how you managed to survive. The best way to describe an avatar catch is to recount my triathlon training crash followed by a look at the records. At this point in time I know nothing about avatars.

My training ride is from Davis to Lake Berryessa on county road 31. My wheel gets caught in a tire size crack in the pavement. Veering away from the road, I fly with the bicycle into the low lying weeds. I briefly open my eyes and sense that I am upside down crashing through the weeds before I close my eyes tight again. My eyes open as I finished my gymnast two bounce landing. I am astounded that I am on my feet in the weeds facing traffic.The hissing noise of air escaping from the tire brings me back to the current dilemma. An unseen voice suggests that I should go to the flat side of the road on the other side to change the tire. I proceed to have an argument with the avatar stating that this side of the road is just as flat as the other side. Another unseen voices says that if I to go the other side I will get a ride back to Davis. I reply to the new offer, “I could do that.”  The bicycle and I head to the other side of the rode unperturbed about the conversation with the avatar. I get a ride back to Davis to recover from the bicycle crash.

Looking at all the records reveals a well plan event. My avatar knows the crash is coming up. She asked an Indian avatar from the local University to help reduce the upcoming injury. The Indian avatar agrees and get two of his friends to help. As the crash starts, I fly off the bicycle crashing into the ground on my right shoulder. From behind, my avatar tucks me into a ball on our backs. The first Indian spins both of us 180 degrees. The second Indian stops the spin at our feet as he lifts us up passing the counterclockwise momentum. The third Indian catches us in mid air and plants my feet on the ground facing the direction of traffic. All the avatars were proud of their acrobatics. The last Indian tells me to go to the the other side to change my tire. He was surprised that I started to argue with him. My avatar quickly whispers in my ear that if i go to the other side I will get a ride home. As I am walking across the road my avatar waves to the driver's avatar saying that I am ready to be picked up as prearranged. My avatar and the driver's avatar bow to each other as I leave in the car to go home. 

If you need an extra hand, avatar catch is there to help.