illusionofjoy | Conspiracy Theories

I should really learn to stop doing this right before I go to bed. It always makes for either a sleepless night, or weird dreams. I refer, of course, to reading about either the supernatural or conspiracy theories. It is the latter that is keeping me awake tonight.

The specific subject at hand was The Denver International Airport. Apparently the place was severely overpriced, had no reason to be built in the first place (Denver already had a more than adequate airport), used five different contracting companies while it was being built, takes up far more space than necessary and experienced many technical difficulties once it was completed. After its completion, people were shocked by a quadtych on one of the walls, confused by the dedication stone, reported feeling ill at ease in the concourse (if not outright ill), etc.

The article at Anomalies Unlimited covers the disparities of the place fairly well. Other sites that I tried looking for information on the odd goings-on of DIA seemed less credible, at best. The official site, of course, makes little mention of anything being amiss.

In any case, after reading the article posted on the site, I began to think about things. The preferred theory as to why things are so strange at DIA is that Denver, Colorado is to be the seat of the "New World Order" in the western United States. Some speculate that the Freemasons are going to spearhead this order, while others claim that it is the Nazis who will be rising again. Still, there are those who would opine that it is the Queen Mother in England, who wishes to reclaim the land in the United States for the once-glorious British empire. On a more paranoid front, it is thought by some that there is a secret government base underneath DIA, where genetic testing takes place. Even extraterrestrials come into the picture at one point. It sounds silly, doesn't it?

Far be it from me to put anything past the government - especially during the era of the Bush administration (part II). However, the airport was completed during the Clinton administration, so as much as I'd love to blame anything odd about it on King George, that simply overreaches my elastic clause when it comes to logic. Barring whichever president (or "president") was in office at the time, the place does come off as odd. Assuming you've read the article at this point (which I would recommend, else this journal entry is going to be pretty damn boring), you know about the murals and their inherit symbolism. You should also be aware that two of these pieces were completely destroyed, while the remaining two have been altered. You also know of the words in the floor, the dedication stone and the gargoyle. You are likely also aware of the strange land sculpting activities that occurred during its construction, the technological flaws one it went into commission and the odd arrangement of the runways.

If I were too add up all the "evidence," then I would have no choice but to come to the conclusion that the British Royal family, in cahoots with underground Nazi sympathisers and Freemasons is planning to take over the world with an army of genetically-engineered aliens and DIA is the kick-off point for this campaign. Have you stopped laughing yet?

To me, the parts don't add up. The reason they don't add up is because there are far too many parts - there are too many distractions. This makes me wonder if something actually is being covered up. A magician is able to do magic because of the art of misdirection. He focuses your attention elsewhere while performing the trick, so that you are unable to see what he is doing to make the magic happen. I think something similar may be going on here. I don't know the reasons, but it certainly seems like something isn't right at DIA.

Which brings us full circle as to why I shouldn't be reading this stuff right before I want to go to bed. Needless to say, I no longer wish to go to bed, or to turn any of the lights off in the house. While I was writing this entry, I started hearing a noise that I thought to be coming from within the walls. This prompted me to IM xeyli, and the following conversation happened:

warrense33 (3:07 AM): Hey...
Xeychan (3:07 AM): hi thetre
Xey chan (3:07 AM): oops. there, even.
warrense33 (3:07 AM): I've been thinking about conspiracy theories and now I'm hearing strange noises in the house.
Xey chan (3:08 AM): you have an overactive imagination
warrense33 (3:08 AM): There's a tapping/creaking noise coming from the other side or inside the wall opposite of where the computer is.
warrense33 (3:08 AM): Maybe...I hope...
warrense33 (3:09 AM): I thought at first that it was Raven, but I think she's upstairs.
Xey chan (3:09 AM): it's probably your brain saying "Hey, you need sleep" or something like that.
warrense33 (3:10 AM): No, I got that earlier when my right eye was twitching. Besides, if my brain was trying to tell me that I needed sleep, why would it try and fuse me to the computer chair I'm sitting in?
warrense33 (3:10 AM): It stopped.
Xey chan (3:10 AM): bugs.
Xey chan (3:10 AM): very big bugs.
warrense33 (3:10 AM): Mice?
warrense33 (3:11 AM): Whew...
Xey chan (3:11 AM): not with a cat in the house.
warrense33 (3:11 AM): It was Raven.
Xey chan (3:11 AM): overactive imagination it is, then.
warrense33 (3:11 AM): She was sitting in the chair in the living room, cleaning herself.
warrense33 (3:11 AM): I feel better.