| Out. |
[Jun. 28th, 2008|06:16 am] |
Get me out of this country.
I used to think everything would be ok once my generation became the adults and had leaders into power, anymore i'm not quite as sure. The things are now, it's terrifying.
A minor question. Think hard. Really hard.
If all the guns in America dispeared overnight, could you still function as a human tomorrow?
Don't answer too quickly, i know it is difficult...
Freedom is really lame. We think ourselves so high and mighty, and yet we have no real reason to. We have freedoms! Well, some.
Freedom to carry concealed weapons that can kill instantly from a decent range. Why is there such hypocrisy in this? You take an animal with a lot of potential (the human) and let go along its normal evolutionary course. Throughout time it betters itself by using the knowledge of the past and the technology of the present to advance itself. It took this country over 200 years to realize minorities were humans just like the rest of us, and some would still argue about that to this day. The way we advance, can't people notice this trend of advancement and want to further it even quicker? Then we could help other nations not be such capitalistic whores as we are currently and unite together, since, hell we are here together.
In a society of peace, where do the guns fit in? Doesn't anyone want to evolve? I get tired of hearing about people die, knowing how safe i am in my home in rural Ohio. The best way to show others that we mean business and want to evolve and join together is to set an example. Many other countries have gotten rid of handguns already (England, Japan) and why can't we follow them? Freedom.
You can on and on about what our "forefathers" wanted, this isn't the fucking 1800s. Times change, man...we no longer burn wiccans as witches anymore either. As we evolve our interlects and look around us more, we see things differently and some things we see as obsolete theories and throw them away. As advanced as our minds are now, why can't others see this too? Go back to my question above, can you get through tomorrow without a gun if no one else had one either?
It's freedom, the hero of the weak minded and conservative fools who fear socialism.
Freedom exists always, no matter what the government says or does not say. You are free to do whatever you want. The thing with freedom is, that it comes with consequences. Whatever i do, i may regret tomorrow. In a sense if you get rid of guns then, you aren't taking freedom away, merely a technology. A technology that could protect you, but could also harm you. This to me sounds like outdated technology that should be discarded.
But, we're still too weak as a whole to accept that, and we'd rather spend money than help others or improve ourselves. We're whores. I'm a whore, too, though i'm trying to remove many of the superficialities that plague modern man.
So, bring on the death, make us pity those who were shot in cold blood by other weak mofos but leave oh so wrapped in apathy that we merely shrug and say, "Man, the times are really fucked up."
Evolution will continue to crawl at a snail's pace, and i won't live long enough to see either the total destruction of man or man's rise into a higher being. I fucking hate that.
"Guns don't kill people, people kill people." Yeah, really? Well, the gun fucking helps.
Adios.
Edit: No i have started the fucking book yet. Though i probably will, i want to read Brothers Kamarazov by Dostoevsky as inspiration before i start. |
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| Counter-culture? Try counter human. |
[Jun. 23rd, 2008|07:24 am] |
Brief post today.
RIP George Carlin. You added more color to the world than a thousand shining rainbows. Conservatives may hate you, but at least you spoke for what you believed in.
On a side note, i gurantee your passing will mean shit to the media, and people who added nothing the world will continue to be glorified while you are left to rot on the back on the Entertainment section of the newspaper.
Cheers to you and your life, fellow anti-man. |
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| Split/Retread |
[May. 31st, 2008|12:59 am] |
| [ | Current Location |
| | North Carolina | ] |
| [ | I'm feelin'... |
| |  hungry | ] |
| [ | I'm currently listening to... |
| | Pfffft...what's good anymore... | ] |
This is the entrance to humanity's void. Seriously, it's here, in North Carolina (where i am currently vacationing with Alissa). You look and look for a trace of culture and personaliy in people and end up with a bunch of people who want to simply go to the beach and basically do nothing. I am not going to preach anything but i am going to warn those teetering on the edge of this life sucking strain: get some fucking variety or die boring. Try and experience somewhere new. The beach will always be there.
Life is a drain. Bombarded with the logic and lack thereof of humans is staggering, so much so that i sometimes feel like i'll never be able to keep up with it. I have sadly been watching more news recently and therefore i feel even FARTHER back about whats really going on the world. I miss my daily paper reading and internet news read. But alas, the media infuriate and depress me simultaniously, which is something of a feat and i feel a begrudging respect for anything that make those two emotions rise in me at the same time. I really hate this "election" coverage, and people in this country are too wrapped up in drama and suspense about Obama and Hillary that they can't even start thinking of an altenative. We have alot of people in this country and not one person is better than these two? Bullshit.
The other thing about the TV news is the hilarious sexist complaints made by Hillary supporters about the media and Obama supporters. Listen, its as easy as this: if you want to destroy ignorance (sexism or racism) educate. It's awfully hard for anyone who grows up around multiple races or with a firm understanding of minor differences but overall equality of the sexes. Shit, man, i didn't and i still turned out ok, but there are some people in my class who could have used that extra nudge of decency. Back to the complaint...if you think about it more, wouldn't it be a bigger sell for the Hillary camp to cry sexism and sight circumstancial and menial bullshit that is basically poppycock and and then say to the people of America "You see these mean sexist pigs! They just don't want a woman in charge!" Haha...can't you see now? When they get people to look their direction and sympathize with them they feel like they win. And then they probably cum in their pants, which is probably the closest thing any politician gets to human sexual satisfaction. Pricks.
It's amazing really...life. Some people choose to do nothing with it and think they are happy. Yet they still consume resources and take up space. Bill Hicks classified up as "a virus with legs" which is fairly accurate. We grow, multiply, conquer, and eventually die. But we gotta see the potential in us.
We met a few decent people down here in North Carolina but there's one who truly sticks out to me. We met, i believe his name was Mike, while checking out a renovated weather station because Alissa has an interest in weather.He came right us with information and kindness but didn't crowd us. He let us know the interesting history of the station and took us on a guided tour of the place, even taking us to places off-limits to people just coming in off the street. He did have to even show us any interest (the place was free to enter and look around, it's just a site right now) but he did. You may say he was bored, but i know different. He's just a good human. He, as Nietzsche would say, says 'yes' to life. I know i'm gushing alot about a single nice guy but seriously, its so unbelievably nice to come across someone who has an interest in knowledge and history and wants to impart that with kindness towards others. No money involved. I dunno, it was refreshing.
Karma is a wayward scorpion, it may come back to sting you or it may not. But with over 5000 years of human meddling, this earth will one day grow tired of us shitting on its face and on each other. We have some bad karma man, any step in the right direction is a good idea. I don't want to be a fucking virus with legs, i want to be an explorer of this world and of all of the interesting culture and stories told in it. I don't want others bullshit to bring me down. But although it does, we who say yes to life will someday find a way to make others say 'yes' as well.
Vacation is good. A little long and sometimes utterly TOO LONG. Car rides are the thing that is most bringin me down, as this family decides to sit in a car for about 4 hours roundtrip to get fruit smoothies. A little much no? At least Alissa and i are trying to find ways toget away. There's only so much we can find to do around this remote area but we managed to go putt-putting a few times, visited the Elizabethian Gardens to look at interesting flora, go various local shops, enjoy local seafood, go to a few museums, and fly our kites. I am however, looking forward to returning to Ohio (what a weird thing to say) as for some reason North Carolina depresses me more than Ohio does. Alissa thinks its the lack of green and i might have to agree, but also the lack of options. There is one road connecting all these islands and to go anywhere is a long and dull drive.
This is where i will end for now. The next entry in this may be to announce i've started a novel. Hopefully. Usually when i start things i like to see them through especially if i enjoy it.
Adios. |
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| Cultural Cancer |
[Mar. 20th, 2008|06:19 am] |
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I could go on about society's ills till i'm blue in the face. Instead, i'll let books speak for me. Start by reading "Animal Farm" by Orwell if you haven't already. It's good, and its short and the metaphor is as plain as can be. Also try reading Thoreau's "Walden" for some interesting counter views on consumerism and capatialism in general. It's a little boring and Thoreau is a bit pretentious at times, but still there are valid points in it. Next read Nietzche. Any and all. This is a basic intro to modern philosophy and pschology that many of the people in our country need. As Thoreau said in Walden (summerized) people not reading the classics are missing out on a goldmine of wisdom that can help them today.
Life really isn't too hard. So why is our culture obsessed with money? When this country was first starting out, there was a time of simplicity that has since go to the wayside in favor of consumerism and greed. People wanted to work the lands just to be able to eat that day. Immigrants came from other countries just to enjoy basic ammneities such as daily coffee or tea and freedom. Moreover, the landscape was still green and lush. The only reason we became so is that those who had power in this country early on used their means to procure more wealth and trade at the expense of others. Chinese and Irish immigrants were treated horribly, and of course everyone knows what they did with African Americans.
The fact is that this country was not born of freedom. It was born of greed and has been getting worse as time and technology moves on. Truth be told, we do have a good amount of freedom, but this freedom is basically consumer freedom, not human freedom. You can't go fishing without a license. You can't smoke indoors anymore. You can't vote for who is the most appropriate representitive to lead, but rather whoever raises the most money and lies the best in one of two parties. You can worship whatever you choose, but stray from the "majority" and you face osticizion from the rest (as well as the fact that the majority of laws were made from this religion). You can't get married in most states because you were born differently than others and you find members of the same sex to be preferrable. This isn't freedom.
This is a mediocre culture that's centered on control and greed. Capitalism shouldn't be this bad. These rich CEOs should be giving money away to others to help them start their own businesses or try and perfect their services rather than fill their own pocketbooks.
This is our country. Our culture and our government are both centered on one fundamental element: greed.
On an upper, i want to try and write a novel this summer. I can't say i will do it, but i want to try. I've had this idea for a novel for about a year running around in my head and i want to try to convey it if possible. But, as Stephen King says, "The hardest part about writing a book is beginning."
(Note, not a big fan of Stephen King just the Dark Tower series)
Adios. |
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| Delusions and the Deluded |
[Mar. 5th, 2008|08:08 am] |
| [ | I'm feelin'... |
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| | Mer. | ] |
I don't post to this very much anymore. In fact, this is my first of the year. The reason is basically that i don't need an outlet for stress very much, i seem to be facing less and less of it and the stress i do face, i seem to be meeting head on and tackling myself. But anyway.
So, what's up?
In dealing with politics and politicians, one must come to understand that one is dealing with lies, liars, and narcisism. As far as this year's election is concerned, there isn't anything to hate (since, as i write this, Mike Huckabee has no chance to be our next president) but there is plenty to fear. Liberals want to keep raising the minimum wage yearly and give us more taxes (well, at least Obama does, Hilary's plan seems to need excess money as well but who knows) while conservatives want us to "finish the job" in Iraq and then "deal with Iran." These, to me, are the negatives for each side and my concerns. Everyone has their strong points, though to me the liberal points are stronger, and everyone knows the game they play.
The nuiances of this election seem to float in the air for everyone to see; A white woman vs. a black man; A military-happy, experienced POW. The whole white vs. black thing should be nonsense and thrown out immediately, though you have to figure many African Americans would prefer to see Obama in office (which actually isn't the case, two famous African-American political writers writers: Thomas Sewell, and another whose name escapes me at the moment, Walter-something, seem to warn about the possibility of a president Obama) and many women would prefer Hillary (which seems to be the case as far as feminists are concerned, i remember reading of a group attacking some editor of a magazine for being pro-Obama). But really, if you need to put you vote simply into one of those categories, you simply shouldn't be voting. Despite what doctors say stupidity really is contageous, so keep your sexist, racist ideas to yourself.
I like what i read about Obama but also he seems to be THE ONLY person that the mass media adores, which frightens me as well. One conservative writer says Obama is selling snake oil. Someone get that kid a medal, he's figured out the most obvious thing in the world: a politician is saying things he/she has no intention of going through with. GASP! You think Hillary will really go through with everything she says and save the "rust belt"? You think McCain can keep troops in Iraq and find a peaceful happy solution for all, especially with a Democrat-led House? Snake oil is the bread and butter of ALL politicians, not just the "good ones." But back on Obama, i'd like to think he'd at least TRY and help this country out and that's why i'd support him most. With the least exposure to corruption, he must at least have some part of him that wants to help the little guy left. Hillary, i've read various corruption stories and other small things (threatens, ect.) that she made when Bill was president that just make me look at her and see a career politician, and very little humanity left. I see her as someone who would rather play chess to win the game than to enjoy the game, or in other words, she wants to be president, period. She doesn't want to help you, and though she may go through with some or many of her plans she won't do it to help you but rather help her career. Though, i would vote for her over McCain.
McCain is obsolete. His methods appeal only to those over the age of 40 or 50 because his is the way the world was. Military force alone won't resolve issues. Death does not solve death, silly man, it only creates more death. We as a race must evolve our ideas of how to go about things while looking back at our mistakes. Vietnam is one of the saddest mistakes in our history. Even if you believe the line the government gave us (which is complete an utter bullshit, read A People's History of the United States, by Howard Zinn): 'Americans died to "prevent communism" in Vietnam,' you still run into the fact that Americans died for no real reason at all. Governments come and go according to the will of the people; when people die, they're good for good, man. It's easy to ok something when you aren't part of it and its even easier to delude yourself in thinking that you are making a difference in the way the world works by killing others. Killing breeds hatred and hatred feeds the stove of desire, hence the reason so many Islamic people desire to kill us. This is simple Darwinian bullshit, but it's also the damn truth. So, McCain, do your really think sending more troops into Iraq to kill or be killed will solve that country's problems and send out a positive peace message? True peace will only be obtained when every person in every country erases the hate from their hearts toward their fellow human based on religion or race. How hard is it to see that we're all in this together? But until that day, let us try and soothe their hatred with words and offers, not violence and opression.
In this respect, i have finished writing for now. I dream of a day a man or woman steps forward that is not a politician and who really wants to better our country and our world. I probably will not live to see it, but who knows, miracles happen. Hell, George W. got elected twice... |
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| I am apparently Anti-American |
[Aug. 13th, 2007|06:28 am] |
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The thing that brings me here today is an article i read in my local newspaper last night at work. It's an editorial by Bill O'Reilly, a VERY right-wing news analyst and writer for Fox News. Now, i've never been a fan of him at all, mostly just an indifference. I think most of his views are more comical than they are practical and to be honest, he's a liar. He touts that he doesn't spin anything, yet then turns around and spins anything he doesn't like or anything than can get him more press. But hey, America is full of worse opinions than his so i never bothered with him. Then along comes this article, which is not only hilarious, but so amazingly idiotic he should win some kind of prize. So i found it online and would like to discuss and rebuke his silly points. His post is in bold, my retort is in normal text.
(taken from his website billoreilly.com, all copyrights are his, yada yada)
The Bourne Buffoonery
When "The Simpsons" movie turns out to be more realistic than "The Bourne Ultimatum," you know something is up. Nevertheless, the thriller is a big hit, proving once again that film audiences now want live action cartoons rather than crisp, realistic films like "The Ipcress File" or "The French Connection."
Right off the bat, this sarcasm doesn't work. In no way is the Simpsons anywhere close to reality, and thats what makes it good. And as far as reality goes, didn't the French Connection have a long European chase scene in it, just like Bourne? So, what you're really saying is that movies that YOU like have reality and other movies don't. Ok, as long as we're on the same page now.
For those of you not familiar with the Bourne series, Matt Damon plays a CIA agent who becomes involved in the "Program" (as in get with the). This sinister plan results in Damon being brainwashed, making him a lean, mean killing machine with no personal memories. Thus, he can murder without conscience, kind of like what Hollywood producers often do to scripts.
Anyway, Damon runs around beating up four guys at a time and eluding authorities all over the world. However, he turns on the CIA, so they must kill him. But they can't since Matt is Clint Eastwood and Sean Connery times 10. Plus, he has Julia Stiles helping him. No way the CIA has a chance.
There is nothing mentioned about "the Program", so your ensuing joke falls flat there. It's a CIA operation called Treadstone. Did you even pay attention or watch this movie? Also, Matt Damon's character is not brainwashed, he did everything voluntarily. Torture is not brainwashing. They handed him a gun, and he did what he was told to do.
As far as Bourne having inhuman ability you seem to be off-base here too. Could he save his girlfriend? No. Could he save that reporter? No. Does he escape unscathed? No, he is injured for most of the movie, one way or another.
But this is just an uninformed, idiotic movie review. Until...
I knew this movie was trouble when I read the reviews. Almost all the critics liked it. The only way American movie critics would like a violent car chase film like this was if it bashed the USA, which, of course, it does.
The CIA guys are bad, bad, bad. And just to make sure Indonesian and Pakistani audiences get the picture, the CIA chief issues his evil orders with the American flag clearly seen on his desk. No language barrier here, no sir. The U.S. intelligence agencies are fiendish enterprises that want to hurt Matt Damon and actually force Julia Stiles to cut her own hair. How could they?
This movie is not againist the United States personally, genius. Do you EVEN KNOW WHAT THE CIA DOES?? Pretty much what is shown in this movie, though to a lesser degree. Foreign blackmail, harassment, and murder (yes, murder...NOT neutralize...i hate that word) And it's supported by this government. If you really think this movie bashes America, you need to first look at what part of America it is bashing. Maybe it's a part that needs to be tweaked a little. And uh, the CIA really isn't even attacked by the movie. It's mostly attacking A COUPLE OF HIGHER UP PEOPLE WHO WORK THERE! For god's sake, can't you see the difference?
Finally for this, the CIA doesn't make Julia Stiles cut he hair. THe threat on her life does. I think that's a little more relevant.
Actually, both Mr. Damon and Ms. Stiles don't have to do much acting. Damon does work for the far-left MoveOn organization and is on record as requesting the Bush daughters serve in Iraq.
The actor also told the Idaho Statesman that the CIA's use of water boarding is an erosion of our American values.
Guess what? There's a water boarding scene in the flick. What a coincidence!
Stiles is also down with the far left. On a cable program she explained why she missed a MoveOn event by saying: "I was afraid that Bill O'Reilly would come with a shotgun at my front door and shoot me for being unpatriotic."
Look it up if you don't believe me.
I just checked out MoveOn.org. It seems like a basic civil rights website. I'm guessing you simply don't like it because it's progressive (or far-left). It's also a nonprofit organization. It seems like all they do is try to spread their fundamentals about civics to people, and try to send a voice to Congress about their opinions.
As for the water-boarding thing, i couldn't find anything about it on the company's website. Maybe they included the scene in the movie because that's what the CIA does! Hahaha..what a coincidence! As for Stiles' comment about you, it's called a sense of humor.
In the Bourne movie there are no shotguns to frighten Stiles, but plenty of automatic weapons fired at U.S. intelligence agents, not by al Qaeda, but by American Matt Damon. As the casualty count rose, I kept thinking about all those disability payments we taxpayers would have to pick up.
Mer? Where did Al Qaeda come from? Seriously? You're just using a "scary name" to frighten Americans. Disgusting.
The only people that died were CIA agents and one reporter. I personally don't think that's so big of a loss to cry about disability
Now, all of this is harmless nonsense to those of us who understand the hero and villain business, and realize the simplistic bias that permeates Hollywood. But to impressionable audiences, the anti-American theme could resonate.
The director of the movie, Paul Greengrass, told the Times of London that he purposely tapped into the mistrust the world has of the USA. In my opinion, Mr. Greengrass has used his skills as a filmmaker to create a slick propaganda package that will make him millions of dollars. And standing between Mr. Greengrass and real-life terrorists who would slit his throat are, of course, real-life American intelligence people.
In the end, the America-haters will love "The Bourne Ultimatum" and apolitical others may enjoy the action and carnage. The movie is a perfect storm of misguided ideology, silly plotting and absurd conclusions. In other words, it's a blockbuster.
COPYRIGHT 2007 BillOReilly.com.
What a dramatic finish. You can sum up these last paragraphs with "In the end, this movie is Anti-American and therefore not good".
And now i ask, what makes this movie anti-American? Is it the the fact that you think the movie degrades the CIA, or the fact that two of the actors share different beliefs than you do? Cause that's all you're working with here.
Calling the movie a propoganda machine is beyond hilarious to me. It's a MOVIE. The CIA in general aren't the "bad guys", it's a smart part of that. You're the one turning this into propoganda. Yes, the director tapped into the world's mistrust of the United States, so what? In the end, it'a a story about Bourne, who just wants to survive and get revenge. You are confusing reality with fantasy. Fantasy has elements of the real world obivously, but puts a twist on it. There is nothing anti-American here.
And now, Mr. O'Reilly your column is reduced to an uninformed, pathetic movie criticism. Along the lines of: "I don't like this movie because i think it's unrealistic and unpatriotic". I think you really want to be THE critic of the world, and make everyone follow your shoddy opinions, and that's a damn shame, because they're laughable.
I'll leave you with a little quote that you might like, Mr O'Reilly.
"Critics are people that watch a battle from high above, and then come down and shoot the survivors".
-Ernest Hemingway |
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| Free floating hostility |
[Jun. 11th, 2007|06:50 am] |
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Yeah, whatever. Haven't wrote because...i dunno, laziness. Schools been out for about 4 weeks now, so i have no good reason.
Roanoke:
I personally had a good time there. It's a really pretty, really GREEN city thats actually kinda small. We didn't get to see the zoo we wanted to because of weather, but otherwise we had a good time. Ate good food, two good resturants. one of them was a Habachi (sp i think) House with good Japanese food. Went to a place called Dixie Caverns, which i could talk alot about, but it'd probably end up being boring to most people, so i'll just say it was pretty neat inside the caverns to see the dank, dark rock embeddiments. Attached to the Dixie Caverns place was a really cool antique shop that me and Alissa went through. We bought a Lucky Cat, chicken salt and pepper shakers, and i got a sorta lame dragon on a glass ball. Haha. Roanoke was a relaxing, beautiful small city that we both enjoyed and its good for someplace different for a night or two.
North Carolina:
Was fun, but i run out of stuff to do at the beach. And the pool wasn't heated. The best times i had were playing pool with Alissa and riding on the motor boat to the Ghost Town we checked out. Seriously, it was alot of fun riding on that boat and the subsequent off road vehicles we took once on land. The town itself was a little disapointing. There wasn't much of the original left, and what there was wasn't overly interesting. Even the cemetary was ho-hum. It was kinda neat though, and a once in a lifetime thing so i had fun, but i wished the town itself was a bit more...interesting. We also went kayaking in the bay, which i'm not very good at but alissa and i tried. We'd do ok, then argue for a minute when the boat got off course a little, then be lagging because we're complaining and not rowing. Later, we just lagged cause we were tired as hell, and i got a damn blister and had to row awkwardly. We went out to eat twice, we were originally just gonna go once, and i don't remember exactly what made us go another night. It was great food both places, and i finally got to eat steamed peal and eat shrimp. I haven't done that since the last time i was in Florida, which was probably 7-9 years ago. Alissa's mom cooked the rest of the week, and she's a pretty good cook. Overall it was fun, but ran a little long. I think i would found more stuff to do if it was just me and Alissa, but we did alot of stuff looking back, just some stuff (Ghost Town, fighting with mosquitos, kayaking for 5 miles) ran over.
Tried to watch a Ghost Hunter show our last night at the house in NC, but we both fell asleep 4 of the 7 hours into it. Plus we had to leave the next day. The show was kinda interesting but poorly put together because they'd show the team that was in the haunted prison for 8-10 minutes, then cut to some dippy British dude talking about nothing for 30 minutes (It would go British guy intro, Ghost Team, British guy outro, Comercial, British guy giving an unimportant and uninteresting history about parts or people of the prison, Comercial, ect). I think we saw an hour to an hour fifteen minutes of actual Ghost Hunting in the 4 hours we watched. The most interesting part were the webcams which we were checking out while watching. We some crazy shit there. Overall, the show felt very "put on". Plus, they making a bigass deal about Al Capone, Al Capone; they even had had a camera right outside his cell. Al Capone didn't even goddam die there, we wasn't even in the prison very long.
New Sonata Arctica CD:
Sucks. Bad. It hurts me to think about, cause they are one of the few things i can still listen to frequently. It doesn't even sound like them. I don't even know what the fuck it sounds like. The only decent song is the closing ballad, which is all piano, and the bonus track, which GASP actually sounds like them. Pretty sad a BONUS TRACK is better than anything on the actual CD. I don't feel like talking about it anymore, it annoys me too much.
I realize that some people are just mad. I am one of them. I will never accept anything (except Alissa) fully, and i judge harshly and critique frequently. I don't care either. That's just the way I am. I almost kind of like it. It's not even a holier than thou syndrome, its more like...everything has something wrong with it. Which is true. There's nothing pure anymore. Music isn't pure, movies aren't pure, cities aren't pure, and people certainly aren't pure. I guess i'm so impossibly picky, that purity in things is what i try and reach for, and i enjoy the purity i can find, and critique the rest. If thats wrong, to just take whats good in things and leave the rest, well, then i guess i am wrong. But at least i can enjoy myself while living.
New Pirates movie:
Lame. Nonsense. They took what the original was (fun, adventurous, sensible) and completely threw that shit out the window. Granted it was pretty to watch and sometimes funny, the plot and the way it was presented was absolute nonsense. Calypso? Oh, please. People returning from the dead? Lame lame lame! Oh we can bring the one dead pirate and Johnny Depp back but everyone else? Nahh. Lame! So lame... i am sorry, but that is like a 6th grader writing a fantasy novel. This series went the way of the Matrix. Good original, shitty sequels, right down to the nonsense they tried slip in and make it "deep". Yeah, it might have been pretty, but pretty things aren't always good.
New Kamelot CD tomorrow, but i'm not expecting anything from it, though i will go buy it. Maybe if i don't give a shit, it won't let me down as much if it sucks.
Probably...not. Gone. |
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| Still Coming |
[May. 1st, 2007|12:13 pm] |
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The Roanoke vacation is still coming, i have to survive a few final days of school first.
Love you Alissa!
Bwaha. |
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| Zombie Lobsters |
[Apr. 23rd, 2007|07:33 am] |
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| | Earshot (no, really!) | ] |
To say many things have happened since my last writing would be an understatement. I'll try and keep it condensed.
Alissa and I went to 2 concerts recently, VAST and Type O Negative. VAST was pretty good, of course the opening bands were terrible except for this one solo guy, and when VAST came on, Alissa actually seemed awake this time, tired yet awake. I thought we threw out his voice recently cause it sounded like he was struggling to do the best he could but something was holding him back, but still it was a good show. A short encore and little to no crowd interaction, it seemed like he didn't want to be there. That's ok, it was a pretty decent show. And HOLY CRAP did he ever balloon up and change his image. This is Jon Crosby circa Music for People-
He is now like 60 lbs heavier and has a shaved head...and looked kinda worn out. Ouch. I hope he feels better. Well, whatever it takes to write good music!
Type O should have been a great show. Two things made it mediocre (neither the bands fault). One, we had shitty shitty seats and hand to stand up in aisle in the balcony to have a decent view, and people kept walking in front and between us. Two...the base was way too loud and the mic was too low. It was so hard to hear what Pete was singing and it was too bad too, cause they were jammin'. They didn't miss a note. So that really dampered our evening. On the upside, only two opening bands, neither or which really offended me.
So yeah, our shows were soso. It was great for me to finally see these bands i enjoy, but it wasn't perfect experiences. I wish Alissa has been more awake for the Sonata Arctica show. It was probably my favorite show i have seen because the sound system was good, the band was perfect and the singing was spot on. It was such a good show. If the new CD is very good, i want to see them again when they tour. And, for the first time in my life, i wanna try and be front row. Just to experience it once. I usually like a medium vantage point, but if i go to see them again soon, yep, front and center. At least i will try.
I just hope Dark Arena doesn't open for them again...
Hmm..i wonder when the new CD comes out.
(checks CDNOW.com)
Holy crap! Less than a month away! That's effin' awesome. I can't wait till May 22nd. I thought it was gonna be in summer or something. Well, the new Type O CD ended up being pretty good, so if this one's good, it'll be a good year for me.
I also realized that i very much want to see Filter if Richard Patrick makes another CD with them. I really think he's a good songwriter and has released sound good stuff. I am hoping he doesn't stay with that side project (Army of Anyone) for too long.
If i get to see Filter, Cheap Trick and Queensryche before all those bands are defunct, i will be happy. I've got to see a bunch of band i liked. Nine Inch Nails, before Reznor went totally south, Type O despite the crappy sound system, VAST despite a few small blips, Incubus when they still played some songs from SCIENCE, and Sonata Arctica, who were incredible.
Music is good. I wish i wasn't so picky.
I am going to update about our trip to Roanoke and some other things tomorrow or the next day. Gone. |
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| Not Much, Amigo |
[Mar. 20th, 2007|01:21 pm] |
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| | Type O Negative-Dead Again | ] |
...Is the answer to what's new since my last post. Here's a quick rundown.
-Dropped a class whee. Great Books is for suckas
-Got new Type O Negative CD. It's pretty good. Better on 2nd listen.
-No free time (wait, thats not new)
-Going to 2 shows within a week; VAST on March 30th, Type O on April 6th
-As far as i know, still going to Minnesota 13th-16th. Alissa is trying to cancel it, but i don't think the hotel will let her.
-Been eating out alot with Alissa
-Found like 6 new audiobooks online. Bonus. (History of Russia, Ancient battles, Crusades, ect.)
-Sleeping little
-Hating work because a self-indulgent, narcissitic, narc prick works with me.
-Eating too much
Thats about it. Gotta jam, and take this test. Wooha...gone. |
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| My willy is chilly |
[Feb. 15th, 2007|10:57 am] |
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| | Sonata Arctica | ] |
This weather is pretty crazy, if you know what i mean. Luckily, two days of school have been canceled and now i sit here at school...and the teacher decides to cancel our class today at the last minute! What the hey...it's making me feel lazy not being in a class but its not my fault. I think i will drop my Great Books class and then i'll simply just enjoy books the way they were meant to be enjoyed...my personal way.
I was thinking of waiting for this next class but i don't think i will now. The only bad thing is now i have 2 tests next tuesday. I notice trucks and SUVs are getting bolder in this weather, but its i don't see how they can deal with the ice. Snow yes, slush, yes...but ice on top (and on the bottom)? Four wheel drive just means that you'll have all four wheels spinning as you fly into the other lane. Bye sports car! Enjoy the void! Bastards.
I think drugs (narcotics) in this country get a bad rap. I've been pro-drug for years now and i think they should all be legalized. The money made would go beyond balancing the budget if you regulate it a little. Plus, not all drugs are the same. Sure cocaine and heroin are pretty destructful and addicting, but shrooms and weed are totally different things. They offer little or no consequences if used correctly. If drugs really are so evil, lets ask all the entertainment options what helps them to do the best they can do. Edgar Allen Poe was hooked on opium and usually didn't write unless he the shit in his system. Let's ask all the crazy influencial musicians where they got their inspiration. Sure I personally am not a huge fan of Jimi Hendrix, The Beatles, Pink Floyd, ect. With all the things that can kill you (supposedly) in this world, whats the big deal about adding another possibility if you can maybe adapt the object to creative purpose? Whatever it takes to be creative, do it. Ernest Hemingway was a raging alcoholic. Happy for him, what do we care? Whatever it takes, bring out the creative juices, man...cause this stone sober uber-Christian age we have today is boring the shit out of me.
Man, there's this Chinese place in boardman that me and Alissa enjoy. It's got pretty good Chinese food at really good deals...and they serve the most relaxing hot tea with the meals. It's Ooelong (spelled wrong i am guessing)Tea, and man does it relax me. It's so mellow and just serene. I was drinking this Herbal Tea at work called Tension Tamer, and it's not nearly as good, but its not too bad. I've been drinking it fairly regularly to calm me down.
Hmm...i guess i'll end this now and take a ride through the frozen roads home. Gone. |
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| Missed the Boat. |
[Feb. 5th, 2007|05:37 am] |
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| | In Flames | ] |
Toot toot. I know i've missed my boat. I've complained alot over the years about school and how much i hate it, and mostly, i just hate doing very different things than what i am interested in career-wise. Or i get pissed if the classes suck. Like my Great Books class, i like reading, i even like the instructor, but i hate the way the class is run. Looking for possible abstract devices in literature is not my idea of enjoying and getting the most out of books. Getting a U instead of an S(no credit vs. credit) for not being exactly along the lines of what the instructor wants isn't my idea of good grading. Books are what you make of them. If i don't feel like seeing different angles, i don't have to. I'm smart enough to know that they are there. That class takes all the fun out of reading.
Anyway, i know i shouldn't have gone into the technology field, or at least graphics. I do have a degree, but i bullshitted my way to that and now i'm trying to bullshit my way to a bachelor's. I could have done things differently but i messed up, and i gotta live with it. Not saying i'd hate a job in the IT field, i just wouldn't be that great at it. I really like history and i honestly wouldn't have minded being a teacher or professor. And maybe i should have went back to Indiana for the video game design degree. Sure it would be hard, but maybe i could work my way out of the graphics into producing or scenario design after working at it for awhile. I'm just not interested in my field, and i feel like i've really fucked up. I am going to see it out and maybe i'll even get a different job than what i went for. That's what i am hoping for.
I am not a great manager either. I tend to shoulder all the work if an employee is slacking. This new kid at work, he's the slowest of the slow. I am dead serious, sea slug slow. Jose and I have to make up for his slack and instead of me trying to encourage him, we end up doing his work. I guess because of a bad situation i had awhile ago where i tried to ask an employee to do a few things and he ignored me. Then i told the store manager that he should be written up for missing three days in a row, the kid tried to get me in trouble instead. I just don't trust anyone and all i want in the end is a paycheck, so if i have to take part of someone else's load on myself, i'd rather do that than risk a complication. I only have very basic priveliges manager wise. I can only fire if i catch an employee stealing or fighting (fists) with another. I dunno, in the end all i want is to be paid. You might tell me to stand up and do something about crappy employees but then again you aren't in my situation. I don't trust anyone around me except for Jose. I even hate one person who works where i do. Well, i'm sure i hate more than that, but one really sticks out. People are so selfish. And that's why i would be a not very good manager in a career choice, i'd rather do the work myself, and somethings you just can't do by yourself.
I have thought about being a chef, but anymore i don't like that idea. Culinery schools teach you to make some pretty whacked out stuff and tend to focus more on presentation than taste. Plus, i like cooking by myself and doing a trial and error method that works pretty well. So that probably wouldn't work out too well in the big leagues either.
Part of me says i coulda been a teacher or professor. I'm not joking. I don't mind teaching others interesting facts and i really think that the kind of work that is done is more up my alley. I'm a little creative, and i am sure i could think up interesting things for a class to do. Something along the lines of a history teacher or even an english teacher doesn't strike me as something that i would mind. I don't hate kids, though i'd rather teach in high school or college.
I hate business and i would be terrible at it. I am not cut-throat to say the least and to be honest, i have my doubts about capitalism anyways. If it was up to me, those who make over $100,000 per year would pay a rich tax of oh, say .5% extra taken; then that money would fund tuition for low-income people looking to escape working at McDonalds or Walmart AND build and fund inner city homeless shelters that the homeless themselves could find small jobs working in. $50,000 more of Bill Gates' money wouldn't hurt him at all per year and could make alot of other people very happy. Sure maybe they didn't work as hard at life as they could have, but maybe they can change if given an oppurtunity and give something back in return. I dunno, i would be a terrible business man, all the money i want is to find a decent place to live with Alissa, eat well, have decent entertainment, and travel every once in awhile. I wouldn't need millions or billions of dollars; I would feel guilty if i had all that money. Public works aren't big money makers, and i'd rather see other people living comfortably than getting myself rich. Plus, i hate people. Hard to deal with public relations!
I can't think of many jobs i would like or be great at. I'm sure i could be a good teacher, but other than that, i dunno. I always wondering if i would be a good author, but i doubt i would because my attention span would get the best of me in the end and i would shy away from what i would write and maybe even get bored with it. I can write well, but it seems to be in short bursts. I dunno, in the end i will probably end up doing alright in the field i selected but i won't ever be anything great either.
Alissa and I traded dinners the last few days. I made her Cajun Lasagna friday and she made me Cajun Chicken sunday. The lasagna was pretty good, but only a little spicy and a bit soupy too...i should have drained the shrimp better. The chicken was good, and extremely spicy. It had a good flavor though and went pretty well with rice. It's been one and a half years now, and all i can say is...happiness.
Happiness...if my future career jeopardy is enough to make me worry, being with Alissa is enough to put me at ease. We'll make it.
Random thoughts:
I don't have any free time this semester
No time to play any games or watch movies/series
Still listening to audiobooks, but we kinda hit a wall, as i got all the stuff from libraries i could possibly enjoy already on my Ipod. Back to Limewire?
I haven't heard a new band i liked in ages
All i'm listening to this winter is VAST, Angel Dust, and an occasional Queensryche
My Earth History class and my Great Books class are lots of work and annoy me constantly
I got a new dresser and nightstand. They are pretty nice.
Its true that the simple things are sometimes the best
Alissa's cat laid with us last night. He never does that...it was quite cute.
My car needs washed
Well, i'll leave it at that for the day. I wrote alot. Now i need to pick out some choices for companies to invest money into, and study a little. Gone. |
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| Act Four |
[Jan. 18th, 2007|03:38 pm] |
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| | VAST | ] |
This is my fourth semester at Kent Salem.
I guess i should preface this by saying, i finally got a 3.0 last semester. Yes, i passed everything with the same minimal effort i always give. I guess i must be getting better at it, heh.
Now i have 4 classes, 4.5 if you want to count the lab in Earth History. I have a class called Great Books, which fullfils some random credit i need. I was just in Kent's bookstore buying books. I am set in that class! They are reading Kafka and Paradise lost! I have read everything of Kafka's and i can get Paradise Lost on audio to listen to. There are a few other small, short looking books that they are reading, one by Voltaire and one by another French author who looks rather interesting, but otherwise...cake. I have a terrible socialogy class. I won't go into it, but trust me, it's a load of bullocks. Also a boring business class. Bleh. Not a very interesting semester. After this one, i need to go back up to Kent to talk to my guy and ask him what upper level computer classes i should take. It's finally nearing the end. Hopefully only 3 semesters more...
I haven't written in awhile. I have been listening to audiobooks like mad. Most recently, i have listened to The Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy and Bram Stoker's Dracula. Dracula was actually an excellent read, i was merely just vaguely interested in reading it, and now i am quite happy that i did. It really is more of a novel than a horror story. The strong story sets up the horror but doesn't focus on it, the story is what keeps moving and along with it, the evil of the count. In other words, the book doesn't rely on horror to keep it going. I really liked it.
But it isn't all peaches and pears in my audiobook fruit basket. No, there are a few grapefruits in there as well. For example, A Tale of Two Cities. Now, this book wasn't bad by any means, but it was so meandering(lake!) that i couldn't get into it. Some parts boring, some parts exciting, it was rather uneven and the pacing just wasn't very good. Also, there was this book called Utopia, a fairly recent book. It was just kinda like a mediocre Hollywood action movie script to me, about a futuristic amusement park being held hostage. Nothing too exciting.
Books are awesome. Seriously. Alissa and me have a scheme going on (congrats on the Ipod, love!) where we go to libraries and get the audiobooks there and toss them on the MP3 player! Bling bling, well, i came up with the idea, i don't think she's too keen on listening to books. I still have a Hemmingway i need to record on my Ipod (A Farewell to Arms) and i can't wait to listen to that. Of all the authors i have read, i would have to say that HP Lovecraft is my favorite author. He is just the most original, interesting horror author i have ever read. There is absolutely nothing like him. Ghost stories, vampires, normal horror be damned in his mind. This is stuff you've never seen the likes of before. Horrible monsters from beyond our space and time, animated dead that actually behave like animated dead, creatures brought about by demon summoning, and of course the Necronomicon. I was all about trying to find out where i could get a copy of that book when i first read Lovecraft, but then shortly after i realized it was a work of fiction. There is no such thing. My heart sunk, it sounded awesome. Well, i have a lot of author i enjoy deeply, but Lovecraft is defintely my favorite.
Christmas was ok, didn't snow though. Now it's so goddam cold around here. I hate coming in and out of class and freezing on the walk to my car or walking to my car at 6 in the morning after work (oh speaking of work, there's a new guy there...and i wish he didn't work with us...). But I had fun on Christmas with my beloved Alissa. She got me some nice things and an awesome winter jacket. And she's been buying my dinner lately cause i'm poor (buying an Xbox 360 will do that to you)
Well, i'll leave it at that for today. Gone. |
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| The cold, language, and overanalyzing |
[Dec. 7th, 2006|09:38 pm] |
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| | Queensryche-Rage for Order | ] |
What in the world...its the beginning of December and there is already a hellish snowstorm in my area. I mean, its not that much snow as far as inches go but man, are the roads messed up. I had to turn around TWICE just to get to Kent Salem. I watched a minivan take 5 minutes to get up over a small hill because it was so icy. There was a 5 car pile up outside of Lisbon. There were two cars crashed together outside of Kent Salem. Apparently, there were at least 5 cars in ditches from Lisbon to Salem. I mean, the roads were just demons spawn. Ice and snow mixed together equals oh my god, how am i getting to class. After a while, i finally made, albeit late..
I think philosophy is a load of dung. We have to read this book from this guy Wittgenstein, who apparently was a fan of language. He was such a fan that he made the language in his book nearly undecipherable to the average man. If i sit down and read over once i'll get what he means, but its still the fact that if you have some big knowledge, why can't you simplify it a bit to try and let everyone in on it. Do you want to keep this shit a secret? Overanalyzing is a problem, but then again so is simplifying. You have to find your happy medium.
I am really hungry right now, but i dare not go out in the hellish roads. Just my luck it will be all plowed and salted and all the snow will be gone. You know thats how it goes sometimes.
Reading expands your mind, it really does. Therefore, listening also does the same. Good books make a person contemplative and interested. I've gone through a decent amount of audiobooks recently, the most recent being Catcher in the Rye. That was truly a great book. While in many ways it's a coming of age tale, i see truth in what Holden sees. He's a very likable guy, to be honest.
With my Geography presentation finally completed and a good amount of things posted on the silly Wittgenstein discussion board, i am finally nearing the end of my hellish semester at Kent Salem. Life really isn't easy, especially when you are doing something you don't want to be doing. I love learning but i hate school, i guess thats mostly because i don't trust or like other people to teach me. I like doing things myself, therefore i can skip the bullshit they spit and go right to the facts.
Now i only i didn't have to go to work. Hmm...
Oh well. Gone |
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| Audio books are my new best friend |
[Nov. 30th, 2006|10:25 pm] |
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| | Sonata Arctica- Ecliptica | ] |
I haven't posted in a while. There is actually a lot of new things to talk about.
I have acquired a Nintendo Wii the day it came out, November 19th. Its quite the interesting little machine. Everyone who i know who has played with it so far has really enjoyed it. The big thing about Wii is the motion sensing controllers. It can sense what you are doing with the controller and that motion is carried onto the game. So, if you swing the controller like a bat for Wii Baseball, you can atempt to hit the pitches thrown at you. Right now i am playing the new Zelda game on it, and the controls for it are pretty interesting to say the least. You swing the controller like it is a sword at times and so on. To be honest, the Wii is a very cool machine, but maybe they could think of some more practical uses for it down the line.
Also, i have acquired a large number of audio books for my IPod. Which may not seem like much of interest, but in reality, i listen to my IPod all through work. I now can catch up with a vast amount of knowledge and literature that i have missed being as busy as i am. Last night i listened to basically everything there is to know about Greek Mythology. It was quite enlightening. The Greeks were really into tragedy, because most of the mythology heroes have tragic ends. Very few actually live out their lives, many die before their time. The other night i listened to Lord of the Flies, which was a pretty damn good book. I had never read it before so i was going into the experience unaware of what the story was about. Needless to say, it is basically a story about the evilness inherent in humans and what can make it come out. Tonight, i might listen to Catcher in the Rye or The Grapes of Wrath. I really want to get a large number of historical audio books so i can learn more about the history of the world while working. Hmm...
Alissa and I had a nice Thanksgiving at each others houses. I had tons of pumpkin pie, and spent time with friends and family and of course we messed around with the Wii for awhile. A good way to spend a holiday.
School is almost over...hooray!
Well, i am running out of time, perhaps i will post more in the near future. Gone. |
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| Politics and the average human brain |
[Nov. 8th, 2006|11:57 am] |
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| | Monster Magnet | ] |
You people are fucking idiots. Yes, you Ohio. I swear to god.
Issue 2 passed. The minimum wage will now increase from 5.15 to 6.85.
Yes,
6.85.
Seriously how stupid can you people be? The mind reels. I'm sure it sounds good to anyone with a dinosaur brain. "Hey, how about more money to the people who don't make too much?" Wow, why not huh?
Why not?
Because THEY DON'T NEED THAT MONEY!!!!
Your
eighteen
year
old
doesn't
need
6.85
per
hour.
And if you are in your twenties or thirties and are making less than that...well, tough fucking shit to you. Whatever happened to survival of the fittest? The idiot who works at Burger King half his life who doesn't have to the drive to go somewhere else or at least try to better himself...he gets more money? The teenage kid who spends his "hard earned" every friday on beer and fast food, he gets more money? A LOT MORE? Those stupid little fucks, the bagboys who put things in bags and chat to cashiers all day, THEY GET MORE? Why why why?
Well, did you fuckers not even think about INFLATION!!!
No??
Well you fucking should have!!
You don't think it will happen?!
Grocery stores, movie theatres, fast food resturants, chain resturants, fucking Walmart...
Now they have to pay their part time grunts and extra $1.70 PER HOUR? If you worked part time for 20 hours a week, that means you get an extra $34 per pay week. Roughly 20 people at or around minimum wage in our store, and thats $640 per week extra. WHERE THE FUCK ARE THEY GOING TO MAKE THAT MONEY UP?? IS GOING TO FUCKING FALL FROM THE SKY?!?! "Oh yes, there's our magic money coming in parachutes to make up the difference this week...thank you jesus." They are going to raise their stock prices. Movies theatres will go up at least 50 cents. I will gurantee that. As for fast food...remember when Arby's had the 5 for $5 REGULAR roast beef sandwiches. Now its 4 for $5, and after this election (watch, just you fucking watch), it will be 3 for $5. Don't think it won't happen, DON'T EVEN THINK IT WON'T.
Oh, and thats also more taxes being sent to our wonderful government that's doing so much good for us (taken out of YOUR paycheck, enjoy your extra 25 bucks). Hah hah.
It just makes me scathingly mad that people only see in black and white. Motherfucker, we live in technicolor. There is more than one side to everything. And if you vote in black and white, and later on you get fucked by the same thing you praised, you'll learn defintely, but it's too late. You took us down with you.
Hey bagboy at Sparkle, enjoy your layoff! You voted yes to raise the minimum wage, now feel the wrath of the small business owner. He wants an immediate result to help deal with paying more money per week, and you are the low man on the totem pole. Bye! Enjoy missing your car payments while desperately and quickly trying to find another job. Enjoy missing that gallon of vodka you inhale every week. Bye!
Point blank, we have lost our minds as a people. You can't plead ignorance, either. Read about you topics. Actually think about them. Get informed.
Because you have just fucked over a whole class of hard working people who acutally worked and worked for their raises they received.
-End of Issue 2 rant-
Gay marriage laws failed in the states that tried to pass them. Is that really still an issue? Why can't you let the poor people get married if they want? They aren't going anywhere, you know. Just because you said they can't get married, do you think they'll just up and disapear? What a bullshit argument, let them get married and have their tax breaks. Don't even bring Christianity into it either. If there is a God as written in the Christian Bible, guess what? He loves them too. Sorry. He might not approve of their actions, but he still loves them, because he loves all of his children, even the sinners. You sin too, don't you Christians? And you ask for forgiveness every week at church, right? Hmph, a bullshit argument if you ask me.
Did you know the in Texas in 2003, they had an issue to allow Beastiality on their ballots? It had never been brought up to be enacted as a law until then. On the same ballot was anti-sodomy laws (aka, anti-gay laws). Which means, if the anti-beastiality law would have failed and the anti-sodomy passed, it would have been legal in Texas to fuck any number of animals you want at any time, but two gay guys having sex in the privacy of their own home...?
Don't mess with Texas!
I'd talk about the nonsmoking law now into effect, but i'm sure other people could say it better. Another American freedom gone. Let me just say this about that Issue: there was also the means to enforce the law written in the issue itself, in other words...vice cops...funded by the state.
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More of our tax money pissed away. Thanks.
-End of politics rant altogether-
Since writing last my grandmother passed away. I am not sad about it, she had a very rich and fulfilling life. We should all be as lucky as to live as long and well as she did.
I don't have the money to go to Conneticut. So that's out too.
Bleh, post election bile. Sorry. Gone. |
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| Summoning Demons |
[Oct. 26th, 2006|09:03 pm] |
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| | Angel Dust | ] |
Today is a day like every other one. Nothing is happening, and i feel constricted to school. I just got back from Quizno's and since i'm on my break, i thought i would write in my journal here. Not really much to say today. I'll to not be too boring.
I want to say Alissa and I are going to Conneticut next month, but i am not sure how that will work out yet. I want to see the east coast during the falltime because it is supposed to be very beautiful. I figured we would stop at New Haven or Bridgeport for most of the time then take a ride into the countryside. I also figured we'd stay somewhere nice and cheap, someplace that has continental breakfast. How you ever taken part in a continental breakfast? They are simply awesome.
The Jewish guy I work with cut his hair! Apparently, he interprets the religion to say that you can cut your hair once a year, but can't take the edge off of it(dunno what that means). Whatever...he actually looks pretty normal now.
Kamelot is coming out with a Live DVD in about a month which sounds pretty cool to me. I will more than likely get it right away.
Type O Negative is in the studio apparently, and will have something out early next year. That kinda sucks because Fall and Winter is the best time to listen to Type O and the new CD will skip both of those seasons! Doh doh..
Well, i don't have too much to say. Short one today! Gone. |
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| The power of attorney! |
[Oct. 12th, 2006|08:21 pm] |
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| | VAST | ] |
Happy Columbus Day to all.
Today is a very crappy day, i gotta sit here at Kent all day and study or be in class. It sucks. This is not he vacation i had intended. I mean, i'm having good fun cause i get to see alissa every night but during the day i am busy busy busy. I never get to sleep anymore, i can sleep at times but i get so little free time that i simply prefer to stay awake and relax and watch a movie or play a game.
Oh i got the new Harvey Birdman set yesterday. Alissa was kind enough to stop after her class and pick it up for me. That rocks.
My Korean instructor for World Geography was telling us about his home country today. It was pretty interesting for the most part and there were lots of interesting sights to see in Seoul, the capital of South Korea. Which sucks, cause now theres another place i won't ever get to go that i want to. Austrailia, Tokyo, Seoul, Venice...what a turd. I'll never get to travel outside of the US probably.
I am getting a bonai plant from Alissa later today and that excites me. I've always been interested in their look and the way they are maintained. I'm not usually good with plants but i'll see what i can do with this one.
I am 24 years old today.
Gone. |
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| Drivin' my tractor on the drug farm (Get Down!) |
[Oct. 5th, 2006|05:40 pm] |
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| | Sonata Arctica | ] |
Hello.
I've been sick for a few days now, and being sick really sucks. I mean, there's no way to get really happy while you are sick. I hate being sick, it ruins the week and any experiences i wanted to happen in that week. Fuckin' i haven't been able to relax in god knows how long. Its rush rush rush...busy shit. I'm pretty sure my vacation will go through for next week...oh speaking of...one week till my birthday. Yippie skippie.
There's these two scumbag girls sitting a few seats down from me in Kent laughing and going on about the AIM conversations they are having. NO ONE ELSE FUCKING CARES. Loud bitches...why must my calm be disturbed because you felt like expressing who you are "drooling over" very loudly. I want to destory you both.
Once again, Quiznos is the best sandwich place ever. Yumtastic.
Election time is coming up and i'll be damned...i might vote this year. I don't vote often because of the corruptness of it all. Sure you might get the lesser of two evils when you vote for Sorta Shitty Guy as opposed to Very Shitty guy. But...they're both still fuckin evil. Evil A or Evil B...thats like asking if you want to drink piss or semen. Not trying to be gross, but whatever the outcome, it's fucked up.
Though i hate Strickland (Ohio governer-to-be) for the fact that his people call my house ONCE TO TWICE A DAY to say why Blackwell sucks. That is so fucking stupid...oh course you going to say your opponent sucks! i don't need your opinion to influence what i think of your opponent. If i want to find out information i will find it out myself independantly. Don't call my fucking house all the time saying your opponent, if elected, will rape and skin babies then make us all convert to Mormons. I hate politicians, they make they're case against a person based on what they think that person will do. Oh no, look out, he's going to litter next month! No one focuses on the issues anymore, it's attack, condescend, belittle, ect.
This country sucks. But it's still the greatest country in the world. That says alot about the age we live in. Gone. |
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| A jew, a mexican, and an agnostic walk into a bar... |
[Sep. 28th, 2006|05:26 pm] |
| [ | I'm feelin'... |
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| | Queensryche-Hear in the New Frontier | ] |
So, hello. It's been a few weeks since i last wrote anything. Not much is going on. I really dislike my classes, yada yada...same shit different year. My girlfriend just gave me a clue to one of my birthday presents (birthday is EXACTLY two weeks. Giddyup!) and its quite...vague. But it's the vagueness that keeps me on tenderhooks wondering and wondering about what it could possibly be.
Here's the clue:
"It's ordered online, but giving the name of the website it was ordered from away would give the present away. It's not 'big' but if it was hidden it wouldn't be a present. You can't really hide it."
Wtf. That's downright evil. What could it be? It's not concert tickets, i already asked her that. It's not a car or anything of the like (haha obviously). It's also nothing perishable (aka food). If anyone has any idea...let me know cause this will make me go nutty buck buck crazy.
KFC has this small chicken sandwiches called Snackers, and they are pretty tasty. The best part is they are 99 cents each! I ordered two today and got a drink and ate for $3.50 What a deal. I got the Chicken Cheese and the Buffalo Snacker and i think i like the Chicken and Cheese a little better. I can't believe i am writing about KFC in my Livejournal. Haha.
Oh, they hired a new guy for nights, a Hispanic guy named Jose. He's nice and all, i just wonder how well i can break him in. The good news is now i should be able to take my vacation starting...holy cow...a week from Sunday. That's awesome! A week from Sunday and i will be free from working for a whole week. Oh yeah baby rock 'n roll hootchie coo!
I was going to write more, but i think i'll leave it at this because i wanted to write this short document i wrote while in my business law class. Now you have to realize business law is one of the most boring things on the planet and i was also pretty tired that day, and hungry too so i was kinda going out of my mind. So here it is, an entry into the great musings of sleep dep:
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i am so bored i want to die. this business law class can make a person with ADD pass out for real. i've always wondered if i had ADD. i think in some respects i do. it's hard for me to start up something that i know about already, or something i need to finish. oh my god, i don't think i can keep my eyes open. i equate business law with blindness. i know something is going on around me but i can't distinguish what it is. whatever is going on is beyond my measure to understand so i sit motionless and expressionless. people depress me i don't see how anyone can ask questions and be interested in this jargon. the college education machine has somehow lost its ability to teach and give people an actual complete education.
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Ok, i wrote more but stupid Livejournal somehow deleted what i wrote. Luckily i was smart enough to Control-C copy a little earlier but still a full page of notebook paper was lost because i had copied earlier but not recently. WTF. Well, if you want the whole thing, just let me know, it got interesting a little after where i'm leaving off here. I start to go bonkers and there was a guy playing accoustic guitar outside, which also fucked with my head.
Haha, well, if Livejournal wasn't being a bitch-face i woulda easily had the longest entry of my life. Oh well. Gone. |
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