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Friday, December 19, 2008
2008
I usually hate to write about myself in the sense that it always sounds like doom and gloom, but trust me when I say that I am only getting better as I mature. I still have to fight my demons usually on a daily basis, but I am more successful than ever before. Somedays I wake up feeling as if the world is my oyster, others I feel as though I have ate rotten shellfish, but all in all I am more hopeful about my future than a year ago. I take two steps forward and sometimes one step back, but never more than that. I still do not have the love that I have desired, but I'm confident that if I spend the next year working on myself that it will find me. The main point I've learned this year is that even when you feel that all your chips are down, there is always hope. Even if you're an agnostic like me, you still feel as though you are being guided by the unseen and even if they bump you in a couple walls you always fall back on the proverbial right path.
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Why Twitter is Retarded
Lately, you probably been hearing about "twittering" either from friends, the local news or just various websites. After a constant barrage of this and a morbid curiousity, I decided to take a look at what Twitter had to offer. Essentially, I found it's a social networking site except the bread and butter of the content is just a simple status update. Hmmm...a status update? Where have I seen that before? Oh yeah...EVERY GODAMMED SOCIAL NETWORKING SITE ON THE INTERNET. Everybody acts like it's some revolutionary new communication frontier that just suddently became massively popular. You don't even really learn anything about the people you are "twittering" with. The personal information for everyone is so vague so you never really completly find out how much of a douche everyone is. I bet a hundred bucks they'll update Twitter just enough so it somewhat resembles Facebook over time and Facebook isn't even that great to begin with. Then you have the average demographic for Twitter. Whereas Myspace is to Emos as Facebook is to Frat Boys, Twitter is to bored young professionals that like to talk about how late they are to finish their digital art projects or self loath about having to upgrade their shitty Mac products. Suddently, it's trendy to make everything insanely simple these days.
In lieu of the concept of Twitter, I've to go one step further in design of my social networking site for idiots. First we have to go with a stupid cutsy name all the kids will like, so we'll call it "Peep." Second, no pictures or real names, just a number will be assigned to you following the registration process. Lastly, instead of the 140 word limit that Twitter has for the status update, we'll cut it down to 3 words for those with ADHD. Huzzah I'm rich bitch!
In lieu of the concept of Twitter, I've to go one step further in design of my social networking site for idiots. First we have to go with a stupid cutsy name all the kids will like, so we'll call it "Peep." Second, no pictures or real names, just a number will be assigned to you following the registration process. Lastly, instead of the 140 word limit that Twitter has for the status update, we'll cut it down to 3 words for those with ADHD. Huzzah I'm rich bitch!
Thursday, September 4, 2008
My Case For Barack Obama
2008. Here we are again ladies and gentlemen, another election, more false promises, more political pandering, more rhetorical backstabbing, more of the same...right? Well yeah if an elephant happens to represent you. After 2004, I've become pretty cynical when it comes to elections, mostly because I felt as though people just don't get it. They felt comfortable with the fact that we had no leader on any important issues and the status quo of idiocy in the White House runs rampant without any real action to combat it. All my peers around me at the time, seemed to agree with me, and I was confident that we would finally return to the former economic and foreign prestige that was the Clinton administration. Surprise, surprise, nothing changed and I knew that our problems would only get worse and worse. Nobody even has to even tell you that our world is in worse shape now 7 1/2 years later. Why did we have to wait until it directly affected us to start to make a conscious effort to change for the better? The federal deficit is reported to reach 480 billion dollars by 2009, which is in sharp contrast to the 280 billion surplus we had accrued at the beginning of 2000. Gas prices are sky rocketing due to decreased demand in China and the outrageous profits and tax breaks given to the oil companies. According to Center for Responsive Politics: "...overall, McCain's campaign has received about three times more from the oil and gas industry than Obama's has -- $1.3 million compared to about $394,000." The housing market is essentially collapsing: "The latest S&P/Case-Shiller national home price index is down 18.2% from its peak in the second quarter of 2006, and there are no signs that the pace of home-price declines is easing. The second-quarter loss was even larger than the record 14.2% drop posted in the first three months of 2008."Foreign approval of the United States is at an all time low, citing a report by the BBC world service...the United States was found to have a mostly negative influence in 20 of 26 countries surveyed. The Iraq war was a war that was not absolutely necessary, and that 4,148 men and women were killed and 30,568 were wounded. The Taliban and Al-Qaeda are now reforming in the Afghan and Pakistani border and causing more of a threat then Iraq ever was to the US. This is where we should have been fighting the entire "War on Terror" to begin with. Not engaging in a pointless war based on lies and speculation. Let's not forget that civil liberties have been taken away due to the Patriot Act and we have participated in the torture and abuse of prisoners that have gone against the constitutional rights of due process and the Geneva conventions. Don't even get into our educational and abysmal environmental policies with this administration. It just doesn't simply exist or is grossly underfunded. On top of all this we have the most secretive president and cabinet in history and the corrupt cronyism of lobbyists such as Jack Abramoff and the insuffrable Karl Rove. I think as a nation we can admit, we are not at our finest hour. Frankly, it's pathetic. We all know we can do a lot better than this.
Now we have John McCain who is already trying to fan the flames of lunacy and wage new wars around the world with an already over-stretched and underfunded military. Iran, North Korea and even Russia have been a target of the Bush, McCain policies. War-mongering. And in this election they are trying to scare people away from Obama through the typical Republican tactic of Fear-mongering and negative attacks. Trying to portray him as "Elitist, dangerously in-experienced, potential Muslim, a radical leftist Marxist, arrogant asshole, a Messiah, even the Anti-Christ"...the list goes on and on and on. And I for one am fucking sick of it. I am. You can see right through these bastards. It's like they aren't even trying to cover up the fact that they are unapologetic racist bigots. They are so full of bullshit, their eyes are turning brown. All these political pundits focus on are ridiculous vocal gaffes, pointless biased polls and personal attacks. Want to know why? Because they have nothing! They have nothing left to defend themselves with. They can't win on any issue, because anybody with half a brain can tell you they we are worse off now with Conservative rule. It's just a fact. You can find multiple statistics, graphs, millions of anecdotal stories, and experts who all say: "Republicans...you fucked us royally this time." For some reason though, a little less than half the nation, is sticking to the ideology of the past 7 years. It really blows my fucking mind...really it does. Apparently if you don't agree with the war or your president you are automatically labeled - Un-American. So the brainwashed sheep just fall in line, for the fear of being against their beloved nation. If anybody knew anything about being American, they would realize that standing up for something you believe is unjust is literally the definition of being American, so you fat ass dissenters can shut the fuck up and sit on it for once.
So as the 2008 approached us I guess you can say I was anxious to see who would turn this trend around. It didn't take very long. Barack Obama. A graduate of Columbia University and Harvard Law School, where he served as president of the Harvard Law Review, Obama worked as a community organizer and practiced as a civil rights attorney before serving in the Illinois Senate from 1997 to 2004. He taught constitutional law at the University of Chicago Law School from 1992 to 2004. In January 2003 he announced his campaign for the U.S. Senate in January 2003. He worked on legislation to control conventional weapons and to promote greater public accountability in the use of federal funds. He also helped to introduce legislation in relation to lobbying and electoral fraud. He announced his presidential campaign on a cold day in February 2007.
Now that you've gotten a little background on Barack let me tell you why I think this baddass will be one of the best presidents in the history of the good ole USA. First off, the thing that drew me to him initially was that when he spoke...it was actually a language I could recognize, something that most politicians didn't seem to have a grasp off. I don't know if you guys have ever heard it. It's called: Common Sense. It's when a person says something and it connects with you because it uses these two simple little concepts called: Logic and Reason. For example, when Barack asks why we don't get rid of the massive tax break that the wealthiest people in the top 1% get from our current president and use that extra cash to fund clean energy and invest in our middle class, to create new jobs and the infrastructure of our nation, that's called Common Sense. Barack says lets give a $1000 income tax credit to every American to lessen the burden of high gas and food prices instead of drilling for oil that we don't even know exists and won't get for up to 5-7 years and is only 3% percent of the entire world when we use 25% of the world's oil. I don't know about you but that seems pretty logical to me. Can't you see how radical Barack is looking already? He actually wants to spend billions (which we'll have because we won't be in a long drawn out war spending 10 billions a month) to invest in green technologies that would create millions of jobs and build a cleaner future, where we don't have to rely on countries that fund terrorism. He such an extremist! Naw he's not...maybe just extreme to the max, bitch! How about a foreign policy where we actually develop working relationships with other countries instead of rattling our sabers at them? Radical? Apparently using diplomacy is considering weak and considered using appeasement to get what you want? How about a president around the world who for once is respected and viewed not as an idiot and dictator, but as someone with compassion and understanding? To end the genocide in Darfur and give humanitarian aid around the world. How our F-Grade education system? Someone who wants to give a $4000 credit to pay for college for people who work for their country through community service and hard work. This is a president who would actually work to bring people together by not being divisive. I don't know about you, but usually when some appears benevolent and shows good judgment and character I'm generally not too hesitant to lend a helping hand for the better. We used to have this thing in our nation called, Pride. It was when we actually weren't embarrassed to say we were from the USA. It was during the greatest generation when everybody pitched in and built this country to be the best it could be. We can be that again. Barack is someone who could have made bank working for Wall Street, but instead invested his life to help those less fortunate in the South Side of Chicago. Repubs, have a problem with this because they say that having years of experience is a requirement of being president. We've seen where experience gets us. We seem to remember them using these same tactics against Clinton in 1992. Too young...too inexperienced...We'll I also happen to remember our country as thriving economically and being more respected around the world then ever before. You can't use that argument anymore, it just doesn't stick. What we need is good judgment. This is what Barack offers. Don't take it from me; just watch this man in action. Every time an issue has been posed in the last year, Barack has been right on and John McCain has subsequently followed in line with, including George Bush. The timeline for the pullout of troops in Iraq, drilling for oil, the gas tax, veterans benefits...the list goes on. Like I said don't just take this from me, research it. The only thing I looked for this election was someone who made sense. Barack was that guy. You don't need to have 30-40+ years of experience you just need judgement. That's why you have a cabinet. You select people who are 100x smarter than you and they advise you! There's never been a president who had a perfect grasp on every issue. You surround yourself with experts and not just yes men. Which is what Barack has already done to some extent.That's what makes a good president in contrast to a great president. Plus he's not too bad at 3-pointers. This is about us this time guys, we can actually make a change to the world we live in. We don't have to settle for the same shit again. We don't have to be cynical for another 4 years. We have something to inspire us to be better. The idea that we shouldn't have to stand for the world the way it is. We can do better people. Barack is the leader for the positive Change that we need and all we have to do is believe in ourselves. We don't need an out of touch 70+ year old, who has no idea what it is to be middle class or poor. It's time for the people to actually govern the country instead of the top 1%. Don't give in to the fear that they are feeding you. This isn't a cult or a power grab or a conspiracy. It's simply the next logical step to improve humanity and it starts with you.
Barack/Biden '08
Now we have John McCain who is already trying to fan the flames of lunacy and wage new wars around the world with an already over-stretched and underfunded military. Iran, North Korea and even Russia have been a target of the Bush, McCain policies. War-mongering. And in this election they are trying to scare people away from Obama through the typical Republican tactic of Fear-mongering and negative attacks. Trying to portray him as "Elitist, dangerously in-experienced, potential Muslim, a radical leftist Marxist, arrogant asshole, a Messiah, even the Anti-Christ"...the list goes on and on and on. And I for one am fucking sick of it. I am. You can see right through these bastards. It's like they aren't even trying to cover up the fact that they are unapologetic racist bigots. They are so full of bullshit, their eyes are turning brown. All these political pundits focus on are ridiculous vocal gaffes, pointless biased polls and personal attacks. Want to know why? Because they have nothing! They have nothing left to defend themselves with. They can't win on any issue, because anybody with half a brain can tell you they we are worse off now with Conservative rule. It's just a fact. You can find multiple statistics, graphs, millions of anecdotal stories, and experts who all say: "Republicans...you fucked us royally this time." For some reason though, a little less than half the nation, is sticking to the ideology of the past 7 years. It really blows my fucking mind...really it does. Apparently if you don't agree with the war or your president you are automatically labeled - Un-American. So the brainwashed sheep just fall in line, for the fear of being against their beloved nation. If anybody knew anything about being American, they would realize that standing up for something you believe is unjust is literally the definition of being American, so you fat ass dissenters can shut the fuck up and sit on it for once.
So as the 2008 approached us I guess you can say I was anxious to see who would turn this trend around. It didn't take very long. Barack Obama. A graduate of Columbia University and Harvard Law School, where he served as president of the Harvard Law Review, Obama worked as a community organizer and practiced as a civil rights attorney before serving in the Illinois Senate from 1997 to 2004. He taught constitutional law at the University of Chicago Law School from 1992 to 2004. In January 2003 he announced his campaign for the U.S. Senate in January 2003. He worked on legislation to control conventional weapons and to promote greater public accountability in the use of federal funds. He also helped to introduce legislation in relation to lobbying and electoral fraud. He announced his presidential campaign on a cold day in February 2007.
Now that you've gotten a little background on Barack let me tell you why I think this baddass will be one of the best presidents in the history of the good ole USA. First off, the thing that drew me to him initially was that when he spoke...it was actually a language I could recognize, something that most politicians didn't seem to have a grasp off. I don't know if you guys have ever heard it. It's called: Common Sense. It's when a person says something and it connects with you because it uses these two simple little concepts called: Logic and Reason. For example, when Barack asks why we don't get rid of the massive tax break that the wealthiest people in the top 1% get from our current president and use that extra cash to fund clean energy and invest in our middle class, to create new jobs and the infrastructure of our nation, that's called Common Sense. Barack says lets give a $1000 income tax credit to every American to lessen the burden of high gas and food prices instead of drilling for oil that we don't even know exists and won't get for up to 5-7 years and is only 3% percent of the entire world when we use 25% of the world's oil. I don't know about you but that seems pretty logical to me. Can't you see how radical Barack is looking already? He actually wants to spend billions (which we'll have because we won't be in a long drawn out war spending 10 billions a month) to invest in green technologies that would create millions of jobs and build a cleaner future, where we don't have to rely on countries that fund terrorism. He such an extremist! Naw he's not...maybe just extreme to the max, bitch! How about a foreign policy where we actually develop working relationships with other countries instead of rattling our sabers at them? Radical? Apparently using diplomacy is considering weak and considered using appeasement to get what you want? How about a president around the world who for once is respected and viewed not as an idiot and dictator, but as someone with compassion and understanding? To end the genocide in Darfur and give humanitarian aid around the world. How our F-Grade education system? Someone who wants to give a $4000 credit to pay for college for people who work for their country through community service and hard work. This is a president who would actually work to bring people together by not being divisive. I don't know about you, but usually when some appears benevolent and shows good judgment and character I'm generally not too hesitant to lend a helping hand for the better. We used to have this thing in our nation called, Pride. It was when we actually weren't embarrassed to say we were from the USA. It was during the greatest generation when everybody pitched in and built this country to be the best it could be. We can be that again. Barack is someone who could have made bank working for Wall Street, but instead invested his life to help those less fortunate in the South Side of Chicago. Repubs, have a problem with this because they say that having years of experience is a requirement of being president. We've seen where experience gets us. We seem to remember them using these same tactics against Clinton in 1992. Too young...too inexperienced...We'll I also happen to remember our country as thriving economically and being more respected around the world then ever before. You can't use that argument anymore, it just doesn't stick. What we need is good judgment. This is what Barack offers. Don't take it from me; just watch this man in action. Every time an issue has been posed in the last year, Barack has been right on and John McCain has subsequently followed in line with, including George Bush. The timeline for the pullout of troops in Iraq, drilling for oil, the gas tax, veterans benefits...the list goes on. Like I said don't just take this from me, research it. The only thing I looked for this election was someone who made sense. Barack was that guy. You don't need to have 30-40+ years of experience you just need judgement. That's why you have a cabinet. You select people who are 100x smarter than you and they advise you! There's never been a president who had a perfect grasp on every issue. You surround yourself with experts and not just yes men. Which is what Barack has already done to some extent.That's what makes a good president in contrast to a great president. Plus he's not too bad at 3-pointers. This is about us this time guys, we can actually make a change to the world we live in. We don't have to settle for the same shit again. We don't have to be cynical for another 4 years. We have something to inspire us to be better. The idea that we shouldn't have to stand for the world the way it is. We can do better people. Barack is the leader for the positive Change that we need and all we have to do is believe in ourselves. We don't need an out of touch 70+ year old, who has no idea what it is to be middle class or poor. It's time for the people to actually govern the country instead of the top 1%. Don't give in to the fear that they are feeding you. This isn't a cult or a power grab or a conspiracy. It's simply the next logical step to improve humanity and it starts with you.
Barack/Biden '08
Friday, July 11, 2008
Religion and Sneezing
It would seem like those words don't really have too much in common, but alas we all know the superstition behind them. Of course I'm talking about saying "God, Bless You" after someone unleashes a convulsive expulsion of air from their lungs that we call sneezing. The genesis behind the phrase dealt with evil demons being released from your body and by some how saying God Bless You, you are eradicating the malevolent forces in your cursed body. Today, we say it in good manners for some reason. It's really the only thing of it's kind in our society. It's not like we say "God Save Your Soul or something when you fart or are heard audibly puking. It's a archaic societal habit that we've never seem to question really. Everytime I hear someone say it in a public place following sneeze, it just seems to cause more of a disturbance, when a group of people have tp decide who should say it first. If you don't say it the implication is that you have bad manners. I've just always had trouble understanding this common practice. Why am I obligated to say something, just because a person is blowing snot and spit out of their nose. I'm not just not a fan. Am I the only who's felt this way?
Thursday, July 10, 2008
The Cheating Game
Recently, I had a discussion with a friend regarding infidelity and if physically cheating was just as morally wrong as having a vivid fantasy about other women during sex. My objective opinion was that if you were able to have sex with someone with no strings attached in say Las Vegas, never see that person again, and then never tell your spouse about it, how is that so far and beyond actually creating a sexual reality inside your mind. Just because you don’t actually act on a desire that doesn’t necessarily make you any more innocent then the next guy who does carry out his intention. The guy that does go through with the nasty probably was strongly propositioned with the advancement and/or not worried about the consequences. (The consequence usually being that you are caught by your significant other, hurting them immensely and probably causing ire by all those around you.) Or just maybe you don’t due to Religious Obligation...
Let’s just say though, that there is this beautiful receptionist at work, and all day you think about pounding the shit out her. You literally put yourself in that place and the day dream is so real that it might have been a long lost memory. Then you go home that night and tell your better half, “Hey, all day I was just thinking about fucking the shit out of this gorgeous blond.” Then you proceed to give extremely graphic details about the incident and so on and so forth. Obviously she would be heartbroken, and I would go as far to say she would more hurt that you put so much effort into telling a sexual anecdote that would blow the shit out of any tacky Fabio romance novel.
The point I guess I’m trying to make is cheating is just something society created. Whether you really commit the sin or make the x-rated movie in your head, you’re still just as guilty as the sinner. I don’t condone actually going behind your lovers back and strapping on the Jimmy with the next available harlot, but what I am saying is that there is a blurred line between what you’re intentions are and what you believe. Don’t think for a moment just because you haven’t betrayed them, that makes you morally righteous.
On a side note: This doesn’t apply to thinking about murder or pedophilia, because not only are they regulated by laws and regulations, but I can assure that most people don’t really enjoy mutilating people. Sexual desire I think we can agree is something that is felt by all humans at some point. I also believe this only applies to men, because women appear to be hot-wired in some other way, I could be wrong though, but since I’m a guy I can only base this theory on my own experiences.
Let’s just say though, that there is this beautiful receptionist at work, and all day you think about pounding the shit out her. You literally put yourself in that place and the day dream is so real that it might have been a long lost memory. Then you go home that night and tell your better half, “Hey, all day I was just thinking about fucking the shit out of this gorgeous blond.” Then you proceed to give extremely graphic details about the incident and so on and so forth. Obviously she would be heartbroken, and I would go as far to say she would more hurt that you put so much effort into telling a sexual anecdote that would blow the shit out of any tacky Fabio romance novel.
The point I guess I’m trying to make is cheating is just something society created. Whether you really commit the sin or make the x-rated movie in your head, you’re still just as guilty as the sinner. I don’t condone actually going behind your lovers back and strapping on the Jimmy with the next available harlot, but what I am saying is that there is a blurred line between what you’re intentions are and what you believe. Don’t think for a moment just because you haven’t betrayed them, that makes you morally righteous.
On a side note: This doesn’t apply to thinking about murder or pedophilia, because not only are they regulated by laws and regulations, but I can assure that most people don’t really enjoy mutilating people. Sexual desire I think we can agree is something that is felt by all humans at some point. I also believe this only applies to men, because women appear to be hot-wired in some other way, I could be wrong though, but since I’m a guy I can only base this theory on my own experiences.
People who drive the Toyota Prius are Tools.
The Toyota Prius. A vehicle supposedly designed to provide outstanding gas mileage and low CO2 Emissions, instead just another trendy vehicle for hipster and upper middle class sycophants to feel better about themselves while they sip on cafe lattes. In Scottsdale alone I must see about 300-400 hundred of these dung beetles fashion statements a day, so that's about 7 in every 10 cars in traffic. It wouldn't really bother me that much except that I read this little number: In July 2007 the The New York Times[61] published an article using data from CNW Marketing Research finding that 57% of Prius buyers said their main reason for buying was that "it makes a statement about me.", while just 36% cited fuel economy as a prime motivator. So maybe all you fakes can hide behind your guise of global conservation and gas pump frugalness, but we all know you're just tools in line with the same testosterone meat heads that drive Hummers.
Here's a picture in case you're blind.
Here's a picture in case you're blind.
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