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Saturday, July 28, 2007
Quick Venting
So I'm about to head to Lansing to visit my supposed boyfriend for basicaly the last time who has not even made the slightest effort to contact me in over two weeks. I know it'll be good to have a good ending point between us, but seriously why I should drive an hour and a half to see him is completely beyond me.
I'm attempting to not have too many posts like this but sometimes you just gotta vent
grr
I'm attempting to not have too many posts like this but sometimes you just gotta vent
grr
A little more in support of Dakota
I once had a conversation with my mother, who was born basically right smack dab in the middle of the baby boom, or more relevantly, during the time that produced the majority of parents of young people with the ability to vote today. I complained once to her about George W. Bush, and she mentioned the fact that as much as we wish it were not the case, JFK was the only president in her lifetime to have been worth anything (presidentially that is) and that he was not given long enough in office to demonstrate his full potential.
So now it's time for me to expand off of that (trust me Dakota, I'm not much of a politician myself, but I'm backing you up on this one). Since the baby boomer era, we have all been a part of the media age - beginning to some small degree with the rapid printing press, expanded far more by the growing popularity of radios, even more with that of television, again in the nineties with the PC era, and now at its highest iteration with the widespread popularity of the cellular phone. We live in an age where generally, less than twenty-four hours will elapse between something occurring, and our ability to hear about it (and that is very generous - most of the time information is available within minutes). I would even venture as far as to say, the American public knows too much about its government, and prospective leaders, and that knowledge causes us to have unnecessarily high expectations of our presidents - not to say that they should not be able to deliver, but that they are promising more than they can, in order to please the public.
Let's examine not only the places where some of our more recent presidents had shortcomings, but where those shortcomings have been complicated by what took place in reality. A perfect example - Georgey Sr. is famous for his speech at the Republican National Convention. After a long period of heavy recession from Carter and Reagan, Bush Sr. stated "Read my lips: no new taxes." Sounds pretty good to me! Peggy Noonan (Bush's speechwriter) definitely knew what she was doing, and what the American Public needed to hear in order to get him the vote. Unfortunately, two years later, under pressure from democrats and many more moderate republicans, he was forced to raise taxes anyway. Clinton's oval office rendezvous gave birth to Bush Jr's "down-home, American values." And this isn't the first time that suspected immorality gave way to a friendly, deep south Christian - many say that Carter won over Ford more because he was not involved with the previous presidencies (i.e. Watergate) and he offered a kind of retribution from the events of the previous few years.
In the upcoming election, Democrats clearly have the advantage - we've had eight years with a president who has not been in the public's support for at least four years, thanks to an extremely unpopular war. Democrats tend to be more on the pro peace platform, and that's what Americans want. In my opinion, however, we're in deeper than we want to admit. I think that we are still far away from peace between the middle east and the u.s. simply because nothing has truly been resolved (there is a lot to be said for the opinion that we can't exactly figure out what needs to be resolved, but that will make this rant go on for way longer than it already has). The American government has set themselves up with a lose-lose situation. Withdrawing from the Middle East will likely still not do much in the way of helping the economy. And at the end of the war, things will just start over again if we are attacked or bombed again. God forbid, but it is a real concern that we should have. I'm going to set aside the next thought for staying power.
The president cannot control what will happen during their presidency, only those things that they want to prevent from happening.
A president does not usually foresee an economic slump, or being attacked by a foreign power, or saying something incredibly stupid in a speech. Presidents are just people like anyone else, but people with the ability to say yes or no when it comes to new laws (remember our three branches people? President gets to say when we go to war, and besides that, he only okays what others have already decided in other branches of government).
So let me tie this into Dakota's post a little better now that I've offered these disjointed thoughts on government for approximately the last hour of my life. Americans do not vote as often as they should not only because there hasn't been a good president, but because even when we've tried to pick a good one, they have failed at what we really wanted them to accomplish, because their platform is more about image than implementation. Even looking at hot button issues, what would you do if you were president? Take gay marriage for example: alright I would just go ahead and okay that one, fuck you Conservative Christians :). Seriously though, gay marriage. If your paycheck and popularity as the SINGLE MOST RECOGNIZABLE CELEBRITY IN THE ENTIRE COUNTRY depended largely on making people like you no matter what, I would take the moderate route a good deal as well. We offer our citizens the freedom to believe what they'd like to, but human nature is to remain divided about 50/50 on any issue in the world. We are better at complaining than praising. Even small steps forward are seen as "not far enough" to the side that supports and "way beyond the line" to those that are opposed. It is simply impossible to please a nation that wants the economy to improve, gas prices to go down, the war to end, and everyone of its opinions to be eventually on the level with the nation's goals.
So where do we go from here? People will not start voting regularly unless they feel that what they do in a vote matters - and after the hanging chad fiasco a few years back, it will likely be years until that trust is restored. Some progress has been made though. We are in the midst of a social and cultural revolution. In our generation, we're simply expected to be more well-versed in just about everything - because even someone who never leaves the house can be an expert in pretty much any field they want to at the click of a button. Already, at least the younger population is already leaning to more moderate stances, because we can read both sides of the argument, instead of only hearing what we want. As much of a pain in the ass as it was, I'm glad my high school does a three day long formal debate every junior year - at least it's nice to know that whether or not people like it, they at least hear what both sides have to say.
So I kinda went all over the place on that one, and mixed in some stuff that really wasn't on the topic of where I started, but I'm not getting graded on this, so deal with it!
So now it's time for me to expand off of that (trust me Dakota, I'm not much of a politician myself, but I'm backing you up on this one). Since the baby boomer era, we have all been a part of the media age - beginning to some small degree with the rapid printing press, expanded far more by the growing popularity of radios, even more with that of television, again in the nineties with the PC era, and now at its highest iteration with the widespread popularity of the cellular phone. We live in an age where generally, less than twenty-four hours will elapse between something occurring, and our ability to hear about it (and that is very generous - most of the time information is available within minutes). I would even venture as far as to say, the American public knows too much about its government, and prospective leaders, and that knowledge causes us to have unnecessarily high expectations of our presidents - not to say that they should not be able to deliver, but that they are promising more than they can, in order to please the public.
Let's examine not only the places where some of our more recent presidents had shortcomings, but where those shortcomings have been complicated by what took place in reality. A perfect example - Georgey Sr. is famous for his speech at the Republican National Convention. After a long period of heavy recession from Carter and Reagan, Bush Sr. stated "Read my lips: no new taxes." Sounds pretty good to me! Peggy Noonan (Bush's speechwriter) definitely knew what she was doing, and what the American Public needed to hear in order to get him the vote. Unfortunately, two years later, under pressure from democrats and many more moderate republicans, he was forced to raise taxes anyway. Clinton's oval office rendezvous gave birth to Bush Jr's "down-home, American values." And this isn't the first time that suspected immorality gave way to a friendly, deep south Christian - many say that Carter won over Ford more because he was not involved with the previous presidencies (i.e. Watergate) and he offered a kind of retribution from the events of the previous few years.
In the upcoming election, Democrats clearly have the advantage - we've had eight years with a president who has not been in the public's support for at least four years, thanks to an extremely unpopular war. Democrats tend to be more on the pro peace platform, and that's what Americans want. In my opinion, however, we're in deeper than we want to admit. I think that we are still far away from peace between the middle east and the u.s. simply because nothing has truly been resolved (there is a lot to be said for the opinion that we can't exactly figure out what needs to be resolved, but that will make this rant go on for way longer than it already has). The American government has set themselves up with a lose-lose situation. Withdrawing from the Middle East will likely still not do much in the way of helping the economy. And at the end of the war, things will just start over again if we are attacked or bombed again. God forbid, but it is a real concern that we should have. I'm going to set aside the next thought for staying power.
The president cannot control what will happen during their presidency, only those things that they want to prevent from happening.
A president does not usually foresee an economic slump, or being attacked by a foreign power, or saying something incredibly stupid in a speech. Presidents are just people like anyone else, but people with the ability to say yes or no when it comes to new laws (remember our three branches people? President gets to say when we go to war, and besides that, he only okays what others have already decided in other branches of government).
So let me tie this into Dakota's post a little better now that I've offered these disjointed thoughts on government for approximately the last hour of my life. Americans do not vote as often as they should not only because there hasn't been a good president, but because even when we've tried to pick a good one, they have failed at what we really wanted them to accomplish, because their platform is more about image than implementation. Even looking at hot button issues, what would you do if you were president? Take gay marriage for example: alright I would just go ahead and okay that one, fuck you Conservative Christians :). Seriously though, gay marriage. If your paycheck and popularity as the SINGLE MOST RECOGNIZABLE CELEBRITY IN THE ENTIRE COUNTRY depended largely on making people like you no matter what, I would take the moderate route a good deal as well. We offer our citizens the freedom to believe what they'd like to, but human nature is to remain divided about 50/50 on any issue in the world. We are better at complaining than praising. Even small steps forward are seen as "not far enough" to the side that supports and "way beyond the line" to those that are opposed. It is simply impossible to please a nation that wants the economy to improve, gas prices to go down, the war to end, and everyone of its opinions to be eventually on the level with the nation's goals.
So where do we go from here? People will not start voting regularly unless they feel that what they do in a vote matters - and after the hanging chad fiasco a few years back, it will likely be years until that trust is restored. Some progress has been made though. We are in the midst of a social and cultural revolution. In our generation, we're simply expected to be more well-versed in just about everything - because even someone who never leaves the house can be an expert in pretty much any field they want to at the click of a button. Already, at least the younger population is already leaning to more moderate stances, because we can read both sides of the argument, instead of only hearing what we want. As much of a pain in the ass as it was, I'm glad my high school does a three day long formal debate every junior year - at least it's nice to know that whether or not people like it, they at least hear what both sides have to say.
So I kinda went all over the place on that one, and mixed in some stuff that really wasn't on the topic of where I started, but I'm not getting graded on this, so deal with it!
Friday, July 27, 2007
Rambo Dakota Political Rant
I know...shocking isn't it? Rambo has a political situation to talk about? Did the Lions just win the Super Bowl because I think Hell just froze over! Fellow readers fear not...just sit back and enjoy and I promise there are no signs of the apocalypse nigh.
I was talking to one of my friends the other day while at his apartment and we began talking about, of all things, politics. We started by talking about a problem that has arisen by the low amount (percentage wise) of people in the US who actually vote in scheduled elections. It is easy to register but how many actually go out there and vote on Election Day? Just take a look at the numbers from the 2006 Congressional elections:
House of Representatives election voter turnout: 36.8%
Senate election voter turnout: 29.7%
My God man! Compared to other countries like England and France, which had close to 85% of the registered voters end up at the polls. 85% compared to nearly 37%?? Wow. My friend looked at me as we discussed this low number and he asked me why I thought our turnout was so low compared to these other countries. I said to myself, and eventually to him, that I had never really thought about it until this very moment. If I did have to give an answer my hypothesis would be that we, as a country, simply dislike and are ashamed of our government. This is not to say we are not proud to say we are American but whether you are a Republican or a Democrat, based off of these voting numbers, something is wrong with getting you to the polls...or you just feel that is unnecessary because either (a) you feel one vote does not make a difference or (b) you just are that lazy and decide it is not important. There are people out there, one of whom writes on this very blog, that would research and debate to the ends of the Earth just what candidate he believes is best suited for the job. In the end all that matters is that it is truly that...a belief. You can research every aspect of every candidate or you can vote a straight ticket but either way you are putting faith and belief into someone who, looking at recent elections, has not produced the desired result. No matter which way you slice it there is no real sign of progress of getting these potential voters off their asses and voting every Election Day. Then I thought to myself...how did we get to this position? How did we get to the point where no one wants to vote? Hmmm...
Political mumbo jumbo is not, and probably never will be, my strong suit nor a topic that peaks my interest but at the end of the day I love history and I often do think how things would be different had so many things not happened to our country both politically and socially. It is in this that I find the answer to my earlier question...how did we get to this position where no one wants to vote? I believe the answer lies within history...as does most actions in the political world. I looked at my friend after we determined that it was hating our government that has gotten us here but when did it begin? I believe that the true downfall of our government came over 40 years ago when the most potential ever seen in a President was gunned down November 22, 1963 in Dallas, Texas.
It has been said by people much more qualified than myself that JFK's assassination was one of the biggest turning points in American history. JFK was a graduate of Harvard with a degree in International Affairs, he voluntarily joined the US Navy for which he recieved a Purple Heart during WWII, and became a Senator in 1952. He became an example of how practicing a religion does not have to totally dominate a Presidency either: "I am not the Catholic candidate for President. I am the Democratic Party's candidate for President who also happens to be a Catholic. I do not speak for my Church on public matters — and the Church does not speak for me." He participated in the first televised Presidential Debates against Republican Richard Nixon. John F. Kennedy was sworn in as the 35th President at noon on January 20, 1961. In his inaugural address he spoke of the need for all Americans to be active citizens, famously saying, "Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country." He also asked the nations of the world to join together to fight what he called the "common enemies of man: tyranny, poverty, disease, and war itself." In closing, he expanded on his desire for greater internationalism: "Finally, whether you are citizens of America or citizens of the world, ask of us the same high standards of strength and sacrifice which we ask of you."
JFK instantly began on creating his own Foreign Policy by instilling what the Eisenhower administration had created to invade Cuba hoping to remove Fidel Castro from power, known as the Bay of Pigs Invasion. Although it did not produce the desired result, JFK took full responsibility for his actions (more than some Presidents can say) and did leave Castro thinking that another invasion could occur at any time. He also faced the Cuban Missle Crisis but resolved that with Khrushchev. He also created the Peace Corps. It is often debated as to whether the Vietnam crisis would have escalated as far as it did had Kennedy been re-elected in 1964 but we will never know...and this is where the turn takes place. LBJ had stated that he disapproved of pulling out of Vietnam, shown by almost immediately following the assassination reversing JFK's order for the removal of 1,000 troops by the end of 1963.
On June 26, 1963, Kennedy visited West Berlin and gave a public speech criticizing communism. Kennedy used the construction of the Berlin Wall as an example of the failures of communism: "Freedom has many difficulties and democracy is not perfect, but we have never had to put a wall up to keep our people in." The speech is known for its famous phrase "Ich bin ein Berliner".
Kennedy called his domestic program the "New Frontier". It ambitiously promised federal funding for education, medical care for the elderly, and government intervention to halt the recession. Kennedy also promised an end to racial discrimination. In 1963, he proposed a tax reform which included income tax cuts, but this was not passed by Congress until 1964, after his death. Few of Kennedy's major programs passed Congress during his lifetime, although, under his successor Johnson, Congress did vote them through in 1964–65.
JFK has become one of the most admired people in US History, whether it be for his Presidential practices or his social/family life. In the end though, tragedy and utter disbelief overran the United States on the November afternoon. The political and social distrust occurred here not only because of this assassination but because of the prior assassinations of Kennedy's brother Robert (RFK) and Martin Luther King, Jr.
After that little biopic of JFK let us look at why I believe that we have lost so much faith in our Presidents and our government since his death: LBJ made the Vietnam conflict worse after Kennedy's death, Richard Nixon had Watergate, Gerald Ford offered a pardon to Nixon and was in office during the time of 7 percent inflation causing recession, Carter had control of a horrific economy consisting of double-digit inflation, oil shortages, and high unemployment, Reagan had all of these, Bush Sr. had another economic recession following the Gulf War, Clinton had the "office politics" problem, and George W. Bush is George W. Bush.
This is not meant as a Presidential bashing as each of the above listed have had their fair share of positive acts while in office but none have done enough to overtake what Carter called a "crisis of confidence." When will our confidence in our government return? We've got a new President to be named in 2008...let's start there! Get out there and take back this country voters. Make your voices heard and show the government that we have moved on since 1963 and that we are confident they can lead us effectively...at least once W is out of office.
I was talking to one of my friends the other day while at his apartment and we began talking about, of all things, politics. We started by talking about a problem that has arisen by the low amount (percentage wise) of people in the US who actually vote in scheduled elections. It is easy to register but how many actually go out there and vote on Election Day? Just take a look at the numbers from the 2006 Congressional elections:
House of Representatives election voter turnout: 36.8%
Senate election voter turnout: 29.7%
My God man! Compared to other countries like England and France, which had close to 85% of the registered voters end up at the polls. 85% compared to nearly 37%?? Wow. My friend looked at me as we discussed this low number and he asked me why I thought our turnout was so low compared to these other countries. I said to myself, and eventually to him, that I had never really thought about it until this very moment. If I did have to give an answer my hypothesis would be that we, as a country, simply dislike and are ashamed of our government. This is not to say we are not proud to say we are American but whether you are a Republican or a Democrat, based off of these voting numbers, something is wrong with getting you to the polls...or you just feel that is unnecessary because either (a) you feel one vote does not make a difference or (b) you just are that lazy and decide it is not important. There are people out there, one of whom writes on this very blog, that would research and debate to the ends of the Earth just what candidate he believes is best suited for the job. In the end all that matters is that it is truly that...a belief. You can research every aspect of every candidate or you can vote a straight ticket but either way you are putting faith and belief into someone who, looking at recent elections, has not produced the desired result. No matter which way you slice it there is no real sign of progress of getting these potential voters off their asses and voting every Election Day. Then I thought to myself...how did we get to this position? How did we get to the point where no one wants to vote? Hmmm...
Political mumbo jumbo is not, and probably never will be, my strong suit nor a topic that peaks my interest but at the end of the day I love history and I often do think how things would be different had so many things not happened to our country both politically and socially. It is in this that I find the answer to my earlier question...how did we get to this position where no one wants to vote? I believe the answer lies within history...as does most actions in the political world. I looked at my friend after we determined that it was hating our government that has gotten us here but when did it begin? I believe that the true downfall of our government came over 40 years ago when the most potential ever seen in a President was gunned down November 22, 1963 in Dallas, Texas.
It has been said by people much more qualified than myself that JFK's assassination was one of the biggest turning points in American history. JFK was a graduate of Harvard with a degree in International Affairs, he voluntarily joined the US Navy for which he recieved a Purple Heart during WWII, and became a Senator in 1952. He became an example of how practicing a religion does not have to totally dominate a Presidency either: "I am not the Catholic candidate for President. I am the Democratic Party's candidate for President who also happens to be a Catholic. I do not speak for my Church on public matters — and the Church does not speak for me." He participated in the first televised Presidential Debates against Republican Richard Nixon. John F. Kennedy was sworn in as the 35th President at noon on January 20, 1961. In his inaugural address he spoke of the need for all Americans to be active citizens, famously saying, "Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country." He also asked the nations of the world to join together to fight what he called the "common enemies of man: tyranny, poverty, disease, and war itself." In closing, he expanded on his desire for greater internationalism: "Finally, whether you are citizens of America or citizens of the world, ask of us the same high standards of strength and sacrifice which we ask of you."
JFK instantly began on creating his own Foreign Policy by instilling what the Eisenhower administration had created to invade Cuba hoping to remove Fidel Castro from power, known as the Bay of Pigs Invasion. Although it did not produce the desired result, JFK took full responsibility for his actions (more than some Presidents can say) and did leave Castro thinking that another invasion could occur at any time. He also faced the Cuban Missle Crisis but resolved that with Khrushchev. He also created the Peace Corps. It is often debated as to whether the Vietnam crisis would have escalated as far as it did had Kennedy been re-elected in 1964 but we will never know...and this is where the turn takes place. LBJ had stated that he disapproved of pulling out of Vietnam, shown by almost immediately following the assassination reversing JFK's order for the removal of 1,000 troops by the end of 1963.
On June 26, 1963, Kennedy visited West Berlin and gave a public speech criticizing communism. Kennedy used the construction of the Berlin Wall as an example of the failures of communism: "Freedom has many difficulties and democracy is not perfect, but we have never had to put a wall up to keep our people in." The speech is known for its famous phrase "Ich bin ein Berliner".
Kennedy called his domestic program the "New Frontier". It ambitiously promised federal funding for education, medical care for the elderly, and government intervention to halt the recession. Kennedy also promised an end to racial discrimination. In 1963, he proposed a tax reform which included income tax cuts, but this was not passed by Congress until 1964, after his death. Few of Kennedy's major programs passed Congress during his lifetime, although, under his successor Johnson, Congress did vote them through in 1964–65.
JFK has become one of the most admired people in US History, whether it be for his Presidential practices or his social/family life. In the end though, tragedy and utter disbelief overran the United States on the November afternoon. The political and social distrust occurred here not only because of this assassination but because of the prior assassinations of Kennedy's brother Robert (RFK) and Martin Luther King, Jr.
After that little biopic of JFK let us look at why I believe that we have lost so much faith in our Presidents and our government since his death: LBJ made the Vietnam conflict worse after Kennedy's death, Richard Nixon had Watergate, Gerald Ford offered a pardon to Nixon and was in office during the time of 7 percent inflation causing recession, Carter had control of a horrific economy consisting of double-digit inflation, oil shortages, and high unemployment, Reagan had all of these, Bush Sr. had another economic recession following the Gulf War, Clinton had the "office politics" problem, and George W. Bush is George W. Bush.
This is not meant as a Presidential bashing as each of the above listed have had their fair share of positive acts while in office but none have done enough to overtake what Carter called a "crisis of confidence." When will our confidence in our government return? We've got a new President to be named in 2008...let's start there! Get out there and take back this country voters. Make your voices heard and show the government that we have moved on since 1963 and that we are confident they can lead us effectively...at least once W is out of office.
Need dating advice?
I know I do! Thanks to the wonderful people at Bullz-Eye.com we have a grasp of the question that can plague most, if not all, of us men out there...how long do I wait before calling that girl back?
I love the game of football because, especially recently, a lot of things happen off the field that can be just as entertaining as what occurs on the field. Here is a Top 10 list of compelling stories heading into Training Camp!! That's right...training camp is here at last!!
I do remember seeing this part in the World Series of Pop Culture and figured that, to a point, truer words were never spoken, especially when two seemingly knowledgeable people cannot even get ONE of the questions right. Take a lookie loo here and see if you agree.
Finally, for those of you who are as interested in the developments that occur at the now infamous Comic-Con in San Diego follow this blog which goes into detail about every occurrence at the convention...and we've only had one day of it! YEAH!
One man's opinion
Incubus was fucking sick last night. I would even go as far as to say the concert far exceeded my expectations, which is impressive considering I am madly in love with the band and think everything they do is genius anyway. They rocked a lot of their new stuff, but then really impressed me by busting out old, random songs that I never thought I'd hear at this concert - Nebula and Vitamin off of SCIENCE (!), and an absolutely amazing The Warmth. Also I thought I might have a heart attack during Pistola which is one of my favorite songs. And if I heard Brandon Boyd right (which may or may not have been the case) I think we heard a world premiere song last night.
There are a lot of bands that need to step up to this level. Besides the fact that it was just a tad short for my liking (I'm wicked spoiled because of Bonnaroo) this was essentially a perfect concert, and especially, a perfect album tour concert - of course play a bunch of new tunes to promote the cd, but then mix it up and play something for everyone. Jam out when you get the chance. Realize that if people are paying fifty dollars to hear you play, that it doesn't matter if you are playing exactly what they heard on the album, or if you're playing, say, a bad-ass cover of Stand By Me. Incubus is a rare gem of a band that has been able to maintain their musical integrity despite having become alt-pop Gods. We've all heard Wish You Were Here a trillion times and it annoys us when stupid ditzy girls say it's their favorite Incubus song, but despite its rampant popularity, it is still just a great tune.
Another real bonus last night was the crowd. First off, eye candy as far as the eye could see. But not only that - people were REALLY cool. Passing around joints and my batty, talking and making new friends around us, dancing when we felt the need. Even the people that parked near us became our friends, which is damn good considering I'm a retard and wore out my battery listening to NIN while waiting to leave DTE. But the people who were near us when we first set up camp in the parking lot were already offering to assist in a jump before we even had the chance to ask. Every once in a while you have a night that really reaffirms your faith in humanity and life in general. Last night was one of them. :)
Let's keep this up!!! Let's make 311 just as amazing! I'ma gonna get shit-faced!
There are a lot of bands that need to step up to this level. Besides the fact that it was just a tad short for my liking (I'm wicked spoiled because of Bonnaroo) this was essentially a perfect concert, and especially, a perfect album tour concert - of course play a bunch of new tunes to promote the cd, but then mix it up and play something for everyone. Jam out when you get the chance. Realize that if people are paying fifty dollars to hear you play, that it doesn't matter if you are playing exactly what they heard on the album, or if you're playing, say, a bad-ass cover of Stand By Me. Incubus is a rare gem of a band that has been able to maintain their musical integrity despite having become alt-pop Gods. We've all heard Wish You Were Here a trillion times and it annoys us when stupid ditzy girls say it's their favorite Incubus song, but despite its rampant popularity, it is still just a great tune.
Another real bonus last night was the crowd. First off, eye candy as far as the eye could see. But not only that - people were REALLY cool. Passing around joints and my batty, talking and making new friends around us, dancing when we felt the need. Even the people that parked near us became our friends, which is damn good considering I'm a retard and wore out my battery listening to NIN while waiting to leave DTE. But the people who were near us when we first set up camp in the parking lot were already offering to assist in a jump before we even had the chance to ask. Every once in a while you have a night that really reaffirms your faith in humanity and life in general. Last night was one of them. :)
Let's keep this up!!! Let's make 311 just as amazing! I'ma gonna get shit-faced!
Wednesday, July 25, 2007
Sign the petition to let marijuana producers and distributors pay taxes...
You read that right. The state of California is having budget issues, much like many states across the nation. Not really a big surprise.
This, however, is:
Because "The Greatest Generation" is still alive. And so is the Bible.
This, however, is:
"The producers and sellers of marijuana offer the state of California at least one billion dollars in additional tax revenue every year -- and nobody is arguing. "
What an interesting proposition. What a forward thinking way to go about doing things. What a democratic way to fix a problem that demands immediate attention.
Wonder why this is going to fail?
Because "The Greatest Generation" is still alive. And so is the Bible.
Quote of the Day...
"Neurosis is just a high-class word for whining."
~Dr. Albert Ellis, recently deceased psychotherapists.
Charles Mudede is a Weird guy...
Let's get to the bottom of the pterodactyl porn posted:
This…
Plus this…
Equals this…
Pterodactyl porn is an orgy for oil. The way the woman pumps, pulls, and sucks—that's American hunger. And the substance (essence, energy) of the dinosaurs is what makes the country grow and go.
This…
Plus this…
Equals this…
Pterodactyl porn is an orgy for oil. The way the woman pumps, pulls, and sucks—that's American hunger. And the substance (essence, energy) of the dinosaurs is what makes the country grow and go.
You know what is grosse?
You heard me right, folks. Breastfeeding is one of the most vile, disgusting, and vomit inducing things that I can think of. However, I am perfectly fine with the idea of said nasty ordeal when it takes place at home or completely hidden from the public.
The problem with breastfeeding is not that it is an act done in order for mothers to provide their children with sustanance, (though the idea always makes me think of a morbidly obese swine, collapsed on one side, covered in mud, while twelve little pink runts vie for the attention of one of the eight available nipples.) but that mothers, and women in general, think that it is acceptable to be done ANYWHERE.
Perhaps I will not be the first to say this, but Public Breastfeeding is disgusting. It is the Trump Card to the already sickening nature of breastfeeding in general, and the WMD on basic pulic courtesy. I had a bit of this argument earlier today with a group of women varying in age. Their consensus was that I was an asshole for thinking that such a "natural and beautiful process" should not be allowed in the public. That I should "just turn my head the other way", and that "I have no business telling women what to do with their bodies."
My response?
Ahem...As far as the "natural and beautiful process" is concerned: How do you feel about the public sex that I plan on having on your lawn? I surely hope that you find it as Natural and Beautiful as I do. I sincerely hope that you would find each and every thrust as beautiful and spellbinding as I do. Though, if you do not like the random display of complete and total public nudity and, well, sweaty fuckfest that I cannot wait to perform, please feel free to just turn your head the other way. It is quite simple, really. All you have to do is turn, face another direction, and ignore the beautiful display of bumping uglies repeatedly, quickly, voraciously, lustily. I must say, though, that it will take more than just turning your head to ignore the incredible amount of verbage and moaning that will be going on. (Much to your chagrin, I have a tendency to talk very dirty, smack ass, and swear often during sex.) Go ahead, turn away, but buy some ear plugs if you are actually offended. Although I am still unsure how you would even have the right to be offended. After all, you have no business telling me what to do with my body.
Everything that is wrong with that is even more so with breastfeeding. So put your fucking milk-filled tits away, and I wont have to have sex on your lawn.
Today in History...
Air France Flight 4590 was a Concorde flight from Charles de Gaulle International Airport near Paris, France to John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City, New York, and operated by Air France. On July 25, 2000 it crashed in Gonesse, France. All 100 passengers and nine crew on board the flight, as well as four people on the ground, were killed.
Co-pilot: "Le Bourget, Le Bourget, Le Bourget."
Pilot: "Too late (unclear)."
Control tower: "Fire service leader, correction, the Concorde is returning to runway zero niner in the opposite direction."
Pilot: "No time, no (unclear)."
Co-pilot: "Negative, we're trying Le Bourget" (four switching sounds).
Co-pilot: "No (unclear)."
The crew was trying to divert to nearby Le Bourget Airport, but accident investigators say that a safe landing with the flight path the aircraft was on would have been highly unlikely.
Moody friends. Drama queens. Your life? Nope! - their life, your story.
Play Sims Stories at Yahoo! Games.
The Daily ClusterFuck...
Temple 420 is real. AND, they believe that "marijuana is the tree of life mentioned in the bible." Heroes.
Britney Spears is crazy. Wow. Big deal, right? Not really, but hearing about her eating fried chicken and wiping her hands"on a several thousand dollar Gucci dress" is amazing.
McDonalds introduces, "Hugo".
Ahem..."two 18-year-old Moon Township residents soaked the backyard of one of them - along with his shoes and socks - with gasoline and set it aflame early Saturday." Yup, sounds like Pennsylvania to me. Wait. What?
"A felon wanted for auto theft in Denver was in jail in Pitkin County today on charges of stealing four vehicles and leading Aspen-area authorities on a five-hour chase, authorities said." Aspen suddenly gets cooler.
Nearly half of Americans believe that military strength ensures peace, we've always been at war with Oceania, and some animals are more equal than others.
Britney Spears is crazy. Wow. Big deal, right? Not really, but hearing about her eating fried chicken and wiping her hands"on a several thousand dollar Gucci dress" is amazing.
McDonalds introduces, "Hugo".
Ahem..."two 18-year-old Moon Township residents soaked the backyard of one of them - along with his shoes and socks - with gasoline and set it aflame early Saturday." Yup, sounds like Pennsylvania to me. Wait. What?
"A felon wanted for auto theft in Denver was in jail in Pitkin County today on charges of stealing four vehicles and leading Aspen-area authorities on a five-hour chase, authorities said." Aspen suddenly gets cooler.
Nearly half of Americans believe that military strength ensures peace, we've always been at war with Oceania, and some animals are more equal than others.
Today in history...
Sorry Kiznox, I'm stealing this from you today
June 25th, 1953 - The premiere of Duck Dodgers in the Twenty-Fourth and a Halfth Century
starring: Daffy Duck, Porky Pig and Marvin the Martian
Voted #4 in the top 50 cartoons of all time
Released during the Red Scare, it has a lot of references to the futility of the Cold War and Arms Race - and now over 50 years later, I bet you'd still be hard-pressed to find someone who has never seen this :)
June 25th, 1953 - The premiere of Duck Dodgers in the Twenty-Fourth and a Halfth Century
starring: Daffy Duck, Porky Pig and Marvin the Martian
Voted #4 in the top 50 cartoons of all time
Released during the Red Scare, it has a lot of references to the futility of the Cold War and Arms Race - and now over 50 years later, I bet you'd still be hard-pressed to find someone who has never seen this :)
Eye Candy & CD that I Want of the Day...
Brought to you by Alison Sudol of A Fine Frenzy. Which is actually just her. Odd.
I love it!
We were just talking about this the other day while partying it up...Hock this one is for you!
I honestly don't know what to think about the new host of the "Price is Right" but I will say at least it wasn't Rosie. I've always liked Drew Carey and I think he's just a clown enough to pull off warranting the zany t-shirts and crazy college kids that Bob Baker did. Time will tell just how this will work out but, as I said a few months ago when I learner Barker was retiring, I wanted the show to go down with him because I'd hate to see such a classic show crash and burn like so many others that lost their original host...and in turn their audience.
I honestly don't know what to think about the new host of the "Price is Right" but I will say at least it wasn't Rosie. I've always liked Drew Carey and I think he's just a clown enough to pull off warranting the zany t-shirts and crazy college kids that Bob Baker did. Time will tell just how this will work out but, as I said a few months ago when I learner Barker was retiring, I wanted the show to go down with him because I'd hate to see such a classic show crash and burn like so many others that lost their original host...and in turn their audience.
Tuesday, July 24, 2007
Quote of the Day...
"I'm not as good as I once was, but I'm as good once as I ever was."
~Cindy Ackerman, EC Reg. Sexy.
~Cindy Ackerman, EC Reg. Sexy.
Today in History...
Amelia Mary Earhart (24 July 1897 missing 2 July 1937, declared deceased 5 January 1939) was a noted American aviation pioneer and women's rights advocate. Earhart was the first woman to receive the Distinguished Flying Cross, which she was awarded as the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic. She set many other records, wrote best-selling books about her flying experiences and was instrumental in the formation of The Ninety-Nines, a women's pilots' organization.
Earhart disappeared over the central Pacific Ocean during an attempt to make a circumnavigational flight in 1937. Intense public fascination with her life, career and disappearance continues to this day.
I bet she was a whore.
Earhart disappeared over the central Pacific Ocean during an attempt to make a circumnavigational flight in 1937. Intense public fascination with her life, career and disappearance continues to this day.
I bet she was a whore.
The New Hotness...
From Bungie:
"I don't mean that they made a big plastic thing that looks like a Warthog. I mean they built a fully-functioning, four-wheel steering, powerful, off-road vehicle with a machine gun on the back. At the correct scale. If you live near Wellington, New Zealand, you might even see some crazy machine-shop dude from WETA fishtailing around your base, ahem, I mean neighborhood."
The Daily ClusterFuck...
Proving, once again, that no matter how crazy she acts she just gets sexier. Lohan busted for DUI, cocaine possession, After car chase. HOT.
"Lenape Technical School for 12- to 15-year-old boys and girls" should not be preceeded by, "Now, who wants to play with explosives?" Cops are stupid, sometimes.
Channel 9 now owns a snake. "You'll be amazingly, incredibly and disturbingly surprised to know just how easy it was for us to get our Egyptian Cobra." SNAKES ON A PLANE, Bitches.
Ahem..."After tracking 11,000 American adolescents, a study released Monday found that following secondary school, obese girls in the U.S. were half as likely to enrol in college, versus their non-obese peers." So Welcome Week should be sexy-fun-times.
Anorexia. Even less sexy when you hit 30.
Suck it, NBC. Though, I am sure a suicide would have made for some damn interesting Television.
In an effort to reduce the numerous quips I could make about religion, I am combining all horrible acts done by Youth Pastors here:
Battle Creek, MI.
Farmington, NM.
San Diego, CA.
Spokane, WA.
Murrells Inlet, SC.
Hmmm....thou shalt not?
Interesting stuff about Blogs and the Bloggers that Blog them.
Lohan in Hot Water...Again
This should come as no surprise, seeing that Lindsay Lohan is a druggy and an alcoholic, she got charged with a DUI. While searching her car, they also found cocaine. It's good to see that the rehab is working well. Mug shot included
Savagely Moral Dilemma...
Here is an interesting thought from the Slog:
I was recently seen screaming and yelling on Slog about the Seattle Times glorifying DEA pot busts; in last week's paper Dominic Holden weighed in on the Washington State Patrol's appallingly callous arrest of couple for growing medical marijuana.
So we all agree that busting pot growers—whether they're growing for medical or recreational use—is a bad idea. A waste of police resources, a part of the failed war on drugs, an invitation to tyranny, etc. But what would you do if there was a pot grow operation in the house next door? And the pot growers next door were total and complete assholes? Stick to your anti-drug-war politics? Or call the cops and rid your block of these assholes? That's the moral dilemma this "Savage Love" reader faces…
I was recently seen screaming and yelling on Slog about the Seattle Times glorifying DEA pot busts; in last week's paper Dominic Holden weighed in on the Washington State Patrol's appallingly callous arrest of couple for growing medical marijuana.
So we all agree that busting pot growers—whether they're growing for medical or recreational use—is a bad idea. A waste of police resources, a part of the failed war on drugs, an invitation to tyranny, etc. But what would you do if there was a pot grow operation in the house next door? And the pot growers next door were total and complete assholes? Stick to your anti-drug-war politics? Or call the cops and rid your block of these assholes? That's the moral dilemma this "Savage Love" reader faces…
My neighbors are two fat hairy straight pot smokers, who grow dope ( I can smell it and see the lights). They yell at me about insane things like making my yard too nice, and last week they chased a child of eleven down the alley shirtless with a butcher knife for teasing their cat. There garage is falling down, they leave their windows open all day and all night, they have an old toilet in their yard, three shitty cars, drug deals coming and going, and the grass and weeds are two feet tall and the house is falling apart.
All and all I don't mind them except when they scream at each other, cook chicken fried steak, and yell or play their TV all night or try to speak to me about their racial views (racial slurs) which I do not hold.
Dan…
The truth is I want my sister who is a kinder gentler person then them to move in next door. Is it totally chickenshit of me to turn them in for growing and selling pot? I already know it is okay for me to like and fuck whoever I want as long as there is mutual consent. But this narc-on-the-neighbors thing is a moral dilemma for me.
Dan, I cringe when I see them with their shirts off smoking cigarettes and yelling. Can I morally give them the boot with the help of Big Brother just so I can have some peace and my sister closer to me?
Sincerely,
Normally Against The Drug War
What would you do?
Alternative eye candy of the day
Someone that came into Beaners last year told me he thought I looked like Andy Roddick
I am definitely ok with that :)
I am definitely ok with that :)
I can't get back to sleep
So I'm already awake at 7:30 because my dad is on a conference call in the next room, and he's a deaf old man so he has it on speakerphone on the loudest setting. So I'm posting
Karaoke is an interesting affair. Last night was definitely the most painful of the nights we heard, but there were some really good people. The main thing I've always wondered is this: I consider myself to be a talented singer. But put me up on stage with the words in front of me, and it is usually a disaster. I did manage to not make a TOTAL ass of myself singing "Your Woman" by whitetown, but come on eileen was awful (I TOLD Scott I didn' know any of the words to the verses, but did he listen? No...).
A plea to sorostitute types who do karaoke. If you're unwilling to sing a song by myself, you will not end up singing better with your two best girlfriends. Having three people in the group and holding a mike does not make you the dixie chicks - chances are, if you're completely tone-deaf, throwing your two best tone-deaf friends in the mix will likely not turn out so well. I don't mean to be totally elitist, but if I have to hear another group of people caterwauling in the completely wrong key I might start punching babies.
Speaking of punching babies, highlight of last night: The approximately six-year-old child that was just running loose in the bar. Our pal Phil managed to scare him out of where he was hiding with his karaoke stylings, and so out of nowhere, a little kid went running through the bar. Little children in completely inappropriate places makes me happy. Hell, my dad used to take us out to the pub after his rugby games all the time. Then my sister hit puberty and his team-mates started making comments so it wasn't family pub time anymore. Also I'm pretty sure people got really drunk and started acting completely inappropriately. Ah those were the days...
So back to karaoke. Basically my problem is this: every popular song from the last 40 years or so is part too high for me to sing. What's with that? Whatever happened to crooners like Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin? I mean I love Incubus, but if Brandon Boyd sings any higher on his next cd, he might break the sound barrier. Can anybody honestly sing along to the refrain of dig without singing completely falsetto? I mean it's goregeous, but I know girls who wouldn't feel comfortable singing up there. I'll have to get real drunk for that concert. This thursday - fuck yeah!
PS Brandon Boyd, you are still the love of my life regardless of the fact that I could never dream of singing the notes you can hit.
Guitar Hero 80s edition comes out today. I'll have to con one of my ps2-owning friends into buying it. I have to admit, a few more well-known songs would have been appreciated (I still can't believe they didn't put on my sharona. That song rocks) but it'll be nice to maybe play a few different tracks. I'm just waiting for GH3. Although I'm not buying it because I don't want to be a lazy shit this year at school.
Continuation from last night: being stoned and listening to NIN is fucking awesome. I got the new album (which is amazing) and the remastered edition of The Downward Spiral, a cd I can't believe I haven't bought yet. It's so angry and vulgar I just can't help but feel great when singing along. My new favorite quote (from I Do Not Want This):
I want to know everything
I want to be everywhere
I want to fuck everyone in the world
I want to do something that matters
I mean, there's no question, that is really fucking hot. It's intense, aggressively egotistical, and it's the type of thought you have when that little devil pops up on your shoulder and you smile to yourself for knowing that the human mind is capable of being so dark and arrogant. Trent Reznor is the man.
Karaoke is an interesting affair. Last night was definitely the most painful of the nights we heard, but there were some really good people. The main thing I've always wondered is this: I consider myself to be a talented singer. But put me up on stage with the words in front of me, and it is usually a disaster. I did manage to not make a TOTAL ass of myself singing "Your Woman" by whitetown, but come on eileen was awful (I TOLD Scott I didn' know any of the words to the verses, but did he listen? No...).
A plea to sorostitute types who do karaoke. If you're unwilling to sing a song by myself, you will not end up singing better with your two best girlfriends. Having three people in the group and holding a mike does not make you the dixie chicks - chances are, if you're completely tone-deaf, throwing your two best tone-deaf friends in the mix will likely not turn out so well. I don't mean to be totally elitist, but if I have to hear another group of people caterwauling in the completely wrong key I might start punching babies.
Speaking of punching babies, highlight of last night: The approximately six-year-old child that was just running loose in the bar. Our pal Phil managed to scare him out of where he was hiding with his karaoke stylings, and so out of nowhere, a little kid went running through the bar. Little children in completely inappropriate places makes me happy. Hell, my dad used to take us out to the pub after his rugby games all the time. Then my sister hit puberty and his team-mates started making comments so it wasn't family pub time anymore. Also I'm pretty sure people got really drunk and started acting completely inappropriately. Ah those were the days...
So back to karaoke. Basically my problem is this: every popular song from the last 40 years or so is part too high for me to sing. What's with that? Whatever happened to crooners like Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin? I mean I love Incubus, but if Brandon Boyd sings any higher on his next cd, he might break the sound barrier. Can anybody honestly sing along to the refrain of dig without singing completely falsetto? I mean it's goregeous, but I know girls who wouldn't feel comfortable singing up there. I'll have to get real drunk for that concert. This thursday - fuck yeah!
PS Brandon Boyd, you are still the love of my life regardless of the fact that I could never dream of singing the notes you can hit.
Guitar Hero 80s edition comes out today. I'll have to con one of my ps2-owning friends into buying it. I have to admit, a few more well-known songs would have been appreciated (I still can't believe they didn't put on my sharona. That song rocks) but it'll be nice to maybe play a few different tracks. I'm just waiting for GH3. Although I'm not buying it because I don't want to be a lazy shit this year at school.
Continuation from last night: being stoned and listening to NIN is fucking awesome. I got the new album (which is amazing) and the remastered edition of The Downward Spiral, a cd I can't believe I haven't bought yet. It's so angry and vulgar I just can't help but feel great when singing along. My new favorite quote (from I Do Not Want This):
I want to know everything
I want to be everywhere
I want to fuck everyone in the world
I want to do something that matters
I mean, there's no question, that is really fucking hot. It's intense, aggressively egotistical, and it's the type of thought you have when that little devil pops up on your shoulder and you smile to yourself for knowing that the human mind is capable of being so dark and arrogant. Trent Reznor is the man.
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