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>well, SHIT SON
>you complicate things my dear
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Today, my first official day of vacation until school starts back up sometime in 5 months. Here are the summer plans, and how I plan to achieve them
1)get /fit/. Workout more rigorously and frequently. Already going fine, and I actually don't mind doing it now that I can be outside in the sun.
2)learn some fashion knowledge. I want to look good this summer, and from now on, so I guess this will come in handy.
3)beat Zelda Twilight Princess for Wii. Never did, always kinda wanted to.
4)Pokemon Platinum. I want to do as much as possible. I'm a huge pokemon fan.
5)read the Quaran and "something else" whose name escapes me completely at the time...
6)beer drinking club. Once or twice a week, get together with friends and we all get the same kind of beer and try it. I figure by the end of the summer we'll have hopefully tried like 20-30 beers and we can be well on the way to being pretentious alcoholics.
7)get the band back together. I know at least 3 or 4 musical projects people are working on and I said I'd like to try to help out with. We never get anything done- until now.
8)comics. Now that I own a scanner, I haven't used it since Christmas. I'm funny damnit, and I have drawing ability. This should happen.
Well now, I have to be getting to work. The one thing in my life that holds me back. By far the most necessary of evils, and by far the most evil.
4.29.2009
4.21.2009
4.16.2009
Not Lazy, Not Stupid, Just Uninterested
status
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I have a paper to turn in today. 4 hours ago actually. I'm less than 10% done.
My paper was technically due Tuesday, but the sheet said Thursday the 14th, so I went with Thursday to give myself more time.
I would have known about this if I would have gone to class last week, but I didn't.
I'm supposed to be leaving for work in 5 minutes, so I don't think I'll be able to write much more than an intro sans-thesis.
I know I'm gonna get a shitty grade on this assignment. I don't care. I know I'm paying money out of my pocket to get this shitty grade, but it's gotten to a point where I just want the class to be over with. It's boring and uneventful. We don't read anything of social value, or anything relevant. I don't care about reading Antigone. Sure it's interesting, but I want something fucked up and socially conscious. I want to discuss the writers' and his characters philosophies, not rhyme scheme in poetry. I want some Orwell among other things.
This class is pure liberal arts bullshit, served with a healthy dose of busy work and "assignments" that are not much more than us regurgitating information from lectures, sparknotes, wikipedia, and the book so we can learn about the wonders of the English language. Like my paper. I'm writing about Antigone. Nothing exciting, just regurgitating. No deep insight, no quandries, no heated argument, just skimming the surface of mediocrity.
And I'd have an A on it if I cared.
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I have a paper to turn in today. 4 hours ago actually. I'm less than 10% done.
My paper was technically due Tuesday, but the sheet said Thursday the 14th, so I went with Thursday to give myself more time.
I would have known about this if I would have gone to class last week, but I didn't.
I'm supposed to be leaving for work in 5 minutes, so I don't think I'll be able to write much more than an intro sans-thesis.
I know I'm gonna get a shitty grade on this assignment. I don't care. I know I'm paying money out of my pocket to get this shitty grade, but it's gotten to a point where I just want the class to be over with. It's boring and uneventful. We don't read anything of social value, or anything relevant. I don't care about reading Antigone. Sure it's interesting, but I want something fucked up and socially conscious. I want to discuss the writers' and his characters philosophies, not rhyme scheme in poetry. I want some Orwell among other things.
This class is pure liberal arts bullshit, served with a healthy dose of busy work and "assignments" that are not much more than us regurgitating information from lectures, sparknotes, wikipedia, and the book so we can learn about the wonders of the English language. Like my paper. I'm writing about Antigone. Nothing exciting, just regurgitating. No deep insight, no quandries, no heated argument, just skimming the surface of mediocrity.
And I'd have an A on it if I cared.
3.18.2009
Watch Out for Wet Floors!
akin to pagemaster!
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So yesterday at work I walked into the refrigerator room to grab a large ass bag of pepperoni. Since we get restock deliveries on Tuesdays, I couldn't see any bags on the shelves and so I reached up to the top shelf to grab a box of pep to open. Little did I know, there was a bag of pepperoni on top of said box, and when I slid it off the top shelf, the bag came falling down and smacked me right in the head. Ouch.
So this got me thinking.
What if the floors had been a little more wet, or that bag was a little bigger? I think I would have gotten knocked out. Similar to what happens to Macaulay Culkin in Pagemaster. The designs on the packages would have come to life, jumped out at me, and then turned me into a cartoon character. Oh, and Patrick Stewart and Whoopi Goldberg would voice my food themed friends that escort me through this animated pergatory.
Seriously. I believe this would have actually happened.
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So yesterday at work I walked into the refrigerator room to grab a large ass bag of pepperoni. Since we get restock deliveries on Tuesdays, I couldn't see any bags on the shelves and so I reached up to the top shelf to grab a box of pep to open. Little did I know, there was a bag of pepperoni on top of said box, and when I slid it off the top shelf, the bag came falling down and smacked me right in the head. Ouch.
So this got me thinking.
What if the floors had been a little more wet, or that bag was a little bigger? I think I would have gotten knocked out. Similar to what happens to Macaulay Culkin in Pagemaster. The designs on the packages would have come to life, jumped out at me, and then turned me into a cartoon character. Oh, and Patrick Stewart and Whoopi Goldberg would voice my food themed friends that escort me through this animated pergatory.
Seriously. I believe this would have actually happened.
3.17.2009
A Movie Review
dragonball evolution
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So last night the movie Dragonball Evolution got leaked, in English, onto youtube. Since it was about 2 a.m. and I was bored as hell, yet not tired, I decided to browse the /tv/ boards. Lo and behold, there was the link. So I decided to watch it.
After the first 10 minutes, I thought to myself "Well, this isn't that bad. Maybe I'd see it in theaters with friends." There were the standard deviations that occur when translating a 10 year old anime into a live action film, so although not blown away, I could accept the movie for what it was.
Well, it only went downhill from there. The poor quality of the video, combined with intense fatigue from the previous days of punishment at work and school didn't help it in any way either. With about 35 minutes left of the movie, I decided to IM a friend of mine to share some of the pain with...
(commentary inserted randomly in bold)
Auto Response from tomkamrad (2:24:26 AM) : flip the trap
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So last night the movie Dragonball Evolution got leaked, in English, onto youtube. Since it was about 2 a.m. and I was bored as hell, yet not tired, I decided to browse the /tv/ boards. Lo and behold, there was the link. So I decided to watch it.
After the first 10 minutes, I thought to myself "Well, this isn't that bad. Maybe I'd see it in theaters with friends." There were the standard deviations that occur when translating a 10 year old anime into a live action film, so although not blown away, I could accept the movie for what it was.
Well, it only went downhill from there. The poor quality of the video, combined with intense fatigue from the previous days of punishment at work and school didn't help it in any way either. With about 35 minutes left of the movie, I decided to IM a friend of mine to share some of the pain with...
(commentary inserted randomly in bold)
tomkamrad (2:24:07 AM) : dude
TDan953 (2:24:26 AM) : ?
Auto Response from tomkamrad
tomkamrad (2:24:43 AM) : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1M7lgNEQKto&feature=PlayList&p=26583D10695E45D3&index=0
tomkamrad (2:24:54 AM) : this is unfortunately REAL
TDan953 (2:25:39 AM) : Oh gad
tomkamrad (2:25:57 AM) : Im almost done watching it all
TDan953 (2:26:03 AM) : x_X
tomkamrad (2:26:29 AM) : I guess I'm a movie masochist
TDan953 (2:26:51 AM) : Apparently that movie did really well in Asia
(proof that Asian box offices mean shit)
(proof that Asian box offices mean shit)
tomkamrad (2:27:33 AM) : Well, it's nothing at all like the anime
TDan953 (2:27:41 AM) : Yeah...
tomkamrad (2:27:47 AM) : Yamcha is a total bro
TDan953 (2:27:53 AM) : Speaking of which, did you see they're redoing the anime?
tomkamrad (2:27:54 AM) : like, he actually says bro all the fucking time
TDan953 (2:27:59 AM) : rofl
tomkamrad (2:28:04 AM) : redone anime?!
TDan953 (2:28:09 AM) : http://www.sankakucomplex.com/2009/03/16/dragonball-evolution-tops-asian-box-offices/
TDan953 (2:28:10 AM) : Yeah dude
TDan953 (2:28:57 AM) : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fl-EUfU_fcA
TDan953 (2:29:23 AM) : http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-03-02/toei-confirms-dragon-ball-kai-is-edited-to-follow-manga
tomkamrad (2:30:32 AM) : woah, this is totally awesome
(seriously, I'm kinda excited)
(seriously, I'm kinda excited)
tomkamrad (2:31:06 AM) : okay, so theres only about 20mins left of the movie, and hes just learning kamehameha
TDan953 (2:31:19 AM) : wat
tomkamrad (2:31:39 AM) : and chichis massive father never makes an appearence
(I was really hoping for that massive man to make it to the big screen)
(I was really hoping for that massive man to make it to the big screen)
TDan953 (2:31:44 AM) : =(
tomkamrad (2:33:03 AM) : im crying
TDan953 (2:33:13 AM) : QQ
tomkamrad (2:33:28 AM) : WHO GAVE THIS THE OKAY
TDan953 (2:33:35 AM) : WRYYYYYYYYY
tomkamrad (2:33:58 AM) : AT ONE POINT SOMEBODY THOUGHT THIS WAS A GOOD IDEA AND WILLINGLY PUT OUT MILLIONS TO MAKE THIS MOVIE
TDan953 (2:34:14 AM) : Apparently they're making more.
(I just died a little inside after hearing this)
(I just died a little inside after hearing this)
tomkamrad (2:35:22 AM) : bulma is like a weapons master
TDan953 (2:35:30 AM) : psyduck.png
tomkamrad (2:35:33 AM) : lol
tomkamrad (2:35:41 AM) : stop 4channing me
TDan953 (2:35:46 AM) : lulz
TDan953 (2:35:55 AM) : So, what've you been up to these days?
tomkamrad (2:36:19 AM) : school, work, r9k
TDan953 (2:36:29 AM) : Ah
TDan953 (2:36:33 AM) : Where're you working?
tomkamrad (2:36:38 AM) : started doing artworks again
tomkamrad (2:36:42 AM) : buddy's
TDan953 (2:36:48 AM) : orly
tomkamrad (2:36:54 AM) : f'sho
TDan953 (2:37:00 AM) : Got anything you can show me?
tomkamrad (2:37:10 AM) : not currently
tomkamrad (2:37:22 AM) : i need to sit my ass down and scan stuff for once
tomkamrad (2:37:46 AM) : OMG ROSHI JUST USED KAMEHAMEHA TO BRING GOKU BACK TO LIFE
TDan953 (2:37:59 AM) : wat
TDan953 (2:38:02 AM) : Does that even make sense?
tomkamrad (2:38:11 AM) : HE REENERGIZED HIM
(total bullshit. THEY SHOOT THE ENERGYBEAMS TO KILL SHIT not heal the sick and help the poor)
(total bullshit. THEY SHOOT THE ENERGYBEAMS TO KILL SHIT not heal the sick and help the poor)
tomkamrad (2:38:16 AM) : phaillllll
TDan953 (2:38:47 AM) : Indeed
tomkamrad (2:39:05 AM) : this movie is so jumpy
tomkamrad (2:39:22 AM) : 7 minutes ago, goku learned kamehameha then started kissing chichi
tomkamrad (2:39:53 AM) : hes already died in a gunfight, and now theyre fleeing this temple because piccolo has all 7 balls and is about to destroy the world
TDan953 (2:40:14 AM) : >_>
TDan953 (2:40:23 AM) : This movie sounds impossibly horrible.
tomkamrad (2:40:43 AM) : apparently now, piccolo was sealed away 2000 years ago
tomkamrad (2:41:18 AM) : hes a fucking alien
tomkamrad (2:41:24 AM) : this isnt inuyasha
TDan953 (2:41:42 AM) : alksdjfawelfkejafelk
TDan953 (2:41:49 AM) : I think we're being trolled
(i know we're being trolled at this point)
(i know we're being trolled at this point)
tomkamrad (2:42:02 AM) : real hardcore
TDan953 (2:42:07 AM) : 10/10
tomkamrad (2:42:38 AM) : okay, 12 minutes left of the movie
tomkamrad (2:42:49 AM) : goku just got in a hummer accident
tomkamrad (2:43:02 AM) : and walks out of the wreckage in his orange uniform
tomkamrad (2:43:12 AM) : he wasnt wearing it before
tomkamrad (2:43:50 AM) : now theres and eclipse
tomkamrad (2:44:07 AM) : and goku is turning into a wolfman
tomkamrad (2:44:15 AM) : i suppose its supposed to be his ape form
TDan953 (2:45:10 AM) : =|
TDan953 (2:45:39 AM) : ...Wait, eclipse?
TDan953 (2:45:46 AM) : Isn't it supposed to be on the full moon?
tomkamrad (2:45:46 AM) : oh yeah
tomkamrad (2:45:57 AM) : theres an eclipse thats going to end the world
tomkamrad (2:46:25 AM) : because its the sign of the apocalpse
TDan953 (2:46:38 AM) : >_>
tomkamrad (2:46:56 AM) : bulma is kinda hot
(really, she was)
(really, she was)
tomkamrad (2:47:14 AM) : youtube quality video doesn't help though
tomkamrad (2:48:01 AM) : also, still no flying nimbus, extendopole, dinosaurs, krillin, or red ribbon army
TDan953 (2:48:22 AM) : =<
tomkamrad (2:48:46 AM) : I MUST HAVE FAITH IN WHO I AM
(so deep, im getting this tatood on myself one day)
(so deep, im getting this tatood on myself one day)
tomkamrad (2:51:26 AM) : THATS THE FUCKING DRAGON?
(phailtrain has officially left the station at this point)
(phailtrain has officially left the station at this point)
tomkamrad (2:51:51 AM) : OMG WORST MOVIE EVER
TDan953 (2:52:13 AM) : D:
tomkamrad (2:52:20 AM) : hooooooooooly shit
tomkamrad (2:52:58 AM) : no no no no no no
tomkamrad (2:53:22 AM) : i cannot believe i just watched this whole thing
(90 minutes of torture, and its 3a.m. to boot, my god i was tired as shit at this point)
(90 minutes of torture, and its 3a.m. to boot, my god i was tired as shit at this point)
TDan953 (2:53:38 AM) : I think you're required by law to commit seppuku now
TDan953 (2:54:02 AM) : The founding fathers foresaw this movie. It's in the motherfucking Constitution
TDan953 (2:54:59 AM) : That said, I should be getting to bed. See ya.
(i dont blame him for leaving at this point)3.16.2009
La la da da da...
flip the trap
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I skip class a couple times a week now. I don't even care or feel any sort of remorse or obligation. Out of sight, out of mind I suppose. It's been a couple weeks for my bullshit LIT class, so I think I'll go tomorrow just because it's been so long.
I've been thinking of creating a pen name for myself, but make him 45 years older and have him die soon with all of his works unpublished. This way I'll be able to have a career that is entirely posthumous, yet still get the benefits of all the fame and money at the same time. Ridiculous yet awesome.
I need to get out on some sort of vacation, or at least out of my house during the daylight hours. The past couple months have been a blur of school, work, and sleep, with all of my free time and leisure taking place when it's dark out. I need to brighten up my life because it's making me slow and depressed.
I had something funny to add, but it escapes me for the moment...
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I skip class a couple times a week now. I don't even care or feel any sort of remorse or obligation. Out of sight, out of mind I suppose. It's been a couple weeks for my bullshit LIT class, so I think I'll go tomorrow just because it's been so long.
I've been thinking of creating a pen name for myself, but make him 45 years older and have him die soon with all of his works unpublished. This way I'll be able to have a career that is entirely posthumous, yet still get the benefits of all the fame and money at the same time. Ridiculous yet awesome.
I need to get out on some sort of vacation, or at least out of my house during the daylight hours. The past couple months have been a blur of school, work, and sleep, with all of my free time and leisure taking place when it's dark out. I need to brighten up my life because it's making me slow and depressed.
I had something funny to add, but it escapes me for the moment...
2.18.2009
Dog Tongue
>oops, wrong button
>woah, hell of a party
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I think it's funny when my dog yawns or opens her mouth really quick and her tongue flops around.
No tongue control, how weird.
>woah, hell of a party
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I think it's funny when my dog yawns or opens her mouth really quick and her tongue flops around.
No tongue control, how weird.
2.10.2009
On a Mothafuckin' Boat!
>i hate work
>on a mothafuckin boat
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7yfISlGLNU
I've watched this video probably 10 times in the past 24 hours. I was surprised that T-Pain would do something like this, but after seeing it, I only like him more.
Off to work...
>on a mothafuckin boat
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7yfISlGLNU
I've watched this video probably 10 times in the past 24 hours. I was surprised that T-Pain would do something like this, but after seeing it, I only like him more.
Off to work...
2.07.2009
Feeling Change
>strippers named cinnamon, more chips than pentium HOLY SHIT
>and I've got this crazy feeling
>5 bank accounts, 3 oz., and 2 vehicles
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Getting into my car the other day, I swear I could smell spring. It wasn't cold outside, just cool. A breeze came along as I was opening my door, and it didn't have a chilly scent to it, but something fresh and alive, not warm yet like the summertime, but distinct from the sterile, bitter scent of winter. It felt good to be able to know that the season will soon be over.
>and I've got this crazy feeling
>5 bank accounts, 3 oz., and 2 vehicles
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Getting into my car the other day, I swear I could smell spring. It wasn't cold outside, just cool. A breeze came along as I was opening my door, and it didn't have a chilly scent to it, but something fresh and alive, not warm yet like the summertime, but distinct from the sterile, bitter scent of winter. It felt good to be able to know that the season will soon be over.
2.03.2009
Who Knows What's up?
>me and icarus burn together
>i roll with ma shit off safety
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I have no idea what's been wrong with me the past 3 days. All I want to do is sleep, and I don't even care. I skipped class yesterday and today so I could sleep for an extra 6 hours. Yesterday, I got my paycheck, chilled with some friends for a couple hours, then came home and fell asleep on the couch. I don't even want to be awake right now. I don't feel depressed, just really really tired and a little apathetic.
On a lighter note:
"Just think about it. We'd be a beacon of light for the gay community."
"Oh yeah?"
"Kinda like the gay Martin Luther Kings. Only better!"
"Well, wouldn't we be Martin Luther Queens then?"
>i roll with ma shit off safety
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I have no idea what's been wrong with me the past 3 days. All I want to do is sleep, and I don't even care. I skipped class yesterday and today so I could sleep for an extra 6 hours. Yesterday, I got my paycheck, chilled with some friends for a couple hours, then came home and fell asleep on the couch. I don't even want to be awake right now. I don't feel depressed, just really really tired and a little apathetic.
On a lighter note:
"Just think about it. We'd be a beacon of light for the gay community."
"Oh yeah?"
"Kinda like the gay Martin Luther Kings. Only better!"
"Well, wouldn't we be Martin Luther Queens then?"
1.23.2009
I'm in bed
>me and icarus burn together
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So I finally got my laptop, the Asus eee 900HA. I gotta say, besides the really small keyboard, this thing is pretty damn awesome. It's super small so I can easily take this thing everywhere and I'll probably get around to downloading some games for this thing, probably a bunch of emulators. It'll be like a completely portable old school gaming machine. With a couple RPGs and some quick mindless distractions like Columns I think I'll be well entertained wherever I go for quite some time.
Well, I suppose it's time to defragment the drives and whatnot to make sure this thing will run to it's full potential. I can't wait to see what else I can do with this thing.
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So I finally got my laptop, the Asus eee 900HA. I gotta say, besides the really small keyboard, this thing is pretty damn awesome. It's super small so I can easily take this thing everywhere and I'll probably get around to downloading some games for this thing, probably a bunch of emulators. It'll be like a completely portable old school gaming machine. With a couple RPGs and some quick mindless distractions like Columns I think I'll be well entertained wherever I go for quite some time.
Well, I suppose it's time to defragment the drives and whatnot to make sure this thing will run to it's full potential. I can't wait to see what else I can do with this thing.
1.20.2009
Rick Warren
>interesting speech eh?
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What the fuck was up with Rick Warren and his nice long prayer? Shit pissed me off. Ugh, I can't even believe they gave him that time on the podium. At the presidential inauguration of all places too. His politics are hateful and inconsiderate of anything other than whatever church faction he pledged himself to. How incredibly stupid and ignorant.
Now, I'm not saying that I don't believe that anyone should be able to speak their mind, cause I'm all about free expression and anti-censorship and whatnot. Really though, I think something needs to be done about big ethical foundations found in religion and whatnot. We need to somehow decide once and for all what is acceptable and what isn't when dealing with all these religious nuts.
Obviously, as any semi-rational child will figure, their whole idea and concept of god is completely false. The religious leaders of the world have been slowly changing their positions and backing up for hundreds of years now. Why is it that a few hundred years ago the Bible was taken as fact, while today much of it is either open for interpretation or considered highly symbolic? Wake the fuck up and realize that none of that shit is true. How can the flawless word of God just magically be reinterpreted and have it's meanings and histories changed based on the current state of human cultural development? Just like some ass backwards textbook of mysticism, it keeps undergoing revisions and new editions, only instead of actually presenting any sort of factual, hard evidence from the time of scripture or even any sort of miracles from today, the meanings just get reassigned to keep people doing whatever it is the church wants.
In all seriousness, we need to have a final, end all decision on the validity of the religions of the world. These billions of foolish people all believe in their one god who will save them while simultaneously thinking, and possibly preaching, how every other of the religions out there are false. Something is seriously wrong with that. It defies all logic.
Yes, I'm a complete atheist. Agnosticism is even worse than being religious because either you believe in a god or not, easy as that. However, I only use these terms in the sense of religious beliefs. That's because even with science as the finest tool for deciphering what's out there in the universe, we still don't have any idea about the cause of everything, or what will happen when it ends. Obviously something happened, and the word "god" is so loaded with so many different meanings at once that it's foolish to use it to describe whatever it was that started whatever our reality is. Besides that, were relatively new on the evolutionary chain as humans. Maybe in 25,000 years some new evolutionary trend will be fully implemented and we'll see everything in a whole new, clearer light.
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What the fuck was up with Rick Warren and his nice long prayer? Shit pissed me off. Ugh, I can't even believe they gave him that time on the podium. At the presidential inauguration of all places too. His politics are hateful and inconsiderate of anything other than whatever church faction he pledged himself to. How incredibly stupid and ignorant.
Now, I'm not saying that I don't believe that anyone should be able to speak their mind, cause I'm all about free expression and anti-censorship and whatnot. Really though, I think something needs to be done about big ethical foundations found in religion and whatnot. We need to somehow decide once and for all what is acceptable and what isn't when dealing with all these religious nuts.
Obviously, as any semi-rational child will figure, their whole idea and concept of god is completely false. The religious leaders of the world have been slowly changing their positions and backing up for hundreds of years now. Why is it that a few hundred years ago the Bible was taken as fact, while today much of it is either open for interpretation or considered highly symbolic? Wake the fuck up and realize that none of that shit is true. How can the flawless word of God just magically be reinterpreted and have it's meanings and histories changed based on the current state of human cultural development? Just like some ass backwards textbook of mysticism, it keeps undergoing revisions and new editions, only instead of actually presenting any sort of factual, hard evidence from the time of scripture or even any sort of miracles from today, the meanings just get reassigned to keep people doing whatever it is the church wants.
In all seriousness, we need to have a final, end all decision on the validity of the religions of the world. These billions of foolish people all believe in their one god who will save them while simultaneously thinking, and possibly preaching, how every other of the religions out there are false. Something is seriously wrong with that. It defies all logic.
Yes, I'm a complete atheist. Agnosticism is even worse than being religious because either you believe in a god or not, easy as that. However, I only use these terms in the sense of religious beliefs. That's because even with science as the finest tool for deciphering what's out there in the universe, we still don't have any idea about the cause of everything, or what will happen when it ends. Obviously something happened, and the word "god" is so loaded with so many different meanings at once that it's foolish to use it to describe whatever it was that started whatever our reality is. Besides that, were relatively new on the evolutionary chain as humans. Maybe in 25,000 years some new evolutionary trend will be fully implemented and we'll see everything in a whole new, clearer light.
1.19.2009
New. New. New.
>new ppg@8
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Well, today was a pretty exciting day. I cleaned and completely reorganized my room and closet, started getting my freshly "xp upgraded" computer back in action, got a few new albums for the music collection, and even saw the new Powerpuff Girls episode. It was awesome.
Besides that, I now have Mass Effect and Spore installed and running smoothly. I just got to the land animal phase on Spore, but I know what's in store ahead and I'm anxious to see what kind of awesome stuff I can create. The amount of freedom you have is so great, especially when designing your creature. Buildings should be fun too.
Well, this is getting cut short because the cough syrup just hit me like a truck.
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Well, today was a pretty exciting day. I cleaned and completely reorganized my room and closet, started getting my freshly "xp upgraded" computer back in action, got a few new albums for the music collection, and even saw the new Powerpuff Girls episode. It was awesome.
Besides that, I now have Mass Effect and Spore installed and running smoothly. I just got to the land animal phase on Spore, but I know what's in store ahead and I'm anxious to see what kind of awesome stuff I can create. The amount of freedom you have is so great, especially when designing your creature. Buildings should be fun too.
Well, this is getting cut short because the cough syrup just hit me like a truck.
1.15.2009
Just Gotta Ignore It...
>tatted up and fatted up
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As seemingly good as my life has been recently, the world itself is the same old shitty place. I can't get over how fucking much my books cost, and continue to cost me since I don't even own all of them yet. 110$ for a book I know I'll use maybe 5 times over the next 3 months. Not even 5 important times. Bullshit. The schools and book companies are gouging my wallet like no other. Their profits have to be ridiculous.
This past week at school was going pretty well for me. Good classes, nice people, decent teachers, all arranged in a tight fitting, efficient schedule. I have free time in the afternoon and actually do homework the night it's assigned all while having time to burn on my own endeavors.
Today I realized why my week was going so well - I wasn't scheduled for any of those days at work, and really, I didn't even think about that place for a second. I didn't miss it one bit. Now I realize that work is for the most part, the cause of all the stress in my life. Every night of every weekend is spent there, giving me no time to go out and see other people. Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays are busy days, and therefore I do lots of work for long and painful shifts. Yeah, they're maybe only 6 or 7 hours, but when they last from 4pm onward the majority of your day, and the time you could be spending with others, takes place in a miserable little kitchen run by confused, miserable people. After a single shift today, I was sick of that place. I need to get out. How do the managers work 50 hours a week there? How? It's got to be soul crushing.
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As seemingly good as my life has been recently, the world itself is the same old shitty place. I can't get over how fucking much my books cost, and continue to cost me since I don't even own all of them yet. 110$ for a book I know I'll use maybe 5 times over the next 3 months. Not even 5 important times. Bullshit. The schools and book companies are gouging my wallet like no other. Their profits have to be ridiculous.
This past week at school was going pretty well for me. Good classes, nice people, decent teachers, all arranged in a tight fitting, efficient schedule. I have free time in the afternoon and actually do homework the night it's assigned all while having time to burn on my own endeavors.
Today I realized why my week was going so well - I wasn't scheduled for any of those days at work, and really, I didn't even think about that place for a second. I didn't miss it one bit. Now I realize that work is for the most part, the cause of all the stress in my life. Every night of every weekend is spent there, giving me no time to go out and see other people. Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays are busy days, and therefore I do lots of work for long and painful shifts. Yeah, they're maybe only 6 or 7 hours, but when they last from 4pm onward the majority of your day, and the time you could be spending with others, takes place in a miserable little kitchen run by confused, miserable people. After a single shift today, I was sick of that place. I need to get out. How do the managers work 50 hours a week there? How? It's got to be soul crushing.
1.11.2009
Walkie Talkie
>that beautiful, intoxicating yellow house. and that horrendous landscaping next door...
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Yesterday, on the last full night of my little winter vacation I can honestly say that I had the most interesting, exciting, exhausting time in who knows how long. Everything I did was fun, memorable even. Imagine that.
I got off work, bundled up, and Neal and I trekked through the snow and fracturing ice to go see the fort for the first time in months.
I think that only a picture can do this any sort of justice. The woods were dead and bare, but so bright with moonlight. Besides a few unidentifiable animal tracks, we were the only signs of life. It felt good to seem like the only humans on earth. I felt total disconnect from all the shit I have to see, hear, smell, think about, and deal with in my day to day affairs. Everything just melted into the snow and got left behind.
Afterwards, we met up with one of Neal's friends and her sister and wandered the neighborhood for at least an hour, just walking in the middle of the snow filled streets. It was cold, I was congested, but it was a long and good conversation with some good people.
I could have gone to bed happy, but then I got a call from Andy, my coworker, and he wanted to go sledding at Ford Field. I decided to meet up with them, even though it was already well past midnight and my legs were sore.
I ended up waiting 25 minutes at the park for them to get there, all while trying to get there as fast as possible because I figured they'd be waiting for me. I wasn't mad though, I wasn't even that annoyed, and when everyone showed up we had a blast sledding until around 2:30. Good times.
Tomorrow is my first day of classes for the new semester. I don't want to go at all. Should I?
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Yesterday, on the last full night of my little winter vacation I can honestly say that I had the most interesting, exciting, exhausting time in who knows how long. Everything I did was fun, memorable even. Imagine that.
I got off work, bundled up, and Neal and I trekked through the snow and fracturing ice to go see the fort for the first time in months.
I think that only a picture can do this any sort of justice. The woods were dead and bare, but so bright with moonlight. Besides a few unidentifiable animal tracks, we were the only signs of life. It felt good to seem like the only humans on earth. I felt total disconnect from all the shit I have to see, hear, smell, think about, and deal with in my day to day affairs. Everything just melted into the snow and got left behind.Afterwards, we met up with one of Neal's friends and her sister and wandered the neighborhood for at least an hour, just walking in the middle of the snow filled streets. It was cold, I was congested, but it was a long and good conversation with some good people.
I could have gone to bed happy, but then I got a call from Andy, my coworker, and he wanted to go sledding at Ford Field. I decided to meet up with them, even though it was already well past midnight and my legs were sore.
I ended up waiting 25 minutes at the park for them to get there, all while trying to get there as fast as possible because I figured they'd be waiting for me. I wasn't mad though, I wasn't even that annoyed, and when everyone showed up we had a blast sledding until around 2:30. Good times.
Tomorrow is my first day of classes for the new semester. I don't want to go at all. Should I?
1.09.2009
Immune
glasses glasses!
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So, on my quest to try to stop wasting time getting messed up I decided to try to take out what was left of the new years beers tonight. I just drank 10 beers, and I really don't even feel that large of a buzz. Granted, they were Busch Light - but still. I just took a 20 minute walk and I didn't feel tipsy or clumsy or much of anything.
Besides the 120 oz. of beer, I had a pretty awesome night. Neal and Aaron came over and we just talked for 3 hours straight. We talked about abortion, human nature, life, feelings, society, 2012, and total social transparency. It was filled with debate, opinion, and argument. It was both nerve wracking and relaxing. It was probably the best Friday night I've had in a long while.
Here's to more nights like this one. Cheers.
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So, on my quest to try to stop wasting time getting messed up I decided to try to take out what was left of the new years beers tonight. I just drank 10 beers, and I really don't even feel that large of a buzz. Granted, they were Busch Light - but still. I just took a 20 minute walk and I didn't feel tipsy or clumsy or much of anything.
Besides the 120 oz. of beer, I had a pretty awesome night. Neal and Aaron came over and we just talked for 3 hours straight. We talked about abortion, human nature, life, feelings, society, 2012, and total social transparency. It was filled with debate, opinion, and argument. It was both nerve wracking and relaxing. It was probably the best Friday night I've had in a long while.
Here's to more nights like this one. Cheers.
1.04.2009
Who Knew the New Me?
>I want to publicly denounce somebody.
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New Years resolutions: Work out, stop all the sugar intake, work hard, don't waste time or money.
Working out hasn't been all that hard. Maybe I'm not doing it right, or maybe I'm underestimating myself. Maybe it's just easy for me. Maybe anything is easy for me. Anything. That would be great. Phenomenal. I think it's worth looking into.
As part of my full self redo, I'm also done with smoking for a few months. It's an investment that takes time and money,two things that most of human life revolves around almost exclusively, and two things I always seem to not have enough of. The last of the ganj will be gone either tonight or tomorrow. After that, no restock, no calls, no matching, no free hits. Picard, the hookah is getting washed and scrubbed tomorrow, Tassadar is getting soaked in hot water and soap as I write this. I have a single zig zag left, but not enough to fill it. That goes in the trash I guess.
I just washed my bathroom clean of anything left behind. Ashes, trash I discarded, crap on the windowsil. I'll mop and vacuum tomorrow since I don't have work.
My room is already messy from the New Year's eve party. Clothes and water bottles are discarded all over the floor. There are bits of trash I either missed or keep ignoring on the floor. Nothing major, nothing disgusting, but it's not clean. I want to reorganize my room too. We shall see.
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New Years resolutions: Work out, stop all the sugar intake, work hard, don't waste time or money.
Working out hasn't been all that hard. Maybe I'm not doing it right, or maybe I'm underestimating myself. Maybe it's just easy for me. Maybe anything is easy for me. Anything. That would be great. Phenomenal. I think it's worth looking into.
As part of my full self redo, I'm also done with smoking for a few months. It's an investment that takes time and money,two things that most of human life revolves around almost exclusively, and two things I always seem to not have enough of. The last of the ganj will be gone either tonight or tomorrow. After that, no restock, no calls, no matching, no free hits. Picard, the hookah is getting washed and scrubbed tomorrow, Tassadar is getting soaked in hot water and soap as I write this. I have a single zig zag left, but not enough to fill it. That goes in the trash I guess.
I just washed my bathroom clean of anything left behind. Ashes, trash I discarded, crap on the windowsil. I'll mop and vacuum tomorrow since I don't have work.
My room is already messy from the New Year's eve party. Clothes and water bottles are discarded all over the floor. There are bits of trash I either missed or keep ignoring on the floor. Nothing major, nothing disgusting, but it's not clean. I want to reorganize my room too. We shall see.
12.26.2008
An Anecdotal Adventure
>L4D
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A little anecdote: A few weekends ago I had the flu. Bad. Worse than ever. I was, for about 3 hours, puking up yellow stomach acid and water because my stomach was that empty. Really unpleasant, especially when coupled with the shits. This lasted all night, and in the morning I decided to take a super long hot shower. I ran it until the full blast hot water ran cold. There was no more warm water left in our entire house, or our neighbors house I would guess.
Anyway, what the fuck is up with sharting? That's terrible. You go to sneeze, cough, fart, or whatever and a little liquid shit pops out to say "hi" allover your ass cheeks and inside of your shorts. I think everyone's reaction is the same when this happens too. You don't go "Wait. Hm. What was it that just happened? I'm not quite sure - I need to investigate.". You know what just happened. There's nothing else it could be. You, a full grown adult, just shit yourself while laying on the nice couch. Why couldn't it have been the loveseat? When this happens, you go "Fuck.", realize the "being a full grown adult" thing, and then say "Nobody must ever know of this! I need to get this out of here fast!" and proceed do everything in their power to erase any evidence of the event happening.
Well, the clothes get cleaned up really good, wiped clean with toilet paper and drenched in a half bottle of laundry pre-wash stain remover. You check your surroundings. Maybe something else got shit on it somehow? It's likely that there isn't. Why are you inspecting all the lamp shades? "Didn't I adjust the lamp a few minutes ago?" you think in panic. "Was it before or after this incident." then "Or was it this one? The nice navy blue on from IKEA".
The obligatory shower is just as bad. How do you get it off the fastest? Let the hot water run down it? That'll take forever, and it gets allover your legs and feet. Your feet are bad enough without a nice layer of shit on them. You don't want to use your hands either, this situation is gross enough already. Poop hands should probably be avoided.
The shower part is a lot worse when you have to do it with cold water, like when you take a 30 minute hot shower earlier in the day and use it all up.
Eventually, something will happen that leads to cleanliness. I don't how to explain it without watching every episode of MacGyver because out of a seriously limited number of cleaning supplies and tools everything will get taken care of through some ingenious manipulation.
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A little anecdote: A few weekends ago I had the flu. Bad. Worse than ever. I was, for about 3 hours, puking up yellow stomach acid and water because my stomach was that empty. Really unpleasant, especially when coupled with the shits. This lasted all night, and in the morning I decided to take a super long hot shower. I ran it until the full blast hot water ran cold. There was no more warm water left in our entire house, or our neighbors house I would guess.
Anyway, what the fuck is up with sharting? That's terrible. You go to sneeze, cough, fart, or whatever and a little liquid shit pops out to say "hi" allover your ass cheeks and inside of your shorts. I think everyone's reaction is the same when this happens too. You don't go "Wait. Hm. What was it that just happened? I'm not quite sure - I need to investigate.". You know what just happened. There's nothing else it could be. You, a full grown adult, just shit yourself while laying on the nice couch. Why couldn't it have been the loveseat? When this happens, you go "Fuck.", realize the "being a full grown adult" thing, and then say "Nobody must ever know of this! I need to get this out of here fast!" and proceed do everything in their power to erase any evidence of the event happening.
Well, the clothes get cleaned up really good, wiped clean with toilet paper and drenched in a half bottle of laundry pre-wash stain remover. You check your surroundings. Maybe something else got shit on it somehow? It's likely that there isn't. Why are you inspecting all the lamp shades? "Didn't I adjust the lamp a few minutes ago?" you think in panic. "Was it before or after this incident." then "Or was it this one? The nice navy blue on from IKEA".
The obligatory shower is just as bad. How do you get it off the fastest? Let the hot water run down it? That'll take forever, and it gets allover your legs and feet. Your feet are bad enough without a nice layer of shit on them. You don't want to use your hands either, this situation is gross enough already. Poop hands should probably be avoided.
The shower part is a lot worse when you have to do it with cold water, like when you take a 30 minute hot shower earlier in the day and use it all up.
Eventually, something will happen that leads to cleanliness. I don't how to explain it without watching every episode of MacGyver because out of a seriously limited number of cleaning supplies and tools everything will get taken care of through some ingenious manipulation.
12.25.2008
12.25.2008
>VOGUE< --- It's finally Christmas. I never thought this year would come to a close this soon. I also never thought that holiday shopping could be such a pain in the ass. I always do all my shopping online, and now after doing the whole thing the "normal" way, I don't see why anyone would ever go to a store except for food. Lines, people, parking spots, dealing with cash, looking for stuff without the help of a search bar. What a headache. I bought and received some pretty awesome gifts this year. For my brothers, I got Adam a Boo pillow from Mario which I know is totally kickass and a Jack Skellington figure. Randy got a Japanese Mega Blok model of Palkia from Pokemon Pearl which is probably the coolest thing I've ever bought for anybody. Nathan got a Japanese Lucario action figure and some Bleach character trinkets I figured he could use for his snowboarding gear. My mom got baking sheets. Not badass or anything, but she wanted them, so that was successful. My dad got some thermal jeans from the army surplus store, and my aunt got an Amy Winehouse CD. She'd been asking me to burn her a CD of her music for about a month now, but I don't have any, so I figured an album would be perfect.
As for me, I think I hit the jackpot this year. I feel almost guilt ridden for all the awesome shit I got. Season 1 of Dexter which I've been dying to watch, a Quaran, Left 4 Dead on PC which was also really anticipated, Boom Blox for Wii, Madonna's Immaculate Collection, Panic at the Disco's Live in Chicago album which I didn't even know existed, Spore, a printer/scanner, some weights, a couple hundred dollars in gift cards and cash, and a new wallet.
I'm really excited to get the scanner hooked up sometime today or tomorrow. I have a couple hundred pages of sketches I've done over the years and scattered around the house, and now I can make 'em digital. I think I'll even take the time to ink and color some of them digitally and see how nice I can make some of my stuff look. I bet half of my stuff will look like complete shit if I go through and look at it now, but whatever. It's artwork, my artwork, and I didn't make it so I could throw it away. Now, hopefully this will lead to me working on my biggest dream project of all - a "graphic novel" (wtf how pretentious) or some short flash cartoons. I know how to animate alright, I just need a way to not have to draw everything by mouse and the scanner should help me.
Well, I'm out of mimosa, and I think I need more to keep the holiday buzz going. We couldn't do this sober now could we?
As for me, I think I hit the jackpot this year. I feel almost guilt ridden for all the awesome shit I got. Season 1 of Dexter which I've been dying to watch, a Quaran, Left 4 Dead on PC which was also really anticipated, Boom Blox for Wii, Madonna's Immaculate Collection, Panic at the Disco's Live in Chicago album which I didn't even know existed, Spore, a printer/scanner, some weights, a couple hundred dollars in gift cards and cash, and a new wallet.
I'm really excited to get the scanner hooked up sometime today or tomorrow. I have a couple hundred pages of sketches I've done over the years and scattered around the house, and now I can make 'em digital. I think I'll even take the time to ink and color some of them digitally and see how nice I can make some of my stuff look. I bet half of my stuff will look like complete shit if I go through and look at it now, but whatever. It's artwork, my artwork, and I didn't make it so I could throw it away. Now, hopefully this will lead to me working on my biggest dream project of all - a "graphic novel" (wtf how pretentious) or some short flash cartoons. I know how to animate alright, I just need a way to not have to draw everything by mouse and the scanner should help me.
Well, I'm out of mimosa, and I think I need more to keep the holiday buzz going. We couldn't do this sober now could we?
12.17.2008
I Was Molested at Lunch
>kinda shitty
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The only choices for lunch in my house today were ramen noodles, instant ramen noodles, and Appian Way pizza with no cheese, just sauce and dough.
I had about 3 clean dishes in the cupboard consisting of a large plastic plate, a FOX 2 NEWS mug, and a ludicrously small cereal bowl. Oh, and I had a single fork sitting in the drawer. No other silverware.
Cringing from my drastically narrowed choices of cuisine, I went for the ever popular and flavorful INSTANT RAMEN affectionately named "Mr. Noodle" which oddly enough sounds like a pet name for a child molester. It was labeled "vegetable flavored" and by the small foil packet of freeze dried peas, microscopic carrot pieces, and corn kernels I suppose this is what was being referred to as the vegetables.
There were sufficient amounts of noodle, but the broth was bitter like most vegetable broth is. The recessitated vegetables were passable, but they all smelled like onion. So did the broth I guess. So does my breath.
To top it all off, it all came packeged in nature friendly styrofoam and shrinkwrap. I'm offended at this poor attempt at food. Too bad it makes up a large portion of my diet.
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The only choices for lunch in my house today were ramen noodles, instant ramen noodles, and Appian Way pizza with no cheese, just sauce and dough.
I had about 3 clean dishes in the cupboard consisting of a large plastic plate, a FOX 2 NEWS mug, and a ludicrously small cereal bowl. Oh, and I had a single fork sitting in the drawer. No other silverware.
Cringing from my drastically narrowed choices of cuisine, I went for the ever popular and flavorful INSTANT RAMEN affectionately named "Mr. Noodle" which oddly enough sounds like a pet name for a child molester. It was labeled "vegetable flavored" and by the small foil packet of freeze dried peas, microscopic carrot pieces, and corn kernels I suppose this is what was being referred to as the vegetables.
There were sufficient amounts of noodle, but the broth was bitter like most vegetable broth is. The recessitated vegetables were passable, but they all smelled like onion. So did the broth I guess. So does my breath.
To top it all off, it all came packeged in nature friendly styrofoam and shrinkwrap. I'm offended at this poor attempt at food. Too bad it makes up a large portion of my diet.
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