to the literally ten’s of people who visit this site, happy new year. my fancy shirt is ironed and ready to make its debut appearance. the appropriate people have been called. reservations have been made. people are expecting us. all that remains is some fun and debauchary.
and now a look back at 2004…it really sucked. sure i learned a lot about myself and those i love. sure my life took on a new non-existential meaning. sure i find myself more at peace than a year ago. but none of that means that 2004 will be a year that i will look back on with a smile. in fact, 2004 was all about emptiness, loneliness and grieving. now this shouldn’t at all reflect upon the best parts of this year.
you know who you all are….and you know that you made me smile…over and over.
so brothers and sister, won’t you join me in giving 2004 a big “fuck off”.
peace and love in 2005. but especially peace.
the rain is coming down harder now. individual puddles are joining forces with their friends in an evil plot to take over the streets. the sounds of the drops are very rhythmic and almost organic in a way.
i wish you could be here now, i think you would see the beauty in it too.
seriously bakersfield, you don’t have to try so hard.
i know that you’re all living in a city that can barely function under its own weight, however, you don’t have to be the guy/girl in the american eagle commercial. it’s ok to be accepting of those who are [gasp] different then you. dont be afraid to dance. there is more to listen to on the radio than metallica and slipknot. be an individual…as in you don’t HAVE to wear your hurley hat backwards. when you see a girl dressed in something besides abercrombie, don’t be afraid to talk to her…the change could do you some good. if a guy’s wearing a nice ben sherman shirt, he’s probably not gay. in fact, he’s probably trying to steal your girlfriend. and you know what? she wants him to…and then…he will.
the platinum blonde at the end of the bar appreciated the wandering glances. then again, who wouldn’t?
at one time or another, we’ve all been the conductor and we’ve all been the orchestra and we’ve all been the audience. our role in the moment is immaterial. it’s not the appreciating of the moment that matters, it’s only being in the moment that does.
one drink. two drinks. three drinks. four.
pick up lines can come in all shapes and sizes. most of them we dont even know we are using…the subliminal…some call it the vibe. but where does the “vibe” come from and how do we alter/modify it? and if we knew how to, would we still want to?
most everything you will ever need to know about someone you can find out without them ever opening their mouth.
your vibe is the invisible little gossip who sits next to you waiting to share every dirty secret about you. treat her well.
drove past city hall tonight and the damn thing was lit up like…well a christmas tree. literally. little white lights spelled out “peace on earth” and all of the faux pillars were wrapped up with red lights and there was a big xmas tree at the very top all decorated to shit. it was truly gaudy and very fitting with vibe of this town…all show and no go. as i gained some distance between myself and the aforementioned “tragedy of the season” i was reminded of the whole politically correct christmas debate.
you know the one…
use “happy holidays” instead of “merry christmas”
don’t call it “christmas break” use the term “winter break”
blah blah blah
is all that really necessary? should we care that while 75% of the country calls themselves “christian” at least 25% do not?
yes. we absolutely should. we most definitely should. reverse the roles. make ramadan the nation’s predominant holiday. imagine “merry freakin’ ramadan” plastered all over the office or at the supermarket. imagine your kids’ school program being all about how great ramadan is and how a month of fasting rawks, all while listening to ramadan carols. get my drift? jesus won’t mind if you only celebrate his birth in your home or in your church. but let’s leave it there, shall we? afterall, you shouldn’t have to look to government to help you find the meaning of your holiday. word?
In that spirit, here is the funniest thing I have ever seen courtesy of the web goddess, raymitheminx
What an awesome weekend this has been. After spending last weekend moving and this week balancing school and unpacking, I was really looking forward to Friday night. I met a good friend for beverages and it was great to get to talk about life, love, religion, politics, etc with such an intelligent and caring person. It’s amazing how much you can learn about yourself when you’re with the right company.
Afterwards, I met up with a bunch of kids from Redlands. We hung out until the early morning hours and ended our night with a very late dinner (or very early breakfast depending how you look at it). They were all University of Redlands students who had just finished their last day of finals. Needless to say, we had more than our share of memorable moments. So, maybe the (909) isn’t half bad after all…I guess it just depends on who you surround yourself with.
Hope your weekend is going just as well…and if not what are you going to do differently next weekend?
Last month Google released its latest beta project called Google Scholar. Without sounding like too much of science nerd, this is awesome. Google has implemented their famous search algorithm to scan millions of scholarly and peer-reviewed papers. Rawk! I’ve been using the service for a few days now and thanks to the good folks at Google Labs, my doctoral project just got a whole lot easier.
Christmas is only 10 short days away and if you’re like me, then you’ve only just begun to shop for friends and family. If you’re having trouble coming up with a cool/unique gift for the “free-thinker” in your life then I highly recommend merch-bot.com This place has a great selection of shirts, buttons, stickers, posters, etc. of the humorous or offensive variety.
My favorite you ask? The United States of Canada shirt…without a doubt.
Update: Couldn’t resist. The U.S. of Canada shirt is mine! Now only if it will make it here in time for Christmas dinner.
Two short months after hearing three days of testimony on the same-sex marriage issue, the Canadian Supreme Court ruled that Ottawa does NOT have the right to decide which citizens can and cannot be married. The ruling allows couples married in certain parts of Canada to rest assured that their marriage is legal throughout the entire country. The Canadian court seems to have no problem understanding that same-sex marriage has nothing to do with god or religion but everything to do with fairness and equality. Under legalized same-sex marraiges, couples in Canada are entitled to the same benefits and participation in their partner’s critical health decisions, parental rights and funeral decisions.
Now, doesn’t that sound a whole lot better than the homophobia that plagues us here in the states? Opening your mind is neverr easy, but once you do the trip is amazing.
To read the complete Canadian Supreme Court ruling, click here.
To visit the Canadian Immigration Homepage, click here 
FYI…
If you’ve ever used the term “FYI” in a real-life conversation then odds are that you’re an ass.
Not many things in life are as annoying as spam. No one likes opening their inbox only to find multiple offers for get rich schemes, male enhancement or pr0n. For bloggers, these kind of attacks are no longer limited to the inbox but also to our blog’s comments. These rat bastards basically troll the web looking for blogs with open comments to attack. In the past week, I’ve been hit twice. Each time, the spammers have hit all 200 of my posts multiple times. Since my blog notifies when I receive a comment to the site, my inbox has also been overflowing with notifications.
Giant pain in the ass.
I finally took the time to install MT-Blacklist and am hoping that this spam-fighting plugin will ward off the majority of the crap and still allow friends/readers to post comments. I really don’t want to turn off comments on this site, so I’m keeping my fingers crossed.
Stay tuned.
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