"I thought it would help remind people that if bin Laden doesn't want Bush to be the president, something must be right with Bush."
This is a quote from Bush crediting (at least in part) his success in the 2004 elections to the tape that bin Laden released the Friday prior to election day. What pride Bush must take in the fact that, rather than catching the man, he can at least remind the American people that if our enemies don't like him, he must be doing something right. What a freaking idiot.
I'm watching this movie "Off the Map" right now...it's really interesting, set in New Mexico in the 70's. I would love to live in New Mexico, living off the land like the family does in this movie. The scenery is just amazing in this film, but I guess that's pretty much all you can get when you're in a breathtaking place like that. I really don't have much to say today. The words aren't coming out.
2/24/2006
get on the mountain with the rest of us
I found this on another person's site and it is pretty darn funny, so check it out: Brokeback To The Future
2/23/2006
but is it really?
I understand children and adolescents using these words, but I find it hard to believe that grown adults can't find something better to say; "That's so gay" and "How retarded" are really starting to wear me out as trendy, though politically incorrect, American catch phrases. In one day I heard two adults use both of these, and each time I thought, "Is it really?". Because you know what, it's not. A field cannot be retarded, and something someone said is more than likely not gay. I wish I could spread "That's so straight" like wild fire as the new burn phrase, but somehow I just don't think heterosexuals are the same perfect target as two groups of people that have spent hundreds (should I say thousands?) of years being persecuted. Freaking idiots. Come up with something better before you reproduce and teach your children the same bull shit.
2/20/2006
is that pepperjack cheese?
Great news people, Lays potato chips are now the spokescompany for the real "country" sandwich, whatever that means. But at least now we can all breathe a little bit easier, knowing that bags of grease are the new representative of the south. I don't much care for living in Texas. There are far too many negative stereotypes for my taste. The other day I heard some guy telling a friend of mine that "if it's so bad for Mexicans in America, why doesn't your dad just go back where he came from?" His dad is what some might call Native American. Oh the irony! This man who so eloquently threw out such an insult is what I would define as a "good ole' boy", and not exactly a friend of mine. In fact, I can't stand the guy, mostly because he's a complete jerk, but also because he has horrible fashion sense. Just because you work somewhere doesn't mean you have to buy allllllll of your clothes there.
On another note, I thoroughly enjoy A&E's four hours of "24" on Mondays. I have never really watched this show, at least not enough to say that I'm into it, but showing 4 episodes at once is definitely a great way to catch up. And then to find out that one of the girls off of "L Word" is also on the show, well that's just the icing on the cake. Okay, not really, especially since it's the crazy girl, but how 6 degrees of Kevin Bacon is that anyway? This is why we need to turn off the cable. If it was possible for us to use the bunny ears to watch the regular channels, I think it would be easier to say so long to Comcast, but the idea of not even being able to watch the news or (for Amy) a football game makes me sad. So I'm not sure if we'll ever turn the box off while we live here. I feel like I should make a commercial where, instead of a scale, I tie a cable box to my ankle, and instead of just dragging it behind me, it brings out the prejudice in people and prevents me from getting a job and everyone cuts me off in the grocery line. Cable sucks the life out of me.
On another note, I thoroughly enjoy A&E's four hours of "24" on Mondays. I have never really watched this show, at least not enough to say that I'm into it, but showing 4 episodes at once is definitely a great way to catch up. And then to find out that one of the girls off of "L Word" is also on the show, well that's just the icing on the cake. Okay, not really, especially since it's the crazy girl, but how 6 degrees of Kevin Bacon is that anyway? This is why we need to turn off the cable. If it was possible for us to use the bunny ears to watch the regular channels, I think it would be easier to say so long to Comcast, but the idea of not even being able to watch the news or (for Amy) a football game makes me sad. So I'm not sure if we'll ever turn the box off while we live here. I feel like I should make a commercial where, instead of a scale, I tie a cable box to my ankle, and instead of just dragging it behind me, it brings out the prejudice in people and prevents me from getting a job and everyone cuts me off in the grocery line. Cable sucks the life out of me.
2/10/2006
Friday Random Ten
1. I Love the Valley OH - Xiu Xiu
2. Dilate - Ani
3. Hide and Seek - Frou Frou
4. Mad World - Gary Jules
5. The Scientist - not the one by Coldplay but the cover by that one guy...yeah
6. Out of My Hands - Dave Matthews
7. To Be Alone With You - Sufjan Stevens
8. Dear Prudence - Beatles
9. We Tigers - Animal Collective
10. Something To Look Forward To - Spoon
Whatever, I know you know this is totally the same shit I always listen to Amy! So really nothing random about this at all, actually very predictable. I'll do better next Friday, I promise. At least I hope.
Jill Carroll...man. I know that people have always kidnapped Americans and held them for ransom, but it's so publicized and...personal now. Wouldn't it be nice if they let her go?
2. Dilate - Ani
3. Hide and Seek - Frou Frou
4. Mad World - Gary Jules
5. The Scientist - not the one by Coldplay but the cover by that one guy...yeah
6. Out of My Hands - Dave Matthews
7. To Be Alone With You - Sufjan Stevens
8. Dear Prudence - Beatles
9. We Tigers - Animal Collective
10. Something To Look Forward To - Spoon
Whatever, I know you know this is totally the same shit I always listen to Amy! So really nothing random about this at all, actually very predictable. I'll do better next Friday, I promise. At least I hope.
Jill Carroll...man. I know that people have always kidnapped Americans and held them for ransom, but it's so publicized and...personal now. Wouldn't it be nice if they let her go?
2/09/2006
because eventually all dogs have to pee
I took Sophie out to pee just a minute ago, because, as most of you know, that's one of the burdens of having a furry, stinky, hyper little puppy. Now, I'm not going to tell you where I live, but I will say that we live in an apartment on a creek, in the city of Dallas. There's numbers of creeks with apartments on them in Dallas, so hopefully this won't give too much away to my stalker (which, by the way, having a harmless stalker will make for great stories, hint hint). Back to my story, as I'm taking the dog out to pee, after I had walked a little ways from my front door, I look out to the trees just before the creek, and what should I see but four coyotes making their way up the creek, with only about thirty yards between them and my two and a half month old puppy. That's freakin' cool! I live in the freaking city, the place where trains, planes, and automobiles call home, but tonight, because of my small bladdered dog, got a tiny taste of nature.
I was so excited that promptly sat down on my front porch, pulled out my Coca-Cola, put my iPod earphones on, and text messaged Animal Control on my Blackberry.
I was so excited that promptly sat down on my front porch, pulled out my Coca-Cola, put my iPod earphones on, and text messaged Animal Control on my Blackberry.
2/08/2006
say it isn't so
This is what the dog and cat looked like right after I told them that yes, George Bush really is the president...Sophie is a lifelong Log Cabin Republican and Hay still thinks that Gore won.
morning morning morning
I have to admit, I am not exactly what one might call a "morning person". Sure, I wake up around the same time as the majority of morning people, sometimes even earlier, for no reason, just because. But I would much rather sleep the day away every once and a while.
In news this morning, forget about angry cartoon protestors being shot while storming a US military base, because Britney Spears was photographed driving her SUV with her son in her lap (rather than in a car seat). Who cares? I have to say, I see people driving around in Dallas traffic with their kids in their laps all the time, so when I hear that Britney does the same, it's not like my whole idea of the model of motherhood goes down in flames.
Really though, all of this nonsense over that Danish Muhhamed cartoon is starting to get a little ridiculous. An Iranian newspaper is holding a competition for Holocaust cartoons, apparently hoping to piss off the world Jewish community, however I think they're just wasting their time. Jews have spent their whole lives being blamed for the death of Jesus, so I doubt that a few offensive cartoons are really going to bust their bubble. They are conditioned for this discriminatory bullshit. And what's the deal with all these idiots getting mad about that cartoon just now? It has been in print since the end of September, I believe, so this fiasco seems like too much too late. The final plans for the competition will be released next Monday, so for those of you that plan on entering, get your pencils out.
In news this morning, forget about angry cartoon protestors being shot while storming a US military base, because Britney Spears was photographed driving her SUV with her son in her lap (rather than in a car seat). Who cares? I have to say, I see people driving around in Dallas traffic with their kids in their laps all the time, so when I hear that Britney does the same, it's not like my whole idea of the model of motherhood goes down in flames.
Really though, all of this nonsense over that Danish Muhhamed cartoon is starting to get a little ridiculous. An Iranian newspaper is holding a competition for Holocaust cartoons, apparently hoping to piss off the world Jewish community, however I think they're just wasting their time. Jews have spent their whole lives being blamed for the death of Jesus, so I doubt that a few offensive cartoons are really going to bust their bubble. They are conditioned for this discriminatory bullshit. And what's the deal with all these idiots getting mad about that cartoon just now? It has been in print since the end of September, I believe, so this fiasco seems like too much too late. The final plans for the competition will be released next Monday, so for those of you that plan on entering, get your pencils out.
2/07/2006
muhammeds ansigt and lesbians
To me, this (Muhammad Drawings) proves the usefulness of Wikipedia. Without it, where would I get my low-res jpg's of cartoons that are so controversial they cannot even be read?
As a side note, I would like to entertain the idea that this season of Showtime's "sleeper hit" The L Word sucks. A lot. It's not that I have a problem with these women not acting like real lesbians, because who's to say what real lesbians act like, and what the hell is a real lesbian anyway? My problem with this show is that the script writing is so horrible, these characters aren't even like real people. Unless they're meant to be portrayed as limbering pshycos. And in that case, congratulations Showtime, you've nailed it on the head yet again. Never forget that video killed the radio star and that there was no wardrobe malfunction.
As a side note, I would like to entertain the idea that this season of Showtime's "sleeper hit" The L Word sucks. A lot. It's not that I have a problem with these women not acting like real lesbians, because who's to say what real lesbians act like, and what the hell is a real lesbian anyway? My problem with this show is that the script writing is so horrible, these characters aren't even like real people. Unless they're meant to be portrayed as limbering pshycos. And in that case, congratulations Showtime, you've nailed it on the head yet again. Never forget that video killed the radio star and that there was no wardrobe malfunction.
Tuesday mornings never have the best TV
I'm thinking we should turn off the cable. First of all, it's ridiculous to pay to watch television, considering it literally rots your brain. But I never used to watch television this much. When I was a kid, I actually didn't watch any television at all, unless it was Sesame Street. Out of high school, even though my roommate insisted on having cable, I still didn't watch that much television. It wasn't until Amy and I moved into this apartment and started paying someone to rob us blind that I began watching so much television. It's sick really. Even my parents, the hippies who instilled this negative view of television in me, have cable now. It's taking over, and I am going to take a stand. If only my girlfriend would agree.
This morning on NPR Diane Rehm was talking to some woman who wrote a book about the youth of America swindling their (our) money away, but how it's not actually our faults because the media and credit card companies, oh, and the government are all telling us to. Hmm. Maybe that's true. Maybe it's also true that we are a capitalist society, therefore we are surrounded by pressures to spend, not save, our money. Capitalism is driven by cold, hard cash, and more recently, innumerous lines of credit. I wish I had a decent credit card. I have one credit card with a $600 limit. It's a student card, apparently some attempt to keep me from drowning myself in debt. But I say, if I want to ruin my life with credit card debt and buy things that will end up getting repo'd in a few months, that's my business. Who cares if I won't pay my card bills, the company can just write off that debt and then sell it to a debt collector. And then I can make a new friend named Stacy at extension 456 who calls me more than my own parents and it's very important that I call her back as soon as I get the message because she's knows where I live and they're planning on taking my first born child. What's wrong with that?
This morning on NPR Diane Rehm was talking to some woman who wrote a book about the youth of America swindling their (our) money away, but how it's not actually our faults because the media and credit card companies, oh, and the government are all telling us to. Hmm. Maybe that's true. Maybe it's also true that we are a capitalist society, therefore we are surrounded by pressures to spend, not save, our money. Capitalism is driven by cold, hard cash, and more recently, innumerous lines of credit. I wish I had a decent credit card. I have one credit card with a $600 limit. It's a student card, apparently some attempt to keep me from drowning myself in debt. But I say, if I want to ruin my life with credit card debt and buy things that will end up getting repo'd in a few months, that's my business. Who cares if I won't pay my card bills, the company can just write off that debt and then sell it to a debt collector. And then I can make a new friend named Stacy at extension 456 who calls me more than my own parents and it's very important that I call her back as soon as I get the message because she's knows where I live and they're planning on taking my first born child. What's wrong with that?
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