- Is life ever going to be fun again? I cannot remember the last time I had a great time.
- I love my baby, Ella. She really is the only joy I have had lately.
- Seriously? Snow today and it isn't going to be enough to keep me out of work tomorrow pffft?
- I think I took a wrong turn somewhere. How did I end up doing IT Help Desk. Everyone expected me to be an earth shaker when I entered college. I was supposed to invent or discover something that would change people's lives or become a musical virtuoso. Now, I am just some sarcastic shit that sits at a desk and hates you thru my acrylic smile for interrupting my life of meaningless mediocrity.
- Jesus walked on water and got nailed to a cross. I guess there is something to be said about not standing out.
- I wish the wife would come home from El Paso. My boring life is even more boring when she is gone.
- I have cats living in my garage. I can't get them out. They aren't mine. I think they belong to crazy cat lady accross the street. She turned 2 cats into about 40 in 5 months. Our neighborhood is litterally crawling with feral cats. I believe animal control is in our neighborhood's future. I wouldn't give a shit except they are destroying my insulation in my house. Fuck, I hate cats.
- I have not had a real vacation in about 3 years. The last one was my honeymoon, before that family vacation got crashed by my mom and step-dad(who had a heat attack as soon as they showed up and refused treatment), one before that I got arrested on the way home.
- 10 minutes until I get to drive home in the slush and ice pellets.
- I think I require more mental stimulation than most people.
- A high stimulation threshhold is a common trait in serial killers.
- Anyone wanna come over for dinner? I would love to have you. =)
12/11/2008
The Greatest Anthem to Human Weakness
This song is of particular interest to me. Many people say that it is a song about a leader receiving power and then failing his fellow men. I rather think that the failure comes when the people continue to hand over power to other men.
We continuously give other men/governments the power to control our own destiny and when they don't do as they say, we have the balls to be upset. I say that it is what we get for relying on others to do things we ought to be doing ourselves. Enjoy the song!
We continuously give other men/governments the power to control our own destiny and when they don't do as they say, we have the balls to be upset. I say that it is what we get for relying on others to do things we ought to be doing ourselves. Enjoy the song!
12/10/2008
Vox Hunt: Silent Nights Be Gone
All I want for Christmas is... for you to share your favorite Christmas song.
12/08/2008
12/07/2008
I was in a music video yesterday
I started my day out on my scooter. I headed over to the scooter shop to dick around when the owner grabbed the phone. I could tell that the conversation was about me but I could not figure out who the hell would call the shop looking for me.
Well, it turns out that Chuck Mead was shooting a music video for his upcoming solo release. For those that do not
Oila, I was now part of a music video here in Nashville. The name of the song is "I wish it was Friday". If you are unfamiliar with Chuck's swinging country music style, check out his myspace site. The song is on the site. I prefer some of his old BR-549 stuff better but it is still decent when comparing it to other drivel coming out of Music Row these days.
Other than the cold, it really was a great day and I had a lot of fun. Chuck is a naturally funny and down to earth guy. He cracked jokes with everyone most of the day. He also bought us drinks all night at 3Crow. =)
Check out the old band's tribute to Betty Page:
More pics from the shoot here:
12/05/2008
Don't you dare oppose me!
I started blogging back in 1998. At first, I had no blog engine, just a static site that I was able to post my thoughts on in chronological order. A few years later, I discovered a couple of engines made for blogging. I thought it was awesome. I could now post my thoughts and have people comment on them. It was like having a conversation with a diverse crowd. I enjoyed the varying opinions and even though the debates would occasionally get heated, I wouldn't have it any other way. I learned a lot and changed my positions occasionally because of the comments I received. I really feel like I grew as a person by engaging in these debates.
Fast forward ten years and blogging has changed. Everyone and their dog has a blog. This could be a good thing except that I have noticed that, more frequently, people who write blogs don't want to hear differing opinions in their comments. I think this is what has made blogging so boring for me. I get so sick of reading blog comments, whether they are on my site or another one and seeing the homogeneous lovefest. They might as well have a template that you can click that says something like this:
[ this is good ] Great post! [insert anecdotal personal experience that supports writer's point of view ]
Now, there is nothing wrong with showing the writer a little love any more than there is to fire off an opposing view. The crux is that commenting has become a treacherous ground. One contrary word and the writer will wield his administrator staff and with godlike fury use one of the many tools at his disposal. You can have your comment deleted, altered or if you have really given the writer grief, the all-powerful blocking from commenting.
I understand that their needs to be a tool to block people from doing things such as spamming your site or if someone is grossly abusive to the writer or another commenter. I have used this tool a handful of times but only for extreme cases and, to my recollection, that has only been with spammers. Where I see the problem with the current system on most blog engines is that the blog writer tends to use the blocking mechanism to silence those that challenge their word as the Gospel of [smugly crafty blogging pseudonym].
Don't like what someone has to say? Defend your position. Can't defend your position? Consider that the other person may have a point. Remember, blogging is for engaging others. Differing views can only make you grow intellectually. Debate with them, engage them, don't dismiss them. Dissent is what makes life interesting.
12/04/2008
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