So since New Years has passed away and we sit here idly cruising through 2010 at the exact speed of 1 second per second (Unless you're moving at a high velocity, ala Einstein's Relativity), my mind has been everywhere from subjects to objections that are both personal or of national or international importance.
I've come ever closer to seeing how capitalism has failed us as a society. But it's not that greedy people are getting away with literally whatever the fuck they want. It's that people actually buy into it. You are voting with your money. Your money that you know very well doesn't grow on trees. So why then are we against the government stepping in on situations where we were being screwed and would continued to be screwed? I guess it is incorrect to say 'we' but our nation's system of an ever ongoing history and tradition breaking and molding/mixing has been tossed away for people that speak the loudest. Even if their loud speaking is complete garbage.
Glenn Beck and official fat ass-hole Rush Limbaugh whine away their days talking about both the rapture, Obama's likeliness to steal because he's black, and the final objection to Obama's security state that will be finalized with somewhat 'free-er' Health Care. Let them ignore that 9/11 happened under Bush, and that the Patriot Act (All provisions/signings) are the greatest threat to the libertarian ideals that I can have a private life. But idiots or not, enough people listen to them for their tearful complaints, exploitation of tragedies and brain-washing through fear, that they make a profitable life for themselves. In capitalism, the more money you make the more meaningful you are to society. But obviously, this is a failure of the ideal.
Much like why the hell should we be ready and willing to travel to Mars and make it our own. As much as I would like to know that human life can continue with the possible demise of all life on this planet. But with that said that is what scares me, the fact that colonization can wipe that worry away. And then what happens after Mars? I do not see the spreading of the insistent hate-mongering and the lessons of human nature we live over again through out our history.
I'm not a hater of capitalism, but seriously, when us consumers feed a company such as a utility or a service provider to become a controlling force in our lives, then we are fucked! It is then free for them, to even if they are not a monopoly to exploit the premise that technology grows and we all want to be involved. That a game's sequel will be better than the original. And yet, in the instance of Cable Co's here locally, we must get a receiver box to get less than par TV that now forces the few of us enjoying the built in HD-TV tuners of our set's to pay a fee on top of the original price in order to continue watching channels in such quality.
By degrading Digital TV, and requiring all users to comply unless they want the only other option for such an array of channels. This is a monopolistic act, and sadly most people complied. But it is more than utilities/service providers that are grinding my gears, video game companies have been at it for a long while. Take a good portion of EA games. Now think about how each sport season there is another game to go along. Is it really that better playing as new players? And outside of the sports games, how many levels do you need to play in Need for Speed Underground until the building finally look different. And people bought those for $60 a pop. Same goes for all the LEGO/Lucasfilm game releases.
The majority of us see this happen, slowly or immediately we recognize it. But after the days and days passing of time, business becomes as usual. And we all become what we never believe ourselves to be. Compliant to the whims of someone else.
Way to go everybody! You win a gold star!
11.21.2009
Green house: a planet worth leaving? Or a planet worth growing?
I liked to make a comparison of ideas right here.
A green house is not particularly a green house because it is painted green.
However at the same time it is a house painted green. But does it grow plants at which point is follows the dictionary definition of a green house? Nope.
So on that point then does a corporation, company or even a single individual that dabbles in many an energy wasteful thing to begin with that alter their intake and therefore use of energy thus overall generate lower non-'green' effects? Yes, and no. I'm sorry people but it is a mixed bag of goodies.You see if that company or person loves watching TV and being entertained rather than being educated, if that company and those consumers love buying cheap shit from China, then no matter what they didn't balance out shit. It's great, in fact really awesome if that person rode their bike. I need to do that more. But, really when it comes to consumerism, anybody whose got a freaking gadget fetish, and we almost all do in this day and age, is not environmental.
How can you be so then?
Stop spending leaving your computer on unless you've volunteered it for number crunching. On top of that stop throwing shit away as often as you do. AND FIRST AND FOREMOST, know that global warming is more than just some minor inconvenience that's not going to affect anything because it can't happen. No, the argument that cutting down plants isn't that bad because other plants will grow in it's place. Duh, anybody could of told you that, but what is that juice you love feeding your metal creatures that transport you to wherever you please. Dead plant's that can't grow back because so much of the plant's in the world have been destroyed into flat level concrete land for you metal beast that consumes Texas tea. This is why your one plant turns into another plant ideal doesn't work you 'schmart' individual who thinks that its all a conspiracy. You should be able to do the math. 1 plant cut - 1 plant grown = 0 Net is wrong! Why, because in just as simple math; 1 dead plant + 1 plant cut - 1 plant grown = What? C'mon, what's the answer if 1-1=0 then 1+1-1=1 EXACTLY! There is no net zero. We are adding more to the air, and if any some shit does go down, I hope your mansion will be the first to get swept away in the floods or storms.
A green house is not particularly a green house because it is painted green.
However at the same time it is a house painted green. But does it grow plants at which point is follows the dictionary definition of a green house? Nope.
So on that point then does a corporation, company or even a single individual that dabbles in many an energy wasteful thing to begin with that alter their intake and therefore use of energy thus overall generate lower non-'green' effects? Yes, and no. I'm sorry people but it is a mixed bag of goodies.You see if that company or person loves watching TV and being entertained rather than being educated, if that company and those consumers love buying cheap shit from China, then no matter what they didn't balance out shit. It's great, in fact really awesome if that person rode their bike. I need to do that more. But, really when it comes to consumerism, anybody whose got a freaking gadget fetish, and we almost all do in this day and age, is not environmental.
How can you be so then?
Stop spending leaving your computer on unless you've volunteered it for number crunching. On top of that stop throwing shit away as often as you do. AND FIRST AND FOREMOST, know that global warming is more than just some minor inconvenience that's not going to affect anything because it can't happen. No, the argument that cutting down plants isn't that bad because other plants will grow in it's place. Duh, anybody could of told you that, but what is that juice you love feeding your metal creatures that transport you to wherever you please. Dead plant's that can't grow back because so much of the plant's in the world have been destroyed into flat level concrete land for you metal beast that consumes Texas tea. This is why your one plant turns into another plant ideal doesn't work you 'schmart' individual who thinks that its all a conspiracy. You should be able to do the math. 1 plant cut - 1 plant grown = 0 Net is wrong! Why, because in just as simple math; 1 dead plant + 1 plant cut - 1 plant grown = What? C'mon, what's the answer if 1-1=0 then 1+1-1=1 EXACTLY! There is no net zero. We are adding more to the air, and if any some shit does go down, I hope your mansion will be the first to get swept away in the floods or storms.
10.26.2009
Healthcare Satire: A small dose of youth in asia.
I don't like the public health option or any health care for the public. Money is better spent going into my pocket than some guy who got some rare quickly evolving virus. I don't like any of it.
Why?
Because I'm American, and I like to follow the rules that you get to were you can be so that you can then not worry about anybody else. Why should I have to worry about someone else. Someone else with enough like me will be more determined in providing that. Trust me. Some one will out of the goodness of their heart be more patient then me.
But I must admit I'm against that too. Helping others. Why, You ask again. Aren't you an American Christian? Why yes, yes I am American and Christian. And do you know what Americans have hated the most since the rise of stars and the color red. Communism.
When Jesus wrote the constitution he said nothing about helping others. That's not how all of this is supposed to work. When I buy my self a delicious $300 hamburger in some rich people's only club in NY, do you know where that money goes. The great man who had the idea of selling the restaurant great meat that's who. See the trickle down effect works all the time. But with Public Health Care, do you know what can happen.
The trickle up effect.
What if they catch AIDS or some Zombie virus on that bottom rung of society. Do you think we need them in the hospitals affecting everyone else. No, it's a waste of money, plus zombies anywhere aren't that nice of a sight. When I walk into my Hospital I don't want to see any sick people. I want to see hot nurses and doctors that rush to me with nothing better to do than fix me and/or make me stronger and sexier looking. I need as much Botox in me to keep my skin tight as it can handle.
And I want all my friends to get the same thing. If they have the money then they deserve to be helped first.
Think about it.
In the apocalyptic future, when there is a zombie virus, don't you want to know that all you're hard work in getting far in the capitalistic system is actually going to pay-off for your survival. Plus look at it this way, after all the zombies die off there will be nothing but the best people left.
It's how Jesus would have wanted it.
Why?
Because I'm American, and I like to follow the rules that you get to were you can be so that you can then not worry about anybody else. Why should I have to worry about someone else. Someone else with enough like me will be more determined in providing that. Trust me. Some one will out of the goodness of their heart be more patient then me.
But I must admit I'm against that too. Helping others. Why, You ask again. Aren't you an American Christian? Why yes, yes I am American and Christian. And do you know what Americans have hated the most since the rise of stars and the color red. Communism.
When Jesus wrote the constitution he said nothing about helping others. That's not how all of this is supposed to work. When I buy my self a delicious $300 hamburger in some rich people's only club in NY, do you know where that money goes. The great man who had the idea of selling the restaurant great meat that's who. See the trickle down effect works all the time. But with Public Health Care, do you know what can happen.
The trickle up effect.
What if they catch AIDS or some Zombie virus on that bottom rung of society. Do you think we need them in the hospitals affecting everyone else. No, it's a waste of money, plus zombies anywhere aren't that nice of a sight. When I walk into my Hospital I don't want to see any sick people. I want to see hot nurses and doctors that rush to me with nothing better to do than fix me and/or make me stronger and sexier looking. I need as much Botox in me to keep my skin tight as it can handle.
And I want all my friends to get the same thing. If they have the money then they deserve to be helped first.
Think about it.
In the apocalyptic future, when there is a zombie virus, don't you want to know that all you're hard work in getting far in the capitalistic system is actually going to pay-off for your survival. Plus look at it this way, after all the zombies die off there will be nothing but the best people left.
It's how Jesus would have wanted it.
10.04.2009
& So Tomorrow begins
And So tomorrow begins. Over and over a new day is born.
And though this has its bright side, there is a bad side as well.
Along with your morals you carry your sins.
Packaged with your strengths, your weaknesses.
With your health providing, your sickness still denying
For if today you are living, tomorrow you maybe dying.
And so therefore your days of which you'll be living are numbered.
It is at this time, that though I have prepared myself to be unemployed possibly tomorrow. Possibly next month, I don't know until it happens. And so I've been searching, and acting upon what I'd like to see happen in my life. First come the priorities, the chores that must be done to insure my worries are less. Then comes the training and the mental preparation to take on anything
Do more art, more better. (English Es Phun!)
Do more writing! (English is awesome!)
Do more 'maths.'(Calculus sounds interesting & Electronics formulas have been forgotten)
Doing more of all of that combined, is what I am really heading for.
I want to get involved in micro-controller programming and get entered into project competitions.
I want to perhaps get making that comic with the robot, similar to what I was describing as 'Welcome to Earth'. But I think he'd be better as a logical out-crier of political shenanigans as well as anything that need explaining.
Be more outgoing to the point it hurts. Kayla wanted to do some YouTube shows with me. And I don't see why not. All we need is some time and a script (maybe).
How long have I been working on my story? Too long. It's almost come to the point of where I should of kept a log of how my life changed and how I then altered the story for it does reflect like that. That's almost enough of a journey in its self, & i think it would be interesting to see that in a book, both the characters and the authors journey though a story. Unlike, ahem, the Harry Potter books, where obviously she just got better at writing the more books she wrote. Hence why the story get's better and longer for each year!
Hmm, I guess life just works like that.
And though this has its bright side, there is a bad side as well.
Along with your morals you carry your sins.
Packaged with your strengths, your weaknesses.
With your health providing, your sickness still denying
For if today you are living, tomorrow you maybe dying.
And so therefore your days of which you'll be living are numbered.
It is at this time, that though I have prepared myself to be unemployed possibly tomorrow. Possibly next month, I don't know until it happens. And so I've been searching, and acting upon what I'd like to see happen in my life. First come the priorities, the chores that must be done to insure my worries are less. Then comes the training and the mental preparation to take on anything
Do more art, more better. (English Es Phun!)
Do more writing! (English is awesome!)
Do more 'maths.'(Calculus sounds interesting & Electronics formulas have been forgotten)
Doing more of all of that combined, is what I am really heading for.
I want to get involved in micro-controller programming and get entered into project competitions.
I want to perhaps get making that comic with the robot, similar to what I was describing as 'Welcome to Earth'. But I think he'd be better as a logical out-crier of political shenanigans as well as anything that need explaining.
Be more outgoing to the point it hurts. Kayla wanted to do some YouTube shows with me. And I don't see why not. All we need is some time and a script (maybe).
How long have I been working on my story? Too long. It's almost come to the point of where I should of kept a log of how my life changed and how I then altered the story for it does reflect like that. That's almost enough of a journey in its self, & i think it would be interesting to see that in a book, both the characters and the authors journey though a story. Unlike, ahem, the Harry Potter books, where obviously she just got better at writing the more books she wrote. Hence why the story get's better and longer for each year!
Hmm, I guess life just works like that.
10.02.2009
Don't really know what to say...
I don't really know what to say. Maybe its some sort of feat to feel completely out of the loop of progress and process and then jump back on. Maybe its as simple as being the jumper in the game of jump rope. You just time it right and then make sure you keep jumping.
Who knows? Should I go off on a tangent about its similarities with String theory? No, I'll spare you from which I consider you'll find boring. And jump right through the complex english.
I'm finally getting crap done!
I've had my step-dad's house off of Franklin Street in my possession since Tuesday of last week. And all that really got done, besides me building a TV stand was me finding the 2 of 3 recycling bins. That does not seem like my fair ideal of working on cleaning things up. But about last Wednesday, I built my PC desk and got to cleaning the room I had been staying in at my parent's for the while. The next day, I began cleaning the Kitchen which is,I might add, covered n old cheese and burnt bread or other foodstuffs. It's only a matter of time before I finish,take a small break from it, and then want to clean up, build or whatever to anything somewhere. I'm addicted to projects now. I don't know why I just am. We'll see how it plays over at work in these dire times.
I've been looking and trying to get my original sketch of my robot head I drew a while ago. Political cartoons are all the rage, especially when its a robot!
*Seriously who knows what the frick is going on in there, we've got permissible evidence for fraud up high. The only problem lies with whether or not we are willing to free the company from the evil teat that feeds us funds.
Who knows? Should I go off on a tangent about its similarities with String theory? No, I'll spare you from which I consider you'll find boring. And jump right through the complex english.
I'm finally getting crap done!
I've had my step-dad's house off of Franklin Street in my possession since Tuesday of last week. And all that really got done, besides me building a TV stand was me finding the 2 of 3 recycling bins. That does not seem like my fair ideal of working on cleaning things up. But about last Wednesday, I built my PC desk and got to cleaning the room I had been staying in at my parent's for the while. The next day, I began cleaning the Kitchen which is,I might add, covered n old cheese and burnt bread or other foodstuffs. It's only a matter of time before I finish,take a small break from it, and then want to clean up, build or whatever to anything somewhere. I'm addicted to projects now. I don't know why I just am. We'll see how it plays over at work in these dire times.
I've been looking and trying to get my original sketch of my robot head I drew a while ago. Political cartoons are all the rage, especially when its a robot!
*Seriously who knows what the frick is going on in there, we've got permissible evidence for fraud up high. The only problem lies with whether or not we are willing to free the company from the evil teat that feeds us funds.
9.18.2009
Arghh, Politics
I can’t strive away from them, these nasty politics. They seem to be existential in my mind yet so upfront and needing to be directly dealt with. Now, I don’t mean to be taking jabs at people specifically on the ‘right’ but it’s kind of funny when they point fingers at us ‘damn liberals’. It seems somewhat even more ironic when they claim that we all need to be questionable of the gov’t. I’d sure hope so. It’s our government, we are supposed to be the first and foremost of a checks and balance system. So how about you don't complain about us protesting a war. But its also set up in a matter that those that are elected in power actually have some control over us. This is both good and bad. I’m sure they’d easily say the prior when it’s a Republican in office. Scratch that any white man in office who claims he’s Christian.
Oh, but no, we have a black man in the White House and that leaves them very pissed, and that much more angry to get him out of there. Why it’s not that he may be sending even more people overseas to fight in wars that are built on lies and the secret need to insure our oil supply. (Though its really only to get his friends rich and powerful, we get a good amount of oil from Canada and Venezuela now!)
It’s not that he’s declared on war on Terror and that any citizen could possibly be a terrorist. No, its none of that.
Obama, wants to change the world. Though he is doing in much more lame way then I had hoped he is doing so. We are closing Guantanamo but continuing the War on Terror! We are actually holding talks with Israel where we hold them equally responsible for aggression! We are if I can properly saying so, still sticking to our World Police mantra, but one that is much closer to ideal.
But to say it’s all about Obama’s War on Terror handling that riles these people up from their couches and careers to take to the streets with guns in their arms would be wrong. But to say it was Bush would be a fallacy. Now I’m OK with anyone who’s against tax breaks for the rich especially when it’s for companies and corporations that failed because they suck. Why do we have to be the designated driver for them. This seems contrary to the whole Republican and even constitutional ideal. Business is risky to make money and lose it. So why aren’t we letting businesses fail. Why are we still pushing a G.W. Bush instilled practice of giving money away to the rich?
But the question that comes to mind most often is why this country is so partisan and held to a state of stupor? I pay taxes and I would say that I’m socially liberal, but with a fiscal responsibility. Does this mean also that because I’m an agnostic leaning atheist that I am a horrible immoral person? But guess what, I would have to say that giving my paid taxes away to companies that failed because they really do suck, in the amount that we have given does anger me. But do you know what keeps me away from venting my anger with protests with the Tea Partiers’? I could very well base it on the fact that too much of them just learned how to use the internet, and really love the memes it provides. (Where else would somebody get the idea that Obama is actually Hitler?) I could base it on the pure and simple standing fact of the group as a whole that points to bringing down Obama literally because he is black. All in all, it’s a bunch of racists and anarchocapitalists who are trying to have fun with our emotions, most of them a slave to them already. Are these true patriots? Can you self declare that you are a patriot? I don’t know on either, but to self-declare literally screams, “I’m the biggest A-hole you'll ever meet”, starting at the ‘P’! If these people are patriots, where were they when Bush and friends were wiretapping, when Bushies were giving away our tax dollars?
The most important question of all that I think proves hypocrisy on any individual who believes that there is a ‘left-wing conspiracy’, particularly anyone who ponders why they are being questioned in their regard to question authority when the criticize Obama:
“Where were you challenging the authority of a president and cabinet that you voted in, when they really did strip us of some civil liberties and were willing to risk the lives of your children in an unjust war where our money was dumped without oversight?”
OH
Shit!
I think I just answered my own question. It’s all about money, it always has been. Ughh, Selfish Bastards!
Oh, but no, we have a black man in the White House and that leaves them very pissed, and that much more angry to get him out of there. Why it’s not that he may be sending even more people overseas to fight in wars that are built on lies and the secret need to insure our oil supply. (Though its really only to get his friends rich and powerful, we get a good amount of oil from Canada and Venezuela now!)
It’s not that he’s declared on war on Terror and that any citizen could possibly be a terrorist. No, its none of that.
Obama, wants to change the world. Though he is doing in much more lame way then I had hoped he is doing so. We are closing Guantanamo but continuing the War on Terror! We are actually holding talks with Israel where we hold them equally responsible for aggression! We are if I can properly saying so, still sticking to our World Police mantra, but one that is much closer to ideal.
But to say it’s all about Obama’s War on Terror handling that riles these people up from their couches and careers to take to the streets with guns in their arms would be wrong. But to say it was Bush would be a fallacy. Now I’m OK with anyone who’s against tax breaks for the rich especially when it’s for companies and corporations that failed because they suck. Why do we have to be the designated driver for them. This seems contrary to the whole Republican and even constitutional ideal. Business is risky to make money and lose it. So why aren’t we letting businesses fail. Why are we still pushing a G.W. Bush instilled practice of giving money away to the rich?
But the question that comes to mind most often is why this country is so partisan and held to a state of stupor? I pay taxes and I would say that I’m socially liberal, but with a fiscal responsibility. Does this mean also that because I’m an agnostic leaning atheist that I am a horrible immoral person? But guess what, I would have to say that giving my paid taxes away to companies that failed because they really do suck, in the amount that we have given does anger me. But do you know what keeps me away from venting my anger with protests with the Tea Partiers’? I could very well base it on the fact that too much of them just learned how to use the internet, and really love the memes it provides. (Where else would somebody get the idea that Obama is actually Hitler?) I could base it on the pure and simple standing fact of the group as a whole that points to bringing down Obama literally because he is black. All in all, it’s a bunch of racists and anarchocapitalists who are trying to have fun with our emotions, most of them a slave to them already. Are these true patriots? Can you self declare that you are a patriot? I don’t know on either, but to self-declare literally screams, “I’m the biggest A-hole you'll ever meet”, starting at the ‘P’! If these people are patriots, where were they when Bush and friends were wiretapping, when Bushies were giving away our tax dollars?
The most important question of all that I think proves hypocrisy on any individual who believes that there is a ‘left-wing conspiracy’, particularly anyone who ponders why they are being questioned in their regard to question authority when the criticize Obama:
“Where were you challenging the authority of a president and cabinet that you voted in, when they really did strip us of some civil liberties and were willing to risk the lives of your children in an unjust war where our money was dumped without oversight?”
OH
Shit!
I think I just answered my own question. It’s all about money, it always has been. Ughh, Selfish Bastards!
9.13.2009
Current events and other things on my mind
So this Health care thing is pissing me off. More so because its become one of those things where the 'liberal' Democratic party is just pulling BS maneuvers. I know what it's like not to be covered, and was quite impressed with St. Joseph's service back when I was sick back in 2007. The medicine I receive still costs around $3K but I can't blame the hospital for that, and luckily my insurance through COBRA is still kicking but. Though it does only last 18 Months. And when that final month of insurance comes along, I don't know. Definitely not good.
*Must change track away from crappy 'Hallowed be they name' cover by Cradle Of Filth. Ughh, sometimes metal makes me want to vomit*
Back to reality, and good things. I've been getting both cheered up and frightened by Glenn Beck's mild retardation. Now I know I can never have a valued opinion in the bias free world after writing this, but seriously, he comes across as one. I have 'right wing' friends, and though they hold different values on things we can easily find common gorund on things and legibly and literally get our points across with out farting on each other's shoulders and sobbing until the America is made into an Empire as large as Britain's once was. All in all anytime that man is crying and then exclaims "I love America", literally pointing to that as why he is crying its hilarious. I can't contain my laughter and out it comes, me laughing at Glenn Beck. A man who graduated from my High School and though he became this voice of 'reason' (according to him) by winning a radio show contest, I can't feel sorry for the guy. I find myself slinking into a notion of pity for him and then he says something pompaus and pretty much as asinine as politics can come.
Why am I researching Glenn Beck you may ask? Because he is going to be given the key to the City of Mt. Vernon close to 30 miles south of my hometown, Bellingham. Why is this an issue, because the mayor of our city has thought it clever to combat one showman's key receiving with another. We are currently trying to get Jon Stewart of the Daily Show our honorable Key to the City. Been on edge since news of it has spread and many of us here in Bellingham are waiting to hear if he'll show or not!
*Must change track away from crappy 'Hallowed be they name' cover by Cradle Of Filth. Ughh, sometimes metal makes me want to vomit*
Back to reality, and good things. I've been getting both cheered up and frightened by Glenn Beck's mild retardation. Now I know I can never have a valued opinion in the bias free world after writing this, but seriously, he comes across as one. I have 'right wing' friends, and though they hold different values on things we can easily find common gorund on things and legibly and literally get our points across with out farting on each other's shoulders and sobbing until the America is made into an Empire as large as Britain's once was. All in all anytime that man is crying and then exclaims "I love America", literally pointing to that as why he is crying its hilarious. I can't contain my laughter and out it comes, me laughing at Glenn Beck. A man who graduated from my High School and though he became this voice of 'reason' (according to him) by winning a radio show contest, I can't feel sorry for the guy. I find myself slinking into a notion of pity for him and then he says something pompaus and pretty much as asinine as politics can come.
Why am I researching Glenn Beck you may ask? Because he is going to be given the key to the City of Mt. Vernon close to 30 miles south of my hometown, Bellingham. Why is this an issue, because the mayor of our city has thought it clever to combat one showman's key receiving with another. We are currently trying to get Jon Stewart of the Daily Show our honorable Key to the City. Been on edge since news of it has spread and many of us here in Bellingham are waiting to hear if he'll show or not!
8.23.2009
That's how I feel about SciFi
So I've been waiting for "District 9" to come out for awhile although I'd definitely say that they did a damn good job of keeping everything quite about it. Yes, I finally saw it.I thought it was going to be maybe like a much better "Silent Running" type of movie that is shot somewhat in a mock-umentary format. But believe me, it is not. Though it starts out like that for maybe a good 20 minutes or more, you will soon see it is not a mock-umentary of some fictional alien/human incident. No, it was created by a very talented writer and CG Artist of Vancouver, BC, Canada.
And what all of this crazy and complex story has lifted off of me is the fact that storylines that actually seem to have a purpose, that though there is aliens or it is in space. It's only to cause a sense of wonder while still tying us to the ground that we are human. And that there will always be struggles. This is what alot of the superhero movies of today seem to be about. And I'm glad to see it is what is back in Science Fiction. Not some lame story wrapped in explosions and sex to sell.
But more importantly and I've felt this way for a while now, is that those few and ignorant people that make us look bad. Its really hard to fix what they do. Its the way its always been. Much like human trust, is slow to build and easy to break. It is these human emotions that make Science Fiction the nerd's equivalent of a good Shakespeare story. It is good to have that back.
And that's how I feel about SciFi!
*Don't worry I'll write a review though it may be a little redundant now, but I need sleep in order to get money tomorrow!
And what all of this crazy and complex story has lifted off of me is the fact that storylines that actually seem to have a purpose, that though there is aliens or it is in space. It's only to cause a sense of wonder while still tying us to the ground that we are human. And that there will always be struggles. This is what alot of the superhero movies of today seem to be about. And I'm glad to see it is what is back in Science Fiction. Not some lame story wrapped in explosions and sex to sell.
But more importantly and I've felt this way for a while now, is that those few and ignorant people that make us look bad. Its really hard to fix what they do. Its the way its always been. Much like human trust, is slow to build and easy to break. It is these human emotions that make Science Fiction the nerd's equivalent of a good Shakespeare story. It is good to have that back.
And that's how I feel about SciFi!
*Don't worry I'll write a review though it may be a little redundant now, but I need sleep in order to get money tomorrow!
8.16.2009
So possible business plans, etc.
So I'm finally back home, and its time to get some business done seeing as its the last day of the weekend. Even better is I actually have work starting up tomorrow again! Perfect situation to ask for a raise as well I might add! Anyways, back on to business. So my friend is thinking of starting a possible non-profit or other like minded business. I too am going to be a member of the team and well, here's what we are setting out to do.
There is a lack of good decent websites that list and review American goods or partially Made in America products. I don't want to force you guys onto the sites I've looked at as well as Elton whose idea this whole thing is but let it be known that a good majority of the sites, they are basically in essence straight up advertising or confusing. All in all they are badly made and if they seem somewhat decent they add a little extra punch by using harsh colors.
So on that note of bashing others for their failure to do anything awesome I think right now would be a good time to put a Elton Nuytens quote right. Right here:
"Its a totally new concept to the consumer!"
Of course this was one of the many quotes I wish I could have gotten from him going on about how awesome this might be, but hey its the only one I fully got down word for word from his mouth to my pen.
But anyways since that is up there let me explain what it is we want to do. We want to start a website that offers some political criticism of everything but also, above all else offers consumers an informative look and rating system on both the viability of a product and its economic benefits that come with purchasing. For example, albeit a relatively simple one is an organic Apple from Washington State. Now whether or not this is from Washington or Oregon is irrelevant, however it is fruit which has to be carried long distances and perhaps sprayed, although this would ruin its organic goodness now wouldn't it. So, because this is an American apple, comes from an Certified Organic farm and even comes from Washington state, meaning for me that its literally from my backyard, that this fine apple, as a product, receives the highest rating on our scale. We haven't discussed the complications of our developed scale yet but we want to keep it simple, so a 3 star system (though technically an average) still yields a possibility of 4 ratings including zero. This literally would mean a truly epic failure, though likely missing the epic proportions needed for said epic fail.
But what exactly are we rating on? How do you expect people to take you guys seriously? We only need to get people that make products to come to us or we find them. There is a good amount of sites out there already that just have really bad layouts or products. We’d take a look at some of those products and give it our rating. Also some of what will be on this site with the layout pending would be the sometimes funny political cartoons and ranting of sorts, even perhaps a discussion on home gardening. We’d try to become so common place of a name (again which we have not thought through fully but we’re working on it) that essentially consumers would want to know about us and producers would want us to know them. It’s that simple. We’d just take a look at products, rate them on their value, evaluate and research their methods of production and also rate them on that. To make clear we would not be a certification, we would be a favorable review with a simple easy to follow rating system.
The rating system of course has the three parts I’ve mention before but never together at once. In order for the product to meet a full 3 star rating, it must be produced in the US, be worthy of its price and support families and workers with working wage jobs. If it is a fruit product, which I doubt we see as reviewing but you never know, the organic certification means that it falls under its value, and usually means that is from the US. Countries close to us that provide us with product would be rated on scale and essentially the closer to China you get the more likely a score of zero can be achieved.
And that is how this hopefully will all work. People will look to see our reviews because of our simplicity used. Companies will want to provide us incentive to view their product (not bribes! We’ll refuse to accept cash on the order of higher ratings!) Any ads on the site for products that do get good reviews will be our greatest income provider. Don’t know when the whole process of this will start but I’ll inform you guys without trying to advertise too much for us when it does come around to fruition.
There is a lack of good decent websites that list and review American goods or partially Made in America products. I don't want to force you guys onto the sites I've looked at as well as Elton whose idea this whole thing is but let it be known that a good majority of the sites, they are basically in essence straight up advertising or confusing. All in all they are badly made and if they seem somewhat decent they add a little extra punch by using harsh colors.
So on that note of bashing others for their failure to do anything awesome I think right now would be a good time to put a Elton Nuytens quote right. Right here:
"Its a totally new concept to the consumer!"
Of course this was one of the many quotes I wish I could have gotten from him going on about how awesome this might be, but hey its the only one I fully got down word for word from his mouth to my pen.
But anyways since that is up there let me explain what it is we want to do. We want to start a website that offers some political criticism of everything but also, above all else offers consumers an informative look and rating system on both the viability of a product and its economic benefits that come with purchasing. For example, albeit a relatively simple one is an organic Apple from Washington State. Now whether or not this is from Washington or Oregon is irrelevant, however it is fruit which has to be carried long distances and perhaps sprayed, although this would ruin its organic goodness now wouldn't it. So, because this is an American apple, comes from an Certified Organic farm and even comes from Washington state, meaning for me that its literally from my backyard, that this fine apple, as a product, receives the highest rating on our scale. We haven't discussed the complications of our developed scale yet but we want to keep it simple, so a 3 star system (though technically an average) still yields a possibility of 4 ratings including zero. This literally would mean a truly epic failure, though likely missing the epic proportions needed for said epic fail.
But what exactly are we rating on? How do you expect people to take you guys seriously? We only need to get people that make products to come to us or we find them. There is a good amount of sites out there already that just have really bad layouts or products. We’d take a look at some of those products and give it our rating. Also some of what will be on this site with the layout pending would be the sometimes funny political cartoons and ranting of sorts, even perhaps a discussion on home gardening. We’d try to become so common place of a name (again which we have not thought through fully but we’re working on it) that essentially consumers would want to know about us and producers would want us to know them. It’s that simple. We’d just take a look at products, rate them on their value, evaluate and research their methods of production and also rate them on that. To make clear we would not be a certification, we would be a favorable review with a simple easy to follow rating system.
The rating system of course has the three parts I’ve mention before but never together at once. In order for the product to meet a full 3 star rating, it must be produced in the US, be worthy of its price and support families and workers with working wage jobs. If it is a fruit product, which I doubt we see as reviewing but you never know, the organic certification means that it falls under its value, and usually means that is from the US. Countries close to us that provide us with product would be rated on scale and essentially the closer to China you get the more likely a score of zero can be achieved.
And that is how this hopefully will all work. People will look to see our reviews because of our simplicity used. Companies will want to provide us incentive to view their product (not bribes! We’ll refuse to accept cash on the order of higher ratings!) Any ads on the site for products that do get good reviews will be our greatest income provider. Don’t know when the whole process of this will start but I’ll inform you guys without trying to advertise too much for us when it does come around to fruition.
8.13.2009
CNN spelling mistake
Right now at 2:39 on CNN the headline is that there is some sort of controversy over a Bush/Cheney book. The headline says, "Ex-VP shopping tell all book!"
I don't know if this is book by Cheney or what. I just saw the headline of the discussion and immediately felt that it be noted ASAP!
Seriously CNN, why should people care when we can't even tell what you are trying to say? Spell correctly please!
And for those that noticed spellings errors on my behalf thanks for bringing them up. I hope now that everything is up to par for both your and my standards!
I don't know if this is book by Cheney or what. I just saw the headline of the discussion and immediately felt that it be noted ASAP!
Seriously CNN, why should people care when we can't even tell what you are trying to say? Spell correctly please!
And for those that noticed spellings errors on my behalf thanks for bringing them up. I hope now that everything is up to par for both your and my standards!
8.09.2009
Poem from scratch: #1 Promises
My promise is my word. But I make sure it so much more.
A word only holds together a sentence
or a paragraph
or a line in a sonnet
or a few dear words in a love letter
but I like to think that words have something to hold onto
Something that means something
A meaning that makes it so much more
And makes a sentence more than a couple words
a paragraph more than a couple sentences
a sonnet more beautiful
a poem more romantic and rythmic
a love letter worth every detail to the dots of every I
Words are what we all use daily
But I try to make sure my words mean something more
And that's my promise to you
A word only holds together a sentence
or a paragraph
or a line in a sonnet
or a few dear words in a love letter
but I like to think that words have something to hold onto
Something that means something
A meaning that makes it so much more
And makes a sentence more than a couple words
a paragraph more than a couple sentences
a sonnet more beautiful
a poem more romantic and rythmic
a love letter worth every detail to the dots of every I
Words are what we all use daily
But I try to make sure my words mean something more
And that's my promise to you
8.08.2009
When you just don't care
Here I am hungover. In my temporary room, a lot of my stuff inaccessible or lost in the pile I've left of it in the living room. Where's my damn checkbook? I don't have a clue and though I should care, turning on every appliance in the kitchen before actually knowing what I was making for dinner makes me think otherwise. I made pizza, but feel like it is possibly the worst thing right now.
I can't think or focus, and focusing as always is hard. Worse when there is nothing to focus on. But I feel my blog has a purpose! My mind is numb and the damn light-bulb in my room is out. Its simpler than changing a tire, but right now I feel that my stench of Rum and the somehow acquired odor of weed that introduces itself over and over again is probably a good reason to not change a light bulb. Electricity doesn't like drunks, stoners or kids with forks. Being none, but easily mistakable as any of those right now, especially as I type while resting my head against the wall, I don't think its a good idea.
I also think its an odd connotation that when you're lonely you're emotional, and you're emotional because you're lonely.
"It's a vicious cycle, Mr. Reynolds."
Which it is, like everything else in life is, but I realized yesterday hours before the party, the cause of my reservations in relationships. Basically from the get go of my dating availability. Which is weird, because although I had a logical reason to not date in High School maybe from knowledge I did indeed have of things involving my mother and father's relationship, it wasn't till now that I can say and see it all in its affects on me. I don't devote to someone even if I love them for fear of that person crushing my heart. I can tell them almost anything, but in the one relationship that I did place my self into, and I can only blame myself, that's exactly what happened. It would only be after exchanges of trust that I can succeed past the head over heels part and truly and entirely be in love.
I can't think or focus, and focusing as always is hard. Worse when there is nothing to focus on. But I feel my blog has a purpose! My mind is numb and the damn light-bulb in my room is out. Its simpler than changing a tire, but right now I feel that my stench of Rum and the somehow acquired odor of weed that introduces itself over and over again is probably a good reason to not change a light bulb. Electricity doesn't like drunks, stoners or kids with forks. Being none, but easily mistakable as any of those right now, especially as I type while resting my head against the wall, I don't think its a good idea.
I also think its an odd connotation that when you're lonely you're emotional, and you're emotional because you're lonely.
"It's a vicious cycle, Mr. Reynolds."
Which it is, like everything else in life is, but I realized yesterday hours before the party, the cause of my reservations in relationships. Basically from the get go of my dating availability. Which is weird, because although I had a logical reason to not date in High School maybe from knowledge I did indeed have of things involving my mother and father's relationship, it wasn't till now that I can say and see it all in its affects on me. I don't devote to someone even if I love them for fear of that person crushing my heart. I can tell them almost anything, but in the one relationship that I did place my self into, and I can only blame myself, that's exactly what happened. It would only be after exchanges of trust that I can succeed past the head over heels part and truly and entirely be in love.
8.07.2009
Found Poem: Nothing Lives Forever
Completing my application I found this poem of sorts. I can't really describe it as anything else. I did it a couple weeks ago and almost forgot I did it. Anyways here it is...
It is said that the evil that men do will forever be remembered.
But how can we be man, when there is so much more to us?
We didn’t come from a god in his image for we are truly more complicated.
We aren’t the logical but caring machine that is described as god.
We have a emotions and passion, a logic that as long as we see fit the final end, it defeats the mean.
We don’t have a God for this, and yet if there is anybody that becomes closer to god in any way they cannot for they are human. Always will be.
Held to the soil and earth.
Held to money and worth.
There is always food to hunger, always water to thirst.
It is said that the evil that men do will forever be remembered.
But how can we be man, when there is so much more to us?
We didn’t come from a god in his image for we are truly more complicated.
We aren’t the logical but caring machine that is described as god.
We have a emotions and passion, a logic that as long as we see fit the final end, it defeats the mean.
We don’t have a God for this, and yet if there is anybody that becomes closer to god in any way they cannot for they are human. Always will be.
Held to the soil and earth.
Held to money and worth.
There is always food to hunger, always water to thirst.
8.06.2009
Great Spam findings #1
Got this one yesterday and thought it was definitely worth sharing. I don't open spam but I'll provide you the title because its too hilarious.
"The fuun is juust begininning wheen you poop an ED piill"
So apparently adding double letters to everything is great, until you totally change the meaning of something. Like popping pills to pooping pills.
There's no greater way to start the day other than finding that in your spam box.
And I am guessing I'll find many more great finds.
"The fuun is juust begininning wheen you poop an ED piill"
So apparently adding double letters to everything is great, until you totally change the meaning of something. Like popping pills to pooping pills.
There's no greater way to start the day other than finding that in your spam box.
And I am guessing I'll find many more great finds.
8.02.2009
Something you probably shouldn't say to anybody
I thought this up a year or two ago.
"Could you be a deer, and get hit by a car!"
Thank you ladies and gentlemen
"Could you be a deer, and get hit by a car!"
Thank you ladies and gentlemen
7.16.2009
So now what? Twitter slowly dying?
Twitter it seems is getting to be more of a bother than anything else. And trust me, I've got all the time in the world being unemployed as of writing this. So why don't I see the use of it anymore.
Well...
I can't write slightly lengthy to ridiculously long blogs about nothing and about what I am doing like I am here. 160 characters sometimes is a drawl, I can do under 200 more easily, but apparently we must follow the SMS standards placed forth by the cell phone monopolies!
Also almost everyone on Twitter has a Facebook account. (OK, I only have 1 person that I actually do know who doesn't have Facebook) And if you have a data service with your phone (you can send emails outside of WiFi zones!) which you use for Twitter then you also have access to Facebook Mobile (if that's what its demon offspring is called?)
The Iran situation with all the blood and Ahmedimejhad and the council rejecting him. Recounts, Obama sayign something about it and then a huge army of civilian reporters streaming almost instantaneous text news. That all happened. It all made Twitter seem a whole lot more important for important events.
But guess what?
MJ died.
And from there I haven't heard shit on Iran. Its hard to find stuff that is recent too through google news. I last heard something about a recount, and then...
Exactly!
And sorry if I don't feel like "twatting" all over the place about Harry Potter or Transformers in 160 characters or less. I'd rather just take a dump. Or eat a delicious bag of sour patch kids till my mouth was numb from the sour chemicals and the razor sharp crystals that contain them!
That sounds lots better.
Well...
I can't write slightly lengthy to ridiculously long blogs about nothing and about what I am doing like I am here. 160 characters sometimes is a drawl, I can do under 200 more easily, but apparently we must follow the SMS standards placed forth by the cell phone monopolies!
Also almost everyone on Twitter has a Facebook account. (OK, I only have 1 person that I actually do know who doesn't have Facebook) And if you have a data service with your phone (you can send emails outside of WiFi zones!) which you use for Twitter then you also have access to Facebook Mobile (if that's what its demon offspring is called?)
The Iran situation with all the blood and Ahmedimejhad and the council rejecting him. Recounts, Obama sayign something about it and then a huge army of civilian reporters streaming almost instantaneous text news. That all happened. It all made Twitter seem a whole lot more important for important events.
But guess what?
MJ died.
And from there I haven't heard shit on Iran. Its hard to find stuff that is recent too through google news. I last heard something about a recount, and then...
Exactly!
And sorry if I don't feel like "twatting" all over the place about Harry Potter or Transformers in 160 characters or less. I'd rather just take a dump. Or eat a delicious bag of sour patch kids till my mouth was numb from the sour chemicals and the razor sharp crystals that contain them!
That sounds lots better.
7.05.2009
I wondering if I should or not....
It would be a lot of fun. I've been thinking for the past month or two of making a YouTube show that offers sorta an outside look into how we operate here on Earth. You know investigating mysteries like why don't we have hair all over, why do we sign laws for banning all nukes while still not realistically actually destroying said nukes. Its gonna be called Welcome to Earth. I was thinking about putting a population note as a subtitle but I think that the title by itself is pretty good.
Other items I intend to cover on the show.
Politics: What color is the liberal agenda?
Drugs: Legal vs not so legal
80's TV: Man that hockey hair was awesome
Sex: Is it beneficial for everyone?
Candy: Drugs that make you fat
Insects: They're hard on the outside?
Aliens: God doesn't like you
Gays: The other people God doesn't like
TVs: God obviously invented them for us
Medicine: They're drugs too, but different
Food: We eat it because its cheap
Anyways, my head is running out of ideas for the meanwhile but tell me what you guys think. I'm going to try to base the narrations from a stupid and ignorant viewpoint about most of the world, but also one that still points out very simple yet truthful arguments. I'm shooting for a comedy both in apparent ignorance but also in satirizing day to day life. I think I'll try to make the narrator be a fan of Frank Chu and his 12 Galaxies TV Show theory! Its in the works for now, in the works of my brain to be more precise. Hopefully though soon I will have something physical. And please offer any insight if you got any.
Other items I intend to cover on the show.
Politics: What color is the liberal agenda?
Drugs: Legal vs not so legal
80's TV: Man that hockey hair was awesome
Sex: Is it beneficial for everyone?
Candy: Drugs that make you fat
Insects: They're hard on the outside?
Aliens: God doesn't like you
Gays: The other people God doesn't like
TVs: God obviously invented them for us
Medicine: They're drugs too, but different
Food: We eat it because its cheap
Anyways, my head is running out of ideas for the meanwhile but tell me what you guys think. I'm going to try to base the narrations from a stupid and ignorant viewpoint about most of the world, but also one that still points out very simple yet truthful arguments. I'm shooting for a comedy both in apparent ignorance but also in satirizing day to day life. I think I'll try to make the narrator be a fan of Frank Chu and his 12 Galaxies TV Show theory! Its in the works for now, in the works of my brain to be more precise. Hopefully though soon I will have something physical. And please offer any insight if you got any.
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