There’s nothing finer than a lunch consisting of nothing but a snack size bag of Gardetto’s.

Though some people are likely to be fooled into thinking that Bush is responsible for the miniscule economic bulge we’re “enjoying” right now, I think this article sums it all up just perfectly. Poor people are pretty much fucked. (And, they will continue to be fucked until we all vote for whoever the Democrats decide to nominate. Hopefully Al Sharpton.)

My ear WAS full of earwax, it turns out. Thankfully, it’s clean now. Special thanks goes out to Q-tips® brand cotton swabs; without them, I’d be out on the streets - with clogged up ears.

Last night, everyone in my house was asleep a little bit after 10pm. I am not taking this sitting down. Something strange was going on, and I think the government may have been behind it. If anyone else found themselves unusually tired, almost as if a state-mandated, geriatrics-inducing inhalant was sprayed into the air, please contact me immediately.

United Airlines is starting a low-cost division called ‘Ted’. I think this is very clever and kinda funny, though I recently found out that US Airways might start a rival to Ted called … yes, you guessed it… Bill. I sincerely hope US Airways backs da fuck down. Unless they want to team up, coz then it would mesh appropriately with the Bill & Ted saga. If you wanna check out some more Ted stuff, check this page out.

Progress has been made on my band’s website, though nothing is posted yet. Finally I got my ass to work on this thing! More importantly, my band has a show on December 19th! Just this morning, I went and picked up tickets from the booking dude. It turns out he was working at the bar when we played at The Spot, on the CWRU campus. Crazy. He also knows people from Vanity Crash, my friend Dan’s band, who are headlining the night we’re playing. AAANNND, he knows people from Roue, which my old roommate drums in. Small world.

I have an underlying feeling of nervousness today, as if I forgot something. There are many things I need to do, but nothing that explains why I feel as though I am totally missing something. Hmm. Tonight after work I’m going to get Hepatitis vaccine shot up in my arm (or ass, who knows). I guess it takes 3 shots to complete the series, but I figured I might as well get one or two in before my trip to Hong Kong. Apparently, in some of the nearby places that we might visit (Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam) it is essential to have your vaccine first.

I think my ear is full of earwax right now, but I’ve recently cleaned it out. Wanna see?

In the news today, Bush opposes Taiwan’s bid for independence. What a surprise. Let’s think here people… if Iraq wants independence, we have no problem ousting their current leader, sending off plenty of our troops to be ambushed and blown up, assisting with an installation of a new government, and whatever else it takes to achieve “democracy.” Why then, would someone oppose making Taiwan a democracy? Hmmm…. hmmmm…. maybe because they’re not sitting on top of enough oil to run our SUV’s for the next 50 years or so?! MAYBE!??! What a god damn jerkoff. Read this article though, there’s a good Bush-ism right in the beginning.

Back to the only redeemable (yet still speculatory) news tidbit related to GW, the proposal on returning to the moon. The article contains ‘10 Reasons to Return to the Moon.’ I don’t need any other reasons besides, “coz it’s the Moon, man!”

Finally, there is apparently a widely-known discrepancy over who actually flew the first flight ever. Check out this article which tells of a Brazilian and a Frenchman who may have flown before the Wrights. Also, they say the Wright Bros. didn’t really fly, because they used a catapult to launch their plane. You know, I’ve always been a little skeptical of those mofos. Knowing our history books and their amount of doctored information, fuck the Wright Brothers!! I bet they did fuckin’ cheat.

The snow finally came down, at least on Friday. I wished it would snow all weekend, until our cars were buried and there was no way anyone could go to work… but it pretty much died after Friday night. Upon noticing that the snow was perhaps the greatest packing snow I’ve ever seen, John and I decided it was time to build a snow sculpture of some kind. We tossed around ideas briefly, but settled on a tribute to beer. We decided to make a beer can, but it ended up being a bottle. Check it out! We added a Miranda’s Moon logo for good measure. Yesterday, the bottle’s neck was knocked down, so my brother and I kicked it down. John and I also rolled a tremendous snowball, which one of the neighbor kids made into a fort sometime over the weekend.

I checked a few items off from my Christmas list yesterday. Best Buy was so crowded that we walked out. It seriously looked like Cedar Point in there.

Two pictures I found of the “A Chistmas Story” actors in their present day form:
The Bully Redhead
The Hero

A woman in Texas was sentenced to 10 years in jail for running over the manager of a McDonald’s, because she didn’t get mayonnaise on her cheeseburger. I’m not shocked in the least bit by this story. I have a feeling people all over this “great country of ours” are turning into selfish, mindless, consumer zombies… now with A Vengence™. Thankfully, they locked her ass up.

It appears that several members of our government (some with direct ties to the administration) have been feeling a bit fed up with Bush and his cronies, and have decided to resign. This story quotes some of their letters of resignation, including the things they took out! I guess SOME of these people have a conscience. Good to know.

Some members of the military, however, just CLAIM to have a conscience. Quote from story: Lt Col Bryan Hilferty, a spokesman for the coalition, said that it had appeared to the pilot of the aircraft that “just that person that we wanted, that terrorist, was in the field. So we fired on him.” I guess that nine children playing marbles in a field looks exactly like a wanted terrorist from a certain altitude.

Ahh Friday. It sure feels good to be here, but this morning I was hurtin’. Last night I went out for wings and beer with John and my bro. It was nice… this place called Woody’s down the way, with pretty good wizzings too. I only had two beers, but this morning my head was in a vice. I swear to god it’s because I don’t have a Tempur-Pedic bed. I am in desperate need of one of those babies. Anyway, I made it to work. It’s snowing a good deal today, too.

Freakin’ winter. My face is getting all dried out and itchy. I guess showers might help clear it up, but that ain’t happenin’.

One thing that sucks about Christmas is that our parents have everything already. Either that, or they COULD afford something, they just haven’t bought it yet. So what the hell do we buy them? I want to get something unique, yet then they won’t have a use for it. If I try to find something they can use, they either already have one, or really don’t need it. Because, if they DID need it, they already bought it. Follow? So, my answer to this dilemma is simple. Buy a panda from the black market, skin it, and make it into a rug.

This year I’m determined to get most of my Christmas shopping done early! Last year (and probably the year before) I recall my brother and I lingering around the mall on the day before or the day OF Christmas Eve. I’m trying to get it all organized.. a full on list this time. For full time workers, there should be a 3-day Christmas shopping leave .. which you could take whenever you were prepared to shop. Coz lemme tell you, it blows trying to fit in all the shit I have to do AND shop AND work full time.

There is a potential Moon show coming up … we’re still awaiting full confirmation, but my old buddy Dan hooked us up with a show on Dec. 19th at the Pirate’s Cove.. which I just went to for the first time last Saturday. It’s a pretty cool little venue, with decent sound, and a bar that sells 40’s. High Life 40’s.

Herr Bush is supposedly going to deliver a speech in the next couple months related to space exploration. Check out this article, which says he is expected to make the case for a return to the moon! Yes!!! (I’ll just have to pretend it’s not Bush suggesting this, so I can enjoy it.)

Dammit, my kidney connection got TOTALLY busted. Way to go, guys. Gotta make some phone calls.

Okay, until Osama is found, I am going to put a little reminder at the bottom of my blog. I am not forgetting about him the way much of America has already.

There ain’t a damn thing going on with me, except that I’m tired. I could NOT get out of bed this morning. I pondered several options: waking up earlier and lying in bed even longer, going to bed earlier, and finally, not being such a pussy about it. Though I’m trying to adhere to the 3rd option, my eyes feel as though they may close at any moment.

Sometime yesterday, Cleveland police scratched their asses and ate doughnuts while vandals smashed up a whole shitload of cars. This could have something to do with Mayor Jane Campbell’s recent job cutting announcements, but it took police two hours and forty minutes to arrive on the scene. This wasn’t just a call to the police office, either. It was a 911 call. It’s distressing enough without mentioning that it happened about 3 or 4 blocks from my friends’ house.

I heard a long story on 91.1 (WRUW) the other day about the FTAA protests in Miami. Apparently, the major media companies covered it with the pro-Bush, pro-police angle… meanwhile innocent people and children were being hit by rubber bullets, stun guns and the like. The radio show had numerous interviews with people who were very peaceful and not interested in even defying authorities at all. People had permits, peaceful intentions and plenty of participants. Supposedly, some busses containing tons of union workers were turned away saying that the protests were not licensed, etc. In any case, it was a disparaging event for citizens, and anyone who believes in free speech. Read more about it here.

Yet another disturbing twist on behalf of the media was Bush’s recent trip to Iraq. I never imagined the speech(es) he gave were in any way uplifting. Now at least I can feel good knowing that this was just another puppet show, where the tropps (more than likely) really didn’t give a flying shit. Take a look at this article, which puts a whole different spin on the visit. One could accuse me of picking the story that I wanted to believe… but go ahead! Why would I believe the mainstream media when they’ve already been tampering with our information for years and years?

* * * Kenny’s on dinner #3 - 21:01 EST * * *
Not sure what it is yet, but it came in a can. I’m guessing it’s soup, because he usually skips the stove and goes straight for the microwave - which is currently why my monitor is jiggling a bit. I’m going in to investigate.

It’s Progresso Southern Style Corn Chowder! Congratulations!

My monitor hasn’t stopped jiggling. Dammit.