One more. This one’s for Kenny, except replace EverQuest with Star Wars Galaxies. Also, you’re going to need space for a third digit.
I just found another site to add to my sidebar: SomethingAwful.com In an article about the worst songs of all time, this particular quote spoke volumes to me: “4. Green Day – Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life)
There are two kinds of people in this world: people who hate this song with all the passion their bones can muster, and complete fucking idiots.”
Yes, I had a nice weekend, thanks for asking. Friday I passed out early due to heavy eating. Saturday I went to the market, then we made pan-seared tuna with pesto sauce for dinner. Later on I saw my stepbrother’s band The Hurricanes down at Pat’s in the Flats. They were good, but the band after them was outrageously bad. Their lead singer had on pressed khakis and a plain black shirt, which he tucked in, and to set himself apart from his (alleged) fraternity, he wore a rolled blue bandana headband. They started off with some kind of recoreded interlude, and then he broke in, wailing and screeching out notes that nobody wanted to hear from him. After two songs, my brother, John and I got up and walked out. I think people noticed. I sure hope they followed suit.
There may have been a lot of political shit going on last week, but the most important thing to me was NASA sending the X-43 to Mach 7! Balls out man!!!! Here’s the link to their main X-43 page. Apparently, they’re hoping to break Mach 10, or even reach Mach 15. Now THAT is some cool shit.
Here is a long article from a journalist in Iraq. I could post so many quotes from this story that affected me personally, but you should really just read it. I never believed that things were going “well” at all in Iraq, but now I know without a doubt that we REALLY fucked things up over there. Incredible.
The 9/11 investigation continues, with many opinions coming in from across the world. Here in America, we have Condoleezza Rice trying to defend Bush, somehow. Of course many of her statements are overt lies and have even been proven to be just that. Then you have the Hamas perspective, where Bush is referred to as an “enemy of God.” Fair enough. The whole Israel / Palestine region is really getting shaken up lately, too. Sharon is being asked to step down, after being accused of corruption. (Can we do that here??!) Also, the leader of Hamas vows “earthshaking revenge”… whatever that entails. Yeah, we’re definitely better off now that we got involved with Iraq and are always siding with Israel. Good positioning. Though not quite on topic, this interesting article talks about the “Christian Taliban”, or more accurately, the current administration’s appointees. I think this helps to explain a lot of things, like how science is being refuted and suppressed on so many levels.
Interesting… Ashcroft asked by FBI to avoid commercial airliners in July 2001. What’s that all about?
Warrant issued for family with high electric bills. Police thought it was due to a pot growing room. Nice freakin’ job, ya numbskulls.
While some beef suppliers want to have all of their cattle tested for Mad Cow, others are trying to steer clear of the issue, probably in hopes of saving themselves money. The opponents say that if some companies start testing 100% of their cattle, it will make consumers think that any untested beef is unsafe. Yes, that is what we will think! Some of us think that already, you dumb assholes! Well, there is that lesser-known segment of the population that just can’t wait to contract a vicious brain-destroying disease with no cure. I forgot about them.
Every once in a while, I read an article that makes me believe we are on the cusp of the Apocalypse. Sometimes they are more obvious than others. For instance, during the time when it seemed everyone in America was protesting the idea of war on Iraq, yet nobody who had any say in the matter was listening. Today I believe the single event that will prove to be the beginning of the end is: McDonald’s will soon allow customers to use credit cards in most of their locations. It’s over. Forget about the consequences of anything you say or do, because none of it will matter shortly.
A most despicable thing took place last night: Bush cracked jokes about not being able to find WMD’s. I’m telling you, he should be incarcerated right now before he manages to offend everyone in the world.
Quoted:
A slide showed Mr Bush in the Oval office, leaning to look under a piece of furniture. “Those weapons of mass destruction have got to be here somewhere,” he told the audience, drawing applause. Another slide showed him peering into another part of the office, “Nope, no weapons over there,” he said, laughing. “Maybe under here,” he said, as a third slide was shown.
Kerry’s response: “585 American soldiers have been killed in Iraq in the last year, 3,354 have been wounded and there’s no end in sight. George Bush sold us on going to war with Iraq based on the threat of weapons of mass destruction. But we still haven’t found them, and now he thinks that’s funny?”
Look, I agree Kerry may not be better as far as passing the right bills is concerned, but dammit, the unearthed corpse of Nixon would be a better leader (and human being) than Bush.
I’ve been messing around in Photoshop (old, shitty version) today, and editing some flight simulator screenshots. I believe I’ve posted these pics here before, but it’s amazing how a little editing changes things! Now I know why some of these dudes’ screenshots look way better than mine did. Not any more!
American Airlines Embraer
Air France 777 #1
Air France 777 #2
Last night I went to see Great Big Sea with John, his lil sis and friend, JoAnn and Bot. It was a pretty decent show, but it seemed to go by very fast. I think we missed a couple of songs, too. At about 1am I made a huge-ass omelette for everyone. This morning, either the shot of Jameson I did or the omelette messed me up somthin’ fierce. My stomach is still making strange noises. Perhaps Lemmiwinks has entered my gastrointestinal region. I just need to keep him away from the Sparrow Prince.
A couple months ago, my girl and I witnessed this inexplicable message on the back of a conversion van. So many unanswered questions. Know this: Mr. & Mrs. Black Coffee merge onto the highway at about 30mph, despite all the caffeine they are certain to enjoy.
I once got in a heated debate with my mother about the phrase “under God” in the Pledge of Allegiance. To me, there was nothing you could say to justify putting any religious content in something that’s both recited by children and created by the government. I cite the separation of church and state, and frankly, there is no need to cite anything else. Well, the issue is being decided right now, but, in order to better arm myself for the next time said issue arises in conversation, I did some further investigation. What I found out is that The Knights of Columbus, a Catholic men’s fraternal benefit society, is responsible for having those words added to the Pledge. When? In 1954, on Flag Day. For 50 years, kids including myself have been reciting this garbage. What a crock of shit. Oh, and don’t tell me “well, if they don’t want to say it, they don’t have to”… because if you’ve ever been 6 years old, you know you don’t want to feel left out, and you definitely don’t want to get picked on or singled out. It’s just seems a bit like Hitler’s Youth or something.
Adding one more item to my list of things the Bush cartel has done that are unconscionable, they are delving through medical records for what appears to be a coming war on abortion. I know they’re not done yet, because America has not quite become a willingly facist country. But this is still an amazing violation of our privacy. Of course, there are direct quotes from Bush about how he promised to protect our medical privacy and all that. What issue has he not betrayed us on? Still, they are even saying “that federal law does not recognize a physician-patient privilege.” Man, this is getting nasty.
This all begs the question: Why do Americans just LOVE getting sucker-punched by George Bush? Dude, if I only knew. Pretty good commentary though.
I think this may be my first post regarding Israel and Palestine, but things there are getting really heavy these days. For one, the recent assassination of Sheikh Ahmed Yassin definitely threw a little gas on the fire. Here’s an article ’bout it. I guess the Israelis showed up with a helicopter and shot freakin’ missles at him. No doubt he is a member of a militant group, Hamas, but he was also a parapalegic and was in his wheelchair returning from a prayer session. Quote: “The witness said he had seen blood and part of the wheelchair from Yassin’s gray beard flying in the air after three missiles were fired from the helicopters.”
Cleveland’s getting a beer garden? Nice! Wait… I know they’ll probably serve warm Milwaukee’s Best for $7.50 per plastic cup. Nevermind, lame idea.
Alright, I might post some more later on, but for now, check this shizznit out:
A summary of the whole Clear Channel controversy. They own the radio stations, they own the concert venues… they’re in bed with the Republicans and Bush himself. The FCC is on board, and what’s going to stop all this?
The story of the year, in my opnion: 4 Year Old Brings Crack to Pre-School. YES!!! Too bad the little ones didn’t exhibit their detailed knowledge of smoking rock. Maybe they just didn’t get the chance.
My month old nephew! First time I saw him, and man does he ever look like my stepbrother!
Ben lives!!!!
I’m going to San Francisco for a few days in the very beginning of April to meet up with my girl and reconnect NDR–>RDS, forming NDRDS, albeit for a brief time. I decided I had to add a day to the trip because I need to tack on a few more days of good weather before returning back here to the home of slush & grey. Yesterday also brought a truckload of snow for the beginning of spring. Oh how I did not want that.
Miranda’s Moon has landed two more shows! With all the trouble we’ve had getting shows over the past few months, we’ve hooked up with a show out in Toledo, Pat’s in the Flats… and the Grog Shop show we already knew of. Now if we could just get our band members to quit skipping practice just coz they have to study. School blows, and it ain’t never gotten nobody nowheres.
Apparently, someone will be testifying to the fact that Bush knew about an Al Qaeda threat and still did nothing about it. Sweet!
Boognish is rising.
Happy belated St. Patrick’s Day! Yes, I got sufficiently hammered last night. Somehow I avoided a hangover, but there was no way I could avoid being fall-down tired this morning. We had ourselves a silly ass time down at the Blarney Stone. JoAnn and I discovered that my earring holes would still accept earings, after not wearing any for like 3 years! With no trouble whatsoever, she placed earrings in all three of my piercing holes. I always wondered if they had closed up! Later on some Irish band members came in with these military outfits. They were from northern Ireland and I guess they were just in town for the weekend, making stops in Philadelphia and New York before they head back. What a crazy lot! Also, John set some kind of drinking record, at least a personal one, by starting at 8:30am, and standing tall at 1:30am! Shit, for all I know he kept going when we got home! I was asleep in a matter of seconds.
Surprise surprise, a survey discovers “deepening distrust towards the USA”. Here’s a quote that cuts right to the point: “Only in the United States and Britain, the majorities of those surveyed thought the anti-terror campaign was a sincere effort.” Why is that? I’m gonna say propaganda, brainwashing, the media’s control over our information (you don’t HAVE to watch local news and all that other garbage), and of course, good old fashioned lying. Which brings me to THIS. Donald Rumsfeld blatantly and publicly contradicting himself on video! If I could, I’d run this on the side of my blog instead of my Janet animation. However, it’d be a bit too big.
I gotta get into a meeting here, but check this shit out. NASA has developed something that can predict what you’re going to say before you say it, by analyzing the muscles in your jaw or neck. Crazy!!!!
