Alright, back to work! The codeine cough syrup, I’ve discovered, is some rough shit. Waking up in the morning after taking this stuff could be likened to escapaing a coma. Nevertheless, I made it to work and I’m feeling a lot better.

25 reasons to impeach Bush. I’m well aware that the chances of this happening are about as good as the chance that he’d become pro-choice, but there are some good points made.

GW had someone soften the language in global warming reports. A lawyer and former lobbyist for the American Petroleum Institute re-worded the greenhouse gas reports in an attempt to discredit scientific findings. This whole deal of denying science, whether it be evolution, stem cell research, abortion, or global warming, is really quite alarming. In an era where applying our ever-growing understanding of scientific principles to our daily lives is critical to our existence, we have a group working backwards, denying the obvious.. and for what purpose? Do they think they’re going to prove that Adam and Eve were real? Then what?

Jimmy Carter would like to see the US shut down the Guantanamo Bay prison, in order to improve our image internationally. I would like our government to listen to him. Especially with regard to the prisoners who have never been charged with anything!

Man, this is just like a scene from a horror movie: a man crossed the US/Canada border in Maine with a sword, hatchet, knife, brass knuckles and a chainsaw covered in blood! He is suspected of decapitating a 74-year-old musician in Canada, and from the looks of his picture, I’d say he’s guilty. Take a look at him and tell me you don’t agree! What a freak. Is that a mohawk combover?

Hey, if you’re completely obsessed with your cat, and out of your mind, how about buying this special lid for training your cat to shit in your everyday toilet! Alright, in Meet the Parents, they were only joking about training a cat to crap on a toilet. Which reminds me, I just saw Meet the Fockers and I thought it was a great sequel. If you liked the first one, I highly recommend this one!

Here’s a really weird optical illusion! Stare at the cross in the middle for a moment and see what happens!

How do you get smuggle tropical fish? Just like this.

Catching up in the picture realm:

Here’s the church where my cousin’s wedding was held. I though the ceiling and the little domed structure looked cool.

And here they are.

I started Photoshop-ing some of these because, well, camera phones aren’t that great.

Pattern on my shirt

Wet ashtray

Goats a-prancin’

Frog

Snake

I suppose I should explain why there have only been two updates in the past week. I have bronchitis, and like a true dumbass, I just went to the doctor today to get antibiotics. I paid dearly for waiting though. The last 4 nights I have barely been able to sleep because of this damn cough, and I still scarcely have the ability to talk because my throat likes to close up on me. I haven’t been this sick in years, and I really didn’t know what to do. Normally, the moment I have some symptoms, I begin chugging orange juice and water, and try to eat lots of healthy food. All of my “colds” have gone away within two days. Oh well, at least tonight I can make it through the night with the help of my prescription codeine cough syrup.

Also keeping me occupied was nicodemia, who has been in town with his ladyfriend for several days now. We made it out to Noble Pheasant Farm on Saturday, and prior to the onset of my illness, got mildly hammered on Memorial Day. Unfortunately, they’re leaving tomorrow and well, I’m just gonna have to get my ass out to the Bay again to see them again.

Hey! I’m back! Still sick though. I don’t know what the deal is… my throat is just killing me, and it feels like it’s going to close up. The really shitty thing is that even the constant consumption of water and tea doesn’t seem to lubricate it much. It feels so damn raw. I did quit smoking though, at least for the time being. From what I hear, Ken, Ev, and Matt are all doing well in their attempt to quit, too. It’s the perfect time for me to quit, given my throat’s condition. Still, it’s not easy. Yesterday I was home sick, so I had plenty of time to dwell on the intense urges coming and going. If I can just make it a few more days it will be no problem.

This past weekend was quite packed for me, and the wedding ended up being pretty cool. The ceremony was ultra-Catholic, which meant my family and I looked utterly clueless at times. It raged on with hymns and discussion of the lord’s blood for nearly a full hour. The very first song I heard at the reception was by Wilco, so they quickly made up for the tedious ceremony. I have some pictures, but they’re at home.

Oh, that reminds me… I just purchased a data cable for my phone and I can now get pictures off of this puppy for free. It’s actually quite handy - I can use it to send mp3s, graphics, and ringtones too. So hopefully I’ll be more apt to use it now that I don’t have to worry about going over on my picture messages.

Ralph Nader is calling for Bush’s impeachment. Hey, how can you blame him? Moreover, why isn’t anyone else behind him? Regardless of whether or not you’re behind him, the man has bent the Constitution and the framework of our government into something that he can manipulate in any way he sees fit. On top of that, torture and other violations of the Geneva Conventions have already occurred, and he’s wasted hundreds of billions of dollars taking us into Iraq. How are we going to look back on this Presidency? I hope we can see our faults and learn from our mistakes, and most of all I hope Bush and his consituents wind up behind bars.

Kim Jong-il calls Cheney a “bloodthirsty beast” and Bush a half-baked man and a philistine. Now, I’m not saying Kim is a stand-up guy in any way, but that’s pretty damn funny. I won’t think it’s as funny when LA gets blown up because of poor diplomacy on our part, but hey.

There were two Baghdad Burning updates that I neglected to mention on here, so take a look.

Well, no more crack for my neighborhood, guys. The Cleveland police shut down two whole crack houses in the W.38th / Denison area. Alright, it’s not that close to my ‘hood, but Denison itself is very nearby. I know the area they’re taking about - I’ve ridden my motorcycle around there a number of times, on my way to the Cuyahoga Valley.

Comic.

Another image of Jesus has turned up, and this time I can’t see a damn thing. I mean, I don’t even see an outline or anything resembling a human, face, or extremity. Of course that didn’t stop hundreds of people down in Fort Worth, Texas from going to see it.

I’m sick.