Well, with all that has been getting my 'panties' in a bunch lately i feel the need to come up with a couple of things that have got me feeling like not all is wrong with the world.
1. Skateboarding: who'd of thought that we would have lasted this long together. Sure it's abusive at times and i don't last as long as when we first met, but we seem to make it work.
2. The Internet: fuck the library. i used to have to spend hours quietly locating books to get the information i was looking for. Now i am a Google search away from answering most of my queries.
3. Hardcore Records Being Re-Released: punk as it was meant to be heard... on heavyweight vinyl. Ever since the release of 'American Hardcore' labels have been pressing copies of the genre's classics on virgin, oil based, resins. i'd give up my car and heating my house if it meant saving record production for future generations. i'd probably keep the Vespa though.
4. My Name Is Earl, Big Bang Theory, and that show with TINA FEY: Sure 30 Rock doesn't have enough Tina Fey time but there are a few good comedies that have me tuning in this fall. Laughing on a regular basis is supposed to help with health and longevity so i suppose it's good for me too.
5. Non-Leather Substitutes: My spiked belt, my skate sneakers, my snowboard boots, you name it i can still enjoy it guilt free... no animals harmed. Technology can be a great thing.
Sure there are more but i'm getting tired. Sweet dreams of skating with vegan sneakers and a turntable backpack playing Black Flag records... zzzzz
Nov 13, 2007
A Different Kind Of Spartan
The human race is fast becoming a species of obese babies. "I don't want to hear anything bad." "Make me feel good about myself." You don't grab a hot pan out of the oven with your bare hand because you'll fucking burn yourself. i am tired of people saying how they don't want people to bum them out with scary realities surrounding either the environment of the war.
The best way to convince someone not to do something that will harm them, is to honestly tell them what will happen. "Hunny, I know that you like playing with keys and I'm sure that it will fit nicely in that electrical socket but mommy would like you not to, unless that would hurt your feelings. If you get hurt we'll just sue the electric company."
Let's all wear bright colored Crocks, loose Kohl's brand jeans, and watch CSI. It will be like junior high forever! Kate told me that Janet kind of thinks you're cute... he he he...
The best way to convince someone not to do something that will harm them, is to honestly tell them what will happen. "Hunny, I know that you like playing with keys and I'm sure that it will fit nicely in that electrical socket but mommy would like you not to, unless that would hurt your feelings. If you get hurt we'll just sue the electric company."
Let's all wear bright colored Crocks, loose Kohl's brand jeans, and watch CSI. It will be like junior high forever! Kate told me that Janet kind of thinks you're cute... he he he...
Nov 11, 2007
Who Killed The Jolly Green Giant?
Alright all you corn nibblet fans, there will be no survey this week. Sit and stare at last week's results if you must or randomly survey people you work with. Take the time you would have spent taking this week's survey to think about somewhere you'd rather be right now...
Dublin Calling
It's 11/11 and i can't help but think about flags. Maybe it's the 5,000 flags put out for this Veteran's Day. All those American flags which have come to represent everything i hate about this country i love. It's flown behind all those candidates that lie, it's worn on the lapel of all those politicians that don't represent me or anyone i know, it's stuck on the rear window of all those gigantic vehicles denying climate change. i want my country back... or did we ever really have any control to begin with?
It's 11/11 and i can't help but think about flags. Maybe it's the flags worn by gangs, their colors, their symbols. One gang at the school in which i teach is threatening a school shooting by Thanksgiving. Will the administration do anything to protect us? Will the police, who time and time again fail to pre-empt anything no matter how many warning signs are shown, protect us?
Should i call in sick for the next two weeks? Have i let everyone know how much they mean to me?
It's 11/11 and i can't help but think about flags. The green, the white, the orange of the Irish Flag. That magic little island on which i left a part of my heart. How i wish i were there right now, if only for one day. That is the special place i think about when all that's around me seems like madness.
It's 11/11 and i can't help but think about flags. The last flag i contemplate is the blue flag with the image of the Earth on it, adopted by the environmental movement some time before i was even born. All this energy i dedicate to trying to educate and save the life on this planet. How many more wars will be fought? How many of those soldiers will make it back to be veterans? How many more innocent students will be shot at schools? How many more politicians will be elected that don't care about me? What am i trying to save? Do any of us deserve to have flags?
Will i ever make it back to Ireland?
It's 11/11 and i can't help but think about flags. Maybe it's the flags worn by gangs, their colors, their symbols. One gang at the school in which i teach is threatening a school shooting by Thanksgiving. Will the administration do anything to protect us? Will the police, who time and time again fail to pre-empt anything no matter how many warning signs are shown, protect us?
Should i call in sick for the next two weeks? Have i let everyone know how much they mean to me?
It's 11/11 and i can't help but think about flags. The green, the white, the orange of the Irish Flag. That magic little island on which i left a part of my heart. How i wish i were there right now, if only for one day. That is the special place i think about when all that's around me seems like madness.
It's 11/11 and i can't help but think about flags. The last flag i contemplate is the blue flag with the image of the Earth on it, adopted by the environmental movement some time before i was even born. All this energy i dedicate to trying to educate and save the life on this planet. How many more wars will be fought? How many of those soldiers will make it back to be veterans? How many more innocent students will be shot at schools? How many more politicians will be elected that don't care about me? What am i trying to save? Do any of us deserve to have flags?
Will i ever make it back to Ireland?
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