My corner. Take me home and... talk to me?

Are we crazy as a society?

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 00:52:22 GMT

So the phrase on everyone's lips lately is 'In today's economy...'

It seems we are in relatively dire economic straights despite what John McSame seems to think. In fact this economic downturn has for the first time ever hit luxury items as well. Rich folks are even tucking in their horns a bit.

That being said I had to go to Home Depot to buy a few el-cheapo deluxe things in preparation for my move to St Louis.

WHILE I was there I wandered by the appliances section just to see what all was there. I made an off-hand remark to the salesgirl that was there to ask if a particular refridgerator played MP3s.

She snickered and asked if I had seen the fridge with the TV in it.

...

Excuse me? A fridge with a TV?

I present for your amusement... the $3700 fridge... with HDTV...

And in case you're too lazy to actually open the fridge... one with a 'refreshment port'.

Yes. I'm fairly certain we're fucking nuts. The only solace I can take from this is the chick hadn't sold one yet, but she really wanted to.

Outrage...

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 06:14:52 GMT

I am coming out of retirement to explain my outrage concerning outrage.

First... I am fine.

Ok. Now that you are all caught up on my life have a look at the following news from Great Britain: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1030798/Muslim-outrage-police-advert-featuring-cute-puppy-sitting-policemans-hat.html.

No.. really... click up there and read that or what I have to say here will mean really not much.

Thanks. Now I HOPE you are as nearly outraged as I am concerning this outrage.

I don't want to target specifically the muslims here, though if you are a muslim that takes offense at a puppy in a hat, please take this personally.

I am really sick of all the intolerance in this world. I really love pudding. I consider pudding one of the great things in this world. I imagine if I saw a picture of someone taking a piss into a pudding cup I'd be flabbergasted and generally wondering how anyone could dislike pudding so much as to piss in it. I wouldn't express moral outrage. I wouldn't demand the head of anyone who pissed in the perfect food. I wouldn't call for their death/removal from office/IRS investigation.

I was watching one of the network evening news shows the other night and they were interviewing the woman who made a bit of a misstep in Sudan. The whole story goes she allowed the CHILDREN in her class to name the teddy bear she used to teach English. They decided on Mohammad. Then the crowds wanted this woman killed. Er... ok. She's fine. She made it out alive, but there were videos of men running around the streets of Sudan waving machetes calling for her death.

What is this folks, the dark ages?

For those people out there that are outraged over everything, I have one small phrase that I think will help you get through life a little better.

Lighten the fuck up.

It's a fucking puppy in a hat. If you don't like puppies... don't own one. I don't like spiders, but I won't protest Spider Man movies.

I believe in God. I don't want to kill those who don't.

This is the goddamn 21st century. For those of you out there acting like it's still the 16th century... PLEASE, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE pull your collective heads out of your asses.

Ann Coulter uses slur to describe John Edwards @ CPAC

Sun, 18 Mar 2007 03:32:30 GMT

WTF?

I am now on a crusade to find people who are Ann Coulter fans.

Please... if you are an Ann Coulter fan... please do 2 things for me.

1) Please let me know.
2) Die.

That is all.

Apologies to my Republican friends... er... if I have any.

Fri, 09 Feb 2007 21:23:13 GMT

It is tough being a Republican in 2007.

Somehow you have to believe concurrently that:

Jesus loves you, but shares your deep hatred of homosexuals and Hillary Clinton.
A woman can't be trusted with decisions about her own body, but multi-national corporations can make decisions affecting all humankind without regulation.
The United States should get out of the United Nations, but our highest national priority is enforcing U. N. resolutions against Iraq and Iran.
"Standing Tall for America" means firing your workers and moving their jobs to India.
Being a drug addict is a moral failing and a crime, unless you're a conservative radio host. Then it's an illness and you need our prayers for your recovery.
The best way to improve military morale is to praise the troops in speeches, while slashing veterans' benefits and combat pay.
A president lying about an extramarital affair is an impeachable offense. A president lying about WMD existence to enlist support for an unprovoked, undeclared war and occupation in which thousands of soldiers and hundreds of thousands civilians die, is, somehow, solid "defense" policy in a "War against Terrorism".
Group sex and drug use are degenerate sins, unless you someday run for governor of California as a Republican.
If condoms are kept out of schools, adolescents won't have sex.
A good way to fight terrorism is to belittle our long-time allies, but then demand their cooperation and money.
Providing health care to all Iraqis is sound policy. Providing health care to all Americans is socialism.
HMOs and insurance companies make profits and have the interest of the public at heart.
Global warming and tobacco's link to cancer are junk science, but creationism should be taught in schools.
Saddam was a good guy when Reagan armed him and Rumsfeld reassured him he was our buddy. A bad guy when Bush's daddy made war on him, a good guy when Cheney did business with him. But, then a bad guy again when Bush junior needed a prop for his re-election campaign as the "war president".
Iran was a good country when Ford and Rumsfeld and Cheney, along with General Electric, gave them our nuclear technology in the 1970's. Good guys when Cheney did business with them in the 1990's. But, then bad guys when Bush junior needed a prop for his re-election campaign as the "war president".
Iraq was a good country when Reagan and Rumsfeld gave them our chemical warfare technology in the 1980's. Bad guys when we authorized their overflights to gas their own population, and then good guys, again, when Cheney did business with them. But, then bad guys when Bush junior needed a prop for his re-election campaign as the "war president".
It is okay that the Bush family's "Carlisle Group" has made millions doing business with the Bin Laden family.
Government should limit itself to the powers named in the Constitution, which should include "banning gay marriages and censoring the Internet".
The public has a right to know about Hillary's cattle trades, but George Bush's illegal insider Harken Oil stock trade should be sealed in his Daddy's library, and is none of our business.
What Bill Clinton or John Kerry did in the 1960s was of vital national interest but Bush & Cheney's drug and alcohol felony arrests in the '80s are irrelevant.
Trade with Cuba is wrong because the country is communist, but trade with China and Vietnam is vital to a "spirit of international harmony".
Affirmative Action is wrong, but it is OK for your Daddy and his friends (here and in Saudi Arabia) to get you to graduate from Yale without studying much; to dodge the draft in the Texas Air National Guard; to bail out your company Harken Oil and the Texas Rangers; to get the Governorship of Texas and then to have the Supreme Court appoint you President of the USA.
You are a conservative, but it is OK to spend like there is no tomorrow and run up deficits that your grandchildren will have to pay, while at the same refunding as much tax money as possible to rich people who do not need it.

This illogical behavior can take a toll on a healthy mind. So if a friend of yours has been acting a bit dazed and confused lately, be nice: he or she may be a Republican!

Thanks to printemps

Thu, 01 Feb 2007 02:37:05 GMT

Computer Savant
43 % Nerd, 65% Geek, 56% Dork

For The Record:

A Nerd is someone who is passionate about learning/being smart/academia.
A Geek is someone who is passionate about some particular area or subject, often an obscure or difficult one.
A Dork is someone who has difficulty with common social expectations/interactions.
You scored better than half in Geek and Dork, earning you the title of: Computer Savant.

People confuse you with a Nerd all of the time. You aren't some genius, like some people have said, and didn't/don't really like school all that much (and you especially hated some of the social aspects, like getting mocked). It's just that you have some passions and interests that you're extremely into/good at, and this has placed you in circles with other social outcasts, some of whom are exceptionally bright.

The awesome thing about being where you are is that you get to hang out with an elite group (though you'd probably rather be alone, or with only the closest friends and family) and you can make quite a good career for yourself in your particular specialities. Common to this group are people who are highly into electronics/computers as that is where the money lies, today.

Congratulations!

Also, you might want to check out some of my other tests if you're interested in any of the following:

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Professional Wrestling

Love & Sexuality

America/Politics

Thanks Again! -- THE NERD? GEEK? OR DORK? TEST

My test tracked 3 variables How you compared to other people your age and gender:

Geek... or something.

You scored higher than 99% on nerdiness

You scored higher than 99% on geekosity

You scored higher than 99% on dork points

Link: The Nerd? Geek? or Dork? Test written by donathos on OkCupid, home of the The Dating Persona Test

I cuddled with a glass of milk because I have a noodle in my nose.

Thu, 01 Feb 2007 02:14:06 GMT

Pick the month you were born in

1 - I ate
2 - I needed
3 - I ran naked with
4 - I raped
5 - I killed
6 - I cuddled with
7 - I banged
8 - I ran shirtless with
9 - I stabbed
10 - I beat
11 - I slept with
12 - I killed

Pick the day (number) you were born on

01 - the kool-aid man
02 - a dog
03 - a horse
04 - a toothbrush
05 - Santa Claus
06 - a homo
07 - your mom
08 - a prostitute
09 - a pornstar
10 - a bag of weed
11 - the Trojan man
12 - Paris Hilton
13 - a cat
14 - a whore
15 - a pickle
16 - a stripper
17 - my ex
18 - a jew
19 - an orange
20 - a crack head
21 - a homeless guy
22 - a condom
23 - a bisexual
24 - a easter egg
25 - a jar of honey
26 - a lesbian
27 - a bowl of cereal
28 - your dealer
29 - a French fry
30 - a glass of milk
31 - Ur grandma

Pick the color of shirt you are wearing

White - because thats how i roll
Black - because I'm sexy as hell
Pink - Because the lil people told me to
Red - because I have AMAZING boobs
Blue - because I'm a pimp and your jealous
Polka Dots - because I hate my life
Purple - because I'm gay
Gray - because I love marijuana
Other - because I have double D's
Green - because I'm beautiful
Orange - because I smoke crack
Turquoise - because I have a noodle in my nose
Brown - because i had to
Shirtless - because I've got abs

In loving memory...

Wed, 31 Jan 2007 20:13:43 GMT

Remember when you were young, you shone like the sun.
Shine on you crazy diamond.
Now there's a look in your eyes, like black holes in the sky.
Shine on you crazy diamond.
You were caught on the crossfire of childhood and stardom,
blown on the steel breeze.
Come on you target for faraway laughter,
come on you stranger, you legend, you martyr, and shine!
You reached for the secret too soon, you cried for the moon.
Shine on you crazy diamond.
Threatened by shadows at night, and exposed in the light.
Shine on you crazy diamond.
Well you wore out your welcome with random precision,
rode on the steel breeze.
Come on you raver, you seer of visions,
come on you painter, you piper, you prisoner, and shine!

We are Marshall...

Sat, 13 Jan 2007 03:45:00 GMT

I am a bit ashamed.

At 7:37 p.m. on Saturday, November 14, 1970 as the Marshall University football team was returning from a narrow defeat at Eastern Carolina, a chartered jet carrying 75 members of the football team, coaches and several fans crashed 30 seconds short of Tri State Airport, instantly killing everyone aboard.

I was in-utero then. My father, a reporter at the time for The Herald Dispatch in Huntington, WV went to the crash site, 2 miles West of the airport to cover the tragedy. The lightly wooded field where the plane came down was littered with bodies and metal hunks from the plane. This would be one of a series of West Virginia tragedies my father would have to report on over the years.

Growing up in Huntington, it was an ever-present cloud that hung over the community, but since I was so young the tragedy didn't touch my generation like it did the previous generation... or so I thought.

I cannot even remember when I was first told about the largest sports tragedy in the history of the United States of America. It seemed like a far-off land to me. I didn't understand the full impact that this tragedy had on my little hometown. Perhaps I still don't, but with the mostly-accurate historic mass-market movie "We are Marshall" I now understand a little more about what shaped my hometown and why Marshall University is so completely tied to the town.

I am proud to be from Huntington West Virginia. I'm proud of Marshall University. I'm proud of the people of West Virginia... yes... even those dirty Morgantowners...

The movie gave me a far greater understanding of one of the enormities that shaped my home. I am ashamed that it took something as trivial as a Hollywood movie to enlighten me as to the occurrances surrounding the Marshall plane crash and subsequent years.

I will always be fiercely proud of where I am from. I will, as usual, suffer the barbs of the nescient masses out there who consider West Virginia to be a land of slack-jawed yokals whose only interests culminate in such lofty pastimes as drinking beer and riding ATVs while hunting deer and relax in the evenings to the latest NASCAR event.

I have lived many places: The Greater Detroit Metro Area of Michigan (including Ann Arbor), Washington D.C., New York City and Cleveland, OH. I was born in West Virginia, and if God is kind to me, I will die there as well. It will always be my home.

"We are Marshall"

New Years Resolutions

Tue, 02 Jan 2007 21:47:55 GMT

I hereby resolve to not have any New Years Resolutions until there is peace in the middle east.

That should wrap that up nicely.

~D

Always good to know what you're dealing with...

Tue, 02 Jan 2007 15:01:32 GMT

Happy New Year...

Your results:
You are Lex Luthor

Lex Luthor		79%
Apocalypse		79%
Dr. Doom		79%
Magneto		68%
The Joker		66%
Juggernaut		62%
Kingpin		62%
Mr. Freeze		59%
Dark Phoenix		58%
Green Goblin		58%
Venom		56%
Poison Ivy		54%
Mystique		54%
Catwoman		50%
Two-Face		50%
Riddler		45%

A brilliant businessman on a quest for world domination and the self-proclaimed greatest criminal mind of our time!

Click here to take the Super Villain Personality Test

Snuff Films and the American Consumer

Sun, 31 Dec 2006 22:24:52 GMT

What the fuck is wrong with you people?

And by 'you people' I am only referring to the ______ percentage of you who thinks its a good idea to put the execution of Saddam Hussein on the public media sites including the video of his death and the audio of his neck snapping.

Let me tell you a little story.

Once upon a time when I was doing this college thing, I was in the Marshall University School of Journalism taking classes merrily. One of these years in question, I attended a Society of Professional Journalists convention in Louiville, KY. One of the panels I was sitting in on was a discussion on Journalism Ethics, which I have recently found to be an oxymoron.

A Republican Treasurer for the state of Pennsylvania named Robert Budd Dwyer commited suicide at a PUBLIC TELEVISED NEWS CONFERENCE on the morning of January 22, 1987. Dwyer was convicted of receiving a kickback of $300,000 and was facing 55 years of imprisonment and a $300,000 fine. Rather than do the time... he stood in front of the press and calmly put a gun in his mouth and blew the back of his head off.

In this ethics panel, much discussion was rolled around about how to cover such an event. OBVIOUSLY it is news. But it was decided by ALL MAJOR MEDIA outlets at the time that you should NOT show the moment of a man's death for people to consume. I didn't fully understand why at the time: I would shortly.

They showed a video clip of the man pulling the gun up and moving it toward his mouth then the video blanked and you heard the sound of a gunshot. It was decided that that was actually too grizzly too. So most media outlets simply showed him pulling the gun up and then... stopped the video and audio. I thought that was pretty pussy of them to do. I mean... how bad can it be, right? We all see this shit in the movies time after time after time. Especially NOW when we have CGI that can goddamn near make anything look terribly realistic, we have to be desensitized to such violence.

The man who was running the panel said 'For anyone sick enough to want to watch the full unedited video, stick around after the panel.'

I was one of those sickos.

The cameraman who was filming the entire event at the time deserves a fucking MEDAL for his effort. I cannot begin to explain to you just how disturbing it is to see a man actually kill himself on camera. I cannot begin to explain to you exactly how much blood a human head actually holds. Let me ASSURE you the reality of it happening is NOTHING like the movies. NOTHING.

I was physically ill, and because of it I carry a haunting memory burned into my brain of this gruesome act every time I think about it. Call me a pussy. Call me whatever you will, but a public execution and showing it is fucking MEDEIVAL. We are better than this as a society, aren't we? PLEASE tell me we are evolving socially. When this kind of shit happens, I am not so sure.

YES, Saddam's execution is news.

Someone explain to me why it's a good idea to actually see the act?

Strange...

Sat, 30 Dec 2006 04:45:44 GMT

Aoccdrnig to rseearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteeer be at the rghit pclae.

The rset can be a toatl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit probelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe.

Hrmmm...

Thu, 26 Oct 2006 17:58:06 GMT

You scored as Buddhism. Your beliefs most closely resemble those of Buddhism. Do more research on Buddhism and possibly consider becoming Buddhist, if you are not already.

In Buddhism, there are Four Noble Truths: (1) Life is suffering. (2) All suffering is caused by ignorance of the nature of reality and the craving, attachment, and grasping that result from such ignorance. (3) Suffering can be ended by overcoming ignorance and attachment. (4) The path to the suppression of suffering is the Noble Eightfold Path, which consists of right views, right intention, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right-mindedness, and right contemplation. These eight are usually divided into three categories that base the Buddhist faith: morality, wisdom, and samadhi, or concentration. In Buddhism, there is no hierarchy, nor caste system; the Buddha taught that one's spiritual worth is not based on birth.

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Buddhism

67%

Satanism

63%

Islam

58%

Christianity

50%

Hinduism

50%

agnosticism

46%

Paganism

46%

Judaism

29%

atheism

Which religion is the right one for you? (new version)
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The wind-down

Tue, 24 Oct 2006 20:12:20 GMT

I finally made it back to Cleveland.

CHRIST IT'S COLD IN CLEVELAND.

I tried to get to the airport on Sunday for a flight but after sitting in traffic that wasn't moving for half an hour... sirinek convinced me to give up the ghost and reschedule for Tuesday so we could go out to poker night in Atlanta on Monday. Damn fine decision. I always have a blast in Atlanta. I also got to meet some FANTASTIC folks while I was there.

I am considering HIGHLY moving down to the Atlanta area this coming June.

It's GOTTA be warmer than Cleveland.

To everyone down there that made my trip so awesome... I love you folks. :)

~D

The long and winding road...

Mon, 23 Oct 2006 03:06:25 GMT

So all last week I was in the Columbus Ohio area doing an install on a new doctor there. It was particularlly hellish as it took FOREVER and I even had a server blow up and had to replace it... twice... while I was onsite. On Sunday last week I finally went home and stayed home until Tuesday when I flew out to Atlanta to hang out with my friends sirinek and tygerlilly among others who wound up getting married. I was a groomsman and even wore a tux. Tuesday night was nice and quiet. Wednesday morning though began quite a trip. We of course had wedding things to prepare for. That being out of the normal we got into the swing of a 'normal' routine Wednesday night when I went to pick up squeakbunny from her work and went to downtown Atlanta for some poker-room action.

I bombed out the first round. Squeakbunny WON her table first round. I got involved in the second round and won my table in the second round after a long and protracted battle. I wound up coming in 5th place overall. I took Squeakbunny home and finally got into bed around 5am. We woke up about 10am and began our day. People were filtering in all day and we went to dinner around 8:30pm or so at PJ Chang's. After stuffing ourself we decided to go to a strip club on the edge of Atlanta called the Pink Pony. Stepping into the club I could tell immediately it was a more-or-less reputable club. All was just fine until the shot girl showed up. For $5 she would take a testtube full of alcohol and straddle your lap then proceeding to deepthroat the tube it was in.. and lick it quite thoroughly. It was honestly a better show than the naked women on stage most of the time. There were 6 of us out and running around that night. Every time the shot girl got remotely near us we'd begin pulling wads of cash out of our pockets. I believe we spent around $300 on this girl. We got a bit of her life story. We know her name. We know her marital status. We know if she has children. We know all sorts of things. She invited us to come back next time on a Wednesday night so she had time to actually hang out with us. We left the club around 3:30am and went home. Got to sleep around 4:30. Woke up at 9:30 and had to get on the road to Savannah where the wedding was to be held.

NEEDLESS TO SAY... we went out partying Friday night. We stayed out till 3:30 or 4am drinking and singing. Got up early the next morning.. had to get dressed.. pictures... wedding... reception... and guess what... DRINKING AGAIN TILL THE WEE HOURS.

Then up again this morning and back on the road headed to Atlanta where I was supposed to fly out to Cleveland. That didn't quite happen. We waited 30 minutes with no moving traffic trying to get into the airport and simply couldn't so I am going to try to do that again Tuesday.

So for now I am in Atlanta. SINCE I am in Atlanta we are... guess what... GOING OUT drinking and playing poker until the wee hours tomorrow! Life of excitement!

Holy crap

Thu, 19 Oct 2006 23:40:26 GMT

So... one of the most fantastic pieces of animation set to music I have EVER seen.

http://video.google.nl/videoplay?docid=-5503582578132361295&q=Animusic-Pipe%20Dream

Something wicked this way comes

Thu, 19 Oct 2006 21:20:36 GMT

Benevolent Inventor

So... what have I been up to?

Fri, 11 Aug 2006 13:22:38 GMT

Raiding in World of Warcraft.

We're raiding Molten Core a lot nowadays working on getting everyone equipment so we can take on Blackwing Lair next.

That being said I'm beginning to 'tape' our boss kills. Last night we decided on a whim to do Zul Gurub and we killed 6 of the bosses in 3 hours.

Novus Suscipio vs Thekal in Zul Gurub

Novus Suscipio vs Arlokk in Zul Gurub

Video quality in Google is a little crappy.

You can download the wmv files by clicking the following links: Thekal or Arlokk

Only 70%... I need to do better.

Tue, 25 Jul 2006 15:12:01 GMT

create your own visited states map or check out these Google Hacks.

Help with movies...

Tue, 25 Jul 2006 15:00:39 GMT

I have resubscribed to NetFlix.

Their shipping center is in Cleveland.. so I get them damn quickly.

I also bought a new portable DVD player.

I need you folks to tell me (old or new) movies that you've seen that are must-sees!

I have such a wide variety of people on my friends list (and the occasional visitor) that I should get some GREAT ideas.

Thanks all!

<3

Blood draw woes

Tue, 18 Jul 2006 15:49:14 GMT

That went just fine.

Barely felt it.

Nurse was awesome.

Valium beforehand rocks.

~D

Needle Phobia

Thu, 13 Jul 2006 14:58:03 GMT

I suffer from extreme anxiety concerning the idea of getting a needle shoved through my skin.

I know it's a mental block that is... well... silly. It's just something I cannot easily overcome though.

It's strange... I even have a tattoo on my left upper arm. I got the typical "Oh.. that doesn't hurt" message from the lovely woman who was accompanying me when I got it.. but YEAH.. IT DID. I still GOT the tattoo, but I remember it hurt.

I did a little looking and found This Page that discusses in detail needle phobia, but it still frightens the crap out of me.

I have a physical examination coming up for life insurance for my company. Christ I dread it. DREAD.

I wonder if I need therapy... sigh.

~D

God would like to clarify something...

Fri, 07 Jul 2006 14:28:50 GMT

http://www.theonion.com/content/node/28151

The end of the world as we know it...

Thu, 29 Jun 2006 04:10:15 GMT

Reuters (commonly known as a dependable news site) is reporting the following: CLICKY

All I can say is:

There is no other confirmation incidentally. I am hoping it's all a sham.

There, but for the grace of God, go I.

Sun, 25 Jun 2006 19:10:08 GMT

Carrie's roommate and his girlfriend were involved in a car accident today. They both appear ok but banged up.

It makes me think though that those things could happen to any of us at any given time. It's not how well you drive that always matters. How well the other guy drives plays a direct role too.

Thank God for grace... eh?

~D