I can't stop listening

"Don't let them drag you down. Don't let them fuck you around. When it all seems like it's lost, stay up! Stray true to the end. Times might be hard with your back to the wall, stay up! No matter what the cost, no matter what the loss, stay firm hold on, stay up. When all hope is gone, STAY UP!" - 25 ta Life

If you're not affraid of heavy and fast music I suggest you check these guys out. They're very upbeat and positive. Get into it.

Under aged and under raged

I managed to obtain some extra time off this past weekend which I thoroughly enjoyed. I went to Bloomington to visit my girlfriend. Her roommate was throwing a party for one of his friends. It was her 19th birthday. Around midnight the party was in full swing and I just looked around the apartment at all the people. Most of the people in attendance were underaged, and drunk beyond reason. Most of the conversations I heard were about the previous weekend's parties and the parties going on the next weekend. It seems as though all these people cared about was getting drunk and not caring about anything at all. As I looked around and became aware that I stuck out like a turd in a punch bowl I thought to myself, "These people are walking zilches. They don't give a shit about anything but parties, gossip, and facebook." I don't care that they were mostly underaged and drinking, but the true crime is the general since of indifference. I hate the fact that people are not aware of anything outside of their personal lives. Not only are they ignorant but they are content. The mediocrity of people eats at my conscience. I encourage everyone to get involved with something productive and stop being a brainless bastard. Get involved and get pissed!

Nature walks

I just returned from a 5 mile walk along the roads in my "neck of the woods." I was born, raised, and continue to live in a rural area where everybody knows everybody. During my walk I couldn't help but ponder my interesting situation in life. I exist in both realms of rural and urban life. My background of course comes from the gritty "country life" where simplistic ideas of living exist. But at the same time I am intermingled with the urban fast pace lifestyle and academic endeavor. I wonder if the mixture can persist or if one aspect of my life will consume the other. 

Learn to laugh

I know most people now are stressed out because of the current economic conditions. However, when people have a lack of money and resources they quickly become bored. In order to entertain themselves people can be quite clever. So for all of you out there reading who are having a bad day, cheer up. Cause some harmless humor and smile.

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Recently in our lives

I think Professor Ramey's 60Minutes virus was a big old hoax because I have yet to see any planes fall from the sky. My bank is still in business. The major cities in the world aren't burning to the ground. There is no looting of any sort. All in all I'd say it's a total upset. I was looking forward to seeing our fragile world collapse around us. But, there is still hope. The day isn't quite over and there are plenty more computer viruses to be made. So, we must remain hopeful that someday, somehow the Russians will conquer the western imperialist dogs. Goodnight, and good luck.

To my reader(s)

Quite honestly I don't have much to write about this week. I have been to busy sticking my nose into a book or rendering paint for my studio course. This week and the week prior have made me realize that school is not intended to educate people. It is intended to make people slowly lose their mind. With that said, I will aimlessly wander around for the remainder of this week and hope that the following week will bring some element of relief.

Zombies!

During January's snow storm of the year I had the unfortunate opportunity to watch a lot of news programs. I generally hate watching the news begins it is always doom and gloom and how the economy is in such a horrible condition. However, one day there was a brief relief from the business world apocalypse! Some pranksters in Georgia managed to hack into the computer system of several electronic road information signs. The signs went from displaying traffic information to displaying "Zombies in area! Run!" and "Beware! Nazi Zombies!" The media coverage quickly caught my attention and for a brief moment, I felt like I was in some sort of utopian frame of mind where there existed people in the world who actually have a good sense of humor. Not only do these vigilantes have a good sense of humor they also have the gumption to commit such a wonderful act of hilarity! I'm sure whoever the people were are either being severely punished or are thinking back and laughing about what they have done. Or quite possibly they are doing both and enjoying it. I say more power to the people who do such things to relieve some of the tension in this world. I'd like to meet the people who did the sign alterations and buy them a soda and enjoy some good laughs. Bottoms up to you free thinkers out there!

Illiterate Teachers

Unfortunately this evening I was graced with the opportunity to speak with a local school teacher. I didn't ask where she teaches or her name. So anonymously I will humiliate her. She told me she was a teacher. After informing me of her career we carried on our conversation with the typical ice breaking cliches. Throughout the conversation she made use of extremely improper grammar. I try to speak properly most of the time because it's my responsibility as an English major. But this lady said, and I quote, " I ain't never" and she also made several subject verb agreement errors. I know this sounds very judgmental but I honestly don't hold everyone to the strict proper English standards. However, a teacher should be publicly lynched for using improper English! A teacher's sole purpose is to educate the youth of America. It is quite obvious in this situation that teachers are failing the school systems. No wonder why illiteracy rates are so high. We need educated people to educate people. No exceptions!

Sour Cream

Today before class I was eating at the Taco Bell near school and as usual I spent my lunchtime enjoying some food and watching people. I generally eat alone so to entertain myself I simply observe the other patrons and formulate random perspectives into the lives of other people. However, today I was astonished by the attitude expressed by one of the customers. This unknown person ordered his meal and apparently asked for the sour cream on meal to be put on the side. The Taco Bell staff managed to make his order incorrectly and put the dollop of sour cream on his meal rather than on the side. When the man's girlfriend/spouse informed him of the mistake he abruptly ordered that she have the staff re make his meal. At this point I restrained myself from slapping the man. Obviously he wanted the sour cream since he ordered on the side rather than not all. And the one lump of sour cream would not have proved itself a major obstacle if he simply would have removed it with a lovely spork on his own free will. I think the man illustrated a bad attitude that is shared by many Americans. The attitude of 'have someone else do it for me rather than do it myself' really annoys me. I could understand his attitude if it were a major problem or dilemma that the man was not able to correct himself. But it was not a major problem by any stretch of the imagination and the man's reaction was too severe to warrant any sympathetic thought from me. My point is, maybe people should quit complaining about miniscule inconveniences and take a little responsibility for a few things. There's nothing wrong with having some initiative. So maybe the Taco Bell staff replaced the dollop of sour cream with a lump of who knows what to express their shared disgust. As I  walked to the door I looked the man in his eyes with a strange smirky smile on my face as I thought to myself, 'Maybe I should stay away from the public service industry.' 

First of all

This is my first step into the world of blogging. So, I welcome you to join me on this adventure into the virtual world where intelligent people interact with cutting edge technology to accomplish absolutely nothing. I am not a tech savvy person when it comes to dealing with computers so I will keep this project as simple as possible. This blog will be dedicated to satirical ranting about things that I see in my every day life. My intention is to make you laugh and think about things that you otherwise wouldn't think about or even notice. Basically, this blog will accomplish nothing other than making people smile. Consider this our little war against the daily drone of multi-tasking, paper work, homework, hyper acidity, and generally menial lives.