Sometimes I feel like a waterbuffelo

Dear Reachle

*A short letter to my friend, soon leaving for New York, wondering "why" i choose San Diego*
Actually, i know absolutely nothing about Sand Diego, nor do i have a job down there. :-) i could not longer take Omaha, i had been here 5 months over my promised leaving time. Omaha sucks, thats without need of explanation. i have an ex who lives down there (one of my only friends that has moved out of omaha) and he generously opened up his place to me for free until i get my feet on the ground there. In college i had this idea that before i started my career i would randomly move west for a year and just live a down low life as a surfer. as an omaha boy the ocean actually is a rare and miraculous thing, almost spiritual. so because my career is, in no way going anywhere (bad economy, few firm call backs, my internship went on a hiring freeze so didnt add me on, Ambercrombie and Fitch Headquarters dissolved my position halfway through the training class) i decided to not grow up right away and fate was tell me to stop breath and enjoy my youth before i create on of the most monolithic PR/Event Firm monopolies... ever. *BHAHAHAHA haha ha* i guess that will be time consuming and stressful so i will take a short break before i embark on my career. i have complete freedom, no school, no job, no love, no relationship, no children, no debt a whole lot of nothing, so i am going to bask in my freedom. i say -you should postpone life and come live a free, easy life for just 5 months before you commit your life again to school in the cold bustling east.

Help get you through the Election

Here are some terms that i have been hearing that might help you through:

Kitchen sink politics- throwing "everything and the kitchen sink" at the opinionated (Hillary's current tactics against Obama have been called this).
Red Letter Democrats- conservatively religious Democrats (they often point to health care/bleeding hart issues and oppose military and the war as reasons for feeling that the Democratic party is more 'catholic.')
Log Cabin Republicans- Gay Republicans, no this is not a myth they do actually exist, they are also known as cannibals.
Wedge issues: issues contrived to create a philosophical/ideological wedge to force voters to choose either or on a hot button issues, best used on moderate voters (successfully enacted by the Bush reelection campaign with gay marriage issue to distract from floundering economy, failing war, raising gas prices among other scandals).

My Work [let me know what you think]

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FOR THOSE PASSING THRU!!??

Looking for people who would know about teaching abroad and would like to find out about good organizations, things to look for and great places (Thailand or Czech Republic).

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I found your tooth brush today in the back of the cabinet. It brought back some good memories and reminded me of you. I threw it away

Conspiracy of Silence

There is just something about this guy

tip of the iceberg?

I just read in Holland they are designing floatable villages with buoyant foundations to accommodate the rise of water levels caused by global warming. This reminded me of a question:
Water has 3 states solid, liquid, gas. Solid expands and gas evaporates into the atmosphere. The vast, frozen base of the iceberg is submerged, thus "the tip of the iceberg." So when the icebergs melt from their expansive state into a decreased volume liquid state shouldn't the sea level go down. Furthermore, when the temperature increases shouldn't it cause more evaporation in the tropics waters and thus causing more decreases in ocean levels. All this evaporation is what causes the weather pattern changes (El Nina, and El Nino). So, shouldn't the sea level fall?

This one time my roommate left a cola in the freezer and it blew up.... looked like somebody took a frozen crap in the fridge.

Looking Back: We will not forget Bush

Warning: this is just a stream of conscientiousness, not an edited piece

So the President gave his last State of the Union address. It is as if he must now plea with Democrats begging for 'bipartisanship.' But instead of watching, having seen a speech transcript ahead of time, i watched United93. If you haven't seen this movie yet you really should. It is a major recommendation. *****
This also reminds me of a must see documentary: No End In Sight, it was hugely informative. i watched it twice in one day. *****

But it also got me thinking about where this country has gone and how easily the public and press were distracted, the crisis at home and our international fall from grace. Looking back in the recent months of just Scooter Libby, the president’s inability to speak, Chaney's destruction of tapes, Mr. Gonzales, the CIA's rendition program, the NSA's warrantless wiretapping program, international stock markets and Blackwater. Our slow and steady sinking in a middle east quagmire amidst accusations of Imperialism, the admin.'s failure to stabilize Iraq and failure or to listen to military generals (the 'misunderestimated' number of troops in the surge, VA hospital here and reconstruction), violation of international treaties, and STILL NOT catching Osama BinLaden- but don't worry we got Saddam.
And still failing to fortify any oil ally (even through he just got back last week kissing Saudi ass). Which sparks my memory to the crooks and numerous Halliburton scandals, a company ran by Chaney(lack of fair biding in Iraq, 27.4 million which had grossly overcharged for the meals it supplies to the US military in Iraq, the overcharging of $6.3 million for fuel delivered to bases in Iraq and Kuwait, moving of its headquarters from US to Middle east Dubai, ect.), failure to adequately equip soldiers or fill troop positions and loosing vast allies over seas (France, Germany ect.), torture crimes, international crimes against humanity, United nations. but what about home issues like the 'Patriot Act' (my feelings are best summed up by Ben Franklin "Those who sacrifice freedom for safety deserve neither") and the plummeting economy, housing crisis and debt issues, FEMA and the debacle in regards to the destruction of a major US metropolitan area, New Orleans. There are only a handful of examples of major disasters striking US soil and this admin dropped the ball and continues to do so.
The failure to fill high-ranking positions has always been a sign of a lame duck presidency, like in the State Dept. or Justice's Dept., the firing or US attorneys and the heavy criticism of the No Child Left Behind (or no child left a dime). What about the shame the administration brought upon (not just the U.S., the public, the world arena) but also their own party? From the Republican stronghold and souring approval ratings to seeing the loss from the house and senate and even Bush being bullied by other high ranking R-congressmen to the lowest approval ratings in history. I can only remember a few years back or so I am looking for a complete list of Bush screw ups (there of course was the lying about his military service, avoiding the draft, debate on if actually won initially, Weapons of mass destruction ect. years ago). It's going to be a pet project of mine, watch out Buchanan and Harding.
A world view of Bush has taken the 'monkey likeness' to a new inhuman low in the UK paper The Gaurdian

"I'll let history be the judge" -Mr. Gorge W. Bush

"Go Fuck yourself" -V.P. Dick Chaney

*Remember these are just the general topics (the Reconstruction, tubes found in Iraq for "WMDs" given by faulty sources, toxic FEMA tailors and Halliburton all had numerous examples of scandal and violation the constitution and human rights) there was not enough room to go beyond the general topic.*

State of Flux

I can't help but love this song in the state that i am in. everything is so up in the air i cant even see it and i just got done ending a relationship that wound up feeling like it was a lot more sinsere than it was innitally supposed to be. I am not one to mind being single what i do mind is letting go somebody who is actually date-worthy.
So, the idea for the video was cute but the execution was a little too power rangers for me, so just listen to the song insted.

Good 'Lesbo' Vibrations

nothing get my Birkenstock's bouncing like a catholic disco beat. . .

Cloverfeild -I's surprised the creature didnt sport a turbin

The movie was fine (doesn't really merit a review... total B movie) but there were a few thoughts. First, the movie begins with a bang fallowed by the Chrysler Building falling, then later in the film the building resurrects itself (3 quarters of the way through) when the team escapes from a 'tower of Pisa'-esq apartment. My second point being: the shameful exploitation of 9/11. Who in the audience didn't get flash backs or post dramatic stress syndrome watching the Chrysler building collapse inward shooting soot through the streets of New York? -Just not done in good taste if you ask me, but i guess who watches a creature feature to see class. Oh JJ.
If you walk into the theater knowing what it is you'll enjoy yourself and leave without too much depression, emotional attachment or thoughts provoked, which is what we all need from time to time (especially Oscar season). See it if your in the mood ******

ps
for a better creature feature get The Host. this i did love. my advice get the subtitles not the voice over (it completely ruins the film). ******

Good Vibes

Because of some jobless insomnia i listen to some good news tunes:
the big club songs out right now are Justice's DANCE and Peter Bjorn, MIA's Paper plane and John Young's Folks.
Looking for a slow down look into Gregory Douglas (more for the lyrics than the voice), Feist (still love 1234) and Fine Frenzy (really big into Almost lover)
And news thats still on the low down, The Faint are back and recording ... excellent.

HR 1955 -- Thought Crimes

you don't have to be a fan of Rosie by any means but remember her free speech is granted to her by the bill of rights, the same that allows me to post about her and the same that allows you to comment back.



"The use of furtherance of political or social objective"

The voice over brings up great points about the vague definitions of terrorism, the likelihood of abuse against speech and thought and, in a pure form, defends those. We all already know the freedoms of speech and market place of ideas, but i will take it one step further *not to endorse violence, but rather peaceful resolution and protest* the forefathers also did allow in the bill of rights to overthrow our government, violently if needed, and NOT considering it terrorism (remember, they over threw there tyrannically government).

In many ways, the forefathers of this nation also encouraged the people to rise up against the governmental and with verbal/mental/physical dissidence, thus, instilled rights, beyond just dissenting speech. Given for US citizens to use against an overbearing corrupted centralized government, the forefathers permanently allowed the right to: keep and bear arms; the freedom of assembly; there is once again also the fear of overbearing government with: the freedom to petition mean the rights to be free of unreasonable search and seizure; cruel and unusual punishment.

More horrifying beyond physical dissidence there is now measures to stop verbal dissidence... no, not even dissidence -- just fact stating, like our freedom of the press, or education or "force of a logical argument." ok, there are so many things wrong i have to quite and come back. beyond the violation and understanding of almost every right in the Bill of Rights this is just ridiculous. I can argue against the premises, but all the basic logical points, i mean "furtherance of a political objective" -isn't that our government in general, ironically, this thing enforcing the law... oh god head exploding -just watch the video again or i posted more in the comment box

Just some catching up

I am back. and to pick up where i left off here is old media... i called

Stories from New York

To-Do: When in NY definitely visit the Empire State building, the view wasamazing, it reminded me around this time a few years ago of standing atop of Arche de Triumph as dusk approached and Paris illuminated into the city of lights. I still remember leaning against the stone, feeling a breeze of a cool night and seeing Sacre-coeur of to me left and the glimmering Eiffel Tower to my right. In the New York haze you could see the Chrysler and Time Square glow. A beautiful 360 view with no horizon only towering buildings outlining the evening sky.

Stories from New York

Shoes, betch! : Well in NY I was called a hick and was told that I would not get play with shoe like that. So, seeing as I only have 8 pairs of shoes I decided to go shoe shopping, after all what better place than the most walked city in the world... the Manolo mecca… Manhattan. I bought a pair of shoes every day i was there. Starting with a pair of black Prada “go-go” boots and ending with my most expensive purchase a pair of Greed Geniuses for a whopping $150.00,but there limited!
Right for shoes

Stories from New York

Big Trouble in Little China: Advice dont eat in a Chinese food resturant off of a subway exit. On day after bad Chinese food Leah and I had a farting contest called ‘Farted on It.’ I won second place by farting during a live taping of The Late Night Show with David Letterman on a mike. She won first by gassing at the NY Metropolitan Museum of Art on a priceless 13th century piece of art that has, at best, probably cause inconceivable damages.

Omahell

“Have you have walked up to someone and new they were just talking aboutyou, has it happened 50 times in a row”well I went to strip night a the Q last month and unfortunately I amalready not well liked in Lincoln, i.e. JC Avila. Any who even more so now.Unfortunately for me Jeff is a well-liked guy and relatively popular in thecommunity. This posses a problem as it seems everyone hates for breakingup with him or causing with to quit drag. Whatever. Normally I don’t carebut when you have people huricaning around you with a glare you notice andit ruins your time no matter how much you don’t mind. Even more so anothertiff with a bratty gay guy I am sure will cause more reverberations back athome making this a fabulous Pride that I am sure to skip. I think there arepeople in Chicago, which I haven’t even visited that might have it out forme. Yup, defiantly depleted the Midwest and it is time to move..