TRY

In the silence she sits
unaware of any great change in the outside world
she begins to hit the end of her pencil against the metal rings of her notebook
if not for the need of something to do, then for the monotonous clanging sound its makin
breaths taken to ease her fears
not wanting to go back to the outside to here the cheers
teachers, parents, friends all complimenting but ever filling an unfulfillable void
or so it seems...
God she has, friends she has, love she feels
but the reel of her life played over and over and over presents new challenges
always ready to pursue the next step she stops to compare her past with her present and realizes
its actually much better
as she moves from her small space into a more comforting place she accepts her fate
not one full of dread or hills
but full of hope and thrills and as she heads for the door
searching for more, she acknowledges the world but stays clear of its
hooks and snares
ready to reach out and grab her at any time but she knows better than to straddle the fence
in life one must decide which side is best
and though the tests may seem large, there is always something bigger, better, and happier at the end of the road if you try.

Happy Valentine's Day...I (Think) I LOVE YOU

  As men drenched in sweat run about making last minute arrangements for their partner of choice and women parade around in their sultriest clothing Valentine's Day once again comes with a sweet and still irritating hum to the ear. For people in committed relationships this is just one more day to show some love, for those who are not it's one big money spending, frosting filled orgy decked in red and sprinkled with glitter for good measure. 


   If Halloween is the one day of the year people can dress like skanks and get away with it, Valentine's Day is the one day they can dress and act like skanks and get away with it. Since there's no hallmark card for the stuff I have to say I'll address it all in this blog before my 11:00 organic chemistry class. Love is something I personally think should not be taken lightly, it should be respected and said with CAUTION. This day is not supposed to be about getting lots of notches in your belt from all the tail you snagged or about going to the club decked in red to find your soul mate, people really need to get over these wacked out holidays that only seek to get deeper and deeper into our pockets. Commercialized, prepackaged love is not love it's love and lies illegitimate baby. If I really love you I won't wait for the world to tell me to tell you, I'll do it everyday of every month of every year! 


   It disgusts me that so many people decide to find someone on this day for nothing more than cheap thrills and while high on hormones will decide to give their bodies to complete strangers who look great tonight but will look much worse in the morning. Relationships are about more than sex and all it's divergent cousins, it's about showing someone you care for them in every way possible above and beyond the penis and vagina. Intelligence, kindness, and compatibility in likes and lifestyle are things that make up relationships and in the end sex is just supposed to be a pleasant bonus. In all reality no one wants to spend the rest of their life with a whore (male or female), I wouldn't want to share a plate with more than one person so sharing an intimate partner is much much worse. 


Gone are the days of real courting, taking time to get to know someone, sharing likes and dislikes, having arguments that turn somehow to agreements, and going through valleys that lead to unforeseen peaks. I realize that. As much as I would like to chase down that old timey way of expressing love I can't because it's too far removed from society's psyche. I can't stop the people who consciously make decisions that hurt people, professing love to get into someone's pants for a night then leaving without a glimmer of a chance for a future, but I can continue to keep my ideals, values, and standard of living so that when true love does come, it isn't tainted by a history of valentine's delusions and open legged "mistakes". HAPPY VALENTINES DAY!

  

Whoa....JAMES ALTUCHER'S 8 ALTERNATIVES TO COLLEGE?!

College is difficult, there's lots of work, lots of crazy attitudes, and lots of arrested development issues. There are lots of people who complain about not wanting to be there and how much better it would be if they were at home but most people recognize that not going to college is not a smart thing to do. In today's economy even those with bachelor's degrees are struggling to make ends meet so those without a college degree are very far behind from the jump. One person stands in a sea of confusion and ridiculousness.....JAMES ALTUCHER. This man believes that college doesn't help young people in any way and that there are eight things that are far more important, here's the list

1.  Start a business.
2.  Work for a charity.
3.  Travel the world.
4.  Create art.
5.  Master a sport.
6.  Master a game.
7.  Write a book.
8.  Make people laugh

Yeah this list makes lots of sense! When I am down on my luck and without money I'll make people laugh...no wait...I'm not that funny. I'll travel the wor....wait can't do that without money. I'll create art...nope can't do that either paint is expensive and if you've never been in an art store then your wallet has never cried. I'll master a sport...but where will I play? at the YMCA? nope my membership will be revoke due to my lack of money because I couldn't get a job because....wait for it....I didn't go to college. I could start a business but who's to say it won't run aground due to my lack of economics, business management, and other vital skills that aren't learned on the streets. Writing a book and playing games don't guarantee money and altogether all eight of these alternatives are BALONEY!!! ABSOLUTE PURE BEEF BOLOGNA!!!    This guy has to have some type of growth in his frontal lobe or something because the stuff that is coming out of his mouth shows a lack of understanding and thought about the consequences of his actions. Our country is already full of lazy, super priviliged, undisciplined morons and this guy apparently doesn't understand that. Other countries may not have all the junk we have but they put value in the right places, education, morals, faith... all things our country is abandoning rapidly and without second thought. At some point we have to say things with conviction and own up to the consequences of our words, this guy better be ready to take the fall when America becomes a less than favorable environment for him and other people who actually went to college.  I know that I'm smarter because of all of my schooling including college and I won't let a college graduate (Altucher) stop me from getting what he has and more.

COCKFIGHTS, ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS, AND SUPERGRANS OH MY!

Chipotle Hires Illegals

So America has a problem with “Illegal” immigrants…I DON’T. This country was basically stolen away from Native Americans and Mexicans. Many of those lovely western states were part of Mexico so that fact that America wants to ban them from this country is laughable. If you stole my house and put a gate around it, if I had the chance to break back in unbeknownst to the offender I WOULD.  I love Chipotle, the feeling and flavor of the spicy, tender, steamy, delicious meats on top of an assortment of greens, yellows, purples, whites, and reds steeped in the savory juices the meat created. The fact that it’s called AUTHENTIC MEXICAN food should mean that AUTHENTIC MEXICANS make it. I don’t care how they got here I believe they have all the same rights we do simply because….well….they’re people too. Illegal immigrants shouldn’t try to kick other illegal immigrants out of the country, so all you folk with ancestors who helped in the slaughter and squat expeditions calm down and leave these people alone.     

Rooster Kills Man

It sucks to be a person so desperate for money and entertainment that you start cockfights but it majorly sucks for your family to have to mourn your death and be slapped in the face when they look at your obituary and see KILLED BY ROOSTER!!! Who the heck straps a knife to an angry rooster and then stands close enough long enough to get stabbed to death! What an awful story I thought when I first heard this then I came to my senses and laughed like a hungry hyena in heat. It’s not just Illegal to participate in cockfights but it’s also just morally wrong. What kind of senseless baboon does that? My condolences to the family but my goodness you have to see the Karma in that. What goes around does actually come back around I guess and this guy must have really been sending it around cuz he’s gone now.  

Supergran 

The elderly ought to be revered in every culture not just the cultures in the days of old. We live in a country where our elderly people are abused, forgotten, and locked away in nursing homes where they don’t get nursed and look more like hospitals than homes. It was great to see a headlining story that involved not just an elderly person (70 years to be exact) but an elderly English woman! MY FAVORITE! Lol if you watch the video you see burglars breaking into a watch store attempting to steal watches when out of nowhere appears a woman named who newscasters have affectionately named SUPERGRAN. This awesome woman ran across the street wielding  her hadbag of fury and beat the snot out of these crackpots….who steals watches? Who even wears them anymore….and seriously who would steal watches in broad daylight on a busy street!? WHAT IDIOTS! When asked what the woman wanted in return for her foiling the idots plot all she said was a cup of tea…TEA!!! HOW AWESOME IS THIS LADY! It made me wanna go get some tea myself…maybe some Twinings English Breakfast Tea to be exact and nestle down into a cozy couch near a fireplace while wearing a huge flowery hat while shouting what one commenter was listed as saying online “RIGHT ON YA SUPERGRAN!”  

Religion Bashing...

What runs though the mind of a religion basher? seriously like I really want to know. There are so many people who have felt hurt, lost, sad, and misguided and turned to God to help them through the tough times. This is a free country and we are allowed to believe whatever we want to believe, however, some people think freedom of speech is only for the non religious. Why can average joe talk about having five sex partners in rotation that know nothing about each other (a most likely not that much about him)  and get awards and accolades galore but as soon as somebody speaks out against those things and says it's wrong to cheat, to run around with your legs open and available for the next thing swinging they get ostracized, threatened, and sometimes attacked? If You can believe what you're saying is right....why can't I? I am a Christian, I know what I believe, I go to church, I pay tithes, I participate in church activities but I also have friends who choose to believe various things. The reason why we can get along is because we respect each others belief systems. I hear so many people say church is a waste of time (but have never been to one), tithes/offerings  are worthless (you pay to use schools, clubs, and other venues but expect the church to be free? the bills need to be paid there too), why do you believe in God He's not real................. alright lets talk about that last one. 1. I can't prove that my God is real, that's why I have faith and believe, if He were tangible then I wouldn't need to believe in Him I would just follow 2. What;s your reason for not believing? so many people ask me why I believe ,I answer, then I ask them why they don't believe and there's no response. Why is that ok? why can you criticize people for their beliefs and call them irrational because they don't have proof of a valid reason when you don't have a valid reason for not believing either. I would love to see a world where people try to understand that there is not always a reason for everything, the unexplainable happens everyday and just because you don't understand something doesn't make it wrong. On a final note for those who don't go to church because the church is "full of hypocrites" so is the club, the market, the mall, school, the beach etc.... if you don't let hypocrites stop you from going there why leave church because of hypocrites. For those who don't go because they didn't like the one there mom dragged them to...try another...all churches are NOT the same, preaching styles, people's attitudes,and congregation dynamics change from place to place. For those with big mouths who like to talk about churches they hear about on tv...wait until your homeboy Gerald from up th street gets blamed for a murder and you know he was sittin in your basement playing games at the time and it winds up on the news I'm sure you'll find reasons to discredit them. NEWS FLASH:The news lies...A LOT... and stories get drawn however they want them to be drawn. MAKE YOUR OWN DECISIONS, STOP RELIGION BASHING, AND PLEASE RETURN TO CIVILIZATION!!