So I'm a little behind.
I watched Al Gore's glorified powerpoint-made-on-a-mac, An Inconvenient Truth, last night for the first time and now i'm terrified to drive my car for fear that i'll increase the CO2 levels drastically enough to melt Antarctica and drown 60 million people in India.
MY CARBON FOOTPRINT IS THE SIZE OF BIGFOOTS.
Ok, not really.
But the facts presented were rather frightening. However, what's more frightening is the way our elected leaders (namely Republicans and the W Administration) have tried to ignore and cover up the facts and bamboozle the American people into believing that it's all made up.
This being said, vote for Barack Obama.
Yeah, I know, that came outta nowhere.
Just watch the movie.
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
i hate people who blog.
This has turned into vent vent whine whine space.
...i love it.
I hate it when people judge things/concepts/people without fully comprehending what they're talking about. If you don't know all the facts, don't tell me how or what to think.
People who hate pit bulls just because they listen to myths propogated by other people who are uninformed don't make any sense to me. Just because there are cruel individuals who raise these dogs to be agressive and fight doesn't mean the whole breed should be condemned. In fact, what many people don't know is that pit bulls (american pit bull terriors) as a breed tested better than even golden retrievers and beagles in temperment tests. (don't believe me? check http://www.atts.org/statistics.html)
I dont think that you would like it very much if a family member of yours turned out to be the next charles manson and everyone assumed that you too were a serial killer undeserving of their time. The majority of the time, these dogs that exhibit aggressive behavior are raised in the most hostile environment possible, and have only one choice; to fight or die. One of the pit bulls seized in the now infamous Michael Vick case is now being used as a therapy dog and is regularly taken into nursing homes and hospitals because of its sweet and docile temperment.
If you ask me, it's a disgrace that people promoting dog fights have given this breed such a bad name.
Give the dogs a chance to prove stereotypes wrong.
...i love it.
I hate it when people judge things/concepts/people without fully comprehending what they're talking about. If you don't know all the facts, don't tell me how or what to think.
People who hate pit bulls just because they listen to myths propogated by other people who are uninformed don't make any sense to me. Just because there are cruel individuals who raise these dogs to be agressive and fight doesn't mean the whole breed should be condemned. In fact, what many people don't know is that pit bulls (american pit bull terriors) as a breed tested better than even golden retrievers and beagles in temperment tests. (don't believe me? check http://www.atts.org/statistics.html)
I dont think that you would like it very much if a family member of yours turned out to be the next charles manson and everyone assumed that you too were a serial killer undeserving of their time. The majority of the time, these dogs that exhibit aggressive behavior are raised in the most hostile environment possible, and have only one choice; to fight or die. One of the pit bulls seized in the now infamous Michael Vick case is now being used as a therapy dog and is regularly taken into nursing homes and hospitals because of its sweet and docile temperment.
If you ask me, it's a disgrace that people promoting dog fights have given this breed such a bad name.
Give the dogs a chance to prove stereotypes wrong.
Thursday, August 28, 2008
Lost in the Sound of...Suckiness?
I'm not always that bitter.
However, the new Underoath is awful.
I can't say that I was expecting greatness, or even for it to be good, but as musicians, they should be ashamed of themselves. Making squealy distorted feedback sounds with your guitar for half a song is not music.
It's noise.
I still think They're Only Chasing Safety is great; i don't care what anyone says. However, I also like Kelly Clarkson, so my taste in music is questionable and everything I say should be taken with a grain of salt.
However, the new Underoath is awful.
I can't say that I was expecting greatness, or even for it to be good, but as musicians, they should be ashamed of themselves. Making squealy distorted feedback sounds with your guitar for half a song is not music.
It's noise.
I still think They're Only Chasing Safety is great; i don't care what anyone says. However, I also like Kelly Clarkson, so my taste in music is questionable and everything I say should be taken with a grain of salt.
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Hey. No, seriously.
I never professed to be an excessively tolerant person.
Actually, I never professed to be anything at all.
However, there are some things that people consistently do that irk me. Like, want to grab the person and shake them until they understand what a moron they are or get shaken baby syndrome and die.
I know, not nice.
Stop reading right now if you are in any way offended by not nice things.
Don't say I never gave you fair warning.
1. I hate people, NAY, adolescents through young adults mostly, who own a dSLR camera and think that using that in combination with a fisheye lens on every picture they take makes them an amazing photographer. Sorry, little Johnny, that just makes you look like the talentless hack that you are. Other lenses do indeed exist and are infinitely more universal and better fit for most situations that a fisheye. If you were really a "photographer", youd know when and when not to use it.
2. This brings me to my next kids that apply 14 filters in photoshop to a picture of themselves, then post it on their myspace in an album entitled "My Photoshop" or "My Graphic Design". No. Just, no.
3. Bands that have a new cd coming out and say things like "This is our best album yet! We're really proud of it cuz we're progressing and blah blah blah blah". Well no shit, sherlock. Of course youre telling your fans its your 'best ever'. What are you going to say? 'Hey guys, we ran out of original ideas long ago and now we sold out and made this piece of crap album rehashing all our old songs and/or ideas! but please, buy it anyways so we can eat!'
I think not.
Actually, I never professed to be anything at all.
However, there are some things that people consistently do that irk me. Like, want to grab the person and shake them until they understand what a moron they are or get shaken baby syndrome and die.
I know, not nice.
Stop reading right now if you are in any way offended by not nice things.
Don't say I never gave you fair warning.
1. I hate people, NAY, adolescents through young adults mostly, who own a dSLR camera and think that using that in combination with a fisheye lens on every picture they take makes them an amazing photographer. Sorry, little Johnny, that just makes you look like the talentless hack that you are. Other lenses do indeed exist and are infinitely more universal and better fit for most situations that a fisheye. If you were really a "photographer", youd know when and when not to use it.
2. This brings me to my next kids that apply 14 filters in photoshop to a picture of themselves, then post it on their myspace in an album entitled "My Photoshop" or "My Graphic Design". No. Just, no.
3. Bands that have a new cd coming out and say things like "This is our best album yet! We're really proud of it cuz we're progressing and blah blah blah blah". Well no shit, sherlock. Of course youre telling your fans its your 'best ever'. What are you going to say? 'Hey guys, we ran out of original ideas long ago and now we sold out and made this piece of crap album rehashing all our old songs and/or ideas! but please, buy it anyways so we can eat!'
I think not.
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