On the ninth day of Christmas break...

Andy is sick. Very sick. Two days before he is supposed to leave for Missouri and he is spewing stuff from God knows where. Its hard to judge the seriousness of it if you dont know what end it is coming out of.

Did I mention we ran out of paper towel AND garbage bags???

We're now in a whole different type of hell here...

He is finally eating now thanks to some strawberry yoghurt, so I have just enough time to do day 9. Day 9 everyone, 3 full days left of Christmas break.

This sucks...

Oh yeah, I went running, so I can eat and drink beer here tonight. Running sucks, but its 2 for 1 night. I LOVE Ladies Night!

BTW - George... someone came to my site searching on Google "George Knapp sucks" WTF? I can give you their IP address if you want, just let me know...

peace nick

Tribute to Paul Wellstone

Whether you are a Republican or Democrat, I think you will like Mason Jennings tribute to Paul and Sheila Wellstone. Paul was a Minnesota Senator who died in a plane crash with his wife, daughter and a few campaign staffers.

You can listen to it on his website. Its in the right hand corner of the website. You can click on the different albums and play a few songs from each. Ballad of Paul and Sheila was on the latest album - Use Your Voice.

http://www.masonjennings.com/

peace nick

On the eighth day of Christmas break...

thats depressing. Its already the eighth day... isnt eighth a weird word to write? Ah, I never was much for the English language.

Anyways, I had a couple thoughts this morning:

Ive been trying to keep up on this tsunami thing going on. Notice you never hear anything about Burma? Or is it Myanmar? They had to have gotten hit pretty hard, I would think, from looking at some maps. Maybe one of my New Year's resolutions will be to learn a little bit about this area. Maybe become a monk and travel there or something... ya never know....

Thinking a little more about the numbers you have to click on Blog Explosion... I bet you could tell a lot about a person by whether they have ever intentionally clicked the wrong number... just to see what would happen.

Could you split it liberal/conservative? You know, liberals will do something they know they shouldnt and they know is wrong, and then complain when there is a consequence. Conservatives will just always click the right number and live with that question of "what happens". Why waste 30 seconds of my time?

If I didnt have to paint today, I would ponder it more.

PAINT BITCH!!!

peace nick

On the seventh day of Christmas break...

Nick was handed a paint brush and told...

PAINT BITCH!

and so I painted...

peace nick

Blog... um... Explosion....

So here it is. Everyone does it. I just follow along. Here is my post explaining my Blog Explosion experience... gag.

I told myself I wouldnt write one. I lied to myself.

Most people would spend the first few paragraphs explaining what Blog Explosion is. You know what it is. And if you dont, then who cares, right? Anywho, over the last few weeks, like the rest of ya'll, Ive looked at WAY to f-ing many blogs. I want to shoot myself sometimes.

LEAVE THE DAMN COMPUTER ALONE!

I cant... Would you just give me some f-ing "mystery credits" so I can sleep knowing at least a couple people will spend 30 measly seconds with my blog on their screen? IM DESPERATE!!!

BTW - whats the mystery about mystery credits? Its not a mystery. I know how I got them, you gave them to me. Hopefully you gave me more than 2 or 3, but I can understand you're CHEAP ASSES!

So because Ive looked at like, oh, every blog out there, Ive naturally developed some pet peeves. Im like that. People do things that get to me. Like describing themselves in the 3rd person. Who doesnt know that is so wrong?

Welcome to my blog. Nick spends most of his time on the computer checking hits to his blog. Even though I am Nick, I am talking about myself as if I am someone else. I must be... uh... um.... uh...

F-ING IDIOT.

What do you mean WRONG CLICK??? What difference does it make what number I click??? KISS MY ASS! Maybe I have a disease that causes me to shake uncontrollably... I think its caused by that empty feeling that you are just typing and typing and no one cares and yet you keep typing like you have something important to say when you really dont so you just keep typing and thinking and typing and shaking and AHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!

Anyways... another thing that irritates me is when people cross words out, as if they are too lazy to go back and erase what they already typed. I dont even know how to do it.

Welcome to my blog. No, wait, cross that out, but leave it there, and put.... um, weblog. Yeah...

This post is becoming so stupid. Im just stretching for crap. Really Im just trying to do something productive while Blog Explosion runs in the backround. Thats right... Im not actually reading the blogs.... so there. I hope you actually read this whole post and stayed more than 30 seconds.

Teach you sucka!

**UPDATE - As soon as I hit publish... I won 2 mystery credits beeyatches! Im sorry for all those bad things I said about all your blogs. Happy blogging!!!

peace nick

Mark your calendars!

If you live within driving distance, Mason Jennings has a show scheduled in Milwaukee in February:

Thursday, Feb. 24
Shank Hall
1434 North Farwell Ave.
Milwaukee, WI
414-276-7288
21+
8:15 p.m.
$15

Of course, if you cant make it... more beer for me!!! Yay me!

peace nick

On the sixth day of Christmas break...

not much going on. The cold is gone. Both my head cold and the awful -30 degree wind chills. Its still snowing though.

Ive begun to finish the year long project. Last Christmas break we remodeled the kitchen. Well, began to remodel the kitchen. This year Im determined to finish it.

Well... begin to finish it... We'll see how it goes.

5 days and counting until Andy begins his journey to his new home.

peace nick

On the fifth day of Christmas break...

it just keeps f-ing snowing...


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horrible horrible pictures of Andy in the snow, but it was -7 this morning so I wasnt in the mood to stand outside. Actually a heat wave compared to the past few days...

peace nick

On the fourth day of Christmas break...

my true love gave to me...

iPod mini

yay!

peace nick

On the third day of Christmas break...

hell officially froze over.

This...

is the temperature at which hell freezes.

Yeah... Ive got your global warming right here people

Merry Christmas
nick

On the second day of Christmas break...

... someone gave to me... a foster dog who craps on the kitchen floor. Twice (Im not making that up because this is the second day). Because apparently

this

is the temperature threshold at which dogs decide its too damn cold to crap outside...

peace nick

On the first day of Christmas break...

... someone gave to me... a F-ING COLD and a cough medicine buzz to write home about... oh, and -20 degree wind chills...

I may not live in hell, but I can see it from my house.

sniffle sniffle
nick

2004 in review

Well, with the end of the year fast approaching, and this being my last day of work before the 12 days of Christmas break... perhaps its a good time for a year end review of some things we've learned, discussed, etc...

This year I discovered blogging, obviously. Ive always enjoyed writing and this blog has been the perfect outlet for that. You can write some quick thoughts, or a more drawn out post. You can write several posts a day. I enjoy the peer interaction, although its been limited thus far. But the blog is young, I have a lot of good ideas I want to write about in the new year. Maybe we can even do some good, who knows...

I think this year I have become even more confused on where I fit with regards to politics. I never really agreed with much of the Democrats platform, but this year I found myself more and more disagreeing with the Republicans platform as well. I think for the most part I have a firm grasp of what I believe, Im just not real sure where those beliefs fit in with the two main political parties. If they even do.

Though I did learn this year that if you are a State Attorney General, you can drive your taxpayer funded car into the ditch. While drunk. And refuse to take a blood/alcohol test. And get away with it. But only if you are a Democrat.

I also learned that you can dump billions and billions of gallons of raw sewage into Lake Michigan. And get away with it. But only if you are a Democrat.

This year I returned to life in dog rescue and was elected Adoptions Coordinator of our rescue. Ive learned a ton from that position. Ive also learned a lot about volunteering in general. You can only work with what you have, and you cant save the whole world. Sometimes thats hard for people to grasp, and it usually leads to them burning out and going into hiding.

Ive learned a lot about people this year. Some people thrive on dysfunctional relationships. Some people dont even know there are beers out there besides Bud Light. Most people have never heard of Mason Jennings or Jack Johnson, and probably never will. Some people can argue anything, and will. Most will resort to insults if you ever decide you've had enough arguing with them.

This year I realized that a lot of people are against energy production, no matter how it is produced. There are people who will oppose every thing you can possibly come up with.

Finally, maybe most importantly, Ive learned this year that you should not take anyone, or anything, for granted. Especially those people and things that are most important to you. This year on June 18th my father passed away. A week later we had to put one of our dogs to sleep. Later on in the year my grandmother passed away. I could go on and on about what Ive learned from all of this, but I think I can sum it up with the cliche - life is too short. Dont take the people that are close to you for granted.

peace nick

Im opposed to that... oh, and that too...

Every day when I am at work I will usually grab some lunch from Subway or Quizno's, and surf the web. I try to keep up on daily events from the right wing sites like Drudge and Mark Belling. But I also browse the main stream stuff like Yahoo, and what have you.

Lately I cant stand even looking at the news. Everywhere you look, someone is opposing something, or is offended by something, and when I read the reasons why... I want to throw up.

Here are some examples:

When asked about Social Security privatization, Gerry Shea of the AFL-CIO so brightly stated - "We shouldn't be putting more risk on people, we should be shoring up the basic system."

BANG! You're dead... Its so nice that the unions get to decide for everyone now, even if you dont belong to a union.

A local one... when asked about their opposition to a local wind farm (wind turbines producing clean energy), Daniel Schmidt of the Town of Lomira commented that the turbines could be a danger to birds that fly over their home. Daniel remarked - “They (proponents of the wind farm) say they fly above the height of the turbines, but I’ve seen them and they do fly low.”

Good job Daniel. Im impressed at how stupid you are. Really. I am.

Further, another stupid citizens group is - meeting regularly to garner support against the project —– raising concerns about birds and the environment, property values, noise, light flicker and other issues.

Im thinking citizens groups should be banned in this state...

And finally, the worst idiot of them all... Sidney and Jennifer Stock were interviewed about their opposition to their local city hall having a Christmas tree. Sidney gleefully chimed in with - city hall should "Act as a place where everybody feels welcome. It is impossible for everybody's religious belief to be displayed and non-religious belief to be displayed, so therefore, no religious beliefs be displayed."

Im not even sure what that meant, but it sure does sound stupid to me. Maybe I should start a group opposing Atheism... how would they like that?

Sidney... dear Jennifer... come here for a second... MIND YOUR OWN DAMN BUSINESS! If you dont believe in Christmas, fine, great, I love you all the more for it! But what the F*CK makes you think you are so important that you can just waltz into city hall and demand that everyone bend over backwards to please your sorry asses? GO HOME, dont celebrate Christmas, fine, who cares, but leave us poor schmucks who like corporate welfare and overly obnoxious holiday music and Christmas trees the f*ck alone.

Merry CHRISTmas everyone!
nick

Hey... Andy?

Sometimes you are just in the right place, at the right time.

This...

is a picture just taken of my foster dog, SITTING, on my dog's head... and staying there long enough for me to take the picture...

peace nick

Momma Im coming hooooome

Good news, Andy is tentatively scheduled to begin his journey to his new home January 1st! I guess no drinking for us on New Years... ba humbug.
If you know of anyone driving between Wisconsin and Missouri with room for a cute little Rottweiler, let me know!

peace nick

This idea has been ripped off...

Dont say I didnt warn you. But I was reading someone's blog, I should have saved the link to give proper credit... but, oh well.

Anyways, they said to send the ACLU Christmas cards.

Isnt that too funny? Its hilarious!!! I HATE the ACLU, and you should too.

So do me and yourself a favor, and send them a fricken Christmas card! NOW!!!

peace nick

Is it warm in here?

Can anyone tell me what this is?

Very good... its a fireplace, with a fire. But more specifically, its my fireplace. And I built the fire tonight with some wood and some paper and some matches.

Now... why was it a good idea to have a fire tonight? Anyone?

No, not because Im planning a romantic night with that special person... well, maybe, but think more in the present...

No, not because I have that desire to kick back with the dogs, an organic beer and read a book next to the fire to unwind from what has been a fairly miserable day so far. Nope, not that.

Whats that? Because I dont have any heat in my house you ask? Bingo! Wouldnt ya know it... Im having this fire in my house because my furnace is currently not working... and I had to call a furnace fixing place to come to my house, after hours mind you, to fix my MY STUPID F-ING FURNACE!

This is my life people. If its not my car being stuck in park after work on a Friday afternoon, or, you know, the occasional cracked windshield... or two... if its not one of those things, its my house. Breaking.

Did I mention that the roof leaks as well?

Just so you know, the temperature outside, with the 17 mph wind is... oh, a balmy 5....

5. Degrees. Fahrenheit.

brrrr

nick

How to argue a point

Once upon a time I belonged to a dog related email list, called Rottie-L. It was an email list dedicated to the discussion of Rottweilers. I know, you're thinking - awwww, how fuzzy... an email list about cute little doggies. Yeah, sometimes.... Sometimes it was a very educational list, sometimes it was a list of fuzzy congratulations and birthday announcements, litter announcements... all that good stuff.

But like any subject we discuss in life, there were disagreements. There were arguements. Sometimes it got downright nasty, as people from all over the world discussed passionate topics (to them, mind you) about responsible breeding, laws pertaining to animals and even animal rights.

Naturally in a forum of 800-1000 people, if you want to get someone to see your point, or even "come over to your side", you had to be an effective.... arguer, I guess you could say. Because I spent several years on this list, I developed some simple mental guidelines that I used to argue my points. Maybe you can use them when you are arguing yours.

With that, the - how did you get here - rules of engagement:

1. Use facts. There is a reason that conspiracy theories are just that - conspiracy theories.

2. Stereotypes are an easy way to get around thinking.

3. No one is ever educated via insults or belittling. Save it for your closing point.

4. I am always right, you are always wrong, the sooner we all agree on that, the better.

Enjoy, and happy arguing!

peace nick

Me no say sorry

Have you ever been asked - if you could be anyone, who would it be? I'll tell you who I would be, I would be a caveman. Think about it, life as a caveman must have been so simple.

You didnt have to worry about saying something that would upset your woman, if something pissed you off, you just beat her over the head and then went out and took more aggression out on poor little animals. You sure as heck never had to apologize for being insensitive.

Apologies belonged solely to the cavewoman, which is how it should be - Im sorry for not washing your fur, Im sorry for not crying loud enough when you beat me, Im sorry for... well... Im just sorry. Please, beat me more...

You never hear a caveman say, Im sorry, did that hurt when I whacked you over the head with my stick? Im sorry honey, I dont feel like babysitting Unga's kids tonight...

Life as a caveman was all about taking aggression out, and killing animals. Throw in some football on Sundays, and we're talking the ultimate goal of 99% of the men out there.

Somewhere along the line we slipped up and now we have to apologize for, well, just about everything. No one likes to admit they were wrong. When you are wrong, you should be able to just beat whatever is right. If you are the caveman of course...

peace nick

Im serious now

Ive always wondered how I would be able to be serious, when Ive spent so much of my energy here trying to be funny, sarcastic and witty. Will the people that come here, all 3 of ya, expecting to see the latest rant about my car or whatever, leave and not come back? Will it not make any sense? Like, maybe everyone will just assume its a joke, and be disappointed by the lack of a punch line.

I guess sometimes you have to take chances. Here's my chance.

I went to visit my dad today. For the first time in almost 6 months. It was hard for even me to grasp that. 6 months... There have been birthdays, even my own, and holidays like the 4th of July, Thanksgiving have come and gone... but I havent seen him. I havent talked to him. Well, I have talked, but he hasnt. Im not even sure he is listening. Maybe its not important.

6 months ago, everything was different. We would talk about work, and how he had finished his last major project, which was a bed set for him and my mom. He was right, even though no one believed him. How could someone give up something they were so good at?

Sometimes when everything changes, you just block certain things out, and the changes dont seem as drastic. You cant always forget about them, but you dont always think about them either. I guess like everyone else, I dont like change, and maybe thats why its been 6 months.

Im not real sure where my dad is, or what he's up to. Playing with a few of the dogs that have passed thru here, or making some crap out of wood, who knows. I just know that I would give anything to talk to him, even if just about work. Its been a long 6 months.

So yeah, thats about it. Sorry if you actually read thru all of that, it probably doesnt make much sense to anyone. Much lighter subjects to come in the future, promise.

nick

God bless you...

Well the time has come to sign up for next semesters classes. Tonight is the last night of Electronics... not a day too soon. Talk about an awful class. Any electricians out there? Electrical engineers? Bless your souls... I wouldnt take your job if it included free Subway for life.

So Im looking through the available courses... lets see.... there is Literature and Art (now I know why they call these liberal courses...) and.... oh crap.... Major Religious Traditions of the World. This is the price I pay for going to a private college I guess.

I know what you're thinking. You vote Republican, but you're not religious? True, I do tend to lean Republican, and true, most Republicans are... well.... I'll just say the religious right has taken on a new meaning as of late, eh? So why am I not religious?

Lets take a trip back in time, if we could. Its my sophomore (isnt that a weird looking word?) year in high school. I didnt really care all that much about school, I mean, who did? So anyways, Im sitting in my World Studies class, which actually probably was my favorite class. And the topic is about world wars, and all that good stuff. And you know how you are day dreaming, not really paying attention, and then all of a sudden you focus for just a second. Well, I did just that, and then, my teacher said something that has stuck with me to this day. It made so much sense....

He said, "More people have died in war, in the name of God, than for any other reason."

At the time, of course, I was a confused young kid, I was a punk, did lots of drugs, all that good junk. But this made so much sense. More people have died in the name of God than for any other reason. And if there is a God, who is supposed to be this all loving creature, how could he let this happen?

Through the ages, people have been slaughtered, raped, terrorized... all because of their religious beliefs. Religious people are not a tolerant people apparently, even despite the message they preach about, love thy neighbor, whatever. Sure, love your neighbor, so long as they believe in the same God as you. And if they dont, they are satan, or infidels, or what have you.

"More people have died in war, in the name of God, than for any other reason."

Think about that. What if there were no religion? Would there be terrorism? Would Islamic terrorists exist? Would there be peace in Northern Ireland? Would our own country be split into red and blue states?

Does religion cause more harm than good?

I guess that depends on what you believe. I believe. I believe people should stop worrying about what other people believe.

peace and love
nick

I have a plan...

This is kind of a political post, but more just common sense. Hey, it beats a blistering review of that stupid documentary I had to watch this weekend.... I think you know what Im talking about...

But, in John Kerry's words, I have a plan. Originally I was thinking it would save us a couple trillion dollars, but turns out I cant add... but it would still save us a couple billion dollars a year.

Ready? Seriously are you ready? Its so easy....

STOP FUNDING EVERYONE ELSE'S DAMN MILITARY!!!!

I know. You're thinking, duh, thats it? Thats your big plan genius boy?

Get this... in 2003 alone, the US tax payers paid $1 million to fund Botswana's military. $1.5 million to fund Kenya's military. $6 million for Nigeria! Nigeria!!! Can someone tell me how funding Nigeria's military to the tune of $6 million helps us one fricken bit?

Wait, it gets better.... MUCH better....

Just in 2003 now...

Bolivia - $2 million
Argentina - $2 million
Columbia - $98 million!!!!
El Salvador - $2.5 million
East Timor - $2 million (who even knows where the f*ck that is???)
Phillipines - $20 million
Bulgaria - $9.5 million
Czech Republic - $11 million
Hungary - $11 million
Kyrgyzstan - $4 million (because they do what for us?)
Macedonia - $11 million
Turkey - $17.5 million (a little steep for a country that wouldnt even allow us to cross over their country to take out a brutal dictator)
Israel - $2.1 BILLION (we could fund a lot of private social security accounts with that money)
Oman - $20 million (Oman?)
Jordan - $198 million (wow...)
Pakistan - $50 million
Tunisia - $5 million

And here is the ultimate kick in the teeth...

Egypt gets only $1.3 BILLION!!!! EGYPT! I have news for the US government... Egypt HATES us you f-ing morons! And yet, we give Egypt $1.3 billion in just one year! For what? What does Egypt do to back us up militarily? Are they in Afghanistan? Iraq? Anywhere???? Their own continent is a bloody, aids infested mess, and they do absolutely nothing to help.

$1.3 billion dollars.... to Egypt.... I swear the next person that mentions tax cuts to the rich, Im going to break their damn nose.... At least it went to people IN this country....

You're welcome Egypt, Israel, Turkey.... every other g'damn country in the f-ing world who hates anyways....

Oh America, they are devil.... except when they send lots of money...

Suck it up you ungrateful bastards.... suck it up....

peace nick

Confucius say...

I usually try to refrain from quoting people, because I kind of have my own quote:

He who quotes others, has nothing good to say himself.

But, since I dont really feel like griping about the idiots who went into the ditch on my way to work today, or the crappy snow crap in general... I will leave you with something someone sent to me in an email this morning. Enjoy.

Oh, and the subject was: Reasons to drink beer.

One night at Cheers, Cliff Clavin explained the "Buffalo Theory" to his buddy Norm: "Well ya see, Norm, it's like this. A herd of buffalo can only move as fast as the slowest buffalo. And when the herd is hunted, it is the slowest and weakest ones at the back that are killed first. This natural selection is good for the herd as a whole, because the general speed and health of the whole group keeps improving by the regular killing of the weakest members. In much the same way, the human brain can only operate as fast as the slowest brain cells. Excessive intake of alcohol, as we know, kills brain cells. But naturally, it attacks the slowest and weakest brain cells first. In this way, regular consumption of beer eliminates the weaker brain cells, making the brain a faster and more efficient machine! That's why you always feel smarter after a few beers."

All I can say is.... WOW....

peace nick

More nude flight attendants to come!

Woohoo! We are now #7 on MSN's search engine for "nude flight attendants"!

Thats awesome. I'd like to thank my fans, whom without, none of this would have been possible.... and of course the flight attendant unions for providing the inspiration.....

psst.... hey guy looking for nude flight attendants...... GET A REAL HOBBY!

peace nick

Ready.... Set.... Ebay!

I think Im on the verge of a brand new addiction, because, you know, I do need another one.... I actually was sort of addicted to it at one time, but the fad has passed, in the midst of dropping another addiction, which was drinking lots of really weird beer. I still drink beer, but I limit myself to the best beer on earth.
Anyways, to the point. So a couple of days ago, as Im doing my internet Christmas shopping. Which by the way, if I could get off an another tangent, is sooooo much easier than actually leaving the house and shopping. Yeah, so, a couple of days ago as I was doing my internet Christmas shopping, I placed a bid on... yup, you guessed it, Ebay. It almost gives me the chills saying it. I bid on Ebay. Im an Ebay'r. Kind of like a blogger, but not that kewl.
So I placed my bid on a.... well, I cant tell you what it is, because its a Christmas present and I would give it away for a very special person... But I will tell you that the MSRP was like $225. I could have bought it right away for like $90, which I considered, because it looks worth it. Of course it is not exactly small, so there is like a $30 S/H fee... so it would have cost me....... lets see... 90 plus....... carry the 1...... like, 100 and some odd dollars.
So, for starters, I placed a max bid of like $15. And what is kewl is Ebay will bid the lowest amount needed, and then automatically bid up to your max amount, should any savage try to outbid you. May their poor souls ROT IN HELL.
Whew... anyways, so Ebay bids the minimum, 99 cents. 99 cents! Im thinking, hey, I could get this thing for like $30 when it would have cost me..... something like 100 and some odd dollars had I just bought the thing and not messed with the bidding at all.
Now all I need is for everyone else to leave my auction alone, and I'll get this awesome deal! But nooooooooo. Of all the things for sale on Ebay, some dumb skank decides she wants the exact same thing, and is bound and determined to jack up the price of my killer deal.

cardellagrl.... if we ever meet in the streets, its fist-a-cuffs bitch....

She bids $20. $20! You just increased the price of my deal twenty fold, in one fell swoop! DAMMIT!

So now Im thinking, I cant let this go on any further. The bidding has to stop NOW if I want to get at least part of my deal. So I quick goat think... I know, I will let her think Ive given up on the auction. If I dont outbid her, she wont outbid me back... you see the strategy thinking here? I impress myself sometimes.
So comes the end of the auction last night at 9pm. So far the plan has worked, and the bid remains at $20.

5 minutes left.... I make my move.....

$30 max bid. This is seriously the most Im going to pay for this. This is like 30 times my original price for crying out loud. If this happened in a store, Id a knocked the slut out.

"There's no way Im paying $30 for that bottle of soda bitch!" SLAP! PUNCH!

4 minutes left.... nothing.

3 minutes.... 2..... 1......

Wait.... is she trying to outbid me in the last minute? SHE IS!

$24..... 45 seconds..... Holy crap! Ebay outbids her... $25.

She strikes again with 30 seconds.... $26.

Ebay outbids her... $27.

She bids $28.

By now Im scrambling to change my max bid because there is no way Ive come this far to be outbid in the last minute of a 7 day auction. You savage bitch!

Finally with like 10 seconds Ebay outbid her with the final bid of $29. Victory! Im exhausted but not so much as to prevent wild celebrating.

I WON! I WON! Woman, if you EVER try to pull that crap again, I will track you down... and cruel and unusual punishment aint got nothin' on me....

peace, and happy Ebaying! Just stay away from MY auctions.....
nick

Winter is gay (remember?)

Ok everyone, gather around... Lets talk about #7 on my list of things not to put in your blog that no one reads. I have a feeling that mine is actually the only blog that no one reads... but, either way. Ok, so you know those pop-ups that people have on their websites? You know, you click on a link to their website and before you even get into the website, there is that little stupid text pop-up thing?

*I am gay, click ok*

Umkay, so you hit ok.... and ANOTHER one pops up...

*Didn't you hear me? Im GAY*

Yeah, fine, I get the picture, you are definately gay (not that there is anything wrong with that). Now can I enter you're damn website already? Let's not put these pop-up things on blogs or even websites any more. There is nothing so important that every one must read, even before getting into your stupid website.
Good. Good talk everyone. Now get back to work and stop wasting company time reading blogs!

Just kidding... I would never discourage wasting company time.

peace nick

I can't get no, power in Wisconsin

You kind of have to say the title with the Stones I can't get no satisfaction theme... nevermind. It sounded good in my head.
Anyways, if you've ever read my website, you already know my disgust for Concerned Citizen groups in this state. I really get a bug in my ass when these morons target any project aiming to increase power production in this sickly state.
Now they are at it again! There was a story in my local paper recently (here) about a new Concerned Citizen group, fighting yet another proposed wind energy site in this area. This is what the pansies in this state are reduced to now. We cannot produce any more energy in this state, ever. There are people who will fight anything! Nuclear power has no chance anywhere in this country. Because of uneducated morons. Natural gas is too expensive to produce, and even if it weren't, have fun trying to drill for it! And coal... well.... all that nasty pollution.... how horrible.
But now, we cannot harvest wind to produce power. Oh the wind turbines are too tall... they obstruct my view of the horizon... they make the sunlight flicker which gives me a headache.... Ok fine. But now they are protesting because the ground climate may change.... Are you kidding me? What next, wind pollution concerns? Did ya conduct studies on whether wind turbines create wind pollution? Huh huh, did ya? What about a study to figure out just when we are going to run out of power in this state. I'd sure be interested in seeing the results of that, because I bet it's any day now.
You know what really pisses me off about these people? They are the same ones that bitch and moan about Republicans being responsible for job losses and "outsourcing". I wonder if it ever occured to them that maybe businesses are not real excited about working in an area where there will never be any more energy production. Ever. You cannot even put up power LINES anymore without someone throwing a fit. Hmmm.... I bet no one ever complains about clean energy production in China. If you do, they probably just come and kill you, which is what we should do with these people who just refuse to allow anything that changes the environment at all, forget the fact that wind power is the cleanest f-ing way to produce energy we have.
I can't stand these stupid people, they drive me nuts. The battery in my laptop is not good enough to last through extended blackouts and I will literally lose it without the internet in my house. Ground climate change...... lets see how much the ground climate changes when I burn your damn house down....

peace nick

Merry Christmas... lets break something!

I can't believe that tomorrow is the first day of December. You know what this means? Only 2 *full* weeks until Christmas vacation starts. If I can hold on to my remaining two days of vacation, I will get 12 days off this year for Christmas. I guess this is probably the only benefit of working for a company that has its vacation schedule set by a greedy union. Thank you greedy UAW!
So I have 12 days to spend at home. Last year during my vacation I so foolishly tried to remodel our kitchen. It's still to this day not finished. I've never been much for actually completing projects, they're only fun to start. I could always just finish the kitchen... nah! Like I said, projects are only fun to start.
Maybe this year's project will involve destroying a bathroom... I've always wanted to smash a cast iron tub out with a sledge hammer, I hear it's great fun.
Either way, Christmas is a great time for destruction and I plan on using every minute to the fullest. I guess I should change my Christmas list to just gift certificates from Home Depot....

More to come later.

peace nick

Thanks!

Things Im thankful for:

A great family. An awesome family.

Having to drive 80 miles to find out I had no oil cap on my car.

Wireless technology. Its so much more comfy to do this on the couch.

Bars, for reminding me why I dont like bars.

Smoke, for reminding me why I quit smoking.

MARR volunteers. You can't adopt dogs without people.

Food. Especially the orange chicken we had last night. Yum.

Dog bones for allowing me peace and quiet, and time to write in my super kewl blog. Super kewl.

BTW - Potential home for Andy is getting the homecheck today. With any luck, he will be home in a week or two.... more peace and quiet to come.

peace nick

Uncle! Uncle!

I give in! I surrender! All those bad things I ever said, bad thoughts I thought, I take them all back!

I believe in God!

I will eat my brussel sprouts!

I will vote for John Kerry next time around!

I will do anything!

But pleeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaassssssssseeeeeeeee STOP SCREWING WITH MY CAR!!!!

I cant take it anymore. I now have to spend an entire morning (hopefully only that long) to take my car into the shop AGAIN! Now some stupid malfunction inidicator light is on in my piece of CRAP car.
Seriously, just kill me now and spare the car, Im begging you... No?

WELL, F-YOU CRAPWAGEN!!! F-YOU!!!!

It will now be my sole mission in life to trash the living hell out of Volkswagen at every possible opportunity. I will picket in front of VW dealers. I will spit on every single one I come across. I will run for Senate on the platform of invading Germany and blowing up every damn VW building in that horrible little excuse of a piss ant country.
Heads will f-ing roll for this! DONT EVER EVER EVER EVEN THINK ABOUT BUYING VW!!! If you do, I will find out, I will hunt you down and pull your toe nails out with a pliers!
You think Im kidding? TRY ME!!!

kiss my ass
nick

Poop on common sense...

Being involved in dog rescue over the last 6 or so years has taught me a lot of things. One of those things is that too many people make decisions based on emotion, or "what feels good". Decisions based on emotion are almost always bad decisions. If emotion has one job, its to poop on common sense. They almost never work together.
One bad decision often made in animal rescue, which is so often based on pure emotion, is to go "no-kill". What does no-kill mean? It means in a shelter that is no-kill, no animal is euthanized because of lack of space.
While I respect the work that anyone involved in animal rescue does, its thankless and usually heart-breaking work, I have news for the feel-gooders in animal rescue:

If you want to solve the animal over-population problem, without government intervention, you better cut the no-kill crap.

What the feel-gooders in animal rescue refuse to acknowledge is, that there are more animals in need of homes, than there are people willing to take them. This is common sense, and remember, emotion's job is to poop on common sense. The feel-gooders emotions say, "oh, we cant euthanize this old dog simply to save more young dogs." So they go no-kill, save dogs that very few people want, and all the adoptable, young dogs are pushed into the kill shelters and euthanized because of space issues. If you save an 8 year old dog for example, in the time it takes to place that 1 dog, chances are you could have adopted 10 dogs under a year old. Why is that called "no-kill"?
So while these people can go home and feel good because they physically are part of a no-kill operation, in reality, more animals are being euthanized because they cant imagine making decisions based on anything other than their own selfish emotions. I wont say they are making the problem worse, its certainly not their fault all these animals are being given up, but the problem of this country having too many animals is not going to get any better with this type of logic. And the losers who dump their animals at shelters are not learning any lessons if they can justify their decision by taking their unwanted dogs and cats to "no-kill shelters".

"Oh, 'ole Fido will be okay... he may be 8 years old and have arthritis, but we took him to a no-kill shelter and they will find him a good home... even if it takes a year and a half"

True, Fido will be ok, but 20 other highly adoptable dogs will be euthanized elsewhere...

peace nick

how did you get these?

Ah ha! I've solved the blogging problem of picture posting... really I stole the idea from someone else...
Anyways, Ive created a seperate blog for pictures blah blah blah

how did you get these?

And the plain blog rolls on...

peace nick

Andy is live!

See Andy here!

peace nick

Crapwagen

This car is a 2003 Volkswagen Jetta. I have a car just like it. In fact, mine is even the same color... looks just like this one. Only, probably unlike this one, mine has a stripped oil drain bolt. I guess if there is a positive side to the fact that I have a stripped oil drain bolt, it is that at least it doesn't prevent me from shifting my car out of park.

Now I realize that this was caused by human error, and I'm somewhat hopeful the idiots responsible for this will fix it..... but c'mon now... what next? I have the worst luck with vehicles. I am officially being punished. With just this beautiful 2003 Jetta, purchased around Christmas of 2002.... I've had a flat tire, I'm on my second windhshield (which is cracked), the stereo cuts out, the AM radio works whenever it wants, sometimes the car doesn't shift out of park and now... yes... stripped oil drain bolt.

Did I ever tell any of you about the time my car wouldn't shift out of park?

True story - one time I was driving home from work on the highway and because one of the lobes on my camshaft was so warped (unbeknownst to me at the time) one of the cylinders stopped firing. I realize that's a little technical... basically in my 4 cylinder car... only 3 were working. I know what you're wondering... what exactly happens when you only have 3 out of 4 cylinders working properly? Well, what happens is, you can't come to a complete stop without the car dying, and who knows if it will ever start again? Not only that, but, you can't drive much faster than, oh... about 45mph. I'll just say this makes both highway and city driving incredibly difficult.

Im not sure if there is a car God out there somewhere, but if there is, I'm apparently not in good graces. I'm thinking I should get a job in my own city before something really bad happens... like maybe my tire will just fly off, or my heater will start the seat on fire or something...

Go Badgers!

peace nick

Just slighty stoopid

I realize its been a while since Ive plugged, well, anything. So, with that, I want to plug a band that I really like and I don't think is very well known. Slightly Stoopid is out of California and almost sound like a Sublime off-shoot. Indeed, if I have my facts correct, they were founded by the late leader of Sublime, Brad Nowell.
I haven't listened to many of their other cds, other than their live radio album - Acoustic Roots. If you like acoustic guitar, this is definately the album for you. A really unique mixture of acoustic guitar and reggae. And trust me, these guys rock on acoustics....
Like I said, I haven't listened to a lot of their other stuff, but from what I have heard, it is quite Sublime-esque... if that makes sense. Just go to the website, download a couple of songs, and then go buy the cds... I can't do it all for you...

peace nick

Look, Im NUDE!

It appears that nude someone was searching nude on a blog nude search engine, and because nude one of my recent nude posts mentioned the potential nude flight attendant calendars nude that may hit nude stands soon, they found my nude site. How nude exciting! It looks like a nude good way to increase nude traffic is just mention the nude word nude alot.

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nude nude... oh, enough already.

What I dont get is why someone would search a blog search engine for nude... What the hell are they hoping to find??? I guess the endless amounts of porn on the regular web just isnt good enough any more. Maybe there is some good blog porn out there, just sitting, untapped.
I wonder what other things people are searching blogs for... Maybe a few well placed Britney Spears nude or nude Bush Twins references would generate some healthy traffic...

Its worth a shot I guess. For all three of you who come here in hopes Ive had some major breakthough in my creative writing skills, I apologize in advance. For those looking for the word nude.... lets get it on!!

peace nick

Mish mash I was taking a bath

A mish mash of thoughts today:

There is a girl in our city who is on her way to becoming only the 4th person to survive human rabies. Miracles are common in our city. So give a good thought.

Unfortunately our city officials have no good thoughts and are now looking into charging residents for resurfacing our streets. I thought I already paid taxes, but whatever...

And we slaughter sheep inside the city limits now?

Looks like the unions are about to strike again, and they're bringing the flight attendants with them. Be on the lookout for nude flight attendant calendars next year... Thats ok with me, I hate flying, but Im neutral on nude calendars...

Condi is a good choice for Secretary of State, but man, is she bugly or what? Is it too much to ask to have decent looking politicians?

Friday the foster dog gets neutered. Friday is also his 1st birthday.... BWAHAHAHAHAHA IM EVIL!!! Happy Birthday Andy.... CHOP!!!!

Christmas present buying is the last strong hold out in my bid to eradicate myself of procrastination. Hey, I need at least one New Years resolution.

Tonight is a school night. 4 more classes to go. 4 more 6 packs of beer.

Its 1 o'clock, and Im going back to work.

peace nick

Whose fault is it?

Whose fault is it that yesterday as I was trying to leave from work my car wouldnt shift out of park? And yes, I tried to move the steering wheel, and yes, I tried pushing the brake. Turns out that I had a faulty brake light switch, which in case you werent aware, can prevent you from shifting your car from park to reverse (or any other gear).

Did you read that right? I COULDNT SHIFT MY CAR OUT OF PARK!!!

Until yesterday I was not even aware that at any time I may have this problem. Not able to start, yes, I hope it doesnt happen, but I am aware that it can. Burnt out headlights, cracked windshields, broken stereo, I am aware that these can happen, because they have, with my piece of crap car. But not being able to shift out of park is a new one for me.

Did I mention that I couldnt shift my car out of park?

So who is to blame for this? VW? Nah, nothing ever is wrong with Volkswagens. I hate you Volkswagen. I hope whomever gets elected Tuesday taxes you right out of this coutry.
Maybe it was GWB? Afterall, he did get blamed for those nasty hurricanes that hit Florida this year. Its plausible that one of his policies is to blame for my faulty brake light switch that prevented me from shifting my car out of park.

Maybe it was bin Laden. Coincidence that his tape came out on the same day as my car wouldnt shift out of park? Probably...

Well folks, someone is to blame, but rest assured I will not sleep correctly until the problem is fixed. No one will have to sit in a car that wont shift out of park. No one.

Off to write the VW shiznits...

peace and vw
nick

Guys are dumb

Yup, Ive already been thru how women are complicated, the natural progression is... onto how men are dumb. Most men.... are really dumb. Ive always had this great idea of how I was going to write a book, basically an idiots guide to women. Not because I know women, I dont, but because I know guys.

We'll call the first chapter - Everyone knows all you want to do is get laid, you dont tell the woman that you f'ing moron. Maybe its the women who are morons. Who falls for this crap? Hey - I dont want a relationship, I only want sex from you. Gee, yeah, ok, I have no self esteem, what the hell...

Second chapter. Dont touch, pour water on, try to get into bed or ditch for someone else the girl you are on a first date with. One would hope some of these things would be no brainers, but apparently some of my fellow men cannot grasp the simple concepts of personal space and basic manners.

Third chapter. Everyone knows all you want to do is get laid, you dont tell the woman that you f'ing moron. Oh wait, that was chapter one. Oh well, its important enough to go thru again. And again and again and again until you understand how important this is.

I hate stereotypes, but I have to admit, if I were a woman I would be a lesbian. Not because I like women now, or a woman, but because men are just dumb. At least most of the half way decent looking ones are.

I think the problem is that way back in grade school the guys were split into basically two groups. One group was the normal looking, athletic boys, and the other group was the nerdy looking, well, nerds. Well the nerds never get any exposure to women, so they end inexperienced and, well, nerdy. The jocks turn into idiots. This is a long process, and I dont have time to go thru it all, but trust me, thats what happens. Those who can manage to either escape both groups, or live amongst both groups turn out to be the winners. Unfortunately for women, there arent many.

So, we're left to educate the rest. Its a tough job, and a thankless one, but hey, Im used to it. You're welcome. Off to start my book...

peacenick

Let us self-reflect

A conversation the other night has led me into a period of self-reflection, in which Ive tried to think about my good and bad qualities. I feel like a dork for doing this, but maybe it will help to write them down. And what better place than my beloved blog that no one reads... Here goes.

Bad qualities:

1. Im anti-social. Its not that I dont like people. Wait, yes it is....

2. Im too opinionated. You're wrong, Im right... maybe this isnt a fault afterall.

3. Im overly sexually motivated. I know what you're thinking... what guy isnt? Lets just say its more of an obsessive compulsive disorder for me.

4. Im not a good communicator. I tend to keep things bottled up, which usually leads to temporary insanity, which leads to me killing another one of my neighbors and burying them in my backyard. Just kidding, just making sure you're still awake...

Ok, good qualities:

1. Im nice, in person. I think I was brought up to have good manners and treat people with respect. Yup, Im nice. Real nice. Really really nice.

2. I like animals. Yup, Im a sucker.

3. Im mellow. I guess this could go into either category, depending on the situation. But I like a more laid back personality, so its a good quality to me.

4. Im original. What? Havent you been paying attention this whole time?

Ok, so that was, uh, therapeutic. I guess the bad qualities win in significance. Oh well, at least I can use this incredibly cool blog to pass my insecurities and flaws off on others. I need a beer.

peacenick

Women are complicated

Here is a topic sure to shock the senses... So I was reading thru all the really funny rants and raves over there at craigslist, which btw, Design magazine did a nice interview with Craig, the mastermind behind craigslist. Not sure where to find it online though. But I digress... A lot of the posts are really funny and original, which is hard to find on the internet these days. But there is one common theme I keep seeing repeated, from, Im assuming the women posters. And that is that, most men are just no good at oral sex, and usually worthless in bed altogether. You hear this in movies all the time as well.
Now first of all... I realize I live a sheltered life, but when did women all of a sudden become so ungrateful? And doesnt this imply to you the assumption that these same women think they are any better at oral sex or in bed? I dont know, but my guess is they are really just trying to push their own inabilities off on the poor guys who have had the misfortune of being with these cold, heartless whiners.
But besides all that... its not like the female body is incredibly simple. Most women cant even figure it out for themselves. Thats why there is a huge market for erotic toys and contraptions and all that stuff to help out. If women cant even figure it out for the most part, how in the hell are guys supposed to? We're not magicians. We're not used to all the toys and stuff. If a guy cant figure himself out with his hands, we chalk him up as a lost cause. No such luck with women. If you cant figure everything out in the 10 minutes you get before she is filing her nails and talking on the phone, you're the latest rant on some website.
So from now on, cut your guy a little slack. If you even know what it takes, help a brother out a little. If you dont even know, then find out and get back to us. And we'll all live a little happier ever after.

peace nick

I cant think of titles anymore...

So here is a good show for ya, if you so happen to live in driving distance of Madison, WI...

http://www.luthersblues.com/lb/details.php?id=457

Mindy Smith sounds a tad country for me, but Im really interested in seeing Garrison Starr and Charlie Mars. I know Garrison has done some touring with Mason Jennings, and Ive caught a few of her songs. Good stuff, all good stuff.
So I got to take a tour of the Kohler manufacturing plants today. Over 5 years working here and Ive never been on the tour... go figure. But man, how cool! I realize my opinion is biased, I wouldnt have it any other way, but it is one of the most interesting tours Ive ever been on. You can see everything from whirlpool baths being assembled, to the cast iron foundry, to brass finishing, and on and on... And the coolest part is, some of these processes have been done almost the same way for the better part of the last century. The tour guide was telling us of one guy who did the same grinding job for 43 years. 43 years! Could you imagine getting up every day and doing basically the same thing for 43 years? Thats unheard of these days. I started here when I was 19, I'll be damned if Im going to be doing the same thing when Im 62. Im retiring at 40, ready or not...
Anywho, moving on... unfortunately, last night I happen to catch the first new bachelor show. Is it just me, or are none of the women the bachelor picked worthy of advancing? In fact, I would have had trouble picking 5. Aside from most of them being just ugly, most of them are just in it to get married and have kids. Gee... is it any wonder none of these couples ever make it more than a year? You dont put two barely attractive, wildly successful people together, send them on unrealistic, fantasy-land dates and then expect the relationship to survive the real world.
I think the next bachelor should be in the city, the people have their first date in a smoky, loud bar, and they should preferably have at least some body fat. This is the real world. This fantasy crap they do now is just depressing to those of us who dont have fancy job titles, perfect bodies and tons of cash.
TV in general is just depressing. It should be football, 24/7.

peace nick

Need beer.

Why is it the one day I actually feel like going to the bar and getting drunk, I have school? I guess its that thing where you want what you cant have. Or maybe the better question is - why cant we have what we want? No... thats a stupid question....
Dont you hate it when people say - "there are no stupid questions"? I would estimate that about 80% of all questions are stupid. Alright, maybe not 80%, but c'mon.... no stupid questions?
Alright, enough with the stupid stuff. So Ive noticed the blogger world is becoming increasingly creative with their .html codes. Im not going to say this is stupid (see previous sentence) but isnt the whole point of a blog to be simple and to the point? If you want funky .html coding, why not just make a website?
Im going to resist this trend and stick with the basic black backround, white lettering. I think its cool these days to be basic. Everyone else is trying to be all fancy and I think that just takes away from the real point of this blog stuff, what people have to say. Of course, what do I know... I just rag on other people for the.... um... uncool stuff they do on their blogs. I wonder if anyone is complaining about what I do in mine..... Well, let me know if you see anything.

peace
nick

blog... huh huh... yeah.....

So hey, my first comment... neat. Thanks, I'll try not to let it get to my head. Didnt really get the blog.... roller.... thingamajiggie. Oh well.
I wonder how reporters and article... writer... people (what would be that job title?) deal with the fact that the public reads their thoughts. Do they feel obliged to discuss their own articles with people, or distance themselves from them? Take that chick from Sex and the City. Dont her own friends ever read her article? I never see them discussing it together. Is she ever forced to discuss her article topics afterwards? She's always giving advice, but it never seems to be directly related to her articles.
Ive written opinion articles for my local newspaper and people always want to talk about the issue with me. I guess I prefer to distance myself from my writing. Its almost a break from reality where I get to put my thoughts down in a way Im just not usually capable of communicating in person, or just dont want to. Im strange that way I guess.
I guess I just admitted to watching Sex and the City.... Crap.... Well it should be a goal for any guy to try to penetrate the female thought process. I like to think of it as entertaining research.... yup, thats it....
Well, back to shower doors......

peace-nick

Is it Friday yet?

Man, what a week. I do adoptions for a Rottweiler Rescue group called MidAmerica Rottweiler Rescue. Its been nuts lately! There are literally dogs all over the place, and their situations are constantly changing as our team of volunteers tries to put them anywhere they can before they are put to sleep.
If you ever want more stress than one person can handle, try coordinating, or even just being involved in, the placement of dozens of dogs, throughout 10 states, over email, while at work.... I like to give it hell during the week, but man, Im looking foward to downing a few beers this weekend.
Which reminds me, Ive been meaning to plug my favorite beer, since I dont think many people know about it. Its Blue Moon beer, its made by Coors, and it goes great with an orange slice and some barbecue pizza. Its a great beer, a little cloudy, but dont let that fool you. Its very smooth, and does not have a funky taste like some domestic import wannabes. So put down your boring Bud Light, or Miller if you are one of those sickos, and give a real beer a shot.
Its amazing how much you have to prod people to actually try something new... If you like the radio, only drink Miller and and have a pnk blog, you need to leave, go find the highest building with a window, and jump. Live a little you boring.... ah, why am I wasting my time... I have training to go to...

peacenick

I thought school was hard...

Remember seeing on tv how people were studying for their college courses, reading tons of books, and basically dedicating their whole lives to school? Those people are dumb. If you just procrastinate and do everything at the last minute, preferably the day of your class, you will retain the information you need much better. In general, procrastination is the way to go. Trust me, I know what Im talking about here.
For example, I just learned Ohms Law in like 10 minutes over my lunch hour, leaving me plenty of internet surfing time and of course, time to write in my beloved blog. I just have to remember: I = V+R or is it V x R? V over R??? F*CK! How about that.... F over UCK.... I have some F over UCK divided by ING reading to do..... Oh well, I'll do it before my class.

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On another note. Will you people stop putting your stupid poetry in your blogs? Gawd... We all know you ripped off 15 other poems from the internet, changed a couple of words and are now claiming it as your own. There is no way people can possibly still be coming up with poems creatively romanticizing the wind and rain and pretty little flowers. Write your dumb poem on a restaurant napkin, give it to your boyfriend or girlfriend and quit subjecting us to your pathetic attempts to sound mature and sophisticated.
Poetry is now #6 on my list of things not to put on your stupid blog that no one reads.

peace nick

Im original, are you?

So guess what? There is a Mason Jennings concert in Madison tonight, and I'm missing it. Bunk! What's that? Who is Mason Jennings? Well losers, maybe if you didn't solely rely on radio and MTV for your music, and instead had some original tastes, you would know who Mason Jennings is...
There's a crap load of music out there that doesn't make the radio for various reasons, that doesn't mean it isn't any good. But people are just too lazy to look for it, give it a try and expand their narrow interests. If you are still waiting for the latest Chili Peppers cd, you are a tool, you will always be a tool and you should leave my blog now.
Instead go to masonjennings.com, buy one of the cds, and enjoy some good music for once in your sorry, pathetic life.
There I feel better now that some of the frustration of missing his show is gone...

peace

nick

I still like the word blog...

So somewhere between waiting for my next meeting and voting for Lucky's cutest female bartender, I start flipping thru blogs, which has become a daily thing for me. Hey, gotta keep an eye on the competition... So right after the one with the two girls kissing in the rain... you know the one, dont lie... I catch the top of a blog with the most obnoxious statement Ive probably ever seen. It said - "If you aren't mad, you aren't paying attention." Well, now Im fricken mad... how stupid can one person be?
This is the problem with the world today. People are too friggin' busy being mad or frustrated or offended. I should hate my country, my boss and everyone around me because they are all out to get me and bring me down.
Here's my obnoxious saying - "If you aren't mad, good, enjoy you're life for once you fricken' automaton." I actually had to look automaton up to make sure I was using it correctly. That's a sad fact in and of itself, but I think it flows with the rest of my saying, so Im going to leave it.

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Switching gears, time for a plug. If you are interested in knowing who my hero is, its Bart Brejcha from www.design-engine.com I was lucky enough to get some training from Bart (paid for, thank God) and he is hands down one of the brightest young business owners Ive ever met. His group of masterminds down there in the Windy City host "fight club" style debates on anything from the economy to CAD software. If you are into design, any type of design or even just wishing you were super cool, check out their website. Especially the feature on the Orange Skin Party... damn Bart, you the man, you the man...

peace.

Writers block already?

Man, this blogging stuff is hard work. You have to come up with somewhat original material, otherwise you really will be writing to no one. Which is more than likely the case anyhow, but, hey, one can dream.
So I think I will stay away from the political stuff for the most part, too many people talking about that already. Probably means no sports either, except for the occasional rip on the Packers punting unit... So no politics and no sports, agreed? If you want to read about Bush vs. Kerry, try CNN. And sports, well, ESPN of course.
That leads me to today's topic, which strangely enough I just thought up. What you should NOT put in your stupid blog that no one reads....

1. Song lyrics. Post the stupid song title, if we want the lyrics we will look them up.

2. Really stupid pictures. I dont like pictures, they're dumb. Especially yours.

3. Pink. I hate pink. Dont use it.

4. lke, rly fnky riting n stuf. Show some intelligence, eh?

5. Foreign language... stuff.... I only speak English. Comprendes?

Yeah, so that's about it. It's only 5 things, but I only get an hour for lunch.

Peace.

how did you get here?

my first blog post. fun. i guess more to come later. time to draft my third fantasy football team.

peace.