Crawl into My Head
Friday, July 28, 2006
This sucks...
Because I have so many gay friends within the military, I follow articles like this one....I find it sad that our government is so much more concerned about removing gay men and women from the armed forces than actually working on ending the ordeals overseas and bringing them home to their families. Focus on that, or focus on the true problems at home (unemployment, poor schools, high taxes, ENGORGED GAS PRICES) and let the people who have the capability to serve our country do so.
Song: Bush "Let the Cable Sleep (The N.O.W. Remix) ¶ 7/28/2006 04:35:00 AM 0 comments
Song: Bush "Let the Cable Sleep (The N.O.W. Remix) ¶ 7/28/2006 04:35:00 AM 0 comments
Movie Fridays
I know I suck right now with my real posts, but I ain't gonna let you miss out on the movies for this week! Enjoy!
The Ant Bully (PG); Wide release (And in I-MAX on limited release)
A 10-year-old boy embarks on a remarkable journey. New in town, friendless and tormented by a neighborhood bully, young Lucas Nickle has been taking out his frustration on the innocent ant hill in his yard. But one day the ants retaliate. Using a magic potion, they shrink Lucas down to ant size and sentence him to live like an ant in their colony. In this strange, new world, Lucas will learn important lessons about friendship, get a whole new perspective on life and ultimately find the courage to stand up for himself.
Starring: Nicolas Cage, Alan Cumming, Zach Tyler Eisen, Paul Giamatti, Myles Jeffrey
John Tucker Must Die (PG-13); Wide release
When three popular girls from different cliques discover they've all been dating the school stud, they band together to seek revenge. Despite the jerk's charm and ever-growing popularity, the girls cleverly scheme with the help of the inconspicuous new girl in town, to soil his reputation and break his heart.
Starring: Jesse Metcalfe, Brittany Snow, Ashanti Douglas, Sophia Bush, Arielle Kebbel
Miami Vice (R); Wide release
Ricardo Tubbs is urbane and dead smart. He lives with Bronx-born intel analyst Trudy, as they work undercover transporting drug loads into South Florida to identify a group responsible for three murders. Sonny Crockett is charismatic and flirtatious until-while undercover working with the supplier of the South Florida group-he gets romantically entangled with Isabella, the Chinese-Cuban wife of an arms and drugs trafficker. The intensity of this case pushes Crockett and Tubbs out onto the edge where identity and fabrication become blurred, where cop and player become one-especially for Crockett in his romance with Isabella and for Tubbs in the provocation of an assault on those he loves.
Starring: Jamie Foxx, Colin Farrell, Gong Li, Naomie Harris, Ciaran Hinds
America: Freedom to Fascism (NR); Limited release
Determined to find the law that requires American citizens to pay income tax, producer Aaron Russo set out on a journey to find the evidence. Neither left, nor right-wing, this startling examination of government exposes the systematic erosion of civil liberties in America since 1913 when the Federal Reserve System was fraudulently created. Through interviews with two U.S. Congressmen, former IRS Commissioner and former IRS and FBI agents, tax attorneys and authors, Russo connects the dots between money creation, federal income tax, and the national identity card, which becomes law in May 2008 and will use Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology. This is a precursor to an impending police state in America.
Starring: Sheldon S. Cohen, Ron Paul, Phil Hart, Katherine Albrecht, Catherine Austin Fitts
I Like Killing Flies (R); Limited release
Shopsin's is the quintessential New York restaurant, inhabited by the equally prototypical New York chef, Kenny. The Falstaff of his domain, Kenny is a person who can definitely be called a character. Irascible and intermittently brilliant, he started cooking to earn a few extra bucks and now makes more than nine hundred different items, including hundreds of soups and ethnic comfort food of every variety, from matzoh brie to postmodern pancakes. But his culinary legerdemain is only half of what you get when you enter his domain, and heaven help you if it's with a group of five. A true kitchen philosopher, Kenny's observations about life, politics, food, and sex give this film a vitality that doesn't let up. But after 35 years, Shopsin's has lost its lease and must face a difficult decision.
Starring: Eve Shopsin, Kenny Shopsin, Calvin Trillin
A Scanner Darkly (R); Limited release
In the near future in Suburban Orange County, California, America's endless and futile war on drugs has become one and the same with its war on terror. Reluctant undercover cop Bob Arctor follows orders to start spying on his friends, Jim Barris, Ernie Luckman, Donna Hawthorne and Charles Freck. When he is directed to step up the surveillance on himself, he is launched on a paranoid journey into the absurd, where identities and loyalties are impossible to decode.
Starring: Keanu Reeves, Winona Ryder, Robert Downey Jr., Woody Harrelson, Rory Cochrane
Scoop (PG-13); Limited release
The late U.K. journalist Joe Strombel is being mourned by his colleagues--even as, stuck in limbo, Joe remains committed to pursuing a hot tip on the identity of "the Tarot Card Killer" at large in London. But, how can his legwork get done now? Via the very much alive Sondra Pransky. Sondra is an American journalism student visiting friends in London. During a stage performance by another American, magician Sid Waterman, Sondra is shocked to find herself able to see and hear Joe. From beyond, he gives her the scoop of a lifetime and urges her to pursue it. Sondra immediately starts chasing the big story, enlisting the aid of a reluctant Sid. That chase leads right to handsome British aristocrat Peter Lyman. Soon, Sondra finds that the romance of her life may well be the dangerous scoop she's looking for.
Starring: Scarlett Johansson, Ian McShane, Hugh Jackman, Woody Allen, Jim Dunk
Coming Attractions
-
Barnyard: The Original Party Animals (PG); Wide release; opens 8/4
The Descent (R); Wide release; opens 8/4
The Night Listener (R); Wide release; opens 8/4
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (PG-13); Wide release; opens 8/4 ¶ 7/28/2006 03:59:00 AM 0 comments
The Ant Bully (PG); Wide release (And in I-MAX on limited release)
A 10-year-old boy embarks on a remarkable journey. New in town, friendless and tormented by a neighborhood bully, young Lucas Nickle has been taking out his frustration on the innocent ant hill in his yard. But one day the ants retaliate. Using a magic potion, they shrink Lucas down to ant size and sentence him to live like an ant in their colony. In this strange, new world, Lucas will learn important lessons about friendship, get a whole new perspective on life and ultimately find the courage to stand up for himself.
Starring: Nicolas Cage, Alan Cumming, Zach Tyler Eisen, Paul Giamatti, Myles Jeffrey
John Tucker Must Die (PG-13); Wide release
When three popular girls from different cliques discover they've all been dating the school stud, they band together to seek revenge. Despite the jerk's charm and ever-growing popularity, the girls cleverly scheme with the help of the inconspicuous new girl in town, to soil his reputation and break his heart.
Starring: Jesse Metcalfe, Brittany Snow, Ashanti Douglas, Sophia Bush, Arielle Kebbel
Miami Vice (R); Wide release
Ricardo Tubbs is urbane and dead smart. He lives with Bronx-born intel analyst Trudy, as they work undercover transporting drug loads into South Florida to identify a group responsible for three murders. Sonny Crockett is charismatic and flirtatious until-while undercover working with the supplier of the South Florida group-he gets romantically entangled with Isabella, the Chinese-Cuban wife of an arms and drugs trafficker. The intensity of this case pushes Crockett and Tubbs out onto the edge where identity and fabrication become blurred, where cop and player become one-especially for Crockett in his romance with Isabella and for Tubbs in the provocation of an assault on those he loves.
Starring: Jamie Foxx, Colin Farrell, Gong Li, Naomie Harris, Ciaran Hinds
America: Freedom to Fascism (NR); Limited release
Determined to find the law that requires American citizens to pay income tax, producer Aaron Russo set out on a journey to find the evidence. Neither left, nor right-wing, this startling examination of government exposes the systematic erosion of civil liberties in America since 1913 when the Federal Reserve System was fraudulently created. Through interviews with two U.S. Congressmen, former IRS Commissioner and former IRS and FBI agents, tax attorneys and authors, Russo connects the dots between money creation, federal income tax, and the national identity card, which becomes law in May 2008 and will use Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology. This is a precursor to an impending police state in America.
Starring: Sheldon S. Cohen, Ron Paul, Phil Hart, Katherine Albrecht, Catherine Austin Fitts
I Like Killing Flies (R); Limited release
Shopsin's is the quintessential New York restaurant, inhabited by the equally prototypical New York chef, Kenny. The Falstaff of his domain, Kenny is a person who can definitely be called a character. Irascible and intermittently brilliant, he started cooking to earn a few extra bucks and now makes more than nine hundred different items, including hundreds of soups and ethnic comfort food of every variety, from matzoh brie to postmodern pancakes. But his culinary legerdemain is only half of what you get when you enter his domain, and heaven help you if it's with a group of five. A true kitchen philosopher, Kenny's observations about life, politics, food, and sex give this film a vitality that doesn't let up. But after 35 years, Shopsin's has lost its lease and must face a difficult decision.
Starring: Eve Shopsin, Kenny Shopsin, Calvin Trillin
A Scanner Darkly (R); Limited release
In the near future in Suburban Orange County, California, America's endless and futile war on drugs has become one and the same with its war on terror. Reluctant undercover cop Bob Arctor follows orders to start spying on his friends, Jim Barris, Ernie Luckman, Donna Hawthorne and Charles Freck. When he is directed to step up the surveillance on himself, he is launched on a paranoid journey into the absurd, where identities and loyalties are impossible to decode.
Starring: Keanu Reeves, Winona Ryder, Robert Downey Jr., Woody Harrelson, Rory Cochrane
Scoop (PG-13); Limited release
The late U.K. journalist Joe Strombel is being mourned by his colleagues--even as, stuck in limbo, Joe remains committed to pursuing a hot tip on the identity of "the Tarot Card Killer" at large in London. But, how can his legwork get done now? Via the very much alive Sondra Pransky. Sondra is an American journalism student visiting friends in London. During a stage performance by another American, magician Sid Waterman, Sondra is shocked to find herself able to see and hear Joe. From beyond, he gives her the scoop of a lifetime and urges her to pursue it. Sondra immediately starts chasing the big story, enlisting the aid of a reluctant Sid. That chase leads right to handsome British aristocrat Peter Lyman. Soon, Sondra finds that the romance of her life may well be the dangerous scoop she's looking for.
Starring: Scarlett Johansson, Ian McShane, Hugh Jackman, Woody Allen, Jim Dunk
Coming Attractions
-
Barnyard: The Original Party Animals (PG); Wide release; opens 8/4
The Descent (R); Wide release; opens 8/4
The Night Listener (R); Wide release; opens 8/4
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (PG-13); Wide release; opens 8/4 ¶ 7/28/2006 03:59:00 AM 0 comments
Thursday, July 27, 2006
Today's Humour
100 Reasons To Be Gay
You truly don't care who Julia Roberts is sleeping with.
You understand the difference between 43 brands of imported vodka.
You can call anyone "honey" including pets.
You know someone who definitely was in the emergency room with Richard Gere and the gerbil.
You understand the immense importance of good lighting.
You can be at a crowded disco the size of two football fields and still spot a toupee.
You can tell a woman you love her bathing suit, and truly mean her bathing suit.
You can explain the nuances between steady date, boyfriend and lover.
You really have "been there, done that."
Your women friends will tell you everything you want to know about their boyfriends. And that means everything.
You're the only type of male who gets to say "fabulous."
You can have naked pictures of men you don't know in your home.
You can have naked men you don't know in your home.
You know how to handle the telephone like a Stradivarius.
You understand why the good Lord invented spandex.
You understand why the good Lord didn't intend everyone to wear it.
You know how to get back at just about everyone. And have.
You know that the most important part of a party's decor is the catering staff.
You only wear polyester when you mean to.
You can smile to let someone know you can't stand them.
You can freeze a troll from 20 feet away.
You're good pals with women other people can't stand.
You've always got an opinion.
You've read the book, seen the movie, done the musical.
You know how to dress strategically.
Your car has an amusing female name.
You're the only one at your high school reunion who looks a lot better than you did in high school. (OMG THIS ACTUALLY HAPPEND AND I WAS TOLD THAT LAST YEAR -brad)
You've got at least one framed picture of a pet.
If your mattress could talk, it would be Joan Rivers.
You know that sex complicates things. So?
You know that being called a "cheap slut" isn't actually an insult.
There's a married guy somewhere who is terrified of you.
Nobody tells you what to do in bed...unless you tell them what to tell you.
You have a medicine chest stocked for any occasion.
You have at least one movie musical on video.
You're not embarrassed to sing in a piano bar.
You're embarrassed by people who sing in piano bars.
You never hold a grudge for longer than a decade or two.
You know how to make an entrance.
You know when to make an exit.
You worry about people you don't even know - like Liza Minnelli.
You choose the most fabulous greeting cards.
You know how to program your VCR.
You've got sunscreen at every conceivable SPF level.
You have a cologne display worthy of Nordies.
You understand, viscerally, Joan Crawford.
Some of your best friends are your ex lovers.
You know when to play dumb.
You know what to do for a hangover.
Yes, you do have a condom.
You've called someone "girlfriend" who is neither a girl nor a friend.
One or more of the following apply to you:
You adore Judy Garland
You hate Judy Garland
You hate people who adore Judy Garland.
You hate people who hate Judy Garland.
You don't give a damn about Judy Garland.
Who is Judy Garland?
You can supply the last names to the following list:
Bernadette
Chita
Barbra
You made Donna Summer a star.
You made Donna Summer a has-been.
Tanning salons were invented for you.
You've made sunbathing a performance art.
You know when the party's over.
You know where to go after the party's over.
You're fearless about fighting the elements, especially gravity.
When you hear "a stitch in time saves nine" you think of
Your grandma
Your face lift
John Wayne Bobbit
You know that pigs and bears are not necessarily rural wildlife.
Your roommate can be your roommate and not your "roommate."
You know that referring to someone as "a real lady" isn't necessarily a compliment.
Your favorite dinner accessory may also be your dinner companion.
If your cat is a female, you swear it's a lesbian.
If your cat is a male, you swear it's a lesbian.
You sing along heartily with songs that make most females cringe, like "Stand by your man".
You've been to a bris, a barmitzvah, a christening, a first communion and too many weddings and you have a carefully considered evaluation of the food after each.
You'll never have to hear your mother complain about your wife.
A two-seater convertible seems perfectly practical to you.
You have a favorite Disney character and it's usually a nasty one.
You've left someone totally speechless.
You've shaved something other than your face.
All your friends do not have to "get along".
You have large collection of anniversary pictures. They may be with different guys, however.
Your love handles are actually used as such.
When someone turns his back on you, you actually consider it an opportunity.
You've got a large assortment of movie-star biographies.
You've got the most interesting coffee table books.
You know where to find a meat rack and it ain't in your kitchen drawer.
You have a sexual persuasion with its own flag.
At some moment in your life you've envisioned having back-up girls.
You know your enemies.
After a workout at the gym, you feel like a new man. And he's right there in the shower.
You're Barbra Streisand's biggest fan.
You know that Barbra Streisand's biggest fan is Barbra Streisand.
Not only have you added spice to your life - sometimes you've added side dishes.
You know that "small talk" can be about spirituality or politics,and "important issues" can be about hair.
You've actually lived out some of your fantasies.
Unlike most straight women, you have no problem being treated solely as a sex object.
You have no doubts about the accuracy of the Kinsey Report.
You know, by heart, every line in:
All about Eve
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Your face
You are ALWAYS ready for your close-up.
You have 412 ways to tell someone to get lost. 136 are non-verbal.
You can lip-sync to at least one Supreme's song.
You have a carefully selected Yiddish vocabulary.
Even if you're in Kansas, you're not in Kansas anymore.
You know exactly how many martinis it takes.
When throwing a party, you know how to put out quite a spread. Sometimes after the party too. ¶ 7/27/2006 10:36:00 AM 0 comments
You truly don't care who Julia Roberts is sleeping with.
You understand the difference between 43 brands of imported vodka.
You can call anyone "honey" including pets.
You know someone who definitely was in the emergency room with Richard Gere and the gerbil.
You understand the immense importance of good lighting.
You can be at a crowded disco the size of two football fields and still spot a toupee.
You can tell a woman you love her bathing suit, and truly mean her bathing suit.
You can explain the nuances between steady date, boyfriend and lover.
You really have "been there, done that."
Your women friends will tell you everything you want to know about their boyfriends. And that means everything.
You're the only type of male who gets to say "fabulous."
You can have naked pictures of men you don't know in your home.
You can have naked men you don't know in your home.
You know how to handle the telephone like a Stradivarius.
You understand why the good Lord invented spandex.
You understand why the good Lord didn't intend everyone to wear it.
You know how to get back at just about everyone. And have.
You know that the most important part of a party's decor is the catering staff.
You only wear polyester when you mean to.
You can smile to let someone know you can't stand them.
You can freeze a troll from 20 feet away.
You're good pals with women other people can't stand.
You've always got an opinion.
You've read the book, seen the movie, done the musical.
You know how to dress strategically.
Your car has an amusing female name.
You're the only one at your high school reunion who looks a lot better than you did in high school. (OMG THIS ACTUALLY HAPPEND AND I WAS TOLD THAT LAST YEAR -brad)
You've got at least one framed picture of a pet.
If your mattress could talk, it would be Joan Rivers.
You know that sex complicates things. So?
You know that being called a "cheap slut" isn't actually an insult.
There's a married guy somewhere who is terrified of you.
Nobody tells you what to do in bed...unless you tell them what to tell you.
You have a medicine chest stocked for any occasion.
You have at least one movie musical on video.
You're not embarrassed to sing in a piano bar.
You're embarrassed by people who sing in piano bars.
You never hold a grudge for longer than a decade or two.
You know how to make an entrance.
You know when to make an exit.
You worry about people you don't even know - like Liza Minnelli.
You choose the most fabulous greeting cards.
You know how to program your VCR.
You've got sunscreen at every conceivable SPF level.
You have a cologne display worthy of Nordies.
You understand, viscerally, Joan Crawford.
Some of your best friends are your ex lovers.
You know when to play dumb.
You know what to do for a hangover.
Yes, you do have a condom.
You've called someone "girlfriend" who is neither a girl nor a friend.
One or more of the following apply to you:
You adore Judy Garland
You hate Judy Garland
You hate people who adore Judy Garland.
You hate people who hate Judy Garland.
You don't give a damn about Judy Garland.
Who is Judy Garland?
You can supply the last names to the following list:
Bernadette
Chita
Barbra
You made Donna Summer a star.
You made Donna Summer a has-been.
Tanning salons were invented for you.
You've made sunbathing a performance art.
You know when the party's over.
You know where to go after the party's over.
You're fearless about fighting the elements, especially gravity.
When you hear "a stitch in time saves nine" you think of
Your grandma
Your face lift
John Wayne Bobbit
You know that pigs and bears are not necessarily rural wildlife.
Your roommate can be your roommate and not your "roommate."
You know that referring to someone as "a real lady" isn't necessarily a compliment.
Your favorite dinner accessory may also be your dinner companion.
If your cat is a female, you swear it's a lesbian.
If your cat is a male, you swear it's a lesbian.
You sing along heartily with songs that make most females cringe, like "Stand by your man".
You've been to a bris, a barmitzvah, a christening, a first communion and too many weddings and you have a carefully considered evaluation of the food after each.
You'll never have to hear your mother complain about your wife.
A two-seater convertible seems perfectly practical to you.
You have a favorite Disney character and it's usually a nasty one.
You've left someone totally speechless.
You've shaved something other than your face.
All your friends do not have to "get along".
You have large collection of anniversary pictures. They may be with different guys, however.
Your love handles are actually used as such.
When someone turns his back on you, you actually consider it an opportunity.
You've got a large assortment of movie-star biographies.
You've got the most interesting coffee table books.
You know where to find a meat rack and it ain't in your kitchen drawer.
You have a sexual persuasion with its own flag.
At some moment in your life you've envisioned having back-up girls.
You know your enemies.
After a workout at the gym, you feel like a new man. And he's right there in the shower.
You're Barbra Streisand's biggest fan.
You know that Barbra Streisand's biggest fan is Barbra Streisand.
Not only have you added spice to your life - sometimes you've added side dishes.
You know that "small talk" can be about spirituality or politics,and "important issues" can be about hair.
You've actually lived out some of your fantasies.
Unlike most straight women, you have no problem being treated solely as a sex object.
You have no doubts about the accuracy of the Kinsey Report.
You know, by heart, every line in:
All about Eve
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Your face
You are ALWAYS ready for your close-up.
You have 412 ways to tell someone to get lost. 136 are non-verbal.
You can lip-sync to at least one Supreme's song.
You have a carefully selected Yiddish vocabulary.
Even if you're in Kansas, you're not in Kansas anymore.
You know exactly how many martinis it takes.
When throwing a party, you know how to put out quite a spread. Sometimes after the party too. ¶ 7/27/2006 10:36:00 AM 0 comments
Friday, July 21, 2006
This is a shorty…..heading to go see the Pink concert tonight in Myrtle Beach. Will be back either later tonight or in the morning. Have a great weekend and enjoy this week’s movie releases!
Clerks II (R); Wide release
The continuing tale of Dante and Randal, two slackers who find that life must change now that they are in their thirties, when it's time to grow up and do something more than just sit around, dissect pop culture and talk about sex.
Starring: Jeff Anderson, Kevin Smith, Jason Mewes, Brian O'Halloran, Rosario Dawson
Lady in the Water (PG-13); Wide release
Cleveland Heep has been quietly trying to disappear among the burned-out light bulbs and broken appliances of the Cove apartment complex. But on the night that irrevocably changes his life, Cleveland finds someone else hiding in the mundane routine of this modest building--a mysterious young woman named Story, who has been living in the passageways beneath the building's swimming pool. Cleveland discovers that Story is actually a Narf--a nymph-like character from an epic bedtime story who is being stalked by vicious creatures determined to prevent her from making the treacherous journey from our world back to hers. Story's unique powers of perception reveal the fates of Cleveland's fellow tenants, whose destinies are tied directly to her own, and they must work together to decipher a series of codes that will unlock the pathway to her freedom. But the window of opportunity for Story to return home is closing rapidly, and the tenants are putting their own lives at great risk to help her. Cleveland will have to face the demons that have followed him to the Cove--and the other tenants must seize the special powers that Story has brought out in them--if they hope to succeed in their daring and dangerous quest to save her world--and ours.
Starring: Paul Giamatti, Bryce Dallas Howard, Freddy Rodriguez, Jeffrey Wright, Bob Balaban
Monster House (PG); Wide release
Although no adults will believe them, three children realize a neighbor's house is really a monster. They must find a way to stop the house and save the neighborhood.
Starring: Steve Buscemi, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Mitchel Tate Musso, Jon Heder, Kevin James
My Super Ex-Girlfriend (PG-13); Wide release
Breaking up is hard to do, but sometimes it can be downright dangerous. Matt Saunders thinks he's finally found the perfect girlfriend, the beautiful Jenny Johnson--who just so happens to be a superhero. When Jenny/G-Girl becomes overly possessive, Matt wants to call it quits-- but how do you break up with a superhero? A scorned woman, Jenny/G-Girl unleashes on her ex the full fury of her super-powered wrath as she sets out on a no-holds-barred mission to bust up Matt's budding romance with his co-worker Hannah.
Starring: Uma Thurman, Luke Wilson, Anna Faris, Eddie Izzard, Wanda Sykes
The Amateurs (R); Limited release
Six guys and a small town try to make the world's most innocent adult film.
Starring: Jeff Bridges, Tim Blake Nelson, Joe Pantoliano, William Fichtner, Ted Danson
Shadowboxer (R); Limited release
A mother and her stepson have a romantic relationship while working as contract killers, but soon they learn there is someone trying to hunt them down.
Starring: Helen Mirren, Cuba Gooding Jr., Wes Bentley, Eva Mendes, Jennifer Quanz
Coming Attractions
-
The Ant Bully (PG); Wide release; opening 7/28
John Tucker Must Die (PG-13); Wide release; opening 7/28
Miami Vice (R); Wide release; opening 7/28
What ought one to say then as each hardship comes? I was practicing for this, I was training for this.
-- Epictetus (55-135 AD) Greek Philosopher ¶ 7/21/2006 04:21:00 AM 1 comments
Clerks II (R); Wide release
The continuing tale of Dante and Randal, two slackers who find that life must change now that they are in their thirties, when it's time to grow up and do something more than just sit around, dissect pop culture and talk about sex.
Starring: Jeff Anderson, Kevin Smith, Jason Mewes, Brian O'Halloran, Rosario Dawson
Lady in the Water (PG-13); Wide release
Cleveland Heep has been quietly trying to disappear among the burned-out light bulbs and broken appliances of the Cove apartment complex. But on the night that irrevocably changes his life, Cleveland finds someone else hiding in the mundane routine of this modest building--a mysterious young woman named Story, who has been living in the passageways beneath the building's swimming pool. Cleveland discovers that Story is actually a Narf--a nymph-like character from an epic bedtime story who is being stalked by vicious creatures determined to prevent her from making the treacherous journey from our world back to hers. Story's unique powers of perception reveal the fates of Cleveland's fellow tenants, whose destinies are tied directly to her own, and they must work together to decipher a series of codes that will unlock the pathway to her freedom. But the window of opportunity for Story to return home is closing rapidly, and the tenants are putting their own lives at great risk to help her. Cleveland will have to face the demons that have followed him to the Cove--and the other tenants must seize the special powers that Story has brought out in them--if they hope to succeed in their daring and dangerous quest to save her world--and ours.
Starring: Paul Giamatti, Bryce Dallas Howard, Freddy Rodriguez, Jeffrey Wright, Bob Balaban
Monster House (PG); Wide release
Although no adults will believe them, three children realize a neighbor's house is really a monster. They must find a way to stop the house and save the neighborhood.
Starring: Steve Buscemi, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Mitchel Tate Musso, Jon Heder, Kevin James
My Super Ex-Girlfriend (PG-13); Wide release
Breaking up is hard to do, but sometimes it can be downright dangerous. Matt Saunders thinks he's finally found the perfect girlfriend, the beautiful Jenny Johnson--who just so happens to be a superhero. When Jenny/G-Girl becomes overly possessive, Matt wants to call it quits-- but how do you break up with a superhero? A scorned woman, Jenny/G-Girl unleashes on her ex the full fury of her super-powered wrath as she sets out on a no-holds-barred mission to bust up Matt's budding romance with his co-worker Hannah.
Starring: Uma Thurman, Luke Wilson, Anna Faris, Eddie Izzard, Wanda Sykes
The Amateurs (R); Limited release
Six guys and a small town try to make the world's most innocent adult film.
Starring: Jeff Bridges, Tim Blake Nelson, Joe Pantoliano, William Fichtner, Ted Danson
Shadowboxer (R); Limited release
A mother and her stepson have a romantic relationship while working as contract killers, but soon they learn there is someone trying to hunt them down.
Starring: Helen Mirren, Cuba Gooding Jr., Wes Bentley, Eva Mendes, Jennifer Quanz
Coming Attractions
-
The Ant Bully (PG); Wide release; opening 7/28
John Tucker Must Die (PG-13); Wide release; opening 7/28
Miami Vice (R); Wide release; opening 7/28
What ought one to say then as each hardship comes? I was practicing for this, I was training for this.
-- Epictetus (55-135 AD) Greek Philosopher ¶ 7/21/2006 04:21:00 AM 1 comments
Thursday, July 20, 2006
Quote from a friend...
"Each one of us here today will at one time in our lives look upon a loved on who is in need and ask the same question: We are willing to help, but what, if anything, is needed? For it is true we can seldom help those closest to us. Either we don't know what part of ourselves to give or, more often than not, the part we have to give is not wanted. And so it is those we live with and love and should know who elude us. But we can still love them--we can love completely without complete understanding."
-- JAG Officer
Song: "Just A Girl" by Ian van Dahl ¶ 7/20/2006 12:17:00 PM 0 comments
-- JAG Officer
Song: "Just A Girl" by Ian van Dahl ¶ 7/20/2006 12:17:00 PM 0 comments
AIDS Vaccine Research Studies
If you would like to learn more information about participating in the Step Studies for an AIDS Vaccine, please visit the following address: http://www.stepstudies.com/new/index.shtml
Other website of interest:Hope Clinic at Emory ¶ 7/20/2006 09:43:00 AM 0 comments
If you would like to learn more information about participating in the Step Studies for an AIDS Vaccine, please visit the following address: http://www.stepstudies.com/new/index.shtml
Other website of interest:Hope Clinic at Emory ¶ 7/20/2006 09:43:00 AM 0 comments
Don't like your neighbors?
Have a great day!
¶ 7/20/2006 06:42:00 AM 0 comments
Don't like your neighbor? Then send $15 to the following address and we can send you instructions how to trim your bushes in ways to annoy the hell out of them!
Bendover Productions
666 Biteme Street
Kismiass, Virginia 69696
Have a great day!
¶ 7/20/2006 06:42:00 AM 0 comments
Gotta love my friends...
Talked to a friend of mine on Myspace this morning and he provided me with something that is probably one of the greatest mindsets I have heard in awhile:
"I don't have bad days, just some are better than others!"
Now, just to remember that....
¶ 7/20/2006 06:29:00 AM 0 comments
"I don't have bad days, just some are better than others!"
Now, just to remember that....
¶ 7/20/2006 06:29:00 AM 0 comments
Is this a possibilty???
Russia Planning to Lift Ban on Blood Donations from Gay Men
Yesterday at 2:00 AM
Russia is planning to lift its ban on blood donations from gay men, a Moscow-based gay rights is claiming, and France will follow suit, according to The New York Blade.
The Blade reports that Project Gay Russia, a gay advocacy group, claims the country's Office of the General Prosecutor and Ministry of Health made the decision in response to a request sent last May by two of the group's activists, Nikolai Alekseev and Nikolai Baev.
Russian health officials have not commented publicly on the issue, reports The Blade, and the claim by Project Gay Russia could not be independently verified. "The Ministry of Health has informed us that this instruction will be shortly amended, and gays will not be forbidden anymore to give their blood," Baev is quoted as saying in a news release on the gay group's website.
Alekseev said in the release the change was of landmark significance to the country's gay population.
"A symbolic discrimination will end. This is probably the first positive gain for gay Russians since 1993, which saw the decriminalization of male homosexuality," added Nikolai Alekseev.
France is also moving in the same direction on this issue, according to a report in the French publication Le Monde.
Last week, Minister of Health Xavier Bertrand announced that the prohibition on blood donations by gay men would end.
"The current permanent prohibition aimed at 'men having sexual relations with other men' doesn't seem acceptable to me, since it in effect stigmatized a population and not certain practices. So it's going to be eliminated," Minister of Health Xavier Bertrand told Le Monde.
Australia's ban on blood donations from gay men is also under scrutiny, The Blade reports. The Australian Red Cross Blood Service (ARCBS) currently bans blood donations from gay or bisexual men who have been sexually active within 12 months.
In the United States, the Food & Drug Administration administered a ban in the early 1980s on blood donations from any men who have had sexual contact with another man since 1977. The ban, intended to protect the blood supply from HIV-infected donations, was reconsidered by the agency in September 2000. But the FDA rejected a proposal then to soften the ban to allow donations by gay and bisexual men who had no sexual contact with another man for the last five years.
Canada, England and Ireland have similar blood donation bans. Italy, on the hand, permits gay men to donate but screens based on risky sexual or drug-related behavior. The Italian health minister recently admonished a hospital in Milan for refusing a blood donation from a man because he is gay.
Copyright 2006 GayWired.com, All Rights Reserved
My Question...if France and Russia can drop their ban, why can't the US, one of the most advanced countries in the world, do that? ¶ 7/20/2006 05:56:00 AM 0 comments
Yesterday at 2:00 AM
Russia is planning to lift its ban on blood donations from gay men, a Moscow-based gay rights is claiming, and France will follow suit, according to The New York Blade.
The Blade reports that Project Gay Russia, a gay advocacy group, claims the country's Office of the General Prosecutor and Ministry of Health made the decision in response to a request sent last May by two of the group's activists, Nikolai Alekseev and Nikolai Baev.
Russian health officials have not commented publicly on the issue, reports The Blade, and the claim by Project Gay Russia could not be independently verified. "The Ministry of Health has informed us that this instruction will be shortly amended, and gays will not be forbidden anymore to give their blood," Baev is quoted as saying in a news release on the gay group's website.
Alekseev said in the release the change was of landmark significance to the country's gay population.
"A symbolic discrimination will end. This is probably the first positive gain for gay Russians since 1993, which saw the decriminalization of male homosexuality," added Nikolai Alekseev.
France is also moving in the same direction on this issue, according to a report in the French publication Le Monde.
Last week, Minister of Health Xavier Bertrand announced that the prohibition on blood donations by gay men would end.
"The current permanent prohibition aimed at 'men having sexual relations with other men' doesn't seem acceptable to me, since it in effect stigmatized a population and not certain practices. So it's going to be eliminated," Minister of Health Xavier Bertrand told Le Monde.
Australia's ban on blood donations from gay men is also under scrutiny, The Blade reports. The Australian Red Cross Blood Service (ARCBS) currently bans blood donations from gay or bisexual men who have been sexually active within 12 months.
In the United States, the Food & Drug Administration administered a ban in the early 1980s on blood donations from any men who have had sexual contact with another man since 1977. The ban, intended to protect the blood supply from HIV-infected donations, was reconsidered by the agency in September 2000. But the FDA rejected a proposal then to soften the ban to allow donations by gay and bisexual men who had no sexual contact with another man for the last five years.
Canada, England and Ireland have similar blood donation bans. Italy, on the hand, permits gay men to donate but screens based on risky sexual or drug-related behavior. The Italian health minister recently admonished a hospital in Milan for refusing a blood donation from a man because he is gay.
Copyright 2006 GayWired.com, All Rights Reserved
My Question...if France and Russia can drop their ban, why can't the US, one of the most advanced countries in the world, do that? ¶ 7/20/2006 05:56:00 AM 0 comments
Slacked off again...
I know that I have been a bit slack with my personal posts, and I do apologize. I do have some things to report on, so I will try to get that up as soon as possible. In the meantime, please enjoy the following quotes…including the Dalai Lama talking on sexual attachment. How true are his words.
G’day folks!
Let's use greed as an example. We wish to avoid prolonging any state of greed that arises, because a continuation of that state leads to bondage and sorrow. That does not mean we try to toss the thought out of the mind when it appears. We simply refuse to encourage it to stay. We let it come, and we let it go.
~ Henepola Gunaratna
Tact is the knack of making a point without making an enemy.
-- Howard W. Newton
Mistakes are part of the dues one pays for a full life.
-- Sophia Loren (1934- ) Italian Actress
You can preach a better sermon with your life than with your lips.
-- Oliver Goldsmith (1728-1774) Irish Writer
So great has been the endurance, so incredible the achievement, that, as long as the sun keeps a set course in heaven, it would be foolish to despair of the human race.
--Ernest L. Woodward
Words have the power to both destroy and heal. When words are both true and kind, they can change our world.
~Buddha
If you wish to travel far and fast, travel light. Take off all your envies, jealousies, unforgiveness, selfishness, and fears.
-- Glenn Clark
Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.
~Buddha
Victory is sweetest when you've known defeat.
-- Malcolm Forbes (1919-1990) American Publisher
The whole secret of existence is to have no fear. Never fear what will become of you, depend on no one. Only the moment you reject all help are you freed.
~Buddha
Patience is passion tamed.
-- Lyman Abbott
Words from the Dalai Lama
Take your body and mind as the laboratory, engage in some thoroughgoing research on your own mental functioning, and examine the possibility of making some positive changes within yourself.
Indulgence in resentment and vengeance will only further increase miseries to oneself and others in this life and in lives to come.
Guilt, as experienced in Western culture, is connected with hopelessness and discouragement and is past-oriented. Genuine remorse, however, is a healthy state of mind—it is future-oriented, connected with hope, and causes us to act, to change.
Every person has the same potential for inner tranquility, but negative forces such as fear, suspicion, selfishness, and self-hatred can destroy inner peace.
Ignorance is the fundamental cause of the painful round and round of cyclic existence.
I believe that constant effort, tireless effort, pursuing clear goals with sincere effort is the only way.
Nowadays the world is becoming increasingly materialistic, and mankind is reaching toward the very zenith of external progress, driven by an insatiable desire for power and vast possessions. Yet by this vain striving for perfection in a world where everything is relative, they wander further away from inward peace and happiness of the mind.
For a person who cherishes compassion and love, the practice of tolerance is essential, and for that, an enemy is indispensable. So we should be grateful to our enemies, for it is they who can best help us to develop a tranquil mind.
With love that is simply attachment, the slightest change in the object, such as a tiny change of attitude, immediately causes you to change. This is because your emotion is based on something very superficial. Take, for example, a new marriage. Often after a few weeks, months, or years the couple become enemies and finish up getting divorced. They married deeply in love—nobody marries with hatred—but after a short time everything changed. Why?
There are different types of attachment in relation to different objects: attachment toward form appearance, sound, smell, tactile sensations, and so on. All of these individually are powerful enough to cause a lot of problems and difficulties. However, the strongest form of attachment seems to be sexual attachment. Here we find attachment toward all the five senses involved. Therefore, it is all the more powerful and has the potential for problems and destruction.
Seek respect mainly from thyself, for it comes first from within.
-- Steven H. Coogler ¶ 7/20/2006 04:35:00 AM 0 comments
G’day folks!
Let's use greed as an example. We wish to avoid prolonging any state of greed that arises, because a continuation of that state leads to bondage and sorrow. That does not mean we try to toss the thought out of the mind when it appears. We simply refuse to encourage it to stay. We let it come, and we let it go.
~ Henepola Gunaratna
Tact is the knack of making a point without making an enemy.
-- Howard W. Newton
Mistakes are part of the dues one pays for a full life.
-- Sophia Loren (1934- ) Italian Actress
You can preach a better sermon with your life than with your lips.
-- Oliver Goldsmith (1728-1774) Irish Writer
So great has been the endurance, so incredible the achievement, that, as long as the sun keeps a set course in heaven, it would be foolish to despair of the human race.
--Ernest L. Woodward
Words have the power to both destroy and heal. When words are both true and kind, they can change our world.
~Buddha
If you wish to travel far and fast, travel light. Take off all your envies, jealousies, unforgiveness, selfishness, and fears.
-- Glenn Clark
Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.
~Buddha
Victory is sweetest when you've known defeat.
-- Malcolm Forbes (1919-1990) American Publisher
The whole secret of existence is to have no fear. Never fear what will become of you, depend on no one. Only the moment you reject all help are you freed.
~Buddha
Patience is passion tamed.
-- Lyman Abbott
Words from the Dalai Lama
Take your body and mind as the laboratory, engage in some thoroughgoing research on your own mental functioning, and examine the possibility of making some positive changes within yourself.
Indulgence in resentment and vengeance will only further increase miseries to oneself and others in this life and in lives to come.
Guilt, as experienced in Western culture, is connected with hopelessness and discouragement and is past-oriented. Genuine remorse, however, is a healthy state of mind—it is future-oriented, connected with hope, and causes us to act, to change.
Every person has the same potential for inner tranquility, but negative forces such as fear, suspicion, selfishness, and self-hatred can destroy inner peace.
Ignorance is the fundamental cause of the painful round and round of cyclic existence.
I believe that constant effort, tireless effort, pursuing clear goals with sincere effort is the only way.
Nowadays the world is becoming increasingly materialistic, and mankind is reaching toward the very zenith of external progress, driven by an insatiable desire for power and vast possessions. Yet by this vain striving for perfection in a world where everything is relative, they wander further away from inward peace and happiness of the mind.
For a person who cherishes compassion and love, the practice of tolerance is essential, and for that, an enemy is indispensable. So we should be grateful to our enemies, for it is they who can best help us to develop a tranquil mind.
With love that is simply attachment, the slightest change in the object, such as a tiny change of attitude, immediately causes you to change. This is because your emotion is based on something very superficial. Take, for example, a new marriage. Often after a few weeks, months, or years the couple become enemies and finish up getting divorced. They married deeply in love—nobody marries with hatred—but after a short time everything changed. Why?
There are different types of attachment in relation to different objects: attachment toward form appearance, sound, smell, tactile sensations, and so on. All of these individually are powerful enough to cause a lot of problems and difficulties. However, the strongest form of attachment seems to be sexual attachment. Here we find attachment toward all the five senses involved. Therefore, it is all the more powerful and has the potential for problems and destruction.
Seek respect mainly from thyself, for it comes first from within.
-- Steven H. Coogler ¶ 7/20/2006 04:35:00 AM 0 comments
Tuesday, July 18, 2006
An Afternoon Giggle
SOMETHING TO OFFEND EVERYONE!
What do you call two Mexicans playing basketball?
-- Juan on Juan
What is the difference between a Harley and a Hoover?
-- The position of the dirt bag
Why is divorce so expensive?
-- Because it's worth it.
What do you see when the Pillsbury Dough Boy bends over?
-- Doughnuts
Why is air a lot like sex?
-- Because it's no big deal unless you're not getting any
What do you call a smart blonde?
-- A golden retriever.
What do attorneys use for birth control?
-- Their personalities.
What's the difference between a girlfriend and wife?
-- 45 lbs
What's the difference between a boyfriend and husband?
-- 45 minutes
What's the fastest way to a man's heart?
-- Through his chest with a sharp knife.
Why do men want to marry virgins?
-- They can't stand criticism.
Why is it so hard for women to find men that are sensitive, caring, and good-looking?
-- Because those men already have boyfriends.
What's the difference between a new husband and a new dog?
-- After a year, the dog is still excited to see you
What makes men chase women they have no intention of marrying?
-- The same urge that makes dogs chase cars they have no intention of driving.
What's the difference between a porcupine and BMW?
-- A porcupine has the pricks on the outside.
What did the blonde say when she found out she was pregnant?
-- "Are you sure it's mine?"
Why does Mike Tyson cry during sex?
-- Mace will do that to you.
Why did OJ Simpson want to move to West Virginia?
-- Everyone has the same DNA.
Why do men find it difficult to make eye contact?
-- Breasts don't have eyes.
Did you hear about the dyslexic Rabbi?
-- He walks around saying "Yo."
Why do drivers' education classes in Redneck schools use the car only on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays?
-- Because on Tuesday and Thursday, the Sex Ed class uses it.
Where does an Irish family go on vacation?
-- A different bar.
Did you hear about the Chinese couple that had a retarded baby?
-- They named him "Sum Ting Wong"
What would you call it when an Italian has one arm shorter than the other?
-- A speech impediment.
What does it mean when the flag at the Post Office is flying at half-mast?
-- They're hiring.
What's the difference between a southern zoo and a northern zoo?
-- A southern zoo has a description of the animal on the front of the cage along with... "a recipe".
How do you get a sweet little 80-year-old lady to say the F word?
-- Get another sweet little 80-year-old lady to yell *BINGO*!
What's the difference between a northern fairytale and a southern fairytale?
-- A northern fairytale begins "Once upon a time..."
-- A southern fairytale begins "Y'all ain't gonna believe this s....t"
Why is there no Disneyland in China ?
-- No one's tall enough to go on the good rides ¶ 7/18/2006 11:13:00 AM 0 comments
What do you call two Mexicans playing basketball?
-- Juan on Juan
What is the difference between a Harley and a Hoover?
-- The position of the dirt bag
Why is divorce so expensive?
-- Because it's worth it.
What do you see when the Pillsbury Dough Boy bends over?
-- Doughnuts
Why is air a lot like sex?
-- Because it's no big deal unless you're not getting any
What do you call a smart blonde?
-- A golden retriever.
What do attorneys use for birth control?
-- Their personalities.
What's the difference between a girlfriend and wife?
-- 45 lbs
What's the difference between a boyfriend and husband?
-- 45 minutes
What's the fastest way to a man's heart?
-- Through his chest with a sharp knife.
Why do men want to marry virgins?
-- They can't stand criticism.
Why is it so hard for women to find men that are sensitive, caring, and good-looking?
-- Because those men already have boyfriends.
What's the difference between a new husband and a new dog?
-- After a year, the dog is still excited to see you
What makes men chase women they have no intention of marrying?
-- The same urge that makes dogs chase cars they have no intention of driving.
What's the difference between a porcupine and BMW?
-- A porcupine has the pricks on the outside.
What did the blonde say when she found out she was pregnant?
-- "Are you sure it's mine?"
Why does Mike Tyson cry during sex?
-- Mace will do that to you.
Why did OJ Simpson want to move to West Virginia?
-- Everyone has the same DNA.
Why do men find it difficult to make eye contact?
-- Breasts don't have eyes.
Did you hear about the dyslexic Rabbi?
-- He walks around saying "Yo."
Why do drivers' education classes in Redneck schools use the car only on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays?
-- Because on Tuesday and Thursday, the Sex Ed class uses it.
Where does an Irish family go on vacation?
-- A different bar.
Did you hear about the Chinese couple that had a retarded baby?
-- They named him "Sum Ting Wong"
What would you call it when an Italian has one arm shorter than the other?
-- A speech impediment.
What does it mean when the flag at the Post Office is flying at half-mast?
-- They're hiring.
What's the difference between a southern zoo and a northern zoo?
-- A southern zoo has a description of the animal on the front of the cage along with... "a recipe".
How do you get a sweet little 80-year-old lady to say the F word?
-- Get another sweet little 80-year-old lady to yell *BINGO*!
What's the difference between a northern fairytale and a southern fairytale?
-- A northern fairytale begins "Once upon a time..."
-- A southern fairytale begins "Y'all ain't gonna believe this s....t"
Why is there no Disneyland in China ?
-- No one's tall enough to go on the good rides ¶ 7/18/2006 11:13:00 AM 0 comments
A little about me....
Plug in your birthday and see what you find out!
Information regarding someone born 22 February 1981:
Your date of conception was on or about 1 June 1980 which was a Sunday.
You were born on a Sunday
under the astrological sign Pisces.
Your Life path number is 7.
Life Path Compatibility:
You are most compatible with those with the Life Path numbers 1, 5 & 7.
You should get along well with those with the Life Path numbers 4 & 22.
You may or may not get along well with those with the Life Path number 9.
You are least compatible with those with the Life Path numbers 2, 3, 6, 8 & 11.
The Julian calendar date of your birth is 2444657.5.
The golden number for 1981 is 6.
The epact number for 1981 is 24.
The year 1981 was not a leap year.
Your birthday falls into the Chinese year beginning 2/5/1981 and ending 1/24/1982.
You were born in the Chinese year of the Rooster.
Your Native American Zodiac sign is Wolf; your plant is Plantain.
You were born in the Egyptian month of Pachons, the first month of the season of Shomu (Harvest).
The date of Easter on your birth year was Sunday, 19 April 1981.
The date of Orthodox Easter on your birth year was Sunday, 26 April 1981.
The date of Ash Wednesday (the first day of Lent) on your birth year was Wednesday 4 March 1981.
The date of Whitsun (Pentecost Sunday) in the year of your birth was Sunday 7 June 1981.
The date of Whisuntide in the year of your birth was Sunday 14 June 1981.
The date of Rosh Hashanah in the year of your birth was Tuesday, 29 September 1981.
The date of Passover in the year of your birth was Sunday, 19 April 1981.
The date of Mardi Gras on your birth year was Tuesday 3 March 1981.
As of 7/18/2006 1:31:35 PM EDT
You are 25 years old.
You are 305 months old.
You are 1,325 weeks old.
You are 9,277 days old.
You are 222,661 hours old.
You are 13,359,691 minutes old.
You are 801,581,495 seconds old.
Celebrities who share your birthday:
Miko Hughes (1986) Jen Frost (1978) Drew Barrymore (1975)
Michael Chang (1972) Lea Salonga (1971) Brad Nowell (1968)
Jeri Ryan (1968) Vijay Singh (1963) Steve 'Crocodile Hunter' Irwin (1962)
Julius 'Dr. J' Erving (1950) Dan Millman (1946) Edward M. Kennedy (1932)
Robert Wadlow (1918) John Mills (1908) Sheldon Leonard (1907)
Robert Young (1907) Luis Bu¤uel (1900) Lady Baden-Powell (1889)
Lord Baden-Powell (1857) Frederic Chopin (1810) George Washington (1732)
Your age is the equivalent of a dog that is 3.63091976516634 years old. (Life's just a big chewy bone for you!)
There are 219 days till your next birthday
on which your cake will have 26 candles.
Those 26 candles produce 26 BTUs,
or 6,552 calories of heat (that's only 6.5520 food Calories!) .
You can boil 2.97 US ounces of water with that many candles.
In 1981 there were approximately 3.6 million births in the US.
In 1981 the US population was approximately 226,545,805 people, 64.0 persons per square mile.
In 1981 in the US there were 2,438,000 marriages (10.6%) and 1,219,000 divorces (5.3%)
In 1981 in the US there were approximately 1,990,000 deaths (8.8 per 1000)
In the US a new person is born approximately every 8 seconds.
In the US one person dies approximately every 12 seconds.
In 1981 the population of Australia was approximately 15,054,117.
In 1981 there were approximately 235,842 births in Australia.
In 1981 in Australia there were approximately 113,905 marriages and 41,412 divorces.
In 1981 in Australia there were approximately 109,003 deaths.
Your birthstone is Amethyst
The Mystical properties of Amethyst
Amethyst is used to increase spiritually
Some lists consider these stones to be your birthstone. (Birthstone lists come from Jewelers, Tibet, Ayurvedic Indian medicine, and other sources)
Bloodstone, Onyx, Moonstone
Your birth tree is
Pine Tree, the Particularity
Loves agreeable company, very robust, knows how to make life comfortable, very active, natural, good companion, but seldom friendly, falls easily in love but its passion burns out quickly, gives up easily, many disappointments till it finds its ideal, trustworthy, practical.
There are 160 days till Christmas 2006!
There are 173 days till Orthodox Christmas!
The moon's phase on the day you were
born was waning gibbous.
Explanation of some terms:
Golden Number:
A number showing the year of the lunar or Metonic cycle. It is reckoned from 1 to 19, and is so called from having formerly been written in the calendar in gold.
Epact Number:
The moon's age at the beginning of the calendar year, or the number of days by which the last new moon has preceded the beginning of the year.
The Life Path Number
The Life Path is the sum of the birth date. This number represents who you are at birth and the native traits that you will carry with you through life. The most important number that will be discussed here is your Life Path number. The Life Path describes the nature of this journey through life.
Julian date:
The number of days since noon 4713 BC January 1.
The meaning behind a Life Path 7 Person
The Life Path 7 suggests that you entered this plane with a gift for investigation, analysis, and keen observation. You are a thinker of the first order. You evaluate situations very quickly, and with amazing accuracy. As a result, you are thorough and complete in your work, the perfectionist who expects everyone else to meet a high standard of performance, too.
A Life Path 7 person is a peaceful and affectionate soul. But you guard your connection to people carefully. It's easy for you to detect deception and recognize insincere people, and you avoid them. You aren't one to have a wide circle of friends, but once you accept someone as a friend, it's for life. It's as if you must get to know someone a lot better before you allow the wall surrounding you to be penetrated. Chances are you are a very charming and refined individual with great poise and a quick wit. Nonetheless, there is an exclusiveness about you. You probably aren't a very social person. Your reserve is often taken to be aloofness, but actually, it's not that at all. It is merely a cover up for your basic feeling of insecurity. There's no rush, It takes time for you to warm up to new friends. Clubs and organizations hold little interest for you; you are not a joiner.
You actually like being alone and away from the hustle and bustle of modern life. In many ways, you would have fit in better in much earlier times when the pace of life was less hectic. You need a good deal of quiet time to be with your own inner thoughts and dreams. You dislike crowds, noise, distractions, and confusion.
The overwhelming strength of the number 7 is reflected in the depth of thinking that is shown; you will garner knowledge from practically every source that you find. Intellectual, scientific, and studious, you don't accept a premise until you have dissected the subject and arrived at your own independent conclusion.
This is a very spiritual number and it often denotes a sort of spiritual wisdom that becomes apparent at a fairly early age. A built in inner guide providing a strong sense of intuition may set you up as being a law unto yourself. Whatever spiritual position you take, whether traditional or bizarre, you will cling to it with fervor. Once you have decided an issue, it is almost impossible to get you to revisit the question. Adaptability is not your style, and change for you is a rarity.
You rely heavily on your experiences and your intuition, rather than accepting advice from someone. Your hunches usually prove to be very accurate, and knowing this, you follow the directions they seem to guide.
In the most negative use of the 7 energies, you can become very pessimistic, lackadaisical, quarrelsome, and secretive. A Life Path 7 individual who is not living life fully and gaining through experiences, is a hard person to live with because of a serious lack of consideration for others. There is such a negative attitude. Indeed, operating on the negative side of the 7 can produce a very selfish and spoiled individual and living with one can be a challenge. This may be why some 7s actually prefer living alone. If you have any of the negative traits they are very difficult to get rid of because you tend to feel that the world really does owe you a living or that in some way you are not being fairly treated.
Fortunately, the negative 7 is not the typical 7, at least not without some mitigating positive traits. This number is one that seems to have some major shifts from highs to lows. Stability in feelings may be elusive for you. ¶ 7/18/2006 10:39:00 AM 0 comments
Information regarding someone born 22 February 1981:
Your date of conception was on or about 1 June 1980 which was a Sunday.
You were born on a Sunday
under the astrological sign Pisces.
Your Life path number is 7.
Life Path Compatibility:
You are most compatible with those with the Life Path numbers 1, 5 & 7.
You should get along well with those with the Life Path numbers 4 & 22.
You may or may not get along well with those with the Life Path number 9.
You are least compatible with those with the Life Path numbers 2, 3, 6, 8 & 11.
The Julian calendar date of your birth is 2444657.5.
The golden number for 1981 is 6.
The epact number for 1981 is 24.
The year 1981 was not a leap year.
Your birthday falls into the Chinese year beginning 2/5/1981 and ending 1/24/1982.
You were born in the Chinese year of the Rooster.
Your Native American Zodiac sign is Wolf; your plant is Plantain.
You were born in the Egyptian month of Pachons, the first month of the season of Shomu (Harvest).
The date of Easter on your birth year was Sunday, 19 April 1981.
The date of Orthodox Easter on your birth year was Sunday, 26 April 1981.
The date of Ash Wednesday (the first day of Lent) on your birth year was Wednesday 4 March 1981.
The date of Whitsun (Pentecost Sunday) in the year of your birth was Sunday 7 June 1981.
The date of Whisuntide in the year of your birth was Sunday 14 June 1981.
The date of Rosh Hashanah in the year of your birth was Tuesday, 29 September 1981.
The date of Passover in the year of your birth was Sunday, 19 April 1981.
The date of Mardi Gras on your birth year was Tuesday 3 March 1981.
As of 7/18/2006 1:31:35 PM EDT
You are 25 years old.
You are 305 months old.
You are 1,325 weeks old.
You are 9,277 days old.
You are 222,661 hours old.
You are 13,359,691 minutes old.
You are 801,581,495 seconds old.
Celebrities who share your birthday:
Miko Hughes (1986) Jen Frost (1978) Drew Barrymore (1975)
Michael Chang (1972) Lea Salonga (1971) Brad Nowell (1968)
Jeri Ryan (1968) Vijay Singh (1963) Steve 'Crocodile Hunter' Irwin (1962)
Julius 'Dr. J' Erving (1950) Dan Millman (1946) Edward M. Kennedy (1932)
Robert Wadlow (1918) John Mills (1908) Sheldon Leonard (1907)
Robert Young (1907) Luis Bu¤uel (1900) Lady Baden-Powell (1889)
Lord Baden-Powell (1857) Frederic Chopin (1810) George Washington (1732)
Your age is the equivalent of a dog that is 3.63091976516634 years old. (Life's just a big chewy bone for you!)
There are 219 days till your next birthday
on which your cake will have 26 candles.
Those 26 candles produce 26 BTUs,
or 6,552 calories of heat (that's only 6.5520 food Calories!) .
You can boil 2.97 US ounces of water with that many candles.
In 1981 there were approximately 3.6 million births in the US.
In 1981 the US population was approximately 226,545,805 people, 64.0 persons per square mile.
In 1981 in the US there were 2,438,000 marriages (10.6%) and 1,219,000 divorces (5.3%)
In 1981 in the US there were approximately 1,990,000 deaths (8.8 per 1000)
In the US a new person is born approximately every 8 seconds.
In the US one person dies approximately every 12 seconds.
In 1981 the population of Australia was approximately 15,054,117.
In 1981 there were approximately 235,842 births in Australia.
In 1981 in Australia there were approximately 113,905 marriages and 41,412 divorces.
In 1981 in Australia there were approximately 109,003 deaths.
Your birthstone is Amethyst
The Mystical properties of Amethyst
Amethyst is used to increase spiritually
Some lists consider these stones to be your birthstone. (Birthstone lists come from Jewelers, Tibet, Ayurvedic Indian medicine, and other sources)
Bloodstone, Onyx, Moonstone
Your birth tree is
Pine Tree, the Particularity
Loves agreeable company, very robust, knows how to make life comfortable, very active, natural, good companion, but seldom friendly, falls easily in love but its passion burns out quickly, gives up easily, many disappointments till it finds its ideal, trustworthy, practical.
There are 160 days till Christmas 2006!
There are 173 days till Orthodox Christmas!
The moon's phase on the day you were
born was waning gibbous.
Explanation of some terms:
Golden Number:
A number showing the year of the lunar or Metonic cycle. It is reckoned from 1 to 19, and is so called from having formerly been written in the calendar in gold.
Epact Number:
The moon's age at the beginning of the calendar year, or the number of days by which the last new moon has preceded the beginning of the year.
The Life Path Number
The Life Path is the sum of the birth date. This number represents who you are at birth and the native traits that you will carry with you through life. The most important number that will be discussed here is your Life Path number. The Life Path describes the nature of this journey through life.
Julian date:
The number of days since noon 4713 BC January 1.
The meaning behind a Life Path 7 Person
The Life Path 7 suggests that you entered this plane with a gift for investigation, analysis, and keen observation. You are a thinker of the first order. You evaluate situations very quickly, and with amazing accuracy. As a result, you are thorough and complete in your work, the perfectionist who expects everyone else to meet a high standard of performance, too.
A Life Path 7 person is a peaceful and affectionate soul. But you guard your connection to people carefully. It's easy for you to detect deception and recognize insincere people, and you avoid them. You aren't one to have a wide circle of friends, but once you accept someone as a friend, it's for life. It's as if you must get to know someone a lot better before you allow the wall surrounding you to be penetrated. Chances are you are a very charming and refined individual with great poise and a quick wit. Nonetheless, there is an exclusiveness about you. You probably aren't a very social person. Your reserve is often taken to be aloofness, but actually, it's not that at all. It is merely a cover up for your basic feeling of insecurity. There's no rush, It takes time for you to warm up to new friends. Clubs and organizations hold little interest for you; you are not a joiner.
You actually like being alone and away from the hustle and bustle of modern life. In many ways, you would have fit in better in much earlier times when the pace of life was less hectic. You need a good deal of quiet time to be with your own inner thoughts and dreams. You dislike crowds, noise, distractions, and confusion.
The overwhelming strength of the number 7 is reflected in the depth of thinking that is shown; you will garner knowledge from practically every source that you find. Intellectual, scientific, and studious, you don't accept a premise until you have dissected the subject and arrived at your own independent conclusion.
This is a very spiritual number and it often denotes a sort of spiritual wisdom that becomes apparent at a fairly early age. A built in inner guide providing a strong sense of intuition may set you up as being a law unto yourself. Whatever spiritual position you take, whether traditional or bizarre, you will cling to it with fervor. Once you have decided an issue, it is almost impossible to get you to revisit the question. Adaptability is not your style, and change for you is a rarity.
You rely heavily on your experiences and your intuition, rather than accepting advice from someone. Your hunches usually prove to be very accurate, and knowing this, you follow the directions they seem to guide.
In the most negative use of the 7 energies, you can become very pessimistic, lackadaisical, quarrelsome, and secretive. A Life Path 7 individual who is not living life fully and gaining through experiences, is a hard person to live with because of a serious lack of consideration for others. There is such a negative attitude. Indeed, operating on the negative side of the 7 can produce a very selfish and spoiled individual and living with one can be a challenge. This may be why some 7s actually prefer living alone. If you have any of the negative traits they are very difficult to get rid of because you tend to feel that the world really does owe you a living or that in some way you are not being fairly treated.
Fortunately, the negative 7 is not the typical 7, at least not without some mitigating positive traits. This number is one that seems to have some major shifts from highs to lows. Stability in feelings may be elusive for you. ¶ 7/18/2006 10:39:00 AM 0 comments
Friday, July 14, 2006
Movie Releases for 7/14/06
Little Man (PG-13); Wide release
A man, who is anxious to be a father, mistakes an extremely short-statured, baby-faced criminal on-the-lam, to be his newly adopted son.
Starring: Marlon Wayans, Shawn Wayans, Kerry Washington, Tracy Morgan, John Witherspoon
You, Me and Dupree (PG-13); Wide release
Carl and Molly have found the one unfortunate hitch in their perfectly constructed newly wedded world: Dupree. A slacker with the soul of a poet, Dupree just can't seem to catch a break from The Man. When he takes a week off to best-man Carl and Molly's marriage in Hawaii, Dupree gets the unceremonious heave-ho from his boss. Now jobless, car-less and evicted from the cot at his favorite watering hole, he just needs to crash with the Petersons for a couple of days; okay, maybe a month or so. At first, Carl is psyched to have the couch guest while Molly bears the brunt of Dupree's well-meaning antics. But, as Carl becomes buried in his grown-up job of land development and headaches, he finds it hard to juggle Dupree and his newlywed responsibilities. As time passes, his and Molly's houseguest uses his ample spare time to become a great companion to her, underscoring Carl's new workaholic tendencies. Even Molly's dad begins to fall for Dupree's carefree wisdom, frustrating Carl to no end. Soon, everyone (but Carl) begins to root for Dupree to stick around. But just as the impish buddy starts becoming a fixture in the Petersons' home, three becomes not just a crowd, but a full-blown comic catastrophe. As the couple realizes their ideas of a white-picket fence marriage are morphing, their loveable pal serves as a daily reminder that finding your inner Dupree might just be one of life's hidden secrets.
Starring: Matt Dillon, Kate Hudson, Owen Wilson, Michael Douglas, Amanda Detmer
Edmond (R); Limited release
An encounter with the fortuneteller has caused bland businessman Edmond to confront the emptiness of his life and marriage. His wife complains that the maid broke a lamp, and this seems to be the last straw, prompting him to flee the safe boredom of his home for the vortex of the dark city streets. The strangely liberating act of leaving his wife tilts Edmond into a free-fall that he mistakes for freedom. Stumbling into a local bar, Edmond meets a man who convinces him that sex is what he needs to solve his problems. To Edmond's surprise, hookers are expensive, the pimp he encounters is violent, and the guy running a three-card monte game is a cheat. Still, he wanders the streets, encountering big-city night crawlers, until finally he is robbed and beaten and left bewildered. 'We live in a fog, we live in a dream,' he declares. Screeching racial hatred, Edmond finds a kind of peace in living in that moment. Feeling freed, he goes home with a waitress, Glenna, but their riotous sex play leads to some very deep conversation. When the honesty topic is explored, Glenna refuses to engage, causing Edmond intense turmoil. He asks her, begs her, to rely on honesty, but instead pandemonium ensues. As Edmond spirals on towards personal disintegration, his racism and homophobia emerges -- and he freely expresses it. 'Every fear hides a wish,' he discovers.
Starring: William H. Macy, Julia Stiles, Joe Mantegna, Rebecca Pidgeon, Ling Bai
Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man (PG-13); Limited release
Songwriter. Poet. Counter-culture icon. Consummate ladies' man. Since bursting onto the scene in 1967, Leonard Cohen has inspired generations with his unique personality and haunting music, becoming one of the most original and enduring artists to emerge from the 1960s. In January, 2005, director Lian Lunson traveled to Sydney to film the historic "Came So Far For Beauty" show, a tribute to Leonard Cohen at the Sydney Opera House organized by famed music producer Hal Willner, which featured live performances from this event by Nick Cave, Rufus Wainwright, Kate & Anna McGarrigle, Martha Wainwright, Beth Orton, Linda Thompson, Teddy Thompson, Jarvis Cocker, The Handsome Family, Julie Christensen and Perla Battala, as well as a special performance of "Tower of Song" by Cohen and U2. In a series of candid interviews, Cohen himself reveals his trademark wry humor and soulful intensity, using his own artwork, poetry and personal collection of photographs to reflect upon his colorful past and his creative process.
Starring: Beth Orton, Bono, Nick Cave, Julie Christensen, Adam Clayton
Once in a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos (PG-13); Limited release
"Once in a Lifetime" is the story of the American Dream colliding with the Global Game. It's the story of one man's obsession to spark a Soccer revolution in a country that had never even heard of the sport. But Steve Ross could not transform the North American Soccer League into an American Major League without the most powerful entertainment tool of persuasion: television. When the game failed to gain a foothold on network TV, the media titan's dream, and his team, began to implode. And as quickly as it had exploded onto the scene, the Cosmos, and the league, folded in a New York minute. Soccer in America disappeared overnight. But the Cosmos did leave a legacy, not only were they the prototype for today's super clubs, likewise Pele's contract was the template for those of the Beckhams and Ronaldinhos. Perhaps most significantly of all, both the US men and women's soccer teams, players who grew up in the shadow of the Cosmos brilliant light, now rise through the World rankings, and the youth of America come out in their millions every weekend to play the world's sport. And with several new stadiums under construction across the country, the rapidly growing MLS is poised to achieve the Cosmos promise of soccer as a celebrated American sport.
Starring: Pele, Franz Beckenbauer, Johan Cruff, Carlos Alberto, Matt Dillon
The Oh in Ohio (NR); Limited release
Priscilla Chase seemed to have everything going for her with one small private exception... She never thought much of sex. When her husband unexpectedly leaves her to regain his manhood she embarks on a wild journey that leads her to satisfaction and love in the most unlikely place.
Starring: Parker Posey, Paul Rudd, Mischa Barton, Danny DeVito, Liza Minnelli
A Scanner Darkly (R); Limited release
Set in suburban Orange County, California in a future where America has lost the war on drugs, a reluctant undercover cop is ordered to start spying on his friends. He is launched on a paranoid journey into the absurd, where identities and loyalties are impossible to decode.
Starring: Keanu Reeves, Winona Ryder, Robert Downey Jr., Woody Harrelson, Rory Cochrane
Upcoming Movies
Clerks II (R); Wide release; opens 7/21
Lady in the Water (PG-13); Wide release; opens 7/21
Monster House (PG); Wide release; opens 7/21
My Super Ex-Girlfriend (PG-13); Wide release; opens 7/21 ¶ 7/14/2006 06:12:00 AM 0 comments
A man, who is anxious to be a father, mistakes an extremely short-statured, baby-faced criminal on-the-lam, to be his newly adopted son.
Starring: Marlon Wayans, Shawn Wayans, Kerry Washington, Tracy Morgan, John Witherspoon
You, Me and Dupree (PG-13); Wide release
Carl and Molly have found the one unfortunate hitch in their perfectly constructed newly wedded world: Dupree. A slacker with the soul of a poet, Dupree just can't seem to catch a break from The Man. When he takes a week off to best-man Carl and Molly's marriage in Hawaii, Dupree gets the unceremonious heave-ho from his boss. Now jobless, car-less and evicted from the cot at his favorite watering hole, he just needs to crash with the Petersons for a couple of days; okay, maybe a month or so. At first, Carl is psyched to have the couch guest while Molly bears the brunt of Dupree's well-meaning antics. But, as Carl becomes buried in his grown-up job of land development and headaches, he finds it hard to juggle Dupree and his newlywed responsibilities. As time passes, his and Molly's houseguest uses his ample spare time to become a great companion to her, underscoring Carl's new workaholic tendencies. Even Molly's dad begins to fall for Dupree's carefree wisdom, frustrating Carl to no end. Soon, everyone (but Carl) begins to root for Dupree to stick around. But just as the impish buddy starts becoming a fixture in the Petersons' home, three becomes not just a crowd, but a full-blown comic catastrophe. As the couple realizes their ideas of a white-picket fence marriage are morphing, their loveable pal serves as a daily reminder that finding your inner Dupree might just be one of life's hidden secrets.
Starring: Matt Dillon, Kate Hudson, Owen Wilson, Michael Douglas, Amanda Detmer
Edmond (R); Limited release
An encounter with the fortuneteller has caused bland businessman Edmond to confront the emptiness of his life and marriage. His wife complains that the maid broke a lamp, and this seems to be the last straw, prompting him to flee the safe boredom of his home for the vortex of the dark city streets. The strangely liberating act of leaving his wife tilts Edmond into a free-fall that he mistakes for freedom. Stumbling into a local bar, Edmond meets a man who convinces him that sex is what he needs to solve his problems. To Edmond's surprise, hookers are expensive, the pimp he encounters is violent, and the guy running a three-card monte game is a cheat. Still, he wanders the streets, encountering big-city night crawlers, until finally he is robbed and beaten and left bewildered. 'We live in a fog, we live in a dream,' he declares. Screeching racial hatred, Edmond finds a kind of peace in living in that moment. Feeling freed, he goes home with a waitress, Glenna, but their riotous sex play leads to some very deep conversation. When the honesty topic is explored, Glenna refuses to engage, causing Edmond intense turmoil. He asks her, begs her, to rely on honesty, but instead pandemonium ensues. As Edmond spirals on towards personal disintegration, his racism and homophobia emerges -- and he freely expresses it. 'Every fear hides a wish,' he discovers.
Starring: William H. Macy, Julia Stiles, Joe Mantegna, Rebecca Pidgeon, Ling Bai
Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man (PG-13); Limited release
Songwriter. Poet. Counter-culture icon. Consummate ladies' man. Since bursting onto the scene in 1967, Leonard Cohen has inspired generations with his unique personality and haunting music, becoming one of the most original and enduring artists to emerge from the 1960s. In January, 2005, director Lian Lunson traveled to Sydney to film the historic "Came So Far For Beauty" show, a tribute to Leonard Cohen at the Sydney Opera House organized by famed music producer Hal Willner, which featured live performances from this event by Nick Cave, Rufus Wainwright, Kate & Anna McGarrigle, Martha Wainwright, Beth Orton, Linda Thompson, Teddy Thompson, Jarvis Cocker, The Handsome Family, Julie Christensen and Perla Battala, as well as a special performance of "Tower of Song" by Cohen and U2. In a series of candid interviews, Cohen himself reveals his trademark wry humor and soulful intensity, using his own artwork, poetry and personal collection of photographs to reflect upon his colorful past and his creative process.
Starring: Beth Orton, Bono, Nick Cave, Julie Christensen, Adam Clayton
Once in a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos (PG-13); Limited release
"Once in a Lifetime" is the story of the American Dream colliding with the Global Game. It's the story of one man's obsession to spark a Soccer revolution in a country that had never even heard of the sport. But Steve Ross could not transform the North American Soccer League into an American Major League without the most powerful entertainment tool of persuasion: television. When the game failed to gain a foothold on network TV, the media titan's dream, and his team, began to implode. And as quickly as it had exploded onto the scene, the Cosmos, and the league, folded in a New York minute. Soccer in America disappeared overnight. But the Cosmos did leave a legacy, not only were they the prototype for today's super clubs, likewise Pele's contract was the template for those of the Beckhams and Ronaldinhos. Perhaps most significantly of all, both the US men and women's soccer teams, players who grew up in the shadow of the Cosmos brilliant light, now rise through the World rankings, and the youth of America come out in their millions every weekend to play the world's sport. And with several new stadiums under construction across the country, the rapidly growing MLS is poised to achieve the Cosmos promise of soccer as a celebrated American sport.
Starring: Pele, Franz Beckenbauer, Johan Cruff, Carlos Alberto, Matt Dillon
The Oh in Ohio (NR); Limited release
Priscilla Chase seemed to have everything going for her with one small private exception... She never thought much of sex. When her husband unexpectedly leaves her to regain his manhood she embarks on a wild journey that leads her to satisfaction and love in the most unlikely place.
Starring: Parker Posey, Paul Rudd, Mischa Barton, Danny DeVito, Liza Minnelli
A Scanner Darkly (R); Limited release
Set in suburban Orange County, California in a future where America has lost the war on drugs, a reluctant undercover cop is ordered to start spying on his friends. He is launched on a paranoid journey into the absurd, where identities and loyalties are impossible to decode.
Starring: Keanu Reeves, Winona Ryder, Robert Downey Jr., Woody Harrelson, Rory Cochrane
Upcoming Movies
Clerks II (R); Wide release; opens 7/21
Lady in the Water (PG-13); Wide release; opens 7/21
Monster House (PG); Wide release; opens 7/21
My Super Ex-Girlfriend (PG-13); Wide release; opens 7/21 ¶ 7/14/2006 06:12:00 AM 0 comments
Thursday, July 13, 2006
My new song
As I sit here in pain, I listen to a good song from the ULTRAVIOLET movie.....
"24"
Been given 24 hours
To tie up loose ends
To make amends
His eyes said it all
I started to fall
And the silence deafened
Head spinning round
No time to sit down
Just wanted to
Run and run and run
Be careful they say
Don't wish life away,
Now I've one day
And I can't believe
How I've been wasting my time
In 24 hours they'll be
Laying flowers
On my life, it's over tonight
I'm not messing no I
Need your blessing
And your promise to live free
Please do it for me
Is there a heaven a hell
And will I come back
Who can tell
Now I can see
What matters to me
It's as clear as crystal
The places I've been
The people I've seen
Plans that I made
Start to fade
The sun's setting gold
Thought I would grow old,
It wasn't to be
And I can't believe
How I've been wasting my time
In 18 hours they'll be
Laying flowers
On my life, it's over tonight
I'm not messing no I
Need your blessing
And your promise to live free
Please do it for me
In 13 hours they'll be
Laying flowers
On my life, it's over tonight
I'm not messing no I
Need your blessing
And your promise to live free
Please do it for me
I'm not alone, I sense it, I sense it
All that I said, I meant it, I meant it
And I can't believe
How much I've wasted my time
In just 8 hours they'll be
Laying flowers
On my life, it's over tonight
I'm not messing no I
Need your blessing
And your promise to live free
Please do it for me
In just 1 hour they'll be
Laying flowers
On my life, it's over tonight
I'm not messing no I
Need your blessing
And your promise to live free
Please do it for me ¶ 7/13/2006 06:42:00 AM 0 comments
"24"
Been given 24 hours
To tie up loose ends
To make amends
His eyes said it all
I started to fall
And the silence deafened
Head spinning round
No time to sit down
Just wanted to
Run and run and run
Be careful they say
Don't wish life away,
Now I've one day
And I can't believe
How I've been wasting my time
In 24 hours they'll be
Laying flowers
On my life, it's over tonight
I'm not messing no I
Need your blessing
And your promise to live free
Please do it for me
Is there a heaven a hell
And will I come back
Who can tell
Now I can see
What matters to me
It's as clear as crystal
The places I've been
The people I've seen
Plans that I made
Start to fade
The sun's setting gold
Thought I would grow old,
It wasn't to be
And I can't believe
How I've been wasting my time
In 18 hours they'll be
Laying flowers
On my life, it's over tonight
I'm not messing no I
Need your blessing
And your promise to live free
Please do it for me
In 13 hours they'll be
Laying flowers
On my life, it's over tonight
I'm not messing no I
Need your blessing
And your promise to live free
Please do it for me
I'm not alone, I sense it, I sense it
All that I said, I meant it, I meant it
And I can't believe
How much I've wasted my time
In just 8 hours they'll be
Laying flowers
On my life, it's over tonight
I'm not messing no I
Need your blessing
And your promise to live free
Please do it for me
In just 1 hour they'll be
Laying flowers
On my life, it's over tonight
I'm not messing no I
Need your blessing
And your promise to live free
Please do it for me ¶ 7/13/2006 06:42:00 AM 0 comments
Wednesday, July 12, 2006
Better keep yourself clean and bright; you are the window through which you must see the world.
-- George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) Irish Playwright ¶ 7/12/2006 11:33:00 AM 0 comments
Humpee in search of Humper
Yet another hump day and I need to get humped. And more than just a dry hump or a dog deciding he wants to use my leg. I mean a real hard and heavy, ball-busting in your face kind of hump.
Anyway.
So I have gotten back into the dating scene a little bit. Not much, though. But I don’t know what is out there these days…or where I find some of the people I have gone with. There are a few good guys, but I am having a hard time finding someone who can take me as I am right now, and allow me to grow in my own time and manner. I am not looking to fill a mold that someone else is wanting for their partner. Hell, I haven’t even fit the mold my parents wanted for me! But some could attribute that to more of a child rebelling against the parents thing. I don’t know.
I pick with my friends about the dating thing, one of them especially. He and I have known each other for almost five years now. It is a little scary when I think back on things as far as how long I have known someone. All the ups and downs, fights and everything else that life has tossed my way. And to have people sit through most of it with me! I feel sorry for them.
But my friend knows that I am going on three years now of being single and I am ready for it to end. I have had my flings here and there…those little few week to one month things that you know won’t go anywhere or amount to much. But as far as that meaningful existence, or the steps to it, goes…not there. I get in my moods of where I don’t care, and I tell him that. But he disagrees. He loves to tell me “You care…perhaps more than you want to care. And it matters…much more than you want to admit. I just see so much going for you that it’s hard to see you longing so hard for that which you do not have.”
I nod and say thank you. I know that I have pulled myself through a lot, and created a lot of opportunities for me in the last few years. But it still sucks sometimes that the things I really want are hovering there….in sight but out of reach. The tantalizing carrot to the tortoise in the race…or the banana bites to the monkey in the science lab. Life feels like a big old maze or test; find the way to finish in the shortest time, or choose the correct answer to get a banana bite. Come play with my monkey…he is lonely.
And the funny part is that I have some jealousy of others who came into my life and passed through…and still find the thing we all search for. I have communicae with my ex-husband once in awhile. He was telling me about this new boy he has been dating for the last month and how he hopes that he will be ready to settle down and start a family of his own. I told him that I hope he gets all that he asks for. I guess I didn’t seem as excited as him, or as happy either. I don’t know. It is always hard to be able to tell a tone when you are typing. But, maybe it is the people who know me that know that I can be sarcastic, blah, or mean in a few words. I don’t mean to be…I just write/speak what comes to mind. Anything else is on the subconscious level.
I know that things should not be rushed. I know to leave my options open. I know to just be me. But sometimes I wonder if I should put the façade out for a bit…not let the other person know who I am or what I am like. I entertain the idea for a bit, and then toss it to the wayside. I spent so long being something/someone that I am not. I can’t live those lies anymore.
So, take me or leave me. See me in all my moods, in the ups and downs, the stress and release, the clean and covered modes. Know that I will keep the guards up a bit, but they will come back down as I get to know you. I will tell you my secrets as I feel more comfortable. Don’t try to trap me and I will feel safe. Don’t try to control or I will run away. Don’t try to command (unless it is in bed) and I won’t give hell back.
That is all I ask. Is that too much? ¶ 7/12/2006 10:53:00 AM 0 comments
Anyway.
So I have gotten back into the dating scene a little bit. Not much, though. But I don’t know what is out there these days…or where I find some of the people I have gone with. There are a few good guys, but I am having a hard time finding someone who can take me as I am right now, and allow me to grow in my own time and manner. I am not looking to fill a mold that someone else is wanting for their partner. Hell, I haven’t even fit the mold my parents wanted for me! But some could attribute that to more of a child rebelling against the parents thing. I don’t know.
I pick with my friends about the dating thing, one of them especially. He and I have known each other for almost five years now. It is a little scary when I think back on things as far as how long I have known someone. All the ups and downs, fights and everything else that life has tossed my way. And to have people sit through most of it with me! I feel sorry for them.
But my friend knows that I am going on three years now of being single and I am ready for it to end. I have had my flings here and there…those little few week to one month things that you know won’t go anywhere or amount to much. But as far as that meaningful existence, or the steps to it, goes…not there. I get in my moods of where I don’t care, and I tell him that. But he disagrees. He loves to tell me “You care…perhaps more than you want to care. And it matters…much more than you want to admit. I just see so much going for you that it’s hard to see you longing so hard for that which you do not have.”
I nod and say thank you. I know that I have pulled myself through a lot, and created a lot of opportunities for me in the last few years. But it still sucks sometimes that the things I really want are hovering there….in sight but out of reach. The tantalizing carrot to the tortoise in the race…or the banana bites to the monkey in the science lab. Life feels like a big old maze or test; find the way to finish in the shortest time, or choose the correct answer to get a banana bite. Come play with my monkey…he is lonely.
And the funny part is that I have some jealousy of others who came into my life and passed through…and still find the thing we all search for. I have communicae with my ex-husband once in awhile. He was telling me about this new boy he has been dating for the last month and how he hopes that he will be ready to settle down and start a family of his own. I told him that I hope he gets all that he asks for. I guess I didn’t seem as excited as him, or as happy either. I don’t know. It is always hard to be able to tell a tone when you are typing. But, maybe it is the people who know me that know that I can be sarcastic, blah, or mean in a few words. I don’t mean to be…I just write/speak what comes to mind. Anything else is on the subconscious level.
I know that things should not be rushed. I know to leave my options open. I know to just be me. But sometimes I wonder if I should put the façade out for a bit…not let the other person know who I am or what I am like. I entertain the idea for a bit, and then toss it to the wayside. I spent so long being something/someone that I am not. I can’t live those lies anymore.
So, take me or leave me. See me in all my moods, in the ups and downs, the stress and release, the clean and covered modes. Know that I will keep the guards up a bit, but they will come back down as I get to know you. I will tell you my secrets as I feel more comfortable. Don’t try to trap me and I will feel safe. Don’t try to control or I will run away. Don’t try to command (unless it is in bed) and I won’t give hell back.
That is all I ask. Is that too much? ¶ 7/12/2006 10:53:00 AM 0 comments
Tuesday, July 11, 2006
When Your Tuesdays feel like Mondays...
Just a little hilariousity to help the day go by...
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Monday, July 10, 2006
I am...
YOU'RE A SUBSERVIENT!
Subservients are submissive, but with an attitude: You know what it takes to get the job done, but you want your partner to do the heavy lifting. You're the type of lover who brings out the dominant and uninhibited side of a partner. And you're the lover of whom role-players dream, because the tamest of Subservients will go along with outdoor sex, while the wildest of this group indulges in sex toys and costumes. You're curious and willing to explore, and once things get going you'll work just as hard to make sure your partner is satisfied.
Take the Sexploration Test ¶ 7/10/2006 02:00:00 PM 0 comments
Subservients are submissive, but with an attitude: You know what it takes to get the job done, but you want your partner to do the heavy lifting. You're the type of lover who brings out the dominant and uninhibited side of a partner. And you're the lover of whom role-players dream, because the tamest of Subservients will go along with outdoor sex, while the wildest of this group indulges in sex toys and costumes. You're curious and willing to explore, and once things get going you'll work just as hard to make sure your partner is satisfied.
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Inspirations for the day/week
Quotes of the period...I know that I have gotten slack the last few weeks.
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Do not overrate what you have received, nor envy others. He who envies others does not obtain peace of mind.
~Buddha
When we feel love and kindness toward others, it not only makes others feel loved and cared for, but it helps us also to develop inner happiness and peace.
~His Holiness The Dalai Lama
Perseverance is failing 19 times and succeeding the 20th.
~J. Andrews
This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness.
~His Holiness The Dalai Lama
Where nature is concerned, familiarity breeds love and knowledge, not contempt.
~Stewart L. Udall (1920- ) American Politician
The various features and aspects of human life, such as longevity, good health, success, happiness, and so forth, which we consider desirable, are all dependent on kindness and a good heart.
~His Holiness The Dalai Lama
Those who love deeply never grow old; they may die of old age, but they die young.
~A.W. Pinero
The roots of all goodness lie in the soil of appreciation for goodness.
~His Holiness The Dalai Lama
Right actions for the future are the best apologies for wrong ones in the past.
~Tyron Edwards
Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can't help them, at least don't hurt them.
~His Holiness The Dalai Lama
Posterity! You will never know how much it cost the present generation to preserve your freedom! I hope you will make good use of it! - letter to Abigail Adams, April 26, 1777
~John Adams (1735-1826) Second U.S. President
In the practice of tolerance, one's enemy is the best teacher.
~His Holiness The Dalai Lama
Humor is an affirmation of dignity, a declaration of man's superiority to all that befalls him.
~Romain Gary (1914-1980) French Writer
If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.
~His Holiness The Dalai Lama
Men can be stimulated to show off their good qualities to the leader who seems to think they have good qualities.
~John Richelsen
We come into this world crying while all around us are smiling. May we so live that we go out of this world smiling while everybody around us is weeping.
~Persian proverb
And the one to remember for the day…..
If you know that someone is speaking badly of you behind your back, and if you react to that negativity with a feeling of hurt, then you destroy your own peace of mind. One’s pain is one’s own creation. One should treat such things as if they are wind behind one’s ear. In other words, just brush them aside. To a large extent, whether or not one suffers pain depends on how one responds to a given situation. What makes a difference is whether or not one is too sensitive and takes things too seriously.
~His Holiness, the Dalai Lama ¶ 7/10/2006 08:08:00 AM 0 comments
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Do not overrate what you have received, nor envy others. He who envies others does not obtain peace of mind.
~Buddha
When we feel love and kindness toward others, it not only makes others feel loved and cared for, but it helps us also to develop inner happiness and peace.
~His Holiness The Dalai Lama
Perseverance is failing 19 times and succeeding the 20th.
~J. Andrews
This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness.
~His Holiness The Dalai Lama
Where nature is concerned, familiarity breeds love and knowledge, not contempt.
~Stewart L. Udall (1920- ) American Politician
The various features and aspects of human life, such as longevity, good health, success, happiness, and so forth, which we consider desirable, are all dependent on kindness and a good heart.
~His Holiness The Dalai Lama
Those who love deeply never grow old; they may die of old age, but they die young.
~A.W. Pinero
The roots of all goodness lie in the soil of appreciation for goodness.
~His Holiness The Dalai Lama
Right actions for the future are the best apologies for wrong ones in the past.
~Tyron Edwards
Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can't help them, at least don't hurt them.
~His Holiness The Dalai Lama
Posterity! You will never know how much it cost the present generation to preserve your freedom! I hope you will make good use of it! - letter to Abigail Adams, April 26, 1777
~John Adams (1735-1826) Second U.S. President
In the practice of tolerance, one's enemy is the best teacher.
~His Holiness The Dalai Lama
Humor is an affirmation of dignity, a declaration of man's superiority to all that befalls him.
~Romain Gary (1914-1980) French Writer
If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.
~His Holiness The Dalai Lama
Men can be stimulated to show off their good qualities to the leader who seems to think they have good qualities.
~John Richelsen
We come into this world crying while all around us are smiling. May we so live that we go out of this world smiling while everybody around us is weeping.
~Persian proverb
And the one to remember for the day…..
If you know that someone is speaking badly of you behind your back, and if you react to that negativity with a feeling of hurt, then you destroy your own peace of mind. One’s pain is one’s own creation. One should treat such things as if they are wind behind one’s ear. In other words, just brush them aside. To a large extent, whether or not one suffers pain depends on how one responds to a given situation. What makes a difference is whether or not one is too sensitive and takes things too seriously.
~His Holiness, the Dalai Lama ¶ 7/10/2006 08:08:00 AM 0 comments
Something's Gotta Give
LEANN RIMES LYRICS
"Something's Gotta Give"
Jenny's got a job, a cat named Jake,
31 candles on her birthday cake
Next year
Thought by now she'd have a man
Two car seats and a minivan
But it still ain't here (hey!)
She's been lookin' for Mr. Right so long
But all she's found is Mr. Wrong
That's the pitts
She's drawn a line that she won't cross
Her and time are facing off
She says something's gotta give
[Chorus]
Something's gotta give me butterflies
Something's gotta make me feel alive
Something's gotta give me dreams at night
Something's gotta make me feel alright
I don't know where it is
But something's gotta give
Friday night she had a date
Cell phone junky a half hour late
That's the biz baby
She's riding out the twists of fate
She's had all that she can take
She says something's gotta give
[repeat chorus]
I swear
There's got to be a meant to be for me out there
Somewhere someday
I'm gonna find someone, somehow, someway
Jenny's got a job, a cat named Jake,
31 candles on her birthday cake
Next year
She thought by now she'd have a man
Two car seats and a minivan
She says something's got,
Something's got,
Something's gotta
¶ 7/10/2006 04:28:00 AM 0 comments
"Something's Gotta Give"
Jenny's got a job, a cat named Jake,
31 candles on her birthday cake
Next year
Thought by now she'd have a man
Two car seats and a minivan
But it still ain't here (hey!)
She's been lookin' for Mr. Right so long
But all she's found is Mr. Wrong
That's the pitts
She's drawn a line that she won't cross
Her and time are facing off
She says something's gotta give
[Chorus]
Something's gotta give me butterflies
Something's gotta make me feel alive
Something's gotta give me dreams at night
Something's gotta make me feel alright
I don't know where it is
But something's gotta give
Friday night she had a date
Cell phone junky a half hour late
That's the biz baby
She's riding out the twists of fate
She's had all that she can take
She says something's gotta give
[repeat chorus]
I swear
There's got to be a meant to be for me out there
Somewhere someday
I'm gonna find someone, somehow, someway
Jenny's got a job, a cat named Jake,
31 candles on her birthday cake
Next year
She thought by now she'd have a man
Two car seats and a minivan
She says something's got,
Something's got,
Something's gotta
¶ 7/10/2006 04:28:00 AM 0 comments
Friday, July 07, 2006
Movie Releases for the weekend
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (PG-13); Wide release
Captain Jack Sparrow discovers he owes a blood debt to the legendary Davey Jones, Captain of the ghostly Flying Dutchman. With time running out, Jack must find a way out of his debt or else be doomed to eternal damnation and servitude in the afterlife. Making matters worse, Sparrow's problems manage to interefere with the wedding plans of a certain Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann, who are forced to join Jack on yet another one of his misadventures.
The Heart of the Game (PG-13); Limited release
A chronicle following the Roosevelt Roughriders girls' basketball team for six tumultuous seasons, capturing the passion and energy of a high school girls' competitive sport. Coach Bill Resler is a tax professor at the University of Washington, with three daughters, when he applies for the job as girls' basketball coach at Roosevelt High. Although his coaching experience is minimal, he has a philosophy that disciplined training and healthy aggression will play a key role in turning an average team into champions. Using metaphors and themes to inspire the girls each year, Coach Roesler encourages them to think and act like a pride of lions, a tropical storm and a pack of wolves--all to communicate the mindset required of a championship team. He invents an inner circle that is free of parents and authority figures in which the girls can work through problems on their own. And at the start of every season, he makes them run, and run, and run--training them to outlast the competition. But when Darnellia Russell, a young African-American from a neighborhood across town, walks on the mostly-white Roosevelt court, both Russell and Relser will be changed forever. A phenomenal talent with WNBA potential, she develops into one of the very best players in the state. In her junior year, Darnellia is faced with a challenge that could put both her basketball and academic future in jeopardy. Both her teammates and her coach must decide whether or not to support her desire to continue playing, even after she's ruled ineligible by the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association, the state's governing sports organization.
Once in a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos (PG-13); Limited release
"Once in a Lifetime" is the story of the American Dream colliding with the Global Game. It's the story of one man's obsession to spark a Soccer revolution in a country that had never even heard of the sport. But Steve Ross could not transform the North American Soccer League into an American Major League without the most powerful entertainment tool of persuasion: television. When the game failed to gain a foothold on network TV, the media titan's dream, and his team, began to implode. And as quickly as it had exploded onto the scene, the Cosmos, and the league, folded in a New York minute. Soccer in America disappeared overnight. But the Cosmos did leave a legacy, not only were they the prototype for today's super clubs, likewise Pele's contract was the template for those of the Beckhams and Ronaldinhos. Perhaps most significantly of all, both the US men and women's soccer teams, players who grew up in the shadow of the Cosmos brilliant light, now rise through the World rankings, and the youth of America come out in their millions every weekend to play the world's sport. And with several new stadiums under construction across the country, the rapidly growing MLS is poised to achieve the Cosmos promise of soccer as a celebrated American sport.
Islam: What the West Needs to Know (NR); NY/Wash/ATL
Virtually every major Western leader has over the past several years expressed the view that Islam is a peaceful religion and that those who commit violence in its name are fanatics who misinterpret its tenets. This claim, while widely circulated, rarely attracts serious public examination. Relying primarily on Islam's own sources, this documentary demonstrates that Islam is a violent, expansionary ideology that seeks the destruction or subjugation of other faiths, cultures, and systems of government.
A Scanner Darkly (R); NY/LA/ SF/Bos/Sea
Set in suburban Orange County, California in a future where America has lost the war on drugs, a reluctant undercover cop is ordered to start spying on his friends. He is launched on a paranoid journey into the absurd, where identities and loyalties are impossible to decode.
movie listings courtesy of Movietickets.com ¶ 7/07/2006 10:41:00 AM 0 comments
Captain Jack Sparrow discovers he owes a blood debt to the legendary Davey Jones, Captain of the ghostly Flying Dutchman. With time running out, Jack must find a way out of his debt or else be doomed to eternal damnation and servitude in the afterlife. Making matters worse, Sparrow's problems manage to interefere with the wedding plans of a certain Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann, who are forced to join Jack on yet another one of his misadventures.
The Heart of the Game (PG-13); Limited release
A chronicle following the Roosevelt Roughriders girls' basketball team for six tumultuous seasons, capturing the passion and energy of a high school girls' competitive sport. Coach Bill Resler is a tax professor at the University of Washington, with three daughters, when he applies for the job as girls' basketball coach at Roosevelt High. Although his coaching experience is minimal, he has a philosophy that disciplined training and healthy aggression will play a key role in turning an average team into champions. Using metaphors and themes to inspire the girls each year, Coach Roesler encourages them to think and act like a pride of lions, a tropical storm and a pack of wolves--all to communicate the mindset required of a championship team. He invents an inner circle that is free of parents and authority figures in which the girls can work through problems on their own. And at the start of every season, he makes them run, and run, and run--training them to outlast the competition. But when Darnellia Russell, a young African-American from a neighborhood across town, walks on the mostly-white Roosevelt court, both Russell and Relser will be changed forever. A phenomenal talent with WNBA potential, she develops into one of the very best players in the state. In her junior year, Darnellia is faced with a challenge that could put both her basketball and academic future in jeopardy. Both her teammates and her coach must decide whether or not to support her desire to continue playing, even after she's ruled ineligible by the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association, the state's governing sports organization.
Once in a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos (PG-13); Limited release
"Once in a Lifetime" is the story of the American Dream colliding with the Global Game. It's the story of one man's obsession to spark a Soccer revolution in a country that had never even heard of the sport. But Steve Ross could not transform the North American Soccer League into an American Major League without the most powerful entertainment tool of persuasion: television. When the game failed to gain a foothold on network TV, the media titan's dream, and his team, began to implode. And as quickly as it had exploded onto the scene, the Cosmos, and the league, folded in a New York minute. Soccer in America disappeared overnight. But the Cosmos did leave a legacy, not only were they the prototype for today's super clubs, likewise Pele's contract was the template for those of the Beckhams and Ronaldinhos. Perhaps most significantly of all, both the US men and women's soccer teams, players who grew up in the shadow of the Cosmos brilliant light, now rise through the World rankings, and the youth of America come out in their millions every weekend to play the world's sport. And with several new stadiums under construction across the country, the rapidly growing MLS is poised to achieve the Cosmos promise of soccer as a celebrated American sport.
Islam: What the West Needs to Know (NR); NY/Wash/ATL
Virtually every major Western leader has over the past several years expressed the view that Islam is a peaceful religion and that those who commit violence in its name are fanatics who misinterpret its tenets. This claim, while widely circulated, rarely attracts serious public examination. Relying primarily on Islam's own sources, this documentary demonstrates that Islam is a violent, expansionary ideology that seeks the destruction or subjugation of other faiths, cultures, and systems of government.
A Scanner Darkly (R); NY/LA/ SF/Bos/Sea
Set in suburban Orange County, California in a future where America has lost the war on drugs, a reluctant undercover cop is ordered to start spying on his friends. He is launched on a paranoid journey into the absurd, where identities and loyalties are impossible to decode.
movie listings courtesy of Movietickets.com ¶ 7/07/2006 10:41:00 AM 0 comments
Thursday, July 06, 2006
Don't Cheat on Your Boy...
She's a cheater, he's a genius...it's long but funny!
A girl's apology for cheating and the guy's response...
The following is an e-mail going around NYC...
APOLOGY:
Brad,
It would be difficult for me to be any more miserable right now, I feel like the worst person ever. First, let me start by saying that I am truly truly sorry, and I hate myself for hurting you. Of all the people in the whole entire world, you were honestly the last person that I would ever want to wrong in any way. There is no excuse at all or anything that happened, so I won't even try other than to say all of us had WAY too much to drink, and I did a stupid thing. I can handle you being pissed at me, I absolutely deserve it, I can even handle the ugly words that were exchanged between us, what I can't handle is thinking that you see me as a different person. It is weird, I feel like I just went through a horrible break up or something. The world looked funny yesterday, I couldn't crack a smile if you paid me, there are songs I can't listen to, and I just feel beyond crushed. I don't know if you meant everything you said to me, and I am hoping that you didn't. I know that I was wrong on many levels, but I am also hoping that this is something that we can deal with. I know it sounds totally crazy and stupid, but you have come to play such a significant role in my life, I can't imagine my days without you. It is totally strange and weird to say that, and you could say that my behavior didn't reflect that, and you would be correct. I hate feeling like you hate me, and I hate feeling like all of your friends think I am a terrible person, because I am not. I know there is nothing I can say or do to take back what happened, but I just want you to know that fighting with you was just about the worst thing I could have ever imagined. It was right up there with one of the ugliest nights of my life, and I would give anything in the world to rewind and fix it. I am not sure if you will respond to this, part of me thinks that you won't. If not today, then maybe some other time. Also, thanks for getting my stuff together, although I think my sunglasses are still at your house, if you could keep your eyes peeled for them that would be great. I can't even focus or work today, I can't eat, I seriously feel like it was an ugly break up, and I am hoping against hopes that it was not that and you are not done with me. Please don't cut me off, I really don't think I can handle that.
I am so sorry.
Elizabeth
RESPONSE:
Dear Elizabeth,
Thank you for your concern. I'll be sure to file it away under "L" for "Long-winded diatribes from drunken whores I couldn't care less about".
You did a stupid thing huh? No...doing long division and forgetting to carry the one is "a stupid thing"; Mixing in a red sock with a load of whites is "a stupid thing"; Blowing some guy in a bathroom for 45minutes while I sit at the bar wondering if you're taking so long because you ate too much bran that morning isn't as much a "Stupid thing" as it is grounds for permanent removal from my social calendar.
To be honest, I'm not sure if it was more amusing that you went and degraded yourself in a public toilet not once but twice in a 2 hour span, or that you seemed to think that by saying "Well, I didn't F**k him" somehow gave you a clean slate. So forgive me if I couldn't care less if the world "looked funny" to you yesterday. Since your world revolves around blow dryers, golden retrievers, Prada Bags and Jelly Beans, I'm sure it must have been most unsettling to actually have to consider someone else's feelings for 24 hours straight. The good news for you is that my friends don't think you're a terrible person, they just think you're the average run of the mill cum-guzzling blond who commands about as much respect as your average child porn collector. I could be wrong but, it's pretty hard to respect some B&T chick who comes out to spend the night at my place even though she's seeing someone else in New jersey and winds up tongue-bathing the taint of anyone who decides 30 minutes of droning commentary on Colin Farrell's new haircut is worth putting up with for a hand job in the men's room. The good thing about being a guy is that when I eventually bump into the young lad who finger-blasted you on top of a towel dispenser last Saturday, we'll have a shot and laugh our heads off about the time it happened.
By the way, for the amount of time you claim to spend in spin class you really must be doing something wrong to sport the thunder thighs you do. Watching you parade around my bedroom in a thong was a little like watching sea lions mate. Thought you might like to know.
PS. I forwarded about 100 people on this email.
Talk to you never,
Brad ¶ 7/06/2006 10:49:00 AM 0 comments
A girl's apology for cheating and the guy's response...
The following is an e-mail going around NYC...
APOLOGY:
Brad,
It would be difficult for me to be any more miserable right now, I feel like the worst person ever. First, let me start by saying that I am truly truly sorry, and I hate myself for hurting you. Of all the people in the whole entire world, you were honestly the last person that I would ever want to wrong in any way. There is no excuse at all or anything that happened, so I won't even try other than to say all of us had WAY too much to drink, and I did a stupid thing. I can handle you being pissed at me, I absolutely deserve it, I can even handle the ugly words that were exchanged between us, what I can't handle is thinking that you see me as a different person. It is weird, I feel like I just went through a horrible break up or something. The world looked funny yesterday, I couldn't crack a smile if you paid me, there are songs I can't listen to, and I just feel beyond crushed. I don't know if you meant everything you said to me, and I am hoping that you didn't. I know that I was wrong on many levels, but I am also hoping that this is something that we can deal with. I know it sounds totally crazy and stupid, but you have come to play such a significant role in my life, I can't imagine my days without you. It is totally strange and weird to say that, and you could say that my behavior didn't reflect that, and you would be correct. I hate feeling like you hate me, and I hate feeling like all of your friends think I am a terrible person, because I am not. I know there is nothing I can say or do to take back what happened, but I just want you to know that fighting with you was just about the worst thing I could have ever imagined. It was right up there with one of the ugliest nights of my life, and I would give anything in the world to rewind and fix it. I am not sure if you will respond to this, part of me thinks that you won't. If not today, then maybe some other time. Also, thanks for getting my stuff together, although I think my sunglasses are still at your house, if you could keep your eyes peeled for them that would be great. I can't even focus or work today, I can't eat, I seriously feel like it was an ugly break up, and I am hoping against hopes that it was not that and you are not done with me. Please don't cut me off, I really don't think I can handle that.
I am so sorry.
Elizabeth
RESPONSE:
Dear Elizabeth,
Thank you for your concern. I'll be sure to file it away under "L" for "Long-winded diatribes from drunken whores I couldn't care less about".
You did a stupid thing huh? No...doing long division and forgetting to carry the one is "a stupid thing"; Mixing in a red sock with a load of whites is "a stupid thing"; Blowing some guy in a bathroom for 45minutes while I sit at the bar wondering if you're taking so long because you ate too much bran that morning isn't as much a "Stupid thing" as it is grounds for permanent removal from my social calendar.
To be honest, I'm not sure if it was more amusing that you went and degraded yourself in a public toilet not once but twice in a 2 hour span, or that you seemed to think that by saying "Well, I didn't F**k him" somehow gave you a clean slate. So forgive me if I couldn't care less if the world "looked funny" to you yesterday. Since your world revolves around blow dryers, golden retrievers, Prada Bags and Jelly Beans, I'm sure it must have been most unsettling to actually have to consider someone else's feelings for 24 hours straight. The good news for you is that my friends don't think you're a terrible person, they just think you're the average run of the mill cum-guzzling blond who commands about as much respect as your average child porn collector. I could be wrong but, it's pretty hard to respect some B&T chick who comes out to spend the night at my place even though she's seeing someone else in New jersey and winds up tongue-bathing the taint of anyone who decides 30 minutes of droning commentary on Colin Farrell's new haircut is worth putting up with for a hand job in the men's room. The good thing about being a guy is that when I eventually bump into the young lad who finger-blasted you on top of a towel dispenser last Saturday, we'll have a shot and laugh our heads off about the time it happened.
By the way, for the amount of time you claim to spend in spin class you really must be doing something wrong to sport the thunder thighs you do. Watching you parade around my bedroom in a thong was a little like watching sea lions mate. Thought you might like to know.
PS. I forwarded about 100 people on this email.
Talk to you never,
Brad ¶ 7/06/2006 10:49:00 AM 0 comments
Wednesday, July 05, 2006
Goodbye and Hello
It is time to start weeding out the people that have not done anything with indications that they actually care about other people, people who are 'dramatic' for no reason other than they get off on it. Time to clear the folks who think only of themselves and don't worry about the effects it may have on the rest of us. It is time for me to say good bye to those people and hello to a whole new world. I know that it is going to piss people off when I start refusing to do things, etc, but I am slowing distancing myself from certain people and groups. I have lived too much with the drama essence in my life...I don't need it anymore than necessary.
The Age of Rebirth has begun again..... ¶ 7/05/2006 06:39:00 AM 0 comments
The Age of Rebirth has begun again..... ¶ 7/05/2006 06:39:00 AM 0 comments
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