Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Just ensuring I remember to quote my good friend Neff! He alerted me that a man had his genitalia chewed off by a chimp.

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/03/04/national/main678061.shtml

I found the link. So I'm saving it here.

I'm seriously unable to type rationally so I will blog in a few hours about it!

Sorry if I got your name wrong haha! I tried! Flyfishing is my new life goal.

Friday, February 20, 2009

Our Government

Sorry it's been a while since a post, but I've been working on a lot of different things.

But I'm taking the time to voice my total lack of understanding surrounding our government.

It seems this week has been the week in politics for which all of us American's should really hang our heads. Let's start with the recap.

First our newly appointed Attorney General, calls every American a coward, and tries to tell us we HAVE to start discussing sensitive issues at work... And by sensitive we're not talking about unfair treatment... We're not discussing abuse or even sexual misconduct... No his "sensitive issues" are that we... As American's need to discuss race.

Now am I the only person who wants to say WTF? I mean come on seriously here. We just voted in the first Black president in our History, who has just so happened to give this man the privilege of being the first Black Attorney General in our history... But we're cowards. And beyond that, we're cowards who need to discuss race...

Get the fuck over yourself. I swear you instantly justify all the awful things people thought with crap like this. This was the reason so many people were "afraid" of the new administrations "change". But thanks for proving them right, and making all of us Democrat's look bad. Appreciated.

So that was the first order of absolute bullshit.

Now we have the media and Amnesty International's "Outrage" over Hilary Clinton's lack of willingness to pressure China on human rights... Once more the bleeding heart liberals condemn us.

She's so wrong for wanting to discuss the economy. For wanting to work first towards getting the world-wide crisis under control... And what do these bogus donation and charity groups do? They claim she's murdering the cause. Fuck off. You people have no fucking idea what it would take to save the world. In fact, I would be the first person to claim that Charity's and these organizations that facilitate *peace* are the problem.

You want us to give money to everyone and their mother. And for what? To fix problems that don't pertain to us. For problems that we can't fix. And you know these problems are all just to save face.

Fuck the Palestinian's right? Fuck Darfur. No we'll be the first to rush to Africa and try to help poverty there a country where all they do is kill each other and have more children. We'll claim injustice for anything related to China... But call into play anything these organizations might benefit from and it's an instant No-no.

Stop sending Africa money and supplies. Send them condems and let teach them about curbing their population. How the hell can you expect to help people when they're suffering and still having children!? Force Israel to make peace. Stop letting them do whatever the fuck they want. Why can we police everyone but claim favorites? Who are we to do that to any country?

And for God's sake. Stop helping other countries until ours is fixed first.

Help the people without jobs. Help people in our country get off welfare, get running water to the poor people in the appalachians. I mean Christ, how can we claim we just want peace and equality, yet be the biggest hypocrites in the world? No wonder other countries don't respect us.

America needs to worry about America. Not about Africa, not about anything else. And my God if Obama once more claims to, "Be willing to talk to" someone else, then later add in requirements that are ridiculous then he needs to be impeached.

North Korea isn't going to just abandon Nuclear weapons to "talk" with us. Hamas shouldn't be completely ignored til they meet a list of requirements first. Talk to them, see what agreements can be reached, because clearly other countries aren't capable of fixing things amongst themselves. So if you want to interfere with EVERY LITTLE external affair in the world. Then do it with the standard approach of diplomacy. Not with ultimatums that NO ONE will ever cave into.

Friday, February 13, 2009

You Only Live Once: Philosophy.

An excerpt from my newly acquired favorite book, "When Will Jesus Bring The Pork Chops?" by George Carlin

"Live as if every day were your last, for eventually you will die. You'll be fully prepared."


That is my new catchphrase. Why? I am choosing battle the negative stand on negativity. I think, we need it. I think people who say, "Why are you so pessimistic?" Should be shot, and seriously. Unless you can look at things in both a negative and a positive... Well then you shouldn't be talking period.

I used to be a very negative person. I would easily counter people's positive views and show them what I felt was the "real" world. I'd call myself all kinds of crap. A realist. That was my favorite. But then I came to the realization, that life isn't all negative.

"Life is a thrift store amusement park." --- Another catch phrase I am coining for myself.

You can do everything in life. Ride the roller coaster... Which is broken. And you have a 50/50 chance of it breaking on you and you being the poor sap who gets beheaded by the tracks.

You can go ask that pretty girl who's trying to wait in line to buy that pretzel that may have accidentally been laced with rat poison, if she wants to go with you. And you'll have a 50/50 chance she'll say yes, and a 50/50 chance she may die eating that pretzel.

I guess what I'm trying to say is, in truth life isn't a well balanced game of odds. In truth success and happiness are roughly 34% possible. And 65% unlikely. But that still leaves you with a % for perfection, and 34% to make it... So is it worth it to be unhappy miserable and angry all the time? To look at life in a, "It's going to rain today." Sort of way?



My loyal readers, and those of you new ones who stumble by. I am going to impose some wisdom on you. (Even though I am far from wise.)


Try to be happy. Even if you're sad and wrong all the time. Make yourself happy. How? There are 20 ways to see the world. 4 ways are good. 5 ways are bad. And one way is gay. Use one of the happy ways.

Sure you make it harder to be disappointed if you expect it... But you also kill yourself a bit on the inside.

And yes I'll get you the results of my last experiment soon :)



Checklist for readers:

[ ] Say yes to something you normally wouldn't.
[ ] Smile at someone for no apparent reason.
[ ] Give someone the benefit of a doubt.
[ ] Look at something in a positive way, even if it's negative.
[ ] Encourage one other person to do the same.
[ ] Find a happy theme song for the month.

Wednesday, February 11, 2009

The Economy And People

So I am a bit pissed off.

It seems the economy is the cause for dozens of deaths in the US, suicide rates have lifted, and what do we get for it? Stupid slow speed pursuits where a man named Mustafa Mustafa, ends up shooting themselves. For what?

So you lost your business... Work for it again.

So you lost your house... Apartments aren't so bad.

I don't understand why the government works the way it does. They will run 50 ads a day saying just how "bad" smoking is. But wont take the time to offer a simple commercial saying, "Suicide isn't the way"?

I mean wtf. The news showed this old lady who couldn't afford her house, so she shot herself.

She survived and was rushed to the hospital... The government helped her out with her mortgage. Are you FUCKING kidding me?! Move her to a home. Teach her to not go for sub-prime mortgages. Don't just go, "Awww here."

It creates a situation where these dumbasses all suddenly assume that the easy path is the right one.

It's NOT.

It never is.

You may not hurt anymore, but you hurt EVERYONE else.

Sunday, February 8, 2009

The Human Mind.

So I've got a lot on my 'mind' today. It has been bugging me, the idea that we only consciously use 10% of our brain. I don't see how that's possible. I mean are we not alive simply because our brain tells our hearts to beat? And while we can't tell it to stop, a person can give up and slow their heart rate, and in times of dire stress gain the will to push it on that tiny bit further.

  • With all of that considered, is it really saying we don't control the basic functions of control that our brain exhibits on our bodies?

I know what most people will say at first, "Well we don't control it directly." But the truth in my eyes is that is subjective. We control it just as much as you believe you do. What I mean to say is, it's easier to say my thoughts are a slave to my body, then to try and grasp why or how we'd actually control the functions of our body.

  • If you're hungry your body tells you. But you can give up food and push yourself to those almost unhealthy limits. So what that makes me wonder is, why do I control my hunger, but not my breathing?

Could I actually manage to skip breathing entirely? Of course without oxygen I'd die, but I'm saying if I hold my breath... Am I not controlling my lungs? If I focus really hard and cause my pulse to slow... Am I not controlling my heart?

I think we use the entirety of our brains, we use each and every part for the daily tasks that our body needs. Perhaps I'd even say we evolved to this point. A cell has to carry out all it's required functions on it's own, perhaps our evolutionary chain has brought us to a point where it's made easier for us.

If that's the case, I wonder in turn if it means that I could evolve or train my brain to not use that part that delves into depression. That sneaks into the sad escape of pain. Other's have managed surely I can too.

So my current test...


I'm going to document my 'feelings' to see how they fluctuate. A simple; Happy, Sad, Neutral scale. I will then focus upon writing it down that night, on not feeling that way. I'll see what methods to try, and I'll attempt them.

What is this test codenamed?

The Moody Mind experiment.

Oh yeah, I am pretty clever.

Thursday, February 5, 2009

A Late One!

So it's 2:40 am and I've been up for the sake of holiday's.

Yes before I've come on here to account the odd day's, like "Pinch a person" and "Funny Face" Day.

But today is different, Tomorrow, (I thought today was the sixth. I was wrong.) But on the sixth, it will be the following Holiday's!


Bubble Gum Day,
and
Wear Red Day!


So while those are pretty epic in terms of Holiday's, there's something better coming up!

So while I encourage you to wear red while chewing a piece of gum for the ENTIRE day today.

I'm also going to tell you to look out for these EPIC days in Feb!


On the 13th, we have:

Friday The 13th, AND
Get a different name day!!!!

and then the day after,

National Condom day.

So get a new name, hope you don't get bad luck and then get a condom to celebrate!

Oh and don't believe those Holiday's? Google it.

I've decided, my new insult is now,

"Google it."

Ciao folks.


PS also look out as on the 9th we'll be having a Lunar eclipse, visible to us Western American's :P

Monday, February 2, 2009

The Job-Less *Hunt*

Another re-post! If only if only I'd actually found a job -sobs-


OH! Forgot, ch-check it out. I've got a myspace.

What did I choose for my pretty lame myspace URL thing? Freepie. Well... Freepie backwards anyway,

http://www.myspace.com/eipeerf

Because everything is better backwards. And bare with me. I'm still learning how to use it.
(Side note, apparently smiley faces attract rap artists as I've had about 6 of them send me friends requests.)



So I was looking for a job ***Correction, am looking.***

And it seemed that after the 5th interview I'd landed that all every business could say was, "I would love to hire you, but with how things are we just don't have any open positions. We'll call you."

I was frustrated, I had six more interviewers to see, and well... I was rather agitated! So I decided. What would happen if I was the worst possible candidate when I went into their office? Would they tell me no blatantly? Would they say yes hesitantly? Or would I hear the same words, "We'll call you."

I'm not dumb, I know the nicest way to say no, is indirectly. And I've never ever been turned down if I've made it to an interview. So I was wondering. Do people actually say "NO" at an interview?

-Read more to find out!-


(Disclaimer: Edited out the names! And it's off memory, so while it's pretty accurate, language and context may/may not be the type used exactly.)

Anti-view #1: The UPS Store.

Interviewer: "Afternoon, please if you'd just have a seat we can get this moving along. I'm sure you're busy."

Me: "Yeah, I really am busy, do you think we could make this quick?"

Interviewer: "Uhhh- Yeah sure... So I see you have no real experience with shipping and receiving, but you've got a lot of computer skills... Is there a reason you want to work here with us?"

Me: "Well no, oh and I lied about the computer skills. I never took that course in programming. Just an F.Y.I."

Interviewer: "... Oh, well thanks for being honest..." said while laughing a bit nervously, "Is this a joke?"

Me: "No, would I have worn a collared shirt if it were?"

Interviewer: "You just aren't the sort of candidate we're looking for right now... Maybe you should try McDonald's."

Me: "I knew I should have applied at the Post Office next door. Damn UPS."



Anti-view #2: Play It Again Sports.

Me: "Hey, it's nice to meet you, sorry I'm late. I was at an interview at McDonald's. I wanted to see if I could get a McMuffin."

Interviewer: Looks at me as if I've got a bug on my head, "Well I'm sorry I tried calling you, we actually don't have any open positions right now... If you'd like though I can give you a call when we have a spot open though."

Me: "Wow that was the fastest interview I've had. Thanks for spending my time."

Interviewer: "Sorry I really did try to call."


Anti-view #3: Pete's Tea And Coffee.

Interviewer: "Please have a seat, I'll be right with you. Would you like a drink for the time being?"

Me: "I don't know, is your coffee any good?"

Interviewer: "Yes... One second." Walks off.

Interviewer: "Okay sorry about that. So... What do you think would make you a good candidate for us here?"

Me: "Do they always make you start out with a question?"

Interviewer: "Well... No it helps me get to know you."

Me: "Isn't that why I filled out the application, and why you called me?"

Interviewer: "Well no I meant on a more personal level, would you like to start over?"

Me: "Okay, what do you think would make you a good candidate for us here?"

Interviewer: Laughs some before getting serious. "Have you worked anywhere similar to Pete's before?"

Me: "I don't know, you have my application."

Interviewer: Still serious. "Okay, I don't have time for this. Thanks for stopping by."

Me: "Does this mean I got the job?"

Interviewer: "No."


****Edit: I had to remove three, apparently Helium sucks.****

So there you have it. Apparently... They do and WILL say no. The downside? I've got 6 places that will now NEVER hire me. (And probably none of my extended family) The upside? It was fun as all hell.

Once more I've conquered my desire to please everyone. So if you've been hunting for a job, and are on that one that is bottom of the barrel in your list. Play with it. It's a complete morale booster! And hey, I figure if I fail 100% at an interview statistically, I am destined to pass the next one!

Right? Probably wrong.




Note: There's the re-post guys, sorry the other three have to remain omitted, as no matter how I try to reword it, it takes away from the genuine-facts behind the whole thing which to me made it so funny!

I'm still down a job, and I am pretty sure, it's why I'm only attracting women I don't want to me. And God-Damnit, the Cardinals lost. Talk about a sucky superbowl :(