communication dependence
Current mood: angsty
Category: Travel and Places
I am going to Canada tomorrow until it is no longer fashionable to wear white pants… while packing I realized how dependant I have become on instant communication.I am taking my desktop computer up north with me, I have been packing everything away today and realized I must un-plug my computer.Why do I hesitate, what is it that makes me want to sit down and write a blog, or look something up on google, or check my e-mail one last time… When I cross the border my phone will no longer have service, I will be away from phone calls and text messages for 2 months.This is freeing in a way . . . but as I started to un-hook my computer I realized how dependant I have become on it and the paradigm I have created.It is amazing to me to think about the things we do, the norms that we live, the ritualistic patterns our lives follow.
We get set on something and cannot think of life any other way… this is something I noticed after I got my cell phone, all my friends had phones before me and at the time I didn't feel like I needed one, but when a friend gave me a pager that would send people voice-messages via an odd robotic messaging system that mispronounced many words including my last name I realized how dependant I had become on instant communication and soon needed my own cellular phone.
You can see this in many other aspects of life, some people experience this with chiropractics, prescription drug-addiction, marriage counseling, or even sobriety.Things get better when you pop your back, so you can not imagine a world where you do not pop your back everyday.It is insane to think we must do these things for the rest of our lives.The more we change our habits the more I believe we will change as people, of course we are all resistant to change which may explain why I am packing up my computer in the first place I cannot imagine being without; photoshop, itunes, and youtube for two whole months.But I can imagine zero humidity, lake water, bonfires, bare feet, and not hearing about the "War for the Whitehouse" on the news. So I am excited!
Currently
listening
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Summertime Dream
By
Gordon Lightfoot
Release date: 1990-10-25
october morning, little plane on the forest floor up on the tv between a rerun and another war here in a hotel, trying to make some sense of this two thousand miles from my family in minneapolis hey senator, i wanna say all the things you fought for did not die here today hey senator, i'm gonna do all the things i can to live my life more like you lived a story of a love undivided for thirty-nine years strong when it counted through the hard times and the fears together forever, that was always what it was about no hesitation, there was never any doubt hey hey sheila, i want to say all the things you fought for did not die here today hey hey sheila, i'm gonna do all the things i can to live my life more like you hey senator, i wanna say all the things you fought for did not die here today hey hey sheila, i'm gonna do all the things i can to live my life more like you
it would be nice if we could go back to a time when there were no red states or blue states, but rather the whole country was a "swing state"... or at least a time when Texas only had 20 Electoral Votes.
Currently
listening
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Hail to the Thief
By
Radiohead
Release date: 2003-06-10
Last night i saw my first Judd Apatow film.i was not boycotting Apatow, like i am wal-mart, alcohol, & Gary Busey. i just realized that i have not seen any of his movies or TV shows, and decided that i would like to see the 40 Year Old Virgin first. i ordered the movie online, actually when it showed up it sat in my Apartment for 20 days before i finally watched it.Often when you have heard so much about something it can be a let down when that moment actually arrives, as you can imagine i was a bit nervous.After the wait i am glad to say that there was absolutely no let down with this movie.i am pleased that i just unwrapped the Apatow comedic experience from it’s original packaging the way it was intended.
Next up Drillbit Taylor.
Currently
listening
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The Age of Aquarius
By
The 5th Dimension
Release date: 18 April, 2000
i woke up this morning in cincinnati and set my clock ahead one hour, because of daylight savings time. i left cincinnati about 10:30 p.m. driving back to st. louis i traveled from the eastern timezone to the central, meaning i had to set my clock back an hour. that is enough time travel for one day.
goodnight, Gabe Lightyear
Currently
listening
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Parachute
By
Guster
Release date: 16 June, 1998
Even my ma’ma thinks that my mind is gone
Current mood: nostalgic
Category: Movies, TV, Celebrities
if National Lampoon were to make a parody movie of Dangerous Minds . . . at this point in his career, i think it is safe to say that Coolio would take the part.
music even your mother would enjoy
Current mood: embarrassed
Category: Music
i was talking to my mother about an album i recently purchased, the title of the album is Mississauga Goddam; Mississauga is the name of a familiar city/rattlesnake in Canada. when half-way through telling her the title Missis-s-s i realized i cannot say the second part of the title, this is the power a mother has over her son . . . or actually the power this particular mother has over me. at this point i just decided to finish the album title but substituted "God Dang" she wasn't buying it, and neither was i. i conceded the actual album title like i had done something wrong? also, i conceded the name without actually saying the word goddam, which is total defeat. The thing is she taught me never to swear and even to this day i am aware this is still embedded in my psyche. and swearing directly to (or) in front of my mother would be seen as disrespectful. She responded with a disapproving tone, to which i retorted that the album was actually really good and i thought she would enjoy the music, it was neither crude nor laced with explicit lyrics. Then i remembered one of my favorite songs… and said with a smile. "well . . . there is one song on the CD called I want another enema but i don't know? you might even like that one." to which she replied, "you need to come to church with me."
my mother just doesn't understand . . . Guitars make me happy drum beats make us all free
p.s. my mum really would love track 4, eh?
Currently
listening
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Mississauga Goddam
By
The Hidden Cameras
Release date: 19 October, 2004
I have been shopping on EBAY in the last few weeks and have made some great purchases. I have been scouting out Western Style Shirts, George W. Bush figurines, and European Militia-Wear. I have messed up quiet a bit in my bidding and sometimes have bid on items that are a small size and notice after it is too late, also a few time I have been surprised by the details of the description after i have already made a bid. for instance . . .
New Scully Mens Western shirt Up for auction. This is a handsome, sized EXTRA Large black shirt with red piping trim. Furthermore there is a studded Dragon decal on the back. You will really like this shirt. It is in perfect condition
. . . perfect condition. you bet, no one would lay a hand on someone that is wearing a studded dragon decal.
I have also come across some strange conditions. . .
MOST ITEMS IN MY AUCTIONS ARE VINTAGE COLLECTIBLES OR ANTIQUES. THEY MAY HAVE NORMAL WEAR FROM USE AND ARE SOLD AS IS. ANY SERIOUS WEAR WILL BE DESCRIBED. MY ITEMS AND PACKING MATERIALS COME FROM MANY USED SOURCES. THEY MAY HAVE BEEN AROUND SMOKE, CATS AND DOGS, COWS AND MONKEYS. IF YOU WORRY ABOUT ANY OF THAT STUFF, DO NOT BID! THANK YOU
Now I have no problem with the smell of cigarettes or even monkey's that smoke cigarettes, but something about the smell of monkey makes me suspicious . . . . maybe I don't need this antique organ grinder?
I bet no one even knows what an organ grinder is, I was only allowed to watch black & white movies during my early childhood.
Currently
watching
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Heidi Release date: 29 January, 2002
I do not watch television regularly. I work most nights, and different nights each week, making it difficult to get into any show on network or cable television. . . I do however watch television at my leisure. Even though I am not currently addicted to a show I have to admit am addicted to listening to the woman in the cubicle next to me, talk about their favorite show. Every morning at the same time right around 10:15 after their morning cigarette, these 2 fellow employees talk about their favorite show...PrisonBreak. The anticipation has been growing for me throughout this season. Hearing these two that I actually know get emotionally attached is quiet intriguing. Putting together whatever broken storyline I can, has made this the most entertaining viewing/eavesdropping experience ever. More exciting and encompassing than any show I have ever been into before. This is up there with getting up for Saturday morning cartoons as a child. The other day I was getting coffee, and on my way back I realized that they had already started talking about the latest episode. Knowing I was late for my show had me flustered and I spilled coffee all over myself. I am looking forward to the episode where I figure out the meaning of all this and I successfully break out of my cubicle.
my Rock of Love
Current mood: determined
Category: Games
some people have asked me why i have Lacey from Rock of Love in my top friends. . . i have gotten really close to Lacey over these past few months and it has been great, she is true blue. she has a great spirit you can see this in her love for animals. the time i have spent watching her and getting to know her has been really physical, she is a special woman. i want everybody to know that they should not just give up on Lacey because people try to make her look bad.
what can i say, i have a gut feeling about Lacey.
Currently
listening
:
POISON’D!
By
Poison
Release date: 05 June, 2007
angsty
confident
complacent
smitten
exhausted
nostalgic
embarrassed
blessed
giddy
determined
