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Age: 31
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City: Murrieta
State: California
Country: US

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Wednesday, May 09, 2007

Gas War??? It's all BS!!!
Current mood: pessimistic
Category: News and Politics

Everyone has seen emails or bulletins similar to the one below.  I wonder what FUKTARDS  really sit around and dream this crap up?  Silly Putty.....that was a good idea....but this????? 

Everyone....please stop sending them out.  Use the 30 seconds of your life that you would have spent reposting this do something useful and constructive.  Think about what it is saying.   Don't buy gas from certain companies for the rest of the year.  Ok.......let just assume that you could get the 300 million people in the US to actually agree with and more importantly follow through with this ground breaking brilliant idea. (Which in itself would be a monumental and virtually impossible task.)  

The fuel prices are based significantly on supply and demand (S&D).  Sure there is a base cost consisting of refineries, taxes, transportation etc.  A lot of it is S&D.  Big oil is constantly pumping, refining and shipping oil/fuel.  Most of the major companies are in contracts with the crude oil suppliers around the world.  Essentially, companies have bought it long before it came out of the ground.  So........what happens when everyone stops going to certain gas stations??  Simple.  Whatever company is unfortunate enough to have the US ban them sits on their surplus of oil/fuel for a couple days.  Meantime, the companies that suddenly have twice as many customers are going to quickly run out of fuel.  Guess what??  There are going to be two guys on the 8th green of a golf course somewhere in the world (By the way...it's no coincidence that Dubai is quickly becoming a world class resort attraction) and man A is going to sell his surplus oil/fuel to man B.  Suddenly, what everyone tried to accomplish is a wasted effort.  You are now buying the same fuel you banned and drove by....only now you are buying it second hand.  Probably a good chance that it's going to end up costing you even more with the extra transportation costs....not to mention that man A wants to make up for his slight loss from sitting on the oil a few days.  Yaaay!!  Go America!!  We showed them, didn't we?!! 

Let's look at another scenario.....

Lets start with this....what about the people in smaller towns that don't have easy access to the 'preferred' gas stations?  Are they supposed to drive a few miles further?  Lets ponder that shall we?  I am going to use some known statistics and some SERIOUS assumptions here......

The US Census puts our population at slightly over 300 Million in the US.  According to the International Road Federation (IRF) there is approximately 808 cars per 1000 american.  Seems a little high....so lets call it 700.  Simple math tells us that there is 210,000,000 cars in the US.  Nationwide cars are said to travel an average of 12,000 miles a year.  I am going to assume every vehicle gets 25 MPG and has an 18 gallon tank.  Both are reasonable assumptions.  At 12k miles with 25 mpg and an 18 gal tank, each car will be filled up 27 times over the course of a year.  Just over twice a month.  (People in states like Cali that fill up three times a week and drive 30k a year will make up for you peeps that fill up once a month and drive 5k a year that live in more rural areas.)  Now, going back to my point, how does everyone get to these preferred gas stations?  I'd guess a high percentage of us will have to drive slightly out of our way.  Let's say for example sake, we drive 1 mile out of our way from our normal fill up spot.  Doesn't seem unreasonable to support a good cause, right??  Hmmmmm.....lets check the math.  1 mile each way x 27 fill ups equals 53 extra miles per year.  We will also assume that you squeeze that extra 2 miles out of each tank so we won't fill it up a 28th or 29th time.  This works out to an extra two gallons of fuel over the course of a year!!  Do the math people, and that is an extra 420 million gallons of fuel a year @ $2.90 a gallon.  That equals  1.2 billion dollars a year worth of extra fuel for people to drive just one mile out of the way!!!  1.2 billion dollars of extra fuel too the COLLECTIVE pockets of big oil when we were trying to help our cause.  We have now caused more of a demand!!  For those who can't keep up.....that means that the prices go UP!!

The same thing goes for the lame 'Don't buy fuel on a certain day' campaigns. You people are buying the exact same amount of fuel.....your just doing it before or after that certain day.  Who cares??  Your not hurting anyone.  Slow sales one day....and a spike the next.  No one cares.  You have only inconvenienced yourself here.

So, what can we do to ACTUALLY affect the prices of fuel?  Again, a very simple answer.  Maybe not so simple to put into motion, but the answer is simple.  Again, fuel costs are affected by S&D.  Sooooo.....don't drive as much.  That's easy, right?  Instead of 'not filling up on a certain day', there should be a 'national car-pool week' or 'national trade in your gas hog for a hybrid day' or 'get rid of beater car day'.  Get the point?  Rather than trying to get everyone to buy into one of these lame ass plans, do your part.  Get a new, fuel injected vehicle that gets 30+ mpg.  If you can get a hybrid....better for you.  You can do your part and save yourself fuel costs at the same time. That is the single easiest thing that everyone can do to actually affect fuel prices.  If we use less fuels, big oil will have a surplus thus dropping the price to get rid of it.  At least for now.....there are countries like China and India that are very quickly becoming huge consumers of oil/fuel.  As of now, no one holds a candle to the good old US of A in consumption, but they are closing in.  What are the other alternatives???  There is Biodiesels, Ethanol, electric etc.  If I was everyone........I'd go with Ethanol.  Support Ethanol. Did I mention Ethanol yet???  I have a company car....with no choice in fuel mileage....so I do my part in other ways. When I fly, I 'buy back' my carbon emissions for a small fee. Also, call me hopeful.........currently I am losing money on them.... but I own a lot of stock in some new and upcoming alternative energy companies....including huge ETHANOL plants being erected in the US.  Maybe I can retire early if everyone supports ETHANOL!!!

Oh, and a side note for all you cry babies out there (although I may be crying if I had to actually pay for fuel)......but since I dont.....does anyone realize that once adjusted for inflation, the cost of fuel is well shy of the records set in 1981 for adjusted fuel costs??  Thank your lucky stars that as a trend, gasoline has NOT kept up with our countrys inflation rate over the decades.  If you were to take a gallon of fuel from the very first drive in gas station in 1913 at .27 cents a gallon, adjust it at the US inflation rate until today, then you would be paying approximately $21.00 for that same gallon of fuel!!!!!  THAT is absurd. So, be happy.......and get a hybrid.

Red courtesy of:

http://www.post-gazette.com/neigh_city/20000712gas2.asp

~Brian M

 

 

 

GAS WAR - an idea that WILL work

This was originally sent by a retired Coca Cola executive. It came from one of his engineer buddies who retired from Halliburton. It ' s worth your consideration.

Join the resistance!!!! I hear we are going to hit close to $4.00 a gallon by next summer and it might go higher!! Want gasoline prices to come down? We need to take some intelligent, united action. Phillip Hollsworth offered this good idea.

This makes MUCH MORE SENSE than the "don't buy gas on a certain day" campaign that was going around last April or May! The oil companies just laughed at that because they knew we wouldn't continue to "hurt" ourselves by refusing to buy gas. It was more of an inconvenience to us than it was a problem for them.

BUT, whoever thought of this idea, has come up with a plan that can really work. Please read on and join wi th us! By now you're probably thinking gasoline
priced at about $1.50 is super cheap. Me too! It is currently $2.79 for regular unleaded in my town. Now that the oil companies and the OPEC nations have conditioned us to think that the cost of a gallon of gas is CHEAP at $1.50 - $1.75, we need to take aggressive action to teach them that BUYERS control the
marketplace..... not sellers. With the price of gasoline going up more each day, we consumers need to take action. The only way we are going to see the price of gas come down is if we hit someone in the pocketbook by not purchasing their gas! And, we can do that WITHOUT hurting ourselves. How? Since we all rely on our cars, we can't just stop buying gas. But we CAN have an impact on gas prices if we all act together to force a price war.

Here's the idea:

For the rest of this year, DON'T purchase ANY gasoline from the two biggest companies (which now are one), EXXON and MOBIL. If they are not selling any
gas, they will be inclined to reduce their prices. If they reduce their prices, the other companies will have to follow suit.

But to have an impact, we need to reach literally millions of Exxon and Mobil gas buyers. It's really simple to do! Now, don't wimp out at this point.... keep reading and I'll explain how simple it is to reach millions of people.

I am sending this note to 30 people. If each of us sends it to at least ten more (30 x 10 =3D 300) ... and those 300 send it to at least ten more (300 x 10 =3D 3,000)...and so on, by the time the message reaches the sixth group of people, we will have reached over THREE MILLION consumers. If those three million get excited and pass this on to ten friends each, then 30 million people will have been contacted! If it goes one level further, you guessed it..... THREE
>>>>HUNDRED MILLION >>>>PEOPLE!!!

Again, all you have to do is send this to 10 people. That's all. (If you don't understand how we can reach 300 million and all you have to do is send this to 10 people.... Well, let's face it, you just aren't a mathematician. But I am, so trust me on this one.)

How long would all that take? If each of us sends this e-mail out to ten more people within one day of receipt, all 300 MILLION people could conceivably be contacted within the next 8 days!!!

I'll bet you didn't think you and I
had that much potential, di d you?

Acting together we can make a difference. If this makes sense to you, please pass this message on. I suggest that we not buy from EXXON/MOBIL UNTIL THEY LOWER THEIR PRICES TO THE $1.30 RANGE AND KEEP THEM DOWN.

THIS CAN REALLY WORK.

 

I got this in an email today and it actually makes more since then the whole, "don't pump gas on this day" thing. For those of you who don't have to buy your own gas, (not naming any names, lol) please think of the other people you care about who do have to buy their own gas. Please repost this if you agree!!

Currently listening :
Human Clay
By Creed
Release date: 28 September, 1999

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Wednesday, April 11, 2007

Is this the best they can do???
Current mood: aggravated
Category: News and Politics

I really do consider myself a person that keeps up on all the current events.  I read MSN, CNN, Reuters....the list goes on and on.  The past months I find myself trying to do anything but watch the news.  I feel like I am going to be fucking brain dead if I see anymore of this shit regarding the following broad categories:

1. Celebrities and the naughty things they do.

2. All the terrible racist things people accidentally may say.

3. Global Warming / Big Oil Companies

I'd like to go into more detail in each of these categories during this rant....so be prepared.  But first, to reiterate where this blog starts, it seems as though anytime you want to catch up on current events, it is the same stupid shit only a different day....sometimes with different characters. With all the different people, organizations, charities, schools, and infinite other topics that could be interesting, why is it that we keep dwelling on the same stupid things that make you feel stupider everytime you hear about them????

Celebrities.....where to begin?  Lets go back a little way.  Michael Jackson.  He get accused of diddleing little boys and for some reason america gives him multiple millions of dollars of free press.  Where is he now???  Sitting at his house, free of charges and planning his next album that will undoubtedly turn multi-platinum with all the press he will again once get.  Kobe Bryant.  How many people got sick and tired of hearing about this little slut in Colorado that snuck passed security to get into Kobe Bryants room and then accused him of rape??  What about Kobe?  Never missed a game.  Yet america sat on the edge of there seats just hoping that the Colorado DA could make an example out of this terrible 'predator'.  Now, he is free of all charges....just like I feel he is supposed to be.  Mel Gibson.....DUI....Paris Hilton...DUI and so called sex-scandals almost constantly.  I don't call it a scandal...I call it great publicity.  Anna Nicole....does anybody really give a shit about this gold-digging slut???  Why was anyone near a tv or radio subjected to a minute let alone hours of coverage about the death of this drug overdosed, speech slurring, gold-digging broad that apparently had no idea who fathered her latest kid?  Again....do people really give a shit????  I could keep going on.....but I may vomit.

Racist things people say....oh shit....I just threw up in my mouth.  Let's start with the nationally syndicated Imus and the shocking thing he said about the girl basketball players.  It's fine that it is mentioned, because I in no way condone or defend what he said, but is this really worthy of multiple national press interviews??  Over and over again I hear about this and I am sick and fucking tired of it.  If what Imus said is the worst thing that any of those girls are called this week then they are doing pretty good.  I'd be willing to bet that there were a lot more 'choice' words expressed during that tournament.   Is this really news???  Does this really affect anybody but a small handful of people directly involved?  I don't think it does.  I couldn't give a shit less.

Go back in time a little to the Michael Richards (Kramer from Seinfeld) saga.  Once again, I do not defend nor agree with the things these guys say.....so save the 'your a racist bastard too' comments because they just aren't true.  I just simply get sick and tired of hearing the same crap over and over.  Yes, he screwed up.  Yes, he was wrong in what he said.  Yes, it was despicable and probably should be career ending.  But the guys involved plan to sue because the 'mental anguish' is just too much to bare.  Give me a fucking break! 

Everytime any little thing comes up involving a minority, you get Sharpton and Jackson butting into the middle of the story to get his cut of the free publicity.  What a role model...a reverend with a bastard child.  Society should really hedge their bets on what that asshole says.  They are both instigators of problems and need to shut the fuck up.  These things spotlight how 'America has far to go' to get rid of the racial discrimination.  I have news for you.....discrimination is a part of everybodies lives everyday. Whites, african americans, latinos, asians....ALL discriminate against the others to an extent.  It may not even be racial discrimination....perhaps it is age, gender or any other type.  It is never going to go away....for anyone...so deal with it.  I do.

Global warming and big oil.  Huge profits.  Rising gas prices. Middle East terror funding. Carbon Emissions. Environment.  It's the same shit different day.  I am a big fan of many environmental issue and global warming.  But is it really as big a concern as they say??  If it were, wouldn't the government spring into action?  You know, reduce emissions, boost fuel economy in our cars and such??  Wouldn't that kill two birds with one preverbial stone??  Reduce carbons and less terror funding??  I know, I know....it must be impossible.  Hmmm....maybe not.  Nearly EVERY freaking country out there that manufactures cars.....China for instance....has more economical and cleaner cars.  If China can do it, then why not the greatest country on earth??  Spare me with your version of the answer.....it boils down to money and crooked politics.  So I ask again.....should I really care about these things if our great government doesn't?  The earth isn't going to self-destruct in my lifetime. 

Alright......I think I am better now.  I just hope there is something new to hear about SOON or I am going to lose myself to Youtube, Filecabi and MTV.....or else be fucking brain dead.

Please forginve any spelling or grammar errors.....I typed this very quickly and didn't check it.....

Brian

 

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Thursday, October 26, 2006

Marriage.......WHY????
Current mood: chipper
Category: Romance and Relationships

Marriage.  Many like to describe it as a 4 letter word.  There was a time, albeit before my time, that marriage was the final event or step in a persons life when they were growing into adults.  After the sanctity of marriage came the child bearing and stay at home mothers.  At this point, you were considered all grown up just like every other 'normal' happy American family household.  Wow….how this country has changed.  A new statistic has recently made public that 50.3 percent of ALL adults are now unmarried!! Here it is 2006 and if you are unmarried, you can actually say "I am unmarried, and I am normal."  Wow.  Not that you would ever actually say that…because it would sound like you need therapy….but you could.  There are now more unmarried people than married people.   

 

This and many stats compliments of:

 

http://www.unmarried.org/statistics.html

 

 

There are other interesting statistics about divorce out there too.  The following info is compliments of:

 

http://www.breakthroughlegal.com/stats.html

 

Did you know that 50% of first marriages ended in divorce as of 2002?  This is a number that been steadily increasing over the past 3 decades.  Don't even try to re-marry…60% shot at that failing.  I could bore everyone with lots of boring facts, but I'd rather get to the meat of the subject here.   We live in a society where we have allowed it OK to divorce our ways out of our problems.  Are there some cases where divorce is good?? ABSOLUTELY.  Furthermore, I applaud the men and women that see it and get the hell out.

 

 As a relatively young male living in the state of California, I often question why I should ever even consider marriage??  What is in it for a man to tie the knot??  I don't have a credible statistical source readily available, but I have often heard that Cali has 2 out of 3 new marriages end in divorce!!  66% people!!! Unbelievable!!  On top of that, Cali has some of the most strict laws that take a guy through the ringer once we call it off.  For example, for every 2 years of marriage, we will owe a year of vaginamony.  (AKA alimony)  If we happen to stay married for 10 years or more, that's it…were done.  We pay vaginamony FOREVER.  All I can say there boys,  is: prenupt, prenupt, PRENUPT!!!!! 

 

So I ask again, what convinces a person to sign the contract of marriage knowing that the chances are more than 50 percent that it will fail???  Those odds, I wouldn't sign that off in the business world…why do it in my personal life?  ESPECIALLY when we, as a society, has basically said it is OK to live our lives unmarried as 50.3% of all adults are already doing.  More and more there are couples living together, buying homes, having children all without the contract.  I'd have to assume that it is these people driving the 50.3 percent statistic….but I have been wrong before. 

 

What is in it for us??  Companionship??  We have proven that is achievable W/O marriage.  Sex..Lol….yeah right.  How many people save that for marriage???  There are like 9 of them and I can tell you who one of them is.  Take sex a bit further….I haven't personally experienced it, but I have always been told that the sex life completely changes once your partner has his/her meathooks in you.  It allegedly goes south….and I don't mean south as in ORAL.  So that is a bust.   Children??  Nope….definitely don't need marriage for that.  Although it IS proven that children growing up in a 'stable and traditional' family are better off in life and more likely to live the 'traditional' lifestyle.  Money…..nope….share a home, you can share that too.  Foolishly perhaps, but it can be done. 

 

I am not entirely opposed of the idea of marriage one day, but I will tell you.  The marriage bug is gonna have to sneak up on me and bite me right on the ass…hard!!!  I certainly don't plan on looking for that 'special someone' anytime soon just so I can get married and be part of the shrinking statistic of being a married person.

 

Somebody…PLEASE convince me that there is a benefit….

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Sunday, October 22, 2006

What happens in Vegas.......does NOT always stay in Vegas
Current mood: exhausted

So, for those who don't know me really well....let me fill you in with the Readers Digest version of important info here.  My favorite hobby is golf.  I simply love it.  Simple, challenging, rewarding.  I am currently in the middle of a looong needed vacation where I went on a golf trip and played in a 3 day tournament in Las Vegas.  I was in the middle of the trip thinking....golf, booze, gambling and the city of sin....does it get any better than this???

As a side note....the exhausted mood is due to a looooong few days and a late night last night.  Let me tell you my friends, 54 holes of golf, boozing and early tee times will simply kick your golf and booze lovin' ass!!

The interesting thing about the entire trip is that I never once made it to the strip!!!  To add to that, it was probably the BEST trip I have ever had there....and let me tell you.....I have had my share of Vegas experiences.  Sounds weird huh????  The reason it was soo great is that I was with a group of great people and had a great time with all of them doing the thing I love most (golf).  How can it get better than that???

Recently I had caught up with a person that I went to high school with.  Unfortunately it had waited until my last night in Vegas, but I had finally met up with this girl from more than a decade ago.  I am not normally a big fan of this, but it was one of those evenings where you leave the destiny of the entire evening in the hands of a (basically) complete stranger.  Her stomping ground...I wanted her to be comfortable, so I had left it to her to pick a nice place to go eat and do some catching up.  And I must say, if I had three thumbs, they would all be up.  She picked an absolutely INCREDIBLE restaurant called The Tillerman south of the strip. She picked a fabulous bottle of wine to enjoy in an environment that was simply marvelous. We had great conversations about anything and everything about our past decade of life experieces. You just can't ask for more when you have one of those potentially 'awkward' re-uniting experiences.  The entire experience far exceeded my expectations.  

With all of the beautiful weather Vegas offered this week, beautiful golf courses I was able to play, great people I hung out with during the evenings, the incredible meals I had, and re-uniting with someone that is now hopefully a new close friend......this trip has simply been one in a lifetime.  Yes, it was a wonderful trip that I will probably never forget.   

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Sunday, September 03, 2006

Girls and there DOOMED relationships
Current mood: chipper
Category: Romance and Relationships

Ok, so heres the deal.  I have a opinion on women around the age of 23. 


Over and over, I hear about girls getting divorced or breaking up with the long time boyfriend around this age.  Conversely, I know more men that are married to that age group and have marital issues or are divorcing.  Unfortunately, many times there is a child stuck in the middle. 


Here is my opinion:


All of you girls that thought you were the exception...you thought you were so smart...you thought that everyone else makes up the statistics....you thought you and your ex would last forever.....heres a news flash:  YOU WERE TOO YOUNG!  I am the first person to dispute that someone in there very early twenties should not have a bf/gf.  Date!  That is it!   You know, its pretty funny.  A relatively young man can give me examples of the way him gf/wife is behaving, and if she is in that age group, I can guess it EVERYTIME....especially in long term relationships.


To all the men out there, if you are with your high school sweetheart, give it up.  You are just prolonging the inevitable.  The inevitable being divorce/separation. 


There is something strange that happens to young women around 23.  I haven't seen any studies, and it is not widely talked about, but I have seen it.  Many many times.  It is mostly dominant in girls that have been with there mate for 3-4+ years and/or lost there virginity to there mate.  High school sweethearts are doomed.  I think that when a girl is growing up and falls for these guys, they are all excited and happy and ligitimately 'in love'.  THe complete downfall to this is that around the age of 21 or 22 they start to change.  The things that they thought were 'cute' or 'unique' about there partner suddenly isn't as special anymore.  As a girl turns to a woman, her perspective on life changes.  What was important to her just a few years before is no longer important.  There are new things like houses, babies, families and careers.  Guys generally do not concern themselves (and correctly so I might add...except maybe the house) with a lot of these thoughts till mid to late twenties.   What ends up happening is that you have a girl that is nagging the hell out a her man because she is looking for certain things to 'complete' her life.  She is attempting to get these things from a guy that is not ready to supply them.  These 'little' things fester in her head until she can't take them anymore.  She ends up divorcing the "loser" that she was so excited to marry at 19 years old.


It is well known that women generally mature before men.  Why would one think that this type of relationship would work???  A women and a boy (at heart).  That's basically what you have.  It's doomed long before it has a chance to be a successful life. 


Are there exceptions where a guy really had his shit together? Or got pressured into the thigns she wanted? Or he just matured quickly and had a good head on his shoulders??  SURE.  However, I think that generally my observations are pretty close.  Scary....but close.


What do we do about it ladies????  DO NOT GET MARRIED BEFORE you know what you want in life and a man (Ohhhhhh say the age of 23!!!).  At 18 or 19, believe me....you have no idea what you want.  You think you do, but you don't.

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Tuesday, August 08, 2006

I can not believe this is OK....
Current mood: aggravated
Category: Movies, TV, Celebrities

Anyone who knows me knows me as a movie buff...something that I do not hide.  Every opportunity I get, I see a movie.  Either in a theatre, or buy one to add to my extensive collection.  (I think I own more titles than some movie stores!!)  I will give most movies a shot for entertainment value, no matter what the demographic.  Sci-fi, action, chick-flick...whatever. 

In the 'chick flick' category, I recently watched the movie "Rumor has it."  For those who would like a quick synopsis of this movie, heres a link to the trailer:

 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0398375/trailers

To me, this movie sends a disturbing message to all that watch it.  Especially since it's demo is obviously women. (as many movies and advertisments are in recent years.)  The entire plot of the movie is Sarah (Jennifer Aniston) gets engaged, and not more than a few days later, screws another man!!  Ok, first of all, Jeff (Mark Ruffalo) is completely de-masculanized during this entire movie.  Even at the point where he catches his fiancee lip locked with Beau (Kevin Costner) he behaves like a girl.  He is giving her a spill about commitment and love 30 seconds after she admitted to sleeping with this other man. My goodness, he even said "Marry me right now!!" Give me a freakin break! The only good thing he did was walk away from her.

Days go by, and of course the whore starts to feel terrible and has to get her man back.  Theres a moment when Sarah is standing at Jeffs doors giving him the opportunity to slam it, and for just one second...you think he will do just that.  To my dismay, he lets her in.  I was completely astounded....can girl really get boy after all this??  She gives a teary eyed speach about love, and being sorry before a basically unresponsive Jeff shows her the door without words.  Me, believing how I do, think "Oh my, there is a god!!"  She makes it to the elevator and down to the lobby.  Then out of nowhere, this movie took a terrible turn.  There stood an out of breath Mark that ran down the stairs to catch Sarah.  They kiss and we assume they live happily ever after.

Now, back to the disturbing part.  How can a man have no more self esteem than this???  How can anyone be treated such as this, and actually still want to be with that person??  I just don't understand it.  Save the cliche about loving a person.  I'm 28 years old, and I have experienced love.  I have NEVER loved a person so much that this behaivor is OK.  Quite to the contrary...it is NOT ok. 

When/if a woman were to do that to me....she is GONE.  There is absolutey nothing she could possibly say to make it ok.  To be fair, if I were to cheat on a girl, I'd expect the exact response.  I would have absolutely no respect for a girl that would take me back.  I may be wrong, but it seems it would apply to women as well.  Why would you take back a cheater??  Move on. 

Sorry, I went on a bit of a rant there.  Back to the movie.  It is truly disturbing that the entire movie is based on a pussified guy that has a fiancee that cheats on him.  She cries...boo hoo...and ends up living happily ever after.  Why is hollywood portraying this to be OK?  Anyone who is nearing 30 (or older) has seen a shift of how marriages and relationships work.  They are different that even a decade ago.

I am really concerned that people really believe that this crap is acceptable as long as you say "I'm Sorry." There are some things that just can't be fixed...and I believe this to be one of them. 

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Sunday, March 05, 2006

This is why most women are Crazy until proven sane!
Current mood: curious
Category: Romance and Relationships

Below is an email from a girl that I met when I moved to Irvine Ca.  I met her at the community pool, and she seemed like a reasonably intelligent girl that had a good head on her shoulders.  She was also attractive, so she seemed to have some great qualities.  She told me she was single, in law school, she seemed outgoing, etc. It turned out later she DID have a semi-boyfriend, although she wasn't happy, and as long as they weren't 'serious'  I still wanted to take her out.  Enough...I asked her out since it appeared we still planned on it, and I was setting it up via email.
 
Now, read the response from her below.  It has not been modified in ANY way!!  Is this is ultimate 'blow this guy off' or is there something seriously wrong upstairs?!?  A simple "No thanks." would suffice!!
 
Is this a SERIOUS cry for help?  You be the judge.  Please feel free to comment back with your opinion on this whole message!!  I'd like to hear some thoughts.
 
At least it is good for a bit of entertainment and a story!!
 
 
hey Brian
i read your email right now...im already late....hopefully wont hit traffic:)  actually, i'm more worried about living up to my mom's expectation of me (i really really try to be on time...even early, JUST once.......but nooooooooo......something always distracts me and i end up late late late...and then i get to hear her say she's right, haha)
 
i appreciate your offer, i really do.  as long as i'm back sat, i'd love to go.  um, about the serious bf, well....it's kinda hard to explain.  actually, i'll explain right now.  i have a seriously psycho ex-bf.  i mean, sometimes i convince myself i'm the psycho one, in fact, i've been on medication and in therapy the entire time i've known him!, but then i get brought back to reality by all my friends, family, complete strangers that get freaked out or disrespected by him, or even the cops....
the problem is, he isn't and hasn't ever been physically abusive.  and emotional abuse is really hard to see....and accept.  especially when someone has brainwashed you to believe he's right and the rest of the world is wrong.  it's funny, sometimes i think i'll have to go into the victim's witness protection service, or run off to some small farming town, or a small country that i've never even heard of.......
 
the good news?
 
he leaves oct 12th FOR 6-8 yrs.  he will be active military.......he is going to be trained as an MP (marine police).... i guess when you consider all the power and access to information and exceptions to the laws he'll have with that position, it's not such great news...
 
i have to believe in my heart that all of this is because he is immature.  the guy is only 22.  i should talk....i mean, i'm not yet 25, but still........  i think part of the problem is he is insecure and i was the ONLY girl (to my knowledge) he has ever dated/been with. 
 
so for the past 4 years, i've been his friend/gf/ex-gf/heart-breaker/punching bag (emotionally and psychologically anyway).......
 
i've even gotten a restraining order.
 
of course he manipulated me into not going through with it, but....
 
it's strange.  i know i deserve better.  i know there's better out there.  i've dated them, met them, seen them....
 
i think the main reason i even talk to this guy right now is because it's easier...i mean, think about this quote:
"keep your friends close, and your enemies closer"
it's true.  i HAVE to know what he's doing and where he is...what his next move will be.  esp. if i'm hanging out with a guy.  i have had way too many bad situations....so for the past 2 yrs, i have made sure i arrange my life around his schedule.  as silly and horrible as that sounds, it's true
 
i apologize if u have ever heard screaming........crying........barking........  maddy hates it when we fight.
 
but it will be over soon
 
i can hardly believe it.  it's almost too good to be true....i mean, it seems almost scary to think i can live my life knowing he won't check up on ME or threaten anyone i care about
 
i do worry about his friends.....i hope i am overworrying now.......
 
i'm sure u have met these guys though.  the kind that wont let go.  they scare me...to read about the end result. i want it to be over NOW...i want him to leave me alone and stop manipulating me to care about him and give him part of my life and ME...now.
 
i'm SOOO sick of it
 
i've done it way too long
 
i've been sick for him forever
 
it sucks
 
and it is my choice.  i know that.  but i'm terrified.  he bought a gun not too long ago.  he used to bring it to my apt, knowing i was scared of it. 
 
 
OMG.  what am i WRITING to u?
 
i guess this is the truth though.  i mean, i dont want to lie, and say hey, everything is great, wanna hang out?
 
if u read this, and still feel comfortable enough to want to hang out, GREAT.
 
if not, i totally understand.  i promise.
 
i have been alone (i mean NO FRIENDS....i get to see/talk/email my other friends once in a blue moon....when he's out of town or something) for almost 4 yrs now, so i'm fairly used to it!
 
anyway, sorry if this was the most pathetic reply to an offer you've ever had.  i'm always real and honest with people, though.  i hate beating around the bush, and if u ask a ?, be prepared for an answer!  i've been through A LOT (sorry, this is the tip of the iceberg.,..lol) and am managing.... it's kinda cool.  but a lot of people see me as a person they don't want to even attempt to "Deal with."  funny thing is, i analyze most of the things i've gone through more maturely than most adults i know.....
 
soooooooooooooo
 
i will definitely give u a call......wait, how bout u give me a call?  i am seriously a little self-conscious now that i told u THIS.  lol
 
besides, u will most likely get my voicemail up in the mtns...i dont always get reception up there.....so u can leave a message or even text me, like "HECK NO!  good luck!"  or "yeah, it's cool...i have a black belt and nothing better to do anyway"
 
hahaha
 
hope to hear from ya
 
Lisa:)

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