Idiots @ MindSay 
What the jank is going on in this town? Oh yeah, sex. People find it cruel that I laugh at how persistent people are to disregard condoms, but my friends and I aren't regular people.
I just know too many pregnant girls these days. A girl I grew up with is 16 and just gave birth sometime in early August. This other girl I met in middle school FINALLY weighs 100 pounds and she's in her 6th month of being pregnant; she's younger than I.
Don't let this mislead you; I'm not having sex. If I were, I wouldn't be irresponsible and broadcasting it to the world.
Well, I love condoms. They come in all different shapes and sizes. Often colours and HELL, even flavours! The ones that crack me up are the ribbed condoms. I just don't like the idea of something weird and ribbed violating my private property. But don't get me wrong, if that was my only option, whip that sucker on! The variety could make me laugh for hours...maybe even days. Here's the thing though, I don't EVER plan on using a condom. Why? Because I'll be married and won't give two shits! The man I marry will have a pure groin area. You get the point. Plus, I want kids. I'm going for the gold as soon as the ring hits my finger.
Despite my plans in the future, I still think sex is gross. The whole transaction, motion of the ocean, and little after party clean ups..it's just not appealing.
P.S. - I'm so immature. I'm listening to Tegan&Sara and they said the word Jerk and I laughed for about 5 minutes.
Papa don't preach, I'm in trouble deep. Papa don't preach, I've been losing sleep but I made up my mind, I'm keeping my baby.
16-year-old drops out of school to play Guitar Hero
Sun Aug 17, 2008 2:29PM EDT
http://tech.yahoo.com/blogs/null/101746
Regular readers know that I love video games as much as the next guy. In fact, my right ankle is still sore from drumming my way through a marathon Rock Band session last night (who knew calibrating the TV would make such a difference!?), and I'm always looking for the latest titles to pop into my Xbox.
But how much gaming is too much? For North Carolina native Blake Peebles, there's no such thing. Guitar Hero is his title of choice. "I usually play till I can't anymore," he says, in this profile from the News & Observer.
In fact, young Mr. Peebles is dropping out of high school... in order to focus on Guitar Hero full time. Peebles hopes to join the small but growing crew of players looking to make gaming a job. Citing his victories in Guitar Hero tournaments, which include "gift certificates, gaming equipment, and chicken sandwiches," Peebles thinks he has the chops to play competitively and earn actual money in the process. As the story notes, top gamers on the competitive circuit can earn up to $80,000 a year (though $25,000 is more common). Peebles, of course, can count his 52 Chick-fil-A combo meals toward that total.
I was at first inclined to disparage the decision by his parents to let Peebles drop out of school, but it seems a little less ridiculous when you delve into the facts. Peebles hahdn't been doing well in school and wasn't liked, and even now he isn't gaming full time. He has a tutor that provides a private education, and his parents say he's doing well with the more focused instruction and that their son now even does his homework without complaint. (Presumably he can hit the axe sooner after he's finished his studies.)
However, I worry that Peebles, who's just 16, may have a tough road ahead trying to break into competitive gaming. The costs of traveling to tournaments alone can totally outstrip earnings, and the amount of training can be grueling. Sponsorships are often a pipe dream. And then there's the issue of games going out of date and being replaced by something new. Traditional athletes never have to worry about, say, distance running being upgraded with a new version, but many games can go out of style, fast. In the end, there's just not much cash there: One gamer, quoted at the end of the linked article, says that in eight years his total earnings are about $25,000 total, and that's including a national championship in Halo 2.
And the "Do we even need to ask?" poll question of the day?
What do you think, parents? Did Peebles' folks do the right thing in letting their son drop out of school?
i have a nice sized house, plenty of room.... but right now i feel cramped. dont get me wrong, once we got past the awkward stage, i am actually enjoying the in-laws, im just ready to have a little quiet to go along with the peace:D things have been going great here in sunny florida. I was accepted for a position at the local cable company with benefits, but when they called my boss to inquire of my work ethics, i got a call from her asking why i was leaving. she has offered me a raise and anything else that it would take to keep me, now the question is.... should i stay? its not a bad job, i was just ready to get out and do something different. i have benefits there too, so i guess this is just something that i am going to have to ponder over until friday, thats when i have my intake interview to start the 2 week training class. kels got home this afternoon, she has yet to resurface from her bedroom. im talking total exhaustion! dj is sleeping peacefully (in bed with his daddy i might mention) and dominique is asleep on the floor pillows in front of the tv. randy is due home with my brother and his family in tow next week. and my baby brother will be home from chile on august 12th. then i will finally have all my babies back in the house.
now that that is out of the way, i havent ranted in a while, and i would hardly call this a rant, but i will be glad when this damn election is over and we finally have whatever trained monkey that wins in office so we can move forward with the next four years of possible hell. the advertising is everywhere, on cars, online, in stores.... everywhere. the sad part is that none of the jackasses that are in the top running selection are even worthy of being elected, but due to the sheep that go with the majority or popular vote actually making it to the polls, one of the idiots will be chosen and then there is no telling when the troops will be pulled out of iraq, or better yet when they will start focusing more on this country and its problems and stop worrying about everybody elses. if i had a remote control, screw fast forwarding, i would happily start pushing the damn delete button!
I couldn't come up with the right words to use, but thanks to an awesome article, I found it-
Hipster Racism.
Hipster Racism is when someone is being "ironically" racist. They drop the "N", but everyone should realize that when they use it, they are witty and clever, not ignorant and hateful. They are above racism, so far above it, in fact, that the rules don't apply to them, that they can use words and make jokes and wear t-shirts that are just nasty, and when someone is offended it's because they "don't get it".
The New Yorker issued a statement claiming that their ugly cover is satire. But shouldn't satire focus the critique on the instigator? It would seem as if some of this satirical picture is missing, and what you have left is a "joke" that so many will take as a "TOLD YOU SO" fact. (For instance, my dad. He only half-assedly watches the news, he doesn't read, and somehow forms these insane opinions on everything. My younger brothers and I support Obama, and love engaging him in debate, for comedic value. Every argument boils down to my dad yelling "HE'S MUSLIM! HE'S A TERRORIST! etc", which is amusing until you think about the fact that my dad votes.) Whether intended or not, it is perpetuating the idea that the Obamas are angry, militant black Muslims to people who can't think of anything that they hate/fear more. (Except for us white girls who marry these angry black men and produce little mocha babies. Whee, Lord, they hate us.)
Worse than that, maybe, is that is confirms to the confused that it is okay to make jokes like this, that this is an accurate assessment of certain groups of people, etc.
Case in point-
Damien and I love Dave Chappelle. (For the sake of argument, this makes me a hypocrite, I suppose, since so much of his brand of humor is based on race/racism.. But whatever. He's fuckin' funny.) A few years ago, we bought his show on DVD, and would watch it occasionally with our friends. Relatively harmless, for the most part, except when it came to one particular friend. This friend went from constantly quoting the show, to adapting jokes for his own personal use, to using the "N" in every other sentence, to calling Damien the "N". He truly thought it was okay to do this, because 1. Dave Chappelle uses that word and 2. Because we knew he wasn't being racist, only funny.
(This is heading into either the Chappelle/Boondocks/racial humor that is smart vs. offensive discussion, or the "I'm not racist, but..." discussion, both of which are neccesary to talk about, but not today. Let me reel it in.)
Anyway. Hipster Racism is my point.
The New Yorkers smugness at the reaction their cover caused is alarming, especially considering the fact that they are not exactly known for a diverse staff. Duh, it's a joke seems to only make sense if it 1. was funny or clever somehow, 2. was in the correct context, or 3. wasn't made by a bunch of white people who were edited and influenced by other white people.
The editor in chief stated that he thought people would be smart enough to get it. But, really, it's mimicry, not satire. And no matter what excuses the New Yorker comes up with, the damage has been done.
I'm ending this here, and I will come back later to post more. Until then, maybe a flame war will break out on my blog, which would be fun and beneficial (because I need more friends).
between the hours of 6 (when I went in)
to 8... Those hours are usually like
the times when I get slammed with people.
Well the bar next to the motel had some
famous country western group there, and
it was like drunks r us. Well, we had
around 80 cars towed off the property,
and it was just really horrible.. These
people were calling me at the front desk
cussing me because they said their air
conditioner was not working. It got ugly
and we had to call the police on them, and
they split before the police got there, with
no refund on the rooms. We do not give refunds
anyways. Well the police came and serched the
room, and I went to the room with the police
to try the air conditioner and to lock it
with a deadbolt so the people could not
come back and try to stay in the room..
Well needless to say the air was working
just fine, she had it set on fan and not
cool... Well then I had to deal with the
drunks from the bar that had their car towed.
The police were probably called 7 or 8 more times
to come deal with them, and I thought it was
funny that the people that were raising a scene
got 2 tickets, one for disturbing the peace,
and another for public intoxication. So my night
was bad from getting threatened to getting cussed out
to almost having my car towed away (which I didn't b-c
I work there) to refusing peoples request to switch
rooms to dealing with complaints about the bar to
not having a ciggerette during all this.
I think it is so funny now, and I think this
night has made me so much stronger...
Its 3:21 here so I am about to go to bed...
And Another Thing, I have no idea why my
time for my blog is set a hour behind, does
anyone know how to get it where it needs to be??
~Tee Jay
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