one bad cd + no jones = a fun weekend

yesterday ( sunday ) me and the wife decided to stop at target on the way home. i had a couple of bucks in my pocket so i decided to get a cd. i didn't have anybody in mind so i decided to try and find a brand new singer/band. this is one of my most favorite things to do. you never know what your going to get. this is how i found out about jack johnson and some other bands. well...i finally decided to buy a guy named clarence greenwood aka citizen cope. the little sticker on the front said something to the effect of, " the cd touches the soul...". what a bunch of crap. the cd sucks. i am listening to it to see i can eventually tolerate it. that is the last time i buy a cd where the guy has a aka in the title. then i tried to find some apple flavored jones soda...that was a no go. i am so jonesing for a jones. at least i had a good weekend. one of the funnest parts about the weekend was...gulp...listening to country music ( run your mouse over to see )

ps tell me something that i don't know about you. if i don't know you at all then anything you tell me will be fine.

pss one thing you might not know...i love coloring in coloring books

wow

so today i came across two things that have totally blown my mind. the first one was a computer problem. this lady come up to me and says, " could you come here? i am having a problem with the computer and i need to show you what i did." how bad can it be? well...my thinking that people are smarter than they are is wrong. this lady tried ( and was successful ) putting the cd in between the two drives. she didn't know you had to press a button to get it open. so i had to open up the case and pop out the cdrom drive and get the cd out.

the second thing is this article i saw today ( which made for a great discussion with a coworker ):

An Italian judge heard arguments Friday on whether a small-town parish priest should stand trial for asserting that Jesus Christ existed.
The priest's atheist accuser, Luigi Cascioli, says the Roman Catholic Church has been deceiving people for 2,000 years with a fable that Christ existed, and that the Rev. Enrico Righi violated two Italian laws by reasserting the claim.
Lawyers for Righi and Cascioli, old schoolmates, made their arguments in a brief, closed-door hearing before Judge Gaetano Mautone in Viterbo, north of Rome. They said they expected the judge to decide quickly.
Cascioli filed a criminal complaint in 2002 after Righi wrote in a parish bulletin that Jesus did indeed exist, and that he was born of a couple named Mary and Joseph in Bethlehem and lived in Nazareth.
Cascioli claims that Righi's assertion constituted two crimes under Italian law: so-called "abuse of popular belief," in which someone fraudulently deceives people; and "impersonation," in which someone gains by attributing a false name to a person.
"The point is not to establish whether Jesus existed or not, but if there is a question of possible fraud," Cascioli's attorney, Mauro Fonzo, told reporters before the hearing.
Cascioli says the church has been gaining financially by "impersonating" as Christ someone by the name of John of Gamala, the son of Judas from Gamala.
He has said he has little hope of the case succeeding in overwhelmingly Roman Catholic Italy, but that he is merely going through the necessary legal steps to reach the European Court of Human Rights, where he intends to accuse the church of what he calls "religious racism."
Righi, 76, has stressed substantial historical evidence — both Christian and non-Christian — of Jesus' existence.
"Don Righi is innocent because he said and wrote what he has the duty to say and write," Righi's attorney, Severo Bruno, told reporters.
He said he told Mautone during the hearing that Righi was not asserting a historical fact when he wrote of Jesus' existence, but rather "an expression of theological principles."
"When Don Righi spoke about Christ's humanity ... he was affirming that he needs to be considered as a man. What his name is, where he comes from or who his parents are is secondary," he said.
Fonza said he countered that there have long been questions of Christ's existence and that the matter warranted discussion in the court.
"When somebody states a wrong fact, abusing the ignorance of people, and gains from that, that is one of the gravest crimes," Cascioli told reporters.
Righi's brother, Luigi Righi, attended the hearing and said his brother was "serene but bitter."
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On the Net:
Cascioli's site:
http://www.luigicascioli.it

any comments?

second place victory

money + my pocket = big fat hole.

whenever i get money i just want to blow it. the worst part is that whenever i want to spend money i can't find anything i want. when i don't have a cent to my name i could go on forever about what i want. soo....the last time i went to paducha i had to spend money. i wanted to buy a new cd. i have found that hot topic has some really good cds. so i go in and say, " i am looking for somebody that is good. somebody that can sing, has a good voice, but isnt' afraid to scream or yell to express how he or she is feeling. a cross between dashboard confessional and boy sets fire. " i managed to confuse the crap out of that guy. so he tells me that he likes all kinds of music ( lie ). i told him i want more singing and way less screaming...so he starts to tell me about the new korn cd. THERE IS NO SINGING ON THE ALBUM! ALMOST ALL SCREAMING, CUSSING, ANGRY CRAP! i like korn's old stuff but their new stuff sucks. so i eventually end up buying two magazines that had sampler cds in them ( only $0.58 each ). all this to say, i found a really awsome song on one. here are some of the lyrics:

..to believe in things that we can't see, so here we go
lets show them how to live, accept the pain, always forgive
watch the sun go down, learn the sound of following all that is complete...

also, does anybody here watch love monkey? i like that show. not as much as grey's ( spelled it right ) but it is good. i love the way the blend the music in with the show.

one less bottled emotion

sorry...at the moment i am at a loss for words. i really don't know how to describe the last 4 days of my life. i went from joy to sadness. i went from peacfull to wanting to fight. thursday was the hardest day. all i can say is crying helps sometimes.

ps sunday was a lot of fun...board games + friends = great memories to never be forgotten

i choose....now!

what time period would you like to live in? there are 3 that i would choose. the first is right now. for the most part life is easy. technology is at its best ( can you say computer? ). there isn't a draft that makes you go against your own morals. the depression sucked too. oh and i really don't have to worry about the bubonic plague either. plus i know now. i am used to living in this time. i have my wife, family and friends are here ( without them i would be nothing ). the second time period i would like to live in is when Jesus was around. i think it would be a lot easier to have faith when he was around. it seems to me that it was more real. more in your face. that must of been an exciting time. the third time period would be during the times of knights and swords. when everything was just a little more barbaric. the frontiers were a little more rugged. knowledge meant life. if you knew how to make a fire or fight with a sword then you knew how to survive. if you could read and write you were could be a scribe. there are a ton of bad things about this time but i would still choose it. just imagine riding off into the dense forest on your horse. barreling down the narrow path, feeling the wind whip your cloak. when it starts to get dark you dismount and setup camp. going to sleep you can hear the wolfs howl and the owls hoot. the insects are chirping and singning. you eventualy close your eyes and fall into a deep slumber. when you awake the sun is starting to rise and the birds are singing. you fix some food and feed your mount. you pack up and ride off, getting closer to your destination.

to many pieces to put together

i have been trying to write something for the past 5min and i can't think of anything to say. well..i can think of a ton but i can't get it into a coherent form. i just have this jumble of words floating around making temporary bridges in my mind. they connect long enough to give me an image then dissolve into nothing.

here is my favorite bible verse:

Matthew 6:34
34 "So do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring worries of its own. Today's trouble is enough for today.

favorite lines

so i was just thinking about my favorite lines from different songs. at the moment i can only think of a couple but i know i have more. here are a few:

...and breathing is a foriegn task and thinkings just to much to ask. and your measuring your minutes by a clock thats blinking eights... -Dashboard Confessional

...all your lies designed to bring me down, wrong again, don't depend, on ANY REACTION AGAIN!... -Boy Sets Fire

...i can fly, i can fly away. i can fly away from you. so daddy catch. i can fly away from. so why's the pavement close, so damn close... -Boy Sets Fire

...my time is a piece of wax, falling on the termite thats choking on the splinters (get crazy with the cheeze wiz )... -Beck

...it seems like another another person lived that life so many years ago from now... -Jamie Cullum

...Can, can we spare some conversation?... Matt Costa

...on top of the world sitting here wishing the things i've become, something is missing. maybe i, what do i know? and now it seems i have found. want to hear your voice out loud. slow it down, slow it down. without it all i am choking on nothing. its clear in my head, i'm screaming for something. knowing nothing is better than knowing it all... -The Used

i could probably go on all day with lines that either make me cry or laugh. lines that either let me shut my brain off or ponder the mysteries of life. lines that are so far from what i am or lines that could have been written by me. what are some of your favorites?

Kong!

WARNING: if you plan on seeing this movie don't read this, it might give something away

so last night i went with brandon to see king kong. i knew going in to it that it was going to be visualy amazing. what i didn't realize is that it would also be emotional. those that dont' know, i haev a history of falling asleep during late viewings. granted it was only 7:40 but the movie is 3 hours long! i was destined to fall asleep. well...i didn't. this movie kept me awake and captivated the entire time. the entire movie i didn't know who i should feel sorry for. the entire movie kong wants what he can't have. in the end he figures this out and lets go. his love for ann is so strong that he would rather die without her than have her get hurt. then you have jack. jack loves ann and ann loves jack. jack spends almost the entire movie trying to rescue ann from kong. so this builds a great hate between kong and jack. while in the jungle, i was cheering for jack to rescue ann. but as soon as he got to her i wanted kong to smash him. kong lives in a harsh enviroment and needs ann. ann is his only light in that unforgiving land. jack could go back and have anyone he wants. but ann is a human and kong is a 25+ foot gorilla....it won't work. then you have carl. at first you just think he is just a guy that needs a break. that this is going to be his one chance at fame. then you come to think that he is a jerk. then you come to despise him, to hate him. he is the one that gets the idea to caputre kong. he doesn't see kong as caring, intelligent ( he is ), majestic being that should be left alone. he sees kong as a money. as a way HE can get rich at kongs expense. the hight of his arrogance and greed is when he shows kong for the first time in new york and gets a girl that looks like ann to appear in front of kong. that is when kong looses it. he figures it would be better to fight and search for his love than to be tormented and lonely for the rest of his life. at this point i saw everyone ( except jack, ann, and kong ) as evil. why couldn't they just leave him alone? he finally finds ann and i think for one of the first times of his life finds true peace. he is perfectly content on just sitting there on the ice with ann. as most people know this is not the end of the story. it ends with kong falling from the top of the empire state building ( shot by planes ). wow...i am even getting teary eyed just remembering this. this is a great movie, very beautiful.

pet peeves for 100 alex

i am usually a calm, easy going guy. i don't even have a lot of pet peeves. i have a few, but not many. one of my biggest ones is when people chew with their mouth open. THIS IS DISGUSTING! hearing that "smacking" noise..ahhh nasty. my little brother does it every once in a while and all it takes is one evil glare and he knows what he is doing. another is clipping your fingers in church. i will be the first to admit that i don't always pay attention. in fact i do some of my best doodling in church. do you have to be so obvious as to clip your fingers. it is a very distinct sound and can be heard very easily. plus who wants to bend down to pick up their doodling pen just to see a pile of somebodys fingernails...not me. the next big pet peeve i have is when people drive way below the speed limit. there are exceptions, like bad weather, cops, and deer. handicap stickers do not work. just because you have a sticker does not mean you have to drive 10mph under the speed limit. it doesn't help that i drive fast so this really gets under my skin. i have learned to be a little more patient with people that are doing the speed limit. but if you pull out in front of me and go waaaay slower i am going to be mad ( not run you off the road mad but call you names in my car mad ). the last thing i can think of is feet. i hate it when women ( 99% of the time ) where open toe shoes and their toes hangover the side. NASTY! for some reason i usually tend to notice footware. i find it facinating that so many people where so many different things. anyways...why can't these women buy the right size shoe? i saw one woman where i could have sworn her pinky toe was scraping the ground. that is so not right. i have see women where all of their toes are curled over the top, like they are trying to hold the shoe on. i am really glad that i personally don't know anybody that does this, or else we would have to have a serious talk. ok...enough ranting for me. anybody else have some pet peeves? if misspellings is one i am reallly sorry.

i feel like crap

you know when you hold your head upside down and then you sit up and all the blood rushes away and you get that lightheadedness? thats what i feel like. on that note, i am going to leave with these lyrics...

...it's just another story caught up in another photograph i found
it seems like another person lived that life a great many years ago from now

when i look back on my ordinary life, ordinary life
i see so much magic though i missed it at the time...

- Jamie Cullum from the song Photograph on Catching Tales

what can i post about today?

hmm...i wonder how many people read this. i can't decide what to write about. ask me a question...ask me anything.

EDIT

what person on gray's anatomy would you be?
i personally think i would be george. there are many things about george that i like. i like that he stands up for what he believes in. like when joe the bartender had to have surgery. it was also pointed out to me that he does a lot more thinking than what you see. he isn't overly loud and boastful like alex. he can also take a lot of crap before he explodes ( when he was hunting ). so who would you be?

more random pictures

time for some more random pictures...enjoy

ouch! the caption said that he was heading the ball...not on purpose.

how true it is

i could see this going really bad

what a good influence he is. dear santa, please bring me some 40oz beers and a couple of packs of winstons please.

Go Louisville

louisville was named the
9th fittest city in america! go louisville.

super friday ( payday )

another week has come and gone. i found a cd i want to buy. his name it Teddy Gieger, http://www.teddygeigermusic.com/ . he is pretty young but sounds like john mayer. i watched that is about him. you can find it on the website. he seems pretty down to earth so thats good. he is also going to be on the new show Love Monkey ( on the comercial he asks what sid vicious's real name is ). wow...i sound like a freakin billboard. i think i just like it when i find people that aren't really popular yet. if you have any bands, musicians, groups etc. let me know. the one thing that is better than finding a noname is sharing that find with somebody.

almost forgot, go here to listen to some of the music http://www.clearchannelmusic.com/cc-common/new/artist_spot.html?&artist_id=43

science 101

so today i decided to take a nice big tuperware bowl filled with lucky charms to work. i put my spoon in there and shut the lid. next i got another container and filled it with milk. this way my cereal wouldn't get soggy on the way to work...i am a genius! so i put my food down and i go off to do some actual work. i come back and there is milk on my desk. what the crap? maybe i spilled it coming in? maybe one of my coworkers thought it would be funny? it wasn't a lot of milk but enough for me to check for cracks in my milk container. no cracks. so i clean it up and start checking my email ( the container is now right in front of me ). i look down and there is more milk!! then it dinged on me...condensation. the milk was forming on the top of the lid and since it is a crappy container it was coming out the sides. then i dropped my spoon in the already wet and cereal...but that is a different story for a different day

news article

i thought this was pretty funny plus somebody from murray, ky is in it...very cool

CHICAGO (Reuters) - For the New Year please, dawg, spare us your tired, meaningless cliches: ponder the "surreal," take a deep breath before "breaking news," lose the "person of interest" and, whatever you do, don't utter "hunker down."
The curmudgeons at Lake Superior State University in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, warmed their cold hearts again for 2006 with their 30th annual list of words, phrases and acronyms deserving banishment from everyday usage.
"Surreal" led the new year's list of cliches culled from the poisoned e-mails of fed-up contributors. The all-purpose adjective belongs to dreams, not spilling from the lips of talking TV heads, complained list contributor Tracy of Murray, Kentucky.
"Hunker down" made the list for wearing out its welcome as a description of bracing oneself for a hurricane, a political storm or just a staff meeting.
When someone meets the criteria "person of interest," it ought to imply trouble with the law, but its broadening application may "mean the rest of us are too boring to deal with," wrote in contributor Patricia Johnson.
In the interests of clarifying the vagaries of the U.S. Senate filibuster, denizens of Washington, might want to lay off "up or down vote," the list-makers said.
And can the deliverers of television news be excused from having to provide a dollop of "breaking news" with every broadcast?
The verbal shenanigans of shill also came in for criticism; among the doozies: "designer breed" (does my mutt qualify?), "first-time caller" (who cares?), "pass the savings on to you!" (suuure), and "97 percent fat-free" (leaving 3 percent lard).
Other phrases marked for death: "an accident that didn't have to happen," "junk science," "get-r-done" and "talking points."
Oh yeah, and calling people "dawg" doesn't make you cool, it just contributes to that pile of cliches awaiting the spring thaw.

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happy new year! new year's resolution? i don't have one. if i make one i will let you know.

i was just thinking about the best soft drinks out there. here is my list ( in no real order ):

- jones soda green apple flavor
- ibc cream soda and rootbeer
- mt. dew

that is all i can think of at the moment. i really like faygo cream soda but ibc is better.

ok..now for some news of the weird:

In New Braunfels, Texas, in November, Robert Villarreal, 34, was sentenced to 50 years in prison after he sold drugs to the same undercover officer for the third time in a 14-year period. He had actually argued "entrapment," claiming that for the first sale, in 1988, he was so young that he shouldn't be expected to remember later what the officer looked like. [New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung, 11-3-05]

G)Ass Backwards: To support its December rate-increase request, the Connecticut utility Yankee Gas Services said it needs more money because too many of its customers have lowered their bills by heeding calls to conserve energy. And a November report commissioned by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce included the proposal that Congress replenish the federal Highway Trust Fund by imposing a special tax on gas-saving hybrid cars (in that those cars consume less fuel than regular cars and therefore pay less in gasoline tax). [Connecticut Post, 12-10-05] [Boston Globe-AP, 11-26-05]

A 23-year-old man was found dead of smoke inhalation in a burning house in Billings, Mont., in November, and police said, to the best of their knowledge, it was the man who started the fire in two rooms to cover up the burglary he had just committed but that he wasn't able to get out of the house in time.

thats all for today. this week wasn't that good