Category: venting

I’m sure you want to hear what I think about the elections, right? No? Well, I will just say this; I am not surprised Taylor lost, but I am disappointed. I feel like there is such a divide with politics in this country, (his loss is a great example) and there are so many problems with both parties, yet we have little choice but to pick one to do the best that we hope they can.

Now with the Republicans, they tend to mobilize together, and often, uttering a single blanket statement causes ripples of unity and loyalty that bring the party together when representing and voting for their chosen candidate; even if s/he isn’t someone they agree with 100%. The Democrats, on the other hand, in my opinion, have lost the sense of unity that gives Republicans a lot of their power. There are so many ideas, and so many different issues, that no one person can fully agree with everything you support or are against, and if you choose to turn your back on your chosen representative because s/he doesn’t represent EVERYTHING you hail as the #1 issue you believe in, well, that represents what is wrong with our party, in my humble opinion. When we turn our backs on our candidates, which we are FAR more likely to do than the Republicans, over one or two issues, it makes us weak, and makes us divided. The result, is that we loose all the power.

Those that vote Libertarian/Independent, or don’t vote at all, yes, I understand that you are making a statement that you don’t necessarily agree with either side (and this is not a critique, nor chastising statement about your choice. I believe your choice is valid); but understand that often times you** are more likely to side with Democrats (which in my mind is the lesser of TWO evils), and by ignoring them to prove a point, the other side often wins. I don’t understand why our party doesn’t focus harder on coming together, and putting our support fully behind the person chosen to represent us; because the Republicans have mastered that, and are using it to win, time and time again. We were lucky to win so many elections last night, mainly because so many people are pissed off at the way things have been going, but without that anger, we wouldn’t have stood a chance, because we are so quick to turn our backs on our representatives.

The solution to this problem isn’t an easy one. Perhaps it would be more effective to have more parties, like in other countries, which would allow for more opinions and choices to be offered. Until that happens, which it may never happen truly in America, we need to decide which is better; standing behind the person that can hopefully do the most good, or following the words of organizations like Georgia Equality, that command that we must not vote for anyone because neither candidate supports gay marriage; when we all know supporting gay marriage in the south is political suicide. Do what you want, but I personally know that I will never follow the lemmings and (not) vote on principle… I vote for the person that can best represent me, because if you only have 2 choices, you have to pick the one that will do the best they can… it may not be perfect, but it can be better; at least I can hope.

And before you lay into me about how Republicans aren’t evil and blah blah blah, save it. I said that the Dems, IN MY OPINION are the LESSER of TWO evils. I don’t think that the people that are elected to represent us have half of the knowledge necessary to truly know what it is like to be American. You have to be a millionaire in this country to hold higher office; and those aren’t the people that truly need things to change.

UPDATE: enough people have commented on this, that I realize I did indeed write the wrong thing, and so I will clarify; what I meant to say, rather than Libertarians tend to align with Democrats, and should vote thusly, is that Democrats that don’t want to support the candidate, but abhor the thought of voting Republican tend to vote Libertarian. There. That should clarify that.

**this is referring to the above updated statement. Those “you”s are in fact Democrats that have chosen to vote as Libertarians, as was a carry over from the first sentence, but not necessarily correctly elaborated upon. Sorry for the confusion.

TERRORISM!!!! (yikes!)

TAXES!!! (holy reform, batman!!!)

and…

wait for it…

SAME SEX MARRIAGE!!!!!!!!!!

ARGHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Scariest Halloween news, ever, right? Those gays want to marry? WTF? Don’t they know that is a sacred institution that we regard so highly that we only respect it our hypocritical selves 50% of the time???

Well, be that as it may, that’s what Bush is spouting about today. These are his three most pertinent issues for consideration in the upcoming elections. Now, I understand why he is on the terrorism bandwagon, we did start a little war over there in Iraq, and we did manage to stir up more shit than we could have ever even imagined, and we have no idea how we are going to fix it, or why we are even there anymore, so it does sound like something we should be concerned about. Not to mention the thousands of soldiers that have died over there (even one was too many).

As for taxes, well, we all know that dreaded death tax, and how it only affects .04% of Americans, so that is definitely something we should take the time to really sit and ponder. If you want a tax cut, you need to make money, you poor lazy fuckers!! Get jobs you hobos!!! And, don’t forget to vote for the Republicans that utilize these these tactics to win, because they will continue to make sure you live just barely above poverty, and continue trying their best to eliminate the middle class, all so they can keep their pockets overflowing with money while you pay for everything else!!! (remember the war just mentioned… that’s part of what you are paying for!)

But I, for one reason or another, just have a slight problem that no matter what, you can always expect the bigoted right wing to whip out gay marriage when things look like it might not slide their way. “I know, I’ll say same sex marriage is just as big a threat as terrorism (after all, isn’t it the same thing?!?!?), and people will make sure to keep us around if for no other reason, than to keep those ‘mos from ruining the sanctity of marriage (remember, 50%, yo!)!!!”. And so, before every election, it again looks like we can expect to have our personal lives drug through the mud time and time again, when all we want is the same civil rights as everyone else. Why is it that something that ONLY affects the two people that are doing it, is used as a wedge issues to drive droves of bigots to the ballot boxes (which are probably rigged anyway)?? Jeez, what a pussy ass way of conjuring up votes, ass.

If you vote for someone because they are against same sex marriage, you might as well be herded in with the other sheep, sheared, and euthanized; you follow the herd, you suffer the same fate. I for one am not going to follow the lemmings off the edge of that cliff… I am not so stupid as to believe that gay marriage is anything more than what it is; it is definitely a wedge issue… so stop bringing it up to win votes, asshole. Basically, it just paints you as a bigot and a sore loser, to be honest, because we all know that without those three aces in your pocket, you would be on a ranch somewhere in Texas instead of the White House… Oh wait, that is true… you do spend most of the year there anyway instead of on Capitol Hill working for your $400k salary that I HELP PAY.

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UPDATE: I realize that this rant was written in anger, and that is a place I don’t want to live, nor represent. While I don’t hate anyone, nor begrudge them for their beliefs, I would like to see a place where we don’t get swayed by issues that are in place to do just that; sway us. I apologize to someone that was obviously offended that he thought I was referring to him; when I was in fact blanketing too many people incorrectly, and inconsiderately. For that I apologize, and hope that I can exclude from my life in the future.

That’s right kids… I am here to bitch. I AM LIVID. After MONTHS of back and forth and back and forth with those fuckwits at bluehost, I have had enough. I am sure that many of you have noticed (some have even told me) that my website goes incredibly slow, especially when you are trying to post a comment. Well, according to the service status in my very own cpanel, the server load is running in the red, but according to bluehost “support”, the problem is on my end. That’s right, the problem is with my IP; or as the case may be, anyone’s IP that tries to access my site. That just doesn’t make sense to me. I even followed their instructions and did a tracecert thingie, only to have them tell me that they couldn’t get the results, and that it wasn’t their problem or some shit. I even called today, and you guessed it, they still insist that their servers are kicking ass and taking names, yet in my very own cpanel, it shows that it is, at best strained. Fuck that. Anyone want to help me find a new server/hosting company, because I am completely fed the fuck up. I hate being told that something isn’t their problem, and that they cannot, and are not, willing to do anything about it, because it is on my end. Especially when I am NO WHERE NEAR my allowance of both disk space usage OR bandwidth usage. Anyone else believe this is BS, or do you see where bluehost is coming from? Because if it is on my end (I would be greatly surprised), then I would like to know why.

Thanks in advance. Also, here is a picture of the service status screen. See the pretty red dot? Yeah, it is ALWAYS like that… interestingly enough, when it isn’t red, the site goes pretty fast… coincidence? I think not.

So today was the magic day… Today, was Q day. I have been waiting for my chance to finally get a new phone after having the one I had for 2 years, and August 11th, was the response I got when I asked when I would be able to take advantage of my $100 off for my “new every two” verizon agreement thingie.

Well, all pleased as pop, I drove over to the Verizon store in the Circuit City in buckhead. I went there, because other stores usually have horrible service, and they were pretty nice the last time we were there. I went in, pointed to the phone I wanted (the Q), and just waited while Mr. Asshole rang everything up. Once he rang it up, he showed me where to sign, and told me my total; $215.99. I proceeded to ask him why it wasn’t $100 cheaper (since the in store and online advertisements for the price both say $199 w/ a 2 year agreement), and asked if I had to mail in for my new every two rebate. He then proceeds to tell me that actually, the phone is $300, and I did get the discount. I asked him, “why do new customers get a better deal than a customer that has been with you for over 5 years?”. The response was that the deal was for new customers who got the data package (which I wanted anyway, so I can get live email and use the internets). Then, I was like, fine, add the plan, and give me the $100 off. He then told me that doing that would be like trying to use two coupons at once, and that I couldn’t do that; it was either new every two, or the other one, not both.

So basically, he was an extreme dick when I challenged that, and basically proceeded to pick up the phone and say, “See this M on the phone? That means it is a Motorola phone. We make no money on that. You have to pay what we charge. End of story.” I still challenged the increased price and the “no two coupons” bullshit, but he held firm, and challenged me with, “Well, do you want the phone or not?”. Since I KNEW I would be able to get this fixed by calling customer service, and because I was about two seconds from cussing his bitch ass out and throwing a fit in the store, I just decided to buy it, and get the fuck out of there; after all, I have 15 days to take it back and/or cancel. So, I jumped in the car, raced back to work, and called customer service. I told them the deal, and how rude Mr. Asshole was, and they gave me the $100 credit to my account, while being COMPLETELY POLITE and kind. The guy that picked up when I called customer service totally kept me as a customer today, because I was livid when I called, and he gave me what I deserved; good service, and the deal I was supposed to get in the store. Now I have my phone, for the right price, and I am happy.

The word is still out on what it does and how I like it. As for right now, I am still reeling over the jerk off (named Ryan J Frantz, who works at the Buckhead Circuit City) that “helped me” get the phone today. But, I am not going to let him shit on parade… I got my new phone! Woo hoo! Birthday month is really working out swell!

Just a side note: if you want to get Verizon, go for it, they have awesome service and great customer care; BUT STEER CLEAR OF A STORE. You WILL NOT receive good service there. Just call or go online.

So Bush decided that he wanted to veto the embryonic stem cell research bill because:

It crosses a moral boundary that a decent society needs to respect.

Not because he knows the benefits the research has produced and could continue to produce if allowed to go on. They have actually proven that stem cells can be used to regrow organs, redevelop neural pathways, and many other amazing things. They have proven that they can use stem cells to help people walk again, overcome disease that ravages their organs, and again, many other amazing things. BUT, because it is a “moral” issue as to whether or not embryonic stem cells (the most basic building blocks that can be used for countless purposes in the fight against disease and human suffering) should be used for research, one man uses this issue to stop this potentially life altering research. Does he know that embryonic stem cells can do these amazing things? Probably not, he probably doesn’t care. He, like many other Americans incorrectly see this as “taking a life”; which totally brings back the abortion issue (which I would rather not rehash). See, if using these embryos (notice they are called embryos, not children or babies), which are often donated by people that freeze several extras in order to have success with IF, is wrong, then how is throwing them away is better? I just don’t understand that. It is almost like you would cut off your arm rather than treat a wound on your hand.

I also notice how Bush continually waves around his “morals” and “values”; I just wish he would actually abide by them from time to time, instead of continually acting like a hypocrite. That would be nice, wouldn’t it?

This pussy’s gotta go. So, remember when I posted the oh so sad pictures of Sydney from a few days ago with the cone on his head? Well, I think that I discovered what happened to his ear. Last night, I came in from work, and I let him out so he could do his business. Well, about 30 seconds after he got through the dog door, I heard the loudest and most horrifying yelping coming from outside; it was Sydney. I freaked and ran outside, just in time to see him standing under the deck screaming for his life as a black cat ran out from under the deck. I chased the cat away, and went back to console the terrified little boy. Sydney not only pissed all over himself he was so scared, he literally trembled for about 30 minutes after, and wouldn’t go back outside alone. Upon further inspection, I saw that the cat took a chuck out of his side, but luckily, it wasn’t bad enough to warrant stitches. Oh hell no. That pussy is as good as dead.

Now, we have had problems with cats in the past, and I had a hard time coming to terms with sending a cat to their death at the “kill immediately” Dekalb Animal Services center. But not this time. That cat (and any other neighborhood pussy I can catch) is now going the way of the dodo. Now, before you try and talk me out of this decision, keep in mind, that this cat climbed our 8 foot fence to get inside our back yard, in order to attack my dog; twice. Well, not on my watch. Now that I know that there is a ravenous pussy out there trying to hurt my Syd (and has succeeded twice), the conscience that I had about killing cats is over. It is survival of the fittest; and I have a cage and Dekalb Animal Services on my side, pussy. Watch out puss, because it is ON.

I feel the need to make a note of clarity, as there are people out there on the internets that think my taste in music is solely representative of my political views. (And who cares if it is? Is that wrong?) For the record, I am excited about the stance the Dixie Chicks have taken, and I am proud of them for standing up for what they believe in. I honestly believe that when you have the ear of millions of people, and you can still say what you believe and stand up for what you believe in, you have an incredibly high level of integrity. When I heard that the Dixie Chicks had a new album coming out, I was intrigued and surprised because of the continued asinine controversy, and I must say, I was more excited about getting it when I heard they weren’t backing down from their statements. While my decision to buy the CD was not solely motivated by their political stance, it did heighten that excitement, and made their CD a must have for me. It doesn’t matter if I had even heard of the Dixie Chicks, of which I have all their albums, because if I want to support an artist because of a a political tone they took on a record, I CAN! In fact, I bought Pink’s album for the very same reason. Does that mean that I wasn’t a fan of Pink’s, or that I ONLY bought the album because of the song that rails the president on it? Well, um, no. But it was a huge motivation, seeing as it was given to me for free, and I still bought it… I support Pink because I appreciate that she shares my opinion, and if you don’t like her or the Dixie Chicks’ opinions or music, then by all means, don’t support them. But other people can and will. (keep in mind that the point of my last post was more of an angry rant as to why free speech warrants a death threat, as well as my state of awe at the people that still support the president; not that those people were stupid… I just don’t understand how people can’t see the nose on their face sometimes.)

I’ll now go on record as saying that I am the type of person that if someone out there shows me some support, like for example, Charlize Theron’s refusing to get married until it is legal for gays and lesbians, you can better fucking believe I am going to throw my support right back at them. There are enough people that hate me and are against everything I believe in, so I am going to cling to the ones that stand up for me. In my opinion, what point is having all of that voice and audience if you don’t use it? The beauty of this country is that I can have my opinions, and you can have yours; but it doesn’t make me wrong or “sad” for expressing them. I am against the president because he is against me, plain and simple. The Chicks believe that and say it, so guess what, I am supporting them.

Just so you know, this post is solely motivated by a certain other ATLblogger, who decided he would write a post about me, quote me, and not even tell me. Honestly, I couldn’t give a shit that someone disagrees with me, in fact, people disagree with me all of the time. What does bother me, is when people generalize what I say, and take what they need to develop a skewed opinion about me; that they then post on the internet without telling me or owning up to it. If you have a problem with a post I wrote, COMMENT ON IT. Don’t go and write a whinny post on your site about how fucked up it is; that’s why I have comments enabled! I will admit that we have had a few email exchanges, and the reason why I felt it was necessary to air said email exchange, is because first of all, it really makes me mad that someone would talk about me seemingly behind my back and not have the guts to just comment on my site and talk to me about it. Trust me, if you have a problem with me, or my views, then let’s talk about it. By all means, you will see that you are not alone in your views, and also see that I am not alone in mine. Secondly, this person has taken fragments of what I have said, and, in a typical “hear what you want to fashion”, has only referenced the parts in which he believes I express my true opinion. I really can’t stand being misrepresented, and if you didn’t get enough information about something from a post that I wrote, then why not engage me on the rest that may be there, instead of assuming that everything is so black and white? NOTHING in life is black and white, and it is just silly to think so; as well as insulting to determine that I think that it is as well.

Well, I was going to finish this post with a wrap up of our email conversation, because there are things he said that I certainly think are generalized and that I don’t agree with, but… he has expressed a desire to keep them private, because they were not comments on a blog, and as such, were not made public. Since I do have integrity, the part I was going to write about here will be left out, because he has asked me not to publish said emailed comments; I certainly don’t want to be a hypocrite. I do however find it interesting that someone can make statements and cast opinions, but doesn’t want to actually discuss them. Interesting.

Oh well, that’s what I think about all this, and that’s all. If you don’t think that musicians have any say so in politics or issues, then I just suggest that you think about that little thing called the Constitution… it says otherwise. We may not like what people say, but they have the right to say it… even the Dixie Chicks. If pop culture doesn’t have the right to comment on their beliefs or views, then who does? Did any of you see the Passion of the Christ for crying out loud?

Today, I am going to talk about things that really tick me off, ready?
1) When people are driving, and there is a car parked to their right, why the hell must they come completely into my lane in order to avoid it? Don’t they know that a head on collision is way worse than sideswiping a car (not like that would happen if you knew the dimensions of your car, douchebag)?
2) Why does Alias have to end? Seriously? (for those of you that want to use this time to make fun of Alias, save it… you are barking up the wrong tree, fuck-pal-face).
3) Why do I have to pay bills? I am so over that. Bills suck.
4) I can’t believe that Jack Bauer didn’t make a copy of that fucking recording, let alone let anyone else hear it before he brought it back to CTU. I just knew something would happen to it. What the fuck, Jack?
5) Why does Family Guy and Desperate Housewives come on at the same time? How is that fair?
6) People stealing bushes. (Hey, if James is still on it, I’M still on it; only because I still have to hear it.)
7) People that get in their car, put their foot on the brake, and even indicate that there is a possibility that they will begin to back out and give you their spot, only to sit in their car and be a butthole for the next hour. MOVE IT!
8) Having to work for money. Can someone please give it to me? No, seriously.
9) The current government administration. Health care. Immigration. Bigotry. Hatred. ENOUGH ALREADY!!
10) The fact that I can’t be America’s Next Top Model, and the possibility that Jade might rob Danielle of the title too.
11) The fact that I have to pay shipping and handling, AND have to wait for crap to come in the mail. COME ON! Instant gratification!
12) Not being able to fall asleep until 4am.
13) Having to pick and choose what shows I can and can’t watch, because all of the good ones come on at the same time (see number 5 for an example). Seriously, there is practically NOTHING good on… why must all of the very little that is good be on at the same time? I am talking to you ABC and UPN!
14) The fact that I can’t eat chicken fingers everyday and not get fat. Hey skinny genes, why not me?
15) Blogger.com. I mean, how often do those blogspot blogs NOT work? I miss my blog-friends!
16) Spiders. Those fucking things suck. In fact, I say get rid of all bugs for that matter. But spiders first.
17) Nicole Riche. I don’t know why, but she just does.
18) The fact that when someone has an affair, the person that people always blame for the entire debauchal is the “other woman”. Famous example: Angelina Jolie. BRAD LEFT JEN! And that is how it is for all affairs! Someone leaves, and someone gets left! The person at fault is the one that does the cheating/leaving! Seriously, this just doesn’t seem that hard to understand for me.
19) People that STILL think that pro-choice means pro-abortion.
20) The fact that we can’t all be equal and just get along long enough to realize that we are all the same, we are all people, and we all deserve to live freely and equally, together. Wow, what a Gandhi statement.
21) David Blaine. Seriously, how does he keep getting so much attention. The man is literally one step away from needing a straight jacket, and people say that he inspires them. Inspires you to do what? Be a crazy fucking moron? Well, if that’s your dream, I guess. Yeah, I hate that guy.
UPDATE:
22) Those Volkswagen and Allstate commercials where they show people getting into wrecks. FUCK THAT. I don’t want to see that shit. STOP IT! It is scary enough assholes! (Thanks Alyssa… you made me think of this one!)

Anyway… there are 21 things that tick me off. I am not in a bad mood today at all, so don’t think that is where it comes from; some of it is legitimate venting, and some of it is shallow humor. Now that it is out there, why not tell me what really ticks you off? Don’t hold back, bitches!

James calls me this morning for my usual morning wake up call, and he was all upset for some reason. Turns out, someone came in the middle of the night and stole 4 or 5 of our azalea bushes that we had planted on the hill beside our house. They came, dug them up, and took them. Seriously. They dug up our landscaping and took it.

Now, the part of this that makes me the maddest, is that James has spent countless hours (and money) in the yard trying to make the place look decent. We were finally getting it to look great, and shit like this happens. I just can’t believe that spineless fuckers like that just want to take what you have worked hard to have. Does no one respect people anymore? I know for a fact that I have never stolen anything (well, other than that pack of M&M’s when I was little, which I had to march back into the store, and not only pay for, but my mom made me put back… so I definitely knew stealing was a NO NO), and why? Because I knew it wasn’t mine. And even more so, because I know that the person that I would be taking from doesn’t deserve to have their shit jacked, just because I want it. See, it doesn’t work that way, if you want shit, you have to go and buy it, or have someone give it to you, and we definitely are not giving our landscaping to any old asshole who rolls up in the yard and wants it.

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Seriously, why do people walk in front of cars that are coming towards them!?! I remember when I was little, and my mom and dad taught me that I should look both ways before crossing the street, and if cars are coming, then they told me, “don’t cross, wait until it is safe, and there are no cars coming”. I know that it sounds like rocket science, but if you really look at it, it is actually basic common sense!!

Every day on the way to work, I pass by this high school in my neighborhood. Yes, it is in the ghetto, and yes, it is almost an all black high school. I am not trying to be racist or prejudiced here; I just want to know why all of those kids think that it is perfectly fine and dandy to walk out in front of cars that are hurdling towards them!? I worry about the future of our nation’s youth, especially when they make it plainly obvious that they don’t even value traffic laws or their own safety! I wonder if it is because they just don’t give a fuck, or if it is something more, such as a belief that I should be watching out for them, and therefore, it is my responsibility not to hit someone walking in the road. Hmpf! It just really pisses me off big time. Just wait until I pass by! It will only take a minute! And don’t just stand in the road or walk diagonally (taking the most amount of time possible), if you see me coming, get the fuck out of the way! I wouldn’t know from personal experience, but I would think that a 2-3 ton piece of metal hurdling towards you would hurt if it hit you! Seriously!!

AND! Just so you see I am not just picking on only those kids, now, I’m talking to you Emory Girl: when the light is green, DON’T WALK! You won’t make it! Me slamming on breaks to keep from hitting your dumb ass is not something that I should be required to do because you can’t follow instructions! In fact, that goes for all you Emory kids! Or anyone else out there that does this! It is REALLY annoying to have my shit fly in the floorboard because your dumbass didn’t bother to look and see that my light was indeed green!!!

Man, where is the world going? People must think they are all superman, and that their bodies are so strong that they can resist getting hit by a car. (Did someone say “Superbleeders?”) Well, let’s hope that I am always SUPER ALERT, so that I don’t accidentally hit and kill some moron walking in the middle of the road, right?