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| Inquiry #75 (a simple one)
It's our fault.
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Politics is embarassing.
Just had the impulse to update.
Um, not much going on. I had my wisdom teeth yanked Friday. err! I hate being incapacitated! especially over something as small as a toothache... yeah, i know it's more than a toothache, but seriously! the throbbing pain can be bad at times, but what's worse is the lightheadedness. I don't much like not being able to think clearly. I'm a fool as it is! One of the reasons why i avoid taking painkillers. (lol. I know friends that think that's the best part!)
Well, i'm fine. I can take it for a few more days.
Okay, so, I found a sitcom I really like. Honestly, I love this show!! And I'm kind of embarassed to say so. Don't judge me!
It's How I Met Your Mother on CBS. I wasn't too crazy about the premise at first. Basically it's about a father telling his kids about how he met their mother. How long could this show possibly last! But you kind of hafta move beyond that... The show is incredible!!! The storylines are perhaps as well written as the classics (Seinfeld, Friends, Raymond, Fraiser, etc.) or at least comparable. It certainly runs the risk of sucking: being overdone, routine, or worse, superficial. Especially with this specific direction... a show about a young fellow tired of dating and looking for love. But, so far, and judging by the few episodes I've seen, it hasn't fallen to the deadly sins. And they aren't trying too hard to be funny or satirical or lovey dovey or dramatic or whatever. Just natural. Relatable. Great. I do admit though, it's kind of too clean and cute, but I guess that's tolerable and somewhat refreshing.
Oh, and the music is pretty good too.
well, i'll get back to recuperating
Now Playing: "Spit on a Stranger" ~ Pavement
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| About time for a new profile pic...
The Original
Option #1
(This reminds me of the Cool Hand Luke.)
Option #2
(Maybe better. Was going for pensive, but kind of looks depressing.)
Option #3
(Ouch, that's really bright)
Option #4
(Edward Murrow/Good Night and Good Luck)
Option #5
("No listenin'... you hear me?" In color)
Any opinions? Or are they all bad?
Photoshop programs are the best!
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| I read a comic book for the first time ever. Kingdom Come by Mark Waid and Alex Ross. The art of Alex Ross was the first thing that caught my attention. It's all incredibly well composed. As is the plot.
It opens with a pastor, Norman McCay, comforting a dying friend in the hospital. The friend cries out that he's been having visions of the apocalypse. The skeptical pastor assures him that it is just his sickness. But, after the friend's death, Norman McCay begins having the same visions. One day a specter appears in his church and demands that he must bear witness... as the apocalypse unfolds.
"And I saw the seven angels which stood before God...
"... and another angel came and stood at the altar, having a golden censer...
... and the angel took the censer, and filled it with fire of the altar...
" ... and the seven angels prepared themselves to sound..."
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Taking the COMPASS tomorrow morning for joint enrollment. It ought to be easy, but so far things for joint enrollment haven't been working out. Mid-April I sent my application and high school records to Perimeter. A few days after, I got a letter claiming that I hadn't completely filled out the application. So I sent another one. Nothing different. A couple of weeks after that (beginning of May), I got a letter with my new Perimeter online account. Good! Now everything seems to be in order. At this point, all I needed to do was wait about three weeks for everything to be processed.
Another couple of weeks later, I get a letter claiming that Perimeter never received my high school records (transcript, SAT scores, immunization records and all that jazz). Well, not to worry, the letter also said that if I had already sent my records I should just wait up to two weeks for processing. Alright, cool. Two weeks later, nothing. Another two weeks later, nothing. So I called the director of joint enrollement at Perimeter. He said that I shouldn't be concerned. That Perimeter most likely has my records, just hasn't processed them. They're probably busy with summer session. Give it... mmm another week. If nothing happens, then I should give him a call, and he'll send a direct message to the Admissions Office." Okay, cool. And here I was worrying. But just in case, I will request another package of records (oh? the guidance office is closed for a week? eh, that's fine, everything will be fine). A week later, nothing. I call. The message is sent. A week and a half later... Maybe I should call again tomorrow.
Rant rant rant... Sorry about that.
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Inquiry #74 (... and in general too)
Prioritization is a priority
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Bob Schieffer - Face the Nation - WASHINGTON - May 21, 2006
"It's official! The Senate voted to make English the national language of the United States.
Do you feel a lot better knowing that? Or were you like me and thought English was our national language?
Sort of like we know the Washington Monument honors George Washington even though it doesn't have a sign on it that says Official Monument to George Washington. Even I figured that one out.
Of course new citizens should speak English but why would the Senate spend hours debating whether to make English our national language?
Let me break it to you gently: because it gives Senators something to do while they avoid addressing the real problems -- the war, health care, the ballooning deficit and immigration, for that matter.
Working on real problems that have to do with national security and the country's fiscal well-being take determination, political courage and the ability to compromise -- all of which have become the missing ingredients of modern politics.
So we'll hear more about silly issues between now and election day and come to think if it...
Maybe we should make the Washington Monument the national monument to our first president, otherwise people might think it honors the Washington Airport.
And if Senators designate Grants Tomb the official tomb of General Grant, maybe that old joke about who is buried there would go away.
And while they're at it, maybe senators could declare the U.S. Capitol to be the national monument to wasting time and avoiding responsibility.
Actually, I doubt any of us needs to be reminded of that.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/05/21/opinion/schieffer/main1638403.shtml
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Mike Luckovich - June 2, 2006
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Tuesday, I started it! The art project. Preliminary sketches and roughs, but still... progress.
Wednesday, I hung out with Mark and Ben and saw Full Metal Jacket. I thoroughly enjoyed it. Excellent comedic parts intertwined with the drama and tension.
M-I-C K-E-Y M-O-U-S-E
Pogue Colonel: Marine, what is that button on your body armor?
Private Joker: A peace symbol, sir.
Pogue Colonel: Where'd you get it?
Private Joker: I don't remember, sir.
Pogue Colonel: What is that you've got written on your helmet?
Private Joker: "Born to Kill", sir.
Pogue Colonel: You write "Born to Kill" on your helmet and you wear a peace button. What's that supposed to be, some kind of sick joke?
Private Joker: No, sir.
Pogue Colonel: You'd better get your head and your ass wired together...
Private Joker: Yes, sir.
Pogue Colonel: Now answer my question or you'll be standing tall before the man.
Private Joker: I think I was trying to suggest something about the duality of man, sir.
Pogue Colonel: The what?
Private Joker: The duality of man. The Jungian thing, sir.
Pogue Colonel: Whose side are you on, son?
Private Joker: Our side, sir.
Pogue Colonel: Don't you love your country?
Private Joker: Yes, sir.
Pogue Colonel: Then how about getting with the program? Why don't you jump on the team and come on in for the big win?
Private Joker: Yes, sir.
Pogue Colonel: Son, all I've ever asked of my marines is that they obey my orders as they would the word of God. We are here to help the Vietnamese, because inside every gook there is an American trying to get out. It's a hardball world, son. We've gotta keep our heads until this peace craze blows over.
Private Joker: Aye-aye, sir.
Now Playing: "The House of the Rising Sun" ~ The Animals
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| Inquiry #72
A pragmatic farmer
One that does not till the land without any seeds
One that does not plant the seeds without knowing that they will grow
One that does not grow the crop without knowing that it can be harvested
One that does not harvest the crop without knowing that it can be eaten
An expert writer
So yeah, the school year is over. It feels good.
Last night I hung out with Mark and saw the LOST season finale. It is the best written show I have ever seen and perhaps period. It's scope... it's capacity... cannot be matched... or even fully realized. It's insane. For the sake of those who haven't seen it yet, I won't discuss what happened in the finale. But, I'll just say, that it restored my faith in the writers. They tied the beginning of the season with the end, perfectly. It's proof that they knew exactly what they were doing, from beginning to end. No b.s.ing. No digging holes without tying ropes together.
Graduation ceremony tomorrow! I'm going to help Mark sell grad videos. It'll be good.
Have fun this summer, everybody!
[Ray Bradbury's] The Illustrated Man by Jim Burn
Now playing: "How It Ends" by DeVotchka
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