Archives For December 2003

In the day and age of reality T.V. it seems people will do anything for money. But….I wonder about my J.S. buddies. What WOULDN’T you do for a million dollars? ( I understand if this is a long list)

actually my list is so long, it`s easier for me to list what i will do for a million dollars.

work for it. as cheesy as it sounds i think i would be satisfied to know i earned a million dollars, particularly if i was doing what i was good at.

i wouldn`t mind inheriting it.

my moral high ground is pretty much an anthill but it`s got a strong foundation, money is not the be all and end of my existence. it`s an unnecessary evil. i`ve never aspired to be rich, i just want to be comfortable and provide for my family.

at the end of the day, how long will $1,000,000 last and will it really make you happy?

the revised list of words that you can`t say on network tv, ever.

As used in this section, the term `profane`, used with respect to language, includes the words `shit`, `piss`, `fuck`, `cunt`, `asshole`, and the phrases `cock sucker`, `mother fucker`, and `ass hole`, compound use (including hyphenated compounds) of such words and phrases with each other or with other words or phrases, and other grammatical forms of such words and phrases (including verb, adjective, gerund, participle, and infinitive forms).

and the results of the annual new scientist feedback competition.

For this year`s Feedback competition, readers were invited to invent a new scientific word that we need and define it in an appropriately pompous way. more

the bane of christmas

December 19, 2003 — Leave a comment

i`ve really been trying to find that christmas spirit but it continues to elude me. besides the rampant commercialism, the things that irks me most at this time of year are the same shitty pop songs that surface around november and you`re stuck with until december 26, when is that last time you heard some as spectacular as the carol of the bells or an excerpt of handel`s messiah on the radio. right.

and the icicle lights of griswold family proportions. my god, when your house can be seen from the sky on the flight paths to nearby airports you`ve gone to far. scratch that, when your house is the brightest object in the neighbourhood, you`ve gone to far.

you know the houses, when your neighbours plug in there`s a power dip at your house. and then they leave it on all night. good fucking good. through the closed windows and curtains there is a faint glow like sunrise and you can`t quite doze off because you think you have to get up in a hour, but it`s not the sun, it`s the house covered in icicle lights.

ok, i`m a lot calmer now. i just want this holiday to be over.

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i got my first salary today. it`s not too shabby, not withstanding the outstanding expenses, it`s actually liveable, i think by march i should be able to start squirrelling away some of it.

until recently jamaica didn`t have much of a middle class, you either had or you didn`t. now that somewhat tenuous middle ground exists, the government in debt up to it`s eyeballs, is taxing everything that can be taxed, it`s a wonder there isn`t a tax on sex.

there is a flat rate on personal income tax but almost everything you purchase attracts a 20% general consumption tax.

i`m going to struggle to make it to the next pay day, but i will have groceries in my house to make until then but i`m puzzled how the people on the lower end of the financial spectrum make it. maybe i`m shopping in the wrong places, but the prices on the basic food groups are pretty steep.

when i started there was a point to this post but i had to leave to go to a meeting and i`ve lost my train of though so i`m going to stop here and come back later and edit or post anew

he who is without sin…

December 18, 2003 — Leave a comment

Have you ever been out and seen the mate of your friend out with another love interest? (I`m speaking of an OBVIOUS encounter…deep kissing or feeling one another up) Do you mind your own business or do you let your friend know you saw their mate cheating? Does it make you less of a friend to keep that info to yourself?

i was in a similar situation this year and at the end of the day, i`ve realised that i probably don`t know all the circumstances and since i don`t like gossip, i`m not going to say anything unless i`m asked directly. then i wont lie. i don`t think it`s my place to say.

i`m not sure if it makes me less of a friend. i`m really torn about the whole thing. do you protect your friend or do you let them hurt and what is your reasoning for either?

you’re not alone

December 17, 2003 — Leave a comment

i was reading vic`s post today and the adage “the pen is mightier than the sword” has never been truer.

i look at vic and i see none of the flaws. i see a strong, beautiful talented woman. whose propensity for endless love and kindness never ceases to amaze me. she is the yin to my yang, light to my dark, even in my darkest moment and deepest despair, the thought of victoria, shines forth like a beacon and helps me keep my head up.

i`m not going to play the saint and say i`ve never said hurtful things, to the contrary the most hurtful things i`ve said are to the people i love the most. i`m not a particularly violent person but when i was hurt and angry i would lash out in the most lethal way i knew how. words. i would bottle my rage and frustration and hurt and woe unto the poor soul on the receiving end of a tongue lashing at that moment.

i try not to be that person anymore, but shades of it are still there in snide comments and what passes for witty repartee and brutal honesty. i try to take that breath and think about what i`m going to say when my temples are throbbing and i want to say the most hurtful thing i can think of.

i no longer bottle [much], i`ve learned the value of an honest and humble apology and i have number of good reasons to watch what i say.

Have you ever heard someone say they are LOOKING for love? How does one look for LOVE? Do you think it`s possible? Wouldn`t it be best to let LOVE find YOU?

the harder you look the more elusive it becomes. i think part of it is pheromonal, i mentioned it in this post

no matter how hard you try your efforts are in vain. you find yourself accepting less than what you`re worth when you`re looking for love.

in my experience, love finds you when you least expect it. i met vic online, we started chatting, daily and the rest as they say is history.

i was looking for a friend, i found a friend, a companion, a love, a wife.

learn about mr. snaffleburger and the corporation right here.

CONFORM!

CONSUME!

OBEY!

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and action…

December 16, 2003 — Leave a comment

If your mate asked you to make a home sex video with them, would you consider it or have you done it? What are views on this? Would you do it again?

with vic there is almost nothing that i`d be unwilling to try. but i don`t think either of us are of the video making sort. our stimuli are actually more intangible and can`t be captured on video.

and i`ve never felt the urge to make a video with anyone else.

i don`t think i`m any position to judge anyone for anything they do in the privacy of their home.

i don’t do grape

December 16, 2003 — Leave a comment

i will eat grapes but i draw the line there. i don`t drink grape soda, grape colour juice and sure as fucking hell grape koolaid. does not pass my lips.

in november 1978, in jonestown, guyana; jim jones convinced 900 plus of his followers to drink a lethal grape juice cocktail. for a a seven year old, that kind of news is enough to make you swear off grape juice. i was an avid reader and had an over-active imagination. besides guyana was our neighbour, it wasn`t far like the US, it was right there, next door to us on the map. so here i am, a quarter of a century later, still not drinking anything grape coloured.

i wonder why people feel the need to be lead. jonestown, waco, heaven`s gate. were these people`s lives so devoid of meaning that they were willing to sacrifice themselves and their children on the say so of one person?

oh wait, hmmmmm, i see a pattern. nevermind.

the snaffleburger corporation says: CONFORM! CONSUME! OBEY!

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