Merry Christmas

Sup

What's up,

so, there are still two of us checking this thing, and for that, I owe you a quick post. It's sunday night, and I have tomorrow off, but to show my dedication to acedemics and drinking, I think I'll have a few beers while reading some tort law.

Also, I'm excide for the new october beers coming out. they're always something good in the batch.

ps also check out the show it's always sunny in phildelphia.....great program.

Cheers,

Legal-unease

I've been away for a while. I went on a little vacation, and then started school. It has been a hell of a learning curve so far, and it's been a lot busier than I had expected. It's definitely a lot more challenging than getting drunk at night, rolling out of bed, and going in hung over, but what can I say, I guess it's more prudent to be well prepared than well pickled......it's a nice change.

well, I wanted to say what's up and invite anyone who's still reading to say hi or post about anything at all.......how about the policy of what we should do about naked midgets who like to eat fast food more than they should and verbally abuse the pigeons?.....also remember this may pose a problem when they decide to go into the restaurant vs. the drive thru. by the way, I'm completely sober.

Peace

I'm still here.....

Special thanks go out to Ed-it and Sweet chocolate for putting up a post. I really appreciate that. Ed-it, while it would have been nice to recreate the scene from office space, we didn't have the opportunity to do that. My legal counsel advised against it......however the copy of Office Space you sent me gave me solace in my frustrating last week of work! thank you so much for that.

Sweet chocolate! Thanks for the post. I noticed that it was around when we would be having joe on monday. That makes me sad that I wasn't there sippin joe and talking with you. I'm definitely going to miss that, but we won't lose touch, and we will have to do that every now and again. The bumper sticker advice is brilliant. I think that's true, and that's why I look forward to joe (whether it be actual coffee, a night of binge drinking, or some pool in man town) some time soon.

And thanks to all of you who have wished me well in this transition!

I hope all is well with everyone, and I'll be here. And there.

Peace

K-logik

Thanks........

So, I'm coming up on my last week of work, and I handed in my resignation, so it's official! I'm leaving work and I'm starting school. I just signed my last loan (holy shit it's a lot) the other day. But this is a bitter sweet victory......

My boss was on vacation when I let the company (and him) know that I was leaving, and the day he was supposed to come back, he never showed up. Then when I actually saw him, he said "hi". I asked him how his trip was, and that was it....he didn't mention a word about my leaving. Oh well, whatever. At least he's not being a dick, which I thought would happen......so that's good. But here's where the bitter sweet part comes in......

I can't believe I'm leaving, but I'm really excited for the things to come (and a little nervous). I have to say that I'll miss the people who were there for me and made my time there tolerable. They actually made my time at work something to look forward to. They listened to my bitching, they listened to my happiness, but most of all, my bitching; the whole time keeping me happy. Those are the people I'll miss the most. I will stay in touch with them because they really made a difference. I mean, to have people who care enough to listen when you talk and who are happy to see you and share their lives; that's exceptional.

While there are a few people who mean a tremendous amount to me at work, there are two guys who really stand out. I always get coffee with them and they have made my life better just by being there and being my friend. They listened to my complaints, they listened to my strategy to get into something else, and the whole time, they have been supportive, and have kept me laughing. They really made my time at work drastically different. They took a situation that I hated and made it into something I looked forward to. For that, I can't thank them enough. And to these guys, (we'll call them snake eyes and sweet chocolate M Smoove)I owe thanks because they made my job something that, in the middle of the day, I didn't hate, but actually enjoyed in that I had time to hang out with them; talking about whatever and everything. Looking forward to coffee breaks (no matter how late I was getting there or how much they had to put off what they were doing to make time for me) it always made it worth being there. While they always had something important to do while i was just getting through the day, they took time, and made it something that was valuable to me. My day became interesting, enjoyable and hilarious. I wish the best for them and their families. These are two people I will never forget and whom I will be honored to keep in touch. I don't know if I told them that, but I hope they know now. I really appreciate that, and I'm glad that they kept me from being so miserable that I was found at my desk drooling with a glass of scotch in my hand only to be found later in the bathroom in a pile of my own mess and on my way to the loony bin and or jail. Thanks guys. I'll miss joe, but we'll need to make time to do it in the future.

Well, I just felt the need to write that (I thought this would be less gay than writing you guys a personal card with butterflies and glitter on the front........).

Hope all is well.

Peace.

K-Logik.

Scotch on the rocks

Hello again,

So, I must apologize again for being a bit lax in my posting, however, things have been busy. I had my two glorious weeks at work without my boss, and it's been wonderful. I actually don't hate it so much when he's not there. It's actually ok, but I still know that I need to make a move to a new career. Had he not been there, maybe things would have been different at least in some way.

anyway, we made it well past 1000 hits! I must thank you for that because all of the hits have been because of you! Thank you so much. I know that we don't get a prize or anything. I mean, I could try to make money, but that's not really the point. I could get a part time job that would take less effort and yield more money than what I would get from a thoughtful and entertaining blog......I think. At least with less worry about anonymity and identity security. The point of this is just to engage people as much as I can and have them engage me too; in thoughtful and meaningful conversation.

So, I invite anyone who is still reading this to comment on anything they want. I'll bring up a few things for options, but I would like to work this more like a radio talk show program and let the "listeners" or viewers decide on what topic to blog. But here are a few topics:

1) Work situations why is something great or suck balls: (please use anonymous names if in your current position)

2) Presidential candidates: whom do you like, why?

3) The show Singing Bee; why do I want to find a way to bottle this show and drink it?

4) Illegal immigration

4) why did K-logik put #4 twice?

5) do we have any summer pictures to submit that will not give away Kfunk's anonymity?

6) why do cigarettes taste so good when you're drunk?

7) do different types of alcohol really give you different feelings (does one make you an angry- drunk while the other happy etc......)

8) Have you ever gotten down in a public place (like an airplane) and when I say "down" I mean naughty. This isn't a bad question considering a the fact that a few weeks ago Reuters posted a whole study on sexual activity.......please feel free to post with anonymity on this one. option 8b) how many partners you have had etc........although I will not answer this question, myself, since my girl knows my blog site.......although if you look at the hits on this page, I"m not sure if she checks it........kidding.

9) I know we have a large range of what we all earn here......why, despite what we earn, do we love our bosses or think our bosses blow donkey shit?

10) why do men feel that farting and boobs are so funny.....and the word "fanny"?

10 a) Any thoughts on the music or videos on the blog?

11) Any thing you want. Please feel free to post on any one of these and if you want to address a particular number here, either just post the number, or copy and paste the whole question, or add something of your own that you would like. Thanks for your patronage.

At best, these questions will make you think, laugh, or post, and (if my boss doesn't give me too much shit when he comes back from vacay) give me something to write about in my free time. At worst, it will make you think that they are stupid and pointless questions........

Peace Love and happiness.

K-Logik.

Great Tune!!!!

If you can't tell, I'm a little happier now. That lends itself to more posts coming out. I found a great tune today. I thought I would share it because it blew me away. It's this guy named Oren Lavie. It's really a really chill tune. He blends indie pop with Jazz and has such a great tone and flow to his stuff. Check out his tune on myspace. Of the three songs on there, Her Morning Elegance is the one to which I'm referring, and the second is just ok, while the third is good, but the first is just great in my opinion. He hasn't been released in the US yet, but I guess he's all over Europe. Other than myspace, he can also be found on iTunes. I hope you enjoy!

Peace.

I can see the light!

I know, I know; it's been a while, and for the two of you who check this thing regularly, I'm sorry I haven't had new stuff to offer. I figured I'd put something up today since there's some good stuff going on.....

1) We reached over 1000 on the counter. And it hit the 1000 mark in just a shade under a year. Woo hoo!

2) my boss is gone for two weeks! So that means I only have a little over 1.5 weeks left when he gets back! man I can't wait, but work today is a hell of a lot better than it was yesterday.

3) Law school starts in about 6 weeks. I think it should be a good change, and I'm looking forward to it.

Well, that's it for now. I have to go do stuff with some slides and tissue......

Peace.

PS

Please feel free to post about what you did on the fourth. It's my favorite holiday of the year, and I think it's important to celebrate, so please share your celebrations of the 4th!

Brief Update........

What's up. I hopes everyone had a great 4th, and made it back to work safely after the nice time off if you were lucky enough to have it. I spent some time at Louden race track in NH watching NASCAR. Now, I have never been a fan of NASCAR, but my girlfriend's work sponsored a car in the BUSCH series, and we got VIP passes. In all honesty, I have to say it was AWESOME! That may be because I'm a new NASCAR fan or because they let you bring in your own drinks instead of having to pay 7 bucks a pop.....see my post on the frustrations at fenway, but I have to say I had a great time. Maybe I am a fan; maybe I just like to drink......perhaps a little of both. I don't know, but I can't wait to go back.

The next weekend I spent at my Mom's with family, and that was really nice. I set off some fireworks, had some good food, good beers, and a lot of good time with the family. I always wish more of my family and friends could be there, but as I have learned as I get older, you take what you can get........

Work still sucks. my work load has doubled, but whatever, look at the side bar and you'll see how little time I have left there! Whooooooooohooooo!

Also, check out the new videos and funny shit on the side. some of it's great.

Peace.

Happy 4th!

I just wanted to wish everyone a very safe and happy Independence Day. It's my favorite holiday, and I hope you enjoy it too.
Watch out for the shitfaced drivers.
Peace.

I'm Back

So, it's true, I made it thought my surgery, and I have to say that all in all, it was wonderful. The IV drugs helped a lot, and I'll talk more about that later. I just wanted to say that I was ok. But to give you a glimpse of how great things were; after I was given the IV to make me relax and knock me out, I tried to convince my Dr and the nurses to skip the surgery and go out to a bar with me because it was time to celebrate.......in the middle of the surgery, I think I woke up and the Dr. had to tell me to shut up so he could finish ripping my teeth out, but I woke up talking about how wonderful I was and how we should be having beers, but I guess he had more important things in mind. Finally, I woke up in recovery, and my girlfriend had the task of taking me to the pharmacy and the store.....more on that later. But over all, it was a lot less painful than I thought and a hell of a lot more fun. My next vacation is at the dentist's office!!!!!!

Peace

Smaaaaht Teeth

Sorry I've been away; things have been a bit busy, and my ability to think of topics has been a little impaired, but I promise that I'll be in full swing soon.

I'll also probably be away from my computer for the next few days since I am getting my wisdom teeth out tomorrow. I hate the idea of it. When I went for my consultation, the Dr. told me that I'd be put under, but not to worry, "there would be someone else in the room with us".

I was like, what the hell. I wasn't worried about you man handling my twig 'n berries before, but now I am. And who's this other person? Are they going to help the molestation commence? It could be someone off the street for all I know. I don't trust them any more that I would a Dr. What if this other person starts convincing the Dr. to take advantage of me while I'm under.

"It's OK doc. no one's looking. Just one jingle of the berries won't hurt. He'll never know the difference".....

I mean if you wanted me to feel better, just say you'll give me plenty of drugs so that I'm not in pain after the surgery. Don't fill my mind with waking up with no teeth and strange white goo on my chin.

I'm kidding. I trust my Dr. I just think it's weird that someone else (whom I don't know) being in the room is supposed to make me feel better. All in all though, my biggest concern is the pain and that I hate the thought of not being able to eat, smoke, or drink for four days. Man, I hope the pain meds are good.

Until next time (two teeth lighter).....

Peace.

Trans Fats: Proof that the Government is smarter than me

As you may have heard, NY State recently banned Trans fats. And when I say banned, I mean they made it illegal for restaurants (private businesses) to use them in food. It is illegal for a cook to use a particular type of fat…..Illegal?!? While they are not good for you, what gives the government the right to decide what’s best for you? What gives the government the right to decide how someone should run their business? I thought that this level of invasion would stay in NY, but it has made it to MA. The city of Brookline just banned the use of trans fats this week.

Look, if you eat trans fats everyday, you’re going to get fat. Maybe even die early if you eat enough of them and you are predisposed to problems that can be associated with eating them. But is it really they government’s job to hold our hand and tell us what we can and can not eat? I would rather think for myself and make appropriate decisions than to have someone who has never met me dictate what is best for me based on their opinion of how I should behave.

I could understand making restaurants list ingredients or if they use this type of fat, but exerting such complete control over business and what we eat is not the government’s job. Sure they should provide information, that’s why we pay taxes for the FDA. And while I think I’m better off with out eating Trans fat, I should not be forced not to eat them because enough people in the government think this is good for me. I just cringe at this whole situation because alcohol, tobacco, and ________(insert something “bad” that you enjoy here) are next.

Happy Friday. I’m off to go eat Oreos, Burger King, and KFC before it’s too late. (and yes I’m going to eat them all at the same time while running with scissors and smoking a cigarette.)

Illegal Immigration

So here’s something interesting. No matter what you think about illegal immigration (I’m against it) in the new bill that’s being proposed to Congress, there is a stipulation: I think it’s 605. g. which states that an illegal immigrant who desires citizenship AND who is a GANG member can fill out a form renouncing his gang membership to gain citizenship…….hmmmm. He’s ILLEGAL! Why not nip the motherfucker in the bud and throw him out? But check it out. Let me know what you think. I mean this is something our legislators are thinking about. It just seems crazy! Am I the only one? I learned about this from Michael Grahm from 96.9. I’m not for the bill, but it’s important to grasp what you think so we can be ready to write our legislators if need be. Let me know.

I also want to thank my Big bro for posting. His comments are funny and worth reading on hospitals and Imus. I have to say that the point about Imus just going to Serius or XM is brilliant.

Oh, and as a side note, the point on the immigration bill was not on the news tonight. However, they did feel it was important to put something on there about a guy at a golf course getting crushed by machinery on the job........thank God for the news.

Days Left?

I work for one of US News and World Report's “best companies to work for”. I think it has something to do with the fact that I get dental insurance......

So I was in a meeting the other day, and my group was presenting. There are FOUR people in my group and three of us were presenting (not me). The first person who presented gave me thanks and credit for my work. At the end of the three presentations, my boss said to the department (after neglecting to mention my name or the work I have done), “We would like to apply our platform for you, but there are only Three of us at this point so we can get backed up….Um I mean four of us. There are four of us. Don’t belittle the work K-logic does….” blah blah….

At this point, in a room full of only about 15-20 people, the person who organized the meeting turned to me and asked, “Oh, did you just join the group”? I replied with a tone of embarrassment and pride that my shitty situation had been exposed, “Ummmmmm, about a year ago.” But thanks. Really, that makes me feel great. At this point the meeting dissolved with people melting from the table and gathering their notebooks as some of us left in disbelief, others in an awkward silence, and still others in complete oblivion as to what just happened.
Now, I didn’t expect to present my own data, but I, at the very least, expected to be acknowledged, and I couldn’t even imagine that my work would just be brushed under the rug and balled into that of another entity. And I’m not bitching. I’m just stating simple truths. Truth be told, I’m dispensable. As so many people in corporate America are, I’m dispensable. I guess I’ll dispense myself and perhaps, in turn, make myself indispensable. And this is why I have the counter displayed to the right of this post. But maybe I should just deal. I mean I do have dental.....

Peace, I’m out.

Scrubs

As some of you may or may not know, my mom had back surgery yesterday. Thankfully, it went very well, and now she is just in the hospital for a few days to recover. That's a big load off. While I was there yesterday (and a number of times before), I noticed a few interesting things about hospitals:

1) No matter what anyone tells you, things never happen close to the schedule given. They'll tell you something is going to take a half hour, and three hours later, eureka! it happens! I don't understand this. I mean, I can understand a little give or take here or there, but to be off by a number of hours is just crazy. We got my mom in the hospital at 8Am. We waited and she went into surgery around 9:45, done at 3:30, and into recovery. She had to be there for 2 hours, but they didn't get her into a regular room until 8:45! The whole time, they just kept telling us to come back and check in a half an hour. How can they be so unsure of what's happening next? They do surgery every day; they should be able to get their finger on the pulse of how long things take...at least to some extent. It's as if in the hospital, when time matters the most, it doesn't matter at all. I mean, I'm incredibly grateful that things went well, however, to just tell someone that they can't see a family member for over a period of 5 hours with no reason is completely unnecessary and insensitive despite any scheduling problems. If it's going to take 5 hours, at least say it will take 4.5. That, I can deal with.

2) why the hell do the janitors wear scrubs? I mean you walk into the place and you can't tell who's a Dr, who's a nurse, and who cleans the bed pans. It's like hospitals have some sort of secret ranking based on the color and type of scrub someone wears. While I was there, I wanted to get something checked out and I pulled my pants down and spread my cheeks for a guy only to find out that he was the hospital chaplain.........funny thing is; he never objected.

Well, I'm thankful things went well and that I had my sister to keep me company. Oh, and I'm glad the chaplain didn't get to third base with me.

Peace

Pops at the Pops

So as I'm sure everyone has herd, there was a fight at the Boston pops concert the other night. At a "sophisticated" event in an "upscale" venue, there was a fight. I'm not going to recount the story. If you haven't heard anything, you're lucky, but here's a newscast, check it out. But my question is why is it getting so much press! I know, I know, I'm talking about it too. Well, that's different. I'm talking about the fact that so many people are talking about it for so long.

My thoughts on it are "who the hell gives a shit". So what? So some guy got pissed and hit someone else. It happens all of the time, this really isn't news and it has no real bearing on our lives. Some could argue that it does in the respect that it speaks to the idea that people are violent or it could mean something significant about our society. Maybe our friend Pre was on to something in his comment the other day. That aside though, and looking at this as a strict news story for the "news" they are reporting, it's not "news". People hit each other all of the time. it's not good, but it's not news. It just happened at an unusual place. I could understand 5 minutes on this story, but it's just not worthy enough for 5 days. Just like --the "panic at the pump", "winter weather warnings" (where they show someone scraping their car and going out to buy milk bread and toilet paper and shoveling snow....again), and the "car crash" on 93--it's not news. None of this or any other clever alliteration is news when we're only getting sensationalized hype and irrelevant facts on stuff that just isn't important. It's not that I think a lot of people care about this shit. I just think we have become too used to it.

Next time you watch the news, ask yourself "How much of this deserves my attention and the right to be called news, and how much of this is boarder line entertainment tonight, people magazine, and just a giant so what fest"?

Oh, and why the hell does everyone (or at least every moron interviewed on the news) during a snow storm buy milk bread and toilet paper? #1 I can't remember the last time I was ever stuck inside so long that I feared I would run out of this stuff. #2 Are these things even that necessary on a daily basis, and #3 Four words......Beer, pizza delivery, and an old Tee shirt.

peace, I'm out.

Uncle Sam's Hand in My Pants

So I stumbled across this website. It's put up by the treasury of CT in order to give back unclaimed or abandoned property. Let's say that you have some money in an account that's inactive. The bank closes the account, but you still have money there and you forget about it. After a certain period of time (depending on the state) they may turn it into the government to "hold" for you or to give back to you. This is where this handy little website comes into play. You can search for your name and if they have any of your shit, then you can claim it back from the state. here's the link for CT and MA: http://www.ctbiglist.com/ and http://abpweb.tre.state.ma.us/abp/abp.htm

I'm assuming that other states have similar sites. I checked my mother's name and she had $29 bucks of hers that she could claim. The government was just holding on to it for her. At any rate, I think it's worth a quick search to see if you or anyone of your family members has stuff in the government lost and found pile. Even though it may not be much, why let them keep it. The government spends enough time with it's hand in your pocket with out going and giving them extra. I mean, it's your shit, right?

peace.

Imus

Some people have asked me where my Imus post is.....I guess I've been a little chicken to post anything at all. I guess for a number of reasons. I don't want to be seen as someone who supports ignorance. I don't want to be seen as someone who supports Al Sharpton or Jessie Jackson either. Most of all, no matter what i say, if the wrong person reads this, I don't want to be called a racist, and to any career, or life for that matter, that can be utterly detrimental. And before I talk about Imus....

I want to talk about the word racist. This has become such a powerful word; such a powerful accusation for that matter. Now, without getting into the origin of the word, or the fact that there are so many different beliefs of this word (for example whether or not you can actually be racist if you are of color), I want to talk about what this has become. This word not only calls out the people who are racist and holds them accountable for their beliefs and thoughts, but it also strikes fear into many. I mean, if you are against open boarders....RACIST! You hate other races! You sick motherf....r. You must not like the color brown as Carlos Mencia says (who also has some good insight to the topic aside from this). But what if your family came into the country legally and you are a first generation and think it's the way it should be done? All in all, I just feel that there's a paranoia, a witch hunt, a plethora of finger pointing just not to seem racist. Is this what happened to Imus? I don't know. I mean the shit he said was racist, but was he fired for a drop in ratings? A decrease in sponsorship? Were those sponsors worried about what he said? Were they worried that they would too be called a racist? I mean what he said was stupid and messed up, but did it really offend the people who decided to pull their ads? Or was it because they were afraid too and acted before the worst case scenario happened (when they would be told they supported racism....if that would have been the case). Don't we hear so many racist things about Arabs being said? But no one seems to take too much offense. Not because it's not horrible, but I just think people don't notice all of the time when they aren't worried about having the horrible words associated with them (or when they're comfortable with it).

More than anything, this is a game of politics. Of finger pointing, and of knee jerk reactions hollowed with out thought. So, did Imus deserve to be fired. I would say yes; If and only if the reaction of the sponsors to pull ads was based in logic, thoughtfulness, and based in research as to what their listeners would see fit and then acted on that information. If it was just out of fear not to be called a racist, then maybe they jumped the gun? What he said was wrong. Not because someone told me to think that, but because it was, but could his apology have been enough to let him change the show, learn from his thoughts and share that with others? Should every person of EVERY race lose their job if they say something wrong in a public arena? Or, maybe even someone like Howard Stern could say this and it wouldn't matter to the sponsors because he was making a lot more money than Imus. Tangential this this point, I have to ask: Should someone of Al Sharpton's character, intelligence and personality be looked at as the authority of what one particular race thinks and feels (on this point, fuck, I hope not)?

Personally, I don't like Imus' show. Never have, in fact, it pissed me off just to hear his voice most of the time, but I have to say that this whole situation smells of smoke.....smoke from the cartilage burning of the knees jerked too quickly in a scramble to pretend that "we're on the right side". I mean this didn't seem like a visceral reaction of horror on the side of "white" people to say this is something that shouldn't be said. It just seemed like a scape goat. To say "he's the racist! Not me. He's the problem, and I'll show you. I'll prove it. This man will no longer have a job. See, I'm not racist so I'm safe, right? We'll have him gone and our profit margins will go back up". If the profit wasn't effected, I think this wouldn't matter all in all. And, maybe I'm wrong about everything I wrote, but I feel that, at the end of the day, all of this from every side just hurt race relations. I have so much more to say about this, but I won't unless I get a comment. I mean this is difficult to convey clearly when it's 1:30 and I have a heafty buzz on. If I'm wrong, or there's something you want to add. please do. Peace.

We're almost at 300!

Hello!

It looks like we're approaching the 300 mark on the number of hits here, and I am going to give a special prize away for the person who is the 300th click on the website. keep an eye out on the counter. If you're the 300th person on the site, email me (my email address is found in my profile) and I we will have a personal chat over email. OK, I know. It's no big deal. I mean K-logik isn't famous yet, but it's still an honor or something.......plus if you're the 300th person to check this out, I'll let you have your own personal post with a title about anything you want to talk about.

Even if you're not the 300th click, please feel free to post comments by clicking on the comment section at the bottom of each post. Don't forget, you can post anonymously.

So, happy Friday. Thanks for checking out this site. have a safe weekend, keep enjoying the clips, news, and posts.

Peace.

Thoughts on VA Tech

Hello,

I have two things I want to talk about....the Virginia Tech shooting and the Imus thing. I think I'll write about the Virginia Tech tragedy first since it weighs a bit more heavily now.

First off, my heart goes out to the victims and their families. When I think about all of the peoples lives who were effected, it's nauseating. When I think about the loss to society, it's just overwhelming. Actually, it's fucking sickening and it sucks. It's something that words can't convey. My writing about it is not meant to be insensitive or to promote an agenda. It's just meant to reflect on some points that I feel are important and that I feel have been lost in the confusion of it all.

In the first day of this, I kept saying, and I said to some of you, that I hope this didn't turn into a second amendment issue. In the respect of either being for or against the right to bear arms. That's not what this is about. Yes, there are gun law issues on both sides, but ultimately, this is not a case that really should be used as a good example for either side. It was a tragedy. Let's remember that, first off. We can sit around and say if guns weren't accessible then it wouldn't have happened, or if they were more accessible, then this the students could have protected themselves. Even though I'm completely FOR the right to bear arms, it is all moot. It happened, and it's shitty. Let's not use it to promote agendas. Sure we can use it to learn, but not to promote agendas, and as far as learning, it could have unfolded so many ways. I mean the screening process could have better to prevent this guy from getting a gun, but give me 100 bucks, a piece of duct tape, and a chewed piece of bubble gum, and I can get a gun for you before I finish this blog. If the student's in the building had guns, they could have killed the killer or they could have been shot the night before at a party when some idiot got drunk and went through their shit (and those of you who went through my shit in college fuck you. STEVE you know who you are)....let's not argue about it.

The second thing I want to say is that a professor from Northeastern University weighed in on a lot of this. He's a criminal justice prof. by the name of James Allen Fox. And he made a very good point.....The media kept a tally count. Showing that this was the biggest mass killing spree on a campus. Almost glorifying the situation; if not simply making it something to beat. That's fucked up. I mean, it was like with the increased tally, they got a bigger hard on. Now, I hate news anchors to begin with , and I'll get into that later, like I will about HR and Imus, but it's a good point. It definitely sensationalized this and made it more about the killer, and about the "records" than it was about the simply reporting of the story. How bad will it be next time? Will the killer try for 35?

Third, Mr. Fox also mentioned that when something like this happens and the killer kills himself, people are left with no none to be upset with. They have no where to direct their anger, and that's true.....instead, they are left blaming the police, the laws, and the sound system at VA tech. This is a valid point. Instead of focusing on the court date and putting this guy away, they focus on this. I have to say though it is difficult to point fingers, and I don't want to do that. I do think there's some blame to put out....1) the killer. this is all his fault. 2) and this is sooooo much lighter than the prior culpability just mentioned, but I mention it just because it seems like a point that everyone missed....After the initial shooting, everyone said that it seemed to be isolated and they shouldn't disrupt 26000 other people. I understand that, and it would make perfect sense if they knew who the fuck went into a dorm and killed two fucking students! All they had were bodies. No killer. When you have a killer on the loose and two students on a campus shot dead, there should be a lock down until things are safe. I mean it was on a campus, not just in a town where things would be in a more random pattern. If there were a shooting in a huge hi rise office building and they couldn't evacuate the thousands of people, I think they wouldn't just be like "go about your day, we don't want to disrupt your business". I think they would say, "stay put until we know why two people are dead". Now, that said, I don't think it was a cause for the additional shooting. It may have helped PREVENT the shootings, but they weren't at fault for it. The only person who is at fault for the death is the damn killer and that's it. If you haven't noticed, I haven't used his name. He doesn't deserve it. He took 32 lives; all of whom are more significant than he and until their names are spoken individually more than the killers, I won't say his name. But at this point, giving him a name and identity I feel is almost disrespectful to the 24 people whose names have not been spoken at this point.

The last point is that in the days after the tragedy, there were reports and "special news stories" about mass killings. These weren't to help with processing of this event. These were for ratings. They were reporting on things that happened, in some cases, about 100 years ago. They were put on the air to tag onto the the horror of the situation and get ratings. That's fucked. I don't care if they can disguise it by saying that now it meant something or it was to help people understand. The media was capitalizing on the people's new interest in how something so horrible could happen, and they took the opportunity to sensationalize it. If these stores from 100 years ago weren't news two weeks prior to the shooting at VA tech, they are not now. We don't need a recount of additional massacre now that there's fear in the situation. Did anyone notice that a lot of the evening news headlines (at least in the Boston area) were "massacre on campus" even days after the initial shootings? Do we think that was just to talk about what happened at VA tech, or was it to insight more fear in that it could have been a new story about any campus in the area after the initial tragedy? Personally, after hearing so much coverage about the situation, when they used the generic term "campus" I thought it happened again, and it made me look up. Do you think that was coincidental, or meant to excite attention? I think the latter rather the former. That's why I hate news broad casts. When anchors report on horrible things, (in some cases) they are almost more excited that something horrible has happened than they are if it hadn't. I have to say that in one account in Boston, the reporter started to break down at the end of a report when a mother found out that her child had died at VA Tech. That exhibition of feeling I found to be caring and respectful, but it was probably more visceral than was supposed to be. The writer of the story probably thought that wouldn't happen, but it just pushed the boundaries so much that this reporter broke down. As far as things go generally, most reports are disgusting. Think about all of the news you see an a daily basis that's not "news". It's just sensationalizing the worst day of someones life. If I'm wrong here, why does CT news break in during a television show because there was a "deadly crash" on a highway in CT. It's not to prevent traffic. It's to peak the attention of the viewers at home who are waiting for their fathers, mothers, wives and husbands to get home from work after being late. It's to get them to "tune in for more breaking news at 6:00". It's not fucking news! It's death and the worst times of people's lives that should be respected and private. NOT on the air for everyone to gawk at for fuck's sake .......sorry about that tangential rant to this situation. I wrote about it because it tied into the sensationalism I saw with the VA Tech massacre that was disrespectful.

All of that said, I hope this gives respect to the situation, and maybe some rationality to things that should be questioned as well. If not, I'm deeply sorry for writing. This post isn't for entertainment. It's for thought. Please post if you feel inclined.

I'm sorry for the lives that were cut short.

Peace.

I gots the cooties!!!!

Sup,

I've been away for a bit. I've been puking my brains out for the past couple of days. I haven't been this sick in a years. I think it's all of the damn anti-bacterial soap out there. Now, many places have little pumps in the hall way that spit out tiny piles of lifesaving foam that people can put on their hands to ward of the evil spirits that live on door knobs, hand shakes, and in the air. Thank the lord for that shit. With out it, I don't think we'd be able to live as a fearful society who feels safe because we're doing something to fight off the fucking bird flu. Watch, just because I said that, I'll be the first mother fucker to get it in the US. Three interesting points about this germophobia stuff though 1) regular soap and water is anti bacterial 2) some natural bacteria actually keeps you healthy. It's called comensal bacteria and it's part of our innate immune response. Killing that can actually help make you sick. 3) going overboard with this stuff can help cause resistance in some bacteria....making a fucked up strain that can kick me on my ass and make me puke up Flintstones chewable vitamins that I ate back when I was seven.


By the way, the Sox just hit four home runs in a row...first time in team history.

Anyway, that said. I hate all of this germophobia. By the way, next time you shake my hand, remember, I just scratched my balls after making mud castles out of dog shit. Better wash up.

One last thing for tonight. I just wanted to thank the last person who posted and left the link to the article about the response to Imus being fired. I thought it was very insightful and interesting. It's definitely worth a read.

Where's Capitalism at the park?

Whhaaaad up. So In my post about the Red Sox, I said that the beers at the game were 6 bucks. Well, after going to the game on Friday night I have to write a retraction. I was wrong. That was lat year's price. This year they go for 7 bucks for a bud light! And if you want a "premium" beer, it is 7.75. That's some crazy shit. That was enough to make me feel stooopid for buying one beer for what you would pay for a six pack.....I didn't drink much. Plus I wanted to enjoy the game and not be hammered. However, we did want a couple of beers during the game. At the top of the 3rd, we decided to take a piss and get a couple of beers. So as we were in line trying to get a beer, I noticed that it was moving along at an ok pace. That's when I noticed the blue and white beer tap. I looked at the letters on the tap the guy was pulling to make beer magically flow from the spout like a golden, amber wave of glory. I couldn't wait for a beer......but then it happened. I noticed that it was miller lite. I will not drink miller lite because they support illegal immigration. (that's what I heard on a radio show I listen to. I trust the source, and for that reason, I will NEVER drink a miller product).

Anyway, after I told my girlfriend that I was very sorry for making us miss more of the game and that I had to move to another beer line based on principal, we headed over to a red and white striped awing that read "beer and nuts". I figured that it wouldn't be too long until we had our bees in had an we able to make it back to our seats. She went over to get a bag of popcorn, and I waited in line. I waited and then she was back with the popcorn a couple of minutes later. I hadn't moved, but a couple of people gathered behind me to wait for a beer too. Minutes passed. The bag of popcorn dwindled. I turned and noticed that the Angles scored a run. From the same TV screen, I saw Manny get up twice. I was about to just go back to my seat so I could watch the game we had paid an arm and a leg to see, but I thought, it's just not right to leave the line after the time I've invested already. I decided to make a go for it and commit to not leaving the line under any circumstance (unless of course Wally the mascot was handing out free beers a few feet away).

I began to hear the guys behind me start to complain about the line. I started complaining to my girlfriend. I started saying "what the fuck! I just want a beer. All they have to do is pull the little lever and beer will come out. It's not that difficult. Why the hell isn't the line moving faster". I watched a guy, in his 50s, start walking up to the front of the line, and the guys behind me without hesitation started to yell at him to get the back of the line. I wasn't sure if he was trying to cut, but I'm glad they said something before I had to. There's no reason to cut in line in this situation. It's just not right. Everyone want's their beer to get back to the game. After this point, the people in front of me, the guys behind me, and we were getting frustrated. I finally saw the line in front of me melt away slowly. And then it was my turn! I had my ID ready and money in hand. I could still hear people in the back of the line complaining about the wait. Then I looked down at the guy puring the beer...... He had one arm! Son of a Bitch! I felt like a jack ass, and I heard the comments behind me fade away when they noticed the same thing. But i was also thinking.....ya think Arrowmark (the company who charges the 7 bucks per beer and who runs the concessions at Fenway and many parks in the country ) could pay the extra money to get a two armed beer vendor......I'm kidding. Its actually was impressive to see him work as quickly as most of the beer vendors while being polite too. I mean, the fact that he kept shooting the shit with the other guy behind the counter who wasn't doing anything probably slowed him down too. That was just the thought in my head at the time; not to be a retarded douch bag(for pres).

At any rate, we made it back in the 5th inning and the sox ended up kicking the snot out of the Angels. Oh and we knew they were going to win from the 8th on, but we wouldn't leave even though they were sure to win.....it's just not right. At any rate, the final score made my beer wait better. I just thought I'd put that out there. If you want a beer, just check the guy pouring first. If he's a chatty- one-armed beer pourer, get in a different line!

And a comment on the price of beer at sporting events. It seems messed up that they charge so much for one beer. If the park would let people bring in beverages like they do in NASCAR, that would never happen. Since the parks don't let beer in and they have an exclusive deal with one vendor, they can charge anything they want. Now maybe I'm getting old, but the prices now are so absurd that my beer purchases have definitely been affected. Hopefully that will carry through all of the fans and they will lower their prices to move more volume. I doubt it, but we'll see. In the mean time; Play ball, and enjoy beer if you can.

Vodka, Ginger, and cranberry

Hello,

I just wanted to thank those of you who have come to the site since I sent out the gratuitous email asking people to check this out. I wanted to let everyone know that anyone who is here can post a comment about any blog topic or anything in general by clicking on the comments section found at the end of each post. I welcome more thought no matter what you have to say. I'm just glad that you have taken the time to read what I have here. Also, the video clips I have on the right hand side of the posts.....right now, there are three or four different band videos. However, a single group of videos from a particular band is shown at a time. If you notice, they will scroll though automatically to show all featured videos. These are videos of bands that I appreciate and can find clips of.....I won't put on bands that suck, or at least I won't think they suck. From time to time, there may also be clips that aren't music. They may be of a variety of topics so feel free to check them out. Oh and the name of this post is what I was drinking when I wrote it.

Keep an eye peeled. I have had a rant in the works about the "Imus" story, but with everything that has been said, I'm not sure if there's a lot of interest. I've been glued (not literally) to the TV and radio about this just because it interests me a tremendous amount. Instead, I may also choose to post about the lack of quality in ball hair transplants. Stay tuned.........

When I say Red Sawx You Say.....

This blog comes with opening day at Fenway. I love the Sox, and I love Boston, but I have to say that I do have a problem with some issues surrounding the red sox. I know I know….it sounds bad especially that my girlfriend and I have tickets for Friday’s game (for which I’m psyched). However, what I want to talk about is simply something that comes from some of the things that come with being in the greatest baseball city in the world…….

First off: the news. Now I’m not a fan of news anchors to begin with. Most news anchors are retarded douche bags (that for pres), and they don’t really give a shit about the team, but they sit there and have ridiculous banter about how excited they are for the red sox. It doesn’t even seem real most of the time. It’s just corny and annoying. Form there, they have peripheral stories where they’ll have stuff like “ticket scalping!” Ohhh who gives a shit? That’s how most people around here can actually get a damn ticket most of the time. And for people who live in the city, the games are great if you can get tickets……but most of the time, you can’t. We are just stuck without tickets like everyone else. With out the ability to get them without sitting on line for four hours to get a game on April 13th against LAA. (For the Yankees, that’s a separate waiting day). Also, the tickets we got cost us 90 bucks for OK seats! (as I’m sure all of you have experienced) That’s almost $100 just to see the inside of the ballpark. And then we have $6 bucks a beer $4-5 for a hot dog…and so on. Plus if we want to bypass the lines at the T and the Bus, we have to pay another $90 for parking! Ok……everyone has to deal with that. However, as a Boston resident we have the additional cost plus the hassle of having to get home from work later in the day because of the traffic on the T and the Pike that happens with every home game. We have to deal with out of town drunk people in the city hanging around, and the additional college kid who likes to think he was the first reds sox fan in the history of baseball, and we have the added pleasure of paying for the police who aren’t out here patrolling to combat our increasingly high murder rate, but who are out here fighting scalpers, dealing with traffic, and arresting the rowdy sports fan who gets out of hand………..

That said, I’m not saying I don’t love the Red Sox, or that I’m the biggest fan either. I was a late bloomer, and it wasn’t until Shawn, Mitch and Tom came up during my college years to take me to a game when I realized the magnetic passion of the sport. It was then when I began to love the Sawx (affectionately spoken). Shortly thereafter, I realized I loved my girlfriend (the girl I’m living with now) when she (a Yankees fan at the time before I converted her) brought pizza and caffenated beer to my studio apartment throughout the post season of 2004 because I couldn’t leave my place after haven seen the sox come back against the Yankoffs after being down 4-0. She knew that the only way to get my attention was to be with me in my apartment during that tumultuous time. If I left the exact room I was in when they started winning it would cause their streak to crumble……That’s how being a fan goes. I really hope they don’t mount a comeback this year after I see them playing while I’m getting my nutz waxed.

At any rate, we love the Red Sox, and hate the Yankees. We love the excitement, the stories that surround the red sox, and the history and passion of the team. All I’m saying is that it has become frustrating to hear the fake news anchors and to deal with the surrounding problems with the game. Plus, not being able to get a ticket just to see a game at the park down the street or needing to have to plan a mini vacation to have a seat at the game is frustrating (I mean some hotels in the area plan destination vacations surrounding getting tickets to a Sox game, and competing with people who have the money for that becomes exclusive), but all in all…….I guess it is a truly unique experience. We’re lucky to be around a team like this; to live around the excitement of the park in its purity is something to cause reflection. To see it when you’re walking to have a drink on a quiet Wednesday night on a late November evening is amazing, and I’m lucky for that. That’s the time the spirit is at it’s best; without the rest of the responsibility that comes with living next to the most electric baseball park of all time. When you can feel the overwhelming awe of the season past by looking up at the green gates and brick walls of the immense structure of Fenway park you know that it’s something more. At this moment, you can embrace the faint echo of all the excitement held by the past season and past generations of baseball fans and you are able to envision how that will spill into the future of baseball. It’s quiet on the outside, but stirs with a ringing in your ears and in your heart that lets you know baseball is alive and that you’re a lucky to be a Bostonian.

Chicken ballz

What’s up. I think this will be a quick post. I’m at work right now, and I hate it, so I figured I’d drop a quick line. Actually, if I just sit here and look at porn, maybe I can get fired…hmmm. Tempting. So I was listening to the radio the other day and I noticed an increased amount of people using the word “literally” when the speaker is being anything but literal. I fucking hate that. Just because you say “literally” doesn’t make something more amazing or believable. For example: When I heard the retarded douche bag on the radio use literally in an inappropriate manner, I literally jumped out of my seat. Now, we all know I didn’t do this. I don’t jump. And it just makes me sound like a moron because I’m being contradictory. I’m saying it really happened, but it, in fact, did not. Just sounds wiked retaaaded dude. So anyone who is guilty of this practice, fucking, cut it out. Thanks.

Hi again. I've missed you.

Hello All,

I have to say that I have been a bit negligent in my posting. I have been a bit busy and I’ve had a lot to write about. Some stuff kinda serious, and other things a bit more fun. I decided to take this time to write about the less serious stuff while I had a minute and see if I get any responses……is an body out there????

First off, I have to thank my man Presley for re doing the site. We have been raising money to flip this site and make it kick ass. When I showed Pres how much readership I have gotten, and how much money we raised to re do this bitch, he felt badly for me and did it for free. No just kidding. He actually saw the site and told me he had an hour to kill, and he did all of the design and everything here and let me check it out. It amazed me and he put it all together for me. Now it looks like I have an actual place out here. Thanks my man your work is awsome. Also, check out his stuff at comedy central. (not that comedy central has any part of his work on this site in his free time. In no way do the ideas or opinions expressed on this site necessarily represent those at Comedy Central). Just thought I should add that. Anyway, thanks Pres.

So I have to say that my man Jimmy came up this weekend, and that was a good time. We caught some good beers, bands, and flicks, and I have to say that I’m drinking Shafer right now….he’ll explain later.

I also have to thank Conor for being the only one to check this site on a daily basis, or at all. It means a lot, and this blog’s for you…………

So I was talking to my Girlfriend the other day. She told me at work that they were having a pizza party. I was like, “that’s cool”. It was like when we were kids and someone’s mom bought pizza or we got rewarded at school for something and we got a pizza party. I started thinking and I recalled that I’ve actually had pizza parties in college and at work and I’m well into if not almost out of my twenties. That just made me think…..What the Fuck is a pizza party? I mean there are no hats, no streamers, no balloons, and no booze. A bunch of people sit around and eat pizza and have awkward conversations. What makes it a PARTY? I don’t get it. I mean we could all be sitting around eating celery, but why isn’t that called a celery party? Ohhhh, but pizza is fun you say? Well what the hell about ice cream. No wait, that’s a fucking ice cream social! What does that mean. Are we not social while eating pizza or celery? Is there something about the lactose that makes us more able to talk to our peers. If that were the case, ice cream would be served at bars. Right now, I’m drinking beer and having cigarettes. Does that make this a beer social and cigarette party? Nope. It just makes me an alcoholic with a tendency to do things that are bad for me. Well, I think not. This is more of a party. So next time the dumb ass people in your HR department want to boost company morale with a pizza party or ice cream social, say in a certain voice, “No thank you! Unless there’s booze, I shall not call this anything of the like. I’m off to have beer, chicken wings, and cigarettes with my man Kahlil. And then and only then will we have a party and be social.” Don’t worry, the celery is included with the wings……….

Stay tuned for my rants about the “quality” of HR departments. I have a good one from my own experience. It’s a doozy. (If you happen to work or want to work in HR, no offense. In fact, I think this can be helpful).

Law school Update: accepted at 5 out of 8. A couple full rides, and a scholarship. The other three I haven’t heard from yet. Keep your fingers crossed. So far, I’m excited by Northeastern, and happy that UCONN said yes, and flattered that a few others have graced me with nice offers. Until next time, Peace, and I hope all is well.

HAPPY BIRFDAY, KATIE!!!!! LET'S HAVE SOME PIZZA AND ICE CREAM!

On Music and Drinking

Well, I have to thank Presley for being the only person to read this blog. But if you are reading this, I must urge you to click on the "Pre" on the comment page and check out his web site. It's got some cool stuff on it. Good bands and even a link to play his video game he made for comedy central. It kicks ass. I have played it, and believe it or not, it has to do with ass......you'll see. anyway, thanks pres.

So, it's Friday night, and I'm unwinding after a number of difficult weeks, and I'm writing here in order to stifle the drunk dialing. I was going to talk about the war or political issues that have been on my mind, but I think I should earn your trust. Before that, I should probably show that I'm not a moronic douche bag......and it's Friday! So I thought I'd lighten it up a little bit, and talk about music and drinking. They are both good......that's about all i have to say. But really, I have to say that music is great. If you don't have something in your CD player now that moves you, then you're missing out. I'll recommend a few things.......1) Panic at the Disco. They are a young band, but the lyrics are great and the rhythms are unbelievable. They are a bit of a retro 80's sound with a 2000 groove. then, 2) there is 30 seconds to mars. they are a little emo, but with great musicality........check out their track "the Kill" and that will rock. they remind me of Dream theater mixed with three doors down mixed with Howie day. and 3) Aberdeen City.....These guys all went to BC and graduated with me in 2001. I think I actually jammed with the lead singer/bass player. They are a bit radiohead with something else......a very original sound. they were signed and are now on tour. I emailed the lead singer a few weeks back, and he asked me if I was still playing.......man I wished I were. Anyway, the tune "God is going to get sick of me" is great. So, there are some bands to check out. And, I have to say check them out on line, and then if you like them, buy their music; either on line or in the store. that's how they make their living. I mean I do science research, and there are no people in need of the drugs my company makes stealing them for their use, and I'm sure most of you out there don't have people stealing what you do....not to be all high and mighty. I mean I used to download stuff I didn't pay for, and then I realized that these people are just trying to make a living too........

ON drinking........It's good. I mean most people drink to some extent, and some of us a little more. I like to have a few to unwind. But it makes me a little less inhibited sometimes like now. I mean not dancing with a stripper anymore or necessarily being a jackass, but just a little more relaxed to let thoughts run through my head with out so many road blocks. It's like driving in your car listening to your favorite tune and singing, however out of key, at the top of your lungs while people make funny stares in your direction. It's just a release. And while I drink alone sometimes I usually tend to reach out and talk to people more......in the form of a drunk dial, or what I'm doing now.........drunk blogging. I'm not really sitting here alone. I'm sitting here with people I care about who read this. At the end of the day, I think that's definitely a good thing. SO basically, I write this not just for myself, but to communicate with you.....if that makes sense. If I'm too stressed, I can't write. I mean with my mom's surgery, I was very stressed out in the days before. I found most of my thoughts going back to that, and that would have been the only thing I could talk about, and I didn't feel it was the right time to blog, and therefore, I didn't write here. But now, I'm grateful, happy, and more relaxed, and I'm happy to write in order to communicate and try to engage with more leisurely conversation. It's beautiful to do that. I just hope I'm not more boring than watching two ants pleasure themselves on a pile of donkey shit. On that note, I welcome you to post comments and interact here......I'll even give you a topic:

What's your favorite Cocktail/drink? Do you have a particular memory about that one drink?

while I drink a lot of Coors products (mostly because of drinking at Coors Brewery while visiting My brother Ferris and friend Adam in CO) My favorite is a single malt scotch aged between ten and twelve years. I'm still thinking of my favorite memory while drinking scotch.......If you have something you want me to write about, let me know........Peace. I'm out

updates......

Hello All,

I hope everyone had a great Christmas and a safe new year. I've been MIA for a little bit because things have been hectic, but I think (and hope) they have slowed down. I don't have a lot to rant about, but I just wanted to catch you all up on stuff.

My mother had her surgery recently, and it went well. She's home and in good spirits, and one step closer to becoming bionic woman. But really she's doing well, and that's a huge load off and I'm thankful for that.

Also, I took the LSAT again and I got a 161. that's also a load off. I have my applications out, and I'm waiting to hear. I've heard from Suffolk and i got in there.....but we'll see what the rest say.

katie and I had our court case a few weeks ago with my douche bag of a land lord. Every time I thought of the problems we had with that place, I would develop a scorching case of rage and veins would pop outta my head. katie did most of the talking in court and she did a great job. we'll find out the ruling in a few days, and I hope we kicked her ass, but at any rate, we made her look stooopid, so that was good.

I hate work as usual, but what the hell. I'm at work now, so it's not all bad. I'm psyched for the office and scotch tonight.

Oh and I just wanted to give you all a heads up that I will be having some potential guest bloggers on this site from time to time, so keep an eye out for that, and feel free to post comments when ever you want.

I'm out.