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Posted 16 years agoI hate myself for being interested:
Male side:
[x] You love hoodies.
[ ] You love jeans.
[ ] Dogs are better than cats
[x] It's hilarious when people get hurt.
[x] You've played with/against boys on a team.
[ ] Shopping is torture
[ ] Sad movies suck
[x] You own an X-Box.
[x] Played with Hotwheels cars as a kid.
[ ] At some point in time you wanted to be a firefighter.
[x] You used to be obsessed with Power Rangers.
[ ] You watch sports on TV.
[x] Gory movies are cool.
[x] You go to your dad for advice.
[ ] You own, like, a trillion baseball caps.
[ ] You like going to football games.
[ ] You used to/do collect baseball cards.
[x] Baggy pants are cool to wear.
[ ] It's kind of weird to have sleepovers with a bunch of people.
[x] Green, black, red, blue, or silver are one of your favorite colors.
[x] You love to go crazy and not care what people think.
[ ] Sports are fun.
[x] Talk with food in your mouth.
[x] Wear boxers.
13 points
Female side:
[ ] You wear lip gloss.
[ ] You love to shop
[ ] You wear eyeliner.
[ ] You have some of the same shirts in different colors.
[ ] You wear the color pink.
[x] Go to your mom for advice.
[ ] You consider cheerleading a sport.
[ ] You hate wearing the color black.
[x] You like hanging out at the mall. (I WORK at the damn mall)
[ ] You like getting manicures and/or pedicures.
[ ] You like wearing jewelry.
[ ] Skirts are a big part of your wardrobe.
[ ] Shopping is one of your favorite hobbies.
[ ] You don't like the movie Star Wars.
[ ] You are/were in cheerleading, gymnastics or dance. (Dance.)
[ ] It takes you around 1 hour to shower, get dressed, and put on make-up and accessories.
[x] You smile a lot more than you should. (I have to, because of work)
[ ] You have more than 10 pairs of shoes.
[x] You care about what you look like.
[ ] You like wearing dresses when you can.
[x] You like wearing body spray/perfume/cologne.
[ ] You wear girl underwear.
[ ] Used to play with dolls as little kid.
[ ] Like putting make-up on someone else for the joy of it.
[ ] Like taking pictures of yourself with your cell phone/camera when you're bored.
5 points
The irony in all of this is that I exclusively roleplay as a girl. >.> Apparently it takes a MAN to effectively roleplay as a WOMAN! (j/k, j/k SERIOUSLY I AM JUST KIDDING!!!)
13 Male/5 Female and even then, 2 of the points in female is because I work at a mall and HAVE to smile and be polite to customers. So it could totally be 3 Female.
Male side:
[x] You love hoodies.
[ ] You love jeans.
[ ] Dogs are better than cats
[x] It's hilarious when people get hurt.
[x] You've played with/against boys on a team.
[ ] Shopping is torture
[ ] Sad movies suck
[x] You own an X-Box.
[x] Played with Hotwheels cars as a kid.
[ ] At some point in time you wanted to be a firefighter.
[x] You used to be obsessed with Power Rangers.
[ ] You watch sports on TV.
[x] Gory movies are cool.
[x] You go to your dad for advice.
[ ] You own, like, a trillion baseball caps.
[ ] You like going to football games.
[ ] You used to/do collect baseball cards.
[x] Baggy pants are cool to wear.
[ ] It's kind of weird to have sleepovers with a bunch of people.
[x] Green, black, red, blue, or silver are one of your favorite colors.
[x] You love to go crazy and not care what people think.
[ ] Sports are fun.
[x] Talk with food in your mouth.
[x] Wear boxers.
13 points
Female side:
[ ] You wear lip gloss.
[ ] You love to shop
[ ] You wear eyeliner.
[ ] You have some of the same shirts in different colors.
[ ] You wear the color pink.
[x] Go to your mom for advice.
[ ] You consider cheerleading a sport.
[ ] You hate wearing the color black.
[x] You like hanging out at the mall. (I WORK at the damn mall)
[ ] You like getting manicures and/or pedicures.
[ ] You like wearing jewelry.
[ ] Skirts are a big part of your wardrobe.
[ ] Shopping is one of your favorite hobbies.
[ ] You don't like the movie Star Wars.
[ ] You are/were in cheerleading, gymnastics or dance. (Dance.)
[ ] It takes you around 1 hour to shower, get dressed, and put on make-up and accessories.
[x] You smile a lot more than you should. (I have to, because of work)
[ ] You have more than 10 pairs of shoes.
[x] You care about what you look like.
[ ] You like wearing dresses when you can.
[x] You like wearing body spray/perfume/cologne.
[ ] You wear girl underwear.
[ ] Used to play with dolls as little kid.
[ ] Like putting make-up on someone else for the joy of it.
[ ] Like taking pictures of yourself with your cell phone/camera when you're bored.
5 points
The irony in all of this is that I exclusively roleplay as a girl. >.> Apparently it takes a MAN to effectively roleplay as a WOMAN! (j/k, j/k SERIOUSLY I AM JUST KIDDING!!!)
13 Male/5 Female and even then, 2 of the points in female is because I work at a mall and HAVE to smile and be polite to customers. So it could totally be 3 Female.
Manami's Top 10 Songs of the Decade List! (Opinionly biased)
Posted 16 years agoTop 10 Songs Released in the 2000s (Totally in my opinion):
10. It's My Life (Bon Jovi - 2000) - Yes, at the time of this song's release, I was addicted to it. I listened to it repeatedly for quite some time. It sorta started my love for songs that evoke feelings of persevering and to this day, this song remains a delight for me to listen to.
9. White and Nerdy (Weird Al - 2006) - I'd say that the song completely represents what I am, white and nerdy. Okay, to a degree. This was many people's first taste of Weird Al rapping and, despite being in his late-40s, he totally could. Though it's certainly not my favorite of his songs, this one stood head and shoulders above most of his material released this past decade and catapulted him towards his first Billboard Hot 100 top 10.
8. 99 Red Balloons (Goldfinger - 2000) - Okay, so 99 Red Balloons isn't REALLY a song that came out in the 2000s. The version I'm talking about is the cover done by Goldfinger. For being a cover, which aren't often better than the original, this song trumps the original. The amount of hectic energy used in it was fitting of the subject matter. Definitely one of the best ska songs ever released, in my personal opinion.
7. Hopeless Bleak Despair (They Might Be Giants - 2001) - I've been a TMBG fan since I was a kid. It took me a few years to find their album "Mink Car" but it was a winner. Most of the songs on the album were absolutely amazing and really showed just how versatile the band really was. Out of all the great songs that were included in that album (Bangs, Another First Kiss, Cyclops Rock and others you totally need to check out) Hopeless Bleak Despair wins out. Mixing almost /wrist lyrics with an ironically happy sounding song, this little ditty stayed stuck in my head for over a year.
6. Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger (Daft Punk - 2001) - There's no explanation why this song made it onto my list. But for those who don't understand why, two words: Daft Punk.
5. Half-Truism (The Offspring - 2008) - This REALLY shouldn't be a shock to anyone who knows me. If it is, I'm sorry but you don't know me. Half-Truism was The Offspring's opening song to their latest album (Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace: LISTEN TO IT) and proved that they still had what it takes to open a can, kick ass, take names and sell records. Honestly, this song almost deserves to be 4th place of the decade... ALMOST...
4. (Can't Get My) Head Around You (The Offspring - 2003) - Although their latest album included a number of great songs, Splinter had more songs that I obsessed over for far longer. This song is definitely one of those. The slow intro kicking into high gear after a brief pause sets the stage for this high energy, high impact song. After I received Splinter (LISTEN TO IT) I quickly found which songs I liked the most. This song has the distinction of being not only one of the best songs on the album, but is likely in my top 10 favorites from The Offspring.
3. Kryptonite (Three Doors Down - 2000) - I can easily identify this song as one of the songs that broke me out from my country phase I had when growing up (Yes, I listened to country a lot. It's really all my parents listened to.) The almost haunting sound of the song really struck a chord at the beginning of my uber depressed phase in life that coincided with my emergence into adolescence. Even as I passed that phase, Kryptonite is still one of my favorite songs and could have easily been the best song released this decade, in my opinion.
2. Never Gonna Find Me/Lightning Rod (The Offspring - 2003) - While it's REALLY Lightning Rod that deserves to be on this list, Never Gonna Find Me leads into Lightning Rod and adds a bit of synergy with the other song. Both of these are simply amazing songs and I personally absolutely love them. It's quite rare that a song creates such vivid imagery for me and these two do. With hard hitting drums and powerful chords, all you have to do is listen to these two in order to really understand why they are in this list and so high up.
1. Denial, Revisited (The Offspring - 2001) - In a 100% unsurprising twist; The Offspring take the first place position. As their first album of the decade, Conspiracy of One really proved that they weren't resting on their laurels and that they knew how to expand themselves as a group. Denial, Revisited is one of their more emotional songs and when I first heard it, it was near the time of a nasty break up I had. I hate to sound like 100% of the douchebags out there, but the song almost spoke to me and it also gave me one of my first ideas for a Anime Music Video. If I compiled a list of my all-time favorite songs, this song would almost surely be on it (assuming that I was given at least 20 positions to play around with.) While most people would point out that the song is about a guy not wanting to lose his relationship and that's how they'd relate to it; for me it's more about the refusal to change. It spoke to me because I didn't want my world to change, as much as it was and that, try as I might, things were not going to be the same (for better or for worse.) Even after nearly 10 years since I first heard it, the song moves me in a way that only a few songs really have.
And thus ends my Top 10 Songs of the Decade list. It really shouldn't be a shocker that The Offspring made it on the list. Between three albums released this decade and this decade being the one where I not only REALLY found them (yes, I'd heard a bunch of their songs before, but I didn't realize they were by the same band) but found the musical genres that I like and probably will like for quite some time to come. When I say that they're my favorite band, I mean it. Weird Al totally should've appeared on this list more.
10. It's My Life (Bon Jovi - 2000) - Yes, at the time of this song's release, I was addicted to it. I listened to it repeatedly for quite some time. It sorta started my love for songs that evoke feelings of persevering and to this day, this song remains a delight for me to listen to.
9. White and Nerdy (Weird Al - 2006) - I'd say that the song completely represents what I am, white and nerdy. Okay, to a degree. This was many people's first taste of Weird Al rapping and, despite being in his late-40s, he totally could. Though it's certainly not my favorite of his songs, this one stood head and shoulders above most of his material released this past decade and catapulted him towards his first Billboard Hot 100 top 10.
8. 99 Red Balloons (Goldfinger - 2000) - Okay, so 99 Red Balloons isn't REALLY a song that came out in the 2000s. The version I'm talking about is the cover done by Goldfinger. For being a cover, which aren't often better than the original, this song trumps the original. The amount of hectic energy used in it was fitting of the subject matter. Definitely one of the best ska songs ever released, in my personal opinion.
7. Hopeless Bleak Despair (They Might Be Giants - 2001) - I've been a TMBG fan since I was a kid. It took me a few years to find their album "Mink Car" but it was a winner. Most of the songs on the album were absolutely amazing and really showed just how versatile the band really was. Out of all the great songs that were included in that album (Bangs, Another First Kiss, Cyclops Rock and others you totally need to check out) Hopeless Bleak Despair wins out. Mixing almost /wrist lyrics with an ironically happy sounding song, this little ditty stayed stuck in my head for over a year.
6. Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger (Daft Punk - 2001) - There's no explanation why this song made it onto my list. But for those who don't understand why, two words: Daft Punk.
5. Half-Truism (The Offspring - 2008) - This REALLY shouldn't be a shock to anyone who knows me. If it is, I'm sorry but you don't know me. Half-Truism was The Offspring's opening song to their latest album (Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace: LISTEN TO IT) and proved that they still had what it takes to open a can, kick ass, take names and sell records. Honestly, this song almost deserves to be 4th place of the decade... ALMOST...
4. (Can't Get My) Head Around You (The Offspring - 2003) - Although their latest album included a number of great songs, Splinter had more songs that I obsessed over for far longer. This song is definitely one of those. The slow intro kicking into high gear after a brief pause sets the stage for this high energy, high impact song. After I received Splinter (LISTEN TO IT) I quickly found which songs I liked the most. This song has the distinction of being not only one of the best songs on the album, but is likely in my top 10 favorites from The Offspring.
3. Kryptonite (Three Doors Down - 2000) - I can easily identify this song as one of the songs that broke me out from my country phase I had when growing up (Yes, I listened to country a lot. It's really all my parents listened to.) The almost haunting sound of the song really struck a chord at the beginning of my uber depressed phase in life that coincided with my emergence into adolescence. Even as I passed that phase, Kryptonite is still one of my favorite songs and could have easily been the best song released this decade, in my opinion.
2. Never Gonna Find Me/Lightning Rod (The Offspring - 2003) - While it's REALLY Lightning Rod that deserves to be on this list, Never Gonna Find Me leads into Lightning Rod and adds a bit of synergy with the other song. Both of these are simply amazing songs and I personally absolutely love them. It's quite rare that a song creates such vivid imagery for me and these two do. With hard hitting drums and powerful chords, all you have to do is listen to these two in order to really understand why they are in this list and so high up.
1. Denial, Revisited (The Offspring - 2001) - In a 100% unsurprising twist; The Offspring take the first place position. As their first album of the decade, Conspiracy of One really proved that they weren't resting on their laurels and that they knew how to expand themselves as a group. Denial, Revisited is one of their more emotional songs and when I first heard it, it was near the time of a nasty break up I had. I hate to sound like 100% of the douchebags out there, but the song almost spoke to me and it also gave me one of my first ideas for a Anime Music Video. If I compiled a list of my all-time favorite songs, this song would almost surely be on it (assuming that I was given at least 20 positions to play around with.) While most people would point out that the song is about a guy not wanting to lose his relationship and that's how they'd relate to it; for me it's more about the refusal to change. It spoke to me because I didn't want my world to change, as much as it was and that, try as I might, things were not going to be the same (for better or for worse.) Even after nearly 10 years since I first heard it, the song moves me in a way that only a few songs really have.
And thus ends my Top 10 Songs of the Decade list. It really shouldn't be a shocker that The Offspring made it on the list. Between three albums released this decade and this decade being the one where I not only REALLY found them (yes, I'd heard a bunch of their songs before, but I didn't realize they were by the same band) but found the musical genres that I like and probably will like for quite some time to come. When I say that they're my favorite band, I mean it. Weird Al totally should've appeared on this list more.
Christmas and '09 Reflection
Posted 16 years agoWell, this is the big elephant in the room so I'll say it: Merry Christmas. It's time to sit back, relax and honestly enjoy the people you are around and all that yammering yams stuff about family and everything. If you don't celebrate Christmas, the same applies to you.
As for reflections of the year? This one has been one hell of a tough year on me. Basically forced to move out way earlier this year, got into a scuffle with my former roommate, lost a friend, lost a relative and then lost my cat. The three closest deaths in my life all happened in 6 months. >.< Would I change things if I were able to do them all over again? I doubt I could, but this year honestly just sucked. Fuck 2009 and the couch it rode in on! I hope 2010 is a BIT better... I mean, its name is so much more futuristic sounding: Twenty-Ten.
This is also the first full year many of the people around her got to know me and y'all taught me one thing that I never thought I'd ever learn: If you're being taken by two anthros and you yourself have no fur; watch out for rug burns. I STILL have blisters from the last time that happened and get lubrication for your holes. Nothing like explaining to the doctor how you got burns up your butt.
Enjoy the rest of the year!
As for reflections of the year? This one has been one hell of a tough year on me. Basically forced to move out way earlier this year, got into a scuffle with my former roommate, lost a friend, lost a relative and then lost my cat. The three closest deaths in my life all happened in 6 months. >.< Would I change things if I were able to do them all over again? I doubt I could, but this year honestly just sucked. Fuck 2009 and the couch it rode in on! I hope 2010 is a BIT better... I mean, its name is so much more futuristic sounding: Twenty-Ten.
This is also the first full year many of the people around her got to know me and y'all taught me one thing that I never thought I'd ever learn: If you're being taken by two anthros and you yourself have no fur; watch out for rug burns. I STILL have blisters from the last time that happened and get lubrication for your holes. Nothing like explaining to the doctor how you got burns up your butt.
Enjoy the rest of the year!
So long, my friend
Posted 16 years agoAt the time of this posting, he's still alive. But tomorrow at 3pm PST, my cat's going to be put down.
To him, I say: So long my pet, friend and childhood companion. Live it up for me in the heavens, buddy. You'll always live on in our hearts.
1995 - 2009
To him, I say: So long my pet, friend and childhood companion. Live it up for me in the heavens, buddy. You'll always live on in our hearts.
1995 - 2009
Air is like a liquid?
Posted 16 years agoI'm a bit of a meteorology buff and often I hear people refer to air as like a liquid. Which kinda makes sense in my opinion, especially with cold/sinking air. The heavier air will act like a liquid after building up and pour through any cracks around the pool of cold air.
So that got me to thinking: If people refer to the air as a liquid... Then like, are we always swimming? Should walking be considered "Air Swimming" to a degree? Or would that be jumping? And what about when the air is warmer and becomes less dense? Would it be like swimming in warmer water? Are there any of those chemicals in pools that show up when people pee in it in the air?
There are so many unanswered questions! ANSWER THEM, DAMN YOU! DAMN YOU!!! *Shakes fist at the sky*
Where's Isaac Newton when you need him? Bastard hasn't leaped yet and is still stuck in that crazy woman's body back in the 1980s.
So that got me to thinking: If people refer to the air as a liquid... Then like, are we always swimming? Should walking be considered "Air Swimming" to a degree? Or would that be jumping? And what about when the air is warmer and becomes less dense? Would it be like swimming in warmer water? Are there any of those chemicals in pools that show up when people pee in it in the air?
There are so many unanswered questions! ANSWER THEM, DAMN YOU! DAMN YOU!!! *Shakes fist at the sky*
Where's Isaac Newton when you need him? Bastard hasn't leaped yet and is still stuck in that crazy woman's body back in the 1980s.
Manami is whoring herself out!
Posted 16 years agoI've really gotta get on this whole "Brand Recognition" thing that's sweeping the world by storm! But I don't know what I can slap my logo, name and official likeness onto to really get the word out. Don't fucking ask me what that word is, either. It cannot be described with any of the current letters of the alphabet. We need to add at least three new letters to it... And maybe a number or two.
I could try health products. But the only ones other companies/people haven't slapped their faces on are kinda last resort items. As in poop scrapers, douches and puke buckets. And well, none of those sound pleasant in the least. Especially the scrapers. I didn't even know those existed.
I guess I could do what Donald Trump did and stir up controversy and brand recognition by copyrighting a phrase I use often. But that list sucks too:
"Man, I'm hungry."
"Man, I'm horny."
"Sorry I gave you syphilis."
"What do you MEAN I have syphilis?"
"I shamed myself this morning."
"One more chocolate pie couldn't be a bad idea."
"For the love of GOD! Invest in Bear-Stearns! They've got no where else to go but up! Well, that and completely failure."
I could try to get some famous artists to collaborate with me. But I found out Rembrandt was dead. I guess I could settle for a guest spot on Blondie, Bazooka Joe or Garfield. But that just wouldn't end well.
"What do you MEAN Garfield gave me syphilis?!"
Starting a comic strip or cartoon show would be a great way to do it too. But my art sucks and well; I don't feel like getting sued by people or ending up poor like Roy Lichtenstein. What? He died wealthy? Huh.
I could see if I can get my likeness etched into Mars. But something tells me the environmentalists wouldn't like that. Nor would the Neptunians. They have political interests in Mars.
Ultimately, I don't know what to do to turn myself into a household name. I guess I could whore myself out to more than capitalism and just have so much sex with people that I end up in like, the world record book. But that just doesn't seem like it'd end well.
"Why am I being quarantined? For having too much sex?! What the crap?! It's my syphilis isn't it?! Oh.... It's not. Wow, that is pretty severe. I really should make sure no one stays too close to me for quite a few centuries then."
Meh. I guess this all comes down to this:
I've collaborated with Rattlehead and co-written a story with him with lots of sex in it. It's part one of who knows how many parts and I'll post a version on my FA later.
Also: I <3 Gifts. I want MOAR Nami art!
(P.S. Turns out it wasn't syphilis. It never was it. Nor was it lupus as House would suggest. It was dysentery. Enjoy~ ^_^)
I could try health products. But the only ones other companies/people haven't slapped their faces on are kinda last resort items. As in poop scrapers, douches and puke buckets. And well, none of those sound pleasant in the least. Especially the scrapers. I didn't even know those existed.
I guess I could do what Donald Trump did and stir up controversy and brand recognition by copyrighting a phrase I use often. But that list sucks too:
"Man, I'm hungry."
"Man, I'm horny."
"Sorry I gave you syphilis."
"What do you MEAN I have syphilis?"
"I shamed myself this morning."
"One more chocolate pie couldn't be a bad idea."
"For the love of GOD! Invest in Bear-Stearns! They've got no where else to go but up! Well, that and completely failure."
I could try to get some famous artists to collaborate with me. But I found out Rembrandt was dead. I guess I could settle for a guest spot on Blondie, Bazooka Joe or Garfield. But that just wouldn't end well.
"What do you MEAN Garfield gave me syphilis?!"
Starting a comic strip or cartoon show would be a great way to do it too. But my art sucks and well; I don't feel like getting sued by people or ending up poor like Roy Lichtenstein. What? He died wealthy? Huh.
I could see if I can get my likeness etched into Mars. But something tells me the environmentalists wouldn't like that. Nor would the Neptunians. They have political interests in Mars.
Ultimately, I don't know what to do to turn myself into a household name. I guess I could whore myself out to more than capitalism and just have so much sex with people that I end up in like, the world record book. But that just doesn't seem like it'd end well.
"Why am I being quarantined? For having too much sex?! What the crap?! It's my syphilis isn't it?! Oh.... It's not. Wow, that is pretty severe. I really should make sure no one stays too close to me for quite a few centuries then."
Meh. I guess this all comes down to this:
I've collaborated with Rattlehead and co-written a story with him with lots of sex in it. It's part one of who knows how many parts and I'll post a version on my FA later.
Also: I <3 Gifts. I want MOAR Nami art!
(P.S. Turns out it wasn't syphilis. It never was it. Nor was it lupus as House would suggest. It was dysentery. Enjoy~ ^_^)
To speak with your own voice
Posted 16 years agoDear Americans (Sorry rest of the world, I live in the United States and have a far, far more advanced knowledge of the current affairs here): Do yourselves a favor and quit letting political blowhards speak for you!
It's recently come to my attention that we, as a nation of people, are perfectly content with our ideologies being force fed to us by "reliable" sources. That's a severe problem in this wonderful country. Everyday I talk with people from all sides of the political spectrum that basically regurgitate the bullshit that they heard from their Michael Moores, Rush Limbaughs and Glenn Becks. It scares me to think that we are unwilling to think for ourselves and will automatically latch onto the philosophies of another simply because they have LIKE beliefs.
While those voices on the air waves will talk about how they represent America and are the "voice" of America. They are certainly not. We live in a country where we have the freedom and right to choose who'll listen to our voices and make decisions and policies on that. The real "voice" of America is and always has been the people. And it's dawned on me that we've strayed from that path severely.
We need to re-learn that we are allowed to make our own decision and opinions on different things. That we don't have to simply settle for whatever we feel is, at best, mediocre. We need to remember that we all are unique and that we don't have to fit pre-determined molds simply because we are pressured to do so.
The elected officials are mostly busy playing party politics in a game that's determined by easily less than 1% of the population. That, in my opinion, is an absolute shame in a country where we are given the opportunity to choose our destiny.
I suppose there's a glaring flaw in my view. That not everyone is going to represented by whatever the majority votes for. But that's not what I'm getting at: I'm tired of people voting for people that they're told to and not for the people that they genuinely believe will make us a better country for one and all. We're pawns in this political game here and it's time to fucking put a stop to that.
I'm not supporting anarchy or anything like that. I'm saying that the system is flawed as it is and with a LITTLE effort, mainly coming up with our own views and opinions and, y'know, voting based on those opinions rather than what's fed to us by voices who are merely puppets to politicians that want only what's best for their microcosm.
I'm supporting individualism. I'm supporting our given right to vote for who we want and I'm supporting people who want to create their own voice. Not just that; I'm begging people to create their own voice. We're quickly losing our identity, allowing the very few to ultimately decide for us. Don't lose your voice, don't be afraid to buck party trends. Don't be a fucking idiot. Vote for a person based on your own research. Don't vote for someone just because others tell you to.
That is all; thank you.
It's recently come to my attention that we, as a nation of people, are perfectly content with our ideologies being force fed to us by "reliable" sources. That's a severe problem in this wonderful country. Everyday I talk with people from all sides of the political spectrum that basically regurgitate the bullshit that they heard from their Michael Moores, Rush Limbaughs and Glenn Becks. It scares me to think that we are unwilling to think for ourselves and will automatically latch onto the philosophies of another simply because they have LIKE beliefs.
While those voices on the air waves will talk about how they represent America and are the "voice" of America. They are certainly not. We live in a country where we have the freedom and right to choose who'll listen to our voices and make decisions and policies on that. The real "voice" of America is and always has been the people. And it's dawned on me that we've strayed from that path severely.
We need to re-learn that we are allowed to make our own decision and opinions on different things. That we don't have to simply settle for whatever we feel is, at best, mediocre. We need to remember that we all are unique and that we don't have to fit pre-determined molds simply because we are pressured to do so.
The elected officials are mostly busy playing party politics in a game that's determined by easily less than 1% of the population. That, in my opinion, is an absolute shame in a country where we are given the opportunity to choose our destiny.
I suppose there's a glaring flaw in my view. That not everyone is going to represented by whatever the majority votes for. But that's not what I'm getting at: I'm tired of people voting for people that they're told to and not for the people that they genuinely believe will make us a better country for one and all. We're pawns in this political game here and it's time to fucking put a stop to that.
I'm not supporting anarchy or anything like that. I'm saying that the system is flawed as it is and with a LITTLE effort, mainly coming up with our own views and opinions and, y'know, voting based on those opinions rather than what's fed to us by voices who are merely puppets to politicians that want only what's best for their microcosm.
I'm supporting individualism. I'm supporting our given right to vote for who we want and I'm supporting people who want to create their own voice. Not just that; I'm begging people to create their own voice. We're quickly losing our identity, allowing the very few to ultimately decide for us. Don't lose your voice, don't be afraid to buck party trends. Don't be a fucking idiot. Vote for a person based on your own research. Don't vote for someone just because others tell you to.
That is all; thank you.
Fleshing out an idea
Posted 16 years agoObserve me as I flesh out an idea!
I have a number of options to choose from. I like to choose based off of my mood and well, it's a damn good way to show off how badly my head is wired.
1. Something depressing.
2. Something resolute.
3. Something random.
4. Something rant-filled-angry-days.
Now from that list, I weigh out which one I am most in the mood to do. Today? I'm feeling rather depressed. Okay, more like SUDDENLY I'm feeling rather depressed.
So now I have the general mood and tone of the post I want. Now I just need to think of something that's depressing me and write about it.
1. Deaths.
2. Defeat.
3. Money issues.
4. Missing random molars.
Out of them all, I suppose I'm feeling a deathly pallor mood. Though I do get extra points if I reference one of the other three remaining subjects.
So now I am nearing completion. I'm going to write a depressing, sorrowful, emotional journal about death. So now I simply need to start on it.
"It's amazing how fast life seems to pass by before you're suddenly faced with the reminder of your own mortality. While I doubt most people think they're invincible, we don't put any thought towards death until it's upon us and that leaves us emotionally weakened."
Okay, sweet. Kinda rambly, but that's perfect for me. Now to move onto the next step:
SCRAP IT AND REPLACE IT WITH RANDOM!
"Have you ever held your breath so long that your head inflated and you floated through the roof of your home? You haven't? Well I've got an experience to relate to y'all!"
And that is how I get my journal ideas! ^_^
I have a number of options to choose from. I like to choose based off of my mood and well, it's a damn good way to show off how badly my head is wired.
1. Something depressing.
2. Something resolute.
3. Something random.
4. Something rant-filled-angry-days.
Now from that list, I weigh out which one I am most in the mood to do. Today? I'm feeling rather depressed. Okay, more like SUDDENLY I'm feeling rather depressed.
So now I have the general mood and tone of the post I want. Now I just need to think of something that's depressing me and write about it.
1. Deaths.
2. Defeat.
3. Money issues.
4. Missing random molars.
Out of them all, I suppose I'm feeling a deathly pallor mood. Though I do get extra points if I reference one of the other three remaining subjects.
So now I am nearing completion. I'm going to write a depressing, sorrowful, emotional journal about death. So now I simply need to start on it.
"It's amazing how fast life seems to pass by before you're suddenly faced with the reminder of your own mortality. While I doubt most people think they're invincible, we don't put any thought towards death until it's upon us and that leaves us emotionally weakened."
Okay, sweet. Kinda rambly, but that's perfect for me. Now to move onto the next step:
SCRAP IT AND REPLACE IT WITH RANDOM!
"Have you ever held your breath so long that your head inflated and you floated through the roof of your home? You haven't? Well I've got an experience to relate to y'all!"
And that is how I get my journal ideas! ^_^
It had to be rice!
Posted 16 years agoSo here I was, watching TV about ghosts in Chernobyl and eating cup after cup of steamed white rice slathered in an inch of soy sauce. Debating whether or not I should cry because I learned about salamanders that are destined to be cannibals to survive when I realize this: I've become disillusioned with politics.
Of course, by that point, I was shaken free from my existential crisis before it happened by the Manami of the future. She told me not to dwell on it too much and cook the last bit of rice. She informed me her greatest regret in life was not cooking that last bit of rice.
Turns out that, had the timeline stayed the same; rice would increase in value as a commodity as I refused to eat that last little bit. Someone would spot the uncooked rice and quit eating rice as well. Soon enough, an entire region's not eating rice.
Without the rice export to fund their well oiled machines, the rice farmers of the world would strike back by feeding dogs tainted meat that turned them into sentient robots. Don't ask me how, it just creeps me out. They'd become our overlords and we'd enter a "Planet of the Apes" situation by 2001. Of course, we'd fight back with our hovercrafts and Marty McFlys. But it'd be useless! The canine robot overlords would quell all revolts and begin to slowly open a rift into the space time continuum.
At that point, Theodore Roosevelt, Thomas Nast, the guy who invented Dr. Pepper (NOT Dr. Pepper), Cesar, Henry VIII and Vin Diesel would storm out through the rift and get deadlocked in the most ultimate war for the survival of the universe.
During that war, Roosevelt would build a time machine out of tariffs, ingenuity and that one thing out of your nightmares and the future Manami would offer to go back in time to save the universe by telling me to eat that rice!
...It's kinda crazy how things like that happen only after a night of binge drinking and a trip to the hospital. Oh well, at least I have saved the universe!
Of course, by that point, I was shaken free from my existential crisis before it happened by the Manami of the future. She told me not to dwell on it too much and cook the last bit of rice. She informed me her greatest regret in life was not cooking that last bit of rice.
Turns out that, had the timeline stayed the same; rice would increase in value as a commodity as I refused to eat that last little bit. Someone would spot the uncooked rice and quit eating rice as well. Soon enough, an entire region's not eating rice.
Without the rice export to fund their well oiled machines, the rice farmers of the world would strike back by feeding dogs tainted meat that turned them into sentient robots. Don't ask me how, it just creeps me out. They'd become our overlords and we'd enter a "Planet of the Apes" situation by 2001. Of course, we'd fight back with our hovercrafts and Marty McFlys. But it'd be useless! The canine robot overlords would quell all revolts and begin to slowly open a rift into the space time continuum.
At that point, Theodore Roosevelt, Thomas Nast, the guy who invented Dr. Pepper (NOT Dr. Pepper), Cesar, Henry VIII and Vin Diesel would storm out through the rift and get deadlocked in the most ultimate war for the survival of the universe.
During that war, Roosevelt would build a time machine out of tariffs, ingenuity and that one thing out of your nightmares and the future Manami would offer to go back in time to save the universe by telling me to eat that rice!
...It's kinda crazy how things like that happen only after a night of binge drinking and a trip to the hospital. Oh well, at least I have saved the universe!
Current mood: Accomplished?
Posted 16 years ago.....Wait, is FA attempting to dictate how I feel now? Wow, something about it saying I'm feeling accomplished is tremendously unsettling. Like a spy watching me as I sleep and eat. Though the spy would have to really suck if it thinks sitting in a dark room with 80's music playing while I drink flat soda and eat gut turning sunflower kernals is accomplished.
...Okay, I guess I am feeling a LITTLE accomplished.
...Okay, I guess I am feeling a LITTLE accomplished.
Guess I should start
Posted 16 years agoHey all, I decided mayhaps I should delve into this community a wee bit more. I'm really tired and would like to type something more meaningful..... But like, I'm really tired.
Long story short: Expect me to post my stuff here. It won't always be furry related, but eh...... It'll be awesome nonetheless since I made it. Totally.
Long story short: Expect me to post my stuff here. It won't always be furry related, but eh...... It'll be awesome nonetheless since I made it. Totally.
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