First off, this post has nothing to do with that title. I just felt like saying it.
I think it would be fascinating to know what percentage of blog posts around the world involve the author talking about or apologizing for how long it has been since their last post. Usually those posts are the last posts for 8 months or so. Considering this phenomenon, I won’t do the same. We’ll just pretend this is my third post this week.
Looking back over my last several posts I’ve realized I like to talk about heavy stuff. So, I’ll break with tradition and post the music video for the song I’m listening to on repeat right now:
Alright, so I do admit that I had not actually watched that video before I just found it to post. The video is trippy, but it’s a good song. I’ll probably hate it in a week, but for now we’ll enjoy it together.
Now that the in-blog entertainment is complete I’m supposed to ramble about what is going on in my life. I personally feel that this sort of blog post is incredibly boring, but people keep telling me to talk about myself.
So, let’s see, the spring semester is nearing it’s end and I couldn’t be happier. I’m in Human Biology, English 1010 (yeah, I know, don’t ask), Social Work – Intro to Agency Experience, Intro to Music (I attended the Colorado Symphony Orchestra last week, great time), and World Wide Web, Internet & Beyond (There’s nothing wrong with wanting an easy A).
I’m still a Sophomore, which is just embarrassing. Even more embarrassing is that spell check has to correct “embarrassing” every time that I type it, including in this sentence. Two R’s, two R’s, two R’s.
In other news, I’m moving to a new apartment at the end of the month. How exciting is that to anyone reading this blog? Not at all.
In other, other news, I’m looking for a job. Anything really. I currently get paid in styrofoam peanuts and jelly beans at my current job at Metropolitan State College of Denver. My new landlord won’t accept either of those as payment for my rent. So, if you know of anyone hiring, especially if it will make me rich and famous, please let me know.
There you go, that’s about as much ridiculously self-important, narcissistic posting as I can handle for one night. See you next year. Just kidding. Probably.
Well I really don’t want to turn this into the “excessive force by police officers” blog, but this one is a national headline as I believe it should be.
Who are we really being terrorized by? I’m starting to question. What the hell is going on?
Is this kid going to be looking over his shoulder every time he walks down the street? Will he ever trust police officers? I’m just sickened by it.
Read the full storry at The Huffington Post: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/01/24/jordan-miles-teen-violini_n_434772.html
Tags: Civil Rights, News, police brutality
Alright everyone, I’ve got a lot of Google Wave invites and a few Google Voice invites.
If you would like me to send you an invite, then leave me a comment with your Google Email address and I’ll send it out as soon as I can. I’ll edit this post when they are all gone, so if this is unedited there is one available.
Tags: google, google voice, google wave, internet
The crazies over at the American Family Association regularly send me their hysterically funny newsletters, always full of money-begging and fear-mongering. More often than not the back page will be an ad for some family value voters summit, plastered with photos of Rush Limbaugh, Ann Coulter, Sean Hannity, etc. I sometimes forget this is coming from a religious organization and not the RNC.
Last year AFA wanted me to boycott McDonald’s because the company refused to end it’s association with the National Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce. They sent me a cute little prewritten sticky note that I was to take to my local McDonald’s and stick on the money used to pay for my last McDonald’s meal. The note would inform the Manager that until McDonald’s stopped siding with moral corruption and became neutral in the “culture war” I simply could not in good conscience spend my hard-earned Christian dollars at the restaurant. Hilarious, right? Hilarious, odd, and scary, all swirled into one nightmarish little Neapolitan mix.
Needless to say, I never dropped off the note at McDonald’s. And the boycott was a total and complete bust, as McDonald’s stock went up nearly every single day that the boycott was active. Lots of gays drinking lots of iced coffees, yes, yes we did.
Jump to my latest mailing from AFA. GAP INC. IS EVIL! THEY WON’T SAY “CHRISTMAS” EXCLUSIVELY! Basically, I’m supposed to boycott all Gap Inc. stores (Banana Republic, Old Navy, Gap, etc.) until after Christmas the Holidays because they’re supposedly censoring “Christmas”. Unfortunately for the nonexistent credibility of the American Family Association, Gap actually has an ad out now that very obviously says “Christmas” loud and clear:
If you think I’m kidding, just click on the video and let it take you to the YouTube page and take a look at the comments. Here are a few of the crazies:
“More secular paganism to sell more cheap Chinese crap. The boycott will expand to any company who denies Christ.”
“This is supposed to appease those of us who are boycotting Gap, Old Navy and Banana Republic. Just more moral and cultural relativism. Boycott not over.”
“Merry Christmas Gap, may you have no better sales than any other time of year…let’s go to Macy’s who has respect for tradition and values. Throw it all to the wind right? Why believe anything when its all "relative" to what "feels right" to whomever no matter what drugs they are on? ur ok im ok!”
“This is stupid. Do whatever feels right they say. I will not shop there. That feels right. First they refuse to use Christmas in their advertising now they throw it in with Solstice. Disrespectful! I will spend my Christmas dollars elsewhere. Merry Christmas!”
Those few comments are just from the selection made in the last hour, truly terrifying.
Now for the GAP win aspect of this post. It was just announced today that the profits of Gap Inc. were up 25% in the last quarter. The timing of AFA’s silly boycott could not have been better.
Now my fair-minded, non-crazy friends, I encourage you to pick up a few extra GAP gift cards this year for your friends and family. I know these AFA folk probably don’t normally shop at GAP anyway, but I think that regardless it couldn’t hurt for us to support GAP’s spirit of inclusiveness.
Family, friends…yes, you’re getting GAP gift cards. HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
Tags: American Family Association, boycott, GAP, News
Just a short post today to say that I love Modern Family on ABC! It’s my favorite new show, and along with Brothers & Sisters makes up some of the best TV out there. Here’s an example of why:
Any other fans out there? Be sure to check out the behind the scenes clips on Hulu, they’re great.
Tags: abc, Entertainment, humor, modern family, television, Videos
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