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Look forward to new posts about me ranting about awesome things like Time's person of the year, and Top lists for the year, me finally getting good roommates, NASA finding a planet like earth, and more! Posts will start back up at the towards the end of this week, beginning of next, so stay tuned! 


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1000 Visitors!

Thanks everyone! I'm so happy to meet this mark! I'll keep posting interesting things that keep you all coming back!


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Victoria's Secret Fashion Show

Here's what I took from it:

Flawed

 Anti-Santa & Bad Comic Character's Revenge

Flawless

Man of the Night

What do you think? Leave your comments!

Curiosity dies, apathy arises

I wrote the following poem as a creative assignment for my Honors class. It's a response to Viktor E. Frankl's Man's Search for Meaning. I really enjoyed it so I thought i'd share with you.

Curiosity dies, apathy arises

Love, the salvation of man. Love

Unbeknownst of the beloved

Yet infinite glory surpasses

The everlasting bond goes on.

Distance cannot sever loves connection.

What breaks man’s outside

Gives no reason to break what’s inside.

Free in our bodies

Spirit and mind

The power to overcome lay within. 

Values hold the key of all worth

For loss of the key, looses the self’s respect

The oneness a person holds

The freedom inside

The values upheld.

The will for values and life coincide

Thriving or perishing, as one.

To mean we need suffering, fate, death;

All is taken for granted without.

Suffering is a test, for meaning

To evolve meaning

To be great

The chance emerges and must be taken.

Expectation of the world

The root of despair.

We cannot ask of it

It asks of us.

To be full

We must fulfill

Each is one

A unique self

Differ in meaning, purpose, existence, 

Our responsibility prevails

Love and life overpower

The meaning is clear

We exist

We choose paths

We grow, prosper

Fail, falter

We remain content

Or triumph all.

Banned Word List?

Happy Cyber Monday!

A friend of mine tweeted something very interesting that I need to, for lack of a better word, bitch about. Apparently, since 1976 Lake Superior State University has produced a  ‘banished word list.’ Some of these words or phrases are just so out there, I think to myself, what drug were they on when they thought of this, so I know never to use it.

I’m not sure what is more ridiculous, them thinking any word should be banished, or their lack of intelligence in reasoning why.

The list, their response, my response:

Viral

Them- "I didn't mind much when 'viral' came to mean an under-handed tactic by advertising companies to make their ads look like pop culture. However, now anything that becomes popular on YouTube is suddenly 'viral.' I just don't get it." Kevin Wood, Wallacetown, Ont.

Me- Really? You don’t get it. Are you under a rock? It describes a video, or such, that everyone is talking about. It’s actually an intelligent [that means smart, Kevin] word that describes things that happen to content on the internet. You can’t control the content, America will like what it likes, and things will continue to go viral. Open your mind.

Epic

Them- "Anything that this word describes in popular over-usage is rarely ever 'epic' in the traditional sense of being heroic, majestic, or just plain awe-inspiring." Mel F., Dallas, Tex.

Me- Words change meanings. It’s a way for other words to come up and be better than before. ‘Gay’ used to mean happy, is it to say that the people you claim ‘gay’ as their sexual orientation aren’t using the word in the correct way? You’re ignorant, go away.

Fail

Them: "It has taken over blogs, photo captions, 'status' comments. Anytime someone does something less than perfect, we have to read 'FAIL!' The word has failed us all." Aaron Yunker, Ishpeming, Mich.

Me- Again people, deal with it. I mean come on, Aaron, you don’t have to read fail every time someone does something less than perfect [assuming you can read]. The clear answer your looking for here is not banishing the word, just start being more perfect.

*SKIP* 

Wow Factor [Who even says that?]

A-HA Moment

Them- "All this means is a point at which you understand something or something becomes clearer. Why can't you just say that?" Audrey Mayo, Killeen, Tex.

Me- “I suddenly understand something and it makes sense!” That sounds dumb, like you Audrey. By telling someone you had an A-HA Moment, they can either A. Inquire more about what you’ve realized, or ignore it. It’s more like ‘would like you like to hear what I’ve just come to the realization of’ without sounding like a weird-o. [I’m well aware all humans in every form are indeed ‘weird-o’s,’ yet no one wants to be known as one.

*Skip*

BFF

Man Up

Refudiate

Mama Grizzlies

The American People

I’m Just sayin’

--> I’m sick of repeating myself: People. Come. On.

I do want to talk about these last two though:

Facebook/Google as verbs

Them- "Facebook is a great, addicting website. Google is a great search engine. However, their use as verbs causes some deep problems. As bad as they are, the trend can only get worse, i.e. 'I'm going to Twitter a few people, then Yahoo the movie listings and maybe Amazon a book or two." Jordan of Waterloo, Ont.

Me- It is quite accurate that we ‘Google’ something and ‘Facebook’ that quote. It sounds much more intelligent than “I’m going to look that up on The Google,” or “I’m going to post this quote on The Facebook.”

And finally, the one that struck me the hardest

Live life to the fullest

Them- "It's an absurdity followed by a redundancy. First, things are full or they're not; there is no fullest. Second, 'live life' is redundant. Finally, the expression is nauseatingly overused. What's wrong with enjoying life fully or completely? The phrase makes me gag. I'm surprised it hasn't appeared on the list before." Sylvia Hall, Williamsport, Penn.

Me- So, a saying that encourages to people to have fun in this F-ed up world we live in is now bad? There’s already enough negative in this world, Sylvia, you make me gag.

Quit with the liberal BULL. Word are words. Their connotations consistently change for the population, and the individual. If the society adopts the new connotation as acurate and good, then the denotation will change. DEAL WITH IT. Your entire list is pathetically absurd and is pointless, along with all the people who suggest words to it. 

What are your feelings on this banned word list? If you want to see the website, or laugh at the past word lists, go here --> http://www.lssu.edu/banished/current.php 

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It's Saturday Night!

Saturday night. Everyone has plans right?

I hope so! Get out and do something tonight. Make ever day worth the it, you never know when you’ll experience an amazing life changing moment. Life is to short, and when you start experiencing it, you start to realize there is SO much out there, you’ll never want to stop.

Look forward to tomorrows post and everyone have a great, lifechanging evening that you’ll never forget. 

“No drivin’ no sleepin’ live it up like it’s the weekend”

AeW

Hey everyone!

I don’t know about everyone else but it’s crazy around my house this holiday weekend. Between the great turkey and homemade stuffing, and Black Friday shopping starting at 9pm THANKSGIVING, I’m dead! 

I hope all the crazy people waiting forever in line to get a cheap TV, or this years hot toys for their spoiled little brats got what they were looking for. I went out to see the festivities and spend a little on the best person in my life. ME. But really, I did some well deserved retail therapy (it’s cheaper than a psychiatrist). 

Remember people, it’s the holidays, whether you’re Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist, Atheist, Agnostic or what have you, consider the holiday season one for family and friends. Be happy and appreciative of the people who are around you, that’s what it’s all about. 

Happy Thanksgiving, Happy Black Friday, and Happy [insert holiday of choice]!

AeW