We Won't Reinstate the Draft...

...we'll just put in a bill that makes EVERYONE have to serve.

H.R. 4752 making it mandatory that every person age 18-42 serves in the military or as a civilian for the purpose of homeland defense.

Sounds just like that all volunteer military we weren't going to change.

Through this blog, I have a few friends in other countries... ever feel like housing a hippy draft dodger? I can cook italian food and I'm good with computers...

In Recognition of Memorial Day...

Rooster by Alice In Chains

Lost

A slight bit of seriousness, then since I blogged on it, it'll end up going away... right?

Can't really describe it, but lately I feel lost. Like I don't fit. Not as in the I don't fit in with others way. Like I don't fit me. I haven't been feeling like myself.

My life has been going through a lot of changes as of late. Broke up with my girlfriend about a month ago. Spring semester ended, and went straight into a little three week maymester (one class, four hours a day, four days a week, for three weeks... full credit for the course).

Me being a creature of habit, this could potentially be why.

Problem with that theory is, I also feel like I am stuck in a rut. I've been going with school and work almost nonstop since January. Free time has been at a premium the entire time. Sometimes I think the routine just needs an overhaul or a shake-up... some new influence into the mix. After all, school and work is school and work regardless.

I just don't feel my creative side. I'm having trouble seeing the humor in things. I don't feel my passion towards improving myself like it once was. I've been feeling hollow. No one wants the hollow chocolate bunny, they want the solid milk chocolate one!

Need to do some searching. Figure out what's missing.

Quotes - Who Said That?

Read a post on Terrorism News, and Had to share. These three quotes were made by the same person.

(1) "We will not continue to tolerate the persecution of the minority, the killing of the many , and their forcible removal under the most cruel conditions. I should despair of any honourable future for my own people if we were not , in one way or another , to solve this question".

(2) "He had a reign of terror. He hurled countless people into the profoundest misery. Through his terrorism he has succeeded in reducing millions of his people to silence. The maintenance of a tremendous military arsenal can only be regarded as a force of danger. I am no longer willing to remain inactive while this madman ill-treats millions of human beings".

(3) "It is impossible to stand by and watch millions belonging to a great, an ancient civilized people be denied rights by their government . I have determined therefore to place the help of our country at the service of these people".

Who said them? I put the answer in comments.

Wonka Defeated in Bid For Election

Willie Wonka was defeated in his run for being elected mayor of Chocolateville. The eccentric entreprenuer was defeated by incumbant Mayor Ray Nagin.

Wonka declined comment, but was rumored to have been shocked to lose the election, since no one knows chocolate quite like him.

There are some reports that the election was fixed, and some Oompa Loompa's have taken to the streets rioting.

It Takes a Thief

So, you're building your new home in the middle of the desert. Good place as any.

Then one night, you see someone out front stealing stuff... like your yard. Sprinklers, bushes, grass... yeah, guy even stole the grass.

You call the police, who finds the guy living down the block with all the stuff.

Now, in a few years, when this dude asks to borrow the weed wacker, what do you do? What would the (insert deity of your choice) do?

One More Thing...

Can you say, 20,000 hits?

iPod Video + Google Video beta = Happiness

I've recently discovered that google video allows you to download the videos you find on there. It allows downloads in three formats. Google video player, Sony PSP, and iPod Video format.

I now have an endless supply of videos to download for my iPod.

JOY!!!

Even further reason why I needed to buy the 60 gig one.

The Man Really Is a God

Last post, was the bass playing god, Les Claypool (Primus, Sausage, Colonol Claypool's bucket of Bernie Brains, Colonol Claypool's Fearless Flying Frog Brigade, Oysterhead) showing why he is the bass playing god.

This post, is Maynard James Keehan (Tool, A Perfect Circle, Puscifer, Shandi's Addiction) showing why he is the frontman, vocalist, and overall bad-ass.

You Don't Strum a Bass!!!

Bible Courses In High School

Religion and public school in the news yet again today.

Seems a new approach, or a revised old approach, is being considered. Teaching a class on the literary and historic influence of the bible in high school. I like it.

Wake up... Didn't mean to make you pass out in shock.

The bible has had a major influence on our society, and the world. Its not the only one, but it is definately a major one. An elective course like that could be beneficial to anyone.

Key word being elective. A class such as should never be a required course as it does touch on religion. Reading another religions spiritual text could very well be considered blasphemy in another church.

Actually, I'd love to see a year long course covering the basics of even more than that. Cover Greek, Roman, Norse, and Egyption Mythology, Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Buddism, etc. Maybe a little knowledge, and a bit less hearsay on some religious beliefs would open a few peoples minds, and end some of the paranoia and hate running around this country.

The News Just Gets Better, and Better...

and no, I'm not referring to anything to do with the 29 percenters (dubs supporters).

This is all about the music.

NEW LES CLAYPOOL CD COMES OUT MAY 30th!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The man, the myth, the legend.
I'm excited to say the least.

This, just a few weeks after a new Tool CD which is still amazing me.

This, just a week before a new Mushroomhead disc is supposed to be released.

New Todd Snider CD at the end of summer.

Is there any end to the genius of musicians releasing music this summer?

Then, to add to that...
Alice In Chains is on tour? Jerry, Mike, Sean, and... some unknown guy on vocals, along with potential guests?!?!?!?

Also...
Phil Anselmo is touring with Down again after his self imposed exile... New album meHopes...

Oh music, how I lust thee.

Average Homeboy Demo

#1 - Apologize for how crappy your video is in advance.
#2 - Assure people that they will be "blazed" by your artistic genius.

The Man of No Bling, My Homey, Fidel Castro

Forbes magazine, home of the capitalist pig, has declared my self sacrificing homey Fidel Castro has bling. $900 billion of bling. That's like even more than Nelly's grill bling.

Fidel has been distraught over this. He's been wearing the same green military suits for 50 years. He quit smoking his cigars. No gold chains. No grill. No Cadilac Escalade ridin' on 24" dubs with switches. No Benz-o. Nada.

Fidel has been keeping it real in his commie paradise. Those factories are owned by the people. It's all his beloved Cuba's wealth. Not his. That's the whole point of his community. Men and women working together for the common good.

Damn Capitalist pigs trying to soil his selfless image.

How Rude.

Intelligent Discussion?

I make a lot of pointless points on this blog. Mostly wild accusations that Keith Richards is a zombie, dubs eats kittens, Saddam Hussein would make a great (pet, US President, drinking buddy) etc.

But no, yesterday I received an even higher honor.

My blog on Intelligent Design (which immediately follows this one) was linked to on some serious Evolution blog. Albeit in the comments, but still linked. Which, has added up to hundreds of hits.

What cracks me up, is that this blog is humor based on reality 75% of the time and the video on ID comes from Skoopy.com, which has funny videos, and links to such websites as "Ass Parade," "Big Tits and Round Asses," "College Teen Book Bang," amongst other such well known, internet porn websites.

Its true. Everything on the net is three clicks away from porn. Intelligent discussion you'd have your children read, gets linked to me, which shows a funny video, which is on a website that is funded and linked from by the internet porn industry.

I'm happy I have my place in the pecking order. Its a priveledge.

Intelligent Design

I watch something like this, and am confused to if it is really real or not.

I readily admit, there are holes in Darwin's theory of evolution that can't be filled in, but out of everything I've ever read, it makes the most sense. Survival of the fittest. Natural selection. Makes sense to me.

Then, I see how the opposition views things... (video)

Now, I must say...

You've GOT to be kidding me. That is the defense of ID?

Urban Hippy Music

Joe Camel (JoKamel)

A few years back, I was addicted to this show on Comedy Central, called TV Funhouse (yes, it was a spinoff of SNL). It was possibly the most non-PC show to ever be on TV. This was from one of the episodes.

Keith Richards Puts the Lime In the Coconut

As many have heard, Keith Richards had to have surgery after falling out of a coconut tree.

This has lead many of us to ask, "why was Keith Richards climbing a coconut tree?"

Simple: Keith Richards is a zombie. Zombies live off of brains. He simply thought the coconuts were human heads, and was climbing the tree to get at their yummy brains.

Amazing how simple the explanation really was.

Who Am I (stoldid from Jose)

Viva La Revolution!!!

When you have Pop stars recording folk songs...
you know political revolution is under way.
I would like to once again, claim leadership in the nu-hippy movement.

Spring Semester '06 Over...

The mad rush till the end has now passed as of today, after I took my last final.

I'm soooooooo happy this semester is over with. It's been my roughest one scholastically since I came back to school.

Now, I enjoy my week off of school till monday, when I start my first summer class off the may semester.

4 weeks.
4 days a week.
4 hours a day.
3 credits.

then when that is over... I start the regular 8 week summer class schedule. That one is the more reasonable 8 weeks, 3 days a week.

Gravy-Land #1

Linux

In order to further my expansion into geekiness, I've been trying to learn Linux. So, I set up my laptop with a dual boot, and installed Red Hat... Red hat doesn't like my wireless card. I figured out its a problem with the drivers for it, but finding the right linux driver and installing it seems to require a PhD, and I'm only halfway towards a bachelors.

So, the question is, does anyone know a more user friendly version of Linux? I only picked Red Hat because it was the version I had heard of most. I've read about ubuntu being a good version...

Any suggestions?

(That is one cool thing about it, I can download OS after OS, install them, try them out, and keep on going... for free.)

Darklord by Three Floyds

I go on my coffee rants from time to time, today, shall be different. I will partake on a beer rant.

Way back around Christmas, I spoke of Dark Lord, a beer brewed by a microbrewery nearby called Three Floyds. The more or less signature trait of a Three Floyds beers are their useage of hops, and plenty of them.

Many of their beers they don't offer year round. They brew them in small batches, and when they sell out... they are gone till the next time. Dark Lord is one of them.

Dark Lord is a Russian Imperial stout. The Darkest of dark beers, brewed with molasses, honey, and coffee. The beer is amazing. Definately something I need to get ahold of again.

If any of you ever come across Three Floyd's beer, its a must try, if you like full bodied, flavored beer. Robert the Bruce is my favorite that is readily available, along with Alpha King.

Happy Drinking.

It's Coming....

...and its all I could have imagined...

...and more.

(click if you dare)

Definition of Annoying

A few years ago, I went to a live Mushroomhead show. They did a cover of "When Doves Cry" during the show. I've searched for this ever since as an audio file.

But today... I find a video from a show of them doing it... really poor quality though, so I'm not going to go through the process of getting the audio from it. Too much work.

Tool - 10,000 Days

New Tool cd came out today.

In other words, I am overjoyed.

Simply one of the greatest bands all time. Their music isn't for all tastes. It's complex. It's not pop. It's the metal version of bands like Pink Floyd and Radiohead. They don't write songs, they compose albums.

There are several 11 minute songs on the disc. Minor tempo changes, themes carried over from song to song, evolving sounds throughout a single song...

Add onto it one of the greatest vocalists in rock history (Maynard James Keehan, who also fronts A Perfect Circle).

Potentially a full, in depth review in a week or two. This is not an album to give a quick listen to and then comment. Way too complex.