February 2011
44 posts
January 2011
28 posts
To the lord,
make me feel brand new.
sometime in my life: obligatory MLK day post →
mynameisnotmark:
i am obliged to post in honor of MLK day.
first of all, to all the “why don’t we have a white holiday” people, STFU. If it really gets up your ass that hard, then you can go live in a place where it’s a constant white holiday, like Portland.
Secondly, the man didn’t just represent blacks. He…
Oh K
In my darkest hour,
it’ll be good to have someone
not to light things up
not to save me
just to tell me
“Open your eyes,”
and kiss my face when I get myself to rise.
"Icon" [Submission for NULC]
Dripping sounds woke Sam early Tuesday morning. The same sound had roused him every day for three weeks gone. It made him think of old prison movies. He rolled off the squeaky top bunk careful not to hit his head on the hanging pipes of the church basement. He dressed quickly in clean, durable layers and quietly went upstairs to the nice part without turning any lights on. He used the bathroom on...
"Three Cheers for not giving Two...
Columbia University and its Beats.
Zurich and Dada.
Manchester and Post-Punk.
The nesting grounds of the new world hipster:
Williamsburg in Brooklyn, NY, enclave of false bohemians and trend junkies surrounding a core of talented creators.
Portland in Oregon, refuge for indie kids scummy and well-off alike from all parts of the northwest, just trying to find home for a while. Some doing a...
There is a plague running through music...
Overused falsetto. You can’t all be Bon Iver, assholes.
I’m looking at you: Passion Pit (Especially Passion Pit)
Mew
Muse
Etc.
Fuck, even Mika brings it down for some contrast once in a while. At this point, I’d rather suffer through Chris Martin than a lot of modern indie bands, and I fucking hate Chris Martin.
Point being, if you’re screeching all the fucking...
Comment Thread on a friend's suggestion of...
Jack Hatch (Mormon): What happened in Tucson is a tragedy that was caused by Loughner not by the Glock he used. I agree that many weapons are overkill, but at the same time people have the right to defend themselves from the those that will choose to do these kinds of things. They also have the right to defend themselves from invasion or oppression from trained police or armed forces. Don't kid yourself into believing such things could never happen here. It happens all the time all over the world. One major reason that it hasn't happened here is that a well armed and similarly armed citizenry is a huge deterent [sic]. I am quite sure that you would not see the oppression you do in many places throughout the world if their citizens were armed and capable of self defense. The cost of freedom is the ability to defend that freedom against the bigger bullies and lunatics in this world. We may not like it, but it is a reality of the world we live in...Banning assult weapons will only get them out of the hands of those that choose to obey the laws. Those that are capable of using such weapons for mayhem such as the events in Tucson will not care about or obey such laws. Research project for you: Tucson and Washington DC are similarly sized cities. Look at the crime rates in both cities and compare them especially when DC banned hand guns... pretty telling data.
"When mores are suffient, laws are unnecessary. When mores are insufficient, laws are unenforceable." - sociologist Emile Durkheim. What is needed in this country is a respect for God and self, not unconstitutional controls by well meaning but misguided legislators. I wish my children did not have to live in a world that has these kinds of problems, but until we as a nation and a world humble ourselves and turn back to a hire power, I am afraid that we are only seeing the beginning of man's inhumanity to man. Love Ya!! [directed at my friend]
ME: Ultimately, "a well armed and similarly armed citizenry is NOT a huge deterrent" because The US Government has fighter jets and highly destructive weapons, not to mention a literal army of trained killers at their disposal. If things got bad, it's not hard to see who would win. People who buy weapons "for self defense" tend to be the people involved in the most accidental killings. Then again, I suppose there's always some truth to the idea that those who don't live by the sword can still die by it, but trusting in your police to defend you isn't the worst thing in the world. I can understand having a shotgun in your home for defense of your property, but carrying a handgun with you everywhere just makes you a potential murderer.This nation was founded on the principles of Democracy, and the shared commitment to the preservation of a Republic, not god. True respect for self and this nation as it was intended go hand in hand, and if both are strong, you've the makings of a strong American Citizen. The Constitution only controls what we interpret it to control, which is often unfortunate because the language leaves plenty of room for the wiliest of policymakers to twist the spirit of the Nation.
Jack Hatch: Just keep in mind Denny that this country would not even exist if the citizens that lived here at the time were not armed. That is what keeps our current government from getting totally out of control as well. And don't fool yourself, the founders of this nation had a firm belief in God and they themselves acknowledged his hand in the formation of this country... just read their own words concerning the formation of the constitution and our government.
ME: It's Danny, with an "a", honest mistake. Yes, but it's important to remember that while many things from that era hold true to this day, it was still a more wild time. The world has made incredible strides in human rights, trade, and communications since the 1700s. Violence still remains one of the most potent means of gaining independence, but Americans already got theirs, and defending it should happen in the Democratic process, not at the point of a gun. What keeps our government from getting out of control isn't the people. They're extremely complacent. What keeps the government under control are their hyper-conservative self-serving attitudes. And last time I checked the Nanny-state was pretty rampant, so I'm hesitant to even call them "under control". Don't fool YOURself, most of the other founding fathers were Deists, believing in an uninvolved creator. They served nothing in life but their highly secular ideals of Democritas and Libertas, which came down from the Ancient cultures of Greece and by extension Rome.
http: //en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jefferson_Bible
Thomas Jefferson produced a version of the Bible specifically bereft of the supernatural because he felt that the Morals and Teachings of Jesus Christ were what mattered, not his purported magic powers.
Hamilton himself was heavily opposed to any organization surrounding the higher ideal of a god: “As to religion a moderate stock will satisfy me. She must believe in god and hate a saint.” Stephen Hopkins, though raised a Quaker would often discuss his theories that within one hundred years, if America had survived, Nationalism would be the overwhelming religion of Americans. And a belief in God didn't necessarily mean an adherence to man's religious doctrine, unless for the sake of public appearance
Benjamin Franklin: As to Jesus of Nazareth, my opinion of whom you particularly desire, I think the system of Morals and his Religion, as he left them to us, the best the World ever saw or is likely to see; but I apprehend it has received various corrupt changes, and I have, with most of the present Dissenters in England, some doubts as to his divinity; though it is a question I do not dogmatize upon, having never studied it, and think it needless to busy myself with it, when I expect soon an opportunity of knowing the Truth with less trouble. I see no harm, however, in its being believed, if that belief has the good consequence, as probably it has, of making his doctrines more respected and better observed; especially as I do not perceive that the Supreme takes it amiss, by distinguishing the unbelievers in His government of the world with any particular marks of His displeasure.
"I shall only add, respecting myself, that, having experienced the goodness of that Being in conducting me prosperously through a long life, I have no doubt of its continuance in the next, without the smallest conceit of meriting it... I confide that you will not expose me to criticism and censure by publishing any part of this communication to you. I have ever let others enjoy their religious sentiments, without reflecting on them for those that appeared to me unsupportable and even absurd. All sects here, and we have a great variety, have experienced my good will in assisting them with subscriptions for building their new places of worship; and, as I never opposed any of their doctrines, I hope to go out of the world in peace with them all."
ME: So when you say that our Founding Fathers believed in God, I'll bite.
But, this country was founded without a national religion for a reason. Our country exists for men, not gods.
Probably to be continued, you know Mormons.
Anonymous asked: I'm worried about you.
catacombs-of-lucidity asked: One more thing: acid reflux/heartburn, and a stomach pain in the right side, are side effects of Percocet.
catacombs-of-lucidity asked: I think your mental instabilities as of late are due to the pain medication. Pain pills, along with a myriad of other harmful side effects, play fun games with your brain chemicals. If my calculations are correct, you've been on the percocet/norco for the last five weeks and not only does that put you at an incredible risk for addiction and all the happy times that come when the bottle's...
Trite Personal Text Post
This is a personal blog, which might seem odd considering the distinct lack of personal posts. It’s my tendency to feel like a douche when I say things about myself that no one asked me for. But I shouldn’t because there’s nothing wrong with it. that’s why we keep journals…something I need to do, starting now. My preliminary entry shall be public.
I got my galbladder...
There will always be dumb fucking people.
Literally the one thing you have to do in this world to be on the side of good is make sure that you aren’t ignorant. It’s not hard, but it does require a little bit of unselfish effort, which is why most people fail. Their only advocacy is themselves. If they had the ability to care about something beyond their own ass, they would. It is entirely as simple as that. You can’t...
Anonymous asked: A little long winded, but exactly the answer I expected. Now I feel as if I can defend my position of being a cynic.
“We can do no great things; only small things with great love.”
– Mother Theresa, World’s Kindest Atheist
Anonymous asked: Don't you ever get tired of being a cynic? I mean, wouldn't it be easier if we could just empathize and be like everyone else?
