Endings

I hate saying goodbye, it's just not something I've ever been good at. Today my Squier guitar amp died. I think my roommate killed it, but that's beside the point. That amp has been with me for so long. It was a terrible amp when I got it, and it remained consistent throughout its life, I admire that kind of dedication. The Squier was probably more consistent with regard to my guitar playing than I ever was. Anyway, today I had to say goodbye to it, sounds silly, but it still affected me.
Next week I have to say goodbye to a friend of mine, a girl who meant a great deal to me. In my life I think I have been blessed to know a few very important women, each has come and gone in their own way, leaving me somehow changed, for better or worse. I think that this one might have been one of the best for me, and it's my hope that she feels the same way about me.
It is always difficult to say goodbye to a friend, but I think that if you can honestly say that you had a positive influence on each other then I think there can be no real pain in the separation.
I have more thoughts on this matter, but I have to get to class, so I'll just leave you with that for now, be good to each other.

Creative Non-Fiction

I find myself sitting by my notebook from this past semester of school. There is a bulleted list of items, I find myself with a large number of bulleted lists.

-311 is playing on the radio.

I don't think a list of one is really a list. A list also needs a controlling theme, mine rarely fill these qualifications, I think what I have are just many statements. I'm confortable with that.

One of my statements reads: Creative Non-Fiction.......Bullshit?

This is a statement I can think about and likely stand behind. It seems to me that anything to do with creativity when it comes to truth would be considered Bullshit, or a lie. Along this line though one has to consider that all human experience is a matter of perspective. I was walking through the mall with some friends earlier and saw a poster for a movie called "Vantage Point" whose tag line is "8 people, 8 perspectives, 1 truth." It's the first I've heard of the movie, but perhaps I should see it as a piece of research into truth itself. I think it can be said that if two people witness an event, they will always have different opinions on what happened, and regardless of how many of the differences can be meted out through agreement and communication a difference will still remain.

Perhaps this is why there is so much conflict and so many wars.

I don't have much else to say today, have a good night everyone.

I'm Back

Some would say I never left, but I suppose it's all a matter of perspective.

There is a fly in my house and my cat is attempting to catch it. I've never seen my cat more bothered by anything in its life, clearly catching this fly is serious business. She has followed it into and through at least 5 different rooms without sucess so far. A part of me hopes she never catches it because this seems to be taking up a lot of her time usually reserved for pissing me off.

I've been working on a new story of late and with any luck it will be done soon.

In coming back I read my last post, something about not posting something that would be offensive to someone else, I can't imagine what that could have been or why on earth I wouldn't have latched onto the opportunity to embarass someone, now it's lost forever. I won't lie, I'm a little mad at myself.

Nobility

I really just want everyone to know how much restraint I showed today. I thought of something that would be really funny to post online in a public setting, something which would no doubt have made a great many people laugh, but something which would also be offensive to someone I know and I chose NOT to post it just so they didn't cry themselves to sleep and have everyone think less of them. Maybe that doesn't really make me all that good, but I think it at least makes me not-quite-so-bad for the day.

In other news, although I am not in any particularly dire need of money I have decided to sell some of my posessions for the good of humanity, I will be creating a listing every day or so with something I own and prices will be extremely affordable, the listings will be found in the Temple Network of Facebook, that's right I finally found a facebook feature I enjoy. Today's listing is already up so happy bargain hunting!

Remarkable

Before a trip to 7-11 I had been under the delussioned impression that my day could not improve any further, however Frito-Lay, genius producers of Doritos have managed to outdo themselves with the creation of their new flavor "X-13D" and I know what you're thinking "hey, that sounds like a robot from Star Wars, but you'd be wrong, because this tastes far worse than a robot.

The flavor is listed as some sort of mystery, but my roommate had already reported to me that they actually taste of burger. I decided to put it to the test, with over three dozen ingredients, none of them coming from any sort of animal I thought this would be a massive accomplishment. I was correct. I smelled the bag as I opened it, it smelled more like a pungant garbage can than a burger, but I decided to persevere. I took a bite and did indeed instantly recognize the flavor and I will fully admit, I was a little impressed.

These chips do not taste like burgers, they taste almost EXACTLY like McDonald's hamburgers, complete with Pickles, that tomato-esque sauce and meager diced onions. There's even a little bit of flavor that tastes like McDonald's hamburger bun. That being said the flavor isn't neccessarily pleasurable and probably could be likened in a way to licking the side of either R2-D2 or C3PO, but nevertheless I am impressed that Frito-Lay ingenuity would be able to concoct such a precise replica using only vaguely edible chemicals. Frito-Lay is also oferring up the opportunity for its customer base to name the flavor themselves by way of online submission. I really wanted to submit something that reflected my view that the level of genius it took to make this disgusting potato chip flavor could have been applied to curing HIV or cancer. That being said I couldn't think of anything appropriate, so I just submitted the name "Tastes like AIDS" and left it at that, perhaps X-13D or R2-D2 is better though...

Speaking of robots though and given my recent facebook post this is relevant. I recently received an invitation to a "Zombies vs Robots" party. The idea being that people will dress as either Zombies or Robots, the girl who's throwing the party is pretty cool and of a relatively high intelligence, I just want to say that before my next statement.

What a retarded party idea. I've seen Pirate vs Ninja parties and they work well, because everyone knows pirates and ninjas hate each other, plus both of those costumes are pretty easy to come up with using household items....at least, if you're me. Zombies vs Robots however.....I mean, I can't even think of a motivation behind such a conflict, plus for every bit as cool as pirates and ninjas are, zombies and robots are equally as lame. Finally, I want to know who in their right mind is going to actually assemble a Robot costume AND wear it for the night?

That being said I imagine the party will turn into a giant fest of fake blood and ripped clothing with not a robot in sight and you know what....I'm fucking down for that.

Have a good night everyone!

Thank the Heavens

So like most of collegic America I am in posession of a facebook profile, I was lucky enough to acquire one with the face of a pretty cool lookin' dude holding a bottle of Captain Morgan's Rum. For referrence anyone who wants to facebook me I'll give you a couple of clues, Temple network, first name Trev, and I just described me picture to you. Good Luck. Anyway I was looking around today at the new applications you can add to your facebook, presumably so you can communicate with your friends so well online that you never have to see them in person.

I'm not saying I'm against this, I mean, I can think of tons of my 'friends' who I'd rather not have to see. Anyway back to the matter at hand, I discovered one called "SGO", like most Americans I am enthralled by the concept of acronyms and needed to know more, so I read the description: "Finally you can express your sexual orientation and gender identity accurately."

Fantastic. That had really been worrying me. I promptly took a look at it and found out not only EXACTLY what gender I am (Male) but ALSO exactly who I'm sexually oriented towards (Some named Christine from out West). At last the day of reckoning is at hand, tomorrow I will set out to find this 'Christine' and fullfil my SGO destiny.

Have a good night everyone!

Jokes

I find myself wondering this evening what exactly seriousness is, how worthwhile it is, and whether or not I exhibit traits of it.

3 people stood with me tonight and asked when I have been serious.

I've always had a firm belief in the power of opposites and the ways in which they interact, I believe that some of the most serious messages can be carried and received through humor, meanwhile some of the most hysterical farses are in serious statements, serious inquiries and serious lives.

Perhaps it is because of this belief, I have tried to prevent myself from being a farse by avoiding being serious. This post is making less and less sense. Have a good night everyone.