I just read Jean J. Hsu's latest blog entry about how much she loves The City, so I decided to write how I hate The Country, or The Suburbia.
First off, clubs? What? Huh? The last one I went to was Woody's a couple a weeks ago...in Philadelphia during my escape from Suburbia. Before that I've spent almost 5 months club-less and without the thumpa thumpa of the gay heart beat.
Just goes to show that all Countryfolk are straight. The closest thing to gay (besides one or two I bumped into) is one of my neighbors "Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG)" bumper sticker.
I just want to return to the nightlife aspect...I like the idea of a little danger after midnight. But, no, I walk around in my PJs to...walk my dog. I feel completely safe in the pitch-black dark because everyone is asleep.
The closest thing to going out on the town I've done here is go to Hooters after work with a couple coworkers. Hooters. Gotta be kidding me. Jean is cracking up in her Suede chair and Prada loafers right now.
A couple blocks from my neighborhood is a place called Shooters. Of course it's been shut down and is a ghost of a memory of something. Yes, it's a sports bar and it seems that's all there is around here.
The only upside is that there's smoking allowed inside. Also, cheap ass drinks...Which is probably why there are alcoholics in abundance. I love homosexual alcoholics. They still dance well and they get ass. The only alcoholics here are red-necks and country bumpkin. They go to the bar, cry about their life, hop into their Dodge Ram from 1982 and head home to beat their wife. Their farmer's tan is also not so attractive.
Will someone save me? Thanks. I have exactly 3 months 'til I get to go back to Penn and my city of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection...thinking about it makes me want to pee my pants, but I don't think I'll be able to hold it that long.
One last nostalgic thought about Philly and a quote by Jean J. Hsu: "I loved it so much that I wanted to urinate on it."
Friday, May 30, 2008
Friday, May 16, 2008
Solar Powered Bra
Ok,I worked 12 hours today and so I don't have enough energy to put my mind, thoughts, and opinions onto paper, or keyboard.
However, now that my hetero-girl is back online in Chicago, I felt a desire to post at least, well, something.
Before I start, the Japanese should be given credit for trying to be innovative and 'creative-per-se.'
So, this morning on the way to work I was listening to the radio and heard about this: A Solar "Photovoltaic-Powered" Bra designed by Triumph.
Keep in mind that these are the same people who created the Anti-Smoking Bra that emits a certain fragrance that tackles cravings. Oh, and don't forget the Shopping Bag Bra that was supposed to eliminate the waste of plastic bags. Granted, Japan is small and densely packed, but plastic bags don't take up that much room.
Anyway, back to the Solar Bra...Umm, I don't know exactly what I should say. It's more like a swimsuit and while you're lying out you can charge your phone or iPod. This is crazy. It also looks hideous. What do you guys think?
Oh, and I should add that it has a beverage holder. Cuz I always think about drinking fluids out of a cup while I'm in my skivvies. Also, before you strip down, maybe you should have thought about extra batteries ahead of time.
However, now that my hetero-girl is back online in Chicago, I felt a desire to post at least, well, something.
Before I start, the Japanese should be given credit for trying to be innovative and 'creative-per-se.'
So, this morning on the way to work I was listening to the radio and heard about this: A Solar "Photovoltaic-Powered" Bra designed by Triumph.
Keep in mind that these are the same people who created the Anti-Smoking Bra that emits a certain fragrance that tackles cravings. Oh, and don't forget the Shopping Bag Bra that was supposed to eliminate the waste of plastic bags. Granted, Japan is small and densely packed, but plastic bags don't take up that much room.Anyway, back to the Solar Bra...Umm, I don't know exactly what I should say. It's more like a swimsuit and while you're lying out you can charge your phone or iPod. This is crazy. It also looks hideous. What do you guys think?
Oh, and I should add that it has a beverage holder. Cuz I always think about drinking fluids out of a cup while I'm in my skivvies. Also, before you strip down, maybe you should have thought about extra batteries ahead of time.
Thursday, May 1, 2008
Democratic Peace: Are we all Kants or Cunts at heart?
Why did I write about Wikipedia last time? Well I'll enlighten you as Kant has enlightened me. I was reading an article and I truly, I mean...TRULY, felt enlightened. I've been feeling like this more and more. I think it's the prospect of going back to Penn and actually studying. And, I'm excited about it. Weird. I'm also coming to terms with not going out partying 6 nights a week and partying at the Van Pelt Library instead. Weird.
Democratic Peace. Hold up. Peace? That's a word we don't know much about. We know the pleasant dream of peace and we know when we're a nation that is going through "peaceful" times. I ask this though: Has this nation ever truly been completely peaceful? We either have conflicts with Great Britain before we were born. That's much like a brat of a baby kicking a mother's stomach while still in the womb. Or, we're bludgeoning Native Americans and making them trek thousands of miles into the desert. Or, we bludgeon the slaves that pick our cotton. Or, there are riots in Los Angeles between Koreans and Latin Americans. Or, or, or...These are events that happen on our soil...Then we go abroad and "do good," yet disobey Father George Washington's wishes that we stay out of world conflicts. If only...(yes. he really did say that).
The concept of a Democratic Peace states that democracies never or (here's a loophole) rarely go to war against each other. Here's another loophole: is there such a thing as a true democracy? The US is a representative democracy where we elect folks like Elliot Spitzer to represent our vote. Har Har. So the fact that we're "representative" aside, why are we always at war against our father's wishes?
Kant believed that democracies wouldn't go to war unless in self-defense. So how do we end war? Create democracies everywhere. Woot! How do we do that? Isn't this what we're trying to do with a war in Iraq. One argument could be to create social movements in a totalitarian or communist state. Ha. Would a totalitarian leader allow that? Saddam could have said: Sure, come over here with your liberal thoughts and your homosexuals and make my people think for themselves while I sit on my toilet of pure gold. That was never going to happen. Ergo we need war.
Self-defense. Sigh. Pre-World War I Germany was attacked by a Serb idiot and then gets blamed for the whole shindig. I've never been able to come to terms with this historical fact. The United States of America has been, for years and years, trying to promote democracy abroad. In theory it's good. In reality it's never going to happen without war. Then, 9/11 comes along and we have an excuse to go after the Taliban. What are we doing in Iraq? Oh...just in case something happens. Thus, I have a question to the Kant in heaven right now if he can hear me (plus I like saying Kant). If we strike a nation before they strike us, but we have reason to believe (no proof) that they will hurt us down the line and never want another 9/11 to happen...can we attack them? I'm baffled by my own question.
If you know your girlfriend is going to cheat on you, do you go out and cheat on your girlfriend first? What are you going to say when you two have that huge ass fight? "Well, I did it because I knew you were going to do it tonight or tomorrow night." Someone on Hot 99.5 actually said something along these lines last Friday. I'd rather eliminate a threat before I get hurt. It makes me feel like I have all the control. I guess I've come to my own conclusion. The US likes to be in control. We're a nation of phallus symbols and phallic monuments in our capital and a non-well endowed president who probably will be the next Viagra spokesperson. Thank you, Bob Dole.
Democratic Peace. Hold up. Peace? That's a word we don't know much about. We know the pleasant dream of peace and we know when we're a nation that is going through "peaceful" times. I ask this though: Has this nation ever truly been completely peaceful? We either have conflicts with Great Britain before we were born. That's much like a brat of a baby kicking a mother's stomach while still in the womb. Or, we're bludgeoning Native Americans and making them trek thousands of miles into the desert. Or, we bludgeon the slaves that pick our cotton. Or, there are riots in Los Angeles between Koreans and Latin Americans. Or, or, or...These are events that happen on our soil...Then we go abroad and "do good," yet disobey Father George Washington's wishes that we stay out of world conflicts. If only...(yes. he really did say that).
The concept of a Democratic Peace states that democracies never or (here's a loophole) rarely go to war against each other. Here's another loophole: is there such a thing as a true democracy? The US is a representative democracy where we elect folks like Elliot Spitzer to represent our vote. Har Har. So the fact that we're "representative" aside, why are we always at war against our father's wishes?
Kant believed that democracies wouldn't go to war unless in self-defense. So how do we end war? Create democracies everywhere. Woot! How do we do that? Isn't this what we're trying to do with a war in Iraq. One argument could be to create social movements in a totalitarian or communist state. Ha. Would a totalitarian leader allow that? Saddam could have said: Sure, come over here with your liberal thoughts and your homosexuals and make my people think for themselves while I sit on my toilet of pure gold. That was never going to happen. Ergo we need war.
Self-defense. Sigh. Pre-World War I Germany was attacked by a Serb idiot and then gets blamed for the whole shindig. I've never been able to come to terms with this historical fact. The United States of America has been, for years and years, trying to promote democracy abroad. In theory it's good. In reality it's never going to happen without war. Then, 9/11 comes along and we have an excuse to go after the Taliban. What are we doing in Iraq? Oh...just in case something happens. Thus, I have a question to the Kant in heaven right now if he can hear me (plus I like saying Kant). If we strike a nation before they strike us, but we have reason to believe (no proof) that they will hurt us down the line and never want another 9/11 to happen...can we attack them? I'm baffled by my own question.
If you know your girlfriend is going to cheat on you, do you go out and cheat on your girlfriend first? What are you going to say when you two have that huge ass fight? "Well, I did it because I knew you were going to do it tonight or tomorrow night." Someone on Hot 99.5 actually said something along these lines last Friday. I'd rather eliminate a threat before I get hurt. It makes me feel like I have all the control. I guess I've come to my own conclusion. The US likes to be in control. We're a nation of phallus symbols and phallic monuments in our capital and a non-well endowed president who probably will be the next Viagra spokesperson. Thank you, Bob Dole.
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