Seriously, I love politics. Prime example... the crafty move by McCain to choose a female running mate. That Bastard! Palin is a very interesting choice, a smart choice. McCain will have to give up that, Obama is too inexperienced battle cry though. For Palin is too inexperienced. She too is a candidate who isn't tainted by political life, she has even stood up against fellow Republicans and tried to rid the corrupt ones. She is a new spirit in the world of politics which is why Obama appeals to some. On the Reverse, that is why Obama chose Biden, for his experience that Obama lacks.
The fact that Palin is a female will help McCain steal some of the women voters who desperately wanted Hillary but got Obama instead. On the negative side, Palin is core Republican... strict pro-lifer, all for big oil and a NRA member (I think since birth!).
The race for president just got more competitive with wise strategies by both parties. I would prefer a democrat but really my candidate was Hillary and the democrats thought Obama would be a better choice. (I still disagree!) So now I am just sitting back and enjoying the show that is playing out between Team McCain and Team Obama. It is becoming an interesting match up. Each candidate has extremes, high good points and low bad points, and Americans are left to figure out which one is more balanced.
One thing is for certain if McCain wins over Obama, i will not blame all of America or the independents or the swing votes. No, the blame will fall onto my fellow democrats.
And this is completely and utterly uneducated of me but I can't help but mention it because it pops in my head all the time...
does anyone else find it odd that... Obama and Biden sounds oddly similar to Osama Bin Laden.
beat me for that one but I just had to put it in there.
In the end, this country is in the shits and to really help it out the democrats need to take office. Republicans blew it. And yes Bush was the president and the man who got us here but he had plenty of supporters backing him up.
but honestly...
Where is Ross Perot when you need him?
Saturday, August 30, 2008
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Democratic National Committee
I have missed watching all of the Democratic National Convention. Not on purpose, I have worked the past two nights. I sit now and watch the rerun of today's events. My favorite party of teh conventions, the Roll Call. I always getting excited about the roll call, whether democrats or republicans. I was mad today because I was looking forward top watching it live and i missed it, my confusion over timing. I am glad I get to see it now though.
I have always wanted to be apart of the convention. In fact lately more and more, my desire to get into politics has grown tremendously. Last summer I asked my neighbor about getting more involved. She is highly involved with politics locally and was excited to hear about my interest. She re-approached me again a few months later to see if i defiantly was interested. However, I took another path and decided to travel and discover the nation and world i live in. I feel this is apart of my growth and if i intend to go into politics will broaden my perspectives and views. Of course I am not sure if i am truly cut out to be apart of politics. I have always wanted to try to make a change in this world. Though, I'm sure that is why many go into politics. But I have to wonder how much change they really make.
Back to the Democratic Convention.
I was and still am a supporter of Hillary Rodman Clinton. In my heart I do feel she was the better candidate and better chances of winning the race for president. With that said though, I will still vote for Obama. I think he will help this country to reverse it's downward spiral that Bush and the Republicans have taken us. I wish though it would have been Hillary. Although Obama has my vote, I have not jumped on teh bandwagon and I don't see myself doing so. He does not have heart like Hillary does. I don't want another republican in office, that is why I will vote for him. I have I do worry though whether the rest of the country will yearn for the same change and vote for Obama. I think a majority of teh Hillary supporters feel the same way and that scares me. It scares me because I am afraid many will resort to voting for McCain . I Pray this does not happen. Anything is better than McCain or another Republican in office!
I have always wanted to be apart of the convention. In fact lately more and more, my desire to get into politics has grown tremendously. Last summer I asked my neighbor about getting more involved. She is highly involved with politics locally and was excited to hear about my interest. She re-approached me again a few months later to see if i defiantly was interested. However, I took another path and decided to travel and discover the nation and world i live in. I feel this is apart of my growth and if i intend to go into politics will broaden my perspectives and views. Of course I am not sure if i am truly cut out to be apart of politics. I have always wanted to try to make a change in this world. Though, I'm sure that is why many go into politics. But I have to wonder how much change they really make.
Back to the Democratic Convention.
I was and still am a supporter of Hillary Rodman Clinton. In my heart I do feel she was the better candidate and better chances of winning the race for president. With that said though, I will still vote for Obama. I think he will help this country to reverse it's downward spiral that Bush and the Republicans have taken us. I wish though it would have been Hillary. Although Obama has my vote, I have not jumped on teh bandwagon and I don't see myself doing so. He does not have heart like Hillary does. I don't want another republican in office, that is why I will vote for him. I have I do worry though whether the rest of the country will yearn for the same change and vote for Obama. I think a majority of teh Hillary supporters feel the same way and that scares me. It scares me because I am afraid many will resort to voting for McCain . I Pray this does not happen. Anything is better than McCain or another Republican in office!
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
heard tonight
so i think i want to start a new thing. I find myself constantly looking on youtube or myspace for new artist and new songs to enjoy. Try to enjoy it before the radio and popular culture gets ahold of it, overplays it and bore us to death with it. Or find a a song or group that has some personal enjoyment from listening to it. I think I will recommended listen to post every once in awhile, I can't commit to a certain timing. (You should know this about me already)
Listened.
my favorite for the night: Ron Pope... in particular: seven english girls, a drop in the ocean
also enjoyed from the cd "Punk Goes Crunk": The Secret Handshake remix of "I Wish" by Skee-lo
noteworthy music:
nevershoutnever! - i liked Big City Dreams
Others checked out but not too impressed with but some maybe:
Jeffree Star
Ra Ra Riot
Listened.
my favorite for the night: Ron Pope... in particular: seven english girls, a drop in the ocean
also enjoyed from the cd "Punk Goes Crunk": The Secret Handshake remix of "I Wish" by Skee-lo
noteworthy music:
nevershoutnever! - i liked Big City Dreams
Others checked out but not too impressed with but some maybe:
Jeffree Star
Ra Ra Riot
Monday, August 18, 2008
F* you bitch
i don't know why but i decided to google 'fuck you bitch.' I would just like to thank www.UrbanDictionary.com for clarifying the term for me, i am an enlightened man now!
Definition per UrbanDictionary.com
1. fuck you bitch
a phrase commonly said by a guy who has just broken up w. his girlfriend during a fight and doesnt want to talk nemore
Jenny: you have a tiny penis how cood i ever hav liked u
Bob: fuck you bitch
Definition per UrbanDictionary.com
1. fuck you bitch
a phrase commonly said by a guy who has just broken up w. his girlfriend during a fight and doesnt want to talk nemore
Jenny: you have a tiny penis how cood i ever hav liked u
Bob: fuck you bitch
Monday, August 11, 2008
Why sleep when you can drink mimosas
I woke up 6:07pm today. A flurry of thoughts and feelings rushed in like a blizzard. What time is it? My head is killing me. Am I still drunk? Where am I? Fuck, I slept the day away! And the final last flake... Shit I am suppose to pick up Steven at the airport.
This, my friends, is what happens when you and your roommate pound 4 bottles of champagne after working night shift and pass out at a little before 2 in the afternoon.
I will not lie. Since starting permanent night shift I have been yearning to come home and get trashed. Or even go to a bar and get wasted. Or someone's house for eggs and alcohol and intoxication. I mean i would do it after day shift so often so why should it be any different when I do night shift, even if it is 8 in the morning.
Today I accomplished that.
Lisa, Kimmy and I all convened on our deck for the post work cigarette and discussion of our night experiences. Many mornings when we all work, I'll stop to buy some champagne and freshly baked bagels from Vons. Tonight though, Lisa and I were in it to win it. Kimmy passed out and Lisa and I went off to shower and get changed. Lisa and I decided to stay up have some mimosas. We drank through the one bottle of champagne in our fridge. After Downing that we both looked at each, decided that we should go buy some more champagne and really enjoy the morning sun. Lisa in her I heart Delco t shirt and eskimo boxers and myself in red sweat shorts, gray tank and slippers jumped in my car and drove to Vons. We proceeded to buy 6 bottles of champagen, some freshly baked bagels (they are surprisingly great bagels for the west coast), orange juice and 2 boxes of frosted mini-wheats (they were on sale!). As we were paying, our landlord happen to be at Vons as well and came over to say hi. The randomness! He questioned why we had a 6 pack of champagne. We pointed out that if you are a Vons cardmember you save an additional 10% when you purchase 6 or more bottles of wine, champagne or liquor. So we bought 6! I think our landlord thinks his tenants are crazy, thats because we are. But we invited him and his wife over for some mimosas. They are actually cool like that and if it wasn't 9am, monday morning they probably would have part take in the fun. (
We drove home, sat on our deck, talked about about life and drank through 3 more bottles of Champagen. We discussed politics, california, ICU nursing vs Floor nursing, and other little thoughts and ponderings of life. All the while for some reason in my head I kept thinking that is was still only 9am, even as the California sun rose high above us and the marine layer slowly retreated back over the ocean. The hours passed by and the glasses of mimosas flowed like a running creek, well maybe like a raging rapid. Finally at 1:30pm, we realized we were drunk. Lisa actually called it. Than again Lisa is literally half my weight, 110 pounds maybe 5'1. I am two of her, so she was more gone than I was,not to say I was not on the tipsy side though.
We both headed off to our bedrooms. After that, I woke up at 6:07pm, just in time to see Kimmy off from work but too late to pick Steven up from the airport. He grabbed a cab. His flight came in at 530 and I was suppose to pick him up. I knew I was suppose when I headed off to bed but forget the detail that since I was drinking I would most likely need assistance in waking up on time. No alarm was obviously set. Kimmy said she woke up, saw the 4 bottles of champaign, walked in my room and i literally was past out in front of my laptop with my fingers still on the keys looking like I was typing.
So I sit here, with a slight headache, a nice tan and 4 bottles of empty champagne. Luckily we still have 3 more!
It was a great morning!
This, my friends, is what happens when you and your roommate pound 4 bottles of champagne after working night shift and pass out at a little before 2 in the afternoon.
I will not lie. Since starting permanent night shift I have been yearning to come home and get trashed. Or even go to a bar and get wasted. Or someone's house for eggs and alcohol and intoxication. I mean i would do it after day shift so often so why should it be any different when I do night shift, even if it is 8 in the morning.
Today I accomplished that.
Lisa, Kimmy and I all convened on our deck for the post work cigarette and discussion of our night experiences. Many mornings when we all work, I'll stop to buy some champagne and freshly baked bagels from Vons. Tonight though, Lisa and I were in it to win it. Kimmy passed out and Lisa and I went off to shower and get changed. Lisa and I decided to stay up have some mimosas. We drank through the one bottle of champagne in our fridge. After Downing that we both looked at each, decided that we should go buy some more champagne and really enjoy the morning sun. Lisa in her I heart Delco t shirt and eskimo boxers and myself in red sweat shorts, gray tank and slippers jumped in my car and drove to Vons. We proceeded to buy 6 bottles of champagen, some freshly baked bagels (they are surprisingly great bagels for the west coast), orange juice and 2 boxes of frosted mini-wheats (they were on sale!). As we were paying, our landlord happen to be at Vons as well and came over to say hi. The randomness! He questioned why we had a 6 pack of champagne. We pointed out that if you are a Vons cardmember you save an additional 10% when you purchase 6 or more bottles of wine, champagne or liquor. So we bought 6! I think our landlord thinks his tenants are crazy, thats because we are. But we invited him and his wife over for some mimosas. They are actually cool like that and if it wasn't 9am, monday morning they probably would have part take in the fun. (
We drove home, sat on our deck, talked about about life and drank through 3 more bottles of Champagen. We discussed politics, california, ICU nursing vs Floor nursing, and other little thoughts and ponderings of life. All the while for some reason in my head I kept thinking that is was still only 9am, even as the California sun rose high above us and the marine layer slowly retreated back over the ocean. The hours passed by and the glasses of mimosas flowed like a running creek, well maybe like a raging rapid. Finally at 1:30pm, we realized we were drunk. Lisa actually called it. Than again Lisa is literally half my weight, 110 pounds maybe 5'1. I am two of her, so she was more gone than I was,not to say I was not on the tipsy side though.
We both headed off to our bedrooms. After that, I woke up at 6:07pm, just in time to see Kimmy off from work but too late to pick Steven up from the airport. He grabbed a cab. His flight came in at 530 and I was suppose to pick him up. I knew I was suppose when I headed off to bed but forget the detail that since I was drinking I would most likely need assistance in waking up on time. No alarm was obviously set. Kimmy said she woke up, saw the 4 bottles of champaign, walked in my room and i literally was past out in front of my laptop with my fingers still on the keys looking like I was typing.
So I sit here, with a slight headache, a nice tan and 4 bottles of empty champagne. Luckily we still have 3 more!
It was a great morning!
Thursday, August 7, 2008
the craziest bitch of all, my best friend!
I am always amazed by my best friend Bob... Berta.. Bobby... Brutha... whichever name may roll out at any given time. He came out to visit this past weekend; a much needed visit for both of us. I have been bummed out and missing home. A visit from Bob was the antidote.
The plan was for Mexico. Invited By Eric and Brian with the accompaniment of a gaggle of my San Diego boys we raged out in Mexico on the Flourie Compound halfway between Rosarito and Ensenada, Baja California. Friends - new and old, alcohol, drugs, nudity (me of course), tortilla chips and refried beans all within the borders of the country of Mexico, what could make for a better weekend get away! We all laughed and lived like there was no cares in the world.
What I am constantly amazed, but not surprised by, is how everyone falls in love with Bob. He is such a unique and funny individual. Days after he left my San D friends still comment on how hard he made them laugh and his craziness. It is one of my favorite characteristics about Bob. The fact that he is nuts.
His last night we stayed up until 2 or 3 am laughing at pictures of each other, making comments that we knew the other was thinking. We are constantly amazed by that fact, it is as though we have the same brain sometimes. Maybe it is because we are both crazy, maybe it is because we have been friends for so long. Who knows. It always makes us laugh like little school girls... well more like cracked out prostitutes.
I feel always blessed to have him in my life. He is someone I know will always be there for me and I for him. I always look forward to our next adventure together because it is guaranteed to be insane!
The plan was for Mexico. Invited By Eric and Brian with the accompaniment of a gaggle of my San Diego boys we raged out in Mexico on the Flourie Compound halfway between Rosarito and Ensenada, Baja California. Friends - new and old, alcohol, drugs, nudity (me of course), tortilla chips and refried beans all within the borders of the country of Mexico, what could make for a better weekend get away! We all laughed and lived like there was no cares in the world.
What I am constantly amazed, but not surprised by, is how everyone falls in love with Bob. He is such a unique and funny individual. Days after he left my San D friends still comment on how hard he made them laugh and his craziness. It is one of my favorite characteristics about Bob. The fact that he is nuts.
His last night we stayed up until 2 or 3 am laughing at pictures of each other, making comments that we knew the other was thinking. We are constantly amazed by that fact, it is as though we have the same brain sometimes. Maybe it is because we are both crazy, maybe it is because we have been friends for so long. Who knows. It always makes us laugh like little school girls... well more like cracked out prostitutes.
I feel always blessed to have him in my life. He is someone I know will always be there for me and I for him. I always look forward to our next adventure together because it is guaranteed to be insane!
Friday, August 1, 2008
My Best friend, my brother is coming out to see me.
I am so stoked. (A word that I have now used twice in one day and think I previously maybe used in twice in my life)
I have been in need of the comfort of my friends from back home. It is perfect timing for him to come out. I have been really missing my friends and the comfort of having people who have known me for awhile and and truly concerned about me.
What will make this trip ever more crazy than the typical bob and matt combination, we will be in mexico all weekend! Bob & Matt take on Baja California, Mexico. Staying at my friend's house between Rosarito and Ensenada, we will be taking Mexico by stuff! Ha, probably not that crazy, but none the less it will be an experience!
I am so stoked. (A word that I have now used twice in one day and think I previously maybe used in twice in my life)
I have been in need of the comfort of my friends from back home. It is perfect timing for him to come out. I have been really missing my friends and the comfort of having people who have known me for awhile and and truly concerned about me.
What will make this trip ever more crazy than the typical bob and matt combination, we will be in mexico all weekend! Bob & Matt take on Baja California, Mexico. Staying at my friend's house between Rosarito and Ensenada, we will be taking Mexico by stuff! Ha, probably not that crazy, but none the less it will be an experience!
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