Don't you wish you could be completely honest? Maybe some out there are, but that requires them to be two things: independently wealthy and surrounded by people impervious to having their feelings hurt.

Of course, honesty doesn't equal truth. You might honestly like the taste of dirt, but that doesn't mean dirt universally tastes good. Damn it, logic always gets in the way of a good rant.

Whatever, logic.  You suck. 

I just finished Doctor Zhivago.  3hrs and 20min, great movie.  Not the place to go for an unbiased opinion of the communist revolution, but worth watching no less.

My one word summary: snow.

Summary of my summary: lame.

Car Horns - Yes, the sweet soothing sound of HONK HONK. Too many people frequent the center of their steering wheel. I have been trained like Pavlov's dog, as my middle finger instantly rises in response. Meaningless and yet.... it just feels right. 

In the news over the last few days.

*Two insignificant people in England got married and spent government money doing so.
*Our President had to display his birth certificate in response to the questioning of Donald Trump. Many are not convinced.
*Osama Bin Laden is dead, the public would like to see pictures. 
*Gas prices fell because stock market analysts are afraid the economy is weakening. (I picture a kitten going into attack mode upon seeing it's reflection)
*A republican presidential debate took place a year and half before the next election.

Yes, truth is stranger than fiction.

-I could turn anything into chocolate (or cheesecake) at my choosing. 
*Said Chocolate or Cheesecake will have no calories, fat, or whatever was recently deemed bad for me.
-Things are never deemed bad for me.
-I could silence stupid people from saying ridiculous things.
*this would also require the banning of sign language due to the loophole Fox News discovered.
*this will also work in retrograde for me, as I have been known to say stupid things.
-Continuing on:  Anyone that agrees with previous statement must give me five dollars.
-Time can move faster or slower at my choosing.
-The music industry only cared about talent.
-Clothes, dishes, bathrooms, cars, etc. cleaned themselves (much like cats, and they purr while doing so).
-Nothing breaks, unless you want to break it.
-There were no political parties, there were no politics.
-Space travel was affordable.
-Teleportation was possible in the event that you are more of a Type A personality.
-People asked questions before assuming to know the answers.
-"Sexy" was a button I could push in the morning and machines then made that happen. 
-Other people have to work really hard at things in which I'm "naturally gifted" 
-I also have a "Naturally Gifted" button.
*Machines deny me this due to conflicts with their personal code of ethics.
-Machines can't stop me from saying I'm "naturally gifted." 
-etc.
-etc.

Yes, this was definitely better than a long rant over how much I'd like to have the hour back I spent watching "Judge Judy."  You know, they don't keep her there because she's beautiful, they keep her there because she's sma....   No, I just can't say it.
 

I try to remind myself regularly that no one wants any.  It's a shame I don't even listen to myself. 


P.S. I know these "blogs" are ridiculously short.  I could write more, but... 

That is all I have to report.  

P.S.  There are about a hundred post-it notes on my desk, I think they are having babies while I'm not looking.


 

the madness.  Somewhere deep inside, I try to preserve a little bubble of rationality and logic.  This bubble is exasperated. 

Election season has become - or always was - humanity at it's worst...  


 

Insanely good.  Didn't think I was going there?  Well, for those that require examples, just search "insanely good" in google...  after the letter "I" you will being receiving results from all over the world in a fraction of second and be able to pull information that would have taken a doctoral student years to compile a decade ago.  Then again, why do it now?  Maybe you'd rather search "insanely good" on your Iphone as you relax on a boat in the middle of a lake somewhere, squeeze it in between visits to Facebook where you communicate with a family member in China. 

Truly amazing.  And still, know where the off switch is. 

None of us are as smart as we think we are.  Unless...   that was your opinion; in that case some sort of hole in the space time continuum would likely open up. 

I have no fear of this in my case, because I am definitely a genius.  I'm sure that you are a genius too. 

If we reduce our knowledge only to things not based in opinion, our heads would be relatively empty.  And, even then, there would be those still attempting to dispute things like Gravity, Evolution, and my utter superiority to others.  We would certainly benefit from this awareness; the line between opinion and fact.  We would also do well to recognize that our opinions are not the "blue print of the world" to anyone else but us.  Yes, religion is an opinion, so are political beliefs.  How dare I suggest religion as an opinion?  Well, do others exist and prosper under completely different religions than your own?  Yes.  In contrast, I have never known anyone to do without gravity, food, water, air, blood, sleep, etc.  Those things are necessary facts of human life.  In the case of politics, most people are aware that their beliefs are based in opinion and yet they are infuriated when someone holds a dissenting opinion. 

Music is almost completely based in the world of opinion.  That's what makes life as a musician so frustrating - of course you write "good" music, so how could someone else not enjoy it?  It takes a lot of experience and tough skin to finally accept that some of the things you do (and love) may not be well received by others.  Then comes the decision: should you change something so others will like it?  To this I'd pose one question: do you really think you know what others will like? 

I just watched a bit of the Oliver Stone movie "The Doors" - I never watch anything all the way through these days, too little time. But, in a past life I've watched it twice. Previously, I assumed respect for their music mostly because of they respect given to them by others. Now, I think his lyrics are a sad attempt to be perceived as "deep" and "mysterious." His Lyrical composition is childlike, rhyming the first words that would come to the mind of a person with a 5th grade education. I stopped watching, I can't stand a person who seems to believe they are tapped into the "real world" and the rest of us are simply lost. 

It's really not about complexity, but (true) sincerity and effort. I think the drugs may have made him more sincere, but without them... Should you receive credit for thoughts and ideas that were spawned from the chemical destruction of brain cells? I think the liner notes should have credited Acid, Cocaine, Jack Daniel's, etc, and etc. as song writing partners.

On the other side: I listened to Paul Simon's greatest hits this weekend. Impressive.

Hey, if you are looking for something to do, go see a local band. Check out their website first to test out the music (almost every band in existence has a myspace site). One other recommendation: Stand/sit close to the band, get in the crowd (hopefully there is one). You'll enjoy the music more, bring some ear plugs though.

The soundtrack for the movie Juno makes me contemplate suicide. Oh, man.... it really sucks.