So (e:Joshua) and my friend Jerry went out tonight, so I've been home alone all night deciding what to do. I directed a whole mass full of people to (e:Dcoffee)'s article - I'm not saying how, but suffice it to say there should be more internet traffic headed in that direction.
I've been eating a few Ranchero Doritos tonight. I don't eat chips or most other kinds of snack food very often anymore, but Jerry brought them over and I've been a little hungry. I'm not sure what "Ranchero" flavor is - with other types of Doritos you know for sure, but the only way I can describe the flavor is "spicy."
I realized that there are flavors that I enjoy in potato chip form which I am afraid of in their natural state. For example, I think Cool Ranch Doritos taste really good, yet I don't eat ranch, nor any other kind of salad dressing. I also like Sour Cream and Chives, and Sour Cream and Cheddar chips, but I do not eat sour cream. I'm not sure what I am afraid of, but I don't miss eating salad dressing or sour cream, and I don't think they are the healthiest things in the world anyway so I'll stick to my once in a blue moon eating of the chips. It is Super Bowl time, you know.
With the absence of any real humans to talk to or interact with tonight, I decided to interact with people via internet forums. I couldn't be more thrilled with the result - I talked to a guy (a Christian Liberal) who sees the world much like I do. He directed me to his blog and recommended a book to me. I checked it out on Amazon and I cannot wait to start reading the book. I am not going to talk about the subject of the book because you don't care to know, and I don't care to tell you. Nevertheless I have high hopes about it, and with some luck I hope to learn more about myself and try to make more sense out of my life.
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02/05/2006 02:49 #23627
Random BSCategory: potpourri
02/02/2006 13:39 #23626
The Trouble With BoysCategory: gender
Here's a very interesting article from Newsweek about Boys in Education. It's definitely worth your time to read it.
ladycroft - 02/27/06 11:53
I'm giving a presentation on this topic in my history of higher ed class today - using this link!
I'm giving a presentation on this topic in my history of higher ed class today - using this link!
metalpeter - 02/03/06 19:24
Little bit to long to read online, plus I missed the PBS special to, thought it might be interesting.
Little bit to long to read online, plus I missed the PBS special to, thought it might be interesting.
jenks - 02/02/06 16:25
I got all excited- "'the trouble with boys'?? oooh good- is someone finally going to tell me what's going on those heads?"
haha...
but it's just an article saying girls are smarter than boys- I could have told you that.
(settle down I'm just kidding.)
In all seriousness... I'm not sure how I feel about that article... I'm sure there's validity to it, but I don't like when people try to makes excuses and justify behavior- it takes away the accountability. Like when parents think "my kid has ADD. that's ok. it's a diagnosis. he's sick. he needs meds." Rather than thinking "my kid is a brat and maybe I should work on that."
But i dunno. School was always pretty easy for me, and I guess I feel like if anybody just works hard enough and tries hard enough, they can succeed too. But I guess that's not fair of me...
I got all excited- "'the trouble with boys'?? oooh good- is someone finally going to tell me what's going on those heads?"
haha...
but it's just an article saying girls are smarter than boys- I could have told you that.
(settle down I'm just kidding.)
In all seriousness... I'm not sure how I feel about that article... I'm sure there's validity to it, but I don't like when people try to makes excuses and justify behavior- it takes away the accountability. Like when parents think "my kid has ADD. that's ok. it's a diagnosis. he's sick. he needs meds." Rather than thinking "my kid is a brat and maybe I should work on that."
But i dunno. School was always pretty easy for me, and I guess I feel like if anybody just works hard enough and tries hard enough, they can succeed too. But I guess that's not fair of me...
ladycroft - 02/02/06 13:51
Great article! I actually have the beginnings of a post on this very topic stored in Word. Well, more specifically relating to the 60/40 split on college campuses. The article is right in saying we recognized the gap with women and created Title IX to address that. Not only have women caught up, but are now passing the guys. In all our haste to close that gap we created a new one.
Great article! I actually have the beginnings of a post on this very topic stored in Word. Well, more specifically relating to the 60/40 split on college campuses. The article is right in saying we recognized the gap with women and created Title IX to address that. Not only have women caught up, but are now passing the guys. In all our haste to close that gap we created a new one.
01/30/2006 18:26 #23625
Beach BoysCategory: music
(e:Ajay) is right, what I posted are lyrics from a song called "Warmth of the Sun". I just copy and pasted the lyrics and forgot to write the title in. Beach Boys fans would automatically recognize the song, but I don't know that there are too many fans here on the strip.
I started thinking about the Beach Boys again last night while Josh and I were watching War of the Worlds - you know when Tom Cruise sings "Little Deuce Coupe" to Dakota Fanning.
More on this later...it will take a while for me to construct what I really want to say.
I started thinking about the Beach Boys again last night while Josh and I were watching War of the Worlds - you know when Tom Cruise sings "Little Deuce Coupe" to Dakota Fanning.
More on this later...it will take a while for me to construct what I really want to say.
codypomeray - 01/31/06 10:09
im a big fan, just havent listened in a while. i like sloop john b, and god only knows. beach boys kick ass. timeless really.
im a big fan, just havent listened in a while. i like sloop john b, and god only knows. beach boys kick ass. timeless really.
jenks - 01/30/06 18:43
she's real fine my 409...
yeah, lots of beach boys around my house growing up. especially on car trips.... Haven't listened to 'em in a while though.
she's real fine my 409...
yeah, lots of beach boys around my house growing up. especially on car trips.... Haven't listened to 'em in a while though.
01/30/2006 01:18 #23624
Where it all StartedCategory: life
What good is the dawn
That grows into day
The sunset at night
Or living this way
For I have the warmth of the sun
(Warmth of the sun)
Within me at night
(Within me at night)
The love of my life
She left me one day
I cried when she said
"I don't feel the same way"
Still I have the warmth of the sun
(Warmth of the sun)
Within me tonight
(Within me tonight)
I'll dream of her arms
And though they're not real
It's like she's still there
The way that I feel
I loved like the warmth of the sun
(Warmth of the sun)
It won't ever die
(It won't ever die)
That grows into day
The sunset at night
Or living this way
For I have the warmth of the sun
(Warmth of the sun)
Within me at night
(Within me at night)
The love of my life
She left me one day
I cried when she said
"I don't feel the same way"
Still I have the warmth of the sun
(Warmth of the sun)
Within me tonight
(Within me tonight)
I'll dream of her arms
And though they're not real
It's like she's still there
The way that I feel
I loved like the warmth of the sun
(Warmth of the sun)
It won't ever die
(It won't ever die)
joshua - 01/30/06 18:02
He never claimed that he wrote it.
He never claimed that he wrote it.
ajay - 01/30/06 10:57
Tsk tsk tsk.. (e:Jason), cite your sources: :::link:::
I'm ashamed to admit I remember the song (as well as "California Dreaming" :) )
Tsk tsk tsk.. (e:Jason), cite your sources: :::link:::
I'm ashamed to admit I remember the song (as well as "California Dreaming" :) )
codypomeray - 01/30/06 07:28
Nice! I really like it. I can never rhyme when i write poetry, and i am always really impressed when someone writes something thats really good and it rhymes. really really nice. who would have thought you had a soft side. just kidding.
Nice! I really like it. I can never rhyme when i write poetry, and i am always really impressed when someone writes something thats really good and it rhymes. really really nice. who would have thought you had a soft side. just kidding.
ladycroft - 01/30/06 01:29
that's lovely
that's lovely
01/29/2006 14:56 #23623
Zoinks!Category: hair
After (e:Joshua) publicly humiliated me for looking like Shaggy, I decided enough was enough. It was time for change. Change is good, yeah? It was time to go to The Pink, and I was ready to test out my new 'do.
I tested it out first by giving some guy the most menacing glare I'm capable of, and he looked away. Cool! Don't fuck with the guy with the mohawk! When I was at the bar some chick asked me if I was going through her purse. I said, "No, why, you got something in there you shouldn't?" So she opened up her purse for me to see, and it was actually pretty empty. No condoms either - my kind of girl. Some guy also asked me if I play an instrument, or if I was in a rock band. I was like "Hell yeah, and we SHRED!"
Fun night overall.
I tested it out first by giving some guy the most menacing glare I'm capable of, and he looked away. Cool! Don't fuck with the guy with the mohawk! When I was at the bar some chick asked me if I was going through her purse. I said, "No, why, you got something in there you shouldn't?" So she opened up her purse for me to see, and it was actually pretty empty. No condoms either - my kind of girl. Some guy also asked me if I play an instrument, or if I was in a rock band. I was like "Hell yeah, and we SHRED!"
Fun night overall.
metalpeter - 01/29/06 19:34
I like the new Mohawk. I don't know if it would be better plain or dyed some bright color. We all need to change it up now and then Maybe I will someday but I doubt it. I'm surpised someone asked if you where in a band, thats funny.
I like the new Mohawk. I don't know if it would be better plain or dyed some bright color. We all need to change it up now and then Maybe I will someday but I doubt it. I'm surpised someone asked if you where in a band, thats funny.
Glad you enjoyed your self. It's good that you got something out of forums. When I have used them I have just stated my thoughts and read others thought. My plan was to go out and I went to coles only to find out the bar was closed for a private party. So I hung out, outside for maybe a minute and didn't see anyother (e:peeps) so I went hoped on a bus home got some food and watched the End of the Sabres game. They won in the shootout.