(e:paul) you are an evil genious with the technological stuff!
Its official - I'm an idiot.
For some strange reason this is my natural reaction to when girls go out of their way to try to make conversation with me -
Girl - "Hey, do you have an extra cigarrette?"
Me - "Sure, here you go."
Girl - "So, blah blah blah etc etc etc"
Me - *look away, look at my drink, take a sip, look away*
Followed by about 45 seconds of uncomfortable silence. I'm really bad at small talk so I avoid it at all costs. Plus this girl had Prada glasses on, which was a HUGE turn off. I dislike girls with expecations of a certain lifestyle because IMO if she can't provide it for herself surely she can't expect some idiot guy to provide it for her. I like independant, loud-mouthed girls with an opinion... but also the type who are ladies and know how to be sweet and discreet. Maybe she was really nice - I'll never know. In real life (that is, outside of this blog where some people get the impression that I'm a right wing fascist A-type personality) I'm actually a really nice guy that goes out of his way to try to make people be comfortable and at ease. I think this girl sensed it and kind of dug me, and I hate small talk so I shyed away. Next time I think I'll just kick it and use my gift of gab - I could care less if I get shot down. Plus, and this is going to sound REALLY strange... I've had the strongest desire for the past couple weeks to perform cunnilingus on some lucky girl. I just want to practice!
My weakness with the small talk is the death of me, so usually the ladies I end up with have to practically hit me over the head with a bat to get me to talk to them. I wish I was different!
Anyhow, I think Atlanta is really Southern slang for "delay." My plane this week was 3.5 hours late. I hate getting Atlanta'd - sorry (e:jason) for the wait!
I'm home in Buffalo for the next week - not working this next week sucks because I like being busy, but on the other hand 750 is going to get a makeover while I'm here. Plus I truly miss the neighborhood while I'm gone, so I get the opportunity to take advantage of what we have on Elmwood while I'm here. I kind of want to hit up Ambrosia for lunch next week, or maybe the lunch buffet at India Gate. Every freaking day I go to SpOT and get a mucho iced coffee. Anyhow if you see a right-wingish looking guy with Birkenstocks, collared shirts and aviator glasses with short hair (shaven or unshaven depending on the hour and/or my laziness) around, thats me!
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07/23/2005 17:07 #24513
Its Official07/23/2005 14:05 #24512
Hypocrisy
Concerning the Supreme Court issue, it seems that we've given Democrats just enough rope to hang themselves -
Senator Ted Kennedy (D-Mass.):
- "Nominees deserve a vote. If our . . . colleagues don't like them, vote against them. But don't just sit on them - that is obstruction of justice. Free and full debate over judicial nominations is healthy.
The Constitution is clear that only individuals acceptable to both the President and the Senate should be confirmed.
The President and the Senate do not always agree. But we should resolve these disagreements by voting on these nominees - yes or no." Congressional Record, January 28, 1999.
Senator Tom Harkin (D-Id.):
- "I really believe that the filibuster rules are unconstitutional. I believe the Constitution sets out five times when you need majority or supermajority votes in the Senate for treaties, impeachment." Congressional Record, March 1, 1994.
Senator Joe Lieberman (D-Conn.):
- "[T]he filibuster rule... there is no constitutional basis for it.... It is, in its way, inconsistent with the Constitution, one might almost say an amendment of the Constitution by rule of the U.S. Senate." Congressional Record, January 4, 1995
Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.):
- "If we want to vote against somebody, vote against them. I respect that. State your reasons. I respect that. But don't hold up a qualified judicial nominee. [...] I have had judicial nominations by both Democrat and Republican Presidents that I intended to oppose.
But I fought like mad to make sure they at least got a chance to be on the floor for a vote. [...] Don't hold them in this anonymous unconscionable limbo, because in doing that, the minority of Senators really shame all Senators." Congressional Record, June 18, 1998.
Senator Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.):
- "According to the U.S. Constitution, the President nominates, and the Senate shall provide advice and consent. It is not the role of the Senate to obstruct the process and prevent numbers of highly qualified nominees from even being given the opportunity for a vote on the Senate floor." Congressional Record, May 14, 1997.
Senator Tom Daschle (D-S.D.):
- "I must say, I find it simply baffling that a Senator would vote against even voting on a judicial nomination." Congressional Record, October 5, 1999.
jason - 07/23/05 14:05
I'm not sure what media you're checking out Ajay, but DeLay has been getting smoked repeatedly by the mainstream press. Interestingly enough, Democrat politicians who demonstrate equally bad judgment and do similar activities do not get the same treatment.
I'm not sure what media you're checking out Ajay, but DeLay has been getting smoked repeatedly by the mainstream press. Interestingly enough, Democrat politicians who demonstrate equally bad judgment and do similar activities do not get the same treatment.
joshua - 07/23/05 11:03
I think thats true - if the roles were reversed the Repubs would be doing the same thing. Clinton looked into the camera wagging his finger telling a bold-faced lie. Then he bombed Iraq to take the heat off of the story. I'm not a Clinton hater (Bill, that is), fyi - I voted for him in '96.
Rove isn't even a focus of the investigation which is why its puzzling to me that he is on the cover of Newsweek, NYT, LAT, etc. As of right now there is no evidence suggesting he broke the law, and at the time of the so-called "leak" Valerie Plame was working a desk job at Langley. Actually, if you look at what evidence is out there in the public domain you'll see that its apparant that Rove got his information about Valerie Plame from - gasp - the media! Could it have been Judith Miller? We'll never know, at least until she decides she doesn't like the pokey too much.
Lets be honest here... the Rove thing isn't about whether he did something right or wrong - this is more about the fact that he kicked liberal ass twice in a row and now libs seem to think they see a chink in his armor. IMO he isn't going to get charged with squat and there is going to be a liberal uproar because they thought they "got him."
I think thats true - if the roles were reversed the Repubs would be doing the same thing. Clinton looked into the camera wagging his finger telling a bold-faced lie. Then he bombed Iraq to take the heat off of the story. I'm not a Clinton hater (Bill, that is), fyi - I voted for him in '96.
Rove isn't even a focus of the investigation which is why its puzzling to me that he is on the cover of Newsweek, NYT, LAT, etc. As of right now there is no evidence suggesting he broke the law, and at the time of the so-called "leak" Valerie Plame was working a desk job at Langley. Actually, if you look at what evidence is out there in the public domain you'll see that its apparant that Rove got his information about Valerie Plame from - gasp - the media! Could it have been Judith Miller? We'll never know, at least until she decides she doesn't like the pokey too much.
Lets be honest here... the Rove thing isn't about whether he did something right or wrong - this is more about the fact that he kicked liberal ass twice in a row and now libs seem to think they see a chink in his armor. IMO he isn't going to get charged with squat and there is going to be a liberal uproar because they thought they "got him."
ajay - 07/23/05 02:52
... maybe because pointing out that a politician lied is like shooting fish in a barrel? Jeez... I wonder why the same "mainstream media" isn't commenting about Tom Delay's foibles? Or (heck, this is too easy), Bush's gems?
Can you imagine the uproar if a Democratic administration had revealed Valerie Plame's details to the media? You guys went into convulsions and mass hysteria because Clinton lied about a friggin' BJ, for crying out loud! And Rove destroyed the career of a stellar CIA agent, and the administration's mum about it.
... maybe because pointing out that a politician lied is like shooting fish in a barrel? Jeez... I wonder why the same "mainstream media" isn't commenting about Tom Delay's foibles? Or (heck, this is too easy), Bush's gems?
Can you imagine the uproar if a Democratic administration had revealed Valerie Plame's details to the media? You guys went into convulsions and mass hysteria because Clinton lied about a friggin' BJ, for crying out loud! And Rove destroyed the career of a stellar CIA agent, and the administration's mum about it.
jason - 07/20/05 14:31
Jeez, the mainstream media and the various lib organizations seem to be strangely silent when it comes to these things. I wonder why they don't want to talk about it?
Jeez, the mainstream media and the various lib organizations seem to be strangely silent when it comes to these things. I wonder why they don't want to talk about it?
07/15/2005 10:44 #24511
Whats poppin' Buffalo?Ugh. This week was freaking terrible. 5 plane rides, 3 cities in 3 states over 4 days. By far the Orlando airport is the nicest of the airports I've seen so far, followed by Louisville. Miami is a distant third. The absolute worst airport I've seen so far is Detroit - they seriously need to think about digging up some tax dollars and welcoming their airport to the 21st century. (e:hodown) - corroborate this shit!
We had the coolest car this week - a brand new '06 Charger... it arrived at the rental agency just earlier this week. I don't care what anybody says - those cars are crazy. The V-8 version has some kind of displacement feature that turns the engine into V-4 mode... and the car still has 325 horsepower. That is some sweet shit right there. I had to clean the drool off of the hood... people were mesmerized by that car everywhere we went. Personally, if I was going to spend $24-$30k on a ride, I'd buy a Chrysler Comet and trick that bad boy out with some rims, drop it 4" lower to the floor, take off all identifying marks, give it a custom paint job and put a crazy sound system in it. I saw a car just like this in Los Angeles... I WILL have one some day. Yeah, it would look kind of like a ghettomobile but I guarantee that every (e:estripper) couldn't peel the smile off their face if they were riding with me.
Seriously, if Bruce Jackson gets "best blog" that will be a testament to the poor taste of Artvoice readers. Thats like saying that Marino was better than Kelly - that shit is patently false.
We had the coolest car this week - a brand new '06 Charger... it arrived at the rental agency just earlier this week. I don't care what anybody says - those cars are crazy. The V-8 version has some kind of displacement feature that turns the engine into V-4 mode... and the car still has 325 horsepower. That is some sweet shit right there. I had to clean the drool off of the hood... people were mesmerized by that car everywhere we went. Personally, if I was going to spend $24-$30k on a ride, I'd buy a Chrysler Comet and trick that bad boy out with some rims, drop it 4" lower to the floor, take off all identifying marks, give it a custom paint job and put a crazy sound system in it. I saw a car just like this in Los Angeles... I WILL have one some day. Yeah, it would look kind of like a ghettomobile but I guarantee that every (e:estripper) couldn't peel the smile off their face if they were riding with me.
Seriously, if Bruce Jackson gets "best blog" that will be a testament to the poor taste of Artvoice readers. Thats like saying that Marino was better than Kelly - that shit is patently false.
07/08/2005 23:22 #24510
Back to the "real world"Ugh. My break is almost over and I leave for various parts of the USA on Sunday night. Its been fun being on the shelf for a week - Its been two months since I've really been able to do nothing whatsoever. Back to the grind.
Besides my iPod and my trusty (and old) Walkman that I use for late nights when I'm bored and laying in bed and want to listen to George Noory or whatever local shit is on, I buy books. I learned the hard way about long flights with no entertainment... that is not going to happen to me again. I bought a book called "The Fabric of the Cosmos" by Brian Greene - essentially its an explanation of theoretical physics written in a manner that people without background in physics can relate to. I went to school for business and never took a physics class so excessive details are meaningless to me. Dr. Greene is an interesting guy - I first saw him in a PBS/Nova show about string theory and thought it was excellent. Why not read one of his books?
The funny thing about investigating books to read for me is reading reviews on Amazon - in the science community there is so much petty professional jealousy its hilarious. People that are obsessed about "being right" concerning things that are only theoretical in nature makes me laugh out loud. Being a geek is ok, but dickswinging over physics-related stuff is disturbing. People like that need to have their ears boxed a couple times, but I suppose if I earned a Ph.D in Physics I'd be hard up for a life and social skills too.
Besides my iPod and my trusty (and old) Walkman that I use for late nights when I'm bored and laying in bed and want to listen to George Noory or whatever local shit is on, I buy books. I learned the hard way about long flights with no entertainment... that is not going to happen to me again. I bought a book called "The Fabric of the Cosmos" by Brian Greene - essentially its an explanation of theoretical physics written in a manner that people without background in physics can relate to. I went to school for business and never took a physics class so excessive details are meaningless to me. Dr. Greene is an interesting guy - I first saw him in a PBS/Nova show about string theory and thought it was excellent. Why not read one of his books?
The funny thing about investigating books to read for me is reading reviews on Amazon - in the science community there is so much petty professional jealousy its hilarious. People that are obsessed about "being right" concerning things that are only theoretical in nature makes me laugh out loud. Being a geek is ok, but dickswinging over physics-related stuff is disturbing. People like that need to have their ears boxed a couple times, but I suppose if I earned a Ph.D in Physics I'd be hard up for a life and social skills too.
07/07/2005 15:13 #24509
Its interesting you mention that(e:Paul) - I was about a week away from entering Officer Training School for the U.S. Air Force before I got my current job. At least you're willing to admit that there is nothing you'd die for... a lot of people with your perspective don't have the guts to admit that. That kind of a retort is a last-resort copout but I respect the fact that you are principled. Even if I disagree with somebody 110% on an issue if they are principled and do not resort to some kind of moral relativism bullshit then I have an enormous amount of respect for them. Alot of anti-war people don't have principle and are protesting because they think its cool... and no I'm not belittling protesters. Don't try to set up the chickenhawk argument, its old and unapplicable to me.
And stop calling me conservative - I'm moderate. Being pro-war on terror doesn't mean you are conservative. Millions of Democrats are pro-war on terror, and in November the Democrats lost because of this and other issues. Ask me about some social issues and I think your predisposition about me (someone you haven't met, by the way) would be shattered.
I think my views on social issues is my redeeming factor with the liberal girls... when it comes to day to day real-life issues I don't like to see people be oppressed. Gay marriage shouldn't be banned, we should do more for the poor for our country (although a full blown socialist welfare state is unacceptable), at the very least kids should be provided some kind of basic health care, our social system causes us to be overworked, we should find some real and practical energy alternatives so we can put the brakes on global warming or at least shift the blame to India and China (plus give the Middle East and Venezuela the finger, a bonus), and in general I think that we Americans should learn to live with a bit less so that doing something for the common good isn't such a big deal.
Anyhow, onto other non-terror or war related issues. I decided to do the fiscally irresponsible thing and get a forebearance on my $40,000 worth of school loans. I don't want to pay them right now. The problem with education is that you can't win no matter if there is an abundance of or lack of a welfare state. If I wasn't paying $40,000 for school out of my pocket I'd be paying for it partially out of my pocket directly, partially out of someone elses pocket via taxes (fucking unacceptable) and out of my own pocket via taxes.
Bonobo + Lazlo Hollyfeld at Nietzsche's tonight - $10. (e:Jason) and yours truly will be there and if you are into quality instrumental music you won't be disappointed.
And stop calling me conservative - I'm moderate. Being pro-war on terror doesn't mean you are conservative. Millions of Democrats are pro-war on terror, and in November the Democrats lost because of this and other issues. Ask me about some social issues and I think your predisposition about me (someone you haven't met, by the way) would be shattered.
I think my views on social issues is my redeeming factor with the liberal girls... when it comes to day to day real-life issues I don't like to see people be oppressed. Gay marriage shouldn't be banned, we should do more for the poor for our country (although a full blown socialist welfare state is unacceptable), at the very least kids should be provided some kind of basic health care, our social system causes us to be overworked, we should find some real and practical energy alternatives so we can put the brakes on global warming or at least shift the blame to India and China (plus give the Middle East and Venezuela the finger, a bonus), and in general I think that we Americans should learn to live with a bit less so that doing something for the common good isn't such a big deal.
Anyhow, onto other non-terror or war related issues. I decided to do the fiscally irresponsible thing and get a forebearance on my $40,000 worth of school loans. I don't want to pay them right now. The problem with education is that you can't win no matter if there is an abundance of or lack of a welfare state. If I wasn't paying $40,000 for school out of my pocket I'd be paying for it partially out of my pocket directly, partially out of someone elses pocket via taxes (fucking unacceptable) and out of my own pocket via taxes.
Bonobo + Lazlo Hollyfeld at Nietzsche's tonight - $10. (e:Jason) and yours truly will be there and if you are into quality instrumental music you won't be disappointed.
I agree with Jason. Avoid stupid small talk by saying something potentially offensive (or highly suggestive or both) and see what happens. If she slaps you and walks away you weren't going to get the opportunity to go down on her anyway. If she's got a sense of humor she'll come back with some retort that will make you laugh or blush. Sexual banter is much better than small talk and more often leads to ... more interesting things.
If you didn't care to talk to them you could have always just asked for sex. "So, isn't it more traditional to have the cig AFTER we fuck?"