A funny thing happened today. I went to church and received the message. I think. I know it was just last week that I said that I was unsure of my status with the BIG GUY, but I think that I go the message. Now in church I think I catch A.D.D. or A.D.H.D. (totally not making fun of the disorders) because I can't pay attention for the life of me. Where as if you throw a movie in the DVD player and I am focused as focused can be. In church today it was more of the same, me not really focusing but what I did catch was amazing.
I will paraphrase the sermon (again I wasn't paying close attention). People are always looking for the next thing. What are they gonna do next, what are they gonna get next, what happens next. For example, when I look at my DVD collection I think what movie do I want to purchase next. What movie don't I have. When can I get my next movie. Now I think this was the part of the sermon that got me. People should focus on the things they already have and enjoy them. If new things come their way then fine and dandy. But don't covet the things that others have. I should look to enjoy the movies that I have and not focus on what I don't have. I still can enjoy the movies that I have.
So I am going to try and enjoy the things that I have instead of looking for the next big thing. If that next big thing happens to find me well then I will take it in stride and try not to lose sight of the things I had before that big thing came along. This is all I have to say not sure I made sense but this is what I got and it brought a smile to my face.
This just isn't a church thing this is an every day thing, it just happens that I got the message at church. My goal for church next week is to pay closer attention. Please help me lord.
Sunday, November 23, 2008
Thursday, November 20, 2008
A Fart Can Save Lives
Let me tell you a story! It's a story of how a fart saved a young man's life! Let's call him Bobby. Bobby was probably a junior in high school and he and his friends had just made friends with this girl who lived in the neighbor hood. Let's call her Tara. Tara was so cool. She was like one of the guys.
During the time that they all hung out, the boys in the group began to like Tara as more than just friends. Even Bobby had grown to fancy her. She wasn't the prettiest girl but she wasn't the ugliest girl either. She was smart and funny and again she could hang with the best of em. The best thing about this girl was that she liked to hang out with all of the guys.
Well one day all of the friends were over Bobby's house and watching TV. Bobby's dad was also there. On this day how ever Tara was sitting very close to Bobby and on the other side of Bobby was his dad. The problem was that Bobby was getting a bit to comfortable around Tara. Bobby was almost getting up enough nerve to ask Tara out. But something happened where Tara's mind was totally turned off to the thought of dating Bobby. And it happened on this same day while the friends and Bobby's dad was watching TV.
Bobby not only got comfortable around Tara he was getting comfy a little too comfy sitting next to Tara. He was in his house and he was watching his TV, around his friends. Remember, Tara was like one of the guys.
Well, Bobby lifted his leg, the one closest to Tara, and let out a huge, loud smelly fart. Once it had escaped Bobby was mortified and had lost all hope of ever getting chance to be Tara's boyfriend. Tara was grossed out and moved her seat. Bobby was trying to apologize but his father was saying, "Oh real nice Bobby, real classy, your a pig!" Bobby was so embarrassed all he could say was sorry and left it at that. All his chances with Tara were gone.
A few weeks later Tara ended up becoming one of Bobby's friend Jason's, girlfriend. But, Tara began to change once she was Jason's girlfriend. Jason couldn't hang out with his friends anymore and Tara wanted nothing to do with the group anymore. Tara began getting uglier. Just because she was such a nag to Jason. Jason's life became shittier and shittier. He was losing his friends and was miserable in his relationship. It was like he was dieing.
So the embarrassing moment when Bobby Farted and totally turned off Tara to Bobby actually saved his life. After a while, Bobby took that Fart as an omen of what would have been it was a sign and all of his friends should have seen it when it happened unfortunately for Jason he missed the sign.
This is based on a true story. Names have been changed to protect the innocent. Some parts of the story have been exaggerated to make it a better story. Just remember sometimes a fart can save your life.
During the time that they all hung out, the boys in the group began to like Tara as more than just friends. Even Bobby had grown to fancy her. She wasn't the prettiest girl but she wasn't the ugliest girl either. She was smart and funny and again she could hang with the best of em. The best thing about this girl was that she liked to hang out with all of the guys.
Well one day all of the friends were over Bobby's house and watching TV. Bobby's dad was also there. On this day how ever Tara was sitting very close to Bobby and on the other side of Bobby was his dad. The problem was that Bobby was getting a bit to comfortable around Tara. Bobby was almost getting up enough nerve to ask Tara out. But something happened where Tara's mind was totally turned off to the thought of dating Bobby. And it happened on this same day while the friends and Bobby's dad was watching TV.
Bobby not only got comfortable around Tara he was getting comfy a little too comfy sitting next to Tara. He was in his house and he was watching his TV, around his friends. Remember, Tara was like one of the guys.
Well, Bobby lifted his leg, the one closest to Tara, and let out a huge, loud smelly fart. Once it had escaped Bobby was mortified and had lost all hope of ever getting chance to be Tara's boyfriend. Tara was grossed out and moved her seat. Bobby was trying to apologize but his father was saying, "Oh real nice Bobby, real classy, your a pig!" Bobby was so embarrassed all he could say was sorry and left it at that. All his chances with Tara were gone.
A few weeks later Tara ended up becoming one of Bobby's friend Jason's, girlfriend. But, Tara began to change once she was Jason's girlfriend. Jason couldn't hang out with his friends anymore and Tara wanted nothing to do with the group anymore. Tara began getting uglier. Just because she was such a nag to Jason. Jason's life became shittier and shittier. He was losing his friends and was miserable in his relationship. It was like he was dieing.
So the embarrassing moment when Bobby Farted and totally turned off Tara to Bobby actually saved his life. After a while, Bobby took that Fart as an omen of what would have been it was a sign and all of his friends should have seen it when it happened unfortunately for Jason he missed the sign.
This is based on a true story. Names have been changed to protect the innocent. Some parts of the story have been exaggerated to make it a better story. Just remember sometimes a fart can save your life.
Friday, November 14, 2008
Summer Camp the movie Entry #2
Campers walk in and sit around a camp fire. It is midway through the day. Toast is sitting in his lawnchair trying to think of something to do with the campers in front of him. Toast is the camp crafts specialist. Don't ever confuse Camp Crafts with Arts and Crafts when Toast is around, it's for your own good. All of a sudden two CIT's(counselors in training) run up to Toast and begin whispering in his ear. Toast's face immediately brightens as the CIT finishes speaking into his ear.
Toast in his best Steve Irwin voice states, "Hello, mates" The children laugh at the funny accent. "Who wants to go on a Safari walk to see some of the most dangerous animals this side of camp."
The children cheer and yell "me me" as they raise their hands.
Toast with his ripped and stained staff shirt stands up stretches with his hands over his head and then scratches himself below the belt says, "All righty mates. Follow me."
With the children in tow behind him Toast begins to walk into the woods on a path just off of his camp site. As toast walks down the path he goes from one side of the path to the other jumping and rolling around and even low crawling through bushes. The children all giggle at his movements. Toast Stops and motions for the group to be quite. He has reached the site of the most dangerous animals. He peers through a bush and motions for everyone to slowly and quietly come up to the bush and pick their spot.
As the children move up to the bush one of them steps on a twig and a loud crack is heard. Toast moves to that child shushes him and says whispering to the child, "Croikee, we have to be very quiet there laddy," and then russles the childs hair. All the children peek through the bushes to see the craziest site they have ever seen.
On the other side of the bushes is a section of camp called the Slendors. The slendors are the fat campers. It is now feeding time. All the children can see is that the Fat campers are in a feeding frenzy. They are eating twinkies and swiss roles. the Slendors counselors are taring apart a full chicken. The scene is one that would compare to a pride of lions feasting on a pack of gazelles just taring their meals apart. With some, very little, but some food flying through the air with other campers snatching the flying peices right out of the air. It is one of the most grotesque sights any living human has ever seen.
Just then one of the campers with Toast steps on another twig. All of the slendors (Fat Campers) stop what they are doing and look around as if someone is going to take their food away from them. The female slendors camp counselor goes to bite the chicken leg in the male slendors camp counselors hand and the male camp counsleor bites her arm and snorts and snarls the female counselor backs off whimpering and the feeding frenzie begins again.
Toast and all the campers with him run away laughing and jumping up and down.
Toast in his best Steve Irwin voice states, "Hello, mates" The children laugh at the funny accent. "Who wants to go on a Safari walk to see some of the most dangerous animals this side of camp."
The children cheer and yell "me me" as they raise their hands.
Toast with his ripped and stained staff shirt stands up stretches with his hands over his head and then scratches himself below the belt says, "All righty mates. Follow me."
With the children in tow behind him Toast begins to walk into the woods on a path just off of his camp site. As toast walks down the path he goes from one side of the path to the other jumping and rolling around and even low crawling through bushes. The children all giggle at his movements. Toast Stops and motions for the group to be quite. He has reached the site of the most dangerous animals. He peers through a bush and motions for everyone to slowly and quietly come up to the bush and pick their spot.
As the children move up to the bush one of them steps on a twig and a loud crack is heard. Toast moves to that child shushes him and says whispering to the child, "Croikee, we have to be very quiet there laddy," and then russles the childs hair. All the children peek through the bushes to see the craziest site they have ever seen.
On the other side of the bushes is a section of camp called the Slendors. The slendors are the fat campers. It is now feeding time. All the children can see is that the Fat campers are in a feeding frenzy. They are eating twinkies and swiss roles. the Slendors counselors are taring apart a full chicken. The scene is one that would compare to a pride of lions feasting on a pack of gazelles just taring their meals apart. With some, very little, but some food flying through the air with other campers snatching the flying peices right out of the air. It is one of the most grotesque sights any living human has ever seen.
Just then one of the campers with Toast steps on another twig. All of the slendors (Fat Campers) stop what they are doing and look around as if someone is going to take their food away from them. The female slendors camp counselor goes to bite the chicken leg in the male slendors camp counselors hand and the male camp counsleor bites her arm and snorts and snarls the female counselor backs off whimpering and the feeding frenzie begins again.
Toast and all the campers with him run away laughing and jumping up and down.
Monday, November 10, 2008
Here comes a Deep Entry!
No, this has nothing to do with anything of the sexual nature. Get your minds out of the gutter. The "Deep" subject that I am referring to is religion. Now, since I was in high school I have considered myself a born again christian. I know what you all are thinking this guy is a bible beater or something. Well, if you have read my blog at all you know that that just isn't true. Right now I consider myself a non-practicing christian. What most Christians might call someone who has fallen away from the lord. I do believe that Jesus Christ died for my sins so that I can be in heaven when I die.
Recently, I have found myself, not questioning God but actually not really thinking about God at all. God is absent from my life. Which is really bad. The good thing is I know it's bad. I find myself just not thinking about God. Today, I went to church with my wife and my son and my mother in-law. I could not pay attention and have know idea what the sermon was even about. I'm not really sure what this all means. I think most Christians would say that the Devil is distracting me. Which is probably true. I just don't know how I feel right now.
I think I know when and how I first became distant from the lord and how I feel right now. It started around the time I came home from basic training. A person high up in the church told their child not to hang out with me because I wasn't the right person to be hanging around with. At the time I was a following the christian way to the best of my ability. The best being that of an 19 year old kid who had just discovered drinking. Now, that may sound bad me being a christian and all but the other kids in my youth group were drinking before I was. So we all were in the same boat. Now a person who is higher up in the church should have had myself and the other Christians hanging out to strengthen my relationship with God through fellowship between fellow Christians.
It got worse for me and God a while later. When I was getting married I got back with God to the point where I was back in a church and I was even co-facilitating a youth group for the church. It was a good time for me and God. But again we had a falling out or not so much me and God but I started to lose faith in the people who are supposed to be God loving people. First off the pastor of a this new church lied to me and my wife. It was okay we really liked the guy and as we all know nobodies perfect and we are all sinners. He actually was the secondary reason we were going to church. He was a good speaker and got the lord's message out in a captivating way. The churches governing body was not happy with the pastor but I think the overall majority of the parishioners enjoyed and learned from his sermons. I even gave a sermon talking about how God wanted us to work through the tough patches we were having as a church. For us to communicate and work towards God's goals and not the goals of our hearts. You see the pastor wanted to get the word of God out to more people to build our church family, while the governing body of the church wanted to stay the same. The way I saw it was that God wants more people to follow him and become saved by his son Jesus Christ. A short while later the governing body of the church had the pastor removed and myself, my wife and a few other members of the church left the church.
Since that time, I have been searching for a new church. Not with my whole heart behind the idea but searching none the less. Some may say I am also searching for God to be back into my heart. I must admit there are days like this one that I feel that I want to make a sincere effort to get back with God and then there are many more days where I don't even think about the lord. I know deep down I want to continue my relationship with God but I'm just not sure when the right time is or if I will ever be ready to be right with God.
As for now I have to try and be the best person I can be and try to live by the values I used to follow with much passion. I know I am far away from where I was but the Lord works in mysterious ways and I know somehow someway I will find my way back to him and he will pry himself back into my heart. When this will be only God knows and I know I will probably hit rock bottom before it happens because that's usually what happens.
I hope I didn't depress anyone but I had to get these things off my chest and this is what this damn blog is for anyways. To get things off my mind.
Recently, I have found myself, not questioning God but actually not really thinking about God at all. God is absent from my life. Which is really bad. The good thing is I know it's bad. I find myself just not thinking about God. Today, I went to church with my wife and my son and my mother in-law. I could not pay attention and have know idea what the sermon was even about. I'm not really sure what this all means. I think most Christians would say that the Devil is distracting me. Which is probably true. I just don't know how I feel right now.
I think I know when and how I first became distant from the lord and how I feel right now. It started around the time I came home from basic training. A person high up in the church told their child not to hang out with me because I wasn't the right person to be hanging around with. At the time I was a following the christian way to the best of my ability. The best being that of an 19 year old kid who had just discovered drinking. Now, that may sound bad me being a christian and all but the other kids in my youth group were drinking before I was. So we all were in the same boat. Now a person who is higher up in the church should have had myself and the other Christians hanging out to strengthen my relationship with God through fellowship between fellow Christians.
It got worse for me and God a while later. When I was getting married I got back with God to the point where I was back in a church and I was even co-facilitating a youth group for the church. It was a good time for me and God. But again we had a falling out or not so much me and God but I started to lose faith in the people who are supposed to be God loving people. First off the pastor of a this new church lied to me and my wife. It was okay we really liked the guy and as we all know nobodies perfect and we are all sinners. He actually was the secondary reason we were going to church. He was a good speaker and got the lord's message out in a captivating way. The churches governing body was not happy with the pastor but I think the overall majority of the parishioners enjoyed and learned from his sermons. I even gave a sermon talking about how God wanted us to work through the tough patches we were having as a church. For us to communicate and work towards God's goals and not the goals of our hearts. You see the pastor wanted to get the word of God out to more people to build our church family, while the governing body of the church wanted to stay the same. The way I saw it was that God wants more people to follow him and become saved by his son Jesus Christ. A short while later the governing body of the church had the pastor removed and myself, my wife and a few other members of the church left the church.
Since that time, I have been searching for a new church. Not with my whole heart behind the idea but searching none the less. Some may say I am also searching for God to be back into my heart. I must admit there are days like this one that I feel that I want to make a sincere effort to get back with God and then there are many more days where I don't even think about the lord. I know deep down I want to continue my relationship with God but I'm just not sure when the right time is or if I will ever be ready to be right with God.
As for now I have to try and be the best person I can be and try to live by the values I used to follow with much passion. I know I am far away from where I was but the Lord works in mysterious ways and I know somehow someway I will find my way back to him and he will pry himself back into my heart. When this will be only God knows and I know I will probably hit rock bottom before it happens because that's usually what happens.
I hope I didn't depress anyone but I had to get these things off my chest and this is what this damn blog is for anyways. To get things off my mind.
Sunday, November 9, 2008
International Beer Festival!!!!! WooooHoooo!!!!!!
On Saturday, November 8th, 2008, I went to the Providence Convention Center to take part in something "amazazing!" It was the 15th Annual International Beer festival. I was in heaven. The night started off with a few of my friends coming over to play RockBand and drink a couple of beers.
Once we finished rocking out, we hopped in my buddies Mini Van to head out for a night on the town. Man we're getting old, a mini van come on, but it made things easier on us because all 5 of us were able to fit comfortably and only one person had to be the DD. Definitely getting older and more responsible.
The beer festival had a maze of roped off lines, kinda like waiting in line at Disney or Six Flags, but for adults. It took us 45 minutes just to get into the room for the beer festival. We met some friends while there that had planned to come with us and it was a great time. There was all types of beers. The usuals were present Sam Adams, Coors, Miller, but also about 200 other different types. It was my kind of place.
When you walk in the door of this festival they hand you a cup it is about the size of the cup that comes with NyQuil, okay maybe a bit bigger but then there is a line on the cup that says fill to this line. It is located about half way up the cup and is there to tell the vendors only to fill to that high on the cup. If you were nice to the vendors they would fill your cup past the line hehehehe.
Well needless to say about 45mins into me and my friends being at the festival we were cocked. It's kinda like playing power hour. We started to become more assertive, and began cutting in lines and things like that. Oh what fun. I did run into a buddy of mine "Tosti" most of you should know him. I hadn't seen him in a while and in my drunken state he got sappy on me and almost made me cry. I called him an asshole and then gave him a hug. The bastard. HA HA HA. Well as I began hanging with him the band playing at the festival decide to have a dance off. And if you know Tosti you know he was more than up for the challenge. He made funny but disgusting gestures to his opponent and surprisingly had some really good moves. At the end the band never really picked a winner but in my mind Tosti won.
Then I left Tosti, his fiance Coreen, and their friends cause I had to pee (one of the many times). Now the bathrooms were off limits to guys for some reason but the convention center had about 50 portopots for people to use. When I was over there I saw a guy in a Ski Suit and a Santa Hat. Now I'm not talking about the kind of Ski suit that you wear when you go skiing. Big fluffy jacket and pants. this Guy had on the tight speed skiing aerodynamic ski suit and it was like neon blue and weird patterns. Then I witnessed four people go into one portopot. I think they were smoking the wacky tobaccy. But I'm not one to judge.
A lot more crazy shit happened and it was real fun but as all good things happen they have to come to an end. Toward the end of the night I had to stop a friend from getting in a fight. He probably could have kicked the guys ass but I didn't want my friend to get arrested. But the other guy pulled a real dick move.
So the fun ended we headed to a bar so we could sober up. Funny right! Well our DD was fine and he stopped drinking a long time ago and I needed to sober up too so I wouldn't be hung over so I nursed my beer at the bar. It was a great time with friends, music, beer and fun. Good times had by all.
If you ever get a chance to go I highly recommend it.
Once we finished rocking out, we hopped in my buddies Mini Van to head out for a night on the town. Man we're getting old, a mini van come on, but it made things easier on us because all 5 of us were able to fit comfortably and only one person had to be the DD. Definitely getting older and more responsible.
The beer festival had a maze of roped off lines, kinda like waiting in line at Disney or Six Flags, but for adults. It took us 45 minutes just to get into the room for the beer festival. We met some friends while there that had planned to come with us and it was a great time. There was all types of beers. The usuals were present Sam Adams, Coors, Miller, but also about 200 other different types. It was my kind of place.
When you walk in the door of this festival they hand you a cup it is about the size of the cup that comes with NyQuil, okay maybe a bit bigger but then there is a line on the cup that says fill to this line. It is located about half way up the cup and is there to tell the vendors only to fill to that high on the cup. If you were nice to the vendors they would fill your cup past the line hehehehe.
Well needless to say about 45mins into me and my friends being at the festival we were cocked. It's kinda like playing power hour. We started to become more assertive, and began cutting in lines and things like that. Oh what fun. I did run into a buddy of mine "Tosti" most of you should know him. I hadn't seen him in a while and in my drunken state he got sappy on me and almost made me cry. I called him an asshole and then gave him a hug. The bastard. HA HA HA. Well as I began hanging with him the band playing at the festival decide to have a dance off. And if you know Tosti you know he was more than up for the challenge. He made funny but disgusting gestures to his opponent and surprisingly had some really good moves. At the end the band never really picked a winner but in my mind Tosti won.
Then I left Tosti, his fiance Coreen, and their friends cause I had to pee (one of the many times). Now the bathrooms were off limits to guys for some reason but the convention center had about 50 portopots for people to use. When I was over there I saw a guy in a Ski Suit and a Santa Hat. Now I'm not talking about the kind of Ski suit that you wear when you go skiing. Big fluffy jacket and pants. this Guy had on the tight speed skiing aerodynamic ski suit and it was like neon blue and weird patterns. Then I witnessed four people go into one portopot. I think they were smoking the wacky tobaccy. But I'm not one to judge.
A lot more crazy shit happened and it was real fun but as all good things happen they have to come to an end. Toward the end of the night I had to stop a friend from getting in a fight. He probably could have kicked the guys ass but I didn't want my friend to get arrested. But the other guy pulled a real dick move.
So the fun ended we headed to a bar so we could sober up. Funny right! Well our DD was fine and he stopped drinking a long time ago and I needed to sober up too so I wouldn't be hung over so I nursed my beer at the bar. It was a great time with friends, music, beer and fun. Good times had by all.
If you ever get a chance to go I highly recommend it.
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Obsess much!
Have you ever known anyone who when you talk with them they talk about the same shit every time you see them. I am in that nightmare as I am writing this. For those of you who don't know already I work for the Department of Youth Services. I basically work in a jail for kids. I, historically, have worked on second shift and have worked overtimes on the first and 3rd shifts. Approximately six months ago a guy began working on the overnight who reads a series of books that I also read. These books are called The Forgotten Realms and are very Sci-fi convention fantasy adventure stories. Real nerd stuff.
Now I have no qualms with myself. I am somewhat a nerd. I like star wars and star trek, I play video games, I like comic books (but haven't seriously read one since high school. Yet am considering starting back up again) I watch movies about anything, I like Harry Potter, etc. But I don't get too serious into things like this. You will never find me at a convention for any of the above mentioned geek activities (although I find myself secretly wanting to go to them). This guy found out through the kids at work that I read the same books as him. I had worked a couple of shifts of overtime with this guy and had talked with him briefly about these Forgotten Realms books. In doing so I found out that he is way more into these books than I am.
You see these books have many different authors who write about all kinds of characters and stories which are based on role playing games like Dungeons and Dragons (see more dork stuff). Well, I happen to like one particular author, R. A. Salvatore, the man has written over 20 books for this Forgotten Realms and I have almost read every book by this author in this series. Yet this guy reads almost every book by every author in the series.
Now getting to the issue at hand. This guy began talking to me about these books one night on the overnight and talked to me for three straight hours (as opposed to 3 gay hours) regarding the books that I read and he began to talk to me about all of the other books in this series of books. THREEEEEEEEEEEEEE HOOOOOOOOUUUUUURRRRRRRSSSSSSS! I mean what the FUCK! The man didn't even take a breath. It was an informative discussion and he made me interested in some of the other authors but it was three hours. Did I mention it went on for three hours.
Now, I think of myself as a nice guy, so I listened to the man speak and for the most part I was interested in what he had to say. And when I wasn't interested anymore at least I pretended to be interested. But......the ever dreaded but...... recently I was hurt at work. Don't worry I'm ok. I just sprained my shoulder. But it caused me to have to work on the overnight shift for at least two weeks. I will be working with this man 3 days each week. So far I have worked with him for 2 straight days ( i was gonna use that gay joke again but i don't want to kill it, have I used in a previous blog entry?) each week. So far he has had the same conversation about these books that we had the first time (3 hours long) Both nights! I have even tried to change the subject about something else that I am interested in and he would talk about it for a few minutes and some how he draws me back in to a conversation about these damn books.
Now there are some things that you need to know about this man. He is deaf. He wears 2 hearing aids and when he is not talking about these books and every nuance and intricacy involving the books and the stories. Now also his two hearing aids make some intolerable noises as he speaks to me. It's as if someone has put a microphone near the speaker and this horrible feedback is coming out. It is this annoying hi pitch squealing noise that aggravates the piss out of me. It makes talking about these books that I like so much harder with the guy who could can recite ever story in every book.
I don't know if I can' make it a week never mind a few days. I will try not to hurt anyone. I will sign off for now. knowing that I probably made all of you feel like I'm not a nice guy. But if you think about it I am a nice guy I keep listening for hours on end for this guy to stop talking about the books. It's crazy but somebody has to do the job and somebody has to listen to this guy speak about books.
I mean this guy goes on for hours and focuses on this stuff. He is one of those guys. Some of you know my friend nate he gets obsesive about stuff too but at leat he obsesses on different things from week to week. I guess i am afraid of having this conversation over and over again night after night on the over night.
Well, that's all my complaining for now,
Ben
Now I have no qualms with myself. I am somewhat a nerd. I like star wars and star trek, I play video games, I like comic books (but haven't seriously read one since high school. Yet am considering starting back up again) I watch movies about anything, I like Harry Potter, etc. But I don't get too serious into things like this. You will never find me at a convention for any of the above mentioned geek activities (although I find myself secretly wanting to go to them). This guy found out through the kids at work that I read the same books as him. I had worked a couple of shifts of overtime with this guy and had talked with him briefly about these Forgotten Realms books. In doing so I found out that he is way more into these books than I am.
You see these books have many different authors who write about all kinds of characters and stories which are based on role playing games like Dungeons and Dragons (see more dork stuff). Well, I happen to like one particular author, R. A. Salvatore, the man has written over 20 books for this Forgotten Realms and I have almost read every book by this author in this series. Yet this guy reads almost every book by every author in the series.
Now getting to the issue at hand. This guy began talking to me about these books one night on the overnight and talked to me for three straight hours (as opposed to 3 gay hours) regarding the books that I read and he began to talk to me about all of the other books in this series of books. THREEEEEEEEEEEEEE HOOOOOOOOUUUUUURRRRRRRSSSSSSS! I mean what the FUCK! The man didn't even take a breath. It was an informative discussion and he made me interested in some of the other authors but it was three hours. Did I mention it went on for three hours.
Now, I think of myself as a nice guy, so I listened to the man speak and for the most part I was interested in what he had to say. And when I wasn't interested anymore at least I pretended to be interested. But......the ever dreaded but...... recently I was hurt at work. Don't worry I'm ok. I just sprained my shoulder. But it caused me to have to work on the overnight shift for at least two weeks. I will be working with this man 3 days each week. So far I have worked with him for 2 straight days ( i was gonna use that gay joke again but i don't want to kill it, have I used in a previous blog entry?) each week. So far he has had the same conversation about these books that we had the first time (3 hours long) Both nights! I have even tried to change the subject about something else that I am interested in and he would talk about it for a few minutes and some how he draws me back in to a conversation about these damn books.
Now there are some things that you need to know about this man. He is deaf. He wears 2 hearing aids and when he is not talking about these books and every nuance and intricacy involving the books and the stories. Now also his two hearing aids make some intolerable noises as he speaks to me. It's as if someone has put a microphone near the speaker and this horrible feedback is coming out. It is this annoying hi pitch squealing noise that aggravates the piss out of me. It makes talking about these books that I like so much harder with the guy who could can recite ever story in every book.
I don't know if I can' make it a week never mind a few days. I will try not to hurt anyone. I will sign off for now. knowing that I probably made all of you feel like I'm not a nice guy. But if you think about it I am a nice guy I keep listening for hours on end for this guy to stop talking about the books. It's crazy but somebody has to do the job and somebody has to listen to this guy speak about books.
I mean this guy goes on for hours and focuses on this stuff. He is one of those guys. Some of you know my friend nate he gets obsesive about stuff too but at leat he obsesses on different things from week to week. I guess i am afraid of having this conversation over and over again night after night on the over night.
Well, that's all my complaining for now,
Ben
Saturday, November 1, 2008
Dudity Revisited
Now as some of my loyal readers know I have recently joined facebook, which I am absolutely addicted to. Since joining facebook I have joined a couple of groups on facebook, the most recent one is called Man Law. So far there is no manlaw about blogging so I am safe with this stuff for now. The second thing that there is no manlaw for is Dudity in movies. I mean how should men handle this. For me dudity is disgusting but since my last entry I have found myself (still disgusted at dudity but....) laughing and understanding the comedic value of dudity in some movies.
If cock and balls and man ass is in a movie that is fucking hilarious than is it ok if it grosses you out but makes you laugh at the same time? This is my new dilemma. As more and more comedies come out, I have found that every movie is looking to out do all of it's predecessors. And in doing so some of these movies have turned to using more and more dudity.
Now I have to revisit my feelings on dudity because of two recently released movies. About a month ago the movie Forgetting Sarah Marshall was released on DVD. Funny movie. Another hit for Apatow productions(the guys who brought you Anchorman, 40 year old virgin, and Freaks and Geeks, just to name a few). In this movie you see quite a bit of man meat. Now, I was utterly disgusted by the sight of a mans genitalia, the way in which it was shown was fucking hilarious. A girl was breaking up with her boyfriend for six years and he was completely in the dude(nude). As the girl pleaded for the man to put some clothing on and break up with said man. The camera kept flashing the mans hog. It was I think to show how the girl was seeing it and how uncomfortable it made her. I found myself very uncomfortable but also found myself laughing hysterically.
The next movie that I found dudity funny was in a Kevin Smith flick that was just released yesterday called Zack and Miri Make a Porno. Fucking great movie. Kevin smith is a God among movie makers. But he also chose to use dudity in a funny way. At the end of the movie Zack runs into his old apartment to tell his ex roommate Miri that he loves her and as he tries out walks Jason Mewes completely dude(nude) cock and balls swinging. As the camera follows Mewes to the refrigerator you see him bend down to get something out of the old icebox and you see him from behind with his twig and berries dangling in the breeze. It was fucking gross but I couldn't help but laugh my ass off.
Now is dudity ok if it makes you laugh. My gut says no fucking way. But as an aspiring movie writer....Maybe...the jury is not in on that one yet. We'll see... when I have an answer you will have an answer.
Ben
If cock and balls and man ass is in a movie that is fucking hilarious than is it ok if it grosses you out but makes you laugh at the same time? This is my new dilemma. As more and more comedies come out, I have found that every movie is looking to out do all of it's predecessors. And in doing so some of these movies have turned to using more and more dudity.
Now I have to revisit my feelings on dudity because of two recently released movies. About a month ago the movie Forgetting Sarah Marshall was released on DVD. Funny movie. Another hit for Apatow productions(the guys who brought you Anchorman, 40 year old virgin, and Freaks and Geeks, just to name a few). In this movie you see quite a bit of man meat. Now, I was utterly disgusted by the sight of a mans genitalia, the way in which it was shown was fucking hilarious. A girl was breaking up with her boyfriend for six years and he was completely in the dude(nude). As the girl pleaded for the man to put some clothing on and break up with said man. The camera kept flashing the mans hog. It was I think to show how the girl was seeing it and how uncomfortable it made her. I found myself very uncomfortable but also found myself laughing hysterically.
The next movie that I found dudity funny was in a Kevin Smith flick that was just released yesterday called Zack and Miri Make a Porno. Fucking great movie. Kevin smith is a God among movie makers. But he also chose to use dudity in a funny way. At the end of the movie Zack runs into his old apartment to tell his ex roommate Miri that he loves her and as he tries out walks Jason Mewes completely dude(nude) cock and balls swinging. As the camera follows Mewes to the refrigerator you see him bend down to get something out of the old icebox and you see him from behind with his twig and berries dangling in the breeze. It was fucking gross but I couldn't help but laugh my ass off.
Now is dudity ok if it makes you laugh. My gut says no fucking way. But as an aspiring movie writer....Maybe...the jury is not in on that one yet. We'll see... when I have an answer you will have an answer.
Ben
Monday, October 27, 2008
A whole new way to eat breakfast!
I have invented the greatest thing in the breakfast world! The Cheeseburger Omelet. Now at first thought it might sound disgusting, but all other meats get put into omelets why not beef. I was at home with my son. We were both hungry so I ventured into the refrigerator. I found some ground beef that was already prepared. Then I looked to the door and saw eggs. Then I thought what's an omelet without cheese. Wallah! Cheeseburger Omelet. It was one of the most amazazing things that I have ever tasted.
My next step is to create the Newest trend that will be bigger than the Cheeseburger Omelet. The Bacon Cheeseburger Omelet.
Now my wife hates when I start to create foods in the kitchen. She thinks everything I make is disgusting but she never tries it. All I do when I create foods is put together things that I like when they are separate and put them together. But this approach can be dangerous. Don't try to combine Twinkies and Buffalo chicken fingers not a good mix. Ah Just kidding I never tried that but that just wouldn't be a good thing.
Please return to find out my newest recipe.
My next step is to create the Newest trend that will be bigger than the Cheeseburger Omelet. The Bacon Cheeseburger Omelet.
Now my wife hates when I start to create foods in the kitchen. She thinks everything I make is disgusting but she never tries it. All I do when I create foods is put together things that I like when they are separate and put them together. But this approach can be dangerous. Don't try to combine Twinkies and Buffalo chicken fingers not a good mix. Ah Just kidding I never tried that but that just wouldn't be a good thing.
Please return to find out my newest recipe.
Friday, October 17, 2008
What's with the Loofah Sponge?
So for about a decade or maybe even two, I'm not really even sure, there has been non-male item in the bathroom among many non-male items in the bathroom, called the Loofah sponge women have been exfoliating there skin or some kinda shit with it for as long as it has been around. Men have always been intrigued with this loofah thing that hands like a wet doily in the shower. It's usually frilly looking and very unmasculine (like a doily). But men have pondered over this object for years now.
I mean what can the loofah do that a wash cloth can't? Can any women explain that to me? I mean most men that I have poled about the subject might not even use a wash clothe, they just use straight soap on their bodies. Now I know some men who are curious have said that they have tried using the loofah without telling any one since the beginning of the loofah sponge, because they were embarrassed that they were using something so dainty and pink(or some other feminine color). Some men, in just recent years have started using the loofah on a regular basis only if there significant others buy them a masculine colored loofah which mainly only come in baby blue as the most masculine color. Until now....
The marketing geniuses at the axe body spray company came up with a way to sell more loofahs to men. They created a line of shower gels/body washes to sell to men. Again why do we need these things when we have straight soap like Irish Spring or Lever 2000 for all those 2000 parts. Yet there was still a problem the damn colors of damn loofahs were still feminine in nature. So I believe these marketing geniuses started to watch old reruns of Home Improvement or the hired Tim The Tool Man Taylor to help the new and improved loofah for men. It is mostly black with some red in it. Very manly! AAAAR AAAR AARRRHHHHH. But they didn't stop there. NOOOAAARGGHH! Now the put in this useless black rubber to hold the loofah which looks like a 4x4 tire. Manly i think so. AAAAR AAARR AAAARRRRGGGGHHHH. But they were still not done. The added a different feeling cleaning surface to the other side of that rubber part and said it is rougher feeling than the loofah part so that it can get that really manly dirty areas especially clean.
Well let me tell you something. THEY GOT ME I'M HOOKED! I fell for the manly stuff and damn does that new man loofah look cool in my shower it hangs right near my baby blue one. I still don't really get what the loofah does so special but it sure feels nice on those hard to reach places. Just kidding! or am I?
I mean what can the loofah do that a wash cloth can't? Can any women explain that to me? I mean most men that I have poled about the subject might not even use a wash clothe, they just use straight soap on their bodies. Now I know some men who are curious have said that they have tried using the loofah without telling any one since the beginning of the loofah sponge, because they were embarrassed that they were using something so dainty and pink(or some other feminine color). Some men, in just recent years have started using the loofah on a regular basis only if there significant others buy them a masculine colored loofah which mainly only come in baby blue as the most masculine color. Until now....
The marketing geniuses at the axe body spray company came up with a way to sell more loofahs to men. They created a line of shower gels/body washes to sell to men. Again why do we need these things when we have straight soap like Irish Spring or Lever 2000 for all those 2000 parts. Yet there was still a problem the damn colors of damn loofahs were still feminine in nature. So I believe these marketing geniuses started to watch old reruns of Home Improvement or the hired Tim The Tool Man Taylor to help the new and improved loofah for men. It is mostly black with some red in it. Very manly! AAAAR AAAR AARRRHHHHH. But they didn't stop there. NOOOAAARGGHH! Now the put in this useless black rubber to hold the loofah which looks like a 4x4 tire. Manly i think so. AAAAR AAARR AAAARRRRGGGGHHHH. But they were still not done. The added a different feeling cleaning surface to the other side of that rubber part and said it is rougher feeling than the loofah part so that it can get that really manly dirty areas especially clean.
Well let me tell you something. THEY GOT ME I'M HOOKED! I fell for the manly stuff and damn does that new man loofah look cool in my shower it hangs right near my baby blue one. I still don't really get what the loofah does so special but it sure feels nice on those hard to reach places. Just kidding! or am I?
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Summer Camp Story part 1
A phone is ringing. The room housing the phone is pitch black except for the red blinking light of the answering machine, which is attached to the phone. The answering machine picks up and states to the pitch black room and the person who is calling, "You've reached Sean, I can't come to the phone right now cause I'm taking a shit!" Then the voice on the answering machine belches and then a series of annoying beeps blair out into the dark room. The caller states, "Nice Sean, real nice, It's Dad calling to remind you that you and Mike are supposed to help me out at the camp today...see you when you get here." A click. The room is once again quiet. Suddenly a chrunching noise begins ever so softly. A female voice asks, "what the fuck is that noise," The light comes on in the room. A man is standing beside a bed eating a bowl of cereal. There are 3 people in the bed two females and one man. As soon as the light comes on the man eating the cereal states, "It's my captain crunch!" the Two women sit up in the bed and scream. They are topless. the man in the middle has a hand over his eyes, the two women bolt from the room and scream obscenities as they leave. The man left in bed states, " nice mike, nice did you have to do that again?" the two men end up laughing at the situation.
Monday, October 13, 2008
Movie Review "Feast 2"
Now I am a huge fan of the movie "Feast" so of course I was skeptical when I found out that a sequel was made. Most sequels never live up to the original. With few exceptions. In the horror genre it is almost unheard of that the sequels even come close. Although lately some newer sequels do hold up. In my opinion the SAW sequels so far have lived up to the hype. Hostel II in my opinion was far superior a movie than the first one(except for the uncalled for dudity). But I loved "Feast." For those of you who have not seen the movie it was a Project Green Light production which I whole heartedly believe in anyways.
I digress. "Feast 2" what can I say about the movie. The original was fucked up and I had no idea what they could do to top it so needless to say I was not expecting much. After watching the movie I really can't do justice by explaining it but I am going to try. The first movie takes place in a bar setting and the patrons of the unnamed bar are trying to survive an attack by what is thought to be an alien force or a military experiment gone bad. They don't really explain what the creatures are that are attacking the bar. Some stars in the movie are actors such as Judah Freidlander of 30 rock, Eric Dane of Grey's Anatomy(McSteamy)(I know it's gay that I know that), Baltezar Ghetti, Henry Rollins, and of course the legendary Jason Mewes. The Aliens are this violent, vicious, and seemingly sex crazed beasts with razor sharp claws and teeth and have the ability to reproduce almost with Polaroid like speed. At the end of the movie I believe 3 survivors are left standing and they drive away. You must see this movie before you see the sequel. If you think the first movie is fucked and are disgusted by it don't see the second film but if you loved it like me see the sequel.
Now in the beginning of "Feast 2"it starts off with you seeing the car driving away from the first movie but you never see what happens to the survivors of the first movie or so you think. Two survivors that you thought were dead are in the original movie. The writers also bring in some great new characters to the film, and Judah Freidlander makes an appearance as well in a weird dream sequence. The new cast of characters include a Mexican Midget Tag Team wrestling duo(which is funny in it's own right), a hobo a car salesmen whose wife is cheating on him, his cheating wife and her lover are also in the movie. The movie is so much more over the top than the first one. With some disturbing visual images ( this movie is not recomended for the faint of heart or young children) the filmakers make you laugh, gasp and want to vomit all at the same time.
I'm not sure how I really feel. I don't know if I like the movie or if I am still in shock by the attroshesness of the movie that is called "Feast 2: Sloppy Seconds" I will have to see it again. What makes me wonder is that the team that has brought you these two lovely movies is at it again with the 3rd installment of this franchise. The next movie is called, "Feast 3: The Happy Finish" I don't know how they can top what they already have but I know that I will definitely be watching it at some point.
Well that is my movie review and the latest blog by yours truly
Ben
I digress. "Feast 2" what can I say about the movie. The original was fucked up and I had no idea what they could do to top it so needless to say I was not expecting much. After watching the movie I really can't do justice by explaining it but I am going to try. The first movie takes place in a bar setting and the patrons of the unnamed bar are trying to survive an attack by what is thought to be an alien force or a military experiment gone bad. They don't really explain what the creatures are that are attacking the bar. Some stars in the movie are actors such as Judah Freidlander of 30 rock, Eric Dane of Grey's Anatomy(McSteamy)(I know it's gay that I know that), Baltezar Ghetti, Henry Rollins, and of course the legendary Jason Mewes. The Aliens are this violent, vicious, and seemingly sex crazed beasts with razor sharp claws and teeth and have the ability to reproduce almost with Polaroid like speed. At the end of the movie I believe 3 survivors are left standing and they drive away. You must see this movie before you see the sequel. If you think the first movie is fucked and are disgusted by it don't see the second film but if you loved it like me see the sequel.
Now in the beginning of "Feast 2"it starts off with you seeing the car driving away from the first movie but you never see what happens to the survivors of the first movie or so you think. Two survivors that you thought were dead are in the original movie. The writers also bring in some great new characters to the film, and Judah Freidlander makes an appearance as well in a weird dream sequence. The new cast of characters include a Mexican Midget Tag Team wrestling duo(which is funny in it's own right), a hobo a car salesmen whose wife is cheating on him, his cheating wife and her lover are also in the movie. The movie is so much more over the top than the first one. With some disturbing visual images ( this movie is not recomended for the faint of heart or young children) the filmakers make you laugh, gasp and want to vomit all at the same time.
I'm not sure how I really feel. I don't know if I like the movie or if I am still in shock by the attroshesness of the movie that is called "Feast 2: Sloppy Seconds" I will have to see it again. What makes me wonder is that the team that has brought you these two lovely movies is at it again with the 3rd installment of this franchise. The next movie is called, "Feast 3: The Happy Finish" I don't know how they can top what they already have but I know that I will definitely be watching it at some point.
Well that is my movie review and the latest blog by yours truly
Ben
Thursday, August 14, 2008
I hate being late!
First of all I want to appologize for not writing mor consistently in my blog. I started out great in the beginning but then I got short on ideas for writing. I have been very busy lately. Working two jobs trying to get to all the places I need to be and to get there on time. Speaking of being places on time. I seriously get pissed off if I am late to pretty much any function or job.
I get so infuriated when I am not leaving when I plan to leave to get to what I need to on time. But I have been thinking lately life is too short to worry about little things. As the book says, "Don't sweat the small stuff." That's a good quote and a good book. If you can't change it why let it get you mad.
Now my wife may think this whole thing is about her cause she has a hard time being ontime for stuff. But to her credit she is always making sure we have what we need before we leave for an outing. So as much as I get frustrated with her when I feel she is making me late. I need her to do the things that she does. So right now I will try and not get so frustrated with her when I am waiting in the car for her to go anywhere.
As for updates on the blog, many of you know that I am an aspiring writer. I may be placing some of the things that that I write on this blog whether it be from my movie or the many book ideas I have or short stories or poems. who knows! But I will also be writing some of the things that make me go HMMMM. I will try to be more diligent and consisten when writing. If you haven't given up on me and are still checking this out thank you and feel free to pass it on to your friends and family if they can handle my writing and some of the crudeness of my upcoming work that I may be posting.
Thanks Again,
Ben
I get so infuriated when I am not leaving when I plan to leave to get to what I need to on time. But I have been thinking lately life is too short to worry about little things. As the book says, "Don't sweat the small stuff." That's a good quote and a good book. If you can't change it why let it get you mad.
Now my wife may think this whole thing is about her cause she has a hard time being ontime for stuff. But to her credit she is always making sure we have what we need before we leave for an outing. So as much as I get frustrated with her when I feel she is making me late. I need her to do the things that she does. So right now I will try and not get so frustrated with her when I am waiting in the car for her to go anywhere.
As for updates on the blog, many of you know that I am an aspiring writer. I may be placing some of the things that that I write on this blog whether it be from my movie or the many book ideas I have or short stories or poems. who knows! But I will also be writing some of the things that make me go HMMMM. I will try to be more diligent and consisten when writing. If you haven't given up on me and are still checking this out thank you and feel free to pass it on to your friends and family if they can handle my writing and some of the crudeness of my upcoming work that I may be posting.
Thanks Again,
Ben
Friday, May 23, 2008
It's been a while
It's been a while since I last wrote on this blog or is it in this blog. Ah who cares. I am actually pretty happy right now I am listening to the yankees online and they are smashing the seattle mariners. I haven't written in a while because I haven't been able to think of anything to write about. But as I sit here and listen to the yankees broadcast I want to talk about the redsox and the yankees.
People always ask me why do you like the yankees. Well all I can say is that I chose the Yankees as my favorite team when I was younger and I have stuck by my team. Then people ask well how did you come about choosing them aren't you from Massachusetts. My response is well yes I am from Mass but I am also from the USA which is a free country and I can like who I want.
One reason I have chosen them as my team is that growing up I had a step father who liked the red sox and the new york giants so as most kids do they go against their step fathers and I began liking the yankees and the patriots/vikings. (if you must know I like the bulls in basketball the celtics are my second favorite team)
My question is why do people get pissed at me because I am a yankees fan. I think I am a pretty nice guy. I don't go looking for trouble but because I wear a yankees hat or t shirt people feel it is their responsibility to give me shit. whether I know them or not.
Example #1: I was sitting outside of the Gourmet Penguin(no longer there) waiting for a taxi and eating my breakfast. When out walks a redsox fan who states "what's up second place yankees fan" Now I believe that that particular year the redsox finished second and the yankees first in their division. I'm not saying that to put it in anyone's face but that guy who said that. I didn't know him and I was minding my own business trying to enjoy my breakfast. What an asshole he was.
Example #2: I walk into a store to purchase a pair of sunglasses. It was a specialty store which sold only sunglasses. So needless to say I was looking to purchase an expensive pair of sunglasses. As I walk in the guy working the counter states, "oh we don't serve yankees fans here" He was obviously joking but I walked out and didn't buy a pair of sunglasses from him. Now the guy was not the owner of the store and I'm sure the owner would not have liked what the clerk did but he did it and he lost a sale but it was only one but I had to make a stand.
What right do redsox fans have to be assholes especially to a guy who minds his own business most of the time.
My thing is now the redsox are clearly the better team I mean damn 2 world series in 4 years. We suck now we are in the basement and the redsox are probably going to win again now leave us yankee fans alone. I don't put anything in your face. I personally don't even use the 26 world series titles as an argument. You have to judge your team in the present and every redsox fan should know about that.
I just want to say you don't have to stop crying about how the yankees suck just stop crying to me. I know currently we suck.
Do I think we can come back of course I do it will be very tough with our pitching staff that we have and our bullpen. But I think we can atleast make it interesting again.
Well this is not to pose a fight but to ask to stop the fighting.
People always ask me why do you like the yankees. Well all I can say is that I chose the Yankees as my favorite team when I was younger and I have stuck by my team. Then people ask well how did you come about choosing them aren't you from Massachusetts. My response is well yes I am from Mass but I am also from the USA which is a free country and I can like who I want.
One reason I have chosen them as my team is that growing up I had a step father who liked the red sox and the new york giants so as most kids do they go against their step fathers and I began liking the yankees and the patriots/vikings. (if you must know I like the bulls in basketball the celtics are my second favorite team)
My question is why do people get pissed at me because I am a yankees fan. I think I am a pretty nice guy. I don't go looking for trouble but because I wear a yankees hat or t shirt people feel it is their responsibility to give me shit. whether I know them or not.
Example #1: I was sitting outside of the Gourmet Penguin(no longer there) waiting for a taxi and eating my breakfast. When out walks a redsox fan who states "what's up second place yankees fan" Now I believe that that particular year the redsox finished second and the yankees first in their division. I'm not saying that to put it in anyone's face but that guy who said that. I didn't know him and I was minding my own business trying to enjoy my breakfast. What an asshole he was.
Example #2: I walk into a store to purchase a pair of sunglasses. It was a specialty store which sold only sunglasses. So needless to say I was looking to purchase an expensive pair of sunglasses. As I walk in the guy working the counter states, "oh we don't serve yankees fans here" He was obviously joking but I walked out and didn't buy a pair of sunglasses from him. Now the guy was not the owner of the store and I'm sure the owner would not have liked what the clerk did but he did it and he lost a sale but it was only one but I had to make a stand.
What right do redsox fans have to be assholes especially to a guy who minds his own business most of the time.
My thing is now the redsox are clearly the better team I mean damn 2 world series in 4 years. We suck now we are in the basement and the redsox are probably going to win again now leave us yankee fans alone. I don't put anything in your face. I personally don't even use the 26 world series titles as an argument. You have to judge your team in the present and every redsox fan should know about that.
I just want to say you don't have to stop crying about how the yankees suck just stop crying to me. I know currently we suck.
Do I think we can come back of course I do it will be very tough with our pitching staff that we have and our bullpen. But I think we can atleast make it interesting again.
Well this is not to pose a fight but to ask to stop the fighting.
Saturday, April 19, 2008
How to enjoy movies better!
Those of you who know me really well know that I love all kinds of movies. I've been told that you can find a movie in the $5.00 bin in Walmart that you have never heard of and I will either have scene it or love it or want to see it. I have been told that I have bad taste in movies. Just because I like movies like Meet Joe Black and Very Bad Things. It's not that I have bad taste, no not at all. I'm gonna tell you how to enjoy movies more.
Most people have high or low expectations when they see a movie in any form. Some people want movies to be realistic, or exciting, or lovey dovey, or sci-fierific, or a gore fest. But let me tell you something if you go into a movie, whether at the theatre, for rent or on cable or even on regular tv, with no expectations or even low expectations you will have a better chance of enjoying a movie.
Now it is human nature to get comfortable with an actor or a director and get involved so much then when their new movies come out you get excited to see the movie. That recently happened to me with Will Ferrell. He has been so good in so many movies, when Semi-Pro came out I found that I really wanted to see the movie and had such a high expectation level that when it wasn't reached I felt that the movie was horrendous. I feel almost that the movie should never have been made.
But I have found that if you go into the movie with no expectations at all you have a good chance to at least say that wasn't so bad. Also if you go into a movie with a negative view of the movie you may even say hey it wasn't as bad as I thought. Now this doesn't always work you do need to be picky sometimes. By me being so liberal with my movie selection I have ended up watching some pretty bad movies. One of the worst movies I have ever scene is Mars Attacks.
When I was younger I snuck in to see that movie in the theatre and I was pissed that I wasted my time to watch the movie. I tried to make myself laugh at that movie and couldn't do it. But I like movies that other people are like how could you like that movie it is so bad. Like Starship Troopers for example. It's a bad movie but I love it it just gets me.
There is also another way to make yourself like more movies. People always say stuff like it just wasn't real enough for me. Movies are like books. They are created to entertain and to take your mind off of your everyday life. If you let yourself get caught up in the movie you most definitely will like it more. Well at least that happens with me.
Oh well movies are my passion with me closing in on around 500 movies( I just bought Tango & Cash). I do love a lot of movies. This stuff works for me. If you just give movies a chance you can find yourself liking movies like Juno. Great movie by the way. I have a bad feeling about the latest Tom Cruise movie Lions for lambs or something like that. I'm gonna watch it this weekend I will test my theory on it. Next time I think I might get on my theory about Tom Cruise.
Well that's all for now thanks for reading if your still reading. If you are don't forget to leave comments or leave me a rebuttal.
Ben
Most people have high or low expectations when they see a movie in any form. Some people want movies to be realistic, or exciting, or lovey dovey, or sci-fierific, or a gore fest. But let me tell you something if you go into a movie, whether at the theatre, for rent or on cable or even on regular tv, with no expectations or even low expectations you will have a better chance of enjoying a movie.
Now it is human nature to get comfortable with an actor or a director and get involved so much then when their new movies come out you get excited to see the movie. That recently happened to me with Will Ferrell. He has been so good in so many movies, when Semi-Pro came out I found that I really wanted to see the movie and had such a high expectation level that when it wasn't reached I felt that the movie was horrendous. I feel almost that the movie should never have been made.
But I have found that if you go into the movie with no expectations at all you have a good chance to at least say that wasn't so bad. Also if you go into a movie with a negative view of the movie you may even say hey it wasn't as bad as I thought. Now this doesn't always work you do need to be picky sometimes. By me being so liberal with my movie selection I have ended up watching some pretty bad movies. One of the worst movies I have ever scene is Mars Attacks.
When I was younger I snuck in to see that movie in the theatre and I was pissed that I wasted my time to watch the movie. I tried to make myself laugh at that movie and couldn't do it. But I like movies that other people are like how could you like that movie it is so bad. Like Starship Troopers for example. It's a bad movie but I love it it just gets me.
There is also another way to make yourself like more movies. People always say stuff like it just wasn't real enough for me. Movies are like books. They are created to entertain and to take your mind off of your everyday life. If you let yourself get caught up in the movie you most definitely will like it more. Well at least that happens with me.
Oh well movies are my passion with me closing in on around 500 movies( I just bought Tango & Cash). I do love a lot of movies. This stuff works for me. If you just give movies a chance you can find yourself liking movies like Juno. Great movie by the way. I have a bad feeling about the latest Tom Cruise movie Lions for lambs or something like that. I'm gonna watch it this weekend I will test my theory on it. Next time I think I might get on my theory about Tom Cruise.
Well that's all for now thanks for reading if your still reading. If you are don't forget to leave comments or leave me a rebuttal.
Ben
Sunday, April 13, 2008
Drinking what's the point?
It's the day after the second game of a Yankees vs. Red Sox game where the Red Sox tied the series 1-1. But it's the day of the game that I want to talk about and the drinking that ensued. Before the game started I began drinking. That was approximately 2:30pm. I didn't stop drinking until approximately 12:30 am. That's approximately 10 hours of drinking. What's the point?
Now I had fun don't get me wrong but today I feel like a bag of smashed assholes. My head hurts, I feel very sluggish, my eyes ache as I look at the screne as I type this. It's an aweful feeling. And I'm at work. Now is the fun I had the night of the game worth feeling like this today. I think so but really what's the point.
Now like most people when I drink I lose a lot of my inhabitions. Which sometimes I kind of like. I find that I can speak my mind more. It also feels like I have more fun. Now I don't drink to oblivian when I do drink. But because I have few opportunities to drink (by my own choice) when I do drink I drink a little more than I should. Which makes me feel the way that I do today.
Today it feels like I don't want to ever drink that much again. Even though I had an enjoyable time last night. Even though I know when the opportunity to do it again arises I will have forgotten todays feelings of sickness and wooziness and drink more than I should again and then I will feel this way again.
Now I'm gonna play devil's advocate here(great movie by the way). Drinking costs money(most of the time), it's bad for you and depending on how much you drink you can have some or all of these symptoms the next day: sluggishness, tired, sick, vomiting, blood shot eyes, bad bowel movements, and much much more unpleasentness. Why do people do it? They do it cause people (myself included) like the feeling when we are doing it. People live for the here and now. Many times they don't think about the future. Even when that future could be lost by drinking.
Am I going to stop drinking probably not. Should people drink responsibly...abso...freaking...lutely. Should I moderate myself better? Yep! Will I? I hope so. Drinking what's the point?
Some people drink to let them forget their problems. Is this a good thing? NO! This philosophy is a poor one and can lead to many more problems and might multiply their origional problems. I believe that people know what they are doing is wrong but they can't help themselves. They want to feel good. Even when it fucks everything up.
So drinking what's the point? I guess I can't answer that question. You may think that I am riding the fence on this one trying to play both sides. You're probably correct. I like to drink. Yet I try to do it responsibly and when I don't I pay the price and I will take it.
Ben
Now I had fun don't get me wrong but today I feel like a bag of smashed assholes. My head hurts, I feel very sluggish, my eyes ache as I look at the screne as I type this. It's an aweful feeling. And I'm at work. Now is the fun I had the night of the game worth feeling like this today. I think so but really what's the point.
Now like most people when I drink I lose a lot of my inhabitions. Which sometimes I kind of like. I find that I can speak my mind more. It also feels like I have more fun. Now I don't drink to oblivian when I do drink. But because I have few opportunities to drink (by my own choice) when I do drink I drink a little more than I should. Which makes me feel the way that I do today.
Today it feels like I don't want to ever drink that much again. Even though I had an enjoyable time last night. Even though I know when the opportunity to do it again arises I will have forgotten todays feelings of sickness and wooziness and drink more than I should again and then I will feel this way again.
Now I'm gonna play devil's advocate here(great movie by the way). Drinking costs money(most of the time), it's bad for you and depending on how much you drink you can have some or all of these symptoms the next day: sluggishness, tired, sick, vomiting, blood shot eyes, bad bowel movements, and much much more unpleasentness. Why do people do it? They do it cause people (myself included) like the feeling when we are doing it. People live for the here and now. Many times they don't think about the future. Even when that future could be lost by drinking.
Am I going to stop drinking probably not. Should people drink responsibly...abso...freaking...lutely. Should I moderate myself better? Yep! Will I? I hope so. Drinking what's the point?
Some people drink to let them forget their problems. Is this a good thing? NO! This philosophy is a poor one and can lead to many more problems and might multiply their origional problems. I believe that people know what they are doing is wrong but they can't help themselves. They want to feel good. Even when it fucks everything up.
So drinking what's the point? I guess I can't answer that question. You may think that I am riding the fence on this one trying to play both sides. You're probably correct. I like to drink. Yet I try to do it responsibly and when I don't I pay the price and I will take it.
Ben
Thursday, April 10, 2008
Mission Statement
It's time to talk about what this blog is all about. A mission statement if you will. This blog isto be entertaining to all who read it. It shall cover many different topics. It shall (hopefully) be funny, interesting, sad/sappy(Sometimes), envoking, invigorating, fresh and many other things that I can think of. It shall not be untruthful or (intentionally) hurtful.
I think thats a good way to put it. That's it that is my mission statement for my blog. Of course, not all my readers will enjoy my blog, I am not trying to disalution myself by any means. Is that even a word. I willhave to look it up. I digress. I am aware that my views on the topics that i cover can be off base at times or even completely fucking wrong. But they are my views and I reserve the right to have them and express them due to it being a free country and basically with the internet you can pretty much do almost any fucking thing you want to. Except of course for dirty things with children. (Disclaimer: IN NO WAY DOES THIS BLOG OR IT'S WRITER SUPPORT ANY WRONG DOING TO CHILDREN OF ANY AGE, RACE, OR CREED!) That's a warning to all the dirtbags out there.
When talking about humor I feel that I have a very odd sense of it. I find lot's of stuff funny that other people don't. I mentioned dick and fart jokes in a recent entry to this blog. They are funny and make me laugh. Am I going to apologize for that no fucking way. Well moving on.
To those of you who are not used to me the writer using such profain words. I am sorry but I do talk this way sometimes. I do think in these words sometimes. This blog is an extension of my thoughts and feelings. If you find my writing offensive. I will not apologize for it. I can't. If i was writinga children's book I would not write in any curse words. Yet my blog is my outlet to this. I'm not saying that there will always be swears in all of my posts, but sometimes those words will come out.
Well that's what my blog is about. Being honest and sincere. Here's something honest. I have just figured out how to view comments on this blog so if you have any please feel free to leave them on the blog website for me. I am not sure how you do that but my wife has left some messages.
I hope I don't scare anyone away by my views, my profanity, or my childish sense of humor but this is who I am.
Thanks everybody for reading,
Ben
I think thats a good way to put it. That's it that is my mission statement for my blog. Of course, not all my readers will enjoy my blog, I am not trying to disalution myself by any means. Is that even a word. I willhave to look it up. I digress. I am aware that my views on the topics that i cover can be off base at times or even completely fucking wrong. But they are my views and I reserve the right to have them and express them due to it being a free country and basically with the internet you can pretty much do almost any fucking thing you want to. Except of course for dirty things with children. (Disclaimer: IN NO WAY DOES THIS BLOG OR IT'S WRITER SUPPORT ANY WRONG DOING TO CHILDREN OF ANY AGE, RACE, OR CREED!) That's a warning to all the dirtbags out there.
When talking about humor I feel that I have a very odd sense of it. I find lot's of stuff funny that other people don't. I mentioned dick and fart jokes in a recent entry to this blog. They are funny and make me laugh. Am I going to apologize for that no fucking way. Well moving on.
To those of you who are not used to me the writer using such profain words. I am sorry but I do talk this way sometimes. I do think in these words sometimes. This blog is an extension of my thoughts and feelings. If you find my writing offensive. I will not apologize for it. I can't. If i was writinga children's book I would not write in any curse words. Yet my blog is my outlet to this. I'm not saying that there will always be swears in all of my posts, but sometimes those words will come out.
Well that's what my blog is about. Being honest and sincere. Here's something honest. I have just figured out how to view comments on this blog so if you have any please feel free to leave them on the blog website for me. I am not sure how you do that but my wife has left some messages.
I hope I don't scare anyone away by my views, my profanity, or my childish sense of humor but this is who I am.
Thanks everybody for reading,
Ben
Sunday, April 6, 2008
TOO MUCH "DUDITY"
Since starting this blog, I have received numerous requests for topics to cover. Many requests have been made for me to write about my families little idiosyncrasies, although these topics sound funny, I have to make sure I write about them at the appropriate time. I am not opposed to writing about these issues and will address them soon enough.
Moving on. A topic has been brought to my attention and I feel that it is an issue that needs to be addressed immediately. As the title states, TOO MUCH "DUDITY," the topic is about male nudity in motion pictures. (Wow "motion pictures" I sound like I grew up in the 40's next thing you know I'll call them "talkies!" Well any what the term "Dudity" was told to me second hand it is not my word so I can't take credit for it but I believe a man named Mike Lynch came up with it. I could be wrong so don't take my word on it. But today I am writing about the fact that there is way too much male nudity in movies these days.
In fact any "Dudity" at all is too much. Even when it is small (hah a pun not intended) like in the Bruce Willis Movie "The Color of Night" there is a scene when old Brucie is in the swimming pool and you can catch a glimpse of his member. This movie is just short of a porno anyways I think it premiered on "skinamax" it was just uncalled for nobody needs to see that. Hey Bruce I think the water was a bit cold when you guys were filming that day hungh?
Some times "Dudity" is used for comedic value as in the comedic genius of a film "Borat" what a fucking great movie. As my buddy would say it was "PHENOMENAL" There is a big big drawback to this film. There is like a 4 minute scene where you see two naked men chase each other through a crowded hotel. Now although I found myself laughing hysterically at the scene, I still felt that my mind was violated by vision of a 4oolb man chasing a 180lb man naked through the halls of a hotel. At least the creators of this movie had the decency to black out some of the dirty man parts from the scene thank God for "small" favors!
Another comedic use of "Dudity" was in the movie "Eurotrip" the scene is where the movie gets the male audience excited to see, as well as the characters themselves, the sites of a nude beach. Very promising thought right. As the characters and myself soon found out that most of the people who partake in the right of nudity at nude beaches are people of the male gender hoping to glimpse some naked women. Again it turned out to be a funny scene but I found myself saying, "AWE MAN THAT AIN'T RIGHT!"
Now there is a small movie franchise, you might of heard of it, Hostel. Where the writer Eli Roth listened to his critics. The critics (I'm paraphrasing here) said something to the effect that Mr. Roth had too much female nudity in this movie. My question is who were these critics anyway. The first movie wasn't that great but the best part was the nudity. Sorry honey I'm a guy! Although the second film was a much better movie the amount of "Dudity" in the movie was way uncalled for (as I have stated any "Dudity" is uncalled for). There is even a scene where the male genitalia is removed in a very viscous way. I almost vomited.
Now friends there is plenty of movies where you see a male actor's ass either they are getting out of bed or the shower. It's just not necessary. From what I hear the male body is just not an appealing thing even to women. I mean it may be appealing to women when it is clothed but naked is another story. I mean the penis is not a pretty thing. So why do they show this stuff in movies anyway. I think it's the shock value or they think that maybe women do like the male body like that. I'm not sure all I know is that something must be done about this.
As an aspiring movie writer I assure if I do ever make a movie there may be dick and fart jokes but you will never actually see any "Dudity" I can promise you that.
Ben
Moving on. A topic has been brought to my attention and I feel that it is an issue that needs to be addressed immediately. As the title states, TOO MUCH "DUDITY," the topic is about male nudity in motion pictures. (Wow "motion pictures" I sound like I grew up in the 40's next thing you know I'll call them "talkies!" Well any what the term "Dudity" was told to me second hand it is not my word so I can't take credit for it but I believe a man named Mike Lynch came up with it. I could be wrong so don't take my word on it. But today I am writing about the fact that there is way too much male nudity in movies these days.
In fact any "Dudity" at all is too much. Even when it is small (hah a pun not intended) like in the Bruce Willis Movie "The Color of Night" there is a scene when old Brucie is in the swimming pool and you can catch a glimpse of his member. This movie is just short of a porno anyways I think it premiered on "skinamax" it was just uncalled for nobody needs to see that. Hey Bruce I think the water was a bit cold when you guys were filming that day hungh?
Some times "Dudity" is used for comedic value as in the comedic genius of a film "Borat" what a fucking great movie. As my buddy would say it was "PHENOMENAL" There is a big big drawback to this film. There is like a 4 minute scene where you see two naked men chase each other through a crowded hotel. Now although I found myself laughing hysterically at the scene, I still felt that my mind was violated by vision of a 4oolb man chasing a 180lb man naked through the halls of a hotel. At least the creators of this movie had the decency to black out some of the dirty man parts from the scene thank God for "small" favors!
Another comedic use of "Dudity" was in the movie "Eurotrip" the scene is where the movie gets the male audience excited to see, as well as the characters themselves, the sites of a nude beach. Very promising thought right. As the characters and myself soon found out that most of the people who partake in the right of nudity at nude beaches are people of the male gender hoping to glimpse some naked women. Again it turned out to be a funny scene but I found myself saying, "AWE MAN THAT AIN'T RIGHT!"
Now there is a small movie franchise, you might of heard of it, Hostel. Where the writer Eli Roth listened to his critics. The critics (I'm paraphrasing here) said something to the effect that Mr. Roth had too much female nudity in this movie. My question is who were these critics anyway. The first movie wasn't that great but the best part was the nudity. Sorry honey I'm a guy! Although the second film was a much better movie the amount of "Dudity" in the movie was way uncalled for (as I have stated any "Dudity" is uncalled for). There is even a scene where the male genitalia is removed in a very viscous way. I almost vomited.
Now friends there is plenty of movies where you see a male actor's ass either they are getting out of bed or the shower. It's just not necessary. From what I hear the male body is just not an appealing thing even to women. I mean it may be appealing to women when it is clothed but naked is another story. I mean the penis is not a pretty thing. So why do they show this stuff in movies anyway. I think it's the shock value or they think that maybe women do like the male body like that. I'm not sure all I know is that something must be done about this.
As an aspiring movie writer I assure if I do ever make a movie there may be dick and fart jokes but you will never actually see any "Dudity" I can promise you that.
Ben
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
I hate reality tv
Seriously now the reality tv craze has to stop. It is one of the biggest reasons our society is getting dumber. Don't get me wrong here I have found myself getting sucked into the asinine realm of reality tv. Yet when ever I do I feel myself getting dumber and dumber and dumber. The thing is when we take time out of our day to watch reality tv shows that are primarily fake anyways. Most reality tv shows how people in our society can be petty, trashy, and stupid.
I found myself watching one of these so called reality tv shows tonight at work "Flava of Love 3." Now I myself once idolized the former rap superstar Flava Flav when he was in the Rap Group Public Enemy. But he is taking women from God knows where and putting them in crazy competitions for his love which they will never get because then he is out the money for season 4. Plus if Flava is looking for love why would he be doing it on tv where the girls are probably just trying to get there 15 minutes of fame. Take for example "new york" from shows such as Flavor or Love 1 and 2 and I love New York 1 and 2. This crazy biatch was obviously looking for other things than Flava's love.
I called this whole thing anyways once the show "the real life" came on I said all of tv was gonna be like this. My question is how long until we see the running man come to television fruition. It's a crazy thought but things look like they are headed in that direction.
What about the longest running reality tv show ever COPS! I work in a place where there are juvenile offenders and they love COPS. Is this a good thing for our youth to be watching? Probably not. Why do I let them, they can watch anything on tv except the news. Let's teach them what not to do when they get chased by the cops. Oh well I can't change things with this blog but here is where I stand. Reality tv show has to go.
I do have one favorite show, "the Joe Schmo show" a fake reality show. It was great! If you know me and you haven't seen it ask me and I'll let you borrow it. It's fantastic.
Ok that's all for now I'm leaving work now.
Ben
I found myself watching one of these so called reality tv shows tonight at work "Flava of Love 3." Now I myself once idolized the former rap superstar Flava Flav when he was in the Rap Group Public Enemy. But he is taking women from God knows where and putting them in crazy competitions for his love which they will never get because then he is out the money for season 4. Plus if Flava is looking for love why would he be doing it on tv where the girls are probably just trying to get there 15 minutes of fame. Take for example "new york" from shows such as Flavor or Love 1 and 2 and I love New York 1 and 2. This crazy biatch was obviously looking for other things than Flava's love.
I called this whole thing anyways once the show "the real life" came on I said all of tv was gonna be like this. My question is how long until we see the running man come to television fruition. It's a crazy thought but things look like they are headed in that direction.
What about the longest running reality tv show ever COPS! I work in a place where there are juvenile offenders and they love COPS. Is this a good thing for our youth to be watching? Probably not. Why do I let them, they can watch anything on tv except the news. Let's teach them what not to do when they get chased by the cops. Oh well I can't change things with this blog but here is where I stand. Reality tv show has to go.
I do have one favorite show, "the Joe Schmo show" a fake reality show. It was great! If you know me and you haven't seen it ask me and I'll let you borrow it. It's fantastic.
Ok that's all for now I'm leaving work now.
Ben
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
Thanks to all my family!
First off let me thank all of you that have visited my blog and have responded. I hope you enjoyed it and I hope that you will continue to enjoy it in the future. Remember if you find it interesting pass it along to friends of yours. To those of you who were surprised at the language used in my blog I apologize but you were right I don't use those words often when I speak but I this is a place where I can express myself and sometimes the dirty little cuss words might come out.
The topic of the day is family. As those of you know currently reading this new venture of mine know I recently became a father. Let me tell you all something it is the most fantastic, exciting and scariest (incert f-bomb here) thing I have ever done in my life. I am worried all the time that something may happen to my little guy. I love him so much that I can't explain it.
I can't imagine what life would be without the littel man. I wake up in the morning now and he is usually the first face I see and his face is always smiling at me in the morning, which in turn makes me smile. It makes me smile in my heart.
At least once a day, I ask myself how did I become so lucky in life. I have a perfectly healthy beautiful little boy, a home to live in and everything that I could possible need. The answer is my beautiful wife who keeps me on my toes and keeps me on the straight and narrow, who I love with all my heart. Beyond that I would have to thank God for my family that I have started and the families that we came from and the family that we have yet to meet.
ForI am a firm believer that my friends are my family as well, some of you have heard that from my mouth yourselves. In growing up I have found many friends that I have considered my brothers or my sisters because of how close we are or were. I love you all.
To my family I love you. All of you. Thank you for being there as my wife and I began our new family. Your support or your words of encouragement or just your being there makes me realize the importance of family.
Well sorry for the sappy blog today! But it may happen from time to time. The writing was a bit all over the place and for that I also appologize but it all comes from the heart. For those of you that have written topics that you wish for me to cover (Traci), I may get to them, I may not but I hope that what I write interests atleast some of you.
Ben
The topic of the day is family. As those of you know currently reading this new venture of mine know I recently became a father. Let me tell you all something it is the most fantastic, exciting and scariest (incert f-bomb here) thing I have ever done in my life. I am worried all the time that something may happen to my little guy. I love him so much that I can't explain it.
I can't imagine what life would be without the littel man. I wake up in the morning now and he is usually the first face I see and his face is always smiling at me in the morning, which in turn makes me smile. It makes me smile in my heart.
At least once a day, I ask myself how did I become so lucky in life. I have a perfectly healthy beautiful little boy, a home to live in and everything that I could possible need. The answer is my beautiful wife who keeps me on my toes and keeps me on the straight and narrow, who I love with all my heart. Beyond that I would have to thank God for my family that I have started and the families that we came from and the family that we have yet to meet.
ForI am a firm believer that my friends are my family as well, some of you have heard that from my mouth yourselves. In growing up I have found many friends that I have considered my brothers or my sisters because of how close we are or were. I love you all.
To my family I love you. All of you. Thank you for being there as my wife and I began our new family. Your support or your words of encouragement or just your being there makes me realize the importance of family.
Well sorry for the sappy blog today! But it may happen from time to time. The writing was a bit all over the place and for that I also appologize but it all comes from the heart. For those of you that have written topics that you wish for me to cover (Traci), I may get to them, I may not but I hope that what I write interests atleast some of you.
Ben
Saturday, March 29, 2008
Boston VS. Providence
Went for a trip into bean town today too see the Boston Bruins play against the Ottawa Senators. Was a great game the Bruins won 4 to 0. Yet the trip has gotten me started thinking about something. Now I know Boston is a great city and has a lot of history and is a great metropolitan area but I just can't remember ever having a better time in Boston than I have ever had in Providence, RI.
Now I currently live in little rhodie but I was born in Mass and lived most of my life in the great bay state. I even lived outside of the Bean for a short stint on Winter Hill in Somerville. Great place to live when your spending most of your money on rent and booze. But I digress. Boston obviously has the historical aspect on its side. I mean a lot of criminals were banished from Mass and were accepted in Rhode Island. And Rhode Island seems to be a haven for corrupt politicians in more recent history.
But lets talk about the people in the area. If your a young person and you like to partake in spirits and dancing and music of any kind the cool place to go is Boston its bigger and better and has more options due to the size of the city. Now with Providence being smaller almost the red headed step child of Boston ( I can say that I was a red headed step child) yet it can offer a lot in those areas too.
I know I said that I would get into the people in the cities themselves. Well this is just my opinion but people in Providence are more out going than people in Boston in all of the times that I personally have done anything in Boston for fun I have felt a guarded almost defensive demeanor to the people in the city. Now when I was younger and dumber this defensive demeanor pissed me off due to that fact that I couldn't get a piece of ass to save my life in Boston. Well, I couldn't get a piece of ass to save my life in providence either but I did have more opportunities to try and get some ass in providence than in Boston.
But I feel that it is like that in all aspects of my experiences with the people in Boston. Like today on the train for example. People barely wanted to look at you never mind help you out. My wife and myself were on the "T" going into Boston and I wasn't sure how to get to the Garden by the "T" I asked a man and his son if he was going to the game and if he new how to get there and he gruffly stated, "uh...what....no...we're not going there." Finally a nice gentleman in a Bruins Jersey told us exactly how to get there by the train yet he was not looking for any other conversation. Even the sports rivalries are crazy I know that this may turn off some of my readers (Ha what readers) but I am a Yankees Fan and I won't wear anything Yankees when I go into Boston. I know most of you are thinking no shit asshole. But a Red sox fan can go into new york and won't get hassled the same way as I would in Boston.
Now Providence the times that I have had have always been pleasant and memorable. I started dating my wife in Providence for example. But the people are just much more approachable. You can strike up a conversation with anyone and they will talk to you. I just feel that the atmosphere is just a lighter one. I wish I could explain it better. People are more outgoing as opposed to the guarded people in Boston. It's like all the free loving hippies are in Providence and the Die hard staunch republicans are in Boston even though both are democratic states per history. It's weird.
Well long story short I choose Providence over Boston anytime when I am looking to have a good time. Maybe I will see you there sometime.
Ben
Now I currently live in little rhodie but I was born in Mass and lived most of my life in the great bay state. I even lived outside of the Bean for a short stint on Winter Hill in Somerville. Great place to live when your spending most of your money on rent and booze. But I digress. Boston obviously has the historical aspect on its side. I mean a lot of criminals were banished from Mass and were accepted in Rhode Island. And Rhode Island seems to be a haven for corrupt politicians in more recent history.
But lets talk about the people in the area. If your a young person and you like to partake in spirits and dancing and music of any kind the cool place to go is Boston its bigger and better and has more options due to the size of the city. Now with Providence being smaller almost the red headed step child of Boston ( I can say that I was a red headed step child) yet it can offer a lot in those areas too.
I know I said that I would get into the people in the cities themselves. Well this is just my opinion but people in Providence are more out going than people in Boston in all of the times that I personally have done anything in Boston for fun I have felt a guarded almost defensive demeanor to the people in the city. Now when I was younger and dumber this defensive demeanor pissed me off due to that fact that I couldn't get a piece of ass to save my life in Boston. Well, I couldn't get a piece of ass to save my life in providence either but I did have more opportunities to try and get some ass in providence than in Boston.
But I feel that it is like that in all aspects of my experiences with the people in Boston. Like today on the train for example. People barely wanted to look at you never mind help you out. My wife and myself were on the "T" going into Boston and I wasn't sure how to get to the Garden by the "T" I asked a man and his son if he was going to the game and if he new how to get there and he gruffly stated, "uh...what....no...we're not going there." Finally a nice gentleman in a Bruins Jersey told us exactly how to get there by the train yet he was not looking for any other conversation. Even the sports rivalries are crazy I know that this may turn off some of my readers (Ha what readers) but I am a Yankees Fan and I won't wear anything Yankees when I go into Boston. I know most of you are thinking no shit asshole. But a Red sox fan can go into new york and won't get hassled the same way as I would in Boston.
Now Providence the times that I have had have always been pleasant and memorable. I started dating my wife in Providence for example. But the people are just much more approachable. You can strike up a conversation with anyone and they will talk to you. I just feel that the atmosphere is just a lighter one. I wish I could explain it better. People are more outgoing as opposed to the guarded people in Boston. It's like all the free loving hippies are in Providence and the Die hard staunch republicans are in Boston even though both are democratic states per history. It's weird.
Well long story short I choose Providence over Boston anytime when I am looking to have a good time. Maybe I will see you there sometime.
Ben
Friday, March 28, 2008
What is this f***ing blogging stuff anyway?
What is this fucking blogging stuff anyway? I don't think I have ever read a blog before in my entire life. I know, I know, where have I been hiding under a fucking rock? Not really, I just always thought that it was kind of dumb. Frankly, because I was naive not realizing that it was just basically the online version of a journal. My questions are: why is it called a blog? Why is it called blogging? Who is ever going to read this stupid thing? Now I know that the word blog is short for weblog. I also know that blogging is the equivelent for writing in your journal. I also am aware that no one but myself and anyone that I ask to read this will ever read my blog.
If you are reading this you are probably asking yourself why is this man, who is very ignorant to the ways of the web, even trying to start a blog? Well, I have an answer for you. I think it is because I wish to write. I wish to write anything and everything, books, movies, stories, poems, etc. This line of thinking reminds me of a quote from a movie. I believe that movie is Throw Mama from a Train, but I am not 100 percent sure of that so if I am wrong don't fine me or be mad at me or arrest me but here is the quote: "A writer, writes, always." Now my dilegence to this point has been lacluster at most. I am hoping that this blogging thing will help me to write daily and keep things moving for me in the writing department.
Now as to your next question, what is this blog going to be about? This blog will be about anything I fucking want. My thoughts about anything and everything may be in this blog. I might choose to write about a movie I just saw or about some issue that I have become aware recently in the news or maybe my thoughts on being a dad or whatever.
I do have a disclaimer. My writing may not always be correct, you may see some errors in my grammer or spelling. Don't condemn my blog for such trivial things. Because editors are supposed to help the writer out with that kind of stuff or maybe not. I'm not really sure since I have nothing to present to an editor.
I hope all who read this blog (oh my god i can't believe i'm doing this) enjoy my writings. This is my blog and these are my thoughts.
Ben
If you are reading this you are probably asking yourself why is this man, who is very ignorant to the ways of the web, even trying to start a blog? Well, I have an answer for you. I think it is because I wish to write. I wish to write anything and everything, books, movies, stories, poems, etc. This line of thinking reminds me of a quote from a movie. I believe that movie is Throw Mama from a Train, but I am not 100 percent sure of that so if I am wrong don't fine me or be mad at me or arrest me but here is the quote: "A writer, writes, always." Now my dilegence to this point has been lacluster at most. I am hoping that this blogging thing will help me to write daily and keep things moving for me in the writing department.
Now as to your next question, what is this blog going to be about? This blog will be about anything I fucking want. My thoughts about anything and everything may be in this blog. I might choose to write about a movie I just saw or about some issue that I have become aware recently in the news or maybe my thoughts on being a dad or whatever.
I do have a disclaimer. My writing may not always be correct, you may see some errors in my grammer or spelling. Don't condemn my blog for such trivial things. Because editors are supposed to help the writer out with that kind of stuff or maybe not. I'm not really sure since I have nothing to present to an editor.
I hope all who read this blog (oh my god i can't believe i'm doing this) enjoy my writings. This is my blog and these are my thoughts.
Ben
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