Let's face it, I've been pissed off with recent events. A lot of people have. From the fetid abortion of a bill getting pushed through in Wisconsin, to the corporate takeover of Michigan towns, to the blatant disenfranchising of younger voters in New Hampshire. There's plenty of material going around that seems tailor made to infuriate any thinking ( Read more... )

I'm pissed. There is no simpler way to put it. The past couple of months have been nothing more than a slowly building pressure cooker of mostly helpless rage at multiple subjects just looking for a switch, a trigger that would blow the seams and let me explode. I haven't exploded yet, but recent events are causing little leaks to form and scalded ( Read more... )

I suppose the timing of this is rather fitting, considering both the political climate within (and outside) the state, and a lot of the not-so-subtle messages in this book. Maybe it gave it just a little more emotional impact with me as, at the moment, I'm actually better able to relate to some of the main themes of government incompetence and ( Read more... )

It's the slow season at my job, which means for the past few weeks I've only been working two to four days a week. The only real downside to this, other than the reduced income, is normally I don't know what days I have off until the day before, which means I can't effectively use the time to make extended trips elsewhere.

( Procrastination and photos beyond the cut )

I've ended up posting my opinions and 'reviews' of a number of movies, books and other mediums of storytelling over the past few years. I don't consider myself an official internet-reviewer by any stretch of the imagination, I lack the collection of disgruntled nerds and fanboys accusing me of being the antichrist and calling for my head because I ( Read more... )

I want to start off with a disclaimer: I don't think Tron is a bad movie, okay? It is not something I left the theater thinking, 'Why the hell did I spend money on that?' There are no glaring flaws, no real points where I had to force myself to overlook blatant character stupidity in order to maintain suspension of disbelief, none of that. Dare ( Read more... )

I should be working on my novel right now, but unfortunately that's not going to happen in the immediate future, possibly not for the entirety of tonight. The reason for this is because we have neighbors. Not just any neighbors, college neighbors. I'd like to get it out right now: I really fucking despise college kids. Yes, I know, Rhi, Nica, ( Read more... )

It's two in the morning on a Monday. I sit here, a bowl that used to contain macaroni and cheese (the extra-thick kind, with some mozzarella, parmesan and garlic-herb seasoning mixed in) on one side, empty two-liter bottle of diet Mountain Dew on the other. I'm clad in a used set of unipants that Rhi just handed off to me and a Tripp brand shirt ( Read more... )

Well I'll be damned. In the past month I've managed to accidentally drop ten pounds, from 167 to 157. As much as I love being a skinny bastard, that's really not healthy. Not to mention the fact that it's probably a contributing factor to my recent depressive episodes: Lack of proper nutrition can lead to psychological changes ( Read more... )

Okay, for the next week I have the house pretty much to myself. Though the cats may dispute that claim, I'm going to actually claim I have the authority here. Of course that means aside from the cats and the lizards, I'll be pretty much alone here. Time to finally come out of my shell again and post something ( Read more... )