Post # 43
There comes a time in every man's life, when he has to decide if he does, or does not, look good with a mustache. Many great men in history have pulled it off (most notably Joseph Stalin and Adam Morrison), and I must decide if I will step into that elite club. Decision pending...
In other news, I have recently (in the past few months) gone on a spending spree. Almost immediately after moving into The Mill, and right before classes started, my computer crashed (pretty much an explosion and I saved two kittens, ladies take note). I got my new roommate to buy parts for me and he built me an entirely new computer (very fast). Then, the expected rent + electricity fees, along with books for the semester came. And after all that, I decided to invest in a 42" plasma t.v.. Then came the long anticipated release of the babe-magnet game Halo 3 (of which I bought the legendary edition). I have decided that I am spending too much, and am taking a break...unless of course a drought in (terms of babes coming over) resorts me to buying another video game.
Speaking of Halo 3, I am currently a Major in the Spartan Officer ranks. I am also a level 42. There is a very good chance that I will be going to the first MLG (major league gaming (some argue its 'geeks' instead of 'gaming' but it's not I promise)) tournament.
My roommates at The Mill are pretty cool. In order to describe them I have decided to use one-word sentences. We will start alphabetically, so as not to play favorites:
Aaron: Favorite. Short. Goat-e. Redskins. Loud. Alwaysupsetatsomeprofessor. Hairy.
Ben: Tall. Not. As. Tall. As. Me. Movies. Warcraft. Cute*. Ultra.
Barry: Asia. UREC. Nerd. Beefy. Sugar. Spice. Player.
*kind of
I would like to take this time to pay tribute to a lost family member. Frances Harriet Weaver, our first family pet in Harrisonburg, has passed. My dad and I found her in her dog house, one sad August morning. She never really made much of a name for herself, or for runt basset hounds, and I actually once considered her one of the most annoying pets of all time, but nonetheless, she will be missed (good news for Bartok though, he gets to be inside now. Congratulations buddy, we were all pulling for you). Frances Harriet Weaver - October 24, 1993 - August 10, 2007.
Can someone tell me what the deal is with me and Outback employee bathrooms/me and Outback important people? Some may remember the story of me getting walked in on in the bathroom one day, and others may remember the story of me using the wrong lettuce while demonstrating (to all the Outback proprietors in the region mind you) how to make a caesar salad. Well, this one might top both of them. So the VP of OSI (Outback Steakhouse Incorporated), decides to come to our Outback. A few days before Reggie (my boss), gets in new shirts for the line guys (so we all look uniform etc...) Unfortunately for me, I didn't work the two days prior to him coming, so I didn't get my shirt until the day of. When I arrived, the VP was already there, so I shake his hand, introduce myself, then go to the bathroom to change. Of COURSE it's the one day I forget to lock the door and of COURSE the ONE GUY to walk in is the VP. There is no comedy there, only fear. In all of a second he saw me half naked with a deer in the headlights look. It's a good thing I had brought a change of underwear...
The Braves missed the playoffs, but the Redskins are 3-1, and won their last game 34-3. I smell a dynasty.
Governor Mike Huckabee, of Arkansas, has shot up to my #2 spot for Republican candidates (still behind Mitt Romney). In the most recent Republican debate, he discussed eliminating the income tax, while raising taxes on consumer goods and other stuff (more like sales taxes). If this happens, people earning income illegally (namely drug dealers, prostitutes/pimps, and illegal immigrants) will finally be paying taxes. Another issue that is hot in my head right now is spending. Both spending on the private level, and on the government level are out of control. We are spending money we don't have, and are outsourcing jobs to other countries, so we can't make any money to pay off the money that we don't have. For instance we need to say "No PETA, we are not going to spend millions of dollars building little animal bridges to go over interstates". They should understand that soon enough, natural selection will take care of all the animal genes that tell them "hey, i think i wanna walk in front of the fast moving vehicle, just to see what happens". Then we won't have that problem anymore. Either way, we will have an economic crisis if we don't get spending under control.
Finally, I want to add a quote that my friend, Bob, found. It talks about education, and was written by one of the most brilliant men in human history:
"What I want to fix your attention on is the vast overall movement towards the discrediting, and finally the elimination, of every kind of human excellence -- moral, cultural, social or intellectual. And is it not pretty to notice how 'democracy' (in the incantatory sense) is now doing for us the work that was once done by the most ancient dictatorships, and by the same methods? The basic proposal of the new education is to be that dunces and idlers must not be made to feel inferior to intelligent and industrious pupils. That would be 'undemocratic.' Children who are fit to proceed may be artificially kept back, because the others would get a trauma by being left behind. The bright pupil thus remains democratically fettered to his own age group throughout his school career, and a boy who would be capable of tackling Aeschylus or Dante sits listening to his coeval's [of the same age] attempts to spell out A CAT SAT ON A MAT. We may reasonably hope for the virtual abolition of education when 'I'm as good as you' has fully had its way. All incentives to learn and all penalties for not learning will vanish. The few who might want to learn will be prevented; who are they to overtop their fellows? And anyway, the teachers -- or should I say nurses? -- will be far too busy reassuring the dunces and patting them on the back to waste any time on real teaching. We shall no longer have to plan and toil to spread imperturbable conceit and incurable ignorance among men." - C.S. Lewis
Person of the Week - Ellie Weaver: she is an adult. She did the same thing I did, only two years later (not to take anything away from you Ellie, some just go at their own pace)
In other news, I have recently (in the past few months) gone on a spending spree. Almost immediately after moving into The Mill, and right before classes started, my computer crashed (pretty much an explosion and I saved two kittens, ladies take note). I got my new roommate to buy parts for me and he built me an entirely new computer (very fast). Then, the expected rent + electricity fees, along with books for the semester came. And after all that, I decided to invest in a 42" plasma t.v.. Then came the long anticipated release of the babe-magnet game Halo 3 (of which I bought the legendary edition). I have decided that I am spending too much, and am taking a break...unless of course a drought in (terms of babes coming over) resorts me to buying another video game.
Speaking of Halo 3, I am currently a Major in the Spartan Officer ranks. I am also a level 42. There is a very good chance that I will be going to the first MLG (major league gaming (some argue its 'geeks' instead of 'gaming' but it's not I promise)) tournament.
My roommates at The Mill are pretty cool. In order to describe them I have decided to use one-word sentences. We will start alphabetically, so as not to play favorites:
Aaron: Favorite. Short. Goat-e. Redskins. Loud. Alwaysupsetatsomeprofessor. Hairy.
Ben: Tall. Not. As. Tall. As. Me. Movies. Warcraft. Cute*. Ultra.
Barry: Asia. UREC. Nerd. Beefy. Sugar. Spice. Player.
*kind of
I would like to take this time to pay tribute to a lost family member. Frances Harriet Weaver, our first family pet in Harrisonburg, has passed. My dad and I found her in her dog house, one sad August morning. She never really made much of a name for herself, or for runt basset hounds, and I actually once considered her one of the most annoying pets of all time, but nonetheless, she will be missed (good news for Bartok though, he gets to be inside now. Congratulations buddy, we were all pulling for you). Frances Harriet Weaver - October 24, 1993 - August 10, 2007.
Can someone tell me what the deal is with me and Outback employee bathrooms/me and Outback important people? Some may remember the story of me getting walked in on in the bathroom one day, and others may remember the story of me using the wrong lettuce while demonstrating (to all the Outback proprietors in the region mind you) how to make a caesar salad. Well, this one might top both of them. So the VP of OSI (Outback Steakhouse Incorporated), decides to come to our Outback. A few days before Reggie (my boss), gets in new shirts for the line guys (so we all look uniform etc...) Unfortunately for me, I didn't work the two days prior to him coming, so I didn't get my shirt until the day of. When I arrived, the VP was already there, so I shake his hand, introduce myself, then go to the bathroom to change. Of COURSE it's the one day I forget to lock the door and of COURSE the ONE GUY to walk in is the VP. There is no comedy there, only fear. In all of a second he saw me half naked with a deer in the headlights look. It's a good thing I had brought a change of underwear...
The Braves missed the playoffs, but the Redskins are 3-1, and won their last game 34-3. I smell a dynasty.
Governor Mike Huckabee, of Arkansas, has shot up to my #2 spot for Republican candidates (still behind Mitt Romney). In the most recent Republican debate, he discussed eliminating the income tax, while raising taxes on consumer goods and other stuff (more like sales taxes). If this happens, people earning income illegally (namely drug dealers, prostitutes/pimps, and illegal immigrants) will finally be paying taxes. Another issue that is hot in my head right now is spending. Both spending on the private level, and on the government level are out of control. We are spending money we don't have, and are outsourcing jobs to other countries, so we can't make any money to pay off the money that we don't have. For instance we need to say "No PETA, we are not going to spend millions of dollars building little animal bridges to go over interstates". They should understand that soon enough, natural selection will take care of all the animal genes that tell them "hey, i think i wanna walk in front of the fast moving vehicle, just to see what happens". Then we won't have that problem anymore. Either way, we will have an economic crisis if we don't get spending under control.
Finally, I want to add a quote that my friend, Bob, found. It talks about education, and was written by one of the most brilliant men in human history:
"What I want to fix your attention on is the vast overall movement towards the discrediting, and finally the elimination, of every kind of human excellence -- moral, cultural, social or intellectual. And is it not pretty to notice how 'democracy' (in the incantatory sense) is now doing for us the work that was once done by the most ancient dictatorships, and by the same methods? The basic proposal of the new education is to be that dunces and idlers must not be made to feel inferior to intelligent and industrious pupils. That would be 'undemocratic.' Children who are fit to proceed may be artificially kept back, because the others would get a trauma by being left behind. The bright pupil thus remains democratically fettered to his own age group throughout his school career, and a boy who would be capable of tackling Aeschylus or Dante sits listening to his coeval's [of the same age] attempts to spell out A CAT SAT ON A MAT. We may reasonably hope for the virtual abolition of education when 'I'm as good as you' has fully had its way. All incentives to learn and all penalties for not learning will vanish. The few who might want to learn will be prevented; who are they to overtop their fellows? And anyway, the teachers -- or should I say nurses? -- will be far too busy reassuring the dunces and patting them on the back to waste any time on real teaching. We shall no longer have to plan and toil to spread imperturbable conceit and incurable ignorance among men." - C.S. Lewis
Person of the Week - Ellie Weaver: she is an adult. She did the same thing I did, only two years later (not to take anything away from you Ellie, some just go at their own pace)
posted by James | 10:06 AM
1 Comments:
Great post. I wish I were part of your family... dig the dog man and sorry to see her go... sort of. Have a great time in MO.
Dad
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