Renegade Blogger

This guy over at Vintage again writes something that I find very profound, and again I offer it to those poor poor soles that wander onto my site

"As a generation, we are socially accepting and internationally minded. We are activists, much unlike our silent parents. The internet links us–to members of our generation both in America and around the world–and there is a sense that we are all in this together. There is a sense that the generations before us have done us wrong–from the policies of George W. Bush to the allowance of the Middle East to spiral so far downwards following the world wars. As a generation, we are optimistic. We await the day when we turn old enough to rank higher, change more, and do better. We await the day when we will right these wrongs and make future generations respect our label–our Millennial label."

~Vintage, Generation Gap, posted May 30th 2006.  

Very very well said… 

It’s been awhile, I must say. Graduation is Monday, various people are throwing parties and prom was this past weekend (I think). I actually had a lot more fun at prom than I thought I would, amazing what a girlfriend who likes to dance can do for ya. I had perhaps the most unusual prom night, consisting of donuts, rockin out in my car and falling asleep on her couch I have to say that, and the events that transpired were awesome.

 I think I’ve kinda lost my nitch for posting here; nobody wants to read about the average Joes life. I mean, honestly. I have however been thinking about a slogan that I could put on a vinyl sticker. The world of stickering I think is awesome. A less…illegal? Activity, but none the less one that involves personal expression and a display of art, if one wishes to consider it. I’ve thrown up a few Smiling Disease stickers around the city, but those didn’t last to long and like most other things I get into it kinda dwindled, but now that I have a job and a whole summer to enjoy perhaps I’ll get into it a little bit more…

Thoughts?

Songs heard while writing:
Rise/Craig Armstrong
Helena/Nickel Creek
Anda Y Ve/Akwid

So lets see here, apparently I was getting back into this right? Well, blogsome added some nifty little feature for comment spam, so hopefully that’ll make a difference with that. And as for the rest of life? Senior year is chugging along, something like 16 days left until I get to go be some companies’ bitch for awhile (sorta). I’ve got a job at a little donut place, which I absolutely love. Paying 6 an hour but I also get to take home tips . Maybe I should steal some of waiterrant.net’s thunder and post funny anecdotes about work. It’s a pretty small place…wonder what I could post.

Not to shabby. Sadly the money isn’t exactly flowing in. I competed all my scholarship stuff for WW quiet some time ago and was offered a minimal amount of money no scholarships. None, after all the flippin work I went through too. I had letters of recommendation from 4 different states, from a gal on a cross country bike ride, one from some dude doin who knows what, one from a young lady I haven’t heard from since and another from this fellow who was on vacation for three weeks. Not a drop. That sucks ass.

This past week has been less than fun; while it was only a three-day week I did absolutely no homework and simply let everything fall by the wayside. I forgot about a scholarship through school that I had a shot at and didn’t even bother reading a book for one of my classes…wait, there’s a paper due on that Tuesday?!

Iran is building nukes. We think. The much-heated debate between not only us, but foreign nations as well has left some people a bit on edge. Iran, the people who claim the holocaust didn’t exist and want to eradicate Israel is building nuclear weapons. I’ll admit, that if indeed they were building nuclear weapons that it would be a problem, but isn’t there still the chance that there using if for, well, powering their country? While it does sound a bit week I think its better than well, looking extremely hypocritical as the United States does. Were telling other countries that they cant build nuclear weapons, and yet we have 10,000 of them right here in our backyard. Think about how many that is. Then think about if that’s all really necessary…

If the United States wants a more peaceful, terror free world then perhaps its time to, well, start leading by example and maybe decommissioning some of our nukes. Lets start with just a thousand. That still leaves us with 9,000 to blast all over the world and spiral it into nuclear winter because of A) Our own actions and B) the domino effect that just firing one would cause. Russia, India, China, France, they would all most likely retaliate, especially if it were at them. The destruction would be unimaginable and the world fairly uninhabitable.

Lets not even think about the fact that every country that has these weapons is too scared to use them, and with good reason. The only good thing that would come out of a nuclear war would be the fact that overpopulation would no longer really be a problem. I guess it’s just that I find this whole situation slightly humorous; not only because of how we sound, but also that the Bush Administration is starting to make it sound like they’re a real threat. “Well, they could have nukes” better go bomb em before they get here! I’m sure they could convince the public that the War in Iraq was really the War in Iran the whole time, this would allow them to shift troops their immediately avoiding the problems in Iraq and hey, when it comes down to it, its really only changing two letters

Well, I’m now registered for the Selective Service System, whop de frickin do. I guess one could consider this a coming of age, kinda like a congratulations! Your finally able to be drafted should we need to! Not only does being a part of the SSS allow me to go off and die, but I can also receive federal funds for my college education. What shifty lawmaker came up with that? Who said, lets see our kids fail in society unless they let us draft them, for it is only the rich kids who can afford college without federal funds when it comes down to it. It’s a good thing that this hasn’t become a real conscious and societal problem, the fact that you have to register to recieve funds, if it were I’m sure it would hamper Americas intelligent work force dramatically, for if it were an issue I’m sure that many Americans would rather work for several years after high school than register. If this were to happen America would see a sharp decline in the educated workforce and we would fall even farther behind the booming science industries in other parts of the world.

Perhaps the most insulting thing to me however about the letter was the fact that it was colorful. What the hells up with that? Here, lets put some bright happy colors on the letter to make you happy that you’re going to be drafted and die. “Whoooopy were all gonna die!” Its hard to explain why this angered me so much, perhaps the fact that they added color to a document that right now means very little (although that could all change very soon), but I think part of me found it insulting because of the significance that draft cards help in the 60’s. While I wasn’t around for this I’ve heard the stories and to an extent participated in the culture that has in part derived from this (protesting, not some of the…experimental aspects).

I guess what it boils down to is the realization that yes, I am now old enough to fight and serve my country, to vote, and to actually be listened to by adults, funny that one finds their coming of age in a draft card, ironic

Time is such a funny thing. It dictates when we do everything. During my two summer escapades volunteering in National Parks my crew members and I didn’t worry about time. We ate when we were hungry, went to bed when we were tired, or when the sun went down and we couldn’t find anything to do and took breaks when we wanted to. We worked as long as we needed to to get the job done and enjoyed ourselves the whole time. Having the freedom to live without a clock for the most part was not only relaxing but well; encouraging that one could in today’s society. Both summers we were living by our own standards, not really weighed down by the restriction of hours that society places on almost everything. The campground never closed, nor did the park. The top of the butte never locked its doors to us or kicked us out during a night hike, and hardly ever were the bathroom doors closed when we had to scramble to pee during the night.

While I can see the importance of hours of businesses and the important role they play in society, for without them it would be a titch chaotic I think that everyone should life without them for some part of their life. Even if its just for a few nights backpacking in a close by national park. The idea that you move on your own terms, and live according to your wants is empowering.

I suppose growing up the restrictions time places on you are kind of counterbalanced, after all, you have the school year which consists of heavily regimented routines of classes and then summer vacation, which aside from perhaps a job is largely unstructured and free. Perhaps I’m just a new age hippy in my thoughts, but you really should try it…