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Journal Entry

Thu, 22 Feb 2007 03:09:31 GMT

I originally intended for this to be an open journal to the world. I've sort of accomplished that, this post will be more in the format I first envisioned. Tell me if you like it.

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I got a book today called BURNED. It's by Ellen Hopkins and it's possibly one of the best books I've ever read. I got it second block at the Media Center and have only read in class spare time and I'm already on page 230. I also got the first book in the Georgia Nicholson collection. They're really girly books but Alexandra said they're good, so I'm going to read them.

Lately I've felt so strange. Strange in the head. Am I crazy? Nah, crazy people don't wonder if they're crazy. Do they? Who knows. I'm not violent or anything so I don't think it matters.
Life has just been so lifey lately.
Some would say I'm having a crisis of faith, but 'crisis' kind of has a negative connotation doesn't it? I mean, I don't see it as a crisis. I see it as Enlightenment, Samhadi, Awakening, Sanctification, whatever religious word you want to use. Woody Guthrie is a good singer.
His guitar had a sign on it that said "This Machine Kills Fascists"
Yeah? Well THIS machine kills fascists. Except I'm a Quaker... So THIS machine writes an angry letter to fascists.

You know who I admire?

Thích Quảng Đức

He was a Buddhist monk in Vietnam. Buddhists were being persecuted by the government. So you know what he did in protest?

HE SET HIMSELF ON FIRE
Here's an actual picture. They say he didn't move or say a thing.

It's been voted one of the best pictures of century. I forgot by who.

How the Hell is Trent Lott Our Senator?

Mon, 12 Feb 2007 23:09:18 GMT

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I mean, really. HOW the hell is Trent Lott our Senator?

I was just thinking about politics, with Obama announcing his candidacy and all. And I was looking at who's running our state.

Let's learn a little bit about Trent Lott.

December 5, 2002, Trent Lott attends the birthday of Strom Thurmon. Thurmond was a presidential candidate of a party called the Dixiecrats which strongly supported racial segregation.
You know what our dear senator says at this event?
"When Strom Thurmond ran for president, we voted for him. We’re proud of it. And if the rest of the country had followed our lead, we wouldn’t have had all these problems over the years, either"

It gets better.

1. Voted against the continuation of the Civil Rights Act (Making discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.
2. Opposed Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday
3. Member of Council of Conservative Citizens (Basically a white supremacist group)
4. The Star Wars character Lott Dod was named after him

A Quote

Sat, 03 Feb 2007 04:33:31 GMT

"After long study and experience, I have come to the conclusion that [1] all religions are true; [2] all religions have some error in them; [3] all religions are almost as dear to me as my own Hinduism, in as much as all human beings should be as dear to one as one's own close relatives. My own veneration for other faiths is the same as that for my own faith; therefore no thought of conversion is possible."
-Gandhi

I don't care if it's true or not, but if everyone thought this way, there would be a lot less bloodshed.

So did Judas Iscariot Have God On His Side?

Thu, 01 Feb 2007 05:02:57 GMT

What do you think?

Questions to ponder while answering:
What would have happened if Judas had not betrayed Jesus.
Did Jesus was Judas to betray him?

Bliss

Sat, 13 Jan 2007 04:35:12 GMT

I am in a state of utter bliss.
I can't explain why I am or how it feels like.
Which is how it's supposed to be.
If you could explain bliss, it wouldn't be bliss.

In order to not ruin the bliss by explaining it. I've decided to write an impromptu poem.

Alexandra Hi
Billy sweet Bye
Ben High

Pardon the crappiness.

Philosophy Stuff

Thu, 11 Jan 2007 03:48:40 GMT

Philosophy Part One
People define others by certain dictionaries. One dictionary is race. One dictionary is character. Another could be religion. What dictionary do you define others by?

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Philosophy Part Two

I think I'm am frequently visited by spiritual beings in fleshy clothes. These beings stay in my life for a weeks up to a year. They always make me think deeper though. Down the rabbit hole. Then they leave, like a rolling stone. Like a complete unknown. (Pardon lyrical references).
They come in many shapes and sizes.

The first was a guy was named Trey M. Through him I learned the value of music as a spiritual medium. I learned how difficult it was to create music. We formed a band named Valid. I was the vocalist (because I had no other skills). The music was just an excuse to hang out though, really. He then moved. He is still in a band called Valid, and you can find them here:
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=76430420

The next guy was named Ben R. We also had deep conversations. They were much deeper than the ones Trey and I had, they were also usually pretty funny. Ben taught me the value of off-color humor. That it was OK to laugh at death. It's an inevitable occurrence, why not embrace it? Ben then moved.

A current one is named Billy W. Billy is teaching me that God is. Not that God is Jewish. Not that God is in heaven. Not that God is a number of different labels and packages. Simply that God IS. Billy is a Buddhist. He will soon be a butterfly and leave as well, I fear.

The next one current one is Alexandra. She teaches me the most important value. The value of love. The value that there are other people in the world with experiences, passions, and hurts. Hurts. Hurts.
She is also teaching me how to listen more. It's hard to listen in this noisy world. Things used to be so much more quiet. Or so I'm told.
Alexandra has stayed the longest so hopefully she stay much much longer. Hopefully forever. As long as I don't screw up I think she will. Her parting would be a thousand times more painful than the previous.

One of those lame lyrics posts (Regina Spektor)

Sat, 06 Jan 2007 03:35:49 GMT

I really like the lyrics though.
Regina Spektor is bringing back Cabaret. Which is fine by me :)

Lady
Lady sing the blues so well
As if she mean it
As if it's hell down here
In the smoke-filled world
Where the jokes are cold
They don't laugh at jokes
They laugh at tragedies

Corner street societies
But they believe her
They never leave her
While she sings she make them feel things
She says, i can sing this song so blue
That you will cry in spite of you
Little wet tears on your baby's shoulder
Little wet tears on your baby's shoulder

And I have walked these streets so long
There ain't nothing right, there ain't nothing wrong
But the little wet tears on my baby's shoulder
The little wet tears on your baby's shoulder

Lady lights a cigarette, puffs away, no regret
Takes a look around, no regrets, no regrets
Stretches out like branches of a poplar tree
She says, i'm free
Sings so soft as if she'll break, says
I can sing this song so blue
That you will cry in spite of you
Little wet tears on your baby's shoulder
Little wet tears on your baby's shoulder

I have walked these streets so long
There ain't nothing right, nothing wrong
But the little wet tears on my baby's shoulder
The little wet tears on your baby's shoulder

But on this stage
I've learned to fly
Learned to sing
And learned to cry
Little wet tears on my baby's shoulder
Little wet tears on my baby's shoulder

But now it's time
To say goodbye
Some might laugh
But I will surely cry
Little wet tears on my baby's shoulder
Little wet tears on my baby's shoulder

Lady lights a cigarette
Puffs away, and winter comes
And she forgets

Does anyone know any good Cabaret style singers like her or Fiona Apple?
The female voice is so much more powerful than the man's.

The Sims 2

Fri, 05 Jan 2007 00:02:30 GMT

Is a pretty fun game.
I made my own family.
Check it.

It's me, Alex, and Krislee (the Siamese cat.)

Eccentricity

Martin Luther King Jr. OR Malcom X?

Wed, 27 Dec 2006 04:20:09 GMT

You decide.

'"We declare our right on this earth to be a human being, to be respected as a human being, to be given the rights of a human being in this society, on this earth, in this day, which we intend to bring into existence by any means necessary"

"Nonviolence is the answer to the crucial political and moral questions of our time — the need for mankind to overcome oppression and violence without resorting to violence and oppression."

Merry Christmas

Mon, 25 Dec 2006 15:50:36 GMT

"Christmas is a pagan holiday, and Jesus probably hates you for celebrating it."
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P.S.
I can see it coming, it's just a joke people