Changes...

made a few aesthetic changes to the Bionic Elbow...

added some links.

No More Wasted Time is a different blog by me, mostly for more of my poetry and similiar such nonsense.

My War is a blog I stumbled upon fairly recently, and i've been riveted. it's by a soldier actively serving in Iraq right now, pretty much telling it like it is. read it. it's solid.

and finally, Boblog. Written by Bob Mould, founder of legendary band Husker Du, and a damned fine solo artist as well. His passions include music, politics, and yep, pro wrestling. like me.

Also added a Weather Pixie. Had one on my desktop at home, and at work, for awhile now. she rocks. you can choose girl or boy Weather Pixies. and there are a lot of options.

and as the weather changes, so does the background, and even their clothes. in the summer, they're wearing next to nothing. in the fall, it might be a sweater. in the winter, a heavy coat. and in the spring, shorts. or whatever. check it. it's silly mindless fun.

um. ok. that's it. carry on. and register to vote. and then, vote. damnit. or something.

Who Are You?

ah, random internet quizzes...

Outgoing (E) 62.16% Withdrawn (I) 37.84% Imaginative (N) 51.28% Realistic (S) 48.72% Emotional (F) 55% Intellectual (T) 45% Improvised (P) 54.29% Organized (J) 45.71% Your type is: ENFP You are an Inspirer, possible professions include - conference planner, speech pathologist, HR development trainer, ombudsman, clergy, journalist, newscaster, career counselor, housing director, character actor, marketing consultant, musician/composer, artist, information-graphics designer, human resource manager, merchandise planner, advertising account manager, dietitian/nutritionist, speech pathologist, massage therapist, editor/art director.

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Frighteningly, it's pretty right on. in a previous career, i was a journalist. in high school, my dream was to become a sportscaster. i'm currently in sales & marketing. i'm friends with a lot of musicians. i'm working on self-publishing a magazine with a friend.

crazy.

i further explored by Googling ENFP, and came up with this extremely detailed description on Personality Page.

while there are a couple things that are off, for the most part, it's right on. i mean, not, close to describing me, but at several times, hits the nail completely on the head.

some clips...

"ENFPs are warm, enthusiastic people, typically very bright and full of potential. They live in the world of possibilities, and can become very passionate and excited about things. Their enthusiasm lends them the ability to inspire and motivate others, more so than we see in other types. They can talk their way in or out of anything. They love life, seeing it as a special gift, and strive to make the most out of it."

"Most ENFPs have great people skills. They are genuinely warm and interested in people, and place great importance on their inter-personal relationships. ENFPs almost always have a strong need to be liked. Sometimes, especially at a younger age, an ENFP will tend to be "gushy" and insincere, and generally "overdo" in an effort to win acceptance. However, once an ENFP has learned to balance their need to be true to themselves with their need for acceptance, they excel at bringing out the best in others, and are typically well-liked. They have an exceptional ability to intuitively understand a person after a very short period of time, and use their intuition and flexibility to relate to others on their own level"

"Because ENFPs live in the world of exciting possibilities, the details of everyday life are seen as trivial drudgery. They place no importance on detailed, maintenance-type tasks, and will frequently remain oblivous to these types of concerns. When they do have to perform these tasks, they do not enjoy themselves. This is a challenging area of life for most ENFPs, and can be frustrating for ENFP's family members."

anyway, that's just a few. damn. it's really right on in a lot of ways.

wild.

Fear (Of the Unknown)...

::Sigh:: just a quick post as an example of the scare tactics used by the GOP that came across the wire today...more and more, i feel like they got their campaign methodology from watching old movies like Reefer Madness....

GOP Mailing Warns Liberals Will Ban Bibles

can people REALLY be this stupid??

No New Tale to Tell...

it's been nearly two weeks since my last entry. i've been asked quite a bit about it. i'm sorry.

i've been to lots of great wrestling shows.

i haven't felt like writing about them.

there has been lots of amazing things going on in the politcal world.

i haven't felt like writing about them.

i'm sick of politics right now. i'm sick of the right wing of this country lying, cheating, and flat out being really piss-poor examples of humanity. i'm sick of them doing it in the name of keeping a fucking moron, a fucking liar, and a fucking scumbag like GW Bush president of the united states.

fuck you.

how's that?

thousands of people get arrested in NYC protesting during the Republican National Convention. some of them were just watching the protests. they were on the sidewalk, and weren't even involved.

many of these people were held for longer than 70 hours. New York law says they have to be booked with 24. and the NYPD says "we weren't prepared."

screw you - you were prepared enough to make mass arrests, you should have been prepared enough to book them properly.

people i know that are republicans say that they should have held them longer. so, screw the law? no, screw you.

and now - a woman who had a proper ticket at a speech by laura bush, stood up and yelled at at her. this woman's son was a U.S. soldier killed in Iraq. "Why was my son killed? why are you children not in iraq?"

she was dragged away, kicking and screaming. they arrested her when she refused to leave the area OUTSIDE OF THE BUILDING.

but the worst part? these people in the audience, didn't care about this woman, or her dead son. they just chanted, as if they were robots at a rally for Hitler, "Four more years! Four more years!!"

well fuck them. and fuck you if you don't want even the slightest bit of change this november by dumping GW Bush from office.

sorry, if i offend. but i'm tired, frustrated, and pissed.

All My Rowdy Friends are Coming over Tonight...

Every summer they do it. In the months leading up to the kick off of the NFL football season, they sweat buckets and push their limitations to the max. they work on their speed, their finesse, and their stamina.

Today is one week until the first Sunday of the NFL Season. and it was time to see if the hard work paid off.

For me, it did. i made a return trip - walking - to the grocery store, in under 30 minutes.

Nachos, beer, burgers, and assorted other goodies. I sprinted to and from the store, dodged old ladies pushing granny carts, and leapt over small yapping dogs blocking the front entrance to the store. i even managed to just miss getting hit by a late model tricked out honda crx.

Yes, all those speed, finesse, and stamina drills i did this summer made all the difference.

Let the games begin!!!!

Heart and Soul...

Without question, Bill Clinton was the greatest president of my lifetime. He had some mild chest pains today, and that will lead to bypass surgery tomorrow.

May you have a quick and easy recover Bill Clinton. This country needs more people like you.

Little White Lies...

stealing from another blog, Martini Republic, i found this most excellent.

just a quick follow-up on Zell Miller's "speech", which, apparently, was based on an email hoax debunked by snopes.com.

nice.

People Have the Power, Part II...

perhaps it's because i'm an eternal optimist, but after reading and hearing about Georgia faux-democrat Senator Zell Miller's keynote speech yesterday at the RNC, my hope about John Kerry winning the upcoming presidential election has increased.

Just over a month ago i raved about Illinois Senator Barack Obama's keynote speech at the Democratic National Convention. I raved about the optimism, the hope, the dreams, and the diversity of a near-future America that Obama spoke of.

His belief that in this country, anyone can achieve anything, was refreshing. it was a change from hatred and bile that have torn this country apart over the past decade plus. It was a voice of hope from a young african-american man. a voice of passion from someone who truly believes we can change the path of fear and destruction that the Bush presidency has put us on.

Instead of mentioning the opposition candidate and shredding him to ribbons, Obama mentioned his preferred candidate, John Kerry. Kerry got 13 mentions, Bush got zero.

Seeing a positive effort in a word of negative politicking, was a nice change of pace. Obama spoke of America coming together, to use his words "there’s not a liberal America and a conservative America—there’s the United States of America. There’s not a black America and white America and Latino America and Asian America; there’s the United States of America."

Then, last night, we got Miller's speech.

Filled with hatred, disrespect, and comments such as "the Democrat's manic obsession to bring down our Commander-in-Chief," Miller took us back 50 years ago when Dixiecrats used their hatred to try to prevent things like desegration and various other Civil Rights related issues.

one need look no further than the comparison of name dropping in the two Keynote speeches at the respective party conventions.

Barack Obama mentioned John Kerry 13 times, and didn't mention GW Bush once.

Zell Miller mentioned Kerry 16 times, and Bush 8 times.

cast a vote for Bush, and you're casting a vote for a party that has such hatred in their ways, that they would mention the opposition candidate twice as many times as they mention their own. In fact, they mentioned Kerry in their keynote speech more times then the Democrats mentioned Kerry.

cast a vote for Kerry, and you're at least casting a vote for a party that offers a modicum of hope.