‘S’ or ‘Z’

January 22, 2013 By
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analyse analyze
idealise idealize
apologise apologize
realise realize

& the only word in which seeing an ‘s’ doesn’t bother me is ‘demise’ because demize doesn’t look right. I suppose the ‘s’ is used by most non-Americans and I truly hate to say this, but you’re doing it wrong. Though, I find it ironic that we managed to replace ‘s’ for ‘z’ in all those words, but left demise alone. Since ‘s’ is so soft wouldn’t it then be pronounced de-mice? I’m also flummoxed* the ‘z’ didn’t get to stretch as far as being placed in other words: because, as, does, was, is.

I think this is why the English language is one of the hardest languages to learn. It makes no fucking sense. Debauchery is pronounced de-bok-ory. In most any other word ‘ch’ is soft like in ‘changes’ not hard like a ‘k’. This is just the tip of the iceberg.

There are a shit ton more nuances, but in reading, it feels so wrong to see any of the words in the above list spelled with an ‘s’. It sticks out like a sore thumb and I just wish I could correct it sometimes (read: every time). You don’t look right, you don’t feel right so you must be wrong.

Maybe I’ll just learn Italian and move to Italy. Yes, all because of a language and its nuances.

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*Inserting a $10 word in a $2 slot just because I can.

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my 2 cents

January 15, 2013 By

WordPress is trying to be too much like tumblr and other micro-blogging platforms. Their whole interface change to minimalize and simplify is a mistake because all it does is confuse and become convoluted. This is like have a size 10 foot (U.S.) and trying to cram your way into a size 6 because you think those heels look more cute, fab, fun smaller. Are you really wanting to go through the torture of mutilating your foot to get the fit?

Why try to fit in over rising above? I’ve worked for both CVS and Walgreens. Front store and Pharmacy. Yes, they are competitors, but I will tell you one thing; CVS is innovative and all Walgreens does is trying to fit in and mold and once in a while try to make a great business idea sound like their own when CVS was doing it 6 months – 2 years before them. Would you rather be a Walgreens or a CVS?

Show someone what they can do if they used your product vs another in the market, let them see they have to learn it and you will come up farther in the race because they’re going to want to show and tell everyone about it.

Copy another business or fad, become so user-friendly that a monkey can do it and it lacks appeal and that consumer comes out feeling less satisfied.

Think of programs like Photoshop, Final Cut Pro, Avid; anyone can use those programs if they learn them. Not everyone wants to take that time because they like instant gratification, a couple clicks and bam, they have their ad/movie. The person who knows how to utilize those professional programs, may take longer than click-click-boom, but because of their knowledge, their ad/movie is going to blow click-click-boom out of the water.

I know, I know we are talking about a free blogging platform here, but they sell product. Domains, customizations, etc. WordPress is worth a lot more than following a clique it doesn’t belong in. Let tumblr compete with other micro-blogging plats. Why aren’t we growing and going against platforms like TypePad, SquareSpace, etc.?

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Sandy Hook Conspiracy?

January 8, 2013 By

I warn you now, this is not going to be a journalistic style article. This isn’t informative as much as it is opinionated. Opinionated and outraged. Enough so to have me saying,

“What the FUCK!??!”

Apparently not only do we have to deal with self-righteous Westborough freaks who don’t have even the audacity to make known who they are causing the victims more discomfort than need be. We are oh so deliriously enamored with the conspiracy theorists whom seem to think since there were no bodies witnessed, there are no bodies! That woman crying on camera? Actor! A very famous actor at that since she so happens, as has been brought to my attention, not only a Sandy Hook victim’s mother, but Colorado Theatre shooting’s lawyer (I’m not good with names, especially those of committing mass murders to make themselves famous). And be it she is an A-list Homeland Security actor, these theorists have been able to locate this real actor in her Florida hometown with her real husband.

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You gotta be a damn fool not to see the uncanny resemblance.

Because out of the 14 billion people on this planet, no one has any similarities. You’d be ignorant to think that could remotely be a possibility. I come from a background in film. You don’t need a background in film to see that they (the conspirators) are comparing a direct line face photo to an angled profile and head down photo. I’m not using technical terms because my background is over 6 years old and I wasn’t a part of film anytime after I obtained that degree. Long story. Kind of. Anyway.

There is another article released just 30 minutes ago from the opinions and I suppose research a FAU (Florida Atlantic University) professor has done on the tragedy that’s happened in Connecticut. This does color my opinions on Florida because it always seems the crazy opinionated shits live here. Example? That crazy old man who burned the Quran/Koran books after 9/11. Yeah. He lived here. We’re so proud. If you don’t know me, that’s dripping with sarcasm.

Hah! I’m going to let you in on a little secret here. I haven’t read the article yet, but I find it hilarious the FAU professors name is James Tracy. Get it? Dick Tracy? I see you smirking. So this doesn’t color my views on FAU for 1 reason. They have the best program for what I want to go back to school for so, one professor’s opinion isn’t going to color my views. Yet.

OK maybe I don’t need to read it, here’s the first paragraph:

A communication professor known for conspiracy theories has stirred controversary* at Florida Atlantic University with claims that last month’s Newtown, Conn., school shootings did not happen as reported — or may not have happened at all.

That right there tells me it reeks of bullshit. Controversary* in the first sentence of the article tells me Huffington Post needs a better editor/spellchecker. Second paragraph (and last, if I get past this it will just be bullet points):

Moreover, James Tracy asserts in radio interviews and on his memoryholeblog.com that trained “crisis actors” may have* been employed by the Obama administration in an effort to shape public opinion in favor of the event’s true purpose: gun control.

So no. All the heartbreak and tragedy and sorrow about 26 people’s lives being lost — 20 of those being students between the ages of 6-10 — bullshit. Are you fucking kidding me?? Yeah. Sounds to me like these conspirators were once Romney lovers in a previous year. Just my guess. Need we not forget Columbine, Virginia Tech, Colorado theatre, OC bomber. What do they all have in common?? BRINGING UP TOPICS OF HEALTH CARE &… GUN CONTROL! May have* meaning you have no actual facts to support your (conspiracy) theory. Why am I reading this again? I thought I was going to gain some education. So far it’s as most conspiracy theories are, missing facts.

FAU is distancing itself from Tracy’s views.

“James Tracy does not speak for the university. The website on which his post appeared is not affiliated with FAU in any way,” said media director Lisa Metcalf.

I knew FAU was a good school. Seems this professor better be careful as he treads. In the next line or so he brings up that he brought the topic up in his course and most of his students showed skepticism. Theorists, I have noticed, find this to be a good thing for the possibility of turning a skeptic into a believer. Problem is, smart people go off facts, not possibilities or opinions on how they think the government is run. Every government has its secrets, I’d be a fool to think we know all we need to know, but to some extent we do need to be kept in the dark about things. We can always uncover what we need to protect ourselves or help another country. But if you think of it, may be a far stretch but it’s the only analogy that’s coming to me, a parent and a child. Imagine if you were given the ability to know and worry about everything the government and the President have to, would you be able to sleep at night? I wouldn’t. It was enough that 9/11 got passed us, I’m sure there is a shit ton more out there that it’d be best if we only knew what we can handle and you cannot say that we don’t have that ability today. I have a huge filter on the news I will subject myself to. I need to.

What this boils down to is there WAS a tragedy. Lives were lost. Columbine was given their time to grieve and heal, Virginia Tech the same, Colorado the same. We gave them respect. Why is it this school shooting occurs and they aren’t given their respects? How would you feel if this happened in your town and the world out there was putting out all this garbage on how it was a set up and it didn’t happen? I lost a child, a nephew, a niece, a kid I babysat, my favorite teacher and you who don’t even live in my state are going to say it’s not true because YOU didn’t see the victims bodies. the MEDIA wasn’t allowed at the funerals and memorials of the victims. How about the fact that YOU were able to celebrate the holidays with your family without loss, hurt or pain?

People are losing the ability to empathize and it’s making the world a more dangerous place.

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article on Dickhead, I mean, James Tracy’s “views”: here.

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The Great Child Debate

January 2, 2013 By

To bear child or not to bear child, that is the question.

Clearly, I'm going through something.

Clearly, I’m going through something. (Photo credit: missbhavens)

It’s such a complex and convoluted topic. I often wonder if this much emphasis on choosing to parent or not was placed prior to the life and times of now. There is judgment from every angle and everyone knows it is a highly personal decision, but that will not hinder them in voicing their opinion on what they think you should do.

I’ve bounced between wanting to be a mommy and wanting to remain child-free. Makes sense since I’ve also debated in going for an all-consuming career or just doing something to get me by until I meet that person I want to settle down with. Currently, I don’t see that happening so I may as well go for that career.

If you choose to be child-free you hear a lot of, “You don’t know what you’re missing.” or, “Why? Are you scared? I think you’d be a great mom!” or, “I think the world is over-populated as it is so you may just be doing the world a favor.” or, “You know, you may be onto something. Parenting is very stressful. I don’t know if you could handle stress like that.”

Then, if you choose to parent and decide one and done you could get, “All you want is one child? They could get only child complex, are you sure just one?” or, “Children are like puppies, they need siblings to play with.” or, “I know you just gave birth, but I am sure you’ll change your mind and want more. In time, I’m sure of it.”

Better yet, deciding to have multiple you may hear, “You’re in a very demanding career, why would you want to have multiple small children when you can’t commit your time to them? These are their most crucial developmental stages in life. They need their mom’s.” or, “You do realize they are expensive tiny humans that will suck you dry? Having more than one is not only emotionally and mentally insane, it’s downright financially draining.” or, “Why not just have 1 or 2, but 2 at the very most, and then get a dog or something. Animals need love, too.” or, “Are you nuts? I hope you’re not 18 kids and counting nuts. Multiple pregnancies are not healthy for your body. Don’t you want to maintain your health so you can be the parent you want to be?”

It’s just like extremism. If you are a parent, enjoy parenting, wish everyone could feel the benefits and high from it like you do — that’s great, but don’t put someone out by saying they are missing out and that they’ll eventually come around. If you want to remain child-free and someone asks you why and they happen to be a parent, be honest, but don’t bash them for choosing to have a child or more.

People wanting to remain child-free are not selfish like most assume. They’re not people who if happened to become parents would not make good ones. Child-free is a preference. Just like the colors on your walls, the clothes you wear, the things you do and choosing to parent is.

Similar to my belief that bisexuality doesn’t exist past the age of 25 and if your consider yourself to be bisexual then really you’re just a being of opportunity. Why do I believe this way? Because you as a being know the sex you would want to spend the rest of your monogamous life with. Those who don’t are opportunists. Well I am a being of opportunity with being a parent. I can happily live with either outcome.

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You do it to yourself. You do. & that’s when it really hurts.

January 1, 2013 By
Rarely do I ever preface any of my posts because I am opinionated and most of the time don’t care the consequence for my actions. I like hearing people who think differently than me. I learn and grow from it sometimes. I just want to say that this post will be triggering to former users and drinkers. I have a lot of people who I care about, aside from my father, that I wouldn’t ever want to harm. So I warn you, most likely you’re going to be offended by my thoughts. Do realize that I wrote in general and I know not every former user or drinker is alike.

Which is worse: Being a drug addict or an alcoholic? That’s a silly question, but it’s on my mind.

I have seen drug addicts, not abusers, addicts completely recover*. In a sense I find it easier for them to do so because it’s a lifestyle change. You stop hanging with that crowd and with nonusers you can maintain a normal lifestyle mostly free of temptation.

Alcoholics? Not so much. It’s not as taboo for the average adult to say, “We’re going out for drinks.” No one takes a second glance to that. Alcoholics have many circles, not really until they hit AA do they mingle with other alcoholics openly. Before, they were all hanging at the bar under the assumption that it was all normal and social behavior to drink.

We don’t break out the cocaine nose jobs for holidays. I mean in a cultural sense. You don’t see commercials from cocaine connoisseurs advertising the best powder for the occasion. Drugs are very prevalent in our society, no doubt about that, but people still get a little shocked when their assumptions about a person being a user are confirmed. It’s taboo. Unless you are a part of the user society, it’s not of the norm.

What is an alcoholic going to say to their best friend? Their brother or sister? Their mom or dad? Sorry guys, you can’t drink around me. Nah, seeing you enjoy that tasty margarita doesn’t bother me. Go ahead and crack that bottle, I’m cool over here. With my soda. Plain. Soda.

My father hit rock bottom* in 1995/96. He lost his career, his family, his house. Everything. He went to AA, was sober for about 2/3 years. My mom took him back. Stopped going to AA when he moved in with us. Claimed he didn’t need it. A few years ago he starts sneaking alcohol. He was a beer drinker, but the only alcohol to be had in the house was my mom’s vodka. She blamed my sister for drinking it.

He’s at a pool hall right now drinking. We’re in the same predicament we were in back in 1995.

There’s a supposed gene for alcoholism. I’m not sure I’d believe it with the facts in front of my face. Out of all addictions, alcohol addiction has to be riddled with more excuses than anything. Last thing we need is the, “I can’t help it, it’s genetic.” Don’t we get enough with blaming parents and childhood and incidences we haphazardly got ourselves into as a teenager?

I’m sick of pop-psychology. When is it that people are going to own up to their downfalls? You want to talk about coping mechanisms? Maybe you shouldn’t have chosen to pick up the bottle or the crack pipe. Maybe you should have gained a little control over your curiosity of wanting to experience that high.

You made a choice. Nobody on God‘s green earth ever told you life is fair. A lot of people get the shit end of the sticks in life. & when you make a choice you are taking responsibility for yourself. The anger addicts have that they won’t admit to a lot of the time, is the anger with themselves. They chose to use over caring for their family. They chose to go out and get shit faced instead of coming home to a home-cooked meal and to spend quality time with their wife and children. They tell themselves they are angry with God, work, friends, relationships, family, etc. Nothing is spared blame in the eyes of a user.

Except themselves.

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*Recovery? Rock bottom? Disease? All pop-psychology terms to make one feel better about themselves. Well, I am sorry. I feel more sympathy for a cancer patient than I do a user. Addiction is not a disease. It’s not addiction you need to fight. It’s you. Rock bottom? That’s death.

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