How to Annoy Me

January 23, 2013 By

This post I wrote here was me poking fun at the English language. Apparently because I think a ‘z’ looks better than an ‘s’, I am part of these Americans who “butchered” the English language — I have made up words, but I guarantee they are not in the dictionary. Well, I am sorry if for slang I’d rather say ‘cig’ than ‘fag’ for cigarette. I am sorry I don’t like the look of black jeans. I am sorry that I prefer chocolate ice cream over plain vanilla. I am sorry if I sexually prefer men over women.

Am I really sorry? No, because I believe people are allowed to feel, think, wear, say whatever the hell they want. If you have an issue with this, take it up with someone who can actually do something for you; you’re barking up the wrong tree here.

Oh, and I am a VERY PROUD AMERICAN. I’d rather live here and be part of this country than anywhere else, excluding Italy (pack my bags). So smack talking about where I come from, not smart.

Little Suggestion: If you disagree with someone on something, be diplomatic about it. Don’t throw rocks and share your article like you’re the almighty being of knowledge. I have no desire to read it now, whatsoever. But I’ll leave it up just incase someone else wants to learn from your holiness. Or wonders who the hell I am talking about. Good day.

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I’m a Sucker for a Good Quote

January 21, 2013 By

Happy MLK JR day. I know I learned about him in school, but I think it was the same scholastic stuff about him each year. So technically, I don’t know the man beyond, “I have a dream…” and the fact he was a civil rights movement leader. I also am aware he was an adulterer thanks to that Hoover man. So I did a lot of research — Google and Wikipedia are tedious — and I picked out a couple quotes that I like by the man who was aiming high and far to make a difference.

 

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How To Annoy Me

December 28, 2012 By
Eventually I may come up with lists on things that please me. Until then, you’re stuck with this. You’re welcome.

♣ This could just be me; hell, everything could just be me. I find it pompous that when someone is using slightly silly examples on a topic such as literature to show how it seems to have degraded over the centuries, you have to point out that the examples are beneath the topic. So I chose Twilight, Hunger Games and 50 Shades. Does it matter that the authors of Twilight and 50 Shades are not “trained in the field” of writing? Does it matter that Hunger Games is a Scholastic, Inc. book made for young adults? No. Why? Because my point was that these popular series are what’s being put out by mainstream. Gone are authors like Jane Austen, Charles Dickens, Edgar Allan Poe, Harper Lee, etc. Literature has become all about pop-lit. Where did the art and intelligence go? Understand I am talking mainstream here, I know there are fantastic authors out there that are probably being smothered by the garbage coming out.

♣ Tell me it’d be best for me to change my stance on gun laws with only the reason that England has ¼ the homicide rate that America has. Don’t bother linking any actual data. This may or may not make a difference, but has it occurred to you that England is roughly ¼ of the size of America? Plus if you really want to break it down the percentage of guns used in our homicide rate, it is significantly low compared to other means.

♣ Tell an inmate on death row that you don’t believe humans should be executed. How, again, do you think he got on death row?

♣ Blame everyone for everything wrong in your life. You’re 32, what you suffer has everything to do with your choices as an adult. Especially talk a lot of smack about the person who’s done nothing but bend over backwards for you.

/End Rant.

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Eat, Pray, Love

December 23, 2012 By

The Daily Prompt Poses:

If you were asked to spend a year living in a different location, where would you choose and why?

I think I am one of the few who are head over heels in love with the book ‘Eat Pray Love‘. It brought a lot of controversy and gained a lot of criticism. I enjoyed all the places she went, but if I had to choose it would be… you guessed it, Italy. What person in their right mind, as opposed to their left, doesn’t want delicious Italian food, romance and learning about how to enjoy pleasure?

Americans and Pleasure: “Americans have an inability to relax into sheer pleasure. Ours is an entertainment-seeking nation, but not necessarily a pleasure-seeking one. Americans spend billions on themselves amused with everything from porn to theme parks, but that is not the same thing as quiet enjoyment. Americans work harder and longer and more stressful hours than anyone in the world today. Americans feel more happy and fulfilled in their office than they do in their own homes.”

Italians and Pleasure: “Il bel far niente (the beauty of doing nothing) has always been a cherished Italian ideal. The beauty of doing nothing is the goal of all your work, the final accomplishment for which you are most highly congratulated… You don’t necessarily need to be rich to experience this, either… l’arte d’arrangiarsi or the art of making something out of nothing. The art of turning a few ingredients into a feast.”

I was actually conceived in Italy. Don’t confuse it with being born. I am not calling you simple-minded, but some people get a bit confused. No, my parents vodeodoed in Italy when my mom, grandma and sister went and visited my dad while he was out to sea with his crew. Or whatever they call it in the Navy. So you can say I have been destined for Italy well before ‘Eat Pray Love’.

[Piazza Navona, Rome, Italy] (LOC)

[Piazza Navona, Rome, Italy] (LOC) (Photo credit: The Library of Congress)

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To Be or Not to Be … a smartass

December 18, 2012 By

We shall now ban HAMMERS!

This link is a story (short story) on a Florida man whom attacked his neighbor with a hammer. Who needs a friggin’ gun?? Investigators have not yet released a motive.

Hammers are obviously very dangerous and way easier to purchase than a gun. I deem it necessary to ban hammers from this country. You currently may purchase hammers from any hardware and even convenience stores near you. Stock up before they go out.

I would say this ends my smartassery, but I’d be lying.

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