confessions of a red-headed stepchild: August 2004

Friday, August 27, 2004

stealing beer

This story reminds me of things we used to do to get beer in high school. How bout this top five list!

Top five beer acquiring techniques for broke, teenagers

1. Walk in store, fill up cart, walk out.
2. Get friends to help you "bust" paper food stamps.
3. Go to Brewery, load up keg on dolly, wheel home.
4. Steal money out of coke machines (spray windex in the dollar bill slot).
5. Steal the bottle return pad, write out your own refunds slips.

Thursday, August 26, 2004

killing for peace is like screwing for virginity

I am so sick of the war. I am so sick of our government trying to rally up our support by playing on our fears. Are we safer now? Now that more countries hate us? Was the money well spent? My money. Would you sacrifice your child for the war?

America is free. America is a big bad ass bully that pushes around all the other kids on the playground. Why are our people hungry, unemployed, without healthcare or decent educations? Don't you think if we spent this war money on ourselves that people might like us more? That is why we are not safe. Because people don't like us. To create safety shouldn't we work on that?

i heart lists

I don't think there is anything more enjoyable to me than making a list. I especially like to-do lists, creating and completing. I loved the movie High Fidelity just for that reason. So I ran across this website www.5ives.com and it is a really lengthy list of lists!

One of my favorite top five lists:

Five things you could win at the carnival (1983)

1. Roach clip with feathers
2. Coarsely grained, oddly hard, stuffed animal
3. Lynyrd Skynyrd coke mirror
4. Another throw
5. Big-ass pink comb

Wednesday, August 25, 2004

i love the rain

I have been in a real mood for the last few days. I am right in the middle of moving, yard sale was last weekend, the actual move this weekend. I can not tell you how much I am looking forward to sitting in my new house without a thing to do. I have been really enjoying the rain though. I wore my jacket yesterday and stomped around in the puddles before work, taking in big gulps of the fresh fall like air, the wind tossing my hair about. It feels so romantic. I want to call in sick and sip on peppermint patties next to a fire with my sweetie. I went home for lunch today, had a bowl of soup and snuggled with my dog before coming back to work...this work thing really gets in the way of all the fun things I want to do.

Tuesday, August 24, 2004

here comes the devil

I mean Edward Stokes!

This is one sick bastard. This article is really long but if you haven't heard about this case it is a good read. It is amazing that someone so obviously insane could be released from jail time and time again.

Thursday, August 19, 2004

bushtarded

"We actually misnamed the war on terror," he said. "It ought to be the Struggle Against Ideological Extremists Who Do Not Believe in Free Societies Who Happen to Use Terror as a Weapon to Try to Shake the Conscience of the Free World."

Read more stupid comments made by our president.

Tuesday, August 17, 2004

first lady is denied

This article brought tears to my eyes.

"Laura Bush's people tried to hire opera singer Christine Meadows to sing at a recent party, but her heart -- not to mention her voice -- belongs to daddy."

""What I didn't say was that I'm a Democrat, and there's no way that I would've sung for Laura Bush," Christine said."

Read more of Audience of One.

Thursday, August 05, 2004

people are no damn good

That is a quote on a little framed picture I used to have of a man hiding inside of a box. I liked that picture and I really like that quote, but I gave it to someone with far worse social skills than I, someone a bit more deserving.

These are the people that got in my way today:

1. The driver that needed to go 15 miles an hour for 20 blocks in a 35 mph zone. He stopped at each intersection without stop signs and managed to make us both hit each red light. Thank you. I never get road rage but you were able to incite that feeling within me.

2. Herman. I hate you Herman. I have paid rent on time for two fucking years. I have taken extra special care of your house and you thank me by giving me the ultimatum: sign a year lease or move out in 30 days. I want 60 days. Didn't I earn it?

3. Stupid moderator at yahoo groups. This chick told me I couldn't join her yahoo group because I was using a yahoo email account. This is so idiotic it makes me want to spit. She is using yahoo's free group message board but is too good for yahoo's free email accounts? She has some lousy excuses, none of which applied to me. I wanted to join the group to learn how to eliminate some aggressive behavior in my dog but she is generating some very aggressive behavior in me.

I am going to visit one of my best friends in California today. I will be back Tuesday, hopefully rejuvenated and feeling a bit more forgiving.

Tuesday, August 03, 2004

run toto run

As I exited the freeway on my way to work today I saw a small dog running down the off ramp and out into heavy traffic. I slammed on my brakes, with no concern for others exiting behind me and stared as the dog ran across the south bound lanes to the middle of the freeway. It began running between the cement median and semis speeding down the interstate. I pulled over and started walking toward it, but there would have been no way for me to catch up with it, let alone cross the freeway without putting myself in grave danger. I resolved to let someone else handle it, since I couldn't do much from where I was.

I walked back to my car, praying that the dog would be okay and tried to dial 911 when an ODOT truck pulled up to see why I was pulled off the road. I told him about the dog, it took a few attempts to actually get him the details he needed as I was panicky. He sped off so he could find the dog. I knew that there wasn't much time before the dog ran out into traffic again and unfortunately I lost hope for it. I was so sad and anxious and wished I could have done something more.

I went to work and on my way back down the freeway about 20 minutes later I saw a big holdup with an ODOT truck, the guy I spoke with and a few other people standing along the side of the freeway. Traffic was backed up for a mile but I couldn't make out what was going on. I called the ODOT dispatch and told them what had happened. I asked if the dog was okay and the woman told me they had just caught him and he was going to be alright. I let out a huge sigh of relief.

I love animals so much and hate the idea of them being hurt. I have no idea who the asshole is that was letting their dog run out into the freeway but hopefully after this episode they won't let it happen again.