Thursday, November 18, 2010

Time

wow,

I haven't utilized my blog in awhile. Life seems to be getting busy lately. Havent worked on my novel in awhile either. Seems I come home to tired to do much anymore, what a sad state of affairs when I sit on my ass all day at work, when I used to work 10-12 hour days on my feet the whole time running around controlling the chaos, and now I just deal w/ morons and assholes all day instead.

I rather miss my previous profession more and more as time goes by. I never realized it at the time, but for the last 5 years of it, I never woke up in the morning complaining that " I don't want to goto work today " ! I loved what I did, and who I did it with, for the most part. Now, on almost a daily basis, I dread going to work. Part of that is knowing that I'm stuck in a dead end profession with no hope of rescue, and part of it is knowing I'm in a thankless profession where everything is my fault to everyone else.

Due to a recent (in the last few years) medical condition, i no longer am a Chef, I no longer get out to play Paintball w/ Blacklight Company (( http://www.blacklightcompany.org/ )) I don't ski, i don't really do anything that has the possibility of injury to my legs as the consequences of that happening outweigh the joy of those activities on a factor of 100.

So, now, my life is pretty boring, i read still, everyday. I took up the mantle of Vice President for the local area MINI cooper club (( http://www.mini5280.org/ )) which sporadically sucks up huge ammounts of my time. I spend inordinate ammounts of time on internet flash and java based game sites. I gave up WoW, although i consider lightly getting back into it. I've taken up photography, but my only "expert" friend constantly tells me I basically suck, (( although i think thats because I'm not interested in the shit he is )). And i've fallen in love, which is a grand adventure in its own right, so that's enough about that for here.

As for career options, school is out until my car is paid off, another 4 years. My entire job history is restaurant based, so everytime i apply elsewhere, i have to rewrite my resume. every job search engine or site i goto only sends me restaurant jobs... which I can't do since standing up for more then an hour is a no no now. It's fairly frustrating, but at least I'm employed, no matter how pathetically.

here's to you life, you son of a bitch.

Monday, June 21, 2010

Chapter 1

Well, I'm finally getting around to transferring my novel from notebook, to computer, here's the first chapter, enjoy and please post some comments below!

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I.


Putting down her iced tea, Mrs. Jenkins rose from the couch to answer the summons of the door bell. Pausing to look through the spy hole she sees a pleasant looking fellow standing on the porch in denim overalls, nervously kneading his hat in his hands.
"Yes young man, how can I help you?" she asks as she opens the door.
“Gosh ma'am, I sh'ore do hate to be bothering you right now, but is your son's name Billy?" inquires the man.
Sensing the end to her pleasant afternoon, Mrs. Jenkins invites the young man inside with a sweep of her hand, “Would you like some fresh brewed iced tea while we talk? "
“Shucks ma'am, that sh'ore would hit the spot right proper, “ replies the man as he steps inside and takes a seat on the couch.
“It’ll be just a moment, make yourself at home while I fetch refreshments, " quips Mrs. Jenkins on her way into the kitchen.
In the kitchen she opens a cupboard, gets out matching glasses and a serving tray. Quickly grabbing two Pear Ginger scones and placing them on a dish, the pitcher of iced tea out of the fridge, along w/ a lemon she slices up for the tea, and arranges them on the platter. Good manners never hurt anyone, her mother used to say. With a shake of her head, she wonders just what it is Billy has done now. The last time someone came to the door it took her an hour of schmoozing to ensure the police weren’t called, in fact she was still paying for those broken windows.
Adjusting the items on the tray one more time, and pausing to fix her hair in the window over the sink, Mrs. Jenkins steps into the living room.
“Well now, I’ve brought us some tea and a nibble, now you just tell me what Billy’s gone and done now..”
As she looks up from the tray, she just barely has time to gasp in shock before fifty thousand volts of electricity send her and her carefully prepared tray crashing to the floor.
Quickly grabbing a washcloth from a nearby laundry basket, the man pulls a small vial out of his pocket and dumps the contents out. Placing the now wet cloth over Mrs. Jenkins mouth he mutters to her while the drugs take effect.
“Now now little lady, it’ll all be over soon, just you take yourself a little nap and stop wrastlin’ around.”

Sunday, June 20, 2010

daily post 2

all moved in now to our new house, just need to do the ever wonderful unpacking and rearranging of the goods and such until optimum placement is reached. the other good thing about this is that we have pizza for a few days due to the apparent lack of appetite our helpers had. I guess we'll just have to work them harder next move (mental note made).

Oh, and don't forget the case of beer left over for the same reason, although I believe that will go faster then the pizza :P

Now here's hoping that I'm not super sore tommorrow for the first day back at work.

Goals for the week:

clean old pad
finish unpacking
find cheap computer desk
decorate man cave
finish transcribing novel in progress to the computer so i can work on it more.


typing is so much faster then handwriting, and can be done w/o looking at the screen!

Saturday, June 19, 2010

daily post 1

i really need to utilize my blog more, so i've decided to do a daily journal about the funny or more likely stupid things that i see people do. for today i'll remark on something someone did a few days ago.

I drive a bus for the city, and this knob got on and asked me how late the bus runs, this was on saturday, (I usually don't work the weekends, unless its for OT) and I told him to grab a schedule.

he replied, " Oh, the schedule has the times in it?"


he was totally serious and equally dumbfounded at the same time as though it was his life's revelation that a schedule would have times listed in it...

amazing.

Monday, May 17, 2010

Arizona's SB1070 Border Control

I have to repost this as it just slams in the face all those who oppose border security for petty reasons. the arguments made in the initial paragraph can be applied to ANYONE who feels that border security, and tighter immigration controls are not needed.


‘Los’ Suns: Stuck on Stupido

By Arnold Ahlert

http://www.JewishWorldReview.com | "What if the owners of the Suns discovered that hordes of people were sneaking into Suns' games without paying? What if the owners had a good idea as to who the gate-crashers are, but the ushers and security personnel were not allowed to ask these folks to produce their ticket stubs, thus non-paying attendees couldn't be ejected. Furthermore, what if Suns' ownership was expected to provide those who sneaked in with complimentary eats and drink? And what if, on those days when a gate-crasher became ill or injured, the Suns had to provide free medical care and shelter?"--Phil Mushnik, NY Post, May 16th, 2010

Nothing illuminates the bankruptcy of liberalism better than liberalism itself. The above quote was a composite of fan responses to Phoenix Sun owner Robert Sarver's idea that his team wear "Los Suns" jerseys to protest the new Arizona immigration law. Is there any doubt how Mr. Sarver would react if what he claims to believe in were directly applied to his interests? How about his players? How many of them would take a salary cut so that "undocumented attendees" whose "only crime" was a desire to see an NBA basketball game could attend one?

There is a reason the expression "limousine liberal" came into being. It aptly describes those who fervently believe in the theory of liberalism--as long as they remain largely immune from its practical application. It is the cabal of self-righteous souls who are positive that Arizonans are racist, xenophobic bigots--but would never stand for illegal aliens sneaking across their property in the middle of the night. It is the same people who encourage family-destroying, welfare dependency--as long as the socially dysfunctional stay in their own neighborhoods. It is those who support all manner of alternative energy--as long as it doesn't despoil their ocean view.

It is those who bemoan the deplorable condition of public schools--even as they send their own children to private ones. It is those who champion financial "reform"--because they already have their wealth, and they don't want any competition. It is those who applaud government-run health care--because they have lifetime access to the best hospitals and doctors in the world, and will never spend a minute in any emergency room rubbing elbows with the great unwashed. It is those who wax poetic about the innumerable shortcomings of the country--from the tenured safety of a college campus.

There are none so enlightened as those for whom "do as I say, not as I do" underlies the totality of their worldview. Unabashed hypocrisy is the foundation of modern-day liberalism. It is the ideology of people who consciences are completely assuaged by the idea of "throwing money" at every problem they encounter--as long as it's other people's money, and someone else is doing the heavy lifting.

How about it, Mr. Sarver? How about allowing free admission to one of your remaining playoff games? How about serving free refreshments? Certainly such a magnanimous gesture is doable. Perhaps you could persuade your players, concessionaires, parking lot attendants, etc., to take a one game pay cut as well--or you could simply pay them and take the hit personally. And since you're apparently comfortable with illegals remaining a permanent part of the Arizona landscape, perhaps the occasional "Free Game and Refreshment Night" could become an equally permanent part of the Phoenix Suns schedule.

And why stop there? Maybe it's time to start replacing some of our mainstream media personnel with undocumented workers. After all, who would be more effective blasting Arizonans and other Americans for their "racist" attitudes than those who have had personal experience with them? Who would make a more effective advocate for "comprehensive immigration reform" than someone who would directly benefit from it?

That is not to say working in the media is one of those jobs "Americans refuse to do," but why should illegals be limited to such work? If we're going to make millions of border-busters part of America, shouldn't some upper-echelon jobs be included in the mix? Isn't that what liberals mean when they talk about "fairness" or "social justice?" Doesn't "spreading the wealth around" apply to everyone? Shouldn't all neighborhoods, schools, hospitals, businesses, etc., experience the "richness of unassimilated multiculturalism" that liberals demand of Arizonans?

Shouldn't everyone walk a mile in someone else's shoes?

Talk is cheap. And no one makes it cheaper than the American left, for whom "feeling good" is all about them feeling good at someone else's expense. There isn't a scintilla of doubt in my mind what the reaction of most liberals would be if millions of stock brokers, journalists, celebrities, college professors, et al, were sneaking across the border and demanding that America "accommodate" their needs and desires.

The late Leona Helmsley once said that "only little people pay taxes." Liberalism has precisely the same price tag: only "little people" pay for the excesses of the self-anointed. Phoenix is the kidnap capital of the United States? I don't live there, but I'm sure Arizonans are racist. Arizona rancher Robert Krentz gets killed on his own property in an area officials already know is an illegal "smuggling corridor?" I didn't get killed and it's not my ranch, and Arizonans have no right to protect their lives and their property if it conflicts with my ideology.

Modern day liberalism is a cancer. It is fascism being sold as progressive thinking by elitists for whom all things counter-culture have become the traditional. It is a knee-jerk contempt for everything that makes this country the envy of the world. Only liberals could believe that importing millions of illegal, low-skill, under-educated people "enriches" America. Only liberals could conclude that "celebrating our differences"--differences which precisely separate Third World nations from First World nations--are "no better or worse" than expecting immigrants to adopt our culture and our values.

Only liberals can lump illegal and legal immigrants into one philosophical package in order to brand those who make the crucial distinction between the two xenophobic bigots.

And only a contemptible media would be such a willing accomplice to such obvious mischaracterizations, misinformation and outright lying perpetrated by the American left. And that's by commission. Here's a statement by U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder speaking to the House Judiciary Committee that's been virtually ignored by the MSM:

"I have not had a chance to, I've glanced at it. I have not read it. .. I have not really, I have not been briefed yet. I've only made, made the comments that I've made on the basis of things that I've been able to glean by reading newspaper accounts, obviously, looking at television, talking to people who are on the review panel, on the review team that are looking at the law. "

To what was Holder referring? The Arizona immigration bill, which is all of ten pages long.

Think Holder's the only one? Of course not. Liberal outrage isn't about informed opinion. It's all about uninformed emotion whipped up by those with an agenda--including an Attorney General who ought to be thoroughly ashamed and embarrassed by his ineptitude and his bias, but most assuredly isn't. The Arizona law feels wrong? That's good enough for liberals.

We'll see how good liberals feel in November.

Saturday, May 8, 2010

The Airport Solution

(( this was not written by me, it was an email forward, but it is both super awesome, and hillarious. ))

Here's a solution to all the controversy over full-body scanners at the airports.
Have a booth that you must step into that will not X-ray you, but will detonate any explosive device you may have on you.

It would be a win-win for everyone, and there would be none of this crap about racial profiling. This method would eliminate a long and expensive trial.

Justice would be quick and swift. Case closed!

This is so simple that it's brilliant. I can see it now: you're in the airport terminal and you hear a muffled explosion.

Shortly thereafter an announcement comes over the PA system, "Attention standby passengers we now have a seat available on flight number ... "

Works for me!

Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Dear Congress and Obama:

I just wanted to drop a quick note and let you know that I am deeply concerned about the state of our union today. If Obama's Amnesty bill passes we'll be sanctioning the rights of some 20 Million criminals that have broken into our country ILLEGALLY, and giving them privileges not shared by our CITIZENS currently.

Right now through our taxes we support welfare, medical, and education benefits for these CRIMINALS while the average american can't afford the same. We have a national unemployment and economic crisis on our hands and want to further that by pardoning 20 million more people? Ludicrous.

Please stand firm in resolve against the further destruction of our country by the propogation of "turning the other cheek" to the steady stream of illegal immigrants.

Arizona's SB1070 is a step in the right direction and one we here in Colorado need to adopt as well.

Thank You,

Jeremy Nelson

Thursday, April 15, 2010

political grandstanding.

so it seems our lovely neighbors to the north, Brighton, CO, have in their midst a sherriff who has purportedly been abusing his office to both slander a fellow officer, but do anything in his power to stop said person from running for the office that he himself holds.

oh how the mighty shall fall. i just finished reading the 27 page lawsuit:

http://cbs4denver.com/investigates/sheriff.adams.county.2.1630779.html

that was submitted to FEDERAL court since the original injunction that was submitted to adams county court over a year and a half ago has yet to be answered in ANY fashion!

now i'm no big to do on fancy lawyer speak but even a dense simpleton such as myself can follow what apparently has been going on. If it were up to me and my old fashioned posse justice, some scary Nancy Kerrigan type mayhem would ensue, but perhaps afterwards the good Sherriff of Nottingham could be left to simmer overnight in general population at the Adams County Jail, where it appears he so richly deserves to be interned.

Good luck on this one Sherriff Darr, I think you're going to need it. to bad there won't be anyone appointed over you to abuse his rank and position and perhaps whisper in a few ears about YOUR conduct and why it has you where you now find yourself.


schmuck.

Sunday, April 11, 2010

writing, agian

So i've been putting off for weeks now typing up the beginning of my book. I've written it out shorthand in a comp book that i've carried w/ me, but for some reason, even tho i can type it up faster then i can write it, and for the most part do it w/ o looking at the screen, i feel like its a waste of time, but now i have people, and rightfully so, bugging me for it.

so FINE!


and yes, that is a long run-on sentence.

Saturday, April 10, 2010

YEA!!!

So,

taken from my friend Cherie's FB page, I now have a Blog of my own, to spew forth a constant whirlwind of mental imagery upon an as yet unfound gathering of the masses. This shall be fun.

Plus, it'll act as a catalyst to my own writing and ideas.

Here's looking at you (me) kid.