Cheap Meat

Crap, it happened again. Haven't posted anything in a while. I get caught up in other people's blog, that I forget to write in my own. The last week or so has been busy with Thanksgiving and visitors. It was a blast, and went by so fast.

Anyway, I'm focusing on another blog right now called Cheaper Than Meat. It's hard to explain, you just have to see it. Okay, it's not too hard to explain, but I already wrote on intro for it, so just look here. It's a fictional writing project with my wife, Good Husband, and myself. We'll see what panes out, it should be interesting, at least.

I'm going to make my first post tonight, (not counting the introduction). I'm afraid it is a little fucked up, but it came so naturally from GH's post. I really don't think this way, it's not my fault that the muse that has my ear is psycho. Okay, maybe muse is not the best word, (sounds pretentious, anyways). So check is out later today, it will be called "Tongue Lashing".

Oh, my head...

No, myy head is not hurting from the wall today. What is it hurting from? Vampire Masquerade: Bloodlines, that's what. Fucking video game hang overs are the fucking worst! Ask Sparkey, and she will verify this, I almost went without dinner last night! That's how good the game was, how much it sucked me in. Thankfully, we have two computers in the house.

I know she is mad at me for not doing the dishes last night, but I swear, I will do them before I even boot up the computer! After preparing and installing my computer, it was time to see how it would preform on my computer. Their were a few hiccups, but I'm not sure if I need more RAM or a new video card, or if I should wait and see if a patch from the game makers will fix it.

Ever so often, I would ask my wife what time it was. It kept getting later, and I still had not had dinner. I did not eat until after 10 PM, even though my stomach was eating itself. It was hard to find a stopping place. It was hard to let it go.

The voice acting, storyline, facial animations, body movements, lighting, scenery, ambient sounds, and music all came together in pulling you into an experience, not a game. The realism was creepy, which made it even better, since it is a horror game after all. As an RPG, it is a blast, but the combat was only "just good". Not bad, it didn't take away from anything, but it wasn't its stong point. I pretty much agree with this review of the game, though, I don't like the whole "five star review" model, (did get a 4/5 rating, however).

I was going to make another post to Chuck's blog. It was going to be my Ode to Porn with plenty of links. Well, I didn't get to it, obviously. And besides, I couldn't top my wife's post. I was also going to have a tie in here to the post I made on Chuck's site. He makes "cum rag" references a lot, and I was going to offer him another suggestion: the "pinch" technique. I think you know where I am going with this.

Instead, later today, I will see if I can find something on the 'net that can describe it better than me, and perhaps learn something in the process. I will also reveal a new project, a new blog. It won't replace this. This will be my personal journal, my soapbox to rant, nonfictional stuff. The other, well, I'll go into that later.

But he's still a scat muncher...

I made an earlier post questioning the validity of a Rush Limbaugh quote, (the one where he talks about selling weapons to Saddam). Turns out it IS fake, (I knew it was too convenient, but hoped it was real). I know he is an easy, (and fun), target, but the truth is more important.

An anonymous poster was the first to tip me off. I searched the 'net, and found an explaination here. Turns out to have come from a Boondocks cartoon strip. While disproven as an urban legend, Rush is still a scat muncher who reminds me of what Cartman from South Park would be like as an adult.


It's kind of funny, this blog makes me feel like that kid in Wet Hot American Summer that has his own radio show. Only thing is, it's not plugged up to anything. He keeps talking like he has this big audience, but he's just pretending, just talking to himself. Not complaining, I just think I might be talking my blog too seriously.

Something is wrong with your map, dude!

Two posts in one day!? Yep, politics and sex should not go together, (someone should remind politicians). In a post a few days ago, I showed the striking resemblance of the "Bush Country" map to a population density map, (I also included a link with more information). In case you missed it, (or just didn't read it), here it is.

For another demonstration, check this map out. They change the proportions of the states based on population, while leaving them colored based on which party won them. I'm not trying to make excuses for the loss. But as mom always said, you can be a poor winner as much as a poor loser. For someone who didn't win by a land slide, they are sure gloating like they did. Just thought I would put things into perspective, (oh wait, nevermind).

Here's another version of it, (to view the details on it, the other map, and general information, go here). This last one shows what it would be like to study U.S. history or politics while tripping. Can't say that I have done that myself, so I can't be too sure, (well, I haven't done both at one time).

It gets worse. It seems that, from this map, the Civil War didn't really settle anything. Well, I live in the South, (as my wife likes to remind me)*, so it's not a big surprise to ME.

Anyways, I heard people talk about these maps for a few weeks now, but thanks to Salon.com, I got some links to share.

* I use to think I leaved in Texas, or the Southwest, and not the South. As I have grown older, I realize what a crock of shit that was.

Or, they could have just used a vibrator...

You ain't gonna believe THIS shit, some doctors accidently made the Orgazmorator from Orgazmo. They nick named it the Orgasmatron, and it doesn't shoot a lazer, (it is connected to your spine), but it's the same fucking idea. So using it as a weapon is out of the question, and a vibrator would be easier and cheaper.. but damn it if it ain't cool. Check it out:

"Good work, Choda Boy!"

A scientist, (center), stumbles across the Orgasmatron

And another thing...

Just thought I would point out, I added a few pics to some old posts on this blog. I meant to do it sooner, but I kept forgetting. Also, please don't be afraid to comment on anything, I need feedback. Whether it is just a dialogue concerning something I said, constructive criticism of my blog, or just heckling, go for it, (but if you heckle, I will heckle back)!

By the way, is it a bad idea not to allow anonymous posting to a blog? I did not intentionally mean to have it off, it's just the default setting in Blogger. While I don't like being at a disadvantage with names, (well, usernames), I don't want to dissuade anyone from interacting with this blog. On the other hand, I've seen what anonymous posting can be like on other sites, and it makes a bathroom stall at a bar look like a philosophy lecture.

It's Mourning in America

Between trying hard to find the right words to say about the election, and having problems with my Internet connection, it's been a while since I have posted anything. I know I said I would try not to be a perfectionist, but guess what happened? Oh, and if you haven't noticed, my blog is all black now. I'm in mourning over the outcome of the election.

Do I blame Kerry for losing? No, I blame the Democrats. Honestly, am I the only one that remembers that a month before the primaries, Kerry was tainted goods? Remember how he went on Jay Leno on a motorcycle in a last ditch attempt to save his floundering campaign? He was a boring wind bag senator from Massachusetts, why didn't they just let Ted Kennedy run while they were at it? At least ol' Teddy would be kind of fun to watch.

They still haven't realized yet, that if they get more moderate, Republicans will just move further to the right. They can advocate pray in school, and they would still be called "a bunch of limousine liberals" that didn't go far enough! They can change their content all they want, but none of that matters, if they have a bad image. Bush called Kerry a flip-flopper, and it stuck. Did it matter that Bush flip-flopped on far more dangerous stuff than Kerry, (like Osama Bin Laden, nation building, and the Department of Homeland Security to name a few)? No, because Kerry fit a stereotype, and Bush seemed like a "regular sort of guy".

If you look at the last twenty years of politics, the guy with more personality won. Don't believe me? Try it yourself! Bush was the crazy friend, that though he was a little slow, was a blast to hang out with while drinking. Clinton was your cool friend whose dick always got him into trouble. People say they want a leader, but in fact, I think they are just casting a sitcom in their head. People like Kerry and Dole would get very low ratings on TV.

Do I really think people are this shallow? You bet your sweet ass I do! The right to vote is not the right to intelligence. Now, while I don't think EVERYONE is this stupid or shallow, you have to remember these famous words:

"Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that."
- George Carlin

I think both sides each have some good ideas, but they are both stubborn. If they got along, they might actually get something done. If they didn't create controversies between one another, we wouldn't have as many problems. If we didn't have as many problems, what would politicians do? They're trying to create job security for themselves! Remember the marketing credo, "Create a problem, then create the solution"? Republicans are doing so well right now
because they are better at marketing their solution than the Democrats! That, and right now, they are better at creating problems.

Case in point: Bush, and many others, are calling the election a "mandate" and that the "people have spoken". Let's look at the numbers: Bush won 51% of the popular vote, while Kerry won 48%, (1% said "ah, fuck it!"). That is a 3% lead over Kerry, that is a majority of 1%! I do concede, (like Kerry), that even 1% is a win. Yet, an introspective person would say to themselves, "You know, the people have spoken, but they are still a divided voice. I barely won, why is that? What can I do to better represent the people?" Maybe that IS going on in his head, but you couldn't tell with this "mandate" shit and his sloppy grin. That grin he always wears, no matter how grave the situation, that says, "Hey Dick, com'ere a sec, I gotta dirty joke to tell ya!"

Only a marketing genius, (see Karl Rove), can turn a 1% majority, or a 3% lead, into "mandate". Where between 50% and 51% does it become a "mandate"? Where between a dead heat and a 3% lead does it become a "mandate"? Notice how they didn't say "landslide". This is the definition of "mandate": A command or an authorization given by a political electorate to its representative, (Source: Dictionary.com, The American Heritage Dictionary definition). Any definition you look up is boring, but the connotation the word has is one of authority and certainty. And that is what they are good at, implying a lot, but saying very little. As I said, they're a bunch of marketing whores, but they're good at it.

Another example: that "Bush Country" bullshit. "See all this red? This is Bush Country!" Yes, and if you claim the sea in the name of America, make the area its own electorate, and put a guy named Bob on a house boat out there as the only voter, the vast majority of the world could be "Bush Country." At least, that's how their logic goes. Screw one person one vote! Land mass, that's the ticket!

BuSHIT County

Reality.

(For more on reality go here: http://www.makethemaccountable.com/misc/Maps.htm)

Hmm, I always wondered how Bush planned to rule the world. Middle East ain't working out too well, so maybe I should call Karl Rove with the idea. Compared to their other plans, this one is far more realistic. (Kind of funny that a powerful conservative is named after Karl Marx. Then again, he is a NEO-conservative.)

I shouldn't be surprised, they're pretty good at carving up a map to their own designs, (call Tom Delay of Sugarland Texas if you have any questions about it). But honestly, the election is over, and now it's time for them to put their money where their mouth is. Now it is time to actually start helping us instead of just being a party whore. You can't get re-elected, and there is nothing really after this. Unless you lie about a blow job or something, you won't lose your job. So why don't you do away with the bullshit already, and actually do some good?

Look, I don't care if it is a moderate Democrat or a moderate Republican, not too much of a difference in my opinion. This nation's political parties have an identity crisis to work out, but in the mean time, can we just have a sensible, reasonable, capable president to just NOT fuck anything up? I don't want a president to have a "legacy". I'm not looking for a race car driver, I'm just looking for someone that is sober enough to drive. But it seems all we ever get is a bunch of drunk race car drivers. I'm not asking to do away with the car, or the driver, but can we get a more sensible car, and a more reasonable
driver?

One last note, Ted Poe ended up beating Nick Lampson. Ted Poe, the Republican, is a crazy judge along the lines of Judge Judy. Nick Lampson, the Democrat, was the incumbent for many years, had a high rating from the NRA, and an endorsement from the Houston Chronicle, (which tends to lean to the right). Ted Poe had plenty of money, (from Tom Delay, obviously), tons of negative advertisement and gay baiting from the RNC and conservative PACs, and a shit load of signs littered across the road side.

If that doesn't prove my theory, well, then noth.. ah, something will...

Rush is a scat muncher!

I have discovered something. I can make a post that isn't five pages long, that isn't some thought provoking essay. Perfectionism is going to kill this blog if I have that attitude. I just need to post, fuck it!

I hate to come across like I make a hobby out of bashing political pundits, especially extremists, (they're such easy targets anyways). I honestly think that half the listeners/readers of these people do so to get pissed off. To have any easy target, something to point at and hate.

But damn it, sometimes irony is so thick, it can't be helped, they have to be called out and posted for all the world to see, (or at least a couple of "blog pals" and some random people looking for porn)! I don't know if this quote is real. It was posted on the http://slate.msn.com message boards, "The Fray", by someone. I wanted to contact them directly, but the boards don't display e-mail addresses. So as always, I will put the burden of proof on the poster, and not ol' Rush, (though, I wouldn't put it past the cock sucker):

"And now the liberals want to stop President Reagan from selling chemical warfare agents and military equipment to Saddam Hussein and why? Because Saddam 'allegedly' gassed a few Kurds in his own country. Mark my words. All of this talk of Saddam Hussein being a 'warcriminal' or 'committing crimes against humanity' is the same old thing. LIBERAL HATE SPEECH! and speaking of poison gas... I SAY WE ROUND UP ALL THE DRUG ADDICTS AND GAS THEM TOO!......."

Rush (Oxycontin) Limbaugh, November 3, 1980

NO Kitty, that's my pot pie!

A little to convenient, if you ask me. I went searching for this on the Internet, and could not find actual varification. I had my doubts, but after reading other comments by Rush, it fits right in line: inflammatory, partisan bullshit that comes back to haunt him, (see: drug use).

So, a little challenge. See if you can help me find something to properly prove he said these things, (no fakes). In light of current event, it would be good for a few chuckles, it not fuel for some rage. If you find an audio clip, well, I'll have to come up with some sort of suitable prize.


GO VOTE MOTHERFUCKERS, NO EXCUSE!!!*

* (Well, unless you are ineligible to vote)