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Politics

I haven't spoken about this at all really, but since everyone won't shut up, I might as well speak too. First off, I think caucauses don't matter. We don't have one and when Nov. 5th rolls around, we have 2 maybe 3 choices- Republican, Democrat, or a Third Party. You can't really pick a candidate who lost now! Get over it! That being said, I don't know who I'll vote for, but I would say I'm 70% sure American voters (sadly between 30% and 40% of the population) will elect a Democrat on the basis of party lines alone.

I was watching The Colbert Report today and he brought up some relevant news headlines. John Edwards has pulled out of the Democrat race, and SC said before his campaign end, there were two worlds: the first liked Edwards because they were scared of Hillary, and the second liked Edwards because they were afraid of Obama!

I think Third Parties are the most important party in the American governmental system. It's not that they get the majority of the vote, it's that they draw votes away from the major party headliners. Elections are decided by Third Parties. Which doesn't make sense since most run on a platform that isn't very PC or user friendly.

How should politics be? I think it should be like one of the Democratic debate not long ago. Stage right we have Hillary, center stage we have Obama, and stage left we have Edwards. Pretty soon, Hillary and Obama start bringing up each others past mistakes, failures, and shady deals! This was awesome! This was politics! I wish I could have been there just to see them stew. The best part? Edwards sat down, had a drink, and watched the debauchle like an NFL game! Awesome! When he finally got to speak, he reminded the audience there were three people in the debate! Politics.

I think this will be a topic I will be returning to frequently. Since I'll be done with school, I think I'll purchase a keg for election night and we'll celebrate Guy Fawkes Day. Oh, wait? Wrong holiday! Or come the 5th, will it be?

Big Stink

So I went grocery shopping with Topher last night and found a jar of pickled turkey gizzards. ABSOLUTE SCORE! I opened it but spilled some of the pickeling agent and my kitchen reeks. OOPS! Topher is going to kill me.

The Mars Volta: The Bedlam in Goliath- Releases Today!

The genesis of The Mars Volta's new album The Bedlam in Goliath is a tale of long-buried murder victims and their otherworldly influence, of strife and near collapse, of the long hard fight to push "the record that did not want to be born" out into the world. Omar was in a curio shop in Jerusalem when he found the Soothsayer, an archaic Ouija-style "talking board." Had he known at that moment that the board's history stretched far beyond its novelty appearance, that its very fibers were soaked through with something terribly other, that the choral death and desire of a multi-headed Goliath was waiting behind its gates... well, he might have left it at rest there on the dusty shelves. The Upside of That Choice: No bad mojo unleashed. Erase the madness that followed. Erase the bizarre connection to a love/lust/murder triangle that threatened to spill out into the present every time the band let its fingers drift over the board. The Downside: No Soothsayer means The Bedlam in Goliath never would have existed. And it turns out that this demented spiritual black hole of a muse has driven The Mars Volta to produce a crowning moment in their already stellar career. The band names this Ouija board "The Soothsayer", as it offers them a story: It's always about a man, a woman, and her mother. About the lust floating between them. About seduction and infidelity. And pain. And eventually, murder. Entrails and absence and curses and oblivion. To understand the full story....listen to "The Bedlam in Goliath."

Here's an article for the new album from amazon.com. It short- BADASS ROCK RETURNS!!

10am. Bestbuy. Here. I. Come. Did I mention $10 for the CD PLUS DVD? Deal.

KCACTF So Far

So we have had the first day of Irene Ryan Scholarship Audition. We did our scene thee best that we have done it so far, but due to complete bullshit judges, we got the proverbial shaft and were forced to become, the audience. The rules are so weird and off that I won't even go into details here.

On a more fun note, I am in a room with 6 other guys and we have 'The Alpha Male' room. We have three huge rooms and everyone wants to be here, just like America.

We are blantanly skipping stuff and getting drunk. Our bus driver was nice enough to take us to Walmart. Did you know they have booze in Walmart in isle 14? Yeah buddy.

Don't Send In The Clowns- Kill Them

LONDON (Reuters) - Bad news for Coco and Blinko -- children don't like clowns and even older kids are scared of them.

The news that will no doubt have clowns shedding tears was revealed in a poll of youngsters by researchers from the University of Sheffield who were examining how to improve the decor of hospital children's wards.

The study, reported in the Nursing Standard magazine, found all the 250 patients aged between four and 16 they quizzed disliked the use of clowns, with even the older ones finding them scary.

"As adults we make assumptions about what works for children," said Penny Curtis, a senior lecturer in research at the university.

"We found that clowns are universally disliked by children. Some found them quite frightening and unknowable."


I found this article on Yahoo today. SEE I'M NOT THE ONLY NORMAL PERSON WHO HATES CLOWNS!!! It seems like almost everyone does. So today- go hate a clown!

Words To Live By

The Hokey Pokey. So I was at work and heard the hokey pokey being played in the next room. Have you ever heard the lyrics to this song? Most of the phrases end with, "...and that's what it's all about." The actions involve one putting part of their body 'in' the center of the circle, and shaking it 'all about'. I just wish that this was what life was actually all about. Wouldn't it be grand just singing and putting our arms and legs in the circle and shaking them? I want to live my life in a way that shows how and what life 'is all about'.