Republican and Democrat Legislative and Executive Branch, through your constant bickering; your systematic and intentional erosion of the rights of the American people; your not just useless, but harmful and counterproductive blame-gaming; and your utter inability (or unwillingness) to control spending-- you have proven the absolutely *horrid* (I SAY HORRID!!) public approval rating directed at you to be entirely justified.
1) You CANNOT spend money you do not have.
2) Acquiring said money via schoolyard bully tactics is reprehensible.
3) The rights of a free people are inherent, NOT bestowed.
4) What you have no ability to bestow, you have no right to take away.
5) Hurting the American people just to make a point to your "enemies" in Congress is NOT acceptable.
6) You pay lip service to the concept that soldiers are overseas defending our rights, while you each with your other face daily suggest/enact legislation which breaches the social contract and shreds the Constitution!
You, sirs and ladies, are in BREACH! It is time for America to exercise her escape clause with you and stop throwing good money after bad (literally and metaphorically speaking).
Here is your fair warning: I have a vote and I USE IT! There are many like me, so you had better straighten up and get your act together or you may lose that cushy position you are abusing every chance you get.
Today I found a wonderful site called xtranormal.com where you can create your own animated movies.
Well ok I didn't FIND it all by myself, if truth be told. Like most things that we "stumble across" on the Internet, I got to it by watching a hilarious video that was created on xtranormal. Please be advised, this video is Rated R. Not mine, just the one I linked to above. It is very funny but most definitely full of swear words! NSFW (or kids)
Aaaaanywho- where was I?
Hmmmm. Oh yeah, that's right. The reason for this post. Oy! I get derailed so eas- wait, what is that?
Focus lady, focus!!
*Sigh* So as I was saying... Maybe it's just the fatalistic part of me that doesn't get to come out everyday- but I think about the demise of humanity.
A lot.
My gloom and doom end-of-the-world cogitations are sadly more like a hobby than an involuntary distraction so there really is no excuse. But it does seem to make for some interesting ideas, like the below video. Perhaps a tiny bit on the dark side, but safe for all ages. So without further ado, I present my very short (but hopefully powerful) video.
Simply titled "They're Gone Now", this is my idea of what a snippet of conversation might be like between two robots who were partly responsible for the extermination of mankind. Enjoy! =)
Well I never thought it was possible to be flattered, confused and dismayed all by the same act but once again life has given me lemons with which to make a patchwork quilt. And that ain't easy.
Copy/paste finally came home for some clothes. We talked a little. I pushed his buttons but he wasn't having any of that, and left again. Said that Mac was going to let him stay over. They're not even compatible!! I think he's doing it just to spite me. Either that, or to purposely remain out of touch.
So of course I cried some more...
Then something strange happened.
Alt+Tab flirted with me today. No mistake, his touch definitely lingered longer than comfort can stand. It was nice, but where do you go with that when you're trying to work things out with the progenitor of the comma inside you? I want to do the write thing. But what happens if I politely refuse Alt+Tab, then C/P and I don't work things out? If I just kinda be friendly and noncommittal, maybe A+T could be a fallback\ position. Guilt nags at me even to think of such a seemingly devious ploy, but I have more than just myself to think about now.
It finally happened... Copy/paste and I are expecting our very own little comma in March.
I'm still not sure how either of us feel about it, given the issues I mentioned before. He spent all day yesterday at Kinko's and wouldn't acknowledge me. I cried.
Already I've been asked if I'm hoping for a Serif or Sans Serif but all I can think is, "Which would be more likely to save our relationship?" That's really sad.
On the other hand, if we should end up with twins, I think this would be just too cute!
Copy/paste would melt, be totally won over and become a happy "lifer" in the father/husband organization...
Sometimes I get crazy ideas about what might be a good story to tell.
Surely I'm the only one right? Wrong!
I'll wager that every writer out there- no matter if they have become "successful" or not- has had an idea which is painfully brilliant, or sometimes just painful to hear. Some took the chance and some didn't. Whether a good or bad idea, how did this make the difference between success and failure for these writers? In and of itself- not at all. In this amazing world we're all a part of, the definition of failure is to stop trying for success. Failure is not an action- it is inaction.
Even outside of the writing field this has proven true. There are many politicians, actors, directors and small business owners who didn't fail overall due to one stinker of a decision, or even three. These people picked themselves up and tried again, sometimes changing tack, sometimes with the whole "I meant to do that" attitude.
We all fall- every one of us. And yet, there are still winners and losers in this world. This just serves to illustrate that to fall is not to fail- the failure is in refusing to rise again, or in fearing to even begin.
Mr. Wayne Gretzky's oft-quoted statement "You miss 100% of the shots you don't take", is just as true today as it ever was. That's like having a hard worker who made it happen with old fashioned sweat and elbow grease, ask you what on Earth you are waiting for.
If you think that some magic genie will pop out of the bottle and tell you that in the future, your idea will be a huge success- then you will never begin.
Three points to remember:
1. Do what you love, because you love it.
Sure, this is another one that gets a lot of lip service. However, consider this: if the town crier were to state upwards of 100 times that the sky is blue, would simple repetition make it less true? Of course not! Write that fabulous article, blog, or book because of the creative force which drives you. Art for adulation's sake is almost always a mistake, and quite often a flop as well. If you put your heart into a piece and you love it, then it will never be the regret that an unfinished one can be.
2. Avoid pre-failing your efforts.
Don't concern yourself with what people will think or say about your endeavor. If you have an idea and are able to express it creatively, in a way that touches people, then put it out there! There will always be critics who will pick an artistic piece apart searching heartily for all that is wrong with it. Devote your energy to those who will appreciate its truth, not those who will tear it down.
3. Face facts
I'm passing this one along from Wil Wheaton, the child actor-turned blogger and author of 3 books. He claims someone passed it on to him, and I believe that it's very good advice, indeed.
DON'T BE AFRAID TO SUCK.
Yep, that's it. As previously stated, we will all fall, or "jump the shark" plenty in our lifetimes. Learn from the experience, and go on with life. It won't stop your heart or empty your bank account so don't let it ruin your peace of mind or shake your courage either.
Positive thoughts and positive actions can't help but draw positive results, true?
This was my little pep talk to myself today about finding a way to just TAKE THE PLUNGE doing what I love, and want to do full-time. The fear of change, fear of failure or rejection is a powerful force that is difficult to overcome. But it is a worthwhile effort to do just that. Life is too short to live it in quiet desperation, as Thoreau put it. He also advised by example that we should "suck out all the marrow of life", or to paraphrase, live every day with passion and vigour as if it might be our last. One day it will be, you know.
I want that last day to be something I would never regret even if I could.
What do you think?
Which is better, to skip and skin your knee- or to stand still, uninjured, and bored?
Never let the fear of striking out get in your way.
~~"Babe" Ruth
Bonus: Here's one of my favorite songs with a message along the same lines.
Can't embed it, but check it out- it's a real mood lifter! I Hope You Dance - Lee Ann Womack
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