It should be a rule of etiquette (or whatever) that a girl shouldn't offer a guy her number unless she is interested in him. It's one thing when the guy asks for her number and she gives it even though she's not interested. It's just lame/wrong when a girl gives the guy her number, without the guy asking, and then she won't even go on a date with him or anything. People are crazy.
Random Things To Do This Summer (Part 2)
We're always looking for something to do,
Movies and car rides get boring,
So here's part two:
Invent your own kind of mountain pie.
Make a low budget movie.
Go fishing at midnight.
Carve your name in a tree.
Launch a model rocket (also try water rockets).
Buy one food item from each fast food restaraunt in town; enjoy.
Bury a time capsule.
Stay at a buffet as long as possible.
Ask a random person for a date.
Pick berries.
Finally!!!
It's about time for healthcare to be a hot topic in the news. It's been an issue for years now, and it's finally being talked about (a lot/enough) in the mainstream.
I lean toward Libertarian. I want the government in my life as little as possible. Healthcare, however, is one thing that the government should be giving us as citizens. A government's job is to protect its citizens. Currently, with the way our healthcare system is, our government isn't doing its job.
There are many bad arguments against "socialized" healthcare: people will have no motivation to work, it will hurt the rich, we will have long waits during emergencies. None of these excuses are true. First, we live in a consumerist society; people want, therefore people will always have motivation to work. Second, taxes might be a bit higher, but it's a small price to pay in order to help the needy (where's your heart?). Finally, have you seen the waits we have now? Waiting times couldn't possibly get longer.
Whatever, the fact of the matter is that we need this.
I've Been Busy
Oh, Hello blogosphere. I haven't posted in a while; been very busy. I'm trying to do vlogs on YouTube (youtube.com/joeykahuna) all Summer. I'm excited because I just completed a video in which I make an ass of myself. That kind of video seems to be pretty popular on YouTube. Tomorrow I will begin promoting it. I've also recently designed shirts for my YouTube channel. One of my many endeavors; let's hope it is a success! I'll keep y'all updated; maybe we can all learn something from the process.
By the way, I have my fourth cold since April. Worst of all, it's the middle of Summer! I've got to figure out why I keep getting sick. Maybe it's just bad luck.
Good night.
Global Warming/Our Environment
I've never really blogged about global warming because it's a topic I'm not really sure on. I'm not sure whether the people who say it's a hoax are right, or if the people who say the ocean will rise 20 feet by 2020 are right. However, I am sure that I don't want global warming happening. I understand that it's a bad thing. And I'm a believer in the whole "better safe than sorry" cliche; in most cases.
If global warming is a hoax, but it caused us to clean up our planet; we've gained a cleaner atmosphere? If global warming is real and we make an effort to clean up our planet; we've saved ourselves and future generations from global catastrophe.
I think I'm missing the bad side of all this. Sure, big industry has to spend more money on reducing emissions. But even if global warming is a hoax, how is it a bad thing to believe in?
Whether you believe in global warming or not, I invite you to help keep our planet clean. We've been doing a great job in the past couple of years with all the "green" stuff you see, but we can do much better. It only takes a little bit of effort on everyone's part.
The whole idea of calling global warming a hoax seems like a dumb, lazy, selfish idea to me. Dumb because it gives people an excuse to make a mess. Lazy because it's an excuse to not bother cleaning up. Selfish because anybody who says it obviously doesn't care about future generations.
Sorry for being a bit harsh just then, but come on people!
Thank you for keeping our world beautiful.
Gay Marriage?
Here's an interesting loop (is that what you would call it?), Chaz Bono (a lesbian) will soon be able to marry her girlfriend. Why's that, you ask? Because she is becoming a he. So, this is the exact same person, but having a couple different organs determines whether or not he/she can marry. I'm not sure what, but something is messed up here.
P.S. While we're on the topic of homosexuality, Adam Lambert (2nd Place on American Idol 2009) came out of the closet.
Welcome to a New Era
Welcome to the era of digital (and no more analog) television. The switch was finally made today by all stations across the country. Hopefully everything goes smoothly with minimal loss of connection.
Did You Hear..?
Word of mouth is possibly the most powerful marketing tool on Earth. This is good because it's also the cheapest; free. But it's bad because it's the hardest to sell.
If something is going to be spread from person to person, it's got to be juicy. It's got to be something that makes someone think, "telling people this will make me interesting."
That's why celebrity gossip is so succesful. Pete Wentz (bass guitarist of Fall Out Boy) is more famous for marrying Ashley Simpson than he is for being the bassist in a famous band. This is because, in conversation, people find "did you hear Ashley Simpson is marrying someone from Fall Out Boy" much more interesting than "Pete Wentz is an amazing bassist for the band Fall Out Boy."
In a nut shell, the main way people will spread something by word of mouth is if spreading it enhances their own self in some way.
Where's Al Sharpton Now?
David Letterman said some insulting things about Sarah Palin and her daughter. Al Sharpton spoke out when Don Imus said insulting things about Rutgers University's women's basketball team. Why isn't he speaking out now? It's not because Palin and her daughter aren't black, is it?
Parents are Ruining Facebook
I know I don't like the idea of my parents being on Twitter and Facebook. Lots are getting on these days though. It's all explained in this article: Are Baby Boomers Killing Facebook and Twitter?
Very interesting.
Random Things To Do This Summer
Get a whole pineapple and carve it with your friends; enjoy.
Shoot silly string at EVERYTHING.
Swim at night.
Go to the drive-in. Bring dinner. Eat. Play hacky sack while waiting for the movie to start.
Play tennis.
Mini road trip! (Go to a place approx. 2 hours away for lunch/dinner)
Canoe down a river.
Squirt gun fight at the beach (so you don't have to waste water).
Watch as many movies as possible in one sitting.
Blow bubbles.
Make your own exotic fruit smoothies.
Invent a drink.
Build a boat.
Rent something awesome.
Sleep outside by a fire.
Moon the moon.
Find out when the earliest sunrise is in your area; get up and watch it.
Repeat for latest sunset.
Have stupid contests (who can swallow loudest, who can get their stomach to growel first, who can touch the most things at the store).
Relax.
Seth Goding ...the Revolutionary?
I have been following Seth Godin (via his blog) for about a year now. He's a marketing guru, and he's always expressing ideas on the topic. His biggest idea is that of "tribes." Basically, one or two people need to lead and several follow, each bringing some skill to the group. Each person in the group has something in common; this makes a tribe. For example, Seth Godin started a tribe of marketers.
I can't decide whether Seth's ideas are revolutionary or if he's just reinstating an ancient philosophy. Most likely both. In a way, the "tribe" thing has always been happening, Seth just pointed it out. But because of him, we can better understand it. Kind of like learning anatomy. It's always been there, but we never knew anything about it. Once we learned, we made great advancements.
If you'd like to learn more, definitely check out Seth's Blog-it's brilliant. Also, start your own tribe, or join one, at Squidoo (I believe Squidoo was created by Seth).
Fun
I believe, at least for myself, fun can be gauged by how deeply and how long you were living in the moment. For example, I don't have any fun listening to people tell stories about how their life sucks. Those people drive me nuts, but I could still have fun with them if we did stuff that caused us to live in the moment. Stuff like dancing, blowing bubbles, shooting silly string at passing cars, etc. Stuff that makes you forget everything except exactly right here, right now. That is what fun is. Is that what fun is?
Fun
I believe, at least for myself, fun can be gauged by how deeply and how long you were living in the moment. For example, I don't have any fun listening to people tell stories about how their life sucks. Those people drive me nuts, but I could still have fun with them if we did stuff that caused us to live in the moment. Stuff like dancing, blowing bubbles, shooting silly string at passing cars, etc. Stuff that makes you forget everything except exactly right here, right now. That is what fun is. Is that what fun is?
Keep Your Eyes Peeled
Microsoft is supposed to be launching a new search engine. They hope to take on/defeat Google. Is it possible? Keep look out for the new engine. It's going to be called BING which stands for "But It's Not Google." I think they should have made it stand for "Because It's Not Google." Anyway, Microsoft never has much luck with this kind of thing, but they're putting $100,000,000 into it right off the bat. It will interesting to see how they compete with Google, and what causes them to win or lose.
Obama Chooses Supreme Court Nominee
She leans liberal. Female, Catholic, Hispanic. Supposed to be accepted by both parties. What do you think?
Clarification
There are lots of problems with our world/society. These problems prompt more problems, and with eachother problem prompted problem the problems become more and more ridiculous.
A lot of people feel unaccepted by religious people. A lof of religious people are unaccepting. A lot of non-religious people are unaccepting of religious people. Guess what; this goes especially to the unaccepting religious people because I'm religious and am sick of having a bad name. Jesus taught us to accept and love everybody. Jesus loves everybody. He washed the feet of a prostitute. He ate dinner with sinners and tax collectors. We should all be following in his foot steps; that's the whole idea.
First, in defense of the religious, the media certainly hypes up the hateful religious people and doesn't mention the good ones. Now, for the unaccepting, unloving Christians. How do you call yourselves a follower of Christ? We all sin. Therefore, none is better than or has the right to condemn another! If, for one second, you think Jesus wouldn't love and befriend homosexuals, blacks, muslims, Iraqis, democrats, republicans, CEOs, homeless people, etc, you're SADLY mistaken. Jesus would be right in front of the gay parade protesting gay hate. He would be giving everything he owned to the homeless. Most of us aren't so radical, but we're not Jesus. That certainly doesn't excuse us from being decent.
If you've ever said "bomb Iraq," "hang the CEOs," or "gay people are the devil," you're as bad as those you spoke against. Each human was created by God, in his image. Open your eyes and mind; think a little. Follow the Jesus who loves, not the Jesus you've created who is exclusive to only those who meet your standards.
Expressing an opinion is fine, but expressing hate or hating is wrong. Hate ideas, not the people who carry them. People see life from different perspectives. Each perspective is as likely to yield the correct idea as the other. LOVE EVERY SINGLE PERSON.
Keeping In Touch
I just wanted to let everybody know that I've been wickedly busy with school. It will be Summer soon though. I will write plenty during the Summer. I'll write when I'm at work and there are no customers, when I'm at home and it's storming so I can't be outside, and at night when I can't sleep.
This is kind of a big event for CallowTeen because I started doing it last Fall. This will be the first Summer-I promise it will be a blast-and it will wrap up the first year! So many crazy things have happened. If you're ever bored, go back to the first post and read from there. I'm positive you'll learn a ton and be as entertained.
Unfortunately, I still have tests standing between myself and Summer. I hope to post again soon!
Special thanks to anybody who has read a part of CallowTeen.I better be studying. Pax.
Surfing and Religion
Surfing is a sport, an art form, a lifestyle, and even a religion. I’m going to talk about the religion aspect.
I’m catholic, but not only catholic; ANR catholic (Aquatic Nature Religion; the religion of surfing). It works because surfing is a religion in a slightly different sense than Catholicism.
Here’s why surfing, and everything involved with it, is a religion. It’s got tradition, it’s got followers, and it’s got meditation. The older/longer practicing surfers get first dibs on a wave. If you surf and are a good person (keep the beach clean, respect others), you’re not a kook; otherwise, you likely are. Surfing is extremely meditative. When you’re on a wave, you’re on a wave. You’re complete in the moment, and it’s even possible to have an out of body experience.
Almost everything exists/moves in the form of waves; sound, light, molecules, our own thoughts. Water is the most natural, organic display of waves. Liquid shows us what the naked eye can’t see anywhere else. It shows us the world in which we exist, up close. How isn’t this something sacred?
Surfing offers us a deep connection with water. This connection, in turn, offers balance in the life of a surfer. It offers a mentality that can’t be found anywhere else. This is because liquid is the only place that we can experience waves. Here’s my simple, philosophical proof that surfing is a religion:
Waves are a part of everything.
Surfing (or interacting with waves in some way; for example, swimming) is the purest (possible the only) way in which our body can interact with waves.
Therefore, surfing is an interaction with the one thing that is a part of everything.
For more, and more thorough information on the religion of surfing, check out this essay:
Surfing into Spirituality and a New, Aquatic Nature Religion (Bron Taylor)
Also check out this one:
Surfing and Spirituality (Peter Kreeft)
I’m catholic, but not only catholic; ANR catholic (Aquatic Nature Religion; the religion of surfing). It works because surfing is a religion in a slightly different sense than Catholicism.
Here’s why surfing, and everything involved with it, is a religion. It’s got tradition, it’s got followers, and it’s got meditation. The older/longer practicing surfers get first dibs on a wave. If you surf and are a good person (keep the beach clean, respect others), you’re not a kook; otherwise, you likely are. Surfing is extremely meditative. When you’re on a wave, you’re on a wave. You’re complete in the moment, and it’s even possible to have an out of body experience.
Almost everything exists/moves in the form of waves; sound, light, molecules, our own thoughts. Water is the most natural, organic display of waves. Liquid shows us what the naked eye can’t see anywhere else. It shows us the world in which we exist, up close. How isn’t this something sacred?
Surfing offers us a deep connection with water. This connection, in turn, offers balance in the life of a surfer. It offers a mentality that can’t be found anywhere else. This is because liquid is the only place that we can experience waves. Here’s my simple, philosophical proof that surfing is a religion:
Waves are a part of everything.
Surfing (or interacting with waves in some way; for example, swimming) is the purest (possible the only) way in which our body can interact with waves.
Therefore, surfing is an interaction with the one thing that is a part of everything.
For more, and more thorough information on the religion of surfing, check out this essay:
Surfing into Spirituality and a New, Aquatic Nature Religion (Bron Taylor)
Also check out this one:
Surfing and Spirituality (Peter Kreeft)
My Grandpa Once Told Me...
...a story about WWII. He was in the Army and he was at one of the Nazi concentration camps when the prisoners were freed. He said all of the prisoners were skinny and starving. As soon as the gates opened, they rushed acrossed the street to a cheese factory and started pigging out. Like an hour or so later, they were all puking cause they ate so much, so fast. He said it was a mess; puke and cheese everywhere. Funny.
A Beautiful Spring Walk
I noticed the UV level on Weather Underground today was listed at 9 out of 16. Clear skies today and it's supposed to be cloudy tomorrow. I want to add some color to my skin. I can't stand the paleness painted on by Winter. I decided to walk to the bay.
I walked to the light house first. I watched the newborn fish glisten in the beams of sun. The wind was chilly. I decided to walk some more to keep from getting cold. I walked further down the bayfront to the Sheraton Erie Bayfront Hotel. It's a new hotel and it has what they call a "skybridge." It's a bridge connecting two parts of the hotel at the top floor. It makes for a fantastic view. I caught the elevator up, enjoyed the view, crossed the "skybridge," and came out a little ways down the bayfront. Not far from that point, there is a pier. I didn't want to go back yet because I hadn't had enough sun to do anything to my skin, and I was certainly enjoying the sights. I walked to the end of the pier, where there is a kind of park. When the wind subsided for a second, I heard the sound of a trumpet. I followed the sound and found a guy playing in the park. It was beautiful. I sat at the edge of the water listening to the songs from the trumpet player while small waves made their sounds in the background. I could have sat their for hours, but I was getting cold. After enjoying the music for about twenty minutes, I concluded my walk.
I got back to my apartment and noticed no change in my complexion, but it was all good because the sights and sounds flooded me with relaxation.
Letter to My Crush
Hey world. This is a letter I originally planned on sending to my "crush" at the beginning of Summer (because I won't see her everyday then so it wouldn't be awkward if she didn't reply). I don't plan to anymore, as you'll see at the end of the message. You may not get some of it, but I think it may entertain/interest you. It's kind of a mini love story or something.
Okay, I'm sorry I sent that message that I sent you a while ago. I was drunk and high. And I'm not like a druggy or alcoholic or anything, but anyway. I felt so awkward every time I saw you after that message. I do crazy things sometimes. Like right now. I'm writing this message three weeks before summer vacation starts. I'm going to say just how I feel (not quite probably). Then, I'm not going to read the message, and I'm going to send it to you the first day of Summer. I'm hoping you will respond and we will at least send a few messages back and forth and the awkwardness won't exist next semester. This is the dumbest idea I've ever had.
Okay, now for the actual message.
I don't know what it is, but every time I walk past you I think about you for a long time after that. Usually, if I have a crush on a girl that I don't think I have a chance with or whatever, I get over the crush in about three days. The crush on you lasted like a week. And then I added you as a friend on Facebook. I wouldn't have done that, but someone talked me into it. Then, I sent you a message. I would have NEVER done that, but I was really messed up. And because of the messed up-ness, I thought that saying "hi this is awkward right (or whatever I said)" was the BEST idea ever. The next day, it wasn't.
Well, the crush should have gone away after that failure. It did, for like a week. And then I saw you again. And I'm like "what the fuck!?" How do I have a crush on her again? So, I got over it again. I, after searching so hard, found reasons (not very good ones) that I could tell myself "she's not the one for me." I lasted about a week, even when I saw you, I still just was over it. And then, randomly, I see you, and all of the sudden, I'm thinking about you again. It wastes so much of my time too. So, even if you hate this message (hopefully the awkwardness will just fade by next semester), it's at least clearing my mind so that …it's starting to occur to me that I'm going to seem like the weirdest person ever to you by doing this. I'm weird, obviously, but I'm "proportionally weird" or something. I don't know, I'm not … if you want to get to know who I am, watch some of my videos on youtube.com/jnkyo07. At least writing this will, hopefully, clear my mind enough so that I can study for my huge Latin test tomorrow instead of thinking about you. I don't even think anything about you. I don't have anything to think about you because I have no idea who you are, but for some reason I just long for you. You're literally the most beautiful person I've ever seen in my entire life. There, I said it. This message is complete now. I'll be more normal after this. I just had all of that built up inside.
I promise I'm not a creep or a stalker or anything. I've had plenty of girlfriends. I know there are plenty of "fish in the sea" or whatever. I love to water ski with my friends, play golf, chill with my family. I work at a marina and believe I'm pretty good at dealing with people. I play guitar and sing, and I want to do that for a living. I hope we can at least talk as friends a little bit. Friends are the most important thing to me anyway. My last girlfriend was always upset with me because I would only hang out with her for half a day (rather than the whole day) because I had to leave to do a friend a favor or whatever. Friends and family are the most important thing in the world to me. Okay, now I'm talking too much. You're never going to respond to this, so I'm not going to send it. I'll show it to you sometime if we become close. Good bye.
Kurt Cobain's Death and Music Today
I believe that if Kurt Cobain hadn't died, music today would be quite a bit different.
If you get the chance, listen to some of Nirvana's most recent music. It's hard to find because the album wasn't released (or it was and then pulled, or something). But Kurt Cobain said that with their newest album, they finally found the sound he wanted.
Their newest stuff sounds very much like today's Nickelback and/or the Foo Fighters, etc. If this would have developed in 1994/1995 like it would have in Cobain hadn't died, I think first of all, today's music would be what it now will be in ten years. I hope that makes sense. Right now, music is ten years behind its time because Kurt Cobain died. Second, I don't think scream/death metal would have nearly the following it has today because Nirvana captured that audience, but without screaming. I think Nirvana and their style would be so big that there wouldn't be much, if any, room for death metal.
I also think Nirvana would be softer at this point. I think they would be more like the Ramones now or something. That's just a stray guess.
An Eventful Day
I usually don't care to talk strictly about myself in "diary" form. But today a lot of stuff happened that I think is worth sharing.
The stuff really started at a church dinner; the sedar (I have no idea how it's spelled) meal. This one lady I know took another lady's dessert when another lady was supposed to be watching it. The dessert ended up being wasted and the lady was upset. The lady who took the dessert did it for this reaction. Now, I used to automatically have a certain level of respect for middle-aged woman simply because they're older than me, therefore they should have more knowledge and wisdom. I don't have that automatic respect anymore. These women I know act like fucking middle school bitches; it's unbelievable, but undeniable. It's disgusting, ugly, horrid.
We had mass after the meal. I thought about this a bit in mass and thought about other things. Sad things; sad things in this ugly world. Things like suffering and pain. I have cried (I try to conceal it and keep it to myself) in mass several times lately. I never cry. I cried one time in the past like five years. It was after I broke up with my one girlfriend. I felt so bad for her that I cried a lot. Other than that, I haven't cried since ...I can't even remember when. But I've been crying in mass. I think it's because I can remove my mask in mass. I wear this mask everywhere. Even in front of my parents; my parents have no idea how I feel. In mass, that mask is removed to an extent. I am overwhelmed with feelings. Feelings of love and awe for God and Jesus. Feelings of sorrow for the suffering and pain in the world. Feelings of joy for the fact that this world is not permanent. All kinds of feelings. I cry.
After mass, as if to wrap up my night of feelings, I was waiting outside of the church. An old man misses a ledge/step and falls down a little hill right onto his shoulder/body. He just crashed. He was alright. He may have broken his wrist or shoulder, but he stood up and was talking so that's good. But I started thinking about old age. It just doesn't seem fair. And I started thinking about how we all suffer so so much. It's true. Every one of us will suffer a lot in this life. Pope John Paul II suffered as much as anybody-he was almost killed (shot), he lived with Parkinson's for ten years-and he wrote an encyclical (whatever that is) on why we suffer. I would like to read that.
I am heading to bed now. I will pray that this world has as little suffering as it needs. Jesus suffered so that we can go to heaven even though we're such terrible, awful, sinning people. Such brutal fucking people. This man suffered a horrible death-killed by us (by our sins)-to save us from eternal damnation.
Sorry to get all religious. Happy Easter if I don't have another post before then.
Oh, I just remembered one of the things that made me cry in church today. I thought about how we're told to spread the word about God and such so that the people we spread it to will have a better chance at going to heaven. But these people aren't grateful. Rather, they're annoyed. And I thought about how every girl I ever asked/talked to about not having premarital sex (obviously for their own good. It did me no good) Every girl I have talked to about it has had sex. Talk about feeling like a failure.
Thank you world. Good night.
War
On September 13, 2001, 62% of respeondents to a CNN/Time poll said Congress should declare war. But 61% said they didn't know against whom the war should be declared.
I do not understand how people can justify a war if they don't even know who to fight against. We're mad, we don't know who we're mad at, but we're going to war with them.
What if all of Europe turned out to be the people we were going to war against? We'd be fucked in the ass.
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