I wonder, occasionally, if all of the work I put in to everything is really worth the effort. I mean, I do all of my math homework, and still bomb on the tests. Ditto for chemistry. Granted, I could work harder, but I think I should get SOMETHING for the effort I did put into stuff... like home-life. Bah... maybe it really doesn't matter anyways.

Anyhow, Bioshock 2 is coming out soon-ish. It's a really sweet game, and honestly, I planning on waiting in line for it at the game store when it comes out. I'm so excited. Another thing that is exciting is my Dance Class Music Video Project. I'm dressin' in drag and everything, so if you want to see something fun, swing by the PAC during 5th period. Not that advocating class-skippage, but you know...

And no, Abbie and Emily, I haven't talked to Ollie yet. What the hell am I supposed to say? Nothing that you've suggested in-so-far. We don't have much in common, other than the entire "I like penis and so does he" bit. Besides, he's older, in college, and lives far away. Sounds like a terrible mix to me. Like if you were Britney Spears and decided to mix pills and booze while cutting your own hair in the back of an elementary school, right before you perform "If You Are Seeking Amy" in front of a bunch of third-graders. Doesn't that sound like fun?

Anyhow, other than my lifelong crisis with boylessness, otherwise, everything else is fine. Wait. Oh, there is that little thing where we have to take AP tests in like three weeks. No big deal. Hahaha....

I don't know really. I also don't really have anything interesting to say. Soooo.... maybe I'll be more exciting later. I do have semi-juicy gossip, but it's family related and I wouldn't want to post that online. Gah... and it's so interesting., too. Alrighty, then, I got some hardcore sailor moon watching to do. Ta tas, my ta tas...

What the Hell is With Protesters?

I just read a wonderful report concerning the protests in London. They are protesting the G-20 Summit meeting thing; um, did I miss something, or wasn't this summit supposed to be for everyone? Why are they protesting? Oh, I also saw some things like "Consumers suck" and "The Death of Capitilism". I love it when protesters complain about police brutality. "They hit me on the head, we're only 18, they're hitting children..." that's what one person said. Alright, first, if you consider yourself a child, you shouldn't be at a demonstation like this. Second, what do you think is going to happen when you scream and yell and vandalize and charge at the police blockade? Um... personally, I think that "kid" should have been jailed. You aren't protesting when you start being violent: that defeats the entire point of protesting! Oh, one more thing: lots of people were drinking. WoW. Drunk, stupid English college students all protesting different things. Sounds effective to me.

Which brings to another point: Aren't we all consumers? I mean, how else do you buy your food and water and electricity and internet? And sure, capilitism may not be the best form of economics; but I don't see any of these people offering possible solutions. Dumb people just bitcha and complain but never actually take action. Hm. Sounds like liberals! Haha just kidding... no, actually, I wasn't.

I don't understand this, so help me out on this one. My parents won't let me get my license because their premiums will go up. This I get, Insurance is expensive. But this I don't get; how come I can't get my license, how come I can't get a phone, how come I can't get anything, and my stepdad can buy a motorcyle (now sold), a camper, a truck, a grill, and a gun? Not all at once, mind you, but over the last two years. These items add up. And yet, I can't drive because it's too expensive. I didn't even ask for a car! (Later, they told me that getting my license was a slippery slope because I'd want a car and I'd want this and I'd need that. I told them that was a slippery slope fallacy and they told me not to talk back. WHAT THE FUCK.) My stepdad told me to be patient, cause if I push I won't get anything. But if I don't push, I end up with nothing anyways! I CANNOT WAIT until I can move out. I CAN'T WAIT.

Today was cool.

I really liked today. I went to SPSCC, saw some hot guys, hung out with some really cool people and got to eat lunch at the mall! AND I missed four periods of school. SCORE!

Okay, is it just me, or does it seem like about 99.9% of poetry is written in free verse? I mean, I've been reading some "award winning" poetry online lately, and all I could do was scream "WHY IN GOD'S HOLY FUCKING NAME WAS THAT GIVEN AN AWARD?!" The poem had no meter, had no rhyme scheme... it was basically prose that somebody had chopped up and spaced onto paper! ANYONE can write that! Granted, I shouldn't be judging what "real" poetry is, but still. It annoys me when people put alot of time and effort into their writing and receive the same amount of recognition as the poem that just yelled angrily and uses lots of connotative words. Grr... Contemporary writers sort of piss me off. I apploud them, of course, but I hate the mind set that you can throw something on paper and then publish it and the New York Times will proclaim it a best seller! Have you read some of these so-called best sellers? A lot of them SUCK. (Like Twilight... Stephanie Meyer should NOT have been so successful.)

Well, sorry for that short rant on writers. I just felt that I had to get that out. Oh, one more update! The Google Toolbar at the top doesn't give me money just by searches: you have to click on an ad on the search page (there will be a box with the ads). That's where the income comes from. I did a test run to figure that out! Woohoo!

Wait: there's one more thing. My sister (older sister!) is all like "Russell, why don't you have a boyfriend?" And I found that I couldn't answer her. But you know what: I'll date someone when I find a guy that I actually want to date! I don't want to settle: and I don't want my relationship to be crappy! But... I suppose TALKING to other males wouldn't hurt either. Hm... I don't know. I don't think it's THAT important... but, I guess I should try a little harder though. ;)

Good News and... Good news!

Woo! I'm super excited for tomorrow! It's like Christmas... or better! First, I get to miss half of school. Second, I get to have lunch at El Sarape's! (sp?) Third, I have Coconut Cream Pie for desert after Mexican food! YAYAYAYAYAAAAY! I'm super happy!

Oh, and another thing: I got me some sexy Calvin Klein undies! They are soooo sexy!! Thanks to Lydia and Paige, I have now officially taken my first step to becoming a world famous porn star!! JUST KIDDING! Well, if money get's tight I might... er... take up a job on the side, so to speak. But they are super cute! I love them! Hey, that gives me an idea for a new poll... check it out!

Hum ho, I'm watching Fox and the Hound (such a sad movie!) and Tod and Copper's relationship reminds me of a certain societal flaw:

Copper: I don't care if he's a fox! I want to be with him!
Chief: You'll never see the boy again!
Copper: Waaah!!
Tod(watching from bushes): *whispers* I love you Copper!

*later*

Copper: WE could get in big trouble for seeing each other...
Tod: I don't care. I like you.
Copper: I like you too. Let's be friends forever!
Tod: Er... just friends?
Copper: What do you mean?
Tod: Um... nothing. Scoot closer, it's starting to rain.
Copper: Okay. *moves closer* Is this good?
Tod: Mmmm... that's great.

*later*

Copper: Oh no! Chief is coming! You have to hide!
Tod: It's time they found out about US. I'm not scared of him!
Copper: WEll, I am! *shoves Tod under blanket*
Chief: Copper? What in tarnation are you doin' in there?
Tod: *under breath* Not what, more like who!
Copper: Shut up! Shut up! He's coming!

Anyway, that's the way I see it. I always thought Copper and Tod were adorable when I was little. Now I know why. ;)

AH!!!

Oh my GOD!! I was previewing my blog and I saw an ad that said "Meet sexy gays in your area!"

YES!!! I'm now hosting gay personals ads! My life's aspiration has been achieved. I'm so freakin' exited...

Oh, scroll down for another new post. And don't forget to vote on the poll if you haven't already!

This just in... I just saw a gay military ad! Technically, I'm not supposed to click on my own ads... but what if I'm legitimately interested in what the ad is offering? I mean, gay military men... so hard to resist! They're so stoic and tough... but on the inside they're sweet and sensitive!

And one more thing: I've added a google search bar to the site! I know, not that big of a deal, but if I'm talking about a game or something that you don't understand, now you can google it! (And, the search bar acts as an ad, so use it as often as you like!) Thanks for your support, oh seven or eight people who read! The search bar is at the top, under the "Search Blog" search bar.

In Response to the dating Conflict

Okay, just because someone isn't "intelligent" doesn't mean that they are stupid! It just means that they don't do physics or calculus (things that I don't plan on taking!). There is a little bit of grey area between "retard" and "genius", you know. However, Abbie Fulton pointed out something very important: I think that I have problems with smart who people who BRAG about it constantly. I mean, who wants to be with someone who is always talking about their 4.1 GPA? Not me. I dislike the arrogance and egosim that comes with an intelligent person. It's one thing to be proud if yourself for overachieving and overextending yourslef. It's a completely different thing when you rub your smarts into other people's faces. Finally, I'd like to say this: intelligence is important, but I place more value on traits like... like moral fiber, for lack of a better phrase. I'd rather date a "good" guy, as opposed to a "smart" guy. Oh! One more thing! Evelyn said something about sitting around drooling, if he isn't smart. Not true. I'd rather have a guy who wants to play "Left 4 Dead" with me (which is an awesome game, I might write about it later) or watch dumb chick flicks than sit around and discuss the socio-economic effects of the Korean War on Post-Fifties America. I just might start drooling, because that is BORRRRRING!

This will be a quick (I think) blurb on the A-bombs in Japan. I wanna get this out: I don't think that is was "right" for America to bomb Japan like that. The simultaneous deaths of thousands is never justifiable. I think we should have let them evacuate, or we should have warned them that we had a nuke, or we should have bombed a military installation instead of a civilian city. WE should have done something different. But, I really don't see any other logical choice. If we had assaulted Japan directly, HUNDREDS of thousands of people would have died, both Americans and Japanese. Diplomatic negotiations were useless: Japan had absolutely no intetntion of surrendering. They were going to fight until the very end. And there would have been countless casulties. And, to someone's comment on America entering the war (I think it was Anisa, but it could have been Evelyn or Kayla. I don't remember.), we were forced into conflict. We tried for almost ten years to keep our troops out of the firefights. True, we did offer significant aid to the Allies, but only supplies, not men. Japan attacked first (well, after we embargoed oil and steel. But what were we supposed to do? Give Hitler the supplies he needed to take over the world? I don't think so.). And you can't reason with madmen: Hitler wasn't about to abandon his scheme for world domination, just someone asked nicely. And you couldn't take the moral high ground here. "War isn't right. It's not right to be part of something that kills people." Sure, that sounds nice. But honestly, hoping that mankind will reach a permanent peace of any kind is pure sophistry. If we hadn't participated in WWII, Europe would have collaspsed. Britain might have lost as well. Then, it would have just been us, praying for peace, against three world powers. If America had lost itself in vaunted righteousness, forever doing the "right" thing, I don't think that all of us would be here. If we had held our noses high and pursued a path of moral correctness... things might have been horrible. Sometimes, the "right" thing to do requires a little moral flexibility. Thievery is wrong, but we still admire Robin Hood. "Spreading the wealth" is only fair to the poor, not to the rich, some of whom toiled and worked for their fortunes. It was not "right" to detonate those bombs. But I think that, in the long run, it saved more lives than frontal warfare, diplomatic attempts, and stubborn pacifism would have. Honestly, I think life would be easier if China ruled the world: if we all think and act the same, there wouldn't be any more war. But, then we wouldn't be human anymore, would we? Conflict is human. We argue, we fight, and we disagree. But this is not necessarily bad: through conflict and hardship, we grow. And I think that humanity has a lot of growing to do.

Geez, that was much longer than I thought it was going to be. I guess that's all for tonight.

OH! BIG NEWS! I MADE $0.38 TODAY! My first earnings for this blog! I'm so excited! I don't think know if I am allowed to say this but, if you get a chance, just click on an ad when you're done reading! It adds to my click count which gets money! (I think that's how it works...) It's quick, only takes a second (you're here anyways, why not get a laugh for clicking on the tatoo removal add?) and it helps me! Thanks a bunch for reading! I know there's only like five or six of you, but it still means a lot!