as i have been somewhat listening to the speeches of our presidential candidates, i start thinking about all the cliches that are said. i can't help but wonder if any of what they say they will do actually gets done. there are two quotes that i found, in succession, from Rudy Giuliani on MSNBC that got me thinking.
Giuliani promised that McCain would “lower taxes so our economy can grow.”
“He will reduce government spending to strengthen our dollar,” Giuliani said.
-"the conventions" MSNBC.com
doesn't McCain want to continue the war on Iraq? now i am certainly not one that understands the economy very well, but i have to pose the question; how can you lower taxes, reduce government spending and fund a war? like i said, i am no expert but does this mean he is going to pay for the war with his own money? if that is the case, then i might have to reconsider.
Thursday, September 4, 2008
Thursday, June 5, 2008
If you didn't watch, don't read.
i hate reality shows. i don't like to watch them. i don't feel they reflect our societies best. if you ask me, most of the contestants are on par with the lady from Toad Suck, Arkansas (yes it's a real place) describing what the tornado sounded like as it ripped through her double wide. however the contestants usually from another demographic that the vixen i have just described, but i digress.
last night i witnessed a contestant on top chef make it to the finals when she should have been kicked off about 4 weeks ago. there have been 11 shows, she has been in the bottom 6 times, IN A ROW! that means for the last 6 episodes, she has stood in front of the judges with 1 or 2 other people and chastised by the judges because there food was the worst.
the way it has been going, i can see her actually having somewhat of a shot at winning (all though i don't really think so. Richard and Stephanie have collectively won the last 4 shows). but the faact that she even has a possibility is beyond me.
if she wins will bravo explode? the title of the show is top chef! she is clearly not the top chef. 6 TIMES IN A ROW. need i say more? this could equate to the movie Dogma and the happenings of Bartlebee and Lokee. if they were to get back into heaven, everything as we know it would explode. God cast them out of heaven never to return, they of course, want to return. and the only way for them to get back into heaven is to die, which means the need to cut off their wings to become mortal so they CAN die. (they are basically fallen angels). if they return to heaven, it is against Gods will and everything will explode because God is always right. NOW, if my prophecy is correct, if lisa were to win top chef, Bravo TV as we now know it, would explode in flames, and sink into the depths of hell forever. this would be sad because i do actually like Top Chef. maybe if she wins, instead of the whole fire and brimstone thing, it should just change it's name to "Good Enough Chef, Not Great, But Good Enough." that would be a tragedy.
last night i witnessed a contestant on top chef make it to the finals when she should have been kicked off about 4 weeks ago. there have been 11 shows, she has been in the bottom 6 times, IN A ROW! that means for the last 6 episodes, she has stood in front of the judges with 1 or 2 other people and chastised by the judges because there food was the worst.
the way it has been going, i can see her actually having somewhat of a shot at winning (all though i don't really think so. Richard and Stephanie have collectively won the last 4 shows). but the faact that she even has a possibility is beyond me.
if she wins will bravo explode? the title of the show is top chef! she is clearly not the top chef. 6 TIMES IN A ROW. need i say more? this could equate to the movie Dogma and the happenings of Bartlebee and Lokee. if they were to get back into heaven, everything as we know it would explode. God cast them out of heaven never to return, they of course, want to return. and the only way for them to get back into heaven is to die, which means the need to cut off their wings to become mortal so they CAN die. (they are basically fallen angels). if they return to heaven, it is against Gods will and everything will explode because God is always right. NOW, if my prophecy is correct, if lisa were to win top chef, Bravo TV as we now know it, would explode in flames, and sink into the depths of hell forever. this would be sad because i do actually like Top Chef. maybe if she wins, instead of the whole fire and brimstone thing, it should just change it's name to "Good Enough Chef, Not Great, But Good Enough." that would be a tragedy.
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
I can't believe it!
well, i have done something that i am not proud of. i said that i never would do it, i have resisted the temptation until now. i finally caved under peer pressurei feel somewhat ashamed and quite frankly a little scared. i don't think it is something i will regret but i could get into trouble. molly knows and is ok with it, but i still can't help but feel a little akward about it.........i have joined facebook........
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Mawage
I can't believe it, as of Saturday, i will be an adult. I am getting married! i'm very excited about it. I am really looking forward to being married to Molly :). Molly Simon :)
Friday, February 22, 2008
The Email
I had to include this exchange of emails that my friend Kyle and I had on one, obviously :), productive day at work.
Danny to Kyle:
have you heard of a guy named kenny wayne sheppard? i'm sure that you have, do you know that he ripped off yellow ledbetter? it's called while we cry, it's pretty good though. i feel like i have mentioned this to you before, if not :) if so, you can go suck a lemon.
tootles
Kyle's response:
My mouth is currently agape, stuffed to capacity with a particular citrus; colored not unlike said ripped-off ledbetter. Coincidently, I am crying. Your feeling of de ja vu is not unfounded.
Danny's response:
Bravo good sir, bravo, upon reciept of you electronic mail message, that i most propmtly translated with my optical and neurological receptors, i was, to put it bluntly, stumped. your literary and phonetical prowess is far beyond my own, for your message left me with nothing short of egg on my face. i requested the assitance of my fellow white collar compatriots to help decipher said message. upon doing so, i realized that i had written a particular sentance that held the key to your delightfully composed message, (now clearly meaning, you already told me dirt bag) the key being of course a lemon. you can imagine my consternation once i realized this and would have to explain it to said co-workers. again, bravo mr. serrano, bravo.
Kyle's response:
I like to speak in riddle. It's neat and it takes up company resources. I am under no illusion that you used an online thesaurus to come up with the word "consternation". I am impressed no less at your effort.
Danny's response:
actually i got it from a friends episode. i did check the thesaurus in word to find out what it was used for :). i must say that your message was impressive. it's fun talkin' all smart like and stuff ain't it.
Good stuff
Danny to Kyle:
have you heard of a guy named kenny wayne sheppard? i'm sure that you have, do you know that he ripped off yellow ledbetter? it's called while we cry, it's pretty good though. i feel like i have mentioned this to you before, if not :) if so, you can go suck a lemon.
tootles
Kyle's response:
My mouth is currently agape, stuffed to capacity with a particular citrus; colored not unlike said ripped-off ledbetter. Coincidently, I am crying. Your feeling of de ja vu is not unfounded.
Danny's response:
Bravo good sir, bravo, upon reciept of you electronic mail message, that i most propmtly translated with my optical and neurological receptors, i was, to put it bluntly, stumped. your literary and phonetical prowess is far beyond my own, for your message left me with nothing short of egg on my face. i requested the assitance of my fellow white collar compatriots to help decipher said message. upon doing so, i realized that i had written a particular sentance that held the key to your delightfully composed message, (now clearly meaning, you already told me dirt bag) the key being of course a lemon. you can imagine my consternation once i realized this and would have to explain it to said co-workers. again, bravo mr. serrano, bravo.
Kyle's response:
I like to speak in riddle. It's neat and it takes up company resources. I am under no illusion that you used an online thesaurus to come up with the word "consternation". I am impressed no less at your effort.
Danny's response:
actually i got it from a friends episode. i did check the thesaurus in word to find out what it was used for :). i must say that your message was impressive. it's fun talkin' all smart like and stuff ain't it.
Good stuff
Friday, February 15, 2008
On a plane to Japan, and this is what i think about?
Before you read, just remember, you might be better off doing anything else than read this. It is a total waste of time
Something from my journal on the way to Japan with Molly 11/17/07;
Here i am, on a plane to Japan, listening to Vince Neil sing about how the road is hard and he wants to go home. so many things should be running through my head about what Japan is going to be like, how do i order a beer, what is up with the "hole in the ground toilet." You can't make words up in Japanese and expect them to know what you're saying like when you are in Mexico. "El Beero por favor." (Side note: if you have been to mexico or are spanish, by my last statement, you can tell that i have never been to Mexico. I'm sure that if you are in a bar, they will assume you want a beer. If you are on the street "El Beero," probably won't get you a beer. End side note.) So as i listen to my Ipod, my attention is not on Japan at the moment. My attention is on wondering how can these rock stars sing such sissy songs and yet are supposed to be such bad asses. You have to admitt though, they have always been a little suspect. They look like half the women they sleep with.
Let's be completeley honest here, whatever they did to get the chicks, it worked. Money, fame, and women, is it possible the "Power Ballad" was just another facet for each group to appeal to the girls who were on the fence about, "who is better, Vince Neil, Brett Michaels or Sebastian Bach?" Or did these long haired rockers actually have something to say?
My Theory is, at least in the instance of these three frontmen, the most famous power ballads from Moetly Crue, Poison and Skidd Row, are about the termoils of being on the road. They have got to be thinking to themselves, life is hard on the road for months on end so lets write a song about it, and you know what? Chicks dig sensativity, we will get chicks. My hypothesis to the aforementioned theory is......both. They have something to say AND they say it to get chicks. Freakin' Genius.
Waste of time wasn't it? I warned you....
Something from my journal on the way to Japan with Molly 11/17/07;
Here i am, on a plane to Japan, listening to Vince Neil sing about how the road is hard and he wants to go home. so many things should be running through my head about what Japan is going to be like, how do i order a beer, what is up with the "hole in the ground toilet." You can't make words up in Japanese and expect them to know what you're saying like when you are in Mexico. "El Beero por favor." (Side note: if you have been to mexico or are spanish, by my last statement, you can tell that i have never been to Mexico. I'm sure that if you are in a bar, they will assume you want a beer. If you are on the street "El Beero," probably won't get you a beer. End side note.) So as i listen to my Ipod, my attention is not on Japan at the moment. My attention is on wondering how can these rock stars sing such sissy songs and yet are supposed to be such bad asses. You have to admitt though, they have always been a little suspect. They look like half the women they sleep with.
Let's be completeley honest here, whatever they did to get the chicks, it worked. Money, fame, and women, is it possible the "Power Ballad" was just another facet for each group to appeal to the girls who were on the fence about, "who is better, Vince Neil, Brett Michaels or Sebastian Bach?" Or did these long haired rockers actually have something to say?
My Theory is, at least in the instance of these three frontmen, the most famous power ballads from Moetly Crue, Poison and Skidd Row, are about the termoils of being on the road. They have got to be thinking to themselves, life is hard on the road for months on end so lets write a song about it, and you know what? Chicks dig sensativity, we will get chicks. My hypothesis to the aforementioned theory is......both. They have something to say AND they say it to get chicks. Freakin' Genius.
Waste of time wasn't it? I warned you....
A little about my posts.
I am a draftsman at an architecture firm. I do enjoy it but lets face it, starring at a computer screen for 8+ hours a day, your mind starts to wonder. Many of the things that i think about are completely random. I must say that i never thought i would have my own "blog" but you know what, if you ask me, it beats myspace. :P
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