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Scatter Brained Admittance

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Scatter Brained Admittance (12/15/2007)

I try to hide the thoughts that are bothering me
But the more that I try to, the harder it seems
I waste away the day completely consumed in it
Running in circles and there’s really no use in it
I hate that there’s truth in it, I’m ashamed of the facts
That I could open the doors and just get so attached
I laid out the tracks, but it’s left me derailed
Unable to change all the ways that I’ve failed
And the pages are stale and it’s all repetition
When I get used to a presence, it’s like an addiction
A recycled affliction that strains every nerve
And makes me believe that the pain is deserved
God, I hate every word, but I’m needing to vent this
I’ve already lost days while I’m trying to get this
In every damn sentence, in every damn image
I see the same thing and the thought is not finished
I’m down and I’m listless and I’m losing my sanity
Lost in the ways of the essence and vanity
Externally precious and the inner’s near perfect
So why the hell do I feel so secluded and nervous?
But, fuck it, it’s worth it, I’ll battle this daily
If it means I can smile and cease with the failing
But it doesn’t make sense and I’m losing my mind now
I can’t shake away the truths that I find out
The horrible facts of the life that I live in
Nothing’s specific and nothing is given
Internal confusion that I carry inside of me
Tucked far away in the man that I try to be
Like gray in the sky to see, I’m behind all the clouds
But the light that I see tends to bring it all out
With walls coming down, an internal admission
That you’re all that I see and I love every vision

Notes: I’ve had a hard time catching a beat to write to, but something’s been bothering me and I needed to vent it out, a bit. I think the lack of clarity in this piece is an exhibition of the confusion I’m dealing with while also being my way of dealing with this personally.

Serj Tankian “Lie Lie Lie” Live

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Serj Tankian, one of the singers from System of a Down, recently put out his solo album and I, sadly, just discovered it. If you’re a fan of rock, at all, you have to give it a listen. It is amazing. Below is the video of a live performance of “Lie Lie Lie” off the album “Elect the Dead”.

Another Samsung Blackjack on the way out

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You’ll remember that, earlier this year, I bought myself a Samsung Blackjack. If you do, you should also remember that the antenna in the first one died and I had to have it replaced. Well, the antenna in the replacement is now on it’s way out and it only took a week to convince AT&T that it’s not a down tower in the area, but a faulty phone. At least I know it’s not my fault. The unit and the original were both made within a a 5 month period that is now being placed under advisory because of, you guessed it, a faulty antenna connection. Apparently, the darn thing comes loose. Man, will someone get Samsung a tube of crazy glue, please.

My point in all of this, besides bitching, is to let you guys and girls know that if I don’t answer your call or text, it may very well be because I didn’t get it. I paid for express shipping, so I should get the replacement on Monday or Tuesday (I believe).

Scumbags Everywhere

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I want to write a poem, but I have absolutely no flow at all. Instead, I’ll talk about something completely unrelated to what I want to write about.

It’s amazing how there are scumbags in every facet of life. Recently, there has been a rash of items and money stolen right out of the employee break room (a.k.a. “the hub”). Today, a new girl, Irene, had $25 stolen right out of her wallet which was left in her purse. Granted, she probably shouldn’t have left her purse in the hub in the first place, but she’s new and probably thought that people had a little respect, at least. Nope, not a chance. She was pissed and I felt really bad for her. Who expects one’s co-workers to be such fucking scumbags?

I was going to offer to lend Irene a few bucks for lunch, but my wonderfully kind friend, Anthony, made the gesture first. He realized a bit too late that it was a perfect “in” for me since this girl is pretty cute. As he said, “I should have let you since you’re the single one.” I reminded him that it’s supposed to be “Bro’s before hoes” to which he replied, “It’s not like I would cheat on my girl, anyway”. I thanked him again for ruining a perfect shot like that.

That’s really all I have, lol. That story would have been a lot better if you were there. You weren’t. Don’t worry, though. I retold it using lots of commas.

Crucible of Thoughts

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Crucible of Thoughts (12/8/2007)

I wake to face the thoughts that echo inside
My brain’s the safest place where the process can hide
The space behind my eyes, the chamber within
A mix of love and fear and the good ways and sin
Where ambitions within will meld into catastrophe
And liquefied dramatics, once poured, that come after me
It’s something that I have to see to understand this life
But how do I really know when the wrong things are right?
Cause my sight is subjective when I see what I reach for
The scenario’s been given thought, but I think that it needs more
The battle, in me, stored and hidden from public
I bottle it up whether I hate it or love it
Cause I hate to discuss it when I don’t know the outcome
I’m never really finished when I say that I’m now done
The puzzle continues and plays with me daily
I can never succeed, though I’m not really failing
I just tail it off at the end as I retreat to my mind
To over think it through and lose track of the time
Look at those eyes, though, I love what’s within
Yet, the questions remain when the lines are drawn thin
But the light is drawn in and turns into a spotlight
The heat is intense, but I don’t care if it’s not right
Or maybe I do and I’ll just bite into the bullet
Made from the meld that my confusion’s polluted

Notes: It’s intentionally convoluted. As for the technical aspects, it’s a little rough since I kept getting fucking distracted.

Babbled and Scribbled

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Babbled and Scribbled (12/5/2007)

Let me address this nonsense and face it directly
You upset me, pissed me off, you think that you get me?
You’re guessing, you get me? You’re angry and venting
Saying silly things to the one you’re addressing
Confessing this truth that will never exist
Take both your wrists right to your lips and sip
Choke on your words while you whine and bitch
I stand behind every fucking rhyme I spit
But I don’t mind this shit cause it’s feeding my fire
Please keep this up and let me know I’m a liar
Ignoring the truth of some dream of yours
I’ll bless my lines while you bleed in yours
And you’ll see these doors, the ones that I’ll shut now
You think that I care, but I don’t give a fuck now
Never really did and never really tried to
I never gave a shit when you thought I’d be beside you
And now I’m here to find you writing your verses
About a guy on a stage when he gets introverted
Making him nervous til he caves in to pressure
And he runs away instead of facing the lecture
But your pace wasn’t measured and your facts weren’t checked out
He left in the night and won’t come back for the rest now
He’s doing his best now and never really looks back
And he doesn’t regret any single thing that he took back
So, pen to the book back and leave to the stage right
I can babble and still win, there’s no sight of the stage fright
You can scribble inane lines, compare mine to the weather
But, when I’m done with my laughing, my rhymes are still better

Notes: Not my best piece, but I didn’t actually want to write lol.

Have we lost the sense of moderation?

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When did the world completely lose it’s mind? Why does common sense continue to fail to blind, rabid extremism? I wish I knew.

Every where I look, I feel bludgeoned by the extremism that is ever so present in our society today. Just look at the current presidential candidates. You look at either side, and all you’ll find is varying versions of extremism. There’s not a moderate among them. I really had thought that after the last election, these people would realize the error of their ways and understand that going all the way to the left or all the way to the right isn’t going to unite or benefit the country. It creates an uncontrollable rift.

That’s a rather large scale, so let’s shrink it down a bit. Take a look at the console wars. For the uninitiated, their are rather rabid fans of both the Xbox 360 and the Playstation 3 roaming the internet in virtual droves. They wander from site to site and attack the other side without mercy or logic. It goes beyond offense, though. These people will also defend every single move their chosen company makes, regardless of the benefit to them as a consumer. There’s no moderation. Everyone on the other side is always wrong and their platform is always right. Should someone from their side speak out, they risk stoning and/or death of a beloved kitten.

Why can’t people settle on an ideology based on common sense? I try my best to do that. I own an Xbox 360 and, as with any choice in life, it has it’s pros and cons. I’m accepting of that fact. I’m also registered as an Independent. I realize that neither side is 100% correct, but that a mix of ideas from the left and from the right is where the perfection lies.

What do you guys and girls think? Am I over exaggerating this or is there a problem? Don’t be afraid to speak up. Your kittens are safe here.

Finally…a journal entry

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I never know what to say on these things. I know if I say something like “Jessica Alba Nude” I’ll get a ton of hits, but I’m not sure people will like what they find in their fruitless search. Anyways, let me get all personal for the boys and girls out in the internet world.

A weird thing occurred at work today. Three co-workers and I were in the warehouse talking a bit and this new girl working in media kept coming over to ask one of them questions. I didn’t think anything of it, but the girl who was with us, who tends to have a “biting” personality (lol), started making loud comments how this girl is treating this kid like her life coach and all. I know it was in good humor and all, but this new chick seems REALLY nice (I mean that she literally looks like she’ll be saint material one day or something) and I felt guilty afterward. What the hell is that? To make it even worse, I had to ask her help finding something for a customer I was helping because the customer was “attractive” and I’m still a guy, no matter how many times I’ve struck out recently. That was wonderful.

That’s not the weird part, though. My buddy and another co-worker passing by suggested that she would be good for me. Why? Ok, she’s pretty cute, nothing amazing, but maybe I’m too picky. Looking at my track record, I tend to go for the girls who are one shot hookups and look for a relationship with the girls that I can’t seem to have. I don’t know why it hit me so hard, but it’s bugging me like no hell. I think I’m going to just try to be friends with her, if I see her enough. That’s a decent middle ground, no? It’ll shut my idiots friends up and maybe balance out the karma from laughing at the life coach joke. Worse comes to worse, she’ll be gone once the holidays are done, most likely, since she’s a seasonal hire. I’m so nice (not the saint like nice, more like the sarcastic nice).

That’s all I have for you people. I didn’t want to write a journal, but I’m just too giving. You’re welcome. I’ll take appreciation in cash form.

Fight Me

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Fight Me (11/28/2007)

Fight me, throw your words up to spite me
Light me up in kerosene, ignite me
It’s frightening for me to think what I might be
A little gasoline that’s wrapped up in lightning
And it might seem that I pick every single battle
Like my head is in the clouds, my brain’s a little rattled
Unconscious in the saddle and going in for broke
Quick to find a spark, my pen to find it’s stroke
I draw a line of smoke, so everyone can cross it
Throw your threats at me, it’s funny how you lost it
I’ll emboss it, one of ten ignition sources
Another empty promise, you know you can’t enforce it
Of course this is the way it’s always meant to be
Bitter words from you and then crazy left for me
You can’t get the best of me, you can’t force my detonation
I’ll ignite up when I want to, when I reach my destination
But I have peace and reservations and most of all, control
You can’t even cross my path cause you can’t afford the toll
So take your hate to soul and swallow it and choke it
Find solace in the fact that my skill is what evoked it
Like a fire, I can stoke it, and rupture every artery
I bring it out of you, it wasn’t even hard for me
It’s funny, but so far it seems that every word was empty
Such simple minded hatred will never really get me

Notes: I wasn’t even going to address it, but my friend wrote a poem herself and it inspired me to write my own.

Breaking Benjamin covers “In The House Of Flies”

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The Deftones song, “In the House of Flies”, is one of the more memorable singles from the band. At the show I went to, Breaking Benjamin invited Shaun (from Seether) and the guitarist from Three Days Grace to come on stage and perform the song with them. Shaun sang while Ben from BB walked through the crowd handing out water. This is a video of the same performance, though with a much better crowd:

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