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Status...
Watching way too many movies.
Drawing way too many storyboards.
Smoking way too many cigerettes.
Drinking WAY too much Mountain Dew.
Whew.
Drawing way too many storyboards.
Smoking way too many cigerettes.
Drinking WAY too much Mountain Dew.
Whew.
Sunday, March 08, 2009
MISC...
"Isn't it nice when honest virtues win?" Yes it is Subaru, yes it is.
McDonald's, your Fillet O'Fish commercial just blew my mind.
The end.
McDonald's, your Fillet O'Fish commercial just blew my mind.
The end.
Saturday, March 07, 2009
Giving back, why you do it.
It's funny.
I had this conversation last night about how no one does anything altruistically, there's always a selfish motivation behind it. Whether it be a tangible thing to reach, a means to an end, or to feel better about yourself. Basically stating that it's never about helping, it's always about you.
And I took issue with that to some degree. Though my faith in people has become jaded of late, I have to believe at some level people are inherently good. See I volunteer a lot. Never had a selfish reason for it. But I was asked why I do it. Why I give back.
It was hard for me to answer, those things I give my time for I think are important. To give a smile, to give aid. But it was hard to answer. But I sit here now, watching this telefilm on HBO, Taking Chance, about an officer escorting a fallen solder home. And watching that service, not only by the officer, but by those who he encounters, talking about service, doing what they can because it's important for them to give back. To do something, if only to help for a moment.
And that says it in a nutshell. Giving back, don't do it for me, doesn't give me some sense of purpose. I don't care how others few me because of it. And at times it's even a huge frustration, and fills my life with task after task, never really leaving a moment for yourself or a life. But... I do feel, if you can, if you're able, giving back to those around you, helping others to make our world better... as corny as that sounds, it's important to do it.
I just hope a difference is made. I hope it makes someone's life better. Even if it's something as simple as giving a friend a smile, I hope someone's life is better for it.
I had this conversation last night about how no one does anything altruistically, there's always a selfish motivation behind it. Whether it be a tangible thing to reach, a means to an end, or to feel better about yourself. Basically stating that it's never about helping, it's always about you.
And I took issue with that to some degree. Though my faith in people has become jaded of late, I have to believe at some level people are inherently good. See I volunteer a lot. Never had a selfish reason for it. But I was asked why I do it. Why I give back.
It was hard for me to answer, those things I give my time for I think are important. To give a smile, to give aid. But it was hard to answer. But I sit here now, watching this telefilm on HBO, Taking Chance, about an officer escorting a fallen solder home. And watching that service, not only by the officer, but by those who he encounters, talking about service, doing what they can because it's important for them to give back. To do something, if only to help for a moment.
And that says it in a nutshell. Giving back, don't do it for me, doesn't give me some sense of purpose. I don't care how others few me because of it. And at times it's even a huge frustration, and fills my life with task after task, never really leaving a moment for yourself or a life. But... I do feel, if you can, if you're able, giving back to those around you, helping others to make our world better... as corny as that sounds, it's important to do it.
I just hope a difference is made. I hope it makes someone's life better. Even if it's something as simple as giving a friend a smile, I hope someone's life is better for it.
Humbled... angry... just not sure...
It's strange... lately... feeling a little overtly sensitive... and at the same time really angry. I'm not sure what accounts for this. But there it is.
I'm thankful for having some amazing people around me. People to whom I find with incredible hearts, good souls, and feel very lucky to count them as friends. And having that goodness around me is most definitely a shining light in my life. But as much as I am so fortunate to have that goodness in my life... sometimes the anger is so great. I find it hard to keep that in check.
Of late, more and more, I find myself being unabashingly (is that even a word?) honest. And even unapologetic in that honesty. Speaking of things more than I probably should. And I find myself being very sensitive to what society might consider douchebags and, well, fake people.
And when I say sensitive, I don't mean that in a fashion to where I am supportive, or feel somesort of affection for them in whatever plight they may have in life. But more, their bad boogie... has an effect on me, like an infection. I take it in. And, I think it makes me so incredibly angry.
And it's not their fault, I let it affect me. And I wish I wouldn't.
But this vunerabilty, and anger... I want it to go away. But to do that, I need to find where it's coming from. And what is going on in my life that is making things happen this way. But I am not sure where it is. Friends tell me to let it go, move one, but I can't seem to do so.
In this state though, I find myself wondering if others see me in the way I've been seeing a great many people of late. I guess that thought is unavoidable, but what can you do?
But I guess I'll leave this at if you're a selfish person, a greedy person, a generally bad person in life. And we may know one another. Don't come my way, chances are I will call shenanigans. And that just wouldn't be pleasant experience for either of us.
Anyway, that's it. I hope you are having a wonderful day internet. I hope life is finding you well. And I am sure I will see you again soon.
I'm thankful for having some amazing people around me. People to whom I find with incredible hearts, good souls, and feel very lucky to count them as friends. And having that goodness around me is most definitely a shining light in my life. But as much as I am so fortunate to have that goodness in my life... sometimes the anger is so great. I find it hard to keep that in check.
Of late, more and more, I find myself being unabashingly (is that even a word?) honest. And even unapologetic in that honesty. Speaking of things more than I probably should. And I find myself being very sensitive to what society might consider douchebags and, well, fake people.
And when I say sensitive, I don't mean that in a fashion to where I am supportive, or feel somesort of affection for them in whatever plight they may have in life. But more, their bad boogie... has an effect on me, like an infection. I take it in. And, I think it makes me so incredibly angry.
And it's not their fault, I let it affect me. And I wish I wouldn't.
But this vunerabilty, and anger... I want it to go away. But to do that, I need to find where it's coming from. And what is going on in my life that is making things happen this way. But I am not sure where it is. Friends tell me to let it go, move one, but I can't seem to do so.
In this state though, I find myself wondering if others see me in the way I've been seeing a great many people of late. I guess that thought is unavoidable, but what can you do?
But I guess I'll leave this at if you're a selfish person, a greedy person, a generally bad person in life. And we may know one another. Don't come my way, chances are I will call shenanigans. And that just wouldn't be pleasant experience for either of us.
Anyway, that's it. I hope you are having a wonderful day internet. I hope life is finding you well. And I am sure I will see you again soon.
Thursday, March 05, 2009
This just happened...
I just had a homeless man, by his claim, served in the Vietnam War... yea, I just had this man apologize to me for serving. It didn't help that I told him I wasn't Vietnamese, nor did it help that I wasn't alive during the war.
But yea, that just happened.
But yea, that just happened.
Wednesday, March 04, 2009
Hello internet, can you help a guy out?
AND PUNCH CANCER IN THE FACE!
So here's the thing. Some of you may know I shaved my head for the American Cancer Society last year. A fundraiser to help the Hope Lodge of KC, a place that offers free housing for cancer patients and their caretakers during their treatment.
Since I have joined the board for the event. And we're approaching one of the fundraising initiatives, the Wine Tasting and Auction.
And I am asking all of you who are able and willing to help. How? With auction items. Big, small, any size. Ask your friends, bosses, anyone you may know with something awesome to donate. Please let me know if you can help!
Thanks!
B
So here's the thing. Some of you may know I shaved my head for the American Cancer Society last year. A fundraiser to help the Hope Lodge of KC, a place that offers free housing for cancer patients and their caretakers during their treatment.
Since I have joined the board for the event. And we're approaching one of the fundraising initiatives, the Wine Tasting and Auction.
And I am asking all of you who are able and willing to help. How? With auction items. Big, small, any size. Ask your friends, bosses, anyone you may know with something awesome to donate. Please let me know if you can help!
Thanks!
B
Sunday, March 01, 2009
Loyalty and Compulsions...
Penny Arcade, genius, I'll say it. And their strip about Dollhouse, spot on. I want to love to love Dollhouse, but sadly, haven't. Of the three episodes that aired, been entertained by only one. The others? Well, they make me cringe through the watching. I want to say it's the premise, and not the writing... but it hurts me.
But why I find PA even more profound on this strip than most. This strip can be an allegory for so much in my life right now. The events of the evening would be a great example. I would elaborate, but I'm not. But yea, this is probably not the forum to talk about it anyway.
Either way, it doesn't change the fact that the PA team is brilliant in their ability to satire a situation, however complex, in 3 panels. Penny Arcade, I heart you.
PS
And since I am using this image without permission, please visit them at Penny-Arcade.com.
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