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Three days ago my fiance and I went to visit Her grandfolks before the move to Arizona. And strangely enough, I decided to shave.
Yesterday evening I received a phone call from a prospective employer whom I had applied to the very same day I shaved. Coincidence? I THINK NOT :)
Well, either way I'm happy to have an interview. We'll find out whether or not this really works depending on if I get the job or not.
Picture of the Day: My uncle Joe and I.
Random Stumble:
http://funtimeshad.com/2008/12/cookies-nom-nom/
This weekend my Fiance` and I went on a Road Trip to Lancaster, Ca
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This made me realize that I love road trips and everything that has to do with them. I love listening to music loudly and cruising down the I-5 at 80mph. I love the food that makes you constipated, yet tastes great. I even enjoy cleaning all the bugs off the windshield every two hours. I have been fortunate enough to drive across the country twice. Of course I took different routes each time, and they both resulted in an equal amount of great stories.
For me road trips have become a tradition of sorts. When my siblings and I were younger my dad was a truck driver and occasionally he would let us tag along on his long trips to L.A. or the Bay Area or some small hole in the wall town somewhere down south. We'd often be on the road for 12 hours at a time only stopping for food and fuel. Whenever my dad went to a car auction he took all of us with him. He'd buy a car, fix it, and my Mom would drive it back with all of us split between both cars. I remember driving down dirt roads with our head sticking out of the sunroof and getting dirt caked in our mouths and eyes, yet laughing all the way home.
Traveling with friends on short road trips were even great. We'd fire up the Taurus, Earl's Video Camera and have an afternoon of great fun in the car. Later we'd head to Carl's Jr. and all get #4's with large Dr. Peppers. I still remember these great times.
My point here is: GO ON ROAD TRIPS IF YOU GET A CHANCE. They are cheap vacations, or a great escape from your daily routine. I have enjoyed every one I have ever been on, with no exceptions.
Image of the Day:
Stumble of the Day:
http://www.dailygalaxy.com/my_weblog/2009/04/the-bio-code-is-life-written-into-the-laws-of-physics.html
Looking at the world around me, with all of our wireless gadgets and specialized lingo I have come to the realize that I am in the middle, or perhaps the beginning of a revolution.
Just like the industrial revolution that happened over a hundred years ago, this revolution is changing both the way we as people life and the way we fabricate the things around us.
Only slightly over a century ago we started tinkering around with cars, planes, trains, submarines, and many other main stay vehicles of the present. It seems to me the the curve that which technology increases is getting faster and faster each day that passes.
I have thought a lot about how digital media is stored today and how twenty-five years ago if you said digital media to someone they might look at you funny. We have gone from computers the size of buildings 60 years ago to microchips that are difficult to see with the human eye.
I feel both freaked out and anxious/excited at the same time about this. I always try to see technology in a positive context, however I can't ignore the possibly evil exploitations of it.
Ultimately it's how we as people decide to implement the technology we create that will shift this issue in either direction. I'm curious to see where this takes us as a whole, both personally and industrially.
WE SHALL SEE.
Image of the Day:
Random Stumble:
http://www.landoverbaptist.org/lt2.jpg (lol)
Lately as I flip through the T.V. stations I'm seeing a growing trend of 'ultimate fighting' AKA MMA (mixed martial arts) and I can't help but notice how pathetic a sport this is.
There is so little actual martial arts that I can't tell difference between it and a random fight video from youtube.
These fights consist of two guys of the same weight, build, and obvious prior mental handicap throwing haymakers at eachother until one of them eventually lands one and knocks the other out. Or even worse, they'll both immediately go to the ground and try to chock the other out while intermittently trying to land a K.O. blow. Boring.
I see little strategy and even less finess. I consider this more of a violent entertainment for people who would probably fight you over something as stupid as losing a coin flip. Then again, there is a huge mass of uneducated archaic people who love watching one man bash another with his fist. I pity the athletes who have to do this, it's sad.
These are just my options of a sport that lacks in substance and has an overabundance of brutal violence. I just feel something gets lost in the middle.
Today's Pic of the Da
y:I drew this in Photoshop for a good friend of mine yesterday. Today's Random Stumble:
http://www.zombiepinups.com/ LOL zombie stippers!
People who know me often laugh when I make a comment about "two humans mating on T.V., or sometimes almost in public". Not laughing as the pair of mating humans, but at me saying 'humans' and 'mating' opposed to: Those two people look as if they are almost having sex.
We tend to downplay the fact that we are only animals mating on this planet. People seem to think they are so different from a dog or an elephant, when in fact they are not.
I see people sensationalizing their own sex lives, and how they can choose one partner one day and another partner the next, not unlike an animal might. The one difference however is jealousy.
Jealousy is what separates us from most animals, but somehow we still seem to think we can be as sexually 'free' as we want to be without any emotional consequences. As we all know, this is never the case. Cheating mates often leads to instability in most relationships (even if they both agreed it was alright to engage in). More often then not, this will eventually cause the relationship to fail.
So what can we learn from this?
1. If you are in a relationship, don't cheat. Seems easy, but it might be more tricky than you might assume. It seems things like alcohol and other intoxicants lead people to making decisions they would not normally make. So control your intake! And ultimately remember, as a human, YOU HAVE A CHOICE in all matters concerning your life.
2. If you decide you are going to engage in adulatory behavior then at least have the courtesy to end one relationship before you begin another. 99% of the time people try to "double deal" they end up alone in the end and less than fulfilled emotionally.
In summation, mating humans are often regarded as being above any animal-esque behaviors. However, as we all see they are certainly not and I often cannot see the difference. I still believe that we have an intellectual advantage over other creatures in this world, it is up to us whether we decide to use it or not.
Image of the Day:
Random Stumble: http://mapper.acme.com/
Since My last post (yesterday) I have yet to shave, and I still have no job. So my weak evidence seems to be standing.
I suppose under this thinking I should probably shave, then I might acquire a job. However I don't think I will because I am too proud of this embarrassment I call a 'neck beard' for lack of a better term. Here is a picture of what I've got so far:
This is somewhere between newly homeless and Bob Vila. Not the most popular if you are trying to impress a female; my fiancé is not exactly attracted to this new look.
With that being said I think I'll stick with the look for not and see where it takes me.
On a side note: Perhaps growing facial hair is nothing more than a side effect of boredom for the normally shaved man.
today's random Stumble: http://incredimazing.com/page/Even_Barren_Land_Can_Be_Beautiful
I am no professional therapist or psychologist, nor am I even educated in these matters. However, I have a theory:
Does the length of a man's facial hair co-inside with his work status? Furthermore, does this also indicate intra-personal stress levels?
I believe it might. Now, to be clear this does not apply to men who normally have a full grown beard because they have already chosen to grow their facial all the way out. (we can go into beards another time perhaps).
I have noticed with myself that when I am not working ( I have now been unemployed over a week) , I have no interest in keeping my face shaved any longer. Although I look like a transient, I just no longer care.
When a close friend of mine was layed-off from his place of work he also no longer shaved, and looked rather scruffy. Perhaps this only means that we no longer feel the need to 'look good' for anyone.
I now have a small neck beard, and strangely enough feel almost proud of it. I'll keep posting on this strange phenomenon. Maybe I can include a Facial Hair section of my blogs.
