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| The Grand FinaleI suppose the best way to end this blog is the beginning of the new year.
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That's the new one. Please enjoy. The gloves are off and I could care less who gets offended by anything I say. | | |
| Yep...I'm in one of the worst moods I've been in since moving to Denver. I know it's because I'm tired and worn out. I'm working two jobs, which is no big deal. I picked up a couple of shifts this week and I'm now working 56 hours total. I'm not sure why I did it, we could always use the money, but it effects other things.
1.) My mood. I just expect the worst right now, like everything will go wrong and it'll all happen to me.
2.) My writing. I haven't written for CrucialSports in over a month and I've done practically nothing for NaNoWriMo. I have no passion to do it. I just want a day off so I can do nothing.
I know I shouldn't complain because there are people out there who don't have jobs, but I never figured I'd be a college graduate who needed 2 jobs just to get by. I feel like I'm working toward nothing. At this point, I could give two shits if I ever work in theater again. I just want something that pays me a lot of money. Lots of money. Enough so I don't have to worry about it anymore.
Gotta go to work. | | |
| Copy & Pasted From My Other Blog - sorry about the all caps!THE POLLS OPENED TODAY AND THERE’S ELECTRICITY IN THE AIR! I’VE BEEN WATCHING THE NEWS SINCE I GOT UP. TODAY IS NOVEMBER 4, 2008, WHICH MEANS THAT TODAY IS THE ELECTION FOR THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES! IT’S SUCH AN IMPORTANT TIME FOR OUR COUNTRY, ANY ELECTION, AND I’M ALWAYS EXCITED TO BE A PART OF IT.
I’VE BEEN FOLLOWING AND SUPPORTING SENATOR OBAMA SINCE BEFORE THE IOWA CAUCUS NEARLY 21 MONTHS AGO. I’VE WATCHED NEARLY EVERY DEBATE, SEEN VIDEOS OF SPEECHES FROM TONS OF RALLIES, AND I SAW OBAMA AT THE UNIVERSITY OF DENVER (SEE THE ABOVE PICTURE). OVER THE LAST 21 MONTHS I’VE GOTTEN IN SO MANY ARGUMENTS WITH STRANGERS AND FAMILY ALIKE. I’VE BEEN SO PASSIONATE ABOUT THIS ELECTION AND I’VE TRIED MY BEST TO HELP SENATOR OBAMA. I’VE CONSISTENTLY PROVEN TO MANY PEOPLE THAT THEIR MISCONCEPTIONS OF OBAMA ARE INCORRECT AND OFTEN TIMES RACIST/BIASED.
WATCHING THE NEWS, I CAN SAY THAT THE MEDIA IS ON THEIR GAME. THEY ARE EXCITED ABOUT THIS ELECTION, MORE SO THAN THE 2004 ELECTION. AT THAT TIME IT SEEMED INEVITABLE THAT BUSH WOULD WIN. THE GOP WAS PLAYING ON PEOPLE’S FEAR. FEAR OF TERRORISM, OF ANOTHER 9/11. OBAMA SET OUT TO CHANGE THAT. HE WANTED US TO BELIEVE IN OURSELVES AS A COUNTRY, INSTEAD OF US BELIEVING IN FEAR. FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT TOLD US THAT THERE WAS NOTHING TO FEAR, BUT FEAR ITSELF. WE LIVED ON THAT IDEA UNTIL 9/11. THEN THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION CAME ALONG AND ALLOWED US TO RUN WITH THAT FEAR. WE BECAME AFRAID OF TERRORISTS, FOREIGNERS, MUSLIMS, AND OUR FELLOW AMERICANS.
BUT NOW I AM WRITING YOU BECAUSE SOMETHING HISTORIC HAS OCCURRED. BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA HAS JUST BECOME THE PRESIDENT-ELECT. HE WILL BE SWORN IN AS THE 44TH PRESIDENT OF THESE UNITED STATES. I SAT IN DAN & JOE’S LIVING ROOM TO WATCH THE ELECTION RESULTS. AS SOON AS THE WEST COAST POLLS CLOSED, OBAMA WAS DECLARED THE WINNER. EVEN AT THIS MOMENT, FOUR SWING STATES ARE STILL TABULATING THEIR VOTES. INDIANA HAS GONE DEMOCRAT. MISSOURI, MY HOME STATE, MAY SWING THE SAME WAY. NORTH CAROLINA IS VERY CLOSE TO BEING TIED WITH OBAMA AND MCCAIN EACH WITH 50% OF THE VOTES. THESE ARE EXCITING TIMES.
THIS ISN’T THE TIME, HOWEVER, TO START PRAYING TO GOD. THIS WILL NOT BE THE END OF AMERICA. OBAMA BECOMING PRESIDENT WILL USHER IN A NEW WAY OF THINKING FOR WASHINGTON. THE MAJORITY OF US WHO VOTED FOR HIM DON’T HOPE HE CAN CHANGE THINGS, WE ARE BELIEVING IN OURSELVES, THAT WE CAN CHANGE THINGS. I HAVE FAMILY MEMBERS WHO DIDN’T VOTE FOR OBAMA BECAUSE THEY WERE MORE WORRIED ABOUT THE COLOR OF HIS SKIN THAN HIS POLITICS. I HAVE FAMILY MEMBERS WHO DIDN’T VOTE FOR OBAMA BECAUSE THEY BELIEVED EVERY RIGHT-WING CONSERVATIVE PROPAGANDIST EMAIL THAT CAME ACROSS THEIR SCREENS. IT WASN’T JOHN MCCAIN WHO LOST THE ELECTION, IT WAS THE IGNORANCE AND BIAS THAT 47% OF AMERICA STILL CARRIES. JUST THINK, IN LESS THAN 60 YEARS, WE’VE GONE FROM A COUNTRY THAT SEGREGATED BLACKS FROM THE WHITES TO A COUNTRY THAT HAS A (HALF) BLACK PRESIDENT. IT’S ABSOLUTELY AMAZING. BUT INSTEAD OF CELEBRATING, WE HAVE PEOPLE PRAYING, WORRYING, AND ANGERED. A CHOICE WAS MADE TODAY, AMERICA, AND THAT CHOICE WAS HOPE INSTEAD OF FEAR.
I WAS TALKING TO COURTNEY ON THE WAY HOME FROM OUR FRIENDS APARTMENT. I TOLD HER THAT IT WAS WEIRD THAT OUR CHILDREN WILL NEVER KNOW WHAT THIS MOMENT FEELS LIKE. THAT THEY WOULD NEVER SEE THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN BECOME THE PRESIDENT-ELECT. THEY WOULD NEVER FEEL THE RELIEF THAT THE REPUBLICAN PARTY WON’T BE PLAYING OUR FEAR FOR THE NEXT 4 YEARS (AT LEAST). BUT OUR CHILDREN WILL HAVE GOOD, AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE. THEY WILL BE ABLE TO AFFORD COLLEGE AND GET MONEY REBATES IF THEY GET INVOLVED IN THE COMMUNITY. THEY’LL NEVER KNOW WHAT IT’S LIKE TO BE COMPLETELY DEPENDENT ON FOREIGN OIL, AND THEY’LL NEVER KNOW WHAT IT’S LIKE TO BE A COUNTRY INVOLVED IN A MEANINGLESS WAR IN A COUNTRY THAT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE TERRORIST ATTACKS OF 9/11.
I WAS PREPARED TO LEAVE MY COUNTRY IF JOHN MCCAIN WON THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION OF 2008. I WAS PREPARED TO MOVE FARTHER AWAY FROM MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS. I COULDN’T FATHOM THE IDEA OF LIVING IN AN ULTRA-CONSERVATIVE COUNTRY THAT TAKES GOD-GIVEN RIGHTS AWAY FROM ITS PEOPLE. A WOMAN’S RIGHT TO CHOOSE ISN’T AN ETHICAL ISSUE, IT’S LEGISLATIVE. WHAT RIGHT DOES A COUNTRY HAVE TO PLACE LAWS OVER A WOMAN’S (OR MAN’S) BODY? BRINGING RELIGION INTO OUR POLITICS MAKES US NO BETTER (OR WORSE, FOR THAT MATTER) THAN THE MUSLIM WORLD THE REPUBLICANS HAVE TAUGHT US TO FEAR. I LOVE AMERICA. I LOVE BEING AMERICAN AND I ENJOY LIVING IN THIS FREE COUNTRY. IT SAYS A LOT THAT I WOULD GIVE IT UP IF MCCAIN HAD BECOME PRESIDENT. I BELIEVE SO MUCH THAT HE WOULD HAVE BEEN WRONG FOR PRESIDENT, I WOULD HAVE GIVEN UP THE COUNTRY I LOVE SO DEARLY.
THAT’S ALL I’M GOING TO SAY FOR NOW. I’M SURE THAT I’VE RUFFLED ENOUGH FEATHERS OVER THE LAST 21 MONTHS AND PUT A FEW MORE GRAY HAIRS IN A FEW MORE HEADS, BUT I AM ULTIMATELY PASSIONATE ABOUT THIS COUNTRY, MY LIFE, AND MY FUTURE FAMILY’S LIFE THAT IT MAKES IT ALL WORTH IT. I APOLOGIZE TO THOSE I’VE FRUSTRATED AND ANGERED, I FOUGHT SO HARD BECAUSE I BELIEVED EVEN HARDER. I KNEW THAT AMERICA HAD THE COURAGE TO CHANGE. AND THAT’S EXACTLY WHAT WE DID TODAY. | | |
| Civic DutyI voted early today. I was happy to do so. That way I don't have to stand in line on November 4th forever. I was in and out today in about 40 minutes. I stood in line for about 20 of that.
Aside from all of that, I'm watching the Avalanche vs. Blue Jackets game. 3-0 with 5 minutes left in the 2nd period. Lame. I can understand that they may have a bad year. I mean, last year they made it to the playoffs, but they had a different coach and a different play style. Last year they didn't seem as organized, but it worked. This year they're organized, but they just can't seem to complete a play on the goal. It's okay. I'm not gonna stop being a fan just because they lose.
Anyway... There's nothing left to say. I'm pretty boring. | | |
| Love Me DeadI'm about to head off to work...again.
I'm so tired at this point I'm not quite sure what to write... I got an idea for another screenplay idea. The idea came from a dream I had last night. Sadly, it's a thriller/horror movie. The dream itself was weird, that's for sure, but it wasn't a nightmare... It's hard to describe.
Anyway, I'm just so damn tired. I went to bed last night at 11pm. Usually Courtney and I go to bed at midnight, but I was falling asleep around 7.
Oh well... I have to go to work now. | | |
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