Matt in a Tux

I found this gem when I was in FYE at the local mall the other day. Hopefully you can spot the problem yourself. If not, then go watch Office Space and then rewatch this short, poor quality, clip I took.

With every Christmas season, there comes a bunch of talk about atheism; and I love it. The first thing I heard about this season was from (New York?) where an atheist organization hung a public poster relating to celebration of the season without God in mind. This is comparable to religious billboards relating to the celebration of the season with God in mind, right? Not so fast; at the time of reading that article, it also stated the theistic knowers wanted this slanderous litter down. Yup, free speech only works for some if it is something they believe in.

Anywho, in this mess of seasonal disagreement, I found some interesting videos on YouTube. This guy is very satirical, but I'm assuming if you're reading this you can understand that. The video here is titled "God only SEEMS Nonexistent!" I recommend this user's channel; I like to think of these videos as philosophy done in fit-for-the-masses style.

• I need to dress to impress.
• I'm a big fan of showing off how pretty I can be.
• Chicks dig it.
• I emulate NYC even though I probably never will live there.
• Because it is fucking cold out and these are the warmest layers possible.

Bring on the sweaters over button ups over undershirts.

I sit here, post-projection-election, feeling satisfied and a bit surreal-like. Obama wins. Silence. Adrenaline pumps a little bit. Then a calm. Happy stuff.

But, what about the people who voted McCain? What better place to find out than Facebook status updates? Here are four reactions I ran across.

• Jane Doe wants to cry...i am moving to canada. NOBAMA!!!
• Jane Doe Jr. is Obama is not my president. Obama is a shady socialist crook that is about to fuck this country in the ass.
• Jane Doe III. is people who don't know about economicsshouldn't vote...thats why Obama won...so dumb...doubt people will be this happy when all their money goes 2 taxes.
• John Doe is fucking pissed . . . come take my guns away from me Obama . . . I'll be waiting for you
• Jane Doe IV. If the world was REALLY going to end in 2012 as the Mayans said, pretty sure we just effing sealed that envelope.
• Jane Doe V is not happy about the election!! ((NASCAR WAS A BLAST!!!))

And those, in order, are my favorite ones. Hopefully I run across more as the night continues; they are pretttttttty, pretttty, prettty interesting.



(Unrelated: It's great to have a White Sox fan in the White House.)

I am an idealist trying to resist the reality of it all.

I promote values that I will not be able to change on my own.

The idealized values seem futile to others most of the time.

But I figure I only get one chance at it all, so I might as well stick to my guns.

For some reason, I keep forgetting that I have a blog. That, or I get incredibly lazy. That, or I just don't have anything exciting to blog about. I should really find interesting things to blog about, since I do have the time.

Since classes have started, I've skipped 8 of them. It's been 3 weeks. And I still feel up to speed on everything. I've grown completely apathetic toward formal education. Certain classes are able to prepare you for certain experiences, but most classes fail to prepare you for much more than what knowledge you would gain after a night of watching the Discovery Channel and History Channel for hours on end. (I'm mostly criticizing my Geology 103 class right now; my Philosophy classes are actually quite interesting -- especially Philosophy of Religion.)

In other news, I turned 22. First anniversary of being 21 went pretty well.

That's all I got. I need to shower.

It's been quite the 10 days. I've gotten my car fixed (no AC), I've gotten more moved in (but I'm still slackin' on that front), and I've got to experience more great situations in life. As cheesy as that last statement sounds, it is true.

The new place is going pretty swell; the place is working out nicely and the people are working out very nicely. I took a gamble by living with a girl this year (completely platonic in nature), which is better than previous experiences with living with women. Then again, she has a "one of the guys" personality, so it's all good.

I am glad summer is over though. I'm not excited because I don't enjoy minimal responsibility, but I am glad I don't have to work in the same situation I have been for the past 3 months. Then again, work is a completely different story which I won't get into. After all, I don't want to offend anyone while I am onymous.


So I will leave with this...

Overheard: (Pointing at a water tower) Do they really put water in those things?