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I really really want to be a superhero. May 16, 2008

I live in a Condominium complex. It’s mostly like an apartment complex where I have a neighbor across the hall, someone above me and someone below. Across the hall from me is a young man, his mother, and grandmother. They are nice enough and I have no problems with them. Mostly the people that live here keep to themselves and its quiet. But sometimes it’s not, and this morning was one of those times.

This younger woman was in our hallway this morning just yelling into the apartment across from us about getting her fu**ing money back, and she’ll effin do this, effing do that. The volume however on this conversation was really loud. And myself, being the nosy individual that I am, spied through the peephole to see what was going on. The mother in the house was in her Pajamas trying to stave off the random maniac attacker, and the son was running around yelling. I felt really badly for the mother, because it was clear that this woman was not attacking her but her son, but the mother was caught in the crossfire. I really wanted to go out there & say something like this..

Excuse me ma’am. Everyone here understands the plight of wanting one’s money back, and it sucks. However, this fine lady did nothing to deserve you screaming in her face like a maniac. And seriously, this young man is probably not motivated to give you what you want when you disrespect his family like this. And not only are you disrespecting them & everyone in this building, but also yourself. You’re better than this, and you know it!

And then of course after I say that she would realize the err of her ways & that she’s just a stupid maniac and she would talk things out civilized and the young man would give her the money that he could & they would work out an agreement for the rest. Right? But seriously there was no way I was trying this because this woman was big & scary and would probably have punched me in the face.

So I walked out past them quietly with my head down & scuttled to my car. Then I immediately longed for a costume. If I had a costume on under my clothes I could have quickly changed into it. And honestly, if I just learned some seriously good Martial Arts skilled, I could have gone back in there, made a do-gooder speech, and backed it up with some karate chops. I mean seriously. Not all superheroes actually have super powers, look at Batman and Ironman!

The main thing that is keeping me from being a Super Vigilante is the “Costume market”. I feel like it would be uncomfortable and unflattering spandex. I’m going to have to do some research to see if there’s a way I could get some Fantastic Four quality suits that would protect me from the elements but not make me too hot or too cold. It’s possible right?

Thanks to my wonderful boyfriend I already have a great drawing of what I might look like as a Superhero were I to task this upon myself:

I mean having a floating Robot Sidekick and an awesome pistol might be a little more than I can hope for. But I am really heavily considering taking some martial arts so that when I see injustice happen I can at the very least speak up & not worry about defending myself. We’ll see…

Random! May 13, 2008

A Tale of Love and a Journey through Gems May 10, 2008

We love the internet. It’s true, it’s what we do to kill time, learn information, talk to old friends, make new friends, do work. Whatever you can imagine. There’s a lot of people that get fame because of the internet, in one way shape or form. A lot of times it’s not exactly backed up with any real substance other than the fact that the Internet is a celebrity making machine. But every once in awhile, there’s someone that comes through to Celebrity status using the interweb where otherwise they might have been dismissed. This kind of genius, hidden gems if you will, is what I live for on this crazy place. So when I found out about Leslie Hall, I was so super pumped on everything she has to do or say ever.

The story of Leslie Hall begins when she was in High School in Ames, Iowa. Now, I don’t know about you but I was super awkward in High School and would never just “do whatever I wanted” no matter how much I might have thought I was. But Leslie was the kind of girl who was having fun from the get-go. When her high school was having the running for Prom Queen she entered. The story goes that she wore a sequined dress she saved from a thrift store, her mother’s beauty queen tiara, and a neck brace. Ultimately she was voted in as prom queen! And thus begins the life of a diva.

Her first adventure in “Cewebrity” was the website Gem Sweater.

WHY A GEM SWEATER MUSEUM?

In the ongoing struggle to bring recognition and honor back to this forgotten art form, it has been decreed by Leslie Hall and the Mobile Museum of Gem Sweaters’ Board of Directors that this breathtaking art form be brought to the people so that they might behold the craftsmanship, the gloriousness and gaze upon them in wonderment.

Leslie has made it her life mission to save various Gem Sweaters from extinction. She loves her sweaters so much that she gives each one a well thought out name. It’s pretty glorious indeed. She began to get some recognition & praise for her wonderful site. It would crop up in magazines, and on television interviews. But the train did not stop there, oh no.

Leslie Hall also had a budding musical career. She decided that she needed to make a Hip Hop album which included various tracks paying homage to her Gold Pants & Gem Sweaters. Surprisingly enough, she’s got a lot of talent, and a lot of heart. Her music is fantastic! She eventually teamed up with a group of filmmakers who focus on Fantasy stories. The product of that marriage is “Willow Don’t Cry”

Just go on YouTube & do a search for “Leslie Hall” there is plenty out there. She has 3 albums out now, and I love each and every one. Earlier this year I was lucky enough to see her live in concert in New York City. She was a great entertainer, and it was one of the best shows I’ve ever been to. The most memorable thing is that after the show Leslie remained in the audience for hours chatting with fans & getting pictures taken. She was perhaps the nicest person I’ve ever met! Gary and I were able to get an awesome picture with her.

So yeah, Leslie Hall is basically my new hero!

Gotta love Time Magazine. May 9, 2008

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New York Comic Con 2008 April 21, 2008

Okay so I am not really sure if you knew this about me, but I’m kind of a dork. I know, it’s hard to swallow but its the honest truth. I have a bit of a weakness for Comic Books, Video Games, Movies and things of that ilk. So when Gary told me he wanted to go to ComicCon for all three days this year I was immediately on board. I regretted not checking out the con last year, so I jumped on the chance to absorb as much of it as possible this time around. The convention was at the Jacob K. Javits center in New York City and went on from Friday April 18 to Sunday April 20.

Doors opened on Friday 3 P.M. to those who were not considered “Trade Professionals”. Gary is an artist, so the first thing we did was check out some of the “Industry Panels” on putting together a portfolio & breaking into comics. These panels are definitely worth checking out as you get some good tips from guys in the industry themselves. This particular one featured David Finch (Moon Knight), and Reilly Brown (Cable & Deadpool) among others who offered some good tips to up and coming artists. There was a lot of talk about going to Conventions and just asking people to review your portfolios. Funny enough, when finding a lot of these panel guys on the floor they had up signs saying they were not currently reviewing portfolios. Another tip was to catch the artists at a bar around town after the convention and just start up some casual conversation and maybe request that tomorrow (at the con) they check out you portfolio. Also, make sure you do NOT bring your portfolio to said bars as that is just mega-annoying. But, when asked about what bars these particular artists would be attending they said they were going home. So it was good advice, but pretty difficult to actually execute.

After that it was time to check out what was on the showroom floor, and it was pretty darn huge. There were just tons and tons of booths for figures, trade paperbacks, posters, statues, and other various paraphernalia. Surprisingly there were a lot of “Non Comic” related booths. There was a fair amount of table-top gaming, CCG, niche toys, and other vendors with a presence here. And there was surely about 15 ATM’s at choice locations for those who tried to be good & hide their cash at home.

My personal highlight for Friday night was actually after the convention part was over and down in the IGN Theater they did a screening for the new episodes of Doctor Who and Battlestar Galactica. Watching these shows with a room full of super nerds was a pretty fun experience. The season opener for Doctor Who was pretty amazing, and perhaps the most melodramatic over the top episode I’ve ever seen. The guest star for this episode was Kylie Minogue and the Doctor was flying solo since Martha decided to go back & finish up her education. As with each season of the 10th doctor the opening episode was a Christmas Special, and it was a self-referential nod when London was totally deserted because of the previous year’s catastrophes. It was a strong opener, and I can’t wait to see the rest of this season. Battlestar Galactica was a really strong episode as well with some very drastic character development for Tori, one of the Final Five Cylons. And some permanent changes for other cast members. As an added bonus it was just really nice to sit down & relax after walking around crazy all day.

The next morning kicked off with a panel called “Stan on Stan”. It was pretty awesome seeing Stan Lee speak in person, he’s such a charismatic and fun man. The big announcement was that Virgin Comics has made Stan Lee the editor-in-chief as well as a creator for future content. I am pretty excited about this announcement as it is really nice to see someone giving Stan Lee a chance to get his feet wet all over again. Hopefully the ideas will veer far enough away from the Marvel Universe that it won’t feel all too familiar, but I have faith it will. Stan Lee also asked those of us in the room to help spread his very important message. Dear Film-makers, Stan has made many cameo’s in Marvel Comics films, but please don’t let that stop you from putting Stan Lee in your movie, as he is open to cameo in just about anything!!! Of course, the highlight of seeing Stan Lee was when someone requested that he say “Excelsior!” and boy did he deliver. Overall Stan Lee is one of the most charismatic and fun personalities around in entertainment today and I’m really excited I got to see him in person.

The next order of business was to check out the Battlestar Galactica panel. I am really glad that they showed the previous night’s episode at the Convention, or else I would have been pretty upset. On the panel were three of the final five Cylons; Tori, Anders & Tigh. During the course of the panel one of the questions that was posed to the panelists was “What was your favorite moment in Battlestar Galactica?” Michael Hogan (Tigh) answered by recounting the moment in the mini-series where Edward James Olmos (Adama) says “So say we all!” at the ceremony back & forth with the crowd inspirationally. Apparently that was not scripted and Olmos did that off the cuff. The actors on the panel all seemed real enamored with their roles in the show & excited to be there. They just kept alluding to how much better the show just keeps getting as they read ahead in the scripts. I can’t wait to see if they are right.

After the Battlestar panel there was a Star Wars & Indiana Jonespanel about some up & coming ventures for Lucasarts. The most exciting announcement was that they are going to be making a Lego Indy game that is due out later this year. There was footage from the new Star Wars game, The Force Unleashed, which looked pretty decent. Honestly, I thought the game play looked a little bit like God Of War in a Hack & Slash type manner. There was a lot of lightning powers and levitation powers. It looks like they re-imagined a lot of the things you can do with the force, but the graphics definitely looked nice.

Then, it was time for the Hellboy / Wanted panel. First they focused on Wanted. This was mostly done by showing a lot (too much) footage from the movie. I have to be honest; I don’t know how excited I am for this. On one hand it looks like it will be a decent action movie with some good actors and nice fight scenes. However, I liked the comic Wanted by Mark Millar a whole lot. I am incredibly disappointed that they have decided to make this movie a more “realistic” view of “super-assassins”. The only person on this panel was the director, Timur Bekmambetov (Night Watch). When he was asked why he did not put them in costume he said because he wanted it to be more realistic, and that if you have a guy walking around in an all leather outfit, well he just looks like an assassin and that’s not realistic. Yet, the main character has a superpower adrenaline rush that makes him the super assassin that he is. I thought that was a copout answer, and I just feel like if this director wanted to make a vanilla assassin movie, then perhaps this was not the screen play for him. I was actually quite disappointed that Mark Millar was not on the panel, I would have been really interested in his take on the matter.

Up next, however, was the best panel of the whole convention. This was the Hellboy II: The Golden Army panel featuring Guillermo del Toro, Ron Perlman, Selma Blair, Doug Jones & Luke Gross. Most of the talking, however, was done by Guillermo. If you’ve heard a rumor that he’s insane, well its true. I’ve never heard someone curse as much as he does and still sound so happy & fun. He talked a lot about the budgets on Hellboy and how he wanted to make this movie much bigger than the last one but he only got about 20 million more this time. But we’ve seen what he can do with a smaller budget and this man is a genius. I have to say that after seeing him speak & hearing what a great personality that he has I’m so much more excited to see his up coming projects. The last audience member to ask a question was a young boy age 15 who is an aspiring screenwriter. When he said his age Guillermo’s reply was to congratulate him on getting “pubes”. Honestly, no one else even really had to be on this panel he really stole the show. A little bit after the Hellboy panel they were giving out Drew Struzen prints of his painting done for Hellboy II: The Golden Army. There were only about 2000 of these posters, and I was lucky enough to get one of them myself.

The rest of my time was pretty much spent on the showroom floor trying my hardest not to buy everything that I saw. I got to meet a lot of awesome artists on my tour of duty. One thing I learned is that Eric Larsen (Savage Dragon, Image Comics) holds his pen really oddly. He was drawing sketches and instead of the pen going straight up out of his hand, it was positioned so that the whole thing was under his palm. I’ve never seen anything like that before in my life. I got to see Steve McNiven (Civil War) and was surprised that he was not consistently mobbed. Fat Mama (Who wants to be a Superhero?) was also present signing autographs, taking pictures, and talking with the kids.

All in all I had an excellent time and I am already looking forward to Comic Con 2009. I managed not to damage my wallet too much with most of the spending being on food & transportation. I walked away with a signed print of a Deadpool pinup by Reilly Brown, my Hellboy Comic Con exclusive print, some free Spider-man posters, and a Silver Surfer poster by Jack Kirby. I’ll be running out of wall space soon enough. I would recommend that anyone who likes comics, movies, or video games check out this convention in the future. It was well worth the $45 dollars I paid for a three day pass!

What a great spam mail!!! March 31, 2008

I just got the best Spam mail I’ve ever received.

Hello,

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Someone you call a friend wants you Dead by all means, and this person have spent a lot of money in this venture,This person came to us and told me that he wanted you dead and he provided us with your name ,picture and other necessary information’s we needed about you. So I sent my boys to track you down and they have carried out the necessary investigation needed for the operation on you, and they have done that but I told them not to kill you that I will like to contact you and see if your life is important to you.I called my client back and ask him of your email address which I didn’t tell him what I wanted to do with it and he gave it to me and I am using it to contact you now.

Now do you want to LIVE OR DIE?Since all program ahs be made and draw to kill you. Get back to me now if you are ready to pay some fees to spare your life, $15,000 is all you need to spend in this process you will first of all pay $8,000 then i will send a tape to you which i recorded every discusion i had with the person who wanted you dead and as soon as you get the tape, you will pay the remaining balance of $7,000. If you are not ready for my help, then I will carry on with my job straight-up.

WARNING: DO NOT THINK OF CONTACTING THE POLICE OR EVEN TELLING ANYONE BECAUSE I WILL KNOW,REMEMBER, SOMEONE WHO KNOWS YOU VERY WELL WANT YOU DEAD! I WILL EXTEND IT TO YOUR FAMILY, INCASE I NOTICE SOMETHING FUNNY ABOUT YOUR TELLING THE SECURITY ABOUT IT BECAUSE A GOOD LOOK IS OUT YOU AT MOMENT.

DO NOT COME OUT ONCE IT IS 7:PM UNTIL I MAKE OUT TIME TO SEE YOU AND GIVE YOU THE TAPE OF ALL DISCUSSION WITH THE PERSON WHO WANT YOU DEAD THEN YOU CAN USE IT TO TAKE ANY LEGAL ACTION. GOOD LUCK AS I AWAIT YOUR REPLY.

My favorite part is “DO NOT COME OUT ONCE IT IS 7:PM UNTIL I MAKE OUT TIME TO SEE”. Seriously, I did not know there was an official MAKE OUT TIME. I need to start taking advantage of 7PM. Gotta love the interweb.

Barack the Vote February 15, 2008

So, some of you may or may not know this, but I am a pretty big Obama supporter. But right now we are facing what might be a really important decision coming down to 800 people who have the power to make the difference. In the Democratic Primary there are two different types of Delegates that vote for the nominee. One is a Pledged Delegate, who is already dedicated to voting for that candidate. The other is a Super Delegate, who can make their vote go whichever way they want. These are former high ranking officials in the Democratic party such as Al Gore, or Bill Clinton, and also the current seated Senate. These 800 people can really ruin the Democratic party for America, once again. So, in an effort to keep this from happening I have been signing petitions, but today Barack Obama put up as part of his campaign a page where you can write a letter to make yourself heard on this matter. Even if you are not supporting Obama, the issue is still important. I wrote my letter, and thought it would be a good excuse to use for Blog Content. So here it is:

Dear Men and Women with whom I am trusting my future,

My name is Jacquelyn and I am a 26 year-old female from New Jersey. I’ve never been terribly involved or up to date on politics. In 2004 though I saw a speech broadcast on my television by a young man named Barack Obama. Normally I didn’t really watch politics on TV, nor Democratic Conventions. But there was a lot of buzz about this speech, and I was inspired.

I feel like my generation is disconnected from inspiration. There’s been so much progress made so quickly in this country for so many mediums. I would feel as if I would never have the opportunity to see someone like John F. Kennedy or Martin Luther King Jr., because they were men who rose up in a time of great apparent need to inspire and lead a nation. But today is our time of great need, and Barack Obama is a leader who is here to inspire and lead me.

When Bush won the election in 2004, I didn’t even care. Heck, I even voted for him, because I really believed that he was going to win anyway, and the Democratic Party had no one to offer in contest. The tragedy of 2000 and the voting process left me feeling disenchanted, disconnected, and apathetic. So, I voted to keep the President who started this war in Iraq there so that hopefully he could see us through to the end of his plan, whatever that might be. But he failed me. America failed me. The process we have in process today that was created by Hamilton as a direct reaction to his distrust of the ignorant and poor masses to make decisions for America, failed me. But I also failed America. I didn’t get outraged, I just didn’t care. I mean, why should you care when there’s nothing better to hope for.

Hope. You know, McCain and Clinton will tell you that word is overused, over-rated and over zealous. I tell you, it makes me overjoyed. Barack Obama symbolizes something to me, and something to many Americans in this country. We’ve been through a contest already where people believed in someone, but had their decision stripped from them by a broken system. Please, I implore you the Democratic Party not to feed into the broken system that left us with George W. Bush for 8 years. This is a system where the higher-up members of government feel that they should be making our decisions for us. That’s the mentality that McCain is pushing this election, and that is the motto of the Republican Machine. America expects more from Democrats right now, we need more.

Personally, I’m more informed on politics and the state of America than I have ever been. A lot of people are saying that Barack does not have a clear stance on any issues, and all he has to offer are well-written speeches. But, I’ve taken my hour and a half to read his Blueprint for Change in America. I’ve read his book, watched his interviews, seen his debates. And I’d like to say that I know what Barack Obama stands for. He stands for me. He stands for the same people that Alexander Hamilton mistrusted. He stands for the people the government hopes to suppress.

Barack Obama stands for getting our troops home safely, but acknowledging that they may very well have to stay. But I truly believe that even under Barack Obama, if those troops stay and we cannot leave this war, he’s not going to be giving me a thumbs up and saying “Mission Accomplished” when we’re nowhere near the end of the tunnel. He will tell America why we’re there, and what he believes. He stands for Net Neutrality, Transparency of Government, American Farmers, Family, Students, Workers, Poor, Rich, in between. But most of all what he stands for is fairness. If Barack Obama does not get the nod for the Democratic Candidate in this election because America told him it is not what they want, I believe he will accept that. But if he does not get this election because the brand name of “Clinton” stirs up more loyalty in Washington, then you will have failed us yet again.

If for one minute you stop to think that this election you have to decide what is right for America, and what is right for your people, than please, stop right there. America is about to decide what is right for them. And whether it’s Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton standing up against John McCain in November, it had better be whom your country rallied behind. I am an American. And my say in what happens in this country is just as important as Al Gore, Bill Clinton, Ted Kennedy or any other man or woman who presumes to think for me.

Thank you,
Jacquelyn

Gosh, I’m such a fucking nerd. But if you have something to say, make yourself be heard as well...

P-lolitics. January 22, 2008

So last night was the South Carolina Democratic Debates. I have to admit I really haven’t been watching as much of the debates as I would like. I kind of wanted to wait until they were narrowed down a little more instead of listening to 9 people repeat themselves I would much rather listen to 3. So last nights debate was Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, and John Edwards. And it was pretty intense. I was able to catch a good hour or hour and a half of it and it was engaging and interesting. One thing I will note is that every time that Clinton or Edwards were trying to explain their stances I was just as confused as ever in how they would exactly achieve their Miss America-esque pipe dreams. And each time Obama delivered for me personally with his more realistic & down to earth goals for our country if he were to be elected.

Besides the issues, there were quite a lot of zings going back and forth between mostly Clinton and Obama last night with Edwards chiming in once in awhile. You could definitely feel the tension. And while I felt that Obama did get a little defensive on the issue, he definitely kept his cool and left his remarks as more civil than Clinton has managed in this campaign. But perhaps, what might have been the most impressive was the following dialog:

JOHNS: Senator Obama, appreciating what you said about the media’s preoccupation with race, there is…

OBAMA: Here we go.

JOHNS: Right. The Nobel Prize-winning African-American author, Toni Morrison, famously observed about Bill Clinton, “This is our first black president, blacker than any actual black person who could ever be elected in our children’s lifetime.”

Do you think Bill Clinton was our first black president?

(LAUGHTER)

OBAMA: Well, I think Bill Clinton did have an enormous affinity with the African-American community, and still does. And I think that’s well earned.

Like John, one of the things that I’m always inspired by — no, I’m — this I’m serious about. I’m always inspired by young men and women who grew up in the South when segregation was still taking place, when, you know, the transformations that are still incomplete but at least had begun had not yet begun. And to see that transformation in their own lives I think that is powerful, and it is hopeful, because what it indicates is that people can change.

And each successive generation can, you know, create a different vision of how, you know, we have to treat each other. And I think Bill Clinton embodies that. I think he deserves credit for that.

Now, I haven’t…

(APPLAUSE)

OBAMA: I have to say that, you know, I would have to, you know, investigate more of Bill’s dancing abilities.

(LAUGHTER)

OBAMA: You know, and some of this other stuff before I accurately judge whether he was in fact a brother. But…

(APPLAUSE)

BLITZER: Let’s let Senator Clinton weigh in on that.

CLINTON: Well, I’m sure that can be arranged. [source]

That was probably the funniest thing I’ve ever heard a politician say, and in a debate none the less. I really have to say I’ve been super impressed with Barack Obama. He really seems to have a very good memory of his own voting history & all of his motivations. Each time that he has been accused of waffling on an issue he has been able to cite the exact vote they are referencing and the rider/part of the bill that made him vote “Present”. Whenever he is mis-quotes he is able to provide the entire quote in full that is being misused, and whenever he is misrepresented he will own up to the smaller blame involved while exposing the larger picture. Not only is he a good speaker, but he’s also intelligent & consistent that he will do what he believes to be right, and be ready to own that later.

I don’t know how the Republican debates are going, I haven’t really been motivated to watch those as I’m not really thrilled with anyone they are putting forward. Besides, who wants to hear a bunch of old men discuss exactly how long they believe we should stay in Iraq.

But yeah, this year is proving to be very interesting, I can’t wait to see what happens.

Opinions are like Allergies. January 15, 2008

Lately I’ve been reconsidering my stances in life. I made a lot of decisions on what I was going to stand up for or believe in when I was young, and pretty much stuck by it. But, as I get older and more cynical I start to question those stances a lot more. One of the big ones is my stance on Crime and Punishment. Typically I am against the Death Penalty, and thought that Revenge killings, or punishments were not justified. But yesterday I heard a story that’s really making me re-think my whole idea on that subject.

Apparently a young father of 32 decided to enact revenge upon his step-son who sodomized his 8 year old daughter. The following is the Associated Press of this event:

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) ― A father sodomized his 18-year-old stepson to avenge the teenager’s alleged rape of the man’s 8-year-old daughter, police said.

The father, 32, turned himself into to authorities on Friday and was released from jail Saturday after posting a $17,500 bond. He faces a charge of aggravated sexual assault.

The stepson was arrested Jan. 2 and charged with suspicion of aggravated sexual assault. Police say the father caught him assaulting his daughter, and a subsequent examination at a hospital revealed the girl had been sodomized.

Sgt. Cheryl Johnson, supervisor of the Fort Worth sex crimes unit, said in a story posted Saturday on the Fort Worth Star-Telegram’s Web site that people need to “allow the criminal justice system to work for them.”

“This is a very unique case, but we have a criminal justice system in place, and no one can take the law into their own hands,” Johnson said.

The Star-Telegram didn’t identify the father or the stepson to protect the identity of the girl. Fort Worth police didn’t immediately return phone and e-mail messages from The Associated Press.

When the stepson was arrested, the man warned his wife not to get the teenager out of jail. She posted bond for the teen’s release. When he called home Jan. 3 after getting released, the father took the call and picked him up, police said.

Instead of taking the teenager home, the Arlington man drove to an abandoned house in Fort Worth, beat his stepson with a baseball bat and sodomized him with a metal tool, police said.

After the man left, the stepson found a pay phone and called police, who searched the abandoned home.

“We did find evidence at the scene to corroborate our victim’s story,” Johnson said.

I expected to feel that the Father acted out of bounds, or should have trusted the legal system to punish the stepson. As I grow older, however, the naivety that makes one believe that the “system always works” starts to wane. I felt almost as if I was cheering this guy on. Granted, this wasn’t a passion driven in the moment thing and the father had time to think about the choices he was going to make. But when you see someone so close to home break that kind of trust & violate your own daughter, what are you expected to do. I mean, if we send this kid to jail it’s just going to be state-sponsored sodomy anyway, so why not let the only person who truly knows the horror that happened enact the judgment.

It’s awful, I know. It’s so hard to know what to think. We’re fighting against our own primal nature that desires revenge & punishment to try to be civilized. I’ve seen what mob mentality & civilian justice can cause, I know that its not an honorable thing. But I think in this case, we should look the other way, and let this man go.

What do you think?

The Amazon Kindle December 17, 2007

Amazon.com’s newest endeavor is in the world of inventions. The Kindle is a wireless device dedicated 100% to download books, newspapers, magazines or other reading materials in what is referred to as a convenient electronic format. This is supposed to be a convenient way to get your electronic reading without forfeiting the “feel” of sitting down to read a book. On the product page they get testimonials from famous writers like Toni Morrison to help assuage my fears about technology ruining my books. But I am not sure if I am totally sold on this Gizmo.

I love technology. I’m one of those people that needs to get a new gadget just cause it looks cool. If there’s a new Video Card coming out I’m usually in a corner twitching & sweating until I can upgrade. So I totally should be the target audience for this. But for some reason I can’t get into Digital Media. I still like to buy DVD’s, Books, and other things. I admit, I gave up on CD’s a long time ago. But, books?! I just can’t seem to get behind that at all.

Call me a weirdo, but I love the smell of a new book that’s been opened for the first time by you. I also love the smell of an old book that’s been weathered & tattered on a Library wall. I’m also just the kind of person that really can’t read on a computer. Often times if there’s something that’s really long to read I will print it out to go read it that way. But I suppose this is a necessary evil. Literature, Comic Books, and other forms of print need to adapt to the digital age. Eventually the printing press will be obsolete. But as long as there are trains and planes I can hope otherwise.

But really what do you think? Would you be behind something like this? Do people even buy digital books? It’s weird I always think it absurd, and that “No one really buys eBook’s”. But I guess they are. Who are you people, and WHY!?

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