torn asunder

i've stayed at the leland several times, and i don't think it's that bad. i've spent more on worse before. i can see why it didn't make the list, if they only included habitable rooms/floors - however, if they were to include the war-zone floors, as i like to call them, the place would be right on top of the list. 1st time i stayed there, i was tired of waiting for the elevator & decided to take the stairs. i made it to the start of the 2nd floor, saw broken concrete, steel rebar, and zero lights, & wondered "what the hell have i gotten myself into!?" even so, never really had an issue with the place.

i don't know what either of these two are, at least by name...

i'm not sure if irony is the right word to use here, but i got a kick out of the obvious dichotomy between the two. now, the next thing i'd like to see is someone do the reverse - pick an upbeat spiritual/religious song and overdub it on a slayer video!

"the nice thing about living on the seashore is that you only have assholes on three sides of you. and if they come from (the other way) you can hear them splashing!"

i'm thinking that i'm torn between lifting tonight, or just running, or skipping both & going out, or skipping all of the previous & just going to bed early...

my cat max also had this pseudo-snore thing. and as for weird? he used to love to lick the bar soap in the shower!? cat was a damn weirdo!!

i'm thinking that, one of these nights this week, i'd like to be able to get more than 5-6 hrs sleep. some nights the mind just won't shut down...

dude, i remember the last time you posted about buying a new truck!? it can't have been that long, could it?i've had the same beaters for years!

i was gonna ask the same thing, because losing 20% BF in that kind of timeframe is unlikely, unless one is quite overweight. that doesn't seem to be the case, based on the amount of work claimed in the posts...

butt-pirates of the carribean!?

yeah i'm pretty confused by that too!?

wtf!? :

dude? we've got people on here from europe & russia - why would you think (what was it, wisconsin? i can't remember off-hand) is too far to hang out online with us? of course, if you need some time away, by all means, take it, but you know we're still gonna be here when you want to virtually "hang out" again!

most definitely yes! awesome! glad to hear you're going to see somebody, it helped me a lot!

with a little sunscreen, that's perfect motorcycle weather!!

what do i collect? hmm... lost souls, broken hearts, enemies, solitude, apathy...

that's a great reason, because it shows that you still care about people. maybe one of the reasons you're here is to show your niece/nephew what strength really is; so they'll know people *can* overcome all the shit life throws at them!?

believe it or not, as much as i complain about this P.O.S. house (and it *is* a P.O.S.), sitting on my deck this spring has become a haven for me, especially in the morning when there's a mist still hovering over the water & i get to watch the birds, muskrats, chipmonks, etc. start their day; or at dusk, when the moon is out and the bats come out to feed - they're so fun to watch! (i've counted up to 7 individual bats here so far.)

know what that means? means you're still here for a reason, even if you might not understand what that reason is right now.

i'm thinking that this weekend wasn't as bad as it could have been, but could have been better, too. at least i met my karmic obligations, and am none the worse for wear...

only thing that comes to my mind about this is "indie-punk", although i have *no* idea what it would sound like!?

ride on, brother...

internally debating whether i want to ride 3+hrs, one way, for this trip this weekend, when i know that, the entire weekend is going to consist of either sitting around and having to talk with family for extended periods, or hauling rocks & cleaning up property. i did promise to help him work on the place, but i was hoping it might just be us guys, so i didn't have to talk much, and could relax. i don't mind physical hard work in the least, but for me, socializing is much harder and more draining. i'm torn between wanting to honour my commitment to help out, and dreading the forced extended interaction with people i can only handle in small doses, with no hope for escape. this sucks. either way, i'm going to feel like shit about this weekend. who wants to come to k'zoo & hang out!? (and give me a reason/excuse to have to stay here!!)

and how does this have anything to do with "what's wrong with being conservative"? just throwing in the phrase, "So, to a conservative,"... doesn't make it on-topic. go start another thread if you want to continue this - if someone does so, i'll move all the relevant posts over so as to both unclutter this one, and maintain this discussion in the new one...

that's funny - i could have sworn i mentioned something about...