A Handy Flowchart for my Forwarding Pals...
I promise I still love you all...
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A Quiz...
So, a friend of mine from Calgary put this up on their Facebook, and I thought it was worth a try. Here's the deal. I have put my itunes on shuffle. I will write the first two lines of each of the first 25 songs, regardless of embarrassment level. I will check off each song as someone guesses correctly. Yes, it is considered cheating if you use a search engine. I may not know, but someone, somewhere will. Ready? GO!X) Drain tarnished blood form bones, Let those poisons dry up.
Until it Kills - Midtown
X) Here in your bedroom I can turn my head off, the less that I feel is the less that I'm on top.
Here In Your Bedroom - Goldfinger
X) I can't stand it, I know you planned it, I'm a set it straight, this Watergate.
Sabotage - The Beastie Boys
X) Gravity plays favorites, I know it 'cause I saw.
Gravity - The Dresden Dolls
5) We were just a plain old hillbilly band with a plain old country style, We never played the kind of songs that would drive anybody wild.
6) He was an artist and a writer and a poet and a friend, In a man's life, he will take a fall but how low he goes that just depends.
7) I'm gonna love you like no one's loved you, come rain or come shine.
Come Rain of Come Shine - Etta James/Frank Sinatra/Ray Charles (I'd have allowed either one)
X) Look at him working, wearing his hands to the bone just to prove where he came from.
Bellies are Full - Portugal. The Man
9) Piece by piece and bit by bit, I will break this down for you real slow.
10) Hey tired man I see you walk alone, The wrinkles on your face a map of all your pain.
11) Is everything a baited hook, and are there locks on our doors?
12) You got my pride hangin' outta my bed, You messin' with my life so I brought my lead
XX) Life life, live life like you're gonna die, because you're gonna.
You'll Have Time - William Shatner
14) Why can't we let our mouths devour each other? Why can't we turn those miles into inches, letters into breath, years into seconds?
15) This is the closest to this friend that I've been, I hope you find it on greener ground and bluer skies.
XX) Are you such a dreamer, to put the world to rights?
2+2=5 - Radiohead
XX) Do you remember a time when this city was a great place for architects and debutantes?
Black History Month - Death From Above 1979
18) Gib mir nur fünf Minuten, Gleich mir nicht okay.
19) Lately I'm alright, and lately I'm not scared.
XX) The record goes from blue to gold, So thank you for all your help.
Backstabber - The Dresden Dolls
21) Shut down, falling over once again, Dropped out, hand extended for a friend
XX) I took her out, it was a Friday night, I woke alone to get the feeling right.
What's My Age Again? - Blink 182
XX) Your boyfriend, he likes you but does he really try, Can he do what I do should you just say goodbye?
Your Girlfriends Hate Me - Reggie and the Full Effect
24) The lights go down outside, before our cars collide, And so we sillouette ourselves for these shades of fire.
25) Don't forget to kiss me, If you're really going to leave.
Good luck, and feel free to do the same thing on your blog.
Look What I Found...
While I was pretending to take notes during class but was really surfing the interwebs. For those of you who are wondering what to give to your favorite thePatrick for Christmas/Hanukkah/Festivus, head on over to cottonfactory.com to snag one of these fine specimens. 100% of all thePatricks who were interviewed for this post said they would gladly accept any of these.
Veteran's Day and My Last Political Rant for a While...
Some past posts may have people thinking that I regret having signed up to serve. Far from the truth. I am proud to think that I was able to sign up as a 17 year old and fulfill that commitment to our country. People have asked if I ever thought of trying to get out of going to Iraq. That never crossed my mind. I signed up for eight years, and I spent the entire time doing what was asked of me. Call it brainwashing if you'd like. I signed up on August 10, 1999 and was honorably discharged on November 28, 2007. I signed the papers and did what I said I would. I am proud of my service. Were it not for my experiences in the Army, I would not be the person I am today, and I would not have the friends I have. Norte, Matticus, Schmadam (sorry, no link), Leslita, Sgt. Hotlips, Missy, Seckel, Daddy Hodge, Raisor, Mason, the list goes on and on.
Shortly after the Presidential elections, I alluded to the fact that I would not tell you who I voted for. This is America. I don't have to tell you who I voted for. However, my experiences in the Army were a huge deciding factor when it came to casting my ballot. Rather than trying to be eloquent and typing up a big explanation, I found a blog written by another veteran, Ernie Stewart. All credit goes to him, but, other than editing for language, I echo his feelings.
I voted for Obama, mostly based on his stance on Iraq. Yes, I live in Utah, so while it was a valiant thing to do, it was pointless (i.e. thanks electoral college, you're welcome McCain). My experiences in Iraq are the same exact experiences that troops are having now. I feel that good was done. We did what we had to do, but now is the time to call it a day. This can be done without disgracing what our Veterans have done.
So, go out and thank a Veteran. Heaven knows, we don't get enough thanks for the crap we had to put up with. And to the ROTC program at USU, there are better ways of doing that then through unannounced artillery fire during the middle of classes. The best way to honor and remember people who were around explosions is not to randomly shoot off cannons. Just a thought.
Shortly after the Presidential elections, I alluded to the fact that I would not tell you who I voted for. This is America. I don't have to tell you who I voted for. However, my experiences in the Army were a huge deciding factor when it came to casting my ballot. Rather than trying to be eloquent and typing up a big explanation, I found a blog written by another veteran, Ernie Stewart. All credit goes to him, but, other than editing for language, I echo his feelings.
I'm one of the few people who still believe that going in and removing Saddam by force was the right move. He and his lunatic sons, for that matter because they would have gladly carried on the madness when daddy was gone. We're talking about a guy who used chemical weapons against his own people, who thumbed his nose at UN weapons inspectors, who shot at jets patrolling the no-fly zone, and was an all around douche. Invading Iraq to force him from power was the right thing to do. It should have been done back in 1991, having failed that it should have been done by Clinton, and having failed that it should have been done by GWB. Which it was. Uday and Qusay departed their worldly vessels in July of 2003, and Saddam was captured five months later in December of the same year. When that happened, our 'To Do' list was all checked off. Saddam driven from power in December of 2003? Then American boots start facing homeward in January of 2004. By the time Saddam hung from the neck until dead in 2006, Iraq should have been a completely sovereign nation. Listen, when the Revolutionary War ended, the French didn't hang around and force us to establish a government that thought the way they do. They got back on their ships, waved, scoffed at the English, and got the heck out of Dodge. Let me ask you this: how is Iraq different today than it was in 2007? Or 2006? Or 2005? Our troops are on their third and fourth tours, patrolling the same streets, driving down the same roads, getting shot at by the same rooftops. The only difference is now they've all got great tans. I think the American presence in Iraq has done all it's going to do. I think any steps to Iraq takes towards the future will have to be fueled by the blood sweat and tears of the Iraqi people, not ours.
I voted for Obama, mostly based on his stance on Iraq. Yes, I live in Utah, so while it was a valiant thing to do, it was pointless (i.e. thanks electoral college, you're welcome McCain). My experiences in Iraq are the same exact experiences that troops are having now. I feel that good was done. We did what we had to do, but now is the time to call it a day. This can be done without disgracing what our Veterans have done.So, go out and thank a Veteran. Heaven knows, we don't get enough thanks for the crap we had to put up with. And to the ROTC program at USU, there are better ways of doing that then through unannounced artillery fire during the middle of classes. The best way to honor and remember people who were around explosions is not to randomly shoot off cannons. Just a thought.
Xtreme People Watching...
This could bring it to the next level. I am so doing this...