Wow, 2 posts within only 24 hours, it must be a full moon. *Waits for laugh track to finish*

Anyways, J kindly sent over this hilarious 5 minute flick, about Sexual Consent forms. Upon review, it’s absolutely hysterical and relates to just about everyone. Give it a watch. I need to find a way to download this before it goes up in a puff of smoke. Enjoy.

It’s amazing how fast 2 months can fly by. Everytime I log into this thing, I always end up clearing out the spam and then logging straight out. I really haven’t had a lot to add. However, if you must know, there have been a few things going on as of late.

I’m currently working a new position that’s quite different than the one I was hired for originally. I went from building tools, entering orders, assisting the IT guy, and publishing weekly reports to mainly pulling financial data and publishing reports. It’s been a long road to get to this point but I’m glad I’m finally getting the hang of it. It’s not easy work and it requires a decent amount of brain power so if I’m paying attention, I have problems. :/ Anyways, so that’s work stuff.

School started 3 weeks ago and it’s tough. If you thought that Theoretical Physics, Advanced Calculus or tax seminars might make you more inclined to get a root canal, this class would have you jump off a bridge. Instead of the regular types of coding, If this then do this, or start a loop at 1 and finish at 100, you have to deal with straigh number combinations. I have to build an interpreter by the end of the class. As a result I have to learn how the machine I program understands what my high level language (IF THEN). So the code looks like this:

+000 456 847

I went to the Intel Developer Conference a week ago. It was a ton of fun. Nichole was able to hook me up with a day pass. I left work and came up to the city for the night. Here is my Flickr photostream of the entire event. The coolest thing was being able to see all this amazing hardware that the consumer rarely gets to see or will see in the coming months. I also had the unique ability to see VoodooPC, Falcon Northwest, and Alienware PCs in the same area running the new quad core processor soon to be released from Intel.

Currently, my parents are looking to invest in a condo, so Nichole and I have been helping them scout out the peninsula. It’s not easy going to check these places out. Everyone wants so much money for absolutely nothing. A primary example is people that can look at a man made lake want 75k+ more than people who can’t see it. A second example is if someone laid down fake wood floors they want 550k for a subpar condo. The funniest thing is hearing how much the Home Owner’s Association wants as a monthly payment. The highest I’ve heard is $471 and that’s pretty ridiculous. Oh well, that’s what you get with the peninsula. I’m just glad that the market is crashing. All these bastards can weep when their condo can barely sell for 450K from the original 650K asking price. ^_^

I’m going to be turning 24 in less than a month and I’m dreading it. Where did last year go? It barely feels like a year has passed. I guess this is what everyone meant when they said that times flies… Boy does it ever. I’m probably not going to do much this year, I’m just not enthusiastic about birthdays anymore.

I’ve been contemplating a site redesign. My website is so old and crusty that it needs to be spruced up. I just have zero time to do anything fancy. I guess I should also mention that I have zero talent for such things as well. Maybe a nice person will help me out. You’ll be the first to know when I’m actually working on it.

Anyways, I’m going to stop rambling on with my boring life. Hope everything is well out in the internet land. Take care.

Well, it’s been a long time since I’ve had a moment to come here and write about something. I finally got all the issues ironed out without Dreamhost. One of their SQL servers was really overworked or just borked. I ended up moving the blog to a new server myself (thanks Dreamhost). Only the finest tech support at Dreamhost! Regardless, blog is back up with no downtime in sight.

Recently, things have been getting really busy for me. I’m in training for some stuff at IBM. I’m taking on more responsibilities here and there, so with that, the stress accumulates. Nichole doesn’t currently have a car so I’ve been getting up at 5:45am to drive her to work and then drive right back to fall asleep until 7:30 to get up and go to work. In addition, we have a new member to our family: Ashley.

She has definitely made things interesting in our apartment. She manages to get into the smallest places. She manages to navigate the rat’s nest that has grown like a Spaghetti Monster. She enjoys eating, sleeping, and biting the hell out of our hands, feet, arms, and faces. However, we still love her, even if she managed to knock over a full cup of water during a 7am conference call I had not too long ago.

I’ve really gotten lazy about my Netflix as of late. I’ve haven’t been sending them back in any regular time schedule. I guess I’ve found that I may have an abundance of these goddamn things. The three discs that are sitting on my desk are the following films:

Syriana, which I would have to give a 7.5 out of 10. I waited for this movie to come out on DVD, which might I add, felt like an eternity for it to get released. The premise of the movie is to explain the intricracies of the Middle East, oil production and the dirty dealings of corporate America and the irresponsibility of the U.S. Government and it’s intelligence agencies. This movie uses the same format as Traffic, which has interweaving stories which seemingly have nothing to do with another until you realize the connections between the different plots and sub-plots. The director from Traffic was also the director of this film. I give it a only a 7.5 because for more than half of the film, I had no idea what the hell was going on. Either, I was not paying attention or they didn’t do enough explaining on what was happening. My second time through, I had a chance to understand a lot more of the story and was able to enjoy the writing and powerful acting. Put it on the Flix.

The Net, which I would have to give a 5.7 out of 10. This movie is always being shown on cable. It’s a classic, at least for the internet conspiracy genre. It has some ground breaking moments, especially with the idea that your identity can be stolen very easily. Something the American public still has yet to realize. Some of the ‘hacking’ which can be seen is laughable, but it’s an enjoyable thriller with a few decent moments. The score is awful and some of the acting is a bit on the pathetic side but it’s one of those bad movies you have to store away and watch over and over again. Watch it on cable.

Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, which I would have to award an 8.0 out of 10. This is definitely one of those movies that has stuck with me and will always be in my favorites list. I remember watching the original, in 1988 on the Disney Channel. When I originally heard about this film, I had to see it. However, I somehow didn’t manage to see it in theatres, that whole busy thing… Anyways, when it got here, that was the first movie we watched. I was pleasantly surprised at the quality of this film. The story was true to the original, the CGI was amazing, the acting was spot on and the direction was superb. I hoped that they could do justice to the original and they hit a homerun. The epic battle scene was not overdone and executed quite well. Put it on the Flix, and change it’s queue status to #1.

Finally, I’ve kicked my Half-Life addiction and uninstalled it completely. However, it’s tough to completely succeed in curbing bad habits, I’m still addicted to Half-Life 2. I’ve been playing a lot of GMOD lately. It’s just a modification of the HL2 engine with the ability to do just about anything. Weapons and gamemodes have been coded by community members to make the game even more interesting. I find myself making some rather strange contraptions (death machines is more accurate) and the occasional vehicle. However, in the end, I usually just end up going on a vehicular manslaughter rampage and aim for any silly pedestrian that gets close enough for me to hit. Yes, I know I’m sadistic.

Well, it’s getting late and that 5:45am wakeup call is looming closer already. *Cringe* Here’s a little peak at what the folks at Valve have been messing around with, it’s called ‘Portal.’ G’night.

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There are few times in my life that I am speechless. Those who know me, can attest to this. However, lately, I have been very speechless. It’s hard to find words on how I feel about things in my life right now. I’ve received my fair share of sucker punches in the past but this latest one was really hard to recover from. I got the call in the morning, as I was getting ready for work. When I saw the caller ID reporting that it was my dad, I was half expecting some bad news. I was right, my grandfather had passed away that morning, May 1st.

My initial reaction was complete shock. I did not know how to react or what to say. I just kept repeating, “oh my god.” As if those words would make the news go away. When I was told the details of his untimely demise, the sound of silence could be heard from miles. I had nothing to say but only felt waves of guilt and grief wash over me.

I had not been up there to see him for close to a month. I had talked to him over the phone a few times but that isn’t the same as seeing him. I can’t even begin to describe what he was like, he had such a full life, it’s hard to sum up in a blog posting of all places. This is hardly the venue for a eulogy for such a great man.

I’ve begin to deal with the fact that he is no longer a part of my life. It’s hard to think about it too much because I get misty in the eyes. Seeing pictures of him makes me instantly sad. I just want all of this to be a cruel lie on April Fool’s and find out that he’s really OK. I know that is not the case but I wish it were.

There were so many things that were left open and incomplete. I wanted gramps, as I often called him, to see me graduate from college. I wanted him to be there for all the happy times to come. I always enjoyed his encouragement, he was not one that gave it easily, when he was willing to give it. I enjoyed his jokes and off the cuff remarks that most people didn’t hear.

This man had a nickname for everyone. I think it’s how he remembered everyone’s name. He was always really sharp when it came to things like that. Not to mention, he knew how to do anything regarding home repair and construction, car repair, or gardening. There was a time in my life when he had an ongoing appointment at the Dimond household every Saturday to help out on a project we were working on.

Later on in his life, he became more of a foreman than a worker. He was always supervising what was done and was always quick to point out what we had done incorrectly. But that’s what we loved about him. He wouldn’t lie to you, he’d be brutally honest. It’s hard to take sometimes, especially if you messed up that concrete mixture with too much water.

I’m not sure if I have a point to this post. I meant to write something awhile ago. I just hadn’t worked up the nerve to do it yet. What do you say about a loved one when they passed? I’m going to miss him terribly. I’ve already been up to my parents house where he lived his last two years. It’s weird walking by his room and you expect to see him sleeping in his leather chair but he’s not. I had to work up a lot of courage to go into his room by myself at night. After the wake, my mother asked me to close the windows in his room. I said I would but I secretly cursed the idea of going in there by myself. I swallowed heavily and walked out there. It wasn’t as creepy as I imagined it to be but it was defintely not easy walking in there. I think I’ve been watching too many movies and too much TV.

Anyways, to my point. I’d like to pay tribute to one of the best men on the planet, Glenn McCormick, you will be truly missed but not forgotten.

I would like to add that it took so long to post due to the fact that the Wordpress Database keeps going down randomly. I’ve emailed Dreamhost three times about the same issue. I think they’re getting tired of me sending them nasty notes about their screwed up server. Oh well, keeping screwing up my blog and I’ll keep sending ‘em boys! :)

Well, it’s no surprise that this has happened. What is it with people blindly following Sony on their quest to make bad products? They buy other companies stuff and rebrand it as their own. Is it any surprise to anyone that UMD movies for the PSP was not going to sell very well? Last time I was in the city, the Virgin Megastore had a rather long wall for the UMD movies. Titles like Rambo, Terminator II, Last Action Hero were all available. Was anyone really buying them? No.

Let’s analyze this problem, shall we? Take this link as an example. Amazon.com is usually one of the best places to buy DVDs online because of the price breaks you can get. Best Buy is also another choice of mine because the movies are right there, they have a huge selection and some DVDs are only 9 bucks. I digress. If we look at the price comparison between UMD and DVD, it’s almost 4 dollars more to buy the UMD. Most people, consider a movie for their PSP as a novelty. Who really wants to sit there and watch a movie on a small ass screen, while holding the device. Not too many people. Especially, when you can get the DVD for cheaper and it plays on your normal TV and sound system which is infinitely better than the PSP can offer.

The other end of the coin is this. People are going to be on airplanes, kids are going to be in the backseat, daily commuters are going to be on the bus, train or ferry. They’ve got nothing to do and are bored. I can see in some of these situations, people buying a UMD movie specifically for the trip. However, a lot of people, my mother included, only watch movies once. They don’t find it enjoyable to watch movies over and over again. They watch it once and then not watch it for another year or longer. I can see these people looking at the one or two UMDs they bought and thinking they wasted their money on something so trivial.

In addition, so many homebrewed hacks allow you to transfer movies onto the PSP with a memory stick. Sure, the memory stick is not cheap, especially for one big enough to transfer a decent movie onto it. But it’s an investment. You spend 100 bucks and then you can watch any movie you want. There are programs out there to help you shrink your dvds to fit on whatever size memory stick you own. So, it begs the question, why not buy a dvd in the first place and then just format the movie for viewing when you’re on a plane?

If you ask me, this format was doomed to die the minute they introduced it. Rack it up with their Betamax, mini discs, and coming soon to a home theatre near you, blu ray. The consumer is not as stupid as you think. If you charge too much money, they aren’t going to pay for it. Take a hint, and stop releasing products that suck. And we wonder why the PS3 is delayed. ;)

In other news, water still wet, and gravity still in effect…

I don’t know what it is with sore losers but it’s pretty apparent that the author of Brokeback Mountain is a little pissed off that she lost. Annie Proulx goes on to say that she feels robbed that her little jewel of a movie didn’t win. If you ask me, there isn’t anything really ground breaking with gay cowboys. Seriously, you have to be gay to be walking around with one of those hats on in San Francisco of all places. Just this weekend, Nichole and I came across a few Brokebacks as I like to call them. I see it fit to call them that because there’s no way they’ve been near a cow in their lives.

I just thought it was so damned interesting to read this chick whine about her loss. Let’s take a look at one of her statements:

“Rumour has it that Lionsgate inundated the academy voters with DVD copies of Trash — excuse me — Crash a few weeks before the ballot deadline,” Proulx writes.

Correct me if I’m wrong here but don’t all of the companies do this? Isn’t this the reason for pirated copies of DVD Screeners flying around the interweb? Last I checked the answer was “yes.” Did your publisher do this as well? You bet your ass they did. So I don’t see why you’re complaining here. Is your argument based around if a voter has 10 DVD screeners of an oscar nominee, they’re going to vote solely based on the fact that they have 9 copies that aren’t going to get watched at all? I’m confused, but there’s more.

She decries the “atmosphere of insufferable self-importance” inside the Kodak Theatre, the Oscars site, and describes the audience as a “somewhat dim LA crowd.” The show, she writes, was “reminiscent of a small-town talent-show night.”

Ok, now that was a low blow. Small town talent shows don’t have $10,000 dresses walking around. They most certainly don’t have Brad Pitt or Matt Dillion walking around. Ok, maybe Matt Dillion. I think this woman needs a reality check. Last I heard, the Oscars was pretty much a popularity contest. If you’re not popular, don’t expect to win anything at all. There have been plenty of upsets over the years on who received an award and who didn’t. It’s all political. There are several movies I can think off the top of my head that weren’t even
nominated. Jarhead comes to mind…

Finally, this nugget of wisdom is delivered to us:

“Clapping wildly for bad stuff enhances this,” Proulx writes.

And you think people wouldn’t do this for your pathetic unoriginal movie? Puh-lease. There are cameras at this event lady. Everyone wants to be sure they look good for the camera. Smile and clap. Everyone there does that. So please go away and never write another screenplay again.

People like this really grind my gears. It’s not like this woman didn’t make any money from the project. I’m sure she’s loaded by now from the box office to the DVD sales. Soon they’ll be a Brokeback Mountain jeans line, now easier to drop your pants to accept the motherload. Ok, now I’m just being cynical. Seriously, does this kind of crap need to get published or even end up on the front page of CNN? It must be a slow day for the news.

This morning was fairly typical, I got up, I showered, got dressed and headed to work. I parked my car, walked through the door at about 9:03 and strolled to my cube. Imagine my surprise when I found a lightsaber sitting in my cube. I wondered if I had somehow wandered into an episode of the Twilight Zone or something.

I picked it up as if I were my own and flicked the activation button and it hissed on. I waved it around, the blade made humming noises as it moved through the air. Suddenly… I realized I was at work so I flipped it off and put it down.

I could sense… something… someone was watching.

I turned slowly and realized that a collegue at work was smiling at me. “When did you get that?” I was instantly suspicious of his question. I replied, “Well, when I left, it wasn’t here and when I arrived, it was, if that answers your question.” He smiled again. “It was you, wasn’t it,” I demanded. He assured me that it wasn’t him that placed the weapon in my cube. I wanted answers dammit. Someone just doesn’t walk into the office with a lightsaber lightly. You bring it for a reason. It didn’t make any goddamn sense.

Then it hit me. It had to be… no, he wouldn’t just give up his lightsaber. Who the hell would leave a lightsaber in my cube? What did I do to deserve this? Who did I impress enough to receive such a high honor?

It must have been those reports last week. Yes! That’s it! Those were amazing reports. Sure, it’s the same reports I’ve been sending out for months but someone must have really appreciated them this week. Yes, that was it. It had to be. I sat down and stared at my gift. This was a goddamn promotion in disquise. It was to butter me up for a huge raise. Yes! I knew that my hard work would eventually pay off.

I sat there, smug, admiring my trophy and basking in the success of my ingenious reports. Until, I heard a familiar sound. It was someone approaching. This was it. I was going to finally get the recognition I deserved! I sat up straight, fixed my hair, brushed off my shoulders and put on a smile.

At that moment, the approaching person came into view. A fellow collegue. I was instantly disappointed. Where was my boss!? Obviously there was some mistake.

“So, do you like the lightsaber,” she asked. “Y-y-y-yes…” “My husband doesn’t like it and wanted me to get rid of it, it’s yours,” she said. “Thank you.” And then she walked away.

My dreams were crushed, minced and burned in 2.5 seconds. I was not getting a raise. I was not getting promoted. I was getting a used, unwanted, unappreciated, thrown-away lightsaber. My luck never fails me I guess. In all honesty, it looks awesome with all my cube toys. It’s just that.. the raise and promotion stuff sounded good! *grumble*

It may come as no surprise that I’ve had a terrible experience with my car. I’ve had unexplainable issues with lights dimming, engine noise while playing the radio, random shutdowns, doors not unlocking, clock and trip-o-meter resetting themselves, and car accidents. I for one count this as a bad omen. I am partially to blame for all of this and now I know why. Unknown to most people, I named my car “James Bond” because it reminded me of all those James Bond cars with the silver color, sleek lines, ok… it doesn’t make sense with a Jetta of all cars.

However, that is what I named the car. Any sailor will tell you that it is bad luck to name any vessel other than a woman’s name. Maybe it’s just a myth but I certainly believe in it now. Superstitions can be seen as silly things to believe in them but when these things start happening they take on a whole other meaning. I’d never been in an accident while driving for years before I had this car, and then all of a sudden, I had two in a span of 6 months. Things were not looking good.

As a result of my superstition and overall uneasiness with this vehicle, I decided to buy a new one. Yes, I bought a new car. It’s a sweet ride too. It’s still in the same family of VWs, hell it’s even the same model, just upgraded and not sucky. It’s a 2006 Jetta GLI. I posted some pictures on Flickr.

I have to say that I got a really good deal on the trade-in of my old car and a great deal on my new car. I won’t go into specifics because frankly, it’s not any of your business. :) I did the research before I went there, and I know I didn’t get taken as some car dealerships end up doing to you.

The technical specs on my car are the following:

Performance
2.0 Litre, 4-cylinder, turbocharged FSI engine
200 hp (@ 5500-6000 rpm)
207 lbs-ft of torque (@ 1800-4700)
6-speed DSG automatic transmission with Tiptronic
4-link fully independent rear suspension with sport suspension

Exterior
Black front grille with honeycomb mesh, red line trim and GLI badge
Blue tinted glass
17″ alloy wheels
HID Bi-Xenon headlamps with washer system and clear, lightweight, chip-resistant polycarbonate lenses
Halogen projector fog lights, integrated into front bumper
Dual oversized chrome exhaust pipes

Interior
Multifunction trip computer
Leather wrapped Multifunction steering wheel featuring audio and telephone controls and paddle shifters
Leather shift knob
Leather handbrake grib
Alloy interior applications
Alloy pedals
Adjustable footwell lighting
Metal loading edge protection
Power Sunroof
Satellite Radio (XM or Sirius)
115V powr outlets
Climatronic dual-zone automatic climate control
Top-level front sports seats
Heated leather seating surfaces
DVD navigation system with 6-disc CD changer in armrest

Anyways, you could say that I’m quite happy with this new purchase. Obviously it’s one hell of an upgrade. I’m just glad that I have a warrenty again. That was one of the main reasons of ditching the old car. I was getting more and more worried about it breaking down again and having to pay up a ton of cash to fix that thing. Every little noise I heard while driving  was another reason to worry that it was about to cease running. Well, at least it’s no longer my problem.

Oh and before I dash out, I’d like to wish my beautiful girlfriend, Nichole the happiest valentine’s day ever. I hope you liked the flowers. ;) Also, I’d like to wish my sister the happiest birthday ever. You’re a respectable….. twenty-six year old? ;) I won’t tell if you don’t.

I think the worst thing that anyone can do is take advantage of a person. It’s the easiest thing to do. All you need to do is set the person up so that they can’t say no. Well.. today I said no.

Usually, I’m a very nice and generous person. If someone needs a ride to a dealership to pickup their car, or wants to get coffee, or needs something, I’m usually there to help. Today, I finally felt like I was being taken advantage of in the worst way.

For those of you who don’t work in cubeland, you’re going to have a hard time relating to this but here we go. When you work in cubes, everyone everywhere can hear everything. This includes arguments, discussions, phone calls, things breaking, swearing, cell phones, you name it, people hear it.

This person in my office uses mass transit to get to work. He’s always late and he always misses his shuttle. I’ve picked him up so many times, it’s not even funny. (Speak of the devil, someone finally picked him up and brought him here… I give him 5 minutes until he shows up to give me a hard time for not picking his late ass up… )  He’s called me when I’m at my desk, when I haven’t left yet from home, while I’m in the shower, etc.

Today is especially busy because I was given a project last minute, due today. So I’m scrambling to get this bitch done quickly and correctly when I get the call. “Hey Kevin, can you pick me up? Train was late again.” I say I can’t, they say they have called everyone else, asks me to ask two other people. Those people don’t want to pick up this person up. I kinda feel guilty, and everyone in the office keeps coming by, “Don’t pick them up, it’s their responsibility, make em get a goddamn cab.

I call this person back to let them know that I’m not coming but someone else might. They started yelling and freaking out. “I should just take the train back home, I don’t give a fuck anymore.” Yeah, well, I don’t give a fuck about you. How about them apples? Stop asking for a goddamn ride every week! Buy a goddamn car like the rest of us! Stop wasting your money on vacations and grow up. (This person gets drunk every week/weekend and goes on so many ‘vacations’ it’s ridiculous. They can afford a car but choose not to so that they can continue their binge lifestyle)

Anyways, I feel good about standing up for myself. This has been bullshit since the beginning. I’m not going to help people out anymore. It’s not my problem. I have my own issues. At least I know how to deal with them, unlike some people in this office. Sigh.

I don’t get it. I’ve lost my understanding for why America is so great. I’ve lost my faith in capitalism. I think the “good news” listed within can accurately describe my disgust. I have to stiffle a bit of laughter for fear that Katrina victims might here me. Exxon Mobil was able to post record US profits for the 4th quarter, even after their refineries were hit by one of the strongest hurricanes in recorded history. Wow, that’s 2 records in a row, coincidence?

Something is going on here and it’s not coincidence. How is it possible for Exxon Mobil to post such stiff earnings when they claim that the price of oil is rising and their refineries are hurting? It’s not possible, if you think about it logically. They aren’t eating the cost of anything. The burden is resting comfortably on the backs of every hard (or not) working American citizen. The problem is that they don’t even know it. Every day, we can see on CNN that the price of oil per barrell is increasing. Yes, the price does increase, but what does that exactly mean?

The arabs are raising the price of oil so that they can horde cash. One particular arab nation, Iran, is obviously using their cash pile to build nuclear arms. They are listed on the UN watch list now. Great. The worst part is that “as of late 2002, Iran held 90 billion barrels of proven oil reserves, or roughly 9% of the world’s total,” within their grasp. What about the other nations that hold oil? Iraq? Syria? I don’t want to get into that can of worms.

The point is that these countries increase the price of oil per barrel so that they can make money. Who wouldn’t do this? If you held 90 billion barrels of crude oil in your backyard, would you give it away for free? I wouldn’t. Fine, counterpoint made.

Now, this is where Exxon Mobil comes in. When the price of oil per barrel increases, Exxon Mobil increases it’s gas prices to directly compensate with the increase of barrel prices. Now, I can understand a company raising it’s prices so that it doesn’t go out of business, but this is insane. Best Buy, Walmart, Target, Safeway, and many other huge corporations make less than 20% off their products. Hell, Safeway would be lucky if it made more than 1% off it’s products. Exxon Mobil has no published figures to show how much profit they make off their initial investment. I’m willing to bet it’s a lot higher than 1%. Try in the 75% range.

What I don’t get is why we as consumers just pay these ridiculous gas prices? Yes, I do realize that the alternative to this is not driving or taking the bus. However, let’s be serious, people need to drive. If we all took the goddamn bus, you’d never get anywhere, there wouldn’t be enough buses. Even worse is that congress has done nothing to help us. Republicans and democrats alike don’t give a damn about the American public. Want to know why they don’t? You already voted for them. They only start to care about you when they’re up for re-election. Then, they’re very “active” in pursuing a solution to our problems.

The way I see it, there’s nothing that we can do. We have a government that stifles innovation in hydrogen fuel cell sector. Hybrid cars are still part of the problem, they consume gas. We have corporations that just don’t give a damn about anybody. But, that’s America for you. We live in a capitalist country and this is what you get. It’s pure economics for all you book worms out there reading this. Yes, people need oil, and gas. Yes, they are willing to pay whatever it is to fill their 50 gallon escalade so that they can cruise 5 miles down the local strip before they have to fill up again.

I think the main cause of the problem is apathy among Americans. If enough of us stood up and showed that we cared, we get somewhere. I just know that this is not going to happen anytime soon. Getting people to vote is already hard enough. I can’t imagine people standing up against a corporation who has been price gouging us for years. So Mr CEO of Exxon Mobil, go ahead and light up your cigar with another stack of 100s, just remember, some day your precious goddamn oil is going to be gone.

End of rant.