Friday, December 24, 2004

Follow me into the desert, as thirsty as you are.
Comments on commentary-

Aye de Eff- Surreal because I feel like the black sheep in myriads of white sheep, and only I can see their environment's dimensions- they cannot see the world they exist in, as odd as that is.

When I was an infant, I was..

HeartofSword- o.o! Careful! *keeps you from falling over* Phew. =)

Neil- It's strange that we can define what is ailing our country so easily and yet we have no power to do anything about it. It's almost like the curse of the thinkers is the fact that, beyond your thoughts, you have no power over what you are thinking about.. so all your ideas are wasted and the cycle of inefficiency keeps chugging along.

Erin- The Little Mermaid is my favorite Disney movie too, ^_^.My sister and I used to sing along to the credits, when they played that song..

That is an interesting thing to experience. A wanderer with no place to wander to.

Roxie- "WWII was our last good war.."

No, our last "good" war was Gulf War 1.

"People don't like the war right now because Saddam's regime didn't actually physically come up to our faces and blow us up."

The mouse does not have to bitchslap the cat to get a reaction. Especially a mouse with blood on it's hands and resources in his country.

"The intelligent people that don't like the war is b/c there is was no justification for the war."

War is always justified, trust me. Saddam Hussein killed thousands of innocent civilians on purpose. His political power maneuvers killed numerous 'intelligent people'. He killed thousands of Iranians, too. How many more things does a dictator have to do to have his removal be a "good" thing? Maybe start up a few concentration camps? I mean, he already did the genocide thing. Maybe he needs to put them in camps first for his regime to be a "bad" thing. =)

War for resources is also justified. All countries have and will engage in warfare for resources. That does not make them bad- that makes them human. However, oil is an intriguing subject as the US has tapped very little of it's own natural gas and oil areas as of late. We don't need to be relying on other countries for oil, if we focused on our own supplies- but we aren't for some reason, hm.

"Think of a school fight."

No. It's different and you know it.

Heh. Yeah, I *really* love being reminded of my childhood.

Neil- No, we were not in tip top shape. It took six months for the US to do anything because it's economy was swinging into war mode. After that, we produced our own "tip top" arms. But, even then, the US did not have fully superior infantry weapons or tanks to any of the Axis powers or, with tanks, the Russians. What we had was what Russia had- numbers. Our quality was significantly less than the German's but we could pump out significantly larger quantities. Post-WWII we have not really "dominated" quality, still- we have a slight edge, at the most.

Other than that, your opinion is yours. I'm not calling you on it.

Lileh- Hallo! :D *hugs you*

Play it again.

A new year is upon us. January is an intriguing month, isn't it? Hm. Four years ago, I think it is- yes, four years ago I lost something. So I was wondering what this month means to me. Is it a month of sorrow or a month of remembrance of the good times. I suppose it's the latter, for once. I think that is what people should maybe consider- good times instead of the fact they are gone. It is contentment with their loss, instead of regret or sorrow. I don't think that's personal strength, I think it might be some form of logic at work- personal strength should not be a part of losing someone. That is silly, you should not be impervious to the fact that someone has died. You should engage in some form of ritualistic funeral and remember them- it's how you remember them that counts, I suppose.

Time is unforgiving.

Pick and choose.

Well, it's Christmas Eve so I'm going to do the stereotypical well-wishes to all of you. Have a good time and enjoy yourselves.



I'm greeting my downward fall.

Today in history during World War 1 something called the "Christmas Truce" occurred. It was the last occasion of honorable warfare in history. It happened at the end of 1914, starting on Christmas Eve in the Ypres region of Belgium. The German troops started to decorate the area around their trenches- putting candles in trees, for example. They continued the celebration by singing Christmas Carols. The British troops in the trenches across from them responded by singing English Christmas carols. The two sides continued exchanging holiday greetings to each other, and soon there were calls for visits across the no-man's land in between the two sides trenches. These visits happened- the British and Germans exchanging small gifts of whisky, cigars and the like. The artillery in the area stopped for the night. The truce also allowed a breathing spell where recently fallen soldiers could be brought back behind their lines by burial parties. Proper burials took place as soldiers from both sides mourned the dead together and paid their respect. At one funeral in No Man's Land, soldiers from both sides gathered and read a passage from the 23rd Psalm. The truce spread to other parts of the lines- there is even a legend of a soccer match between the British and the Germans that ended when the ball struck a piece of barbed wire and deflated. In many sectors the truce lasted through the night, but in a select few it lasted all the way until Christmas Day. British commanders Sir John French and Sir Horace Smith-Dorrien vowed that no such truce would be allowed again. In all of the following years of the war, artillery bombardments were ordered on Christmas Eve to ensure that there was no further lulls in the combat. Troops were also rotated through various sectors of the front to prevent them from becoming overly familiar with the enemy. Despite those measurements, there were a few friendly encounters between enemy soldiers, but on a much smaller scale than the previous year. The Christmas Truce has often been characterized as the last "twitch" of the 19th century: it was the last moment when in war, two sides would meet each other in proper and mutual respect for one another; when they would greet each other with kindness to show that - in spite of the horrible turn of events that had unfolded - they were still honorable and respectful soldiers of war.

And thusly, in almost 100 years of modern history, we have never fought a war in such an honorable way again. With all of our progress, we have lost our respect for our advisary- they are human being as we are, and they should be treated as such.

90 years later the warrior spirit lays dormant, until whichtime it is reawakened by our growth out of childhood as a species.

Crack a smile and cut your mouth.

Uh oh. *hit in the face by a survey*

a p p e a r a n c e
HEIGHT: 6'3.
HAIR COLOR: Black.
SKIN COLOR: Uh. Tanned white.
EYE COLOR: Dark brown.
PIERCINGS: None.
TATTOOS: Hope to get one.

r i g h t . n o w
WHAT COLOR PANTS ARE YOU WEARING?: Blue.
WHAT SONG ARE YOU LISTENING TO?: "Burden In My Hand" - Soundgarden.
WHAT TASTE IS IN YOUR MOUTH?: Red Bull.
WHAT'S THE WEATHER LIKE?: Bleak.
HOW ARE YOU? ____________.

d o . y o u
GET MOTION SICKNESS?: No.
HAVE A BAD HABIT?: I'm a little fidgety.
GET ALONG WITH YOUR PARENTS?: No.
LIKE TO DRIVE?: Yes.

f a v o r i t e s
TV SHOW: Law & Order: SVU, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, Mythbusters, Monster House, Iron Chef.
CONDITIONER: The blood of lawyers.
BOOK: "The Meaning of Hitler" by Sebastian Haffner, "Angels and Demons" by Dan Brown.
MAGAZINE: Popular Science.
THING TO DO ON THE WEEKEND: Hieromancy.
BAND OR GROUP or SINGER or RAPPER: Soundgarden, Alice in Chains, Gonga.

h a v e . y o u
BROKEN THE LAW: Yes. Shoplifted and some other things.
RAN AWAY FROM HOME: Yes.
SNUCK OUT OF THE HOUSE? Yes.
EVER GONE SKINNY DIPPING: Yes.
MADE A PRANK PHONE CALL: Yes..
EVER TIPPED OVER A PORTA POTTY: Yes.
USED YOUR PARENTS' CREDIT CARD BEFORE: Yes.
SKIPPED SCHOOL BEFORE: Yes.
FELL ASLEEP IN THE SHOWER/BATH: No.
BEEN IN A SCHOOL PLAY: Yes.
LET A FRIEND CRY ON YOUR SHOULDER: Yes.

l o v e
BOYFRIEND: No.
GIRLFRIEND: No.
SEXUALITY: Straight.
CHILDREN: No.
HAD A HARD TIME GETTING OVER SOMEONE: Yes.
BEEN HURT?: Yes.
YOUR GREATEST REGRET: The one that got away.
GONE OUT WITH A SOMEONE YOU ONLY KNEW FOR THREE DAYS: No.

r a n d o m
DO YOU HAVE A JOB: Will have one soon.
YOUR CD PLAYER HAS IN IT RIGHT NOW: "Nothing Safe" by Alice in Chains.
WHAT MAKES YOU HAPPY?: Love.
WHAT'S THE NEXT CD YOU'RE GONNA GET?: Still seeking out that elusive Pig Destroyer CD. God I've been searching for that thing for a year now.
WHO DO YOU CONSIDER GOOD FRIENDS?: Long list, that.

w h e n / w h a t . w a s . t h e . l a s t
TIME YOU CRIED?: Months ago.
YOU GOT A REAL LETTER?: A month ago.
YOU GOT E-MAIL: A week ago.
THING YOU PURCHASED: Two books at the mall a few days ago.
TV PROGRAM YOU WATCHED: NBA Basketball on TNT.
MOVIE YOU SAW AT THE THEATER: Er. I dunno. I think it was like F 9/11. lol.

The sins of you and I.

That's about it. Later.

P.S. Uh oh.
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