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In all my blog rants (and I rant about the weirdest shit ever) I never expected to rant about moron drivers, pedestrians and cops in our lovely city of San Francisco.
Well here we freaking go. So I'm in the car with the mother and we are on Geary (pretty main street in the Richmond District) and she's going about 20 on this busy car filled street. We are almost at a crosswalk where this dude was almost crossing. He makes a stop, but we still go slow just in case he decides to walk out of nowhere. We get closer and he's still standing there. So we slowly pass him as he begins to speed up and walk faster. Anyways, we got to pass and so did he. Deals done.
Then this cop pulls us over and writes my mom a ticket for not letting the pedestrian have his right of way. The dude freaking stopped! And there were cars behind, so coming to a complete stop when it wasn't needed wouldn't have been safe. Anyways, that's what's up.
IT GETS WORSE...
After we do our thing, I'm like two blocks away and I'm crossing on a green light and this douche runs a red and completely doesn't stop even though he's looking straight at me. He was like 2 inches away from me. This results in some chick driving by and asking me if I'm okay.
Yeah I'm okay even though he almost hit me, but I'm freaking pissed off that no cop was there to see that. There were like 20 of them all around and none just happened to be there for me. Great, I feel super safe!
Well here we freaking go. So I'm in the car with the mother and we are on Geary (pretty main street in the Richmond District) and she's going about 20 on this busy car filled street. We are almost at a crosswalk where this dude was almost crossing. He makes a stop, but we still go slow just in case he decides to walk out of nowhere. We get closer and he's still standing there. So we slowly pass him as he begins to speed up and walk faster. Anyways, we got to pass and so did he. Deals done.
Then this cop pulls us over and writes my mom a ticket for not letting the pedestrian have his right of way. The dude freaking stopped! And there were cars behind, so coming to a complete stop when it wasn't needed wouldn't have been safe. Anyways, that's what's up.
IT GETS WORSE...
After we do our thing, I'm like two blocks away and I'm crossing on a green light and this douche runs a red and completely doesn't stop even though he's looking straight at me. He was like 2 inches away from me. This results in some chick driving by and asking me if I'm okay.
Yeah I'm okay even though he almost hit me, but I'm freaking pissed off that no cop was there to see that. There were like 20 of them all around and none just happened to be there for me. Great, I feel super safe!
I kinda wanted to be a vegan before, but I can't even keep a diet without bread or sugar...so that never worked out.
I know a couple of people who are vegan and vegetarian and their reasons are pretty much a) because it's cruel to animals and b) meat is nasty.
Well I just wanted to know from any of you who don't eat meat why you don't eat it and what it means to you? Or if you were to stop eating meat, what your reasons would be?
I know a couple of people who are vegan and vegetarian and their reasons are pretty much a) because it's cruel to animals and b) meat is nasty.
Well I just wanted to know from any of you who don't eat meat why you don't eat it and what it means to you? Or if you were to stop eating meat, what your reasons would be?
Today's movie night pick was Next with Nicolas Cage. It was actually really good and had a twisted ending. Totally not what you'd expect. Go rent it.
It had to do with seeing into the future and it made me realize that it would be super cool, but hella weird to actually be able to do that.
So I ask you...
Would you want to take a look into your own future? If you could choose any time frame and make it be as little as a 30 second preview? Why or why not? Is it the same with your whole life or only with certain subjects and situations?
Keep in mind though, "here is the thing about the future. Every time you look at, it changes, because you looked at it, and that changes everything else."
It had to do with seeing into the future and it made me realize that it would be super cool, but hella weird to actually be able to do that.
So I ask you...
Would you want to take a look into your own future? If you could choose any time frame and make it be as little as a 30 second preview? Why or why not? Is it the same with your whole life or only with certain subjects and situations?
Keep in mind though, "here is the thing about the future. Every time you look at, it changes, because you looked at it, and that changes everything else."
If you live in the bay area you may have heard of BFD which is hosted each year by Live 105.
Well this year...IT SUCKED!
Tickets were $10.53 and there were about 30 bands AND NO MAIN STAGE. Past acts included Social D, AFI, Bloc Party, Queens of the Stone Age and on and on and on.
I looked forward to this event starting every January when they would start talking about this. I had the best times at BFD. It was the highlight of my summer. Good music, sun and a chill vibe. It was great.
My friend Tom Anger, who once used to be a DJ for the station posted a bulletin on MySpace today and I have to say I was very sad when I read it.
"I am not at BFD today. Kind of sad really. I have been to every one for the past 13 or 14 years or so but this lineup does not even kinda tickle the hairs of my bum. Some really great bands on there yeah, but they are bands that have played every warped tour since birth and why make a 3rd warp tour when we already have 2 this summer.
Sad that a once great show has turned into this. It seems cool that ticket prices are so low but its all a scam because booths start at $10,000 each and up, Stage sponsors are $100,000 and up. They make more money trying to stick ads in your face then they do selling tickets so its not about being cool to the concert goer. They just wanted to sell out to sell you shit not caring about the quality of music they provide. People will go because its cheap, not because the bands are shoreline worthy. I got told off once for saying people looked bored at BFD after we got rid of all those fun extras we used to have like sumo suit rings and Velcro walls. Some CBS big shot got pissed and said that's good because they check out the sponsor booths that way....yeah, thats what music is about.
And Subsonic tent....wahahahaha, yeah, one DJ is cheaper then a whole band but thats just sad. Bring back the show if your gonna pull that shit.
The only good thing about Live 105 these days are the DJs and morning show who are sticking it out there through the hard times of corporate greed. If your going today, buy them a beer for putting up with so much shit to share their passion for music with you."
I was only thinking of going because it's cheap. He's right. Everything is turning into advertising and making money. I'm scared to see what will go down next year.
I also didn't go and if this crap continues I won't go next year or the year after. :(
Well this year...IT SUCKED!
Tickets were $10.53 and there were about 30 bands AND NO MAIN STAGE. Past acts included Social D, AFI, Bloc Party, Queens of the Stone Age and on and on and on.
I looked forward to this event starting every January when they would start talking about this. I had the best times at BFD. It was the highlight of my summer. Good music, sun and a chill vibe. It was great.
My friend Tom Anger, who once used to be a DJ for the station posted a bulletin on MySpace today and I have to say I was very sad when I read it.
"I am not at BFD today. Kind of sad really. I have been to every one for the past 13 or 14 years or so but this lineup does not even kinda tickle the hairs of my bum. Some really great bands on there yeah, but they are bands that have played every warped tour since birth and why make a 3rd warp tour when we already have 2 this summer.
Sad that a once great show has turned into this. It seems cool that ticket prices are so low but its all a scam because booths start at $10,000 each and up, Stage sponsors are $100,000 and up. They make more money trying to stick ads in your face then they do selling tickets so its not about being cool to the concert goer. They just wanted to sell out to sell you shit not caring about the quality of music they provide. People will go because its cheap, not because the bands are shoreline worthy. I got told off once for saying people looked bored at BFD after we got rid of all those fun extras we used to have like sumo suit rings and Velcro walls. Some CBS big shot got pissed and said that's good because they check out the sponsor booths that way....yeah, thats what music is about.
And Subsonic tent....wahahahaha, yeah, one DJ is cheaper then a whole band but thats just sad. Bring back the show if your gonna pull that shit.
The only good thing about Live 105 these days are the DJs and morning show who are sticking it out there through the hard times of corporate greed. If your going today, buy them a beer for putting up with so much shit to share their passion for music with you."
I was only thinking of going because it's cheap. He's right. Everything is turning into advertising and making money. I'm scared to see what will go down next year.
I also didn't go and if this crap continues I won't go next year or the year after. :(
I read something today that got me completely pissed off to the point where I wanted to rip the book in half and throw it out the window. For my Leisure and Lifestyle class we were assigned to read The Four Agreements
Now if you have ever heard of The Secret this is pretty much the same thing. All about how positive thoughts will get you anywhere and everything you want.
The four agreements are these:
Be impeccable with your word.
Don't take anything personally.
Don't make assumptions.
Always do your best.
Ok that's all great. I was on the second chapter/agreement in the book and I came to this:
"Whatever people do, feel, think, or say, don't take it personally. If they tell you how wonderful you are, they are not saying that because of you. You know you are wonderful. It is not necessary to believe other people who tell you that you are wonderful. Don't take anything personally. Even if someone got a gun and show you in the head, it was nothing personal. Even at that extreme. Even the opinions you have about yourself are not necessarily true; therefore, you don't need to take whatever you hear in your own mind personally."
This is where I want to slap someone. The chapter/agreement before this talks about how we should watch what we say and how our words affect other people (example in the book - A woman has the biggest headache and tells her daughter with an amazing voice to shut up and that her voice is bad and the daughter never sings again because she believes her voice really is ugly, but the mother just said that because she was grumpy from a headache.)
So tying all this back to one another...
If you don't take anything personally in the first place, why the hell does it matter if we DON'T watch what we say? I can go around telling you you're fat and ugly however many times I want and that's OK because you shouldn't be taking it personally in the first place!
So how does that even work together?! Those two agreements cancel one another out!
"Even if someone got a gun and show you in the head, it was nothing personal. Even at that extreme."
Are you kidding me? So you're saying 911 wasn't personal and Hitler had nothing personal against Jews? Is that really what the message is!? <---THIS IS NOT MY ATTEMPT TO START A DISCUSSION ABOUT WHO WAS WRONG OR RIGHT IN THESE CASES. Just trying to blow up the picture to further my point.
"Even the opinions you have about yourself are not necessarily true; therefore, you don't need to take whatever you hear in your own mind personally."
Again, MY thoughts aren't even true? So what I think about myself when you tell me I'm ugly doesn't matter? Then how can I not take what you say personally?????
Seriously, if MY own thoughts aren't really true, and I shouldn't listen to you because you don't really mean anything you say...THEN WHAT THE HELL AM I SUPPOSED TO BELIEVE? I mean I'm OK with not giving a shit about what you think, but that's only because I think I'M right and nothing else matters and now you tell me MY thoughts are wrong too?
I'm only on the second agreement and I hate this dumbass book.
Is this really the secret for a better life?! It doesn't even make sense!!!!
Waste of money/paper/publishing and everyone's time.
Now if you have ever heard of The Secret this is pretty much the same thing. All about how positive thoughts will get you anywhere and everything you want.
The four agreements are these:
Be impeccable with your word.
Don't take anything personally.
Don't make assumptions.
Always do your best.
Ok that's all great. I was on the second chapter/agreement in the book and I came to this:
This is where I want to slap someone. The chapter/agreement before this talks about how we should watch what we say and how our words affect other people (example in the book - A woman has the biggest headache and tells her daughter with an amazing voice to shut up and that her voice is bad and the daughter never sings again because she believes her voice really is ugly, but the mother just said that because she was grumpy from a headache.)
So tying all this back to one another...
If you don't take anything personally in the first place, why the hell does it matter if we DON'T watch what we say? I can go around telling you you're fat and ugly however many times I want and that's OK because you shouldn't be taking it personally in the first place!
So how does that even work together?! Those two agreements cancel one another out!
Are you kidding me? So you're saying 911 wasn't personal and Hitler had nothing personal against Jews? Is that really what the message is!? <---THIS IS NOT MY ATTEMPT TO START A DISCUSSION ABOUT WHO WAS WRONG OR RIGHT IN THESE CASES. Just trying to blow up the picture to further my point.
Again, MY thoughts aren't even true? So what I think about myself when you tell me I'm ugly doesn't matter? Then how can I not take what you say personally?????
Seriously, if MY own thoughts aren't really true, and I shouldn't listen to you because you don't really mean anything you say...THEN WHAT THE HELL AM I SUPPOSED TO BELIEVE? I mean I'm OK with not giving a shit about what you think, but that's only because I think I'M right and nothing else matters and now you tell me MY thoughts are wrong too?
I'm only on the second agreement and I hate this dumbass book.
Is this really the secret for a better life?! It doesn't even make sense!!!!
Waste of money/paper/publishing and everyone's time.