Damn My Useless Mind

Ok, so now that I'm back at school again, I'm running into lots of people that I haven't seen all summer. Of course, if you know me, you know that I am not what you would call a social person. I'm friendly, nice, sometimes even funny, but I'm not outgoing at all.

I'm also really bad with names. Basically, I'm just not a people person. Indeed, I don't like people. Now, before any people reading this get offended, I mean that I don't like people in general. But, perhaps surprisingly, there are very few people that I actually don't like. It's weird. Once I meet people and get to know them just a little bit, I almost invariably like them. There are exceptions. Ed Glassman, for instance. And a couple of real cunts from high school. But basically, I like everybody.

But I don't remember people's names. Since last Wednesday when school began, there have been several occasions where attractive women at school have said hello to me. In a few cases, they have even addressed me by name. I have responded, in most cases, with a noncomittal shrug. Well, it probably looks like a noncommittal shrug to the person I'm talking to. I'm actually going for warm, engaging smile, but then, I'm not a people person. And I have poor dental hygiene, so smiling carries attendant risks.

The thing is, these women are under no strong social obligation to acknowledge me in any way. Certainly, taking the trouble of saying "Hi Drew!" is above and beyond the requirements of politeness and courtesy. A quick smile followed by an even quicker aversion of the eyes would quite suffice. The fact that these women, who I should repeat are attractive, remember who I am and feel it worth their while to greet me in a pleasant and familiar manner is a boon. But I can't capitalize on it.

A normal person would take advantage of these openings to unleash an onslaught of charm. They would embrace these small kernals of familiarity and use them as a building block toward greater familiarity and even intimacy. A normal person would also, as a result of this, occasionally get laid. But not me. Because I can't remember these ladies' names, and I have absolutely no idea how they know me. Perhaps I argued against them in moot court. Perhaps they caught me creepily ogling their breasts as we passed in the hallway and looked me up in the appropriately named "Stalkers' Guide". Maybe some people really do have eyes in the backs of their heads and they noticed the intense interest I have taken in their lower portions as they walked away from me. Maybe we had a class together, which seems to be at least an outside possibility.

The point is that they know me, and that I don't know them. This is a terrible handicap. Like I said, if I could remember their names or somehow divine what obscure connection we might have, I could use that as a starting point and possibly end up fornicating with them. On the other hand, with my luck I'd end up overshooting and then have a girlfriend to contend with. This would have the benefit of regular fornication, but also some serious drawbacks. I'd have to care about things she cared about, or at least pretend to, and therefore would have less time and emotional energy to care about the far more important things that I already care about. Like Doctor Who and movies and stuff. And blogging. Can't forget blogging.

Still, the fornication would be a nice change of pace.

MORE PORN!!!!!

I swear to god that this is the last porno post for a long time, I hope. I have two points that I want to bring up with the porno industry, I hope that everyone reads them, thinks deeply on what I have to say and then go on a records setting masturbatathon...I have been looking for a way to work that into a blog for a long time.

Has anyone ever noticed how annoyed porn stars get when guys hit on them and expect sex. I have seen interview after interview with porno sluts and they just cannot understand how guys expect intercourse from them instantaneously. They always say that what they do in their professional lives does not transfer into their personal lives, that it usually takes a while to have sex with them. Which begs the question, if instead of asking a porno chick on a date you paid her to have sex with you on video would they do it? I believe so. Besides what the hell do they expect? First, we are guys, we expect instantaneous sex form every female, regardless of profession. Second, YOU HAVE SEX FOR A LIVING!!!!!!!! What the fuck did you want them to expect from you, conversations about existentialism?

I have noticed a disturbing trend in pornography of late. It is a tendency towards humiliation and degradation. While porn is inherently humiliating and degrading, it is going to extremes of late. I have seen a lot of shit about gang bangs, throat fucking (which consists of basically fucking a girls throat until she gags), bukakke (if you do not know what it is do not ask) among other just horrible things that in no way that I find hot. The scary thing is there obviously is an audience out there for it, which worries me a little. I will be the first person to admit that I really do not like women, but I never want to do this to them, let alone watch it. It is just plain disgusting.

On a non-porno related point. Do you think that any of those fucktards that are boycotting Heinz ketchup because of Theresa Heinz Kerry's fairly obvious (I hope) link to John Kerry realize that she is probably worth $3 BILLION? It reminds me of the Flaming Moe episode on The Simpsons. The part where Homer tells Moe that he will not be coming to Moe's anymore because Moe stole Homer's recipe for the Flaming Homer/Moe. But Moe cannot hear him because the bar is so crowded with people ordering the Flaming Moe. Just something that struck me as funny.

So sad.

I just saw Napoleon Dynamite. All I could think was, "Man, that looks like me and Brant."

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Condoms and Porn

Ok, I admit. I like porn. I'm not ashamed. I realize that pornography is degrading toward women, and I really am sick about it. But I like to watch hot women getting pounded. Don't get me wrong. I'm not into watching women (hot or otherwise) being hurt. I don't like pain. I don't like violence in porn, or even the affectations of violence. I don't like seeing blood drawn, certainly. But I do like watching women getting fucked.

But there's been a problem in the porn industry since, a few months ago, a porn actor tested positive for HIV. I believe he also infected several of his colleagues in the process of plying his trade. This has once again raised the question of the use of condoms in pornography. There's even some Assemblyman in California trying to force the porn industry to use condoms in all cases by law.

From the standpoint of personal preference, I must confess that I don't like seeing condoms in porn. I don't exactly know why, but it does bug me. I won't stop watching porn if a condom suddenly appears (and it's hilarious how they do, through the use of editing, just magically appear). And, to be frank, condoms to not prevent me from, erm, fully enjoying the porn I'm watching. But going just by my personal preferences, I'd rather not see them.

Most viewers of porn, unsurprisingly, agree with me. Perhaps more surprisingly, most performers also agree with me (or else a law would be unnecessary). The industry has resisted the use of condoms even to the limited extent that they are used now. There are both business reasons for this (i.e., the fans don't like condoms) and other reasons. While the industry does itself credit by using condoms, even if only to a limited extent, and by including PSAs on many videos espousing safe-sex practices.

But these measures are clearly not enough, and my preferences, or the preferences of the audience as a whole, are not the most important issue. The most important issue is public health, generally, to say nothing of the health and welfare of the performers themselves.

As a result, I support widespread condom use in all pornography, to prevent the spread of dangerous diseases. If the industry doesn't want to go this far, the law should force them to. And, despite my libertarian leanings in the areas of personal choice and responibility, even performers who prefer to take on the risk of infection should be legally required to use condoms when making pornographic films.

I'd be happy to entertain contrary points-of-view in comments. I don't imagine many people devote much thought to public health issues in porn, but if anyone has any opinions on the matter, I'd love to hear them.

A related question which I am not prepared to discuss is whether the First Amendment, which provides limited protection to pornography under the Free Speech clause, would also specifically protect condom-free pornography. I would guess that it would not, but I really don't know much about that area of law.

Todd Bertuzzi

I am going to ask everyone to forgive me right now because I am going to talk a little about sports and that is not my main area of expertise. I read an article today about the Todd Bertuzzi situation that happened this past hockey season. For anyone that doesn't know, during an Avalanche/Canucks game Steve Moore of the Avalanche had a cheap hit against one of the players on the Canucks (I am sorry I am not sure who it was). In retaliation in a game soon after Todd Bertuzzi of the Canucks decided to sucker punch Moore in the back of the head while they were on the ice. This lead to both players falling to the ice (Bertuzzi landing on Moore) and the outcome was horrible. Moore's neck was broken, and his career may be ruined. Bertuzzi was immediately suspended from the league indefinitely and he apologized pubilcly for his actions. Unfortunately, a broken neck is more serious than a bruised ego.

On June 24 Bertuzzi he was formally charged with assault and this passed Thursday he plead not guilty. Now many people have mixed emotions on what should happen to Bertuzzi. As it says in the article fellow players Joe Sakic and Ed Javonovich don't want it to be handled by the courts. They feel that the NHL is doing a fine job of handling the situation and it should be left at that. I don't know about any other NHL players feel or Moore's opinion for that fact but what should be done?

Hockey is a serious contact sport and you obviously can't be fragile to play the game. Checking is a huge part of the game and players get their bells rung all the time from it. Cheap shots are taken left and right, teeth are knocked out in fights for the fans it is a constant enjoyment of the sport, but where do you draw the line between 'part of the game' and assault? I think that the aggravating circumstances make this a huge candidate for an assault case seeing as the guys neck was broken. The ESPN article also mentions that an AHL player swung his stick like a bat into the face of an opponent sending him into convulsions on the ice leaving him with 20 stitches and a concusion. Both men are being charged with assault and I think it is rightfully so. But there is a thin line and where does it get crossed.

Also, what should the NHL do to Bertuzzi? I have heard a lot of suggestions from suspend him for the rest of the season to however long Moore is out is how long Bertuzzi should be out. Moore may never be able to play again and from the article it doesn't seem like he will be coming back anytime soon. He is still going through rehabilitation and probably will be for a very long time. Would it be fair if Bertuzzi gets to play again this season(if there is one) and Moore never plays again? No, of course not. So to the readers tell me what should be done. I would like to hear your opinions.

Unholy Union

On Wednesday I was a member of zero unions. On Thursday I was a member of four unions. Those unions are the National, New Jersey, Cumberland County and Vineland Education Associations. The combined dues for those unions comes to $916 a year. If you do not want to join the union that is okay, but you still have to pay 85% of the dues, which makes LOADS of sense. I understand that these unions do shitloads of good for me, and that I would have a lot less benefits and pay if they were not around, but the idea of unions still bother me a little bit. Luckily, I hear that the union and the district have a good relationship and that a strike has not happened in a long time. In fact, they should be ratifying the new contract sometime on the middle of September, which means that I will be getting a raise for doing nothing. I do not have a hell of a lot of information and knowledge of what the unions actually do, but I will be keeping my eye on them, who knows I might actually learn to love them. Plus, I hear that the conventions can be fun, so that is good. But as the only member or reader of this blog that is a member of a union (I think) I will try to keep everyone up to date on the workings of these organizations, who knows we could strike eventually and that could be a mountain of material for the blog, which is a good thing. but then I would not have a paycheck, which is bad. But I could sleep in, which is good. But I would probably have to picket, which is bad. But there could be chicks on the picket line, which is good. But I would hear shit from Jenna, which is regular.

Planning A Party

Now don't everyone get to excited, I'm not planning a huge beer guzzling bash so all attendees can get wasted. In fact I am not planning any alcoholic beverages to be there at all. The reason for this would be that it is Hunter's 1st Birthday party that I am planning. Can you believe it? It has almost been one year since he was born and man did it fly by. So I would like to recap Hunter's first year thus far.

• 9/26/03-born at 11:45 am
• keeps Jay and I up all night for many, many nights
• New Years Eve-Jay and I watch the ball drop together with a little one sleeping in between us
• March of '03-Hunter starts crawling
• April of '03-Hunter starts pulling himself up at coffee tables, couches, etc. (starts getting in to everything)
• He is trying to eat every fuzzy and piece of dirt on the floor now
• Not long after-He learns to climb the stairs and still gets in to everything (we think it is funny and cute)
• He has teeth by this point so we need to watch our fingers!
• He gets in to even more and is a menace to himself and to others
• August of '04-takes first steps without any help (it is only going to get worse)
• Seconds later Jay and I realize that that once the walking is down to a "T" we are doomed to be chasing after him until he is 18
• So far it has been quite a year-but a good one at that

Having a baby may be hard, but it is pretty fun and rewarding. I know Jay gets a kick out of it when Hunter is babbling "dada dada dada" and he asks Hunter who he loves more, mommy or daddy. Well seeing as he is babbling away of course he says dada. But guess who he wants more often then not...thats right Mommy!

Well, one more month and we will be singing Happy Birthday and he will have no idea what is going on. I am sure he will be thinking Mommy and Daddy are making me where this dumb pointy hat and why can't I have that cake and ice cream yet? I can't wait!

Are We Asking For Terrorists To Strike?

I recently read an article today that talked about how American troops may be ordered to go into Iran while we are already in the middle east. This sort of sounds like Bush logic but I don't know how much water this article holds. From what I gathered from it Iran already feels threatened that US troops may be launching an attack on their nuclear facility and may strike at us preemptively to stop it before it happens. In the article Iranian Defense Minister Ali Shamkhani is quoted as saying, 'The US military presence (in Iraq) will not become an element of strength (for Washington) at our expense. The opposite is true, because their forces would turn into a hostage' in Iranian hands in the event of an attack.

Now I am not sure if any one else has heard about the possibility of Bush sending our troops into Iran while they are there but I didn't know if that was true or not. I wouldn't put it past him. He reminds of a little kid playing RISK. But that is the problem...he will be doing just that. He will be unneccessarily putting more of our troops at risk when they shouldn't even be there in the first place. (If anyone gets this ananlogy I'll be happy) He reminds me of the Brain from the skit cartoon "Pinky and the Brain" from Animiacs. "What are we going to do today Brain?" "Same thing we do everyday, Pinky...try to take over the world."

If Bush does try to send troops into Iran I believe he is openly inviting terrorists to try and hurt us again. I am not putting the blaim for 9/11 on anyone but if we see another huge terrorist attack in the future it will be completely his fault. I recently found out that he cut $6,000,000 from the Homeland Security Budget soon after it was implemented. Is he nuts? He was all about the homeland security and how it was needed after 9/11. He is tempting the Iranians now and it is going to bite him in the ass.

Concert News

I have two concert tidbits that are somewhat time sensitive so if people are interested then they should comment or call the appropriate people as soon as humanly possible. LIKE NOW!!!!!!

Item number 1: Coming up in early October, the first I believe, there is going to be a concert featuring some big names in Philly, at the Whack-off-ya Center. The lineup will include Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, REM, John Fogerty (of Credance Clearwater Revival fame) and Bright Eyes (I have no idea). This concert is being set up by Move On, a liberal group and all of the funds will go to getting the Unelected Occupant in Chief out of the White House. If you are interested let me or Drew know because tickets are going to go fast and you can sign up to be on a presale list and the more people we have on the list the more likely we are to get a chance to preorder tickets. I have not heard anything about prices or when the tickets actually go on sale, but I am assuming that it will be soon.

Item number 2: I just learned about this today. Gomez will be at the Trocadero on October 23, that is a Saturday. Tickets go on sale this Saturday. I do not think that this will sell out on the first day, but you never know, I think that the Troc is a small venue. But since Gomez ain't exactly the Stones I do think that ticket prices should be relatively cheap. So get back to me and maybe we can take a jaunt over to a mall and pick up some tickets, and then some sushi, and then we can hang out and check out all of the YOUNG TEEN GIRLS. NICE, NICE, NICE!!!!

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How to Fix the Phils

The Phillies are the worst team in the history of team sports. They have more losses than anyone. they have only one stinking championship in their 125 plus years of existence. They just flat out blow.

Coming into the year they had high expectations and EVERYONE was picking them to win the NL East. If you check the CrewBlog archives you could even find my glowing preseason review of the team, I was practically fellating them. Well as of today they are NINE games out of first. Something needs to be done and I have some ideas about how they could improve.

First the owners need to sell the team and get the hell out of town. I say owners because it is not just one guy to get pissed at it is a conglomerate of old farts that decide how to run this team into the ground. They have never put money into this team, and the only reason that they have put a little into it now is so they do not open a empty new stadium. It worked for this year but I believe that is things do not improve then there are going to be a lot of empty blue seats next year. These assholes also tried to tell people that they could not spend money because they were a small market team. Meanwhile Philly is the fourth largest city in the nation. They need to go but I think that we are stuck with them for a little while because they signed a deal with the city agreeing to not sell the team for X amount of years if the city builds them a new stadium.

The next person to go is GM Ed Wade. It is tough with Wade because you cannot tell if he is bad a his job or is he getting handcuffed by the owners. I think that it is both. He is halfway decent in the offseason, when all you have to do is throw some money at a player. Just look at Thome. But when it comes to improving the team midseason, he is retarded. The past few years when the Phils were real close to a playoff position and just a player or two away from competing what does Wade go out and get? A couple of middling relief pitchers. Every year it is the same thing: If this team performs like it should...the other teams were asking too much...I am not going to give away all of these prospects. Do you know what prospects the Phillies organization has produced? Marlon Byrd, Brett Myers, Randy Wolf and Pat Burrell, more on these assholes later. And when he is forced to make a trade at the deadline, like when a star player wants to get the hell out of this god-forsaken cesspool of a franchise, what does he get? SHIT. In the Curt Schilling trade he got in Vicente Padilla, Travis Lee, Omar Daal, and Nelson Figuerora. Padilla is a number three starter and the rest are gone, and sucking elsewhere. For Scott Rolen )possibly the best third baseman to ever play the game) her got Mike Timlin, Palanco Polanco and Bud Smith. Timlin was here for half a year, Smith is a pitching "prospect" with a bum arm and Polanco is a decent role player. So there you go trade two of the best players to play for the franchise in the past 15 years and get nothing in return. Wade needs to go.

Next is Bowa and the rest of the coaching staff, except for John Vukovich he as been a Philly forever and he can never leave. Bowa got a raw deal this year because the team quit on him and blamed their sucking on him, just like the Flyers did with Bill Barber. But the only difference is Bowa is not a good manager. He does not know how to handle a pitching staff, and overuses the bullpen, causing injuries. He sticks with ass players too long, Pat Burrell. And sometimes he is just a little too corrosive, the Phillies need an asskicker but Bowa just seems to not know how and qhen to do it.

Now on to the players. I will list the players that need to go, and give a little explanation. I promise this will be a little shorter.

Pat Burrell. He is just a flat out bust. He had one good year then the league figured him out. Pitch him low and outside and he will lunge at it and ALWAYS miss. He just does not know how to get his head out of his ass and lay off the pitch, it is really quite sad, because he had so much promise. The only problem will be trying to find a team willing to take his huge contract.

Marlon Byrd. He had fairly decent year last year after starting out hitting below .200. He then decided to do the same thing this year, except for the having a decent year part. He was supposed to be the centerfielder of the future and the leadoff guy, now he is an eight-hole hitter and not even a good one at that.

Mike Lieberthal. HE BLOWS. He has the lowest batting average in the league with runners in scoring position. He almost always swings at the first pitch and does nothing with it (especially if the bases are loaded). He is just a rally killer. Plus, he cannot even play his position anymore. He is a catcher that cannot handle a pitching staff and has not thrown out a runner since the Taft administration. He is killing the team. Again you have to find a team willing to take his contract.

Kevin Millwood. He is gone, if the Phillies bring him back next year I will blow up the ballpark. He has shown up both years as a Phillie fat and out of shape. He is a complete sweating turd by the end of the second inning. Watch the Marlins face Millwood, they will bunt it to him and make him field the ball. Doing this causes the tub to wear himself out and be gone by the fifth inning. When the Phils got him everyone was excited because he was an 18 game winner and they only gave up Johnny Estrada. Now Millwood is done and Estrada is one of the best young catchers in the game. Why have the Braves won the division for the last 14 years (counting this one)?

Roberto Horrendous, Brian Powell, Geoff Geary et. al. These guys are awful bullpen guys that Bowa is forced to bring in to lose games. I know that they probably won't be back anyway, but their sucking just warranted a notice in this rant.

Randy Wolf and Brett Myers. They won't go and probably shouldn't, but in my opinion they are treading on thin ice. They have not lived up to expectations and if they do not get their act together the should be shown the door rather quickly.

Now onto what needs to be brought in. Millwood, Polanco, Eric Milton, Doug Glanville will not be back next year, their contracts expire at the end of the season and I would be surprised if they brought any of them back. So that means that the Phils should have a lot of spending money. They need a few things. First they exercise the option on Billy Wagner's contract and hope that he does not demand a trade, he says that he won't. Next they need to bring in some reliable starting pitching and good contact hitters, preferably one that can lead off. I say that the Phils should do everything in their power to sign Carlos Beltran, the price will be steep but it will be worth it. This is cliche, but he is the best player in the league that no one knows. They also need a catcher. I do not know the contract situation of these guys but they should try to get Pudge Rodriguez or Paul Lo Duca. Lo Duca could be the easiest because Florida is always willing to slash payroll. He does not have the best on base percentage but he is a clubhouse leader, something the Phillies desperately need. They will also need a left fielder, assuming that they can get rid of Pat "No Bat" Burrell. They should tell Ryan Howard, who leads the minors in homeruns, to play winter ball in Mexico and do nothing but learn how to play left field. He appears to be a good player, but I could be wrong. If they are not going to do this then they need to trade him because they are just stifling his talent in the minors.

So there you have it, a pretty simple plan to fix the worst team in organized sports. I could have been more specific on who the Phils should pick up, but I am not on top of who is available and who is a free agent. That will not be available until the end of the season, at that time I will update my wish list. Until then, we will have the Eagles.

A Few of My Favorite Things...

Item number 1: Oprah Winfrey had jury duty this week and just assumed that because of her fame she would be dismissed. WRONG. Not only did she get picked for a jury, but she got picked for a murder trial.


Item number 2: This one will be appreciated by Drew more than anyone. On the new season of The Surreal Life, a Real World ripoff where they use V-list celebrities and has beens, the cast includes Charo (of coochie coochie fame), Flava Flav (of Public Enemy fame), Brigette Nielson (of Rocky 4 and Beverly Hills Cop fame) and Ryan Starr (of some fame, but I am not sure who the hell she is). But anyway apparently while filming a fairly serious romantic relationship is developed between 5-foot-6 inch Flava Flav and 6-foot Brigette Nielson. I have seen some clips of the romance and it is just plain genius, this alone could turn everyone into reality TV fans.

Crazy People

So Jay thinks that I am crazy, generally because I am a woman, and I agree with him that I can be from time to time (especially when he pisses me off). Any way, I wanted to share this little story with all of you.

Clinical Depression and downright insanity runs in my family. My great aunt has been hit by both of these more than any other family members that I know of. Well my family was having a conversation the other day and Aunt Gina (the crazy one) came up. She has been in a few looney bins in her day and she was just released from one recently and my mom told me a funny story about her.

Her kids were visiting her at one of the institutions and while they were eating dinner my Aunt Gina complained that the facility would no longer allow the "visitors" there to use knives during their meals. Now if you are anything like me you would think it is probably because they are afraid of someone slitting their wrists with them. Well if that was your first thought you were wrong. In the conversation my great aunt complained that some crazy person had cut off their ankle monitor and was caught hopping over the fence and that is why they were no longer allowed to use knives. This is when her children explained to her that she was the crazy person who cut off her ankle monitor and she was the reason they couldn't use knives anymore.

This same great aunt also was committed because her husband woke up one morning to find her standing over him with a brick in her hands ready to smash in his head. I think that it is almost inevitable that I may become this crazy and I think I may seek treatment ahead of time before my craziness gets out of hand. If I don't this may be what Jay has to look forward to for the future.

Cooter Anyone?

Recently I was trolling along Fark.com which was recommended to me by Mosco (which is a great website) I found an article that completely caught my attention. It was about a cooter festival that had been canceled. For those of you who don't know a cooter can be a slang word used to describe the female anatomy. This perked my interest so I read the article which was about a town in South Carolina that holds an annual cooter festival. Well apparently cooter is also another word for turtle which I was completely unaware of. So instead of having a pornographic festival, this little town has a turtle festival.

Now as most of you Crewblog readers know, many outsiders might here of this and think bad thoughts. Well the editor of a Florida newspaper found out about this and wrote an article on the fact that the townspeople should not be surprised if some people made comments seeing as many others use it in another fashion as referenced above. This put the people in the little town of Iverness, SC in an uproar and the Cooter Festival was cancelled. These poor people enjoyed their Cooter Festival so much and so innocently didn't know that they could have been insulting outsiders who read their Annual Cooter Festival advertisements.

Many of the townspeople who apparently were already unhappy with the town officials were aghast that they would be demeaning to women. The town manager who canceled the event said that soon we will be "forbidding our children to watch Leave It To Beaver." I sympathize with this guy seeing as he only wanted to promote an annual festival and it blew up in his face. Some of the townspeople thought it was derogatory toward women and others were probably just shocked that a simple word that means turtle, a small little creature that swims around harming no one, could mean that! He thought the image of his city was ruined. Well despite his embarrassment the city council overturned his decision and the Cooter Festival is still on for this fall. The article even stated that some people are being lighthearted about it sporting t-shirts that say "A little cooter never hurt anyone". I say good for them.

I hope this town will always keep their traditional Cooter Festival and celebrate the cooter like no one has celebrated the cooter before. I wonder if they will be serving Snapper soup (which I have also heard as a slang term for the female anatomy). And if anyone is interested I think we should take a trip to Iverness, SC and celebrate some cooter too. Who's with me?

Ricky Williams

I love Ricky Williams for the following reasons:

a). Signed his contract with Master P
b). Appeared on SI in a wedding dress
c). Diagnosed with social anxiety disorder, conducted interviews with helmet on
d). Starting taking Paxil for the social anxiety disorder
e). "Marijuana is 10 times better than pot" - Ricky Williams
f). 2001 Ricky wants to retire and play baseball
g). Leaves for Europe in teh offseason without tellin the Saints. Come preseason, the Saints have no idea where he is
h). Fails lots of drug tests
i). Idolizes Bob Marley
j). Follows Lenny Kravitz on tour, smokes lots of pot
k). Retires at 27
l). Tells everyone that he smokes a lot of pot, but isn't addicted. Says how great pot is
m). Says he's always smoked pot and used a 'masking agent'. This masking agent is taken with 64 oz of water.
n). Two days after he officiall retires, Ricky Williams today says that he likes Oakland so much he's considering resuming his career there. Nevermind that he has two years left on his contract with the Dolphins.
o). Dreadlocks

Mary Kay Letourneau Gets Out

I am sure all of you remember the Mary Kay Letourneau case from the late 1990's. She is the teacher who fell in love with her 6th grade student, she had sex with him and he has fathered two of her children. One of the terms of her parole is that she is not allowed to have any contact with Vili Fualaau, the 6th grader who is now 21 years old. I read an article that describes their relationship a little more in depth and talks about how they both want contact with each other again. I know that what she did is considered child molestation but I don't think she is a repeat offender. I think that she truely fell in love with kid when he was 12 years old and from what they say he was very mature for his age...but that still doesn't justify what she did.

Well now Vili claims that he is still in love with her and is trying to get the court to allow him to see her on the bases that he is an adult and should be able to associate with whomever he wishes. I completely agree with this and I am not condoning what she did but if he is an adult and they both claim to still be in love with each other than let them be together. Mary Kay stated that when she was released from prison this would be known as a love story not a crime story. Only time will tell if it is truely love for these two but if it is I say let them be together. They are now both adults who have children together, why keep them apart?

Boring

Ok everyone. This wonderful job that I have has a downfall. I have this free time that I have absolutely no clue what to do with. You see right now I am sitting at my desk with absolutely nothing to do so I decided to blog about it...which will undoubtedly bore you all as well. Let me tell you a little bit about my job and what I do.

I work at Lincoln Investment Planning Inc. and I am an Administrative Assistant to a Senior Financial Representative. The Senior Rep. has clients that he needs to see periodically and he has ideas for their finances and does things with their money and I really don't understand a lot of what he does. But I am told that he wants to put a clients money somewhere and I so I get all the neccessary paperwork together, give it to him, the client signs it, I submit it to our Branch Administrator who sends it to Corporate office. I also call clients that either want an appointment or the Rep wants appointments with them. A majority of the time I am leaving messages on answering machines or with children who can't even spell their name yet. I also answer phone calls and try to answer questions for clients but I usually end of pawning it off to the Senior Sales Assistant above me because I really don't know enough yet about this business. So I get these points in the day (usually from about 11:30 am on) where I have absolutely nothing to do...sort of like right now. So I either play hearts, look up mindless things online (but how many times can you check Crewblog, Tuckers World, or Terminus in one day?) or sit here and do absolutely nothing.
If someone walks by when I am doing nothing I usually pull up the Reps. calander and pretend to go through it and once my computer screen is out of their eyesight I am back to sitting around. The time when I get the most nothing done is when everyone around me is out to lunch (right now for instance). I can sit here and blog for a half an hour without anyone bothering me and it is pretty nice. Now I really am running out of things to do during this downtime so I am looking up to you the Crewbloggers and readers for some interesting websites that may perk my interest...no porn sites Jay. And if anyone else has this problem as well I would be interested in hearing about it. Feel free to have a lengthy comment seeing as I have plenty of time to read it.