i’m in such a bad mood.

and now for something totally different . . . did anyone watch the presidential forum that slick rick warren hosted???  i struggled to get through it all.  i was skeptical from the start as i watched obama carefully and honestly navigate his way through warren’s list of “nonnegotiables” . . . but when mccain stepped up, i almost threw up as i realized how everything (the audience, the venue, the questions, the way rick set the questions) was perfect to hype up a morally conservative crowd.  mccain’s speach writers might as well have come up with the questions.  here’s my favorite example:

rick: does evil exist, and if it does, do we ignore it, do we negotiate with it, do we contain it or do we defeat it?

mccain: defeat it.

the crowd: [goes fucking wild in applause]

i felt like i was taking effing crazy pills.  or like i was watching that episode of family guy when lois runs for governor and wins because she gives speeches composed entirely of repeating the words “freedom”, “911″ and “terrorism”.  mccain definitely stepped up to the occasion and told war stories, the terror threats to american soil, and the need for americans with strong moral fiber and larger penises.  honestly, how is rick warren gonna get on obama for giving “stump answers”, when mccain was just playing the part of the preacher to his choir???  obama was busting out the Scriputre (Matthew 25 and Micah 6) to total silence.  but everything that came out of mccain’s mouth was met by an orgy of applause and gun fire.

let me make something clear.  i’m not attacking mccain.  i’m not attacking his views.  nor am i trying to boost obama (even though i am a supporter).  i’m just dumbfounded.  the whole “forum” painfully reminded me of what a bunch political floozies compose the economically rich, the socially powerful, and the politically influential.  UGGGHHHH.

if you liked the forum and though it was fair and a good platform for understanding - shame on you, cause only fox news agrees with you.

Any Takers???

on october 13 Amaerica’s Best Dance Crew is coming to the northwest . . . aaand i’m mildly intersted.  but i’ll surely go if there are other people feelin’ the itch to hang out with 13 and 14 year old, shady looking asian kids that probably went to my old high school.  but if kaba modern gets put in the line-up, i just might go by myself.  haha

ugh.  i’m so behind in my posting . . . things i need to blog about soon: warm beach, weddings, my new job, heroes, returning to seattle.

QUESTION: i’m trying to post some videos on youtube, but they come out SUPER choppy.  the videos aren’t great quality to begin with, but i didn’t expect to lose so much more in the upload process . . . any suggestions?

Rest in Peace, Bernie Mac . . .

October 5, 1957 - August 9, 2008

i ain’t never had no pumpkin pie . . .

Facebook

i’ve been without it for a good while now, and over the last year and a half, and i guess i’ve missed out on such nonsense as scrabulous, gifts, bumperstickers, and ninja pirates . . . but now it may be time to rejoin this ridiculous book of faces . . . BUT i dunno. so here are my top 5 reasons for allowing myself to be consumed by the social web that is facebook and the top 5 reasons to remain facebook-free:

PRO FACEBOOK
1. in the last two years, i’ve met a lot of pretty amazing people and it’s hard to keep track of where everyone is from places like mission year, the krista foundation, and eastern. the facebook will def make K.ing I.T. more convenient.
2. al takano says i need one . . . she was the one who got me blogging on xanga all those years ago. who am i to argue with her?
3. i may or may not have met my female equal this past week . . . not necessarily in the soul mate/romance kinda of way, but more of a grits and brown sugar kind of way, if you know what i mean, i’m pretty sure you don’t. haha ^^
4. i like knowing that my friends are my friends in the flesh, and that they know me beyond what my current online status is. it makes people write me or call me to see how i’m doing. i like that.
5. a lot of the time i feel that i’m out-of-the-loop because people assume that i’ll see what social happenings have been relayed online, and that i know because “everyone’s on facebook” . . . boo.

ANTI-FACEBOOK
1. it feels creepy. it feels creepy when i know people are reading about me, and i feel creepy reading about other people. i’ve got people that i don’t want to know what i’m up to, and i’m sure that there are people out there who feel the same about me. creepy.
2. my mom has facebook. not only that, i hear that many of my peers now have parents, grandparents, and creepy uncles signed up. weird.
3. there’s gotta be some really unflattering pictures of me floating around out there in facebookland that could cost me a job later down the line . . . it’d be a shame shame if i didn’t get a job at IJM just because there’s a picture of me dressed up as a french maid sucking on a beer bong at some party. scary.
4. i like having real friendships . . . you know, the kind where you drink coffee together and know each others shit and business; where you make time to hang out. the idea of having “friends” that only write you wall messages on your birthday and poke you to remind you they exist doesn’t excite me at all. lame.
5. i don’t need another time-consuming vice . . . between all the blockles i play, news/pseudo-news i read, and the shows i watch online, squeezing in facebook means that i’ll spend less time in the real world of sunshine, fresh air, and people.

i’m not sure what i want, so here’s the deal: if 25 different people tell me, via a comment on this blog post to rejoin facebook, i’ll do it.  but i’m pretty sure 25 different people don’t even read this blog.  haha ^^

peace be with you my friends,
chris

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