This blog site is for Endless Ranting. Those that know me will tell you that I love to talk, and where else better than the internet to spew off unsolicited opinions and general silliness? Just consider this my garbage disposal of random emotion.
Back in the day, I mean *way* back in the day, I loved bean bag chairs. As I got older, I always imagined having a gaming room with bean bag chairs as an option.
Then this comes along, and my desire for a game room is rekindled. I don't think this was meant for the Bear Community, but I think they might find a market soon enough. Can't seem to find where you get one, though.
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Many of you know that I'm a huge Ben Folds fan. Ever since I heard "Whatever and Ever Amen" (which is one of the albums Ben did with this former group, Ben Folds Five), my love of Ben has grown with each passing song, and each passing album. Although some see his lyrics as a bit...emo...I see them as great reflections of life as it is, not as it is portrayed on the radio.
Some of his songs make me cry, "Kylie and Connecticut", and some make me laugh, "Rockin' The Suburbs", and a few give have hit me really hard, "Carrying Cathy".
Ever have an album that you never *ever* skip a song on? Yeah, it's that kind of love.
Anyhoo, I came across this video, since Ben has a new collaboration album coming out. I'm really frickin' excited! Although someone else is writing the lyrics, I can already tell that since Ben is producing and writing the music, I'm gonna love it.
Thought I would share!
posted by Tuggert at 8:59 AM
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....and it was in that moment when Blake and his team all realized that it was never, EVER a good idea to participate in a chili eating contest *before* the rugby match.
see more WTF Pictures and WTF videos by Picture Is Unrelated
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I am completely stunned. I don't even wanna know, and that's really saying something since the video starts with the guy stripping naked.
Not gonna say NSFW since don't you see naughty bits, but I will say the level of stupidity reaches critical mass which has to break rules in just about any workplace handbook.
Don't try this at home, kids. Or on the farm. Or even in your imagination. You could be in danger there too.
posted by Tuggert at 6:18 AM
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Not very attractive, but oh so yummy. Except the liver. Blech!
*Why don't people think things through when they make posters. Awkward!
Phallic jokes will only be tolerated if clever.
posted by Tuggert at 8:43 AM
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I have to get up early this morning, and I'm grumpy. I'm gonna get me a McGriddle (second one in a week, and I don't care), and I'm gonna head to Indy. I have several appointments today, (none of them naughty, so don't go there), and I hope I can keep up.
And I am also doing actual work tonight (shut up, I work all the time, but this time it isn't at home), so it's a full day.
So, I thought I would start this morning with a funny picture to get my days started. I"m looking for one now.
...still looking...
Ah, here we are! Looking for a new kind of energy drink? Try this! I know I won't. Not even Milk Thistle could make me want this.
posted by Tuggert at 5:10 AM
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In case you've never heard my show, here is the an episode in case you want to give it a shot. I'm warning you, though. My show is always chock full of naughty humor, bad words, and way TMI about me, and those on the show.
Still, it's a great way to kill an hour. You know, laughing and such.
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I wanna sing this on stage one day. Seriously!
posted by Tuggert at 8:36 PM
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You might be wondering why I find this video fascinating.
1. It's caught me off guard as being rigorous, yet graceful.
2. It's an insight to a sport from another culture.
3. Despite the fact that some sports of this nature might seem less than masculine, it doesn't seem so.
4. **The Real Reason** You will understand when you get to 1:30. Honestly, that's when I started making references using the words "pole" "jump" and believe it or not "nummy nums".
That last part surprised even me.
Enjoy!
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1. My life seems to have two modes. Bored out of my mind, or completely overwhelmed. My partner Bill keeps telling me that I need balance. While I know the definition of the word, it's the concept that escapes me. Like the concept of liking Justin Bieber, or Jager Shots. Completely beyond me.
2. It seems to me that I get in trouble every time I promise Bill that I will take it easy for a while. No more plays or musicals, and I would work on getting my head together. No sooner do I make that declaration, I get a call, text or e-mail that changes everything.
3. I got a text a few weeks ago from a director I have worked with twice before. She said that she had a low turnout for auditions for her next musical, "Godspell", and wanted to know if I wanted the lead part. I asked when rehearsals were, as well as show dates, and I found that I had no serious conflicts, so I said yes. It's my first lead in anything, so it's been a challenge.
4. Way back when I was in Leading Ladies, I was approached by another director who asked if I was planning on auditioning for *his* show, Inspecting Carol. He explained to me that it was a very funny comedy and that my experiences with comedy would be very useful, should I get a part.
He also admitted to me that he was in need of a black guy. I laughed, and I understood.
I told him that I would audition for the part. And I did. And no other black guys showed up so I am playing Walter.
5. There are three or four weeks of overlap between Godspell and Inspecting Carol, but I think we have all of the conflicts worked out. It will be crazy, but I think I can manage.
6. Oh, wait....I forgot. I also have this huge video editing project that I'm *way* overdue on. Now that I have this spanking new computer, fast enough to do video editing without all of the frustration, I have been working on that with what little free time I have. Being a perfectionist, I'm glad I don't have a lot of hair to pull out.
7. So, Labor Day Weekend, I am going to Pittsburgh for Weekend Of Outrageous Fun (or WOOF), for a comedy gig. I have to take some time to do some planning for that one, but I'm not entirely sure when that is going to happen. Probably in between nervous breakdowns I guess.
8. So yeah, I really did myself in this time. I hope everyone can forgive me if I forget a birthday, or something like that. Once Inspecting Carol is over, I'm taking a break. I mean it.
posted by Tuggert at 8:20 AM
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After reading these quotes, I can say from experience that boiling blood hurts like a motherfucker.
posted by Tuggert at 2:04 PM
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This video has been all over the place lately.
I asked Bill if he had seen it, and he said he had. His two conclusions to why the woman lost her shit was either drugs, or she was the product of bad parents.
I take issue with that, because it seems anymore that crazy people are always given a simple excuse to be...well...not as crazy as they act.
The truth is, however, that there are some people who are just loony, and there is no explanation as to why.
I have worked drive through in many places, and I can say with authority that seeing that video didn't surprise me in the least. I have encountered customers on many occasions where a complete meltdown/bitch slap would be the next step in the ascent into rage.
What gets me, is *why* these people completely lose their shit.
In the case of this video, it was McNuggets, which I don't even believe are real chicken. Oh, McDonalds can say they are real chicken all they want, but they also once said that a person could eat their food every single day and it was *good* for them. We all know how that was proven wrong.
Some people go through a restaurant thinking that they are going to get exactly what they want, exactly how they want it. They are completely unequipped to deal with the possiblity that their single minded desire may not be granted in the way they want. People who are like this tend to completely lose their mind, because their day has been completely derailed with this anomoly in their day.
It's a truly pathetic mindset.
Please understand, I'm not talking about those individuals with issues involving compulsion. I have two friends that tend to get antsy when things aren't exactly as they think it should be, and it is an uncontrollable compulsion. But I can say with those two, while they can be difficult, they have never done so much as raise their voice to anyone they have dealt with concerning the matter.
Compulsion aside, some people just get their rocks off on being bossy and difficult because it allows them to think they are more important than they really are.
Meaning, if they can throw a big enough bitchfit, then they will have the establishment by the short and curlies, and by golly that's the most important they have felt in ages.
It is a possiblity that the woman in the above video was just a raging bitch who didn't get her way, so she acted as a preschooler would. She threw a tantrum. My 2 year old niece likes to whine and hit when she can't get what she wants, and that's all I see in the video above. A little girl trapped in a grown woman's body, who is mad because she can't have her McNuggets.
One could argue that if she wasn't on drugs, then this "Preschooler Syndrome" I just described could only be brought about by bad parenthood. There is some merit to that, but not always the case.
Sometimes, even after a person has left the nest, they still feel as though it takes too much time and effort to be patient and practical. Maybe in their youth, that was what they were taught, and maybe those teachings simply didn't stick. My husband was raised to have a wife and children, and I'm not going to hold my breath to see if that is going to happen.
The point is, that I think that we often forget that some people are just assholes, with no explanation to speak of. She may have been crazy. She may have been high. She may have been hungry as hell. Who knows. Who cares? She was caught on tape losing her damn mind, and it is now serving as a reminder that we can't always get what we want, and for goodness sake if you are working a drive through, lock the fucking window when you see someone is getting out of the car. Better to be wrong and glared at, than right and completely whooped over some overprocessed white meat chicken.
Or coffee. Or whatever.
What do *you* think?
posted by Tuggert at 8:19 PM
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Oy....words can't express how dismayed I am that this information is on the internet.
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....it does.... I am beyond speechless. I hate to say it, but the ending made me laugh out loud. You know, because I'm one sick MFer.
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Of course, I was also going to file this under: Why Hasn't Anyone Thought Of This Sooner?
A dating website for "card carrying" virgins.
Ooh, but the jokes I could make with this....
Here is a link, if you are interested, or curious, or a virgin.
http://www.youandmearepure.com/index.php
Yeah, right.
posted by Tuggert at 4:27 PM
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1. Well, home from Chicago.
2. It was an interesting weekend, with ups and downs, of course. Not going to get into that. But, I do want to say that I want to plan another trip soon. Just not in the same hotel. The hotel was fine just....a pain to navigate around. We all thought getting to and from Downtown Chicago from O'Hare was going to be easy.
It wasn't.
Ah well, it was a learning experience.
3. I finally got my copy of Windows 7. It's been a pain in the ass to install, but we are getting there. Going to dual boot install Ubuntu 10.04 as well. Got to get my Linux learn on!
4. Got some suprising news tonight. I got a message from the director of "Into The Woods" telling me that I won a couple of awards for being in the show. The awards ceremony was over the weekend, and I hated missing it, but I really didn't think I was going to get anything.
Seems that I won Tree County Players "Best Actor" for "Into The Woods". In addition, I won "Best Actor For The Season".
I'm still in shock.
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No, I guess you don't.
Wm--
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No, I guess you don't.
Wm--
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Nice! I hope to see more of these.
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I'm not an activist, nor do I even attempt to be. I do, however, follow any news story that affects me directly, and the Proposition 8 trial is one on those things.
When Proposition 8 was passed, it seemed unreal to me. I expected that sort of thing to happen in, say, Texas, but in California? I was completely stunned.
But, I found out quickly that there was still much work to be done before the matter could be considered remotely closed, so I waited for a day before I could react accordingly.
Today is that day.
Yes, I know that the issue won't be closed for some time. In fact, I can only assume that, much like Roe vs. Wade, even if the Supreme Court votes in our favor, this issue will continue to be a hot button for several generations at least.
But today, I wanted to quietly celebrate. Why celebrate even though it still isn't definite?
Because, even if it is just for now, those who are against gay marriage are being confronted with facts, rather than stigma, superstition, and fear. The only core argument we, as gay people and our allies, had was that we were equal, and should get equal rights. That simplicity was both a blessing and a curse. A blessing because it is a simple concept to grasp, but a curse because it is easy for those who oppose to manipulate it into something black and ugly. Or at least attempt to.
I have been with my husband for 14 years. We have experienced the same ups and downs as a heterosexual couple. We've had money scares, we've had medical scares, we've had fights, and awkward silences. We've also had giggle fits, loving smiles in public, and moments of silence where one would say to the other, "Get out of my head!"
Our love isn't simple and clean, but it's complicated, messy and at times a little scary. That's what makes it strong. We are too busy living our relationship to become complacent and bored.
We have all these things, and while we live in Indiana, we will not get the same recognition in this state as a heterosexual couple would.
Our argument for same sex marriage is simple. We, as consenting adults, love each other and wish to have that love recognized so that we can build our lives together with the same benefits as heterosexual citizens.
Yet nothing that is simple seems to go on that way for long. There is always someone who has to make it complicated, which is the best way to describe this issue.
Myths and untruths about homosexuals began to fly around, and people started using phrases like "Sanctity of Marriage", and "Moral Fabric of the Nation." Polls started appearing from out of nowhere about whether or not same sex marriage was right, or wrong. News coverage of the issue spent a lot of time taking the simple concept of love and turned it into something that can be analyzed and voted on.
But while all this has been going on, my husband and I go on loving, living, and enjoying the chance that we have to be our own kind of couple.
Then Judge Walker reveals his decision about Proposition 8 today, and in his scathing response to the issue, he basically says (in a way that only a Judge can) what we have been saying all along.
"Moral disapproval alone is an improper basis on which to deny rights to gay men and lesbians. The evidence shows conclusively that Proposition 8 enacts, without reason, a private moral view that same-sex couples are inferior to opposite-sex couples. (pp 135 line 3)"
In short, this issue cannot be decided based on whether or not a group of people simply don't like it. There has to be concrete evidence of a severe threat to our nation in order to deny the rights of any one group of people.
It is something that most GLBT people have known all along, but it was nice to hear someone with a gavel echo is back to everyone.
Some of you may be against same-sex marriage. I honestly don't feel that my rights as a human being are up for debate. I've heard every single argument out there, and none of them are based on true fact. Even during the trial of Prop 8, there was not one "fact" that was offered to the judge that didn't revert back to "moral disapproval".
I know a nurse who said that she never thought about gay rights until the day that a man's partner passed away suddenly from a brain anurysm. They tried to save him, but there was nothing that could be done.
She said for the first time in 9 years as a nurse, when someone cried out in grief, she put her hands to her ears. She said that the grief of loss was so profound that it was almost unbearable. The poor man was alone at the hospital, since no other family members had the time to arrive just yet. He wanted some time alone, so he went into another room.
When the grieving man's partner's family arrived, they were very cold to him. Words were said on both sides, and rather than helping each other to grieve, they only poured salt in each other's wounds. But after all was said and done, however, the family had each other, and the widower had no one.
My friend went to him, and going against her own rules of nursing, asked the man if he had anyone who could come to be with him. He said he didn't, what was left of his family being scattered all over the country, and none were really close to him.
She asked if there were any friends, and he said yes, but he didn't know if he could call them.
She asked for his phone, and just started going through the phones contact list, until she found someone who was close to the man, and could contact others. Within a half an hour, the man had several friends who were holding his hand, letting him cry, and helping him grieve.
"I didn't sleep at all that night," she said to me, "because I knew that seeing that changed how I saw people."
I asked her if she had ever seen anything like that before, and she said she hadn't. Not of that magnitude.
I hope that to get my point across to those reading this who are against same sex marriage don't have to wait for someone to die to get them to think about what this issue is really all about. Instead, there are pictures you need to see. High definition pictures taken from same sex marriages from various parts of the world. I will warn you, you will see hands held, lips touching, and embraces of love and victory. If homosexuality is so revolting to you that you can't see the love in these pictures, then I feel sorry for you. But if there is one picture, just *one*, that tugs at your heart in any way, then there is hope that you will understand that love can't be regulated. Love can't be controlled. Love isn't just for the privileged, and the pious. Love is just as wonderous for gays and lesbians as it is for straights, and it hurts just as much for us when it's gone.
Follow the link below, and whether you are for or against, I hope it gives you something to think about. This is what Judge Walker ruled in favor ot today in California.
http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/08/same-sex_marriage.html#
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I Beweave Hair Salon
Uploaded by Laurabellbundy. - Watch more comedy videos and sitcoms. Oh mercy, but this made me laugh. Thought I should share.
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This video cracks me up. At first, it just seems amusing. Next thing you know, Ol' Benny just goes crazy! I mean, all out crazy! And people donate money to this guy. I think to help him buy a new jacket. I'm sure that one has had it by now. That line seemed kinda long.
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