First off, I want to touch on something that has been bothering me since somebody told Sarah Palin (I know she wasn't witty enough to make this up herself) to accuse President Obama's approach on reforming the Health Care system as "Socialistic". The bottom line is that this is an untrue statement, though Republicans were quick to take things out of context when arguing it (Also making me lose a LOT of trust in the integrity I thought John McCain possessed.) You can get a quick refresher with this easy to understand Forbes article
http://www.forbes.com/2008/11/05/obama-healthcare-plan-forbeslife-cx_rr_1105health.html.
Now, just to put things in perspective for anyone who still isn't tracking me....
UNITED STATES FEDERAL AND STATE EMPLOYEES, SUCH AS PALIN, OBAMA, MCCAIN, THE MILITARY, AND YOUR LOCAL POSTMEN ALL RECEIVE THE MOST SOCIALIZED HEALTH CARE IN THE NATION!!!
yes, joe the plumber, YOUR tax money pays for 100% of the health insurance plans that THEY and THEIR FAMILIES enjoy. Do you get anything out of that? Directly, the answer is NO! Indirectly, yes- you get a healthier politician, a more fit Dept. of Defense, and more reliable service at the DMV(supposedly) but the basic point I'm trying to make is,
IF YOU ARE A TAX PAYER, YOU ARE ALREADY FUNDING A WAY MORE SOCIALIST HEALTH CARE THAN THE PRESIDENT EVEN WANTS TO CREATE. so start realizing how lucky we are to live in a country that even HAS a health care system and stop finding reasons to complain about what the world hasn't given YOU today.
I can't remember what the second part of this was going to be, but i think it had to do with me talking to stubbs for a while today(SWEET!), going to BevMo and wishing I had a million dollars to spend on strange/exotic alcohols, and over all excitement for the weekend. SMOKE OR FIRE ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT!!!! yeah. I know there was more, but I don't remember.
Friday, January 30, 2009
Thursday, January 29, 2009
MEMBER
So today, through an internet advertisement, a conversation, a haircut, and a $10 tip, I landed myself a membership at a very unique and exclusive barbershop. Let's just say there are 2 free beers an hour and you've seen some of the clientele on America's Most Wanted.
I'm not going to expand much past this online, but if anyone wants more of the story ask me!!
PS- it is a good ass haircut too.
I'm not going to expand much past this online, but if anyone wants more of the story ask me!!
PS- it is a good ass haircut too.
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
i promised you San Francisco reports
So here you go...
I've been to SF twice now. Both times were awesome. The first time i was there from Wednesday until Friday. AwarePoint flew me up there on Virgin America which is a really radical airline comparable to JetBlue. I was greeted at the airport by a KANGAROO! no shit. I guess there was some big event going on for Australia Airlines(or something) and they had a kangaroo hopping around. Those things are quick. Lets see, I took the BART up to Powell station and stayed in the INTERCONTINENTAL (read: swanky mcswankmeyer hotel). Worked split shifts morning and evening and hung out during the day.
A big highlight was going to KidRobot(and Haight street in general), eating Thai food, hanging out with Anica and what seemed like an entire clan of former Richmonders, and drinking good Guinness.
LAST WEEK, I spent Wednesday-Sunday up there and stayed at a little less nice hotel, but still better than what I would be willing to drop on a room. I went to KidRobot AGAIN to get some English Series Dunny's for Beth. I got to spend a lot more time exploring the city this week and I couldn't stop wishing I had a bike up there. I also had a "Jamba Juice" for the first time ever and damn was it tasty. I would end up having another one before boarding my plane on Sunday.
On Saturday night I grabbed some dinner at a cafe called St. Francis where Anica works and met up with her, her boyfriend Roberto, his twin brother Carlos, and Carlos's girlfriend Meg. I had met Roberto briefly only once before and never the other two, but they immediately invited me to hang out with them for the rest of the night. It's really fucking cool when people are just warm like that. I don't think I had even spoken two words to Anica when we both lived in Richmond, but she was treating me like a old friend each time I was her new city.
Today I am going to go for a ride and hopefully find some sort of toy for that damn cat. I also am excited that I found a way around the hoops that my asshole high school is trying to make me jump through (FOR FALSE REASONS) to get my transcripts.
I suppose I have it pretty good these days. I miss the blood out of all you back East though, for serious.
I've been to SF twice now. Both times were awesome. The first time i was there from Wednesday until Friday. AwarePoint flew me up there on Virgin America which is a really radical airline comparable to JetBlue. I was greeted at the airport by a KANGAROO! no shit. I guess there was some big event going on for Australia Airlines(or something) and they had a kangaroo hopping around. Those things are quick. Lets see, I took the BART up to Powell station and stayed in the INTERCONTINENTAL (read: swanky mcswankmeyer hotel). Worked split shifts morning and evening and hung out during the day.
A big highlight was going to KidRobot(and Haight street in general), eating Thai food, hanging out with Anica and what seemed like an entire clan of former Richmonders, and drinking good Guinness.
LAST WEEK, I spent Wednesday-Sunday up there and stayed at a little less nice hotel, but still better than what I would be willing to drop on a room. I went to KidRobot AGAIN to get some English Series Dunny's for Beth. I got to spend a lot more time exploring the city this week and I couldn't stop wishing I had a bike up there. I also had a "Jamba Juice" for the first time ever and damn was it tasty. I would end up having another one before boarding my plane on Sunday.
On Saturday night I grabbed some dinner at a cafe called St. Francis where Anica works and met up with her, her boyfriend Roberto, his twin brother Carlos, and Carlos's girlfriend Meg. I had met Roberto briefly only once before and never the other two, but they immediately invited me to hang out with them for the rest of the night. It's really fucking cool when people are just warm like that. I don't think I had even spoken two words to Anica when we both lived in Richmond, but she was treating me like a old friend each time I was her new city.
Today I am going to go for a ride and hopefully find some sort of toy for that damn cat. I also am excited that I found a way around the hoops that my asshole high school is trying to make me jump through (FOR FALSE REASONS) to get my transcripts.
I suppose I have it pretty good these days. I miss the blood out of all you back East though, for serious.
Dinner last night
Last night was pretty cool. Beth got home and we decided to invite some friends over for dinner. Travis and Mel were already cooking their own, so they said they would come by later. Brandon seemed interested but didn't end up making it out. But, to our delight, the RICHMONDERS came in ALMOST full force. Dennis, Andy, and Scott made the trek on bike (GET IT!? TREK...BIKE!?) with a stack of waffles (i told andy we were having fried chicken, which was a lie) and a backpack full of beer.
I won't steal Beth's thunder by discussing the dish(peep her food blog), but I will say that it was awesome and the entire night was a huge success. Those dudes are very talented at finding good riding spots and told me about some trails a little bit south of here that we're going back to on Saturday. Definitely excited
I won't steal Beth's thunder by discussing the dish(peep her food blog), but I will say that it was awesome and the entire night was a huge success. Those dudes are very talented at finding good riding spots and told me about some trails a little bit south of here that we're going back to on Saturday. Definitely excited
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
So glad I was born in the mid to late 80's
people spent wayyyy to much time making themselves look like fucking idiots every morning.
god bless this t shirt and pair of jeans
god bless this t shirt and pair of jeans
Monday, January 26, 2009
Reading "The Audacity of Hope" by Barack Obama
(I know book titles are supposed to be underlined, but I don't think I can do that for blog titles)
ANYWAYS
This book is amazing and I don't mean that in an idealistic, hippy-dreamer type way. This book is NOT a fantasy blueprint for what President Obama has simply promised that his administration will do (Even though I do believe him!!). This book was written to explain his observations of today's political world and WHY his approach to it is one that will succeed in getting shit done. If you think this dude is a good public speaker, JUST WAIT until you have the pleasure of reading his prose. He does an outstanding job of explaining the recent history of our political parties and the personalities that make up each side, not failing to address the reasons why BOTH major parties are failing the common citizen. Bottom line, he gives the bottom line. If you voted for Obama, you really should read this book. If you voted for anyone other than Obama, you MUST read this book. I promise you it will fill in any blanks you might have on him. I can't sing it any more praises until I am finished reading it, but seriously, go get it. I want him to be my best friend.
later
ANYWAYS
This book is amazing and I don't mean that in an idealistic, hippy-dreamer type way. This book is NOT a fantasy blueprint for what President Obama has simply promised that his administration will do (Even though I do believe him!!). This book was written to explain his observations of today's political world and WHY his approach to it is one that will succeed in getting shit done. If you think this dude is a good public speaker, JUST WAIT until you have the pleasure of reading his prose. He does an outstanding job of explaining the recent history of our political parties and the personalities that make up each side, not failing to address the reasons why BOTH major parties are failing the common citizen. Bottom line, he gives the bottom line. If you voted for Obama, you really should read this book. If you voted for anyone other than Obama, you MUST read this book. I promise you it will fill in any blanks you might have on him. I can't sing it any more praises until I am finished reading it, but seriously, go get it. I want him to be my best friend.
later
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
So there I was...
sitting at home on the computer watching CNNlive streaming the Presidential Inauguration. I'm in nothing but a pair of boxers and I'm drinking a cup of coffee. Somewhere deep inside of me, something yelled "um, excuse me, earth to ashton...yes? THIS IS HISTORY IN THE MAKING, WHY AREN'T YOU SOMEWHERE EPIC?!" I started to reason with laziness by thinking "welllll if I was still in Richmond I would totally have made it up to DC for this." Fortunately, I cut myself off before I wasted another moment and diverted my attention to a google search query of "san diego obama inauguration events" A couple results suggested balls and parties I could attend tonight, but I REALLY wanted something to go to for the big moment. Then I noticed that the Malcom X Public Library, a meer 10 minutes from my apartment, was playing the event over a big screen projection and would have refreshments available.
sold!
I do a quick mapquest and head towards my viewing party with the air of coincidence that I should be seeing this at a library named after Malcom X. The multipurpose room is full of chairs and the big screen is indeed big. There were no more than 20 attendees at 8:20am PST when I arrived. By 8:45, the place was swarming with people; young and old, black and white, male and female. Everyone was buzzing with excitement and I couldn't help but engage the woman sitting next to me in conversation. She was equally as anticipant and it soon came to my attention that she was, along with the half dozen other nicely dressed middle aged folks around me, one of San Diego's City Council members. What?!? I totally played it cool, and we were so busy expressing opinions on Rick Warren and Dick Cheney and the like that I never even thought about bringing up some grievances I had with the system(The post office being whack, The ghost bike memorial being removed, Charging for trash removal).
Anyways, back to the topic at hand, The crowd was easily 100 people, and at least 2 classrooms of seventh and eighth graders managed to come in just minutes before the actual ceremony began. Everyone went wild anytime the Obamas or Bidens came up on screen, and we all took great pride in waving FORMER president george w. bush away towards that big cattle ranch in the land of no-one-cares. I was captivated by Obama's speech(and downright impressed he managed to memorize that whole thing!) and found comfort in his strong, yet gentle words expressing his ideas of what we, as a country, can do to lead the world towards a new age.
The Malcom X Public Library would continue to party until 7pm tonight, with a different ethnicity of food being served every hour(I believe Mexican, Ethiopian, Soul, and Indian were a few courses on the menu) and there would be an open mic on the stage for anyone who wanted to share some words to do so. Truely a democratic community in it's finest capacity, sharing food, knowledge, and friendship for all those willing to accept.
Also, starting at 4pm the library will begin conducting interviews with anyone interested that will be edited and conformed into a dvd that will be a part of City history for future citizens to enjoy if they find themselves wondering what we were doing on this day and how it all felt.
sold!
I do a quick mapquest and head towards my viewing party with the air of coincidence that I should be seeing this at a library named after Malcom X. The multipurpose room is full of chairs and the big screen is indeed big. There were no more than 20 attendees at 8:20am PST when I arrived. By 8:45, the place was swarming with people; young and old, black and white, male and female. Everyone was buzzing with excitement and I couldn't help but engage the woman sitting next to me in conversation. She was equally as anticipant and it soon came to my attention that she was, along with the half dozen other nicely dressed middle aged folks around me, one of San Diego's City Council members. What?!? I totally played it cool, and we were so busy expressing opinions on Rick Warren and Dick Cheney and the like that I never even thought about bringing up some grievances I had with the system(The post office being whack, The ghost bike memorial being removed, Charging for trash removal).
Anyways, back to the topic at hand, The crowd was easily 100 people, and at least 2 classrooms of seventh and eighth graders managed to come in just minutes before the actual ceremony began. Everyone went wild anytime the Obamas or Bidens came up on screen, and we all took great pride in waving FORMER president george w. bush away towards that big cattle ranch in the land of no-one-cares. I was captivated by Obama's speech(and downright impressed he managed to memorize that whole thing!) and found comfort in his strong, yet gentle words expressing his ideas of what we, as a country, can do to lead the world towards a new age.
The Malcom X Public Library would continue to party until 7pm tonight, with a different ethnicity of food being served every hour(I believe Mexican, Ethiopian, Soul, and Indian were a few courses on the menu) and there would be an open mic on the stage for anyone who wanted to share some words to do so. Truely a democratic community in it's finest capacity, sharing food, knowledge, and friendship for all those willing to accept.
Also, starting at 4pm the library will begin conducting interviews with anyone interested that will be edited and conformed into a dvd that will be a part of City history for future citizens to enjoy if they find themselves wondering what we were doing on this day and how it all felt.
Monday, January 19, 2009
OK!
Ok here is a more filling update for all you ashblogeyes out there.
I was in San Francisco for a few days for work. My first experience with this city was cool, but the freezing July winds did NOT impress me on my FIRST trip to California. I enjoyed it a LOT more this time. Work was chill and uneventful, so I'll skip over those parts.
Wednesday, 6:45pm- I arrive at SFO and take BART up to Union Square to meet Larry. He tells me I'm going to get paid for a full day for flying and then checks me into my room in the INTERCONTINENTAL(This is a NICE fucking hotel). We go grab some Thai food and a few beers, then turn in early for our 5am wake up.
Thursday, 11:00am- I'm off work for the morning(we're doing split shifts) and I give Anica a call to see what shes up to. We grab lunch at a pretty chill cafe a bunch of her friends(most of whom were also richmond natives) worked at. After lunch, I ask her if we can go to KidRobot so I can pick something up for Beth. We do. Then, it turns out a couple of people were hanging out in a city park down the road and since it is unseasonably beautiful outside we go join the chiller and about an hour and a half later I realize that it's time for me to start heading back for my second shift. Needless to say, I promptly get lost trying to walk the 1.5miles back to my hotel. Good thing Larry and Brittany aren't in any rush to get back to work.
Friday- Wake up, work, go around a bit on the bus, go to the airport, sit, have a beer, read, try to nap, draw, get on the plane, get home, RUN to meet everyone for sushi(was awesome), come home, go to sleep
Saturday- Beth drops car off at mechanic, Travis and Mel pick us up for some perusing around Pacific Beach. Buffalo Exchange has free cupcakes, naturally I take two and they are both excellent. Beth gets a phone call that she has to pick up her car within 30 minutes or she can't get it until Monday. We rush back and get Beth's car, planning a trip up to the Stone brewery and dinner at the famous Red Robin. We get to the brewery and find out that we have to wait in line for tickets and of course they run out the group before ours. We go to Red Robin. Everythings great, and then we walk about the mall for a little while(it's a pretty nice mall). Beth buys jeans, I buy chocolate espresso beans, everybody's happy. We drive downtown to Pokez for a power violence show. Show starts late, so in the mean time we are at the bar down the block having a decent time. Show goes on, bands are good, show goes late. We're all too tired to make it up to the party at Ky's so we go to sleep.
Sunday: Originally supposed to go to the ghetto swap meet down south, our path doesn't end up crossing with Trav and Mel and we opt for mexican breakfast at El Zarape. Everythings delicious, and we go back to PB to meet up with Dennis, Zac, Miles, Claire, and Andy(all former richmonders) for some beach volleyball. Volleyball ends up being really really fun and actually pretty good matches so afterwards we decide that a cookout should follow and beer should be present. Zac, Miles, and Claire live in an awesome house in PB and we had a good time just kicking it there for a while and then watching the Steelers game on a huge projector they set up against the wall. After dropping off Dennis and Andrew we swing by Ky's to check out whats going on there and find Rick and Ky watching the Simpsons. Two episodes later we grow weary and decide it's time to turn in after a long weekend.
Then I woke up and wrote this.
I was in San Francisco for a few days for work. My first experience with this city was cool, but the freezing July winds did NOT impress me on my FIRST trip to California. I enjoyed it a LOT more this time. Work was chill and uneventful, so I'll skip over those parts.
Wednesday, 6:45pm- I arrive at SFO and take BART up to Union Square to meet Larry. He tells me I'm going to get paid for a full day for flying and then checks me into my room in the INTERCONTINENTAL(This is a NICE fucking hotel). We go grab some Thai food and a few beers, then turn in early for our 5am wake up.
Thursday, 11:00am- I'm off work for the morning(we're doing split shifts) and I give Anica a call to see what shes up to. We grab lunch at a pretty chill cafe a bunch of her friends(most of whom were also richmond natives) worked at. After lunch, I ask her if we can go to KidRobot so I can pick something up for Beth. We do. Then, it turns out a couple of people were hanging out in a city park down the road and since it is unseasonably beautiful outside we go join the chiller and about an hour and a half later I realize that it's time for me to start heading back for my second shift. Needless to say, I promptly get lost trying to walk the 1.5miles back to my hotel. Good thing Larry and Brittany aren't in any rush to get back to work.
Friday- Wake up, work, go around a bit on the bus, go to the airport, sit, have a beer, read, try to nap, draw, get on the plane, get home, RUN to meet everyone for sushi(was awesome), come home, go to sleep
Saturday- Beth drops car off at mechanic, Travis and Mel pick us up for some perusing around Pacific Beach. Buffalo Exchange has free cupcakes, naturally I take two and they are both excellent. Beth gets a phone call that she has to pick up her car within 30 minutes or she can't get it until Monday. We rush back and get Beth's car, planning a trip up to the Stone brewery and dinner at the famous Red Robin. We get to the brewery and find out that we have to wait in line for tickets and of course they run out the group before ours. We go to Red Robin. Everythings great, and then we walk about the mall for a little while(it's a pretty nice mall). Beth buys jeans, I buy chocolate espresso beans, everybody's happy. We drive downtown to Pokez for a power violence show. Show starts late, so in the mean time we are at the bar down the block having a decent time. Show goes on, bands are good, show goes late. We're all too tired to make it up to the party at Ky's so we go to sleep.
Sunday: Originally supposed to go to the ghetto swap meet down south, our path doesn't end up crossing with Trav and Mel and we opt for mexican breakfast at El Zarape. Everythings delicious, and we go back to PB to meet up with Dennis, Zac, Miles, Claire, and Andy(all former richmonders) for some beach volleyball. Volleyball ends up being really really fun and actually pretty good matches so afterwards we decide that a cookout should follow and beer should be present. Zac, Miles, and Claire live in an awesome house in PB and we had a good time just kicking it there for a while and then watching the Steelers game on a huge projector they set up against the wall. After dropping off Dennis and Andrew we swing by Ky's to check out whats going on there and find Rick and Ky watching the Simpsons. Two episodes later we grow weary and decide it's time to turn in after a long weekend.
Then I woke up and wrote this.
Saturday, January 17, 2009
i went to san francisco this weekend
it ruled. i'll elaborate more soon, but the main point is I got called a Honkey and i didn't even deserve it
Monday, January 12, 2009
AND AGAIN!
HEY! just woke up feeling 100 times better than I had all weekend. Lemme tell you about something right quick- Having drill on the same weekend that you have the flu fucking SUCKS. Wow, what a miserable time I had. I didn't eat from breakfast Saturday until Dinner last night. I thought that I had gotten food poisoning from Saturday's lunch(the reason I say I didn't eat this meal is because it all came right back up) but nobody else got sick and it IS, as beth pointed out, flu season. Anyways, I'll spare you the details.
I'm going to Ukraine this summer! Although I was ORIGINALLY told we were going to Australia, which would've been way cooler, they restructured our squadron and now my platoon is slotted for Ukraine to train their soldiers on Infantry and Recon tactics. I'm sure this has NOTHING to do with them being one foot in the door of a NATO membership either. I worked with a Ukraine Infantry Company in Kosovo though and they are definitely cool dudes so I'm very excited about this mission. Also, I think Ukraine is one of the few remaining countries where the dollar is still strong. I believe I'll be there for 2 or 3 weeks in July, but we haven't gotten a final timeline yet.
I worked for AwarePoint all last week in Poway, which was nice. I talked to my boss this morning and they want to fly me up to San Francisco Wed-Fri. I've heard that one before, so I'm not sure if it'll finally go down this time, but we'll see.
We now have dressers, book shelves, a TV and a DVD player!!! Save a vacuum cleaner, I'd say we're pretty legit.
Stu's begun to wake up!!! He has opened his eyes and is responding to questions by squeezing hands. Apparently he doesn't remember the fall, isn't in any pain, and is very thirsty. Best two out of three I'd say. They can't give him water until they take him off of the ventilator though. I can't even imagine what must be going through his brain right now. I bet it's incredibly confusing and stressful for him. At least we're continuing to make progress though!
Steelers beat the Chargers last night. I was at drill for the first half of the game and sleeping during the second half, but I guess it doesn't matter since we lost. It's weird that I'm becoming interested in this sport. It has everything to do with living in a city that hosts a team, but still. I'll definitely rep the Padres this summer unless they play the Sox, then I'll stay true. Stoked on how well the Bruins are doing this hockey season!!
Ok that's enough. See Ya!
I'm going to Ukraine this summer! Although I was ORIGINALLY told we were going to Australia, which would've been way cooler, they restructured our squadron and now my platoon is slotted for Ukraine to train their soldiers on Infantry and Recon tactics. I'm sure this has NOTHING to do with them being one foot in the door of a NATO membership either. I worked with a Ukraine Infantry Company in Kosovo though and they are definitely cool dudes so I'm very excited about this mission. Also, I think Ukraine is one of the few remaining countries where the dollar is still strong. I believe I'll be there for 2 or 3 weeks in July, but we haven't gotten a final timeline yet.
I worked for AwarePoint all last week in Poway, which was nice. I talked to my boss this morning and they want to fly me up to San Francisco Wed-Fri. I've heard that one before, so I'm not sure if it'll finally go down this time, but we'll see.
We now have dressers, book shelves, a TV and a DVD player!!! Save a vacuum cleaner, I'd say we're pretty legit.
Stu's begun to wake up!!! He has opened his eyes and is responding to questions by squeezing hands. Apparently he doesn't remember the fall, isn't in any pain, and is very thirsty. Best two out of three I'd say. They can't give him water until they take him off of the ventilator though. I can't even imagine what must be going through his brain right now. I bet it's incredibly confusing and stressful for him. At least we're continuing to make progress though!
Steelers beat the Chargers last night. I was at drill for the first half of the game and sleeping during the second half, but I guess it doesn't matter since we lost. It's weird that I'm becoming interested in this sport. It has everything to do with living in a city that hosts a team, but still. I'll definitely rep the Padres this summer unless they play the Sox, then I'll stay true. Stoked on how well the Bruins are doing this hockey season!!
Ok that's enough. See Ya!
Friday, January 9, 2009
hm
i wrote a decent entry yesterday via cellphone but apparently it didn't make it to the actual posting stage. Bummer.
Anyways, I was just explaining what I had been up to since last time...The Holidays, Scott's visit, Nico(beth's cat) joining us out here, $700 pet deposits, working more, and of course....Stu's fall.
First and foremost, check out www.stubutler.com if you don't know what I'm referring to, but assuming you do I guess I'll just take a few minutes to talk about my relationship with stu over the past few years and what it means to me.
I met Stu sometime in 2003 through Jason Thompson when they were in As Beauty Dies/For The Girls. Though I never really got into their music, I can't tell you how many times I saw them play or hung out during practice. What mattered the most was being able to hang out with a bunch of my friends and just have a good time. Stu was always the most quiet, go with the flow, non-edge dude I had ever been around so therefore I was inherently interested in him. I remember the first thing that ever came up whenever we talked about him was his unique ability to always date the cutest girls ever. The rest of us were stupid little shits with 3rd grade senses of humor and he was like this cool, older brother dude who would just do his own thing while everyone else took notice. Our paths didn't really cross for a while after I stopped hanging out with the rest of the guys in that band, but soon after Trey and I became friends I found out that he knew Stu too. The past year or so when I was either hanging out at Trey's or living there, I saw Stu at least twice a week, either for Original Sin practice or just to kick it on the front porch. It was during that time that I finally got some one on one with him and found out that basically everything I had already thought of him was true. Stu Butler is just one of those guys who always knows how to play it cool. I can't recall ever seeing him lose his temper, trap himself in conversation by saying something he couldn't defend, or give a shit about what was socially acceptable (though I still wish I could have persuaded him to vote for Obama). It really sucks that it takes things like this to get us to evaluate our relationships with some of our friends, but now that I think about it I can use this as a reason to consider my relationships with other people and maybe learn some more about myself in the process.
Anyways, I was just explaining what I had been up to since last time...The Holidays, Scott's visit, Nico(beth's cat) joining us out here, $700 pet deposits, working more, and of course....Stu's fall.
First and foremost, check out www.stubutler.com if you don't know what I'm referring to, but assuming you do I guess I'll just take a few minutes to talk about my relationship with stu over the past few years and what it means to me.
I met Stu sometime in 2003 through Jason Thompson when they were in As Beauty Dies/For The Girls. Though I never really got into their music, I can't tell you how many times I saw them play or hung out during practice. What mattered the most was being able to hang out with a bunch of my friends and just have a good time. Stu was always the most quiet, go with the flow, non-edge dude I had ever been around so therefore I was inherently interested in him. I remember the first thing that ever came up whenever we talked about him was his unique ability to always date the cutest girls ever. The rest of us were stupid little shits with 3rd grade senses of humor and he was like this cool, older brother dude who would just do his own thing while everyone else took notice. Our paths didn't really cross for a while after I stopped hanging out with the rest of the guys in that band, but soon after Trey and I became friends I found out that he knew Stu too. The past year or so when I was either hanging out at Trey's or living there, I saw Stu at least twice a week, either for Original Sin practice or just to kick it on the front porch. It was during that time that I finally got some one on one with him and found out that basically everything I had already thought of him was true. Stu Butler is just one of those guys who always knows how to play it cool. I can't recall ever seeing him lose his temper, trap himself in conversation by saying something he couldn't defend, or give a shit about what was socially acceptable (though I still wish I could have persuaded him to vote for Obama). It really sucks that it takes things like this to get us to evaluate our relationships with some of our friends, but now that I think about it I can use this as a reason to consider my relationships with other people and maybe learn some more about myself in the process.
Thursday, January 8, 2009
fuuuuck i've been busy
so sorry about the lack of updates. especially after I said i was going to totally change the way I post.
Soon!
Soon!
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