Made it back

Well the trip to Hong Kong was a blast, a great time was had with my host and adjunct tour guide. Hong Kong is probably my favorite city on earth, there is just something about it. The lights and sounds, it feels like it is a living being. At night it is just amazing, looking across Kowloon harbor is a breathtaking sight. I still have to download my pictures and post them.

Who do I look like?

Floating in the Random zone

Here I sit, waiting to go to Hong Kong on Friday (YAY!!). Random thoughts once again start to cycle through my mind.

Who ever came up with Cinnamon Altoids is a genius.

Is there any sport that can not be made more watchable by adding the words "Female" and "Topless" to it? (may even make NASCAR watchable, but they would have to drive convertibles)

Is there anything the Main Steam Media will not try to make a crisis out of?

Could Kinder Eggs be the coolest candy ever?

Heard the new Linkin Park single, was not impressed. Seems to have lost their edge and fallen into the realm of popular rock.

Is there any movie that Uwe Boll can not make horrible?

Contentment.

Fame or integrity: which is more important?
Money or happiness: which is more valuable?
Success or failure: which is more destructive?

If you look to others for fulfillment,
you will never truly be fulfilled.
If your happiness depends on money,
you will never be happy with yourself.

Be content with what you have;
rejoice in the way things are.
When you realize there is nothing lacking,
the whole world belongs to you.

-From the Tao Te Ching

Blame...

The shootings at Virginia Tech, was a tragedy. A lot of students dead due to one kid's dementia. Turn on the television and you get bombarded by reporters and experts, all showing mock concern as they try to turn this horrific act into a political weapon. Once again I am sickened by how the media tries to cash in on sorrow and death.

Who is to blame? This seems to be the mantra nowadays. Is it the fault of the firearms, the state, the school, the parents, the rich kids, video games, rock and roll, the government, who? Why were actions not taken? In all the whys and who's one thing keeps bugging me, why is the shooter not the villain? In every news report and article the shooter, to me, seems to be made just as much of a victim as the people he killed. Why is he not held responsible for his actions? Many other people have hard lives, and manage not to go on a killing sprees.

Bwahahaahhhaaa

So here I am, munching on some fresh pineapple (after the discussion I had this weekend, I can't look at a pineapple with out having the urge to giggle), and surfing the net when I find this at VGCats.
I about sprayed pineapple all over my monitor.

Busy week

This week has been quite busy. Caught between work, and very busy social calender, this week has flown by. So far this week I have:

Helped my customers fix yet another one of the problems they cause themselves by not listening to people in the know (ie...ME).

Had dinner and coffee with a Scottish friend, and discussed all the high schoolish drama in our group.

Scheduled a trip to Hong Kong (YAY!!!)

Had dinner and drinks with the muse of my soul (I know you're going to eventually read this so have to poke fun at you)

Obtained all the stuff needed for Saturday's Toga Party , and only had one auto accident getting the stuff.

Paid for my Hong Kong trip (and received requests for various things from the wonderful city)

Had dinner with a Korean friend, who always manages to make me laugh.

Obtained information for some company bigwigs that decided to drop in unexpectedly.

Rolled up a Dungeons and Dragons character, a Kender thief (yep, still a geek at heart)

and still managed to make it to the gym every night.

And now it's the weekend, curious on what it will hold.

Hong Kong bound

Well made a snap decision yesterday, going to Hong Kong for a weekend. Been way too long since I've been there, and as an added bonus I get to finally meet a friend face to face.

Tired....

Last couple nights I have been plagued by insomnia. I was going to write about all the things that happened this weekend, revelations that were made, dances that were danced, and a surprise guest star all thrown in to the mix. Unfortunately just don't have it in me at the moment. The torpid state of sleeplessness is really kicking in. Oh well maybe tomorrow.

Vista Banished...

The ordeal is over, last night I reinstalled XP pro on my computer. It's like a great, red hot, spiky weight has been lifted (off very sensitive body parts). I can not begin to put into words, how I feel about Vista. The fact I spent money on this, for lack of a better word, program causes me much self loathing and shame. If you have not jumped from XP to Vista consider yourself blessed.

Some good vids

And a outstanding one sent to me by "M"

offensive material

Time for a bit of ranting. Let's look at some political correctness and the way we kowtow avoid offending people.

Police were called in because a 10 year old boy called a classmate "gay" in an email. I remember growing up, we called each other all sorts of names. Never needed the police. Over react much?

Schools quit teaching about the Holocaust . I really am stunned by this, 6 MILLION people murdered. 6 MILLION men, women, and children butchered by hatred. Certain people might find that fact offensive? It might cause strife because their holy men say it did not happen? Look in the eyes of the survivors, talk to the soldiers who found those camps, stare at the pictures, read the documents, and then tell me it did not happen.

School district supports "Ebonics" . So much for teaching proper English skills, and getting students prepared for the real world.

12 students suspended for praying in school.
"Congress make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances."
Guess that doesn't include Christian students trying to have a prayer meeting. Still trying to figure out how a meeting at 7 am in the cafeteria would "disrupt education".

Maybe they should have claimed they were role-playing, instead of having a prayer meeting. It seems to have worked in San Francisco.

Just give it a rest. Stop with the double standards, and quit trying to subject everyone to your half-assed "Brady Bunch" view of the way the world is supposed to be. I don't give a damn about color, religious beliefs, sexual orientation or anything else. I try to live my life, pay my bills, and make it to the end of each day. I don't try to make you accept my views, quit trying to force me to submit to yours.

Non-being

We join spokes together in a wheel,
but it is the center hole
that makes the wagon move.

We shape clay into a pot,
but it is the emptiness inside
that holds whatever we want.

We hammer wood for a house,
but it is the inner space
that makes it livable.

We work with being,
but non-being is what we use.

-from the Tao Te Ching