the reality tunnel

as if i needed yet another example to prove that the current administration does not represent me in any way whatsoever
originally written 07.31.2002
“In the way they’re kind of writing it right now out of the Senate Finance Committee, some people could spend their entire five years on welfare – there’s a five-year work requirement [...]

hot in the city tonight
originally written 07.31.2002

it’s hot in the city tonight, but not in the fun way of the song that was on claire’s mix cd when all the kids in the house danced around and acted silly and just chilled out and had fun. it’s hot in the [...]

job skills
i just got some unsolicited e-mail that actually interested me. apparently ohio has some program that offers up to $8,000 in technical training for individuals with income less than $13,290. i’ve never really been into the whole certification game, but if i can get free training, i won’t have to stress the [...]

summer
originally posted 07.19.2002

but yeah. i’m looking forward to summer. and i’m talking about real summer. i’m talking cruising through the ‘burbs with the windows rolled down listening to bling bling thug-hop or rap-core which is only acceptable listening material for cruising and trying to front to 13-year-old thug wannabees or [...]

reboot

trying to get started writing in this journal again is tough. hell, i don’t even read other people’s journals like i used to. i don’t think it’s that i have less free time, it’s just that, well, i think at least, since i’m back with most of my friends, i have less need [...]

quote of the day – “you would have to kill me …”
originally written 06.24.2002

You would have to kill me and prop me up in the seat of my car with a smile painted on my face to get me to go near Hollywood.

- philip k. dick, author of the short story minority report, now a [...]