So 4th of July weekend was 50/50... Worked at my buddies fireworks store Friday and Saturday... And I'm glad thats over... I delt with more people in two days than I had in the last 3 years... :-P... Saturday Night I set off some fireworks with a couple a buddies and just chilled... It sucked that it rained most of the day Saturday... Sunday was the Indy HP Stree Tunner Challenge... It was awsome... it started out kinda gloomy but ended up bein a decent afternoon... After that went and chilled with some interesting folks... Then watched some fireworks... So yea... Kinda had its ups and downs...
I have to say it was an absolutely amazing weekend... Pinks All Out was here in Indy... 15,000 people on Saturday and about half that on sunday for the make up due to it pouring on us Saturday night... I'm absolutely burnt to a crisp from sittin in the sun on aluminum bleachers for a day and a half but it was worth it... absolutely awsome
So it's been a minute since i've written anything... Nothin really exciting goin on these days... Just lookin for work and hangin out really... but things are lookin up with the good weather... been to a couple track events and car shows... have seen some pretty cool cars...
so yea some cool stuff so far this summer
so yea some cool stuff so far this summer
So this was originaly posted by I Set My Friends On Fire but i liked it so much that I have decided to post it on here...
Over the course of my so far fairly short life(17 teen years, what a joke!) , I was sitting in bed one night just thinking about the things that truly do suck, haha and I came up with 3 or 4 things. So I got out a piece of paper, and decided to fill out the list to 10 things. Bah. So here ya go, in reverse order.
10: You will probably never fulfill your potential, and even if you do, it won't be enough. Just think of what kind of person you could be if you actually did something productive or constructive with your time, instead of, say, writing these ridiculous bulletins. You always could get around to those books you wanted to read, or perhaps to start exercising to lose some weight, or perhaps to get buff. Well, the first part says that you won't do that, and even if you do, it won't be enough. You won't lose enough weight, won't get smart enough, and won't get buff enough to draw any attention away from that guy who has 2% body fat who hangs around during lunch time so that your female friends can shamelessly feel his stomach. Related to the 2rd law.
9: Other people can do the same thing you do or worse, but get more credit for it because they are other people, and not you. Ever have one of those math tests, where after grading, you look at your friends test, and see marks such as "great", "good", "pure genius", or even "super" followed by an explanation of "Your methods of solving these problems are very novel, great work". Then of course, you gaze upon your own paper, which at least has the proper (better) grade on it, but is otherwise blank, even though you used the same methods that he did, and it took you half the time. Yeah. So you take a moment to write in all the compliments you never got, but tire of it and throw it away. These kind of things can be mentally written off I suppose, but still are annoying.
8: There is always a better way to do what you just did. It never fails, either during a moment of hindsight or when somebody asks you why you are being so damn stupid, you realize that you just spent an untold amount of work for something that could have been done in perhaps 10 seconds. Of course, it's too late now to go back, and a similar problem will never come around again for you to redeem yourself.
7: You are flawed. This seems to be a reoccurring theme in this write-up, but I really don't mean it to be. Still though, all people are flawed, or so they say, but all that you know is that you yourself are. You can't do everything right all the time, but somebody else probably can. Find that person. Make them do it, but that usually doesn't work either.
6: There are many many other things that suck, not just these ten. Not much unlike the ninth amendment to the US Constitution, due to the sheer quantities of things that suck it would take a long time to list them here, and as a consequence of the 7th rule, you would probably screw up if you tried. In any case, just because something is not on this list, does not mean that it doesn't suck. In fact, it probably does.
5: Your great idea was thought of 10-20 years ago, was tried, and probably failed miserably, or they fixed your process and are now rich. In grade school I remember finding this cute little way to find prime numbers, by putting them in a grid and using their positions to find the easy factors. Then I remember looking in a math book one day, and it outlines the method I used, telling me it was done by some Greek guy about a billion years ago, along with a refinement or two I think. Although he didn't get rich, and it wasn't 10 or 20 years ago, the basic principles still apply.
4: It it always your fault. I don't mean to sound so self-hateful, but most things that screw your life up are your fault, and/or could have been avoided with some forethought. Maybe you shouldn't be so stupid.
3: Women always mean the opposite of what they say. Now, this probably applies to men as well, or at least I'm sure some negaitive thing about men could go here, but I don't spend my time wondering why I try to bother with women. Women always say that they like nice guys, who are kind, polite, sensitive, and smart are all looked upon favorably by women. Sure. Women tell you this while you are having lunch with them for the first time in a long time, because she recently became unattached to her last boyfriend and will do things with the lowly single people for awhile. They also tell you that you that you always have fit all these qualities in the extreme, and yet she fails to see the signifigance in the fact that you are 22 and haven't even been close to going on a date in your life. It just doesn't register, that perhaps something in their theory is slightly askew. Then, out of the corner of her eye, she'll take notice of some high school dropout she met 5 minutes ago who mumbles a lot, *but can play guitar like a mofo*, and she'll say good bye, and perhaps you'll have a serious conversation with your best friend again in 1-6 months when she gets tired of him and she sees you for lunch again. Lather, Rinse, Repeat. Guys, guitar = chicks, and you probably don't play the guitar. I don't care what they tell you.
2: No matter how good you are at anything, somebody else is/was better. This is the "somebody else" clause. The universe is very big, so naturally there is some entity out there that can kick your ass. The odd thing is, it almost always turns out that this entity is right here on earth, living right now, getting ready to kick your ass, personally. Examples include that Asian kid who kicked your ass in that MathCounts state competition so long ago, or maybe that kid down the block who is the only person who can take you on in Q&A.
1: You can't win, you can't even break even. This is basically what it all boils down to. Some people say this because in the end, everybody dies, and they see this as a loss. I don't see death as losing really, just the end of the road, but the losing streak in a persons life begins before death anyway, so the law still holds true. Oddly, because of its nature, this is the only rule that has a chance to hold true for everybody, not just yourself in relation to other people. This is not a pro-suicide deal here, you just can't win. Ironically, this is probably what sucks the most, but it is also the only thing I can think of that unites us all. None of us can win. It's all so lovely.
Over the course of my so far fairly short life(17 teen years, what a joke!) , I was sitting in bed one night just thinking about the things that truly do suck, haha and I came up with 3 or 4 things. So I got out a piece of paper, and decided to fill out the list to 10 things. Bah. So here ya go, in reverse order.
10: You will probably never fulfill your potential, and even if you do, it won't be enough. Just think of what kind of person you could be if you actually did something productive or constructive with your time, instead of, say, writing these ridiculous bulletins. You always could get around to those books you wanted to read, or perhaps to start exercising to lose some weight, or perhaps to get buff. Well, the first part says that you won't do that, and even if you do, it won't be enough. You won't lose enough weight, won't get smart enough, and won't get buff enough to draw any attention away from that guy who has 2% body fat who hangs around during lunch time so that your female friends can shamelessly feel his stomach. Related to the 2rd law.
9: Other people can do the same thing you do or worse, but get more credit for it because they are other people, and not you. Ever have one of those math tests, where after grading, you look at your friends test, and see marks such as "great", "good", "pure genius", or even "super" followed by an explanation of "Your methods of solving these problems are very novel, great work". Then of course, you gaze upon your own paper, which at least has the proper (better) grade on it, but is otherwise blank, even though you used the same methods that he did, and it took you half the time. Yeah. So you take a moment to write in all the compliments you never got, but tire of it and throw it away. These kind of things can be mentally written off I suppose, but still are annoying.
8: There is always a better way to do what you just did. It never fails, either during a moment of hindsight or when somebody asks you why you are being so damn stupid, you realize that you just spent an untold amount of work for something that could have been done in perhaps 10 seconds. Of course, it's too late now to go back, and a similar problem will never come around again for you to redeem yourself.
7: You are flawed. This seems to be a reoccurring theme in this write-up, but I really don't mean it to be. Still though, all people are flawed, or so they say, but all that you know is that you yourself are. You can't do everything right all the time, but somebody else probably can. Find that person. Make them do it, but that usually doesn't work either.
6: There are many many other things that suck, not just these ten. Not much unlike the ninth amendment to the US Constitution, due to the sheer quantities of things that suck it would take a long time to list them here, and as a consequence of the 7th rule, you would probably screw up if you tried. In any case, just because something is not on this list, does not mean that it doesn't suck. In fact, it probably does.
5: Your great idea was thought of 10-20 years ago, was tried, and probably failed miserably, or they fixed your process and are now rich. In grade school I remember finding this cute little way to find prime numbers, by putting them in a grid and using their positions to find the easy factors. Then I remember looking in a math book one day, and it outlines the method I used, telling me it was done by some Greek guy about a billion years ago, along with a refinement or two I think. Although he didn't get rich, and it wasn't 10 or 20 years ago, the basic principles still apply.
4: It it always your fault. I don't mean to sound so self-hateful, but most things that screw your life up are your fault, and/or could have been avoided with some forethought. Maybe you shouldn't be so stupid.
3: Women always mean the opposite of what they say. Now, this probably applies to men as well, or at least I'm sure some negaitive thing about men could go here, but I don't spend my time wondering why I try to bother with women. Women always say that they like nice guys, who are kind, polite, sensitive, and smart are all looked upon favorably by women. Sure. Women tell you this while you are having lunch with them for the first time in a long time, because she recently became unattached to her last boyfriend and will do things with the lowly single people for awhile. They also tell you that you that you always have fit all these qualities in the extreme, and yet she fails to see the signifigance in the fact that you are 22 and haven't even been close to going on a date in your life. It just doesn't register, that perhaps something in their theory is slightly askew. Then, out of the corner of her eye, she'll take notice of some high school dropout she met 5 minutes ago who mumbles a lot, *but can play guitar like a mofo*, and she'll say good bye, and perhaps you'll have a serious conversation with your best friend again in 1-6 months when she gets tired of him and she sees you for lunch again. Lather, Rinse, Repeat. Guys, guitar = chicks, and you probably don't play the guitar. I don't care what they tell you.
2: No matter how good you are at anything, somebody else is/was better. This is the "somebody else" clause. The universe is very big, so naturally there is some entity out there that can kick your ass. The odd thing is, it almost always turns out that this entity is right here on earth, living right now, getting ready to kick your ass, personally. Examples include that Asian kid who kicked your ass in that MathCounts state competition so long ago, or maybe that kid down the block who is the only person who can take you on in Q&A.
1: You can't win, you can't even break even. This is basically what it all boils down to. Some people say this because in the end, everybody dies, and they see this as a loss. I don't see death as losing really, just the end of the road, but the losing streak in a persons life begins before death anyway, so the law still holds true. Oddly, because of its nature, this is the only rule that has a chance to hold true for everybody, not just yourself in relation to other people. This is not a pro-suicide deal here, you just can't win. Ironically, this is probably what sucks the most, but it is also the only thing I can think of that unites us all. None of us can win. It's all so lovely.
Think of 16 albums (16? That's random), CDs, LPs (if you're over 35 (Hey!)) that had such a profound effect on you they changed your life. Dug into your soul. Music that brought you to life when you heard it. Royally affected you, kicked you in the wasu (the what?), literally socked you in the gut, is what I mean. Then when you finish, tag 16 others (or not), including moi. Make sure you copy and paste this part so they know the drill (because clearly nobody's ever suggested anything like this tagging thing before). Get the idea now? Good. Tag, you're it! (Or not.)
1.) Senses Fail - Still Searching (Crissis of Faith, Depression... really heavy themes... helps me with even the worst of days)
2.) Senses Fail - Life Is Not A Waiting Room (Depression, Rough Childhood, Loosing a loved one... once again helps with the worst of days)
3.) The Used - In Love and Death (Just reminds me of better days)
4.) Silverstein - When Broken Is Easily Fixed (Hurtting so much that you just want to scream at the top of your lungs)
5.) Evergreen Terrace - Wolfbiker (Strength, Stand up in what you beleve, and never back down)
6.) H.I.M. - Razorblade Romance (Absolutely heartbreaking love and metal can go together)
7.) The Human Abstract - Midheaven (Just an absolute rollercoater musically and emotionally)
8.) Funeral For A Friend - Cassually Dressed and Deep In Conversation (Proving Brits can still rock out)
9.) Atreyu - The Curse (Passionate, Heavy, Awsome screaming, and awsome guitar work)
10.) Stained - Tormented (Pure anger, so sad they wimpped out)
11.) O.A.R. - Stories Of A Stranger (Just good chillin music)
12.) Joe Bonamassa - Sloe Gin (Showed me that good blues didn't die)
13.) Swollen Members - Heavy (D&D and Hip Hop? and one is canadian!!!)
14.) Mike Ness - Cheating At Solitare (Proving there is life after being in one of the biggest acts in punk rock history)
15.) Stephen Lynch - The Craig Machine (How couldn't I love it since my name is in the title, and he is one funny mofo)
16.) Legion Of Doom - Incorporated (pitting some of the greatest "Scene" bands against one another... absolutely amazing)
1.) Senses Fail - Still Searching (Crissis of Faith, Depression... really heavy themes... helps me with even the worst of days)
2.) Senses Fail - Life Is Not A Waiting Room (Depression, Rough Childhood, Loosing a loved one... once again helps with the worst of days)
3.) The Used - In Love and Death (Just reminds me of better days)
4.) Silverstein - When Broken Is Easily Fixed (Hurtting so much that you just want to scream at the top of your lungs)
5.) Evergreen Terrace - Wolfbiker (Strength, Stand up in what you beleve, and never back down)
6.) H.I.M. - Razorblade Romance (Absolutely heartbreaking love and metal can go together)
7.) The Human Abstract - Midheaven (Just an absolute rollercoater musically and emotionally)
8.) Funeral For A Friend - Cassually Dressed and Deep In Conversation (Proving Brits can still rock out)
9.) Atreyu - The Curse (Passionate, Heavy, Awsome screaming, and awsome guitar work)
10.) Stained - Tormented (Pure anger, so sad they wimpped out)
11.) O.A.R. - Stories Of A Stranger (Just good chillin music)
12.) Joe Bonamassa - Sloe Gin (Showed me that good blues didn't die)
13.) Swollen Members - Heavy (D&D and Hip Hop? and one is canadian!!!)
14.) Mike Ness - Cheating At Solitare (Proving there is life after being in one of the biggest acts in punk rock history)
15.) Stephen Lynch - The Craig Machine (How couldn't I love it since my name is in the title, and he is one funny mofo)
16.) Legion Of Doom - Incorporated (pitting some of the greatest "Scene" bands against one another... absolutely amazing)
What do your friends think of you?
Solitary Man – H.I.M.
If someone says, "Is this okay?" You say...?
Do Anything You Want To – Thin Lizzy
How would you describe yourself?
Phoenix With A Heartache – Kids In The Way
What do you like in a guy/girl?
Angle Eyes – Jeff Healey
How do you feel today?
The Boy Who Blocked His Own Shot – Brand New
What is your life's purpose?
Descent, Rebellion, and All Around Hell Raising – The Fully Down
What is your motto?
For A Pessimist, I'm Pretty Optimistic - Paramore
What do you think about very often?
Hot Rod’s Rock – The Chop Tops
What do you think of your best friend?
A Song of Optimism – Planes Crash
What do you think of the person you like?
Not Like The Other Girls – The Rasmus
What is your life story?
One Of Theses Day - Joe Bonamassa
What do you want to be when you grow up?
Rock N’ Roll Rebel - Ozzy
What do you think of when you see the person you like/love?
Baby’s Lookin’ Hot – Jeff Healey
What will you dance to at your wedding?
You Had Me At Hello – A Day To Remember
What will they play at your funeral?
Amazing Grace – Dropkick Murphys
What is your hobby/interest?
Pedal To The Metal – New Device
What is your biggest fear?
I’m A Fake – The Used
What is your biggest secret?
Life I Left Behind - Aiden
What do you think of your friends?
Pimpin’ – Hollywood Undead
What will you post this as?
I Just Wanna Rock - Joe Satriani
Solitary Man – H.I.M.
If someone says, "Is this okay?" You say...?
Do Anything You Want To – Thin Lizzy
How would you describe yourself?
Phoenix With A Heartache – Kids In The Way
What do you like in a guy/girl?
Angle Eyes – Jeff Healey
How do you feel today?
The Boy Who Blocked His Own Shot – Brand New
What is your life's purpose?
Descent, Rebellion, and All Around Hell Raising – The Fully Down
What is your motto?
For A Pessimist, I'm Pretty Optimistic - Paramore
What do you think about very often?
Hot Rod’s Rock – The Chop Tops
What do you think of your best friend?
A Song of Optimism – Planes Crash
What do you think of the person you like?
Not Like The Other Girls – The Rasmus
What is your life story?
One Of Theses Day - Joe Bonamassa
What do you want to be when you grow up?
Rock N’ Roll Rebel - Ozzy
What do you think of when you see the person you like/love?
Baby’s Lookin’ Hot – Jeff Healey
What will you dance to at your wedding?
You Had Me At Hello – A Day To Remember
What will they play at your funeral?
Amazing Grace – Dropkick Murphys
What is your hobby/interest?
Pedal To The Metal – New Device
What is your biggest fear?
I’m A Fake – The Used
What is your biggest secret?
Life I Left Behind - Aiden
What do you think of your friends?
Pimpin’ – Hollywood Undead
What will you post this as?
I Just Wanna Rock - Joe Satriani
Kinda bored sittin here so thought I'd might write a introduction...
Well to start off with I'm a die hard rocker... I absolutely love Rock N' Roll and listen to pretty much anything from the 60's to modern rock... My mom raised me on The Doors, Pink Floyd, Led Zepplin, ext... And my dad raised me on the Beatle's, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Queen, and I'm glad that they introduced me into such a great music genre because it has become the pillar of strength in my life... Cause at the end of the day when everyone turned away from me I can alway's come home turn on my stereo and find a song that will help me deal with whatever it is that I'm goin through... Cause no matter what wether you be in the best of mood or the worst of moods there is always some form of Rock to go with it, and that versitility is what I think makes it the best type of music out there...
Next... I'm a car guy, and the faster it goes the better... I got that from livin 10 minutes from one of the most know drag strips in the midwest... To me there are only a few things better that gettin out on the open road in my car, with the windows down and music blairing out of the speakers, and just poundin through the gears... The freedom to go where ever I feel like goin mixed with good tunes and the wind in my hair just gives me chills... And I absolutely love to go cruisin on saturday nights down US31 in greenwood with all my car buddies or whoever else my be taggin along with me...
Other than that I'm for the most part just a typical guy... I like goin to concerts, watchin movies, goin to the bar and shootin some pool, playin video games, or whatever else sounds entertaining at the time, I'm pretty much open to anything and I'll try it once just for the experiance... But I can tend to be a bit of a loner from time to time, I'm aliitle shy untill I get comfortable around people, and I can be alittle rough around the edges... But if you bear with me for a minute you'll find that I'm a fairly alright guy who just likes to hang out and have an overall good time...
So yea... PEACE PEOPLE!!!
Well to start off with I'm a die hard rocker... I absolutely love Rock N' Roll and listen to pretty much anything from the 60's to modern rock... My mom raised me on The Doors, Pink Floyd, Led Zepplin, ext... And my dad raised me on the Beatle's, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Queen, and I'm glad that they introduced me into such a great music genre because it has become the pillar of strength in my life... Cause at the end of the day when everyone turned away from me I can alway's come home turn on my stereo and find a song that will help me deal with whatever it is that I'm goin through... Cause no matter what wether you be in the best of mood or the worst of moods there is always some form of Rock to go with it, and that versitility is what I think makes it the best type of music out there...
Next... I'm a car guy, and the faster it goes the better... I got that from livin 10 minutes from one of the most know drag strips in the midwest... To me there are only a few things better that gettin out on the open road in my car, with the windows down and music blairing out of the speakers, and just poundin through the gears... The freedom to go where ever I feel like goin mixed with good tunes and the wind in my hair just gives me chills... And I absolutely love to go cruisin on saturday nights down US31 in greenwood with all my car buddies or whoever else my be taggin along with me...
Other than that I'm for the most part just a typical guy... I like goin to concerts, watchin movies, goin to the bar and shootin some pool, playin video games, or whatever else sounds entertaining at the time, I'm pretty much open to anything and I'll try it once just for the experiance... But I can tend to be a bit of a loner from time to time, I'm aliitle shy untill I get comfortable around people, and I can be alittle rough around the edges... But if you bear with me for a minute you'll find that I'm a fairly alright guy who just likes to hang out and have an overall good time...
So yea... PEACE PEOPLE!!!
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