clear rants

There I was: sitting at a felt-topped “World Series of Poker” table, surrounded by five Filipinos and a Chinaman, when I hear the subtle chime of my cell phone–alerting me to the arrival of a text message. Curious (and pleasantly surprised), I pull out my cell phone to check who it was from: 718-3__-7_7_. And this is what the text read:

Yo I have pocket aces. I think you should fold.

Warily, I scanned the faces at the table, analyzing which one of these diabolical fiends had sent me such an obvious ploy at mental blitzkreig. “Hahaha, funny guys… who sent me the text?” Nobody knew what I was talking about.

Then I remembered: my away message. “Poker night. text or call the cell <3″ Curses! That’s the last time I’m putting up poker in my away message you bastards.

P.S. Which one of you sent the text?

So apparently, the comment spam monster of the internet has found my site. Normally this wouldn’t be as annoying, because the spam monster just spams old posts that I don’t really check up on anymore. But, my blog is set up that whenever I get a trackback or comment, I get an email from the server telling me so.

When I checked my email this morning, I got 5 emails telling me I received 5 trackbacks from such monikers as “free casino,” “free blackjack,” and “free poker,” but none from my best friend “free money.” Sigh, I guess he just doesn’t love me enough. Just kidding, but seriously, it’s really annoying. So as I was on the phone today with A, I decided to multitask and clean up that useless spam. Unfortunately, as I was doing so, I deleted a post. RAWR.

So just for the sake of (damn I can’t think of the word and am too tired to try anymore) I managed to copy and paste it… so here it is:

I have this plan. I came up with it about 8 months ago. It was the fruit of many long and insightful conversations with great friends. We all agreed it was the best thing to do: logically, morally, and gramatically.

But then I have these doubts. Deviating from the plan might bring disastrous results; yes, I know that. But, what if? Just what if? What if in this situation I’m not supposed to play by the rules–to stick by the plan? What if maybe I’m supposed to be a little sketchy and just follow my heart? Fuck the mind, fuck logic, fuck the rules society imposes upon us. I don’t want to lose what I’ve committed the next couple years to just because I’m trying to be a nice guy.

I’m kinda fed up with being the nice guy.

But then again, it’s who I am. Fuck that shit.

Oh yeah, and by the way, the plan is in the toilet. :P

1. I hate how awful shit always happens to my friends.
2. I hate how things are never simple and easy.
3. I hate how (most) girls are dumb. (Don’t even front like you don’t know this is true.)
4. I hate how we put so much trust into people, only to have it stepped on and thrown back into our faces.
5. I hate how things have to be weird.
6. I hate that feeling I get because of the above.
7. I hate how time flies.
8. I hate seeing my bumper lying in the street.
9. I hate getting sick.
10. I hate uber high gas prices.

1. I heart you.
2. I heart the peanut butter and jelly flavor at Ralph’s.
3. I heart you too — ever since that fateful day on 217th Street :D
4. I heart threadless.
5. I heart my new 200 gig hard drive.
6. I heart Starbucks’s Mint Mocha frap.
7. I heart downloading and “discovering” new bands.
8. I heart that feeling. Yes, you know what I’m talking about: that feeling.
9. I heart chocolate-covered blueberries.
10. I heart myself.

~ Labor Day was super fun. It was great to have our little reunion, even if we did get harrassed by the lake police.
~ Bands for you to check out: Ivy, Acceptance, Orenda Fink, The Spill Canvas, Kings of Leon, Ida, The New Pornographers, The Used, Jack’s Mannequin, Relient K, Clor, Red Letter Agent, Embrace, and Enon (in no particular order).
~ If anybody can get their hands on I’ll Be Near You by Ivy, I will be your best friend forever (from the upcoming movie, Bee Season).
~ Movies I want to see this fall: Bee Season, Corpse Bride, Pride and Prejudice, Lord of War, Everything is Illuminated, Oliver Twist, The Chronicles of Narnia, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Elizabethtown, Rent, Waiting, and maybe a couple more I can’t remember… :P
~ Prison Break is an amazing show.
~ The OC is on tonight. YESS!
~ I can’t wait for the Bloc Party concert this Friday.
~ I’ve become a threadless.com whore, and I’m damn proud of it.
~ Peanut Butter and Jelly is an amazing flavor at Ralph’s.
~ I’m happy.
~ It’s a small world after all… you just run into people all over the place.
~ Swinging on swings is fun as hell.
~ Good luck to everyone who starts school tomorrow. xD
~ I need a haircut soon. So does Jerry :X
~ My mom thinks I’m dirty since I walk around in flip-flops all day.
~ She has a point.
~ I need to restock my Altoids.
~ Life is good.
~ Shoes are the bane of my existence right now. :D
~ We all need to pray for New Orleans. Seriously. There are some crazy things happening down there and all over America.
~ Summer 2005 was one of the best summers ever.
~ I don’t know what else to say. Maybe I’ll edit this entry later. Or maybe not.
~ Here’s a pic to warm your <3 and feed your soul.

I am the luckiest.

And you deserve it all.