Michael Kindt's Blog, page 421
January 15, 2012
So what happened with Ben & Officer Murchison at the end of Cat Person? There was such a homoerotic undertone... or maybe that's just me...
Yeah it had a homoerotic undertone. Maybe not like Batman and Robin, haha. I am a fan of the abrupt end, obviously. Perhaps they ran away together and lived happily ever after….
Heard on the radio yesterday that some Massachusetts witches...
Heard on the radio yesterday that some Massachusetts witches held a seance—in Salem, Mass., no less—to curse the perpetually praying Tim Tebow and the Denver Broncos. The were playing the New England Patriots, you see.
I almost wanted to watch this game. I didn't, though (want to watch it). I hate football. However, I did check the score here on the internet and see that the Broncos got stomped like narcs at a biker rally, 45-10.
So, it worked. It was the witches, no two ways about it. Not superior play on the part of the Patriots, fucking witches, man :)
January 14, 2012
Good morning, everyone! Today, I am going down to visit my mom....
Good morning, everyone! Today, I am going down to visit my mom. It's Saturday with nice weather, so what the hell. I feel like taking a drive.
That's her in the picture, very happy on her birthday at the end of this last summer. I vandalized the picture to make it look like she's a serial killer because I am a loving son that possesses a twisted sense of humor. In reality, my mom is not a serial killer, but an accountant/pianist. I love her anyway, though.
This was taken at the bar where the family gathered to celebrate. Even though it was late August, it was chilly. Custer is way up in the hills, the highest town in South Dakota, both in terms of elevation and marijuana. It's even higher than Deadwood, which I guess they made a tv show about or something.
That thing wrapped up in plastic is unfortunately not a slashed-up, partially dismembered corpse, but a piece of musical equipment. My family is very musical, except for me. The only thing I can play is the iPod.
Everybody have a good weekend. Ciao bella!
January 13, 2012
stickyisaslut:
I was a Girl Scout for 12 years. Yup....
I was a Girl Scout for 12 years. Yup. Kindergarten through my senior year of high school. I kept it a secret from all my friends. I mean, why would I share with them stories of patches and songs and bridging and cookies? Being a GS was one of the most uncool things a chubby elementary school cello player could do.
As we grew older the formalities faded and we focused more on community service. Lots of community service actually.
My troop leader's name was George. He was my friend's dad and he took us everywhere. Some of my fondest childhood memories include of a bunch of us singing songs on our way to some camp while squeezed into the back of George's truck. He was never inappropriate, never mean, never creepy. He loved all of us as though we were his kids.
My father was of the absent variety, so George was really the only male figure of stability in my life. I still know him, love him, and look at him as a father figure. Because George wanted to spend quality time with his daughter, all of us girls had a part-time dad too.
This gal states that the Girl Scouts promise a "male-free environment". That's horse shit. The Girl Scouts promise a safe, educational environment where youngsters can get together and feel like they're part of something. A place free from the judgment and popularity contests and the bullies we faced at our respective schools. It was a time to be yourself.
Girls Scout meetings were certainly not a place to practice religious politics.
Being transgender is real thing but for some reason many religious conservatives are in denial… as though the whole concept was just "made up" out of nowhere. Like men, and women, transgendered people have always existed. Thank god or whoever that the rest of the world is finally catching onto this. Just because one is observed a particular way physically does not mean society must define them that way. The Girl Scout organization's philosophy is to embrace who you are and who you want to be one day. Meetings are a time to give back to your community and to better yourself, no matter what one's "self" may look like. It's about kids being kids!
I don't hate this young girl. I hate her parents for slapping that obnoxious cross on her neck and forcing her to read those awful lines of bullshit. It reminds of the time, way back when I was in Christian school, when a classmate of mine raised her hand and said, "being gay is a sin". My teacher asked why and she replied, "Because my mom and dad say that's what Jesus said in the Bible. We have to move out of California if they legalize gay marriage." Even at 11 years old I almost puked. Why do we teach our children to hate those who differ from us?
In my troop, way back in 1990, if a non-trans straight as an arrow dude wanted to join our troop, I think we would have let him. If a trans person wanted to join, we would have said "sure!". After all, George was a rad troop leader.
watch the video/read the article
Somebody called "Twatwaffle29" is now following me.
I couldn't follow back fast enough. In fact, so eager was I to follow back, I sprained my follow back finger and it is now in a little sling. I prescribed myself 2 aspirins and a cup of tea and expect to make a full recovery.
Twatwaffle is such a fun word.
I love expanding my vocabulary because it makes me sound smart at parties—that is, if I ever get invited to any. I can't wait till the day when I will be able to say brilliant things like "Won't you excuse me? I have to meander to the feces receptacle and make a deposit" and all the babes'll swoon.
Whenever I learn a new vocabulary word, I use it in sentences. That way it eats its way into my memory like a termite made out of syllables:
"Man, that dude is a real twatwaffle."
"Oh, mom, not twatwaffles again!"
"Can I put my dickcicle in your twatwaffle?"
Welcome, Twatwaffle29. You can call me Mike.
highsee replied to your post: Just got home from the coolest bookstore.
Do you have Book Knooks...
Do you have Book Knooks where you are located? Best used book/movie/vinyl store on the planet.
Nope not around here. This place was totally independent and had new and used, mostly used, in excellent condition. I bought 3 books but could've easily bought 20. I've decided I'm going every week :)
Just got home from the coolest bookstore.
It's right downtown and I've been meaning to stop in ever since I moved to this town months and months ago. Finally did today.
I was there for hours, wandering. It was like a warren, a maze. At one point, I was even lost. Back and back it went. So very fun.
You really need to go to bookstores like that over and over again to really get a feel for what they have. One visit, even lasting two hours, is not enough. Currently, I'm all interested in Hermetic literature, but as far as I could tell they had none. There were whole shelves of books in Hebrew, though, a section entirely in German, many books in Spanish, of course. Amazing. And right here in the United States where people are barely even monolingual…
The place was completely empty, though, which is sad. I hope the business end is doing all right. I'd hate to see such a place fold. It almost makes me want to tithe or something.
I'll be back.
January 12, 2012
GOVERNMENT SO SMALL IT CAN FIT IN YOUR UTERUS
You wouldn't know it from looking at me, but prayer is a big part of my life. Whenever the cameras are on me BANG! I immediately start praying, just like Tim Tebow. Instead of touchdowns, however, I ask for answers. For example, why are so many young white men crushing hardcore on Ron Paul? Surely, oh lord, there's more to it than the whole "Dude, he's totally gonna legalize pot" thing?
"Maybe," answers the lord, who, by the way, is a Mormon. Seriously, how else can you explain the success of Romney?
The success of Ron Paul with Team 18-35 White Male is much harder to explain. Even the lord, hovering over there above Utah, is at a loss.
Ron Paul is a true oddity. A libertarian who doesn't support Civil Rights. A scientist who doesn't believe in evolution. A man who thinks the states, not the state, should regulate marriage—because, you know, fifty governments are smaller than one. Ron Paul is downright wacky in a lot of ways, plus a racist to boot.
Oh, and ladies? He's all about liberty except when it comes your own output of children. That is not up to you. Now get back in the kitchen and make him a sandwich.
Mr. Paul isn't all kookie conservative. Some of his ideas are actually unique, like MAYBE THE U.S. SHOULDN'T BE FIGHTING WARS ALL THE TIME. MAYBE THAT'S, LIKE, A BAD THING TO DO.
That type of anti-war thinking, however, de-legitimizes him. Ron Paul will never win the Republican nomination because of it alone. That military-industrial complex thing President Eisenhower warned us about has a bullet-proof vested interest in keeping a guy who doesn't want to drop bombs on foreigners out of the White House. And since this military-industrial complex thing is more powerful than all 51 of our governments combined, you can easily guess what's going to happen next.
That's right. Iran.
But anyhoo, why are so many seemingly intelligent people supporting him? Is it just his anti-war stance alone? Is that really enough? Or could it also be selective hearing? Do they just hear the word LIBERTY and blot out FOR ORGANIZATIONS TO DOMINATE AND SUBJUGATE THROUGH ECONOMIC MEANS? I don't know. I'm pretty sure, though, that Paul supporters are far more liberal than he is, which only confuses me more.
There is no chance that Paul will win the Republican nomination. The people who really run that party wouldn't stand for it. He could, though, run as a third party candidate, making the upcoming election actually interesting. If he does go that route, you can bet your last dollar that everyone on Reddit will immediately log off and go vote for him because they think, for some bizarre reason, that he's a libertarian.
Perhaps someday Americans will realize that liberty has a broader definition. We should be free to live our lives without interference from government so long as we don't hurt other people, but we should also be free FROM things, too, like poisoned air or water resulting from completely unregulated industry. We should be free from having the cards stacked against us because of the color of our skin. We should be free to use the medical science our species has developed without consideration of cost—in other words, free from illness no matter how much money we have. After all, medical science is a life-saving breakthrough and not just a product.
Liberty should not be diminished by the government, the marketplace, or human ugliness. Mr. Paul has only realized a fraction of this.
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