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Sunday, 25 October 2009

  • Spam Mobile

    This is a true story.

    I was thinking back to the jobs that I held during the summers between semesters in college. I worked at an amusement park, I worked at my college, but most importantly...for two days, I worked in the Spam Mobile...




    Those were two very interesting days. They gave me a bright yellow SPAM shirt and navy blue visor and I went to work serving people Spam-ples...*gagging on cutesy corporate phraseology*

    I'll never forget my time on the Spam Mobile...and everything it taught me.


Thursday, 22 October 2009

  • Rituals

    Halloween is approaching and it reminds me of one of my favorite college pastimes. Sometimes when I had some time to relax and kick back I would rent a horror movie and get some Chinese take-out. I'd go home and watch a horror movie by myself while eating Chinese food. I did this many, many times during my college experience.

    I think Halloween o' 2008 was the last time I practiced this, although I was with a friend and not alone...I need to do it again.

    Is it just me? Or does anybody else feel like Chinese food and horror movies go very well together?

Thursday, 15 October 2009

Monday, 12 October 2009

  • Squishy Banana

    I found this while tooling around on Facebook...a little over a year ago a friend of mine had left their facebook unguarded during a break in the action at a wedding rehearsal. The rehearsal for my wedding. This is the note I wrote and posted using their profile.

    I haven’t had a cheeseburger for a long time. Nearly eight hours. I just can’t eat them anymore. They remind me of Clay Aiken, and I just can’t stomach that.

    It was a dark and stormy night, and I was cold and lonely. I roamed the pale streets for a while. Then I decided on a course of action. At approximately 11pm eastern time I attacked the offices of KDWB with an over-ripe banana. I passed by the receptionist with deft ease, and headed towards the back. I was in the sound booth in no time standing over the late night DJ, squishy banana in hand. In the last few moments of his life, he offered me backstage passes to the clay Aiken concert that weekend. I think it gave him some solace to know that the passes were in capable hands. He almost looked peaceful when I left, browning banana wedged into his gullet. I left KDWB as silently as I had entered.

    Little did I know how the possession of those passes would affect me. The next morning I awoke in a spiraling vortex of insane obsession and perversion. It nearly consumed me in the those first morning hours. I didn’t know if I would make it much further.

    TO BE CONTINUED…

    Next week on “AJ’s Escapades”:

    Will AJ be able to overcome? Or will the battle between his id and superego destroy the metaphysical fabric of the entire universe?

    Your honor, I rest my case.

Sunday, 11 October 2009

  • Is your free speech effective?

     I have a question for everyone who has political opinions...specifically those of you who voice them on your blog.

    I know freedom of speech is something of value to almost everyone who would read this (I guess I don't know who wouldn't value it).

    While your speech may be free, do you feel like you have the ability to affect others political views through what you say? Do you feel that your blog makes your political voice more effective? If you don't (or even if you do) where do you feel you could go to increase the effect your voice has on the political process?

    I'm just curious to hear different peoples' opinions on this.

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