Thursday, July 11, 2002

I watched an ant
climb a blade of grass this morning.
When he reached the top,
his weight bent the blade
down to the ground.
Then, twisting his thorax,
with insectile precission,
he grabbed hold of the next blade.
In this manner,
he traveled across the lawn,
covering as much distance vertically
as he did horizontally,
which amused and delighted me.
And then, all at once,
I had what is sometimes
called an "epiphany"
A moment of heightened awareness
in which everything becomes clear;
Yes, hunched over that ant
on my hands and knees,
I suddenly knew
what I had to do...

Quit drinking before noon.

Investment advice
If you had bought $1000.00 worth of Nortel stock one year ago, it would now
be worth $49.00.
With Enron, you would have $16.50 of the original $1000.00.
With Worldcom, you would have less than $5.00 left.
If you had bought $1000.00 worth of Budweiser (the beer, not the stock) one
year ago, drank all the beer, then turned in the cans for the 10 cent
deposit in some states, you would have $214.00.
Based on the above, my current investment advice is to drink heavily and
recycle.

*silently humming the mission impossible theme*
i want to be a spy. i would make a great spy. all you CIA operatives out there: here me, know me, hire me. i've seen the redford/pitt CIA movie, i know how things work. i can swear in 5 languages, count to 10 in...well..10. ive tried your website, but i've never seen a good CIA movie where the guy applies via the internet. next tom clancy idea maybe???who knoes who cares...



click where the high light is...somewhere on this line...

Wednesday, July 10, 2002

point system
For thousands of years, men have tried to understand the rules when dealing
with women. Finally, this merit/demerit guide will help you to understand
just how it works. Remember, in the world of romance, one single rule
applies:

Make the woman happy. Do something she likes, and you get points. Do
something she dislikes and points are subtracted. You don't get any points
for doing something she expects. Sorry, that's the way the game is played.
Here is a guide to the points system:

SIMPLE DUTIES
You make the bed.....................................+1
You make the bed, but forget to add the decorative pillows. 0
You throw the bedspread over rumpled sheets .........-1
You leave the toilet seat up..................................-5
You replace the toilet paper roll when it is empty....... 0
When the toilet paper roll is barren, you resort to Kleenex.-1
When the Kleenex runs out you use the next bathroom.-2
You go out to buy her extra-light panty liners with wings.+5
in the snow...................................................+8
but return with beer........................................-5
and no liners................................................-25
You check out a suspicious noise at night............ 0
You check out a suspicious noise and it is nothing. 0
You check out a suspicious noise and it is something.+5
You pummel it with a six iron................................+10
It's her cat.................................................-40

AT THE PARTY
You stay by her side the entire party............ 0
You stay by her side for a while, then leave to chat with a College drinking
buddy......-2
Named Tiffany....................................-4
Tiffany is a dancer..............................-10
With breast implants.............................-18

HER BIRTHDAY
You remember her birthday................................0
You buy a card and flowers...............................0
You take her out to dinner.............................. 0
You take her out to dinner and it's not a sports bar....+1
Okay, it is a sports bar................................-2
And it's all-you-can-eat night..........................-3
It's a sports bar, it's all-you-can-eat night, and your
face is painted the colors of your favorite team.-10

A NIGHT OUT WITH THE BOYS
Go with a pal.......................................0
The pal is happily married..........................+1
The pal is single...................................-7
He drives a Ferrari.................................-10
With a personalized license plate (GR8 NBED)........-15

A NIGHT OUT WITH HER
You take her to a movie...............+2
You take her to a movie she likes.....+4
You take her to a movie you hate......+6
You take her to a movie you like......-2
It's called Death Cop 3...............-3
Which features Cyborgs that eat humans....-9
You lied and said it was a foreign film about orphans.-15

YOUR PHYSIQUE
You develop a noticeable pot belly....................-15
You develop a noticeable pot belly & exercise to get rid of it...+10
You develop a noticeable pot belly and resort to loose jeans and baggy
Hawaiian shirts................-30
You say, "It doesn't matter, you have one too." -800

THE BIG QUESTION
She asks, "Does this dress make me look fat?" You
hesitate in responding......................-10
You reply, "Where?".............................-35
You reply, "No, I think it's your ass.".........-100
Any other response..............................-20

COMMUNICATION
When she wants to talk about a problem: You listen, displaying a concerned
statement....................0
You listen, for over 30 minutes........................+5
You relate to her problem and share a similar experience.+50
You're mind wanders to sports and you suddenly hear her saying 'well, what
do you think I should do".............-50
You listen for more than 30 minutes without looking at the TV..+100
She realizes this is because you have fallen asleep.-200

~blah~
so you f@#king hate me but you think im beautiful?! you're f@#ked in the head! just last week you said you wanted me to choke on my own vomit. verbatim. screw you, lady! im not your summer fling. i may not mind being used for sex, but i sure as hell want it on my terms. you are in love with life and that is beautiful. but i am neither life nor a part of it. i'm a figment of your friggin' imagination! take this image you hold as me, take it like the back cover of a MAD magazine, you see the hidden image, but there's alot more going on when you unfold it. but you don't want to unfold it. you just want your summer fling. then stop talking during sex!!!!!

Monday, July 08, 2002

)love, sal(
oh jack
mr. kerouac
you left me in mexicali
you droped me for a cowgirl
with over shaped thumbs
you killed off dean
that was so mean
burroughs wouldn't dare
ginsberg's not all there
i tried dr. robbins but he didnt take my call
oh jack
mr. kerouac
come get me
im right where you left me
by the soda machine
smoking tea
in mexicali

///freak///
time's slipping gradually towards some unknown
and it rips and it tears and it cuddles and coo's
bashed on the one side
bullied and bruised
cared for and comforted
still callused and used
fall to the far shore and watch time as it is
a waterfall
flowing
and with beer-goggle eyes i swear by the last one
never will i let them
never will i show
bake in the god-like
shine like the sun
she doesn't remember my name
like a pinch on the tongue, or teeth slipping past
curdled to pitch
worn like a glove
i want to return to the bliss of my youth
those children who want to grow up so quick
those care-free innocent days in over-all's and alligators
i remember the feeling, dwell in the memory
swim in it, dive in it, cover myself whole
cleanse this tired body, wash it, mend it, make it whole again
im tired of duct-tape, been binding together
it can't help me now, and ive still so much further
i see in the distance
i watch as it grows
i run, but i never get anywhere...