http://calinazaret.net ramblings of a california nazarene girl Sun, 09 Nov 2008 06:26:13 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I have more demotivational posters for you! I saw this label fail at a McDonald's. It was sweet. Found on the streets of Monterey. It was almost too dark to take the photo, but I just had to try. There you have it! Funny, non-politcal post for my 5 readers! (actually, I have ... http://calinazaret.net/bring-on-the-funny Ok, I realize this is my third or fourth, uh, maybe fifth, political blog in a row, but can you really blame me? Seems like everywhere I turn is more about politics, I really can't wait until this election is over. If you're sick of politics, then you might as ... http://calinazaret.net/the-idiocy-of-extreme-partisanship My all-time favorite TV show ever is the Daily Show with Jon Stewart. I consume that show like a crack addict. (Those of you who know I don't have TV will find that interesting, to you I say welcome to the world of hulu.) However, I sometimes run out of ... http://calinazaret.net/if-thats-not-patriotism-i-dont-know-what-is When I was two years old, my mom started attending AA meetings to help her deal with my father's alcoholism. He was very depressed and abusive, so when she met someone at AA who was supportive and kind she fell in love. They've had their ups and downs, but they've ... http://calinazaret.net/no-on-prop-8 I may be writing a few blogs in the coming months with this theme, but right now I need to express specifically what is happening in my fireplace. I took a gigantic pile of junk mail and chucked it into the fire. Advertisements, catalogs, coupons, credit card applications and every ... http://calinazaret.net/im-watching-you-burn-corporate-america Ok so, I'm still on hiatus, but I couldn't help but share this since it fit so well with my other political rant. http://calinazaret.net/obama-girl-vs-mccain-girl-olympics It started in 1995 when my third grade class was taught to access windows via DOS by typing WIN. There were simple computer games and eventually Yahoo Pool. About five years ago I discovered AIM, then myspace. After Myspace there was digg, then mixx, twitter, livejournal, boudica, pownce, plurk, skype, ... http://calinazaret.net/detox This is going to be a very short rant because, after much thinking, I decided anything long and drawn out would be a little too painful for me and my three readers. Is it just me, or is politics being treated more and more like some kind of reality TV game ... http://calinazaret.net/mind-games My good friend Greg Davies has written a great post for The Mixxingbowl about a challenge for users of mixx. It's a really great post. Therefore, with his permission, I'm re-posting it here word-for-word. My fellow Mixxers and SuperMixxers, I come before you with a new challenge – this time directed ... http://calinazaret.net/mixx-the-utimate-challenge September 07, 2007: Last night I had this crazy nightmare. I dreamt (yes, dreamt is a word, I looked it up) that I had the power to change reality with my dreams, much like George Orr in The Lathe of Heaven. With my new-found power I changed the flow of the ... http://calinazaret.net/julie-killer I took this photo at the beach in Aptos, two blocks from my apartment. Well, it was beautiful living here while I did, but I just can't afford it anymore. Goodbye Aptos! http://calinazaret.net/beautiful-aptos piece #1 Even from a distance I could see the pain on his face, and it struck me like a molten sword. I nearly lost my balance. After a few moments, he caught me peering at him and began walking over. "Hey Sophie," he yelled up the hill, offering an odd smile. ... http://calinazaret.net/peice-3 First ever demotivational poster! Woohoo! (Click for larger) http://calinazaret.net/internet-fame I was going to post a blog with funny pictures I took, but wordpress isn't currently allowing me to upload images so I have no other choice but to post an entry about how I hate the internet. Well, this isn't actually original content. I stole this from my journal then ... http://calinazaret.net/existentialist-rant-0 There are a couple of things, random here and there things, about this book I'm plucking away at. The first thing is that I have no idea whatsoever how to write a novel. I've never taken a single creative writing class in my life. As a result, I'm mainly versed ... http://calinazaret.net/notes piece #1 I remember having walked through this cemetery everyday on my way to school. Classmates would raise their eyebrows at me, but I always found it a nice, peaceful walk. I liked the little patches of clover here and there, and the way the flat leaves all pointed at the ... http://calinazaret.net/piece-2-of-book Must do a coolest matter is enters something in babelfish, translates it for another language (, I don' t knew, perhaps Chinese? Has not been assorted some good Chinese characters to invest some hairs likely in yours chest) and returns to English. Confused computer FTW! But serious, I wish me to ... http://calinazaret.net/fun-with-babelfish I'm about to unfollow/unfriend/block you. And you're about to freak the fuck out about it for no reason. Not that you ever read my plurks/tweets/submits. Not that you care what I had to say, or even noticed me in your massive list of friends. *********************************************** We're sorry to interrupt this blog post, but there appears ... http://calinazaret.net/dont-take-it-personally-but When I was little, maybe 8 or 9 or something, my mom gave me a genuine old fashioned western saddle on my birthday. It was old, dusty and smelled like horses; the perfume of a million daydreams. A friend of hers re-discovered it while cleaning out her garage, and it ... http://calinazaret.net/tidbit-1-from-book-im-writing I just awoke from what I think is officially the dreamiest dream I’ve ever had. I’m writing it now while I still remember it. If any of you interpret dreams, maybe you can help me figure this one out. It starts off innocently enough; I’m in Ohio visiting my family there. ... http://calinazaret.net/weirdestdreamever