we can't wait

I was reading this article and getting pissed off. I understand that the economic situation is affecting all aspects of business and credit but I see the act of abandoning new clean energy as purely motivated by greed. The fact that oil and natural gas prices are down now makes companies and investors move away from clean energy because it is more expensive. But oil being down does not increase the supply. This is just another element that stalls the development of new methods that it is so clear we need. The greed surrounding this industry just disgusts me. That even in the face of the fact that we are reaching the end of oil people are still willing to wait on green energy just to make a little more money. I realize we live in a capitalistic society but really are the people in charge of these industries that willing to turn their backs on everyone else and are we as a society fine with letting them do it. We have a lot of responsibility as well in the situation we are in. Americans are always looking for the cheapest way around a situation usually at a much greater cost down the road. I realize in a lot of ways I'm an idealist but it bothers me to think that we (include in that whomever you want) are still not willing to do what it takes as a country to get this gone. I think it's clear that this is not just an issue for earth loving hippies anymore it's fundamental to our national security our economic position and our general quality of life (not to mention our planet, which I still care about).

egged

This happened awhile ago but I think it deserves an entry.


While sitting outside at a certain frozen yogurt place one night awhile back I, all of a sudden, became aware of something flying through the air in my general direction. In the second before it made impact, on the side walk right in front of me, I thought it might have been a snow ball (I realize it was LA in September and there are no snow balls here but in that second my mind was not able to process all that). It turned out to be an egg not just one egg but two. The second one landed off to my right near a table of older women. The egg never in fact hit me (thank god or I would feel forced to track down the bitches that threw it) it landed on the sidewalk in front of me; yoke and shell spattered on my bag and a little on my shoes. No real harm done (though the older ladies did not seem to think so as they made something of a fit to the yogurt place employees). The point is who the fuck throws eggs at people??? I did not see what car they came from as they were very quick about the whole thing which added to the very surreal element of the experience. Unless they were trying to enact revenge on someone sitting there and just have bad aim I don't see the point. What kind of sick joy do you get out of thinking that you may have just hit someone in the face with a raw egg.

another article

It seems I'm on a Sarah Palin Kick.

oh my

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teeth

Things that are ok when you have just had your wisdom teeth removed (but are frowned upon normally):

- eating ice cream and pudding in the early afternoon (and not feeling bad about it)

- taking 2 to 3 naps a day

- telling your boss that you are excited about the prescription pain medication you are taking.

It's been awhile

I've become a bad blogger...

Anyway, went to Vegas for Labor Day weekend. It was a lot of fun. I needed to get out of LA and just go somewhere where I did not have to think about anything. So Vegas is good for that. Check out the photos !

I feel like there is a lot of stuff I want / need to do right now. But as always it's so hard for me to get motivated. I've been thinking about maybe taking a class or something, maybe painting or photography. I miss being creative and whenever I try to start something now I just never end up really committing to it. I'm sensing a pattern. I need to work on this.

My wisdom teeth are killing me. They are coming out on the 11th. I'll be glad when it is over but I'm totally freaked out about actually getting it done. I can't explain it and it totally makes me seem like a wuss but teeth freak me out and if I think too much about what is actually gonna happen I start to seriously consider calling it off. But I won't.

Also jesus christ I can't believe it's September (I feel old just saying that but seriously where does the time go). August was a hard month, here's hoping September is better.

you are a creep

Today this guy comes into our office saying he has a meeting with one of the people in our legal department, after a few minute it becomes clear that he does not have a meeting but is trying to drop something off for them. While he is waiting for someone to come out his dude proceeds to do a number of creepy things. First he starts kinda singing/humming to himself. Then he opens a magazine and begins reading the articles half allowed, he also at one point was pacing around the reception area. Finally someone comes out to talk to him. Since he was basically just dropping stuff off they begin going through it on the counter in front of me. Sooo I realize right away when he begins drinking a half empty bottled water that someone in the office had left there. I almost wanted to say 'sir, do you realize you are drinking someone else's water', but I held back. He asks the woman if she can make a few copies of something, so while she is gone he starts asking me all this stuff. If I like working in this area, blah blah blah. Then he asks if I like NYC and how it compares to LA (which is weird to randomly ask because he had no idea if I've ever been there). I tell him that, yes I like NY and then talk about it a little. He goes, yeah I've never been there so it's interesting to hear about. Then he says something about the weather being better here and if only we could have a NY on the west coast, because (and I quote) he lived in NY for a few years and it was great. Excuse me, did you not say just 30 seconds before that you have never been to NY??? And you are STILL drinking that water. He asks a few more weird things like which venues I like, I'm then saved by the woman coming back with the copies he wanted. She leaves, he gathers his things nervously (and creepily) and then looks around like he forgot to do something. Now he has been here way too long and it's making me uncomfortable. I kept shooting him looks like 'why are you still here'. Finally he leaves and takes the water bottle with him. Weird.