As you may have already heard, Barack Obama is my candidate for President of the United States. In case you hadn't heard...
Barack Obama is my candidate for President of the United States.
I have at least one friend on my list who agrees, and she is in the San Francisco Bay Area. She found the feed of a speech Senator Obama made at the "Women For Obama" rally. The link to it is slightly tricky.
Go to:
http://cbs5.com/video
Search Obama
and click on the "Raw Video: Sen. Barack Obama campaigns in SF" link.
The speech is about a half hour long. You don't have to watch it, (unless you want to see the several standing ovations he gets during it) just put it on your speakers and listen as you are doing whatever you're doing. It's really isnt the video, it's the MESSAGE. That message comes through, loud and clear and strong and with urgency.
I challenge everyone on my friendslist to listen to this speech. Please. I'm just this side of begging here. If you have ever bothered to read a word I have said, I'm asking you. Take a few moments. Listen to what he says. Listen to the vision he has for the future. Listen to how he answers the people who claim he is "lacking experience." Listen to the plan. REALLY LISTEN.
It's time to bring people together. It's going to take this country to clean up this country.
"We're not just here to win an election... We're here to transform a nation!" --Barack Obama.
Then, if you feel like it, please leave your thoughts about the speech, the candidate, your early choices for the next Chief Executive. We need to start the dialog. I'm not expecting everyone on my list to agree with my view. But don't close your mind to the possibilities...
THANK YOU.
penpusher
Signed, with a home tattoo, happy birthday to you was created for you.
Birthdays are very odd things. On one hand, I always sort of felt the mother of the child was who should have been celebrated on a birth day, since she was the one who did the labor. But really, that's not how it works. A Birthday marks the beginning of your natural life, and as such is celebrated by the person born.
I don't think I have ever had what most people would consider a "normal" birthday experience. I have only had one actual birthday party in my entire life, and that ended in disaster, with two boys having a fistfight and disrupting the proceedings. I couldn't even tell you what their names were! I didn't really know a lot of the guests at my one party.
My birthday, being at the end of August, tends to be forgotten or overlooked, generally. That's because it's before the school term so you don't get classmates to celebrate and it was after camp ended so you didn't get those people, either. It was in that gap where you don't really see or hear from anyone.
It's also weird because people assume that if you were born in August, you are a Leo. But Virgo starts on August 22nd, so that's not the case.
Virgos, I think, tend to not like huge celebrations. At least I don't. Maybe if I did, I would have thrown myself a party again, and tried to make it into what I wanted it to be.
But as much as Virgos don't like big congratulatory events, they do like a little celebration. If it has been merited. For me, I know it hasn't here, not based on any of the posts I've put up so far. But I'm getting there, I hope.
The other thing about birthdays is it means you're just getting older. When you're a kid and you want to grow up, this is great. You are starting to get some freedom, understand the world and get out to see it. But, after 21, that really isn't so special, and after 30, it sorta sucks. Time marches on, and the only thing you can do about it is age.
I guess compared to the alternative, it's not a bad thing, but still, there's no sense that being older in this society is a positive. It only makes you less relevant.
So what's the answer to this birthday mystery? What is the secret we need to learn from having our "personal new year" to start the next segment of our lives?
Time flies like the wind. Fruit flies like bananas.
I don't think I have ever had what most people would consider a "normal" birthday experience. I have only had one actual birthday party in my entire life, and that ended in disaster, with two boys having a fistfight and disrupting the proceedings. I couldn't even tell you what their names were! I didn't really know a lot of the guests at my one party.
My birthday, being at the end of August, tends to be forgotten or overlooked, generally. That's because it's before the school term so you don't get classmates to celebrate and it was after camp ended so you didn't get those people, either. It was in that gap where you don't really see or hear from anyone.
It's also weird because people assume that if you were born in August, you are a Leo. But Virgo starts on August 22nd, so that's not the case.
Virgos, I think, tend to not like huge celebrations. At least I don't. Maybe if I did, I would have thrown myself a party again, and tried to make it into what I wanted it to be.
But as much as Virgos don't like big congratulatory events, they do like a little celebration. If it has been merited. For me, I know it hasn't here, not based on any of the posts I've put up so far. But I'm getting there, I hope.
The other thing about birthdays is it means you're just getting older. When you're a kid and you want to grow up, this is great. You are starting to get some freedom, understand the world and get out to see it. But, after 21, that really isn't so special, and after 30, it sorta sucks. Time marches on, and the only thing you can do about it is age.
I guess compared to the alternative, it's not a bad thing, but still, there's no sense that being older in this society is a positive. It only makes you less relevant.
So what's the answer to this birthday mystery? What is the secret we need to learn from having our "personal new year" to start the next segment of our lives?
Time flies like the wind. Fruit flies like bananas.
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can you tell me, please don't tell me... it really doesn't matter anyhow...
60 Questions
1. Were you smiling when you woke up this morning?
No. I wish!
2. When is the last time you met someone new?
A couple of weeks ago, I met a long time blog friend for the first time.
3. What is irritating you now?
I have a headache.
4. When did you last eat pizza?
Saturday night from California Pizza Kitchen.
5. Do you drink beer?
Not as a rule, but I do sometimes.
6. Do you have any famous friends?
Maybe.
7. Are you any good at poker?
I'm pretty good!
8. What do you want more than anything?
A life readjustment.
9. Are you tired?
So tired.
10. Last spoken words you heard?
Something on the TV, I'm sure.
11. Have you ever kissed anyone named Mike?
Surprisingly, yes.
12. Besides your bed, what is your favorite thing in your room?
My computer.
13. Pepsi or Coke?
Pepsi (no sodium benzoate)
14. Have you ever thrown up?
Who hasn't?
16. Do you enjoy piercings and tattoos?
I definitely do.
17. Taco Bell or McDonald's?
Starvation.
18. Are you restless?
To a degree. I probably should be more restless.
19. Is your computer desktop or a laptop?
Laptop which are really called notebooks nowadays.
21. How many myspace views do you have?
Let me check... A tiny 3582. Maybe I should promote?
23. Do you believe dreams come true?
Every day.
24. Last song you heard?
"The Great Escape" by Boys Like Girls.
25. Do you like Batman?
Who doesn't?
26. Who is in the room with you?
Nobody.
27. What are you wearing on your feet?
Socks.
28. What is/are your favorite pair of shoes?
My Birkenstock shoes (NOT SANDALS).
30. What was the last thing you ate?
Macaroni & Cheese
31. What were you doing before this?
Eating lunch.
32. What is the closest item near you that is blue?
My pedometer.
34. What instant messaging service do you use?
AIM. I'm ljpenpusher there. Say hi.
35. What is your favorite website?
No preference.
36. Who's house were you at last night?
Mine.
37. What do you wear more, jeans or sweatpants?
Jeans, but really neither that often.
39. What do you currently hear right now?
Rihanna - "Shut Up And Drive"
40. When did you last buy a new pair of pants?
About 3 months ago.
41. When did you last take a shower?
Yesterday.
43. Have you ever heard of the band Our Lady Peace?
No. Any good?
44. Where is your mom?
Not certain right this second.
45. Where do you sleep?
Head facing west.
46. Where do you shop the most?
Heh. Online.
47. Where did you get the shirt you're wearing?
Gap.
49. Where was your default pic taken?
My bathroom.
50. Why did you pick your desktop background?
I'm lazy.
52. Are you happy with where you are?
No, not really.
55. Have you ever talked about marriage with someone before?
Yes. It didn't go anywhere though.
56. Do you want someone you can't have?
That's pretty much how it goes, yeah.
60. Would you ever consider getting engaged or married right now?
What sort of question is that? Would I ever consider getting engaged or married RIGHT NOW? I guess the right answer is that if I found the right person, I would marry her at that moment?
I promise some more and better content shortly.
1. Were you smiling when you woke up this morning?
No. I wish!
2. When is the last time you met someone new?
A couple of weeks ago, I met a long time blog friend for the first time.
3. What is irritating you now?
I have a headache.
4. When did you last eat pizza?
Saturday night from California Pizza Kitchen.
5. Do you drink beer?
Not as a rule, but I do sometimes.
6. Do you have any famous friends?
Maybe.
7. Are you any good at poker?
I'm pretty good!
8. What do you want more than anything?
A life readjustment.
9. Are you tired?
So tired.
10. Last spoken words you heard?
Something on the TV, I'm sure.
11. Have you ever kissed anyone named Mike?
Surprisingly, yes.
12. Besides your bed, what is your favorite thing in your room?
My computer.
13. Pepsi or Coke?
Pepsi (no sodium benzoate)
14. Have you ever thrown up?
Who hasn't?
16. Do you enjoy piercings and tattoos?
I definitely do.
17. Taco Bell or McDonald's?
Starvation.
18. Are you restless?
To a degree. I probably should be more restless.
19. Is your computer desktop or a laptop?
Laptop which are really called notebooks nowadays.
21. How many myspace views do you have?
Let me check... A tiny 3582. Maybe I should promote?
23. Do you believe dreams come true?
Every day.
24. Last song you heard?
"The Great Escape" by Boys Like Girls.
25. Do you like Batman?
Who doesn't?
26. Who is in the room with you?
Nobody.
27. What are you wearing on your feet?
Socks.
28. What is/are your favorite pair of shoes?
My Birkenstock shoes (NOT SANDALS).
30. What was the last thing you ate?
Macaroni & Cheese
31. What were you doing before this?
Eating lunch.
32. What is the closest item near you that is blue?
My pedometer.
34. What instant messaging service do you use?
AIM. I'm ljpenpusher there. Say hi.
35. What is your favorite website?
No preference.
36. Who's house were you at last night?
Mine.
37. What do you wear more, jeans or sweatpants?
Jeans, but really neither that often.
39. What do you currently hear right now?
Rihanna - "Shut Up And Drive"
40. When did you last buy a new pair of pants?
About 3 months ago.
41. When did you last take a shower?
Yesterday.
43. Have you ever heard of the band Our Lady Peace?
No. Any good?
44. Where is your mom?
Not certain right this second.
45. Where do you sleep?
Head facing west.
46. Where do you shop the most?
Heh. Online.
47. Where did you get the shirt you're wearing?
Gap.
49. Where was your default pic taken?
My bathroom.
50. Why did you pick your desktop background?
I'm lazy.
52. Are you happy with where you are?
No, not really.
55. Have you ever talked about marriage with someone before?
Yes. It didn't go anywhere though.
56. Do you want someone you can't have?
That's pretty much how it goes, yeah.
60. Would you ever consider getting engaged or married right now?
What sort of question is that? Would I ever consider getting engaged or married RIGHT NOW? I guess the right answer is that if I found the right person, I would marry her at that moment?
I promise some more and better content shortly.
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Got 'em snatchin', robbin', thievin', stealin' ideas
Totally swiped this from someone else, from some place else. And yet, it's completely my own. You can learn something about me from this.
Instructions: Put your favorite music player on shuffle and fill in the names of the songs in the order they show up. Or you could pick your own songs, but that's not as much fun. ;o)
My birth was like: "Video Killed The Radio Star" - The Buggles
Pictures came and broke your heart.
Next time I'm in front of a crowd, I'll say: "Encore" - Cheryl Lynn
Your love, so good
Deserves an encore!
My ultimate song for dancing is: "Third Time Lucky" - Basia
I've got my plans and brave ambitions
Knowing no bounds, no inhibitions
If I got lost on a desert island, I would yell: "Forever Blue" - Swing Out Sister
Nights don't come any longer...
Days seem to last forever...
I'll have a good day if I can just hear: "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band/With A Little Help From My Friends" - The Beatles
I get by with a little help from my friends
I get high with a little help from my friends
My love of life was inspired by the song: "Breakfast In America" - Supertramp
I'm a winner, I'm a sinner
Do you want my autograph?
I'm a loser, what a joker
I'm playing my jokes upon you...
This song will be playing when I meet the love of my life: "Space Oddity" - David Bowie
Tell my wife I love her very much
She knows.
My alter-ego is: "Everybody Have Fun Tonight" - Wang Chung
But now the music's on,
Oh baby, dance with me!
How will you die? "Sara" - Starship
No time is a good time for goodbyes.
What makes me happy is: "Show And Tell" - Al Wilson
Show and tell's just a game I play
when I want to say I love you
Girl, so show me and tell me
That you feel the same way too
Will I ever have kids?: "I Will Survive" - Gloria Gaynor
At first I was afraid, I was petrified
Kept thinking I could never live without you by my side.
My parents are like the song: "Love Me Two Times" - The Doors
Love me two times,
I'm goin' away.
My favorite thing to do is: "Money For Nothing" - Dire Straits
That ain't workin'
That's the way to do it.
The best thing about me is: "Sympathy For The Devil" - The Rolling Stones
But what's puzzling you
Is the nature of my game.
To cheer myself up I: "Overflowing" - Toby Lightman
Tryin' hard to swallow this pill
Maybe then I'll be able to feel
At my funeral they'll play: "Love Shack" - The B-52's
I'm heading down the Atlanta highway.
At my wedding they'll play: "Breathe Again" - Toni Braxton
Please understand, if love ends
That I promise you, I promise you that
that I shall never breathe again
My deepest secret is: "Fantasy" - Mariah Carey Featuring O.D.B.
Me and Mariah
Go back like penises and vaginas.
Ok, those aren't the lyrics, but don't you think they should have been?
My theme song: "Shiny Happy People" - R.E.M.
Meet me in the crowd
People, people
Throw your love around
love me, love me
My innermost desire is: "Shake It Up" - The Cars
Dance all night, play all day
Don't let nothin' get in the way.
My message to the world has always been: "A Heart In New York" - Garfunkel
A heart in New York
A love in her eyes
An open door
And a friend for the night.
This song describes my grandparents: "Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life)" - Green Day
It's something unpredictable
But in the end, is right.
The story of my life is: "A Little Less 16 Candles, A Little More 'Touch Me'" - Fall Out Boy
I set my clocks early
Cause I know I'm always late.
When I'm in the shower, I sing: "Me So Horny" - 2 Live Crew
I'm like a dog in heat
A freak without warning
I have an appetite for love
Cuz me...
My day will be like: "Cup Of Life" - Ricky Martin
Nothing can hold you back
If you really want it.
My best friend is like: "AM To PM" - Christina Milian
Everybody lookin' like stars
All the chicks and the fellas in the bars
All of y'all pumpin' this in your cars
My make-out song is: "Ring Of Fire" - Johnny Cash
Love is a burning thing
And it makes a fiery ring
Bound by wild desire
I fell into a ring of fire.
My last words will be: "Every Kinda People" - Robert Palmer
Whether yellow, black or white
every man's the same inside.
Instructions: Put your favorite music player on shuffle and fill in the names of the songs in the order they show up. Or you could pick your own songs, but that's not as much fun. ;o)
My birth was like: "Video Killed The Radio Star" - The Buggles
Pictures came and broke your heart.
Next time I'm in front of a crowd, I'll say: "Encore" - Cheryl Lynn
Your love, so good
Deserves an encore!
My ultimate song for dancing is: "Third Time Lucky" - Basia
I've got my plans and brave ambitions
Knowing no bounds, no inhibitions
If I got lost on a desert island, I would yell: "Forever Blue" - Swing Out Sister
Nights don't come any longer...
Days seem to last forever...
I'll have a good day if I can just hear: "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band/With A Little Help From My Friends" - The Beatles
I get by with a little help from my friends
I get high with a little help from my friends
My love of life was inspired by the song: "Breakfast In America" - Supertramp
I'm a winner, I'm a sinner
Do you want my autograph?
I'm a loser, what a joker
I'm playing my jokes upon you...
This song will be playing when I meet the love of my life: "Space Oddity" - David Bowie
Tell my wife I love her very much
She knows.
My alter-ego is: "Everybody Have Fun Tonight" - Wang Chung
But now the music's on,
Oh baby, dance with me!
How will you die? "Sara" - Starship
No time is a good time for goodbyes.
What makes me happy is: "Show And Tell" - Al Wilson
Show and tell's just a game I play
when I want to say I love you
Girl, so show me and tell me
That you feel the same way too
Will I ever have kids?: "I Will Survive" - Gloria Gaynor
At first I was afraid, I was petrified
Kept thinking I could never live without you by my side.
My parents are like the song: "Love Me Two Times" - The Doors
Love me two times,
I'm goin' away.
My favorite thing to do is: "Money For Nothing" - Dire Straits
That ain't workin'
That's the way to do it.
The best thing about me is: "Sympathy For The Devil" - The Rolling Stones
But what's puzzling you
Is the nature of my game.
To cheer myself up I: "Overflowing" - Toby Lightman
Tryin' hard to swallow this pill
Maybe then I'll be able to feel
At my funeral they'll play: "Love Shack" - The B-52's
I'm heading down the Atlanta highway.
At my wedding they'll play: "Breathe Again" - Toni Braxton
Please understand, if love ends
That I promise you, I promise you that
that I shall never breathe again
My deepest secret is: "Fantasy" - Mariah Carey Featuring O.D.B.
Me and Mariah
Go back like penises and vaginas.
Ok, those aren't the lyrics, but don't you think they should have been?
My theme song: "Shiny Happy People" - R.E.M.
Meet me in the crowd
People, people
Throw your love around
love me, love me
My innermost desire is: "Shake It Up" - The Cars
Dance all night, play all day
Don't let nothin' get in the way.
My message to the world has always been: "A Heart In New York" - Garfunkel
A heart in New York
A love in her eyes
An open door
And a friend for the night.
This song describes my grandparents: "Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life)" - Green Day
It's something unpredictable
But in the end, is right.
The story of my life is: "A Little Less 16 Candles, A Little More 'Touch Me'" - Fall Out Boy
I set my clocks early
Cause I know I'm always late.
When I'm in the shower, I sing: "Me So Horny" - 2 Live Crew
I'm like a dog in heat
A freak without warning
I have an appetite for love
Cuz me...
My day will be like: "Cup Of Life" - Ricky Martin
Nothing can hold you back
If you really want it.
My best friend is like: "AM To PM" - Christina Milian
Everybody lookin' like stars
All the chicks and the fellas in the bars
All of y'all pumpin' this in your cars
My make-out song is: "Ring Of Fire" - Johnny Cash
Love is a burning thing
And it makes a fiery ring
Bound by wild desire
I fell into a ring of fire.
My last words will be: "Every Kinda People" - Robert Palmer
Whether yellow, black or white
every man's the same inside.
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We're Putting Our Show Together; We're Polishing Up Our Act...
I promise not to harp on LiveJournal for too much longer. But over there, I have a public journal (as opposed to my locked personal one which also goes by the name "penpusher," btw), and this public journal is called "talk_show." I interview interesting bloggers from the LJ community, 30 so far have sat for a chat and it's been informative, fun, and as much a learning experience for me as it probably has been for the guest.
So, I'm considering taking this concept to these other blog services I'm on, and doing a similar project. Of course, here, I don't even think anyone seriously knows I'm on. I haven't mentioned this journal to my pals at LJ (yet), and I don't know that I even want to have that sort of crossover at this point. After all, there's crossover onto MySpace and Facebook and flickr other such stuff. I'm sure people might be getting sick of me turning up everywhere.
I don't know. Is there a need or want for some sort of interview journal here? Would people want to be interviewed about their lives? Would people want to read it? Is anyone even reading THIS??
Yeah... I'm needy and feeling out in the wilderness again here. But I haven't been that good about writing or promoting, so I'm as much to blame for it as any other people who might find me here.
Any and all thoughts are welcome!
So, I'm considering taking this concept to these other blog services I'm on, and doing a similar project. Of course, here, I don't even think anyone seriously knows I'm on. I haven't mentioned this journal to my pals at LJ (yet), and I don't know that I even want to have that sort of crossover at this point. After all, there's crossover onto MySpace and Facebook and flickr other such stuff. I'm sure people might be getting sick of me turning up everywhere.
I don't know. Is there a need or want for some sort of interview journal here? Would people want to be interviewed about their lives? Would people want to read it? Is anyone even reading THIS??
Yeah... I'm needy and feeling out in the wilderness again here. But I haven't been that good about writing or promoting, so I'm as much to blame for it as any other people who might find me here.
Any and all thoughts are welcome!
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