"your friend faith stinks"-jerold

So when i did my internship in Colorado there were nine other interns who were doing the same thing, one of them was a girl named faith. I talk to faith every once in a while, we talk about recent happenings, what were doing with life, ya know all that fun stuff. the question here is why would i write a blog about faith?....because she made fun of the fact that half of things i write in these blogs are misspelled. Well Faith, im sorry....i cant read or write. Honestly as we speak, my pet monkey Jerold is typing, and he has fat fingers which make it terribly difficult to hit all the right keys. So next time you want to insult my spelling ability think about who your really hurting, thats right jerold. (faith, this is jerold mike doesn't know im typing this, cause he cant read of course, but it really hurt my feelings to hear you say that. So unless you apologize, im going to peg you in the face with a banana) Faith i hope the next time we talk you will have more positive things to say about me and jerold's blog. Until then, may god have mercy on your soul

Walker Told me I have aids

The title has nothing to with this blog, i just watched that clip on you tube...and its ridiculous, but funny.

College is almost over. I finish in less then a month, and then...school is done fooorevver. I'm gunna miss the city, and my friends here for sure, but as far as the work load is considered, im ready to call it a day. I really feel my self shuttin down, and getting work done has become nearly impossible....oh well ya cant win them all.

So im doing this research project on something called the Safe homes initiative, Its where cops can knock on youth's houses...when cops suspect that their involved with gangs. With consent the cops then search the house...and anything they find can be used against them, besides the possession of a firearm. (the whole point of the initiative is to "get guns").

Anyways, the community is pissed, because only poor black neighborhoods are being targeted, and most people don't know they can say no and refuse the search. So i've been going to these town hall meeting...and there awesome. And recently, the BPD has decided to suspend the program because of public outcry. I must say this is the first time i've ever seen 1. the police Actually just targeting poor families, and secondly, the community have the power to organize and actually fight off something that is not right. I know we read about these things, But actually seeing it first hand, was awesome.

Thats all i got for now

People are werid...

So everyday I go to the gym, I see someone taking the elevator...to go run on the treadmill. I know we have all seen this, and its not an amazing observation, but i see it everyday...it's great. I feel like i should enlighten them as to why that is so dumb. But then i go lift weights up and put them right back where i found them, I don't think im much cooler.

Almost everyday I walk out of my building, i see this guy named patrick, and is always wearing the same leather coat. Hes gay. And he's a writer. And for some reason i can see in his eyes, that he's hurting. Not in some "trying to be cool the whole world is dying" existentialist kind of way, i mean i can just tell in my gut. But he might be the nicest guy i see everyday.

There are these two black guys who clean our building, their names are eddie and james. Actually james cleans the building, eddie is homless guy. I think james lets him inside so he can stay warm. they don't smile alot. but i introduced myself the other day, and they did. I don't know if god likes it when we do things like that. because i get really happy when i do. But then i think about all the times i could make people smile with simple hellos, but i don't.

I was running the other day, and a some guy jumped out at me like a ninja and scared the crap out of me. everyone around me starting laughing, i did to. But the man was clearly insane. was the laughter at my reaction, or his insanity? ooooo wow, now that is deep. not really.

I'm reading this book by Elie wiesel, hes great. You ever read something and you deeply desire to have the abliity to write the words that you've just read? I cant write well. I rush. like in life. I jump from thing to thing, its hard for me to focus. He said something along these lines, and i thought it was approriate, -Mankind has become very efficent, and fast, but doesn't seem to know what to do with the extra time its got- I think thats true.

Read more, listen more, talk less....yup i've heard that before. What if i don't know how? What if i was never taught how to do those things, even though i want them so badly? What if i feel shallow, because i am unable to break the bonds of habit?

It seems so easy, when i read the works of these great thinkers, i want so badly to belong with them. i love how they process things, even if i disagree them. But lifestyle must acompany thoughts, otherwise thoughts are just that, thoughts. How do u create a lifestyle of a more thoughtful life, when it only exsists in your head? when everyone around you would describe as one way, and yet you think and desire to be described, another way.

I have come to the conclusion that my blog is most certainly for the the writer, and very barely for the reader. Gotta love selfishness

Last semester

So I haven't found time to do homework, or grocery shop, or take a pee...so writing a blog is not really on the top of list of things to do, but its rainy outside, and sure i have a ton to do...but oh well.

Life has been great lately. Since i last wrote, Christmas happened, Boston Winter conference, and now my last semester of college is in full swing. The problem is I can't slow it down. You know you parents always said time flys, and take advantage of everything blah blah...well i think it might be true. I thought of this the other day when i was telling as story about my most embarrassing moment, which was in 8th grade. The story is not important but that fact that this story happened 10 years ago is insane. 10 years ago. thats as long as some ten year olds have been alive. actually all of them.

Anyways, Trying to enjoy my last semster of college is not difficult at all, but planning for the future is a little. Honestly im not to worried about it, probably Uganda for the summer...then jersey, i dunno. Either way at this point im pretty content with wherever i end up. Plus i know that if everything falls apart, i can always become a fireman, seriously thats my back up plan.

This is all i got...i need to go enjoy the rain.

CO

Colorado is the most beautiful place in the world...i stand by that. I went out to CO to see some people who i think are amazing, and sure enough they were great, and we had an amazing time. Its so funny that i only spent 8 months out there, and yet i would say i have the best community there, Community that has seriously impacted who i am, and what i want from life.

I got back from CO late last night, and i woke up this morning to go home...and my car is broken. Normally i would have been pissed, but nope i stayed pretty chill throughout a whole day of trying to find someone to tow my car. Although this series of events would be worthy of a funny blog, I'll stick to the thought process.

Its so easy to remember what life is about whenever i come home from Colorado. I had a horse, i saw bears, i hiked mountains, I made life long friends. That is life...So when my car breaks in Boston and i have very few people to hang out with...it doesn't seem so bad because i feel like its so insignificant to the good stuff. I think i should go out there often, or maybe ill just have to go for good.

Why are blogs so corny some times? Boo that...

How do u catch a polar bear?

You cut a hole in the ice, and line the hole with peas. When the Polar bear goes up to take a pea you kick him in the Icehole....

Not Today Rob bell

So i was talking about Rob bell the other day with one of my friends, i realized that i, like many people can trust a complete stranger and come to a point where i do not question what they say.

I like Rob bell. I think hes great, i've read velvet elvis and i own alot of his nommas. But there is this one nooma i hate, Dust. If u get a chance u should watch it, cause honestly i think its a load of crap, and i have seen first hand how its message can misunderstood on non believers. But the point is not to bash Rob bell, but instead how i have managed to return to a place where im pretty much willing to believe what ever he says, for no reason....and i think this kind of attitude seeps into other parts of life.

I was sitting in class, and my professor was talking about the death penalty and why its so bad. I'm against the deah penalty, but i took what this guy said without question, and he admitted his bias, then taught a slated class without being challenged.

I just read Helter Skelter, its about the Manson murders and a huge focus was on how he was able to manipulate people to kill for him, including college educated people. My reasoning, they were weak, lonely and or stupid. Not that i feel i could be taken into a cult, or that i think many people would, but i think we all have areas of our life that we buy into things without question, this was exemplified in how i feel about R bell. I believed everything this guy said without question, well NO MAS MR ROB BELL!

The following was written by Ben Stein and recited by him on CBS
Sunday Morning Commentary.


My confession:

I am a Jew, and every single one of my ancestors was Jewish. And it does not bother me even a little bit when people call those beautiful
lit up, bejeweled trees Christmas trees. I don't feel threatened. I don't
feel discriminated against. That's what they are: Christmas trees.

It doesn't bother me a bit when people say, "Merry Christmas" to me. I don't think they are slighting me or getting ready to put me in a ghetto. In fact, I kind of like it. It shows that we are all brothers and sisters celebrating this happy time of year.. It doesn't bother me at all that there is a manger scene on display at a key intersection near my beach house in Malibu If people want a creche, it's just as fine with me as is the Menorah a few hundred yards away.

I don't like getting pushed around for being a Jew, and I don't
think Christians like getting pushed around for being Christians. I think
people who believe in God are sick and tired of getting pushed around, period.
I have no idea where the concept came from that America is an explicitly atheist country. I can't find it in the Constitution and I don't like
it being shoved down my throat.

Or maybe I can put it another way: where did the idea come from that
we should worship Nick and Jessica and we aren't allowed to worship God as
we understand Him? I guess that's a sign that I'm getting old, too. But
there are a lot of us who are wondering where Nick and Jessica came from and where the America we knew went to.

In light of the many jokes we send to one another for a laugh, this
is a little different: This is not intended to be a joke; it's not funny,
it's intended to get you thinking.

Billy Graham's daughter was interviewed on the Early Show and Jane Clayson asked her "How could God let something like this happen?" (regarding Katrina) Anne Graham gave an extremely profound and
insightful response. She said, "I believe God is deeply saddened by this, just as
we are, but for years we've been telling God to get out of our schools, to
get out of our government and to get out of our lives. And being the
gentleman He is, I believe He has calmly backed out. How can we expect God to
give us His blessing and His protection if we demand He leave us alone?"

In light of recent events...terrorists attack, school shootings,
etc. I think it started when Madeleine Murray O'Hare (she was murdered, her
body found recently) complained she didn't want prayer in our schools, and
we said OK. Then someone said you better not read the Bible in school. The Bible says thou shalt not kill, thou shalt not steal, and love your neighbor as yourself. And we said OK.

Then Dr. Benjamin Spock said we shouldn't spank our children when
they misbehave because their little personalities would be warped and we
might damage their self-esteem (Dr. Spock's son committed suicide). We said
an expert should know what he's talking about. And we said OK.

Now we're asking ourselves why our children have no conscience, why
they don't know right from wrong, and why it doesn't bother them to kill strangers, their classmates, and themselves.

Probably, if we think about it long and hard enough, we can figure
it out. I think it has a great deal to do with "WE REAP WHAT WE SOW."

Funny how simple it is for people to trash God and then wonder why
the world's going to hell. Funny how we believe what the newspapers say,
but question what the Bible says. Funny how you can send 'jokes' through e-mail and they spread like wildfire but when you start sending
messages regarding the Lord, people think twice about sharing. Funny how lewd, crude, vulgar and obscene articles pass freely through cyberspace, but public discussion of God is suppressed in the school and workplace..

Honestly and respectfully,
Ben Stein


--I think its ridiculous to think that Katrina happened because America is pushing god out, i mean...disasters happened even when god was "in" America. But i do think its an interesting thought. I do believe pushing god out has had some serious impacts on our society, and the way people think and act.

Any thoughts??