Saturday, August 22, 2009

It's Not What I Say, It's What I Mean

So following in the vein of "almost seems kind of political" I started last week, here are some revelations made about Sarah Palin after the campaign was over. And yes, Fox News knew them during the campaign.


Sarah Palin Is So Dumb...
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And yes, she is a likely candidate for President in the next elections. I bet Britney is starting to look better, eh?

Laters,
Joshua

Thursday, August 20, 2009

Heaven On Earth

Three words: Vice President Diddy.

Vice President Diddy?! Yes, you did hear me correctly, Vice President Diddy.

This is number nine on Britney Spears Top Ten list of ways the USA would be different if she was President.

Others include:
  • I would be the first president to wear eye shadow since Nixon
  • We would only invade fun places, like Cabo.
  • I'd lure Osama Bin Laden out of hiding with the irresitable scent of my new fragrance Circus Fantasy
  • Free pie for everybody!
And my personal favourite:
  • If I was president America might have a more coherent fiscal strategy.
So, my opinion?

Britney '12, the most fabulous campaign yet. Take that Sarah Palin.

Laters,
Joshua.

Oh btw, the comments are back, and that's all I have to say on the subject.

Friday, August 14, 2009

Partie Deux De Commentaires

Okay, so I'm just writing a little follow up to the last post.

Firstly, a huge thank you to the people that emailed me after the last post, it was really nice of you.

I want to say, to those people that did comment however often, I wasn't trying to say anyone didn't comment enough, I really wasn't.

So yeah, I'm gonna explain my reasons a bit more so you guys can understand why I've done what I have. I'm still working on being healthy emotionally. I haven't talked about it here at all really, but for a lot of my life, even before I came out, I've been pretty heavily and constantly emotionally abused. So my self-esteem is pretty bad, and it's something I'm working on being better, but I'm still not there yet. And normally, I can apply perspective to however many comments I have, but when I'm in a really down place generally, when I'm having one of those days, it's just one extra little thing to add to the rest that a post may have not had as many comments as another, and when I'm close to falling apart already, I don't need that. This is the main reason the comments are turned off. I was in one of those places when I made the decision to turn them off, and after I was feeling better I did reconsider it, and I have decided it's probably not a good idea at the moment.

I normally don't talk about this here, because I don't think it really helps me deal with it, and I don't want people's pity or anything, but I feel like I should fully explain my reasons to you guys, the people that take the time to read this, so you can hopefully understand that this isn't necessarily a decision I wanted to make, because I do enjoy hearing what you guys say about what I think. But for my own health and sanity, I do feel that I need to do this for a while.

It is something I will have under a kind of constant re-evaluation. I do want to turn them back on, and when I feel I'm up to having them back, they will be back. But for now, I just don't feel I can.

I do still have my email so people that want to can contact me.

I really enjoy blogging, and I don't want to stop. And I feel I can't continue with comments on. I want to keep doing this, I really enjoy it, so the comments had to go. I'm not leaving.

I also feel like I kinda need to defend my comparison between my comments and views. A view can be someone accidentally clicking on my link on someone else's blog, whereas a comment is someone who has read a post, though about it, and taken the time to respond. That's why I made the comparison in the first place.

Also, already existing comments are still there, just hidden, so when I turn them back on they'll show up again, they haven't been deleted or anything.

Okay, hopefully that's the last on this until I choose to put them back.

Laters,
Joshua.

Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Hallelujah

You may have noticed, but all the comments are gone.

Basically, I'm fragile, and I can't handle waiting for them to come in anymore, and the amount they mean to me.

Thank you so much to everyone that has taken the time to comment in the past, I really do appreciate it.

I'll still have my email, so if you have some desperate need to say something about something I've posted, you can use it.

I dunno, it just gets to me. Like 100 people come here a day, and I'll get 3 comments on a post. I'm not trying to have a go at the people not commenting regularly, I can understand that, I don't myself. But I mean I don't even post daily, so there'll be like 300 individual viewers a post, and only 3 will comment. I don't expect anyone to comment every post or anything, but never even leaving a single comment I just can't understand.

My self-esteem is just too fragile for me to factor comments in any more, so sorry, they had to go.

Laters,
Joshua.

Sunday, August 9, 2009

No Sunlight


Death Cab + cute guy = epic win.

Laters,
Joshua.

Under My Skin



For my BF. And because I love this song (and him ;P). Under My Skin by Gin Wigmore. And yes, it was in the Air NZ video Ryan posted a while ago - they're using it for their current campaign, partially because yes, it is NZ music.

Also, I'm listening to Gossip's album Music For Men (I downloaded it from iTunes-download legally kids!), and it's amazing. Honestly, it's just really, really good. If you haven't got it, get it.

Laters,
Joshua.
I + R + G

Wednesday, August 5, 2009

Urban Dictionary

So I haven't posted one of these for forever. But I ran across this and just couldn't resist. Note: this one isn't scarring/disturbing like the last, I promise.

AOL disk

1. Frisbee
2. Coaster
3. Earring
4. Ghetto Christmas Tree Decoration

Laters,
Joshua

PS: because I did last time I did one of these, I must now once again tell you all to visit Mirrorboy's Blog. Pffft. Like you haven't already. If you have never, you scare/disgust me.
PPS: There was a warning related to AOL disc's under another definition everyone should probably see: **WARNING** AVOID CONTACT WITH COMPUTER AT ALL TIMES!
PPPS: Thank you and welcome to my new follower Randy.

Tuesday, August 4, 2009

A Cult Of Hatred

Instead of a music video, or one I find amusing, today I post one to highlight a group of people who preach hate. Behold the Westboro Baptist Church, a cult of hatred.



A little food for thought.

Also, so you don't have to look it up, Proverbs 13:24: (from the New King James Bible)
He who spares his rod hates his son,
But he who loves him disciplines him promptly.

Also a little note to aid your viewing, Fred Phelps is head of the WBC.

And the link mentioned in the video is here.

Firstly I would like to note that whilst they call themselves Baptist, no other Baptist church is affiliated with them. In fact, some go so far as to reject them outright.

Another thing I would like to point out. Members of this cult are banned from entering the UK, because of their hateful conduct and anti-homosexual protesting among other things. An alliance of six UK religious groups issued a statement supporting the government's decision and condemning the activities of the Westboro Baptist Church.

If anyone would like to read further about them, you can visit their Wikipedia entry, their main website God Hates Fags, or to find out why God hates your particular country visit their rather charming website God Hates The World.

The leader of these people, Fred Phelps, is one of the most hateful people I have ever had the displeasure to hear of. This man picketed the funeral of Matthew Shepard, shouting abuse at his grieving parents. This is the man who started this cult of hate. This man pickets the funerals of people that die with AIDS. This man pickets the funerals of soldiers of the USA army. This man rapes the very bible he preaches from, twists the words of it's scripture.

That's all I have to say for today.

Laters,
Joshua.
I + R + G