Monthly Archive for June, 2006

uggh

Published
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ben
on June 23, 2006
in Personal
. 2 Comments

Very soon, I may find myself without a place to live (in Kalamazoo), or faced with a living situation that I wouldn’t like very much.  This is by no fault of my own, but other external circumstances that I have no control over.  This was the answer to my prayer last night.  This was NOT the answer I was looking for.

Faced with uncertainty as to my plans for the fall (i.e. whether to continue my education or work full time instead), I wanted a little guidance.  I am being guided somewhere, unknown to myself.  Doors are slowly shutting…..will others open in time?

I promise to be less vague when I’m allowed to…

With a fig leaf, and a smile…

Published
by
ben
on June 23, 2006
in Rantz
. 5 Comments

I hate clothing.

While the reasons behind my hatred are laid out here, the underlying mental issues that bring such reasons forward remains unknown. Almost everyone I know dresses nice (usually), and has multiple articles of clothing that can be used in any given situation. My own brother (well…one of the 3) I’ve accused of being a “metro” because his closet would probably rival his girlfriend’s; not to mention his shoe selection. If I was able to, I would wear the same clothing every day; provided that it didn’t get worn out or stinky. Maybe I’d change it up once a month or quarter, but I wouldn’t deviate much. I would wear a pair of jeans, or jean-shorts and a t-shirt of my choosing, until I felt the need for something different. Like the background picture on my computer; I change it when I feel like it. The background doesn’t represent my computer in the slightest. A shallow depth-of-field, macro picture of blades of grass, does not give anyone the slightest clue as to what my computer contains, or is capable of, nor does it reflect on it’s current mood or wants and desires.

In my possession (this is a rough estimate, since counting such objects would be beneath me) I have a dozen t-shirts, two pairs of jeans, one khaki short, three cotton shorts (for sleeping and lounging), several articles of undergarments and socks, five button-up/down (depending upon your preference) dress shirts, two pairs of dress shoes, one pair of street shoes, and three new pairs of khaki pants. The last articles of clothing being the inspiration for this entry. Before the three, there was but one lonely pair of very comfortable and well fitting khaki pants.

And it was that this pair of khakis were the sole covering of my legs while I was at work. Continue reading ‘With a fig leaf, and a smile…’

Excessive Girthiness

Published
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ben
on June 15, 2006
in Jackson
. 2 Comments

and….quote,

“NOTE: Everyone, regardless of age (including babies), must have a ticket to enter any concerts or events at the Jackson County Fair Grandstand that require a ticket.”
This was taken verbatim from here. Amazing if you ask me. Considering that such places as Cedar Point and Walt Disney World (from what I could find) let kids 2 and under in for free. Surely, Jackson cannot be so desperate for cash that they will charge every youngin’s parents between $22 and $40 just to let them carry their children around and/or hold them on their lap while they enjoy the sounds from such musical visionaries as Dierks Bentley, Rihanna, Big & Rich with Cowboy Troy, and TRAIN. Mind you, I’ve only heard of one of these acts, but they all have a page on wikipedia, so they must have some sort of fame.
This just furthers my hatred of the Jackson County Fair. To bring this injustice to the eyes of the world I have decided to start an internet campaign against Jackson. Our slogans shall read, “Jackson Hates Children” and “No Rihanna for my baby ears” also “Baby Formula or Cowboy Troy?, Well I guess I could eat pre-chewed elephant ears” and lastly “(insert band name here) supports the Baby-hating county of Jackson, MI. All with pictures of dejected-looking babies of course. Everyone loves exploiting children; therefore I have no problems doing so in my campaign against this discrimination towards babies. They’re babies! They don’t even take up one seat, and yet you still charge the same for the average Jacksonian who might occupy two or possibly three with their excessive girthiness (or as my sister would say “plentifulness”).
Could it be that the Jackson County Fair Commission (at least…I think they’re a commission) just does NOT want babies to be present for these activities? Surely not, for the fair is a time of family and community bonding. Not that I would ever have the desire to bond with my children or community in such a place.
Now that I think about it…maybe it would be for the better if parents got a babysitter instead…