The Island Of Yield

critical_lj @ 2004-10-12T11:36:00

2004-10-12T15:54:58Z

Consider this journal dead. Seriously, I've hated the name since I was forced to chose it on the fly because LJ.com doesn't give us enough characters to get really creative.

Anyway, my new one is twobagsofgrass. If you want to migrate over there, go ahead and add me or leave a comment and I'll add you back. I won't be offended if you don't add me. I don't play the "if you don't read my journal then you're not my friend" game.

critical_lj @ 2004-10-10T17:02:00

2004-10-10T21:22:13Z

What is wrong with me lately?

critical_lj @ 2004-10-09T01:32:00

2004-10-09T05:51:56Z

Most interestingly stupid thought of the night:

You're lucky I can drunk drive well, you dumb asshole...

critical_lj @ 2004-10-08T11:03:00

2004-10-08T15:22:12Z

This morning's dream:

The country, or what's left of it, has been over-taken by Tremors. Remember that movie and it's horrible sequels? Anyway, these things are running amuck and tearing the ground up, causing large buildings to collapse and freeways to cave in.

And that's my story.

critical_lj @ 2004-10-08T00:01:00

2004-10-08T04:20:45Z

I want to be Maynard James Keenan.

critical_lj @ 2004-09-30T20:46:00

2004-10-01T01:06:57Z

God dammit.

As fucked up as this day already was, I now have to deal with a fucking Presidential Debate on three damned channels I'd like to be watching right now.

Fuck that, and fuck the fact that the Debate isn't even worth watching because our candidates are world-class morons. And yeah, I think I'm allowed to say that having lived through 6 elections and been told one story by each candidate, then following their election, told quite another by their actions.

Politics. If there wasn't always an ulterior motive, I might actually be inclined to participate. Where's the honor in allowing yourself to be lied to?

critical_lj @ 2004-09-30T09:05:00

2004-09-30T13:26:13Z

Ahh, the season change. Time for beautiful trees, brisk air, coffee walks outside the coffee shops, and for those of us with poor lungs, infections! Woo! I love fall, but I hate the yearly pulmonary distress that comes with it. My chest feels like it's melting.

critical_lj @ 2004-09-25T19:10:00

2004-09-25T23:42:45Z

I've got some things to say:

1. Like it or not, I think pot is great for asthmatics. I'd explain, but I'm fairly positive none of you are interested in hearing why and I really don't feel like arguing with people who have no done their homework.

2. Grooming a new bag while listening to "The Rules Of Attraction" soundtrack is, well, awesome.

3. Willie Nelson will kick your ass.

My mom gave me a DVD player for my room, but I have yet to use it to actually watch a movie. However, I'm browsing the options on this thing, and come to find out it can play MP3 cds. Now, for those of you that don't know, I no longer have a soundcard on this machine to listen to music with, but I have an assload of good music that needs to be listened to. Do I just hook up the DVD player to my stereo and use it as an MP3 player? Or do I leave it where it is in case I want to watch a movie? And you know I'll want to watch one as soon as I move it from the tv.

critical_lj @ 2004-09-25T08:58:00

2004-09-25T13:29:39Z

I see the bad moon arising.
I see trouble on the way.
I see earthquakes and lightnin'.
I see bad times today.

Don't go around tonight,
Well, it's bound to take your life,
There's a bad moon on the rise.

I hear hurricanes ablowing.
I know the end is coming soon.
I fear rivers over flowing.
I hear the voice of rage and ruin.

All right!

Hope you got your things together.
Hope you are quite prepared to die.
Looks like we're in for nasty weather.
One eye is taken for an eye.

critical_lj @ 2004-09-24T23:15:00

2004-09-25T03:44:39Z

This weekend went from "blah" to "suck" in 4.7 seconds.

Dull the senses and proceed inward.

critical_lj @ 2004-09-23T20:46:00

2004-09-24T01:13:41Z

Is it just me, or is everyone having a shitty day...?

...in a relative way?

critical_lj @ 2004-09-23T18:39:00

2004-09-23T23:06:22Z

So my boss asked me to go to another fashion show on Sunday. This time in Plymouth. This is a frequent trend in my job that I certainly wouldn't mind.

List an album (not just a song) that you think could be about you.

critical_lj @ 2004-09-21T15:42:00

2004-09-21T20:04:38Z

Do your attention span a favor and hop on over to Pop Cap Games. Get hooked up with Insanaquarium where you feed your fish so they poop gold, which you then use to upgrade your laser to fight aliens while buying pieces of an egg.

How can you go wrong?

critical_lj @ 2004-09-19T15:33:00

2004-09-19T19:50:58Z

Oooooh. I see. Accidentally dropping a piece of chewed gum in your shoe, putting it on, then walking outside to throw some trash away is not a good idea. Now I get it.

Not even gum in my shoe can ruin this awesome weekend.

critical_lj @ 2004-09-19T00:46:00

2004-09-19T05:03:11Z

These things just sort of sneak up on you.

And I wouldn't have it any other way.

critical_lj @ 2004-09-18T12:32:00

2004-09-18T16:49:43Z

Magz throws a damned good party.

Those of us members of the Yield Guild, protectors of the Island Of Yield, know that it is our destiny to defend that territory with our lives (and our meat, cheese, and bread).

critical_lj @ 2004-09-17T18:10:00

2004-09-17T22:28:54Z

LJ Battle Royale! by monmonito

Username

Weapon you got:

Rope

Your goal in the game:

To meet Jesus.

Number of students killed:

For fun, you kill:

elastic_emotion

Out of a personal vendetta, you kill:

wishididntknow

Accidentally, you kill:

rainbowbrite227

You have an alliance with:

outofcontext_

You develop a puppy-love romance with:

robotdeathcamp

Watch out for:

neverscared

Percentage of survival possibility:: 28%

Dying words:

"I'll just go die now or something."

Quiz created with MemeGen!

critical_lj @ 2004-09-15T17:57:00

2004-09-15T22:14:50Z

I don't think I can describe the excitement I experienced today when I found my Pokemon game cartridge for Game Boy at my mom's house.

critical_lj @ 2004-09-15T10:39:00

2004-09-15T14:56:21Z

Well, it's official. I have cancelled my Suicide Girls membership due to inactivity on the site. I wasn't really active in the boards and groups anymore, so I just decided it was time to leave. Might go back one day, who knows. But hey, I recommend that you folks get an account. It's a lot of fun...for awhile, at least.

critical_lj @ 2004-09-14T19:49:00

2004-09-15T00:06:36Z

They should make a book of AIM away message collections. When read in succession, they can sometimes be mildly poetic...much like a can of nitrous oxide and multi-colored bathroom tiles.

This new Gmail thing interests me. It seems littered with conveniences, yet I can see this system being exploited by some sinister plot involving information control. I've yet to actually get in the know and use one, but I imagine I'll see the damned thing from the inside soon enough.

I need to decorate the living room. The bleakness is getting to me.

I've decided that I am a big nerd because I own a Dictionary Of Theories.

critical_lj @ 2004-09-13T20:19:00

2004-09-14T00:36:36Z

A paint container!? There's an advertisement on my television for a paint container?? Gah!

critical_lj @ 2004-09-11T09:09:00

2004-09-11T13:27:52Z

Once in awhile I am bombarded by the desire to return to the welcoming warmth of my bed, turn off all lights and electronic things with which people might communicate with me, and go back to sleep for as long as I can. At least until I feel the need to eat or urinate.

I need a solid night's sleep. Grabbing 4 to 5 hours a night catches up with you after awhile, even with the practice of an evening nap after work. I can't help but attribute some of my desire for unconsciousness to the droning hum of my vapid lifestyle. When things were exciting, I could sleep as little as 2 hours and still be good to go for an entire day. But we all reach lulls in our lives. These things happen. It will pass.

Will it?

"Why is the movie Dune in my chocolaty drink?"

critical_lj @ 2004-09-08T19:37:00

2004-09-08T23:54:37Z

Next time you're in a 7-11 and pick up a Slurpee, I want you to look at the cup until you see the words "brain freeze."

Note the fucking ® after "brain freeze."

Johnny Mac said it best when he said "You cannot be serious!"

critical_lj @ 2004-09-08T08:49:00

2004-09-08T13:06:25Z

Sometimes, even though you know what is going to happen in the end, you still find yourself wanting to know how.

critical_lj @ 2004-09-06T21:38:00

2004-09-07T01:54:24Z

I'm a person who keeps an eye out for salvageable items that people have dropped. I've got an interesting collection so far. Everything from a toy space man to a stuffed bear from the zoo. This strange practice serves as an exercise of sorts. It's fun to imagine the possible histories of such objects. It's also fun to note the motion of the world and all the indirect interaction that comes with it.