Gender Roles Are Backwards...

...in the aspects in that love is portrayed. Now don't get me wrong, I know a lot of girls who are looking for love or something to fill the void they have in their live. These females are looking for someone who fits what they want or what they feel they want to satisfy their desires.

But guys are different. Guys aren't looking for a girl that feels what they desire. On the contrary males are looking to fill the desires of a female, to put her on a pedestal and fill her every desire. Males are the romantic ones.

But the irony of the whole situation is that relationships can't and don't start like this, that is why there is flirting. All relationships start as relations (like international relations) where each side fights and struggles for what they conceive is good for them, and attraction builds on this concept. These are basic laws of attraction with a strong sociological and psychological backing. And this is where the irony kicks in, males are attracted to a self aware, yet submissive female and females are attracted to a strong dominate male. Of course these generalizations have fluctuations, stronger females aren't necessarily less attractive, but their relationships tend to lean towards even more dominate males.

This is why females like "jerks" for those of you who can't figure that one out.

Yet ironically early relationships females are generally more submissive and males are more dominate... yet the long term desire is for males to be submissive to fulfill the needs of a dominate female.

And we will find this is true, ~80% of people polled in various polls will say that their mother controlled more in their lives/household than their father. (I believe it happened in NYC, but I have also done some minor statistically inaccurate polls with similar results)

We can also see this applying in our own experiences with early relationships, or those of others. Some guys lack the patience to develop a relationship and push things along which either leads to that weird stalkerish vibe for the female or she also becomes delusional and then things crash and burn. I would bet that 90% of relationships that end early are because of guys that come off as needy due to the wired need to submit in instances of love.

Clearly from this we can ascertain that perhaps our over-generalizations of gender roles in relationships are in fact erroneous in nature.

Ideas Opinions?

I Don't Want A iPhone.

And I don't need one. As a matter of fact, I could care less; but apparently since Paris Hilton has destroyed any real research teams at various news sources, they had to have some filler and the iPhone was it.

I don't want the iPhone because it isn't cool, it is technologically speaking probably the best phone on the market. All of the issues people are complaining about are really non-issues, now that there will be true business e-mail support. The selective voicemail is awesome, the browser is awesome and AT&T bumped Edge for better performance, auto WiFi is awesome, and there isn't anything close to 8 GB currently available in the micro SD card slot market for the next year. (Samsung announced production this time next year of an 8 GB card, assuming whatever devices are out support it)

But the fact of the matter is that I dropped my iPod for everything short of hiking/skiing years ago. I've got a mp3 cd-player in my car and 700 megs of mp3s are more than enough for my average driving, really can you fit entire bands catalogs on a single cd, which is a medium that cars are designed to carry. I'm never walking anywhere for more than 10 minutes as I live in a city were you really have to drive anywhere. I'd rather watch videos on my laptop or HDTV than on a 7" screen (the same reason I don't own a PSP), I don't need to e-mail on the fly, I barely use text messages; I use my phone to make phone calls. My phone was free, the iPhone is at least $500 before service plan.

Now don't get me wrong, the iPhone is cool, it is nice, it has a lot of good features for people who are always on the run especially if they have business needs... but I don't fit those requirements, so I'm ok. But to each his own.

The World Is Still Going To Hell

You haven't missed much in the past year, school, work, and the world is still going to hell.

We are in a war that has no signs of ending, we are stripped of our basic rights and the past year can be summed up by two major events.

Of course I am talking about Anna Nicole Smith and Paris Hilton. Two worthless, trashy, people who apparently have the world revolve around them. I have never been so sickened in my life. Now, I didn't know that being a whore made you a role model or a status symbol, and that lack of self control made you a role model; but this isn't the world I live in.

Anna Nicole Smith, who in her own ignorance kills herself, gets the front page of the Newspaper. Like a druggie dying is front page news, I mean I would have understood it if they photoshopped one of those dunce hats on her, or if they put "This is a prostitute on drugs" as the title, but these people actually seemed to care about a "role model" who had nothing to give to the world. There were important things going on in the world, but by the way the media handled it, it seemed like Anna Nicole was the new 9/11. Months later it is still mentioned about every 30 seconds, and a little vomit sneaks it's way up my throat and into my mouth.



Not to be outdone, Paris Hilton, who is about as clean as roadkill herself, drives with a suspended license 35 mph over the speed limit without headlights, carrying the documents that say she can't drive signed by herself. You know the license that got suspended for driving under the influence of which she forgot to enroll in her mandated alcohol classes. So a girl who makes a name for herself sleeping with anything that moves is now a victim because she got convicted of a crime she actually did. So now she is out... and CNN dumps Michael Moore for an interview with her.



Now, I am not a huge Michael Moore fan. He lies, it's not a big secret; he is like a scientologist, if it supports his cause there is nothing wrong with lying. But the fact of the matter is, even though he is a pompous arrogant lying blubbering moron. He is at least qualified to talk politics and issues in the news to some degree. He educates himself on something other than a bottle of liquor and some random naked guy. And that in my opinion makes him 1000x better for actual news.

So yeah, CNN I don't watch your crap. Anna Nicole shouldn't be 80% of your lineup for a month, and Paris Hilton shouldn't be encouraged to even open her mouth.

Well that is that. Vote Ron Paul

Big Gulps. A Theatrical Social Interaction That I Made Common Tongue.

Lloyd: Hey, guys. Big gulps, huh? Cool. Alright! Well, see ya later.




Over 2 years ago now, I was sitting in an English class where the topic of discussion was interaction through common traits. Or in basic terms interaction between two parties based on the similarities between the few, and the bridges one makes to interact or find common traits in a odd or uncomfortable atmosphere. For example a business man and a sailor from the same city will often join together in another state; because they relate better than others around them regardless of their differences.

So I offered up a classic example from arguably the greatest example of theatrical comedy known to man...Dumb and Dumber. And the line is as above. Half the class sided with me, the other half including my professor thought while true; it was random and irregular as an example. But that said, the character Lloyd (Jim Carrey) built a bridge to interact with others in an unfamiliar environment in order to find stability.

Well lets be honest, this is a pretty good story, most people laugh at the thought of this discussion in a University class, we are talking about Dumb and Dumber here. So I said the story, a lot, a whole lot, ok...a ton or rather others told it as well. And being so well coined in the term, it then became common for those around me to say things like "Big Gulps, well see you later" and leave instead of bye. I know I was one of the first to use it as such, but we each adapted it to our own means. We'll "Alright" in the middle there makes it seem a bit different based on tones, and so this progressed into a slower acceptance of big gulps, which somehow came to be similar to "spilled milk". So now when something bad happens it is shrugged off as "big gulps, alright" and leaving is still "big gulps huh, see you later".




And I know what you are thinking, why does this matter? Will this really catch on. And the fact of the matter it is. I find an significant number of people using it, and to be quite honest it is out of my control. In a language that doesn't define many of it's words other than by tone or situation, this is the perfect example of how slang started. Things like "cool" and "hot" also had a similar ascension some point in time.

Craptastic

This is going to be one large ramble rather than a focused discussion. That said, I hate the Captialistic world we created for ourselves. Billions of dollars are being stolen legally from the ill, as Pharmaceutical companies make hundreds of billions of dollars annually. And they justify these prices because greedy people sue everyone every 10 minutes. And the lawyers that sue everyone every 10 minutes steal every bit that are "awarded" for their clients. This money then goes to public campaigns and then your greedy lawyers become the government, which in it's greedy image protects the corruption that feeds its pocket.

Incompetency and 161, My letter to X

I have worked for Meijer for nearly 3 years now.


Greetings Gentlemen,
You are the top of the corporate ladder, and while I do not have to inform you of such a fact, I believe that you should know your business. Specifically the business of unit 161, one of my current employers. So this is my synopsis of the state of events at that particular location.

I work in a place of incompetency; sure things look like they get done, but this is merely and elaborate charade. However I cannot help but question how things get done, when a single person (myself) is supposed to cover all of hardgoods every night. While I am sure you know what hardgoods is, please allow me to elaborate on my current situation. I run Toys, Sporting Goods, Automotive, Hardware, Paint, Plumbing, Electrical, Pets, and even Layaway. That's right, I mix paint, get hunting licenses, run layaway, close my department, put up my returns, and even run register; BY MY SELF.

Clearly one could see this as a problem. On a daily basis, customers look for assistance, are forced to wait for me, and usually leave before I can help them. In such situations where they look for someone to complain to, they often find someone who while called a "Team Leader", whom understands neither the concept of teamwork or leadership. This often leads to the blame shifting to myself, while the team leader walks off and doesn't help the said customer. That in my opinion is a major problem.

Look at the hours my Department gets. We average about 140 hours a week; we have 2988 feet of physical product that needs to be closed. That is less than 3 minutes of work in a week per foot in the department. As a matter of fact it averages out to 40 seconds a day, before you factor in returns and customer assistance. Now before you get mad at the budget, the budget gives my department approximately 250 hours a week, or so I have been informed.

Now you may be wondering why I am telling you this now, and haven't mentioned anything in the past few weeks; and to be honest they are going to try to fire me. And while I won't say I don't care if they do, I have another job and I don't need your money. However your career is in the balance; and in the current state of affairs the only way I see unit 161 turning a long-term profit is if the place burns down and the insurance puts you in the green.


Have Fun With You Loss Of Business,
-Aaron Yates (A Concerned Employee)
Employee ID #17*****
Emplyee for nearly 3 years.

P.S. I will send you a synopsis of the Team Leaders at a later date. I understand you are busy men so I don't want to take all of your time today.

(secondary draft, awaiting peer review/editing)

Back From The Crusades!

That's right, I have returned with the Grail.



And for the first time I am using Bloggers nasty cheap buttons, and while it looks nice, it gives me ugly code. That said, let us update.


Hopes, Fears, And Dreams; The Things You Find In 18 Hours Of Sleep


So let me see where I left off... It was the year 2005, and school had just ended. I was spitting a lot of advice, because honestly I'm tired of melancholy everywhere. So I was trying to fix the world's problems, because I really care too much. And then I disappeard off the face of the earth. According to different accounts I was in San Francisco or Montana. Well I was at both places, for a time. I was also building the Cabinet which you can see BELOW V

Anyways, so I was working and building, and working and building. Then out of the blue illness hit. I was depressed, cold, tired, and just out of it. Of course added with insomnia, lack of appetite and binge sleeping, I felt like crap. So for the coming months, that was my life. I saw doctors probably 12 times, for everything from Tyroid, to Anemia, to Mono, to XXXXX; you name it, I got the test. Well finally I got a sleep study, in which it was determined that I strangle myself in my sleep. Approximately every 3 minutes I stop breathing, I open my eyes (while in REM sleep), adreneline hits me, I kick and convulse, my brain panics, my lungs kick, and I breathe again. Regardless to say it is awesome. So now I got an air compressor I hook to my face to keep me breathing. It sucks, but I actually have somewhat of a life now.


Louis, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship.

So I disappeared from everywhere but work. And I slept nearly every moment aside from work. So I made friends with people...at work. Or rather I became better friends with the people at work. So once I started getting better I started hanging out with those people. So that would explain why we still don't talk much. Assuming you even read this.

Eh, I got a lot more to say, but this is harder to type than I remember. Maybe I just don't care right now. But definitely more to come.