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I think I am pushing into Fluffy territory:

So according to Gabriel Iglesias, there are now six levels of fatness:

1. Big
2. Healthy
3. Husky
4. Fluffy
5. DAMN!
6. OH HELL NO!!

I make no bones about it, I’m fat*. I don’t have to go to the Big & Tall store yet, but I’m pushing the limit of retail store sizes right now. Also between the last two physicals, I gain weight. This is not good.

I’m going to try to eat lightly from here on out. Then after Christmas, I will start actively trying to lose weight.

Well, see ya’ later!
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This was honestly my favorite show growing up. I saw it in syndication of course, but I still looked forward to it when I could. This is of course, the scene that I think of when I think back to that show:

My favorite part is the head jerk of Andy Travis. It is the part I look forward to when I watch the clip.

They don’t make TV Shows like WKRP anymore. You know, I have always wanted to be on the radio because of this show.

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Be thankful for what you have and what you are today.

Well, see ya’ later!
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As a writer, I found The Simpson’s The Book Job to be revealing and sympathic to writers.

In this episode, Lisa Simpson is horrified that Homer is putting together a group of people to write a book for profit. So she sets out to write her own book. She quickly finds out that starting or even coming up with an original idea, is very hard. I sympathize with Lisa on starting/finishing a peice of work. Writing is not easy. At the very least, not in todays world. TV and the Internet is a big distraction. It is very hard with all that is going on in this world. For me, it is only going to get worse (because I am running for public office). As is shown in this episode and Lisa, the Drama Queen, collaborative works seem the best way to go. You are able to keep others on track and vice versa. However I personally wouldn’t go down that road unless I can trust the other person(s) completely.

As for coming up with an original idea? If TV Tropes has taught us anything, there is no such thing as a completely original idea. Sometimes, two completely different people come up with the same idea, often independant of each other. I’ve been told by people that the idea behind my book is not completely original and I keep telling them that I honestly don’t care. I have never read said book and will not even look it up.

My advice for first time writers: Just write your story. Don’t worry about how much you are writing (that is what NaNoWriMo is for), if it is any good, or if your idea has been done before. I say pound out a story and then you can edit, add, or subtract from it later. Your first draft will be complete crap, trust me. There will also be grammar and spelling errors, even if you are a English Lit Major*. You will think (wrongly, I might add) that your crap is the best thing since slice bread. Even the best authors have to go through their work with an editor to clean it up. DO NOT TAKE IT PERSONALLY. If people tell you that you rip someone off and you honestly know you didn’t, then you have nothing to worry about. There is no way you can argue against it, so don’t even try.

Also don’t write “just because” of financial or artistic reasons. Do it for both reasons. You should be in it for wanting to tell a story and then get paid for your hard earn work. To exclude either would turn you into something you really shouldn’t be.

Writing is indeed hard. It can also be fun and rewarding. Don’t take it too seriously and try to be your own storyteller. And don’t get upset that it doesn’t sell, that’s life.

Well, see ya’ later!
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I hate arbitrary sympathy. Which is why I have now created an arbitrary sympathy roll system, thanks to Dungeons & Dragons’ Online Dice Roller.

The roll will go like this: Roll(5d25)+/-X

-10 to 50: You want sympathy? It’s in the dictionary between shit and syphillis.

51 to 115: I feel more sympathy for those around you, or (if you are a leader of some kind) those under you.

116 to 135: My heart goes out to you.

The Modifier will be completely arbitrary, between -10 to +10 and based on how I feel about said target. That’s just how I roll.

Well, see ya’ later!
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Eh, I am still trying to figure out how this happen. I mostly don’t like Homeowner Associations (HOA), because they are a defacto governments within a small community/neighborhood and most times they are set-up long before anyone moves into a single house. I honestly think the smallest government unit should be a city/town.

So anyway I went to the board meeting last night because there was an election of board members. There has been, problems*, with our HOA and I wanted to see how they will move past them. Our small neighborhood board has five members, but one member has not really shown up since late memory. They turned to me and asked if that guy didn’t want to be part of the HOA board anymore, if I wanted to fill out his term. Clearly I have turned some heads in the neighborhood by running for a county elected office.

Several things happen at once:

1) One part of my mind remember my father’s words that I should be part of a local non-profit club, to put on my “running for office” resume.

2) Another part register my dislike for HOA.

However both thoughts were put aside quickly. I realized the reason I started running for office in the first place was because I thought I can make a difference. I believe in our Republic form of government, the idea that a government (or in this case, a HOA) that rules less, rules the best.

If this guy does step down, I will go into this noting that and I am for the community/neighborhood. I hope I can bring a sense that we are all adults and we can settle any neighborhood dispute without (for example) suing one or another. That people basicly have the right to do what they will with their homes. I will also serve out this guy’s term and not run again.

I’m not doing this because I dislike, generally, HOAs or to pad myself for elected office. I was ask to lead and so I will lead if I can. After the term is up, I will step down hoping I made some kind difference. The first HOAs was first started to serve the community/neighborhood and not to be their overlords. I hope to bring back that kind trust with our HOA. I also hope to bring about more interest to the HOA of our neighborhood. Like with any other form of governance, the more everyday people are envolved, the better it is.

Well, see ya’ later!
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The Demon has returned. He left some time ago to Tampa, got a job, got back into school, and even got a girlfriend.

Of course for him, he can’t be happy*. He drinks and cheats on the poor girl. To be perfectly honest with you, I was willing ler her be the poor child of Omelas**, however she was having none of it. She rightfully kicked him out of her house and now he’s back. Now I have to suffer the consequences of his mother’s refusal to say no to him. I, for one, will not help Blake if he ends up like the Demon.

Sometimes I wish I could change his nickname to The Beast, so I can cite this poem from The Beast Below:

A horse and a man, above, below,
One has a plan but two must go.
Mile after mile, above, beneath,
One has a smile, one has teeth.
Though the man above might say hello,
Expect no love from the beast below.

We can’t have everything. I regret nothing.

((UPDATE 11/17/2011)): And he’s gone again. In record setting time, I might add.

Well, see ya’ later!
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Yay! I got a new cell. Granted it is a step down from the one I had (yes, it is possible), but honestly the next one I get (and that is a pretty big IF) will be an iPhone or something like that. However all I need is a cell that makes calls.

Also, earilier today, I went to a Veteran’s Day event here. It was very nice. I hope everyone else out there had a good day. My thanks for their service to all my country’s veterans. If not for you, I wouldn’t be free to buy a new cell after the old one was lost.

Well, see ya’ later!
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Well, if this doesn’t blow balls. My Tracfone has gone missing.

*puff* Into thin air. Look, you don’t understand how sad I am about this. I have grown to love that phone a lot. Oh, I know I will get another one soon. It’s just that everything was on it, including DragonGate’s number.

I also reported it lost/stolen, so it can’t be used until I get a new phone. I hope that will be before the end of this week.

Well, see ya’ later!
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