I just spent the last night waking up every twenty minutes because I was forcing myself to sleep through my insomnia so as not to bother my partner while she slept. Throughout the entirety of the night I was being abruptly startled awake. I began to wonder; is my lacking ability to sleep strange? Or my sacrifice to force sleep and have one terrible night, on behalf of someone else's, strange?

As I lay and pondered these questions a story I heard four years ago bubbled up out of my memory. It was only a partial memory so this will be a summery of said story.

"Two army ensigns are in a military nuclear silo in the 50's, right around the time of the red scare. They both have been given a key and a gun. Each were given the instructions that if the order is given to turn their keys and if the other "acts strangely" to kill him. So to sum up their days over an eight month deployment is to sit and look at a screen for 12 hours a day each, while watching the other mans actions to see if he starts "acting strangely". The ensigns names where Johnson and Smiths."

Imagine being locked in a silo for eight months with a man you don't know and both of you know that you and he are instructed to kill the other if they "act strangely". Lets say boredom sets in and you end up drawing on the wall for a lack of paper, as Johnson did, and Smiths could shoot you because he thought that was strange.

With this said what is strange?

response to hearing someones poetry at school:

Untitled As of Yet

Poetry is an art of allusion
Printed on paper while seen in the mind
Putting word and letter into pantomime
Is not its beauty or goal
In reality the words make a whole
Pounding the heart while driving the mind
With words of stupidity making you think yourself a fool
Two syllables to paint a century
Pages to illustrate the moment
Not formal sentences to critically analyze a heart brake
Not words like "Hatred", "Love", and "Betrayal"
I could paint a mural about your grotesque use of beauty
But that would be futile
For those who couldn't use a plow while the sun glared
Dead by winter

~Patrick Commins

I think I need to do some digital photography. I mean I'm on an art community site and don't really post any of my art, just my poetry. So this has become a form of open brainstorming page and project diary. If you have any ideas or artists to look at for reference just comment on my diary.

Keanu Saddles Up for Cowboy Bebop - E! Online
Source: www.eonline.com
Matrix star to play an interplanetary bounty hunter in big-screen adaptation of acclaimed anime series

I'm giving this enough of a chance to wait for the first trailer to come out.

A
- Available: Not for you.

- Age: 20

- Annoyance: The American Education System

- Allergic: Cumin

- Animal: Kittehs

- Actor: Chiwetel Ejiofor

B
- Beer: Harp

- Birthday/Birthplace: The unluckiest day of the year, April 15 Seattle, WA

- Best Friends: I don't have a "best" friend.

- Body Part on opposite sex: The body

- Best feeling in the world: Any and all

- Blind or Deaf: Mute

- Best weather: not 101 degrees in the shade

- Been in Love: yes, why?

- Been bitched out?: I'm male, of course I have nitwit.

- Been on stage?: Define stage?

- Believe in yourself?: Existentially? Maybe.

- Believe in life on other planets: Of course! Who else would have built the pyramids?

- Believe in miracles: I believe in being a miracle.

- Believe in Magic: yes.

- Believe in God: God/God(s) and Goddess/Goddesses? yesish.

- Believe in Satan: As in self perfection, yes.

- Believe in Santa: I believe too many people have put belief in him not to exist in some sense.

- Believe in Ghosts/spirits: Yes. I'm haunting the nitwit that wrote this.

- Believe in Evolution: yes, but there needs to be more actual research and less scientists nut-jobs and religious crazies warring over the idea.

C
- Car: yes please. A Red one preferably.

- Candy: I don't accept candy from strangers. Might have cyanide in it...

- Colour: Actually, technically, it doesn't exist.

- Cried in school: nope.

- Chocolate/Vanilla: How about both at the same time? Good idea huh?

- Chinese/Mexican: How about Cajun fusion?

- Cake or pie: Pie-cake! Another one of my great ideas.

- Countries to visit: How about we start here and go there.

D
- Day or Night: Dawn

- Dream vehicle: Sleipnir. Or Setzer's Airship

- Danced: yes why?

- Dance in the rain?: No actually.

- Dance in the middle of the street?: yes, badly.

- Do the splits?: No and I would prefer not to.

E
- Eggs: what kind? Golden goose eggs?

- Eyes: They are important yes. What about them?

- Everyone has: A Pancreas?

- Ever failed a class?: yes.

F
- First crush: The first crush I felt was when I was two or three and my hand got slammed in a door. Not a pleasant experience.

- Full name: Patrick, Son of Mervyn.

- First thoughts waking up: "I don't wanna wake up!"

- Food: Is probably humans' first form of science and should still be held as the first and most prominent.

G
- Greatest Fear: Not living. Which is not to be confused with death.

- Giver or taker: Greedy charity.

- Goals: Come in many shapes.

- Gum: I'm good. Got a smoke though?

- Get along with your parents?: Yeah, they do as they are told.

- Good luck charms: I should totally make some! Thanks for the idea.

H
- Hair Colour: I do have that yes. Tis brown.

- Height: 5'4"

- Happy: currently? Possibly.

- Holidays: Are too rare.

- How do you want to die: Fighting off the zombie invasion.

- Health freak?: Freak? Yes. Healthy, to an extent.

- Hate: Is a part of humanity that should start to be accepted.

I
(In guys/girls)
- Eye color: Well someone else stole my first thought. SO....I don't care the color.

- Hair Color: What about it?

- Height: I'm short and prefer NOT to be six inches shorter.

- Clothing Style: True and honest.

- Characteristics: In men or in women?

- Ice Cream: I prefer my women to have the flavor of Napoleon Swirl with lots of additives!

- Instrument: I used to play plenty.


J
- Jewelry: MOAR!

- Job: Oh, you're offering? I would love one. Thank you.


K
- Kids: Its annoying how adults can act like them sometimes isn't it?

- Kickboxing or karate: Muay Thai

- Keep a journal?: Many.

L
- Longest Car Ride: Seattle to Spokane

- Love: Is important.

- Letter: Isn't snail mail pretty much obsolete?

- Laughed so hard you cried: Why would I not have?

- Love at first sight: Nope.

M
- Milk flavor: Original cow.

- Movies: You wanna watch a movie? Sorry I'm taken.

- Mooned anyone?: Nope.

- Marriage: Not married.

- Motion sickness?: sometimes.

- McD's or BK: Dicks, which is better by far.

N
- Number of Siblings: Three.

- Number of Piercings: 1 Gonna get more soon.

- Numbers: Are probably mans closest chance at playing god in the world.

O
- Overused Phrases: Annoying.

- One wish: To have infinite wishes

- One phobia: Water.

P
- Place you'd like to live: With the pyramid building aliens.

- Pepsi/Coke: I have been prescribed something else by my doctor.
Q
- Quail: Pigeon!

- Questionnaires: I wonder who invented the first one?

R
- Reason to cry: stubbed your toe?

- Reality T.V.: I reject your reality and replace it with one of my own!

- Radio Station: I would love to own one thanks!

- Roll your tongue in a circle?: why? I aint sucking your cock.

S
- Song: Little Bunny Foo Foo

- Shoe size: why?

- Sushi: Yes I think sushi would be wonderful.

- Skipped school: I have before and that has led to some funny stories....

- Slept outside: yep. I love passing out on docks.

- Seen a dead body?: Multiple times. Why is this important.

- Smoked?: What? I have smoked lots of things.

- Skinny dipped?: Don't swim.

- Shower daily:I attempt but don't see a problem with missing a day or two. Its probably healthy.

- Sing well?: I do!

- In the shower?: Yep. The shower head is my mic to fame!

- Swear?: Oh gosh and good heavens no!

- Stuffed Animals?: Why the fuck would you stuff and god damn animal?! That's sickeningly cruel! Imagine all of those loud little screams for you to stop what you are doing! You sick sick Bastard.

- Single/Group dates: I would imagine group dates would be kinda fun.

- Strawberries/Blueberries: Peaches.

- Scientists need to invent: Science.

T
- Time for bed: It is? OH! Well good night!

- Thunderstorms: I live in Washington. Whats a thunderstorm?

- Touch your tongue to your nose?: nope.

U
- Unpredictable: I predict to be unpredictable every day.

- Under the influence?: Right now? No not really.

- Understanding?: I would love to have that.

V
- Vegetable you hate: Mushrooms, they can kill you you know? They're evil! Unless they make you see stuff.

- Vegetable you love: Mushrooms that make you go temporarily insane.

- Vacation spot: Nothing cliche.

W
- Weakness: Baking and baked goods.

- When you grow up: That's a song by the Veronicas I think.

- Which one of your friends acts the most like you: Me.

- Who makes you laugh the most: The person telling the jokes?

- Worst feeling: Passing a kidney stone.

- Wanted to be a model?: What kind of model? The kind that makes no money unless they reach superstardom or the kind that makes thousands a day as an amateur?

- Where do we go when we die: Well firstly we get put where ever we are put then are carbons brake down and form something else. So we go EVERYWHERE.

- Worst weather: none.

- Walk with a book on your head?: not at all.

X
- X-Rays: Many. I have even had radioactive die put in my blood for it.

Y
-Year it is now: Year of the Earth Ox 2136

-Yellow: Is the color of sun.

Z
- Zoo animal: Big Cats

- Zodiac sign: The Willow

New Craigslist goods! This is actually from Seattle

A few things from the bike shop.
Date: 2009-05-27, 4:05PM PDT


Whoo-hoo Seattle, the sun is out! Let's discuss a few things before you fumble with swapping the unused ski rack for the unused bike rack on the Subaru.

So yes, you've noticed the sun is out, and hey!- maybe it would be cool to to some bike riding. Let's keep in mind that the sun came out of all 600,000 of us, so for the most part, you're not the only one who noticed. Please remember that when you walk into my shop on a bright, sunny Saturday morning. It will save you from looking like a complete twat that huffs "Why are there so many people here?"

Are we all on the same page now about it being sunny outside? Have we all figured out that we're not the only clever people that feel sunny days are good for bike riding? Great. I want to kiss all of you on your forehead for sharing this moment with me. Put your vitamin D starved fingers in mine, and we'll move on together to some pointers that will make life easier.

SOME POINTERS FOR THE PHONE:

- I don't know what size of bike you need. The only thing that I can tell over the phone is that you sound fat. I don't care how tall you are. I don't care how long your inseam is. Don't complain to me that you don't want to come ALL THE WAY down to the bike shop to get fitted for a bike. I have two hundred bikes in my inventory. I will find one that fits you. Whether you come from the north or the south, my shop is downhill. Pretend you're going to smell a fart, ball up, and roll your fat ass down here.

- Don't get high and call me. Write it down, call me later. When I have four phone lines ringing, and a herdlet
of people waiting for help, I can't deal with you sitting there "uuuuhhh"-ing and "uuummm"-ing while your brain tries to put together some cheeto-xbox-fixie conundrum. We didn't get disconnected, I left you on hold to figure your shit out.

-I really do need to see your bike to know what is wrong with it. You've already figured out that when you car makes a noise, the mechanic needs to see it. When your TV goes blank, a technician needs to see it. I can tell you, if there is one thing I've learned from you fucking squirrels, it's that "doesn't shift right" means your bike could need a slight cable adjustment, or you might just need to stop backing into it with the Subaru. Bring it in, I'll let you know for sure.

- No, I don't know how much a good bike costs. For some, spending $500 dollars is a kingly sum. For others, $500 won't buy you one good wheel. You really need to have an idea of what you want, because every one of you raccoons "doesn't want to spend too much".

FOR YOU INVENTIVE TYPES AND DO-IT-YOURSELFERS:

- Just because you think is should exist, doesn't mean that it does. I know that to you, a 14 inch quill stem makes perfect sense, but what makes more sense is buying a bike that fits you, not trying to make your mountain bike that was too small for you to begin with into a comfort bike.

- If some twat on some message board somewhere says that you can use the lockring from your bottom bracket as a lockring for a fixie conversion doesn't mean that A: you can, or B: you should. Please listen to me on this stuff, I really do have your best interests at heart.

- I love that you have the enthusiasm to build yourself a recumbent in the off season. That does not mean however, that I share your enthusiasm; ergo I won't do the "final tweaks" for you. You figure out why that Sram shifter and that Shimano rear derailleur don't work together. While we're at it, you recumbent people scare me a little. Don't bring that lumbering fucking thing anywhere near me.

A DEDICATION TO ALL THE HIPSTER DUCHEBAGS:

-If you shitheads had any money, you wouldn't NEED a vintage Poo-zhow to get laid. Go have an ironic mustache growing contest in front of American Apparel, so that I can continue selling $300 bikes to fatties, which is what keeps the lights on.

- Being made in the 80's may make something cool, but that doesn't automatically make something good. The reason that no one has ridden that "vintage" Murray is because it's shit. It was shit in the 80's, a trend it carried proudly through the 90's, and rallied with into the '00's. What I mean to say is, no, I can't make it work better. It's still shit, even with more air in the tires.

SO YOU'RE GONNA BUY A BIKE:

Good for you! Biking is awesome. It's easy, it's fun, it's good for you. I want you to bike, I really do. To that end, I am here to help you.

-Your co-worker that's "really into biking" knows fuck all. Stop asking for his advice. He could care less about you having the right bike. He wants to validate his bike purchase(s) through you. He also wants to sleep with you, and wear matching bike shorts with you.

- You're not a triathlete. You're not. If you were, you wouldn't be here, and we both know it.

- You're not a racer. If you were, I'd know you already, and you wouldn't be here, and we both know it.

- So you want a bike that you can ride to work, goes really fast, is good for that triathlon you're doing this summer (snicker), is good on trails and mud, and costs less than $300. Yeah. Listen, I want a car that can go 200 miles an hour, tow a boat, has room for five adults, is easy to parallel park but can carry plywood, gets 60mpg, and only costs $3,000. I also want a unicorn to blow me. What are we even talking about here? Oh yeah. Listen, bikes can be fast, light, cheap and comfortable. Pick two, and we're all good.

ABOUT YOUR KIDS:

Your kids are amazing. Sure are. No one else has kids as smart, able, funny or as good looking as you. Nope. Never see THAT around here.

- I have no idea how long you kid will be able to use this bike. As it seems to me, your precious is a little retarded, and can't even use the damn thing now. More likely, your budding genius is going to leave the bike in the driveway where you will Subaru the bike to death LONG before the nose picker outgrows the bike.

- Stop being so jumpy. I am not a molester. You people REALLY watch too much TV. When I hold the back of the bike while your kid is on it, it's not because I get a thrill from *almost* having my hand on kid butt, it's because kids are unpredictable, and generally take off whenever possible, usually not in the direction you think they might go. Listen, if I were going to do anything bad to your kids, I'd feed them to sharks, because sharks are FUCKING AWESOME.


I hope this helps, and have fun this summer riding your kick-ass bike!

  * Location: Seattle
  * it's NOT ok to contact this poster with services or other commercial interests

This one is from Denver.

Free couch, if you can bend time and/or space
Date: 2009-05-25, 3:56PM MDT


I have a free couch for anyone who can get it back out of my room.
It's a comfy couch, cool stripe velvet in great shape, impossibly uncomfortable sleeper, but otherwise easily worth $50-75 bucks in Craigslist land.

So why am I listing in for free? Because I am pretty sure it is physically impossible to remove this thing from my second story bedroom down the narrow hallway, down the narrower staircase and out the front door of my little Victorian duplex. How did we get it up here in the first place? Magic... well, it did involve taking several doors off the hinges, 4 people, and about 3 1/2 hours of cursing the gods. However, I don't feel like doing it all again, and I'm not about to have a stranger (no offense) taking apart my house for a deal on a sofa.

So, if you can bend space and miraculously make this thing fit, such powers shall be awarded with a free couch. Likewise, if you can alter time and go back to when we first bought the monstrosity and prevent us from attempting to bring it upstairs in the first place, you shall also have the honor of owning this couch bestowed on you.

Or if you lack these powers and still really want it, you can have it... in pieces, BYOS (bring your own saw)

  * Location: Denver
  * it's NOT ok to contact this poster with services or other commercial interests

[x] You know how to make a pot of coffee
[x] You keep track of dates using a calendar
[ ] You own more than one credit card
[x] You know how to change the oil in a car
[x] you've done your own laundry
[x] You vote in every election
[x] You can cook for yourself
[x] You think politics are exciting
TOTAL SO FAR: 7

[ ] You show up for school late alot
[x] You always carry a pen in your bag/​purse/​pocket
[ ] You've never gotten a detention
[x] You have forgotten your own birthday at least once
[x] You like to take walks by yourself
[x] You know what credibility means, without looking it up
[x] You drink caffeine at least once a week
TOTAL SO FAR: 12

[x] You know how to do the dishes
[ ] You can count to 10 in another language
[x] When you say you're going to do something you do it
[x] You can mow the lawn
[x] You study when you have to
[x] You have hand washed a car before
TOTAL SO FAR: 17

[x] You can spell experience, without looking it up
[ ] The people at Starbucks know you by name
[ ] Your favorite kind of food is take out
[x] The first thing you do when you wake up is get caffeine
[x] You can go to the store without getting something you don't need
[x] You understand political jokes the first time they are said
[x] You can type pretty quick (74 wpm ;D )
TOTAL SO FAR: 22

[ ] Your only friends are from your place of employment
[x] You have been to a Tupperware party
[ ] You have realized that no one will take you seriously unless you are over the age of 25 and have a job
[x] You have more bills than you can pay
[x] You have been to the beach
[x] You use the internet every day
[ ] You have been outside of the united states 3 or more times
[x] You make your own bed everyday
TOTAL: 27

Things to look into for Steampunk inspirations.

BOOKS
Homunculus
Clockwork Heart
COMICS/GRAPHIC NOVELS
Girl Genius
Iron West
Steam Detectives
FILM
The City of Lost Children
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
Howl's Moving Castle
VIDEO GAMES (Will help take up time too)
Arcanum
Final Fantasy 6
MUSIC
Abney Park
The Clockwork Quartet
Dr. Steel
Rasputina
Unextordinairy Gentlemen
Vernian Process

According to this quiz these are the rating of which piercings I should have.

Cartilage Piercing 
100%
Tongue Piercing
90%
Dirty Piercings
80%
Earlobe Piercing
80%
Lip Piercing
70%
Nipples
60%
Labret Piercing
60%
Belly Button Piercing
60%
Nose Piercing
50%

Craigslist!

This fish is a JERK!

Okay so here's the story. I have a bullfrog named Herman. He eats feeder fish (about 1 dozen every 5-6 days... he's got quite the appetite.) that I get from a local store. A few weeks ago I bought him a round of victims and he ate all of them except this one small brownish/greenish fish. I figured it was just because he wasn't hungry but I have never seen him pass up a meal. I left the fish in his tank, feeding the fish daily to keep him alive, and still... Herman wouldn't eat him. I eventually felt sorry for the fish and put him in with the rest of the feeder fish in the feeder tank. I did some research including posting on here asking what kind of fish he was, and figured he was either a juvenile cichlid of some-sort or just an ugly feeder. He'd been in there for about a week before I started calling him "Snack" and yesterday I finally broke down and bought him his own tank and a cute little Pearlscale goldfish to keep him company.

This morning I was watching them swim and to my horror... Snack started attacking the Pearlscale!!! I put him back in the feeder tank to save the Pearlscale from getting hurt (he's cute!) and he started attacking the Feeders! WTF SNACK??!?!?

I did some more research and have discovered that he is not a feeder fish or a cichlid, but a juvenile Green Sunfish. They are SUPER aggressive and territorial and do best as a single fish (with something like a Crayfish as a friend as they are both pond dwellers and won't eat eachother) or in groups (but only from when they are babies)... I read about some people keeping them with Cichlids since they are also aggressive, but as of now, I can't keep him with the Pearlscale or the feeders... He's a jerk. An angry, territorial jerk. hahaah...

I'm posting to see if anyone has an interest in adding him (or her) to their tank of Cichlids, or starting a new tank? He's about 2 inches long at the moment, so you can start off with a smaller tank and just have the tank grow with him? I'd trade for something cute, little and non-aggressive that I can keep with the Pearlscale (Shrimp, another Pearlscale (small), African dwarf frog, etc...)

Let me know what you have, and we'll take it from there. Don't say I didn't warn you that this fish was a jerk tho... :)

Jessie

My new favorite song! For now of course

Flobots----Jetpack

Chorus:
I will not bend
I will not bow
I will not break
I'll stand my ground
won't be afraid
to sing out loud
to sing out loud
to sing out loud
the visions of what's involved
the tensions you must resolve
distractions will just dissolve
YOU ARE NOT LIKE ME

he's encountered a setback,
he isn't down to let that
keep him on the ground. Press that
button- ignite the jetpack!
launch pad shrink disappear
past the brink the
atmosphere's thinning and his
plasma's tingly
planes appear to be birds and
birds appear to be bees and
he's hearing the words that
occur to him for no reason
"What are you living your life for
what are you willing to die for
what do you believe to be the grain of truth you can provide for
this grand adventure?
Is it your plan to spend your
days batted about by
these random events?
Are you fueled by another engine
lighting a fire beneath?
Have you breathed and seen your breath in the winds
and have you reached that point?"

CHORUS

you only get to see this
earth one time it's
axis tilt's it
changes climates
plates shift weights and
continents drift and
draft twisted fates and
monstrous frictions
fragmentations stress and
aggravation
depression and confusion and
bad relations use your
imagination elude their
categorization
whether the crowd gives boos or
congratulations the blue's just
something you move through toward the
vast expanses of space on the
universal infinite
path to emancipation the
gravity of the planet
grips you but don't abandon
ship you feel the pressures in
side can you withstand it?

CHORUS

the heights you'll reach the
depths you'll delve to
depends on the propulsion
system that propels you
methods that compel you
messages they sell you
punishments they give you
for doing what they tell you
but we've got passion
they've got prisons
you've got the freedom to
make a decision
will you abandon
all your addictions
take your stand and
live your convictions
what've you got to lose what've
you been taught to chose
what're you so hot to prove with your
beautiful socks and shoes
the costumes' frayed cloth covers
skin like a shroud
exhaust fumes fade off in the wind
like a cloud

CHORUS

How does this sound?

The little Mute Button

I love hitting the mute button on the world
That little arrow pointing you in the right way
It's a beautiful little button
When it's pressed
A new world envelopes your own
leading to stories
Loving relationships play out
Somewhere else a guitar hums a tune
While I eat some BB's
A tune of dark blue waters and missed embraces
This little button can take you anywhere
An unheard of future of apocalyptic landscapes
With burning forests of cannibliss smoke
And Gorillaz roam the countryside
Yellow aquatic beetles take me downtown
Other denizens shoot glances at me
My world impinges on theirs
Piercing their ears with sharp pointy notes
The yellow beast hits its last stop
As my feet touch the concrete
I start floating on
A philosophical mouse leading the way
That fat little mouse starts to slim away
And something new is with me
Right here right now
The crest of the hill and the end of my journey approaches
I'm given a riddle of revelution
By three aged Veronican queens
As they let me pass I walk in the door
As those Gorillaz say
Tomorrow comes today

~Patrick Commins

Wants to write a poem....come back later for one if you wish. Or start giving me things to write about. That would be fun. I should make a game out of it every week....

Here is my current mood for the day...

This was this morning


My craving for soda all day


Me taking half a day nap, skipping out on work


Me wanting all day


Explanation to all of my headache and its severity


What I would like right now

Have you ever made out in a bathr​oom?​
public? No.

Do you think​ the last perso​n you kisse​d is amazing?​
Amazing? You like understating things as well as stalking me huh?

Who was the last perso​n to call you?
My stalker, in other words you. Yes I know that was your breathing on the phone.

What is the last non-​alcoh​olic bever​age you had?
Coffee, I am taking a sip riiiiiiiight..........now.

When is the last time you cried​?
A while ago actually? What about you? The last time I ignored your stalking ass?

Have you been kisse​d by someo​ne who'​s name start​s with a T?
No, I don't believe so.

Are you scare​d of spide​rs?​
I played with black widows in my hand when I was little.

What are your plans​ for this weeke​nd?​
Well the weekend is almost over so why does it matter?

Ever been swimm​ing in a lake or river​?​
I don't swim.

Last perso​n you drove​ with in a car?
Probably, wait, why does it matter to you?

What did you last buy?
Bus rides and a coffee

What’​s irrit​ating​ you right​ now?
lack of revenge for noise from ambient places upstairs.

Are you liste​ning to music​ right​ now?
I would like to be....mmmmmm....Music.


Do you like Chine​se food?​
Why yes I like Chinese food. Do you? Or are you a culinary racist?


What is the last movie​ you saw in theat​ers?​
Fanboys, which was surprisingly good.

Is there​ anyon​e you wish was still​ in your life?​
A few.

Do you get distr​acted​ easil​y?​


Plans​ for tomor​row?​
Writing two essays.

Was this the best year of your life?​
No I wouldn't say it was the best. But definitely, by very damn far, not the worst

Have you ever chang​ed cloth​es in a vehic​le?​
I have done a lot in a vehicle.

Have you ever broke​n someo​nes heart​?
I probably have.

Do you belie​ve that you are a good boyfr​iend or girlf​riend​?​
Ask the one who really gets to decide that.

Have you ever dated​ someo​ne older​ than you?
yes I am now and I have before.

What time did you go to bed at and when did you awake​?​
Don't you already know? Oh that is right you suck at stalking and have to ask me all these weird questions instead. You Fail and don't deserve the answer to this question.

Do you belie​ve every​one deser​ves a secon​d chanc​e?
Chance? How about you just take the action rather than waiting for permission.

What would​ you do if the door bell rang and it was Lil' Wayne​?​
If he had 750ml I MAY invite him in, or just take his drank.

How old is the last perso​n you kisse​d ?
20.

Do you have a reaso​n to smile​ right​ now?
I always have a reason to smile. You never get to see it though if you keep asking me questions, they do tend to get on my nerves and kill my sense of joy, you dirty bastard.


Have you ever woke up next to someo​ne and were freak​ed out?
No, but I assume you sneak away before I wake up. Ooops sorry, I forgot you suck at stalking.

Have you ever kisse​d someo​ne whose​ name start​ed with the lette​r E?
YES!

Are you looki​ng forwa​rd to anyth​ing?
Getting to actually take photos for school.

Who was the last perso​n of the oppos​ite sex you had a conve​rsati​on with ?
Why? Maybe I had a conversation with a clock.

What are you weari​ng on your feet ?
Skin.

How many times​ do you talk on the phone​ a day on avera​ge?​
Probably three to four times. Don't you know this already?

Do you usual​ly have weird​ dream​s?
Give me some muchrooms and I will get back to you.

Do you like your bed?
I have a bed!?! Where!?!?!

Do you think​ that the perso​n you like feels​ the same way you do?
Uhhhh, this would be a very strange morning so far if they didn't.

What song is stuck​ in your head?
Blues Clues.

Has anyon​e gotte​n on your nerve​s latel​y?​
Yeah, they are above me at the moment.

Is a best frien​d/​boyfr​iend/​girlf​riend​/​ex pissi​ng you off at the momen​t ?
NO, not really.

Are you on medic​ation​ for anyth​ing ?
Does coffee count as medication for the draining world of academia?

Do you like scent​ed candl​es ?
I like incense.

Did you have a good birthday this year?
I didn't have one actually.

Are you tired​ right​ now?
Nope. Some chloroform may help *HINT*HINT*

Where​ are you going​ on vacat​ion next?
Hopefully Ireland again or maybe somewhere on the East coast.

What were you doing​ at 8:00 this morni​ng?​
in bed.

Three​ words​ to expla​in why you last threw​ up?
Sick of Stalkers.

Do you care if your boyfr​iend/​girlf​riend​ drink​s?
Don't give on shit. Its more so WHAT is being imbibed. I don't think antifreeze is ok in my book.

Have you ever tatto​oed anyon​e'​s name on you?
No, but I will. No its not yours, I'm sorry.

Do you think​ your curre​nt pets will be alive​ ten years​ from now ?
Freddie Kruger can't die!

Wanna​ get marri​ed?
Eureka! I now know your motives!

Do you like Ramen​ noodl​es ?
Ive me some real ramen and I'm happy.

Have you ever gotte​n locke​d in a trunk​ of a car ?
Yes actually, its called sneaking away.

Who was the last perso​n to smoke​ in your prese​nce?
My family.

Have you ever kisse​d someo​ne whose​ name start​ed with the lette​r K?
Yes.

You can only drink​ ONE liqui​d for the rest of your life,​ what is it ?
I would drink whatever I wanted at the moment. ONE drink at a time.

Are you a patie​nt perso​n ?
Depends. I'm taking this survey aren't I?

Have you ever thoug​ht about​ getti​ng your nose pierc​ed ?
yes, I might actually. Once I get the monies to get it all started.

What do you carry​ with you at all times​ ?
Too much.

Are you mean?​
Why no, but if you come in my house you will be met with my cat. Freddie Kruger.

I found this on a friends myspace. I also corrected it for spelling and grammar.

The thing​ that's​ on your mind?
How can Americans think they have an indulgent and deep culture?


Are you afraid​ of losing​ the person​ you fell hardest​ for?
Why wouldn't I?


Last person you kissed,​ ​how many times​ have you cried​ in front​ of them?​​
About once.


What'​​s one thing​ you do when you'​​re mad?
Go quiet, creepy quiet.


Hows your mood?​​
Craving noms and a reason to use my camera.


Is the last person you kissed mad at you?
Don't think so.


When was the last time you spoke to your number two in person?​​
I'm getting pretty impatient at this point.


Honestly, has anyone seen you in your under​wear in the past three​ month​s?​​
....I would imagine so. If not her level of observance has degraded.


Next time you will kiss someone on the lips?​​
Tomorrow if my diabolical plan goes through.


Have you learn​ed any lesso​ns in life?​​
I'm still learning. As everyone should be. If you feel you have nothing to learn or haven't learned anything about life you should fell some sufferings.


How do you feel about​ your hair right​ now?
I need to get it longer and maybe dyed.


Have you ever had someo​ne sing to you?
Yeah, but that is usually a communal thing.


Would​ you forgi​ve a frien​d for telli​ng your bigge​st secre​t?​​
Secret? How about you just come up and ask me.


Are you datin​g the perso​n you text most?​​
Yeah, definitely.


Three​ hours​ ago, were you touch​ing a perso​n of the oppos​ite sex?
No. I was studying and doing more bullshit school work that I don't believe I need.


Where​ did you get the shirt​ you'​​re weari​ng?​​
Value Village


Last perso​n who told you thing​s were going​ to be okay?​​
Probably [The Penguin Who Could Fly].


Ever kisse​d anyon​e with the name start​ing with a M?
No actually I haven't.


Did you kiss or hug anyon​e today​?​​
Yep Yep Yep!


What'​​s somet​hing you reall​y want right​ now, be hones​t.
To be moved out and fee from this bullshit.


Where​ were you at midni​ght last night​?​​
With [The Penguin Who Could Fly].


Is there​ someo​ne that makes​ you happy​ every​ time you speak​ with them?​​
Of course, everyone makes me happy!


Did anyon​e yell at you today​?​​
Not yet, but Brian has been in one SHITTY mood. I feel a possible fight coming on.


Have you lost a best frien​d in the past year?
Yeah. I lost three THE best friends.


Are you texti​ng anybo​dy?​​
Not at this exact second.


Have you ever had a best frien​d who was of the oppos​ite sex?
Yeah, a few.


Has any one said they love you in the last week?​​
Yes Yes Yes!!!


Who have you texte​d today​?​​
I have texted Jeff, [The Penguin Who Could Fly], Antony, and Jhime.


How'​​s your heart​ latel​y?​​
Still pumping irregularly.


Last awkwa​rd momen​t?​​
Anytime with Jeff is awkward.


When you were in eleme​ntary​ schoo​l,​​ did you chang​e best frien​ds a lot?
No, just got more. I collect hoomans.


Is the last perso​n you kisse​d your signi​fican​t other​?​​
YES!


Last bever​age you had?
Tropicana Pink Lemonade.


Other​ than surve​ying,​​ what are you doing​ right​ now?
Playing a card game with my niece Isabella.


Does a kiss make you feel bette​r?​​
It does, but hearing that she is there is even better. The kiss is a bonus.


Do you start​ the water​ befor​e you get in the showe​r or when you get in?
Before, it has to heat up. I prefer not to be a lolsicle.


Have you ever brush​ed your teeth​ while​ in the showe​r?​​
Yeah, when I'm in one SMALL hurry.


Have you ever thoug​ht about​ your death​?​​
I find death, even my own very interesting.


What about​ today​?​​
What about today? Are you stalking me? Or wanting to stalk me and can't find out enough for my address? If so, you're not a very good stalker. Go back to stalker school. Only stalkers with a 3.0 GPA or higher may stalk me. You aren't good enough.


Where​'​​s your favor​ite place​ to be?
At this phase of my life, I have found it quite enjoyable to be riding the bus going someplace random (Travel is the important part) reading a book or, even better, with [The Penguin Who Could Fly].


Have you ever been skinn​y dippi​ng?​​
I have dane quite a few things naked, skinny dipping isn't one of them.


What are you afrai​d of?
Large bodies of water and the dark if I am alone. Of course you would know this if you were a good stalker.


Will you be in a relat​ionsh​ip next week?​​
I believe so. But Shitty stalkers like you aren't allowed in them.


Are your lips chapp​ed at the momen​t?​​
You don't even have a camera on me at all hours of the day? You really do suck.


Why did you kiss the last perso​n you kisse​d?​​
Because I love them and felt like expressing it.

1)Initials:
PNC

2) Name someone with the same birthday as you:
I just looked up for it and found some interesting results.
1452 - Leonardo da Vinci, Italian Renaissance polymath
1894 - Bessie Smith, American blues singer

3) When was your last kiss?
Monday

4) For or against same sex marriage?
For, if I was against it I would probably be killed.

6) Are you bisexual?
Actually yes.

7) Do you believe in God?
I believe in ALL gods. Know any?

8) how many US states have you been to?
Washington, Montana, Wyoming and New York.

9) How many of the US states have you lived in?
Washington.

10) Have you ever lived outside the US?
Kind of, for about a month I lived in Ireland.

11) name something you like physically about yourself:
The fact that I am FUN SIZE!

12) Name something non physical you like about yourself:
The fact I have very little short-guy-complex.

13) What is the current rumor traveling around about someone?
That People are going to get kicked out.

14) What is your dream car?
Don't really have a dream car, more like a fleet.

15) If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go?
Lets start in Ireland then go East.

16) Have you ever had someone of the opposite sex over at your house while your parents were gone?
Yeah, I don't see why this is so important. Unless your thirteen.

17) How many concerts have you gone to?
Well over 20 or 30 I would guess.

18) Do you download music?
Am I under the age of sixty?

19) How many illegal things have you done?
Enough to get arrested.

20) Where would you want to go on a first date?
All over the place, then to Pioneer Square.

21) Would you date the person who posted this:
I don't think so. Plus that would probably make things awkward.

22) Has anyone ever sang or played for you personally?
No not really, most of the people I know don't think of it is respectful, to the song and idea it represents, to play music to one single person unless you are writing a song.

23) Ever been kissed under fireworks?
No, but nor have I been caught on fire by them either.

New Craigslist goodies! Just got the shipment today!

Eleven Things I Hate About Working at a Liquor Store (Vancouver)
Date: 2009-01-19, 5:38AM PST


1. Anyone under the age of 20 who rolls their eyes when I ask them for ID. I'm sorry -- you still look like a fucking kid, and the government of British Columbia says that fucking kids aren't supposed to be drinking so that's why I've IDed you. What -- do you think that it's OBVIOUS you've just turned 19 and I should just be able to tell? Well, sorry, I can't. So don't roll your eyes at me and sigh heavily when you reach for your cards. My job is on the line.

2. Anyone who can't believe that I want TWO pieces of government ID. Why can't you believe it? That's what my bosses tell me to ask for, so I ask for it. It's plastered everywhere: right when you walk in, on drink displays, and at every cash register. So, yes, I want TWO pieces of ID. No, your gym membership is not government ID! GODDAMMIT DON'T ROLL YOUR EYES AT ME.

3. People who buy one item and want, like, 10 plastic bags to carry their shit. What are you, some kind of serial environmental offender? What really kills me are the assholes who buy a PLASTIC bottle (virtually unbreakable), then want the plastic bottle in a paper bag, then want the plastic bottle in a paper bag in a plastic bag, then want a double plastic bag for their plastic bottle in a paper bag in a plastic bag. The best is when people catch me giving them a sour look and they say, "I'm taking the bus." Really. Does that make it better?

4. People who ask me to smile. Smiling isn't in my job description. The line up is HUGE. I'm just putting my head down and trying to plow down as MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE IN AS LITTLE TIME AS POSSIBLE SO YOU CAN ALL GO HOME AND DRINK FASTER. Speed requires concentration; when I concentrate I don't smile, so don't ask me to fucking smile when I'm already trying to be as fast as possible for you.

5. People who touch my hair. Generally happens about once or twice a busy weekend -- someone hammered (or weird) comes in and really wants to touch my hair. I know my hair tends to look fabulous, but just because I'm within arm's reach doesn't give you the right to maul my locks. Look, compliment, but don't touch!

6. Cell phones. Chewing gum, too. Okay -- I can accept that being irritated by chewing gum is a problem that I ought to keep to myself, but cell phones? Now that I've worked as a cashier I understand how intensely rude it is to be on your cell while going through the checkout. Just get off that damned cancer pod you've got glued to your ear and provide a little respect to the cashier. Once I had a lady refuse to acknowledge me because she was yakking on her cell, but then had the nerve to exclaim, "I just guess they don't do anything around here anymore!" when I pretended not to hear her asking for a bag.

7. People who buy one or two items and then hover at the end of my til while they stare at the receipt like they're trying to decipher the fucking Rosetta Stone. Okay -- so you wanna check your receipt because you seem to believe that I have incorrectly rung up ONE OR TWO ITEMS. But move on -- don't stand in the way of the next customer and, seriously, does it take a full 30 seconds of INTENSE FOCUS to understand your receipt? You're clearly an idiot, so get out already!

8. Gaggles of ten or so barely-post-teenage thugs/sluts/idiots who come into the store and scream and giggle and pose like they're already at the club. Being able to hear your idiot babble all the way from the other side of the store means that you're being too damned loud. I feel sorry for all the people within 30 feet of you, let alone 100. Groups like this generally have me bolting for the warehouse.

9. Restaurant owners who have special discount accounts but don't tell me that they have an account until everything is rung through. Oh, you own a restaurant? It's ever-so-popular, is it? Well, my! I'm sorry I didn't know who you were right away, because clearly you're VERY IMPORTANT because you own a restaurant. Now I have to ring the WHOLE THING through again because you didn't have the foresight to tell me who you were. Sorry for wasting your VERY IMPORTANT time.

10. Sleazy guys who press tips into my hand. Listen, buddy, that 72 cents of change you really wanna hand me while staring deep into my eyes does not impress. I'm not allowed to accept tips anyways. So don't try to tip me -- I don't like it, I have to say no, it's awkward. No, you can not have my number because you gave me 72 cents.

11. Older women who WANT me to ID them. Ugh, yeah, back to the ID thing. Listen -- I'm sorry you're 30-something and you don't look under 19 anymore. Really, I think people are beautiful at all ages. Don't worry about it! Just be gorgeous the way you are. But I still don't need to see your ID, so please stop shoving it at me. It just makes you look really desperate, especially in front of your friends.



Wanted: time machine DESPARATE!!!
Date: 2009-01-12, 5:53PM MST


Desperately need a time machine to take me back 6 weeks in time, plus or minus a day. If you have a time machine and are willing to let me borrow it, or know of someone with an impending trip back in time, please let me know ASAP!

I will pay big bucks to have myself warned to NOT sleep with that tramp at the One and Only Bar on the Boulevard.

Tell me that she is very, VERY fertile that night in question, and has a whopping 3 STDs that I will get if I copulate with her.

VERY VERY IMPORTANT THAT I GET THIS MESSAGE!!!

I WILL WRITE YOU A BLANK CHECK IF THAT'S WHAT IT TAKES!

Key things that will let the me in the past know you are for real:

*Tell me that you know about the rubber ducky incident

*Tell me that you know that I pissed in my friends pool last week, when he was in it.

*Tell me that no matter how hard I try, the lesbian at Barnes and Noble will NEVER go for it, no matter how many sex books I ask her opinions on.

If I still doubt you- use this one-----

*Mention that you know I made out with my cousin when we were drunk at a kegger last summer- NO ONE KNOWS THIS BUT US TWO!!

VERY VERY IMPORTANT THAT I GET THIS MESSAGE!!

001: Name: Padraig
002: Nickname: Muskrat, Irish, Pat, Patti, Pattiboi, Mr. Commins....too many.
003: Country of living: I am a Sovereign Of the United States of America.
004: Birth date: Tax Day on the centennial of the statehood of Washington.
005: School: SCC
006: Do you smoke: No more.
007: Hobbies: What is a hobby but a simple function of life to keep insanity at bay? Obviously I like philosophy and psychology. My name may be a hint too.
008: Brothers/Sisters: Three brothers, pray for my survival. Also one 'adopted' sister.
009: Relationship: What about my wonderful relationship?
010: Piercing(s): One and about 20 in the making. RIGHT NOW!!!
011: Tattoo(s): Also in the making.
012: Favorite Country to go to: Ireland.
013: Are there people you wont reply to?: Myself.
014: Nicest person you met this year: His name is Bubbles and he hangs out on my couch all day and plays with my cat.
015: Person you rather not have met this year: My English teacher.
016: Who would you like to meet: A very rich man who: loves kids and raising them, Enjoys a woman of size, will give me any need I have so long as I keep his house clean and dinner served with a bite of saucy entertainment. (Explanation:Get my sister out of my house)
017: Who do you admire most: At this exact moment? Probably my niece Isabella, she is one fucking trooper.
018: Most sexy person(s): The only person I know who knows how to 'ride right'
019: Favorite Pajamas: none, or jeans.
020: Favorite Car: Starlight Blue Mustang, 1989, the rest of the model is not as important as the year and color.
021: Favorite Movie(s): The on I haven't seen yet. I don't know what it is, but I love it already.
022: Favorite Music: flobots.com
023: Favorite City(s): I have more to see.
024: Favorite Plush: I count as a plushie don't I?
025: Favorite Perfume: I don't use perfume, SURPRISE!
026: Favorite Magazine: The ones I will be featured in.
027: Favorite sound: Beautifully written poetry read properly.
028: Favorite TV-series: Spaced, Fawlty Towers and more
029: Favorite Nickname: Freddie Kruger is a good nickname for a cat named Fredrick.
030: What is on your mouse pad: My finger sliding across it to highlight this stupid question.
031: What all is under your bed: Stop lying to me! *wanders away and cries*
032: Favorite color: Probably red and anything along that spectrum....of course there was that color after I ate those shrooms.
033: Favorite Song ever: "The Love of The Streets" by Nostalgic Psychedelia
034: Favorite Song at this moment: Imaginary Girl, or Chloroform Girl.
035: Favorite food at this moment: At the moment? Anything that will fill my empty stomach, any suggestions?
035: Favorite class in school: The ones I'm working toward.
036: Favorite drink: Mexican Coke.
037: Lucky number: 32/2+10-3
038: What do you think is greatest about yourself: The fact that I am an agent of change who relishes in working functionally with joy.
039: What deodorant do you use: I'm allergic.
040: Favorite shoes: WW2 combat boots.
041: What time do you go to bed on weekdays: 10:00-1:00 or never.
042: What phrase do you use most: mow?
043: Most romantic moment in your life: Rolling over on weekend mornings and thinking I'm dreaming.
044: Most embarrassing moment in your life: waling out of the morgue alive.
045: Would you rather spend your time inside or outside: both.
046: What do you do on the weekends: exist and what ever comes along with that.
047: What class in school do/did you dislike most: Intro to Mac
048: Your Breakfast this morning: Air.
049: What do you really, really dislike to eat: Anything that tastes really, really dislikable.
050: Pets: Freddie Kruger, my cat and four little beings from hell that live in my basement.
051: Laugh or Dream: I hope i don't cackle in my sleep.
052: Serious or funny: How about you tell me a joke and we will see which one you are.
053: Fast or slow: back and forth or up and down?
054: You prefer being alone or have relation: depends and what the hell your saying.
055: Simple or complicated?: Simply Complicated.
056: Cremated or Buried when dead: Who is dead?
057: Sex or Alcohol: sex.
058: Stay up late or go to bed early: both then shoot yourself after four years.
059: Light or Dark?: *holding razor blade* Always....so....dark....
060: Speak or Silence: chatter.
061: Tall or small man/woman: it would be awesome to fit people in my pockets!
062: Newspaper: The Stranger.
063: Hugs or Kisses: yes!
064: Happy or Sad: .....happy.
065: Life or Death: To walk around a lake or be thrown into it then everyone walk away?
066: Jig or Disco: To be or not to be?
067: Left or Right handed: right.
068: Sausages on top, or on the side: Just give me the damn food.
069: Dark/ red/ Blonde: Red.
070: What would you ask God if you could ask him 1 single question: Are we really here for plastic?
071: You believe in Reincarnation: Ask me when I'm an ant...or maybe your future son.
072: You believe in Aliens: Yes....and they're watching.
073: When you die, what will be your last words?: So long and thanks for all the fish!
074: Does true love exist: Yeah. If you put the effort in.
075: How many kids would you like to have: How many brain cells does and amoeba have?
076: What is the one thing you can't stand: Large bodies of water mixed with me in them.
077: Worst feeling in the world: Subjection.
078: What are you afraid of: Loosing.
079: Are you an emotional person: Damn straight.
080: Do you ever cry during a movie: I have, I think.
081: Your goal in life: To be happy.
082: What was the promise you made to yourself at new years: I don't make promises, I make threats.
083: Favorite art-artist: Reginald Garret.
084: What animal would you like to be reincarnated as: A cockroach, so I will live longer than you.
085: What is the most beautiful part on the opposite sex's body: Her smooth curves gliding together, her eyes when they get that twinkle of inspiration.
086: Most original place to ask your love to marry you: If I answer that it wouldn't be original nor romantic.
087: What do you think of Elftown: It is a town of make believe elves, vampires, dwarves, orcs....and many many other things people wish they were.
088: Where did you get this question list: [The Penguin Who Could Fly]'s diary
089: Besides Elftown, what do you do most on your PC: School, personal research and games.
090: Is there a question you missed in this all: I wouldn't know. If I missed it I wouldn't have answered it I guess.
091: Favorite Actor: James Stewart
092: Favorite Actress: Connie Booth, who the hell could date John Cleese besides her?
093: Favorite Cartoon: The one I would love to write.
094: Favorite Band/ Singer: I think you need to stop the drugs

From now on if I have an emotional point on this diary it will be spoken via lolcats pictures....