2008

Valentine’s Day is fast approaching. Now traditionally Valentine’s Day is the woman’s holiday, she’s the one who gets taken out to dinner, the one who gets flowers and presents, and traditionally men do all this and more than likely get some at night. Wouldn’t it be great though if the men got something more than a little after dinner loving? Well now they just might. See Overstock is running a Overstock’s “Game O Love”. What it is is you sign up for the contest and then you select the prize you want your wife or girlfriend to get you.

With Overstock’s Valentine’s Day Game you could win prize you want, like a watch, a necklace, a printer, or anything they have in stock. Personally I would go for the all in one printer, its practical, takes up less room than the printer and scanner we have now, and Krissy could also use it for the Mac. Everyone should go sign up for the Game O Love, it isn’t just for men. Women if your husband or boyfriend is cheap then maybe you would like to enter this contest to get a great prize as a present from them. I doubt I will win, because I never win anything, but it can’t hurt to try right?

Heath Ledger was a great actor. I loved him in 10 things I Hate About You, and I couldn’t wait to see him in the Joker this summer. As most of you have heard he died Tuesday, most likely due to a drug overdose. He is scheduled to be laid to rest on Friday and that should be the end of it. That isn’t the end of it though, an anti-gay church (which I will not name because I don’t want to give them publicity) is planning on protesting his funeral because he played a homosexual cowboy in Brokeback Mountain.

I don’t see anything wrong with homosexuality. I do see a problem with religion though, and this is a big problem right here. Why? Simple, if you are going to protest his funeral and disrespect not only him but his family and friends then how is that fair? How is it fair to criticize someone who isn’t able to respond? Yes he played a gay cowboy and you are going to stand there and protest because he chose to take the role? That movie has probably helped more gay people than that Church ever will.

Anybody who chooses to do something like this should not only be spit on, but should also be condemned to Hell (assuming if there is a Hell at al). Being gay isn’t a crime and it isn’t something for religion or the government to decide on. People choose their religion, if he wasn’t part of your religion then why does it matter to you? Why do people care so much about how they live their lives? Why is it so wrong for two men or two women to be happy together? Why is it more socially acceptable for straight people to stay married and miserable for years than it is for two people who want to get married to be happy the rest of their lives?

I say fuck that church and any church who won’t give gay people a chance. Fuck the haters and the priests and ministers who look down on gay people. Fuck the bigots and those who don’t support the right for gay people to be happy together. And if you don’t like it then fuck you too. I may not be gay, but I know what is right and wrong and denying people the right to be happy is wrong.

I want to start investing in the stock market. I mean I know the market isn’t the best right now so I would wait until things start to recover a bit more, but once it does I might take some money and invest. Investing is something that I have been interested in for a while. I think it could really be an easy way to make money, especially if I can get some information on the stocks like statistics, comparison of stocks, that kind of thing. I mean with the right tools I think anyone can make money in a good market, the problem right now is that it isn’t a good market, not at all.

I have been trying to take some more pictures, better pictures with my camcorder so that I can make some more Myspace comments. I have been playing around with the settings, but I haven’t gotten the optimal ones yet. Krissy has been the unsuspecting victim of my tests though since she has been on the Mac, so I can play with the settings while she has no idea that she’s getting filmed. At least she’s a good sport when she doesn’t realize it.

I love York. I grew up under an hour away from the city, so when I could drive, I was going there almost every other week. There is something about it that makes me want to go back every time I leave. I mean between the buildings and the sights, everything is just so different there, it’s just captivating.

No other city is like New York. Sure they may have buildings and museums, but does any other city have sights like the Statue of Liberty, or the Empire State Building? I haven’t been to half of the places that I would like to, maybe one day I will be able to take a New York City tour with Trusted Tours & Attractions.

They make sure they take you to all of the most popular places in New York. From the museums to the historic landmarks, if it is in Manhattan they will make sure you see it. They offer sightseeing tours in almost every major city in the United States so they know what to do and what people want to see when they go on one of their tours. They even put out a newsletter letting people know of the exciting new things that they offer. If you are looking to go on a tour, try them. They are sure to show you everything you’ve ever wanted to see in New York or any city you travel to.

When I started promoting my website on Myspace, I knew that it wasn’t going to end there. I didn’t know when, but I knew eventually I would have Myspace comments and/or page decorations on my website. Well now I do. You can get them in the Funbox section. There isn’t many there, but I will be making more. Anything there is free for the taking, so have fun.

I have never played paintball. I see it played on television and I imagine playing it would be like playing a real life Halo. I mean think about it, different weapons, shooting people, I think it could be the closest thing to Halo in real life. Granted there are some differences like no grenades or recharging shields. Maybe it’s just me, but that is how I would look at it if I ever played it.

I would love to play, but paintball is expensive. Guns, ammunition, masks, it can really add up. I know people who love to use discount paintball websites and that is fine if you already own some of the equipment, but it is still a bit of money. Maybe if I buy the gun first then the ammo and then finally the facemask a few weeks later it wouldn’t be so bad. I would love to play, I just need to get the money together first.

The newest addition to the Funbox are avatars. I have had them made for a while, but I never put them up anywhere. Use them as your avatar on a forum, as your gravatar, on your Myspace, I don’t care, just use them. I am going to be making more soon, so check back if you don’t see one you like. If you have any suggestions for wallpaper, avatars or anything then let me know and I will see what I can do.

It seems like Krissy and I are on the move a lot lately. She is learning to drive, might have a new job soon, and I might be having to travel from state to state more often than I do now. With all this traveling, and with the fact that my car doesn’t have a working cigarette lighter, it might be good if I invest in an extracell phone battery. I don’t know when she will hear about the job, but they seemed interested in hiring her when she spoke with them yesterday, and if she does get hired then we will definitely need one becuase if the battery dies, the roads here are dead in the winter. Gotta make sure she is safe after all.

So I have FINALLY added the Funbox section of my website. Now what is the funbox? Well right now all it has it Wallpapers, but eventually it will have other things like Forum avatars, Myspace graphics, all of that stuff. Go and check out the wallpapers and let me know what you think. There will be more coming, I promise.

Christmas has made me a lot lighter in the wallet. Valentine’s Day is just a few weeks away and I need to figure out what to get Krissy. I have been looking through online coupons, but they don’t really help when I don’t really know what I am looking for. I wish I could get her something great, but after an iMac and a diamond necklace, not only am I broke, I am out of ideas. I think I am going to have to pay extra close attention to her over the next few weeks to figure out what she wants.

I am trying to get used to Adobe Premiere Pro so I can take some videos and screen shots. I have a book on it, but unfortunately I can’t seem to find anything in there to take screen shots so I might need to find another way to do it. I asked on a forum, so maybe I will get some answers. I have the camcorder set up to my left and I have been thinking about leaving it on and running a live chat, but I don’t know if it would take off. What do you guys think?