Celeb-Reality = The End of the World!

Is it me, or is VH-1 getting out of hand with all the pseudo-celebrity sh*t that they put on TV EVERY NIGHT?!?! It was interesting at first, when they only had one show. But then, they added in another and another... and another... AND ANOTHER! Damn! Stop it, VH-1! You're killing me slowly! Please understand and realize that there's a reason these has-beens haven't been on TV in years!

No one cares that Scott Baio is almost 50 years old and is about to have his first semi-normal relationship! We don't need a weekly tv show to document it!

No one cares how many girls you can line up each year to f*ck and s*ck Flavor Flav or Bret Michaels on national television! I don't know who I can't stand more... VH-1 for putting this sh*t on, the women who "compete for their love," or Flav and Bret for subjecting us to this!

No one cares that Peter F*cking Brady hasn't done anything since his show went off the air, and is now getting some from a really hot woman!

No one cares that you could get men to line up for two seasons to get punked by the craziest b*tch on the planet, who just so happens to be a two-time Flavor Flav reject!

No one cares that you could get the biggest has-beens ever, from MC Hammer to Brigitte Neilsen to Jose Canseco to Sherman Hemsley to live in the same f*cking house! Do we really need seven seasons of this crap, and counting?!?! Real World was played out years ago with the losers they rounded up! What the f*ck makes you think that we want to see people that we actually pushed out of our tv sets?!?!

Thinking about VH-1 makes me bleed on the inside! Until they change the b*llsh*t they put out there for our viewing mispleasure, this station has officially been added to the "Don't Watch" list! Damn!

FREEDOOOOOOOM!!!

According to Webster's dictionary, the definition of freedom is as follows:

1. the quality or state of being free: as a: the absence of necessity, coercion, or constraint in choice or action b: liberation from slavery or restraint or from the power of another : independence c: the quality or state or exempt or released usually from something onerous d: ease facility e: the quality of being frank, open or outspoken f: improper familiarity g: boldness of conception or execution h: unrestricted use 2a: a political right b: franchise privilege

Does freedom mean that you should be able to get on the radio and talk about nappy-headed hos until you're blue in the face with no repercussion?

Does freedom mean you should be able to shop for magazines without seeing pictures that conjure up images of the days when some people were considered less than human?

Does freedom mean you should be able to show pride in your race, sex, or religion without being considered racist?

Does freedom mean you should be proud of who you are, especially if you don't fit into the "typical" mold of what someone who looks like you should be? (This is a shout out to Bryant Gumbel, Wayne Brady, and Carlton Banks for doing their thing.)

Does freedom mean not having your inner demons affect you for the rest of your life?

Does freedom mean being able to do things that may create more inner demons, with no repercussions, and just for the story?

Does freedom mean destroying anyone who doesn't agree with your concept of freedom? That doesn't just mean other countries or religions... it means the poor and homeless as well.

Does freedom mean loving and tolerating people who disagree with our concept of freedom, in order to move toward a peaceful, "freer" world?

Does freedom mean freedom through Christ or others?

Does freedom mean believing that our creation and destiny have nothing to do with a higher power?

Freedom can't mean all of the above. So here's the bigger question - is true freedom a real thing, or is it an impossible idea? What do you think?

Year of the Rat

It's been a while since I've written anything... so now is the perfect time to start all over. It's the beginning of 2008. According to the Chinese New Year, 2008 is the Year of the Rat. Each year, the animal in which the year is dedicated to has specific traits. The rat supposedly has a few good traits, but many bad ones. The rat is meticulous, intelligent, and charming... and materialistic, manipulative, cruel, and may face an identity crisis at some point in life. Unfortunately, that seems a little bit late in my case.

So this year, my goal is to make sure that this year has no resemblence to the rat traits. I have already started trying, but this year, I'm going to "find" myself. It's going to be a positive year. I'm going to find a new job. I'm going to figure out what I'm meant to do with my life. I'm going to TRY to figure out what my relationship with God is. I'm going to try to mend all broken relationships. And that is just the tip of the iceberg. It will be free of materialism (at least mostly free of it... ) and there will be no identity crises. And it will still be a lot of fun. Most importantly, I read that those who were born in the year of the Rat will typically find love interests in monkeys, dragons, and oxen. I can pretty much promise that there will be no love interests in animals. Monkeys don't do it for me. I'm a unicorn man. Just kidding.

Anyway, here's to the beginning of 2008. The year of change and positivity.