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Today is National Tortilla Chip Day

So I'm sure you've heard about the revolts happening in the Middle East/Africa.  Egypt's dictator was ousted.  Libya's dictator is most likely about to be.  If you watch the news at all, do you notice how the first thing anyone does when something like this happens is look to the United States to see what we're going to do?  Since we live here, I understand that it's hard to separate ourselves and look at the issue from an outside viewpoint but if you do, you'll probably realize it's bizarre.   That's how I feel, at least.  We hold so much power that it kind of sucks.  Every decision or non-decision we make is going to be detrimental in some fashion.  We should not be held to higher standards, for reals :).

Fence

Sometimes, when I'm driving, I'll look at big expanses of land and feel kind of..free..if you will.  I look across the plains and get this awesome "American" feeling like the sky is the limit and shit.

Then I see the fence.  The neverending fenceline that lashes my dreams of ever running through those fields.  Not that I would ever do that..but even if I wanted to, I couldn't.  It's a little disheartening and I don't know why.  I think if I want to have a truly scenic experience I'll need to make my own roads.

Anew

I'm really content lately in my new way of thinking.  I just feel...better.  Instead of getting anxious, upset, or annoyed about things, I ask myself "In an hour, will I give a damn?"  9 times out of 10, the answer is no and 10 times out of 10, I get over it.  Yesssss.

Boyce Avenue is tomorrow!!!

Tulsa

I went to Tulsa with Reice this weekend.  I found out a week or so ago that my favorite author, Elizabeth Gilbert, would be speaking there and I couldn't pass up the chance to see her.  I've never seen anyone as an idol for myself until I learned of her.  She's amazing!  I also got to take a picture with a Jesus penguin (with argyle socks on), a big American flag in Weleetka, and the casino! 

I've always liked my women book and street smart

Toast

Excerpts from "Into the Wild"

Here the leaders of the great religions have sought the therapeutic and spiritual values of retreat, not to escape but to find reality.

So many people live within unhappy circumstances and yet will not take the initiative to change their situation because they are conditioned to a life of security, comformity, conservatism, all of which may appear to give one peace of mind, but in reality nothing is more damaging to the adventurous spirit within a man than a secure future.

Unlike most of us, he was the sort of person who insisted on living out his beliefs.

I was stirred by the dark mystery of mortality.  I couldn't resist stealing up to the edge of doom and peering over the brink.

Supposedly

I'll be starting the "Master Cleanse" sometime in the next few days.  I hope I can do it.

Hello, I'm In Delaware

Legislation

1. I think same-sex marriage will eventually be legalized everywhere in the U.S.  I'm not saying that because I'm an avid supporter or because I want to get married.  I'm saying that after having looked at some of the other laws that have been overturned or deemed unconstitutional in the last 100 years:

• 1920- Women allowed to vote.
• 1924- All U.S.-born Native Americans granted full citizenship.
• 1954- Racial segregation in public schools declared unconstitutional.
• 1967- Interracial marriage legalized.

For any level-headed person, living without any of these rights right now would be unfathomable. Even with how so very recent all of them are.  Our parents were alive when interracial marriage was banned!

People want to say that same-sex marriage would ruin the true foundation and meaning of marriage (or w/e they say) and I'm sure they said the exact same thing when interracial marriage wasn't allowed.  People fight these changes but the changes are made, anyway.  Whether it takes years or decades. 

2. I was looking up laws and stumbled upon a dumb law website.  Here's some laws Texas supposedly has:

• It's illegal to sell one's eyeball.
• One must acknowledge a supreme being before being able to hold public office.
• A program has been created that attemps to control the weather...
• Up to a felony charge can be levied for promoting the use or owning more than 6 dildos.
• Entire Encylopedia Brittanica is banned because it contains a formula for how to make beer at home.

Super Bowl Sunday

It's so cold

I can't deal with it!!!  I want an Aldi brand pepperoni hot pocket really baddddd!!!!!

I don't know why we're yelling!!!