Imagine a world without free knowledge

Today, Wikipedia, Google and others are protesting against government legislation that will prohibit people from searching about piracy.  Of course, what most people fail to realize is that this is just another part of Big Brother seizing your "freedoms."  I think it's cool that these huge search engines have stood up in protest.  It's definitely one of the best ways for people to take notice.

2 things

Today begins the year countdown until we know if the Mayan prophecy that the world will end on December 21, 2012 is true.

And it's National Hamburger Day.

:)

Mind Your Own Business

I know I've already semi-covered this in a previous post but I can't get over it.  Maybe I'm just simple-minded to not be able to grasp such things..things that have been around since before I was born.  Well, since forever.  But then again, time doesn't mean it's right..right?  I believe gay rights issues are the "right now" issues of the time.  The current movement.  I hope one day soon everyone will be content with the fact that some people are gay and some people aren't.  A simple, private fact is all it comes down to and I can't wait for the day that everyone minds their own business.  Business that probably needs tending to since they've been so busy perusing through others.  If we'd just mind our own business about many of the "big" issues in the world, we'd be able to focus on the ones that really matter that receive not even half the air-time.

pre

It's been so long.  It's weird to lose your touch.  I mean, to lose whatever.  I don't even know how to eloquently word that.  I used to be able to write every day.  Whatever came to mind...I craved it.  Then, I just lost it.  Now, it's a serious struggle to feel that I'm saying something worth revisiting.  See, I've lost it already.  My thoughts are encompassed in bubbles that pop just before I reach them.

Here in the dark

I have been playing Bon Iver's version of "Can't Make You Love Me/Nick of Time" for hours...days...

I kept telling Amanda;  I'd say, "this moment right here...this is one of those times I wish I could stop time and stay in this moment forever."  As for the trip, the best time I can remember thinking that was when we were on the bus waiting to get off at the Golden Gate Bridge.  Just being able to see it out of the front of the bus felt surreal.  Then getting off the bus and being in its presence was beyond surreal.  I felt...alive.  I dunno why.  I don't need to be around a wonder of the world or whatever to feel that way but just to be near something that means so much to so many people felt fucking perfect.  I'm not one to look at a bridge and see beauty...but that bridge is fucking beautiful.  I may live forever or I may die in my sleep tonight but either way...I'll never forget that memory.  It will stick with me forever.  Looking down at the framework and seeing coins and glass and bracelets gave me a certain closeness to the bridge.  It goes through so much and still excudes utter perfection.  I love it.  

And as for Amanda... I may not be able to form words for how I feel about her.  In some ways, I don't like that.  But in most ways, me not being able to formulate words for how I feel is nice for once.  It's nice to not be able to think of a single word to describe my joy for a particular thing.  It really is.

I can't make you love me

Yay Mavs!