November 2011
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“I was going to wrap a bunch of cords around myself and go as Steen’s Power...”
– Neil, Halloween 2011
October 2011
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WatchListening to Coldplay’s new album “Mylo Xyloto” and “Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall” just came on—reminded me of this night. (Taken September 10, 2011 at PNC Park, Pittsburgh)
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Couch Time
Me: What are you doing?
Neil: Petting you.
Me: With your toe?
Neil: Yeah. What's wrong with that?
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“I don’t know what you’re talking about but you seem excited so...”
– Neil at Alton’s, interrupting a story I’d started about Feist opening for Elvis Costello…
August 2011
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July 2011
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May 2011
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April 2011
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Mini Autobio: Self Truths
It may not seem like it sometimes, but I am an adult who makes decisions and has responsibilities. I live to be respected by my family and friends. I enjoy being confronted when someone misunderstands me.
It takes a lot to become someone I respect.
It takes a lot to become someone I let touch me.
Trial and Error. This is my life and I’ve learned a lot since I turned 17 and let some...
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“I’m a Born Again Atheist. No beliefs at birth, raised as a Christian, and...”
– Bob Slater, facebook, March 4, 2011
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CN: relationships are about compromise
J: TIME and STUFF
CN: "ok we do what I want then we do what you want"
CN: fuck that
CN: i don't want to do what you want
CN: i wanna do what i want
CN: twice
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“Millions of secular people thought that Mother Teresa was a saintly woman.....”
– Christopher Hitchens
March 2011
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“Kids? Don’t use the R-word. It’s totally gay.”
– Stephen Colbert, March 30, 2011
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“When I said, “I can see me in your eyes,” you said, “I can see...”
– The Strokes, “I’ll Try Anything Once”
“Women stress me out… especially the straight ones. They survive at any...”
– Text to Keith
February 2011
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In Honor of Medal of Freedom-winner, George H W...
Sherman: What will you do to win the votes of the Americans who are atheists?
Bush: I guess I’m pretty weak in the atheist community. Faith in God is important to me.
Sherman: Surely you recognize the equal citizenship and patriotism of Americans who are atheists?
Bush: No, I don’t know that atheists should be considered as citizens, nor should they be considered patriots....
January 2011
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Recent favorite facebook responses by Tom
Tom P: Donald Trump for president. It sounds like something out of a cartoon! Humpty Dumpty for sheriff. Elmer Fudd for city council. Daffy Duck for U.S. Senate. Sometimes I think that all of this is some weird dream and I will wake up someday and find myself the owner of an ice cream store.
...
December 2010
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On My Mind
Green eyes… honey you are the sea upon which I float and I came here to talk I think you should know that green eyes
you’re the one that I wanted to find
and anyone who
tries to deny you must be out of their mind ‘cause I came here with a load and it feels so much lighter
since I met you honey you should know, that I could never go on without you…
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Oh, Canada. I →
November 2010
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Lobster
Jan: I thought I closed all the windows but there was one open and someone just asked if they could "cum ion" me:
footballfan: can i cum ion u?
Janny: oh fuck off
footballfan: what?
footballfan: i m serious, ur hot
footballfan: itll be fun
Steve: wasn't me.
Steve: I save such smooth talk for in person.
Jan: I just told him to cum on a lobster
Steve: poor lobster. :-(
Jan: the lobster would pinch is wang.
Jan: hopefully.
Jan: at least that's what I visualized.
Steve: not if there are those rubber band thingies on its claws
Steve: women have to deal with obnoxious real men. men have to deal with obnoxious SPAM Bots
Jan: I should've told him to cum on a wild lobster
Jan: not a tank lobster
Steve: lol for some reason, "cum on a wild lobster' is funnier
Steve: but still not to the lobster
Jan: the lobster will be like WHAT THE FUCK
Jan: and then it'll wash off
Jan: then the lobster will get over it
Steve: you have sudden insight into the minds of crustaceans?
Jan: yes.
Real-Life Chat with a Customer
Customer: Selling anything?
Me: Yeah.
Customer: It's cold there.
Me: That's why I'm rocking back and forth like this!
Customer: I thought it was because you're a rock star.
Me: Yep, that too.
Customer: You're somethin' else!
October 2010
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September 2010
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The Ethical Implications of Charitable Giving →
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Question and Answer
Rye: When being optimistic, does the positive outlook outweigh the possible disappointment that could come from having said positive outlook?
Jan: Nothing beats a positive outlook, so if you have one, feel lucky that it's still possible for you. It's been my experience that being optimistic is so much more damaging than being realistic, but that's just the life I've had. ;)
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No to Solidarity
The Event
My reply:
Hey, you forgot these quotes from the Qur’an: “Fighting is obligatory for you, much as you dislike it. But you may hate a thing although it is good for you, and love a thing although it is bad for you. God knows but you know not.” (2:216) “Let not the unbelievers think that We prolong their days for their own good. We g ive them respite only so...
August 2010
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Facebook... the usual
Regarding your your last statement: Untrue. If you want to get elected, you don’t want to be Catholic. The last Catholic to get elected before Obama was was Kennedy, and before John: NO ONE ELSE. ;)
Google that.
I know what it means to be a Christian. I was one for the first part of my life, and I was a “good Christian.” Turns out you don’t need a god to be a good...
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Prop 8
The choices for that vote should’ve been:
O Yes, I believe in unequal rights
O Fuck no to Prop 8
…then there wouldn’t have been any confusion.
just sayin’
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Paradox?
Ying: has a question. If God created all of existence and God exists, then who created God?
Jan: Existence created the idea of god... which is all "he" is anyway. An answer we no longer need because there is so much evidence that a god isn't necessary for all this to be here. It's all a circle— no beginning, no end.
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WatchProbably one of the best I’ve seen.
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“I want a PhD so I can slap people with my penis.”
– CS
July 2010
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A Good Ol' Healthy Facebook Back n' Forth:...
Mark F: So I'm with my great uncle today and he tells me he had a brief conversation with another older gentleman. He said they were both wondering what the hell they fought for this country for in WWII when it's going down the tubes so fast. It broke my heart to hear him say that. Why did they fight so hard and die for this country? I look around today and I'm not sure.
Jan: Turn off the TV and look around. This country is certainly not going down the tubes. How does he think it's going down the tubes, anyway? Aren't we alive, healthy, eating three meals a day, and drinking clean water?
Actually, we'd be less in the tubes if we weren't fighting two stupid wars we'll never win. We're still speaking English and we're not owned by another country, so that's what he fought for. Why didn't you respond with something comforting and encouraging?
Shawn G: Jan, what are you talking about? Yes, we're still speaking English, or at least part of our country is. We won't be in another generation if we don't stop the tide of illegals. We are essentially owned as a country by the Chinese because the government's out of control, massive spending. Our Judeo-Christian values have seemingly all but disappeared so people think it's okay to lie, cheat, steal. The government now owns the auto, financial, and health care industries, and soon will own the energy industry if they get Cap'n'Tax through. You and I already have a large chunk of our hard earned $ forcibly taken from us in the way of taxes for the govn't to waste because they apparently don't think we're smart enough to spend our own money ourselves. We might have clean water (maybe), food (many do not or barely get by), and we are alive, for now. That's stuff to be thankful for, but we can't forget about all the other stuff going on.
As for the wars - hey, better to be fighting them on their shores than on ours. We are in the fight of our lives with the terrorists - which the Taliban and Saddam both supported. You can say we'll never win, but I say we can - and even if we can't we still have to fight it - they won't stop because we choose to sit by and do nothing while they attack us.
Mark F: He knows it's going down the tubes when our government won't defend our borders. And when states try to protect their people, the government sues them. Had he and others not defended our borders, we would not exist as a nation. There can be no doubt of that. And we're so close to being totally bankrupt - and we might actually be there or beyond already. And people are allowed to say you might have to kill the crackers and their babies, with little if any consequences. And then a potential mosque at ground zero with the mayor of NYC seemingly not having any trouble with that. He, and I as well, are quite perplexed at what is happening. Yes, we are still the greatest most prosperous nation on this planet and I'm quite happy I live here. But if this slide continues, God only knows how it ends.
Jan: Shawn... let's not get into religion here. I know plenty of people who lie, cheat, and steal who claim to be good Christians. So, let's just call them values. Yes, maybe people have forgotten them, but it's not because this country has become less religious. Sounds like you need to do some research. Take a look at the three major monotheisms. They're not that different. Terrorists attack us because their book says "kill the infidels" just as the bible does, and because this war on terror has killed those they love. Think about that.
Be thankful your government is not a theocracy, or run by crazy men with machine guns who burn towns to the ground. Taxing is how countries are run. I'm glad I'm taxed, and yes, I will never believe Americans should be allowed to have 4 houses and 8 boats if there are starving children in this country. Yeah, taxes may pay government salaries, but as far as I can tell, they're not taking 10 million dollar bonuses like some CEOs are, and I like having parks, libraries, and after school programs for inner city kids. And if you knew your economics, spending is pretty the only way to get out of economic depressions. Take a look at Japan in the 90s.
As for your opinion on wars... all I can say is that it's unfortunate that you think that they're acceptable wars because they're not here. Women and children are still being killed, and Americans are coming home with less appendages.
Let me know the next time you get a Cholera or Gastroenteritis from drinking your tap water.
Thomas P: Hey Jan, I love it when you write that stuff! There is another factor to consider when you get into topics such as this... Most of the people on this planet are pinheads with brains the size of a small dried pea. They don't know whether they are riding on horseback or roller skates. How can people like this govern? Pathetic--- I should have pushed them back into the swamp with my foot, as they began to emerge from the primordial ooze, millions of years ago. I regret it now, but it's too late. See you around, Ice Age Tom
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April 2010
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Thoughts on Dump 'em Out
J: I have often found myself sitting and contemplating the meaning of "'em"
as in "Dump 'em out"
what are the psychological and possibly sociological contexts to consider when defining "'em"?
J: boobs.
J: Or perhaps balls
Or, if you are Puerto Rican, perhaps your ass cheeks
I mean, "em" could basically mean whatever you have that is considered an accentuated part of your body
If you have an excellent slab of Back fat, you could dump that out
Same with an awesome jiggly belly
But... does it really need to be DUMPable?
can I dump out a stomach if I have 6 pack abs?
can you dump out your legs?
Furthermore... can you dump out your witty ego by letting a good comment fly?
Does it need to be tangible?
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“I think you learn more from disappointment, but I think that success is achieved...”
– Michael J. Fox April 16, 2010, NPR interview