irant4u

Dear assholes in power at the gas conglomerate and government,

I would like to bring to your attention the constantly rising gas prices.
It is currently at $4.25. This time last year it was around $3 a gallon. And even that was retardly overpriced.
Please explain to me, how the fuck someone who is making minimum wage is suppose to afford to get to work and back if they live more then a mile down the road? At $7.95 an hour, making 254 dollars after taxes, that comes out to about $1000 a month.

Now mr greedy mother fucker who just bought himself a 5th house on his 6th personal island, you're probably saying, well thats not my fault, live closer, get better schooling, find a new job. These people have now begun to cut fuel lines, sucking gas out of tanks, and even punching gas tanks to drain gas. I mean for fuck sake, you're greed is driving people to steal something you have millions of gallons of because you want to see people jump through hoops.

I seriously hope someone burns your houses down. I'll pay the gas prices to fuel that fire.

And you assholes who are stealing gas, if I catch you, I will fuel my car with your spinal fluid.

The weather thus far in Oregon has been lack luster at best. I think the seasons are confused to what they are suppose do. Winter was mild, not even cold, we got dick out of snow. I don't mean that sissy dusting, I want a foot of snow. Snow with a vengeance! Snow like I gave mother nature a dick punch. Spring... Wheres the rain and the smell of spring. Its clear you just fail. Summer.. What the hell are you doing? You only need to work 4-5 months out of 12. The temp is always around 60 degrees, I mean come on its mid June and I have to use an extra blanket some times? I want to be out BBQ'ing, getting a tan and hitting the beach. Instead I'm sitting here changing from shorts to pants some days and even the heater... Get off your burger flippin ass and make something of yourself. Your mother, Nature, can kiss my ass.

That is all!

//Rant

There are few things that reeeeally piss me off. One being ignorant assholes who flaunt it like its something to be proud of... Another being those santa's outside retail stores (Target, Bestbuy, the mall...) These people pray on the holiday to guilt you into giving them money. Now I'm not against giving to the people who have less then I do, no no, I give them money all year round, so why is it, this month of Dec, do they come out with their bells and buckets? They know that guilt is a very powerful tool, something that can be used year round but sadly forced down your throat for a few weeks. This kind of shameful behaviour is why I shop online. While running around to different shops for different people, I run into these guys all over. I feel bad if I dont give them some kind of donation. The fact is, I would happily give them money, if it wasn't for the fact that I do not keep cash on my person anymore because of theft and the fact that I am always a dollar short for what ever I want and use plastic anyways.

I feel genuinely sorry for the people who stand out there all day and ring that bell. They are either doing it for money or out of the kindness of their heart. If they are doing it for money, I fell bad for them the same way I feel bad for the people who have to work the sandwich board jobs on the main streets, flashing some stupid sign about a pizza joint or new homes that just went up.
So many times I pass by them feeling pity and not really wanting to go into those stores because of the stupid way they treat human beings. Yes I know, me looking out for my fellow humans? Its an odd feeling, some would say its the holidays but its just something you notice more during the holidays because its so in your face you cant just file it away in the back of your mind as an every day occurrence.

Since I've gotten laid off, I've been more bored then I was before, which is pretty hard to do considering last time I was unemployed I built model planes and cars, out of sure boredom, and not out of the delightful side effect of the glue smell.

Instead my thoughts turn to simple quandaries, such as, if more people shopped online and not in the malls, would there be less of those bell ringing guilt bags out there? Would Bestbuy instead let them put up banners on their pages for free instead of standing outside in the cold? If you went in and complained to the manager about how you disliked the way they expoited the people who are standing outside in the cold and the rain, flipping signs for min wage, would they do something about it, or write you off as some busybody asshole just looking to change the world slightly? This train of thought contiunes further for me most of the time, day dreaming about what they went through on their journey of life to end up at that point, and it makes me somewhat thankful that I chose a path in my life to where there will always be demand. Picking computers was something of a hobby I did, which snowballed into something that I really liked to do. As of lately, I will liken it to, really liking an actor, wanting to meet them, having a ton of their dvds or what not, then finally, one day meeting that person in real life, only to find out they are a prick to you and others, and how that sours your look on them. You will never look at them the same again, you no longer are first in line to see their latest movie because you know deep down they were assholes to people that worked for them. This too is how I am with computers and the computer industry, it was so awesome when I first started, but after working in such a cesspool, its no longer as fabulous as I once thought, but it is something I can turn to when the chips are down. So when I drive by the homeless guy, the sign twirling guy, I wonder to myself what they could have done different in their lives that I have no idea about to end up there and without a safety net.

I'll end my rambling shortly, but I hope for the holidays that this short semi-rant has helped anyone who reads it to think a little deeper about those who dont have all you do, and to help where you can, whether its just saying thank you to someone who holds a door open for you, someone who is down on their luck. They may not have a safety net you might, and the simple act of kindness in anyway can help make a long dismal day a little better.

Anyways, thats enough out of me, Happy Holidays everyone! (I say everyone because I only have one reader now, who knows what next year might bring, <3 Vashti)

/bow

So on th way to work today, over the radio, I heard the most persnickety advert.
Its set in a restaurant, this holy shit asshat is sitting there when the waitress comes up to take his order and asks if she can get him something to drink. He says he wants a Coke Zero, she asks is Pepsi fine, and then he launched into a full out Coke Zero crusade, about how this is the best drink in the work because it has 0 calories, trans fat whatever. Sensing this guy is a complete asshole, she asks if this is going affect her tip, and his response is, I dunno do I get a Coke Zero?

Ok first off, when a restaurant picks a drink company, they are locked into a contract with that company for a very long time.
The fact that this guy is so hard up for this one off coke product is creepy... He doesn't understand that they don't have contracts with both companies and just wants to get his way.
This poor waitress is making low pay and makes the majority of her money off of tips. This guy is basically screwing her out of pay based on what her companies choice was.
Second, after he asks if this is going to affect her tip, this guy didn't feel like a heel and stuck to his twisted logic, and basically told her yes this will unless you get me this sugar water with this specific label.

If I ever hear anyone pull that shit, I swear to god I pull kick them so hard in the face it will make it look like a kung fu movie where the guy flies through the air onto a table across the room. If I ever heard someone say that, I would give the lady an extra tip to off set the assholeishness of this douche.

This is whats wrong with America, cockblocking another person for a choice that they had nothing to do with...

My theme is mostly based around the loathing I have for pink and some cats. So your probably going to ask, well why the hell did you pick a pink theme and cats? Simple, because its something uncharacteristic, and probably something other people dislike/hate, so if I can inflict some discomfort over the internet with a drop down box.. CHA!

Anyways, this journal thingamahbob is purely for the amusement of me and my friends, in here you will find transcripts of my rants.
Feel free to comment on them if you feel so inclined, if they are well put together, have more then 2 thoughts put into them, then maybe you can be my friend, probably not but this world was built on hopes, dreams and slave labor ;)

Edit:
I likes me some video editing, just thought I'd share a little about myself ;D