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Odes to my coy mistress. Metaphysical poetry updated weekly. New entry

Electric Relaxation

written by owen, published 2005-May-09, comment

Have you ever thought of corned beef? Bulli-Beef as they call it in jamaica. It comes in a can with a special tab at the bottom that you pull around the corners. It doesn't matter which brand you buy they all look and taste the same way. You would expect somebody could think of a way to make it taste different or at least add coloring or something. I have seen people make korned beef from scratch. I think they soak the beef in lots of salt in a bucket. Not a pretty process.

While I was having chicken for lunch on thursday at the Pavilion mall food court. I though to my self "man, they must be killing like a million chickens per day". I am studying for finals so I will not be messing with the website this week I promise. I am trying to avoid anything that requires me to use the other side of my brain.

The driving lesson guy missed my last 3 lessons either he has died in a car accident or is trying to make me forget what I have learned so that I will pay for more lessons. Current lesson count 24 but I don't have a car to practice on so that could account for my mistakes. Its taking longer than I thought it would though.

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michael_halvorsen commented: its finals week for me too. i have a lot i want to do with my website, but i don't have the time to. i do, but its not what i should be spending it on. you don't need a license to drive. nor do you need to own a car. just go find one and steal it. you'll appreciate it more. ... read 4 more

Black is the color of my true loves hair

written by owen, published 2005-Apr-24, comment

I never enjoyed reading. I found it quite tiresome. I'm more of a short story with pictures, poetry, and or none american movies with nudity kinda guy. I mostly repeatedly read revelations in the Bible. I read captions too which is where I get all my english from and plus its a must have for watching none english films.

I have close to 4 books on my "to read list" which are slated to be read sometime far in the future. I prefer to get to the point, way the costs and the benefits. Its not that I lack imagination because I think there are much faster, more painful ways to die. I had a couple books when I was younger, a starwars comic book, a hard cover orange book of short stories (green giant, apollo launch, can't remember), which is all I can remember.

I summarize really well, perhaps too well which gets me into to trouble when it comes to writing essays. But essay writing in an Information Technology course is another topic altogether. I was an artist at first, when I was approximately 5, but I didn't see any money in it and it was mainly done to impress the other less artistic people at my primary school in mandeville. I can still draw a few lines, if I had a pencil but I don't use it to get girls anymore.

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michael_halvorsen commented: sweet drawing skills. it took me like three hours to finish the shading on your upper lip. it's probably the best drawing i've ever done. ... read 3 more

A Thousand Miles

written by owen, published 2005-Apr-18, comment

Information Technology courses usually suck in Jamaica because schools don't really know what IT is and so they fill IT courses with crap like Psychology and Organizational Behaviour - well rounded - ha. Stop recycling teachers and subjects from the business courses. I spent all weekend trying to write a java program that would take me 2 hours to write in PHP and its not because JAVA SUCKS but because simplicity is a two lane highway.

So what did I do last week, nothing much, met the sister of a guy that I knew in high school. Did not remember her name but she remembered mine, so whatever. 24 or so lessons into my driving and I'm beginning to think the tutor is milking me for money but I'm not in a rush to kill anybody just yet. Everything I give to you all comes back to me.

The slim ps2 is really slim when I finally saw it I was shocked - I player hate sony. My country has increased the General Consumption Tax from 15% to 16.5% - no rioting so far.

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Mad Bull commented: So, its PHP thats your choice of weapon, is it? ... read 2 more

Sand In My Shoes

written by owen, published 2005-Apr-10, comment

Last friday while watching news on television in Asylum Nightclub thinking about the theory of relativity with dancehall music pounding in my ears and the honeys dancing the night away while laughing at the performers on stage. I have realized that the local news has always been pretty depressing which is why I only watch BBC.

The local department store from which I get my coveted "Think Blue" shirts seems to be running out of stock. This event has made me very sad to the point of total sadness. Nessness. Because as you all know change is bad and I get all paranoid if my everything isn't perfect. But what can I do? Sue the department store for breach of contract? Kidnap somebody for ransom? Change my style?

The few colors that remain are like totally gay - happy gay like sunday morning or that new Burger King advertisement "Wake up with the King". I have watched every episode of the L Word and I hate to admit it. Flickr blows my mind.

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michael_halvorsen commented: if you wanted to be super cool, you would kidnap someone who likes buying the same shirts you do and make them change their style. ... read 4 more

Natural Blues

written by owen, published 2005-Apr-03, comment

At some point on late friday night (when I should be partying with the honeys but instead chatting on msn) the question came up as to whether everybody has everything they need. And that people only want stuff they don't really need. Then she asked "what about the poor people in the world starving to death in africa etc".
Then I said "is starving to death such a bad thing". I mean its a one way first class ticket to heaven. The whole point is to get to heaven really, if you look at at logically. Blessed are the poor. I think the currently problem the record companies are having with illegal downloads is quite similar to drug addiction.
After hearing the same song a million times on the radio, television, cars with load speakers, cell phone rings, as background music in commercials and in your favorite movies. What can you do? By the time you realize it you are addicted to the song - totally. Even if you didn't like the song in the beginning. When you don't hear the song, you have it playing in the back of you head. You can't go through the day without it. So how are you going to get your "fix"? Buy the CD? Buy the song on the internet? Its a sellers market and the consumers are kids in a school yard.

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Rob Mientjes commented: <p>Natural Blues as in Moby's Natural Blues?</p> <p>Always buy music, by the way. Illegal media is for pussies.</p> ... read 2 more