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  • In time of tragedy, we often look for answers to why things like this would happen. We feel anger, sadness, confusion... but also remember that as much as humanity may have taken a dive, it hasn't. Humanity is the first responders getting people to safety, the EMTs saving and getting people to medical aid, non-uniformed individuals assisting with whatever and however they can; it's the aggressors who took a dive. Evil is walking door to door selling fear; slam the door in its face and tell it you're not buying. Be strong, stay strong, and build up the courage in others to be strong with you. The good outnumber the bad, and we always will.

    Take care of yourselves today and look out for each other.

    With love,

    Ben

  • Boston Marathon, Our Thoughts Are With You

    Everyone send your prayers, thoughts to those in Boston. Check on any friends/families you have that are at thethe Boston Marathon. Two explosions happened at the Boston Marathon finish line just before 3 pm.

    I had a cousin at the marathon today; she is okay, though. I just hope for everyone else that there are no deaths and that the injuries are non life threatening.

    Edit:: Friends are continuing to check in/respond to messages. Hope any loved ones of yours made it through/responded as well.

  • Mondays

    I came back from lunch and plopped down at my desk. I proceeded to shake my mouse to wake up my computer monitor. The screen wouldn't light up and I was wondering if my monitor broke. But, about 5 seconds later, I looked down and realized that I was shake/sliding my cellphone instead.

  • For Foodhog, Snoog420, thegunslingergirl, and...

    For @Foodhog, @Snoog420, @thegunslingergirl, and other hedgehoggie lovers/owners/friends. 

     

  • How To Ask Someone to Prom?

    This kid has major balls... and it paid off.

  • Just a Thought on Street Harassment

    I was looking at a collection of illustrations called Kickass Illustrated Responses to Street Harassment a few minutes ago. I'm usually in support of things like this because people do need to respect other people's bubble in public places, especially women's. But, it also got me wondering:

    "Does it really mean that nobody can ever pay a compliment anymore to a random woman passing by on the street?"
    I'm not talking about the "you should smile more" kind of thing as pointed out in the illustration, but something along the lines of, "You look nice today." Someone on that page pointed out that not every compliment is an invitation to sex, but was rebutted by saying that women are dumb and that men shouldn't tell them that they don't know the difference between a compliment and a "compliment." I understand that maybe just saying, "You look nice today." and then walking and continuing along would work, right? 
    Usually for these reasons, this is why I do not talk (or initiate conversation) to any random person on the street, especially women (unless I'm approached first). 
    This is really what I got out of the illustrations. I still do wish that men understand that women want to be left alone and that they are not owed a conversation or anything for a compliment. But, I also wonder if this is what is preventing certain people from getting to know one another? (Please don't yell at me; I'm just curious on the limits of this situation). 

  • Sleep: It's Like A Unicorn for Me

    Lately, I've been... what's the wording... dragging? For a good while, I've been having trouble falling asleep early enough to get a good amount of rest. They usually recommend 7 - 8 hours, but for a while, I've been only getting 4 - 5 if I'm lucky. I see the time and it always gets later and later every passing night before I decide to go to sleep. And as a result, I've been waking up later and later in the morning to go to work. I completely crash and sleep in on the weekends because I know that at least that way, I can somehow catch up on my sleep. Of course, that is always a bad idea. Your body became adjusted to the new sleep cycle you experienced and any change in length will disrupt your sleep flow yet again. I often wake up with headaches when I sleep more than 6 hours. I try to sleep it off and of course, it makes it worse.

    The disruption in my sleep has began to rub off into my daily routine. I've noticed that at the beginning of this week, I've been experiencing pain in my left foot. At first, I thought it was a cramped muscle in the arch of my foot. Then I realized that it might be my ankle since now the pain is crawling up to that region of my foot. And then today, I got a shot of pain coursing through my left thigh for about half a second. It's strange how everything is happening on the left side of my lower body. 
    I also started to noticed how I'm appearing slightly unapproachable and/or looked like I don't want to be bothered. Today, I felt like a recluse within the public surrounding. I usually keep to myself anyways on any other day, but today, I just wanted everyone to leave me alone. Strangers, mostly. The only things that slightly cheered me up out in public were dogs. And if the owners never displayed any objection, I would spend 5 minutes just petting the dogs.
    As for my prospects... well, prospect (singular), we have such conflicting schedules that right now, we have no idea when we can meet up. It's very reminiscent of this past October - November when I was in the beginning stages with that other girl; we started talking at the beginning of October and didn't finally meet face to face until the beginning of November. I'm hoping that, at least with this girl, she is just as flexible and patient with finding a time for us to finally meet up and hang out. And it seems like she wants to spend almost half a full day together (that's at least the vibe I get from her hesitance with scheduling a night after work). For right now, I'm hoping that she doesn't give up on working out a time to hang out. 
    I'm going to try to pass out early (I think I eventually will sooner or later because of how much sleep I've been missing out on). Maybe a good night's rest will change this damper I currently have on myself. 
    With (half-asleep) love,
    Ben

  • Upping the Game on Putting On Condoms

  • Feast of the Beast, But Not Quite (Joke)

    Early one morning, a mother and her six year-old son sat down in a diner. The waitress comes by and asks what they would like. The boy said, "I wish to feast on the unborn." The loud diner suddenly grew silent, and all surprised, shocked eyes laid upon the mother and son.

    The mother pauses for a few seconds, collects herself, looks at the waitress and said, "Eggs. He would like some eggs."

  • Prepare to Sob (Puppy Comic)

    DAMN NINJAS CUTTING ONIONS.

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