So it snowed today. It was pretty cool driving home from work, seeing big fat flakes falling peacefully onto my windshield and instantly melting away. This is the kind of snow I actually like: the kind that doesn't collect, pile up, and lead to accidents.
I got a second acoustic guitar. I had a crappy Squier Strat, and I took it to Music-Go-Round to look for something cool to trade it for. I ended up finding this beat-up, old, crappy guitar in the corner. It had a bright yellow tag on it that said "Tired of Looking At It Sale". It had been marked down to forty dollars. I played it for a little while, and it sounded pretty good. I'm oddly drawn to crappy no-name instruments, so this was a good find for me. I also picked up a new set of strings for it, and a set for my twelve-string. I still have a couple of dollars store credit, too. Maybe I should've snagged a kazoo or a thumb pick or something. Ah well. At least I have something to do with my days off now. In the meantime, I've been writing some new songs and decorating my new toy with black and silver Sharpies. I have yet to re-string the twelve; it takes a long time and I'll probably snap at least one. That's what happened last time.
I just got my six month performance review at work. We get a raise every six months, and the amount is relative to how well we do our jobs. Who determines this, you ask? Managers who never see us doing our jobs. It makes perfect sense, just ask them. But yeah, I have now been at that job for two years. It's kind of depressing. I hate it. I need benefits, though, so have at me, Giant Eagle! I'm yours for the taking!
I'll get out once I finish up the first part of my degree, though, so I don't feel completely doomed.
On a final, and more serious note, I continue to be surprised by certain people. I'm not going to name names online, but I recently had a heated discussion that led to a sad revelation. Why is it that some people essentially refuse to evolve? Why do they insist on hanging on to the same sad, pathetic, hateful views that hold us back as a society? It's almost 2009, and discoveries like this one make me wonder how far things really have progressed. Goddamn it.
'til next time...
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"Why is it that some people essentially refuse to evolve? Why do they insist on hanging on to the same sad, pathetic, hateful views that hold us back as a society? It's almost 2009, and discoveries like this one make me wonder how far things really have progressed. Goddamn it."
In my opinion, religion is public enemy number one in this area. It consistently stunts our growth scientifically (are we seriously debating about whether to teach intelligent design in schools? Should we start teaching alchemy in our chemistry classes too?) and is a breeding ground for intolerance (Our state voted just a few years ago to define marriage between a man and a woman only--the fact that our secular. government is defining things according to religious tradition is ludicrous).
Most of my friends are either atheists, agnostics, or non-religious, so there aren't many opportunities (fortunately) to get frustrated with their embrace of a fantasy and way in which it's shaped their worldview.
What consistently amazes me, though, is how many of my classmates are religious. I'm always interested in asking them how they reconcile a background in science with what is, in essence, equivalent to believing that a giant, invisible, undetectable fire-breathing dragon lives in their garage (Carl Sagan ftw!).
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