Wasted Years

Reminder!

2008-09-04T03:20:41Z

Xmas In September is approaching!

Break out the plastic and make with the consumerism!

This is the greatest time of year! Rejoice and buy me lots of stuff!

Or buy me a house... that would be an acceptable offering. Ha! I kill me!

This Is It

2008-09-04T03:17:54Z

Here we are
There's nowhere else to go
And that's so far
From where we all could be
But you can't feel my disappearing
And you should take this for what it's worth

This is it
And it fits
And it feels like this is good enough for me
Could it be
That the grass is always green?

There you are
You dream of something better
What's so wrong
With what you thought was true and
All the colors are disappearing
But you should take this for what it's worth

This is it
And it fits
And it feels like this is good enough for me
Could it be
That the grass is always green?

This is it (this is it)
This is it (this is it)

If you feel like disappearing
You should take this for what it's worth

This is it
And it fits
And it feels like this is good enough for me
Could it be
That the grass is always green?

This is it
This is it

Staind

Classic

2008-08-30T19:57:22Z

Iowahawk shares a satirical view of the MSM's Messiah:

The Not-Really-That-Epic Poem of Obamacles

Worth a read if you're looking for a chuckle.

At Least I'll Have Good Company

2008-08-28T02:48:54Z

The Dante's Inferno Test has banished you to the Second Level of Hell!
Here is how you matched up against all the levels:

Level	Score
Purgatory (Repenting Believers)	Very Low
Level 1 - Limbo (Virtuous Non-Believers)	Very Low
Level 2 (Lustful)	Extreme
Level 3 (Gluttonous)	High
Level 4 (Prodigal and Avaricious)	High
Level 5 (Wrathful and Gloomy)	Very High
Level 6 - The City of Dis (Heretics)	Low
Level 7 (Violent)	Very High
Level 8- the Malebolge (Fraudulent, Malicious, Panderers)	Very High
Level 9 - Cocytus (Treacherous)	High

Take the Dante's Inferno Hell Test

Second Level of Hell
You have come to a place mute of all light, where the wind bellows as the sea does in a tempest. This is the realm where the lustful spend eternity. Here, sinners are blown around endlessly by the unforgiving winds of unquenchable desire as punishment for their transgressions. The infernal hurricane that never rests hurtles the spirits onward in its rapine, whirling them round, and smiting, it molests them. You have betrayed reason at the behest of your appetite for pleasure, and so here you are doomed to remain. Cleopatra and Helen of Troy are two that share in your fate.

Pitch Fast, You're Out?

2008-08-28T02:17:55Z

A 9-year-old boy has been told he's too good to pitch in youth baseball:

NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Nine-year-old Jericho Scott is a good baseball player — too good, it turns out. The right-hander has a fastball that tops out at about 40 mph. He throws so hard that the Youth Baseball League of New Haven told his coach that the boy could not pitch any more. When Jericho took the mound anyway last week, the opposing team forfeited the game, packed its gear and left, his coach said.

That's right... let's just kill the spirit of competition in our youth so they grow up to be mindless drones that never strive to give it their all. Because gosh darn it, little Johnny has to have the ball lobbed underhand at him so he can hit it and feel good about himself instead of being pushed to become better. We just can't have anyone lose, now can we?

Ladies and Gentlemen, more evidence of the pussification of America.

Far Away

2008-08-26T02:38:13Z

This time, This place
Misused, Mistakes
Too long, Too late
Who was I to make you wait
Just one chance
Just one breath
Just in case there's just one left
'Cause you know, you know, you know

I love you
I have loved you all along
And I miss you
Far away for far too long
I keep dreaming you'll be with me
and you'll never go
Stop breathing if
I don't see you anymore

On my knees, I'll ask
Last chance for one last dance
Cause with you, I'd withstand
All of hell to hold your hand
I'd give it all
I'd give for us
Give anything but I won't give up
Cause you know, you know, you know

I love you
I have loved you all along
And I miss you
Far away for far too long
I keep dreaming you'll be with me
and you'll never go
Stop breathing if
I don't see you anymore

So far away
(So far away)
Far away for far too long
So far away
(So far away)
Been far away for far too long
But you know, you know, you know

All I wanted
I wanted you to stay
Cause I needed
I need to hear you say:
That I love you
(I love you)
I have loved you all along
And I forgive you
(And I forgive you)
For being away for far too long
So keep breathing
Cause I'm not leaving you anymore
Believe it
Hold on to me and never let me go
Keep breathing
Cause I'm not leaving you anymore
Believe it
Hold on to me...never let me go
(Keep breathing)
Hold on to me...never let me go
(Keep breathing)
Hold on to me...never let me go

Nickelback

New School Year

2008-08-26T01:58:43Z

The first day of school is a bad time to have your student management system still eating shit after crashing over the weekend. Once it comes back up, the first day of school is a bad time to have the transportation module be completely fucked up.

I was in one of my buildings today, which was a huge mistake, and witnessed the secretaries writing busing changes on 3x5 notecards.

Welcome to the 21st century!

In Other News

2008-08-23T04:24:10Z

It's probably not the greatest timing for me, but I started another blog. I'll be covering tech-related things there. I've been thinking about starting a tech blog for over a year now partly because I like to be helpful and partly because I might be a bit insane. Since school is starting Monday my posting will be erratic, but once things calm down I'm going to try to stick to a regular schedule.

Speaking of new endeavors, Mary has a couple of her own. She's written a book (I've read it and I think it's awesome!), sent out queries to agents, and started a website of her own. Words of encouragement should be shared since only one of those is easy. Her accomplishments have helped put a fire back into me and so I write again. Bits and pieces right now, but I feel like the damn in my head is about to burst and spill forth words down through my fingers and across the keyboard...

Way to go Mary! How's that second book coming? (hint hint)

No Bitch Slaps Here!

2008-08-23T04:05:15Z

I figured I'd better start doing some real blogging again to avoid a bitch slap from the Venomous One. Somehow I doubt she's the only one that was getting tired of seeing nothing but love notes being posted. Am I wrong? S'ok though... I can supply random rambling and love notes. I'm a champion multi-tasker from waaaaaay back.

So what better way to get back into the swing of things than a friendly reminder post. That's right!

It's Christmas In September time!

It's that time of year to sell your children, off your spouse for the insurance money, and re-mortgage your house to buy me lots of stuff.

In a fit of boredom I broke up the massive list from years past into manageable chunks... there is a list of miscellaneous items, a listening list, a reading list, a watching list, and a list of books I think might come in handy for my writing endeavors.

So get to it shoppers! As of tomorrow, you have one month to get your shopping done!

So Begineth the Month of Me.

Breathing

2008-08-17T20:17:00Z

I'm finding my way back to sanity again,
Though I don't really know what I'm going to do when I get there.
Take a breath and hold on tight,
Spin around one more time,
And gracefully fall back to the arms of Grace.

'Cause I am hanging on every word you say and,
Even if you don't want to speak tonight that's alright,
Alright with me.
'Cause I want nothing more than to sit outside Heaven's door and listen to you breathing,
Is where I want to be.
Yeah.
Where I want to be.

I'm looking past the shadows in my mind into the truth and I'm,
Trying to identify the voices in my head.
God which one's you?
Let me feel one more time what it feels like to feel alive,
And break these calluses off of me,
One more time.

'Cause I am hanging on every word you say and,
Even if you don't want to speak tonight that's alright,
Alright with me.
'Cause I want nothing more than to sit outside your door and listen to you breathing,
Is where I want to be.
Yeah.

I don't want a thing from you.
Bet you're tired of me waiting for the scraps to fall off your table to the ground.

'Cause I just want to be here now.

Lifehouse

Good Enough

2008-08-10T17:28:50Z

Under your spell again
I can't say no to you
Crave my heart and its bleeding in your hand
I can't say no to you

Shouldn't let you torture me so sweetly
Now I can't let go of this dream
I can't breathe but I feel

Good enough
I feel good enough for you

Drink up sweet decadence
I can't say no to you
And I've completely lost myself and I don't mind
I can't say no to you

Shouldn't let you conquer me completely
Now I can't let go of this dream
Can't believe that I feel

Good enough
I feel good enough
Its been such a long time coming, but I feel good

And I'm still waiting for the rain to fall
Pour real life down on me
Cause I can't hold on to anything this good enough
Am I good enough
For you to love me too?

So take care what you ask of me
Cause I can't say no

Evanescence

Random Me

2008-08-08T03:45:17Z

It's been ages since I posted something other than a note to someone special. A lot of blogs I've been to over the years had a section of 100 or so things about the blogger - never really thought about doing one myself because I don't think I'm that interesting. And because some of the ones I read were snooze-rific I could never bring myself to put everyone else to sleep.

But I'm in an introspective kind of mood and like I said, it's been ages since a post so cinch your helmets tight we're going on a trip through Dave Land...

Random Ramblings
1) My full name (minus my surname) is Joseph Glen David.
2) I'm named after my grandfather and two close family friends.
3) The last four or five generations of men on my dad's side were named Joseph. It's tradition, baby!
4) In court, I'm Joseph.
5) Outside of court I'm not (but you already knew that).
6) I have a horrible habit of oversimplifying the hard stuff and thinking too much about the easy stuff (especially when it comes to talking to people).
7) At least one of you already knew that.
8) I was picked on all the time in school.
9) Then I damn near broke some fucker's nose.
10) Then I got stabbed in the arm with a pen.

]]> 11) Still have a scar.
12) I have never broken any bones
13) I have never needed stitches
14) I might be invincible!
15) But I doubt it.
16) I'm certainly not tough.
17) I cry a lot. (See #4)
18) Sometimes, I cry myself to sleep.
19) Sometimes, I cry when looking at pictures.
20) Sometimes, I'm moved to tears by music - some of the songs I've posted have done that.
21) The last good cry I had was when I cleaned up the Princess's room and packed up all her baby stuff.
22) She hardly ever got to play with any of it.
23) I don't buy her toys anymore, because what I've bought in the past seems to have 'disappeared'.
24) Cried about that, too.
25) Damn, I've turned into a pussy.
26) If anyone calls me a pussy to my face and means it, I'll beat 'em like Ike beat Tina.
27) The phrase "Tebahpla - Where the cows roam free and the women wear strap-ons!" cracks me up to this day.
28) I still have the advertising pamphlet that phrase is printed on.
29) It was a ~~garage~~ basement band thing.
30) We were weird kids back then.
31) I'm still weird.
32) Maybe that's why I'm still single.
33) I think about one woman a lot.
34) When I was a kid in 1st grade, I thought about a lot of women.
35) OK - they were only 1st grade girls. But I thought about them.
36) Remember 'em too - Monica, Becky, Kelly, Sonia, Jenny.
37) Not bad for a guy with a crappy memory.
38) I stole a kiss from Monica.
39) I never got into that whole cooties thing.
40) Back to that one woman - I miss her.
41) I wish she could come back home.
42) I wish she would come back home.
43) I hope she does come back home.
44) I'm an electronic pack rat - I have emails from forever ago.
45) I read some of hers from a couple of years ago and teared up.
46) Life can be bitch.
47) My dad told me I had a big heart and it would get me hurt a lot.
48) Dad - You were spot on.
49) I think some people spend way too much time obsessing over other people's lives.
50) Get over it.
51) I think I tricked myself into believing I was in love with the wrong person.
52) I was supposed to get married on October 13th 2007.
53) Hot damn, did I dodge a bullet on that one.
54) Instead, I worked overtime on October 13th and made a nice chunk of change.
55) Much better than a wedding.
56) Still want to get married though.
57) Doubt it will ever happen.
58) I want more kids.
59) I definitely want a boy.
60) I hope my sperm are paying attention.
61) I miss my daughter.
62) But not her mother's family.
63) Two-faced is just the tip of the iceberg.
64) I stopped my regular blogging habits because of court.
65) After my blog was used in a last ditch effort to portray me as a suicidal alcoholic.
66) Judge said 'Whatever.'
66) If it was divorce court, I wouldn't care.
67) It's a custody/visitation battle though. Hence the light blogging.
68) I hope she tries to use this list somehow (Your Honor, see #'s 69 & 70).
69) I'm watched when I try to spend time with my daughter.
70) Delays and distractions are commonplace when it's time for my daughter to leave with me.
71) That's all I'm saying about it.
72) I should write a book about it.
73) I stopped writing again.
74) I'll finish my book eventually and probably self-publish.
75) I still live in the city I was born in.
76) I have no plans on leaving. When I look at houses, I look locally.
77) It has its faults, but I love my city.
78) Sometimes I get the impression that that offends people.
79) I don't care.
80) So when I do finally buy a house, it'll be here.
81) Unlike so many people who have left, I believe in my city. I believe it has untapped potential.
82) I keep thinking about running for mayor.
83) I should probably start small and run for alderman though.
84) But so far there's no word on Republican candidates for mayor.
85) Yup, I'm a registered Republican.
86) I feel dirty.
87) I hate Republicans.
88) I hate Democrats, too.
89) The overall irony is that I hate politics, period.
90) But I still want to run for mayor. I think I could do a good job.
91) On politics - I don't think I'll be voting in November.
92) I refuse to vote for a liar with no real experience who lied to the people of Illinois and decided to run for president.
93) His voting record sucks.
94) 'Present' is not an acceptable vote.
95) You're not fooling me again, Obama!
96) Don't get me started on McCain.
97) My vote will go to any candidate that provides a plan for strengthening our borders and enforcing current immigration laws without providing amnesty for lawbreakers.
98) My vote will go to any candidate that stays the hell away from nationalized health care. Everyone who thinks nationalized health care is a good idea, please review the current state of the Social Security and Welfare programs. Then go kick rocks.
99) My vote will go to any candidate that brings our troops home in a timely manner WITHOUT destabilizing the entire region. Once we're gone, it'd be nice if we didn't have to GO BACK.
100) Based on the previous three, I'm fucked in November.
101) My fingers are tired.
102) I still miss her.
103) But she made me smile today.
104) Rainbows do that to me.

Damn... that was random.

How True

2008-08-08T03:14:46Z

After the past couple of shitty weeks, finding this in my inbox cracked me up:

Thanks Bea!

Somewhere Out There

2008-08-03T15:39:56Z

Last time I talked to you
You were lonely and out of place
You were looking down on me
Lost out in space
We laid underneath the stars
Strung out and feeling brave
I watched the red orange glow
I watched you float away

Down here in the atmosphere
Garbage and city lights
You've gone to save your tired soul
You've gone to save our lives
I turned on the radio
To find you on satellite
I'm waiting for this sky to fall
I'm waiting for a sign
All we are
Is all so far

You're falling back to me
You're a star that I can see
I know you're out there
Somewhere out there
You're falling out of reach
Defying gravity
I know you're out there
Somewhere out there

Hope you remember me
When you're home sick
And need a change
I miss your purple hair
I miss the way you taste
I know you'll come back some day
On a bed of nails I'll wait
I'm praying that you don't burn out
Or fade away
All we are
Is all so far

You're falling back to me
You're a star that I can see
I know you're out there
Somewhere out there
You're falling out of reach
Defying gravity
I know you're out there
Somewhere out there

You're falling back to me
You're a star that I can see
I know you're out there
You're falling out of reach
Defying gravity
I know you're out there
Somewhere out there

You're falling back to me
You're a star that I can see
I know you're out there
Somewhere out there
You're falling out of reach
Defying gravity
I know you're out there
Somewhere out there

You're falling back to me
I know
I know
You're falling out of reach
I know

Our Lady Peace

It's Not Over

2008-07-27T20:02:48Z

I was blown away.
What could I say?
It all seemed to make sense.
You've taken away everything,
And I can't deal with that.
I try to see the good in life,
But good things in life are hard to find.
We'll blow it away, blow it away.
Can we make this something good?
Well I'll try to do it right this time around.

Let's start over.
I'll try to do it right this time around.
It's not over.
'Cause a part of me is dead and in the ground.
This love is killing me,
But you're the only one.
It's not over.

Taken all I could take,
And I cannot wait.
We're wasting too much time
Being strong, holding on.
Can't let it bring us down.
My life with you means everything,
So I won't give up that easily.
I'll blow it away, blow it away.
Can we make this something good?
'Cause it's all misunderstood.
Well I'll try to do it right this time around.

Let's start over.
I'll try to do it right this time around.
It's not over.
'Cause a part of me is dead and in the ground.
This love is killing me,
But you're the only one.
It's not over.

We can't let this get away.
Let it out, let it out.
Don't get caught up in yourself.
Let it out.

Let's start over.
I'll try to do it right this time around.
It's not over.
'Cause a part of me is dead and in the ground.
This love is killing me,
But you're the only one.
It's not over.

Let's start over.
It's not over, yeah, yeah
This love is killing me,
But you're the only one.
Its not over

Daughtry