It is the word "fist" I write
Not "first" on the lined paper
With my smooth, rolling pen.
When I read over my writing,
I see how the word doesn't
Make any sense. I scratch it
Out and write the correct
Word over it. Again.
And again.
And again.

Fist. I may not be making
A fist, but I am writing one.

Today's linkage:

Yes, I Suck: Self-Help Through Negative Thinking

"A study just published in the journal Psychological Science says trying to get people to think more positively can actually have the opposite effect: it can simply highlight how unhappy they are."

I never wanted to try to be Happy Sally because I knew it would just be one more thing I would fail at - and who needs that?

Wednesday Internet Runaround - USA Today and New York Daily News On Wednesday Comics

Sacha Baron Cohen on Letterman Describing How "Bruno" Got To Interview a Real Terrorist

The Mads are back! On Twitter, anyway...

Frank Conniff
Trace Beaulieu

For those of you who do not know the greatness of MST3K, feel free to move along. Everyone else, please *squee* with me!

*squee*

She asked if she could call him, "Daddy,"
With her big, blue eyes staring up.
He stood so close to her and her to him
That I was the odd man out.
And it was all right.
It wasn't my circle, it wasn't my dance.
I was fiddler or the piano player,
Striking all the right keys to keep
The dancers going.
The spotlight would never fall on me
But I liked that perfectly well.
The music made them smile
From time to time when
The tune pleased them
She asked if she could call him, “Daddy.”
All I could do was smile.

pmoodie made me do this.

01. Think of the first word that comes to mind when you think of me.
02. Go to Google Images and search for that word.
03. Reply to this post with one of the pictures on the first page of results.
04. Put this in your own journal so that I can do the same.

Back in my youth, when I started college, I didn't have enough time to write in my journal every day. As a way to track my days and what would happen, since I'm an emotional memory person, I started writing quick quips to keep the memory tangible in my brain. My friend, Lisa, read it one day and asked if I was going to publish my poetry. I stared at her for a long time.

So, I won't say this is poetry, but it is a way for me to remember what happens today.

Cassandra Didn’t Have Enough Time

Cassandra didn't have enough time.
You know her story, right?
A Princess of Troy so beautiful
She caught the eye of a god.
But because she didn't love him,
He gave her the perfect gift
Wrapped in a bow:
She would always know the truth.
She could see what was coming.
She could warn those around her.
The bonus part of this gift was
No one would ever believe her.

Madness, right? That’s what it
Would look like:
Talking nonsense words.
I bet not a one of them said,
With their dying breath,
"She was right!"
Because the curse worked
That well.
Imagine her frustration of
Always being right and
Always knowing and
Being surrounded by fools.

She was killed by the conquering
King's wife or lover, maybe both.
So she didn’t have enough time
To work it out. She didn't have
Enough time to see that no one
Wants to hear the truth, curse or not.
She would have to hide the truth
In story and in song in order
For those around to learn of their fate.
If a hero in a song was to suffer the
Same fate as Agamemnon, maybe he
Wouldn't have walked them both
Into that trap.

She just didn't have enough time, poor thing.

Happy Birthday, tiki_guy! Many happy returns of the day!

Happy Birthday, Mr. _tonylee_!

Many happy returns of the day.

LoudTwitter took a beating and sent today's tweets:

• What kind of world would it be if the stupid were smacked far more for being just that: stupid? #
• When TMZ has to school major news media about a fake autopsy report, the state of our news industry is in sorry, sorry shape. #
• RT @birbigs: Getting my ass kicked on this week's episode of "This American Life," download the free podcast: tinyurl.com/le4krw #
• I may pass out. My prof made it through the entire slide presentation for class. Of course, we have two hours left. #
• What will he do now? Hopefully, let me go home early so I can teach myself the chapter. #
• Oh, please, God, kill me. Please. #
• Remember all those classes my prof didn't teach weeks ago? Yes, he's trying to cram it into the last hour of the class. I hate him. #
• @Guinan Your mother was gifted in so many ways. :-) #
• Me could go sleep now. Yes. Sky cloudy. Belly full. I will sleep on this bed and call it..."My bed." #
• Dear @familypeace: Feel free to jam something up your peehole. I hate spammers. You're blocked. #
• @Guinan Is there going to be a funeral/viewing/etc? #
• I strongly dislike being snapped at for being supportive. #

You're welcome.

LoudTwitter took a beating and sent today's tweets:

• Holy Fuck. I'm meeting my step-daughter for the first time next week. #
• @filmutopia Horsefeathers is my favorite. #
• @Guinan VM left. You call if you need anything at all. Day or night. Just talk. Anything. Love you. #
• @Guinan That'd be my guess.; beyond yours & her control. Hang in there. The surreal lasts only so long. #
• @lollylady MEAN MOMMY! #
• @lollylady Okay, who played the doctor in tonight's TRUE BLOOD? I love her and want to see her do more. #
• Okay, who played the doctor in tonight's TRUE BLOOD? I love her and want to see her do more. #
• HUNG is set in Detroit? Don't show me the old Tiger Stadium being torn down! It breaks my heart! #

You're welcome.

LoudTwitter took a beating and sent today's tweets:

• Best thing in the morning: The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson. My sides hurt. #
• Second best thing in the morning: no homework for the weekend. #
• Third best thing in the morning: Hubby cooking me breakfast. #
• Fourth best thing in the morning: contemplating a Starbucks run. #
• @filmutopia I always liked that line from DOGMA: "I think it's better to have ideas. You can change an idea. Changing a belief is ..... #
• ...trickier. Life should malleable and progressive; working from idea to idea permits that. Beliefs anchor you to certain points and..... #
• .....limit growth; new ideas can't generate. Life becomes stagnant." - Rufus, Dogma #
• You know, having to use the bathroom is not good when you're in the middle of repairing the toilet. #
• This is me. I am slug. See me lie on the couch. #
• Today is Spam day on Twitter. Hey, I love block, fuckers. Eat it. #
• @lollylady BUT I love you! *MWAH* #
• @dracine81 That feature is your friend. #
• @lollylady Well, you make it easy by being so AWESOME! #
• @lollylady Shut up, bitch. I know what I'm talking about. Don't make me punch you in the neck. #
• @lollylady (how was that for not sweet? Pretty good, huh?) #
• @lollylady Where's that transporter? You guys could come sleep here. #
• @StephenRL Awesome! I hope the flow keeps going! #
• @mlewys We need to get @warrenellis on this. I bet he knows plenty of mad scientists. #
• My Hubby's WoW character is a blood elf. He looks like he's wearing ass-less chaps in gaytown. #

You're welcome.

LoudTwitter took a beating and sent today's tweets:

• @Guinan Rule of thumb with MS: do not buy before the first SP release. #
• RT @lollylady: Man, is it actually Friday? Go read www.freakangels.com and tell Warren you love him. Then give me caffeine. #
• RT @TEAM_HEADLINE: "Michael Jackson Dead." Anne Heche promoted to America's Craziest Celebrity. Tom Cruise advances to number two spot.#THRB #
• Today is not a good day. #
• Oh, how Oomph! makes the day better. #oomph! #
• @StephenRL "Writer's write..." makes me think of a great quote from Harlan Ellison. #
• RT @BrentSpiner: #Followfriday Ioved these guys in Star Wars @wilw @levarburton @brentspinner (LOL) #
• I just received my first SPAM using Michael Jackson in the subject line. That didn't take too long. #
• used the stopwatch feature on my Nano for the first time ever (and it was for work purposes). Woo! #
• @lar103081 NAP! NAP! NAP! #
• @themadcatlady No! No! What offerings can I make to appease? #
• @psychwrites Happy Friday! I hope you finish up and have enough time to enjoy part of the day. #
• @ksonnans Are you dancing while voting? #
• @lar103081 Yes, they are. I wanted one. I'm glad you had one for me! HA! #
• @god Didn't you make up everything? #
• @thepicklebot OMG! He's gotten so big! #
• Please. No more freaky pictures of MJ. Please. Enough for one lifetime. #

You're welcome.

...how I love you.

On The Daily Show, one of my favorite reports, Jason Jones, has done a week's worth of reports from Iran (before the election). All week long, he has provided a wonderful insight to the people of Iran. Here's his last report (and you shouldn't miss it):

The Daily Show With Jon Stewart	Mon - Thurs 11p / 10c
Jason Jones: Behind the Veil - The Kids Are Allah Right
www.thedailyshow.com
Daily Show Full Episodes Political Humor Jason Jones in Iran

RIP. Rest in Peace. Requiescat in pace (in the Latin). Between Ed McMahon, Farrah Fawcett, and now Michael Jackson, I have been hearing a lot of "RIP." I realize it saves space in Twitter and conveys well-wishes, but I hope no one curses me like that after I'm gone.

Peace. What is peace? The absence of war, of mental stress or anxiety, a treaty to cease hostilities (we could use one of those at work); but "wishing for peace after death" leads me back to my youth when I began to question my faith. It was a simple enough question, the pebble that knocked the rock that knocked the boulder down the hill. A simple question: when you go to heaven, you're happy all the time. How would you know it?

Imagine one constant state for all eternity, being peace or joy or terror (due to damnation). Oh sure, great at first, but after a while, you'd grow bored. How would you know you were happy if you never had a sad day or a melancholy period or just simply the blues?

So, no. No requiescat in pace for me. I want the otherside to be one, grand adventure. I want to know ups and downs and moments of peace. I want to return to the stuff from which I am made to travel out into the Universe to see it all and do it all. And I wish for them that's gone exactly what they wanted for themselves on the otherside (even though it'll eat up more of my 140 characters in Twitter than RIP).

LoudTwitter took a beating and sent today's tweets:

• @Jon_Favreau Thank you! I appreciate your hard work. #
• @herrea Bonus points for you! Any plans? #
• Can I be a sleep zombie? Instead of brains, I crave sleep. I'll be a slow shuffling zombie in search of unsuspecting beds. #
• @herrea No. My co-worker's husband is working tons of over-time trying to get it done. Go to Sea World. #
• My overloaded brain is rebelling. Nothing else will go in. #
• What's read and white on the outside but gray and white on the inside? Campbell's Cream of Elephant soup! #
• What games do elephants like to play the most? Squash. #
• Why do elephants paint their toenails red? So they can hide in a strawberry patch. #
• Why do elephants hide in strawberry patches? So they can jump out and stomp on people. #
• Why do elephants stomp on people? That is how they play squash. #
• @Jon_Favreau LOL! That made my day. #
• @filmutopia The first jokes I can remember REALLY laughing hard at were elephant jokes. I still find them oddly hysterical. #
• I'm sorry you have a high GPA, white, great SAT scores, you can't afford to go to college. Good job! McDonalds will love you. #
• @filmutopia You are absolutely wonderful. Thank you for the song! It made me laugh. #
• @_Irene_Adler I love k.d. lang. Her voice is beautiful. #

You're welcome.

I love this. And everyone should be forced to watch it.

So, watch it now. Right now.

LoudTwitter took a beating and sent today's tweets:

• @markowitz Well, Kathy Griffen was in her company. But still, the fact that sweet, All-American knows what a circle jerk is warms my heart. #
• @Guinan How about "Buy my poo"? Surely, they can't object to that. #
• @Live_for_Films Did Micey come home with you? #
• @Guinan @kirylyn The same thing happened when I installed the latest version. Close out and go back in. #
• I...feel...dizzy. Oh, I just....*thud* bit.ly/303mn #
• @kirylyn What's to sort? Left is friends feed. Center is posts with your username in them. And right is direct messages. TA-DA! #
• @ksonnans The aliens are implanting nanbots so they can communicate with you later. #
• @kirylyn Help blog for Tweetdeck (very awesome): bit.ly/8ADX4 #
• @kirylyn Tweekdeck "How To Use" video: bit.ly/11nyrj #
• @lindas_hell She was with Kathy Griffen. My Life On The D List was totally awesome this week. #
• @Live_for_Films YAY! Cuddling is good for the soul. #
• "Fire Evacuation Fail" - cheezburger.com/tw/?v7-20783 #lol #fail #
• Bob Hope, Bing Crosby and John Wayne Surprise Guest Host Don Rickles on the Tonight Show - tinyurl.com/mvw4dx (thanks @markowitz) #
• @TweetDeck Thank you for returning minimize to system tray in the next version! #
• @lindas_hell What happens when a smart, accomplished student can't afford college? #
• @Guinan It's not out yet. But it will be fixed. HURRAY! #
• My eyes won't focus. Either I'm going blind or I'm just that tired. #
• RT @mrtonylee: Just heard from IDW-issue 1 of the Doctor Who ongoing will be hitting stores July 15th,the week BEFORE SDCC. Spread the word! #
• @bonniegrrl "Ha! I'm not jealous! I find the idea of spending a night with you completely revolting!" - Vyvyan #
• "Neil, are you gonna make supper or am I gonna have to kick your teeth in?" -Vyvyan #youngonesquotefight #
• "Hands up. Who likes me?" - Rick #youngonesquotefight #
• "Vyvyan, Vyvyan, Vyvyan! Honestly! Anytime something blows up in this house, its always blame Vyvyan!!" - Vyvyan #youngonesquotefight #
• "It's as if the kettle's killed itself rather than be used by me!" - Neil #youngonesquotefight #
• "God, I'm bored. I might as well be listening to Genesis." - Rick #youngonesquotefight #
• @Guinan *pillow* No, I like your brain just as is. #
• @OnceBittenJMF It's not my fault. @bonniegrrl started it. I love the Young Ones so much. I wanted to be Vyvyan when I grew up. #

You're welcome.