Opinions Worth Opinionating: KU's Smoking Ban

Everybody is up in arms about the smoking ban on campus…

While I can kind of sympathize with the students who live in the dorms, or the faculty and administration of the campus… who have to take a hike every time they need a smoke… I also think “hey, get over it.”

Every person has some stupid shitty comment to make about fairness or rights, and all I can think is… “Shut up.”

Everyone thinks that they made this law because they want to force people to not smoke. NO! it’s more along the lines of... it’s a huge public area… there are people here who choose not to smoke (smart people with will-power) and they shouldn’t have to suffer second hand smoke at the doorway to EVERY building on campus…

Because that’s what the smoking community does… they create a barrier cloud of doom at the entrance to every campus buildings… and that is interfering with the non-smokers’ rights to fresh… clean… non-smoker polluted air.

Now I have to put up with the same assholes who smoke outside the buildings… doing it now purely out of spite… feeling like they’re fucking bad asses… getting away with everything. What a bunch of dumps.

Also I have to listen to shitty commentary along the lines of, “Oh hey… candy’s bad for you… maybe they will ban candy next… or how about McDonalds.” (Actual comments I heard outside a building of education.)

Oh wow, check this fella out… he should be on the debate team with lines like that.

Hey moron… I don’t know about you but I’ve never heard of second hand diabetes or a second hand heart attack. Real mature you dumb douche… I can’t believe you go to college… I really hope it was your first week, you’re awful…

It’s just really funny that every god damn smoker is whining about how inconsiderate the system is to them… even though they’re the ones who are being inconsiderate… smoking in building doorways and sitting in classrooms reeking of cigarettes forcing discomfort on those who are disgusted by the smells and smogs of the habit.

I really don’t care if you smoke… do whatever the fuck you want… but if you’re going to continue to smoke on campus against the rules… at least do it in a field or away from moving masses of people… or at least avoid me so I don’t kick you in the shin while you do it in the doorway of the library mumbling how no one is actually going to do anything about it.

And finally, I just want to comment how hilariously awful it is that such a high number of students will mobilize against the creation of a rule that doesn’t allow them to smoke… but this near 10,000 Student University can hardly turn out 100 people for a Breast Cancer Walk. What a good group of people…

Get to know me, by knowing what I hate

I’m aware that there are those people who read this blog religiously, but aren’t entirely aware of who I am or what exactly I represent.

So what better way to show this… then by blogging about something I don’t know about… and something I don’t really discuss... which is politics.

It should be the big thing to blog about right now, this year will be my first chance to vote… and it’s a really big election. However, I don’t really follow politics at all… so I don’t really think I should vote, nor should I blog about things I don’t have genuine opinions on… because I don’t read news or watch conventions… or really give much of a shit.

But I dislike politics with good reason… it’s not that I’m not bright enough, or don’t believe myself bright enough to follow politics… I just hate liars.

And that’s pretty much all politics is… picking someone who you think is lying to you the least.

Listening to politics for me… is the equivalent of listening to some cheesy creep guy trying to pick up a girl by sweet talking her.

It’s disgusting to listen to because he’s saying stuff like “your eyes are so beautiful… you’re the best girl ever... there’s no one else like you… you do something to me that no other girl ever could do…”

You hear all of this… and you know there is no way this guy is genuine he is just trying to rock her shit.

He is clearly just trying to fuck and exploit her for his own benefit.

And this is the exact same shit that goes on with politics… we hear everything good that we want to hear, but never elaborations on the real politics of anything… just what sounds and looks good in the media.

Then we have commercials and ads with all kinds of He Said/ She Said bullshit. Where instead of someone actually talking about their party’s politics or ideologies we just listen to them contradict and bash the rivaling party. It’s like I’m in a gossipy all girl high school…

Can’t anyone just say something honest…

But I don’t wanna hear any of that “Looking to make changes… wanna change the world” bullshit either... that's definitely not honest.

Politicians don’t give a shit about changes… just success and profits, if change happens while they look for that… they get some extra credit for that.

But no politicians legitimately care about changes, and it’s too bad because the people who do actually want change… are just viewed as goof-balls cause they’re sitting on lawns… eating tufts of grass and complaining about global warming and world famine and exploitation.

These people aren’t exactly legitimately doing anything to push the change… just blogging, writing some books they don’t advertise because they disagree with commercialism and whatnot… blah blah blah you get it...

I think I made my point clear… I just hate dishonest, exploitative, career-concerned politics.

Not Driving Gives You More Time To Think

I really enjoy the closeness and convenience of my place to campus this year.
It's less than a mile to get to the furthest point on campus that I'd need to get to.
It's actually .7
Interesting.
Last year I was a little further... and I had to walk up the big ass hill every morning on my way to class... and I'm such a sluggish walker... so I was always a tad bit late for everything...
But this year's so simple... just a short walk... or if I'm running late I hop onto the bike and I'm there in like... 2 minutes... which was the opposite last year because riding my bike uphill to class was exhausting and not any faster than walking.

Don't get the wrong idea though... I'm not here to talk about my pleasant commute to class... but rather all the lazy assholes in town who drive to classes when they live so close to classes.
For example, in just this development of apts that I live in...I've seen dozens of people drive over to campus (perhaps one of my roomies included)... less than TWO blocks... and then drive around the loaded parking lots for 10 minutes looking for a convenient spot.
These same people will:

- Complain about the over-crowding of our campus... they hate that the parking lots aren't big enough to accommodate all of the staff and commuters... and by commuters I mean probably 50% of them live within the town and have less than a mile walk to class.
- Bitch about the traffic in town... including the long lines of cars to get out of the parking lots after class... I honestly love walking through these lines of unmoving cars... filled with people I recognize as living only blocks away...
- Complain about gas prices and cry how broke they are... well at least you're really trying to play it thrifty.
-Complain that college food, and college in general is making them gain weight... well what can you expect when your chowing down on your lunch buffet burgers and fries every afternoon and then insist on driving the quarter mile to class every morning so you can get that extra 8 minutes of sleep.
-Will claim to hate Bush, global warming... and love the idea of going green... well... way to do your part.

And it's not just my campus... it's an overall American trend... every god damn person has something to complain about but will continue to do stupid shit that doesn't help the situation at all... because they'd rather have ease and convenience.
That all I really needed to say... I don't wanna go on an overly preachy rant

Greek Life... a Club for people who want to be in a club

Fuck the movie, "College."
Fuck it's shitty depiction of college
Fuck the hollywood idea that colleges are completely "Greek Life" driven
Fuck the stupid nobody kids who actually managed to act in this shitty film...
and that stupid fucking nobody from nickelodeon.. ugh

It's so stupid... why do "College" movies insist on depicting college as some huge party, where people continue to form into very specific social cliques... just like in high school... but under the title of Frats and Sororities.
Now... I'm not going to generalize for all colleges... because honestly... I don't know... but Frats and Sororities certainly are not the cornerstone of a social life at my college.
Not at all

Sororities for example... work like this.
2 or 3 bitchy bossy girls decide to start a sorority... solely because they miss High School and being the most popular girl, the prettiest, the captain of the cheerleading squad... they desire to start a group because in the larger college arena... no one gives a shit about them.
So they start a sorority.
They invite other girls to join, but not anymore bitchy bossy girls... because they are the bitchy bossy ones... they started this sorority to run the show.
So they take in naive freshman, a couple weakly social older students, and one... weird girl.. you know, with like a mustache or something to make it seem like they aren't turning people away based on looks.
So they have all these girls that look up to them, and follow them... they feel important... people notice them as the leaders of a squadron of girls.
Then they all spend time together... the bitchy bossy girls love being the center of something... and eventually before graduating apprentice the next 2 or 3 bitchy bossy ringleaders.

No one outside the sorority gives a shit about it... it doesn't matter...
it's just a useless bunch of tables being pushed together during lunch... so all the girls can sit together and look involved... but really be in 6 different cliques within their useless clique.
People aren't pining to be involved...
There isn't a group of girls turned away from the sororities who form their own ugly girl sorority...
nobody gives a shit..
because nobody wants to pay to be involved with a bunch of nobodies who have to apply to be part of a group of friends.

as for frats.
pretty much the same thing.
a bunch of nobody guys who have no real use in college... miss being noticed and start a frat.
However, this group is less set on "leading males" and more set on just having a bunch of cool guys around you.
You apply to see if you're up to drinking beer and watching football with these guys (and paying to call it a frat) and once a year doing one community service thing so it doesn't seem completely pointless.
These guys don't "Run" the college...
these guys aren't throwing THEE parties to go to.
Yeah right... "THEE" parties to go to involve them inviting as many freshman girls as they can over and trying their hardest to impress them with their apartment and their ability to drink.
After 2 months into school.. .even the dumb frosh girls are over them and the only people who care about their existence are the few frosh guys who can't wait to join so they can take part in this binge next year...

I love to criticize Greek Life because I have no desire to be involved in it.
There's no point...
There are tons of clubs and sports on campus...
Those are REAL groups.
Greek Life to me is "A Club For People Whose Only Interest Is To Be In a Club"

As for the fact that it looks good on a resume...
It does actually...
But I think it has more to do with the fact that Employers see you as an easy to control sheep.

Death Race... a Dick Flick for the Ages

Now, if you haven't seen the trailer for the Death Race yet, I suggest you watch it immediately.

As soon as i saw this trailer, I just saw the image of a bunch of guys sitting around a board-room, and discussing "the perfect dude movie."

One guy says, "dudes love cars", another guy seconds, "hot chicks," and other guys chimed in; guns, cars, sports and so on.

Finally these brilliant men put together the script for Death Race.
We have a corrupt prison warden who has her inmates compete in a no holds barred race to win their freedom. And, conveniently... she has just taken in a NASCAR racer who has just been arrested for the murder of his wife. She insists he play her game, and despite the fact that he may have been framed (the trailer, didn't try to keep any secrets apparently, no need to be curious about a plot in this movie) and is in no way a murderer... he has no problem competing in and potentially killing other inmates involved.. not to mention kicking guys asses in prison with his NASCAR... ultimate fighting jujitsu moves. Aside from driving a car with machine guns and Bond-esc trick devices attached to it... they also get paired up with a woman-inmate "Navigator" (because I'm sure these inmates with their death machine vehicles are just going to be let loose and may need to mapquest their racing route). These women inmates not only all happen to be smoking hot, but apparently have all the time in the world while in prison to do their hair, make-up and deciding on the hottest outfit they can find.

Ultimately, these guys have put together the biggest boner fest of the summer.
Jager-Bomb lovers around the country will be flocking to the theaters to get a load of this movie...
And despite the fact that I will eventually end up sitting through most of this movie on HBO or something... (likely with my roomate Doug so we can laugh our asses off at its ridiculousness) I just think that everyone who goes this movie... thinking it is legitimately going to be good... great... or awesome... is a fucking dumb meat-head, toolbag... and generally just sucks
I can't even begin to emphasize how much they suck.

Notice how I tried to sarcastically phrase the whole plot of the movie... but it was so terrible... I couldn't even get through the whole thing without making blatant stupid observations about it

That's all...

People Are Dull

People are dull.
It's one thing to drink beers or smoke pot... it's pretty standard nowadays... who cares.
It's another thing to brag about it and make it public knowledge like you're the coolest kid in the 9th grade... we get it... you enjoy indulging in intoxicating affairs... but lets face it... no one's impressed.

It's just so beat...
I overheard a story not too long ago in the Campus eatery that was "Oh man.. last night i went to the bar and I was so drunk I could hardly even count my money."
that was the story...
the main point being... not only can that person gain access to a bar... but they can drink and get tipsy there as well.
Wow... what a tale...
fall out of a window.

I just get really annoyed that these petty "be impressed by me," attitudes still live on into college when fucking everyone and their mom is drinking and smoking up.
If a story starts out "Oh man I was so drunk/high," then it's a bad story.
I'm not saying you can't tell a story about something funny that happened when you was "Crunked" but if you need to mention more than once that alcohol/pot was involved you're really just looking more to impress than to amuse.
Think about it like this... if that girl had told the story about getting drunk and being unable to count her money more like this, "Oh my god, I went to the bar last night... and I couldn't count my money so the bartender stuck his dick in my mouth."
That'd be a great story...
No need to over-explain the your drunk part... I mean you're at the bar... I'll just assume alcohol is involved.
And since the bartender rammed his rod in your mouth... something that is actually amusing happened.
Being unable to count cash isn't amusing... unless it's because you never learned how to count... then it'd be pretty entertaining.
But really... she just brought up the unable to count her money thing to add onto her "so drunk," idea... which was in fact the only thing she really wanted to say.

Another thing... why is drinking/smoking the fucking cornerstone of any social activity anymore?
It's not that I'm mad that you know... the guys always wanna have a few beers when they sit down to watch the game... what I mean is... those people that won't do anything UNLESS there is alcohol in someway related.
For example, when I offered out invitations to my "Chocolate Milk Challenge" earlier this year... which was a friendly competition to see which team of 4 could drink the most gallons of choc. milk... anyway, one friend of mine... who shall go unnamed... had this to say

"If i'm going to over-drink and puke it might as well be beer..."

Oh you mean... beer like every other day of your life.
I get it.. you like to drink... but why don't you try doing something a little more unique and entertaining for a change.
Needless to say that person missed out on a pretty fun experience to drink beer for the 5th time that week by himself in his basement.
But that's okay because drinking beer is much cooler doing... anything else.

Really kids what I'm trying to say is...
If your parents drink beer and smoke pot still... how cool could it really be?

"Freedom of Speech.. unless you hurt someone's feelings"

Last week Jesse Jackson got in trouble and apologized when he got caught mumbling into a mic he thought was off about how he would like to cut off Obama's nuts.
And earlier this week... Chase Utley got in trouble and apologized after New Yorker's booed him and he mumbled "Fuck you" to them

Well... "fuck you, I wanna cut your nuts off" is exactly what I think and have to say to... well EVERYONE.

I don't get it... we're a country that prides itself on and constantly brags about a Freedom of Speech...
yet every week we have someone on TV apologizing to the whole country for something they said that "wasn't appropriate."

and all this reminds me of shit like Imus.. with his nappy headed ho's comment
and The Dog who went on an N bomb dropping rant.

And they all apologize... not because they're sorry but... to satisfy those 3 people who were legitimately upset about what they said and to get out of the negative spotlight.

It just irritates me.. because it's so shitty and fake.
No one's really sorry for what they said
No one's really hurt by what they said...
I mean shit... Utley saying "Fuck you" to New York...
I'm sure New York was really hurt by that one!
And anything racial that gets said
oh man.
The dog using the N word.. is that hurting the black community
NO.. NO it's not
it makes him look like an asshole.. that's about it
actually his apology made him look like even more of an asshole...
"I thought I was cool enough to get away with it... now I know it hurts their feelings."
What a pot of fucking shit.
and lets face it... if the media didn't jump right on this shit and immediately make it public no one would know about it, care about it, and the people who said it certainly wouldn't have regrets of any kind.

I didn't realize the idea of Freedom of Speech really encompassed
"Freedom of Speech.. unless you hurt someone's feelings"