OK, this has just gone to damn far. I’m not 100% heartless, but I can no longer give a shit about Nataee Holloway. Yes, it’s sad that she’s been kidnapped and probably murdered. Yes, I feel bad for her parents, and yes, I do think that this type of case deserve the full attention of the local authorities in Aruba.

That said, Natalie Hollaway is not a reason to attempt to destroy the lives of thousands. Yes, I’m talking about Gov. Bob Riley and his pleas to our nation to BOYCOTT an entire country because Beth Holloway-Twitty doesn’t like the way the authorities are dealing with the case. Shame on you Bob! You sir are a prime example of why more than half the world hates Americans!

This type of small-minded, elitist mentality is absolutely ABSURD.

I’d like to counter Mr. Rileys plea to boycott Aruba with a plea of my own - Lets all boycott Alabama until they’ve closed the books on EVERY kidnapping and murder in the state. Lets boycott Alabama on behalf of the families and victims of unsolved murder and rape. And finally, lets boycott Alabama for allowing their governor to embarrass this entire country by attempting to sabotage the lives and livelihood of an entire nation because the deep pockets of Natalie Holloways parents have turned the case of a missing-drunk-girl-who-wanders-off-with-strangers-in-a-forign country into a media frenzy.

First of all - Jarhead. It’s crap, plain and simple. An obvious attempt to monitize our involvment in Iraq. No substance.

On the other end of the good < -- > bad spectrum:

Arctic Monkeys - I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor.

Lovly little CD - if you’re into the whole british-indi-rock thing, which I happen to be very into this week.

I don’t actually know what the title of this post means … It’s just 2 words that have been echoing in my head a lot these days.

I’m not one to ever really censor myself - as many of you already know all too well. But as of late, I’ve been keeping my mouth shut an awful lot. I guess part of me is just ready to be done with the drama that often follows when I can’t tame the “SAY SOMETHING!” in my head.

So many things have changed for me in the last few months, I’m starting to feel that I hardly know myself anymore.

Thank god (yes, with a lowercase ‘g’) that my business allows me to bail out of the city and work from pretty much anywhere I want, anytime I want.

I’m a few hours away from completing my cycle flip and let me tell ya - I can’t wait to get between some sheets and zonk out.

It’s nice out here — just a couple hours and two state borders outside the city, quiet, dark … The perfect place for my post daylight savings time hibernation.

Oh, and the best part is tomorrow I get to build things! Not sure what exactly I’ll be building, but nothin’ says fun like a DEWALT DW708 12″ Double-Bevel Sliding Compound Miter Saw.

Or want for that matter. And since I can jack some unsecure wireless goodness while having a very unhealty breakfast at the IHOP, I’m gonna bitch about it:

What the fuck is up with daylight savings time? Whoever thought this whole fall back thing was a good idea just took my (broken) internal clock and smashed it to little bits and spread the fuckin’ pieces all over my bed and put an extra sprinkle on my pillow.

I’m trying to flip my cycle and rejoin the rest of the world in normal-time, and now, whilst all of you are enjoying the fact that your body is still on pre-fall-back time, I’ve got an extra hour to deal with - and insomnia to boot.

How you can help stop this madness of changing the time twice a year.

Write your congress person about this. A simple letter or email from enough people will get their attention. Just tell them you want to STOP moving the time twice a year and refer them to www.standardtime.com for more information.

Here is how you can contact your congress person:

Contacting the Congress
http://www.congress.org/congressorg/home/
Congressional Email Directory