Blogs of Summer

It's hard to blog during the summer.

There's so much to do outside, even when it's melt-your-face hot out there. Things only get complicated by the fact that I've started turning my computer off when I'm not using it. This is "who are you and what have you done with Tim?!"-type behavior for me, but I'm trying to waste less electricity. And I've realized that the computer is really loud. It's quite peaceful when the damn thing is off 'cause the hum of the fans is pretty annoying.

I use my computer as a jukebox, so this crimps my ability to play tunes easily. Still, I kinda like having the infernal machine off for a change -- I use it too fucking much. What do I often do after coming back from a hard day at work, where I've been staring at a screen for 8 to 10 hours? Why, surf the internet of course! That shit needs to stop.

I'm hoping this change doesn't impact the blog too much. I'll still turn the computer on from time to time. It's also my recording workstation, so I'll need it to make a bunch of tweaks to the album before we are finished. Speaking of the band, concert dates are coming soon.

Lastly, there might be fewer posting for a few days as I battle a wizard. That wizard, of course, is Harry Potter and his 7th book. I love J.K. Rowling's books and this is the last of the Potter books. I'm about 200 pages in and it's really good. I've been trying to slow down or else I could read the whole thing in two days despite it being 750 pages. I'm sure a lot of people are done with it already, but I'm trying to take my time and savor it since this is it; no more Potter after this.

How sad it will be when the book's over. Whether Harry dies or not doesn't really matter. Since this is the last book he's dead to us when the last page turns. There's something very final about that.

"Girls shouldn't read big books"

I was on reddit today when I saw this awfulness:

I work at a bookstore. I was cashiering today when a woman and her two kids (a boy and a girl, both somewhere between 13-15) came up to the register. The mom was buying 2 celeb gossip magazines, and the boy put down a book. The girl then walked up and set down the newest volume of the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants series.

The mom says "You can't buy that."

Girl: Why?
Mom: Because it's too big.
Girl: [Brother] is buying a book that big. It's not very expensive.
Mom: [Brother] is a boy. You're a girl. And girls shouldn't read big books like that. It's too thick. Boys don't like girls who read thick books. You want boys to like you, don't you?

The girl went and put the book away.

Just one more example of stupidity in our world, but this really has to win an award or something. First off, I dig intelligent girls; especially if they have cute glasses. This mom is a fucking retard.

You know, we often blame men or pop culture for brainwashing young girls into being Britney Spears clones with no brains or ambition to do anything but strip, but I think that that assumption is, in itself, sexist. As this little scenario makes clear, sometimes it's women who most brutally oppress and put-down each other.

I don't know why this lady is trying to raise her daughter to be an empty-headed slut, but I suspect it has something to do with the bitch being an empty-headed slut herself. Dear daughter might've shown signs of actual intelligence, which dear mother perceived as a threat. Maybe she's afraid her daughter will soon realize that her mom is a pill-popping whore who is too stupid and weak to do anything for herself, so she had to spread her legs and ensnare the first man who fell into her trap. I hope the daughter will be able to overcome her mom's stupid-slut programming, but it won't be easy.

It shocks me that this coversation took place in the age of Harry Potter. Those books are thick and they are written by a woman (with cute glasses) who has married a nice man and made a billion dollars doing what she loves. Obviously the mom isn't a thousandth of the person that J.K. Rowling is, but that only makes the comparison more stark.

The mom in the scenario above is a fucking useless piece of guttertrash and she deserves to fucking suffer for what she's doing to her own kids. Fuck her and may she burn in hell... BUT ... after reading this story I don't want to hear about how men are oppressing women and all that shit. Sure, it's true to some extent, but who do young girls trust most and look up to most for guidance in this world? Their mothers of course. And if this is what mothers are still teaching their daughters then why should I have to get blamed for somehow oppressing women or holding them down? Let's not stereotype, people. It's so easy to blame men for all of the problems that women face, but that's a lazy and unfair (and bigoted) mistake.

You know, I'm having trouble finding a beautiful, brainy girl. Stupid cunts like this mother are probably part of the reason why (and yeah, my dirty mouth might be part of it... but do you disagree with my characterization?). Girls: don't listen to the fucking useless twats who think they know what guys want. I'm a guy, and I want a girl who's brilliant and funny. If only that was possible. I guess this world does all it can snuff her light out lest it shine too bright.

Book 7: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Yeah, I just revealed the title of the new (and last!) Harry Potter book. I hope you weren't planning on discovering the secret for yourself. I must admit that I used the hints on this page to speed up the process.

I can't wait for book 7. I may be in my late 20s but Harry Potter books rock. And J.K. Rowling is hot. There, I said it. Geeky chicks are just hot.

I don't think there's a release date yet, but I've heard summer of 2007 mentioned. It's gonna rule!