http://www.eightminefortress.com/surewhynot Occasional thoughts, rants, and ramblings from the mysterious mind of yours truly... okay, fine, it's a blog. Shut up. Fri, 05 Mar 2010 03:05:44 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Now for a scholarly, collegiate edition of... Here's to You!!!! So I raise my glass and say, "Here's to you, college protesters!" Today, March 4th ("march forth", get it?! ha ha ha), at a fuckton of colleges around this country students are occupying their school buildings and even interstates! It's a beautiful thing! What ... http://www.eightminefortress.com/surewhynot/index.php/2010/03/04/march-forth *munches candy hearts* Alright, for this fifth installment, what else is stupid about relationships? Couples who seem to think they have a monopoly on each other's personal relationships with anyone. Like a guy who is talking to a girl, and the girl's boyfriend comes up to him all like "hey, what the ... http://www.eightminefortress.com/surewhynot/index.php/2010/02/14/candy-hearts-5 And now, for a slim and slender edition of... SHUT THE HELL UP!!!! People who say shit like "OMG, look at you, you're so skinny!" Sounding like they're jealous. Sounding like they're cheering for you. Sounding like both. They're so sure they just made your day! After all, so long as you're ... http://www.eightminefortress.com/surewhynot/index.php/2010/02/05/the-skinny What the hell is the big controversy over stem cells? Abortions are still going to happen, as are regular miscarriages for that matter, so the embryos aren't going to turn into people anyway. But their stem cells are a gold mine of medical innovation! It's like the little guys didn't make ... http://www.eightminefortress.com/surewhynot/index.php/2010/02/03/stem-cells A little message to fellow motorists out there. You know those two bright things on the very front of cars? Those are called headlights. Turn them on. Oh, what, you think because you can see the road pretty well you don't need to turn them on? If it's a bright sunny ... http://www.eightminefortress.com/surewhynot/index.php/2010/01/08/headlights So I was just making my dinner, some steak and fries, when I had a thought. The fries I was making were some of those McCain "Smiles", fries shaped like smilie faces. And then I thought to myself "I'm having a happy meal!" And then I wondered... why the hell aren't ... http://www.eightminefortress.com/surewhynot/index.php/2010/01/05/happy-meal The year that began as elusive is now known and past, with of course the expected lulz. So, just like last year, here's some random highlights by month. Enjoy! January: Fort Belvoir -Me to fye: You can't ban unaccompanied under-15s from the store. -Cedric?! Why... why aren't you moving? And lying on the ... http://www.eightminefortress.com/surewhynot/index.php/2009/12/31/lol-2009 We've all heard the story "The Boy Who Cried Wolf". Which is why it doesn't make a whole lot of sense that I'm about to recite it. Boy is left to watch over some sheep or villagers or whatever, to alert them if a hungry wolf comes by intending to eat ... http://www.eightminefortress.com/surewhynot/index.php/2009/12/30/wolf-alarm Construction and architecture must be a rewarding field. I mean, you wouldn't think so at first, at least not for the construction workers, as architects are considered a "respectable" career. But this goes for them both. They are involved with, obviously enough, putting up buildings, big and small, homes and ... http://www.eightminefortress.com/surewhynot/index.php/2009/12/29/i-built-that On this fourth day of Christmas, I guess I've got these four calling birds from some secret admirer. *shrug* They won't shut up. Chatting away on their cell phones, even while they're driving. I try to talk to one of them, yet they keep yakking away on the phone. So rude. Even ... http://www.eightminefortress.com/surewhynot/index.php/2009/12/28/four-calling-birds