One Life to Live...

If you knew you had a week or even a day left to live, how would you spend your remaining time?

Some of you might say that you'd want to spend the time with loved ones and possibly make peace with God or something.  I guess that depends on whether you're religious or not but for the most part you want to try and live your remaining days as a good person.  Others however might have a different idea in mind. 

I wouldn't be surprised if some if not a lot of people out there would opt to pursue a less honorable or perhaps a more exciting way of going.  Just some examples:

• Borrowing a shit load of money (loans, cash, credit cards, etc.) and going apeshit as you spend it on fast cars and even faster women.  Sex, drugs and rock and roll.  Condoms?  Who needs them?  You're going to die anyways.
  
• Going out and beating up or killing ever person that you don't like or maybe just random people for the hell of it.
  
• Rob a bank maybe?  Go on a crime spree?

Well, you get the idea.  The point is, when faced with death I think a person's true character reveals itself.  Some people will reflect on their life and try to make amends for things they've done and the people they've wronged.  Perhaps making peace with yourself means making peace with everyone else first.  On the other hand, some people will show just how self-centered and incompassionate they can be. 

Personally, I'd go out and try to do something to affect or even change a person's life in a positive way before dying. 

• Maybe buy a shit load of food and just go around giving it to homeless people around the city. 
  
• Tell every person I know what I really think of them.  If it's bad, I'll tell them why I think the way I do and maybe that person may re-evaluate their lives.  (I know I may come off as being holier than thou in the process but who cares?)
  
• Do whatever I can to make the lives of the people I care for a little better...financially if I'm able.  If not, perhaps emotionally?  *shrug*

For myself, I'd want to eat at the finest restaurants I could while spending my time with loved ones.  I just want to be able to say to myself that I lived a good life when my time comes.  Reflecting on my life should make me feel proud, not ashamed...

So if you had a week left to live, what would you do? 

P.S. Before people start asking what brought about such a morbid topic, the reason is that one of the classes I'm taking this semester is Will, Trusts & Estates and it just got me wondering.

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EDIT: What would you do/think if you came out to your car and saw this??   (Notice the two sets of hand prints?)

Curiosity killed the Cat

Have you ever inadvertently found out something that maybe you wish you hadn't?

A few months ago, a girl I know came across a box of pictures and letters at her bf's place while snooping around.  Although these were girls of his past, she was nonetheless upset at the content.  Another person I know got pissed when he secretly opened up his gf's email and found letters to another guy.

How about you overhearing a private conversation where two people (friends even) were talking badly about you?  Do you say something?

What if you found out that the guy/girl you liked used to be a total slut/whore?  Would your opinion of that person change?

Isn't it amazing how certain bits of information can totally shatter one's view of another person?  As much as we want people to be honest with each other, I guess the saying of...

"Be careful what you wish for you, you might actually get it" comes into play.

P.S. Classes start again tonight.

Man-Boobs!

Do you think you can tell the difference between a man's chest and woman's chest simply by touching them?

Apparently, this guy can't.  A Canadian radio station called "The Bear" decided to play a little prank on one of its crew members, Yukon Jack. 

They had Penthouse Pet Kyli Ryan come to The Bear studios and she offered to let Yukon Jack touch her boobies, only he'd have to do it blindfolded.  What Yukon Jack didn't know was that long time Bear listener "Man Boobs" was brought in for Yukon to unknowingly feel up.

^ Penthouse Pet Kyli Ryan

^ "Man Boobs"

^ Kyli enticing Yukon with her voice.

^ Yukon thinks Kyli is next to her.

^ "Want to touch the boobies!"

^ "Aww yeah! They're so soft!"

^ "I could massage these all day!"

^ Yukon is in heaven as he rubs his face in boobs!

^ SURPRISE!! *BARF!!* *HURL!* *ACK!!!!!*

^ Poor Yukon Jack gets a kiss from Kyli as a consolation prize.

It must be Monday... 

"Future Riceboy"  

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How awesome are these toys?  They were on the shelves for only a few days before the major chain stores like Target and Walmart took them down.  Gee...I wonder why?

Dirty Sanchez?  Donkey Punch?  HAHA!!  Can you believe the marketing geniuses that actually approved those names?  I wonder if they know the true connotations behind them.

I figure you probably can't find these in the store anymore but if you're lucky to find them, you could probably make a few bucks selling them on Ebay.

Controversy + No long available merchandise = $$$$

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EDIT:  You knew the jokes were bound to come out...

The Top 10 Governor McGreevey Jokes:

10) NJ's state bird is the SWALLOW

9) NJ Turnpike renamed the Hershey Highway

8) NJ raises terror alert level to lavender.

7) We know he didn't like Bush, but this is ridiculous!

6) Now we know why McGreevey liked "polling" so much!

5) What does McGreevey and the Israeli Navy have in common?  Jewish seamen.

4) NJ DMV to now call rear-end accidents, a McGreevey.

3) Gives new meaning to stuffing the ballot box.

2) NY Post headline: "McGreevey Goes Down!"

1) How long will it take McGreevey to move out of the Governor's mansion in NJ?  Not long...he's already got his shit packed!

Relationships (Breakups) - The Bell Curve of Bullshit

"I just wanna be friends."  "It's not you, it's me."

I'm sure we've all heard those phrases before or have even said them ourselves when breaking up from a relationship.  But how often do we REALLY say what we mean?  Whether your intention is to sugarcoat things to spare someone's feelings or to simply relieve yourself of any guilt for being a dick/bitch, what you say to someone at the time of breaking up often amounts to one thing:  BULLSHIT.

Here is an illustration of a typical relationship:

In the beginning, you basically put up a facade in an attempt to portray yourself in a manner you think would be most desirable to the person you're courting.  They say to "just be yourself" but does anyone really?

During the relationship, you are no longer trying to impress the other person.  Your true self reveals itself as you get to know each other and sometimes it's the total opposite of how you initially portrayed yourself.  Guys can turn out to be overly possessive control freaks.  Girls can turn out to be clingy, insecure psychos. 

At the end of the relationship, you've decided that things aren't going to work out.  What was the basis of that conclusion?  Did you really WORK at the relationship and put in the EFFORT to make things work? 

OR...did you naively think that if the person was the right one for you, that everything would magically fall into place and everything would just click?

Whatever the case, you've decided it's time the relationship ended and you have to think of a way to break things off.  More often than not, the method of choice usually entails feeding bullshit.

Would you tell the other person that you're really breaking up with them because you're a shallow bastard and that you found some physical flaw in them that you can't seem to overlook? 

Would you tell them that you're really breaking up with them because the "thrill of the chase" is gone and you want a new challenge? 

Would you tell them that you're really breaking up with them because their financial/career status doesn't impress you and you don't think they can provide for you in the future?

Of course not...the last thing you want to do is reveal negative qualities about yourself that might ruin your chances in the future with other people should word get out.  So what do you do?  You concoct some bullshit to try and end things amicably...in a lame attempt to spare the other person's feelings and to cover up your own guilt/shortcomings.

1) What are some of the reasons why you broke up with someone and was what you said to them the truth? 

2) What are some of the reasons someone gave you when they broke up with you and do you think it was bullshit?

For me, an ex-gf of mine broke up with me telling me that she wanted to rekindle her relationship with God and that being in a relationship would interfere with that.  How could I say anything in response to that??  A month later, I happened to see her at a club smoking and drinking.  I just went up to her, told her "getting back together with God huh?" and walked away.

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Personally, I think most relationships that don't work out fail because:

(A) People simply aren't ready for one.  You may think you're ready but in reality you're just lonely and want companionship.  You're really not ready to put another person before yourself and make sacrifices and compromises to make them happy.  Claiming to be "commitment-phobic" is nothing more than a socially acceptable way of saying "I lose interest too quickly - whether because I'm a player or a slut" If you're only thinking about yourself, you're going to end up by yourself.

(B) People aren't honest with themselves or the other person.  By trying to always portray yourself in a positive light, you fail to see and acknowledge your own shortcomings and do nothing to correct them.  When things don't work out with someone, you might say to yourself that they weren't the "right person".  This suggests that the fault lay in the other person and not yourself. 

That's not to say that the other person was flawless (maybe they weren't honest with you either) but can you honestly say that you lived up to your part in the relationship? 

Dominant v. Passive

Would you say you have a dominant or passive personality?  When you're in a relationship, are you the one adapting to the other person or are you the one expecting the other person to do so?

I've noticed that some guys who seek very attractive females can't stand the attention that the girl receives.  Kinda ironic if you ask me...if you go for an average looking girl, you have this idea in your head that you could do better so you don't quite give it your all and just bide the time until something better comes along.  But if you actually manage to get an attractive girl, your insecurity and jealousy consume you. Be careful what you wish for I suppose...

Possible solutions? 

1) Isolate the girl from all social contact with other guys and in doing so, giving up your own social life too. 

2) Make her hang out with just your friends and have your friends become her friends.  She pretty much gives up any friends she had previously while you get to have your cake and eat it too.

3) Look for and exploit any insecurities you can find in her and brainwash her into thinking you're the world to her.

4) Look for a girl with no real friends.

When you're in a relationship, whose friends do you and your bf/gf hang out with more?   Ideally, you might want to try and combine the two groups of friends and have them intermingle but realistically speaking, that rarely ever happens.

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EDIT:  In case you were wondering, I consider myself to have somewhat of a dominant personality in general but if I care about someone I'm more passive and receptive to their feelings.  As far as friends go, in the past my ex-gfs have always hung out with my friends but with my current gf, I think I've made more effort to hang out with her friends as well.  What's interesting is that since we've been dating for some time now, we spend more time with each other than either of our group of friends.  I guess as you get older, going out every weekend to maintain an active social life isn't as important (unless you want it to be).

Have you ever been in a situation where you felt trapped no matter what you did? 

...yeah, that's how I feel when I can't figure out how to pass a certain part of Doom 3 for an hour.   

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EDIT: In case you didn't know, my original question was regarding situations in life.  I just added the Doom 3 thing as a poor attempt at humor.

Dreams come true?

Have you ever had a dream that seemed so real that when you woke up it totally affected your thoughts and/or emotions?  Well, it happened again to my gf this past weekend.  She woke up and was all cranky at me for some reason and when I asked what was the matter...she told me she had a dream that I was in bed with two random girls.  (Now why couldn't I dream that? haha j/k hon! )

Anyways, it's not the first time it's happened and despite the overwhelming feeling of it seeming real, she realizes it was only a dream and she's back to her usual happy self again. 

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On a similar note, I just installed DOOM 3 on my computer which came out a few days ago and I have to say...the game is SCARY AS HELL!  The game is so graphics intensive that most computers can't even handle it.  (I have a 3.0Ghz Pentium 4 w/ 1280mb RAM and 128mb Video Card and I can only play the game on Medium resolution, otherwise it's too choppy. ) 

Anyways, I actually had to stop playing last night cause I was getting scared and didn't wanna have nightmares...

If you wanna watch a short trailor of the game check this out:

http://coh.lurkerlordx.com/CoH/doom3.wmv

Diamonds are Forever?

Here's a game for you guys to kill some time at work.  Funny thing is, I can imagine people doing this in real life. haha

http://www.sticky.tv/game