Showing posts with label Jack Johnson. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Jack Johnson. Show all posts

Upside Down In Debt

How Jack Johnson's Parents Screwed Him And Left Him Millions In Debt


Wow.  It's unfortunate when people find themselves in situations like this, especially when that situation is created by the people you implicitly trust.  I remember seeing Jack Johnson in concert once.  I'd like to see him again.  It'll be sad if that doesn't happen because Jack Johnson is a truly gifted musician.

Moving In Slow Motion: 49.4% Complete

After buying a new laptop and paying that laptop off, I am back to pursuing my top priority, Project Buy A House.  As I go forward, I have a better idea of how much money I need to save for a downpayment after talking to a banker.
No, wait, the guy I talked to is not a crook!  The banker I talked to works for a credit union, which means he is somewhat more trustworthy.  At least I think he's more trustworthy.  At the very least, the credit union I talked with is not projecting a sense of being run by slimeballs.  However, since I do have a better idea as to how much money I need to save for a downpayment, I now know that amount is bigger than it was when I first started saving.
Yeah, I know, it's frustrating, but it was frustrating before, and now it's just a slightly increased amount of frustration.  But eventually this will pay off, right?  Right?  RIGHT?!?  Sigh.  Okay, let's do this.
Another payday has come around, and it's time to see just what I could buy with my money if I was not spending it on Project Buy A House.  After seeing my paycheck and taking out things like rent, insurance, and other incidentials, I have exactly $287.71 to not spend on myself.  Let's see what I am not buying.
My car, which I paid off as a part of Project Buy A House, has an all black leather interior.  Cars with all black leather interior tend to become very ward during the Summer months.  This is something I should have thought of in advance, but I don't think about the consequences of my long term plans before I make them.  Another example of this is Project Buy A House.
The Boston Red Sox sell a car sunshade that can help prevent your car from becoming very very very very hot during the Summer months.  Sure this is something that I should have bought in the Spring before the heat started, but shut up.  The Boston Red Sox Car Sun Shade costs $21.99, leaving me with $265.72 for me to not spend on myself.  Sigh.
UFC 164 is this weekend.  You can buy and watch this event online and legally for $54.99.  This leaves me with $210.73 for me to not spend on myself.  Sigh.
Since I do have a big fucking SUV, I need a GPS system to have in my big fucking SUV in order to pull off the entire "I'm a motherfucking doucebag with money, fuck you" aesthetic.  Since I am also tying to pull off this aesthetic on a budget, I need to incorporate things that I already own, like my iPhone.  What I need to do this is an iPhone 5 car mount, as well as a long lightening cable for my iPhone.  Since Apple doesn't sell long lightening cables, I need to buy a short lightening cable plus a USB extension cable.  Altogether, this entire package costs $37.72.  That leaves me $173.01 for me to not spend on myself.  Sigh.
Franz Ferdinand recently released a new CD called "Right Thoughts Right Words Right Action".  This CD is getting generally good reviews, and Franz Ferdinand is one of those bands I really got into during my lengthy college experience.  Right Thoughts Right Words Right Action is currently on sale for $9.99.  This leaves me $163.02 for me to not spend on myself.  Sigh.
There is also a new album coming out from Jack Johnson.  I haven't seen any reviews for it or heard any singles, but I fucking love this guy's music.  Currently you can get Form Here To Now To You for $11.88.  That leaves me $151.14 for me to not spend on myself.  Sigh.
Saint Row IV recently came out, and people have been raving about it since it came out.  I would have bought it when it came out, but Rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.  Saints Row IV is currently selling for $59.99.  That leaves me $91.15 for me to not spend on myself.  Sigh.
Let's end things with a list of books for me to not buy for myself that I totally would if not for Project Buy A House.  March Book 1, which is the first part of a series of graphic novels about John Lewis and his life and role in the civil right movement, is currently selling for $11.46.  Crazy Love is a book that takes an inside look at abusive relationships, how those relationships develop, and why people stay in those abusive relationships.  As powerful as Leslie Morgan Steiner's TED talk was, this book appears to be even more powerful.  Crazy Love is currently selling for $12.00.  Some Ginger is selling another book for $4.88.  Hubris by David Corn and Michael Isikoff, which details the manipulating of intelligence leading up to the Iraq War and serves as a cautionary tale for conflicts going forward, is currently selling for $11.45.  Tao Lin's Taipei, a book which was mentioned in the recent Rolling Stone article about him, is currently selling for $11.36.  Love, Dishonor, Marry, Die, Cherish, Perish, the final book from the unfortunately deceased David Raikoff, is currently selling for $20.05.

That leaves me with $19.95 for me to not spend on myself, which seems like just the right place to stop.  Sure I could go on, but my appetite for masochism has it's limit, and I have reached it.  Join me in two weeks when another payday will come and, because I've already paid my rent, I will have more money for me to not spend on myself in the pursuit of Project Buy A House.

The Redertainment Valentine's Day Spectacular!!!

Images Of Her
by Hunter Red

When I close my eyes I am taunted
Taunted with images
Images of her
Her
I can see her
I can see her walking around
I can see her talking
I can see her laughing
I can see her being
Being exactly what she wants to be
Being exactly where she wants to be
Being with me
When I close my eyes I am taunted
Taunted with images
Images of her
Images of her that only exist when my eyes are closed






Beer x72
by Hunter Red

Beer
Beer
Beer beer beer
Beer
Beer
Beer
Beer!
It is time to get away
Beer
Beer
Beer beer beer
Beer
Beer
Beer
Beer!
To a place where there is bliss
Beer
Beer
Beer beer beer
Beer
Beer
Beer
Beer!
Far away from all of this
Beer
Beer
Beer beer beer
Beer
Beer
Beer
Beer!
Somewhere where there's no one near
Beer
Beer
Beer beer beer
Beer
Beer
Beer
Beer!
No one point out no one's near
Beer
Beer
Beer beer beer
Beer
Beer
Beer
Beer!
Time machine engage
Beer
Beer
Beer beer beer
Beer
Beer
Beer
Beer!
Time machine energize!
Beer
Beer
Beer beer beer
Beer
Beer
Beer
Beer!
Oh wait, I'm still here.






Red Review- Klown
Two years ago, I received I Spit On Your Grave via Netflix.  It was about Valentine's Day and I found it fitting to be watching a horrible, deplorable piece of cinema on that day.  The movie seemed to fit my mood.  Thereafter I set out to make a tradition of seeing horrible, deplorable pieces of cinema in time for Valentine's Day.
Last year I intended to watch A Serbian Film in order to maintain this tradition.  My plan was to go online and illegally download it through means that are highly illegal and could get me prosecuted and beaten by Chris Dodd.
This plan hit a snag when A Serbian Film was legitimately released on a legitimate Blu-Ray legitimately.  So, I legitimately bought it and posted a picture of myself holding the legitimate Blu-Ray copy of A Serbian Film that I bought legitimately.
Due to the legitimate release of A Serbian Film, my tradition of seeing horrible, deplorable pieces of cinema hit a snag.  Undaunted by snags, I wanted to continue this tradition the next year, meaning this year, and kept my ear to the ground for a movie of suitable deplorableness.
Last year I heard about a Swedish film entitled "Klown".  Quoting from a review of Klown "Think of all the gags you think might go too far, and then watch as Nørgaard takes them even further."  When I heard this description I thought I had found a movie of suitable deplorableness to continue my tradition with.  To this end, I had Klown sent to me via Netflix.
I turned Klown on and watched it.  I watched it and watched it... for about twenty minutes.  Throughout this twenty minute period there was one question that kept coming back to me: When are they going to do anything?  I understand the concept of character development, as well as the need to set up the plot that the characters are going to be following.  However, as this process is going on, the characters need to be doing something.  Preferably, something interesting.  Sure I could see where this film was going, and who might be the principal characters in the thing that was going to happen, but I sincerely didn't care about it.  I didn't even care about the pearl necklace joke that the filmmakers took care to setup, then executed in a way that was wholly uncomfortable yet wholly uninteresting.
After about twenty minutes of watching Klown, I turned it off and started watching Ted instead.
In my opinion, Ted is a far more entertaining movie, and starts getting entertaining very, very quickly.  Ted gets entertaining much more quickly than Klown.
I also appreciated the parts with Joel McHale in it.  I've watched Mr. McHale for years, and have always appreciated the way he can bring out the unapologetic jackass out of any role.
Ted might have been more entertaining if I was inebriated at the time I watched it.  I'll have to watch it again when I'm not about to go to work, because showing up to work high is just an uncomfortable experience.
Overall, I could not suggest people watch Klown.  Perhaps if you have more patience and can wait a good long time for something to pay off, you might like Klown.  However, if you sincerely like engaging in that kind of behavior, I might suggest going through the ungodly torture that is properly saving for a house.  Klown and saving for a house seem like great activities to engage in if you are a masochist.
Klown: Not recommended






My Ruby
by Hunter Red

My Ruby is always there for me
My Ruby is with me when I need her and when I do not
My Ruby keeps me warm when the outside world tries to cool me
My Ruby carries me throughout this world
My Ruby takes me ass to town
My Ruby is the one
My Ruby is my all
My Ruby is my love
My Ruby is the one that I treasure above any other
My Ruby is a car.






It Is Coming
by Hunter Red

It is coming
It is coming
I can feel it getting closer everyday
It's presence is becoming more evident

There are messages delivered to me
Messages of all kind, in all forms, from nearly all people
These messages are not personal
But they feel like they are personal to me

There are signs all around
Replacing other signs that sat for months
The people around me are preparing

Preparing for the thing that they look forward to
Preparing for the thing that I dread
Preparing themselves
Preparing those around them
Preparing
Preparing

The time is drawing nearer
And nearer
And nearer
Before you know it
It's here
It's here and I have to deal with it's presence
Not because I want to deal with it's presence
But because others obligate me to do so

The day is coming
The day of joyous celebration for most
And dreadful torture for others
It is coming
It is coming



Red Is Not Happy


This is Bob Murray.  Bob Murray is responsible for this:




Bob Murray, in my opinion, is responsible for the death of nine people in relation to the Crandall Canyon Mine Disaster.  Bob Murray's company, Murray Energy, received a small fine in response to the Crandall Canyon Mine Disaster.  Bob Murray, in my opinion, has never truly been held to account for what he and his company and the deaths that he and his company are responsible for.

On Friday, Bob Murray did this:


As an atheist, I do not believe in Hell.  However, as it fits how I feel about this "man", I will say this: Bob Murray is a disgusting person and I hope he rots in Hell.




You know what disturbs me about this story?

"It was the third rape so far this year on county buses that annually carry millions of people."

The third?  This was the third rape to occur on an LA County bus this year?  Three?  What is wrong with people?  And why didn't anybody do anything while this assault was going on?  What is the excuse?  Why?



I need something.  I need something to help pick up my spirits.  I don't think spirits will help me life my spirits.  Not this time.  There may be only one thing that can help me.  One thing, one man, one superbly talented performer.





 
I feel much better now.

Drift


I haven't been able to write this week.  I've hardly been able to think.  Between a partial failure in my creative pursuits, my frustrations with my financial goals, and the news, I've been feeling overloaded, overcomplicated, and just muddled to the point where I couldn't really think straight.  At times like this, I know I need to just drift away, float off, and just let go.  There are two techniques I use to do this, and neither of them involve drugs.  One of these techniques is meditation.  Closing my eyes, breathing deeply, and allowing everything to settle out.  The other technique involves listening to the music of Jack Johnson.  I just find my Jack Johnson playlist, hit shuffle, and go.  Here are some of the songs that I listen to.  Enjoy. 














 
"So, what do you think this piece looks like?"

"Well...Um...I think...Maybe it's...It could be...Ahh..."  I had something on the tip of my tongue, but I did not want to say that I thought the piece looked like a giant penis.

"I think the piece looks like a giant penis."

Volume 11 by Hunter Red.  Serialization to begin August 7th at Redertainment.com