Go to hell, Hillary Clinton

Taken from Health & Nutrition by Michael R. Eades, M.D.:

Another example of the difficulty in resolving cognitive dissonance from today’s Wall Street Journal:

What, really, is Mrs. Clinton doing? She is having the worst case of cognitive dissonance in the history of modern politics. She cannot come up with a credible, realistic path to the nomination. She can’t trace the line from “this moment’s difficulties” to “my triumphant end.” But she cannot admit to herself that she can lose. Because Clintons don’t lose. She can’t figure out how to win, and she can’t accept the idea of not winning. She cannot accept that this nobody from nowhere could have beaten her, quietly and silently, every day. (She cannot accept that she still doesn’t know how he did it!)

She is concussed. But she is a scrapper, a fighter, and she’s doing what she knows how to do: scrap and fight. Only harder. So that she ups the ante every day. She helped Ireland achieve peace. She tried to stop Nafta. She’s been a leader for 35 years. She landed in Bosnia under siege and bravely dodged bullets. It was as if she’d watched the movie “Wag the Dog,” with its fake footage of a terrified refugee woman running frantically from mortar fire, and found it not a cautionary tale about manipulation and politics, but an inspiration.

Most of you who know me know that I am mostly apathetic when it comes to politics. I believe that the outcome has already been decided and that we sheople have nothing to do with who is actually "elected" to be the next president of this fine, fine country. However... please, please, for the love of god, do not let this righteous cunt become president.

"But she has a federal healthcare program that will cover all American's"... right.. and you will wait forever for baseline care, at best. Oh... while paying out your ass in taxes. The fucking money for federal programs has to come from SOMEWHERE, people. Oh, and when they raise taxes, they don't ask you how much you would like to contribute.

We are fucked... and not in the good way. This country is being destroyed from the inside out and it's not going to get any better unless, the retards of America wake up and see what is under their noses...

Go here....

Feh

So, after a few months of really trying to enjoy my work, I have fallen back into the general "working for the weekend" or "do as little as you can do to not get noticed" mentality. I know what you are thinking "oh no, not another whiny, complaining blog entry about how much Bryan doesn't like working". No, my friend, not this time.

My general gripe is the lack of feeling of accomplishment/satisfaction that I experience on a daily basis. To put it really short and sweet, I was out sick yesterday (I should be today too, but am not) and I feel like I got the same amount accomplished as if I would have gone into the office and "worked". I suppose what I am saying is that my current work experience leaves me feeling empty and borderline ashamed by the end of the day.

I go to work everyday pretty much knowing that I am going to spend most of the twiddling my thumbs and being really confused while more people ask for more shit from me. The biggest problem that I feel is that I really just straight up don't care about the technology that my job entails which, by the domino affect, makes me not want to learn anything regarding said technology to become better at my job.

It's a vicious cycle and I really feel like I need to get out.

Some would say that you work for what you do after work. Meaning, I suffer during the day and do what I want at night and on the weekend. Why should it have to be like that? Why should I have to endure despising what I toil on from 8am-5pm? Why is that I have to feel embarrassed when I tell people where I work? Why is it that I have to force myself to do the smallest amount of work? Why is it that I have to spend all day not having a clue as to what I am doing nor caring that I have no clue as to what I am doing?

Another thing that really bothers me is the antiquated technology that I "use" in my current incarnation. For every unit of time that I spend there, I feel that I am becoming more and more out of touch with what the real world is using to get things done. Who the fuck is still using C?

The culture and mentality makes me sick. Creativity and "innovation" are not fostered. Well... outwardly they are, but good luck with your ideas. They will go into the void. Make sure you work your 60 hours a week on ... well, who the fuck knows and just keep pluggin' away. Oh, and did I mention to keep your head down while you do that so you don't see the rest of the world advancing around you? Yeah, do that too. The "cover your ass" mentality has really gotten to me. I do it, and I hate the fact that I do. I will give people answers just so they s.t.f.u and leave me the hell alone. I only help those that scream the loudest.

Clearly, I am disgruntled. Nothing I do at this place matters.

Maybe change will come soon. I am hoping.

The OM's keep comin...

I got this one today:

March 11, 2008
Nothing Big Required
You Are Enough

Most of us have the feeling that we are here to accomplish something big in our lives, and if we haven’t done something that fits the bill we may feel as if we are waiting. We may feel incomplete, or empty, as if our lives don’t yet make sense to us, because they don’t line up with our idea of major accomplishment. In some cases, this may be because we really are meant to do something that we haven’t yet done. But in most cases, we can let ourselves off the hook with the realization that just being here, being ourselves, is enough.

As we live our lives in this world, we share our energy and our spirit with the people around us in numerous ways. Our influence touches their lives and, through them, touches the lives of many more people. When we strive to live our lives to the fullest and to become our true selves, we are doing something big on an inner level, and that is more than enough to make sense of our being here on this planet at this time. There is no need to hold ourselves to an old idea in the back of our minds that we need to make headlines or single-handedly save the world in order to validate our existence.

We can each look within our hearts to discover what is true for us, what gives our lives meaning, and what excites us. We can release ourselves from any pressure to perform that comes from outside of our inner sense of purpose. Staying in tune with our own values and living our lives in tune with our own vision is all we need in order to fulfill our time here. Our lives are a process of becoming so that we cannot help but co-create; being who we are, responding to each moment as it comes, we can trust that this is enough.

I liked this one very much. So many people search for purpose and spend their entire lives wondering what they are "supposed" to do when what they should be doing is "just being".

101 now posted!

I have finally posted my 101 list. I have linked it in the "linx" section. I will start posting there regarding my 101 progress.

 

Over and out...

Some good advice...

I read this this morning and loved the advice. I thought I would share it:

Do you want magical fat loss?  Here are five tips.

1.) Sleep an extra hour per night.  The hormonal response produced from getting the sleep that you really need, is truly magical.

2.) Eat breakfast.  When you break your night long starvation and feed yourself with the food that you need, it boosts your metabolism. 

3.) Keep a workout log.  Track how often you are really getting in to the gym, and how much stronger you are really getting.

4.) Keep a food log.  Track the number of meals that you eat each week that are unprocessed, whole food, and have protein.  Track the number of meals you eat that are crap.  Make sure you have good food at least 80% of the time.  Ideally 90%.

5.) Repeat steps 1-4.  They are the things you should be doing anyway.  Magical results come from doing the basics correctly, and with consistency.

See the full article here (I strongly recommend RSS'ing this blog if you do RSS stuff):

Magical Fat Loss Green Tea? Is this for real?