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This is what I'm doing while I stay warm inside:

http://ineptboy.blogspot.com

A Blah-blah-blah-g that I started specifically about my online (and should I dare to predict, "normal") dating experience(s):

http://www.ineptboy.blogspot.com

This commercial is pretty funny...

Creepy old men...

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Hmmm....

I'm sort of apprehensive about writing this, but I feel that something needs to be said, and who knows...maybe something can be helped.

So I live in Dallas, Texas. We're supposed to have one of the highest crime rates in the nation (for cities with 1 million+ people). I can understand that our police department has a lot of b.s. to deal with...but...

Over the past decade, our police department has also exhibited a number of cases of corruption, but that isn't what I want to talk about.

As a part-time job, I work at a place on Greenville Avenue. For those of you that don't know, Greenville Avenue is one of the "party streets" in Dallas. Every weekend, I see a lot of stupid b.s. that the cops have to deal with and I've gained a lot of respect for them. They've helped me out dozens of times down there.

However, I have also seen a number of cases where these cops running Greenville get a little too excited about their jobs. Granted, they're dealing with a lot stupid drunk m-f'ers, but still...violence isn't always necessary.

Yesterday (last night) was the "big" UT-OU game, and of course...all these dumb asses come out to drink heavily and "support" their schools. I always thought that was stupid anyhow, I mean...it's a football game...are you really going to get upset and start a fight because some guy is dissing "your" team? Idiots. Both of your teams suck!

Anyhow, I was outside of the place I work at, people-watching, and this is when I witness some hot-headed cops going a little too far. I can understand that they're trying to maintain the peace with a couple thousand drunk people, and that every now and then, they might have to arrest someone to make an example...just to let people know that they're not f'ing around, but...

One of the owners of a bar down there had gone across the street to get some pizza from a vendor. He and his friends were coming back across the street (not using the cross walk, but no one does down there), and walked in between a paddy wagon and patrol car. One of the cops came up behind him, and grabbed/tugged at the bar owner's shirt and was telling him off, the owner jerked his arm away...a natural reaction, in my opinion. 

I guess that was enough "cause" to arrest him...

Pizza went flying, he got slammed onto the patrol car, as did his friends. People start gathering around and are watching this go down. I was standing near two guys on the sidewalk, whom I guess were friends of the guys getting arrested and were asking the cops why their friends were getting arrested. This big cop, who's nickname is "Tiny," comes up, grabs one of the guys and they tie him up. The second guy yells out, "Why are you arresting him? He didn't do anything!" So, "Tiny" comes back up, grabs at this guys shirt, he jerks away and the next thing you know, this big cop shoves the guy HARD. He falls down to the ground, on his back, as he's getting up, the cop is right there, standing over him...in his way. As he gets up, I guess he "touched" the cop...

The cop screams "DON'T TOUCH ME!" and shoves the guy again, this time, the guy flies backwards, over a rail/fence of a restaurant, landing on a table and chairs. The cop jumps, head first over after him and starts to hit him. The cop's buddies come up and start saying "He touched him...he touched him," and I was standing there shaking my head, "No he didn't."

I had my cell phone out and thought that I had got it recorded, but when I checked, it hadn't...but there were other people there with their phones out who I think might have got it...the only footage I got was when they had everyone tied up against the patrol car.

One of the guys I work with has a friend that works in Internal Investigations/Affairs (whatever it's called) in Dallas and got the cop's car number, etc. and said he would call in.

But damn...this cop seriously went TOO FAR.

Like I said, I have a lot of respect for the cops, but it's things like this that give them a bad rap...

Commercials! Clearasil's new ad campaign has been under a little scrutiny recently, being deemed 'inappropriate,' yadda-yadda-yadda...but seriously folks...if I had seen these commercials when I was a teenager using their product, I'd a much more confident man, fo-sho!

Both are (almost) equally great. I love the one with the mom, just 'cause that level of confidence is, well, pretty damn confident! I like the one about the baby photo just because I think it would be a really fun way to piss off your parents when they're embarassing you.

What shows are you looking forward to in the new fall TV season?

1) Three's Company

2) Benson

3) The Greatest American Hero

4) Punky Brewster

5) The Cosby Show

and last, but not least,

6) My Name is Earl

Who the hell does Skittles have working in their advertising department?

I thought the rabbit commercial was freaky; this one gave me nightmares.

About a month and a half ago, I got an XM Radio.

I got a super-sweet deal on it. It's one of the top-o-the-line ones. It's retail cost is $200 duckets but I got mine for a mere $80! This girl at work had got it as a gift (probably from an ex-boyfriend) and didn't want it. Score for me.

Over the years, I have become so sick of "regular" radio, I hardly ever listened to it. Sometimes I would listen to NPR or the local (PA) radio, but those can be very boring sometimes. Especially when you want to listen to the radio to hear some kick-ass tunes!

In comes XM...

When it comes down to it...there is really "too much" to hear. I mean, I only have two ears! Nevermind that there are like 200-something channels to listen to, it's the music that is offered!

Being an old-punker, I almost stained my shorts to find that there was, yes, an entire channel that is dedicated to punk. And not your cheesy, poser, mainstream punk like the lame Clear Channels play. I'm talking REAL punk!

Admittedly, this is the main channel that I have been listening to, but there's also those college-rock/emo-whatever-you-call-it-now music, and metal (loads of metal...there's one that's all DEATH metal = rad!!!!). 50's - 90's music. And the BBC, and NPR of course.

I want to live in my car now...there's just soooo much good music! Luckily, I can also buy a home adaptor thing where I can listen to my radio at home!!!

But I've been thinking....

Quite literally...this, "this" being XM Radio is one of, if not THE best thing that has ever happened in my life. I love music...my kind of music...and now I get to hear it whenever the hell I want. I almost equate it to having a new/cool girlfriend...I'm also talking about it/her to my friends and strangers. Going on and on and on about what an awesome girl/thing it is...sometimes I forget that I've already told someone about it and tell them again and they get that "oh shit, he's going to tell me about her/XM again..." and they roll their eyes...look...but I don't care. I love it.

I'm never going to let her, er...I mean, it...go.

What would you consider to be your 15 minutes of fame so far in life?

My 15 minutes of fame, eh?

It would have to be either my most recent 'brush' with fame, that being my auditon(s) to be on this coming season's Beauty and the Geek. (Honestly, I'm a little relieved that I didn't make it on the show, but that's just between you and me).

or...

When I was a little kid, I attended a physical fitness convention and was interviewed by noneother than the super-wonderful, Richard Simmons, himself!!

He asked me what I had ate for breakfast and I told him, "toast." He asked if that was all. Yes, it was. Everyone in the place laughed.