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  1. NickolasJames8
    There's only one choice for his VP pick. Hopefully, he's smart enough to know what he has to do and who he has to run with.
     

     
    I can't imagine that Obama could find a better running mate than Senator Jim Webb. There's nothing the republicans can say about Senator Webb's patriotism, his honorable military service or his executive experience. This man is a real American hero, and if there are any doubters out there, check this out.....
     
    Webb received the Navy Cross for actions on July 10, 1969. The citation read:
     
     
    I'm dying for one of the republican scumbag talk show hosts or politicians try to doubt his patriotism or his love for this nation. Is John McCain a hero too? Hell yes, and I'd flame anyone who calls his patriotism, love for this nation or military service into question.
    The difference is, Webb has served as Secretary of the Navy under President Regan, and he has a realistic view of the war in Iraq. So while I know that the Senator from Illinois doesn't read my blog, he ought to make an exception today and do what I say. He'll be unbeatable in November if he does.
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    Disclaimer: I'm writing this blog entry with about an hour's worth of sleep. One of my friends lost his dad last night, and along with the rest of our crew, I've been at his house off and on all night and morning. Please forgive me if I don't make any sense.
     
    So Barrack Obama's the Democratic nominee for the year 2008. Hillary is out(though not technically), and everyone's wondering what's next. More specifically, everyone wants to know if Obama will pick wild Hillary to be his VP. Well guess what....it's way too early for that kind of talk.
    Obama and Clinton are in talks right now about setting up a meeting between the two, and everyone's buzzing about what'll be said. Well, wonder no more, people. I already have this figured out.
    Hillary's campaign is $30 million dollars in the hole. If she ends it now, she won't be able to hold any fundraisers to try to pay it all off. Especially the debt that the campaign owes Hillary and Bill. Of course, that opens up a whole new set of questions....
     

    If she goes on, who would donate money to her campaign?
    If she quits, how will she pay off her campaign debt when she can't raise money?
    If she doesn't just go away quietly, and pressures Obama to make her the VP, who will it hurt more? Her or Obama?
    If Obama does make her his VP, does it help or hurt his campaign and his presidency (assuming he wins)?

     
    The answer to these questions are so simple. The fact is, Barrack Obama bin Laden has a ton of campaign cash left over, and now that he's got the nomination locked up, he's going to get 300 wheelbarrels full of even more cash. We know he wants Hillary to go away, and he definitely doesn't want her to be his VP. So what does he do? Simple, his campaign pays off her debt, she gives him her blessing, works hard for him on the campaign trail and after November, she goes on with her life.
    It's way too early to talk about Obama's pick for VP, but everyone's doing it. I think he should look to the Old Dominion for his pick if he's really interested in the best candidate. Tim Kaine, Mark Warner or Jim Webb. All three of them would be excellent choices for the VP slot, and they would all give his ticket the conservative touch it needs to win over repukes that hate John McCain. But that's a topic for another entry, so I'm just gonna break it off right here and look for some pudding or some ice cream since my belly's growling.
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    AP: Obama has delegates to clinch nomination
    Sources say Clinton to acknowledge delegate math, consider No. 2 slot
     
     
     

    Sen. Barack Obama boards his plane Tuesday with his wife, Michelle, in Chicago
     
    NBC, MSNBC and news services
     
    Sen. Barack Obama clinched the Democratic presidential nomination Tuesday, becoming the first black candidate to lead a major party into a campaign for the White House, The Associated Press reported based on its tally of delegates.
     
    Obama arranged a victory celebration at the site of this summer
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    Life Cereal that is...
     
    I went for a hellacious jog this morning and just when I got to the point where I was about to turn around and head home, the friggin sky split wide open and it rained like there was an arc with two of every animal being loaded up. So even though I was already tired, I hauled ass back home. I dried off and poured myself a big ass bowl of cinnimon Life cereal and a huge glass of OJ. But I think I ate too much cereal. Oh well, now that I get up early to work out I can't wait for someone else to make my breakfast because I'll starve waiting.
     
    So anyway, yeah. I might throw up this morning. Just thought I'd share that with you all
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    I've been contemplating this move for a few months now, and after a long, thought out process, I've decided to go through with a major purchase that may or may not have a HUGE impact on my life.
     
     

     
     
    There's a flap that opens in the back for maximum comfort.
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    Warning: Rant Ahead
     
    I know I probably could have started this discussion in the Soapbox, but my feelings are too strong to take what I'm about to say there. I feel a real anger when I think about the people of Africa, and what they're subjected to on a daily basis. Not just by outsiders, but their own people.
     
    If you've been following the Global Warming thread in the Soapbox, you can see where I addressed the issue, but I really held back. I don't understand how someone can be against global warming and cutting down the rain forests to the extent that they would advocate the suffering of almost an entire continent of people. Now, I'm not saying that anyone on GA feels that way. Unless someone says they'd rather see people die than to cut down the rain forests or indutrialize Africa, I refuse to believe that anyone here would feel that way.
     
    But the fact is, there are people who feel that way. Most of them are global warming extremists, who don't mind if the people in Africa suffer un-necessarily for someone else's cause. I keep trying to work out in my head how these people can live in their homes or apartments or whatever they have, use energy, drive cars and SUV's, take plane trips, eat meat, shop at malls, use their air conditioners and heaters, talk on their cell phones and spend money while, at the same time, expecting the people of Africa to live like it's the year 1800.
     
    http://www.independent.org/pdf/tir/tir_08_1_nelson.pdf
     
    The only reason I can come up with in my head is that they see themselves as a little, or a lot, better than Africans. And that view of themselves is probably born of racism. Basically, in their minds, the Western world is mostly white, and Africa is almost exclusively black. So it doesn't matter as much, right?
     
    Wrong.
     
    It's time for these idiots to get over themselves and their racism. Sell their cars, move out of their homes, live in the elements and see how they like it. In fact, they should give up whatever wealth they have and move to Africa so they can live the way they want others to live. Maybe then they'll change their minds.
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    So it's pretty obvious that Barack Obama is the Democratic nominee. Unless there's some underhanded deal in a back alley abortion clinic somewhere that gives Hillary the nomination, that is. So, now it's Obama vs. McCain, and the attacks will no doubt start flying his way from the repukes. So what's an extreme leftist piece of crap like Obama to do?
     

    Give the Iraqi's a real date to have control over the violence in their own country
    Offer incentives to American companies to research and develop new, innovative sources of energy
    Don't pick Hillary as his VP
    Do pick a govenor from the South as his VP
    Highlight the HUGE age difference between John McCain and himself in a respectful way
    Stop threatening to take profits away from oil companies, or any company
    Get domestic spending under control
    Don't raise taxes
    Do lower taxes on everyone, especially businesses that create jobs in the US
    Set a goal that the entire nation can work towards, like being entirely energy independent by 2020

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    Well, I finally pounded out a new chapter of If By Chance. Hopefully, if I get it back soon enough, I can send it in and have it posted by this weekend. I really apologize to my readers for the delay, but I
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    I've found that over the last couple of years, my view on the war in Iraq has evolved. Most of it has to do with my growing knowledge about the constitution, the most important and the most at risk document in our nation. I understand that times have changed since the framers signed their names to the constitution, but I truly believe that if we did as the they had intended instead of what the politicians in Washington, we'd be in a much stronger position as a nation.
    Before I go any further, let me say that I support the troops. My heart goes out to the families of every soldier we've lost in Iraq and Afganistan. I also understand that leaving the middle east would be a disasterous move for this nation, as well as the nations we're fighting in. Al Qeida would be waiting with their salivary glands overflowing for us to leave, then they'd proceed with a campaign of terror that history would never forget.
    Believe it or not, Hillary Clinton and Barrak Obama know that, too. They talk about leaving Iraq, but they have to know that what they're saying isn't the truth. John McCain wants to be there for the next hundred years. I think he has it wrong, too. We only have an obligation to stay until Al Qeida is defeated and the nations are stabalized. Then, we have an obligation to get out.
    The thing is, we should have never gone in the first place. We can sit here and talk about George Bush, Donald Rumsfeld, Colin Powell and everyone else that led us into Iraq, but the Bush administration is almost over. That makes it a blame game, and now's not the time for that. Instead, we need to look at the three major candidates for president that are remaining, and examine their part in this situation.
    According to the constitution, it's up to congress to declare war. What congress did in 2002 was vote to give President Bush, one man, the authority to take us into Iraq. Obama wasn't in the senate at the time, but he was very vocal about his opposition to the war, and to giving the president that much power.
    Hillary Clinton and John McCain, on the other hand, violated the constitution by voting in favor of letting Bush take us to Iraq. John McCain openly spits on the constitution all the time, and he says that he'd vote the same way if he could do it again. Hillary Clinton says she was mislead, but what part of the constitution did she think allowed her to vote yes? She's a law school graduate. She should have known that she was making a decision to usurp the founding document of this nation, regardless of the intellegence she was presented with.
    Other senators at the time voted for the constitution. They voted not to give George Bush the power to take us to war on his own. Barrak Obama was speaking out against this vote when it was incredibly unpopular to do so. Hillary Clinton and John McCain, on the other hand, went along with what seemed popular at the time, mainly to set themselves up for 2008. So, as disgusting as I think Obama's policies are, I have to hope that those who can cast a vote will cast their votes for him.
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    I know this sounds really random, but I love my grandma. She's pretty much someone I can talk to about anything, although there are some things I won't talk to her about....
     
    We had to brave traffic this afternoon from the South Side to the peninsula, which meant waiting in a 7 mile backup at the tunnel. I have a certain set of CD's I play when she's riding in my car, and to be honest, I kinda like listening to them. Groups like the Bee Gees and Culture Club aren't that bad, and as long as I don't have to listen to anything by Elton John or Madonna, it's all good.
     
    I drove her to my cousin James's apartment in Newport News, so we could clean for him. When we got there, I thought for sure I was going to throw up. The f**king place smells like a dead, rotting dog or something. Bascially it's because he doesn't throw anything away. When I say that, I mean ANYTHING. There were bags from Hardys and Mc Donalds and Wendys and Arbys and Burger King and Taco Bell behind his entertainment center, under his desk, in between his couch and his coffee table and even overflowing on each side of the toilet in his bathroom.
    Usually my stepmom cleans up for him, but ever since my dad went into business for himself, she hasn't had the time to do anything for him. So I guess my dad went over there and almost fainted, and I can see why. James never finishes his food, so all of the bags had left over fries, half eaten tacos or burgers, and other crap in them. There were cups that had been sitting so long with soda in them that there was mold on top of the soda, and when we left, it was still gross. I thought I could smell spit or something, but I couldn't figure out where it was coming from.
    So after we cleaned and vaccumed his place, my grandma poured bleach down all of his drains and closed all of the windows at his place. As soon as she closed the windows, i felt like gagging all over again. So it looks like we're going to have to rent a carpet shampooer and go back. Since my cousin is basically inept, we have to do it for him, or he'll live in filth. Of course, we're talking about the guy who's too lazy to buy 5 quarts of oil and a fliter so I can change his oil for him. Instead, he'd rather go to the dealership and get it done.
    Well anyway, the good thing is that my grandma and I got to spend some time alone. We haven't done it in a while, and I miss it. We had a really good talk about my trouble at home with my dad about Kate, and she told me that she supports me no matter what and her and my grandpa are going to help me do whatever I want to do with my life when I turn 18. Sometimes I forget how I blessed my life really is, but she has this funny way of reminding me just by being who she is.
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    I wanted to bring this to my blog, because what I'm about to say isn't going to be allowed in the forums. Remember, before proceeding, that this is my blog, and I am not obligated to respect your position or opinion on any manner. There's a good chance that I probably will, though.
     
    I want to take this opportunity to respond to a certain number of posts in the Soap Box without starting a flame war or taking the thread off topic. You see, when the conversation starts to veer away from the original topic at hand, moderators come around and are justified in closing them. That's why there are headings for each topic.
     
    Let's proceed.
     
    This is a forum where people who are gay, lesbien, transgendered, bisexual, straight, black, white, hispanic, asian, middle eastern and anyone else comes. We don't come here to be labeled as "the enemy" because of our faith. There are certain radical elements of every religion, and they tend to cause the most trouble in the world. Christians have Fred Phelps and Pat Robinson. Muslims have Osama Bin Laden. it happens.
     
    When you label someone for their beliefs, regardless of what those beliefs are, you belittle yourself. You see, the reason I don't want this posted in a thread in the soapbox is because when I read such posts, my opinion for the people who say such things is lowered. This has nothing to do with the fact that they believe in something different than I believe in, or that they might not believe in anything at all. It has to do with the fact that they are painting with a broad brush, and each and every stroke of that brush hits me and everyone else in this community that holds a belief in their heart.
     
    If you don't understand those beliefs, read a book. Or better yet, reach out to someone and ask some questions. Because, as intellegent as you try to sound in your critism of those of us who practice with "snake oil, smoke and mirrors", you really come off as an intolerant bigot, and there's nothing intellegent or enlightened about being a bigot. If my faith is a part of a "con" then that's my cross to bear, not yours.
     
    I understand that some people on this board have been victimized in the name of religion. I think that's awful, and my heart goes out to you. I can also understand that some people are turned off by the fact that most, if not all, of the worlds major conflicts have been driven by religion. The war we're in right now is against a group of fanatics who want to force others to be what they are, or to murder them for not conforming. I also understand that there are those who claim to be men or women of faith, but who abuse their position in the church. Catholic priests, baptist ministers and muslim clerics are all guilty of such a breach of trust.
     
    I'm not going to get into a long debate here on how the actions of a few can have a profound effect on an entire religion. We can all figure it out for ourselves. What I am going to do, though, is tell anyone who wants to belittle muslims, christians, hindus, jews, catholics, protestants, atheists, agnostics, gays, lebians, bisexuals, heterosexuals, blondes, men, women, transgendered people, satan worshipers or anyone else who might be different from you to get a grip. You're not better than anyone else here on GA, or in the world. This community is supposed to be friendly to people who are different, so don't point your finger and put labels on people who are just being themselves.
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    So I'm thinking about getting one of those bean bag thingy's to hold my Garmin in place on top of my dashboard. I was actually determined to buy one last night, but I left my check card on my dresser and didn't have enough cash on me to do that and be able to buy gas so I could drive to Smithfield and back, so I had to wait.
    Then I thought about how important it is that I have one. Actually, it's really important, because right now, using my Garmin is a pain in the ass. I place it in my cup holder, with the cord wrapped around the base of the plastic piece that's supposed to mount to my windshield, and that kinda holds it in place. But if I mess up with the clutch and the car jerks, which happens more often then I want to admit it does, then the friggin thing flops over and either lands on the floorboard of the passenger side, or even worse, on my side.
    Sometimes I get the feeling that my Garmin is catching an attitude with me, too. If I don't drive the highlighted path, it tells me that it's recalculating, but in a rather impatient tone. If it had a face, I bet it would be rolling its eyes at me while it tells me its recalculating.
    Oh well, I guess the point of this is that I don't want to part with the forty snaps for the bean bag base, but at the same time, me and Kate are getting out of town for the rest of the week and the weekend, and I don't want the stupid thing to keep falling over. Also, since I'll be driving back and forth from Smithfeild everyday, I don't want to have to hassle with it all the time.
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    I get the feeling I'm going to hear a lot of yelling when my dad and stepmom get home. I may or may not have opened the drawer to get a spoon and accidentaly pulled the whole drawer out. All of the silverwear hit the floor, and when my parents find it there they're gonna be pissed. The good news is that Family Guy's on right now, so that pretty much cancels out the ass chewing I'll get later on
     
     
    BTW, check this site out
     
     
    http://www.bigfeetpjs.com/Merchant2/index.html
     
    Also, I have a question related to stuttering, but I don't want to offend anyone. Oh well, here goes.....
     
    Since I only speak English and Greek, and I've never heard anyone stutter while speaking Greek, I'm wondering if stuttering is something that only English speaking people do.
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    I just want to urge anyone who lives in Maryland, DC or Virginia to remember to go vote today. This election is too important not to go do something. No matter who you support, or what your views are, go cast a vote. The polls open at 6AM and don't close until 7PM in Virginia. In Maryland and DC the polls are open from 7AM to 8PM.
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    Maybe it's a side effect of heavy THC exposure, or maybe my bf Taylor is just a moron, but just when I think he can't say anything stupider than he already has, he proves me wrong. Here's what happened.....
     
    We have a friend Suzie who got pregnant last year and had a baby over the summer. We didn't really like the guy that got her pregnant, but nobody ever said anything bad about him to her. I think he was kinda controlling, but no one else seemed to pick up on that. For the most part, we just all thought he was a loser and that he would hurt her.
     
    Well, it turns out we were right. Last weekend, he called her and said he never wanted to see her or the baby again It pissed us all off, and we've been there for her as much as we could. She has a pretty rocky relationship with her folks because of the baby and because of the prick that got her pregnant in the first place, and the last week has been a nightmare for her. So we've all been doing as much as we can to support her.
     
    So today me and my cousin James went to the mall in Norfolk and Taylor met us there later on. We were eating in the food court and talking about Suzie and the baby when Taylor gave us his amazing theory about the baby, Suzie and her ex bf. Hold on now, because this is where it gets really dumb.
     
    According to Taylor, it's obvious that he (the prick) was probably cheating on her the whole time, and because of that, she should get a test done to be sure that the baby is really hers and not some other girl's that he might have slept with while they were together.
     
    I'm not f**king kidding.
     
    At first I thought he was joking and I was laughing, but he looked at me like I was crazy. James and I actually had to explain to him why his theory was f**ked, and I still wonder how much he understood. I thought that maybe he had smoked a joint or something before he met up with us, but he drove straight from church so that was pretty impossible. Besides, it's easy to tell when he's blazed and when he's not.
     
    So yeah, that's been the highlight of an otherwise boring day and I decided to share with everyone.
     
    To my readers, I'd like to appologize for not releasing chapter ten of If By Chance this week. I messed around and spent time relaxing and being alone with my friends and family, and I got my car back this week from the body shop. So I've just been trying to chillaxicate until I go back to school on Wednesday.
     
    Anyway, I promise to get busy on my stories and get something in soon....really soon.
     
    So Happy New Year to everyone and I'll catch you in the cut.
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    whoo hoo!!!
     
    I just got off the phone with my grandpa and he told me that he wanted to do something special for me this summer since it's going to be my last summer vacation in high school. I halfway jokingly mentioned that I wanted to go to Greece and visit the island of Ikaria (that's where our family's from) and he was all, "Okay!" So I talked to my dad and he said it was okay, so it looks like I'll be Greece bound this summer. :icon1:
     
    The only thing that I need to worry about now is a long flight over the Atlantic and updating my wardrobe. So anyway, yeah, I'm ultra excited right now.
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    Lately I've been thinking a lot about what I want to accomplish as a writer in the year 2008, and I'm pretty sure I have it all figured out. In no particular order, here are my priorities:

    Re-write Bodega Bay and remove all of the graphic sex scenes
    Write a second volume of Time In A Bottle, from a different point of view
    Clean up all of my stories as far as spelling, grammer and pucuation goes
    Release a new series of short stories with one central theme
    Finish my work on If By Chance and concentrate soley on completing What's The Difference Between Me and You?, or scrapping What's The Difference altogether because I get embarrased when I look at how poorly the first several chapters are written

    To be honest, besides the series of Shorts and the second volume of Time In A Bottle, I don't have any big plans for 2008. Of course, plans develop and change with time, so who knows?
     
    Merry Christmas Everyone
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    After three miserable days of having the flu, all I can say is this:
     
    Sausage Mc Griddles are a dollar and I have ten dollars. If I include sales tax, I think I can afford at least 9 of them....hmmm, I wonder if I have any loose change in my car.
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    So it's after 3 in the morning and I'm supposed to be asleep but I feel like I just woke up or something. I have too many thoughts swirling around in my head, mainly random crap that I've been stewing over. None of it's relevant, but what the hell??
     
    I think I'm gonna try to stop smoking weed again. I've tried so many times before, but everytime I stop, I get crazy and blow up at people around me. I went all day Saturday without getting high, but I was past irritated with everyone for no reason. We drove to Florida for the day on Saturday. Actually, I should say that we went to Florida for the afternoon and a good part of the evening. Then we drove back to Virginia and I was in a pissy mood about it the whole time.
     
    In the meanwhile I'm about to get either a low C or a high D in math. Considering that the lowest grade I've ever gotten was a B in conversational spanish when I was in 7th grade, I don't even know what to say or do. Quadradics and parabolas and variables have been swirling in my head, but they aren't making any sense to me.
     
    I guess I've brought most of this onto myself, though. I was sure I was ready for this, and I felt like I could handle a job and school. Now I need a tutor but if I get one, I can't work. If I can't work, I can't make my car payment and pay for my insurance and gas. My dad already told me that if I don't work I can't keep my car, so I'm pretty much screwed. Add to that the fact that I was pulled over for speeding two weeks ago while I was cutting 6th period math and it's easy to see why I'm so f**ked right now.
     
    I haven't really done much writing lately because I've been trying to keep a handle on my life. It seems like everything's coming at me at 100 miles an hour. Me and Taylor are barely hanging on as a couple anymore because we don't spend time alone anymore, but finding time for ourselves is hard.
     
    I guess another thing that's been bugging me lately is a rumor that's been going around about me that I didn't know about. I won't address it here, mainly because it's not true, but I feel stupid because I've spent the last year not knowing what people were saying. Finally someone emailed me with a link, and I couldn't believe what I read. I think the most dissapointing part about it is the fact that no one even bothered to confront me or ask me themselves if it was true. Someone I thought was my friend said some very nasty things about me that weren't true. Some of them he knows are lies, others he probably thinks are the truth. Either way, I feel like he should have confronted me about what he heard.
     
    Oh, well. Sometimes it's easy to forget that this is the internet and that none of the crap that happens online is supposed to matter. I have too many problems in my regular life to sweat what goes on in someone's blog or in a chatroom. That doesn't mean that I don't think about it, though.
     
    So I'm at a crossroad right now. I'm either going to go lay back down in my bed and stare at the ceiling, or I'm going to take this joint I rolled down to the garage and smoke it. I really want to go to sleep, but I'm not tired. On the other hand, there's a part of me that wants to flush the joint and do some sit ups or something else to burn my energy off.
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    Ok, so maybe not in all of them. But to be truthful, I'm not uptight about it either way. If I'm working on something that doesn't need a sex scene, I'm not going to throw one in. On the other hand, if I'm working on a chapter and I stop and think to myself, You know, these two characters need to get laid, then it's on.
    The only limit I have is that I'll never, and I do mean never, include scenes between men or women and boys or girls. I'm not judging anyone that wants to read something like that, but the whole Chester The Molester thing creeps me out.
    Well, I do have a story where the main character was molested by an older man (his mom's bf), but that wasn't graphically described or anything. Later on in the same story, he remembers being molested by a teacher as well, but again, it wasn't graphic. Also, both scenes played impoortant roles in the major plot, so I kinda had to include them(or change the plot).
    So anyway, if you happen to be reading one of my stories and wondering where the sex is, just click on a different link You're sure to find something. On the other hand, if you're reading a story and thinking to yourself that the sex scenes are too much, just click a different link You're sure to find something, too.
     
    I'm versatile like that
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    For those of you who don't know, Codey of Codey's World was taken to the hospital early Friday morning and is currently in the critical care unit. If you pray, please say a prayer for Codey. If not, at least keep him in your thoughts. I first joined Codey's World about a year ago, and Codey and Blue (Adblue) have always been good to me.
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    In other news, I was making really great prgress on chapter eight of If By Chance, but I've had a hectic week and had to put it on hold. I'll send chapter seven in soon, even if I don't get chapter eight finished today. I usually like to be a chapter ahead, but I won't keep you guys waiting if I don't.
     
    I've been thinking about re-writing Bodega Bay, too. I don't think I have any regrets about that story, but if I did, it would be that I added sex scenes in that story. There are some stories that sex belongs in, like Staking My Claim and My Jump Off, but I feel like I cheated my readers by having so much sex in Bodega Bay. I'm not saying that Kevin won't have sex, but I don't want the scenes to be graphic.
     
    So anyway, the sun is shining today, and I'm going out to enjoy it.
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