holy macaroni. silly amounts of things the last couple of days. first cinco de mayo: had a blast playing poker with gillis, neil, kinlin, ben, st louis, and troy, then went to the bar where i immediately pissed away the money i had won. quote of the night: "yo, ima use your microwave to heat up these wings, then piss all over your toilet seat".
seis de mayo: after nearly sleeping through work i was able to convince my ride to come back and get allowing me to work. yahoo. i was slated to work with the man killing beast (Mark Lefebvre) and i was not too excited. after being informed that i smelled like a hobo that had doused himself in alcohol and drugs, i immediately panicked (that doesnt look spelled right, but nothing else does either 'paniced', "panniced"?). i downed gallons of water, sprayed myself with an air conditioner, and ingested 48 mints. i didnt end up working with him.
siete de mayo (hoy): i tried to brush my teeth this morning but found we had no water pressure. i stumbled up the stairs in my normal fashion to wait for my ride. directly outside my building the road was sunken in. it looked like a bomb had gone off under ground. anyway, there was water and filth all over everything and the road had been blocked off. some reporter guy came over with a camera and asked me all kinds of questions about it. i didnt really know what had happened but i ended up taking the guy down to my apartment and showing him that the water didnt turn on, etc. etc. no doubt ill be on the fox morning news or maybe wbz. im not really sure what network but they got all kinds of shots of me walking out of my apartment and being pissed off and stuff. good thing i didnt shave or shower so i look like a total scumbag. evidently an apartment adjacent to mine has hundreds of thousands of gallons of water in the basement. as many know, i live in the basement so this little situation could have been MUCH worse. atleast it gave me something to write about ...
Wednesday, May 05, 2004
during a lunchtime discussion of how good toys are, i was reminded of the toy that i wanted for the longest time, and never got. powerwheels. i wanted one of those desperately, and i never got one. i was going to get one today on eBay but i decided id just save up for rent instead. although, as of yet i have no place to live.
Tuesday, May 04, 2004
i just wrote a letter to the FCC. here it is:
It would appear to me that there is an interesting (read: WRONG) precedent being put forth. It cannot be denied that Howard Stern is vulgar and crude. But as you are well aware by now, similar incidents with Oprah and American Idol can also be crude. The first educated us on the proper terms for eating someones butthole and having multiple people suck on your penis, and the second permitted the word 'Fuck' go out over the air during primetime on one of the nations most popular programs. Meanwhile, Howard Stern is having his show (and parent station) fined multiple times for what seems to me to be lesser infractions. Its not important the severity of the infractions, because an infraction can and should be punished. However, you can't pick and choose people to punish. This presents the image of prejudice and favoritism. Looking specifically at the three programs I have mentioned:
American Idol: airs 8 pm on FOX
Oprah Winfrey: airs at 4 pm on WCVB
Howard Stern: airs at 6 am on WBCN
Do your kids wake up at 6 am to listen to the radio? Or are they more likely to be perusing network television midafternoon or early evening. It doesnt make any sense.
I waited so long to write in and complain because it seems like absolute madness. I couldn't believe that this would go on as long as it has. I thought for sure there would be apologies made, and fines handed out to other parties guilty of similar infractions. But alas, this has not happened. So instead of a more harsh (or more strictly enforced) policy, it seems that you are picking and choosing who can tell us about getting our salads tossed. The first amendment shouldn't be a judgement call, or a plaything of the FCC. You've sadly forgotten that personal vendettas have no place in applying the law. That is what government organizations do right?
Could it be that it is more ok to hear a fat black woman talk about licking assholes than a tall, skinny, very ugly white man? Someone please explain this to me, because my head is beginning to hurt thinking about how incredibly incompetant you all must be to proceed like this.
I urge you to contact me, so I may explain to you what to everyone else is painfully obvious.
Thank you for your time,
Matt Johnston
and for the bored readers of Mattio's Lounge, here you can find letters far more humorous than mine to pass some time.
It would appear to me that there is an interesting (read: WRONG) precedent being put forth. It cannot be denied that Howard Stern is vulgar and crude. But as you are well aware by now, similar incidents with Oprah and American Idol can also be crude. The first educated us on the proper terms for eating someones butthole and having multiple people suck on your penis, and the second permitted the word 'Fuck' go out over the air during primetime on one of the nations most popular programs. Meanwhile, Howard Stern is having his show (and parent station) fined multiple times for what seems to me to be lesser infractions. Its not important the severity of the infractions, because an infraction can and should be punished. However, you can't pick and choose people to punish. This presents the image of prejudice and favoritism. Looking specifically at the three programs I have mentioned:
American Idol: airs 8 pm on FOX
Oprah Winfrey: airs at 4 pm on WCVB
Howard Stern: airs at 6 am on WBCN
Do your kids wake up at 6 am to listen to the radio? Or are they more likely to be perusing network television midafternoon or early evening. It doesnt make any sense.
I waited so long to write in and complain because it seems like absolute madness. I couldn't believe that this would go on as long as it has. I thought for sure there would be apologies made, and fines handed out to other parties guilty of similar infractions. But alas, this has not happened. So instead of a more harsh (or more strictly enforced) policy, it seems that you are picking and choosing who can tell us about getting our salads tossed. The first amendment shouldn't be a judgement call, or a plaything of the FCC. You've sadly forgotten that personal vendettas have no place in applying the law. That is what government organizations do right?
Could it be that it is more ok to hear a fat black woman talk about licking assholes than a tall, skinny, very ugly white man? Someone please explain this to me, because my head is beginning to hurt thinking about how incredibly incompetant you all must be to proceed like this.
I urge you to contact me, so I may explain to you what to everyone else is painfully obvious.
Thank you for your time,
Matt Johnston
and for the bored readers of Mattio's Lounge, here you can find letters far more humorous than mine to pass some time.
i was sneaking around in kinlins room, and much to my surprise i ound his iron still set up on the mini ironing board. how did i end up checking to see if it was on? i touched it. i didnt feel for heat first, i didnt look for the power light, or even check to see if it was plugged in or not. its like im begging to get hurt.
by the way, the iron was off.
by the way, the iron was off.