Hot or Not or something we aren't seeing...

So for about the fifty millionth time today I witnessed the damage that can be done by a simple phrase. Heck it's not even a phrase it's a stupid word! People drop the word "Hot" in reference to guys or gals dependent every day but have you ever thought about what you're saying? You want to talk about making someone into a piece of meat that's a good start. Hey I gotta say those of us Christians out there must really be showing the world who we are when we're using that one eh guys? Have any of you ever wondered where these feelings of inferiority start? Don't blame the media, blame all of us who have ever used a term like "hot" about the opposite sex when others of them are around. Ya that's what I got to witness today; another guy that thinks he can't ever be worth a girls time. I don't want to think how many times of seen that happen to guys and girls. Man, sometimes you can see them react right away, it's like their cutting another notch on their soul, just one more reason they'll never be good enough. It makes me mad!!! You know I can get annoyed, frustrated or upset but I don't often get mad. This really makes me mad because this is the casual cruelty we ignore in our daily lives. How can we do this to each other. How can you who actually have a significant other ever call someone "hot" while their around, even jokingly? Do you have any idea how much that kills them? Yes you do, it's there inside of you, even if you won't admit it. It's the same feeling you get when thee tables are turned, no matter how much you'd like to pretend. You know what I don't even consider those terms a complement no matter who their directed at. Frankly they are nothing but a derogatory term, an insult, and solid proof that for all our words that beauty is on the inside we still know what we prefer. You know what I don't have it in me any more to give this rant the passion it deserves because I've met my demons and I've learned to walk away but there are a lot of you out there that haven't had that chance yet through no fault of your own. It is for your sake that I say we have to stop this and I will do my best not to use, and to encourage others not to use, these terms in casual conversation. Remember guys it's all about RESPECT.

Guys, girls and the stuff in between....

Have you ever had to listen to girls complain about guys? Have you ever heard them complain about there being no good guys? Now how often do you hear guys complain about that? I mean really do guys not care? Ummm... guys do conmplain to each other but they still fall for the pretty face or the easy mark dependant. Oh wait so do girls! Truth is we all play this stupid, stupid game because people are so blind when it comes to relationships. That's not what this is about though, this is about the frustratiing fact that girls don't realise something really important; looks aren't everything! Wait am I saying something obvious? Why yes I am and though most of you girls out there know this you still try and play that game. Now I have no objection to a girl wanting to look nice but any girl who thinks that's going to net her a quality guy is deluding herself. You can find a good looking girl on every corner but trying to find a quality girl is harder then finding a needle in a haystack. Now hold up I'm not just talking about dateing relationships I'm also talkig about friendships. I mean I don't really base a friendship off someones looks, that is straight up dumb. Anyways, girls, in this day and age guys start to get sick of that plastic exterior, it is a breath of fresh air to find a girl who shares your interests in life. This preoccupation with looks that people have these days, it ain't worth it. Don't play that game guys or girls. Not all girls can be super models and not all guys are shallow enough to want one. Hey I'll say that a couple of the truly, quality girls I know are absolutly stunning but that dosen't make them what they are. One thing they do all have in common though is that people love hanging with them and that's the way it should be, guys too. Hey I don't hang with guys much and I have my reasons but there are certain guys that everyone loves being around those few quality guys who are just as hard to find as the girls. So what's my deal? Throw the idea of looks first, out the window and find someone worth your time. It's a lot easier to love someone than it is to like them. Sort that one out and this will all make sense.

Funny thing about that...

So yesterday I go out job hunting for a bit. Eventually I find myself wasting some time at the mall so I head over to Futureshop. Inside I finely find my little sister but she is busy looking at digital cameras so I decide to look around. First thing I find is Gross Point Blank a great movie that I have had some real trouble finding. Shortly after that I find the sound track to go with it. Photo paper is on sale so I grab some of that. Then I remember that I need to look at getting an amp that will actually give enough power for my speakers, so I head over to the stereo section. On the way over I spy a complete 5.1 surround sound speaker system for PC's only $99. Hmmm... nah I can plug the amp I get into my computer anyways. Ah but when I start looking at amps, the cheapest one that will handle my speakers is $170 and the size of my computer tower!!! I'm about to get it anyway when I stop to think for a minuet. I am always moving and next year I'm headed out to New Brunswick. That entire surround sound system I saw was 1/3 the size of my speakers at home not to mention the bulk of the amp. Since my computer is my home entertainment system anyways, why not just get the computer speakers. You can see where this is going but it's not what actually changed my mind, you see shortly after that I went to talk to my sister about it when I had a real flash of insight. My speakers at home have a retail value of $2000 , tough I only paid half that but that's another story. So if I bought the surround sound speakers I could sell my big speakers for at lets $1500 gaining me net profit of about $1400 and I get a surround sound system!!! Can you guess what I did?

Now that could be the end of that story but it isn't. No you see I actually had to connect the speakers. Now the people who made these speakers made connecting them to the subwoffer idiot proof. Each cable can only fit in it's own slot. However when it came to connecting it all to my computer the creators got too take their turn playing the idiots. Being the intelligent people they are, they created a visual only quick connect card figuring (rightly) that guys are more likely to look at pictures then read instructions. Only problem with that is they didn't bother to write down the instructions even in the Manuel! So here I am with a sound card that is newer then what is on their quick connect card. It isn't nicely colour coded and it has an extra port as well! So, going through a long and tedious search of the web, I discover that they hadn't even bothered to update the info online... Grrrr. Relegate myself to the time consuming process of trial and error, another half an hour later I get it right and boy does it sound good!