THIS IS RY N

I like the beach equally in the day and the night. I like to visit the places in the city that natives didn't know were there. I like the club where the DJ plays the music till 4 or 6 or 8AM. I also like the bar that plays it's music from a juke box. I like singing along to new wave songs when no one is listening (trust me, you'll like that i do it when you're not listening too). I like watching shows about UFOs and alien abductions. I like taking these silly quizzes on Facebook and OKC. I don't mind being stuck in traffic (unless i'm late, but then that's my own fault isn't it?). I love the big city.


I live in Mar Vista, but you've never heard of that, so let's just say i live in Venice. I'm on the border anyway.


I think i have worms. No, no, it's OK, they're in my computer. Wait, no, that's not OK. Damn! :(


I like looking at maps. I like reading history books. If i look something up on Wikipedia, i'll probably be stuck there for an hour reading random shit.


Sometimes i'm a nerd.


Sometimes i rebel against grammar. I don't like capitalizing 'i' or my name in the middle of a sentence, because i'm not that special. It is ok when you do it cuz it is proper english. Sometimes i make weak verbs strong when speaking, just for fun. I dislike the use of the verb 'to do' as an auxillary verb in english. I think Noah Webster didn't go far enough in changing the spelling of [American] english words. I like to make compound contractions in text (e.g., you'd've, mustn't've). I believe y'all should be a legitimate word. I lament that that the 3d person plural of 'to be' (are) is falling by the wayside in favor of the 3d person singular (is) when contracted with 'there.' (e.g., There's sodas in the fridge.)


Okay, a big nerd!


I get artistic when i am sad or depressed.


I'm a workaholic. I'm an alcoholic. Never at the same time though (tempting as it is).


I am a bastard. No, literally, i am a bastard. OK, sometimes figuratively too, but only if you deserve it.


I fucking love to cuss and curse like a damn sailor, but can probably curb that shit if it fucking offends you, you cock-sucking son-of-bitch. (Just kidding)


I was baptisted as a baby, but it didn't take. I was made to read the Bible as punishment as a child. I am Atheist. I do too have morals. I function just fine with out a god. I totally respect your beliefs, however.


I want to go sky-diving one day, but not bungee-jumping. I love roller coasters, but cannot handle playground swings. I HATE talking on the phone, but i love my Blackberry. I have a horrible memory, but i remember useless & random facts. I want socialized medicine in the US. Oops, but that requires open-mindedness--oh well. I like cheese in a can, but not from a jar. I generally don't like fat, but i like it in my milk, but don't drink milk. Well, sometimes i drink chocolate milk. I believe the Lottery is a tax on the poor. Sometimes i buy scratchers.


I am poor.


Also not terribly bright, apparently.


I enjoy playing board games and card games. I don't like gambling. I have no desire to go to Vegas--ever. Unless you're paying. JK, i wouldn't let you pay for me.


I believe in the separation of church and state. I am pro-choice and anti-death penalty (WTF?). The electoral college is an anachronism. Calling US presidential debates debates is debatable. "Military Intelligence" is an oxymoron. Bush is simply a moron. The state should not recognize gay marriage. The state should not recognize straight marriage. I'd rather my taxes raised than cutting social government programs or education. I am pro-immigration. I am anti-ILLEGAL-immigration. I believe in affordable public housing. I believe the homeless question must be answered. I believe homeless policy must be questioned. I think Mr Obama will have aged more than any other president since FDR at the end of his term(s).


People ask me what i am. I say i'm American. They say, no, where are you from? I say Los Angeles. What they really want to know is that i am of Mexican and Danish decent, but that does not define me. I am human; so are you, let's go from there.

And a lot of you probably, thought i was Palestinian cuz that's all i seem to write about. I am not by blood, but Palestine is in my heart.
-ry (fellow traveller)

Searching for "RJN" in the LABELS section of this blog will bring up random shit from my head, usually rants or personal stuff. Searching for "copyright" will bring up really personal stuff. Otherwise, this blog tends toward bringing you mostly political stuff that i find important and think you should too.


-ry