So I may be wrong on this but it is not the actual plant that gets you high but the stuff that is put into it. So they can legalize the plant all you want but if you go out and buy it at a store it may be just a waste of your money...especially since they will tax the hell out of it. So you can still get busted on owning the "real" drug. Or growing it for that matter.
Yes I'm pro for this. Or am I? At first this would be really sweet. Being able to buy different brands of dope at 7-11, if this is how they went about selling it. But the long term effects I think would prove drastic. I'm sure there would be an age restriction, but still minors would be buying it with fake ids and such. And of course if you made dope more accessible to retrieve then people more then likely would be buying more. Causing more debt and a more dumbed down society.
So now I am on the con side of the fence. I don't mind having to travel to some dealer's house and picking up a quarter or whatever. And I'm sure if the government legalized it, the cost of pot would sky rocket. Smoking dope is for a certain group of people...it's not for everyone. Whether or not they legalize it, people are still going to smoke it.
But for arguments sake lets say I am con
-Stanton X
Monday, April 14, 2008
Grand Theft Auto And The Haters...
The other day in class it was mentioned how the popular video game Grand Theft Auto is the main reason behind how kids are acting nowadays. At first I just brushed the comment aside. But the more I thought about it over the weekend, the more it started to bother me. It was mentioned how this game is the cause of all the violence in America because kids watch their parents or older siblings play this game, and then act it out in real life.
This is not the first thing that has been blamed for teen/kid violence. There has been many before such as:
Looney Tunes
Rap/Eminem
Power Rangers
Comic Books
Marilyn Manson
Some of those may seem absurd but it's true.
Now yes I agree GTA is a violent video game but this game is intended for adults, and has never been intended for younger children. And because the stores do such a shitty job at checking id's on kids I think it is up to the parents to be monitoring what their children do, watch, listen to.
What annoys me the most is how this one game seems to get all the blame, while there are many other things in our society right now that should have equal or more blame pointed towards them. Such as:
UFC
War in Iraq
Teen Beatings On YouTube
This list could go on and on.
I have been playing non-violent and violent games all my life and I have never taken my rage or anger out on anyone because I saw it in a game. This game is fantasy. My parents raised me well enough to be able to differentiate between fantasy and reality. So I say point the blame towards the parents of America.
If they want to play these games or watch violent movies then do it when the kids have gone to bed...it's that easy. But lets stop the hatin' on GTA. It's not going to go away...and if it somehow does some other more brutal and gory game will come around to take it's place. Or some movie or artist.
-Stanton X
This is not the first thing that has been blamed for teen/kid violence. There has been many before such as:
Looney Tunes
Rap/Eminem
Power Rangers
Comic Books
Marilyn Manson
Some of those may seem absurd but it's true.
Now yes I agree GTA is a violent video game but this game is intended for adults, and has never been intended for younger children. And because the stores do such a shitty job at checking id's on kids I think it is up to the parents to be monitoring what their children do, watch, listen to.
What annoys me the most is how this one game seems to get all the blame, while there are many other things in our society right now that should have equal or more blame pointed towards them. Such as:
UFC
War in Iraq
Teen Beatings On YouTube
This list could go on and on.
I have been playing non-violent and violent games all my life and I have never taken my rage or anger out on anyone because I saw it in a game. This game is fantasy. My parents raised me well enough to be able to differentiate between fantasy and reality. So I say point the blame towards the parents of America.
If they want to play these games or watch violent movies then do it when the kids have gone to bed...it's that easy. But lets stop the hatin' on GTA. It's not going to go away...and if it somehow does some other more brutal and gory game will come around to take it's place. Or some movie or artist.
-Stanton X
Friday, April 11, 2008
My Podcast...
My grandfather is dying so I think I am going to do a podcast about my relantionship with him.
This might prove difficult for an interview due to the fact he lives in Nova Scotia.
I will make it work though.
There ya go.
-Stanton X
This might prove difficult for an interview due to the fact he lives in Nova Scotia.
I will make it work though.
There ya go.
-Stanton X
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
That T-Shirt...
I have been thinking on how to approach this topic without people going ape poo over it. First of all it is difficult for me to make a point on this rape discussion due to a glaring issue...
I have never been raped.
This makes it tough for me to have a well respected opinion. People will say..."O you have never been raped and probably never will be because your a man and you don't understand."
This is like how they say..."O your not black so you don't know what it is like when people use the N-word."
This is true. I don't understand. But let me try to explain something anyways.
To me this shirt seems to be very personnel to this woman. Yes it was a very traumatic experience for her and more then likely changed her life. Do we need a t-shirt though that tells us this? I would have to say no. I know that this is a horrible thing. Rape is no laughing matter. And I'm not saying keep it to yourself. But maybe don't tell the whole world about it. We all know rape exists. But I am not sure if we all need to share the same experience as she did.
Good idea? In the end I would have to say no. I don't think her message is going to come across clearly for everybody and people will take it the wrong way. I could even see the t-shirt becoming a novelty item or a fad shirt such as "Vote For Pedro" or "Frankie Says Relax". (is that how the quote goes? something like that)
Ok...let the comments pile in. Tell me how wrong I am and how I missed the point.
-Stanton X
I have never been raped.
This makes it tough for me to have a well respected opinion. People will say..."O you have never been raped and probably never will be because your a man and you don't understand."
This is like how they say..."O your not black so you don't know what it is like when people use the N-word."
This is true. I don't understand. But let me try to explain something anyways.
To me this shirt seems to be very personnel to this woman. Yes it was a very traumatic experience for her and more then likely changed her life. Do we need a t-shirt though that tells us this? I would have to say no. I know that this is a horrible thing. Rape is no laughing matter. And I'm not saying keep it to yourself. But maybe don't tell the whole world about it. We all know rape exists. But I am not sure if we all need to share the same experience as she did.
Good idea? In the end I would have to say no. I don't think her message is going to come across clearly for everybody and people will take it the wrong way. I could even see the t-shirt becoming a novelty item or a fad shirt such as "Vote For Pedro" or "Frankie Says Relax". (is that how the quote goes? something like that)
Ok...let the comments pile in. Tell me how wrong I am and how I missed the point.
-Stanton X
Tuition Fees And Such...
We are told to calculate how much it would cost us to attend college. I'm not to good at math so here it goes...
Tuition...2500/per year
Rent...400/month
Bills(hydro, cable, cell)...125/month
Car(insurance, gas)...120/month
Entertainment...150/month I really need to cut back on this maybe down to 50/month
Food...150/month
Wow this all comes out to 945 dollars a month. A month!! In a span of eight months I will be spending $10060.00! Yes of course I will need to cut down on my entertainment and maybe food expenses...but I will still be spending a fair amount just to live and such.
All I can say is that I will have to do some serious thinking on how I spend my money in the next year.
-Stanton X
Tuition...2500/per year
Rent...400/month
Bills(hydro, cable, cell)...125/month
Car(insurance, gas)...120/month
Entertainment...150/month I really need to cut back on this maybe down to 50/month
Food...150/month
Wow this all comes out to 945 dollars a month. A month!! In a span of eight months I will be spending $10060.00! Yes of course I will need to cut down on my entertainment and maybe food expenses...but I will still be spending a fair amount just to live and such.
All I can say is that I will have to do some serious thinking on how I spend my money in the next year.
-Stanton X
Monday, April 7, 2008
Too Young To Party...
Growing up means going camping, spending time with grandparents, hamburger nights, sleepover, and of course getting crazy drunk with your best friend in his basement. Really that's the only place to get drunk. You can't go to the bar or club or any other type of public area. I am bringing this up because of my encounter recently with two underage girls who have obtained fake I.D.'s
Having a fake i.d. is something that is not new. I'm sure some of you have had them. Me? No. Do I oppose? No. If you want a fake i.d. to buy some booze or smokes that's fine. That's your business not mine and you are not my child.
Using the fake i.d. to get into the bar because it seems so cool? Different story.
Now I am not being a prude but I am completely against this. And here is my reason. The bar is a place for adults. You are not an adult. I don't care if you drink all the time with your friends. The bar is a whole different ball game.
But Stanton X the girls are almost 18. No they are not. One just turned 17 and the other just turned 16. And these are not strong minded people. These girls are very immature and do not act as if they are over the legal drinking age. Like I said; if these girls want to get drunk do it on their own time at their own place.
They think that the bar is some place where people go to dance and have fun. Mostly yes this is true. But it is so much more then that. With these girls being so young it just freaks me out to think that they will most likely be hit on by men much MUCH older then them. And that is just gross.
I don't really like the bar. I never have. But when I do go, I don't want to be hanging around with a bunch of minors. I'm not allowed at a school dance am I? No. Nor would I ever want to go to something like that. If I want to hang with minors I'll go to a sporting event or an all ages concert.
Whatever. Kids will continue to do this and it can't really be stopped. But some advice for those girls... be careful and don't get really drunk. Not everyone is your friend.
-Stanton X
Having a fake i.d. is something that is not new. I'm sure some of you have had them. Me? No. Do I oppose? No. If you want a fake i.d. to buy some booze or smokes that's fine. That's your business not mine and you are not my child.
Using the fake i.d. to get into the bar because it seems so cool? Different story.
Now I am not being a prude but I am completely against this. And here is my reason. The bar is a place for adults. You are not an adult. I don't care if you drink all the time with your friends. The bar is a whole different ball game.
But Stanton X the girls are almost 18. No they are not. One just turned 17 and the other just turned 16. And these are not strong minded people. These girls are very immature and do not act as if they are over the legal drinking age. Like I said; if these girls want to get drunk do it on their own time at their own place.
They think that the bar is some place where people go to dance and have fun. Mostly yes this is true. But it is so much more then that. With these girls being so young it just freaks me out to think that they will most likely be hit on by men much MUCH older then them. And that is just gross.
I don't really like the bar. I never have. But when I do go, I don't want to be hanging around with a bunch of minors. I'm not allowed at a school dance am I? No. Nor would I ever want to go to something like that. If I want to hang with minors I'll go to a sporting event or an all ages concert.
Whatever. Kids will continue to do this and it can't really be stopped. But some advice for those girls... be careful and don't get really drunk. Not everyone is your friend.
-Stanton X
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
Our Adventure At A Popular Subway Shop...
I like subs. Especially from a certain franchise. Which I won't say, but I'm sure you will figure it out.
A week or two ago the little lady and I stopped in at one of the many sub shops here in town. There was a small line consisting of two females. Now I don't know if they knew the sub artist but they seemed to be very chatty and flirty. This was fine at first even though they were considerably loud. I kind of zoned out thinking how much a nice cold cut was going to taste when the little lady noticed that we had been standing there for almost fifteen minutes. I disagreed with her at first, brushing it aside that she was just hungry.
Then I realized she was right. No make it worst the girls had only moved down to the part where they toast the subs. wow.
We grew considerably frustrated as you could imagine. What made things more painful the sub artist wasn't even trying to speed things up. Thankfully we were not in any hurry. But that's not the point. The point is leave your gossip and flirting for after work. Or at least when there is no other customers. Finally he served us but he still continued to chat to the girls as they sat down. In a way I don't really want to go back to that particular store. These people could have waited until we were done ordering to continue to talk. The conversation was not urgent to talk about.
We were not eavesdropping, that's just how loud they were talking.
I wish I was more outspoken to strangers as I would have said something. The little lady kept mumbling under her breath but they never heard...or chose to ignore her.
As of this moment I vow not to go to that store. Mark my words.
-Stanton X
A week or two ago the little lady and I stopped in at one of the many sub shops here in town. There was a small line consisting of two females. Now I don't know if they knew the sub artist but they seemed to be very chatty and flirty. This was fine at first even though they were considerably loud. I kind of zoned out thinking how much a nice cold cut was going to taste when the little lady noticed that we had been standing there for almost fifteen minutes. I disagreed with her at first, brushing it aside that she was just hungry.
Then I realized she was right. No make it worst the girls had only moved down to the part where they toast the subs. wow.
We grew considerably frustrated as you could imagine. What made things more painful the sub artist wasn't even trying to speed things up. Thankfully we were not in any hurry. But that's not the point. The point is leave your gossip and flirting for after work. Or at least when there is no other customers. Finally he served us but he still continued to chat to the girls as they sat down. In a way I don't really want to go back to that particular store. These people could have waited until we were done ordering to continue to talk. The conversation was not urgent to talk about.
We were not eavesdropping, that's just how loud they were talking.
I wish I was more outspoken to strangers as I would have said something. The little lady kept mumbling under her breath but they never heard...or chose to ignore her.
As of this moment I vow not to go to that store. Mark my words.
-Stanton X
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