tense, tenser and tensererawr
For all intent and purposes, this story began yesterday when my stupid friend and her boyfriend come by my house to pick up the two Sony 19 inch LCD monitors that has been my pride and joy for the past 2 years. I did so because I had bought myself two bigger pride and joys, Acer's 24 inch LCD and thought it would bring me happiness.
It did not.
I thought that a bigger monitor would pretty much mean a nicer brighter screen and more visibility and all that jazz. But as much as I try to be philosophical about it, a 24 inch is very much like a 19 inch if you move the monitor 1 feet backwards.
So I part with my monitors with such sorrow.
But I digress.
So this story began when they showed up. As they are apt to do, they hung around a bit chit chatting which is fine -- until He revealed himself to be a Republican. Stunned, I asked why and his response was that because Republicans give people like him a tax cut. I rebut by saying that as a middle class person he barely reaps the benefit of the tax cuts but he said that it is better than nothing.
I was totally agast that I had heard this from my friend. So after some thought I decided that I will stand for my principles and do what is right. I will ask him to hang out with me on voting day all day, and we will stay away from voting ballots.
Go me!
It did not.
I thought that a bigger monitor would pretty much mean a nicer brighter screen and more visibility and all that jazz. But as much as I try to be philosophical about it, a 24 inch is very much like a 19 inch if you move the monitor 1 feet backwards.
So I part with my monitors with such sorrow.
But I digress.
So this story began when they showed up. As they are apt to do, they hung around a bit chit chatting which is fine -- until He revealed himself to be a Republican. Stunned, I asked why and his response was that because Republicans give people like him a tax cut. I rebut by saying that as a middle class person he barely reaps the benefit of the tax cuts but he said that it is better than nothing.
I was totally agast that I had heard this from my friend. So after some thought I decided that I will stand for my principles and do what is right. I will ask him to hang out with me on voting day all day, and we will stay away from voting ballots.
Go me!
3 Comments:
Just like religion, there is no right or wrong in politics. It’s a matter of what you choose to believe and what you choose not to. That’s the reason why I don’t vote and I will never vote. Let the politicians play their games and I will focus on my own life.
By Kai, at 3:06 PM
Wrong. In religion there is a right and a wrong. We just don't know what it is. Its like playing "guess the marble" with our eternal souls.
However, politics is nothing like religion and I'm not sure how can come compare politics to religion.
No wait. I guess you can. In fact I am going to compare politics to lemon merigue. Like lemon merigue, politics is a bit crusty on the outside, but when you get deep down inside, its all a icky mess.
Or you can compare it to a water balloon. Sure politics is heavy and full of beureucracy, when when it blows up, everyone gets wet.
You can make a metaphor of anything if you try hard enough :P
By Tierrie, at 4:17 PM
Whatever it is, I think you should take back this comment. "a person who sold his moral principles for a buck fifty."
By Kai, at 6:12 PM
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