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So yeah, yesterday I was gone all day. So no post. You'll live, though. All two of you. Three, maybe? Four? I dunno, whatever.
I did actually start a post (which is this one, but expanded a whole ton so that it hardly resembles the original), though, and that's why it says this was posted last night. So, actually, I could do another later today and it'd still turn out alright. Alternately, I could change the post time to the time it was really posted, but it depends on whether I do another post or not; I haven't decided.

So, anyhow, today I'm still not ready to do the other part of the list or the rest of my story. I want to save them for when they can actually be good. Oh, and I forgot to put in Alfred Hitchcock's movies on the movie part of the list. They're really awesome, especially Strangers on a Train.
So. Rant time.

You know what I hate? I hate it when people break the law, and think it's okay.
Example one: Speeding. People speed all the time. Now, when I say speed, I mean you went even one mile an hour over the speed limit. That's speeding, and yes, of course, I've done it before. It was wrong, and I try not to. OK, so, in an emergency, speeding is excusable, but a lot of laws can be broken in an emergency. Just don't try to endanger people too much, because obviously that's kinda counter-productive. Like you're rushing a friend to the hospital and you kill a couple people on the way. You ended up just causing more trouble. Anyway, that sign that says SPEED LIMIT means what it says. It's as fast as it can go. Now, you may have heard the police have their whole policy deal where they don't pull people over unless they're going more than five miles an hour over the speed limit or whatever. That doesn't mean anything less is against the law! It just means it happens a ton and it's not worth their trouble. So you still might not think it's all that bad even still. "Who am I hurting?" Well, for starters, driving is incredibly dangerous. I read somewhere that people die in car accidents something like every fifteen seconds. Now, if everyone is going 55 in a 50 mph zone, you can bet that adds up, and it just makes driving all the more dangerous. Seriously, if you speed on purpose, you are being an idiot. I'm not trying to be mean; I know a lot of people that I consider my friends who still do the weird "five over" thing. They're not idiots. Still, even smart people can act stupid every now and then, and I'm not afraid to tell them that, even if they're my friends. Because they are, it's better that I tell them that, even if it makes them hate me.
On to example two: Piracy. Piracy is copying anything that you don't have the legal right to copy. Again, I know a lot of people who do this. They copy a friend's song or something onto their CD. They didn't pay for the song. "It's just one song! Those companies have millions of dollars; I'm not hurting anyone." Yes, you are. Those "one song"s really add up, especially with millions of people doing it millions of times. That adds up to millions of dollars, and if a company loses a couple million dollars, that may not hurt them much. But they still may have to lay off a handful of people. Congratulations, you just ruined some guy (or girl)'s life. Maybe they can't find another job. You really can't take something like piracy and just think of the immediate effect. It goes even farther, and ultimately ends up seriously hurting people. Even if you just take it at face value, piracy is taking something that isn't yours. That's called stealing, and it's wrong. Now, one time a girl said to me "I honestly don't think it's wrong if you copy a friend's song, as long as you have their permission." That doesn't make sense; your friend doesn't own that song. (S)he isn't losing anything by letting you have it. So I told her how idiotic it was to say that; she hates me now. Now I've moved, but if I ever get a chance to direct her to this entry, you can bet I will (although if there's anyone who knows who I'm talking about, you could do that too); at least she'll understand where I'm coming from, but ultimately I don't care. That kinda makes me sound like a jerk, but I'm really not. To clarify, we will move on to my next topic.

So a lot of people are really concerned about what other people think. They actually change their personality and interests to fit in and be "cool." I don't mean they stop doing bad or mean stuff, they just stop doing stuff that's not popular. I do a ton of really weird, nerdy things. My favorite things to do are things like photography, video games, drawing, writing, and tons of weird computer stuff. I don't know many people who think that's cool. To a lot of people, cool is going to movies and parties, and participating in sports, and going to "cool places," and "hanging out" with "cool people."
Then there are people start changing their personality, too, and the way they act. I say a lot of stupid things and am generally just weird, so a lot of people are just like "Umm?" Know what? I don't care. There are always people who: A) don't care how weird I am, B) think that I actually am pretty "cool," or C) both. These are real friends. They don't care what other people think, and they actually like you because of who you are.
The one thing I absolutely hate would be jerks. You know, the type of people who are just nasty. There are several kinds of these people. The first would be the ordinary sort of jerk that's just obviously mean and rude. Somehow, they still have friends, or at least people who pretend to be your friend. Another kind is the rude, popular sort of person. They're really nice to you if you're "normal" and "cool," but otherwise they treat you really weird, like you're inferior. Then there's the kinda that makes me the most sad. These are the kind of people who are really, really nice, and seem likable at first. But then later you find out that it's all fake, and they say mean things about you behind your back. Why can't they just say mean things directly to you, or, better yet, just accept you and treat you nicely?

Well, I'm sort of coming off kind of mean in this post, aren't I? How about I tell you some things I DO like? Okay, lesse....

-People who ask you if you're okay, or how you're doing, and really mean it.
-When people congratulate you on an accomplishment and politely tell you how you could do it better
-People who genuinely care about what you have to say, regardless of whether they agree with you (Actually, it's even better when they don't agree with you at all.).
-When people are willing to see things your way, and take it the next step and actually do things your way, even when your way was probably stupid.
-Stories of things that actually happened to the person telling them, that are actually interesting.
-People who will listen to your stories too, even when they aren't actually interesting.
-People who know when and how to tell you to shut up.
-People who are able to tell you you messed up, and actually make you feel happy instead of upset.

-Good movies.
-Good books.
-Good food.
-Things that are genuinely and completely hilarious, when you can't even really explain why
-Humor that is clever, new, and different
-Playing a board or card game for hours and never getting bored of it
-Quality multiplayer computer/video games that make competition a tangible substance (And no, I don't have any idea what that could even mean)
-Being totally alone and getting a ton of stuff done


Well, today's post was kinda weird. It was pretty serious, and it probably actually told you a lot about what I'm like. That said, it probably wasn't a very fun read, but hopefully it was at least a bit interesting; one of my purposes for this blog was so people who didn't know much about me could learn more. Still, these people don't seem very interested in finding out more, and aren't reading this at all, so... bleh. Oh well.

:::Source= Paul M-unit 19.91 MKII
...End tirade...