X-MAS 2004

Well it is X-mas and frankly it was a little surreal. Well first I finished the week of buying presents for others and on behalf of others. Then it is Christmas night and as a complete surprise, we ended dinner with a bottle of Captain Morgan now this is the thing, I am 20, and my sister is 16. They offered us drinks my sister stopped after a sip of it but of course in a bold move in the eyes of my parents I commence to finish not only mine but my my sisters regular sized glasses of straight Rum. Then we opened presents.

I got:

DDR Extreme
Big Dog Shirt
Jeans
CD of "Rick and Bubba Radio Show"
$25 blockbuster card
Book full of Jeff Foxworthy "Redneck" Jokes
pillow
10 in 1 multi tool
and stuff that I forgot

all in all it was a good X-mas until the disscusions began. (see You Wont Have Eric Green to Kick Around Anymore).

You Wont Have Eric Green to Kick Around Anymore

Well it I am here to make the anouncement that I Eric will no longer be attending Wayne State College Effective on X-mas EVE 2004. I will now commence to adress everyone on an individual basis:

Kate: You have been almost better than a sister to me. I wish nothing but sucess to you in everything that you do. IF you start that Community Theatre, I will be the first actor there. I wish you best of Luck with Mark.

Mark: Hey man. you are a lucky person to have the brain, the talent and the mindset. I hope you also get to do what you want for a living.

Brenner: You are one of the collest guys that I meet this year so dont Changea damn thing.

Jimmy: You have been the coolest roomate I have had in Wayne since I have been there. (you can ask Kate)I hope you can enjoy youre single room, at least for the first few weeks you got. before you will undoubtly moved in to a different room some how by Aaron Gay. PS if I accedentyl forget something there or accidentaly take something of yours just tell me it will be an excuse to go back.

Theatre Dept.: I am ina great debt to every one there. I will forever remeber everyone there. Eric Adams, Adam Hansen, Slow Bill, and Mark. In My opinion YOU are the future of the Department. I will see you all on the 16^th.

My mother wants my to completely sever all ties with WSC. but to me it is just like asking me to cut off my limbs. I may say this again:

NO MATTER WHERE I GET MY DEGREE, I WAS TAUGHT AT WSC

Congrats Man

So its around 5:30 in the morning and I am listening to Bill Hicks (If you don't know him, find him). Anyway I am just combing over the little bitty parts of my brain and just slap it up on the board. First and foremost I just want to say that I am impressed with Jimmy's Blog(link at the left). I am his roommate and I have seen the improvements and additions to his blog and considering the guy had to look at a book to know how to put in an image in, to now putting in Java and finally, and this is the most impressive his categories section in his link bar. This required him to link to a page that had links to every post about a certain subject. He has a pretty big blog but if you want to look at something specific in his life you can find it easier. I would do that right now but it is a lot of effort and i don't have enough posts about similar subjects so I won't.

Death Clock Results

So I was bored and I tried an old Website I used to go to call Deathclock.com and tried out all the options. Now this web site is runn by a fitness magazine so I am assumming even these numbers are slightly lower than they should be.

As far as needed info all you need to know is your BMI (if you dont know it just know your height and weight it will give your BMI. and your date of birth.

as far as my info:
DOB: JULY 13, 1984
SEX: MALE
BMI: 40
Smoking Status: Non-smoker
and I changed the mode so I got four different results:

Outlook | Date of Death | Age of Death | years to live
Optimistic | Monday, June 17, 2075 | 91 | 71
Normal | Friday, April 24, 2054 | 70 | 50
Pessimistic | Thursday, February 17, 2033 | 49 | 29
Sadistic | Wednesday, April 24, 2019 | 35 | 15

scary isnt it.

Grammy Nominees

I will preface this by saying that I don't know dick about music. I will repeat that I DON'T KNOW DICK ABOUT MUSIC. So if you don't like what I say that is why. I just wanted to comment on the Grammy nominations.

Record of the Year:
"Let's Get It Started" The Black Eyed Peas
"Here We Go Again" Ray Charles and Norah Jones
"American Idiot" Green Day
"Heaven," Los Lonely Boys
"Yeah!" Usher featuring Lil' Jon and Ludacris

If I got to choose: Heaven
I think will win: Here We Go Again
Comments:
I think if you cant have the original it shouldn't win(that takes out the BEP keep it "Lets Get Retarded") and I liked "Hey Mama" better. I haven't actually heard "Here We Go Again" but I think that will win because lets face it Ray Charles and Norah Jones cant really miss Grammy wise.


Album of the Year:
"Genius Loves Company" Ray Charles and Various Artists
"American Idiot" Green Day
"The Diary of Alicia Keys" Alicia Keys
"Confessions" Usher
"The College Dropout" Kanye West

If I got to choose: The College Dropout w/ American Idiot close second
I think will win: Confessions
Comments:
I love the fact that you really cant pick a single song from the dropout that stands out because the album is fantastic as a whole. How ever I believe that they will focus on sales for this one which will give it to Usher.


Song of the Year:
"Daughters" John Mayer (John Mayer)
"If I Ain't Got You" Alicia Keys (Alicia Keys)
"Jesus Walks" C. Smith and Kanye West (Kanye West)
"Live Like You Were Dying" Tim Nichols and Craig Wiseman (Tim McGraw)
"The Reason" Daniel Estrin and Douglas Robb (Hoobastank)

If I got to choose: If I Ain't Got You
I think will win: Live Like You Were Dying
Comments:
I hated the video, but every time it is on the radio I cant help but sing it, but usually a Country Artist takes at least one category so I think that this is it.


New Artist:
Los Lonely Boys
Maroon 5
Joss Stone
Kanye West
Gretchen Wilson

If I got to choose: Joss Stone
I think will win: Maroon 5
Comments:
For some reason I don't think that they will give this to a hip hop artist. I am all about Joss stone, I love her voice. And it is amazing coming out of her mouth. But with songs like "This Love" and "She will be Loved"(which I like if you take out the chorus) I think it is sown up for Maroon 5.


Pop Vocal Album:
"Genius Loves Company" Ray Charles and Various Artists
"Feels Like Home" Norah Jones
"Afterglow" Sarah McLachlan
"Mind, Body and Soul" Joss Stone
"Brian Wilson Presents Smile" Brian Wilson

If I got to choose: Mind, Body and Soul
I think will win: any one of these
Comments:
This one is too close to call I am thinking that any of these artists are extremely "Grammy friendly" and as I said before I am all about Joss Stone.


Rock Album:
"The Delivery Man" Elvis Costello and the Imposters
"American Idiot" Green Day
"The Reason" Hoobastank
"Hot Fuss" the Killers
"Contraband" Velvet Revolver

If I got to choose: American Idiot
I think will win: The Delivery Man
Comments:
For those who scoff I have two words for you: JETHRO TULL


R&B Album:
"My Everything" Anita Baker
"I Can't Stop" Al Green
"The Diary of Alicia Keys" Alicia Keys
"Musicology" Prince
"Beautifully Human: Words and Sounds Vol. 2" Jill Scott

If I got to choose: I Can't Stop
I think will win: Musicology or The Diary of Alicia Keys
Comments:
there is a saying if you cant make love to Al Green, Quit trying to make love. But this will be a very hard one to crack but I think that record sales will determined this and Musicology sales are inflated.


Rap Album:
"To the 5 Boroughs" Beastie Boys
"The Black Album" Jay-Z
"The DEFinition" LL Cool J
"Suit" Nelly
"The College Dropout" Kanye West

If I got to choose: The College Dropout
I think will win: The Black Album
Comments:
They're probably already making the plaque for this one. It is Jay's last album and Eminem is no where to be seen. But watch out for LL Cool J too.


Country Album:
"Van Lear Rose" Loretta Lynn
"Live Like You Were Dying" Tim McGraw
"Tambourine" Tift Merritt
"Be Here" Keith Urban
"Here for the Party" Gretchen Wilson

If I got to choose: Here for the Party
I think will win: Live Like You Were Dying
Comments: since Gretchen wont win new artist I think she should win his but Tim McGraw is like the Tom Hanks of the country scene.


Latin Pop Album:
"Amar Sin Mentiras" Marc Anthony
"SinVerguenza" Bacilos
"Pau-latina" Paulina Rubio
"Diego Torres: MTV Unplugged" Diego Torres
"El Rock De Mi Pueblo" Carlos Vives

If I got to choose: Diego Torres: MTV Unplugged

I think will win: Amar Sin Mentiras

Comments: Marc Anthony will win because he can fuck JLo and there is no losing in that situation.

I will be back after the Grammys to check this. I am not saying I am going to be right about any of these but what the hell this what these are for.

Survey Time

01. First grade teacher's name: Mrs Tong
02. Last person you kissed: My mother
03. Last word you said: Said
04. Last song you sang: "What it's Like" by Everlast (I sang it on the toilet)
05. Last person you hugged: Kate
06. Last thing you laughed at: Janet in Stagecraft
07. Last time you said Hmm: just after asking the question
08. What's in your CD player: nothing right now but you can have a nice dukes mixture in there
09. What socks are you wearing: white ankle socks that I got for $5
10. What's under your bed: I sleep on the floor
11. Current Tastes: salty mixed with a bit of sweet, and some how I am tasting bitterness.
12. Current hair style: however the hell I wake up.
13. Current clothes: A white Laramie project shirt, black windpants, white socks, black shoes
14. Current Job: Theatre Technician On-campus Temp jobs Off-Campus
15. Current longing: happiness
16. Current desktop picture: I scanned my face, so it looks like I was pressed up against the screen.
17. Current worry: if I will be back for next semester, then if I can pay for it
18. Current hate: I am not liking my parents right now.
19. Story behind your username: I am known by many nicknames two of them are "Buddha" and "bubba" so I added them as a nice parradox. and if you knew me it would make since.
20. Current favorite article of clothing: I have over thirty bandanas
21. Favorite physical feature of the opposite sex: eyes that is why i have a hard time looking into your eyes when I first met you.
22. Last CD you bought: Wicked - the musical
23. Favorite place to be: marks room playing halo
24. Least favorite place: my dorm room
25. Time you wake up in the morning: crack of noon
26. If you could play a new instrument, what would it be: accustic guitar
27. When was the last time you surprised yourself: When paying DDR I got a AA on Kakumei
28. Current favorite word/saying: "I am he, and he is me" I answer to "Are you Eric?" or "Is that Eric?"
29. Favorite book: Why Not Me? by Al Franken
30. Favorite Movie: too many to answer (Monty Python is a safe bet)
31. Favorite Songs: Thugz mansion (Acoustic) by 2Pac ft Nas; La vie Bohem from RENT; She Wont Let Me... by Afroman; Popular from Wicked; Voodoo Child by Jimi Hendrix, and many other ones too numerous to mention.
32. Favorite Artists: I like everyone. I like any dancehall artists, hip hop, R&B, I am digging Gretchen Wilson, Eminem, and Uncle Kracker
33. One person from your past you wish you could go back and talk to: My grandpa
34. Favorite day: ones that end in Y
35. Where do you want to go: To New York to be able to live there.
36. What is your career going to be like: hope fully an actor on Stage if not then stripper(Afronova)note the post titled oh the motion the sweet motion
37. How many kids do you want: none
38. What kind of car will you have: all I know is it will probably be a hybrid
39. Type a line you remember from any book: "it was the best of times, it was the worst of times"
40. If you could have sex with any one, who?: not gonna answer that one.
41. Eye Color: blue
42. Hair Color: calico
43. Righty or Lefty: righty
44. Zodiac Sign: Cancer
45. Innie or Outtie: I have no choice but to have a innie