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Ketzal

I have been first, the most wretched of men, and then the most unhappy

About Me


I'm kind of an optimistic cynic, is that weird?
"Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising everytime we fall." -Confucius
"To laugh often and love much; to win the respect of intelligent persons and the affection of children, to earn the approbation of honest critics; to appreciate beauty; to give of one's self, to leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition; to have played and laughed with enthusiasm and sung with exultation; to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived--that is to have succeeded."
--Ralph Waldo Emerson
"You mustn't give your heart to a wild thing. The more you do, the stronger they get until they are strong enough to run into the woods or fly into a tree, then to higher trees, then to the sky."
-Some Movie
"Death is the sound of distant thunder at a picnic." -W. H. Auden
What happens to a dream deferred?
Does it dry up
like a raisin in the sun?
Or fester like a sore--
And then run?
Does it stink like rotten meat?
Or crust and sugar over--
like a syrupy sweet?
Maybe it just sags
like a heavy load.
Or does it explode?
-Langston Hughes
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My Interests

Give back, beeshes!
American Cancer Society
Habitat for Humanity
Hispanic Scholarship Fund
National Organization for Women
United Negro College Fund
South Central Farmers
American Diabetes Association
Free Tibet

Music:


Books:

The Little Prince, Wuthering Heights, Brave New World, Stranger in a Strange Land, The Grapes of Wrath, The Lord of the Flies, The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, The Naked Sun trilogy, Ender's Game, et al

Heroes:

My father, I miss him.
My mother.
Anyone who has recovered; whether from cancer, drug addiction, alcohol abuse, or any other of life's challenges.

My Blog

If youre bored...

Go to Google Earth and type in the following coordinates, 34 01 19.28 N  117 57 08.88 W.  Go on, do it.  This is where I grew up!  I was bored and I decided to find the location wh...
Posted by Ketzal on Sun, 13 Jul 2008 02:21:00 PST

mmmmm...

I found this in the bargain bin at the grocery store, I couldn't pass it up.  Sure, I don't know what it is, but you can't beat 25 cents a can of whatever....
Posted by Ketzal on Mon, 14 Apr 2008 11:09:00 PST

...

oh, yesthere are worse things thanbeing alonebut it often takes decadesto realize thisand most oftenwhen you doit's too lateand there's nothing worsethantoo late.--Charles Bukowski...
Posted by Ketzal on Sun, 24 Jun 2007 03:20:00 PST

That one shelf...

Here it is in all its glory, that one shelf behind the hair.  The books are, from left to right, The Complete works of the Bard, Jane Eyre, The Tales of Edgar Alan Poe, The Satanic Verses, David ...
Posted by Ketzal on Tue, 26 Sep 2006 04:56:00 PST

The bane of my existence

Why do we need that one plastic thing on CD covers that keeps us from opening them?  One would think that the large plastic trellis they put around them in the shop or the plastic wrapping undern...
Posted by Ketzal on Mon, 25 Sep 2006 12:08:00 PST

What I want to be when I grow up...

...Charles Bukowski, I love this man's poetry. . Yes, I want to be a dead old alcoholic poet with a misogynist misnomer. Is that weird?ANOTHER BEDanother bedanother womanmore curtainsanother bathroo...
Posted by Ketzal on Sun, 24 Sep 2006 12:50:00 PST

Thanks for the warning...

Notice the "may contain banana" in the ingredients list on the back of this package. It's not a bad warning in and of itself, some people may be allergic to bananas; having this warning would be bene...
Posted by Ketzal on Wed, 07 Jun 2006 01:40:00 PST

Arrgh, jury duty part 2

Well, after a week, the trial is finally over. We were tasked with determining a person's guilt or lack thereof. Ultimately, the young man was found guilty of attempted murder on a peace officer, two ...
Posted by Ketzal on Tue, 23 May 2006 07:46:00 PST

Arrrgh, jury duty

So I have a notice to appear for jury duty--I hate jury duty. I usually have some good excuse to get myself out of it; I had no good excuse this time. I figured that I probably would not have to serve...
Posted by Ketzal on Tue, 16 May 2006 06:24:00 PST

I'm bored and in a babbling mood...

Something happened today that got me thinking about individuality versus the need to be accepted. I do not truly understand the reasoning behind altering yourself for another or another asking that...
Posted by Ketzal on Sun, 07 May 2006 03:35:00 PST