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Weapon of Mass Distraction

I make you funny by being irresponsible.

About Me

Because its my birthday this week, I thought I'd make some changes here. Minor, yes, but I have some time to kill.
I'm cooler, smarter and better than you can possibly imagine.
Oh wait, I'm apparently supposed to write more here. Cause people actually read this stuff, right? Ok, no, they don't but doesn't it just look more impressive when there are more words here?
I'll be honest and I'll be frank. No wait, Frank's my dad. I'm blunt. No, not the thing you smoke. Ok, I'll be something.
I'm just a stained glass window. Lots of colors all pieced together to form one larger picture. Sometimes with a splash of red or sometimes blue or green. Sometimes I paint by erasing and a blank white canvas is my masterpiece. It's all in my master stroke. My master plan. Lack of plan? No, never.
I'm part hippie, part punk, part anarchist, part preppie, part idealist, part nerd, part comedian, a big part awesome, absolutely NO part cowboy, and a little bit philosopher. Eccentric? Yes. Outlandish? On occasion.
I like to laugh (even if this isn't all that amusing, trust me on this one) and cause trouble even though I can be quiet at time. I'm an eternal optimist and will talk to anyone, be it hobo or hippie, guy in a tie or in tie-dye. Though my demeanor and dry sarcasm cause me to oft times be mislabeled a mean ol' cynic, it just ain't so.
A joke to describe me a bit:
Q: "Why did the surrealist cross the road?"
A: "Twenty-six pop tarts."
To quote from a friend: "I don't trust people who don't like Chad. It's usually a sign something is wrong with them...like being a douchebag."
8 Random facts you don't know about Chad:
1.) Chad has been to all the states in the Continental USA. But not Hawaii or Alaska since it involves flying and/or going through Canada, two things Chad is reluctant to do.
2.) Chad has been on TV a half dozen times and surprisingly not once on Cops. Chad is also in the background of a horrible movie that will go nameless. Chad even once helped produce and write a short film. And it wasn't porn!
3.) Chad is an insomniac and occasionally goes for days without sleep. This can be a good or bad thing. Mostly bad for people I harass at 3AM when I can't sleep and have free time on my hands.
4.) Chad is the first person in his family to graduate college. He is also the first to have a thing called student loans. Bummer.
5.) Chad is allergic to chocolate. But he eats it anyway. Yum.
6.) I have numerous nicknames and pen names gathered throughout my life so no one needs to know I also strive to be a starving writer. Among them, El Boracho, Weapon of Mass Distraction, StrongChad, Tito, oh the list could go on.
7.) Chad has only two random fears. Bugs and flying. Yet he still gets on planes thanks to the wonderful magic of Tylenol PM.
8.) Chad tries not to speak nor write in the third-person about himself, but has been known to slip up in the past.
I love people. I also dislike them too. Such potential yet so often disappointing. I do trust the folks, especially for a species that has been mostly trouble. But there is no good without the bad after all. Love and joy only exist if pain and hurt do as well. And thus cheesy philosophical sayings also exist.br
My AIM is StrongChad3000

My Interests

First and foremost, I like people. Meeting them, talking to them, having them buy me drinks at the bar cause I'm just so darn friendly. Or just have a high tolerance for making an ass of myself. Either way, it works. I am an urban explorer!

I love my friends. I don't get to see the all of them nearly as much as I'd like, but trust me, I appreciate the good ones and I am thankful for them.

I love good conversations with friends. Philosophy. Politics. Religion. The Paranormal. Psychology. Humanity. People. Relationships. Technology. Computers. Poop jokes. That's right, I said poop jokes.
Just please do not talk to me about reality television. If you do, I might strike you down in a furious rage!

I like to, *gasp* read! Nothing like sitting back with a nice book on a bright afternoon outside. I love to read and I enjoy writing. Be it stories, poetry, essays on philosophy, psychology, politics, humanity, or just something based on poop jokes. Whatever and whenever the mood strikes.

Now the random stuff. I play a little guitar. I like comic books too. And computers. And video games. Yes, I can be a nerd. One big wicked nerd! I'm addicted to crossword puzzles. I love the outdoors. Camping and hiking are great past times. I love a good swim. Or some coed softball. Oh who knows.

I love the train. I hate the bus. I like doing things with my hands and I like fixing stuff and building stuff like tinkering with a car for example. Not like pimping my ride, but fixing it up and being handy dandy. Give me a log and I'll probably try to carve you a canoe. You may be twenty years older when I finish, but you'll have a canoe man! A FREAKIN' CANOE!

I enjoy helping people too. That's me, Dear freakin' Abby somedays. Or that other one, Ann Landers, but she's an uppity old crone. Now Abby...mmmm...that's one sexy broad!

I'd like to meet:

My Good Twin.

Short of that, I wouldn't mind meeting just about anyone else interesting.

Music:

Though I think we shouldn't let music taste define us (and others) and we judge people too much based on their musical choices more than we should, I'll be a sucker for this:
The Dave Matthews Band, Teagan and Sara, David Bowie, Rilo Kiley, Dead Kennedys, The Postal Service, Juliana Hatfield, Atmosphere, Iggy Pop, Tom Waits, Autolux, Le Tigre, Ozomatli, Girls Against Boys, The Clash, The Beastie Boys, Limbeck, Peaches, Jimi Hendrix, Rancid, The Kooks, Wilco, The Barenaked Ladies, Elvis Costello, Beaulah, Joydrop, Phish, Operation Ivy, Travis, Green Day, Rage Against The Machine (and to a much lesser degree, Audioslave), Nirvana, The Foo Fighters, Queens of the Stone Age, Bob Dylan, Bob Marley, Dispatch, The Cure, Death Cab For Cutie, Ani Difranco, Jimmy Eat World, Hot Hot Heat, OKGo, The Doors, Led Zepplin, The Ramones, Queen, They Might Be Giants, Sponge, Dinosaur Jr, The Used, Smashing Pumpkins, NIN, Ben Harper, Weezer, Garbage, The Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Samples, and on and on and on...

Movies:

Rebecca, The Shawshank Redemption, Seven, The Usual Suspects, Clerks, Chasing Amy, The Tao of Steve, Waiting, Grandma's Boy, A Clockwork Orange, Strangers on a Train, The Godfather 2, Goodfellas, Spaceballs, High Fidelity.

Ok, seriously, does anyone read this stuff?

Television:

The Daily Show (of course), Family Guy, The Simpsons, ok, cartoons in general to be honest, the news...uhhh...I really don't watch television too often to be honest. That involves sitting in one place too long...I've been a sucker for Heroes too. Why? Cause every man is a sucker for superhero stuff!

Books:

Anything by Kerouac, Vonegutt, Ginsberg, Howard Zinn, Emily Dickinson, Edgar Allen Poe, Hunter S. Thompson and Noam Chomsky. I'm enjoying Tom Robbins lately too. Also : On The Road, The Subterraneans, Timequake, Slaughterhouse Five, The Prophet, Tom Sawyer, Maggie Cassidy, The Kite Runner, Life of Pi, Diary of a Drug Fiend, Jitterbug Perfume, Naked Lunch, Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them, Stupid White Men, One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest, Fear and Loathing In Las Vegas, The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test, 1984, Slapstick, Heart Of Darkness, The Great Gatsby, Animal Farm, The Lord of the Rings, House Of Leaves...but not The DaVinci Code. I have not nor plan to read that thing.
Plus I'll pick up just about anything on philosophy or politics.

Heroes:

Jack Kerouac, Kurt Vonnegut, Allen Ginsberg, Noam Chomsky, Al Franken, Mick Foley, Howard Zinn, Hunter S. Thompson, Jon Stewart, Jose Cuervo, Socrates, Ralph Waldo Emerson, StrongBad, Bob Dylan, and of course, my truly good friends.

Oh...and Santa. He rocks.

My Blog

Backwards thinking at the military's best and the battle of champions!

Now, this is not to make fun of the troops in Iraq. Mad respect to them (yes, I used the term "mad respect." Just shut up about it already will ya?). It is instead to point out the ineptitude of our m...
Posted by Weapon of Mass Distraction on Fri, 15 Jun 2007 08:08:00 PST

The Politcal Wishlist Landscape according to God

(Some of  the following rant is partially inspired by a posting by my friend Lauren a while ago and then reinvigorated by a cross between news reports and liquor. Inspired, yes, drunkenly borrow...
Posted by Weapon of Mass Distraction on Sat, 09 Jun 2007 09:18:00 PST

Counting to 400 while I sabotage my own sex life. D'oh!

Ten bucks says that since the word "sex" is in the topic, more of you will read this. The Simpsons airs its 400th episode tonight. Think about it. 400 shows! Its almost unheard of...
Posted by Weapon of Mass Distraction on Sun, 20 May 2007 01:27:00 PST

One more Rule for the Subway

I would like the amend a Rule #7 for my Rules for the Subway: 7.) Should the train be packed tighter than porn star at an orgy, and at the stop someone who is standing in front of the door on the trai...
Posted by Weapon of Mass Distraction on Fri, 18 May 2007 05:23:00 PST

Now a Word From Our Sponsor! - DAMMIT!

Ever notice how many people will zone out on you when you tell them a problem you are having? That's cause it is human nature. People don't want to feel icky inside. People want to avoid that feeling ...
Posted by Weapon of Mass Distraction on Thu, 17 May 2007 06:44:00 PST

6 Useful Rules for Riding the Subway with Morons

Six Rules for the Subway: 1.) Should the subway be so packed that you must stand, do not stand crotch first to in front of some poor schlub sitting down and who is face level with an eyeful...
Posted by Weapon of Mass Distraction on Tue, 15 May 2007 03:34:00 PST

Try to wipe this image from your mind...and your ass

After using the restroom, how do blind people know when they are done wiping? Do they just go by feel alone? Maybe smell? Do they get assistance? Now that's a job...toilet paper checker for the blind...
Posted by Weapon of Mass Distraction on Sun, 13 May 2007 10:59:00 PST

The Stupid Spoiled Whore Challenge

After hearing the news about the video of Lindsey Lohan in a bathroom stall snorting coke and listing off everyone she's screwed as well as her plan to get some ass in New York City next weekend, I'm...
Posted by Weapon of Mass Distraction on Wed, 09 May 2007 06:49:00 PST

Where's the beef? Apparently in the tub with dad!

Apparently ad executives are just not that smart. Ok, we all knew that. Or up to date with their pop culture. Ok, we knew that too. But now they are just plain disturbed. After actually wat...
Posted by Weapon of Mass Distraction on Tue, 08 May 2007 07:00:00 PST

An all-time new low for law enforcement!

I have seen the bottom of the law enforcement barrel. No longer will I make fun of the bicycle cops. Or meter-maids. Why? Because I can only imagine they are a step up the "fuck up" ladder from the t...
Posted by Weapon of Mass Distraction on Sun, 06 May 2007 10:09:00 PST