Some People Never Learn

Oh dear, it just wasn’t Sir James Smith’s day. Mr Smith was on his way home after spending 4 months behind bars for marijuana offenses when he and his wife were pulled over for a license plate infraction. Unfortunately the two had also been puffing away on some weed. Hmm, there is another marijuana charge right there. Oh and their 11 month old daughter was also in the car at the time so bonus, he gets a “neglect of a dependent” too.

[Via http://frigginloon.wordpress.com]

The Cure or the Disease...

The Cure or the Disease

While listening to music today, I was struck by lyrics stating, “I sometimes wonder if I am a part of the cure or if I am a part of the disease in today’s World…” Coldplay melodiously humming in my ears and my head bobbing to the alternative beat. As I looked out of the window into Nature I pondered all of the ills that plague our society today, from hatred, to greed, to the crimes that we witness take place daily. The mistreatment of other human beings and the disrespect shown for others, as if some of us are the only individuals inhabiting the planet. The abuse of drugs and alcohol. The making money and material things more important than people. The tainting of the amazing things that GOD created for our good. With all of these things continuously going on I wondered what category I fell into…

What category do YOU fall into?

[Via http://patrickmiguelbishop.wordpress.com]

Help for Drugs Addiction

Drug Rehab tends to get to the root the twofold nature of addiction to drugs.

They are: physical and psychological addiction. Physical addiction involves a detox process to cope with withdrawal from unrelenting Rehabilitation clinics located in the United Kingdom are treatment clinics that supply a secure environment and offer support, counselling and education in assisting drug addicts and alcoholics to get over their addiction.

Rehabilitation centres in the United Kingdom try medical, mental treatments and counselling services. Many addicts of drugs and alcohol, require hospital treatment to beat their disease.

For more info about drug addiction have a look at www.drugsaddictionadvice.com.

[Via http://lucaspawpaw.wordpress.com]

Puke!

My most recent ex-boyfriend is a formerly homeless, recovering meth addict who is in AA (Alcoholics Anonymous).  We “met” through a Craig’s List ad I posted on Christmas Day 2006.  His e-mail wasn’t witty nor did I find him particularly attractive (in his pictures) but I agreed to meet him in person because he had also responded to another Craig’s List ad I had previously posted.  During our date, he dropped 2 bombs on me.  One, he was 35 years old.  (I was 23 years old at the time.)  And two, he was homeless for 2 years.  My response was:  “So, what was that like for you?”  I gave a very Social Work-ity answer.  The belief that all people are fundamentally good guides the work I do.  I shouldn’t apply the principles of the NASW’s (National Association of Social Workers) Code of Ethics to dating, though. I want a boyfriend to share my life with, not another client on my caseload.

This emotional vomiting/over self-disclosure phenomena occurs a lot when I disclose to men what I do for a living.  A couple of weeks ago, when I was at a BDSM masquerade co-op party at a warehouse in Oakland, I was cross-faded (read:  high and drunk) but, when I told some guy that I’ve worked with meth addicts, he said:  “Well, when I was addicted to meth. . . “  Due to my foggy mental state, I listened to his story because, at the time, I was too disoriented to walk away.

While I am not religious nor would I consider myself very spiritual, I believe that life is not a string of haphazard events.  As cliche as it sounds, I do believe that everything does happens for a reason.  I suppose I project warmth, open-mindedness, and compassion into the universe.  People pick up on that, I think.  And, as a result, those in most need of love and unconditional positive regard gravitate toward me.

[Via http://jenverzosa.com]

Kyle's HIV Campaign

HIV: Spread the truth, Not the disease.

Despite the fact that Kyle Huber is not HIV positive, he has taken it upon himself to do his part in spreading the word about HIV/AIDS through his photography. The photographs of young gay men that have been affected with/by HIV are used very creatively as urinal ads directed right at the people that need the message the most. We have all been out to the bar and had a little to much to drink, then ended up going home with someone you maybe didn’t know that well. Hopefully these ads will catch your attention just in time and remind you that the only good sex is safe sex!

Check out more information and photos on this great campaign HERE!!!

“Despite knowing the information about HIV, too many young gay men feel invincible and invulnerable to the serious threat of being infected. So, in order to infect my audience with reality and the fear of HIV, I designed a powerful visual campaign consisting of graphic and personal imagery that creates a permanent emotional response. I strategically implemented “urinal posters,” typographic projections, car fliers and online ads to reach the young gay community at the most critical times. With support from local gay bars, nightclubs and events, my overall message is delivered as a system of unexpected reminders to practice safe sex.”- Kyle Huber

For more information on this great cause check out the HIV Awareness blog!

Don’t forget to JOIN the FACEBOOK GROUP and show your support of this great cause!!!

This is Kyle!!

[Via http://dustintye85.wordpress.com]

GDTLD - a Berton Breton classic!

Don’t trust the witch doctors

they’ve got something to sell

they diagnose a customer

then cure you into hell

afraid to leave the house without your safety suit and tie

demand the younger man to wear one once before you die

walk with purpose and determination (and) don’t waste my precious time

the legal drugs will help you when you have to wait in line

I always have more than I need

’cause the more that I work and the more I succeed

the more that I drink and smoke the weed

then in the paper I read:

GD the legal drugs

and GD those illegal drugs

GD the legal drugs!

Dr. Bartendealer

Dealer, Deal Thyself

if you’re not an honest healer

then leave it on the shelf

the war on drugs makes more and more on drugs

while the drunkards kneel on DT rugs

and the smokers kiss their butts

I never have to worry if my cup is half empty or half full

’cause it’s always overflowing and I’m drinking like a fool

you’d like to profit from my vice but the poison served it’s purpose

when it killed me once or twice

now nothing gets me high

GD the legal drugs

and GD those illegal drugs

GD the legal drugs!

GD the legal drugs

and God please damn illegal drugs

GD the legal drugs!

[Via http://hideawayfolkfamily.wordpress.com]

Movie Review: Almost Famous

“I AM A GOLDEN GOD!”

“Hey—let’s deflower the kid.”

“Take a vacation from yourself—leave this to the professionals.”

This was one that I did a great disservice to in missing back in 2000. You can’t really blame me, though. It was middle school. You really think this sort of movie was on my radar?

So let me now make up for it by saying that I unequivocally love this movie. This Cameron Crowe flick is a tale of life in a decade gone by, growth and coming of age, and most importantly, music, and how that music related to the rest. It is a story of character above all else, and all of them are superbly rendered to such a degree that the movie itself breathes. It exudes life in every note, and you absolutely feel it. This movie is not a musical, but it is musical, in every vein. This is the story of a band on the road to fame and the personalities that accompany it along its journey—and the journey is magical.

It catches you in the waves of music and carries you to every bank of that rushing, twisting stream. Oh, and if you didn’t catch it from the language, there’s drugs. Lots of drugs. Seriously, though—the soundtrack alone is sheer perfection. I normally take until the end to give you my feelings on the soundtrack—but in this case, it is as key a piece of the movie as anything else, and it shines in a barrage of powerful classics.

This movie is equal parts hilarious and endearing—charmingly moving, and a delightfully offbeat brand of comic. It is witty without trying, the characters sexy for their definitively human quality. The chemistry between characters is undeniable. Everyone connects and builds off one another, and there are no weak links. The majestic, tragic, but breathtakingly sultry Peggy Lane (Kate Hudson, in an Oscar-nominated role), is especially entrancing. And the catalyst for our story, the young reporter, William Miller (Patrick Fugit), is marvelous. We sympathize with him, with all of them, with every maddening twist and turn that defines and consumes their lives. We grow with Fugit. His life is ours—the outsider looking in, drawn ever-deeper into the world of his dreams. As he is exposed and he changes, so do we.

And also, a shout-out to Philip Seymour Hoffman. Ever a great among the acting world, even in a respectfully minor role as Miller‘s traditional blunt but insightful mentor, he shines. A few lines spill volumes of personality.

For a fun game, you might also watch it and try to pick out all the younger versions of some of your modern favorites. Zooey Deschanel, Jason Lee, and Jimmy Fallon all make the list.

This movie is also a captivating look into a decade long past—that magical world of the 70s, which so many of our more hippyish friends spend dreaming about. It takes the 70s and it captures them—flawlessly. Would it be cliché to describe this movie as a spectacular acid trip for the soul? It is crazed but beautiful, capsulated in a drugged haze that is both alluring and endearing for all its wacky turns.

Perhaps this film doesn’t capture all the negative aspects of the decade in as critical a light as it could, but at its heart, this movie remains a captivating look at what was and it makes us feel good while it does it. You will want to watch this again and your favorite scenes will stick with you. Even in its dark moments, it touches us—in a way that few movies can.

Rating: 5 out of 5 Stars!

[Via http://indoorreviews.wordpress.com]