Suicide and Elevator Rides

Posted in Random on April 3rd, 2003 by admin

15 Laps at UREC before I realized I shouldn’t be running anymore.

I laid down in the Elevator from the third floor to the first, partly
to see what it would be like moving vertically in a  horizontal
position and partly because I couldn’t stand up any longer.

It felt
good to be exhausted physically, it’s the next best thing to being
emotionally exhausted. I feel like I should be doing something with my
energy and since I can’t find an emotional outlet I try to burn it off
like calories.

We had a couple of beers before I drove my sister
to the party. Halfway there I veered over the center divider and felt
like I bumped into something, I veered back and a  second later I
felt another bump.

Later they told me I had crossed over the divider and hit a van
transporting senior citizens.

When they asked the driver of
the van why he didn’t get out of my way he said, “She was veering off
to the side of the road where there wasn’t any railing. I let her hit
me so she wouldn’t drive off that cliff.”

I don’t feel cold
anymore. I ride my bike around campus in shorts and simulate a 0� Wind
Chill, but it doesn’t make a difference. I forgot my keys and had to
ride back and forth across campus, bit I enjoyed it because when I
ride my bike I feel like a kid again – real happy and all.

Note to
Self: Bikes are made to transport One Person. One. I’ve tried riding
on a bike with two people and I nearly killed them when I had to stop
suddenly and they flew off the handlebars.

Learning things like this makes me just a little more depressed
than I should be. Being a white-male I was rather perturbed that
suicide is about 60 times more likely for me than girls I know. 

In Other News:

– I’ve taken to attending Alcohol Abuse and Eating
Disorder Seminars on Campus

– When I take showers I can hear the
water hitting my skull, from the inside. Maybe this is normal, but it
never seemed this loud to me before

– All my pants (One pair) are
too big for me. I have to hold my pants at the belt when I walk around
for fear that they might fall off. I must look like one of those Jnco
kids from 4 years ago.

– That girl in my GPSYC class (The One with
the powder blue shirt and straight brown hair)  had caught my
attention, until she turned around and I saw the huge Tattoo on her
lower back which resembled the Blue Cross/Blue Shield Insurance Logo

– Steve has the Hanta Virus

– Please send me pants

Carl Sagan Had it All Together

Posted in Random on April 3rd, 2003 by admin

Have you ever gotten to a point in your life when you felt useless
because you weren’t feeding starving children in Somalia or
researching Light Speed Space Travel?

Ever pondered the Sum Total of
Your Existence?

Carl Sagan contemplated
a picture of Earth, taken from the Voyager spacecraft in deep
interplanetary space:

“We
succeeded in taking that picture [from deep space], and, if you look
at it, you see a dot. That’s here. That’s home. That’s us. On it,
everyone you ever heard of, every human being who ever lived, lived
out their lives. The aggregate of all our joys and sufferings,
thousands of confident religions, ideologies and economic doctrines,
every hunter and forager, every hero and coward, every creator and
destroyer of civilizations, every king and peasant, every young couple
in love, every hopeful child, every mother and father, every inventor
and explorer, every teacher of morals, every corrupt politician, every
superstar, every supreme leader, every saint and sinner in the history
of our species, lived there on a mote of dust, suspended in a sunbeam.

“The earth is a very small stage in a vast cosmic arena. Think of the
rivers of blood spilled by all those generals and emperors so that in
glory and in triumph they could become the momentary masters of a
fraction of a dot. Think of the endless cruelties visited by the
inhabitants of one corner of the dot on scarcely distinguishable
inhabitants of some other corner of the dot. How frequent their
misunderstandings, how eager they are to kill one another, how fervent
their hatreds. Our posturings, our imagined self-importance, the
delusion that we have some privileged position in the universe, are
challenged by this point of pale light.

“Our planet is a lonely speck in the great enveloping cosmic dark. In
our obscurity — in all this vastness — there is no hint that help
will come from elsewhere to save us from ourselves. It is up to us.
It’s been said that astronomy is a humbling, and I might add, a
character-building experience. To my mind, there is perhaps no better
demonstration of the folly of human conceits than this distant image
of our tiny world. To me, it underscores our responsibility to deal
more kindly and compassionately with one another and to preserve and
cherish that pale blue dot, the only home we’ve ever known.”

Every day I  wake up pissed at
myself because I cant understand why I can’t value any of the things I
do or anything that someone else does. Carl Sagan had it all together
and it makes me want to stab him in the eye with a rusty corkscrew.

I want to know how to feel this way about
the planet, the people, and the places on it.

In Other News:

– Jerry got so annoyed with Julie he
pushed her into some bushes


The Speaker at the US Foreign Policy Symposium was very interesting.
Did you know we strong armed the Afghani People into electing Karzai?
It turns out the US values stable governments more than Democratic
ones.

– I spent 6:30 sitting in
plastic chairs today

– PJ got
tricked into Jewing an innocent man for biting his pretzel

– I survived the Hanta Virus

– I’m sorry for using so many quotes in
place of actual, real writing, but I just couldn’t turn Carl down

Crotch Bat

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You know children don’t like you when you’re shopping and this
happens:

Me: “Hey, what does this do that’s cool?” (I point to a toy
sword)

Kid: “……..” (Hits me in the gut with the aforementioned
sword)

Me: (After getting back up), “Thanks.”

And people wonder
why I don’t enjoy children…..

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Eye contact was never
something I was good at, and now I know why. Just looking at someone
like that makes me feel way to vulnerable, and I can’t control myself.

My Fascination with Queen continues. “Under Pressure” is the song du
jour and I can’t get the “give love, give love” line out of my head.
It’s a shame all the really good musicians die early, while the really
crappy ones seem to be immune to Death’s Cold Grip.

Chris Riechers: “Yanni wouldn’t be half as creepy if he didn’t toss
his hair every ten seconds.”

Click

here
for a Directory of Dead
Musicians

Special Regards go out to Nick Drake. He was
only 26, but had completed 5 albums. Trust me, his work influenced a
lot of what you listen to.

I’ve never walked so far in
a sustained wind in my life. I swear to God, this was a 35 Mile per
Hour sustained wind. My hat blew off under a car and
when I went after it I was hoping the driver wouldn’t see me, but
alas, today was not my day and I lived to tell about it.

Coffee tastes like dirt to me, but I’m growing fonder
of it. I started out with Hot Chocolate, moved to Cappucino, first
sweetened then unsweetened, and now I’m drinking Regular with
Lightener. I never get Caffeine highs though, at least I don’t think I
do. 

Contribution Margins are why the Airlines are
struggling. Fixed Costs are too high, but what the hell are you going
to do with a 45 Million Dollar Jet?

Also, I don’t
approach people often because I don’t feel I have anything to offer
them. I associate no value with myself, and I just can’t understand
why anyone would voluntarily interact with me.  That’s why I
recoil when  touched.  Do people honestly believe they have
a trait or characteristic that sets them  head and shoulders
above other people? I want to believe I have something like that, but
I don’t know what it is.

In Other News:

– Mmmmmm, Frosted Wheat

– Riding a train to work? Kind
of like Shining Time Station with Chemical Weapons

– Pants, for the love of God. A belt, A belt! My Kingdom for a Belt!

And love dares you to change our way of
Caring about ourselves

Black and Golds

Posted in Random on April 3rd, 2003 by admin

It seems like I always get yelled at on major holidays. And as much
as I hate to say it, I’m fairly alarmed here. That doesn’t give me the
hopeful feeling I’m supposed to have on days like that, but what the
hell. Bitching is not the answer, and I have only a couple days to
prepare for Presidents Day, so time is of the essence. I plan on
locking myself in my room and disconnecting the Phone and Ethernet
lines as well as hiding under my blanket.

Next on the Agenda:

Pants! I have Pants! And a belt to match. In
fact, it even fits!

I spent hours today with two and possibly three
people that mean a lot to me. Movies, Dinner, Shopping, Illicit
activities, Stabbing, and Nudity were all there. I spent 7 Dollars,
that’s right…7 Dollars on Cigarettes I never plan to smoke, but hope
to encase in a silver casket, which I will use to freak the bejesus
out of passers by. Black and Golds even look like James Bond would
smoke them.

Oh,
and have I mentioned that I’m a different person than I was a month
ago.

I feel like I’ve been abused the last few weeks and now I finally
have the nerve to stand up and say “You’re Fucking Nuts!” and get on
with my life. (Also, that was my first use of profanity on
CorkontheFork.com)

I swear to God, I’ve never felt so bad and so
good in one day. I must have spent 4 hours driving today, here and
there, and everywhere in between. I have books to read, People to talk
to, and Events to attend.

In Other News:

– Electric Nachos?

– I
reiterate what a mistake it was to invent the telephone

– Does
anyone know where I can get a silver Cigarette Case and/or Matching
Flask?

– Get Ready Stevo, the Arm is Golden and I finally have
freedom to give me strength.

You’re Clearly
Insane.

Not the Right Time

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Once Again, I wake up to SNOW, SNOW SNOW!

If you have never
walked to a party in white-out conditions during a blizzard, I highly
recommend it.

All Aboard the Pain Train!

Acceptable Circumstances
for the “I’m never speaking to you again” Line:

– Someone has
brutally murdered your parents

– You’ve been betrayed in the
Revolutionary War by your closest friend

– Someone has framed you
for a Hate Crime

– You’ve been sent to death row as an innocent man after taking the
fall for someone else

– Genital Mutilation

– Your Brother steals
your Fianc�e

Anything less than this is what I like to refer to as
MELODRAMATIC!

Put that in your pipe and smoke it!

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All in All, The Night Was Good to Me. Oh, I wish to
share these pictures as well:

This is all for Jerry Timbrook – do
not send me Hate Mail

Ok, everyone douse your eyes with whatever abrasive chemicals you
can find!

In any case, these pictures tell me two things:

1) Harv
is not gay, at least, not entirely.

2) Jerry is trying very hard to
be “not-gay”, and it is beginning to show.

Note: I do not appear in
Pics because I am antisocial.

In Other News:

– PJ Returns from NC Birthday Extravaganza
(Frisbee and Heroin)

– I feel as Giddy as a School Boy

– I’m going
to model my Life after Dickens most eponymous Character

– Common
Sense Will Prevail

�Common sense and a sense
of humor are the same thing, moving at different speeds. A sense of
humor is just common sense, dancing.

– Clive James

Cannibailsm Already?

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***Important Update***

SNOWSTORM KILLS
50!

Alright People, Snow is Well and Good, but now the
heat in our building is broken.

Our windows are frozen
over with condensed water, and all contact has been severed with the
outside world. Doors are blocked by Wandering, Towering Snowdrifts and
cannibalism has begun to creep into our minds.

On the
plus side, My meager stature has eliminated me from the Possible
Cannibalism List, so I am safe for the moment.

Me:
“Seal the Suite! Lest we all freeze to death!”

PJ: “I
hunger for Human Flesh!”

Me: “Hey Jerry, Come over
here. PJ Wants you.”

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Google
Image Search for Cannibalism:

Save us Jeebus!

He who eats my flesh and drinks my
blood abides in me, and I in him. 

    
John 6:55

Clint and Vic

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I think this Picture accurately describes the weekend:

Of course, this photograph was mainly a result of my inability to
control the flash on my camera, but hey, it got the job done.

I’m glad I own a tape recorder.� Today I got a quote on tape that
helped me put things in� perspective, and now I can listen to it
whenever I start to feel a little nutty.

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UREC
almost killed me today. Stevo and I played the most hardcore game of
racquetball ever and my arm still hurts. And I lost both games.
However, the day was salvaged because I managed to deflect a
racquetball going about 80 MPH into Steve’s nose, which might sound
serious, but was really just funny.

Racquetball
Injuries –

– Eye Shot, resulted in partial blindness in left eye
for 2 days

– Nose Shot, resulted in constant sneezing
and nasal soreness

– Ear Shot, resulted in “Red Ear”

– Cheek Shot, resulted in hilarious red circle on face

– Mouth Shot, resulted in hilarious red circle around mouth (Yeah,
think about it)

– Neck Shot (Ball Hit Windpipe),
resulted in bleeding throat

– Tooth Shot, resulted in
general mouth soreness and gum bleeding

Oh, and most
importantly the Testicle Shot. Now, neither I nor Steve have actually
been hit by a racquetball in this man region but we have both come
close. I have actually pulverized this area with my own racquet by
accident, and let me tell you – It is not fun. I actually fell to my
knees and remained there until I could regain partial consciousness,
but let the records show – Racquetball Play Continued. It is bigger
than us all.

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In Other
News:

– No Yogurt

– 129 Ibs – New Record
– Approaching True Emaciation

– Must Regain Interest in
Food

– Vic Mackey? Hero? Sp?

���������
��� Pedophile: What’re this… playing a game of
‘Good Cop, Bad Cop’?
Vic Mackey: Good cop, bad cop left for today. I’m a whole different
kind of cop.

Note: Vic Mackey is cool, but he’s no Harry Callahan.

Now That’s Clint.

Turtles

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“Turtles can’t scream , Jackass.”

Best. Condescending Statement. Ever.

Today is
Victoria’s Secret Catalog Day

(After Approaching a
Random Girl)

Me: “Is today Victoria’s Secret Catalog
Day?”

Girl: “I guess so.”

Me: “Can I
have yours?”

Girl: “No.”

Me: “Damn.”

Keep in mind, I’m wearing shorts in 30� weather and my “Rape” Mask.

�

Cornered

You know who else forced unwilling subjects into small
rooms to be experimented upon? Exactly, so why do I have to do it? I
took a test on Depression today for a GPSYC Subject Pool thing.
Booyah! Viva La France! I knew all the answers.

My arm
burns from serving a racquetball a thousand times in 4 days, at 130
MPH a piece. I can’t use that hand anymore. I tried to pickup a drink
and it started vibrating uncontrollably, so I just gave up.

In Other News:

– Egg Bagels, I need soft food!

– New Jersey for Break?

– PJ/Paul Urine Excretion
Discussion?

– Anyone up for a Board Game?

We shall not capitulate… no never. We may be destroyed, but if we
are, we shall drag a world with us… a world in flames.

Demonicc Messagess

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I wore shorts to all my classes today because the
temperature reached 45�(Tropical, Baby).

Today I feel
it is important for me to establish how much I hate different people

– The Girl in my GHTH Class that assumes she is in her dorm room, and
not a 500 Person Lecture Hall. Have I mentioned how much I want to
stab myself in the Ear every time you say something like……”Nuh uh
Girl, he not playin me like dat!” or “Yuh huh, I use da cream on my
genital warts” in the middle of a quiet lecture hall?

– Guys (Or Girls) who like to slam into each other while walking
around campus and then end up whining for help when they finally break
an appendage. You  know, the people who feel that the harder they
slam into someone, the cooler they are.

– That Guy who
always continues to ask questions after class is over so no one can
get up without looking like an asshole

– The guy that
absolutely refuses to yield if two people have to walk through a
narrow hallway. Usually, I end up ducking under a swinging arm or
sliding along the wall so I don’t collide with them. Come on, I
shouldn’t feel like Indiana Jones trying to get past “three devices of
lethal cunning” when I walk up the Staircases in Showker.

– The COB 291 Professor who assigned a problem with over 17 Variables
and 18 Constraints as a “Quiz.”

 

Yes, Lady with the big Hat, I hate you too. 
Your hat has troubled me long enough. Now you will pay.

Ok, now lets move on.

I’ve discovered
that I can receive messages from the Nether Realm if I trick my
printer into spewing forth its demonic incantations:

Careful Analysis Reveals the Following:

By isolating the Complex Symbols into Less Complex Groups of Symbols I
have discovered the following words repeated over and over:

In the name of Satan, Ruler of the earth, King of
the
world, I command the forces of Darkness to bestow their
Infernal power upon me. Open wide the gates of Hell and
come forth from the abyss in answer to your most
Unholy names

 

Damn.

In Other News:

– New
Jersey Jazz Clubs? Me?

– Periodic Inventory Management
Analysis Program?

– Erik Estrada Tells me I’m Gay

– 2 Hours wasted on Linear Programming

If you hate
a person, you hate something in him that is a part of yourself. What
isn’t part of ourselves doesn’t disturb us.

-Herman Hesse

Mouth Bleeding

Posted in Random on April 3rd, 2003 by admin

It’s amazing to think, but I do believe I woke up too
early today. Now, 10:00 AM is stretching it for complaining about, so
bear with me.

After 2 Group Meetings that already put
my Social Quotient above 100 (34 is Regular) I met with someone to
discuss Inventory Management and then headed to class. The Professor
skipped out 30 minutes early because no one wanted to answer his
quasi-rhetorical questions, so I hit Chap around 2 and nearly fell
asleep. I was awakened by a Vanilla Coke bottle hurled at my head from
a kindly roommate, then proceeded to Dukes to achieve minimum food
consumption of 400 Calories per Meal. I was seduced by the Dark Side
of the Food Industry and sunk a massive amount of funds into non
perishable food packed into a cooler.

Returned to
Chap, more sleep. Awakened by kindly suitemate after I fell asleep
reading Dickens, and proceeded to haul provisions to a friends car as
a favor (since he was heading home for the weekend). Sandals rapidly
filled with snow, and feet became hypothermic.

Nourishment Expedition No. 2 was uneventful. More sleep followed.
Remote Control is broken so I used suitemates to change channels.

Racquetball was scheduled at 6:00 PM, saw former Girlfriends new Boy.
Very Sweaty. Worst Racquetball of my life, so very tired. No speed and
no skill today resulted in severe thrashing. 

Shower was uneventful

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Shaving:

Ok, I have to shave just like any other man,
so I figured why not do it the right way? Poisonous Cream and Razor
Sharp Blades shoved into my face.

When I shave, I
stare directly at my face as I make dozens of smooth passes across it.
The whole time I’m moving my head to see it from different angles in
the mirror. Bottom, Straight on, Left, Right, From the Top etc.

At first, I’m wearing a green mask. Strip by strip I can see what’s
underneath.

I never get chances to look at myself in
mirrors anymore. At least, not alone. I look different to myself. Not
more hansom, not uglier, not paler, not stiffer, nothing like that.
Something more subtle.

I don’t know what it is
honestly, but I can say with certainty that I feel something. 

Maybe I was just really tired when that happened, I could have been
hallucinating from racquetball fatigue.

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Oh, for the love of Jesus I hurt all over. Legs, Arms, Shoulders, Head
(Racquet), Feet….all equally sore.

I turned down a
ride home, but I don’t feel too bad about it. I talk to my siblings
enough, and parents are fine. I have the feeling I should be getting
to know them while they’re in good health, though. Most of the kids
around me are unconcerned with stuff like that…they party, hang out
with friends, date, etc…but it bothers me that most of us never know
them and realize our mistake later, when they may not be the same
people they used to be.

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Tomorrow has been designated a recovery day for me.

I’m going to shave my head. Hair is a hassle.

I want to bleed from my mouth again.