September 2, 2009
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Motivation
The GodfatherofGreenBay blogs in front of a live studio audience.
I hate Xanga. I really do. Two times in the past week, I have lost posts. I had a great build up for my motivational posters. It was about how I am thinking of canceling my Facebook account. Let's see if I can remember.
I'm thinking of canceling my Facebook account because of my students and the emails they send me.
"Hey Mr. Kotter, (my teaching alter ego plus he is currently a poker player, a shitty one at that) there's this girl I really like. How should I go about finding if she wants to have sex with me?"
Hmmm...ask?
"Hey Mr. Kotter, my boyfriend and I were being intimate and he tore the condom. What should I do?"
Hmmm...pray to your God? Consult a doctor? Talk to your parents?
"Hey Mr. Kotter, do you want to see the sonogram of my baby?"
No
"Hey Mr. Kotter, should my personal investments match my career investment goals and what would you invest in since you made some great stock moves?"
Yes and kosher pickles.
"Hey Mr. Kotter, I'm married and I have 2 kids and 1 more is on the way. What have you done with your life?"
Well I have a pretty kick-ass Xanga blog and I made it to a new level on Mafia Wars.I don't know why I feel so bitter. I should be joyed that my former students feel close enough to me to share their problems but there should be limits. Could it be that I am jealous? Probably. So waht am I jealous of? The amount of sexuality these kids (ok 20-22 year olds) display in their messages and on their profiles? It could be. Maybe I just feel old. God, I am craving Werther's Originals and my TV is tuned to Matlock. I need to feel young. But how does one go about feeling young? Drinking Pepsi? Smoking...but then if I did smoke I would be frugal and use coupons that the people from Camel send me even though I never smoke their product? Wearing t-shirts that have excessive amounts of glitter? Listening to bad music? Throwing my hands in the air and waving them like I just don't care? I have been praying that Chicago is selected to host the Olympics in 2016 and that the world survives the 2012 catastrophe so I can cause an international incident. All I can say is that the teams represnting Poland, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic better appease me.
Lately this seems to be my theme song.
Well here is the motivation I need to make me feel young.
I am feeling motivated. I got me a bottle of Old Whiskey River and a whole lot of time on my hands. I wonder how many of my former students can even buy quality booze. Ha!
Oh and I have finished writing the second installment of my girl series. I am wondering if I should tag all my female friends.
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Comments (38)
I think "young" is just a mindset. I know 70 year-olds who I wouldn't call old.
You could always go make a fool of yourself in public or facebook stalk your crushes or moan about how unfair your curfew is...wait a sec..
..I'm still young, what do I know?
(p.s. That nazi germany sign...sheeesh; I groaned out loud.)
Hello Godfather,
You made your site more interesting than most. The music players and pictures are a nice touch. I see that you have a wide variety of interests and observations here!
I’m sending an important message to people from Jehovah God that is in the Bible: 7 For sure the Lord does not do anything without making His plan known to His servants who speak for Him. (Amos 3:7) (NLV)
I usually write my post in a text editor first since I know Xanga likes to flush posts down the toilet.
And Romo haha
Oh, dude, I mean ..handsome and oh so smart Sir, are you THAT old? And no, that is not impolite. You can't ask women of their age, but men..
P.S. The Eraserhead thing is the awesomest! What a freaking movie! I accentuate freaking.
facebook seriously sucks.
humm Would we let Nazi Germany host the Olympics... great question!
As for life and growing old, it happens to the best of us good sir. What I recommend for you is big changes, in everything. Here are a few ideas.
enjoy! we only get one small opportunity at this amazing life. Never know when the clock will stop ticking.
Rid yourself of nearly all of your earthly possessions, it's crazy how it changes ones outlook on life.
Save up a thousand dollars and go blow it in a night just for the hell of it. Leave everyone massive tips. Pay for another tables meal randomly. Do random acts of kindness till you don't have a penny left of that thousand.
Join couchsurfing.com and host people from all ends of the earth or surf.
Join wwoof.org and go work on organic farms. Typically food and lodging is provided in exchange for your work.
Go to random churches just because.
Go to a third world country and step off the beaten path, find a poor family and do something wonderful for them.
Plant fruit tree's in a park with in memory of plaques so they don't get pulled up.
Join a commune for a year or so, there are a lot of them still.
Take a wilderness survival course.
Hike the AT.
If your friends jump off a cliff you should too. Hawaii has some great cliffs for jumping. Just make sure the water is deep enough
Go to a nursing home and play cards with the old ladies.
Join big brothers big sisters.
Adopt a child.
Organize an event to raise money for a well to be built in India, providing water for an entire village for about $1000
plant a garden.
Change your diet dramatically, cutting out all junk food.
Fast.
Meditate.
teach, learn, share.
ask a girl out, if your married ask your wife out.
Check out the CDC's website on STD's and realize that something like a third of people under the age of 25 have an STD. Then you won't feel jealous of their often empty, selfish, sexual lives.
Draw or paint, art of any kind.
Smoke a joint.
drink some wine.
make some wine.
make some yogurt.
make some cheese.
make some beef jerky.
make someone smile.
make 2 people smile.
tell cheesy jokes.
make people think.
kill your tv, if you have one.
Film yourself killing your tv and then post the video on youtube. (use safety glasses)
Host a kill your TV event to raise money for wells in India or somewhere else.
Sleep in the woods.
Study Torah and make sure it's not confused with the Talmud.
Study Yeshua's teachings.
Lay on your roof at night and watch the stars if you can see them.
sit in a dark room and ponder life.
do something you have never done before.
Do something you have always wanted to do but have always made excuses for not doing.
I could keep going with this list but I'm pretty sure this will keep ya busy for the rest of your life.
You are young . . . go do something exciting - preferably something that doesn't involve wearing glitter or waving your arms in the air, though . . . are you musical? Join a band . . . be a rock star . . . then you'll never get old - or drink a rock star . . . then you'll never go to sleep. Great motivation . . . I love Eraserhead . . . how old is that movie anyway?
I can't believe anyone would send a message like that to thier teacher! Yikes!
Awww......I like Facebook. UNLIMITED PHOTO POSTING!!!
Being a single male slowly drifting towards middle age, blogging, playing video games and drinking whiskey, this sounds very much like my life too.
Yeah, about a year ago, Xanga erased three consecutive AWESOME posts so I said, (verbatim) "FUCK THIS SHIT! I'm using Microsoft!" And I did. And I do. And now I have my entire blog safely stashed in my harddrive, just in case I never need to find them again.
Tony Romo is a dick. I think I just drafted him onto my team for fantasy football.
I love the Olympics one.
And if loving Werther's Originals makes you old, I must be fucking ancient. I think listening to Weezer makes you obviously young enough.
@BranmacFeabhail -
Yeah, I know young is the mindset. Right now I am not in that mindset. Aches, pains, health concerns, watching my parents suffer and get old and turn grey...it just takes its toll on me.
I still can't believe how stupid some people can be in regards to that Olympic poster.
@The_True_Path -
EXCELLENT
@Paul_Partisan -
I am going to have to start doing that. I wonder what they will blame Romo's misfortune this year. Last year it was that he was being distracted by Jessica Simpson so maybe this year it will be that he is devastated at their break-up. Whatever excuse they use, Wade Phillips will be out of a job in Dallas.
@MetalicTempest -
I had to check the authenticity of the original photo and yes it was very authentic which is so sad and a testament to the public education system in America.
@NightlyDreams -
It has its moments. I always love seeing when people in my friends list end relationships. Their misfortune makes me smile.
@windoftheforest -
Eraserhead is such a creepy movie. I had seen it a few times and then one time I was walking down an aisle in a blockbuster and I saw a used copy for sale. The cover was simply that guy staring at me. His eyes followed me around the store. I ended up buying it for the low price of $5.
I am an ancient and decrepit 29.
@afuncynicalbash -
Thanks for the list. A few of those I think I will be doing to keep myself occupied.
@jacksoncroons -
Hmmm rockstar drinking or rockstar playing...maybe I will get myself a new video game system so I can buy the new Beatles rockband video game. I took my mind off things tonight by working on a float for a parade. It was quite fun and the people that I helped were much much older than me. I think I may have been the second youngest there.
Eraserhead released in 77, three years prior to my debut.
@MrsMcKagan -
That is my thought especially since I taught at a private high school and the subject I taught was religion. I didn't include all the emails I get as to what constitutes sexual intercourse and sin.
@UR_MUSE -
Now if I could only find a girl like that, then I may be set.
@florida2008 -
Yeah the unlimited photos on facebook is good however I don't like that facebook retains ownership of your photos and can use them for their purposes.
@Shy___Away -
I need to archive everything and save them on flash drives so I can be cool and wear them around my neck when I hang out at Star Bucks...I saw someone doing that the other day and I also saw a Catholic priest with a flash drive around his neck instead of a cross.
I am sorry that you drafted Romo. Hopefully he can lead you to lofty goals other than being in last place.
@YossariansWingman -
I can't believe how they don't know...it boggles my mind. I mean the Olympics were basically Nazi Germany's debutant ball.
There is some stereotype about old people loving Werther's. I think it had something to do with the commercials and all the people were grey haired. My grandparents went through what seemed like cases on a weekly basis.
Sometimes listening to Weezer makes me feel old. I still remember sitting in my dorm room freshmen year of high school and listening to this awesome new album by a hot new band called Weezer. It is also crazy that the same year also saw the release of Green Day's Dookie. Anyway...Weezer's best album is Pinkerton.
Great post about a not-so-great feeling. I know the feeling all too well.
I found myself in a funk a while ago and realized it was because I realized that my fantasies weren't about wild and crazy orgies or kinky sex. My fantasies were about things that I should be able to expect on a regular basis. They were about being with a woman, reaching out and caressing her cheek, or running my hand through her hair, or embracing her. Damn it - that should be normal - not the stuff of fantasy. That kind of thinking really got me down.
@godfatherofgreenbay - Ha! So you've actually watched it a few times. Dunno which one of you (you or the movie) is the freakiest. I'll prolly end up watchin' Eraserhead again too, I am still not sure what's it about: abortion, schizophrenia, weird hair-cuts or armaggeddon. Btw, I also recommned Nekromantik. Germans have also been infected with creepiness. RUN!
Anyway, 29..yeps, that is old. Prolly you'll die soon because I already see senility (not serenity) signs. Anyhow, so you know, I still love you.
Cool stuff.
Ah this is a fun one. But don't feel so bad about getting old. I'm probably even ahead of you there. We all get old though; older and wiser that is. Just think, we get to be real live smarty pants as we're aging. We get to know all the great stuff we didn't know when we were too young to appreciate it.
Uh... yeah. I was trying to cheer you up. How am I doing.
@curiousdwk -
Yeah lately I've been thinking how excellent a foot or back massage would be instead of other jobs.
@godfatherofgreenbay -
the only time i've ever seen that happen is when my uncle changed his status to single after my aunt died.
@windoftheforest -
David Lynch makes some pretty strange movies. I remember thinking Lost Highway would be one of the greatest movies based on the soundtrack but I still haven't figured that one. Oh and his Twin Peaks movie, the TV show was confusing enough.
Aw...thank you. Are you just being nice to get a piece of my will?
@RestlessButterfly -
Thank you
@Ampbreia -
You are doing good in cheering me. Thank you.
@NightlyDreams -
Geez...seeing that makes me feel like a jerk. What I was going for was when my friends break up. I have one friend on Facebook that would announce he is going on a date and then he would get home from the date and change his status to "in a relationship" and then he would announce he is going on date number 2 and when he gets home his status changes to "single". He went on a few dates with one girl, 4 or 5, and ended up changing his status to "engaged".
@godfatherofgreenbay -
don't worry about it. things like that happen. you are not a jerk.
but that really is the only time i've ever seen a status change on facebook as far as relationships go. and i have about 100 friends on it. so i think it maybe just strange. i would have to go out a few more than 2 times to change into relationship. and engaged... after only 4 dates. your friend is either an optomist or crazy.
You feel old because you think you're old. You're really not though. Seeing Romo sitting there reminded me of that game. Almost made me want to cry! Did you post the next part in your girls series?
@TiRocKiinPiinK -
No, I really should. I keep editing that story and I keep feeling it isn't that good.