So im looking through old papers...

and I come across some poetry that I wrote from a class at Hastings College from my Sophomore year interim class (1997). Much of it sparks of the 'typical' collegiate poet-stream of consciousness, some disturbing imagery now and then, some totally random stuff that makes you say WTF? And now, for you heckling pleasure, and to bring an iota of culture to this blog, I present a few, in no particular ...

Coffee Lover
And she called me a drip...
Percolate me
and take a sip.
From Kenya or Colombia,
expresso or cappuchino
whip me up and pour me some more.


Perfect Death
The hooded spectre leers at me
and says it's time to go. My corpse is as a corn husk
in the fresh fallen snow.
I feel myself rising up...up .....UP
into the twinkled sky.
I'm a whisper, a memory, an icy breath.
I may be dead but at least it was a beautiful night to die.


Ransom
I have kidnapped the clown
I have kidnapped the clown.
Stuck him somewhere that no one will find him.
I couldn't stand his jokes.
I couldn't stand him making others laugh.
I couldn't stand everyone else being happy
when I was still sad.

I have kidnapped the clown.
I am not sorry for what I have done
and I will never let him perform again.
Forgive me, I have kidnapped the clown.
I just didn't want him to to perform for anyone anymore.

Recycle
Guyana 1978
Rancho Santa Fe 1997
Jim Jones all over again, but a lesser degree,
only a UFO trailing a comet's tail
that won't take anyone to eternity.
Only followers of a sainted Son from a sainted Mother could do this.

Political rant

So, maybe I'm slow on the uptake, but as I was listening to a local morning radio show on AM, a Mitt Romney commercial came on. One of the things that caught my attention was a line about how in a Majority Democratic state he was a stalwart conservative and he is pushing "philosophy of strength - a strong military, a strong economy and strong families." alluding to Reagan in the 80's. The problem I have with this is that leaders have been known, in the past, to play up the nationalistic mom and apple pie view of things, such as our Nationalistic friend Adolf Hitler with his call to national pride "Ein Volk, ein Reich, ein Führer!". He also gave us such gems as, "What good fortune for governments that the people do not think." and "All propaganda has to be popular and has to accommodate itself to the comprehension of the least intelligent of those whom it seeks to reach." Now, I'm not a student of history, but that looks an awful lot like what ive seen coming out of the right side of the political spectrum lately.

But but but...im prior service! Aren't I supposed to be all gung ho, balls to the wall, all go, no quit, Harry Stamper? Well, in some respects I am. I am for damning the consequences if we are in an armed conflict with someone-make it suck so bad that it is over, period. The acts of charity and goodwill combined with men with guns kind of cancel each other out. If you are going to have a war, then have a war. I think that with regards to immigration that maybe we should just annex Mexico. Its unfair to say, "we are all about freedom and refugees and whatnot, but, say, what is your education level and job class?? I know that other countries do this for immigration purposes, but we are about 20 times the size-I think we can handle it. Restrict welfare and subsidies to non-citizens until they prove themselves enough to file for citizenship. Immigration problem solved.

Okay, enough stream of consciousness ranting for one day.

Stupid Things

Stupid is relative, but here is a list of 'stupid stuff' that ive done. Where do you fit in, and what do still need to do?

Level 1
(X ) Smoked A Cigarette
(X ) Smoked A Cigar
(X) Smoked Weed
( x) Kissed A Member Of The Same Sex
(x) Drank Alcohol

SO FAR: 5

Level 2
(X) Are / Been In Love
(x) Been Dumped
( X) Shoplifted
(X ) Been Fired
(X ) Been In A Fist Fight

SO FAR: 10

Level 3
( X) Snuck Out Of A Parent's House
(x) Had Feelings For Someone Who Didn't Have Them Back
( X) Been Arrested
(X) Made Out With A Stranger
( ) Gone Out On A Blind Date

SO FAR: 14

Level 4
(x) Had A Crush On An Older Person
(x) Skipped School
( X) Fooled Around With A Co-worker
(X ) Seen Someone / Something Die

SO FAR: 18

Level 5
() Had / Have A Crush On One Of Your FACEBOOK Friends
( ) Been To Paris
( ) Been To Spain
(X) Been On A Plane
(X) Thrown Up From Drinking

SO FAR: 20

Level 6
(X ) Eaten Sushi
( ) Been Snowboarding
( )Met Someone BECAUSE Of Facebook
(X )Been in a Mosh Pit

SO FAR: 22

Level 7
( ) Been In An Abusive Relationship
(x) Taken Pain Killers
(x) Love/Like Loved/Liked Someone Who You Cant Have
( X) Laid On Your Back And Watched Cloud Shapes Go By
(x) Made A Snow Angel

SO FAR: 26

Level 8
( ) Had A Tea Party
(X ) Flown A Kite
(X ) Built A Sand Castle
(X ) Gone mudding (offroading)
(x) Played Dress Up

SO FAR: 30

Level 9
(x) Jumped Into A Pile Of Leaves
(x) Gone Sledding
(x) Cheated While Playing A Game
(x) Been Lonely
(x) Fallen Asleep At Work / School

SO FAR: 35

Level 10
(x) Watched The Sun Set
( ) Felt An Earthquake
(x) Killed A Snake

SO FAR: 38

Level 11
(x) Been Tickled
(X )Been Robbed / Vandalized
(X) Stole something
(X) Been Misunderstood

SO FAR: 42

Level 13
() Had / Have Braces
(X ) Eaten a whole pint of ice cream in one night
(X) Danced in the moonlight

SO FAR: 44

Level 14
(x) Hated The Way You Looked
(x) Witnessed A Crime
( ) Pole Danced
(x) Questioned Your Heart
(X ) Been obsessed with post-it-notes

SO FAR: 48

Level 15
(x) Squished Barefoot Through The Mud
(x) Been Lost
(X ) Been To The Opposite Side Of The World
(X) Swam In The Ocean
() Felt Like You Were Dying

SO FAR: 52

Level 16
(X) Cried Yourself To Sleep
(X) Played Cops And Robbers
(X ) Recently Colored With Crayons / Colored Pencils / Markers
(X) Sang Karaoke
(X) Paid For A Meal With Only Coins

SO FAR: 57

Level 18
() Written A Letter To Santa Claus
(X) Been Kissed Under A Mistletoe
(X) Watched The Sun Set/ sun rise With Someone You Care / Cared About
(x) Blown Bubbles
(x) Made A Bonfire On The Beach or Anywhere

SO FAR: 61

Level 19
( X) Crashed A Party
(X) Have Traveled More Than 5 Days With A Car Full Of People
(X) Gone Rollerskating / Blading
() Had A Wish Come True
( ) Been Humped By A Monkey -

SO FAR: 64

Level 20
() Worn Pearls
(X ) Jumped Off A Bridge
(X ) Screamed "Penis" or "Vagina"
( ) Swam With Dolphins

SO FAR: 66

Level 22
(X ) Got Your Tongue Stuck To A Pole/Freezer/Ice Cube
( ) Kissed A Fish
(x) Worn The Opposite Sex's Clothes
(X) Sat On A Roof Top
( ) Kissed A Worm

SO FAR: 68

Level 23
(X) Screamed At The Top Of Your Lungs
(X) Done / Attempted A One-Handed Cartwheel
(x )Talked On The Phone For More Than 6 Hours
(x ) Recently Stayed Up for a while talkin to someone u care about

SO FAR: 72

Level 24
(x) Picked And Ate An Apple Right Off The Tree
(x) Climbed A Tree
(X) Had / Been In A Tree House
() Been scared To Watch Scary Movies Alone

SO FAR: 76

Level 25
() Believed In Ghosts
(X ) Have/had More Then 30 Pairs Of Shoes
( X)Gone Streaking
(x ) Visited Jail

SO FAR: 79

Level 26
(X ) Played Chicken
(x)Been Pushed into a pool with all your clothes on
(x)Been Told You're Hot By A Complete Stranger
() Broken A Bone
(x) Been Easily Amused - always

SO FAR: 83

Level 27
(x) Caught A Fish Then Ate It Later
( ) Made A Porn Video/got asked to make one
(X) Caught A Butterfly
(X) Laughed So Hard You Cried
(X) Cried So Hard You Laughed

SO FAR: 87

Level 28
( X) Mooned / Flashed Someone
(x) Had Someone Moon / Flash You
(x) Cheated On A Test
(x) Forgotten Someone's Name
( ) French Braided Someones Hair
(X ) Gone Skinny Dipping
( X) Been Kicked Out Of Your House
(X ) Tried to hurt yourself

SO FAR: 84

Level 29
(x) Rode A Roller Coaster
( ) Went Scuba-Diving / Snorkeling
() Had A Cavity
(X ) Black-Mailed Someone
(X ) Been Black Mailed

SO FAR: 87

Level 31
( x) Been Used
(x) Fell Going Up The Stairs
( ) Licked A Cat
(x) Bitten Someone
(x) Licked Someone

SO FAR : 91

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-- > > //USS Northsea// > <> > > Alex walked into his office, then realized that he had actually > never > been inside that particular room the entire time he had been serving > aboard the Northsea. After shaking off the odd sensation, he looked > at the PADD in his hand. On it were the two new officers that had > been placed under his command in the engineering department. He had > met his assistant, Lieutenant (JG) John Baker already. However, he > had not been able to talk to Ensign Rega T'Pray, the andorian/vulcan > warp systems specialist. Alex tapped his commbadge. =^= Lt. JG Baker > and Ensign Rega. Please report to the 2XO's office. =^= He sat down > and began looking over the daily systems reports. Nothing really > significant seemed to stand out to him. > > ::5 minutes later:: > > Alex was still going over the systems reports, which were already > starting to blur together, when the chime went off on the door to > his > office. "COME." The two officers walked in to the small office, and > Alex motioned for them to take the two seats opposite of his > own. "Lt. Baker, Ensign Rega. I called you here, more or less, to > ask > you what you think of the Northsea so far. Any questions you'd like > answered? Any concerns?" > > Lt. Baker: Well from what i see so far this ship seems to be very > robust and stable everything in the ship runs at top effeciancy, I > am proud to serve on her, as for questions, do you have any idea > when we will be getting underway? i am eager to see what this ship > can do > > Ensign Rega: Well Commander, I too am pleased to be on board. Everything seems to be running efficiently. I am concerned, however, about Captain Janeway. I was walking down a corridor awhile ago, and she was running through and knocked over a crewman. What would cause the captain to behave so? > > > > Commander Alexander McAllister > Chief Engineering Officer > / Second Executive Officer > USS Northsea NCC-81000 > Tag: Baker, Rega

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ON: //Bridge// Ballis sat reading the sensor readouts. The ship had just come out of the wormhole with only a few bumps and bruises. The engineering repair teams had been dispatched and were working to get the repairs done as quickly as possible. Looking up from the display for second ballis looked over at commander calhoun. Pointing at dispaly he showed it to her. Ballis;Keep a eye on this anomoli. I want to know what it is. Commander Calhoun:Response Ballis:I'll be in my quarters I need to get some sleep. Commander Calhoun:Response //Captain Quarters// Stepping into his quarters ballis could hear T'Pek and Eric cooing softly in the crib. Walking over he leaned on the crib. Looking down he smiled at them. Picking up T'Pek she squirmed in his arms trying to get comfortable. Rocking her gently he kissed her forehead. Putting her down he picked up Eric. His hair was starting to get thicker. Kissing him ballis put him back in the crib. Ballis:You too are so special.he said tucking them in. They looked back at him with a blank stare. Chuckling he activated the holonanny and walked out. Stepping into the turbolift he leaned against the wall. :Computer deck 6. The lift decended towards the disired deck. Stepping out he started to walk along the corridor. As he came around the corner he saw elena staggering along. Coming up behing he put his hand over her eyes. Ballis:Gues who? Elena:Resposne Reeling from the blow to the sternam he held his chest.:Ohhh.Where the hell did you learn a move like that? he said gasping for air. Elena:Response Ballis:Are you drunk? Elena:Response Ballis:Look I know your mad at me. And I know we haven't spent a lot of time together as of late,but what if I were to take you to dinner and we spend a quiet evening together? said ballis trying his best to smooth things over. Elena:Response Ballis:Well what do you want? Elena:Response Ballis:You know I can't do that. I the captain of this ship for crying out loud. said ballis crew passing by were staring at them. Pullig elena into a doorway lowered his voice. Ballis:Listen I love you and I know you love me. I've got a job to do and so do you. We have two wonderful children that I wouldn't give up not for anything in the world and I have a lovely woman in my life who I can't be without.He said pouring his heart out. Elena:Response Ballis:Listen go to our quarters and get a few winks I'll be up soon. My shift ends in about a hour or so. Elena:Response Ballis:Good. I'll see you shortly.he said giving her a hug. Watching her go he shook his head.Ballis's combadge beeped. Walking along the corridor he pressed it.:=^=Maxwell here go ahead.=^= Commander Calhoun;Response Balis;=^=Understood. On my way.Maxwell out.=^= //Bridge// Stepping out of the turbolift ballis made his way towards his chair. Nodding to the security officer manning the tactical station ballis sat down.:Report commander. Commander Calhoun:Response Ballis;Hmmm.Any information on it? The ensign at the back of the bridge piped up. Ensign Willis(NPC):I belive I can give you a answer sir. Ballis:By all means ensign. Ensign Willis:Well sir. The planet is called beta agne IX. Which means it is a class M planet which means that planets of this class are found in a star's habitable zone. They are typically 10,000 to 15 thousand kilometers in diameter. They have atmospheres that contain oxygen and nitrogen . Water and life-forms are typically abundant. If water covers more than 97% of the surface, then they are considered Class N.However this particular planet has two moons the exact location is that of the gamma quadrant,specifically the beta agne system it has more then 1 billion people on it and to top it off sir. it is the 3rd planet in a ternary star system.He said taking a deep breaeth. Ballis sat there blining. Taking in all the information he looked over at commander calhoun.Looking back at the ensign ballis just started. Ballis:Wow. Very impressive ensign. Very well done. May I inquire how you aquired all this information? Ensign Willis:Well I have been monitoring it since we picked it up on the sensors did a few ajustments the usuale scan here a slight boost of the sensors there. And there you have a home away from home. A place to vactation on. Ballis chuckled to himself.:Very well. Commander Calhoun I'll be in my ready room. You have the bridge. Commander Calhoun:Response Ballis: Ensign Willis please send me what information you have. Ensign Willis:Aye sir. //Ready Room// Sitting down at his desk. Taking a sip of his coffee he started to read the information ensign willis had sent him. His lcars terminal beeped at him. Reaching over he tapped the button on it. More information appeared about the planet. Ballis stood up and walked back onto the bridge. Looking around he sat down in his chair. Leaning over to commander calhoun. Ballis:Assemble an away team. Gather all the marines captain janeway,anyone we can spare. I want that planet scoped out. Commander Calhoun:Response Ballis:Let's just not kill anyone. Commander Calhoun:Response Ballis smiled as he watched her stand up and head towards the turbolift. OFF: Captain Ballis Maxwell CO USS Northsea-NCC81000 Tag:Everyone