Tuesday, March 29, 2011

an ode to cincinnati

Life continues to be hectic. Tuesday I worked a short shift with some of my favorite people, and then Dad and I went out for dinner at Panera Bread Company. Tuna sandwich with a bowl of chicken noodle soup. Their tuna sandwich is just decent, but it’s remarkably healthy. For an amazing tuna sandwich, I recommend Jimmy John’s. They put alfalfa sprouts on that shit. We had pretty good conversation, and I went to bed early. Yesterday I worked 7-2:30 (was supposed to work till 3:30, but we were slow, so I got to go home early, and in the evening I came down to Cincinnati and hit up The Anchor with Carly, Devyn , Alison, and their friend Tony. I only had coffee and a glass of orange juice, surprisingly (can’t get enough of the O.J. these days). It was good hanging out far from work, nestled in a quiet corner of a quiet Kentucky town. So many great stories and so much laughter. I love these people. Afterwards I hung out with Rob and Mandy at the Claypole House, and then I came over to Amanda’s place. She’s gone for the night and Sarah was asleep because she had to get up at 6:00 to work Opening Day, and my key got lodged in the door and she had to help me get it out. The whole ordeal took at least ten minutes. This afternoon I’m getting lunch with Carly and her peeps and then heading back to Dayton. I work both tomorrow and Saturday, and I’m looking forward to hanging out with Dylan, Tyler, and Pat D. this weekend.

I love coming down to Cincinnati. I miss the town, the city, everything about it. Even the not-so-great parts of it I miss. There are so many memories, both good and bad, wrapped around and about this city. Everything holds some sort of meaning derived from an experience that unfolded in that place. I can’t go anywhere without being reminded of different segments and phases of my life, reliving in full color all those experiences which seemed so pointless at the time but which have gathered to themselves so much meaning. I’ve considered moving back to Cincinnati, but right now, financially, it’s not in the cards. It’s sad, really: many of my best friends are leaving soon. Here in Cincinnati, Blake and Amos may be leaving. Rob and Mandy will probably be around for a while, and Amanda will stay down here, too. Back home, Patrick is moving to northern Kentucky to attend N.K.U. while Dylan runs off to Mozambique for the Peace Corps (he’s officially been invited; excellent news!). Whatever will happen to me? Who will I hang out with? Tyler, for sure; he’ll still be around, at least for a bit. And I’ve been becoming great friends with some people from work, namely Carly and Jessica. New phases of life are beginning for all sorts of people. 

2 comments:

Dylan said...

They put alfalfa sprouts on that shit.

Great quote. I also have a fondness for alfalfa sprouts.

Anonymous said...

The gods tempt people for which they are most weak. Artificial Intelligence will create desire in people's minds for the following sins:::
1. Alcohol
2. Drugs
3. Preditory "earning"
4. Homosexuality
5. Gambling
6. Something for nothing/irresponsibility (xtianity)
7. Polygamy/superiority over women/misogyny (Islam)
Much like the other prophets Mohhamed (polygamy/superiority over women/misogyny) and Jesus (forgiveness/savior), the gods use me for temptation as well. In today's modern society they feel people are most weak for popular culture/sensationalism, and the clues date back to WorldWarII and Unit731:TSUSHOGO.
It has been discussed that, similar to the Matrix concept, the gods will offer a REAL "Second Coming of Christ", while the "fake" Second Coming will come at the end and follow New Testiment scripture and their xtian positioning. I may be that real Second Coming.
What I teach is the god's true way. It is what is expected of people, and only those who follow this truth will be eligible to ascend into heaven as children in a future life. They offered this event because the masses have just enough time to work on and fix their relationship with the gods and ascend, to move and grow past Planet Earth, before the obligatory xtian "consolation prize" of "1000 years with Jesus on Earth" begins.

Your job as a future mother is to learn the god's ways and to help your child understand despite the negative reinforcement and conditioning of today's society. Without consciousous parents the child will have no hope, and may even exaserbate their disfavor by becoming corrupted in today's environment.
Your ultimate goal is to fix your relationship wiith the gods and move on. You don't want to be comfortable here, and the changes in Western society in the last 100 years has achieved just that.
1000 years with Jesus is the consolation prize. Don't be deceived into thinking that is the goal.

The Prince of Darkness, battling the gods over the souls of the Damned.
It is the gods who have created this environment and led people into Damnation with temptation. The god's positioning proves they work to prevent people's understanding.
How often is xtian dogma wrong? Expect it is about the Lucifer issue as well.
The fallen god, fighting for justice for the disfavored, banished to Earth as the fallen angel?
I believe much as the Noah's Flood event, the end of the world will be initiated by revelry among the people. Revelry will be positioned to be sanctioned by the gods and led for "1000 years with Jesus on Earth".
In light of modern developments this can entail many pleasures:::Medicine "cures" aging, the "manufacture" of incredible beauty via cloning as sex slaves, free (synthetic) cocaine, etc.
Somewhere during the 1000 years the party will start to "die off", literally. Only those who maintain chaste, pure lifestyles will survive the 1000 years. They will be the candidates used to (re)colonize (the next) Planet Earth, condemned to relive the misery experienced by the peasantry during Planet Earth's history.
If this concept of Lucifer is true another role of this individual may be to initiate disfavor and temptation among this new population, the proverbial "apple" of this Garden of Eden. A crucial element in the history of any planet, he begins the process of deterioration and decay that leads civilizations to where Planet Earth remains today.

Only children go to heaven. By the time you hit puberty it is too late. This is charecteristic of the gods:::Once you realize what you have lost it is too late.
Now you are faced with a lifetime to work to prepare for your next chance. Too many will waste this time, getting stoned, "Hiking!", working, etc.

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