tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57295092011-04-21T19:49:29.681-05:00recovery.Greg Osisekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05395269265973710243noreply@blogger.comBlogger841100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5729509.post-1089814572707993802004-07-14T09:06:00.000-05:002004-07-14T09:19:42.530-05:00my actions, not words, have been censored
standing outside the union this morning, with my cup of coffee and cigarette in hand, a woman coming towards me from a news van asked to speak with me.
woman: hi, are you an undergraduate here?
me: yeah.
woman: do you think i could talk to you for a minute?
me: sure, if you want to.
woman: my name's Emily Ryan, i'm here with Channel 4 news because the Greg Osisekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05395269265973710243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5729509.post-1089813927142441592004-07-14T08:30:00.000-05:002004-07-14T09:21:37.586-05:00dream i had the night of 7.13.04
i dreamed it was the weekend and i was hanging out with a friend who was telling me about a hangover a girl i used to date had while we ate chicken tenders and french fries in the back of a car driven by a white man i didn't know and his black friend.
in the dream i remember talking to homeless people who asked me not to give them money.
at some point i was Greg Osisekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05395269265973710243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5729509.post-1087242458142384422004-06-14T14:25:00.000-05:002004-06-14T14:55:52.066-05:00Recently Purchased (yet not neccesarily released) Music
1) Nada Surf - Let Go (2002): I started hearing this album while hanging out with a friend of mine. I bought it this weekend and It's quickly become one of my favorite albums.
You probably remember Nada Surf as singing the mid-nineties grunge song "Popular" (it was on the radio back in '96 or so). Let me tell you: that song was the Greg Osisekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05395269265973710243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5729509.post-1083598059418974722004-05-03T10:27:00.000-05:002004-05-03T10:34:53.653-05:00i'm right
while drinking Jack & Coke's last night, my buddy and his girlfriend tried to tell me that Nick Cavewas a member of The Cars. i told them they were flat wrong, but they didn't believe me.
for whatever reason, allmusicguide.com won't let me link directly to either pages, however you can go there yourself and see that i'm right.
goGreg Osisekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05395269265973710243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5729509.post-1083597764348347682004-05-03T10:22:00.000-05:002004-05-03T10:25:44.950-05:00drunk links
links that have to do with alcohol in some way or another:
1) Reuben Ham's new article has a nice rock quote from Paul Westerberg.
2) let me know if you want to join me - or just help me - in accomplishing any of these.
3) are you pissed?
goGreg Osisekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05395269265973710243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5729509.post-1083597006976112292004-05-03T10:10:00.000-05:002004-05-03T10:13:07.733-05:00back
finals week ended last week (well, for me anyway). i took last week off from the blogging scene. now i'm back.
goGreg Osisekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05395269265973710243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5729509.post-1082733323841821522004-04-23T10:15:00.000-05:002004-04-23T10:18:24.013-05:00how to succeed in business without really traying
step 1: meet rich girl
step 2: have sex with rich girl
step 3: videotape said sex
step 4: wait 3 years
step 5: sell rights to porn firm
step 6: reap profits
goGreg Osisekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05395269265973710243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5729509.post-1082647974696518902004-04-22T10:32:00.000-05:002004-04-22T10:35:53.576-05:00i'm an addict
...but the first step is awknowleding that you have a problem.
goGreg Osisekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05395269265973710243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5729509.post-1082488230743316892004-04-20T14:06:00.000-05:002004-04-20T14:13:52.640-05:00right is wrong
check out the project my friend Sara did for her women's studies class. it's a little overly-liberal for my taste, but it is rather intelligent and an interesting read.
goGreg Osisekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05395269265973710243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5729509.post-1082476722114884322004-04-20T10:58:00.000-05:002004-04-20T11:01:38.670-05:00fun games
check this.
the Bush shootout is fun too.
goGreg Osisekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05395269265973710243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5729509.post-1082475840732404352004-04-20T10:44:00.000-05:002004-04-20T10:46:57.466-05:00toto sucks
i started a bit of a comments battle over at the agitator in response to this article. apparently there are more Toto fans than i thought, which upsets me.
doesn't that picture just say it all?
goGreg Osisekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05395269265973710243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5729509.post-1082129374745997752004-04-16T10:29:00.000-05:002004-04-16T10:32:27.733-05:00slow news day
...when this makes the headline's of CNN's Entertainment section.
goGreg Osisekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05395269265973710243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5729509.post-1082129093363670672004-04-16T10:24:00.000-05:002004-04-16T10:27:46.403-05:00family values
what the hell is wrong with people?
goGreg Osisekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05395269265973710243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5729509.post-108171796415109112004-04-11T16:12:00.000-05:002004-04-12T10:35:50.746-05:00timely
it's a little late, but Reuben Ham has a nice article on moviepoopshoot concerning movies that affected him more than The Passion.
rider: Reuben Ham's new piece is also entertaining.
goGreg Osisekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05395269265973710243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5729509.post-1081538564111290272004-04-09T14:22:00.000-05:002004-04-09T14:25:49.140-05:00everybody's got a ticket to ride except me and my lightning
i'm not really sure what to say, so just go here.
goGreg Osisekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05395269265973710243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5729509.post-1081526156329789772004-04-09T10:55:00.000-05:002004-04-09T10:58:41.860-05:00mosaic
i hate to steal from other blogs, but this is too good not to put up.
whatever your opinion of Bush, you still have to admit it's pretty powerful.
thanks: the Agitator
goGreg Osisekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05395269265973710243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5729509.post-1081525675597459602004-04-09T10:47:00.000-05:002004-04-09T10:50:41.233-05:00awesome
this is.
goGreg Osisekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05395269265973710243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5729509.post-1081099452534250742004-04-04T12:24:00.000-05:002004-04-04T12:30:32.373-05:00Dear Mother Nature...
It is now April 4th, 2004. Please abort any plans to cause any of the following:
a) temperatures to drop below 50 degrees farenheit
b) snow
Also, I understand that "April showers bring May flowers," however if you could give us a break from the rain for a while, that would be great too.
Thank You
goGreg Osisekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05395269265973710243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5729509.post-1081099009071113032004-04-04T12:16:00.000-05:002004-04-04T12:19:30.170-05:00remember the commercials? (pt. 2)
they said they'd call me saturday at 5:30pm. like a girl you give your number to in a bar, they blew me off.
no call, no message, no nothing.
what does it say about a me if even the people who are suppossed to be "saving" my soul don't call when they say they will?
goGreg Osisekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05395269265973710243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5729509.post-1080922727984707712004-04-02T11:18:00.000-05:002004-04-02T11:21:26.983-05:00remember the commercials?
on wednesday morning i got on the bus and sat next to a young man in a suit. he was polite, asked me how i was doing and began to ask me questions about the bus we were on - where it went and so forth.
after talking to him for a minute or two he asked me, "so, do you go to school around here?" to which i told him i did and asked the same question of him. his responseGreg Osisekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05395269265973710243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5729509.post-1080867075131288352004-04-01T19:49:00.000-05:002004-04-01T19:53:53.810-05:00changes (pt. 2)
i'm fairly happy with the way recovery looks now. again, if anyone has any suggestions, i'm more than happy to take them.
goGreg Osisekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05395269265973710243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5729509.post-1080760226012353252004-03-31T14:08:00.000-05:002004-03-31T14:13:03.233-05:00changes
as you can see, i'm making changes to the look of recovery. feel free to give suggestions.
goGreg Osisekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05395269265973710243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5729509.post-1080758738232011272004-03-31T13:43:00.000-05:002004-04-01T19:51:57.326-05:00two things
Glen Whitman started a list of "the rule of two things." it's a cool website.
scroll down to the bottom of the miscellaneous section and you'll find a submission from yours truly, (with a link to this very page even!)
goGreg Osisekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05395269265973710243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5729509.post-108066569149406542004-03-30T11:54:00.000-05:002004-03-30T11:57:26.983-05:00"...the world's pretty fucked up right now, shouldn't i be?"
i give you the marijuana-logues.
thanks: alicia
goGreg Osisekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05395269265973710243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5729509.post-1080662859960248722004-03-30T11:07:00.000-05:002004-03-30T11:10:56.903-05:00coming soon - more cd reviews
this week i'll be reviewing the new Clutch album Blast Tyrant, with the possibilty of a few others as well. Most likely this will happen tomorrow or thursday, so be sure to check back.
goGreg Osisekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05395269265973710243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5729509.post-1080662276518467892004-03-30T10:57:00.000-05:002004-03-30T11:03:29.030-05:00holy shit, i updated!
hopefully this will become a regular occurance again. some thanks are in order:
1) thanks to those friends and family members of mine who asked me "when the fuck are you going to update again?" while i was busy, i have very much missed blogging. i do plan to keep this up from now on.
2) thanks to HaloScan for picking up where blogspeak left off. i think i've lost all Greg Osisekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05395269265973710243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5729509.post-1070465513726673042003-12-03T10:31:00.000-05:002003-12-03T10:32:32.186-05:00damn skippy!
Rich Hofmann of phillynews.com just made my day.
goGreg Osisekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05395269265973710243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5729509.post-1068671501629207402003-11-12T16:10:00.000-05:002003-11-12T16:11:39.053-05:00more Rock n' Roll
if you read my review of Ryan Adams' new album, you should read this too.
goGreg Osisekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05395269265973710243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5729509.post-10686686655220372003-11-12T15:08:00.000-05:002003-11-12T15:24:22.870-05:00movie rental
rented Buffalo 66 with some friends last nite. decent flick. kind of a downer but i would reccomend watching it.
it's a movie about a man named BIlly (Vincent Gallo) who was incarcerated for 5 years due to a betting mishap. upon his release he kidnaps Layla (Christina Ricci) and asks her to go see his parents - who he's been lying about his whereabouts to - with him and pretend Greg Osisekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05395269265973710243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5729509.post-1068502086675586202003-11-10T16:21:00.000-05:002003-11-10T17:08:04.423-05:00apologies and reviews
i haven't updtaed my blog since the 23rd of October. for anyone out there who might be getting annoyed with me, i'm sorry.
anyway, i've got two reviews for you all. one movie, one album. you can all guess the movie i'm going to review, so i think i'll save it for last.
album review: Rock n' Roll - Ryan Adams
so this album is completely different than anything Ryan hasGreg Osisekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05395269265973710243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5729509.post-1068499269231502552003-11-10T16:17:00.000-05:002003-11-10T16:21:06.803-05:00there's just something so right about this...
it's common for sports announcers to say things like, "...so now let's go to John in the studio for a Pepsi game break..." and then for a game update to appear on your screen during the game you're watching.
during saturday's Pitt v. Virginia Tech game, ESPN broke for one of these game breaks - sponsored by Taco Bell.
the game that was being "Greg Osisekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05395269265973710243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5729509.post-1066922374665503162003-10-23T10:19:00.000-05:002003-10-23T10:19:34.603-05:00"...it helps the circulation."
this is really disturbing, yet really funny.
goGreg Osisekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05395269265973710243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5729509.post-1066867037548648392003-10-22T17:48:00.000-05:002003-10-22T18:57:16.873-05:0045 days
let me preface this by saying that i am not an avid listener of Elliott Smith's music. i will, however, be talking a bit about his suicide. if you'd like to read about how his suicide affects the life of an avid listener - who happens to be his biggest fan - my friend Melissa does a nice job. i reccomend you read her take on the whole thing.
in just a mere 45 days america has lost Greg Osisekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05395269265973710243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5729509.post-1066782802619081252003-10-21T19:01:00.000-05:002003-10-21T19:33:22.296-05:00album review
i had never been a big Seal fan. however, i started hearing good things about his new album - Seal IV - a few months back, and what with the first single "waiting for you" being used for Law and Order commercials on TNT, i thought i would check it out.
now when i say i had never been a big Seal fan, that is to say that i always thought Seal was talented, and thought that pretty Greg Osisekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05395269265973710243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5729509.post-1066780780246769792003-10-21T18:57:00.000-05:002003-10-21T19:00:23.150-05:00i like funny words, amen.
a buddy of mine sent me this. it's so fucking insane that it's hilairous.
i heard a rumor that this is the same kid who did the "the super bowl is gay" song and that this kid appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live. anyone know if either of these rumors are true?
goGreg Osisekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05395269265973710243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5729509.post-1066664909573308552003-10-20T10:48:00.000-05:002003-10-20T10:48:29.030-05:00holy shit!
literally!
goGreg Osisekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05395269265973710243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5729509.post-1066262030191816602003-10-15T18:07:00.000-05:002003-10-15T18:53:50.383-05:00concert review
most of all
never have i seen a performer who is more down to earth than Bill Mallonee. as i walked into The Quiet storm on tuesday night - after an ordeal spanning five sections of town, one bus ride, one cab ride and $20 to get there - i saw Mallonee sitting at the front door greeting eveyrone walking in with a handshake and a smile.
"hey man, look at you!" his southern Greg Osisekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05395269265973710243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5729509.post-1065633421738555692003-10-08T12:04:00.000-05:002003-10-08T12:18:03.583-05:00reading pleasure
if you'd like to see the most vague political plan ever, click here.
you'll need Adobe.
goGreg Osisekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05395269265973710243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5729509.post-1065632597061246982003-10-08T12:01:00.000-05:002003-10-08T12:03:17.146-05:00you have beautiful calf muscles
i love when Smoove B. posts new articles.
goGreg Osisekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05395269265973710243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5729509.post-1065573260773468672003-10-07T19:14:00.000-05:002003-10-07T19:42:48.210-05:00"alright...'fess up. which one of you sold your soul to the devil?"
5 weirdest sports happenings from this past weekend...
1) The Vikings beat the Falcons on Sunday. The Vikings are now 5-0, have the third best overall record, and Moe Williams is looking like one of the best running backs in the league.
2) the Indianapolis Colts came back with about 4 minutes left in Monday night's game to Greg Osisekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05395269265973710243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5729509.post-1065559478451590182003-10-07T15:11:00.000-05:002003-10-07T15:45:34.203-05:00movie review
i knew very little of Lost in Translation before i went to see it last night. the only things i had seen or heard about it were the following:
a) i had seen the same clip everyone has seen. the one where Bill Murray talks to Scarlett Johansson for the first time and talks about making a "jailbreak."
b) i saw an interview with Scarlett Johansson on Late Night with Conan O'Brien, Greg Osisekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05395269265973710243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5729509.post-1065031704380451642003-10-01T13:08:00.000-05:002003-10-01T13:08:24.366-05:00somehow i think the post-gazette has bit off more than they can chew on this one...
what is the world coming to when this is something a supposedly legitimate newspaper writes about?
goGreg Osisekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05395269265973710243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5729509.post-1065018924546176802003-10-01T09:35:00.000-05:002003-10-01T09:40:38.210-05:00speaking of sports...
in other weird sports news, the Minnesota Vikings - the team Maxim magazine's May 2003 issue called, "those jokers who went 6-10 last year" - are 4-0 so far this season (averaging 28 points a game) and are looking to go 5-0 when they play the 1-3 Atlanta Falcons this week.
also, if they keep playing Moe Williams the way they have, Williams could be on his way to a 1,000+ Greg Osisekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05395269265973710243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5729509.post-1065017622815698262003-10-01T09:13:00.000-05:002003-10-01T09:13:42.823-05:00say it ain't so...
Arianna Huffington pulled out of the California gubernatorial race last night citing low campaign support as a primary reason and saying, "I'm pulling out and I'm going to concentrate every ounce of time and energy for the next week fighting to defeat the recall because I realize that that's the only way now to defeat Arnold Schwarzenegger."
not to rain on your parade AriannaGreg Osisekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05395269265973710243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5729509.post-1065017005053403362003-10-01T09:03:00.000-05:002003-10-01T09:03:25.176-05:00comments fixed
some folks noticed that my comments were down yesterday. there was a virus at blogspeak (who powers my comments section) so subsequently, blogspeak was taken down for the day.
the comments are back up and running now, and everything seems to be working fine.
goGreg Osisekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05395269265973710243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5729509.post-1065016815734365162003-10-01T09:00:00.000-05:002003-10-01T09:00:15.913-05:00woohoo! (again)
so far both of my picks are up in their respective playoff series. go twins and go cubbies!
goGreg Osisekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05395269265973710243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5729509.post-1064956237515049632003-09-30T16:09:00.000-05:002003-09-30T16:10:37.530-05:00woohoo!
go twins!
goGreg Osisekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05395269265973710243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5729509.post-1064873568196053502003-09-29T17:02:00.000-05:002003-09-29T17:12:48.160-05:00underdogs
so all of a sudden it's the playoffs and everyone actually gives a shit about baseball. i myself don't really follow the sport...i'm more of a football fan. however, i guess if everyone else is doing it, i will too. so here are my pics.
go cubs and go twins.
even though i've never been, i've always had a fascination with chicago. so that's my reason for going for the cubbies. Greg Osisekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05395269265973710243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5729509.post-1064868056176976002003-09-29T15:23:00.000-05:002003-09-29T15:42:41.306-05:00concert
Bill Mallonee is coming to town on October 14th. it's an all ages show at a place called The Quiet Storm in the Bloomfield section of Pittsburgh. the cost is $10 at the door.
as the former lead singer of Vigilantes of Love, Bill released 9 studio albums, 2 live albums, 1 rarities album, a compilation album, a DVD and 9 EP's. his latest release - which is also his third as a "solo" Greg Osisekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05395269265973710243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5729509.post-1064762718979144282003-09-28T10:25:00.000-05:002003-09-28T10:25:18.776-05:00damn
way to go kid.
goGreg Osisekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05395269265973710243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5729509.post-1064519796868227402003-09-25T14:38:00.000-05:002003-09-25T14:58:30.886-05:00(do not) call me any...anytime...
just a day after a fedearal judge says "no" to the do-not-call list, the house of represenatives tells the Federal Trade Commission "yes."
my opinion: i'm for the do-not-call list. as a libertarian, i really don't care what people do as long as it doesn't affect me. telemarketers affect me. they affect me the way peanut butter in the mouth of a dog affects Greg Osisekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05395269265973710243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5729509.post-1064518067368966192003-09-25T14:27:00.000-05:002003-09-25T14:32:43.920-05:00why god, why?
*groan*
*even bigger groan*
goGreg Osisekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05395269265973710243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5729509.post-1064510260913798762003-09-25T12:13:00.000-05:002003-09-25T12:18:07.413-05:00who's house???
archvies are back up and running normally. i guess blogger has some bug where i have to replublish my blog every so often. once i republish my blog it takes a day for it to work, which is quite batty.
so as of now, the blog is doing everything i want it to do. it's my bitch.
who's house???
run's house!!!
goGreg Osisekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05395269265973710243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5729509.post-1064509672894977992003-09-25T12:05:00.000-05:002003-09-25T12:07:52.946-05:00congratulations
one of my best friends from high school, Jason Lesher, told me last night that he and his girlfriend of 2 years are getting married next september. congratulations buddy.
goGreg Osisekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05395269265973710243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5729509.post-1064432513674038932003-09-24T14:35:00.000-05:002003-09-24T14:41:53.206-05:00more blog updates
ok, i now have a link to my e-mail posted as well. the html code is thanks to Meg (to be called "Punk" from here on out) who has been awesome to help with and support my blog.
as far as e-mail goes: assuming i start getting e-mails from all of you readers, i will try my damndest to respond to it quickly. depedning on my schedule and the volume of e-mails i get, my response Greg Osisekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05395269265973710243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5729509.post-1064425837611678112003-09-24T12:47:00.000-05:002003-09-24T12:50:37.040-05:00stark raving mad
i found this website thanks to Radley Balko. hilarity ensued.
goGreg Osisekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05395269265973710243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5729509.post-1064421802033767462003-09-24T11:38:00.000-05:002003-09-24T11:44:07.606-05:00blog updates
i finally did it. i now have a section to add comments to my blogs. i'm actually quite happy with this because i did it - basically - all on my own (with some quck help by Helter.) for not knowing a line of html, i'm pretty happy with it. for all of you bloggers out there looking for a quick way to add code to your template for comments, check this out. it's really fucking easyGreg Osisekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05395269265973710243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5729509.post-1064348269084443812003-09-23T14:46:00.000-05:002003-09-23T15:26:45.903-05:00we the undersigned...
i saw this article yesterday on www.lp.org. i didn't get to blog about it yesterday because i was out of town for a few days, and busy all day yesterday.
as a smoker, i value my freedom to choose to smoke wherever and whenever i so choose. the New York state ban on smoking in restaurants not only intrudes on the personal freedoms of myself and property owners, but it Greg Osisekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05395269265973710243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5729509.post-1063912859720982802003-09-18T12:31:00.000-05:002003-09-18T14:20:59.563-05:00album review
i was running around campus yesterday, trying to find a record store carrying a copy of The River by Bruce Springsteen. i was shocked to find that no one carried this album. i would later express my wish for a "good record store" to my friends.
really, i just want a record store on campus that sells the music i listen to.
*sigh*
anyway, i had a need for a new CD yesterday.Greg Osisekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05395269265973710243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5729509.post-1063821971344164432003-09-17T12:17:00.000-05:002003-09-17T13:06:11.380-05:00besides blacking out in the middle of it, it was great.
so Chuck Palahniuk came to speak on campus yesterday. he's the author of Fight Club and Choke - both of which i've read - as well as Invisible Monsters, Survivor, Lullaby, Fugitives and Refugees, and most recently, Diary.
he was both intelligent and sarcastic as fuck. from the moment he began answering questions during hte 2pm Q&A, he Greg Osisekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05395269265973710243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5729509.post-1063661387102495272003-09-15T16:16:00.000-05:002003-09-15T16:29:47.100-05:00fake e-mail, instant messages
today I opened up my e-mail and found an e-mail saying it was from "security@microsoft.com" the body of the e-mail said something like:
Dear Friend
Please open this patch and use it now. Therea re over 50,000 viruses on the internet.
Microsoft
now look... i will grant that Bill Gates is one of the richest, most powerful men in america and he can probably Greg Osisekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05395269265973710243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5729509.post-1063472844379083642003-09-13T12:07:00.000-05:002003-09-13T12:07:24.493-05:00The Wanderer
U2 was the first band I really discovered on my own. I was spoonfed the Stones, Springsteen and Pink Floyd from the cradle. But U2, that came thanks to 93.3 WMMR in Philadelphia. Achtung Baby was the first CD I ever owned. THe Joshua Tree and The Unforgettable Fire followed. However, in 1993, U2 released Zooropa, a techno/space-rock album that was met with much critical Greg Osisekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05395269265973710243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5729509.post-1063219748560377612003-09-10T13:49:00.000-05:002003-09-10T13:49:08.503-05:00communication breakdown
so i applied for an emergency school loan on friday the 5th. the money from said emergency loan is to go towards paying off my balance from last year so i can attend classes this year.
about 5 minutes ago, i found out i was denied for the loan because, as of right now, i am not registerd for classes.
you see the circularness of this, don't you?
i can't get the loan Greg Osisekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05395269265973710243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5729509.post-1063208779178046692003-09-10T10:46:00.000-05:002003-09-10T10:50:17.550-05:00quality band, quality phone
went to fuel and fuddle last night. i'm thinking about making it a weekly event to go on tuesday nights when they have live music. however, i swear to god, if one more alcohol incident happens while there, i'm calling hte whole thing off. but first, the band...
the band last night was a band caleld "Cornbread." i had no fucking clue who these guys were. hell, i Greg Osisekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05395269265973710243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5729509.post-1063150953902269232003-09-09T18:42:00.000-05:002003-09-09T18:42:33.853-05:00i'm bringing back the "just say no" campaign
i've been trying to get more involved with my party (the libertarian party) in the past year or so. i've never been a big activist, but in the past year, i've been trying ot find my "voice."
with that in mind, i went to the libertarian homepage today and saw the article about Virginia libertarians creating a resolution to the Patriot Act. whether Greg Osisekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05395269265973710243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5729509.post-1063060437047776472003-09-08T17:33:00.000-05:002003-09-08T17:33:57.163-05:00it's funny because it's true
i don't even drive and i appreciate this.
goGreg Osisekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05395269265973710243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5729509.post-1063056536712211312003-09-08T16:28:00.000-05:002003-09-08T16:29:45.103-05:00Blog Fixed...Sort Of...
fixed most of the broken links on the blog. many thanks to Meg who told me why they were broken just as i was realizing it myself. however, apparently my links to my e-mail address are fucked up, so i'll have to fuck with those for a while. if i can't fix them, i'll post my e-mail somewhere obvious on the website.
i had things i wanted to post today, but i kind of Greg Osisekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05395269265973710243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5729509.post-1063046373341780032003-09-08T13:39:00.000-05:002003-09-08T16:08:15.890-05:00More Warren Zevon
ESPN.com's "Page 2" posted this article written about Warren Zevon by Dr. Hunter S. Thompson a few years back in honor of his life.
for more on Warren Zevon go here
for more on Dr. Hunter S. Thompson go here.
for more on lung cancer go here.
goGreg Osisekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05395269265973710243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5729509.post-1063030564914602402003-09-08T09:16:00.000-05:002003-09-08T13:40:00.756-05:00Warren Zevon Dead at 56
Warren died yesterday at his home. in his honor i'm posting the lyrics to "keep me in your heart" off of his new album.
Keep Me In Your Heart
shadows are falling and i'm running out of breath
keep me in your heart for a while
if i leave you it doesn't mean i love you any less
keep me in your heart for a while
when you get up in the morning and you see that crazy sun
Greg Osisekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05395269265973710243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5729509.post-1062707103347228902003-09-04T15:25:00.000-05:002003-09-04T15:25:03.470-05:00Short Story
this is an original short story by myself. enjoy.
Hydroxine
he saw it flying near the door before his sister opened it. a bee, or maybe a hornet. "be careful," he said to his sister as she opened the door, but then it was gone.
he thought maybe he had imagined it. he thought maybe it was just a figment.
he smoked a cigarette outside, and checked his e-mail on the third floor Greg Osisekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05395269265973710243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5729509.post-1062704897625064592003-09-04T14:48:00.000-05:002003-09-04T14:48:17.663-05:00Nazi Punks Fuck Off
this post is for my buddy. he was attacked my a neo-nazi skinhead last night.
Nazi Punks Fuck Off
Punk ain't no religious cult
Punk means thinking for yourself
You ain't hardcore cos you spike your hair
When a jock still lives inside your head
Nazi punks
Nazi punks
Nazi punks-Fuck Off!
If you've come to fight, get outta here
You ain't no better than the bouncers
We Greg Osisekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05395269265973710243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5729509.post-1062630354648841542003-09-03T18:05:00.000-05:002003-09-08T16:05:09.610-05:00oh man
i saw that Radley Balko had posted this article. reading the excerpt Balko posted before clicking to read the article, i seriously thought it was about a kid who goes to pitt that a lot of us know.
it isn't about said pitt student, but it's still an interesting read.
goGreg Osisekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05395269265973710243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5729509.post-1062608972130018252003-09-03T12:09:00.000-05:002003-09-03T12:09:32.086-05:00Colorado
while at work, cruising the internet, i found an article on www.lp.org that discusses the imprisonment of non-violent drug offenders in Colorado, and how that state's budget problems could easily be solved by re-evaluating their drug policy.
goGreg Osisekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05395269265973710243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5729509.post-1062521709405680792003-09-02T11:55:00.000-05:002003-09-02T11:55:09.273-05:00confidence
let me preface this by saying that i am not prejudiced in any manner. while this post talks about homosexuality, and i make it clear that i am not homosexual, i am not putting any one person or group of people down for their personal choices. this post is not to be seen as me being against homosexuality, but rather is to be seen as me being against my mother's stupidity.
as i Greg Osisekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05395269265973710243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5729509.post-1062200805121530662003-08-29T18:46:00.000-05:002003-08-29T18:46:45.186-05:00playing guitar is sexy
a friend of mine said "playing guitar is sexy" today. while that may be true in some respect, there's a lot of us who it hasn't worked for yet.
maybe part of it is the fact that my songs are, as of late, sad. maybe part of it is that i've been mastering the art of playing for people while highly intoxicated. hell, it might even be that i'm fucking polish. playing Greg Osisekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05395269265973710243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5729509.post-1062200090384846902003-08-29T18:34:00.000-05:002003-08-29T18:34:50.436-05:00going home is weird
going home for the weekend. not sure how i feel about it. i'll be glad to see my little brother and little sister, who just started kindergarten and first grade respectively. but lately, my mom has been in her own little world.
she's got a new job - which is good - but she's living in akron, ohio now while the rest of the family is in lancaster, pa. it obviously Greg Osisekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05395269265973710243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5729509.post-1062114506134120892003-08-28T18:48:00.000-05:002003-08-28T18:48:26.083-05:00updating
meg says, "you should update your site more often. i need new reading material." so this post is for her.
goGreg Osisekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05395269265973710243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5729509.post-1062114353396200222003-08-28T18:45:00.000-05:002003-08-28T19:42:16.830-05:00album review
i have to admit, i never really listened to much Warren Zevon. of course i've heard "werewolves of london" and "lawyers, guns and money" as everyone has, and "roland the headless thompson gunner" is probably the most beautiful ballad ever written about the Congol/Biafran war.
however, i've been reading about Zevon's new album online. after hearing about the guest work to be Greg Osisekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05395269265973710243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5729509.post-1062020654448045052003-08-27T16:44:00.000-05:002003-08-27T16:44:42.243-05:00google
yesterday USA Today published an article celebrating goggle.com's fifth anniversary. it's an interesting article which talks about how google began and where google is headed.
however, it also mentions "the googleplex." for those of you who don't know, the googleplex is "a 1,000-employee paradise with free food, unlimited ice cream, pool and ping-pong tables and complimentary massages,Greg Osisekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05395269265973710243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5729509.post-1061998135433531882003-08-27T10:28:00.000-05:002003-08-27T16:46:11.570-05:00post script
p.s. - if you're that 61C bus driver from last night, i'm really sorry.
goGreg Osisekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05395269265973710243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5729509.post-1061996421951979102003-08-27T10:00:00.000-05:002003-08-27T16:46:40.683-05:00it's a boy
my sister called me last night to tell me it's a boy! i'll be having a nephew in less than 4 months!
goGreg Osisekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05395269265973710243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5729509.post-1061996330243701452003-08-27T09:58:00.000-05:002003-08-27T16:47:50.413-05:00waking up
woken up by a thunderstorm this morning. a good one too. thunder that sounds like what i imagine god's clapping hands would sound like, and lightning that flashes like it's being shot out from a .357 magnum.
so i was hungover. went to fuel and fuddle last night to meet a friend. because of the rain she didn't come down. cool by me. i wouldn't have come either. the freedom band Greg Osisekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05395269265973710243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5729509.post-1061938738956250602003-08-26T17:58:00.000-05:002003-08-26T17:58:58.860-05:00album review
picked up the new Neil Young and Crazy Horse album, "Greendale", today. i have to admit, i was skeptical. not because i think Neil Young has ever done anything less than perfect, or because i thought the songs wouldn't be strong. on the contrary. i had visited www.neilyoung.com back in june and saw the live video of him performing the entire "Greendale" album. what i saw in Greg Osisekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05395269265973710243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5729509.post-1061913802641663122003-08-26T11:03:00.000-05:002003-08-26T20:24:59.910-05:00so i started reading www.theagitator.com thanks to Meg - a friend of mine. then I subsequently started reading other blogs online and now I want one.
this tends to happen a lot to me. something new comes out, or i start wondering about something i've seen and then i try my hand at it. not to say i'm trendy. it's more that i'm fascinated with new shit. i personally don't keep up with Greg Osisekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05395269265973710243noreply@blogger.com