Totally sad state of affairs.

Sunday night, October 6th, a taxi jumped the curb killing a Vietnam veteran helicopter pilot and injured 3 others including a kid on the corner of 3rd Ave and 40th street in Manhattan. Before I rant, here's a link to two articles about it.

Link 1

Link 2

Now get this, the cab utterly destroyed a giant flower pot that is BOLTED into the sidewalk before cleanly snapping a tree with a signifigant width in half. The tree snapped about 7 and a half feet from the ground. People on the street said the cab must have been going about 60 miles an hour. What is the speed limit on nyc streets? 30mph? That means he was doing double the speed limit. Last I remember, that alone warrants an arrest.

Moving on. I work in the building that the restaurant is in. The first article states that the cab was swerving to avoid a car that cut him off. Well guess what, THERE WAS NO CAR. i spoke to the security guys that monitor the cameras that caught this, nobody that cut the cab off. If you ask me, heads should roll for this.

This is the 3rd time something like this happened at that very same intersection. In the past 10 years 2 cars have plowed into that restaurant. How many people have to die before the city puts up concrete stumps or guard rails like the ones around grand central station on every sidewalk? Who's getting paid to support the lie that this cab was cut off, causing him to (speed up) and jump the sidewalk? Why would someone support that lie? Possibly in efforts to attract sympathy for cab drivers who need to make 175$ to break even while dealing with the massive amount of traffic in the city that Bloomberg wants to cut down on by TAXES. Anyone else see the connection here?

The cabbies want to go on strike cause they aren't making enough and they don't want GPS installed in the cabs. Screw them. They should put black boxes in every cab that logs speed as well as breathalysers to keep them from starting the car if they've been drinking. Not only that, they should put easy pass like devices in all the lights that can pull a signal from the cab and can find out if the cab ran the red light.

Bloomburg wants to cut down on traffic congestion by taxing drivers in the city with more tolls. Hey Bloomburg: eliminate cabs in the city. Put more buses on the streets with QUALIFIED drivers who get a salary, not degenerate immigrants who are in a rush to generate more income. The city will make money from the exponentially increased bus fares. Then put QUALIFIED CITIZENS making salaries (not fares or wages) in nice limos and charge the shit out of the rich snobby assholes that refuse to take the bus or the subway. Your proposal is just another TAX on commuters and residents.

This is what really bothers me. If a woman can get 11 million because of some words that were said to her, how can this guy get away with killing someone and mentally scarring a child. Makes me want to cause a big ruckus on behalf of the victims. Pull a Sharpton against the cab companies and the city. And since that bitch can get 11 mil over WORDS, I'd demand 100$ million for loss of LIFE.

Side Note: I'm trying to sell my car because the cost of owning it is keeping me from saving money. Had this happened 24 hours later, my car would have been parked right where that cab is in the picture above. Most likely, nobody would have died, and I wouldn't have to worry about paying for my car anymore. What actually killed the man was the tree that the man was standing next to. Speeding Taxi -> Tree -> Man = Fatality. If my car was there: Speeding Taxi -> 3000lbs Car = Taxi most likely stopping, car plowing straight ahead into possibly more cars. A.K.A, minor injuries and no deaths.


Fuck. I could ramble on about why this shit pisses me off... and more shit about this town and society that pisses me off. But who really wants to hear more?

Addicted

I used to know this woman who had the most beautiful

tattooes on the top sides of both of her hands

She was forty-three years old and as far as I know

had never yet been with a man

It's not that she wasn't attractive;

she was beautiful, but it was the way that she interacted

She was aggresively passive to the point where she

would've intimidated any mitt that ever tried to catch it

on the right hand she had a tattooe of a nude girl

she claimed it is what God resembled

but on the left she had a mirrored image of the same female

and this one she explained looked like the devil

I remember once watching her touch her own breasts

how the tattooes smiled as they stared down her stomach

as if anticipating when they'd be allowed to caress

the sweet flower that they both seemed too hungry (sweet flower)

Now maybe I was high but it felt so right

heaven and hell both take to this woman's womb

It didn't make sense how she could commence

touching herself with me wide awake in the same room

but if I've learned anything in my years (my years)

I learned I no longer believe in surprise (in surprise)

but what happened next damn near stold my tears

the tattooes came alive right in front of my eyes

they both slowly stood up and climbed off her hands

and showed me why she never took some time with a man

they climbed deep inside of this woman's garden

she closed her eyes and she gently bit her bottom lip

I stepped I left and I don't regret leaving

and I'd never forget all the things I saw that evening

a glimpse of religion a piece of coming closer

to understanding more about what intrigues me most

I didn't get turned on I just got turned

I wasn't as aroused as I was concerned

for each one of em I've hurt

and every time I've been burned

I've got a lot to teach but even more to learn

so now I keep my eyes open hoping to take in all I can

about women taking in all she can

And for as long as I breathe I'll save receipt in my memory

for that woman with the tattooed hands



There's good and evil in each individual fire

Identifies needs and feeds our desire

As long as we keep our spirit inspired

She can bite her bottom lip all she wants

Gay Bomb Threat

Pentagon Confirms It Sought To Build A 'Gay Bomb'

Hank Plante
Reporting
June 8, 2007 9:03 pm US/Pacific

(CBS 5) BERKELEY A Berkeley watchdog organization that tracks military spending said it uncovered a strange U.S. military proposal to create a hormone bomb that could purportedly turn enemy soldiers into homosexuals and make them more interested in sex than fighting.

Pentagon officials on Friday confirmed to CBS 5 that military leaders had considered, and then subsquently rejected, building the so-called "Gay Bomb."

Edward Hammond, of Berkeley's Sunshine Project, had used the Freedom of Information Act to obtain a copy of the proposal from the Air Force's Wright Laboratory in Dayton, Ohio.

As part of a military effort to develop non-lethal weapons, the proposal suggested, "One distasteful but completely non-lethal example would be strong aphrodisiacs, especially if the chemical also caused homosexual behavior."

The documents show the Air Force lab asked for $7.5 million to develop such a chemical weapon.

"The Ohio Air Force lab proposed that a bomb be developed that contained a chemical that would cause enemy soldiers to become gay, and to have their units break down because all their soldiers became irresistably attractive to one another," Hammond said after reviewing the documents.

"The notion was that a chemical that would probably be pleasant in the human body in low quantities could be identified, and by virtue of either breathing or having their skin exposed to this chemical, the notion was that soliders would become gay," explained Hammond.

The Pentagon told CBS 5 that the proposal was made by the Air Force in 1994.

"The Department of Defense is committed to identifying, researching and developing non-lethal weapons that will support our men and women in uniform," said a DOD spokesperson, who indicated that the "gay bomb" idea was quickly dismissed.

However, Hammond said the government records he obtained suggest the military gave the plan much stronger consideration than it has acknowledged.

"The truth of the matter is it would have never come to my attention if it was dismissed at the time it was proposed," he said. "In fact, the Pentagon has used it repeatedly and subsequently in an effort to promote non-lethal weapons, and in fact they submitted it to the highest scientific review body in the country for them to consider."

Military officials insisted Friday to CBS 5 that they are not currently working on any such idea and that the past plan was abandoned.

Gay community leaders in California said Friday that they found the notion of a "gay bomb" both offensive and almost laughable at the same time.

"Throughout history we have had so many brave men and women who are gay and lesbian serving the military with distinction," said Geoff Kors of Equality California. "So, it's just offensive that they think by turning people gay that the other military would be incapable of doing their job. And its absurd because there's so much medical data that shows that sexual orientation is immutable and cannot be changed."


Original Link to article.

Watch the whole thing.

Just do it.

Pipe Burst in Manhattan

This happened literally a block from my job today at 5:57PM. Too bad I wasn't here at the time. I'll try to take some pictures of what the scene looks like now.

fucking loser

Question: Is there anyone you dislike to the point where you'd laugh at their death?

That sounds pretty morbid... I know. Seriously though... this dude, I can't stand him. If he got caught drunk driving again, I'd laugh. Even if he severed both his legs in an accident....with 17 babies and a kitten in the car, I'd still laugh. If he survived, I'd visit him in the hospital... and proceed to... laugh at him.


About a year and a half later, he is still harassing my girlfriend.
::snip::
I'M DRIVING NOW!!!
MY NUMBER IS THE SAME: 973-***-27*2...
call me when you want your hair pulled
and to be treated like the slut that you are.
::snip::

He threatened her not too long ago that he was going to come to my house. That he knew what town I live in. At this point, all my roommates know what he looks like. If he showed up while I wasn't home, he'd still get his ass beat.

That is all.

Weekly Movie Column

As I said before, I watch a lot of movies at work.
Here's this week's picks:

Kontroll - 2004
Independent Hungarian flick by this director named Nimrod Antel. Yes, Nimrod. Don't let the name fool you. This movie was awesome. Damn good soundtrack too, by some dude who calls himself Neo. Yeah, you heard that right too. At any rate, the soundtrack was so good I actually downloaded it. This movie takes place entirely in the Hungarian subways. 4.25 out of 5.

Ghost in the Shell: Solid State Society - to be released July 2007
Ghost in the Shell might just be my favorite anime series. This is the 3rd movie which takes place after the Stand Alone Complex: Second Gig television series. I haven't watch the whole thing yet, I decided to re-watch the series before finishing the movie. But I don't need to finish the movie to tell you it fucking rocks. Also, the soundtrack is the shit. Worth buying. 8 billion out of 5.

Johnny Was - 2005
Starring Samantha Mumba and Vinny Jones (the Juggernaut bitch!). Entertaining. Drugs, violence, explosions, reggae. 3 out of 5.

Running Scared - 2006
The best Paul Walker movie ever. If there is such a thing. I don't like the guy as an actor, but this movie was good. Although, slightly long it kept my attention. It's about a mob guy who gets sucked into a mess after his neighbor's kid stole a gun that was used in a killing. 3 out of 5.

Epic Movie - 2007
FUCKING SUCKS ASS. Don't even bother renting this. Hell don't even bother pirating it. It blows. Waste of time. I didn't laugh once. Negative 8 billion out of 5.

Hot Rides

Ok, I've always wanted a bike. I was bored and came across these two. The first is the Vyrus 985 C3 Swingarm, a naked bike sporting a Ducati engine putting out 150BHP. You can get one for $69,000. Tom Cruise did.

The second one is the new prototype for the Yamaha VMax, rumored to have around 175BHP, with a list of under $15,000. Click here for the official VMax site.