David Hughes

Thoughts: Volume II

2009-06-26T10:27:00.000-07:00

*21 years old and I still sleep downstairs on the living room floor when my best friend Mike Rosenbaum comes home from nashville

*I don't know what it would feel like to have burning hot coals poured onto my body...but I did watch an entire inning of women's college softball the other day

*We learned how to research careers through the university database in a class last semester...I've never seen Travis Prouty more emotionally torn than when his search for "Muppeteer" came up with no results.

*Went up in the great park balloon for the first time...12 friends + me + one great park employee piloting the balloon...when we get to the top Luke says..."Wow...from up here you can see just how much HASN'T been done." ...great park employee lady had to have been laughing beneath her glare

*You simply cannot be a good DJ without putting aside your unacceptably disgusting love of musical theater

*Went to the aquarium yesterday. Jess and I watched the following animal species have sex in front of hundreds of oblivious field-tripping 6 year olds: Sea Lions, Ducks, Sea Lions, Sea Horses...talk about a good day

*Played music for 2,000 koreans the other day...it's weird playing music knowing that everyone in the crowd plays piano

*My friend Luke made a video for me when I couldn't eat cheese for a while...he ate an entire block of cheddar cheese while lip syncing and playing piano to Journey's "Don't Stop Believin'"...that is friendship (and a thousand calories)

Christianity and Liberalism

2009-05-26T13:24:00.001-07:00

One of the things on my to-do list for the day was to type "Why should Christians be liberals" into google...as well as "Why should Christians be conservatives" and just read a few articles that come up...

I'll admit that I don't read or listen to enough liberal bloggers/talk show hosts as I should to be as outspoken as I am in the other direction. But maybe it's because it's so obvious that Mark Levin would rip any of those guys to shreds. Regardless...just finished reading my first article for the day, called, "Wasn't Jesus a liberal?"

I just about threw up.

I can't really think what to type, but basically there is just a lot of yelling going on in my head of various sorts.

Here's how the article started...

"Liberalism as defined by Webster’s Third New International Dictionary: 'a political philosophy based on belief in progress, the essential goodness of man, and the autonomy of the individual and standing for tolerance and freedom for the individual from arbitrary authority in all spheres of life…'

I am not sure why anyone would feel threatened by Liberalism as defined by the dictionary."

That is so ridiculously bogus. You are saying that because this dictionary term sounds so friendly, you are not sure how ANYONE could be against liberalism. Maybe it's not our fault that your stupid dictionary term has no substance. You can't explain liberalism in a dictionary definition because it's all bogus. Define these for me:

1. What is progress, according to liberalism? (Free to kill babies, forced to give the majority of your earned money to a failing government to spend as they see fit)

2. What is the essential goodness of man? (We came from monkeys right? That's what our tax dollars are paying to teach our children)

3. Tolerance of what? (And upon what basis? Certainly not the bible, which is slowly being eradicated in our schools, courts, and legislature)

4. What is Arbitrary Authority? (You mean we all give all our money to the government and they deal with everything how they see fit? That's what you mean right? Why not say it? So we all throw our money in a giant dysfunctional pot, and that takes care of everybody?)

Make a definition that states your principles and then let Christians decide if that's what Jesus would stand for. God will judge me based on what I did with what I was given. Being placed in such a great country, given plenty of money, skills, family and friends, I obviously will be held accountable to a lot. And if I have the choice to give more money to a government that uses much of it for things that God does not desire, or to keep the money and use it how God desires, I choose the latter. If I am greedy with my money and fail to use it for good, that is between me and God. And I will be judged accordingly. But God doesn't need me to save the world.

This is already long...done for now.

New Ven Diagram

2009-05-13T21:26:00.000-07:00

This concept just popped into my head, and I couldn't help but create it...

Dangit.

2009-05-13T15:03:00.000-07:00

Shortly after the "...likes boys" cup incident with my roommate Mike, I got what was coming to me when my roommate Mark did this:

David defeats Mike...

Mark defeats David...

but don't worry...my revenge has already been taken...photo of that coming soon.

Puppy Puppy Puppy

2009-05-12T12:11:00.001-07:00

My family is watching this precious little golden retriever puppy. No need for more words. Just enjoy:

Thoughts: Volume I

2009-05-12T12:06:00.000-07:00

1. if you are my roommate and you decide to write your name on a cup...there is a 100% chance that the words "likes boys" will be added to the cup within a 24 hour period.

2. in my 21 years of existence, I have never said I am going to "watch THE game" and been referring to basketball. Basketball is for felons.

3. Intro...Modulation...Verse 1...that is real music

4. finding space on the walls of your room to hang a 13x20 framed ronald reagan poster and a full size american flag is a lot harder than you'd think...trust me

5. knowing that your entire grade in a class depends on how well you can read/comprehend a book called "Once Upon a Quincineira" is pretty much the worst feeling in the entire world.

6. It's nice to know that national day of prayer is celebrated everywhere except in the white house, where Obama cancelled his ceremony.

7. I think I need to teach my teeth to be a little less hospitable. I swear when I eat popcorn it's like they say, "hey little guys, don't go. just hang out for a bit."

8. I almost slept through a major presentation in my marketing class this morning. Instead, I woke up at the last second from a text message. It read, "I wish you would step back from that ledge, my friend..." It was from Luke. That's friendship.

worth it.

2009-04-30T17:20:00.000-07:00

Here's a little somethin to get you through the day...

The cost of famous celebrity's engagement rings in relation to how many starving children they could feed...enjoy this one over your Thursday evening meal...

Celebrity Engagement Rings

Obviously I'm not against engagement rings, but there has to be a certain point where it's just...dang...

For me to start talking bad about celebrities right now would imply that I think they are actually properly functioning/sane humans, so that's not gonna happen.

How fast can you type??

2009-04-28T18:27:00.000-07:00

Roommate Mark and I just found this website and wasted a decent amount of time on it:

www.typingtest.com

I can rock a 110 with 99% accuracy on Aesop's Fables for 1 minute. What about you? Comment your results...bring it on...

Logical.

2009-04-25T12:48:00.000-07:00

Things liberals DON'T support:

-"Torturing" terrorists

Things liberals DO support:

-Murdering millions of unborn babies every year

Slavery thoughts.

2009-04-24T10:01:00.000-07:00

There are 27 million people in slavery right now. More than any other time in history.

Does anyone even care?

I can tell you just about every fact there is to know about the black slavery that used to exist in America thanks to our current education system. In fact, I just finished reading yet another book about it. Here's the problem: I get it. Africans were loaded on ships in the most inhumane way possible, and shipped to America to be sold and used as slaves for their entire lives, often separated from their families and never living a single day of freedom. I understand that. I am glad I was taught it. If I could do anything to change what happened, I would.

But starting right now, the best case scenario that can be had in forcing every student in America to continually learn more and more about it is:

1. Teachers feeling good about themselves

2. Students feeling like they are supposed to feel guilty?

Compare that to the benefits of education on the current slavery issue that STILL exists in the United States and all around the world. Best case scenario is ACTION. That means actual movement in a certain direction. I can physically change people's lives today. If I had 10 dollars and I could donate it to a Martin Luther King foundation or a human trafficking rescuing organization, which would be a more valuable investment?

Isn't there just a little bit of insanity in how little the secular world talks about modern day slavery? There's no way we let our students get through high school without learning all about how miserable it was to be a Japanese family in a WWII internment camp, or a slave in the south, or a vietnamese refugee...but what about the fact that RIGHT NOW...TODAY...I can purchase a 10 year old girl to have sex with for 12 dollars. And when I am done, I can bring her back to her cage where she lives.

Say that. Read that sentence out loud. Use the word "I". Don't say "You". I dare you.

Call me insane for thinking this way, but unless you have a time machine you can offer, I think we have plenty of battles to fight RIGHT NOW.

Attention: Jr. High and High School Students

2009-04-22T18:16:00.001-07:00

Do you want to be in the top 10% of your college class? Learn how to do the following three things well:

-Reading

-Writing

-Arithmetic (Also known as math)

I cannot begin to tell you how many people in college absolutely CANNOT write an essay, spell words correctly, do simple math with or without a calculator, or read properly. Depending on what college you choose to go to, one of two things will happen:

1. You will continue to be bombarded with multiculturalism, poems by feminists and socialists, and buried up to your neck in words like "ethnocentric." You will not leave college until you are covered in shame for being an American and set out determined to right the wrongs of your guilt-stained past one energy efficient lightbulb at a time.

2. You will be hit with reality...and fail miserably.

Regardless of which college you go to, you eventually have to enter the real world, in which you will absolutely fail if you have still not figured out those three skills. Here's the problem: In the real world, stuff has to get done. Period. If you live on a college campus of 40 thousand students, it's easy to forget that. Unfortunately, many college professors choose to use all four plus years to "educate" you on their own opinions of the world, rather than preparing you to get stuff done. It's called business...getting stuff done...being effective. That's how the world functions.

Don't forget this: College campuses are not the real world. Most of the professors you will have can't even get fired no matter what they do. That's not the real world. You need to learn how to live in the real world.

Not worth going into this anymore right now. Bottom line: Get good at those three things. Those are the tools for getting things done, and there is no guarantee that you will ever be taught them.

Try and find the little dot...

2009-04-22T13:29:00.000-07:00

Socialism still sucks.

2009-04-22T10:28:00.000-07:00

I was just reading some fun facts about Hugo Chavez, aka, every brainwashed American college student's favorite socialist dictator...by the way, since when did "Socialist Dictator" become a good term? College is stupid.

I found this fun fact though:

Insulting president Chavez is punishable by up to 30 months in prison.

sounds great. what a well-functioning society. how come everyone who runs around saying stupid things in America is in love with a guy who doesn't support free speech?

go ahead and add venezuela to the list of "Countries whose massive oil supplies prevent them from looking like complete economic failures."

Book Review: In, But Not Of

2009-04-21T21:08:00.000-07:00

Just finished up this little book:

I had asked my dad to try and find a book for me to read along the lines of Christianity and conservatism. Hugh Hewitt is one of the greatest men in both those areas. The book was awesome. Just over 200 pages, but was separated into 50 chapters that covered just about every practical topic you could imagine. To be honest, a lot of the content is aimed at Ivy Leaguers, of which I am not. However, it felt good to read a book that didn't waste any time developing its points. Hugh Hewitt basically just tells it like it is, covering things like college, job interviews, conversation, church membership, knowledge, networks, blogging, tattoos, exercise, and leisure time...just to name a few. I would say, however, that this book is about 80% aimed at people under the age of 25.

Great book.....B+

Artistic Perfection.

2009-04-21T10:42:00.000-07:00

Life/Nature/Beauty/Passion from David Hughes on Vimeo.

yup.

Wildside News: Episode 1

2009-04-20T16:46:00.000-07:00

april 18 19 wildside announcements from Luke St.Hilaire on Vimeo.

Youtube gold.

2009-04-20T12:56:00.001-07:00

Wow.

Dred Hargenov...this guy is gonna be huge...just sayin'.

Might as well watch it now...then someday you can tell all your friends you knew him before he sold out to corporate sponsorships and air guitar endorsements...

whoever this guy is, let's hope he's got more videos on the way.

New Twitter Logo

2009-04-20T12:41:00.000-07:00

Wildside News

2009-04-15T20:15:00.000-07:00

Tomorrow we film the first official episode of Wildside News...

Two weeks ago we made the pilot episode for the weekend service. It was a good start with a lot of potential. I leave you with this for now, and episode 1 will be posted Saturday night.

I dare you to read this...

2009-04-15T14:00:00.000-07:00

Seriously. Read every word of this. Maybe you think you already know this stuff, you think you are too busy, or you don't want to think about it because it makes you question things people tell you. If you are still in school where you are most likely being fed lies every day, you need to read this. And if you are "Pro-Choice," then it shouldn't bother you to read this. But then again, it should probably bother you that it doesn't bother you, right?

Do it.

Abortion is insane. Supporting abortion is insane. Supporting people who support abortion is insane. Thinking abortion is not insane is insane.

*50 million killed since 1973

*Fifteen thousand three hundred and fifteen killed every day

...and that's just in America. You've heard of it probably, it's that country you vote in...

This just makes sense...

2009-04-14T13:29:00.000-07:00

Josh Beckett just got suspended 6 games. That's about right. All this time off might help him think about how stupid you have to be to throw a fastball at a guy's head after time is called. I'm all for throwing the pitch and not stopping your arm rotation but come on. If you actually like the Red Sox, in which case I am sorry, you have to admit how stupid your pitcher looked when he walked to the plate like a tough guy...

Here's a quick social tip that applies both on and off the field, Josh: When you throw an object at someone's head at a velocity that can kill them, don't approach them with anything other than an apology.

Josh chose to approach the plate with the following statement: "Look how stupid I am, keeping my head high as I initiate a brawl with a team who just lost a player in a car accident. Oh and while you're at it, look at how stupid my necklace is."

It's not even worth going any farther into how dumb this is in light of Adenhardt's death. That is obvious.

You can go ahead and cross Josh Beckett off the list of potential role models for your children...that is...if you needed another reason besides the simple fact that THIS picture exists:

new stuff?

2009-04-14T12:13:00.001-07:00

lots of good stuff coming soon...that's all i can say for now...

Police chase link...

2009-04-10T10:06:00.001-07:00

forget it...i'll just give you the link...i was feeling lazy...and i still am...

happy easter?

http://www.cbs2.com/video/?id=99265@kcbs.dayport.com

You are not Vin Diesel...

2009-04-10T09:59:00.000-07:00

Police pursuit on the 241 toll road this morning featured a woman driving a silver Scion xB (Not the new model, the legit-a-box)...dang...what more could I ask for other than getting to see it in person like Travis did. dangit.

If you get a chance to see the video it will definitely make you happy. Basically the cops get over this lady...and when she tries to get all Fast and Furious 4 on her turns they just send her spinning and next thing you know she's surrounded by cop cars and being yanked out of her window. Awesome.

It ends right next to Tesoro High School, which basically looks like and might as well be a prison, so they probably just took her straight there...

Let's make this real clear...

2009-04-08T22:48:00.000-07:00

Now that baseball season is here, I am beginning to be reminded that I don't love everything that comes with it.

Example: Swarms of girls who pretend like they care about baseball and take pictures of themselves throughout the entire game, only to post them on Facebook for all the world to see what a waste of tickets they are.

I will now provide the following step-by-step instructions for de-friending me from Facebook to anyone who wishes to take part in said activities:

1. Log into your Facebook account

2. Click on the "Friends" tab

3. Type "David Hughes" into the search bar

4. Click the little "x" to the right of my name

All done!! The world is right again.