Rants & Musings of the Depraved

Just a Heads Up

2009-09-09T21:50:00.000-05:00

So, I had a productive discussion with my writing professor today. It was mostly about finding my voice and my professor suggested that I needed to do some writing exercises. So I've decided I'll do just that. She also said that having good readers at my disposal is important. Guess what? That's you lovely people, err, person. Whatever. I'd appreciate any feedback you could give.

On my Bookshelf: 'Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff; Christ's Childhood Pal'

2009-03-18T23:21:00.001-05:00

This was an amazing book from an author that I really enjoy. It's light-hearted and really tongue in cheek about it's parodies and interpretations of Christs' adventures. It is also causes a bit of interesting thoughts to come to mind without being completely self-aware. Read it kids. It'll be good for you.

When I Am Crowned King...

2009-02-27T00:58:00.003-06:00

1. No one shall chew with their mouth open. It's a disgusting habit. If you are caught you shall be put in the stocks for a minimum of two days. If you chew chips with your mouth open, the punishment is increased. You shall be drawn and quartered.

2. Endorsing the everyday use of slang, regional corruptions, leet speak, Internet talk, or any other form of butchering the English language will be considered a capital offense. If caught speaking or utilizing said abominations, you will be forced to read and write a report about a classic novel. If it's done in my presence, your tongue will be cut out and your hands cut off so that you may never again harm anyone with your ill expressed thoughts.

3. Reality Television will be banned and replaced with new episodes of M*A*S*H, Firefly, Seinfeld, and autobiographical dramatization of my exploits.

4. March 28th will be a named a world holiday and everyone will be required to buy me presents.

5. Chris Jenkins shall not touch his crotch ever again.

It would be good to be king.

I'm Boned or, How I Would Do on a Deserted Island

2009-02-19T01:04:00.003-06:00

Hey kids, I thought I'd lighten my mood after depressing the crap out of myself in my last post. So, I decided to examine the contents of my pockets; pants, jacket, or otherwise, and based on those items, see how well I would fare if I were, for some reason or another, marooned on an island by myself. So, without further ado, I give you, the s@#$ in my pockets.

1. Cellphone- This would largely be useless, being on a deserted island and all I really don't think I'd get a very strong signal. So, making a call for help would be out but, I'm under the impression, and I might be making this up, that there is a GPS chip in my phone. Maybe my rescuers will use that to find me. If nothing else, I might get a sense of security in it's familiarity. That or I could use it as a throwing weapon.

2. Wallet- Another item that would benefit me in no way, kind of like it's not helping me now but, it would undoubtedly be in my pocket because I always carry it with me, no matter how empty it is. Things aren't looking too good for me but, at least they can identify my body when they find my remains.

3. Gameboy Advance- Sure I'll be dying of starvation and exposure but hey, I won't be bored.

4. Keys- Hope? If I were a normal and manually competant person I might be able to use them as a clumsy sort of tool. If only I had some adeptness for manual labor. At least I could fixate on my key fob and have my own Wilson.

5. Rosary- Maybe if I pray hard enough God will send me a pizza...

6. Candy Cane- I Have food! Kind of.

That's it. That's all I have. Wow, I would be so screwed it's not even funny.

Does God Care?

2009-02-11T00:47:00.002-06:00

So, I've decided that; in addition to telling you guys about the day to day, I'm going to go ahead and pick a subject a posting, and write on it. So, tonight I present you with "Does God Care?"

I suppose we're assuming that there is, in fact, a God so, I'll put doubt aside. On the one had we have all the suffering on this planet. All the pain and misery inflicted on people by other people and outside forces might make it a bit hard to believe he does. Epicurus (a Greek philosopher for the uninitiated) put it in an eloquent way when he said, “Is God willing to prevent evil but not able? Then he is not omnipotent. Is he able but not willing? Then he is malevolent. Is he both able and willing? Then whence cometh evil? Is he neither able nor willing? Then why call him God?”

The only rebuttal I've ever heard comes from the Bible in the book of Job. My understanding of the sum of it is that there was a good and God fearing man named Job that had been blessed by God with wealth, good health, and a loving family. So apparently, one day the devil went to God and said, “You know that the people have no real love for you. Take Job for example, he only praises and worships you because you have blessed him. If you took them away, I'd bet you he'd curse you in a second.” God disagreed so they made a wager. God would take everything from Job and, if Job cursed him, the devil won. If not, victory goes to God. I'm not sure what they wagered but, I'm under the impression that it was nothing. So, God kills Job's family, ruins his health, and takes his wealth. Job does not understand why God is doing this to him because he has been a good, god fearing man his entire life. Job asks God why he torments him so and God asks him who he thinks he is, to question God's will. He tells Job that he cannot begin to fathom what the lord's plan is. Job accepts this.

I wouldn't. That's not good enough. If he he is truly omnipotent then he would have to give me a damn good reason for keeping evil around. In fact, I'm not sure that one exists. So yeah, God is a cruel bastard.

Weep. The End is Here.

2009-02-09T01:36:00.003-06:00

Kids, I regret to inform you that, 2(B+T) is no more. Pulliam and I had a good run but, after not recording for months, we've decided to throw in the towel officially. No worries though kids, I've all ready begun work on my new project and I'll be posting a link as soon as I get it online.

Ladies, On Behalf of Nice Guys Everywhere.

2008-12-04T23:52:00.004-06:00

Stop it. Really just stop it before we all get sick of it and leave. And no, nothing happened. I'm just looking out for my brothers and my future self.

Hey Kids

2008-11-23T22:42:00.001-06:00

Do us a favor. Grow a brain.

Thanks and have a great night.

All Right Kids

2008-11-04T14:26:00.003-06:00

Here's my two cents. Both candidates have there ups and their downs. One supports the right type of econmic plan but is in the wrong with "moral" issues. The other is sensible with the "moral" issues but has no idea what the hell to do with the economy. They show no signs of looking to compromise. F@#$ 'em. I voted Nader.

You have to see this

2008-06-29T21:32:00.002-05:00

Hey guys. Check this out.

http://www.hulu.com/dorm-life

I watched them in one sitting. Fun.

Dude...

2008-06-02T16:26:00.002-05:00

I'm completely geeking out right now. I emailed one of the guest stars of my favorite podcasts "Never Not Funny"* and he responded!!! It's a guy named Pat Francis and he's one of their funniest.

I'd tell you to check them out at http://www.pardcast.com/NeverNotFunny/Podcast/Podcast.html but they've sold out to the man and are now a pay format. The first twenty minutes of their show is still free though and it's really good. Check them out. They actually inspired my cast which is as you well know at http://tooboredtothink.podbean.com .

Listen. Love. Share.
And have a great life.

*My favorite beside my own.

I'm Not Ready...

2008-05-18T22:03:00.002-05:00

I'm not f@#$ing ready for this!!!!!!

It's too soon I tell you. Too soon...

Here's Hoping...

2008-05-04T21:45:00.002-05:00

That I pwn the AP Gov exam tomorrow. Wish me luck.

There's like twenty days 'til graduation. I just realized that. It both excites and scares the shit out of me. I'm not ready for adulthood and I'm not quite ready to say goodbye just yet.

Good Night and God Speed

I...

2008-04-29T21:39:00.001-05:00

Pwn the unit circle.

Have a great night...

I <3 XKCD

2008-04-28T22:39:00.002-05:00

No joke, it's fucking amazing. I mean look at that. Words cannot describe the sheer and utter brilliance that this is. As much as Pulliam and I can draw comics, we come nowhere close to the insight and wit that this displays. I wish I had a tiny scintilla what it took to make this. Actually, I'd settle for that "zealous autoconfig". It'd certainly help at school. Damn passcodes...

Have A great night.

visit xkcd.com

You'll Love it

Thoughts on the Jabberwocky

2008-04-27T18:48:00.003-05:00

The Jabberwocky is by far the most bad ass monster in the universe. He could probably take the Cloverfield monster, Frankenstein, Godzilla, and Xenu all at once. I mean, just look at him. I don't think that anyone can take him. Anyway, I bring him up because in these trying times I have deemed that 2(B+T) is in need of a symbol. Something that we can rally around and get behind as we launch our righteous crusade against the hell spawn that is "The Crap" and crush them, force them into oblivion where they belong. There can only be us and our family. The Crap chose wrong and we shall make an example of them. Together we and the Jabberwocky shall prevail.

God Bless

And Then There's Us...

2008-04-24T22:09:00.004-05:00

Pulliam got deep in his last post and I couldn't have that happening while I was moaning about missing WoW so I'm posting again. This is something that came to me after meditating a while back...

There's us, each individual a proverbial grain of sand in proportion to our planet;
Our Planet being only a fraction the size of others;
Our greatest, Jupiter is but one within a more vast system;
Which itself is one of billions within a larger galaxy;
The galaxy being only a runt among millions more.
That making up a relatively vast universe beyond which there are god knows how many more.

Now with that in mind the question becomes "do we really matter in the grand scheme of things?"
The simple answer is "no".
Our species could disappear tomorrow and the Earth would go on without skipping a beat because to it we've only been here for the blink of an eye
On an even grander scale, our entire planet could be wiped from existence without the universe batting an eye about it
We're that insignificant
And yet, there is more to it than that…
Even with the fact that we are but a mere speck of dust in the grand scheme of things we still have the reality of our existence to confront.
And the way I see it, it's in our best interest to continue our existence and make as much use of it as we possibly can.
I mean who are we to look a gift horse in the mouth?
Besides, you'll enjoy your pathetic and meaningless life much more that way.
So kids, in conclusion;

We Don't Matter, but That Doesn't Matter…

Any questions? And again, Have a great night...

P.S. Suck it Pulliam!!!

I want...

2008-04-24T19:16:00.003-05:00

I want WoW back! I want my m@#$%^ f^*&ing Mage back! I want to go and molest bunnies in Azeroth again!!! God I'm deprived... :(

Anyway, This made me feel a bit better...

Oh and, help me tell Pulliam to get his shit together to record again.

Have a great night.

Day two and still at it.

2008-04-23T21:26:00.003-05:00

List of greatest people ever. Sherlock Holmes. Indiana Jones. Gregory House. Hawkeye Pierce. Amazing...

So the question came up today. Judging from the variety of weapons at their disposal and history, which is the dominant sex? Or at least the better of the two?

Speaking of amazing, I just saw the greatest video ever.

Have a good night folks.

Wow

2008-04-22T21:05:00.008-05:00

Winter Drumline's over and I'm about to have way to much time on my hands... So, I'm going to intensify my concentration on my current activities. I'm going to redouble my writing efforts, I'll start trying to draw decently again, I'm going to keep exercising. Hell, I might even try doing schoolwork and practicing now. Crazy talk I know. Anyway, I think I'll have more time for this blag now so I think I'll try it again. So, in our last episode we talked about that "Leave Britney Alone" kid and I thought I'd make it convenient for you guys to find it. Right here.

Enjoy kids... And Happy Earth Day

Oh and, here's my Winter Drumline show from this past season. In case you care.

The Hourglass of Life

Have a great night.

'Allo Ladies and Gents

2008-02-21T20:31:00.007-06:00

I'm here as I said in the description of this blag, not only to promote my smash-hit podcast "2Bored2Think", or 2(B+T) as I refer to it because I’m a nerd, but also to build upon that experience for the listeners that might be interested in what makes a Rigo Vigil tick and what goes on in his life. I suppose I should start off by describing a bit about myself. I am currently a high school senior at Independence High School. That’s in the proud state of Tennessee folks and no, I’m not a redneck. I’m an avid reader and I dabble in writing every once in a blue moon. That might pop up in here later. You’ve been warned… If you haven’t heard of the podcast and you just stumbled upon this, check us out and spread the word if you like us. Thanks and you can listen at

http://tooboredtothink.podbean.com

Your Humble Host
Rigo