27
Aug
FUCK YOU, FACEBOOK!
Facebook deleted our Orangecounty Concepts account that we use to get a lot spamming done with. I hate you, I hate you, I hate you.
Mikey, did you really just make a new one after they deleted it? This is by far the most Arseneauist - I mean asininest thing you’ve ever done.
27
Aug
Treal - Spaceship
Oh and on a side note, this is the album that will replace Tha Carter III in everyone’s cd player/ipod:
27
Aug
I liked this photo way too much.
Saturday/Thursday is coming! (That’s what she said.) - and you can sign up for the guest list online to get in for free!
:: Bounce back and forth when ya’ hear this ::
T.I. featuring LilWayne, Jay-Z, and Kayne West - Swagger Like Us
26
Aug
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP)—Nine-year-old Jericho Scott is a good baseball player— too good, it turns out.
The right-hander has a fastball that tops out at about 40 mph. He throws so hard that the Youth Baseball League of New Haven told his coach that the boy could not pitch any more. When Jericho took the mound anyway last week, the opposing team forfeited the game, packed its gear and left, his coach said.
Officials for the three-year-old league, which has eight teams and about 100 players, said they will disband Jericho’s team, redistributing its players among other squads, and offered to refund $50 sign-up fees to anyone who asks for it. They say Jericho’s coach, Wilfred Vidro, has resigned.
But Vidro says he didn’t quit and the team refuses to disband. Players and parents held a protest at the league’s field on Saturday urging the league to let Jericho pitch.
“He’s never hurt any one,” Vidro said. “He’s on target all the time. How can you punish a kid for being too good?”
The controversy bothers Jericho, who says he misses pitching.
“I feel sad,” he said. “I feel like it’s all my fault nobody could play.”
Jericho’s coach and parents say the boy is being unfairly targeted because he turned down an invitation to join the defending league champion, which is sponsored by an employer of one of the league’s administrators.
Jericho instead joined a team sponsored by Will Power Fitness. The team was 8-0 and on its way to the playoffs when Jericho was banned from pitching.
“I think it’s discouraging when you’re telling a 9-year-old you’re too good at something,” said his mother, Nicole Scott. “The whole objective in life is to find something you’re good at and stick with it. I’d rather he spend all his time on the baseball field than idolizing someone standing on the street corner.”
League attorney Peter Noble says the only factor in banning Jericho from the mound is his pitches are just too fast.
“He is a very skilled player, a very hard thrower,” Noble said. “There are a lot of beginners. This is not a high-powered league. This is a developmental league whose main purpose is to promote the sport.”
Noble acknowledged that Jericho had not beaned any batters in the co-ed league of 8- to 10-year-olds, but say parents expressed safety concerns.
“Facing that kind of speed” is frightening for beginning players, Noble said.
League officials say they first told Vidro that the boy could not pitch after a game on Aug. 13. Jericho played second base the next game on Aug. 16. But when he took the mound Wednesday, the other team walked off and a forfeit was called.
League officials say Jericho’s mother became irate, threatening them and vowing to get the league shut down.
“I have never seen behavior of a parent like the behavior Jericho’s mother exhibited Wednesday night,” Noble said.
Scott denies threatening any one, but said she did call the police.
League officials suggested that Jericho play other positions, or pitch against older players or in a different league.
Local attorney John Williams was planning to meet with Jericho’s parents Monday to discuss legal options.
“You don’t have to be learned in the law to know in your heart that it’s wrong,” he said. “Now you have to be punished because you excel at something?”
26
Aug
I wrote this blog a few weeks back but have reposed to remind people that today is primary election day!! If you are a registered Democrat vote Quoc Van today and put the power back in the hands of the people!!
Meet Quoc Van. He is a Democratic candidate for Congress in Florida’s 8th District. You may have seen him on a local street corner waving his sign, or maybe he knocked on your door asking you to sign a petition to get his name on the ballot. If you haven’t seen him, or heard of him yet, you will soon. Quoc is not the traditional run of the mill candidate. In the state of Florida most candidates pay a filing fee to get on the ballot. That fee is $10,000. The only other way to get on the ballot is by collecting thousands of petition signatures. Quoc personally collected more than 5800 petition signatures over a 110 day period and spent 9 hours each of those days knocking on doors asking people to sign his petition. Few people take this route but Quoc has heart, and is devoted to this community, and his country. It is easy for an out of touch elitist to pay $10,000 to get on the ballet, but do you think our current representative Rick Keller, or even some of the other democratic candidates like Alan Grayson or Charlie Stuart would walk hundreds of miles to get their name on the ballot? Quoc did this not only to get the opportunity to serve his community, but to hear thousands of individual central Florida stories, concerns, and issues.
In the corrupt game of old time dirty Orlando politics, where the same group of elitist seem to find there way into office year after year, Quoc is a breath of fresh air. The incumbent, Ric Keller made a pledge to the citizens of central Florida that he would not serve in the House of Representatives for more than 4 two-year terms. He has decided not to keep his term limits pledge and chose to run for another term this year. If Ric Keller can’t keep his word to the citizens of Central Florida about a simple thing like this, why would he stand up and fight for the issues you are passionate about. Quoc is not only interested in serving the will of the people, he has heard them one by one.
Quoc was born in 1983 and is a first generation Vietnamese American. He graduated from Georgetown University with honors in 2005 and the Emory University School of Law in 2008. He is also the youngest candidate in the race. If you would like his opinion on some of the important issues we face this election year like National security, the economy, and education you can visit his website: www.vanforcongress.com
25
Aug
Today’s Werd: Destinesia
When you get to where you were intending to go, you forget why you were going there in the first place. Not to be confused with being stoned, destinesia often occurs during working hours, and is the cause of much frustration
.. and also - tonight is Monday. And for those of you with illegal habits/interests, - Weeds is on Showtime tonight.
I was reading a statistic today:
“In 2002, 1.4 million youth met the criteria for alcohol abuse or dependence, but only 227,000 actually received any treatment for these problems.”
- You fucking 227,000 are QUITTERS and a DISGRACE to this country’s alcoholic forefathers.
Speaking of.. Octagon’s Power-Hour is tonight with FREE beer all night long. It’s free beer and free cover - and afterwards, Juan’s taking his pants off to expose an over-worked and depressed server at Steak N’ Shake.
Lastly, it’s Jennifer Willbanks’ birthday today!
In a related story, Jennifer Willbanks has not been seen all day.
(Write that joke down..)
23
Aug
It’s Saturday night and I’ve been couped up in this house since Tuesday. Fuck the weather, - I’m going to SHIT SHOW.
23
Aug
Go to Sh*t Show @ The Octagon.
Because its ok to get Wasted.
23
Aug
I would like to welcome our newest member to the occ family, Bart Pardy. He is our newest photog and you will be seeing a lot of him out and about at our events. He’s a little weird but takes great pictures, drop him a facebook message and say hello!
21
Aug
“i dont go to saturday thursday at firestone anymore..
im a good friend of pauls
so im def. not adding you if all your going to do is invite me to SATURDAY THURSDAY AT FIRESTONE WITH DR.DAWE!
doesnt sound too thrilling to me…
but thanks anyway :)”
Today’s message is brought to you by: Lilliam Valentine (Age 14).
Make sure you add her to your friends on Facebook and invite her to Saturday/Thursday every week. Not on Facebook? Use her MySpace!
Thanks for the love, Lilly!
