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fuqed: Movie Review

Thursday, January 25, 2001 by Daren Darrow

Ok, I'm too lazy to write my own review so heres the review from Planetout.com which is a very good one.


-- Save The Last Dance --


Following her mother's untimely death, aspiring ballerina Sara (Julia Stiles) moves in with her estranged father (Terry Kinney) and becomes one of the few white students enrolled in a virtually all-black high school. Thrust into an unfamiliar world, Sara finds a soul mate in college-bound African-American student Derek (Sean Patrick Thomas), whose love of hip-hop rekindles her dream of pursuing a ballet career. This old-fashioned romantic melodrama does a nice job setting up a complicated clash of cultures, both ethnic and artistic, but subplots about gang warfare and unwed mothers unnecessarily complicate the central love story. The film is an attractive production, with appealing leads, but this obvious retread of Flashdance will likely appeal only to the target audience of teenage girls.



Clearly, this is a hetero teen date flick. During an English class discussion of In Cold Blood, one student says the book's notoriety was due to the fact that author Truman Capote was "a fag," and no one challenges him on this point.



--Q Syndicate

fuqed: Yippie

Wednesday, January 24, 2001 by Daren Darrow

Well faitful readers. I am sorry for not posting an article last night. I had simply forgotten to. So I guess I will just have to post 2 or more today :)


Well, I have been having a good week for the most part so far. I found out monday that I am going to get college credit for the work I do at the company I work for. YIPPIE. What happened is they canceled my Principles of Management Night class that I was sched to take. This is my last semester at community college and by them canceling the class I wouldn't have been able to graduate. Well I went and laid the smack down and they compromised by giving me 3 hours of Coop Ed classes which is where they come by my office once to make sure I actually work here and then I write an article over some trends/issues in the ISP business and I get the credit and get to graduate in May. Cool huh? I thought so.


I also am getting the Insurance money on my car soon. For those of you who do not already know, we recently had a large ice storm here in Oklahoma. Well during this ice storm a big ass tree decided to fall on my NEW 2000 Mustang. Insurance is paying for the body work at least.


I've also got some semi-good news at work. I don't want to go into it tho until it happens for sure. I don't want to jinx it :)


Well folks, thats all the interesting news I have for now. I will probley have more interesting insites to post later tonight. After all. Me, Ryan (tubby), Chris and Michael are all going out to dinner tonight so something interesting will probley happen.


-- WarriorGuy --

darrow@fuqed.net

"The only real security is to not have anything to hide." WarriorGuy, Jan 21, 2001 as seen on IRC!

fuqed: Stoooooopid Customers

Monday, January 22, 2001 by Daren Darrow

What is it with customers being down right nasty with me these days? Hello. Do not piss off he who hath your address and phone number.


I'm not going to name names, but for the purpose of this article we will call this customer ummm Joan Colvard. She calls me up this morning bitching about having to pay an activation fee with the company I work for. She knows good and well that there is an activation fee with our metered accounts (we have had many many many previous experiances with this customer). Any way we went round and round about this subject this morning. She was accusing us of price gouging our customers when in fact you will not find many ISPs that offerer metered accounts that do not have an activation fee. I explained to her that our unmetered account does not have an activation fee and she still bitched. She went off on how her other two ISPs that she uses doesn't charge an activation fee. When I asked if she had the unmetered/unlimited account with them she hesitated but eventually answered yes. Well duh fucknut. OH the only thing this call accomplished to do this morning was to royally piss me off.


I'm hopeing she decides to call back more. I really want to tell that evil wench where she can go and where to stick it. I'll cancel her account for her and add yet another name to our list of banned customers that we do not allow back on our system. She is actually already on it, but she snuck back on by using her husbands name. I can't believe someone actually married her with that attitude. The way she behaves she better be fucking great in the bed else I can't see another woman/man living with her.


Just my $0.20 <---- We've had inflation since this old saying has started.


-- WarriorGuy --

darrow@fuqed.net

fuqed: BURN BABY BURN (CONT.)

Sunday, January 21, 2001 by Daren Darrow

Good Evening boys and grrls. As promised here is more of my views on "me and tubby dateing" as I had meantioned earlier.

I feel the best way to start this post is to give the history of me and tubby.

-- DISCLAIMER --
I feel I must mention that tubby does read my page from time to time, and I hope anything I say here doens't offend or upset him. These are just the events that happened from my stand point.

Click the Read More link to view the full story.





(ARCHIVE NOTE - NO NEED TO CLICK, READ BELOW)


Date One
Me and tubby met online. I had posted a personal ad on planetout.com. He emailed me one day (totallly shocked the piss out of me) asking about me. We emailed like once or twice when he posed to proposition a date. I accepted and we went out. This was going great, at least I believe we were hitting it off well (save the fact that I was nervous as fuck as this was the first time I had been on a date since I had accepted that I was gay). I was a total lamer in my openion on our first date. I didn't want to ask too perverted (which I really am) so I refrained from being myself. Which added to it being awkard. I also didn't want to seem like a slut on the first date. So anyway, not much happened on the first date (not even a kiss, I was too shy to follow my instincts). We ended up sitting in the Mazzios parking lot in Spiro (a town near us) talking. Oh did we ever discover that we had so much in common. Alot of simmular experiances in High School and in life (i must meantion that I graduated HS in 1999 and he graduates this year). Well we talked for like 5 hours I believe, and when the night was over I wanted soo much to kiss him (as I believe he really wanted me to) but this goes back to me being nervous and didn't want to come off as a slut on the first date so I refrained (I have since reconsidered this stance for first dates). We eneded up going our seperate ways that night, but not before I had asked him out again for the next night. Too my upmost surprise and joy he accepted.

Date Two
For this semi date we went to one of my friends houses in McAlester (another town near here) where we sat and talked and got to know each other more. We also went to the movies (Meet the parents, which to this day, I can't really tell you what it was about since I didn't pay that much attention to it). This date was a good date (tm). We not only got to know each other more, this was also the date that our first kiss (one of many actually). Oh this sent my mind wondering and deciding where to go next. The week that followed was a very happy one for me, we continued our relationship via emails and phone calls. The time had come for date three.

Date Three
For the life of me this evening I can not even begin to figure out what what we had did on this date. I only remember where it had eneded up at. It had ended up with us screwing (yes, it is a harsh term but is an adaquet description). This was my first time (for me I always hated the fact that I was a 19 year old virgin, I felt like I should have lost it years ago). Yes, I know what some of you may be thinking. "Screwing on the third date. What are you a whore?". My responce is NO. It wasn't like that. It was a mutual emotion that we wanted to express physically, and when it happens it happens. Well that was pretty much the third date. The only other worthy meantion is that this was also the night that I had decided to come out to my Brother and Sis-In-Law.

Misc Other Info
Our relationship had carried on for about a month after this. An email here and a phone call, him dropping by the office to say hello and visit. Some form of contact everyday. The emails were pretty serious and loving (at least I interpreted them this way) as were the phone calls. This had gone up until Halloween. He came in the office and visited a bit while his friend terri was over at the video store getting some movies for their halloween party they were having. The visit went as normal and to the best of my knowledge I had expected for it to go one more.
Sadly, this did not happen. That is the day that I consider the last of our "romantic relationship". I hadn't had much contact with him over the month that followed. At first I did not read too much into it. But after about the 2nd or 3rd week into the month I began to really wonder. And was quite perplexed as to what was going on. Finally on the third week I was flat out pissed and wanted to know what was going on with us. I had sent and email telling him to call me (for reasons out of my control I did not have the power to call him at that point). Well he didn't call. This pissed me off even more and I had decided to lay out my emotions and feelings in an email to him (for reference, I had later found out that he didn't get the email in time to call me (i had asked for him to call me the next day)and he didn't get to check his email for like 2 days after that). The email was direct and to the point with out being over harsh. Although I believe It had came off on his stand point as me being bitchy. Which it was never intended to do, just me wanting to know what was up and yes I was very emotional about it. He eventually emailed me back saying that "our romantic relationship would most likely end" but esentially he would like our relationship to continue. This confused me since I had no idea why our romantic relationship ened, and I STILL do not know to this day. He has never told me, which I suppose is his decision, yet would like to know the reasons behind it.

Well, even tho I was very hurt, I had decided to continue a relationship with him, no matter what form it was in. Our relationship is currently that we are good friends. I have even helped him get a job with the company I work with. As meantioned before I still don't know what happened. I have tried to make my emotions about him very clear, and have let him know I will be here for him when he needs me, wether it be as just a friend or possiably more (who knows what my status will be tho, this will all be taken into consideration if the 'more' ever does come up). I had decided that if being friends was all that he wanted to be, I might as well accept at least that and carry on rather than totally exclude someone I like so much out of my life.

-- Another Disclaimer --
I have probley left alot of our story out of this, but this is pretty much the jist of it.

Well boys and grrls, now you know how me and tubby met and how he is a part of my life now.

-- WarriorGuy --
darrow@fuqed.net

fuqed: GO GET A BIG FAT WHOPPER!

by Daren Darrow

Well, tonight was a fairly boreing night. Me and tubby went out again (and yes, I don't need it pointed out to me again tonight that we go out alot even tho we are not dateing). We went and seen the moved "Save The Last Dance". Very good movie, it didn't live up to its full potential but it did very well. I'll post a full review of the movie tommarow some time most likely.



Still no hotties for me tonight, I really didn't look tho. Although there were too blips on my gaydar when we were at Taco Bell, but ultimatly my little bit of flirting and flameing wasn't enough. I'm not agressive enough going after what/who I want I suppose.



-- WarriorGuy --

darrow@fuqed.net

fuqed: BURN BABY BURN

Saturday, January 20, 2001 by Daren Darrow

What is it with me lately. Apparently I have turned into a flameing queen. I even started worrying about myself tonight.



Me and one of the guys I work with (tubby) went to a mall and was cruising. Well all wasn't really going that well. I ducked into the American Eagle store to check out what they have I might like, when this pack of really really cute guys came in. Without thinking I said "Oh My God!" and apprently I said it really loud because a few of the guys that were walking in stoped and stared at me for a bit, and all of the other AE Employees and customers were stareing at me to. Heh. At least I got their attention. :)



Well the embarassment doesn't end there boys and girls. We were walking along, talking in our 'british' accents, well because you know WE'VE GOT TO SAVE THE CHICKENS!. Any way, we were stumbling towards Jauc Po'neys (JC Pennys) when we happened upon a shared aquaintance (who we both really want to do). Anyway, said aquaintance doesn't know that i'm gay and that tubby is 'mr bi-polar bear'. So anyway, we were walking along still talking on our accent, trying to figure out whose was more authentic, when I screamed that mine sounds authentic and gay. Thats when we saw Tyson (the aquaintance), we walked over and talked abit and for some reason it was VERY VERY awkard. Probley because of the comment I had just shouted, the sexual tension between us all and my flame still burning quite bright :). So that ended a bit odd.



Well the night ended up with us sitting at a coffee shop talking, no cute guys for us, and me ultimately failing at finding a rainbow bead bracelet on which I had origionally set out to find at the mall (however I did find this nice white rock necklace). We did see some cute guys at the bookstore while we were there, yet in the end we ended up sitting and discussing why it would suck for us to still be dateing since we work together now :( Oh well, more on my views on the me and tubby dateing thing later boys and girls. I'm a weeee bit tired right now, so hang loose and stay tuned for further updated from me. Mr. Fuqed.com :)



-- WarriorGuy --

darrow@fuqed.net

fuqed: Funny Email

Friday, January 19, 2001 by Daren Darrow

Ok. I got another FWD in my email today. I usually delete these things but for some reason I read this one, and I am very glad I had.



I've heard most of these before, but I thought I would share it with everyone else.

Enjoy!


-- WarriorGuy --

darrow@fuqed.net

Subject: things to ponder

More Things To Ponder

  • What's another word for Thesaurus?

  • Why is the word "abbreviation" so long?

  • If you throw a cat out a car window does it become kitty litter?

  • If corn oil comes from corn, where does baby oil come from?

  • How do a fool and his money get together?

  • How do they get a deer to cross at that yellow road sign?

  • If it's tourist season, why can't we shoot them?

  • Why do they sterilize the needles for lethal injections?

  • What do they use to ship styrofoam?

  • How do you know when it's time to tune your bagpipes?

  • Is it true that cannibals don't eat clowns because they taste funny?

  • When you choke a smurf, what color does it turn?

  • Why does the word "sanction" mean both to permit and to prohibit?

  • Why does the word cataract mean both a waterfall and an eye defect (what do they have in common?)

  • Does fuzzy logic tickle?

  • Do radioactive cats have 18 half-lives?

  • If you shoot a mime, should you use a silencer?

  • What was the best thing BEFORE sliced bread?

  • Why is it so hard to remember how to spell MNEMONIC?

  • Why is it called a TV "set" if there's only one?

  • Why does your nose run and your feet smell?

  • Why does an alarm clock "go off" when it begins ringing?

  • If the opposite of pro is con, is the opposite of progress congress?

  • Why does "cleave" mean both split apart and stick together?

  • Why is it, whether you sit down or sit up, the results are the same?

  • Why is it called a "building" when it's already built?

  • Why do they call them "apartments" when they are all stuck together?

  • Why is there an expiration date on sour cream?

  • If you keep trying to prove Murphy's Law, will something keep going wrong?

  • How can you "draw a blank"?

  • Shouldn't there be a shorter word for "monosyllable"?

  • Why did the kamikaze pilots wear helmets?

  • Why do 'tug' boats push their barges?

  • Why do we sing "Take Me Out To The Ball Game" when we're already there?

  • Why are they called 'stands' when they're made for sitting?

  • Why is there only one Monopolies Commission?

  • Does a fish get cramps after eating?

  • Why do 'slow down' and 'slow up' mean the same thing?

  • Why is it when two planes almost collide it's called a 'near miss',
    Shouldn't it be called a 'near hit'?

  • Why are there Interstate Highways in Hawaii?

  • Why do light switches say on/off? When it's on you can see it's on, when it's off you can't see to read.

  • How do you know when it's an ENDLESS LOOP?

  • Why is FOOTball played by hand?

  • Why are there flotation devices under plane seats
    instead of parachutes?

  • Why are cigarettes sold in gas stations where smoking is not permitted?

  • Why do 'fat chance' and 'slim chance' mean the same thing?

  • If you can't drink and drive then why do you need a drivers license to buy liquor, and why do bars have parking lots?

  • Have you ever imagined a world without hypothetical situations?

  • How does the guy who drives the snow plow get to work on snowy mornings?

  • If the 7-11 is open 24 hours a day and 365 days a year then why are there locks on the doors?

  • If a cow laughs real hard would milk come out of its nose?

  • If nothing ever sticks to Teflon, how do they make it stick to pans?

  • Why do they put Braille dots on the keypad of the drive-up ATM?

  • Why is it when you transport something by truck,it's called a shipment, and when you transport something by ship it's called cargo?

  • Why is it that, they can't make an airplane out of the same material as that little black box data recorder?

  • Why do we drive on a parkway and park in the driveway?

  • Why does AT&T advertise "Reach Out and Touch Someone" when that's the one thing you can't do with a phone?

  • Why do they put headlights on cement trucks, they don't drive them at night.

  • If a Donky is an ass and a ram is a goat, why is a ram in the ass a goose?

  • Should crematoriums give discounts for burn victims?

  • If a mute kid swears does his mother wash his hands with soap?

  • And whose cruel idea was it to put an "S" in the word "Lisp"?

  • If a man stands in the middle of the forest speaking and there is no woman around to hear him....Is he still wrong?

  • If someone with multiple personalities threatens suicide....is it considered a hostage situation?

  • Is there another word for synonym?

  • Isn't it scary that doctors call what they do "practice"?

  • Where do forest rangers go to get away from it all?

  • What should you do if you see an endangered animal eating an endangered plant?

  • If a parsley farmer is sued do they garnish his wages?

  • Would a wingless fly be called a walk?

  • Why do they lock gas station bathrooms? Are they worried someone will clean them?

  • Is a shelless turtle homeless or just naked?

  • Can vegetarians eat animal crackers?

  • If a mime is arrested do they tell him he has the right to talk?

  • fuqed: FUQ DIS

    Thursday, January 18, 2001 by Daren Darrow

    Oh man, what a day it has been. Solid 12 hours going, non stop. Its like this every Tue, Wed, and Thur since college has started back.



    I get up in the mornings, get to work at 8:00. Am at work until 16:00 when I get off. I then have 20 min to do whatever. Leave for class at 16:20. Get in class at 17:20. Get out of class at 19:50. Drive home and get here at 20:50.



    ANYWAY. Any one that has ever been in customer service knows the joys of stupid customers. Especially when in the ISP business. Get jane doe that just got a computer, doesn't even have it out of the box, yet alone know how to use it calling you wanting internet access. Well you get her setup and she calls back having problems (and being the computer/internet expert she is by now in her 20 min period of using it) tells you that your companies systems are broke because she can't get online. Well, after about 20 min of talking to her trying to decifer excactly what is on her screen and how shes trying to get online we find out that she didn't know that she couldn't talk on her ONE phone line and get on the internet at the same time. UGHHHHHHHHH.



    After I deal with crap like that all day, I get to drive an hour to an absolutly crappy Community College and sit through boreing classes. Tonight wasn't so bad. It was my night to have TCOM classes. The first part of the lecture was pretty dry and boreing. But I actually learned some interesting stuff in the second half.



    Man, I come off being all b!tchy today don't I? I just need laid. Anyone know of a cute gay guy to hook me up with? hehe now I feel cheap. Oh well. Thats my story for today. ugg.



    -- WarriorGuy --


    darrow@fuqed.net

    fuqed: Fuqed Update

    by Daren Darrow

    Well, I'm getting closer. I'm waiting on a decent logo before I start telling people about this site. But I think I will go ahead and start posting my interesting thoughts of the day on here starting tommarow. Maybe I can come up with a good idea for a logo and what all I wish to do with this site then.

    If anyone browsing about the net comes across this and has some interesting story/news they would like posted on here, feel free to submit it with the submit news link on the front page.

    WarriorGuy

    fuqed: Fuqed.com

    Wednesday, January 17, 2001 by Daren Darrow

    New and Improved fuqed.com/net/org.

    Ok. Maybe one of these days I will have time to sit down and do what I had origionally planned to do with this site. Until then I will keep playing and I think I'm going to post my interesting thoughts and comments I have through out the day.

    Another Online Journal. Woohoo. I know you are all just looking forward to having another one.

    WarriorGuy