The influence, the inspiration of Cosmopolitician

So I was at the park today with family, a little grill and chill. It was the same park that one of my friend's ashes were buried with a tree in his honor, Nikko. Good guy, I didn't hang out with him that much, or get to ever really truly know him like others but I could tell you he is one of those guys that would just make an impression regardless.

In June of '08, he was shot and killed, wrong place and wrong time deal. And just like that it was over. That sparked the beginning of Cosmpolitician, a song about losing people you love because of what is going on in the US, it also has relations with the war and all that bullshit.
The part where there is a specific reference goes like this,

"like a politician who cheats and lies, no rules so wrong innocence dies, Nikko we called him he had the most beautiful eyes......"

Well at the park today his mom, Connie, was there too, odd the way it worked out. I told her about the song, and the show I managed to put on for him to raise money and all that. It was a moving moment, almost 3 years later. It is strange how somethings just hit us like that out of the blue.

A bit later she left and I noticed some kids looking at the tree, playing with the ribbons and shit. I was thinking to myself, where the fuck are your parents? No one was watching them while they were at the park!   ARG, you don't understand what that tree, the ribbons, the notes, all of it and what it means.

You parents who just let their kids do whatever they want, get a grip on them. If I wasn't the decent person that I am now, I surely would have done something.

Nikko, god rest your soul brotha.....

R E S P E C T !

Ok so there is something ticking me off, just a little bit.  How long does it take to drink a beer, can of soda, check your e-mail, play games on face book, brush your teeth, figure out what clever thing to say  for your new post on these social networks, flip through channels, have a smoke, clip your toe nails, stare at yourself in the mirror  BLAH BLAH BLAH!
But it seems no one talks a few minutes to actually read these blogs I am writing.

I am trying to get something started. And it is the same shit with Tribal Path, so much fucking potential and yet there seems to be no outlet for it right now. We blow 90% of bands out of the water.

Back to these blogs. I have "different" style of writing I like to think, and I think if I had some followers, readers, people leave comments, that someone might notice and that could bring greater things. but apparently everyone is to busy. If you read this leave a comment that you do.

My ears are burning......

There are sometimes when you realize what you are doing is bad for such as smoking or drinking and eating fast food everyday. Well moderation could prove better in most cases but sometimes people just want something, let them enjoy it.  I am smoker and  while I am not a chain smoker I want to be able to enjoy my smokes when I have them. I just really hate it when I run into to people or some of my family members are giving me lectures on why I shouldn't smoke blah blah blah.  Look I know the reasons why I shouldn't and I know what the possibilities are if I do, this is what I want right now and it is a small little thing that I want to enjoy.

What ever the reason for your vice, make sure that you can enjoy it without causing too much disturbance, then it really is a problem. You shouldn't affect the people around you, to a certain degree anyway. A little bit of moderation. Hell did you know beer in moderation is actually healthy for you? TRUE! There are a lot of new studies and tests that change our attitude about life and the things in it.  "Tonight at 10, there is something in your house you you every day but could kill you at any moment, find out tonight", what the fuck is that shit, that is the real problem right there......

Pass the cigarette on the left hand side.

A little Yoga on the side please......

I hate working out sometimes. Sometimes I feel rushed and that I don't have enough time, which is the case most the time, so I squeeze in a quick work out. But does it really accomplish anything? Apparently you can lose 1800 calories just by sitting in your bed all day. So eat 1800 calories and sit in your bed and you will fine I guess. Nah doesn't work like that sadly. We are a fat nation sorry to say, but we are gluttons. We consume and consume and don;t do anything. Eat right do some exercise and the states would be better. 

All it takes is that first step, hell find a group to motivate you if you need to, join a gym, or find something that makes exercising more fun and not like "exercise" at all.  There s the Wii or Kinect, and that PS2 thingy too.  I started doing the P90X thing and didn't have the motivation for it what with my environment and all. But when I did do it, it really worked and I felt better. Sad to say I have a problem with my sciatic nerve from construction so when it is acting up it hurts like hell, sometimes to a point where I need support walking. 

One thing I found was yoga, from P90X, and I felt it really invigorating. It makes you use your whole body in ways that you never have before. It can be hard sometimes but at the end you are like "GIVE ME MORE". Well whatever works for you, eat right, eat healthy, and sexercise err I mean exercise. 

An apple a day keeps the doctor away. A salad a day keeps the pounds away. Fastfood everyday will make the body pay.

Sometimes life hands you some pretty shitty lemons.....

Sometimes life hands you shitty lemons and you have to learn how to deal with it. Make some shitty lemonade? Sure add a little sugar and it you can't taste the difference. Well for us that hold on to reality we know that life isn't all full of dreams, candy, bubbles, and people throwing confetti at you while shouting your name every time you walk by. Those are REAL people, the people that know you have to work hard to get what you want, the people that don't expect to have things fall in their lap (although will accept it), the people that would sit in a jeans and a t-shirt watching the game or whatever drinking a beer if they had 20 dollars or 2 million dollars.

I see these damn MTV shows where the 16yr old girls have huge parties for their sweet 16, what the fuck is that shit? "Daddy my brand new Mercedes is not blue you ruined my party!" Shut the fuck up and sit down and spoiled punk ass brat. My first car was a '96 Hyundai accent, hunchback, and I loved it. There are so many people that just act spoiled or basically are bitches or assholes who have tons of money and they think the whole world revolves around them. Yea sure, in case you didn't know most of them just are nice because they want your money or you give them stuff or take them to expensive ass places or parties.  Those aren't real friends.....

Real persons would not do that, spend their money as much as they would wipe their ass with it.  Honest, hard working people who know that if giving that kind of blessing their lives would change. And not just for themselves but for their friends and family, without a hesitation. The people that would have millions of dollars but still drive around an old Ford or Chevy or something. Not to say that they wouldn't spoil themselves cause I know I would, but there is a balance there. Have what you want and know that you work you ass for it, you came from living paycheck to pay check and weren't fed with a silver spoon.
The world needs more people like that, I hope something changes.

Is the Glass half empty or full?

One step at a time....

Have you heard? A few companies are starting to make soft drinks out of REAL sugar!
That is incredible, of course isn't how it used to be? Now we have all this high fructose corn syrup and artificial sugars and flavors.

I was working with a company ( who shall remain nameless those bastards) that inventory Home Depots and such, well I didn't realize at the time that Home Depot carries Coca-cola that is made in Mexico. MMMMMMMMMM that was so damn good. I made it a habit to get one at every store, everyday , and anytime that I could. There is something about having a smoke and a nice cold, made with real sugar, coca-cola, well I guess beer too.

So come on soft drink companies, juice companies, shit anyone that makes a drink. USE REAL SUGAR! It taste better, is better for you, and more people would drink it. I didn't like coke that much until I had the REAL stuff. Mmmm........

Now I know a lot of foods we eat have processed crap in it, but in our world that is just how it is. Now of course we could all have our own farm and make our own food, raise our own cattle, blah blah blah, but that is just not going to work.  Can we eat better? of course. In fact if more people would just watch what they eat a little bit more and watched how much they ate, I am sure America would not be the fattest nation in the world. It all starts with one step, it may be hard to get the motivation ( trust me I know) but just find something that motivates you and reminds you of why you want to  be healthy in the first place.

Can we do this? Yes we can!

NO FREAKING WAY!!!!!!

I was sitting there eating  tasty salad as my wife prepared hers. She went into the bedroom while I was sitting there in the living room. I turned the T.V. on and the channel was already set to the History Channel. Sometimes there is some interesting stuff and sometimes it could put an insomniac to sleep.

Ancient Aliens, hmm what is this about. Well my curiosity got the best of me and I indulged it with a 2 hr show of this ancient aliens. It went along to discuss how aliens may have contributed to ancient civilization. The Aztecs, Egyptians, and countless other all over the globe influenced by beings from outer space.

Here is the kicker, apparently in their research there is some reference to beings that come from the sky or who look different ( they way we describe aliens today) in the bibles of all religions ( I think most of them anyway). There are also many depictions of weird looking beings on cave walls that have odd shaped bodies and heads very similar to what we describe aliens today.  And this is all over the world not just cave drawings but glyphics as well and in  Aztec statues.

They also went to discuss about how these structures would have been virtually impossible for them to complete with their tools they had at the time. I am talking about the pyramids, the cities, Stonehenge, and other artifacts that would have been impossible. For a civilization to complete temples that grand??? or walls in other structures to be so well fit together they they do not use any mortar substance, ALL BY HAND???

Things don't add up. How are ancient civilizations supposed to develop these structures (who by today's standards, architects even say is incredibly hard) by hand and man power.  I honestly believe that there was assistance by other beings, aliens or whatever, the evidence is there in one way or another.

Some people believe that this is all false and they figured it out one way or another. Well you can't explain it all, how about the structures of an ancient city that was completely composed of  dyerite ( I believe) which is almost as hard as diamond. Essentially the tools they would have would have to have diamond tips. That and the engravings are so damn precise, well everything was. Even down to math and also structures what would line up with stars or the pyramids that pinpoint the exact location of where the latitude and longitude lines are at their longest, the center of the world supposedly.

There are just too many things that cannot be explained, and the only conclusion that I can draw is that there was help from something not of this world. What's that you say? Where are the aliens now? Why haven't they returned? WHO KNOWS, and really why? We don't know the reason why these symbolic structures were built or even really how they were built. Lets expand the mind a bit and think outside the box that we are not alone in this universe, to think that is simply absurd. The universe is a rather large area and earth , even our solar system is just a piece of sand in a celestial beach.

Free your mind and the rest will follow.

Survival of the Fittest...

So I am doing my studies today, Life sciences which is basically biology and more, and we are talking about evolution. For those of you who think that evolution is bullshit, I am sorry to say that it isn't. Science doesn't lie, it may be incorrect as we find more information, but the purpose of science is to understand the world around us.

Anyway back to evolution. Was doing some research and read something really interesting.
"A new study suggests the need for endurance made us what we are. Hunting or scavenging on the African savannah was the genesis of the Nike empire, the thinking goes. Those who ran well separated themselves from the pack of apes and became the earliest humans, eating protein that enlarged their brains.

Running got us out of the trees and made us smarter."[(Miller, 2008)Livescience.com]

I mean how crazy is that. There is a reason for everything and everything has a reason regardless if we need it anymore or not. It was pretty interesting to find that evolution is so obscure but plays a vital role in every organism on the planet.  

Some of my friends and  I talk and occasionally these stories of rare feats of human accomplishments come up. For example uncles being able to take lug nuts off, change the tire, and put the lug nuts back on a car using their bar hands! WHAT THE HELL IS THAT!? 

Of course this is the process of evolution and natural selection. In general our kind is growing smarter while the body grows weaker, by comparison. Not that it is weak and not that you can't make it stronger, I am just saying in general. 

Maybe in 200 years our bodies will be stick shaped and our brains huge, like I really know. The innovation of mankind is never absolute as long as there is always something to motivate it. I look forward to witnessing the next tech revolution, if it is my time, I shall be happy to have a part in it. 

One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.

High with a little help from my friends.

I was sitting here wondering what to write about today. I have lots of random strands of thought that flow through my head, but they aren't usually structured enough for a blog. As these fragmented pieces jumble around I started thinking about people I would like to hang out with. Then it hit me, friends! And I mean real friends, not peers or people you occasionally see. But friends you can count on when you really need them.

These friends are more than just friends, they are the ones that will talk with you when you got some real heavy shit on your mind. They are the ones that will stay up late playing video games trying to beat Killer instinct on  5 stars ( and the damn game didn't count a punch when you KNOW you had him down). They are the friends that help you stand up while taking  a piss in the urinal and the bar. They are the ones that when you haven't seen each other for years, can still be hanging out on the couch eating a bowl of cereal and watch Saturday morning cartoons and you don't have to say anything.

Those are the friends we all need, the ones that are more than friends. They like brothers, sisters, fuck family man! Sometimes we get all caught up in the lifestyles we have, work work work and all that random bullshit. Take some time to rewind and hangout with the people you grew up with, the people that actually mean something to you.

I know at the drop of a hat if one of my friends needed me, for whatever reason, I would help them out. Doesn't matter if they needed a ride at 2 in the morning.  We all (including myself) need to just make some time for the things that really matter in life. I am going to make an effort to do that more often, its good for the soul.

I work to live not live to work.

A little explanation please!

What to do, what to do?

So I have been hearing  a lot of shit going around in the political side of things. Concerning Obama, Bush, and a few others. Apparently all this BS you see in the media about how Democrats and Republicans and green parties or whatever is all for show, behind closed doors they are cool with each other. Apparently Obama's words are empty words which are just an more articulated version of Bush's scene. Apparently there is 14 trillion dollars that the U.S. government can't account for, so what the hell is going on?

I am not one that analyzes the political scene often, maybe when some thing interesting happens or maybe more mainstream, but when  I catch something that leaves me with many questions I think the general public has a right to know.

In my opinion, based on things I have experienced and people I associate with and their experience, the government is full of crap. If that is really true we can never really know and how much crap they are full of. Regardless I feel that the general public is never really going to know what is going on in the government. BUT WHO WILL POLICE THE POLICE!?
Hell if I know but evidently the system needs good house cleaning if you know what I mean. I probably should research this more and see what I find but with big brother always watching you never know when they may intervene muah ha ha h!

In any case if shit its the fan I am moving to Australia or something I don't care, buy an island off the coast there and build a huge fort. One thing is for sure that if something isn't done to revamp the puppet strings, it is only going to get worse.

"Dance like the marionettes, swaying to the symphony....of destruction..."

It's a curse and a blessing.

Call me a day dreamer, an optimistic wisher of things I have little control of, but there are just some things in this world that I wish I could do more with.  Recently I have been playing Mass Effect, from Bioware (people who made star wars knights of the old republic), and I am really enjoying it. In a nutshell you are a bad ass soldier who saves the galaxy, set in the future, they have some really cool things I wish I had now. There are these people called engineers that use what is called an omni-tool, which is a computer on your wrist that, when activated, creates a hologram around the users forearm and hand. It can communicate with other people, hack into terminals, decrypt files, the whole shabang!

I was wondering to myself how could we do something like this in our generation. I would love something like this, and it doesn't even have to be all hologram. Feels like the world is in a stalemate of technology and we need a new resource or spark to start another industrial revolution.

What this ties into is that we have so much potential that we are not tapping into as the human race. Hell we only use 10% of our brains, so why not try something new?

There are so many things that I want to work with and work on, ask my wife, I want to go to all these schools to gather knowledge. I have this thirst for knowledge that seems only quenchable by doing something with it, and not just anything something big, something that is really going to change people's life.

Maybe it will be my software engineering, maybe my opinion and point of view on the world, or maybe it will be my music ( that would be awesome to do the whole Bill and Ted thing where their music established world peace lol).

In any case, I have all this potential that I feel inside of me, I need to find another source to put it into. At some point it shall be my children who will inherit this blessing/curse, but until then..........

The future is woven from the fabric of the past.

To cool for school

I am in my second year of school at the University of Phoenix. WOW! It is definitely an experience I shall not forget. Going through school I was always like, as soon as I hit 12th and graduate I ain't doing school no more. LOL yea right, that is the only way to get ahead in life. Sure it can be expensive but isn't it worth it? I wish I would have gone straight out of high school sometimes, it probably would not have been UofP but something. 

Anyway I just got done with my human systems assignment, making a 10-12 powerpoint and 2 systems ( I chose the nervous and cardiovascular systems) with speaker notes and images. I did it in about 2 hours without studying ha ha! and half the time was just finding the right images I wanted to use. My point is I feel so much more accomplished going to school, I am more educated for sure and I have this sense that I am really doing something to secure a better future for my family.  And let's not forget the discipline, I take online courses and let me tell you it takes focus and discipline to do it online, there is no one to keep you inline or anything, its all on you to get it done for the most part. 

I look forward to learning and honestly as I get older I want to learn more. Medical assistant, visual arts programmer (gamin), pilot (helicopter), I gotta learn how to surf, and loads more. When it comes it comes because I know first thing is first. 

School isn't always easy but isn't your future worth it?

Being a Father.

There are times in life that you are really put to the test. And it isn't so much the text itself but the way you handle it.

Yesterday I was in the hospital for about 6 hours with me daughter, who is only 15months, she had a bad accident on a chair and gashed her finger. While I'll call 911 my wife was frantic. I tried to calm her down but that was a failed attempt. Just keep some pressure, I said to her while I got some ice. 911 called over the fire department and an ambulance, they wrapped her hand and asked if I wanted to take her to the ER or prefer they would. Let's think about this, ummm you do it, get her down there STAT.

So they take off and I am following shortly, getting the bag ready and my son dressed and trying to clean up. When I arrive I see that they are sitting in the children's section of the hospital and my daughter is sitting quietly. I thought maybe they gave her something. WRONG, it was new bandage and it was getting saturated with blood. I mean how many hours does it take for this shit to be done with. I can see that if there are other injuries that may be more serious but come on this is an infant. What really pisses me off is when the nurse comes down to help change the bandage and clearly sees blood squirting out of the finger, UMM I'M NO DOCTOR BUT I'M PRETTY SURE THAT IS A BAD THING.

Fuck they pissed me off so much. Sometimes I feel like going to med school just to take care of my kids. Well a few hours later she was stitched up and we got out of there. Now she has a sock over her hand to prevent her from attacking the wrapping, luckily it isn't that bad and should heal properly, but there may be a little cosmetic surgery to fix the damage.

What this has taught me is that being a father you need to be a super hero, the ones you see out of movies and not the ones out of comics. Cool, calm, and collected is going to beat out frantic any day. Being a parent in any case is such a special thing, we sometimes forget  how much of an impact they have on our lives. Take the ER waiting room for example,  I was ready to start knocking things over to get her attention. It just is crazy to realize what we would really do as parents when given the situation.

I love my kids, and I would do anything for them.

Nava-who?

How many of you know a second language? 3rd? 4th?

Sadly I was not given the opportunities that would leave me to be fluent in my native language of Spanish, although I try. I did the whole Spanish thing in high school and I got a B average, I would talk to my gramps and he would teach me to, the real Spanish not the formal shit you learn that no one really uses anymore. So there is that excuse.

Now I am super pumped to get Rosetta stone in Spanish. For those of you who never have heard of Rosetta stone check it out, it simple put is an amazing tool for learning a language that essentially immerses you in the language rather than memorize a bunch of words.

Now off subject for a second. I am also Apache, black foot tribe I have been told and from what my grandma used to say I am also in direct lineage of the famous Geronimo. I have been trying to learn more about that heritage but it seems the details are obscure and or not available at all. But what little I have read is that Navajo and Apache are pretty much the same, with the same language, being southwestern Athabaskan. So I decided to take it upon myself to learn my native tongue.
Sadly it is a dieing language, only 5% of youths can speak it in this culture.

In efforts to save this dieing language, Rosetta stone has started this program to save languages such as Navajo, they use donations to study and analyze the written and spoken words. Which is actually more of a feat than a task since most elders do not now the basics of how it came to be just stories their parents told them.

My point is that we all have heritage, some way or another we are in a giant cauldron of racial diversity. We all could benefit from learning more about our history. What is that saying? Those who don't know learn from their past are doomed to repeat it.

I am looking forward to getting Rosetta stone Navajo, I feel great about myself, preserving a language that has been around for so long. I plan to teach my kids.

knowledge is power.

So sue me?

Ok, I know I said I would write one a day but i'm sure you are all with me on this one.

So I am picking up my son from school right? And there is a a pathway that we all park right next to the gates where our kids come out, right in the middle is where the gate is. This bitch  always likes to park right in the middle regardless if there is no one in front of her, ARG! MOVE UP!!!!!

Anyway, she drives the route that I drive home, it is not on the main streets but on the side streets. Today I notice her riding this guys ass, and I am talking just a few feet, keep in mind that this was a Chevy Cobalt and she is driving some kind of SUV. Well I drive an SUV too and I hate when people do that crap. So what did I decide to do? Get on her ass,  I drove so dam close I swear if you were on the hood you could touch her car, sorry SUV.

But she would manage to pull away sometimes  and at every stop there was something in my head that just said "don't break, just keep going" Grand theft Auto, how I wish I could do what I do in that world. Some times it should be done, call it vigilante you are really pissing me off.

In any case, I don't condone the GTA method, just load the game and take all your frustrations on the civilian on the side walks, then the police, then see how long it takes to get to 6 stars. hehe. BAM!

All for the money!

Ok let's talk about music.

Now I am not the type that goes to bars and clubs and really listens to local music, but being in my band I hear local when i'm playing, some are good some are crap. What I have noticed is that the crap bands that talk about beer, sex, and other nonsense seem to get the crowd riled up (usually when they are already drunk I am assuming). So what! They sounds horrible, do I need to just randomly scream "LETS GET DRUNK MOTHER FUCKERS!!!!!" and all of a sudden the band will go big??

Thats the problem with the music industry, not only it is over run with pop music and rap (which to me is just a rant with a beat) but any original music out there is few and far between. Take a look at who is popular, when I have the radio on I honestly feel like i'm listening the same crap over and over and over again. There are only a few bands that sounds different, Shinedown is one of them and they are newer, 5 finger death punch had that one good song, umm...thats all I can think of.

What about good original music, bands that don't copy themselves from another band, yes I am talking about bands like Tribal Path, bands that are what they are and may sounds similar to other bands, you can't really compare them (and no we do not sounds like maroon 5).

The music industry is so involved in looking at this like a business, which it is, but they just want what is going to make them money and do not want to take the risk.
That shit just really bothers me, now unique bands have to work ten times as hard as some crap band that sings about sex, drugs, and rock and roll.

What the music scene needs is a jolt of freshness, a new attitude on what music should sound like none of that pop culture. I am not saying that all of that pop is bad, I like Perry and.... well thats all I can think of at this moment.

Point is we all could do ourselves some justice in rediscovering older bands. Earth, Wind, and Fire is a great band, Kool and the gang is another, and what about the Bee Gees, the Beatles, Primus, Black Sabbath, old school Red Hot Chili Peppers, Pat Benatar, Heart ( I love Baracuda), Mountain, some Pearl Jam, the stray cats (now known as the Brian setzer group), and give me some more Muse too.

I don't know, it is what it is I guess, I hope it changes.
Don't be a puppet by the media, if you like something then you like it, shit when I was a kid people were listening to the backstreet boys while me and my buddies were listening to Queen, FREDDY!. Just because its popular doesn't mean its good. Love what you love and don't be afraid.

Really America?

ok, so I sitting on the computer and I hit the Youtube channels for some video surfing. I start watching something from machinema, which I cancelled my subscription from them cause they send like 10 videos a day, anyway, I am watching this expo of some sort with new tech and services and I see "The House of Marley", I don't care who you are but Marley had it right and I wish more people had point of view in the world. One love man, one love. lets get together and feel alright.

of course they probably are insinuating that weed is a tool used for the facilitation of diverse communications similar to how the native americans use the peace pipe. But thats what its all about anyway right? Getting to know a one another and forgetting all this political bullshit that isnt really necessary anyway. When it all comes down to it the leaders in this world are in a global "who's got the bigger stick" mess. They all have their countries to lead but when shit starts to happen they try the diplomatic solution, meaning they have to talk but what they really want to do is kick some ass.

Now at that point right there I am a bit divided. Part of me wishes that people would stop the violence and get along, work together, and learn to act under one house regardless of origin or belief (which probably mean a sudden advancement of the human race), but the realistic part of me knows that this "dream" is just that, a dream, and the likelyhood that any kind of world peace is applicable in our life time would be complete nonsense. While I am not one for war, I wish America was like it was back in the old days. Kicking ass and taking names, but now it seems much more obscure. I mean back then when someone fucked with us we came and and took a shit on them, take Pearl Harbor for example, Roosevelt was like nah fuck that bomb their asses, they shouldn't have messed with us. Now I know what you're saying, if we start shit then they will and nukes go every and destroy the whole world. I am not saying lets go bomb anyone that gives us a dirty look what I mean is the attitude that was there is gone and it's what we need.

I however am I thinker rather than a doer, I would not be on the front lines that is just something that I cannot see myself doing, but more of the logistics of things I could, that was off subject but it just kinda came up.

My feeling is that there will be another world war in our life time, and America needs to get its shit together. No more bullshit.

(Australia here I come)

Damn you Myspace

Ok so if you don't know I am going to school for software engineer at the University of Phoenix. Well I had to discuss webpages and designing or updating existing ones. I thought about it and realized Myspace was a prime candidate, my good friend also tells me he never gets messages sent out or received. So here is what I wrote.

I did some thinking and I figure that there are a lot of sites out there that could always improve or upgrade, but what about going over that line into information or graphic overload? Myspace, as i'm sure everyone knows about, is one of those social sites, reconnect with friends and family or browse through people and bands and make new friends. One thing that has turned me away from Myspace is the fact that it is way too busy. I would definitely improve the design of this site by limiting the amount of graphics and information that are on the page, it seems that it was made for people with ADD or something. Restructure the backbone so I don't feel like I am looking at an atlas of the web. Not only are there too many graphics (thank you ads and sponsors) but there also seems to me to be an unordered way that the pages flow. It almost seems to me that they just would fit it where they could and it takes me a few minutes to find my pictures. Ordered lists that are on the same spot every time would be great, bulletins or whatever doesn't matter I just think having it anchored would attract more than the teenagers who drink redbulls or monster energy drinks all day.