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Fri, 26 Jun 2009 06:14:40 GMT

WARNING: this entry contains graphic material not suitable for those who dont wanna read about poop.

wow. so i decided way back when that i would never force any entries...cuz then stuff gets really watered down....and that i'd only do one if i really felt compelled.

im compelled. right now.

i almost crapped my pants in front of 3 friends (one of which was an innocent guest from california.)

so im at st. lucy's and i leave the adoration chapel cuz i felt ridiculous gassy. i go outside and its bombs over baghdad...in my booty. my first thought was like wow...this is a lot of gas.

my 3 friends come out, we say our goodbyes but then i realize i cant walk....because a sharp pain ensued and it was one of those moments in the movies where the guy first sees the meteor coming towards earth on his radar screen and realizes he has 1 hour to notify the nations etc.

only this was much worse. it felt like a wolverine in my booty prying its way out. i immediately stopped taking steps toward my car and said "omg, i gotta crap!"

i could feel donatello slowly peeking his head out so i tossed my keys to friend A and screamed "box of tissues in my car!!"

i stood frozen....cuz i knew if i moved it woulda been chocolate rain. even the slightest step in any direction would've unleashed any person's public/hygenic nightmare.

it subsided for a few seconds and i quickly assessed the situation....scanning around like a frantic macguyver for a solution. do i go in the bushes? behind the parked cars? in the garbage can? all of which were at least 5-10 steps away.....but even one sidestep would've forced this downward eruption.

my friends were laughing all throughout the episode until they realized it was getting more serious then they thought. friend B ran back into the chapel to ask where the closest bathroom was. it was while he left that my second battle began.

this was the big one. it started back up like a kick-drum and floor tom combination in the build up portion of any worshp song. i knew this was it. it was now or never. i didnt wanna give up....so i said im gonna give this all i got. i grabbed friend A's shoulder and tensed up my entire body. total involvement. it was a team effort. my pinky toes were in solidarity with my eyebrows.....my fists clenched with the same intensity as my perched lips. it felt like i was fighting against a dozen mma fighters...all pounding downward wanting to exit out of the octagon that tonite....was my booty.

this was probably the worst pain ever.....my eyes squinted so hard that i almost went dizzy....the whole time saying "why Lord? why?!"

the episode lasted 20 seconds at most....but thats a lot of time. (at this point i had been standing at the same spot in the parking lot for almost 10-15 minutes, refusing to move out of confident fear that it would be to my demise.)

friend B appears out of nowhere, with a key connected to a huge wooden keychain.....that to me looked just as glorious as the gold monstrance i had just got done adoring.

i slowly and carefully waddled my way to the bathroom and was able to dispose of the enraged stool that nearly slayed me in the middle of a parking lot.

of course instant relief came, complimented with jokes and laughter etc....but i started reflecting on my life....and realized that there have been significant crap moments from my childhood that i distinctly remember...all as equally embarrasing....and definitely more disgusting.

"open lot dump"/age, dont know....young boy: i went with my aunt to this open lot where her house was being built in the philippines. i dont remember much, but i know i crapped my pants....and she had to wash my booty from this little faucet thing that was sticking out of the ground. we were out in the open in front of everyone....and she had nothing but her hands and the water from the faucet.

"crying wall dump" - age, dont know...young boy again: i was with my mom at some party and i guess i crapped my pants...but the unforgettable scene was in the bathroom when my mom was so pissed....she was like "i cant believe you did it again!!!" and i felt so bad that i leaned my face against the wall and started crying.....somberly saying "im sorryyyyy....im sorryyyy"....exactly like those drug addict movie scenes where the guy is crying in the shower while leaning up against the wall cuz he realizes his life is a waste etc.

"green seattle tub dump" - again young boy.....dont know what happened....but i crapped like crazy in my aunt's bathtub and it was all green. it looked like a scene from double dare, or that someone took a double barrel shotgun to that green ghost from ghostbusters. i have NO idea what i ate.....and i have no idea why it was all in the tub....but it was green pudding....liters of it. splashed about. and my poor aunt had to clean it up.

tonite was the last straw. this was an attack, and history shows that i've been unprepared for it 3 times before. if it beat me, my friends would've been subject to foul smell and sight. people wanna go out to see you...not your poop.

this weekend im gonna assemble pieces to a glorious emergency crapkit. it will include a camper's mini potty, plastic bags, baby wipes, toilet paper, bottles of water, a bar of soap and disinfectant. i'll then keep them all in my trunk in some kind of case or crate.

never. again.

thanks to my friends who were with me tonite. seriously, your presence and support through what was probably one of the toughest moments in my life, speaks loudly of your selflessness and kindness of heart.

i wouldn't wish this on my worst enemy.

wussup x!

Fri, 08 May 2009 05:00:39 GMT

just wanted to say thanks to anyone who might've offered up a prayer for me. finally done with all my papers and exams....and my first full year at the sem is over. it feels so awesome to finally be done. theres nothing comparable to that feeling when you finish your last exam....so liberating.

so this one goes out to all the students out there still hard at work.....study hard..pray harder....and i'll see you at the finish line.

Godbless.

straightface x.

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 05:44:35 GMT

in the library at 2:42am. tired. a fly flew into my eye. grossed out.

update: 3 more papers. 3 more takehome exams. 3 more final exams. 9 more days.

Jesus, you brought me here. help?

upwardheadnod x.

Fri, 17 Apr 2009 04:14:04 GMT

just wanted to do one last fun thing before i serve my 3 week sentence of academic JAIL TIME. if you guys can, please pray for me from now until may 7th. 5 papers and 9 exams. (4 take home, 2 oral and 3 in-class.)

pray for a brother. please.

in other news, i've received a couple letters and dvds in the mail and i realized.....I LOVE IT. hehehhe. so just in case anyone else would like to partake:

Gino de la Rama
Immaculate Conception Seminary
400 South Orange Avenue
South Orange, NJ 07079

unlike latin america where i moved around a lot, i'll be here for another 6 years. hehehhee....so feel free to send some love. id actually love some framed pictures of all different sizes. my room's pretty boring. so framed pictures of us having fun....or dvds. or both.....just no framed dvds. hehehhe

in other news, remember when you were young and you used to crack on your friends who couldnt dress up right? like whenever it was time to get formal, some of your friends just couldnt do it. stuff didnt fit right...colors were weird...the butterfly collars really shoulda been left in their cocoons....they would be sagging dress pants....wearing fitted hats and sneakers with suits etc. you'd look at em and just be like geez....buy a clue. but whats REALLY interesting now....when you have friends who ARE adults.....and KNOW how to dress formally....you find out they have no idea how to dress DOWN. they're like rockin sweatpants from when they were 16....shorts that are entirely too short....socks that are too high...sweatshirts or hoodies that look all ratty and faded.....hats with like an exxon logo....yeah i dunno. i just thought that was weird.

another old school pic for fun.

sup x.

Thu, 15 Jan 2009 02:24:42 GMT

so im back in school. the break was good. went to chicago for a few days, then to italy. rome was amazing. as was assisi. and amalfi.

italians definitely talk a lot. mad animated too. my theory is that it comes from their really strong coffee.

its only been one semester but i feel so accomplished. hehehe. like im not so newbie anymore. still newbie....but not AS newbie.

im working out again for the first time in roughly 6 months. feels good. i mostly just rock the treadmill while playing loud music and acting like im in a rap video...walking with a posse etc.

would anyone out there like to write me or send me anything? we got tons of drawings/christmas cards from these elementary school kids and i didnt realize how cool it is to get stuff in the mail. lemme know if you're bored or have free time and would wanna do that.

im still taking prayer intentions. email me and i pray for them mondays and thursdays during holy hour.

anyone have cool spring break hookups? i really wanna go to some relaxing/awesome/exotic place, while not paying anything. is that possible? just wondering.

in other news, i havent consistently played the guitar in over 4 months. my goals of reaching amazingship seem to be even further out of reach.

last week, yes, january of 2009, i bought my first dvd player and 5 dvds. hehehhe....if you never knew, im not techy AT ALL. i have to ask my brother to do everything for me. i get discouraged to get cool new things, cuz after 6 months, cooler newer things come out then your cool new things is suddenly uncool and old.

so anyway, i finally got my first dvd player. hehehe....$30 bux. and i was pretty excited to buy my first 5 dvds. they are:

1. karate kid
2. teenage mutant ninja turtles
3. goonies
4. coming to america
5. goodfellas

*note: if theres even ONE movie you dont recognize, you've automatically withdrawn any future consideration for friendship with me.

im building a library of movies that i can watch at any time, over and over again. it was funny cuz as i was picking em out at target my brother was like "what about NEW movies?" i laughed in his face. cant you see? they havent withstood the test of time. sure a movie might be cool now...but will it be cool enough years from now? so much so that you could watch it over and over and over again and not mind? THOSE are the dvd's people should get. thats my criteria. if i can watch it and find the same jokes funny no matter how many times i've heard it, its gold.

heres an old pic for fun. check out my brook. hehhehehe.

peace.

blahblahblah x.

Thu, 11 Dec 2008 19:33:40 GMT

just some random thoughts cuz i need to take a break from writing papers:

1. whats up with library wanderers? looking for a book? thats ok. walking to the bathroom? thats ok. but i cant stand the perennial wanderers that look like they lost their imaginary friend and just wont stop searching. everytime they walk by me i keep thinking, "gah! you again!? sit yourself down and stare at your hands or something. geez." perhaps im just too easily distracted.

2. why does it feel so good when the gas station attendant compliments your music? who are they? they dont give out grammy's. they dont have columns in rolling stone. and yet, i'm fulfilled.

3. i miss rap. its been a really long time since a really good rap song came out. where have all the good rappers gone? are there no authentic labels out there anymore? do i seriously have to walk around newark again to get underground mixtapes?

4. why do i feel so pressured to join facebook? I JUST DONT WANNA. geez.

5. why has it been raining so much this fall. will that mean more rain this spring? or less? even if i had weatherman friends, they wouldnt be able to explain why, they'd only let me know whats coming in advance. so i guess its pointless to ask why.

6. i cant believe im getting used to waking up at 6am.

7. why does kat pormento look like so many celebrities?

8. how did we allow a man to be trampled to death in a black friday stampede? everyone who passed him and didnt help him shouldn't be allowed to buy anything ever again. all their shopping should be restricted to salvation army/goodwill. and all their food should be from soup kitchens. no more buying for you, you freakin animals. you're all probably pro-choice too.

9. latin chants are freakin hot. get into it now so that when the latin mass becomes more popular, you're the coolest kid in the pew. i know i am. hahahaha.

10. my shoulder still hurts from thanksgiving football. just in case anyone was wondering, tackling a robbie dinglasan running full speed does NOT feel like a hug from your grandmother. (actually in my case, the hug would be accompanied by one of those "smelling kisses")

peace x.

lets get to work x.

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 04:44:59 GMT

Catholic Culture and the Election of Barack Obama

It is impossible to speak of a "Catholic culture" in America any longer. A whole segment of the populace who call themselves "Catholics" do not feel bound by any standard of Catholic orthodoxy or sanity. In fact, it is impossible to even speak of a Catholic culture in most parishes! At a recent "ministry faire" of a large Catholic parish in south Florida, the Respect Life ministry of the parish displayed its pro-life materials next to the table of the "social justice" committee of the same parish. Any commonality between the two ministries was simply in the space they shared. Their worldviews could not have been further apart, but they both call themselves Catholic.

In fact, the "social justice" people were positively aglow about the election of their new messiah, Barack Obama. Several of them were speaking of their plans to attend the Inauguration and were utterly unaware that there would be 100,000 people marching on the nation's Capitol two days later for the right to life of unborn Americans which they had just voted into irrelevancy by electing Obama to the highest office of the land. One of them even expressed shock at the provisions of the upcoming Freedom of Choice Act until he was confronted with the nasty little fact that his messiah had been a sponsor of that pernicious bill in the last Congress. True to form, he steadfastly refused to allow that truth to have any effect on his euphoria. His mind was made up, and he would not let himself be confused by facts. Needless to say, the orthodox, practicing, believing Catholic pro-lifers will not be attending the Inauguration.

How can these two groups sit side-by-side in the same pews and display their ministries in the same space at the same Catholic parish? Simply because this contradiction has been tolerated for years by those in charge of our Church. In this election season neither of these two groups received any guidance about voting according to Catholic principles because, as per usual, there was silence from the pulpit on the issue. The absolute failure of our church leaders to define for us what membership in the Church means - and then to enforce it - has led to the degradation of Catholic culture and the loss of meaning for things that are sacred. When Christ and Belial are considered equal partners in the sanctuary, then nothing in the sanctuary means anything any more and no meaningful standard exists to distinguish a true Catholic from a false Catholic.

The degradation of Catholic culture is largely, but not exclusively, the fault of the clergy. For four decades in the Catholic Church in America we have seen:

Liturgical abuses run rampant, aided and abetted by those in charge
Two or three generations of Catholics left un-catechized or taught with flimsy, Protestantized fluff passed off as Catholic education
Sexual abuse by clergy excused and unaddressed by the hierarchy
A blind eye turned to high profile dissent and political class heretics
Wholesale attacks on sacred teachings that receive virtually no response from our pastors (and if it weren't for Catholic Answers, EWTN and the Catholic League we would have no defense whatsoever)
The succumbing of our Catholic institutions of higher education to the ravages of political correctness, and the list goes on.

In the face of all this, should we be surprised that 54% of "Catholics" voted for Barack? Hardly.

The battle for Catholic culture begins with us, and there is no time like the present to don the armor of spiritual warfare. We either believe and practice what the Church teaches or we live as part of the shadow church, falsely trading on the Name Catholic for its benefits without at the same time shouldering the crosses that this entails.

There is, however, great hope for the future because the battle has already been engaged: new Catholic colleges are springing up to replace the old decrepit houses of heresy, new religious orders with abundant vocations and orthodoxy have arisen, home schooling families and strong lay movements are abundant now. Only when we take back our beloved Church from the false Catholics and clerics will our Church be able to stand up and rebuke the storm winds of paganism that are building faster than we care to admit. This project is not without its price, however. The cost of being a true believer will undoubtedly be much higher than ever before in our lifetime. Starting now and into the next generation we as Catholics will have to show the world not only what we believe but that we are willing to lay down our lives for it as a witness to the truth.

Sincerely Yours in Christ,

Rev. Thomas J. Euteneuer,
President, Human Life International

lets make moves.

ohhh SNAP x.

Mon, 03 Nov 2008 19:22:56 GMT

Finn: At Stake, Your Soul

Bishop Robert Finn of Kansas City-St Joseph, on a radio call-in this morning:

Host: There are Catholics listening right now who are thinking strongly or are convinced that they will vote for Barack Obama. What would you say to them?

Finn: I would say, give consideration to your eternal salvation.

Bonus money-quote: "I'm not in this, as a lifelong vocation, to sit on the sidelines and just fold my hands and pray. I do a lot of that... but when it comes to issues of right and wrong, of justice, of life and death, then I have to speak and I won't be quiet."

Audio, etc.

-30-

sup x.

Mon, 03 Nov 2008 01:17:56 GMT

whats the difference between a fetus and a teenager? arent they both terms for people? the terms just happen to reflect their age, so why are we ok with killing one and not the other?

1. lets pray for the election.

2. lets remember that no matter who wins, catholics still have a lot of work to do.

3. finally, lets have some faith. the Church has lasted over 2,000 years. it can weather any storm.

this is for you x, for your country, for your very soul.

Fri, 24 Oct 2008 17:38:29 GMT

The REAL Catholic Vote

I have been asked by many people to help clarify Catholic teaching on exercising one's voting rights, especially with respect to the abortion issue. There are many candidates across the nation running on many issues, and Catholics are trying to sort through them all, so I will state the Church's position as unequivocally as possible for the education of the faithful and not as an endorsement of any particular candidate or candidates: true Catholics are not "single-issue" voters - we are principled voters. That determines which candidates we give our vote to and it determines the state of our souls after we vote.

With respect to the abortion issue, the principle in question is the moral impossibility for a Catholic to cooperate in an act or an institution that is "intrinsically evil." Now, something that is "intrinsically evil" is not just a bad thing - it is a heinous thing, trumping all other moral considerations, and we can never legitimately commit the act ourselves or approve of it in anyone else. Casting a vote for a candidate who forcefully advocates the killing of innocent unborn babies shows approval or unacceptable toleration of that heinous crime against humanity, and Catholics can never do it in good conscience. The Catechism of the Catholic Church calls such an attitude and action "formal cooperation" in evil (#2272). This does not mean that I commit the evil myself. It means that I agree with it and have made it possible for a person in public office to continue and/or advance that evil in my society.

Formal cooperation in the evil act of another is a sin, and depending on the gravity of the person's evil act, formal cooperation in it can be a mortal sin. Since procured abortion is an intrinsically evil act, and all promotion of it fits into the same moral category, voting for a person who forcefully advocates it must be a mortal sin. Add to the sin of formal cooperation in evil the sin of disobedience to legitimate Church authority. To date the USCCB and more than a dozen US bishops and state bishops' conferences have clarified these principles for Catholics, and their teachings couldn't be clearer.

Further, add the sin of scandal that a regrettable number of priests and religious are giving by their appalling disingenuousness about Church teachings both in and out of the pulpit. Catholic parents and teachers equally give scandal when they do not teach their children the principles that undergird moral behavior or properly form their consciences according to the Truth that is in Christ.

Some ask if a Catholic may vote for someone whose policies would advance an agenda that is mostly in line with the Catholic Church's teaching? Also, what if the Catholic disagrees with the candidate's position on abortion but still wants to vote for this candidate for other reasons consistent with our values? Here the Church uses the term "proportionate reason" to indicate that there must be some kind of balance in the candidate's position that indicates it is likely that a greater good would be accomplished for society despite the evil he or she advocates. Proportionate reasoning usually has to do with positions that are not intrinsically evil in themselves or that, if they are, would constitute such a minimal part of the platform that they would be "outweighed" somehow in the grand scheme of the candidate's public service. According to the above principle, however, the degree to which the candidate would promote something as heinous as abortion can literally nullify all the other "good" that he or she would do for humanity! When the fundamental right to life is denied in society, all other rights and goods are therefore threatened. The very moral foundation of a people is eroded. So the answer has to be no, it is not legitimate to disagree on abortion and still vote for a radical abortion candidate.

May a Catholic vote for an "imperfect" candidate if the radical abortion candidate is worse? The Church says yes, but only if the vote is not expressed as an agreement with the "imperfect" elements of the candidate's policies and only if the vote is intended to limit the evil that other candidate would inevitably do.

It is truly regretful that we have gotten to the point where we might have to surrender some of our basic values in the voting booth because we have not successfully insisted on the very best candidates for public office to serve the common good. That is a discussion for another day, but I anticipate that if Catholics do not assert Catholic values forcefully in elections and public policy from here on out, we may be faced in future elections with no choice whatsoever that can morally satisfy the Catholic conscience. Heaven help and guide us all on November 4th. 

Sincerely Yours in Christ,
 Rev. Thomas J. Euteneuer, President, Human Life International

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poop x.

wussup x!

*straightface* x.

*upwardheadnod* x.

sup x.

blahblahblah x.

lets get to work x.

ohhh SNAP x.

Finn: At Stake, Your Soul

sup x.

this is for you x, for your country, for your very soul.

straightface x.

upwardheadnod x.