Recent Blog Posts: Bakotopia

It's My Life...Can Be Yours Too..

Thu, 02 Nov 2006 10:41:45 PST

Hey Bakotopia peeps! So here's a little shameless self promotion. I have a site called www.bakersfieldlife.com and it needs A LOT of love. It's new and not as cutting-edge as the awesom Bakotopia site but still, it's got some pretty good stuff on it! What You Waiting For? Open a new window on your browser and check it out, sign up, register and post like there's no tomorrow!!! ~PEACE~

This is my first blog....and I plan to blog it up big time!

Wed, 01 Nov 2006 20:08:38 PST

Hope everyone is doing okay out there in bakoland.....I have been met such platonic love and large ammounts of moderate respect, words cannot desribe how happy I am.(Sarcasm....lol). In all seriousness....I love being a part of this little online community, it makes me feel closer to my Bakersfield raza...as wellas gets Matty off my back from some contractional obligations....Again sarcasm people...wait, or is it humor? Eh...whatever. All youi need to know is that I am a man of simple pleasures. I like scrubs, playing guitar, and pizza. There's nothing wrong with that. And noe for a treat directed to the ladies here are some somewhat erotic photos of me and friends at the Kottonmouth Kings show presented by Bakotopia.com! (shameless as it is....its publicity). Thanks and much respect and love to all you bakotopians.
Ray

2d painting

Wed, 01 Nov 2006 13:53:24 PST

new painting to go with past blog!

new poem!

Wed, 01 Nov 2006 13:00:22 PST

           Well here I am again getting a few minutes out of my day to post another poem, for those bako's that want to read it.
        I usually get my inspiration from things that happen in my life, the good, the bad, and ugly. Sometimes finding someone you like doesn't always go the way you want it to- in that the other person doesn't feel the same way you do.
     Does it hurt?
        I would be wrong or lieing if I said no. Many times I have been hurt, in fact its hard to not feel the pain of a bad relationship, or not having a person you think your in love with feel the same way.

       But sometimes you can remain friends with the person who you thought was a love interest! This poem is about such a person, and to this day we are still friends. Maybe it wasn't real love, but a strong liking I had felt for him. I treasure his friendship, and he has helped me ward off many jerks who wouldn't leave me alone!

So here is my poem, entitled " A New Day"

Today is a new day
as I look out
I'm happy to be alive
and so I must shout

I want to say
hello to you
to share each day
as if it's new

But some things
will never change
you say" no thanks"
making me seem deranged

I turn to you
as if to say,
"ok, for now you win"
I will go my way

I guess for now
we remain just friends
still taking each day
making some amends

Just know someday
you will give in
to take the plunge
letting your life begin!

             Whether this friend of mine will ever find someone he feels he can live with is unknown to me. But I know that dispite him not liking me for more than a friend, we will always remain good friends with each other.
     I hope those who read this enjoy my poem, and take to heart not every broken heart can hurt. In a few weeks I will post a new poem for all to read. I also have posted another painting that is two dimmensional, this I did for a friend in London. I know he wont mind me showing this to my fellow bakotopians.

Tule Fog

Wed, 01 Nov 2006 12:12:29 PST

If you happened to drive down Forrest St. last night you may have ran into a few bizarre patches of fog. Incidentally this slowed several speeding cars down.

Maybe I'll start using the fog machines more often.

Halloween was fun. 6 kids and 5 adults trick-or-treating down Oleander. Normally I'd stay on the sidewalk and wait, but a few of the homes I just really wanted to get a peek inside ... like the Fritts place. Two old guys were passing out candy, the walls were a salmony pink color in the entry way with white border.

The kids had a blast ... and the dogs did too!

Afterwords we went back to my house and kept fogging the front yard with two fog machines. My neighbor and I would hide behind my oak trees and jump out at kids, or she'd lay on the ground under the fog and as it cleared a little (we'd completely fog the yard up as the kids came up, then let it drift away as they were leaving) she'd jump up and scare the buggers out of them (she's 6' tall with long black hair and was wearing a dark bathrobe). I think that was the best part of the evening.

Oleander attracts hoards of kids and adults, including one woman drinking a 40 with a straw. We kept trying to stay between the herds so our kids wouldn't be trampled at doors. In the end they made out, and I got enough exercise walking over a mile.

Bat dog barked or growled at most people who had dark skin, a group of boys surrounded him at one house saying things like "Cute dog, hey puppy" ... but when they stuck their hands out that sent Igby into a fit. He was snarling, growling, barking, and pulling at his harness. One kid said "That's one of those Chihuahua Pitbulls! I saw them on the Discovery Channel". I had to laugh.

Cool Kids Kick It

Tue, 31 Oct 2006 23:56:36 PST

How could we let you forget? Sorry I'm reapeating myself so much, but you can see how much we want you to be at The Silver Fox Thursday, November 2nd.

Our Oregonian techni electro friends The Fast Computers will kick off the night, and then the Dalloways will debit some new tunes.

Visit The Dalloways Tour Page for specs.

Today is the day!

Tue, 31 Oct 2006 16:02:59 PST

Today is Halloween, October 31st, 2006. First of all how many of you thought we'd get to 2006? And (not supposed to start sentences with and,but oh well) today is finally here. The day where you can dress up and be anything, and everyone is aching to see something "scary." People are supposed to get frightened and startled out of their wits.
You can go out and do what you please dressed as what you please. Either trick-or-treating, handing out candy, attending a spooky party, or just going out to the old cemetery and hanging out with the dead. I love Halloween, I mean who doesn't.
As for me, I plan on handing out treats with my love at home. Breaking away from the traditional trick-or-treating. I say, you are never ever too old to celebrate, and yes I mean that to those of you who think trick-or-treating is for children. Have fun, just keep that in mind and while you're at it, keep in mind to be safe. So HAPPY HALLOWEEN to all of you, and to all of you a good night.

We're Number 236!!!

Tue, 31 Oct 2006 13:25:48 PST

For the first time in long time a study has come out that doesn't have Bakersfield in the top ten worst cities for _______. In fact, we're not even in the top 100! There are 235 cities out there that are more dangerous than Bakersfield. Finally, something to be proud of!

Remind me never to go to any of those other places.

halloween music & video!

Tue, 31 Oct 2006 12:24:21 PST

la musica ed il video per uno spaventoso halloween il giorno... zombi rocknroll!! music from the hound, video from the cramps, screamin' lord sutch, screamin' jay hawkins, the mummies! click here, and happy spooky halloween! http://duskdevils.blogspot.com
:)

Happy Halloween!

Tue, 31 Oct 2006 11:10:38 PST

Our building is divided, so the division I work in is on one half of the floor. Most of us dress up every year, the other side does not ... today one actually said "I think we should close these doors so the goblins don't get us" ...

Welcome and Happy Halloween from Migrant Education!

The Mechanic, The Pregnant Housewife, Nacho Libre, Miss Universe, Me (the cat, yeah I wasn't that creative this year, whatever), and Hippy Chick.

One year our department boss (Nacho Libre) came in as Thing 1 ... his wife later stopped by and she was Thing 2! Gotta love the spirit up here!

Woolmera

Tue, 31 Oct 2006 10:54:06 PST

In Woolmera, Australia,

Afghani refugees

awaiting relocation

sew their lips shut in

protest.

One of the boys

is only fourteen.

I am reading this while

waiting to catch a plane

from Los Angeles to Sacramento

after attending a hearing

where my client was complaining

because he worked for UCLA

doing animal research and he

had become too stressed out because

had to kill 21 research monkeys

in front of each other.

Monkeys can sense death,

he had once explained.

And as I read the article,

I enjoy my Courageous

Bitter ale and a fat cut of

filet mignon, and I think

to myself, self,

sometimes you just gotta

take a stand,

when suddenly this drop

of blood rolls

splatters on the news,

from the steak,

otherwise never would have

noticed it.

The Immigrant is Coming: Bono or Arnold? Who will be the first foreign-born president of the U.S.eh?

Tue, 31 Oct 2006 10:06:28 PST

I believe it's just a matter of time before we will see a major legislative bill passed that will allow foreign-born citizens to become President of the United States of America? Will a foreign-born be allowed to run in 2012? Will it be an Arnold/McCarthy Ticket? Will it be my preference, a Bono/Bono ticket, featuring Bono, the rock superstar/activist/humanitarian recently named one of Time magazines Persons of the Year? Will Mary Bono be his running mate? Do you have other suggestions as to which foreign-born leader has a chance of becoming our president? I'm all ears (or should I say, all eyes?)

BABIES ARE US: Why Some of Us Refuse to Grow Up

Tue, 31 Oct 2006 09:15:35 PST

Let's face it. We live in a dysfunctional society, and we all come from dysfunctional families. How is that a recipe for adulthood and maturity? From a Freudian perspective, most of us become fixated at very early phases of development. Some become orally fixated.

For male, orally fixated adult children this could lead to a fixation upon women's breasts. For both orally fixated men and women, this could lead to smoking, overeating, or alcoholism. It could reveal itself in how one uses one's mouth. This could manifest itself in one's sexual activity preferences, or how one uses his/her mouth for communication purposes: spewing out sacastic vitriol, or "shutting up," altogether---remaining silent as a passive way of resisting and retaliating against orally fixated aggressors. Personality-wise, an orally fixated individual is one who is overly needy and dependent in relationships. They tend to sap the energy out of adult children who assume the caretaker, parental role in a relationship (the flip side of dependency, in which needs are attempted to be met vicariously).

Then there is always anal fixation, in which, from a Freudian point of view, one is fixated at the anal stage of development. This generally manifests itself in either anal retentive, or obsessive-compulsive behavior, or the antithesis of such: anal-expulsive behavior such as keeping one's room extraordinary messy.

Growing up to become an adult child is generally nothing to be proud of. Sometimes it requires intensive psychological treatment. But there is one aspect of childhood that one should never lose. In fact, retaining this aspect of childhood can actually help a person refrain from regressing or remaining in a developmentally fixated state.

I'm talking about retaining a sense of wonder, playfulness and creative imagination. From the moment we begin to progress into adulthood (and in some cases, well before), we are discouraged from exercising our individual and collective imaginations. We are encouraged to become conforming individuals who fit into a particular mold. As a result, the only critical thinking we engage in is destructive cynicism (a cynacism I refer to as the cyanide of cynicism) and the only way avoid exercising our creative minds entirely.

Sometimes psychotherapy is not enough to help us grow up in terms of moving beyond developmental fixations. Since most mortal role models end up being adult children themselves, I turn to eternal role models such as Christ himself, who did not remain in the cradle, and moved rapidly out of the stable, becoming a stable adult who ultimately became the cradle of Western civilization.

The next time somebody tells you to grow up, get in touch with that playful, creative, innovative aspect of your childhood. That is the side of you that should never grow up. That side of you will help you laugh when you need comic relief. It will help you to put everything in perspective. It will help you come up with creative solutions for moving beyond your oral or anal fixation so that you enter the adult world of mature, fulfilling relationships.

LOTS OF SHOWS

Tue, 31 Oct 2006 04:59:51 PST

HEY GUYS!! CHECK OUT THE NEW SHOWS THAT ARE COMIN UP!!

NOV 3RD @ THE BACKSTAGE WITH THE BREAKUP AND TRAGEDY ANDY

NOV 5TH WITH A BUNCH OF GREAT BANDS SUCH AS HEDLEY, MAXEEN, AND BEVERLY

NOV 30TH @ BAKERSFIELD COLLEGE WITH BAKOTOPIA!!!
DON'T MISS HIS CHANCE TO COME HELP SUPPORT YOUR BAKERSFIELD LOCAL SCENE!!

Can conservatives and liberals love one another? Song by Practically Poetz suggests we can.

Tue, 31 Oct 2006 01:40:26 PST

Look at all the hate speech scattered all over the blogosphere! Will there ever be harmony between those on the right and those on the left? Can we disagree while respecting, and, yes, even loving one another? My interstate/Bako/Sacto band, Practically Poetz recorded a song that offers hope, not only for peace in the world, but for peace between those who represent disparate political views. So, what do you think? Conservatives? Liberals? Moderates? Can't we all just get a song?