My fingernails hurt. Chewed 'em. Shit.

There’s something magical in the way your shoulder blades move, sinewy muscles pulling, tightening, loosening, moving with all the grace befitting a goddess. The metallic shine of the clumsy chain about your neck, the few freckles that dot your back, constellations of an unfulfilled desire, begging for a game of connect-the-dots. The sharp, inviting angles of your shoulders, the simple strap of your shirt breaking the beautiful monotony of your flawless skin, the deep red cutting ac...

Alaska By: Between the Buried and Me Year: 2005 Click here for the artists site Between the Buried and Me . Sounds like it should be one of those emo bands that wears their pants too tight, their hair too black, and their pouts too . . . pouty. Certainly doesn't sound like the name of a blistering progressive metal band. Yet . . . that's exactly what Between the Buried and Me is. Blistering, progressive metal. And it's just awesome. Alaska has everything a goo...

Last year, the Weber State Wildcats (yeah, that's-a my school, peoples) had the WORST record in the entire conference. (We're in the Big Sky.) This is not surprising; we're a commuter school, with an inordinate amount of nontraditional students. (Almost more than we have traditional students.) But this year, we got a new head coach, Randy Rahe. And he's turned our horrible season last year, worst in the conference, into the BEST in the conference. Yeah, we're number one. So we've had...

For the record: you don't look cool with a Bluetooth headset in your ear. Contrary to popular belief, it just makes you look more obsessed with your constant need to be "connected" all the time. Guess what? You don't have to be connected all the time; it's simply something you like. Think back, many couples of years . . . long long ago, in the before times, you didn't have that leash attaching you to everyone. It was a simpler time, when men were allowed to do as they wished and not...

I don't know how many of you use the U-Scan at your local grocery store; in theory, this should be an excellent addition to any supermarket. But I hate the damn things. Don't get me wrong - the theory, as I stated, is nice. You go with your couple-three items, scan them quickly, insert money here, pick up change there, and your on your bloomin' way. But how often does it happen like that? You get to the machine. The first thing it asks you is to scan your "Fresh Values", "Pref...

Two days ago I posted the newest challenge for the JU Writer's club here . I've gotten a couple comments on it, but I don't know for sure how well it's been received and whether or not people like that challenge. So, for those who want a different one, here you go. nataliedee.com Why don't you just go blog about it already?

I know, I know, I know. Maso asked me to find song lyrics back in December for the JU Writer's Club to be our next challenge. Two months have come and gone, and finally, I thought of one that could be adequate inspiration! It's a song by my all-time favorite band, Rush, from their 1994 album Counterparts. (I warned Maso that I'd probably pick a song that no-one but BlueDev and I would be familiar with, and I did. But the lyrics are substantial enough to give you the needed inspiration....

I woke up in a weird, cold sweat this morning a little after one AM. Feverishly, I grabbed a notebook and wrote down my thoughts as fast as I could, bringing clarity, thought, and serenity. It's not a poem; it's just kind of a free write filled with questions I have. So here's what came out in a cold sweat, one-fifteen AM, and a head full of nightmares. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Adulthood. How do we define it? ...

For my 100th article, I wanted to share something that I wrote the other day. I have been hesitant to share it, because I didn't want to be accused of plagarism by my teacher if she were to find it on the 'net. But, I figured I'm gonna post it with this disclaimer: MESSAGE FOR PROF. REAGAN: If you find this online, be well assured that this was written by me, Braeden Jones, in February of 2007. If it appears on any other site than JoeUser and the Stardock family of websites, it's been ...

I don't know how many of you heard about what happened on Monday night here in the state of Utah. For those of you who don't know, there was an eighteen year old male who entered a local mall, Trolley Square, with a shotgun and opened fire, aiming to kill as many people as possible. He succeeded in slaying five; he was cornered by an Ogden off-duty police officer in the Pottery Barn Kids store, the Salt Lake SWAT came, and they took care of him. It's a tragedy; we still don't know what w...

Maravillo en la arquitectura de tu cuello; el color rojizo de tus mejillas; la linea fina de tu mandíbula. Asombro me dan tus ojos; me penetran como dardos en el torbellino, me cortan, me hacen sangrar. Te quiero aquí en mis brazos, para amarte, para mostrarte que te quiero. (aquí) (en mis brazos) Tus manos, como telarañas, me captan; tus muslos me fascinan; tus pies, aunque a veces apestan, son perfectos; dedos largos, uñas pintadas. Me ofreces todo - y todo lo tomo. Hace a...

i'M SITTING HERE AT MY DESK WITH MY MEDIA PLAYER ON RANDOM IN MY rUSH COLLECTION, PLAYING EVERY ALBUM THEY'VE EVER RELEASED AS WELL AS A COUPLE BOOTLEGS. Rush is the greatest band in the world. Because I said so.

Here's the deal. Yesterday, a group of young single adults from my church went tubing up in the hills. It was a blast, and afterwards, we decided to go to my house and watch a movie. Me and the people who were in my car were coming, and my friend Adam was also going to come. He ran home to get the movie we were going to watch, and got stuck bringing his annoying sixteen year old cousins along. No harm, no foul. These sorts of things happen. I was fine with the whole thing. We watc...

Today, at the bank, people have been constantly withdrawing money. It's tax returns; people get these deposits or checks for two, maybe three thousand dollars and bring 'em on in, cash them up. We started the day with over 50,000 dollars in hundred dollar bills in the vault. We have 2000 left in the whole bank. We've moved forty-eight thousand dollars just in hundreds today. [rant] WHAT THE HELL DO YOU NEED THREE THOUSAND DOLLARS IN CASH FOR, YOU IDIOTS?!? WHAT GOOD DOES IT D...