The Pearl by John Steinbeck was just recently re-read by yours truly. I first came across it as a Sophomore in my honours English class at a public high school just outside of Chicago.

After careful consideration and and an hour of my life reading the work, I have come to a conclusion...

The Pearl is the worst use of words on a page since they gave ( Read more... )

Hey, according to my Journals the following people have stuff of mine that I may need back. I am not being a jerk about this, if you could get it back to me soon or at least give me a call as to the matter it would be great. There is no rush ( Read more... )

The US military fired Dan Choi, a military translator who is fluent in Arabic, was fired for admitting he's gay, openly gay at that. He's an Iraq war vet and a graduate of West Point.

He was fired...

Let me get this straight (excuse the pun), it's perfectly okay to torture a guy over eighty times in the hopes he'll spill the beans about terrorist ( Read more... )

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When will I get this?

Until Next Time,

~J. Alfred Potter
The Rogue Storyteller

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My first piece of fiction written for myself to be released to the public in exactly one year. It's experimental. Be gentle if you're going to review it.

I remember a few years ago when my husband and I transitioned our son, Sawyer, into a big-boy bed, he refused to nap alone. We explained that we couldn't sleep with him; three was no room for ( Read more... )

1) What author do you own the most books by?
Michael Crichton

2) What book do you own the most copies of?
Vampire: The Requiem by Justin Achilli

3) Did it bother you that both those questions ended with prepositions?
Oh yeah it does.

4) What fictional character are you secretly in love with?
Ian Malcom from Jurassic Park. I want to have his babies.

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My last entry seemed to get a good bit of attention on my MySpace page. In fact I find it funny, but I should let what I wrote be seen here on LiveJournal so there are no questions that can be asked.

Bitter Serenade attempted to post a comment here that I declined. Before he flies off the handle, I should explain. I did not allow the comment because ( Read more... )

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I tried the voice post and failed miserably. The transcription was from my good friend Kyle and it's funny. It's not me. I will do a real voice post this week.

Jake