U2 in Jersey

A dream will come true on May 18th 2005 when i see U2 in New Jersey. i would talk more, but i am still speechless that i actually got the tickets.

Also, I am changing the address of my personal blog to:

spaces.msn.com/members/cjewing/


So for further updates please go there because i will no longer being using this blog.


CJE

Picking Up The Check?

For awhile now I've been struggling with, who picks up the check? Is it the guy or the girl? Over the summer I invited a girl to lunch and she insisted on paying and I respected her wishes. After telling my friends about this they denounced me and threaten to disown me. What is so wrong with letting the girl pick up the check? Are we not in a time of demanding gender equality in the home and in the workplace? Why not the restaurant? Please some one tell me the rules. I know that the guy should always pay, but what if the girl is bent on changing the rules? Does a reach for the check imply a desire to pay or is it just a courtesy to the guy who is paying? Should I not let her continue the reach for the check? I will say that once she touches the check, she is obligated to pay it. If she's not paying, she has no need to look at it. If it's not obvious already, I have not been on many dates. So I seek your wisdom and guidance through this dilemma.

CJE*

* For real opinions on real issues please visit cincyky.blogspot.com

Best Picture Goes To?

Over the past four years the Oscars have lost the legitimacy as THE authority of reconginzing the best performances in cinema. It started back in 2000 when they named Gladiator at Best Picture. Gladiator? Best Picture? Really? They topped that pick in 2002 when they named Chicago as the Best Picture. Chicago? Best Movie of the Year? Give me a break. Traffic or Crouching Tiger were so much better than Galdiator. And how could you choose Chicago over The Pianist? The Oscars have become merely an upscale version of the MTV movie awards. Sadly the pattern will continue this year because the best movie of the year will not even get nominated. what is the best movie? Easy....The Village. The problem is that they promoted the movie as a new scary thriller, but when it is actually the best love story I have ever seen. The Village is a deep movie about choosing whether to live in fear or to live in love. If you haven't seen The Village, please rent it sometime soon.

Shiloh: Year 6?

2000 was a year of change for me because that summer was my first at Shiloh. I came to Shiloh a pretty selfish college freshman who assumed the rest of the word lived as I did, but left I camp changed forever. It changed my priorities, my speech, my perceptions and my heart. I don't even know the person I was before 2000. Every summer since then has been spent at Shiloh. It has been increasingly difficult to return each year with the weight of being a self-sufficient bearing down on me. This year is no different as I try to find a way to return for a sixth straight summer. I know I can't do it forever, but this year has special meaning for me. For me and many of the kids, 2000 was our first time to come to Shiloh. They were only 9 at the time and now they are 15. Since they are 15, it will be their last summer to attend as campers. It would mean so much to me if I were able to see these kids through all six years of their camp experience. I don't want to sound ungrateful, I thank God for the five years I have been given. Prayers and thoughts are always welcome. So will just have to wait and see what this summer holds. As for me, all I want to do is hold the kids when they get off the bus.


CJE

Is It Cincinnati or KY?

For years now I have been harshly criticized for telling people I am from Cincinnati when techincally I live in Fort Thomas, Kentucky. Fort Thomas is no more than 8 miles to the Ohio river( a five minute ride or 20 minute walk). The problem is that no one has ever heard of Fort Thomas and the proceed to ask, where is that? To avoid a long drawn out description I just say Cincinnati. Most people I meet never know the difference, but when they do discover the slight difference they feel as if their whole world has been shattered and somehow my whole life is a lie. So what should I be saying? Cincinnati or Fort Thomas, KY? Opinions? Thoughts? Comments?


CJE


* A piece of information that might help your decision is to know that The Cincinnati International Airport is located in KY.

Welcome

Hello to all. Welcome to The Abyss of Ridiculous where I will post less educated opinions that will ride the edge of the absurd and fall into abyss of ridiculous. This is a blog for all those who wish to take a 5 minute vacation from the stresses of the world. Enjoy and feel free to comment....if you dare.