Comments on: Leaving Las Vegas http://www.lyingmediabastards.com/2004/12/leaving-las-vegas Muckraking. Media. Music. Menace. Sat, 05 Jul 2008 01:16:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.5 by: Piper http://www.lyingmediabastards.com/2004/12/leaving-las-vegas#comment-44 Wed, 22 Dec 2004 19:43:02 +0000 http://www.lyingmediabastards.com/2004/12/leaving-las-vegas#comment-44 Anonymous, unless you're psychic, (which i highly doubt)it's not exactly prudent to tell Jake how his life is going to turn out when you don't even know him. First of all, just because you read a persons website DOESN'T mean you know them. And so what if Jake is moving to make himself happy? Shouldn't he do everything possible to find happiness? No one WANTS to be sad. At least he's trying. At least he hasn't given up. And now, Jake, do whatever you feel is best for the situation. i trust your judgement. i guess that's really all i had to say. Alexa and i are off to St.Louis to do our last minute Christmas shopping. Even though we're supposed to get 6-8 inches of snow.... Anonymous, unless you’re psychic, (which i highly doubt)it’s not exactly prudent to tell Jake
how his life is going to turn out when you don’t even know him. First of all, just because you
read a persons website DOESN’T mean you know them. And so what if Jake is moving to make himself
happy? Shouldn’t he do everything possible to find happiness? No one WANTS to be sad. At least
he’s trying. At least he hasn’t given up.

And now, Jake, do whatever you feel is best for the situation. i trust your judgement. i guess
that’s really all i had to say. Alexa and i are off to St.Louis to do our last minute Christmas
shopping. Even though we’re supposed to get 6-8 inches of snow….

]]> by: Amanda http://www.lyingmediabastards.com/2004/12/leaving-las-vegas#comment-43 Wed, 22 Dec 2004 18:36:14 +0000 http://www.lyingmediabastards.com/2004/12/leaving-las-vegas#comment-43 Anon, even snotty loners like myself *do* manage to find a place in life where they're happy. You can't rely on other people to smarten up, no, so you have to decide not to take it personally. Anon, even snotty loners like myself *do* manage to find a place in life where they’re happy. You can’t rely on other people to smarten up, no, so you have to decide not to take it personally.

]]> by: Anonymous http://www.lyingmediabastards.com/2004/12/leaving-las-vegas#comment-42 Wed, 22 Dec 2004 15:42:28 +0000 http://www.lyingmediabastards.com/2004/12/leaving-las-vegas#comment-42 Ha, I love how everyone leaves all these positive notes and encouragement. Maybe I am just more of a cynic than most, I really don't know. But, do you want to know the plain truth? Moving won't make you happy. Having more money won't make you happy. A different job won't matter. The problem is you, always has been and always will be. You can make the change, things may seem better for a bit, but the anxiety and depression will always come back, things will always seem a little off. It's a systemic problem, brought on by the fact that you just aren't happy with the way things are. You try to reconcile going tets up and just getting along to get along, but that makes you miserable on a whole different level. Then you flop back to trying to believe things will change, that you might possibly make a difference. Don't get me wrong, I love your site, read it all the time. But the thing you rarely discuss in depth is how goddamn futile it all is. We are the minority, this is just a fact. Things aren't going to change anytime soon. Believe me, I almost wish religious people were right so that Jesus would come back and take them all up to heaven and leave me be. Write this blog, if you will. I know, it is cathartic. Getting it out, expressing your frustration and hoping there are people out there that share even a modicum of your viewpoint is a little ray of sunshine amidst all the other shit we go through on a daily basis. I encourage what you do, but just... God, reality is really fucking heavy sometimes, isn't it? You are going to get to your dad's, settle in and realize you are still a loner because, no matter how hard you try to identify with others, you just don't. People are too fucking stupid, too many idiots floating around, just waiting to fuck up the otherwise lovely day you were having inside your own head. Close your eyes and just let it all fade. It's all I can ever seem to manage. Ha, I love how everyone leaves all these positive notes and encouragement. Maybe I am just more of a cynic than most, I really don’t know. But, do you want to know the plain truth? Moving won’t make you happy. Having more money won’t make you happy. A different job won’t matter. The problem is you, always has been and always will be. You can make the change, things may seem better for a bit, but the anxiety and depression will always come back, things will always seem a little off.

It’s a systemic problem, brought on by the fact that you just aren’t happy with the way things are. You try to reconcile going tets up and just getting along to get along, but that makes you miserable on a whole different level. Then you flop back to trying to believe things will change, that you might possibly make a difference. Don’t get me wrong, I love your site, read it all the time. But the thing you rarely discuss in depth is how goddamn futile it all is. We are the minority, this is just a fact. Things aren’t going to change anytime soon. Believe me, I almost wish religious people were right so that Jesus would come back and take them all up to heaven and leave me be.

Write this blog, if you will. I know, it is cathartic. Getting it out, expressing your frustration and hoping there are people out there that share even a modicum of your viewpoint is a little ray of sunshine amidst all the other shit we go through on a daily basis. I encourage what you do, but just… God, reality is really fucking heavy sometimes, isn’t it? You are going to get to your dad’s, settle in and realize you are still a loner because, no matter how hard you try to identify with others, you just don’t. People are too fucking stupid, too many idiots floating around, just waiting to fuck up the otherwise lovely day you were having inside your own head. Close your eyes and just let it all fade. It’s all I can ever seem to manage.

]]> by: Brian/Buddy http://www.lyingmediabastards.com/2004/12/leaving-las-vegas#comment-40 Wed, 22 Dec 2004 00:30:43 +0000 http://www.lyingmediabastards.com/2004/12/leaving-las-vegas#comment-40 Best of Luck Jake. I've read your page for a little over two years now. Hooked from on of the first stories abou towns in Florida getting new cop cars for a $1 with adevrtisments all over them and not being able to stop laughing at your "can't wait for the inevitable 'this racist police beating brought to you by Snapple.' I wear my LMB pin with pride, a bright yellow on a denim vest of black and white. I've even interviewed you for college. I hope you have a great time and the transition goes well. I recently got a job too, realizing my 'work for a bit, save for longer' plan is putting pressure on myself. Politics-obssesed computer nerds for life! Best of Luck Jake. I’ve read your page for a little over two years now. Hooked from on of the first stories abou towns in Florida getting new cop cars for a $1 with adevrtisments all over them and not being able to stop laughing at your “can’t wait for the inevitable ‘this racist police beating brought to you by Snapple.’

I wear my LMB pin with pride, a bright yellow on a denim vest of black and white. I’ve even interviewed you for college. I hope you have a great time and the transition goes well. I recently got a job too, realizing my ‘work for a bit, save for longer’ plan is putting pressure on myself.

Politics-obssesed computer nerds for life!

]]> by: VA-DC Liberal http://www.lyingmediabastards.com/2004/12/leaving-las-vegas#comment-39 Tue, 21 Dec 2004 19:22:33 +0000 http://www.lyingmediabastards.com/2004/12/leaving-las-vegas#comment-39 Congratulations and good luck, no matter what you eventually do. No matter what, only you can make yourself happy. Don't forget to go outside, smell some flowers, pet someone's dog, etc. -- I'm basically saying, please take some time out and away from the PC when you need it - you'll find the social circle problems and anxiety problems resolve themselves. I work in a large DC HQ'd union's office, am sometimes stressed by workload, but love that what I'm doing is making good money while helping to kick The Man in the nuts everyday. My advice is, you may not make good money, but artist jobs, jobs for positive organizations (unions, lefty nonprofits, for example) can be very satisfying, even on bad days. Good luck on whatever you do. You deserve happiness, as does everyone (who isn't working in the White House right now). Congratulations and good luck, no matter what you eventually do. No matter what, only you can make yourself happy. Don’t forget to go outside, smell some flowers, pet someone’s dog, etc. — I’m basically saying, please take some time out and away from the PC when you need it - you’ll find the social circle problems and anxiety problems resolve themselves.

I work in a large DC HQ’d union’s office, am sometimes stressed by workload, but love that what I’m doing is making good money while helping to kick The Man in the nuts everyday. My advice is, you may not make good money, but artist jobs, jobs for positive organizations (unions, lefty nonprofits, for example) can be very satisfying, even on bad days. Good luck on whatever you do. You deserve happiness, as does everyone (who isn’t working in the White House right now).

]]> by: Robin http://www.lyingmediabastards.com/2004/12/leaving-las-vegas#comment-38 Tue, 21 Dec 2004 18:33:27 +0000 http://www.lyingmediabastards.com/2004/12/leaving-las-vegas#comment-38 Yeah, I'm a sell out. Took the job that paid, but I'm stuck in a place that I can't stand (think bible belt). It sucks now, but few things in this life are set in stone. You can always change your mind if you realize that aren't doing what you should be. Good luck with everything, and thanks for being a highly solitary, politics- obsessed computer nerd. Your work is more appreciated than you know! Yeah, I’m a sell out. Took the job that paid, but I’m stuck in a place that I can’t stand (think bible belt). It sucks now, but few things in this life are set in stone. You can always change your mind if you realize that aren’t doing what you should be. Good luck with everything, and thanks for being a highly solitary, politics- obsessed computer nerd. Your work is more appreciated than you know!

]]> by: Amanda http://www.lyingmediabastards.com/2004/12/leaving-las-vegas#comment-37 Tue, 21 Dec 2004 14:19:19 +0000 http://www.lyingmediabastards.com/2004/12/leaving-las-vegas#comment-37 Good luck with your decisions. Regardless of what your decision is, don't let people guilt-trip you. Believe me, I've had the homeless-by-choice people give that guilt trip to me (sellout!) and all I can say is that it is, on a certain level, a luxury to be able to drop out like that. Good luck with your decisions. Regardless of what your decision is, don’t let people guilt-trip you. Believe me, I’ve had the homeless-by-choice people give that guilt trip to me (sellout!) and all I can say is that it is, on a certain level, a luxury to be able to drop out like that.

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