http://www.tmz.com/2009/12/24/james-cameron-in-major-a-hole-dispute/#comments.
james cameron -- the guy who directed "avatar" -- directed a few choice words at an autograph seeking fan last night -- calling the guy a "f**king a**hole" during an argument over a signature.
it all went down at lax -- when james walked past a man holding an "avatar" poster, and refused to sign.
no sirnose u go play in the freeway and turn ur helmet around. It's not what is said but HOW it's said.
And who says Cameron has to be a nice guy all the time? I know he's under more pressure than we would know about. I figure most public figures in Hollywood are colossal a-holes because it's a cutthroat industry and you have to bust some heads to rise to the top.
this is a post for all those jw lurkers out there who were once like me but probably think they are all alone and that noone else is going through what they are.... xmas day as a lonely jw is a real bitch!
what happens is: you spend the whole day alone, knowing that all those jw familys in your area are all together today having a great time!
if you have a family thats not jw then they are also all together having a great time... but you can't join in.... so you sit there watching tv, all the xmas films coming on... showing familys together on xmas day.... but wait a second!
I do have a social circle, but that social circle will likely be spending that day with their families...
Looks like I'll have to check out my extended family and see if anything's going on. But I know one thing--Christmas in southern California means beach time!!!
http://www.tmz.com/2009/12/24/james-cameron-in-major-a-hole-dispute/#comments.
james cameron -- the guy who directed "avatar" -- directed a few choice words at an autograph seeking fan last night -- calling the guy a "f**king a**hole" during an argument over a signature.
it all went down at lax -- when james walked past a man holding an "avatar" poster, and refused to sign.
That's when the fan lost it and replied, "I'm an asshole because I ask someone I admire for their autograph that makes me an a**hole? I make $15-an-hour at work to go see your film and I'm an a**hole?"
Take your average job and go play on the freeway. The man said no; you respect his wishes and go away. You're not owed a damn thing.
one of the things that made me start doubting the wtbts and jws was the way jws treat their jw employees.. i worked for jws several times.
the experience was always the same.. 1. pay was less than the going market rate for the same work at "worldly" companies.. 2. there were no benefits of any kind, no paid holidays, no sick time, no overtime, no insurance.. 3. whenever possible the jw forced the jw employees to pay their own company related expenses like gas, pager, company uniform, etc.. 4. any attempt to discuss the poor working conditions was always responded to with "but you get to make all the meetings and you get to go to the assemblies and you get to work for brothers.
" and, if you said "i would go to meetings regardless of who i worked for" and pushed back on that answer then they started in on your "loyalty" and you were unspritual if you questioned a "brother" and were not "loyal" to your employer.. 5. any attempt to find another job was met with harassment, being told you could not give the jw employer as a reference, being threatened with lawsuits, etc.. 6. the jw employers themselves were lazy and would not do the things they expected of their jw employees.. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------.
I cleaned pools for a week under a JW boss. It was a highly depressing week and I am forever cured of wanting to clean pools.
hello to all.
maybe this is a stupid question, since jw's don't celebrate christmas, but, as jw's, how did you spend your christmas?
what did you feel when everyone else was celebrating?
I know my folks aren't going to feel all that good tomorrow...they've got to entertain a socially inept man with Asperger's syndrome for a few hours...
sometimes it just hits you how cold and unfeeling this religious corporation is.. last night there was a part in the kingdom ministry about helping new bible studies.
in one paragraph it mentioned how the new student might cut ties with former associates because they are not living by bible principles.
it says that their families might disown them.
I'm starting to get those "We miss you" messages from people.
Funny how only two people have bothered to call. Not that I miss any of them. It's just funny to hear people pass messages through my family, as if I lost my phone or something.
in 1993, a former jehovahs witness kingdom hall in commerce became the new spiritual home for some two dozen catholic families and it was named st. catherine laboure to honor sister catherine and the french nun who was given the vision of mary now inscribed on the miraculous medal.. .
see: http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/2009/12/24/st_catherine_laboure_dedication/.
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But I thought Babble on the Grape had already fallen...?
How could the House of JAH fall into the hands of bloodguilty Christendom??
its just past 8pm, freezing cold out, i mean probably 10 degrees at the most.
its snowing.
a little bit windy but not a blizzard.
Now that's hardcore. Poor boys. They need to be in the warmth of family and friends, not selling books in the cold.
i've been conditioned since childhood that i'm going to live forever.
i'm having a hard time contemplating the fact that i'm going to die.
i'm so afraid of death that i can't enjoy the life i have now.
I don't have anything deep and meaningful to tell you. So hang with a PYT, drink a beer, give the WT the middle finger. Get to feeling good. A beer and a BJ should get you out of your funk right quick.
i was in the produce section of a local market, when i happened to overhear the following comment: "we celebrate christ's birth every day of the year, not just on christmas!
" i turned and knew the nature of the source of the comment immediately, judging by the polyester pantsuit and delusional "deer in headlights" look on her face.
her companion replied, "but i like celebrating christmas and don't see anything wrong with it.
"Celebrate Christ's birth every day of the year?" What in the world is that dub talking about?
