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Louisiana boy here. This reminds me a little too much of Hurricane Andrew. Feels bad man.

camarillobrillo  ·  2668 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: The Dumbest User Interface of 2016

    “I found with Trump, he says a lot of stuff,” she said. “I just think all politicians promise you everything and then we’ll see. It’s like when you get married — ‘Oh, honey, I won’t do this, oh, honey, I won’t do that.’”

"Just the tip honey."

And for such a site of significance this seems like amateur hour. How did he think there wouldn't be tremendous backlash from something so childish? Puts the entire site to shame. His staff must be furious.

camarillobrillo  ·  2703 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Happy Thanksgiving Hubski

I'm thankful for my SO putting up with my crazy, my newly secured position at work, my liver... and Hubski of course.

2016 was a trying year. I'm thankful for the shining hope of better things to come.

camarillobrillo  ·  2718 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: It's election day America!

Goddammit America. You're making my girlfriend cry.

camarillobrillo  ·  2727 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Harry Reid accuses FBI Director James Comey of violating the Hatch Act

I honestly don't know if I'll be able to handle it. My GF gets tearyeyed just talking about it. We live in Louisiana and we're surrounded on all sides by coonasses. Lovable coonasses to be sure but 50's men, and women for chrissakes! We early voted the other day, for Hillary. Believe it or not, it was the first time I've ever voted. I don't even really like Hillary but holy fuck Trump scares the shit out of me. It's deeply unsettling to me that this country is 50/50 between an intelligent, skillful diplomat and this orange Frankenstein gorilla. How can people hate a qualified woman so much? How the fuck did we even come to this? After 8 years of Obama, a Trump presidency? I feel like I've been having a bad trip for months.

Either way I'm gonna have a bottle of the good stuff this November 8th. The question is whether I call in sick the next day...

E: I mean, I'm trying to picture President Trump and my mind crashes like a blue screen of death. DOES NOT COMPUTE. JESUS CHRIST, IT'S A MADHOUSE! A MADHOUSE!

He has no real plans. Our economy will nosedive. Foreign relations will be destroyed. How is half the country for this shit?!?!?

camarillobrillo  ·  2746 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Donald Trump's Sad, Lonely Life

    In some ways, his debate performances look like primate dominance displays — filled with chest beating and looming growls. But at least primates have bands to connect with, whereas Trump is so alone, if a tree fell in his emotional forest, it would not make a sound.

Savage.

camarillobrillo  ·  2748 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: 2nd Presidential Debate Thread: Town Hall Sunday

Some of our neighbors and friends seem to be stuck in 1955. I love them unconditionally but they would not love me if I told them what I truly think of their backwards, hateful opinions. I know we'll always have ignorance in this country but until this election I had no idea how ugly we really are. That debate was a travesty and I need a drink.

camarillobrillo  ·  2749 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Congressional candidates stampede to ditch Trump

Me tomorrow night:

camarillobrillo  ·  2772 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Pubski: September 14, 2016  ·  

Sabbatical. Self-imposed. Didn't want to be the rotten apple that spoils the bunch but I realized how much I needed this eutopia to dump my brain droppings.

I love this place. We're a steaming melting pot of perspectives. Small enough so the real losers out there don't bother to bother us. Anyways, I wouldn't expect many people here to understand the horror you're living right now but I do. Just wanted you to know you're not a special little snowflake.

You're online which means you're still coherent to reality which means you can still be SAVED, praise Heyzous! The worst is over man. Take your licks from Lady Justice and keep us in the know. Most of all take care of you. You want to bullshit privately I'm sure Hubski supports. I'm no rolemodel but I can definitely share stories and advice.

camarillobrillo  ·  3151 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Self portrait, watercolor and ink

I like the eyes especially. You've got real talent. Thanks for sharing all your art!

camarillobrillo  ·  3156 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Hubski dev update: SQL ready to deploy next weekend

Really excited about this.

Thanks rob05c!

camarillobrillo  ·  3192 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Sexist Men Found To Be Bigger Losers

God I love The Onion.

They always have the same three faces too.

camarillobrillo  ·  3202 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Early review of Go Set a Watchman. It's not pretty

Well shit, you're right. But c'mon this wasn't her decision

    In February 2015 at age 88, nearly blind and deaf after a 2007 stroke, and after a lifetime of maintaining that she would never publish another novel, Lee released a statement through her attorney confirming publication of her second novel, Go Set a Watchman, written before To Kill a Mockingbird, which was released in July 2015.
camarillobrillo  ·  3210 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: What are your morning routines?

Cigarette. Glass of hard liquor.

I agree the popcorn is growing stale. I feel bad for Victoria I guess. I do worry what this means for social media in general. I love Hubski but isn't it inherently doomed to suffer the same maladies?

camarillobrillo  ·  3226 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Friday night guilty pleasure music

camarillobrillo  ·  3229 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Pubski: June 17, 2015

Just coming off a brutal three weeks straight at The Plant. Having a delightful English breakfast and in one hour I'll be seeing Jurassic World in IMAX baby!

camarillobrillo  ·  3232 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Who will finish our story?

    Tiger got to hunt, bird got to fly;

    Man got to sit and wonder 'why, why, why?'

    Tiger got to sleep, bird got to land;

    Man got to tell himself he understand.

camarillobrillo  ·  3233 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Why not dogs on Hubski?

    I am not amused, Human.
camarillobrillo  ·  3233 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Robot Argument on IRC

camarillobrillo  ·  3249 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Hubski, what do you believe?

To love another is the only thing worthwhile in our lives. Everything else is superfluous.

And yet, we worry so much about our jobs and our checking accounts and, most important, how we appear to our fellow Man. We worry less about the wasp in the chickencoop and the rest of the ugliness that surrounds us. Our time here is, in my opinion, laughably pointless. Depends on how much you've had to drink I guess.

MY point is, I'm always fascinated by how seriously We take ourselves. Thompson had it right. You buy the ticket and take the ride. No more, no less. The only thing worth fighting for is someone to share the journey with.

camarillobrillo  ·  3260 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Kleinbl00 r/bestof'd on M. Night Shyamalan

We can dream friend. We can dream...

camarillobrillo  ·  3260 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: The Emotional Scars of Hubski

My stepdad beat the shit out of me until I moved out and I learned alcoholism from my mother.

camarillobrillo  ·  3280 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Hubski, how do you convince yourself to get up and do something?

Love, liquor or work. If it's not one of those I'll see you at noon.

camarillobrillo  ·  3282 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: To work or not shouldn't be a question

I can't agree more. The rest of the firstworld pities us. They also take advantage.

I've been working on contract at a plant here in Louisiana. I'm not technically with the company and I've been working here TWO YEARS. I make good money but zero benefits, 401k etc. 40 hours a year paid vacation. That's it. I'm breaking my back for these people with nothing to show for it. Find another plant you say? They're all going contract. It's more economically viable. For every $10 I make the contract company makes $50 saving this multibillion dollar corporation God knows how much in health insurance and everything else I should be getting if I had this same job fifteen years ago. It's all a fucking scam and people like me take it because it's the only decent living to be had without a degree.

This is THE CHEMICAL COMPANY and while their own countrymen would revolt at these bullshit conditions we here in the Land of Opportunity beg for the privilege because our own worker's rights were trampled long ago.

Sorry for the rant. We had a big peppy meeting with the whitecollars this morning spoonfeeding their HOORAY FOR TEAM BULLSHIT and I almost threw up in anguish. It reminds me of that line in Scarface.

    You know what capitalism is? Getting fucked.
camarillobrillo  ·  3284 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Bobby Jindal: I’m Holding Firm Against Gay Marriage

I like it here in Louisiana but God do we elect some backwards, soulcrushing bottomfeeders. On behalf of the few sane coonasses here I apologize for this sad little man.

Such a piece of shit you wish Huey Long would rise from his grave.

Great Jindal rant here

camarillobrillo  ·  3287 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: HAPPY 4/20! Share your plans for the day, and your first cannabis encounter.

Luckily, I'm off. It's a beautiful day and I'm celebrating with gusto. Think I'll bike around downtown and have some Newcastles at my favorite dive.

Thank the Gods they tell us about our physicals a month in advance. Whitecollars would rather we drink ourselves to death than smoke a little herb but I'm rambling.

I popped my cherry in 7th grade hiking the North Georgia mountains. I miss that shit.

Have a great day Hubski!

camarillobrillo  ·  3350 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: How did you spend your Valentine's day?

Spanish Town Parade!

Still recovering