Uncommon Kindness

You know, believe it or not a lot of people think I'm nothing more than a raging asshole. Never would have guessed it right? I mean, this blog certainly isn't evidence of anything attributed to that...


While it may be true that I can be a jerk in certain situations, I do actually have a heart and a kind one at that. Not everyone will see it though. It's usually a random stranger or someone I'm particularly close to. I don't show love for everyone because I don't love everyone I meet, and I don't feel like I have to in order to be a good person. I have a small circle of people who I desire to be especially good to and I live contently with that. 


I thought of a quote yesterday while talking to two people who are very dear to me, and that quote is: "I have a big heart for people who are willing to find it.". I will be polite to strangers and to those who seem in need even if I don't know them well, but my greatest compassion still lies with the people who care about me the most. There are few things that really bring warmth to my heart but making someone happy and brightening their day is definitely one of them. 


I have nothing to prove to anyone. If I do something it's because I want to. I love being generous and it's a thread of happiness that I hold on to tightly. I could list the kind things I have done for people but it what meaning would that have? I'm not trying to earn a score here, I'm just trying to prove a point. 


This entry is basically a reminder to go out and be caring to people who deserve it. If you are compassionate to others it will reward you in so many ways. With all the madness and negativity in the world we shouldn't forget the people who love us and the people who just need someone to be there, even if only for a moment. Sure, it sounds strange that this is coming from the writer of a blog like A Ranting Matter but underneath it all is a girl who holds generosity as a close value. 


So do something nice for someone today. Let the people closest to you in your life know that you love them. Show someone how much they mean to you. Someone might be feeling terrible right now and your act of kindness is the thing that pulls them through the day. If the thought of that doesn't make you feel a bit better inside, I don't know what will. 


There is always a time to be loving and we should take the chance whenever possible. You never know when someone will leave or become distant.


Be good to others for their fulfillment as you would be good to yourself. 


Peace.

My Birthday

Turning 17 today. The joy is oh-so overwhelming. 


LOL JK


But uhh I dunno. I think birthdays stopped being special after I turned 14 >_> Still, I guess I shall acknowledge it as a day where people can pay more attention to me than they normally would.


FFFF DAMMIT I NEED TO STOP BEING SO NEGATIVE


I'M HAPPY TO BE ALIVE. I LOVE THE FEW TRUE FRIENDS I HAVE. I LOVE MYSELF. I LOVE MY FAMILY. I LOVE MY HAMSTER AND MY LIZARD. I LOVE WHOEVER ACTUALLY READS THIS CRAPPY BLOG.


HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME BITCHES!

DON'T BUY FROM PETSMART/PETCO!!!!

Just kidding :D

Lately I've re-discovered PETA-Freaks and their antics on the web, particularly on Youtube. I'm not saying that all PETA people are insane, but a lot of them seem to be. They usually turn out to be as uneducated as they sound, and I'm torn between laughing at them or pelting them with dead hamsters. Either way, I eventually get into an angry rant.

If you don't know the details, certain PETA members and other animal rights activists like to post their idiotic opinions on Youtube along with their undercover "investigations". Most of these people are misinformed, butthurt, ignorant, or all of the above. Today I found plenty of videos and comments hating on major pet stores and how they treat their animals, along with their complaints against average pet-owners.

Anything you do in your video is abuse (according to their logic). Holding it wrong? Abuse. Minor problem with the cage? Abuse. They WILL find an excuse to criticize whatever you're doing. 

But back to the pet store thing. Here are the most frequent complaints and my responses:

Family-owned stores are better than big pet stores! Everyone should buy from them instead!
From my experience with certain local pet stores, they aren't all that wonderful. You can find a few that are pretty good, but for the most part there are going to be some issues. Sometimes local stores don't have appropriate housing. Sometimes they don't have ways to treat sick animals or they don't have all the right equipment to care for all the animals. I've seen some awful pet stores, trust me. At big businesses like Petco and Petsmart they can afford to have the right housing, equipment, medication, etc. I've never had an issue with an animal I've bought from Petsmart. I have a bearded dragon from Petsmart and a hamster from a local pet store. They're both within the same level of quality when it comes to animals.



Breeders are always the best choice for every animal!
Not always you simple-minded idiots. My mom got a leopard gecko from a breeder and it was severely malnourished and died within the month. After that she went to Petsmart and bought a new gecko and guess what? That thing has been living happily for MONTHS. Besides, I can't find a convenient breeder for EVERY animal. When I was looking for hamsters did you honestly expect me to hunt down a breeder in my state just so that I MAY or MAY NOT get a good animal? Hell no. I went to the friggin' pet store and looked at the little rodents and picked one out. 


Petsmart and Petco employees lie to their costumers!
I have been to several of their stores and not once have I been lied to about an animal. They made sure I had EVERYTHING I needed to care for that animal and answered all of my questions. Just because their statement isn't the shit that you read on Wikipedia doesn't mean that they're wrong dumbass.


I bought an animal from a big pet store and it died!
Bitch, maybe you weren't caring for it right. And guess what? In EVERY lot of animals there is going to be a bad one. Maybe you got the bad one. Maybe you didn't feed it everyday. Maybe you were too busy making shitty youtube videos to give it the care it needed. Who knows?


Animals get sick and die at those big pet stores!
Animals get sick and die at EVERY pets store EVERYWHERE. But from what I know from the stores, they usually send sick animals to the vet so that they can make a full recovery. Sometimes animals come out alright. Sometimes they don't. It isn't always the store's fault. It's called mother nature.


PETA has all sorts of videos showing how they abuse their animals!
It's called propaganda. They will show the worst of the worst and say that it applies to each and every store out there. Sure, some of the mills ARE bad but you can't save every damn animal. Besides, it's not like PETA doesn't edit/clip their videos to make things seem even worse than they are. God forbid an employee uttered a joke about animal mistreatment or else that would be on their Youtube page too.


BUT BUT BUT BUT BUT BUT!!!!
If you don't like those places then fine, but don't go to your idiotic lengths to cause harm to those stores. Just keep your damn mouth closed and buy an animal wherever you frikkin' please. Now I'm going to go tend to my PERFECTLY HAPPY AND HEALTHY bearded dragon from PET'SMART.

I FUCKING LOVE THIS GUY

http://www.youtube.com/user/luanlegacy#p/u/1/b84eimPNqnM

I agree with SO MUCH of what this guy says. I know quite a few people who could learn a thing or two from his videos. WATCH. LAUGH. SUBSCRIBE.

 

The Joys of Summer

Wow haven't updated this crap in a long time.

Not much has been happening on my end aside of my new hobby of servicing/shooting firearms (In my eyes Cars, Guitars, and Guns are works of art, not to mention epicly badass) and working on graphic design projects. 

In other news, I haven't touched or even looked at the 3 summer assignments that I have. Sometimes I feel like I miss school but then I realize that's just the lonely sod in me kicking in. Oh lol. On that note, I just remembered that when I get back to school I'll have to deal with everyone talking about how kickass their summer was. Oh I can't freakin' wait. Every teacher is going to ask about it and I'll have to listen to constant boasting all around. What did I do this summer? I burned my eyes to the core looking at this damn computer screen, that's what. 


I don't know what else to really explain. I guess I can throw up some memes I made when I got bored. Screw it, here ya go:

P.S. My birthday is on July 13th. Remember it dammit.