Sunday, May 15, 2005

For Kathleen P.J.M. Vercruysse

Kathleen, congratulations with your graduation from Gallaudet. This girl was introduced to me by a good friend of mine, Rico who hailed from Amsterdam, The Netherlands in Summer 2001. At that time, Rico told me that Kathleen will join with us to Paramount Kings Dominion two days after she arrived from her country, Belgium.

Rico warned Kathleen that I'm going to americanize her like I did with Rico and Berna. It was all in good tease. I met Kathleen before everyone else did -- I immediately liked her, her aura and her sense of adventure.

On the first Saturday of June where each year, there is Deaf Awareness Day at Paramount Kings Dominion, hundreds of Deaf people flocked to the amusement park, taking advantage of cheap prices and a chance to see old friends and make new friends as well.

I drove down to Doswell, Virginia from Washington, DC with Kathleen and Rico. It took about nearly 1 hour and 45 minutes to get there. But with Rico and Kathleen yakking, the timing was not important -- more than 10 times, we saw the familiar faces and hands moving in some cars en route to Doswell -- we knew they were Deaf or associated with Deaf peers on way to the amusement park.

Kathleen complained that she needed to stop at a convenience store to purchase the pack of cigarettes. We exited just south of Fredericksburg, Virginia to a Texaco gas station. Three of us walked in the store as I rushed to the bathroom to piss. I was clearly irritated with the hearing peers around us who thought they are better than us. So I just either 005 at them or stare at them as I would want to infect them with something else.

Kathleen was bit apprehensive about buying cigarettes as she was not profilic in English. So Rico and I pitched in to help her whatever she needed. She chose the pack of Marlboro cigarettes. The cashier asked her for identification. Kathleen did not understand. I told her if she has a passport or driver's license. She said she has Belgium Driver's License. I told her to use it. She gave it to the cashier.

The cashier pulled the book that contained the proof of identification in 50 states and 13 provinces/terrorites in Canada. I quickly intervened the cashier that she is from Belgium.

The cashier looked at me as if I was dumb. I stared at her. She continued to search the book to see if Kathleen's ID matches one of them.

I slammed my finger on the notepad and said, "She is from Belgium!"

She kept on going through and looked at Kathleen and said, "Sorry, I can't sell you this to you because your identification is not in the book."

I shot back, "The book contains only 50 states and Canada!"

The lady said, "Her identification is not in Canada."

I wrote, "Belgium is in Europe!" Then signed in a rapid manner, "You dumbfuck redneck white trash!" to which Rico and Kathleen broke into loud guffaws. I wrote again, "Europe is NOT in Canada or in the United States, get me the manager!"

You could see the hurt in her eyes as I scoffed her to get out of my way and the manager came. I blasted the manager to smithereens that Belgium is a fucking country in Europe -- get that fucking book out of our way! Sure enough, Kathleen went back to my car and retrieved her passport to prove that she is from Europe.

Rico said, "That's enough. Let's go."

Kathleen was bit shaken but offended that some white trash in Virginia actually insisted that Belgium is part of Canada one way or other.

Rico, always obsessed with Mountain Dew, hopped in my car with Kathleen and I wrote back with the final words -- I must have the final words -- to quote McFly's ASL slang: "Me Finish Dry Hot Dog!" -- I wrote, "I understood why you are working as a cashier, retard."

I walked out like Alexis Carrington Colby. Then I got in the car and told Kathleen and Rico -- both smiled with the sense of triumphant feelings. Nobody should doubt us in the first place.

Get this through your skulls -- Belgium is NOT in Canada!

Me finish dry hot dog!

R-

Saturday, May 14, 2005

Frank's Pub

Go figure.

Gus was too sick to go anywhere, so I stayed home to take care of his. So I missed out on the second night of Liberty Bears but tonight, I am *not* going to miss a thing.

There is an Irish pub right across the street which I checked out. Frank's Pub is very heterosexual bar. When I entered, people stared at me -- wondering who I am. That's OK. I went upstairs, suddenly, I saw four white guys using the billard pool sticks to whack a black guy -- a racist attack? But on my right side, I saw 3 black guys whooping the white guys to do the job -- apparently, it was not the case of racism.

Drama ensued for few minutes before things settled down -- met nice fellows and chatted the best way I can.

Then went home at 3 AM. Only to find out that the Sorenson Videophone Box is dead -- why? Gus left the plant on the top of the box, blocking the vent -- thus trapped it and killed it. Gus is a machine murderer.

But Great Gods, he's feeling much better and ready to play around tonight. I'm off to see Liz tonight. And few bars in Center City. It should be fun. OH, one thing -- we went to a small festival at Norristown Area High School called "West Norriton Day" -- all I see is white trash and all that b.s. It's nice. I wanted a sno-cone -- so I cut in the line, using my "ear" thing to get what I wanted -- there was a long line for funnel cakes (which I do not want) along with the sno-cones. I did not want to wait behind people who is waiting for funnel cakes -- I only wantes the sno-cones so I cut in and tell the guy to get me sno-cone then we're out. Just like that. Har, har.

Just read this article -- Russia is making a lot of efforts to PAY back the debts -- they are progressive in comparison with us. WE still owed a lot of $$ to many countries including the United Nations. We are "supposed" to be the richest country in the world but we have trillions in debts and yet, we do not make it our priority.

Russia makes it a priority -- smart move. Our government is dumb. They are concerned about the social security, the war on terrorism, the assault on gays and minorities rights, to occupy Iraq, plans to whack Iran and North Korea -- while Russia is quietly taking care of its debts then they probably will end up as one of the leading countries in the world along with the United Kingdom while the United States, under the leadership of Republican idiots, fell apart.

Hell, I'm all for it.

Oh, by the way, Bill Frist, you idiot -- you think being Congressman meant you can be above the law? Even to park illegally to buy some shoes does not mean you are above the law. My friends, I bet, he will try to deal with his "friends" in other places to get his parking ticket waived.


Have fun whatever you do -- OH, yeah, Gus' mother has a swimming pool -- only two blocks away -- meaning what? You get the drift.

R-

Friday, May 13, 2005

Base Closures, Walter Reed Medical Center And An Update

Base Closures: Wait a minute! Bush asked for billions of dollars to fight "terrorism" around the globe and the Pentagon are closing 33 bases? When Clinton proposed the base closings, Republicans whined and fought each step of the way. Now the Pentagon is allowed to do this? Our Armed Forces are going down the toilet.

We'll be bankrupt, anyway.

Walter Reed Medical Center: Walter Reed Medical Center is owned by the Armed Forces and it is slated to be closed as one of 33 base closings proposed by the Pentagon. I'll miss the weird museum next to the Medical Center where you get to observe the human baby with one eye, the human baby that seems to be some kind of fish. Very weird but entertaining!

Carrie Wants You To Know: Remember the entry that I talked about the Trekkies tend to be pedophiles not a while ago. Well, in this article, they found the exploited girl ... in Pittsburgh. She is doing well, her adoptive father is in jail for molesting her.

Virginia is for Dumb Conservatives: As many of you knew, there is an ongoing struggle between the alumni, the city of Staunton and the State Board of Education in what to do with the deaf schools in Virginia -- to consolidate them? To build a new school? Or to remain in Staunton and renovate at the cheaper price? According to this article, there are lack of priority amongst the Conservative Republicans -- the quality of education at VSDB needs to improve and why did the State Board of Education ask about whether if the VSDB has "suspended indoor track" -- what the fuck? Why is it important? That is Virginia for you.

Tonight, I'm out to Liberty Bears stuff in Center City. Oh, I got a videophone call from Carl Way, he said that there is going to be a party at ... Mundey & Cowden's place -- should we crash and destroy the incessant pool?

R-

Gallaudet Commencement

Before anyone else can attack me outright on this -- congratulations to the Class of 2005.

I had been watching Gallaudet Commencement during the live webcast. It is nice, so nice, to have the captions when you cannot understand I. King Jordan's fingerspelling. Either he's bad fingerspeller or I'm getting old.

Andy Lange has a moustache. Who does he thinks he is? Tom Selleck? Andy, your moustache won't get women behind your wife's back!

Anyway, let's back to the list of people that I knew ... I'd wish to congratulate some and bash some as well. You know how it is -- I cannot live without bashing someone else in the process. That's what makes you guys snicker behind the monitor where nobody else knew. YOu can always tell your friends, "Did you read what RT said? That was so awful!" But the reality is that when nobody is around you, you laughed at the comments I made because it is SO true.

The folks that I do not know who has been eliminated because they wasted my space and time. These ones who got mentioned are, rest assured, going to be commented. Anything to add, feel free to talk about it in the comment box!

Doctor of Philosophy
Carolyn D. McCaskill -- This is another milestone for Deaf African-American woman whose I never took a class under but I enjoyed talking to her in person. She is dynamic and funny person.

Doctor of Audiology
Nobody I knew is on the list-- do you think I'd befriend an Audiologist? My ass, fuckwads.

Education Specialist
Nobody else I knew!

Specialist in School Psychology
Next!

Master of Arts/Master of Science/Master of Social Work
Tammy Mae Ennis -- a nice gal, I used to work with her in Benson Hall! Congratulations, Tammy!
Hollie Michele Fallstone -- weird gal.
Jenifer Ann Floyd -- Heard a lot about her and finally met her last summer, very nice woman.
Linnae Ann Gallino -- how many Masters does this gal has?
William George Garrow -- This is hearing guy whom I first thought was Deaf and he loved it. Very cute, but straight. Very cool, laid-back skaterboy! He told me that he does not have a cellphone nor a regular phone. He only owns TDD, videophone and pager. He said that he does not have hearing friends. I have to decree him as Deaf person, Will you are now Deaf.
Daniel Joseph Girard -- Nice gay boy whose I am wary at times. ;-)
Rose Ann Sarah Goodman -- Aww, congratulations, Rosey!
Kelly Marie Gunderson -- Heard that she's dramatic gal but she's always nice to me.
Joseph Michael Kolcun -- About time you get out of there, Joey! But thanks for the fun times in the fraternity!
Christen Ascension Moreno -- I am surprised that she was even in graduate school.
Stacy Ann Nowak -- Stacy, KDES, MSSD, Gallaudet as undergraduate and now finishing graduate school -- all on one campus -- when will you ever get a life outside of Kendall Green?
Sarah DesHotels Tullier -- a Cajun gal who is now NYC Newbie, congratulations, dear!
Lisa Diana Wasilowski -- Sonny's wife -- Lisa -- love you!!
Michael Francis Wynne -- About time.
Dorian Richard Yanke -- Eww!
Jamie Ann Yost -- Knew the name, she's Virginian and so am I.

Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science
Anthony Adamo -- One of the most popular HUG students at Gallaudet. Sexy, though.
Raymonda Azrelyant -- So-so girl but I always thought her brother is hottie.
Jill Kay Birchall -- Congratulations, Jilly!
Keith E Blamble -- My god, this boy is graduating?!
Arlinda Suzanna Boland -- Congratulations, Arlinda!
Kitty Sue Bottoms -- This gal's family lives few miles away from my parents' house. Nice gal, but crazy family.
Marcus Michael Chmaj -- Pah!
Keith Lyle Clark -- One of my best friends, in fact, he is one of Leathal Weapon 3 (Me, Mark and Keith)
Raymond Paul Clark -- When will he emerge out of the closet?
Stephanie Lynn Danner -- Gallaudet's greatest swimmer.
Jason Edmund Dietz -- My favorite elementary school teacher's sister's son is Jason. Nice fellow. Also loved Jason's mother, Rita. Rita is feisty and hilarious woman in New York.
Terri Monroe Dietz -- Jason's wild wife. By wild, I meant in a very positive way.
Joshua Seth Dowling -- This fag liar is graduating?
Christopher Hayden Driscoll -- The best heterosexual a gay person could have in a friend. We partied so hard frequently when we were in college -- took him forever to graduate. Love him to death.
Cassey Love Ellis -- Smart and feisty gal.
Esme Pearl Farb -- Esme, congratulations! The path on your side is very difficult that nobody else can imagine what it is like to be in your shoes but I root for you, m'love!
Stephen Hernan Farias -- Time flew fast? He's graduating?
Kristin Renee Feldman -- Pah!
Sean Ryan Hauschildt -- This is wacky guy that I enjoyed to chat from time to time.
Mark Lee Helmuth -- My other best friend, one of Lethal Weapon 3 (LW3)
Tanya Dawn Holmes -- What's next for this woman? The US President?
Jonathan Myron Hughes -- Nice fella. I'm not saying anything here.
Amanda Nicole Huser -- She is now graduating? Shit, time flew fast.
Jesse Jones III -- It is only matter of time before he realized who he is.
Shannon Ruth Kapp -- My dear girl, congratulations!
Ryan Cloyd Kelly -- Ryan, Ryan, Ryan -- you did it!
Matthew Hideo Kohashi -- Great photographer during Deaflympics
Heather Dawn Lewis -- Nice gal but I cannot stand her brother, Ben.
Raylene Paulayne Lotz -- Nice gal.
Matthew Louis Malzkuhn -- His father is Brian Malzkuhn who conned many deafies.
Edwin Manuel Martinez, Jr. -- What a milestone for him!
Michael Adam Milcznski -- Nice guy. Did not get to know him more.
Laurie Rose Miskovsky -- She's back in school?
Amelia Christabel Mowl -- She is nice but the gossips continue to run that she is really a hearing person. She flunked (or passed?) the Audiology tests, I was told.
Amy R. Nelson -- Sweet God, she graduated! Congratulations, Amy.
Kristy Nan Nowak -- Sister of Stacy Nowak who never left Kendall Green. Sad, though.
Svenna Britt Pedersen -- Heard a lot about her but never met.
Gerald Michael Pickering -- Always saw him around, thought he was bit odd.
Gregory Joseph Podlaha -- [Guys and gals, fill your words in this blank]
Zavier Sabió -- This guy thinks he's all that.
Cody Clint Sadler -- He graduated? Now he can go back to the place where the sun does not shine.
Shoshannah Oppenheimer Stern -- This gal is fun to party with, trust me. At first, I thought she was too much for me but when we got drunk, she is hysterical.
Christopher Troy Sutton -- Eeek! Mercy upon us for this fella is graduating!
Todd David Timmer -- A homophobic conservative prick.
David Lee Trevathan -- Lee, Lee, congratulations! But be careful with these stuff
Jaimie Valencia -- Nice fella.
Kathleen P.J.M. Vercruysse -- The Girl from Belgium, CONGRATULATIONS!!! This gal can swear that the first day we were introduced by Rico of The Netherlands, drama ensued for days between three of us!
Terri Paulette Vincent -- NYC Idiot
Jesse Christopher Woosley -- Nice guy, never talked but always saw him everywhere.
Marlon Bernard Wynne -- About time.
Ryan Matthew Zarembka -- Ryan, honest to God, must you mention Kappa Gamma when you speak to the student body? Just wait when you step into the real world -- Kappa Gamma is not the world.

Cheers,

R-

Imagination Is Great

To imagine is good. To believe in the imagination that can take you anywhere else in the universe has to be good. Reading novels, comic books and watching movies are all part of imagination that makes us all ... human, right?

I just completed watching "Finding Neverland" -- it was inspirational film. It tells us that it is good ... no ... wonderful for us to imagine things, even if it seems to be out of ordinary with reality.

When I see Sir James Matthew Barrie watching four boys jumping on their beds, I immediately understood. Why did the boys jump on the beds? Because they wished they could fly. Suddenly, the slow motion of the scene showed the boys slowly flying out of their bedroom. The slow motion of the boys started to fly off their beds made me have goosebumps all over the body.

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Second star on the right and straight until morning!

The film is about the author of Peter Pan, Sir James Matthew Barrie who was inspired by a family of four boys with no father and a dying mother and eventually wrote the play that is immortalized today with millions of people loving Peter Pan. Peter was named after Peter Llewelyn Davies, one of four fatherless boys.

It was moving, inspirational and triumphant film for anyone who loves to dream.

I dream to conquer the universe and remake it in my image. That is good imagination, is it?

R-

Thursday, May 12, 2005

More Information on Jeff Beardsley's Lawsuit

North Las Vegas Police Spokesman Tim Bedwell said, "Our first line of communication with deaf individuals is written notes. That's what we teach our officers and that's what we practice."

That is one big FAT lie. I know because I experienced several times with different police officers across the nation -- they always discriminated. Know why they discriminated? Because they do not have a deaf person working in the police department! If they had one or two, they would see, observe and learn how to deal with deaf people. But no, they forbade a deaf person from working for the police department. Whose fault is it? Hearies, of course!

Enjoy this and that!

The last time I heard, Jeff was living in San Diego -- now in Las Vegas. Int-eresting.

R-

Deaf News, Vocational Rehabilitatives Services, Jeff Beardsley and Stupid Hearie Cops

A friend of mine IMmed me today and told me to check this. I was amused. I'm sure only Deaf people would be able to read what one said, but hearing people who knew nothing about American Sign Language -- feel free to ask us if you wanted to know what it was being said.

On another hand, it was not surprising that the Bush Administration did this.

And last, I was surprised to see the name, Jeff Beardsley on the lawsuit versus the city of North Las Vegas. Jeff Beardsley was very self-loathing person at Gallaudet, always ready to lash out at anyone else for doing an insignificant thing. Everyone knew he's gay, he's flaming queen -- but he made it sure that nobody has to know the truth. It was bit ridiculous.

We were on good terms -- at least, I like to keep this way, he has a character of his own -- but certainly not the type that I would mingle on a daily basis.

I am sure that Jeff antagonized the Police Officers in North Las Vegas but the Police Officers knew better than to tell people to read the lips -- and refused to provide the necessary steps to communicate in an effective manner.

Fuck you, GHW Bush for starting this concept, "Read my lips-synchin' shit!" By using this concept, the Police Officers often berated Deaf people when it comes to automobile accidents, ran red light or pulled over for anything else.

One time, my friend lost control of a friend's SUV on a wet intersection and slammed into the tree right next to the bank at the shopping center in Greenbelt after leaving Denny's Restaurant. Anderson, Manny, Wittig, Jeff, Toby and I endured such a bizarre incident with the local police officers in Greenbelt, Maryland.

We waited for the cops to arrive. When the cops arrived, they did not come to us to help us out. They berated, screamed and yelled at us -- we kept on saying, "Get the paper pad and pen!" One dumbfuck hearie cop came to my face and screamed at the top of his lungs that I could feel the vibrations, "READ MY LIPS!"

One cop kept on putting the flashlight in Deaf person's face -- excuse me, we need to use our eyes to communicate -- quit fucking pointing that in our faces! I attempted to tell the female hearie cop to tell the male hearie cop not to do that -- the female hearie cop then told the male hearie cop -- he ran up to my face and screamed me to back off.

I grinned and told my friends to remain calm and stay defiant. I do not want anyone of us to miscommunicate to a point where they can use it against us (some of us were drinking!) in the court of Law. I kept on gesturing for a paper pad and a pen. This male hearie cop refused -- I got fed up and walked back to the wrecked SUV to search for the paper pad and pen so that I can write down the name of the cop(s) and the badge numbers. When the male hearing cop saw me trying to look at his badge -- he quickly covered it and pushed me off and tried to block me from checking his car's number.

He ordered me and my friends to stay in one area as one female hearie cop urged the male hearie cop to abandon us. Yeah, you heard it right, the fucking hearie cops abandoned us on the spot at 4 or 5 AM in the morning -- how nice! They are not there to serve or to protect us. They are there to berate, alienate or control us of our actions -- that's why when I heard a cop being killed by anything else, I thought: "One pig down, more to go."

Fuck 'em. Drop dead, you stinking hearie cops!

R-