The Class of Cigar Smoking

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From: John Honea <j.honea@apercurecords.com>
Date: December 25, 2008 2:44:40 CST
To: "ipodtouchbloger@blogger.com" <ipodtouchbloger@blogger.com>
Subject: The Class of Cigar Smoking

Tobacco is smoked all over the world, many different ways, whether rich or poor, in a cigarette, cigar, or pipe, it is still tobacco. However, like Hondas or Lambourghinis, Cigars come in mnay different shapes, lengths, as well as price. A cigar on eBay, manufactured in the early 1800's, belonging to Abraham Lincoln at one point, sold for $16,000. Maduro's "Camachos" tend to be my personal favorite, for they're very rich in taste, while leaving a slight after taste, which isn't bad. It is very smooth, has a nice burn as well as smell, and is slow burning. If you're one who likes to sit and really enjoy a cigar for a while to relax or unwind, I suggest this cigar. When I was 17, I had a friend who worked at a convenience store that would sell me the $.69 Phillies Blunts. I thought these were great until I finally turned 18 and was able to finally buy cigars on my own. I have tried all of the cigars above at a local convention and I rate them as follows:

1. Victor Sinclair Sidewinder: 3 out 5.
    A very nice cigar, price is good. could be better. Nice drag, not too loose, but almost too resistant, but feels okay. Burns for approximately 35 minutes.

2. Maduro's Comacho: 5 out of 5.
   My personal favorite. Has the perfect drag, great taste, excellent fragrance, not too thick, slight after-taste which is not bad in the least bit.

3. Cusano 18: 2 out of 5.
   I'm no cigar critic, but I do know a bad cigar when I taste one. these are terrible and no one should buy them. They burn for approximately 10 to 15 minutes, and leave a terrible after taste which ruins any food or drink you may consume for the next hour.

4. 601: 4 out of 5:
   Great cigar. Great taste. Great Drag.

5. Criollo: 1.5 out of 5:
    The cigar feels loose and breaks very easily. In my opinion, the tobacco could be packed a little tighter, and the cigar wrapped with more care for the cigar itself. I dropped this cigar on a carpeted floor and the lead broke and nearly 20% of the tobacco fell out of the end. The cigar has a so-so taste and a little worse of an after taste. Has a nice drag, but a little loose, most likely due to the poor packing.

Inevitable Perversions of Female Charcters: Lara Croft, Tomb Raider

Ever since I was 10 years old, I have loved the whole Tomb Raider
series. Lara Croft, a fictional female British archeaologist, created
by Toby Garb(who later left Core Design because of the sexuality
marketed with Lara), in 1996, was the number one female video game star for the next 5 years, and is just now making a strong return with
her latest adventure told in "Tomb Raider: Underworld". Lara was an
inspiration to me, as I'm very interested in ancient civilizations and
history. However, with the innocent game and comic book series, Lara
eventually was turned into, by society, a sex symbol, a sexual fantasy
for many, and her once known image as a noble adventurer was invaded
with such media such as the image below. Here, Lara is naked in a
swimming pool, and has a friend over, who is obviously nude as well,
and based on the conversation, there are indications of female
homosexuality between the two. This is bollocks. Pure bloody rubbish.

Lara Croft is a noble adventurer, a gaming icon, a hero to many that
has been marketed far too well as a sex symbol. Society is coming
down. And for this, we should be ashamed.

No Smoking

Copyright 2007
Eric Lüdzenski
Apercu Entertainment, LTD.

This photograph was taken shortly after a recording session one day, in which we spent six hours trying to lay down one song. Bollocks. Of course, that was a great day.

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Life is full. Full of surprises, full of whatever it may be. Indeed.

To Catch Up On A Few Things

It's been a while since my last post. Funny thing is, is that it wasn't my fault. Not completely, that is. You see, here is how it happened.

After my last post, which I sent from my iPod touch, I completely forgot my login password. I just could not remember it. I tried everything that I could think of. It was insane. I could not believe it. Finally, yesterday, I found the piece of paper that had my login on it, and I then successfully logged in. I was so delighted. After a few hours, I have decided to let you in on what has been occurring these past few days. I have just started my senior year of High School. I am down to my last year of childhood. Sure it is sad, but I'm preparing to the best of my abilities to get it done.
I have learned how to hack extremely weak websites. If anyone has ever heard of www.ericludzenski.com, that website has been visited by me, but of course, the owner of that website is a friend of mine, so no damage has been done. On another note, learning to hack websites is not as easy as I thought it was going to be.
I enrolled into a multimedia class where I can shoot photos, film, create animations, and even create an professional quality advertisement for a fake product.
I have been especially delighted these past few days because I have great news. My girlfriend and I have reached our year-and-a-half mark, and I received a silver ring from her which I wear most prominently.
My English Mastiff pup, which I got back in June, has now grown to a whopping 66 pounds after only 5 months of life. She is 2 ft. 9 in. from floor to the top of her back, she is 3 ft, 2 in. from nose to tip-of-tail.
I bought a car. It's a piece of crap, but it'll do for a short while. I spent $400 on a 1989 Chrysler Plymouth, and only had to buy a new battery and a little gas, which is basically a steal for a whole car, especially the good condition that it is in.
I have released a new music album entitled, John Honea Presents: The Pope. It has nine tracks, and has covers of Radiohead's Creep, Coldplay's God Put A Smile Upon Your Face, Muse's Soldier's Poem, and System of a Down's Soldier Side.
It has been a few weeks, but this blog has become somewhat rather smothered by other events and such, and has, unfortunately become more of a hassle than it has been worth. Blogs wont' be as frequent, but they will surely be posted from time to time.
Cheers, you lot.

The Quote of Major Motivation

"Everyone must remember that they're going to be dead soon. "
-Steve Jobs, CEO, Apple, Inc.

**The Mac Guy**

Apple's Big Fail with the iPhone 3G

As many of you know, Apple's much unexpected failure in delivering the anticipated iPhone 3G shocked the nation, as well as much of the rest of the countries debuting the not-so-fancy-now-are-ya iPhone. With Apple's CEO Steve Jobs running around on stage at the iPhone 3G keynote promoting this godly device, people went crazy over the speed, price, and capabilities of the iPhone. What's the big idea here? Apple, being one the leaders in the U.S. marketing squad, surely they must have had the intelligence to plan some sort of preparation for the million + customers coming to get the phone. If they are proud and big enough to boast this new device, then surely they must be able to back up their word, and follow through. In many cases, all over the nation, disappointed customers waited in long lines to get new phone were turned away and were told to activate the phones at home, only to be disappointed again, because the iTunes server locked up from being constantly hit with activation after activation. So to Apple... Its Showtime. Ha. Showtime for what?... to see how many suckers get caught up in the mess Apple can dish out? My Advice? Wait a few days, and try again.

As customers were turned away, more and more people, helpless to Apple's crappy service were left with either an unactivated 3G iPhone, or were stuck with a brick when they tried to update their 1st-Gen iPhones with the iPhone 2.0 Software. (which also uses the iTunes server, so they too were on the same boat as the 3G users.) Just as the picture shows on the left at an AT&T store, iTunes began locking up after a few moments of the iPhone being released. As you can see, the man on the left is waiting patiently as his computer fails to activate the phone. (is that Denise Richards on the left?)

As more and more people begin to finally activate or un-brick their iPhones, Apple will definitely take a blow from this mess. Maybe Apple isn't so great after all... or maybe they have grown too proud, and have failed to serve what they claim they can dish.

***Coming June 28, 2009, the only phone to beat the iPhone 3G... The iBrick. With ultimate paperweight capabilities, an all new brick look, and the same crappy cellular phone that just won't work.***

By the way, I forgot to mention something... I am the proud owner of a 16GB iPhone 3G. :D

Energy Consumption and the Economy

MYTH: California is believed to be one of the highest consumers of energy in the country.
FACT: California is ranked number 2 as one of the lowest consumers of energy in the United States.

However, Texas, being the largest consumer of energy, most of it being Industrial, with its powerplants and factories, is never brought up in a conversation concerning energy consumption. This does not anger me. It amuses me. Where does this "stereotype" come from?

I wonder what would happen to the economy if Texas and California were to switch spots on the graph? Would the economy boost or deflate. Obviously, with inflation occuring in the country this very minute, with gas in Texas nearly $4.25 per gallon, and a gallon of milk nearly $6.oo, we're all headed for an economic downfall. Which... isn't good for the least bit.

Surely there is something we can do. Instead of everyone griping and complaining about the economy, we should demand a change from the government, and change the situation that is causing most of us to suffer. It's not cheap to live these days, so the only thing one can do is keep prices down as low as possible.

Here's an idea: If every single vehicle in the state of Texas alone would be parked in a driveway, and not move again for one week, the amount of gas that would be "saved up" would be tremendous. Think. There are a few million people in Texas, not including kids, meaning, there are a few million motorists as well, which probably use a few million gallons of gas everyday. Now, we'll just use a number. Let's say that in Texas there is approx. 3 million gallons used in ONE day. Now, times that by 7, and you get what... 21.000.000 gallons used per week. Just think. $4.15 times 21.000.000 is $87,150,000. Now take that and apply it rationally to the whole country. It would probably hit 1 billion dollars. If one state can save $8.15 million dollars in one week, imagine what the whole country could do, in effect, allowing gas prices to drop. Just taking a guess, I would say, we could drop gas $1.50 if not more. Tell me what you think. Am I crazy? Or brilliant?