Or maybe it was the two political posts, I dunno, but most of you regulars don't seem as eager to respond lately ;Þ
So what do I need to post to get you back in the commenting spirit? Half nekkid pics of my athletic body?1
Photos of my irresistible2 smile?
Or how about my gorgeous, dyed, wavy3 hair?
I'm willing to work with you all, just tell me what I have to do.
1 : Sumo wrestlers are considered atheletes, right?
2 : the urge to vomit is almost always nearly irresistable.
3 : thinning
Let's face it folks, if the key to enlightenment is a round tummy and long periods of sitting on your butt, I'm well on my way!
Tuesday, June 20, 2006
Thursday, June 15, 2006
Are we defining our culture, or is our culture defining us?
Yeah, here I go with the political commentary again...
Court Rules: 15 year old girls can [commonlaw] marry.
This has me wondering several things:
Where the real issues with this type of stuff lie, to me is, condoning actions, and hypocriticism. What I mean is, we are constantly pushing the boundaries of acceptance (in both directions), yet as a country, we're constantly fighting against that "push" (at least, the negative aspects).
Okay, my thoughts are completely unorganized here, and I appologize for that.
We are one of the most prudish societies on earth, despite the amount of sex, exposure, etc. we see on TV and ads and the like, we're still much more constrained than much of the rest of the world in those respects. We're constantly trying to "lock up our daughters" (to use an old saying), and protect our children (there's another discussion, defining the boundaries of "childhood" and when a person ceases being a child) from, well, themselves (since they are the most easily influenced aspect of society). But at the same time, we're also making many more allowances for things that just a decade ago were considered wrong, or just plain stupid.
Okay, that's just the "questions" aspect of my post. My opinion?
Well, I'm torn. 30 years ago, the stupid kids were still smarter than our stupid kids today, but the smart kids weren't as smart as our smart kids are today. Back then, the majority was "average". That's not the case nowadays. The gap between "smart" and "stupid" appears to be widening, and there's just not that many "average's" anymore. I think "all men (and women) are created equal" is mostly true, but things diverge rather quickly. Unfortunately, laws are meant to be "indiscriminate", so how do you seperate the responsible from the irresponsible? And I don't just mean age, because I guarantee you there are a lot of "kids" who are much more responsible than many "adults".
I think that's why we're suffering, because societal priviledges are doled out based upon age (a non discriminating factor), but there's no way to adjust those priviledges (more appropriately) based upon intelligence and/or maturity (the truer defining nature).
I'm going off on a HUGE tangent here, and I'm aware of that (mind wandering and all that).
So, let's end it on this note: I'm not SURE what my opinion is on this, but it is something that really struck a chord with me. I'd love to know what your opinion on the matter is (and if you feel uncomfy commenting publically, or your opinion is even longer than mine ;), feel free to email me (link on the right)).
Sure, blogging is nice and fun, until somebody posts an eye out...
Court Rules: 15 year old girls can [commonlaw] marry.
For traditional ceremonial marriage, Colorado law sets the minimum age at 18, or 16 with parental or judicial approval.
"It appears that Colorado has adopted the common-law age of consent for marriage as 14 for a male and 12 for a female, which existed under English common law," the ruling said.
This has me wondering several things:
- Where do we draw the line at what "commonlaw" marriage is, what benefits (like health insurance, etc) commonlaw marriages are subject to (as opposed to legal marriages), with regards to restrictions on minors (like "age of consent")?
- Is this saying it's okay for teenagers to have sex and get pregnant, because in some "official" capacity a union between the boy and girl are recognized?
- Not trying to sound perverse here, but what are the restrictions with regards to household occupants? I know in most states intra-family unions are illegal, but what about distant cousins living with the family? I may have the definition of commonlaw marriage mixed up, but I thought it had to do with living conditions (household occupants) more than a guy and a woman living together for a certain amount of time and *stating* that they are commonlaw married. IOW, doesn't the state actually recognize/define commonlaw marriage on it's own? When I lived in NC, I lived with my ex-girlfriend for the better part of 3 years. I think commonlaw is 5 years or more or something like that, but would that have made us commonlaw married in the eyes of the state, even though we never claimed we were such?
Where the real issues with this type of stuff lie, to me is, condoning actions, and hypocriticism. What I mean is, we are constantly pushing the boundaries of acceptance (in both directions), yet as a country, we're constantly fighting against that "push" (at least, the negative aspects).
Okay, my thoughts are completely unorganized here, and I appologize for that.
We are one of the most prudish societies on earth, despite the amount of sex, exposure, etc. we see on TV and ads and the like, we're still much more constrained than much of the rest of the world in those respects. We're constantly trying to "lock up our daughters" (to use an old saying), and protect our children (there's another discussion, defining the boundaries of "childhood" and when a person ceases being a child) from, well, themselves (since they are the most easily influenced aspect of society). But at the same time, we're also making many more allowances for things that just a decade ago were considered wrong, or just plain stupid.
Okay, that's just the "questions" aspect of my post. My opinion?
Well, I'm torn. 30 years ago, the stupid kids were still smarter than our stupid kids today, but the smart kids weren't as smart as our smart kids are today. Back then, the majority was "average". That's not the case nowadays. The gap between "smart" and "stupid" appears to be widening, and there's just not that many "average's" anymore. I think "all men (and women) are created equal" is mostly true, but things diverge rather quickly. Unfortunately, laws are meant to be "indiscriminate", so how do you seperate the responsible from the irresponsible? And I don't just mean age, because I guarantee you there are a lot of "kids" who are much more responsible than many "adults".
I think that's why we're suffering, because societal priviledges are doled out based upon age (a non discriminating factor), but there's no way to adjust those priviledges (more appropriately) based upon intelligence and/or maturity (the truer defining nature).
I'm going off on a HUGE tangent here, and I'm aware of that (mind wandering and all that).
So, let's end it on this note: I'm not SURE what my opinion is on this, but it is something that really struck a chord with me. I'd love to know what your opinion on the matter is (and if you feel uncomfy commenting publically, or your opinion is even longer than mine ;), feel free to email me (link on the right)).
Sure, blogging is nice and fun, until somebody posts an eye out...
Little itty bitty tweakage...
I like having the exclamation point next to the post title, but it just occured to me abut an hour ago that it didn't match my new layout. So I tweaked it :) (I've been really bleh and down lately, so that sadly is just about the most exciting thing I have to post about).
Wednesday, June 14, 2006
Wednesday, June 07, 2006
On a political note...
Regular visitors to my blog know I'm rarely "serious" and even more seldom am I "political", but this pissed me off, and I need to share (especially since I *live here*!)
Feel free to Read more specifics here.
On a lighter note, they found a Rare White Millipede.
Homeland Security's rationale for stabbing the city in the back, as Rep. Pete King put it, was based on figments of the imagination and outright lies, all recorded in black and white on the score sheet used by the department for determining which cities got funding. By Chertoff's reckoning, New York has not a single national monument or icon that needs special security. No Ground Zero. No Empire State Building. No New York Stock Exchange. No Federal Reserve Bank. No St. Patrick's Cathedral. No Statue of Liberty. No nothing.
Feel free to Read more specifics here.
On a lighter note, they found a Rare White Millipede.
Monday, June 05, 2006
I think they call these "memes" because they force you to use your memory (b*st*rds!)
100 THINGS ABOUT ME
INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Copy this whole list into your journal.
2. Bold the things that are true about you.
3. Whatever you don't bold is false.
here we go!!
01. When I was younger, I made some bad decisions - um... duh...
02. I don't watch much TV these days - (define "much" and "watch")
03. I love broccoli- Love is so strong a term, but if made right, it is one of my favorites.
04. I love sleeping - I don't know if it's by habit or necessity... or both.
05. I have loads of books
06. I once slept in a toilet - Once? I used to work for the post office (not delivering mail, but in other capacities). I would take a half hour snooze on the toilet at least once or twice a week.
07. I love playing video games - I grew up on the stuff. I even used to impress my friends kids with my prowess. Yes, pity me.
08. I adore marijuana
09. I watch porn movies - (I was too embarassed to actually boldface this one).
10. I watch 'One Tree Hill'
11. I like sharks - They fascinate, yet scare the crap out of me at the same time (my second biggest fear is being stranded in the ocean in the middle of nowhere).
12. I love spiders
13. I was born without hair
14. I like George W. Bush
15. People are cool
16. I have changed a lot mentally over the last year - This time last year, I was questionable. Now I'm certifiable!
17. I have a Toyota and a pool
18. I have a lot to learn - and if you think you don't, allow me to enlighten you...
19. I carry my knife everywhere with myself
20. I'm really, really smart - Thay donet com no smahrder!
22. I have a secret
23. I hate rain
24. I drink health juice - (what the hell is "health juice"?)
25. Punk rock rules
26. I hate Bill Gates
27. I love Vietnamese food
28. I would hate to be famous
29. I am not a morning person - Morning is when I go to bed.
30. I have semi-long hair - But just on top of my head.
31. I have short hair - On the back and sides.
32. I have potential
33. I'm pure Afghan
34. My legs are two different sizes
35. I have a twin
36. I wear those long ass socks
37. I can roll my tongue
38. I like the way that I look
39. I'm obsessed with Italian food
40. I know how to French braid - Well, I used to anyways. Not sure if I still know how.
41. I can be pessimistic or optimistic whenever I want
42. I have a lot of mood swings
43. I skateboard/snowboard
44. I think that skateboarders are HOT
45. I'm in a band
46. I have talent
47. I'm always hyper no matter how much sugar I have
48. I think that I'm popular
49. I am currently single - (hence, number 9)
50. I can't swim
51. My favorite color is either blue, red, or white
52. I practically live in sweatshirts
53. I love to shop
54. I would classify myself as either punk or goth
55. I would classify myself as ghetto
56. I'm a prep, shop at abercrombie, and ADMIT IT
57. I'm obsessed with my xanga - (I used to be, but then my doctor prescribed an ointment...)
58. I don't hate anyone
59. I know how to square dance
60. I have a unibrow
61. I'm completely embarrassed to be seen with my mom
62. I have a cell phone
63. I believe in God
64. I watch MTV on a daily basis
65. I know how to play the tuba
66. I need coffee to live
67. I have had a boyfriend before
68. I've rejected someone before - It's not what you think...
69. I currently like someone and they have no idea that I like them
70. I have no idea what I want to do for the rest of my life
71. I want to have kids when I get older
72. I have changed a diaper before
73. I've called the cops on a friend before
74. I bite my nails
75. I am a member of the Hilary Duff fan club
76. I'm not allergic to anything
77. I love broadway plays, and have been to at least 3
78. I have no idea who the 38th president was - (sadly, I know this and didn't need google)
79. I plan on seeing Mary Kate and Ashley's new movie - (only if it has something to do with number 9...)
80. I am completely shy around the opposite sex - darn, aren't there any more font decorations I can apply to this one?
81. I'm online 24/7 - nope. Only 14/7
82. I have at least 25 away messages saved
83. I have tried alcohol or drugs at a party
84. I loved Rush Hour
85. I've read all of the Harry Potter trilogy - trilogy?! There are *6* books, I've read the last 3 back to back to back over the span of 3 weeks (I'm half evil! Agh!), but I haven't read the first 3.
86. If I were a dwarf, I would be dopey - and about half of the others as well. I'd be like, Super Dwarf, with the strength and power of 5 dwarves!
87. When I was a kid I played with G.I. Joe If they and Transformers were size compatible, I'd STILL be playing with them...
88. I dont mind country music
89. I would die for my friends
90. I think that Juicy Fruit is the best type of gum
91. I watch soap operas whenever I can
92. I'm obsessive and paranoid and extremely jumpy - well, paranoid, but not the other two.
93. I would love to be demi moore because ashton kutchers a major hottie
94. I love the Beatles.. they're classic
95. I know all the words to 'I'm a barbie girl'
96. Halloween is awesome because you get free candy.. - and, as one comedian put it, "women can dress up as whores and get away with it."
97. I watch Spongebob Squarepants and I like it.
98. I have to fart - not currently, but when you actually read this, probably.
99. I want this damned thing to be over!
100. I'm happy.
I think it important to add: "Shrew made me do it". (I know, I'm so obliging)
INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Copy this whole list into your journal.
2. Bold the things that are true about you.
3. Whatever you don't bold is false.
here we go!!
01. When I was younger, I made some bad decisions - um... duh...
02. I don't watch much TV these days - (define "much" and "watch")
03. I love broccoli- Love is so strong a term, but if made right, it is one of my favorites.
04. I love sleeping - I don't know if it's by habit or necessity... or both.
05. I have loads of books
06. I once slept in a toilet - Once? I used to work for the post office (not delivering mail, but in other capacities). I would take a half hour snooze on the toilet at least once or twice a week.
07. I love playing video games - I grew up on the stuff. I even used to impress my friends kids with my prowess. Yes, pity me.
08. I adore marijuana
09. I watch porn movies - (I was too embarassed to actually boldface this one).
10. I watch 'One Tree Hill'
11. I like sharks - They fascinate, yet scare the crap out of me at the same time (my second biggest fear is being stranded in the ocean in the middle of nowhere).
12. I love spiders
13. I was born without hair
14. I like George W. Bush
15. People are cool
16. I have changed a lot mentally over the last year - This time last year, I was questionable. Now I'm certifiable!
17. I have a Toyota and a pool
18. I have a lot to learn - and if you think you don't, allow me to enlighten you...
19. I carry my knife everywhere with myself
20. I'm really, really smart - Thay donet com no smahrder!
22. I have a secret
23. I hate rain
24. I drink health juice - (what the hell is "health juice"?)
25. Punk rock rules
26. I hate Bill Gates
27. I love Vietnamese food
28. I would hate to be famous
29. I am not a morning person - Morning is when I go to bed.
30. I have semi-long hair - But just on top of my head.
31. I have short hair - On the back and sides.
32. I have potential
33. I'm pure Afghan
34. My legs are two different sizes
35. I have a twin
36. I wear those long ass socks
37. I can roll my tongue
38. I like the way that I look
39. I'm obsessed with Italian food
40. I know how to French braid - Well, I used to anyways. Not sure if I still know how.
41. I can be pessimistic or optimistic whenever I want
42. I have a lot of mood swings
43. I skateboard/snowboard
44. I think that skateboarders are HOT
45. I'm in a band
46. I have talent
47. I'm always hyper no matter how much sugar I have
48. I think that I'm popular
49. I am currently single - (hence, number 9)
50. I can't swim
51. My favorite color is either blue, red, or white
52. I practically live in sweatshirts
53. I love to shop
54. I would classify myself as either punk or goth
55. I would classify myself as ghetto
56. I'm a prep, shop at abercrombie, and ADMIT IT
57. I'm obsessed with my xanga - (I used to be, but then my doctor prescribed an ointment...)
58. I don't hate anyone
59. I know how to square dance
60. I have a unibrow
61. I'm completely embarrassed to be seen with my mom
62. I have a cell phone
63. I believe in God
64. I watch MTV on a daily basis
65. I know how to play the tuba
66. I need coffee to live
67. I have had a boyfriend before
68. I've rejected someone before - It's not what you think...
69. I currently like someone and they have no idea that I like them
70. I have no idea what I want to do for the rest of my life
71. I want to have kids when I get older
72. I have changed a diaper before
73. I've called the cops on a friend before
74. I bite my nails
75. I am a member of the Hilary Duff fan club
76. I'm not allergic to anything
77. I love broadway plays, and have been to at least 3
78. I have no idea who the 38th president was - (sadly, I know this and didn't need google)
79. I plan on seeing Mary Kate and Ashley's new movie - (only if it has something to do with number 9...)
80. I am completely shy around the opposite sex - darn, aren't there any more font decorations I can apply to this one?
81. I'm online 24/7 - nope. Only 14/7
82. I have at least 25 away messages saved
83. I have tried alcohol or drugs at a party
84. I loved Rush Hour
85. I've read all of the Harry Potter trilogy - trilogy?! There are *6* books, I've read the last 3 back to back to back over the span of 3 weeks (I'm half evil! Agh!), but I haven't read the first 3.
86. If I were a dwarf, I would be dopey - and about half of the others as well. I'd be like, Super Dwarf, with the strength and power of 5 dwarves!
87. When I was a kid I played with G.I. Joe If they and Transformers were size compatible, I'd STILL be playing with them...
88. I dont mind country music
89. I would die for my friends
90. I think that Juicy Fruit is the best type of gum
91. I watch soap operas whenever I can
92. I'm obsessive and paranoid and extremely jumpy - well, paranoid, but not the other two.
93. I would love to be demi moore because ashton kutchers a major hottie
94. I love the Beatles.. they're classic
95. I know all the words to 'I'm a barbie girl'
96. Halloween is awesome because you get free candy.. - and, as one comedian put it, "women can dress up as whores and get away with it."
97. I watch Spongebob Squarepants and I like it.
98. I have to fart - not currently, but when you actually read this, probably.
99. I want this damned thing to be over!
100. I'm happy.
I think it important to add: "Shrew made me do it". (I know, I'm so obliging)
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