Thursday, October 16, 2008
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
2008 Olympics
so i have been watching the Olympic Games like a mad woman...
Here are the Medal standings at the Summer Olympics through Wednesday's events:
as you can see the US is leading!
though China has the most Gold.
no worries though - Michael Phelps is now the most decorated Olympic Champion in the World with 11 Golds and 15 Total Olympic Medals in his life.
and the gymnastics all around finals are coming up!
more Medals to come!
more fabulous races to run!
im going to go watch some more!
Here are the Medal standings at the Summer Olympics through Wednesday's events:
| Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
| China | 17 | 5 | 5 | 27 |
| United States | 10 | 8 | 11 | 29 |
| South Korea | 6 | 6 | 1 | 13 |
| Germany | 6 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| Italy | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
| Australia | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 |
| Japan | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| Russia | 2 | 7 | 3 | 12 |
| Britain | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| Georgia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Czech Republic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| France | 1 | 7 | 3 | 11 |
| North Korea | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| Romania | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Finland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Spain | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| India | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Thailand | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Zimbabwe | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Cuba | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Hungary | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Sweden | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Algeria | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Austria | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Kazakhstan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Colombia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Mongolia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Norway | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Slovenia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Turkey | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Vietnam | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Armenia | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Brazil | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Belarus | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Indonesia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Taiwan | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Argentina | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bulgaria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Croatia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Egypt | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mexico | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Tajikistan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Togo | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Uzbekistan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
as you can see the US is leading!
though China has the most Gold.
no worries though - Michael Phelps is now the most decorated Olympic Champion in the World with 11 Golds and 15 Total Olympic Medals in his life.
and the gymnastics all around finals are coming up!
more Medals to come!
more fabulous races to run!
im going to go watch some more!
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
My Choice
so what is new:
i leave for college in 3 weeks
sean leaves in 2 weeks
i dont see my mother anymore - except on family occasions like tonight - my grandfathers birthday
sean has been spending a lot of his time away from me lately and i kind of wonder whats going on.
breaking dawn - the final book in the twilight saga comes out in like 3 days
i realized today that i have to start packing to move....
rabbit and i are no longer friends - not even speaking
im trying to get everything done before i leave - all the medical stuff that needs to be done - dentist eye doctor obgyn that stuff
i dont know that im as ready to leave home as i used to think - im comfortable here - i know how to be happy here i know how to exist here.
i dont want to be away from sean really - it makes me nervous and sad...im not going to be able to see him as much as i do now and that scares me. he is my life right now and i dont know what ill do without him.
i dont think im as confident as i used to be - i dont remember how to talk to new people how to make new friends - sean has been my only real consistent friend for a while now.
i will get my job back at thanksgiving and christmas
im going to miss this place i think. my home my family. junction in general.
im tired of fighting - with my mom, with my dad, with my sister, with sean, i just want everyone to be happy. maybe ill get that when i leave - everyone happy
i have a lot of people to talk to and make amends with before i leave
starting a new life is hard - its not going to be easy. i wish i could fix everything. i wish i was still receiving a free education and still having a fabulous senior year - instead i get to move 5 hours away 2 hours from the one person who has mattered over the last couple months and try to make it on my own at an expensive school. with teachers i dont know and nobody i really know to be with me. its not like going from elementary school to middle school or from middle to high school. this is worse. i wont know anyone and even if people show up that i do know they are a few next to 20,000 people. i wish i had valued my life here more. i wish i had made the necessary changes and had dealt with the things i hadnt. because now im going to be alone. and i dont know how well i can handle that. i have never been really alone before. not like i will be. and yeah people will visit and ill see sean but this is something completely new to me. something that may change me - who i am and how i deal with the issues around me.
im not ready for this change not this one. im not ready to be alone. im not ready. but i guess ill have to be.
i made this choice now im going to deal with it.
i leave for college in 3 weeks
sean leaves in 2 weeks
i dont see my mother anymore - except on family occasions like tonight - my grandfathers birthday
sean has been spending a lot of his time away from me lately and i kind of wonder whats going on.
breaking dawn - the final book in the twilight saga comes out in like 3 days
i realized today that i have to start packing to move....
rabbit and i are no longer friends - not even speaking
im trying to get everything done before i leave - all the medical stuff that needs to be done - dentist eye doctor obgyn that stuff
i dont know that im as ready to leave home as i used to think - im comfortable here - i know how to be happy here i know how to exist here.
i dont want to be away from sean really - it makes me nervous and sad...im not going to be able to see him as much as i do now and that scares me. he is my life right now and i dont know what ill do without him.
i dont think im as confident as i used to be - i dont remember how to talk to new people how to make new friends - sean has been my only real consistent friend for a while now.
i will get my job back at thanksgiving and christmas
im going to miss this place i think. my home my family. junction in general.
im tired of fighting - with my mom, with my dad, with my sister, with sean, i just want everyone to be happy. maybe ill get that when i leave - everyone happy
i have a lot of people to talk to and make amends with before i leave
starting a new life is hard - its not going to be easy. i wish i could fix everything. i wish i was still receiving a free education and still having a fabulous senior year - instead i get to move 5 hours away 2 hours from the one person who has mattered over the last couple months and try to make it on my own at an expensive school. with teachers i dont know and nobody i really know to be with me. its not like going from elementary school to middle school or from middle to high school. this is worse. i wont know anyone and even if people show up that i do know they are a few next to 20,000 people. i wish i had valued my life here more. i wish i had made the necessary changes and had dealt with the things i hadnt. because now im going to be alone. and i dont know how well i can handle that. i have never been really alone before. not like i will be. and yeah people will visit and ill see sean but this is something completely new to me. something that may change me - who i am and how i deal with the issues around me.
im not ready for this change not this one. im not ready to be alone. im not ready. but i guess ill have to be.
i made this choice now im going to deal with it.
Sunday, July 20, 2008
class update
so i got my AP scores back and i received a 4 which mean i earned 6 credits in Art History - providing me with the opportunity to not take Art History 1 or 2
instead im taking Music Appreciation to fill my Arts and Humanities credit!!!!
anyway im stoked...
:D
ttyl
instead im taking Music Appreciation to fill my Arts and Humanities credit!!!!
anyway im stoked...
:D
ttyl
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
Fall 2008
so i just got back from Registration and Orientation at CSU in Ft. Collins, CO.
i met tons of really awesome people ill be going to school with and got to spend hours checking out the campus.
i also registered for my Fall 2008 classes
im taking
Monday and Wednesday
8am - 9:40am - Introduction to Drawing
1pm - 3:50pm - 2-D Visual Fundamentals
Tuesday and Thursday
9:30am - 10:45am - 20th Century Fiction
12:30pm - 1:45pm - Social Problems
3:30pm - 4:45pm - Art History 1 - this will change once my AP Art History Scores come in later this month. then i can take whatever i want in regards to this time frame - but i do have to take another class.
Friday
8am -9:40am - Introduction to Drawing.
thats it!
how fabulous right?!?
no math
no science
Im so excited!
i met tons of really awesome people ill be going to school with and got to spend hours checking out the campus.
i also registered for my Fall 2008 classes
im taking
Monday and Wednesday
8am - 9:40am - Introduction to Drawing
1pm - 3:50pm - 2-D Visual Fundamentals
Tuesday and Thursday
9:30am - 10:45am - 20th Century Fiction
12:30pm - 1:45pm - Social Problems
3:30pm - 4:45pm - Art History 1 - this will change once my AP Art History Scores come in later this month. then i can take whatever i want in regards to this time frame - but i do have to take another class.
Friday
8am -9:40am - Introduction to Drawing.
thats it!
how fabulous right?!?
no math
no science
Im so excited!
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Monday, June 16, 2008
Whats Going On
whats new
sean and i are great - moving into an even more comfortable stage in our relationship
we have both come to terms and are dealing with some of the issues we had with each other in the past for instance:
- he no longer has a problem with me smoking cigs
- i have started to smoke weed with him - though it happens very seldom
- i have moved into a stage of drinking - seldom but i have developed a taste for harder liquor again
- we both realized that we dont have to spend every second together though we still prefer to see each other as much as possible - especially since we wont be able to see each other nearly as much when we leave for school
- we have a very solid group of friends that we hang out with
- we also realized that we dont need to have sex all the time or everyday
- and we trust each other completely
i have a new job - kind of - i work at 13 Photography on Main Street. im learning the business side of curating and how to run a small business. i have already learned so much and feel that working here is one of the most beneficial jobs i will ever have.
i curated my own show at the Art Center - it went really well. the artists really pulled through and it was totally my own design and my own style. that was one of the most rewarding experience of my life. not to mention one of the most educational.
sean and i are going on vacation here soon. 10 days in Texas - its going to be really amazing and really fun.
registration and orientation is coming up so ill be in Ft. Collins for a while taking care of college stuff.
i miss hanging out with brittany, shanielle, chelsea, and everyone else. we had some really amazing times and i wish we could continue that before i leave for CSU.
in other friend news - Caleb, Leah and Chris were in a car accident. they rolled their car but are doing fine. Caleb had a collapsed lung and Leah had a little swelling in her brain and Chris got a face full of glass. but they are all recovering well and will be perfectly fine baring any tragic medical mystery.
my family life is continuing to fall apart. my dad and i are okay but my mom and i cant be in the same vicinity without fighting - much like me and my sister. anyway my vacation and leaving for school may help with my mom situation....maybe.
anyway thats just some stuff thats been going on. im anxious to start school and just start my life on my own with the guy i love at my side.
All in all
the glass is still more than half full!
laterz yall
sean and i are great - moving into an even more comfortable stage in our relationship
we have both come to terms and are dealing with some of the issues we had with each other in the past for instance:
- he no longer has a problem with me smoking cigs
- i have started to smoke weed with him - though it happens very seldom
- i have moved into a stage of drinking - seldom but i have developed a taste for harder liquor again
- we both realized that we dont have to spend every second together though we still prefer to see each other as much as possible - especially since we wont be able to see each other nearly as much when we leave for school
- we have a very solid group of friends that we hang out with
- we also realized that we dont need to have sex all the time or everyday
- and we trust each other completely
i have a new job - kind of - i work at 13 Photography on Main Street. im learning the business side of curating and how to run a small business. i have already learned so much and feel that working here is one of the most beneficial jobs i will ever have.
i curated my own show at the Art Center - it went really well. the artists really pulled through and it was totally my own design and my own style. that was one of the most rewarding experience of my life. not to mention one of the most educational.
sean and i are going on vacation here soon. 10 days in Texas - its going to be really amazing and really fun.
registration and orientation is coming up so ill be in Ft. Collins for a while taking care of college stuff.
i miss hanging out with brittany, shanielle, chelsea, and everyone else. we had some really amazing times and i wish we could continue that before i leave for CSU.
in other friend news - Caleb, Leah and Chris were in a car accident. they rolled their car but are doing fine. Caleb had a collapsed lung and Leah had a little swelling in her brain and Chris got a face full of glass. but they are all recovering well and will be perfectly fine baring any tragic medical mystery.
my family life is continuing to fall apart. my dad and i are okay but my mom and i cant be in the same vicinity without fighting - much like me and my sister. anyway my vacation and leaving for school may help with my mom situation....maybe.
anyway thats just some stuff thats been going on. im anxious to start school and just start my life on my own with the guy i love at my side.
All in all
the glass is still more than half full!
laterz yall
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
210-7149
so my life was freaking amazing until tonight
some ass hole who calls himself big papa keeps calling me asking for sex.....
if you know that name or the number 210-7149
let me know i would really like to find him and do some not so nice things to him
then i could get back to my amazing life and get rid of some trash
thanks
some ass hole who calls himself big papa keeps calling me asking for sex.....
if you know that name or the number 210-7149
let me know i would really like to find him and do some not so nice things to him
then i could get back to my amazing life and get rid of some trash
thanks
Saturday, May 31, 2008
So.....
My birthday is tomorrow
im leaving for moab tonight.....
ill celebrate with whoever after i get back....
bye people have a great weekend!
:D
im leaving for moab tonight.....
ill celebrate with whoever after i get back....
bye people have a great weekend!
:D
Monday, May 19, 2008
Thursday, May 1, 2008
so some aspects of life are perfect....
Sean - really the only thing that comes to mind - probably because i spend the majority of my time with him.... :D - he makes me happy so its okay
other aspects are not so good
Skyler - bitching at me - although i do have my reasons like the way hes treating Sean - or rather what hes not doing to be a good friend to Sean - whatever if loyalty doesnt matter then i guess trust and faith mean nothing as well
Rachelle - idk just something is up...
Shaneille - fighting with Dustin
Other friends from Junction - not so great!
whatever at least i still have my Best Friend and Amazing Boyfriend
Sean - really the only thing that comes to mind - probably because i spend the majority of my time with him.... :D - he makes me happy so its okay
other aspects are not so good
Skyler - bitching at me - although i do have my reasons like the way hes treating Sean - or rather what hes not doing to be a good friend to Sean - whatever if loyalty doesnt matter then i guess trust and faith mean nothing as well
Rachelle - idk just something is up...
Shaneille - fighting with Dustin
Other friends from Junction - not so great!
whatever at least i still have my Best Friend and Amazing Boyfriend
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Whats New
im in denver right now.
i love denver!
and i have discovered some new awesome places to eat and shop...
Twist and Shake is the most amazing record/cd/music store ever!
Gunther Toody's is an awesome dinner that is now a must. . .
i misses my Seanz!!!!!
:(
but i will be home in less than 24 hours!
:)
anyway im having a marvelous time and will go more in depth later!
have a great night!!!!!
laterz
Te Amo Sean
Adioso!
i love denver!
and i have discovered some new awesome places to eat and shop...
Twist and Shake is the most amazing record/cd/music store ever!
Gunther Toody's is an awesome dinner that is now a must. . .
i misses my Seanz!!!!!
:(
but i will be home in less than 24 hours!
:)
anyway im having a marvelous time and will go more in depth later!
have a great night!!!!!
laterz
Te Amo Sean
Adioso!
Thursday, April 17, 2008
Saturday, April 12, 2008
Friday, April 11, 2008
Things To Do
Today:
Pass AP Art History Test
Get Nails Done
Pay for Flowers
Go to my Bank
Dye my Hair
Try on Dress - Again
Make a Trip to the Mall - Maybe
Tomorrow:
Make up for Prom
Hair Appointment
Pick up Flowers
Photos
Dinner
Dance
Find a Place to Crash
Drink - Maybe
ENJOY LIFE!!!!!
Pass AP Art History Test
Get Nails Done
Pay for Flowers
Go to my Bank
Dye my Hair
Try on Dress - Again
Make a Trip to the Mall - Maybe
Tomorrow:
Make up for Prom
Hair Appointment
Pick up Flowers
Photos
Dinner
Dance
Find a Place to Crash
Drink - Maybe
ENJOY LIFE!!!!!
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Monday, April 7, 2008
....
Prom is this Saturday!
im so excited. should be amazing.
:D
other than that life is okay.
i came to a realization last night.
one that is important to my relationship and friendship
yeah
im so excited. should be amazing.
:D
other than that life is okay.
i came to a realization last night.
one that is important to my relationship and friendship
yeah
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
For You
so i have some stuff to say.....
Sean: youre amazing. im falling madly in love with you. and i do believe with as much as we fight that it will work out in the end and that we will be stronger because of it. however i do feel distanced from you sometimes. like you are experiencing something you either cant or dont want to share with me. i understand the need to be away but i wish that you could share everything with me. despite this i am falling and i am accepting. i know that there are somethings that we will never be able to share or experience together. i am sorry about jeopardizing our future last night. and what you told me really hit home. and im going to try really hard to not. i feel that you are doing the same by continuing one of your habits . . . it scares me. and i dont want to be the one without you. maybe we need to talk more about it.
Rabbit: im really glad we are getting back to being friends. i missed hanging out with you! its been amazing lately and i hope we can continue to become friends again.
Shaneille: you have become one of my best friends! youre an incredibly strong person and i love that i can talk to you about anything! thank you for everything especially the advice!
Rachelle: you are also quickly becoming one of my best chick friends. we have our differences and our spats but i think we will continue to be friends for a long time! thanks for all your help and all your advice.
Levi: you have once again pulled through for me. i hope that we will continue to be friends for a long time and i hope that youre right about everything you said last night. thanks for the talk!
i just wanted to say i love you all and i cant wait till our next encounter!
hearts all
Sean: youre amazing. im falling madly in love with you. and i do believe with as much as we fight that it will work out in the end and that we will be stronger because of it. however i do feel distanced from you sometimes. like you are experiencing something you either cant or dont want to share with me. i understand the need to be away but i wish that you could share everything with me. despite this i am falling and i am accepting. i know that there are somethings that we will never be able to share or experience together. i am sorry about jeopardizing our future last night. and what you told me really hit home. and im going to try really hard to not. i feel that you are doing the same by continuing one of your habits . . . it scares me. and i dont want to be the one without you. maybe we need to talk more about it.
Rabbit: im really glad we are getting back to being friends. i missed hanging out with you! its been amazing lately and i hope we can continue to become friends again.
Shaneille: you have become one of my best friends! youre an incredibly strong person and i love that i can talk to you about anything! thank you for everything especially the advice!
Rachelle: you are also quickly becoming one of my best chick friends. we have our differences and our spats but i think we will continue to be friends for a long time! thanks for all your help and all your advice.
Levi: you have once again pulled through for me. i hope that we will continue to be friends for a long time and i hope that youre right about everything you said last night. thanks for the talk!
i just wanted to say i love you all and i cant wait till our next encounter!
hearts all
Friday, March 28, 2008
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
LOL
One day, Plato asked his teacher, "What is love? How can I find it?"
His teacher answered, "There is a vast wheat field in front. Walk forward without turning back, and pick only one stalk. If you find the most magnificent stalk, then you have found love."
Plato walked forward, and before long, he returned with empty hands, having picked nothing. His teacher asked, "Why did you not pick any stalk?" Plato answered, "Because I could only pick once, and yet I could not turn back. I did find the most magnificent stalk, but did not know if there were any better ones ahead, so I did not pick it. As I walked further, the stalks that I saw were not as good as the earlier one, so I did not pick any in the end.
His teacher then said, "And that is love."
On another day, Plato asked his teacher, "What is marriage? How can find it?"His teacher answered, "There is a thriving forest in front. Walk forward without turning back, and chop down only one tree. If you find the tallest tree, then you have found marriage." Plato walked forward, and before long, he returned with a tree. The tree was not thriving, and it was not tall either. It was an ordinary tree.
His teacher asked, "Why did you chop down such an ordinary tree?"
Plato answered, "Because of my previous experience. I walked halfway through the forest, but returned with empty hands. This time, I saw this tree, and I felt that it was not bad, so I chopped it down and brought it back. I did not want to miss the opportunity.
His teacher then said, "And that is marriage."
His teacher answered, "There is a vast wheat field in front. Walk forward without turning back, and pick only one stalk. If you find the most magnificent stalk, then you have found love."
Plato walked forward, and before long, he returned with empty hands, having picked nothing. His teacher asked, "Why did you not pick any stalk?" Plato answered, "Because I could only pick once, and yet I could not turn back. I did find the most magnificent stalk, but did not know if there were any better ones ahead, so I did not pick it. As I walked further, the stalks that I saw were not as good as the earlier one, so I did not pick any in the end.
His teacher then said, "And that is love."
On another day, Plato asked his teacher, "What is marriage? How can find it?"His teacher answered, "There is a thriving forest in front. Walk forward without turning back, and chop down only one tree. If you find the tallest tree, then you have found marriage." Plato walked forward, and before long, he returned with a tree. The tree was not thriving, and it was not tall either. It was an ordinary tree.
His teacher asked, "Why did you chop down such an ordinary tree?"
Plato answered, "Because of my previous experience. I walked halfway through the forest, but returned with empty hands. This time, I saw this tree, and I felt that it was not bad, so I chopped it down and brought it back. I did not want to miss the opportunity.
His teacher then said, "And that is marriage."
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Issues
1. i had a huge fight with my parents yesterday
2. seans parents have made me feel unwelcome and uncomfortable in their home
3. it bothers me that sean went to get high with rachelle - mainly because he told me we were going to hang out. and that they were getting high alone.....
4. im experiencing the side effects of my medication
5. im failing the only class i need to graduate
6. i havent spoken to sean - pretty sure hes angry with me...
7. i quit smoking
8. i didnt acknowledge my 3 years of being sober of drugs....
9. i havent spoken to my dad since yesterday
Last but not least:
my parents are finalizing their divorce.
thats all......
2. seans parents have made me feel unwelcome and uncomfortable in their home
3. it bothers me that sean went to get high with rachelle - mainly because he told me we were going to hang out. and that they were getting high alone.....
4. im experiencing the side effects of my medication
5. im failing the only class i need to graduate
6. i havent spoken to sean - pretty sure hes angry with me...
7. i quit smoking
8. i didnt acknowledge my 3 years of being sober of drugs....
9. i havent spoken to my dad since yesterday
Last but not least:
my parents are finalizing their divorce.
thats all......
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
:D......
:D
Life = Teh Perfectoz!!!!!!
Yay
oh and i have a gravitational pull
and i attract speakers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
:D
hearts yall
...........................................
ow ow ow ow ow
:D
:D
:D
Smile
Monday, March 10, 2008
Sunday, March 9, 2008
Saturday, March 8, 2008
Denver
i am about to leave for denver!
i promise to take pictures
The game should be amazing!
hope you guys have a great weekend too!
ill be home either tonight or tomorrow!
hearts
i promise to take pictures
The game should be amazing!
hope you guys have a great weekend too!
ill be home either tonight or tomorrow!
hearts
Knowledge I Never Want to Forget
everything changes
possibly in a matter of years, months, weeks, days, or even hours
cherish those close to you
absorb all the knowledge you can
fight for your dreams
work for what you want
ask questions
and give answers when asked
arguing doesnt help
talk instead
live in the moment
live for today
but dont forget the past
and dont lose sight of the future
look within you
and search within others
remember the eyes are the key to the soul
but always express your true emotions
hold the one you love
never forget that the past made you who you are
so dont regret what you have done
learn from it instead
the world is open
and so are the people in it
take your time with every passing second
and dont rush through the beauty of the day
enjoy the rest of your evening
hearts to all
possibly in a matter of years, months, weeks, days, or even hours
cherish those close to you
absorb all the knowledge you can
fight for your dreams
work for what you want
ask questions
and give answers when asked
arguing doesnt help
talk instead
live in the moment
live for today
but dont forget the past
and dont lose sight of the future
look within you
and search within others
remember the eyes are the key to the soul
but always express your true emotions
hold the one you love
never forget that the past made you who you are
so dont regret what you have done
learn from it instead
the world is open
and so are the people in it
take your time with every passing second
and dont rush through the beauty of the day
enjoy the rest of your evening
hearts to all
goodnight
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
Fasting
Due to unforeseen circumstances i cant fast for a while...
the week after spring break is when ill start!
anyone want to join me and sean?
the week after spring break is when ill start!
anyone want to join me and sean?
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
my plan
I start my fasting schedule tomorrow.....
NO:
food
cigs
sex
caffeine
tv
video games
AVOID:
alcohol
computer time
and other not so good activities
ONLY:
smoothies
juice
exercise
books
studying
one week.....lets see how i do
NO:
food
cigs
sex
caffeine
tv
video games
AVOID:
alcohol
computer time
and other not so good activities
ONLY:
smoothies
juice
exercise
books
studying
one week.....lets see how i do
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Art of the Moment!
This is one of my favorite paintings of all time! Slave Ship by William Turner. 1840.
it details the horror of a single event. Turner's painting in part represents nature about to punish guilty human beings. The full title of the picture is Slavers Overthrowing the Dead and Dying — Typhon Coming On, and in the left distance the beholder observes the guilty vessel about to meet its deserved end, while in the right and central foreground he encounters thrust upon him slaves being devoured by the sea and its creatures. Although Turner's painting presents images of fanciful ocean predators, his image of Gothic horror is not the product of his imagination. In fact, he was portraying what had become sound business practice: since insurance on slave-cargoes covered only those drowned at sea and not slaves who perished from brutality, disease, and the dreadful conditions on board, profit-minded captains cast the dead and dying into the ocean. makes us sympathize with the victims of those about to receive deserved retribution. Since this opposition of near and far images in this way demonstrates for the viewer the essential justice of the ship's destruction, one effect of using this Romantic (or "close up") vantage-point is to make The Slave Ship iconologically quite traditional. But the very closeness of the dying slaves to the spectator creates a second effect, which is the recognition that the nature which will justly punish the ship is the same nature that is already unjustly devouring the ship's innocent victims.
Close Up
Saturday, February 23, 2008
Friday, February 22, 2008
More News:
Nuclear Agency Confronts Iran With Evidence on Weapons
Iran dismissed evidence presented by The International Atomic Energy Agency suggesting that Iran had experimented with technology to make a nuclear weapon.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/22/world/middleeast/22cnd-Nuke.html?ex=1361422800&en=2d346c566548deab&ei=5124&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink
Cocaine Floodgates Open Into Argentina and Brazil, Consuming Lives
A highly addictive form of crack cocaine, known as paco, has destroyed thousands of lives in Argentina and caused a cycle of drug-induced street violence.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/23/world/americas/23argentina.html?ex=1361422800&en=a31632ed7a1efef9&ei=5124&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink
Turkish Military Tells of Incursion Into Iraq
It was unclear how many troops were sent to Iraq for an operation aimed at weakening Kurdish militants.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/23/world/middleeast/23turkey.html?ex=1361422800&en=1949637470094b1b&ei=5124&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink
Pakistanis Strike Political Accord
The leaders of the two main opposition parties announced Thursday that they would form a government, but they were unclear on the future of President Pervez Musharraf.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/22/world/asia/22pstan.html?ex=1361422800&en=f38e1dccbd1b1cd2&ei=5124&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink
Deal to Share Power in Kenya Appears in Reach
The government has agreed to create a prime minister position, one of the opposition’s key demands, but not all details have been worked out.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/22/world/africa/22kenya.html?ex=1361422800&en=b10cd860748290c7&ei=5124&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink
Iran dismissed evidence presented by The International Atomic Energy Agency suggesting that Iran had experimented with technology to make a nuclear weapon.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/22/world/middleeast/22cnd-Nuke.html?ex=1361422800&en=2d346c566548deab&ei=5124&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink
Cocaine Floodgates Open Into Argentina and Brazil, Consuming Lives
A highly addictive form of crack cocaine, known as paco, has destroyed thousands of lives in Argentina and caused a cycle of drug-induced street violence.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/23/world/americas/23argentina.html?ex=1361422800&en=a31632ed7a1efef9&ei=5124&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink
Turkish Military Tells of Incursion Into Iraq
It was unclear how many troops were sent to Iraq for an operation aimed at weakening Kurdish militants.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/23/world/middleeast/23turkey.html?ex=1361422800&en=1949637470094b1b&ei=5124&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink
Pakistanis Strike Political Accord
The leaders of the two main opposition parties announced Thursday that they would form a government, but they were unclear on the future of President Pervez Musharraf.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/22/world/asia/22pstan.html?ex=1361422800&en=f38e1dccbd1b1cd2&ei=5124&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink
Deal to Share Power in Kenya Appears in Reach
The government has agreed to create a prime minister position, one of the opposition’s key demands, but not all details have been worked out.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/22/world/africa/22kenya.html?ex=1361422800&en=b10cd860748290c7&ei=5124&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Politics
With Obama pulling even futher into the lead with victories in both Wisconsin and Hawaii, Hillary seems to be getting desperate. In the last several days she has accused Barack of everything from plagerism to not being qualified to be President of the United States. It seems she continues to be a bad sport and will be pushing even harder to discourage people from giving him the nomination! ha. like that will work.....but then again you never know what a woman is capable of doing. we are such decietful creatures, full of sin, and manipulation . . .
"On Monday, Mr. Wolfson accused Mr. Obama of plagiarizing the remarks of Gov. Deval Patrick of Massachusetts from a 2006 campaign appearance. Mr. Obama acknowledged that he should have credited his friend Mr. Patrick in speech on Saturday in Milwaukee, but he said the Clinton campaign was “carrying it too far.”"
"“Today, Senator Clinton told us that there was a choice in this race and you know, I couldn’t agree with her more,” Mr. Obama said. “But contrary to what she’s been saying, it’s not a choice between speeches and solutions, it’s a choice between a politics that offers more of the same divisions and distractions that didn’t work in South Carolina and didn’t work in Wisconsin and will not work in Texas.”
“Or a new politics of common sense, of common purpose, of shared sacrifice and shared prosperity,” he added. “It’s the choice between having a debate with John McCain about who has the most experience in Washington or having a debate about who’s most likely to change Washington.”"
"If you listened in on a nearly hour-long conference call with Senator Hillary Clinton’s campaign officials this morning, you could see at least an eight-point strategy for trying to bounce back after 10 straight losses to Senator Barack Obama:
1. Use two upcoming debates between now and March 4 to draw a strong contrast with Mr. Obama. “We’ve seen dramatic changes when that’s happened,” said Mark Penn, her chief strategist and pollster. (Translation: expect her to unload everything she has on him.)
2. Hope “new information” about Mr. Obama will emerge and discourage voters from supporting him. (Translation: see above.)
3. Repeat those bits of “new information” that have already emerged: that Mr. Obama has “lifted” portions of his inspirational speeches from other politicians; that he backed out of a promise to take public financing for his campaign; that after a year of not remembering the details, Mr. Obama did recall that before he bought his home in Chicago, he toured it with Tony Rezko, a fund-raiser who was known to be the subject of a grand jury investigation, to get his opinion of the property.
4. Replay repeatedly an embarrassing television clip
of a supporter of Mr. Obama being unable to name any legislative achievements by Mr. Obama.
5. Hope that Senator John McCain, the all-but-certain Republican presidential nominee, can raise serious doubts about Mr. Obama’s experience and readiness to be commander-in-chief.
6. Have Mrs. Clinton focus intensely on the economy and drive home her plans to create jobs and jump-start the economy in an attempt to retrieve the blue-collar voters who form her natural constituency but who have been deserting her in the last few contests.
7. Explain previous losses by saying the Obama campaign outspent them and use this as a plea for more money — even $5, which she asked for today.
8. Not be drawn into the Obama camp’s assessment that Mrs. Clinton needs to win 65 percent of the vote in Ohio, and not even saying that they have to win Ohio, only that it is “critically, critically important.”"
(all information from nytimes.com)
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however it seems people are beginning to follow Obama more and more everyday!
60% of White Men will vote for him!
50% of All Women will vote for him!
those numbers are huge.....and critical
it offers a majority. he may just be able to do it!
i shall keep everyone updated on this!
im so excited! :D
"On Monday, Mr. Wolfson accused Mr. Obama of plagiarizing the remarks of Gov. Deval Patrick of Massachusetts from a 2006 campaign appearance. Mr. Obama acknowledged that he should have credited his friend Mr. Patrick in speech on Saturday in Milwaukee, but he said the Clinton campaign was “carrying it too far.”"
"“Today, Senator Clinton told us that there was a choice in this race and you know, I couldn’t agree with her more,” Mr. Obama said. “But contrary to what she’s been saying, it’s not a choice between speeches and solutions, it’s a choice between a politics that offers more of the same divisions and distractions that didn’t work in South Carolina and didn’t work in Wisconsin and will not work in Texas.”
“Or a new politics of common sense, of common purpose, of shared sacrifice and shared prosperity,” he added. “It’s the choice between having a debate with John McCain about who has the most experience in Washington or having a debate about who’s most likely to change Washington.”"
"If you listened in on a nearly hour-long conference call with Senator Hillary Clinton’s campaign officials this morning, you could see at least an eight-point strategy for trying to bounce back after 10 straight losses to Senator Barack Obama:
1. Use two upcoming debates between now and March 4 to draw a strong contrast with Mr. Obama. “We’ve seen dramatic changes when that’s happened,” said Mark Penn, her chief strategist and pollster. (Translation: expect her to unload everything she has on him.)
2. Hope “new information” about Mr. Obama will emerge and discourage voters from supporting him. (Translation: see above.)
3. Repeat those bits of “new information” that have already emerged: that Mr. Obama has “lifted” portions of his inspirational speeches from other politicians; that he backed out of a promise to take public financing for his campaign; that after a year of not remembering the details, Mr. Obama did recall that before he bought his home in Chicago, he toured it with Tony Rezko, a fund-raiser who was known to be the subject of a grand jury investigation, to get his opinion of the property.
4. Replay repeatedly an embarrassing television clip
of a supporter of Mr. Obama being unable to name any legislative achievements by Mr. Obama.
5. Hope that Senator John McCain, the all-but-certain Republican presidential nominee, can raise serious doubts about Mr. Obama’s experience and readiness to be commander-in-chief.
6. Have Mrs. Clinton focus intensely on the economy and drive home her plans to create jobs and jump-start the economy in an attempt to retrieve the blue-collar voters who form her natural constituency but who have been deserting her in the last few contests.
7. Explain previous losses by saying the Obama campaign outspent them and use this as a plea for more money — even $5, which she asked for today.
8. Not be drawn into the Obama camp’s assessment that Mrs. Clinton needs to win 65 percent of the vote in Ohio, and not even saying that they have to win Ohio, only that it is “critically, critically important.”"
(all information from nytimes.com)
-------------------------------------------------
however it seems people are beginning to follow Obama more and more everyday!
60% of White Men will vote for him!
50% of All Women will vote for him!
those numbers are huge.....and critical
it offers a majority. he may just be able to do it!
i shall keep everyone updated on this!
im so excited! :D
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Worldly News!
Obama 1,301 delegates!
Clinton 1,239 delegates....
FTW!
in other news...
Fidel Castro has resigned.
and .... Democracy in CUBA?!?!?!?!?!? omg ?
and.....
The winners of Pakistan’s parliamentary elections said Tuesday that they would take a new approach to fighting Islamic militants by pursuing more dialogue than military confrontation, and that they would undo the crackdown on the media and restore independence to the judiciary.
......
In a remarkable feat of cooperation between France and Israel, requiring intensive negotiations and the passage of a law by the Israeli Parliament, the Israel Museum here has opened an exhibition of important art looted by the Nazis from France and then returned after the war. Some of it was never reclaimed, presumably because the owners were killed in the Holocaust. The two exhibitions are haunting, and they also contain some notable art, including works by Cézanne, Manet, Degas, Chagall, Delacroix, Egon Schiele, Monet, Alfred Sisley, Max Liebermann, Pieter de Hooch and others. The 53 French-held paintings are among some 2,000 works still not restored to their owners or descendants and maintained by French museums. The Israeli collection is smaller and less distinguished but includes an important Schiele cityscape of his mother’s birthplace, “Krumau — Crescent of Houses (The Small City V),” whose splayed arrangement of the houses carries an implicit sexual power.
........still more.....
Mr. Bush also said he was worried — a word he rarely uses — that the rest of the world was not moving “expeditiously, quickly” enough to join the peacekeeping effort.
He appealed to other nations to step up “once and for all” to end the conflict in Sudan and said that, as an incentive, he would free $100 million from his foreign aid budget to assist African countries willing to send peacekeeping troops to Darfur. Rwanda, the first nation to send peacekeeping troops to Darfur, will get $12 million. It will be used to train 2,400 troops, to add to the 7,000 Rwandan troops the United States has already trained.
on the other side.....
Egypt and across the Middle East, many young people are being forced to put off marriage, the gateway to independence, sexual activity and societal respect. Stymied by the government’s failure to provide adequate schooling and thwarted by an economy without jobs to match their abilities or aspirations, they are stuck in limbo between youth and adulthood.In their frustration, the young are turning to religion for solace and purpose, pulling their parents and their governments along with them.
With 60 percent of the region’s population under the age of 25, this youthful religious fervor has enormous implications for the Middle East. More than ever, Islam has become the cornerstone of identity, replacing other, failed ideologies: Arabism, socialism, nationalism. The wave of religious identification has forced governments that are increasingly seen as corrupt or inept to seek their own public redemption through religion. In Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Morocco and Algeria, leaders who once headed secular states or played down religion have struggled to reposition themselves as the guardians of Islamic values. More and more parents are sending their children to religious schools, and some countries have infused more religious content into their state educational systems.
More young people are observing stricter separation between boys and girls, sociologists say, fueling sexual frustrations. The focus on Islam is also further alienating young people from the West and aggravating political grievances already stoked by Western foreign policies. The religious fervor among the young is swelling support for Islam to play a greater role in political life. That in turn has increased political repression, because many governments in the region see Islamic political movements as a threat to their own rule. While there are few statistics tracking religious observance among the young, there is near-universal agreement that young people are propelling an Islamic revival, one that has been years in the making but is intensifying as the youth bulge in the population is peaking.
In Egypt, where the people have always been religious and conservative, young people are now far more observant and strict in their interpretation of their faith. A generation ago, for example, few young women covered their heads, and few Egyptian men made it a practice to go to the mosque for the five daily prayers. Now the hijab, a scarf that covers the hair and neck, is nearly universal, and mosques are filled throughout the day with young men, and often their fathers.
In 1986, there was one mosque for every 6,031 Egyptians, according to government statistics. By 2005, there was one mosque for every 745 people — and the population has nearly doubled.
most religious young people arent extremist. But with religious conservatism becoming the norm — the starting point — it is easier for extremists to entice young people over the line. There is simply a larger pool to recruit from and a shorter distance to go, especially when coupled with widespread hopelessness.
........
the world is so great and so messed up at the same time.
things are looking up for some but others not so much! it will be interesting to see where the world will be in a few years....
hope you enjoy the worldly news!
Clinton 1,239 delegates....
FTW!
in other news...
Fidel Castro has resigned.
and .... Democracy in CUBA?!?!?!?!?!? omg ?
and.....
The winners of Pakistan’s parliamentary elections said Tuesday that they would take a new approach to fighting Islamic militants by pursuing more dialogue than military confrontation, and that they would undo the crackdown on the media and restore independence to the judiciary.
......
In a remarkable feat of cooperation between France and Israel, requiring intensive negotiations and the passage of a law by the Israeli Parliament, the Israel Museum here has opened an exhibition of important art looted by the Nazis from France and then returned after the war. Some of it was never reclaimed, presumably because the owners were killed in the Holocaust. The two exhibitions are haunting, and they also contain some notable art, including works by Cézanne, Manet, Degas, Chagall, Delacroix, Egon Schiele, Monet, Alfred Sisley, Max Liebermann, Pieter de Hooch and others. The 53 French-held paintings are among some 2,000 works still not restored to their owners or descendants and maintained by French museums. The Israeli collection is smaller and less distinguished but includes an important Schiele cityscape of his mother’s birthplace, “Krumau — Crescent of Houses (The Small City V),” whose splayed arrangement of the houses carries an implicit sexual power.
........still more.....
Mr. Bush also said he was worried — a word he rarely uses — that the rest of the world was not moving “expeditiously, quickly” enough to join the peacekeeping effort.
He appealed to other nations to step up “once and for all” to end the conflict in Sudan and said that, as an incentive, he would free $100 million from his foreign aid budget to assist African countries willing to send peacekeeping troops to Darfur. Rwanda, the first nation to send peacekeeping troops to Darfur, will get $12 million. It will be used to train 2,400 troops, to add to the 7,000 Rwandan troops the United States has already trained.
on the other side.....
Egypt and across the Middle East, many young people are being forced to put off marriage, the gateway to independence, sexual activity and societal respect. Stymied by the government’s failure to provide adequate schooling and thwarted by an economy without jobs to match their abilities or aspirations, they are stuck in limbo between youth and adulthood.In their frustration, the young are turning to religion for solace and purpose, pulling their parents and their governments along with them.
With 60 percent of the region’s population under the age of 25, this youthful religious fervor has enormous implications for the Middle East. More than ever, Islam has become the cornerstone of identity, replacing other, failed ideologies: Arabism, socialism, nationalism. The wave of religious identification has forced governments that are increasingly seen as corrupt or inept to seek their own public redemption through religion. In Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Morocco and Algeria, leaders who once headed secular states or played down religion have struggled to reposition themselves as the guardians of Islamic values. More and more parents are sending their children to religious schools, and some countries have infused more religious content into their state educational systems.
More young people are observing stricter separation between boys and girls, sociologists say, fueling sexual frustrations. The focus on Islam is also further alienating young people from the West and aggravating political grievances already stoked by Western foreign policies. The religious fervor among the young is swelling support for Islam to play a greater role in political life. That in turn has increased political repression, because many governments in the region see Islamic political movements as a threat to their own rule. While there are few statistics tracking religious observance among the young, there is near-universal agreement that young people are propelling an Islamic revival, one that has been years in the making but is intensifying as the youth bulge in the population is peaking.
In Egypt, where the people have always been religious and conservative, young people are now far more observant and strict in their interpretation of their faith. A generation ago, for example, few young women covered their heads, and few Egyptian men made it a practice to go to the mosque for the five daily prayers. Now the hijab, a scarf that covers the hair and neck, is nearly universal, and mosques are filled throughout the day with young men, and often their fathers.
In 1986, there was one mosque for every 6,031 Egyptians, according to government statistics. By 2005, there was one mosque for every 745 people — and the population has nearly doubled.
most religious young people arent extremist. But with religious conservatism becoming the norm — the starting point — it is easier for extremists to entice young people over the line. There is simply a larger pool to recruit from and a shorter distance to go, especially when coupled with widespread hopelessness.
........
the world is so great and so messed up at the same time.
things are looking up for some but others not so much! it will be interesting to see where the world will be in a few years....
hope you enjoy the worldly news!
Monday, February 18, 2008
Senior Pics Are In!
I get my pictures today!
yay!
text me, call me, send me a message if you want one!
lol!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
im soooooo excited to see them!!!!!!
<3z
:D
yay!
text me, call me, send me a message if you want one!
lol!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
im soooooo excited to see them!!!!!!
<3z
:D
Sunday, February 17, 2008
Work . . . Question Mark?!?
so other than rabbit not wanting to be my friend anymore life rocks!
i spent the last 2 days at sky's house (his parents are out of town) with sean, brian, sky and rachelle! we had an amazing time!
for some unknown god forsaken reason i have been drawn to actually doing work. homework, the dishes, i cleaned skys kitchen this morning! lol its the weirdest thing.
anyway im going to finish the 12 sections of trig homework and 6 sections of advanced stats homework that i have to do before Tues. :(
lol
ttfn!
hearts all
i spent the last 2 days at sky's house (his parents are out of town) with sean, brian, sky and rachelle! we had an amazing time!
for some unknown god forsaken reason i have been drawn to actually doing work. homework, the dishes, i cleaned skys kitchen this morning! lol its the weirdest thing.
anyway im going to finish the 12 sections of trig homework and 6 sections of advanced stats homework that i have to do before Tues. :(
lol
ttfn!
hearts all
Sunday, February 10, 2008
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
Women In Politics
Just some information I found:
the top 10 greatest women leaders in history:
The women leaders are presented in chronological order, beginning in ancient and Egypt and continuing to the present. They include:
http://www.distinguishedwomen.com/subject/govern.html
one of my favorite political leaders and maybe one of the most accomplished:
Queen Elizabeth I
these women have done great things, accomplished more for the female gender than most. these women disprove stereotypes and have succeeded. proving that women are more than just housewives and passive creatures who will "go to war once a month." we are more than our bodies and emotions. women now out number men 5:1 in most higher education and are more involved in the surrounding world. next time you think that we arent capable think again and do some research. women are more than capable. and we fight harder to gain the respect we deserve than you will ever know. youre rights in this country were just given to you, women had to work, and because of that most of us respect and realize just how important those rights are.
Whatever women do they must do twice as well as men to be thought half as good. Luckily, this is not difficult. ~Charlotte Whitton
In passing, also, I would like to say that the first time Adam had a chance he laid the blame on woman. ~Nancy Astor, My Two Countries
I would rather trust a woman's instinct than a man's reason. ~Stanley Baldwin
If a woman has to choose between catching a fly ball and saving an infant's life, she will choose to save the infant's life without even considering if there are men on base. ~Dave Barry
and on that note goodnight
http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/people/A0857956.html
- Women managers tend to have more of a desire to build than a desire to win
- Women are more willing to explore compromise and to solicit other people’s opinions
- Women tend to be better than men at empowering staff
- Women encourage openness and are more accessible
- Women leaders respond more quickly to calls for assistance
- Women are more tolerant of differences, so they’re more skilled at managing diversity
- Women identify problems more quickly and more accurately
- Women are better at defining job expectations and providing feedback
the top 10 greatest women leaders in history:
The women leaders are presented in chronological order, beginning in ancient and Egypt and continuing to the present. They include:
distinguishing women:
- Hatshepsut - who brought years of peace and prosperity in Egypt during her reign as Pharaoh, the top "male" position in her country.
- Elizabeth Cody Stanton - who worked towards a goal of suffrage for women and for acceptance of the Women's Property Act (the right to do business, sign contracts and so on without a man's permission).
- Mary Ann Shad Cary - a committed teacher and feminist who was the first black woman to edit a newspaper.
- Emily Murphy - who became the first female judge in the British Empire and fought for the right of Canadian women to be considered persons under the law.
- Thérèse Casgrain - who led the CCF party and was an activist for better social conditions, world peace, and the eradication of poverty.
- Golda Meir - who held many political offices and eventually became the first female prime minister of Israel.
- Rosa Parks - who was arrested for not giving up her bus seat to a white person and who subsequently became known as the "mother of American civil rights."
- Wangari Maathai - a Kenyan environmentalist and politician who spearheaded the Green Belt Movement of reforestation and sustainable development.
- Aung San Suu Kyi - who led a democratic movement in Burma in an attempt to stop that government's military violence.
- Roberta Jamieson - the first Canadian native woman to obtain a law degree and whose skills of negotiation and mediation led her to the position of Ontario Ombudsman and later to the position as first woman chief of her First Nations community.
http://www.distinguishedwomen.com/subject/govern.html
one of my favorite political leaders and maybe one of the most accomplished:
Queen Elizabeth I
these women have done great things, accomplished more for the female gender than most. these women disprove stereotypes and have succeeded. proving that women are more than just housewives and passive creatures who will "go to war once a month." we are more than our bodies and emotions. women now out number men 5:1 in most higher education and are more involved in the surrounding world. next time you think that we arent capable think again and do some research. women are more than capable. and we fight harder to gain the respect we deserve than you will ever know. youre rights in this country were just given to you, women had to work, and because of that most of us respect and realize just how important those rights are.
Whatever women do they must do twice as well as men to be thought half as good. Luckily, this is not difficult. ~Charlotte Whitton
In passing, also, I would like to say that the first time Adam had a chance he laid the blame on woman. ~Nancy Astor, My Two Countries
I would rather trust a woman's instinct than a man's reason. ~Stanley Baldwin
If a woman has to choose between catching a fly ball and saving an infant's life, she will choose to save the infant's life without even considering if there are men on base. ~Dave Barry
and on that note goodnight
http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/people/A0857956.html
Sunday, February 3, 2008
So....
other than whats going on in the last post my life pretty much rocks!
i have amazing friends.
my family is pretty chill right now.
i just found out that im going to the nuggets game on friday.
im chill with everyone.
i have a great guy!
a fabulous chick friend....
and the dance last night had to be one of the best dances i have ever been to!
all in all life is fan freaking tasic!
i have amazing friends.
my family is pretty chill right now.
i just found out that im going to the nuggets game on friday.
im chill with everyone.
i have a great guy!
a fabulous chick friend....
and the dance last night had to be one of the best dances i have ever been to!
all in all life is fan freaking tasic!
Saturday, February 2, 2008
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
I Cant Decide, I Love You.
A future of hope
begins to diminish.
three small words severe
my sight of the finish.
how quickly things change
when it only takes
three small words to see
all of our mistakes.
The future is not
secure if or when
three small words can crush
the hopes of children.
how ironic too;
that it was another
three small words that brought
us two together.
Bringing along a
future that holds those
three small words too high
and far too close.
three small words severe
my sight of the finish.
how quickly things change
when it only takes
three small words to see
all of our mistakes.
The future is not
secure if or when
three small words can crush
the hopes of children.
how ironic too;
that it was another
three small words that brought
us two together.
Bringing along a
future that holds those
three small words too high
and far too close.
I Dont Know What To Say...
[23:54] tj: i talked to sgt grahm today, he decides where you go, if you reinlist and such. ive been having alot of thoughts that i havnt had since middle school lately, and i am torn between two options. option one, i get out, do not act on my thoughts and impulses, and go to school, live happily ever after. option two, i go to the 03XX field. become a grunt. train for a year, join a sniper platoon, if i live after the next three to four years, ill be picked up by the cia or (preferably) some black opps organization. either play the "daddys going to work now kids, love you hunny" (daddy kills people secretly for a job) or dissapear completely. i havnt chosen yet, but i know the three people i need to talk to to get that far.
[23:54] tj: i still have 4 months to decide before the recon indoc training course picks up again
[23:55] mercury434: ...
[23:56] tj: i told you, and i warned you, you know who i am, physically. im not right, and im not who i want to be.
[23:56] tj: i still love you, thats the only thing straying my hand from the paperwork
[23:56] tj: if i know that youre happy, that decides who i become
[23:57] mercury434: ...
[23:57] mercury434: what do you want to do?
[23:57] tj: what do i want to do? good question. i want to be happy, but i want you to be happy. two different possible outcomes
[23:57] mercury434: dont worry about me
[23:58] mercury434: what do YOU want?
[23:58] tj: i dont know yet. and its not my choice to decide, not entirely. i would love either future. equally. id get the same enjoyment from both. my only decision, is you
[23:59] mercury434: whether or not we are going to have what we have been talking about for the last 8 months....
[00:00] mercury434: whether or not jayden will exist. whether or not im enough
[00:01] tj: weather or not i will make you happy and be the man you expect me to be
[00:02] mercury434: i dont expect you to be anyone. i dont expect anything from you. i dont require you to be someone you arent or do something you dont want to.
[00:02] mercury434: i want you to do what you want to do
[00:03] mercury434: i want you to pick whats most important to you
[00:03] tj: i want to do what i want to do, but i dont at the same time. if i do, it means two things, a future without you, or with you in the dark, and certain death.
[00:09] mercury434: ...
[00:09] mercury434: what are you going to do?
[00:10] tj: i dont know yet. i have a few weeks to think. im going to take this weekend and go on a hike to the top of the mountain and think. i should only be a few days, if i leave fri afternoon.
[00:10] mercury434: ...alrighrt
[00:10] mercury434: *alright
[00:11] tj: i cant say what i want to do, but i will say that you are my deciding factor. i know this is alot for you, and im sory, but like i said, this effects you the most. really, it only effects you, and the possibility of jayden
[00:14] tj: i guess what im trying to tell you after all this, is that even tho i cant show you or tell you enough, you will never truely understand how much you mean in my life, for my life. you could never speak to me again, or never stop speaking, and i would feel indifferent, as long as i knew that you were where you wanted to truely be and with whom you needed to be with
[00:15] mercury434: i dont know what to say...
[00:15] tj: you dont need to say anything
[00:16] mercury434: you'll let me know when you make a decision?
[00:16] tj: youll be the first
[00:16] mercury434: okay
[00:17] mercury434: this changes a lot. you know that
[00:18] tj: for what?
[00:18] mercury434: for how i think about things. how i look at my future. how i look at our future
[00:19] tj: i c
[00:20] mercury434: see for me it was set. we were set. that part of my future was secure.
[00:20] mercury434: i was going to be with you
[00:20] mercury434: i was going to marry you
[00:20] mercury434: i was going to have a child with you
[00:21] mercury434: this changes that. because if youre not sure i cant be either
[00:22] mercury434: does that make sense
[00:22] mercury434: ?
[00:22] tj: yes. it does. im sorry
[00:22] mercury434: dont apologize please
[00:22] mercury434: if this is what you want then this is something you should do
[00:22] tj: why not, i threw a wrentch in your axle
[00:23] mercury434: everything changes
[00:23] mercury434: nothing and noone is an exception
[00:23] mercury434: including us
[00:23] tj: see thats just it, its not just my shit that changes, its yours too
[00:24] mercury434: i know
[00:24] mercury434: and you should take that into consideration
[00:24] mercury434: dont waste an opportunity simply because we might be
[00:25] tj: both are opportunities, i just dont know what one to choose
[00:25] mercury434: i cant help you with that
[00:25] tj: i know.
[00:26] mercury434: i guess just remember i love you....
[00:27] tj: i do, and i love you. you dont have to remember that, i hope your heart will know that and you wont have to remember it
[23:54] tj: i still have 4 months to decide before the recon indoc training course picks up again
[23:55] mercury434: ...
[23:56] tj: i told you, and i warned you, you know who i am, physically. im not right, and im not who i want to be.
[23:56] tj: i still love you, thats the only thing straying my hand from the paperwork
[23:56] tj: if i know that youre happy, that decides who i become
[23:57] mercury434: ...
[23:57] mercury434: what do you want to do?
[23:57] tj: what do i want to do? good question. i want to be happy, but i want you to be happy. two different possible outcomes
[23:57] mercury434: dont worry about me
[23:58] mercury434: what do YOU want?
[23:58] tj: i dont know yet. and its not my choice to decide, not entirely. i would love either future. equally. id get the same enjoyment from both. my only decision, is you
[23:59] mercury434: whether or not we are going to have what we have been talking about for the last 8 months....
[00:00] mercury434: whether or not jayden will exist. whether or not im enough
[00:01] tj: weather or not i will make you happy and be the man you expect me to be
[00:02] mercury434: i dont expect you to be anyone. i dont expect anything from you. i dont require you to be someone you arent or do something you dont want to.
[00:02] mercury434: i want you to do what you want to do
[00:03] mercury434: i want you to pick whats most important to you
[00:03] tj: i want to do what i want to do, but i dont at the same time. if i do, it means two things, a future without you, or with you in the dark, and certain death.
[00:09] mercury434: ...
[00:09] mercury434: what are you going to do?
[00:10] tj: i dont know yet. i have a few weeks to think. im going to take this weekend and go on a hike to the top of the mountain and think. i should only be a few days, if i leave fri afternoon.
[00:10] mercury434: ...alrighrt
[00:10] mercury434: *alright
[00:11] tj: i cant say what i want to do, but i will say that you are my deciding factor. i know this is alot for you, and im sory, but like i said, this effects you the most. really, it only effects you, and the possibility of jayden
[00:14] tj: i guess what im trying to tell you after all this, is that even tho i cant show you or tell you enough, you will never truely understand how much you mean in my life, for my life. you could never speak to me again, or never stop speaking, and i would feel indifferent, as long as i knew that you were where you wanted to truely be and with whom you needed to be with
[00:15] mercury434: i dont know what to say...
[00:15] tj: you dont need to say anything
[00:16] mercury434: you'll let me know when you make a decision?
[00:16] tj: youll be the first
[00:16] mercury434: okay
[00:17] mercury434: this changes a lot. you know that
[00:18] tj: for what?
[00:18] mercury434: for how i think about things. how i look at my future. how i look at our future
[00:19] tj: i c
[00:20] mercury434: see for me it was set. we were set. that part of my future was secure.
[00:20] mercury434: i was going to be with you
[00:20] mercury434: i was going to marry you
[00:20] mercury434: i was going to have a child with you
[00:21] mercury434: this changes that. because if youre not sure i cant be either
[00:22] mercury434: does that make sense
[00:22] mercury434: ?
[00:22] tj: yes. it does. im sorry
[00:22] mercury434: dont apologize please
[00:22] mercury434: if this is what you want then this is something you should do
[00:22] tj: why not, i threw a wrentch in your axle
[00:23] mercury434: everything changes
[00:23] mercury434: nothing and noone is an exception
[00:23] mercury434: including us
[00:23] tj: see thats just it, its not just my shit that changes, its yours too
[00:24] mercury434: i know
[00:24] mercury434: and you should take that into consideration
[00:24] mercury434: dont waste an opportunity simply because we might be
[00:25] tj: both are opportunities, i just dont know what one to choose
[00:25] mercury434: i cant help you with that
[00:25] tj: i know.
[00:26] mercury434: i guess just remember i love you....
[00:27] tj: i do, and i love you. you dont have to remember that, i hope your heart will know that and you wont have to remember it
Monday, January 28, 2008
Creating Illusions
You have been tricked
its true; but now
its you that is
lying to those
that surround
the altered
version of your
former person.
you have become
those you hated;
destroying. the
truth now jaded
you changed all
of who you are.
though i gave you
your first real scar,
the truth was yours
to display. the
truth of your worlds
reality
led to decay
of your honest
self. creating
a mask that will
constrict your being,
your inner core.
now who you could
be, drowns in the
illusion you
make people see.
its true; but now
its you that is
lying to those
that surround
the altered
version of your
former person.
you have become
those you hated;
destroying. the
truth now jaded
you changed all
of who you are.
though i gave you
your first real scar,
the truth was yours
to display. the
truth of your worlds
reality
led to decay
of your honest
self. creating
a mask that will
constrict your being,
your inner core.
now who you could
be, drowns in the
illusion you
make people see.
Sunday, January 27, 2008
Hmmmm Fabulous
my life consists of
waiting for my acceptance to DU
Concerts
Spending tons of time with Rachelle, Sean and Skyler.
School
and my amazing internship at the Art Center!
i love my life!
waiting for my acceptance to DU
Concerts
Spending tons of time with Rachelle, Sean and Skyler.
School
and my amazing internship at the Art Center!
i love my life!
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Lighting Blindness
There is something
Within me, it
Grows and darkens.
The fire not lit;
Shadows consume
All that remains.
The blackness of
My lifes disdain.
Envelpoing
My thoughts, my
Being, pushing
Until I sigh.
I can not fight
And you dont see
That you destroy
The light in me.
Within me, it
Grows and darkens.
The fire not lit;
Shadows consume
All that remains.
The blackness of
My lifes disdain.
Envelpoing
My thoughts, my
Being, pushing
Until I sigh.
I can not fight
And you dont see
That you destroy
The light in me.
The End
Silence Echoing
Speech Receeding
Voices Waning
Music Fading
Vision Blurring
Light Dimming
Sight Fogging
Dark Consuming
Hope Diminishing
Lies Expanding
Promises Breaking
Faith Wavering
Will Cracking
Death Approaching
Life Dieing
Gates Opening
Speech Receeding
Voices Waning
Music Fading
Vision Blurring
Light Dimming
Sight Fogging
Dark Consuming
Hope Diminishing
Lies Expanding
Promises Breaking
Faith Wavering
Will Cracking
Death Approaching
Life Dieing
Gates Opening
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
what you say means nothing anymore
why do people always think they know whats best for you?
im a big girl i can make decisions by myself.
if i get hurt thats my bad
leave me alone
and dont tell me what to do anymore
im a big girl i can make decisions by myself.
if i get hurt thats my bad
leave me alone
and dont tell me what to do anymore
Thursday, January 17, 2008
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
Religious Debate
"Every religion emphasizes human improvement, love, respect for others, sharing other people's suffering. On these lines every religion had more or less the same viewpoint and the same goal." The Dalai Lama.
so the debate.....
see: http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=16194128&blogID=347286164&indicate=1
okay....
my thoughts....
like rabbit i need to give background.
i grew up in an extremely religious family. my dad is a devote Christian - part of the Religious Right politically (Opposed to abortion, pornography, and what it views as the marginalizing of religion in American public life, the Religious Right has also championed prayer in the public schools.)(Republican yes i am involving politics because to me they go hand in hand) and my sister fell in line with that. going to church, youth groups, and taking Christ into her heart. My mom was a witness until she was 12 and retains those ideas and beliefs....though she does not actively practice or attend church, politically she is very very Liberal (Democrat, she is Pro-Choice and against anything religious in schools. Just for the record my parents really never should have gotten married.) I was an outcast from the beginning. refusing to believe or even consider anything my dad believed or suggested. (if you know me well you know why i could not look to my dad or his beliefs. So I favored liberalism politically and grew up open minded and rather anti-religion.
now i did attend church - with my sister on occasion when my parents were fighting - we would go with a friend and for a while i was nervous and hesitant to participate. i did however except Christ. unlike rabbit i did not feel as though i was filling anything. i felt that i was cheating myself and lying to a Person/God/Higher Being because i did not fully understand what i was agreeing to, nor did i understand the consequences of my actions. i began to refuse to go to church and would lock myself in my room instead. When i got to high school i entered classes on religion and began to study and read and learn as much as possible. Religion is a fascinating topic and though i dont and will probably never understand, comprehend, or apply every religion. i have studied all major religions and have at the very least basic understandings of the backgrounds, histories, and beliefs of those religions. to this day the subject enthralls me. so thats where i am coming from in all this. from a scholars point of view and a rebellious teenager. as well as someone completely devote and involved in her religious beliefs.
now everyone has defined atheism and agnosticism but no one has defined religion itself. i think its crucial and should be established.
definitions:
1. a specific fundamental set of beliefs and practices generally agreed upon by a number of persons or sects.
2.the body of persons adhering to a particular set of beliefs and practices
3.something one believes in and follows devotedly; a point or matter of ethics or conscience
by these definitions atheism is a religion. the belief that god does not exist is a belief. it may not comply with "normal" standards of belief but it is one. it is a RELIGION!
**"When people believe there religion and there god to be infallible is when religion begins to counter its basic purpose. People begin to despise other people for there religious beliefs and it end up creating enemy, and inevitable wars, and killing. THATS what i despise about religion."
- war is inevitable no matter what. whether it is based on religion or not doesnt make a difference. people always think they are right regardless of faith. Now there are wars based on religion and belief but not all. Cold War, Korean War, Vietnam War, Iraqi "Conflict" all wars the US has been involved with, all wars not involving religion, just power, politics, and well ignorance.
**"When some writtin book, or some preacher tells its followers that, for whatever reason you are better then them for whatever reason, is going to far. Im not saying that any specific religion is like this, but in the past this has been the outcome of religion."
- dont lie you were thinking about the Christian faith. but moving past that "the outcome of religion" is that people think they are better. think they are right. now youre right to an extent - in that people do think they are right - but again thats in everything... I believe that brownie pie is THE best pie at VI and you know what? I AM SOOOOO RIGHT. now you can try and contradict me but to me and maybe me alone brownie pie IS the best pie.
**"what isn’t our ‘cup of tea’"
- i love that phrase. i love it because it is a perfect analogy for why a certain person doesnt enjoy/like/prefer something. I cant stand cannot stand Chai tea. i cant i have tried and tried and tried to like it but i cant do it. its just not my "cup of tea" (lol ha ha ha sorry) anyway. what is right for you may not be right for someone else. Leah loves Chai loves it. but what is right for her is not right for me. religion is an individual based faith - or should be rather. Any person has the right to choose for themselves what they believe and how to express that belief. I am a devote Agnostic. sounds weird i know but its the truth. for my entire life i have struggled with this issue. calling myself everything from an atheist to a wiccan to a christian. i have said it all and honestly i was ignorant of my own life, feelings, and beliefs. my faith has wavered so much because i was not in tune with who i was. moving away from me. take my mom for instance. raised a witness - no christmas no birthdays no halloween no celebration because it the bible says that no one should celebrate anything or anyone but him. so for 12 years my mom was without any celebration. when she finally got old enough to understand she was able to choose for herself how she wanted to worship and what she wanted to believe. so she started to celebrate (thank goodness because i could not live without halloween!) anyway she still has many if not all of those beliefs but chooses to exercise them her own way. my aunt is a devote DEVOTE witness and refuses to even be around a celebration. she chose to follow the "rules" of her faith. religion is based on who you are. and if you happen to find that church or faith or the monastery in the mountains of Nepal that believes, and practices the way you do - then you can surround yourself with the people who agree with you.
**"Why does a person naturally, consiously and subconsioulsy, want morals?"
**"He is a good moral person, but an athiest. I see hypocracy."
The term "morality" generally refers to a system of personal conduct which differentiates between right and wrong actions.
- i also love this debate. do you have to be religious in order to be moral?
exhibit A - Hitler, a Christian + killed over 6 million Jews = not so moral
exhibit B - Buddhist Monks + beating Christian priests in Sri Lanka = yeah no
(http://www.wsws.org/articles/2004/apr2004/jhu-a01.shtml, http://www.tamileelamnews.com/cgi-bin/news/exec/view.cgi/1/1557, http://www.tamilcanadian.com/page.php?cat=111&id=1495)
exhibit C - Benjamin Franklin + separated virtue, morality, and faith from organized religion + didnt kill anyone = a little bit more moral...
Now morality is defined by laws of authority and the individual combined. a person cant just decide what is right for them and do it (if it doesnt follow the rules of society). a guy cant just rape and murder a girl because HE feels it is morally right. at the same time the government cant say what is moral and what is not. they cannot say that because i choose to not practice religion i am not a moral person. (our government at least). its a complex double edged sword. now a person can go against the "rules" of society/the morals of the government and choose to kill someone but they have to be willing to pay the price society requires. if you have no doubt that what you are doing is moral then you should respect and accept the consequences of your actions. that is the world we live in.
**"In my life: most [friends] are athiest.
Its because its easy.. or try to control thier lives.. they watch it crash and burn [because really its not your plan]...or its how they were raised. They blame all the bad on God, and do not even think he could be part of the good. they think it takes away thier fun. "The hardest path is the best" a quote i live by."(Roshielle) - "Woah, this is totally wrong, its can't be true because, by YOUR definition (Atheism is characterized by an absence of belief in the existence of gods) they can't blame god, he doesn't exist. You really need to make sure your friends aren't agnostic. There can't be a blame on something that doesn't exist" (Rabbit)
- on this issue i totally agree with Rabbit. if god doesnt exist you cant blame him/her for your issues/bad. enough said
i think everything else has been covered....
if i missed something ill edit tomorrow or well later today.
night.
so the debate.....
see: http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=16194128&blogID=347286164&indicate=1
okay....
my thoughts....
like rabbit i need to give background.
i grew up in an extremely religious family. my dad is a devote Christian - part of the Religious Right politically (Opposed to abortion, pornography, and what it views as the marginalizing of religion in American public life, the Religious Right has also championed prayer in the public schools.)(Republican yes i am involving politics because to me they go hand in hand) and my sister fell in line with that. going to church, youth groups, and taking Christ into her heart. My mom was a witness until she was 12 and retains those ideas and beliefs....though she does not actively practice or attend church, politically she is very very Liberal (Democrat, she is Pro-Choice and against anything religious in schools. Just for the record my parents really never should have gotten married.) I was an outcast from the beginning. refusing to believe or even consider anything my dad believed or suggested. (if you know me well you know why i could not look to my dad or his beliefs. So I favored liberalism politically and grew up open minded and rather anti-religion.
now i did attend church - with my sister on occasion when my parents were fighting - we would go with a friend and for a while i was nervous and hesitant to participate. i did however except Christ. unlike rabbit i did not feel as though i was filling anything. i felt that i was cheating myself and lying to a Person/God/Higher Being because i did not fully understand what i was agreeing to, nor did i understand the consequences of my actions. i began to refuse to go to church and would lock myself in my room instead. When i got to high school i entered classes on religion and began to study and read and learn as much as possible. Religion is a fascinating topic and though i dont and will probably never understand, comprehend, or apply every religion. i have studied all major religions and have at the very least basic understandings of the backgrounds, histories, and beliefs of those religions. to this day the subject enthralls me. so thats where i am coming from in all this. from a scholars point of view and a rebellious teenager. as well as someone completely devote and involved in her religious beliefs.
now everyone has defined atheism and agnosticism but no one has defined religion itself. i think its crucial and should be established.
definitions:
1. a specific fundamental set of beliefs and practices generally agreed upon by a number of persons or sects.
2.the body of persons adhering to a particular set of beliefs and practices
3.something one believes in and follows devotedly; a point or matter of ethics or conscience
by these definitions atheism is a religion. the belief that god does not exist is a belief. it may not comply with "normal" standards of belief but it is one. it is a RELIGION!
**"When people believe there religion and there god to be infallible is when religion begins to counter its basic purpose. People begin to despise other people for there religious beliefs and it end up creating enemy, and inevitable wars, and killing. THATS what i despise about religion."
- war is inevitable no matter what. whether it is based on religion or not doesnt make a difference. people always think they are right regardless of faith. Now there are wars based on religion and belief but not all. Cold War, Korean War, Vietnam War, Iraqi "Conflict" all wars the US has been involved with, all wars not involving religion, just power, politics, and well ignorance.
**"When some writtin book, or some preacher tells its followers that, for whatever reason you are better then them for whatever reason, is going to far. Im not saying that any specific religion is like this, but in the past this has been the outcome of religion."
- dont lie you were thinking about the Christian faith. but moving past that "the outcome of religion" is that people think they are better. think they are right. now youre right to an extent - in that people do think they are right - but again thats in everything... I believe that brownie pie is THE best pie at VI and you know what? I AM SOOOOO RIGHT. now you can try and contradict me but to me and maybe me alone brownie pie IS the best pie.
**"what isn’t our ‘cup of tea’"
- i love that phrase. i love it because it is a perfect analogy for why a certain person doesnt enjoy/like/prefer something. I cant stand cannot stand Chai tea. i cant i have tried and tried and tried to like it but i cant do it. its just not my "cup of tea" (lol ha ha ha sorry) anyway. what is right for you may not be right for someone else. Leah loves Chai loves it. but what is right for her is not right for me. religion is an individual based faith - or should be rather. Any person has the right to choose for themselves what they believe and how to express that belief. I am a devote Agnostic. sounds weird i know but its the truth. for my entire life i have struggled with this issue. calling myself everything from an atheist to a wiccan to a christian. i have said it all and honestly i was ignorant of my own life, feelings, and beliefs. my faith has wavered so much because i was not in tune with who i was. moving away from me. take my mom for instance. raised a witness - no christmas no birthdays no halloween no celebration because it the bible says that no one should celebrate anything or anyone but him. so for 12 years my mom was without any celebration. when she finally got old enough to understand she was able to choose for herself how she wanted to worship and what she wanted to believe. so she started to celebrate (thank goodness because i could not live without halloween!) anyway she still has many if not all of those beliefs but chooses to exercise them her own way. my aunt is a devote DEVOTE witness and refuses to even be around a celebration. she chose to follow the "rules" of her faith. religion is based on who you are. and if you happen to find that church or faith or the monastery in the mountains of Nepal that believes, and practices the way you do - then you can surround yourself with the people who agree with you.
**"Why does a person naturally, consiously and subconsioulsy, want morals?"
**"He is a good moral person, but an athiest. I see hypocracy."
The term "morality" generally refers to a system of personal conduct which differentiates between right and wrong actions.
- i also love this debate. do you have to be religious in order to be moral?
exhibit A - Hitler, a Christian + killed over 6 million Jews = not so moral
exhibit B - Buddhist Monks + beating Christian priests in Sri Lanka = yeah no
(http://www.wsws.org/articles/2004/apr2004/jhu-a01.shtml, http://www.tamileelamnews.com/cgi-bin/news/exec/view.cgi/1/1557, http://www.tamilcanadian.com/page.php?cat=111&id=1495)
exhibit C - Benjamin Franklin + separated virtue, morality, and faith from organized religion + didnt kill anyone = a little bit more moral...
Now morality is defined by laws of authority and the individual combined. a person cant just decide what is right for them and do it (if it doesnt follow the rules of society). a guy cant just rape and murder a girl because HE feels it is morally right. at the same time the government cant say what is moral and what is not. they cannot say that because i choose to not practice religion i am not a moral person. (our government at least). its a complex double edged sword. now a person can go against the "rules" of society/the morals of the government and choose to kill someone but they have to be willing to pay the price society requires. if you have no doubt that what you are doing is moral then you should respect and accept the consequences of your actions. that is the world we live in.
**"In my life: most [friends] are athiest.
Its because its easy.. or try to control thier lives.. they watch it crash and burn [because really its not your plan]...or its how they were raised. They blame all the bad on God, and do not even think he could be part of the good. they think it takes away thier fun. "The hardest path is the best" a quote i live by."(Roshielle) - "Woah, this is totally wrong, its can't be true because, by YOUR definition (Atheism is characterized by an absence of belief in the existence of gods) they can't blame god, he doesn't exist. You really need to make sure your friends aren't agnostic. There can't be a blame on something that doesn't exist" (Rabbit)
- on this issue i totally agree with Rabbit. if god doesnt exist you cant blame him/her for your issues/bad. enough said
i think everything else has been covered....
if i missed something ill edit tomorrow or well later today.
night.
Sunday, January 13, 2008
Friday, January 11, 2008
Thursday, January 10, 2008
Wednesday, January 9, 2008
Obama A Speech on Faith
the following videos are Barack Obama
his speech on the issue of lack of religion in politics. the problem with disregarding faith as a rightwing only stance and tool. its inspiring and has been called "the most important speech on religion and politics in 40 years."
his speech on the issue of lack of religion in politics. the problem with disregarding faith as a rightwing only stance and tool. its inspiring and has been called "the most important speech on religion and politics in 40 years."
“(Obama's speech on faith) may be the most important pronouncement by a Democrat on faith and politics since John F. Kennedy's Houston speech in 1960 declaring his independence from the Vatican...Obama offers the first faith testimony I have heard from any politician that speaks honestly about the uncertainties of belief.”
— E.J. Dionne, Op-Ed., Washington Post, June 30, 2006
truly it is worth the time to listen!
edit: i know i posted two of the same! the first is a duplicate....my bad!
Saturday, January 5, 2008
Yesterday/Tonight
Tyler left yesterday.
He wont be back for 18 months at least.
/me cries!
he gave me his dog tags though . . . that makes me feel a little bit better. I haven't taken them off since i got them.
anyway on a more light note . . .
my party is today and noone knows whats going to happen! he he he
muhahahahahahaha
lol
i g2g have to get all dressed up! ttfn!
oh and dont worry ill post some pics or info about it later!
<3
He wont be back for 18 months at least.
/me cries!
he gave me his dog tags though . . . that makes me feel a little bit better. I haven't taken them off since i got them.
anyway on a more light note . . .
my party is today and noone knows whats going to happen! he he he
muhahahahahahaha
lol
i g2g have to get all dressed up! ttfn!
oh and dont worry ill post some pics or info about it later!
<3
Thursday, January 3, 2008
Wednesday, January 2, 2008
2007-2008
i hate hate hate hate HATE with the utmost passion: DRAMA!
and it seems lately im in the middle of it all . . .
what a great fuckin way to start a new year!
and it seems lately im in the middle of it all . . .
what a great fuckin way to start a new year!
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