fun wow moment of the day

Playing World of Warcraft - in-zone chat comes across my screen: "that is so gaaaaaaaaay."

So I respond, in-zone chat: "You say gay like it's a bad thing....silly boy."

Other chatters response: "LOL", also "ROFL"

Original chatter's response a minute later: "Sorry."

I love that. :)

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The gods had condemned Sisyphus to ceaselessly rolling a rock to the top of a mountain, whence the stone would fall back of its own weight. They had thought with some reason that there is no more dreadful punishment than futile and hopeless labor. - From the Myth of Sysiphus by Camus

Best quote I've seen today.

"Boy, I've never seen an issue so divisive. It's like a civil war, isn't it? Even amongst my friends, who are all very intelligent; they're totally divided on abortion. It's unbelievable. Some of my friends, for instance, think these pro-life people are annoying idiots. Other of my friends think these pro-life people…are evil fucks. How are we going to come to a consensus? You ought to hear the arguments around my house: 'They're annoying, they're idiots.' 'They're evil, they're fucks!' Brothers, sisters, come together! Can't we once just join hands and think of them as evil-annoying-idiot-fucks? I beseech you."

-Bill Hicks
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The gods had condemned Sisyphus to ceaselessly rolling a rock to the top of a mountain, whence the stone would fall back of its own weight. They had thought with some reason that there is no more dreadful punishment than futile and hopeless labor. - From the Myth of Sysiphus by Camus

issues with change.

No, not quarters and dimes. I am realizing that sources of frustration for me continue to be associated with change. I work pretty hard to get things in order, because I just like to be that way, and then once I get things figured and possibly printed off, one minute later a person will throw a wrench in my works. This is a constant stressor for me. Every single part of my job is filled with constant change. It's driving me bats. I wish I could be better with this, but it wears me down over time. Today I had to work on schedules, and it occurred to me that people who work for me want a flexible schedule where this is not an option. I have to make things work because otherwise I won't have staff, so I'm at their mercy. I work on certain assumptions about times that need to be filled, and as soon as it's worked up then someone throws me a change. I arrange my own schedule and then have to redo it constantly to cover other people's shortcomings. I will make a plan for something...anything...and for some reason I will have to change it to accomodate others. I will just toss in that I'm REALLY FUCKING loathe to make others accomodate me. I'm becoming ill with frustration about staffing issues. I don't want to do this anymore this week. I'm really fucking sick of my job right now and can't really deal with ONE more crisis that I have to fix, and when I do it's been a useless effort because someone will have fucked it up and I have to restart from scratch. Then when I fix that, it'll be for naught again and I'm back to scratch. I feel like fucking Sisyphus. I think I need a serious break from work. I was sick this week and couldn't deal physically and now I'm having trouble dealing mentally.

I want for something that I do to MATTER. I want for something that I do to NOT be fucked up and a waste of time.
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Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way when you criticize them you're a mile away and you have their shoes.

Hoka Hey, Motherfuckers!!

I love where they say they traded away Manhattan for trinkets, and are going to buy it back one burger at a time.

 http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/08/business/08rock.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

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Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way when you criticize them you're a mile away and you have their shoes.

dangers of tanning not UV rays!

So I was having a great time. I went into a tanning bed at my local place on a very cold day and spent 12 minutes getting warm under the lights. It was fabulous. After I was done I got dressed and sat down to put on my shoes. Out of the corner of my eye I saw a HEAD looking down into my ROOM from the next booth over!! WHAT THE FUCK??!! I shrieked, and ran out into the hall way to catch the creep running away, and saw an employee outside the rooms. She asked me what happened, and told her that some Peeping Tom was looking into my room as I was getting dressed. She said that there was a man in that room - a male customer. I said, well yeah, ya think?? And when he didn't come out right away we went to see how many minutes he had left to tan. The lights had gone on right as we knocked on the door. On the screen it said Jordan (somebody, I forget now) and he had eight minutes to go. Well of course I called the cops, and they came and interviewed us. The cop looked at the rooms, and saw the shoe marks on the chair and the drywall that was messed up on the room the man was in. Jordan may have been laughing when the tanning salon women told him he needed to wait for the police, but he sure wasn't laughing when they ARRESTED his punk ass and took him off to jail in HANDCUFFS.

I freaking HOPE he saw me naked; Scar HIM for life. =P

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Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way when you criticize them you're a mile away and you have their shoes.

forgot to add the link

For the whole story, click HERE.

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Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way when you criticize them you're a mile away and you have their shoes.

match made in whatnot.

I am the Star!

You are The Star

Hope, expectation, Bright promises.

The Star is one of the great cards of faith, dreams realised

The Star is a card that looks to the future. It does not predict any immediate or powerful change, but it does predict hope and healing. This card suggests clarity of vision, spiritual insight. And, most importantly, that unexpected help will be coming, with water to quench your thirst, with a guiding light to the future. They might say you're a dreamer, but you're not the only one.

What Tarot Card are You?
Take the Test to Find Out.

Bill is the Hierophant!

You are The Hierophant

Divine Wisdom. Manifestation. Explanation. Teaching.

All things relating to education, patience, help from superiors.The Hierophant is often considered to be a Guardian Angel.

The Hierophant's purpose is to bring the spiritual down to Earth. Where the High Priestess between her two pillars deals with realms beyond this Earth, the Hierophant (or High Priest) deals with worldly problems. He is well suited to do this because he strives to create harmony and peace in the midst of a crisis. The Hierophant's only problem is that he can be stubborn and hidebound. At his best, he is wise and soothing, at his worst, he is an unbending traditionalist.

What Tarot Card are You?
Take the Test to Find Out.

USB Sub...Dom?

Great gift for that uh...special music fan.

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Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way when you criticize them you're a mile away and you have their shoes.

Reasons to be an alcoholic

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/6195220.stm

Finally! Scientists have located the actual regions that produce the healthiest red red wine. I say, do they carry it at Woodman's Liquor? I'm like, so there and all.
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Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way when you criticize them you're a mile away and you have their shoes.

Iran leader appeals to US people

He does? Cause like, I haven't heard anything. Apparently Ah-mah-dinnerjacket appeals to the "Noble Americans" to reject US foreign policy. How is it that an appeal to the American people never gets to us? It couldn't be that all of our news media outlets are owned and controlled by the hard-right conservatives who would never hear anything about their sad foriegn policies being wrong. Especially not from the president of Iran! A five-page letter to us urging changes to what the idiot in the oval office is doing? I'm shocked, I say, SHOCKED that I didn't hear it on Pox News.

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Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way when you criticize them you're a mile away and you have their shoes.

Knitters Love Boobies!!

Thanks to the folks at Feministing for this link. I always feel bad for women who are disfigured by breast cancer. This is a great thing we can all do!

H/T Amanda

Interesting quiz! Short enough to not be tedius. Gotta love that.

What American accent do you have? Your Result: The West Your accent is the lowest common denominator of American speech. Unless you're a SoCal surfer, no one thinks you have an accent. And really, you may not even be from the West at all, you could easily be from Florida or one of those big Southern cities like Dallas or Atlanta.
The Midland
Boston
North Central
The Inland North
Philadelphia
The South
The Northeast
What American accent do you have? Take More Quizzes

remember this one?

Dear god,
Hope you got the letter,
And I pray you can make it better down here.
I dont mean a big reduction in the price of beer,
But all the people that you made in your image,
See them starving on their feet,
cause they dont get enough to eat

From god,
I cant believe in you.

Dear god,
Sorry to disturb you,
But I feel that I should be heard loud and clear.
We all need a big reduction in amount of tears,
And all the people that you made in your image,
See them fighting in the street,
cause they cant make opinions meet,
About god,
I cant believe in you.

Did you make disease, and the diamond blue?
Did you make mankind after we made you?
And the devil too!

Dear god,
Dont know if you noticed,
But your name is on a lot of quotes in this book.
Us crazy humans wrote it, you should take a look,
And all the people that you made in your image,
Still believing that junk is true.
Well I know it aint and so do you,
Dear god,
I cant believe in,
I dont believe in,

I wont believe in heaven and hell.
No saints, no sinners,
No devil as well.
No pearly gates, no thorny crown.
Youre always letting us humans down.
The wars you bring, the babes you drown.
Those lost at sea and never found,
And its the same the whole world round.
The hurt I see helps to compound,
That the father, son and holy ghost,
Is just somebodys unholy hoax,
And if youre up there youll perceive,
That my hearts here upon my sleeve.
If theres one thing I dont believe in...

Its you,
Dear god.

Which inspiring woman are you?

Congratulations!

You are Mary Wollstonecraft

Mary Wollstonecraft (1759 – 1797) was a British philosopher, often hailed as the first feminist. She wrote several novels, essays, and children's books, but is best known for A Vindication of the Rights of Woman (1792) in which she argued that women were degraded through the lack of education imposed on them by the restrictions of femininity. In line with the ideals of the Enlightenment, she fought for a society based on reason and the new concept of human rights.

As well as writing, Mary Wollstonecraft worked as a teacher, founded a school and travelled all over Europe, staying in France during the revolution. After a stormy relationship with Gilbert Imlay, with whom she had her first daughter Fanny, Wollstonecraft married the philosopher William Godwin. They had a daughter together: Mary Shelley, the author of Frankenstein. Mary Wollstonecraft died of puerperal fever shortly after the birth, but left a legacy of feminism that has changed the world.

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"NaNoWriMo - Thirty Days and Thirty Nights of Literary Abandon." - nanowrimo.org

just so good.

From The F-word blog:

If a woman is drunk, don't rape her.

If a woman is walking alone at night, don't rape her.

If a woman is drugged and unconscious, don't rape her.

If a woman is wearing a short skirt, don't rape her.

If a woman is jogging in a park at 5 am, don't rape her.

If a woman looks like your ex-girlfriend you're still hung up on, don't rape her.

If a woman is asleep in her bed, don't rape her.

If a woman is asleep in your bed, don't rape her.

If a woman is doing her laundry, don't rape her.

If a woman is in a coma, don't rape her.

If a woman changes her mind in the middle of or about a particular activity, don't rape her.

If a woman has repeatedly refused a certain activity, don't rape her.

If a woman is not yet a woman, but a child, don't rape her.

If your girlfriend or wife is not in the mood, don't rape her.

If your step-daughter is watching TV, don't rape her.

If you break into a house and find a woman there, don't rape her.

If your friend thinks it's okay to rape someone, tell him it's not, and that he's not your friend.

If your "friend" tells you he raped someone, report him to the police.

If your frat-brother or another guy at the party tells you there's an unconscious woman upstairs and it's your turn, don't rape her, call the police and tell the guy he's a rapist.

Tell your sons, god-sons, nephews, grandsons, sons of friends it's not okay to rape someone.

Don't tell your women friends how to be safe and avoid rape.

Don't imply that she could have avoided it if she'd only done/not done x.

Don't imply that it's in any way her fault.

Don't let silence imply agreement when someone tells you he "got some" with the drunk girl.

Don't perpetuate a culture that tells you that you have no control over or responsibility for your actions. You can, too, help yourself.

If you agree, re-post it. It's that important.

-Author unknown.-

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"NaNoWriMo - Thirty Days and Thirty Nights of Literary Abandon." - nanowrimo.org

...and I ate SO much halloween candy, too.

So this is good - I hit a milestone by losing an additional five pounds, and they gave me a little PINK star!! Woo Hoo!!

greatest joke I've seen

Ok, sure, they were arrested for felonies. Ok, sure, they are probably going to jail for, like, EVAR. But I still laughed my ass off. Way to go Minimum Wage Earners!!

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061107/ap_on_fe_st/pot_burgers_lawsuit
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"NaNoWriMo - Thirty Days and Thirty Nights of Literary Abandon." - nanowrimo.org

arrrrrrrrrrrrrrggghhhh

Google Docs LOST almost 1000 words of my novel. I logged in and noticed that MUCH is missing. I hope I saved it on my laptop.

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"NaNoWriMo - Thirty Days and Thirty Nights of Literary Abandon." - nanowrimo.org

I hit 10,000 words!

Thank you, thank you, Ethiopian sheep herders, for noticing your sheep getting jiggity from eating the berries of a tree. Because of this we have COFFEE. I know it's been a thousand years, but a thank you never comes too late!

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"NaNoWriMo - Thirty Days and Thirty Nights of Literary Abandon." - nanowrimo.org

fucking christians and their fucking kids

Retroactive abortion. I vote for it. Like right now, when I have to CRANK my headphones here in the coffee shop because some fucktards from the christian bookstore have their kids over here running and screaming while I have a headache to begin with. I've taken tylenol, sudafed, coffee, and now a half a diazepam I found in my pillbox. I hope this fucking headache disappears soon.
I've gotten about 1K words toward my story written, and I like it a bit better. Still crap but I'm happy to be writing. I'm not wasting any more of my caffeine buzz on this blog - I've got a novel to work on!!
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"NaNoWriMo - Thirty Days and Thirty Nights of Literary Abandon." - nanowrimo.org

UPDATE: Almost 3,000 words in just under 3 hours. I'm not unhappy about that. Besides that, I've got a sort-of plot worked out for the novel to move forward. I'm liking this, no matter how much it ends up sucking in the end. And, I am NOT under any illusion about quality! It's all about quantity. =)

1900 Words and Counting

What a bullshit story!! I have no idea how it's going to play out,but man, I hope I start gettting some better inspiration soon, or I'm going to start throwing up instead of writing. I will say, however,that the COFFEE helps!! Tee Hee!

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"NaNoWriMo - Thirty Days and Thirty Nights of Literary Abandon." - nanowrimo.org

oooh! ski season approaches

http://www.cascademountain.com/jpgs/2005Trailmaplogo.jpg

My birthday's coming up - I can hardly wait, because I NEED to spend it skiing.

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"NaNoWriMo - Thirty Days and Thirty Nights of Literary Abandon." - nanowrimo.org

November first, more than All Saints

What the fuck is All Saints anyway? A really bad boy band? No, a Papist-sponsored holiday so that more pagans would convert.

Anyway. November first, the beginning of NaNoWriMo!! I'll be like the ghost in the machine, attached to my word processor, hopefully kicking out 2K words a day. I want to reach the 50K goal by the 1st of December, so I'm NOT, repeat NOT going to post my chapters here like I did last year. I lost momentum as soon as people started to respond to my writing. I have no time to think about editing until the end of the contest. After that I plan to publish the novel to the web, get advice from really smart, creative people like Michiel (lurrve ya baybee) and then do re-writes.

So wish me luck and I'm off to the races!!

Great Spam o' the Week

Sender: You.
Subject: Lies Lunacy

You think there's a connection somehow? Do they KNOW me????

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"Suppose you were an idiot, and suppose you were a member of Congress; but I repeat myself." - Mark Twain

I'm just sayin'

My country's population just hit something like 300 million. A population of 300 million is about 5 percent of the world's population today but it was the whole of the world's population 1,000 years ago.

We have too many ways to prolong life, and stop natural occurrances like a Plague or miscarriages, or infant death due to serious medical problems.

We're polluting the earth at astounding rates, and there are fewer ways than ever to stop the growth explosion. What I *can't* understand is WHY people feel that we're in danger of underpopulation, and even if it did happen (which it won't) why it wouldn't be a good idea.

"God Says," you say?

I say give me a MUCH BETTER (or, you know, real) reason to destroy ourselves.

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"Suppose you were an idiot, and suppose you were a member of Congress; but I repeat myself." - Mark Twain

Friday Cat Blogging

More with the anti-choice FUCKS.

They want to judge women who have abortions and call them murderers without caring why the women got the abortion? Fuck them, I hope they can handle the TRUTH.

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I was 21, got pregnant while I was in an abusive relationship, and the abuse got worse when "he" found out I was pregnant. I thought it would change things since at first he really wanted the baby, but he continued to beat me severely and still expected me to work two jobs (plus side bartending gigs) to support him while exhausted, bruised, and carrying his child. I started using crystal meth amphetamines in order to keep my jobs, and became further isolated because of all the stress and strain.
I told him I wanted to abort the baby because I was so physically ill and unable to cope, and he didn't seem to care as long as he was taken care of.
A co-worker took me down to get the funding from the state to pay for the abortion because I had no money, and barely could afford the bus fare to get to work, since my abuser stole all my money, including tips I made, and then would beat me for being so stupid as to not have any money.
I needed proof of pregnancy so I went to what turned out to be a CPC - and there I was verbally abused and told I was going to burn in hell if I decided to get an abortion. I don't know how those people get away with that - but compared to what I was already dealing with at home from my abuser they were small potatoes. I got the proof and got out of there.
I went down to the local clinic and it wasn't busy that day, thank goodness. The people did an ultrasound and the fetus was 11 weeks (this I knew) and male. I knew the choice I made to abort probably saved my life, because the abuse was getting so much worse every day that I was pregnant. I hear the stats about pregnant women being abused more often, and I can attest to that with my experience.

After the procedure I went into heart failure and it became known later that had I carried to term I most likely would have died from a rare heart condition I didn't even know that I had.

After I was finished aborting my baby I felt such a sense of relief that I would not be tied to my abuser for the rest of my life because of a child I never intended to conceive. I was able to eat again (I'd become anorexic and malnourished), and I put my abuser in jail and left him and didn't look back.

I know this is hard to understand but I felt alone and was unable to do anything but SURVIVE. If that makes me a murderer to the rest of you then I have nothing else to say except that you can take a flying leap. Until you've been in MY shoes, don't you DARE to judge me. I'm not ashamed of saving my own life over the life of a baby that would have killed me one way or another. I'm lucky to be alive and to have been able to escape that situation semi-intact.

That's all I have to say about that.

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"Suppose you were an idiot, and suppose you were a member of Congress; but I repeat myself." - Mark Twain

Some people need a beating.

(Posted to the Dawn Patrol today)

Wednesday, October 25, 2006 Loo-nacy

It's official: If you have a penis, you are welcome in any ladies' room in the New York City transit system — as long as you feel like a woman. From NY1:

Transgender people won the right to use the restroom for whatever gender they consider themselves to be at MTA rail stations in an agreement reached by the MTA with a woman who sued the agency.

The "woman" who sued the agency is  Helena Stone — take a look — a "a pre-operative woman formerly known as Henry McGuinness ... who began hormone replacement therapy 11 years ago," according to AM New York.

Stone sued after cops, reportedly hurling abuse, busted him (sorry, I use the male pronoun when a person has a penis) for using the women's restroom at Grand Central.

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority agreed to pay $2,000 in damages ... As part of the agreement, the MTA will also sponsor a transgender sensitivity training program for employees, said Michael Silverman, an attorney for the Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund. Silverman filed the complaint with the city Commission on Human Rights.

While it may be argued that Stone deserved recompense for the way the cops dealt with him, his suit's outcome means that any man may use the ladies room if he personally identifies as a woman — regardless of what his ID card says. (Stone's ID card said he was male.)

AM New York also reports that more suits may be in the offing:

Three transgender women, between the ages of 18 and 22, were arrested at the Port Authority Bus Terminal Oct. 3 and charged with trespassing, said Kate Barnhart, manager of Sylvia's Place, a shelter for gay, bisexual and transgender youth, where the women were clients.

According to Barnhart, police officers continually referred to the transgender woman [sic] as men.

"They were saying loudly to onlookers, 'Men in the women's bathroom,' and another one said, 'I wouldn't want my wife in there with you things,' " she said. "These are just people who were using the bathroom to fix their makeup."

Just people who were using the ladies' room to fix their makeup" — people with penises.

Media accounts of Helena Stone paint him as an upstanding citizen who simply wants to do his, uh, civic duty in the ladies' rom. His victory, however, is a victory for perverts, voyeurs, and rapists — and a tremendous loss for all the women who will now be exposed to such creeps and criminals because of the MTA's fear of lawsuits.

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You don't want to read the comment section of her blog - but I did and was horrified. This my response to those pseudo Christians.
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It's the attitudes of people like Dawn who wrote such vitriolic claptrap about transgendered people that lead to their deaths in such high number. It's not rare for people who are pre-op, post-op, whatEVER-op to get killed just for being who they are, or to kill themselves because even the gay community gives them a hard time.

When I hear someone using the wrong pronoun on purpose, I feel so sorry that their parents never taught them any manners.

It's a sad thing when Christians don't act like Christians. I'm sure Jesus wouldn't have been so cruel and deliberately full of hate. They say we hate what we don't understand. Well there must be a lot of misunderstanding on this blog and on these comments.

What it comes down to is that people decide who is "fair game" and apparently that is transgender men and women. I feel SAD for all of you who feel the need to pick on someone just because you feel you can. It's mean and wrong and I hope you wise up and start practicing what you preach which is what Jesus said - "love one another as I have loved you."

Dawn I'm sure you will remove this post but I hope you hear my message anyway - don't use your pulpit to spread hatred. It doesn't become you and you're better than that.

Crock o' Shit

Your Blogging Type is Kind and Harmonious

You're an approachable blogger who tends to have many online friends. People new to your blogging circle know they can count on you for support. You tend to mediate fighting and drama. You set a cooperative tone. You have a great eye for design - and your blog tends to be the best looking on the block!

What's Your Blogging Personality?

Naral Endorses....

Endorsed Candidates

United States Senate

Arizona

James Pederson (D)

• Pro-choice challenger James Pederson is running against one of the most anti-choice senators in the country, Jon Kyl. Click here and here to learn more about Kyl's record on choice.
• Pro-choice fact: In a recent campaign ad, Pederson attacked Sen. Kyl for his extreme anti-choice views, pointing out that Kyl supported a constitutional amendment to outlaw abortion even in cases of rape and incest.

California
Dianne Feinstein (D)

Connecticut
Joe Lieberman (I)

Maryland
Ben Cardin (D)

Michigan

Debbie Stabenow (D)

• In 2000, Sen. Stabenow became the first woman ever elected to represent Michigan to the United States Senate. She is being challenged by Mike Bouchard.
• In both the House and Senate, Sen. Stabenow has earned a fully pro-choice voting record from NARAL Pro-Choice America.

Missouri
Claire McCaskill (D)

Montana

Jon Tester (D)

• Jon Tester is challenging one of the most anti-choice senators in the country, Sen. Conrad Burns, who even votes against birth-control and prevention measures.
• Pro-choice fact: Tester has a strong record of standing up for the values of freedom and privacy. As president of the state Senate, Tester asked the state attorney general to determine whether current Montana statutes required insurance companies to cover contraception. The attorney general ruled that insurance plans must cover prescription birth control in the same way they pay for other prescription medication, making Montana the 25th state to guarantee women contraceptive equity.

New Jersey

Robert Menendez (D)

• Rep. Robert Menendez was selected to serve out the remainder of Sen. Jon Corzine's term in the U.S. Senate when Corzine was elected governor of New Jersey. He is being challenged by Tom Kean Jr., who calls himself pro-choice, but who cannot be counted on to defend a woman's right to choose.
• In both the House and Senate, Sen. Menendez has earned a fully pro-choice voting record from NARAL Pro-Choice America.
• In addition to his stalwart support for a woman's right to choose, Sen. Menendez also believes Congress can - and should - do more to reduce the need for abortion. In particular, he recently introduced a groundbreaking, commonsense piece of legislation to prevent teen pregnancy.

Ohio
Sherrod Brown (D)

Rhode Island

Lincoln Chafee (R)

• Sen. Chafee was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2000 and is being challenged by former Attorney General Sheldon Whitehouse.
• As one of the few remaining pro-choice Republicans in Congress, Sen. Chafee has a strong independent streak, courageously opposing every piece of major anti-choice legislation conceived by the party's right wing.

Vermont

Bernard Sanders (I)

• Rep. Sanders is running for his first term as U.S. senator. He has served in the House since 1991.
• In his race for the open Senate seat vacated by pro-choice Sen. James Jeffords, Rep. Sanders is running against Richard Tarran.
• Rep. Sanders has earned a fully pro-choice voting record from NARAL Pro-Choice America.

Washington
Maria Cantwell (D)

United States House of Representatives

Arizona
Ellen Simon (D-1)

• Ellen Simon is challenging anti-choice Rep. Rick Renzi. Click here and here to learn more about Rep. Renzi's terrible record on choice.
• Pro-choice fact: Simon describes herself as "a strong and fearless advocate on behalf of women's issues."

Ed Pastor (D-4)

• Rep. Pastor was elected to Congress in 1991 and is running unopposed.
• Rep. Pastor has earned a fully pro-choice voting record from NARAL Pro-Choice America.

Harry Mitchell (D-5)

• Harry Mitchell is challenging anti-choice Rep. J.D. Hayworth. Click here to learn more about Rep. Hayworth's terrible record on choice.
• Pro-choice fact: Mitchell states on his website that "I… believe that every person has a fundamental right to choose when and whether to have children, and I support a woman's right to choose. Medical decisions, both reproductive and otherwise, should be made between families and their doctors - it is not the role of government to interfere with these decisions. It is important that we work together to reduce the number of unwanted pregnancies in the United States. This can be done by supporting medically-accurate sex education for our kids, taking steps to prevent teen pregnancy, and providing access to pre-natal care for all women."

Raul Grijalva (D-7)

• Rep. Grijalva was elected to Congress in 2003 and is running unopposed.
• In 2003, 2004, and 2005, Rep. Grijalva received a 100% rating from NARAL Pro-Choice America.
• As a rising pro-choice star in the House of Representatives, in 2005, Rep. Grijalva was a guest speaker at NARAL Pro-Choice America's Roe v. Wade anniversary celebration in Washington, D.C.

Gabrielle Giffords (D-8)

California
Doris Matsui (D-5)
Lynn Woolsey (D-6)
Nancy Pelosi (D-8)
Barbara Lee (D-9)
Ellen Tauscher (D-10)
Jerry McNerney (D-11)
Tom Lantos (D-12)
Sam Farr (D-17)
Lois Capps (D-23)
Brad Sherman (D-27)
Howard Berman (D-28)
Adam Schiff (D-29)
Henry A. Waxman (D-30)
Hilda Solis (D-32)
Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-34)
Jane Harman (D-36)
Juanita Millender-McDonald (D-37)
Linda Sanchez (D-39)
Florice Hoffman (D-40)
Francine Busby (D-50)
Bob Filner (D-51)
John Rinaldi (D-52)
Susan Davis (D-53)

Colorado
Diana DeGette (D-1)
Mark Udall (D-2)
Jay Fawcett (D-5)
Ed Perlmutter (D-7)

Connecticut
Robert Simmons (R-2)
Rosa DeLauro (D-3)
Diane Farrell (D-4)
Nancy Johnson (R-5)

Florida

Corrine Brown (D-3)

• Rep. Brown was elected to Congress in 1992 and is running unopposed.
• Rep. Brown has earned a fully pro-choice voting record from NARAL Pro-Choice America.

John Russell (D-5)

Kathy Castor (D-11)

• Kathy Castor is running for an open seat against Eddie Adams.
• Pro-choice fact: NARAL Pro-Choice America spotlighted Castor in its August e-newsletter as the "Hero of the Month" for her work to protect reproductive-health programs while serving on the Hillsborough County Commission.

Christine Jennings (D-13)

Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-20)

• Rep. Wasserman Schultz was elected to Congress in 2004 and is running unopposed.
• In 2005, Rep. Wasserman Schultz received a 100% rating from NARAL Pro-Choice America.
• Rep. Wasserman Schultz holds a seat on the House Judiciary Committee, a panel through which many choice-related bills must pass.

Ron Klein (D-22)

• Ron Klein is challenging Rep. Clay Shaw, who (among other things) voted to allow anti-choice protesters to obstruct women from entering abortion clinics. Click here to learn more about Rep. Shaw's anti-choice rating in 2005.
• Pro-choice fact: Klein, who is currently serving as State Senate Minority Leader, has supported a local proposal to create buffer zones that would protect women's health clinics from violence.

Illinois

Rahm Emanuel (D-5)

• Rep. Emanuel was elected to Congress in 2002 and is being challenged by Kevin Edward White.
• In addition to receiving a 100% rating from NARAL Pro-Choice America in 2003, 2004, and 2005, Rep. Emanuel is the chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee.

Tammy Duckworth (D-6)

• Tammy Duckworth, a solidly pro-choice candidate, is running for an open seat to replace retiring Rep. Henry Hyde, the country's most notorious oopponent of a woman's right to choose.
• Her opponent, state Sen. Peter Roskam, is anti-choice and is supported by extremist groups like the Pro-Life Action League and the Illinois Federation for Right to Life.
• Pro-choice fact: Duckworth states on her website "First and foremost, I believe that we should do everything possible to reduce the number of abortions in America. This is something that everyone should agree on. Ultimately, however, that decision should be left to the woman rather than politicians."

Danny K. Davis (D-7)

• Rep. Davis was elected to Congress in 1996 and is being challenged by Charles Hutchinson.
• Rep. Davis has earned a fully pro-choice voting record from NARAL Pro-Choice America.

Melissa Bean (D-8)

• Rep. Bean was elected to Congress in 2004 and is being challenged by anti-choice David McSweeney.
• In 2005, Rep. Bean received a 100% rating from NARAL Pro-Choice America.

Jan Schakowsky (D-9)

• Rep. Schakowsky was elected to Congress in 1998.
• Rep. Schakowsky has earned a fully pro-choice voting record from NARAL Pro-Choice America.

David Gill (D-15)

Phil Hare (D-17)

Indiana

Julia Carson (D-7)

• Rep. Carson was elected to Congress in 1996 and is being challenged by Eric Dickerson, who is anti-choice.
• Rep. Carson has earned a fully pro-choice voting record from NARAL Pro-Choice America.

Iowa

Bruce Braley (D-1)

• Bruce Braley is running for an open seat against anti-choice Mike Whalen.
• Pro-choice fact: Braley states on his website that he "supports the Supreme Court's ruling in Roe v. Wade and… believes that the federal government can and should do more to expand access to family planning education, reduce poverty, and address other socioeconomic problems that could reduce the number of unplanned pregnancies. All Americans should work together to address the underlying problems that lead individuals to consider difficult health decisions… [Braley] supports choice because there he believes there are circumstances where women and their physicians should be able to make difficult decisions without government interference. Bruce also believes that the federal government should not criminalize the personal medical decisions made between a woman and her doctor."

David Loebsack (D-2)

Maryland

John Sarbanes (D-3)

Steny Hoyer (D-5)

Elijah Cummings (D-7)

• Rep. Cummings was elected to Congress in 1996 and is running unopposed.
• Rep. Cummings has earned a fully pro-choice voting record from NARAL Pro-Choice America.

Chris Van Hollen (D-8)

Massachusetts
James McGovern (D-3)
Barney Frank (D-4)

Michigan
Nancy Skinner (D-9)

Minnesota

Betty McCollum (D-4)

• Rep. McCollum was elected to Congress in 2000 and is being challenged by anti-choice Ogbazghi "Obi" Sium.
• Rep. McCollum has earned a fully pro-choice voting record from NARAL Pro-Choice America.

Keith Ellison (D-5)

Mississippi

Bennie G. Thompson (D-2)

• Rep. Thompson was elected to Congress in 1993 and is being challenged by anti-choice Yvonne Brown.
• Rep. Thompson has earned a fully pro-choice voting record from NARAL Pro-Choice America.

Missouri

Russ Carnahan (D-3)

• Rep. Carnahan was elected to Congress in 2004 and is being challenged by anti-choice Dave Bertelsen.
• In 2005, Rep. Carnahan received a 100% rating from NARAL Pro-Choice America.
• In addition to his stalwart support for a woman's right to choose, Rep. Carnahan is also a cosponsor of many proposals that would help reduce the need for abortion.

Montana

Monica Lindeen (D-AL)

• State Rep. Monica Lindeen is challenging Rep. Dennis Rehberg - an anti-choice member of Congress.
• Pro-choice fact: Lindeen is pro-choice and has a strong pro-choice voting record in the Montana legislature, consistently receiving a 100% rating from NARAL Pro-Choice Montana.

Nevada

Shelley Berkley (D-1)

• Rep. Berkley was elected to Congress in 1998 and is being challenged by Kenneth Wegner.
• Rep. Berkley has earned a fully pro-choice voting record from NARAL Pro-Choice America.

New Jersey

Paul Aronsohn (D-5)

• Paul Aronsohn is challenging anti-choice Rep. Scott Garrett (R), who received a 0% pro-choice score from NARAL Pro-Choice America in 2005.
• Pro-choice fact: Aronsohn is actively using the choice issue to put his opponent on the defensive, highlighting Rep. Garrett's anti-choice extremism with an ad on YouTube, which was also distributed to over 14,000 NARAL Pro-Choice America members and activists in New Jersey. The ad, titled "Meet the Real Scott Garrett," can be viewed on Aronsohn's campaign website.

Linda Stender (D-7)

• Lisa Stender is challenging anti-choice Rep. Mike Ferguson. Rep. Ferguson once said, "it would be a great day for America" if Congress were to pass a constitutional amendment outlawing abortion [Associated Press, 10/30/2000].
• Pro-choice fact: As a state assemblywoman, Stender sponsored legislation guaranteeing access to women's birth-control prescriptions. Stender also co-sponsored legislation - which was just recently signed into law - requiring insurers to pay for birth-control prescriptions the same way they cover other prescription medications.

Steve Rothman (D-9)

• Rep. Rothman was elected to Congress in 1996 and is being challenged by Vince Micco, who as of late 2004 was chairman of the Bergen County chapter of the Christian Coalition.
• Rep. Rothman has earned a fully pro-choice voting record from NARAL Pro-Choice America.
• In addition to his stalwart support for a woman's right to choose, Rep. Rothman also believes in preventing unintended pregnancy. In particular, Rep. Rothman has written legislation to ensure that hospitals offer emergency contraception to survivors of sexual assault.

Rush Holt (D-12)

• Rep. Holt was elected to Congress in 1998 and is being challenged by Joe Sinagra.
• Rep. Holt has earned a fully pro-choice voting record from NARAL Pro-Choice America.
• In addition to his stalwart support for a woman's right to choose, Rep. Holt also believes in preventing unintended pregnancy. In particular, Rep. Holt has led efforts to protect state "contraceptive-equity" laws from the anti-choice-dominated Congress. (These laws ensure that health plans that cover prescription drugs like Viagra also cover prescription birth control.)

New Mexico
Patricia Madrid (D-1)

New York
Tim Bishop (D-1)
Steve Israel (D-2)
Dave Mejias (D-3)
Carolyn McCarthy (D-4)
Gary Ackerman (D-5)
Joseph Crowley (D-7)
Jerrold Nadler (D-8)
Anthony Weiner (D-9)
Nydia Velazquez (D-12)
Carolyn Maloney (D-14)
Eliot Engel (D-17)
Nita Lowey (D-18)
Kirsten Gillibrand (D-20)
Maurice Hinchey (D-22)
Michael Arcuri (D-24)
Dan Maffei (D-25)
Brian Higgins (D-27)
Louise Slaughter (D-28)
Eric Massa (D-29)

North Carolina

Mel Watt (D-12)

• Rep. Watt was elected to Congress in 1992, becoming only one of two African American members elected to Congress from North Carolina in the 20th century. He is being challenged by Ada Fisher.
• Rep. Watt has earned a fully pro-choice voting record from NARAL Pro-Choice America.
• As a senior pro-choice member of the House Judiciary Committee, Rep. Watt frequently helps lead the charge against anti-choice bills that move through that panel.

Brad Miller (D-13)

• Rep. Miller was elected to Congress in 2002 and is being challenged by anti-choice Vernon Robinson, who defaced a pro-choice candidate questionnaire with these words: "You should hit your knees right now and thank God that your mother didn't have you sucked down a sink."
• In 2003, 2004, and 2005, Rep. Miller received a 100% rating from NARAL Pro-Choice America.

Ohio
Victoria Wulsin (D-2)
Stephanie Tubbs Jones (D-11)
Bob Shamansky (D-12)
Betty Sutton (D-13)
Mary Jo Kilroy (D-15)

Oregon
Earl Blumenauer (D-3)
Peter DeFazio (D-4)
Darlene Hooley (D-5)

Pennsylvania

Lois Murphy (D-6)

• Lois Murphy is running against a staunch anti-choice incumbent, Rep. Jim Gerlach. Click here (http://www.prochoiceamerica.org/choice-action-center/in-congress/congressional-record-on-choice/state.html?state=PA ) to learn more about Rep. Gerlach's 2005 rating on choice.
• Pro-choice fact: Murphy demonstrated her commitment to women's freedom and privacy first hand as a member of NARAL Pro-Choice America's legal department from 1990 to 1993. From 1993 to 2004, she also served as president and a board member of NARAL Pro-Choice Pennsylvania.

Joe Sestak (D-7)

• Admiral Joe Sestak is challenging adamantly anti-choice Rep. Curt Weldon. Click here and here for more facts about Rep. Weldon's record on choice.
• Pro-choice fact: Sestak states on his campaign website that "Regardless of my religious beliefs, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Roe vs. Wade that - as a nation - the United States should offer every woman the right to have a legal and safe abortion, if that is her choice. I support that decision."

Patrick Murphy (D-8)

• Patrick Murphy is challenging anti-choice Rep. Mike Fitzpatrick. Click here and here to learn more about why Fitzpatrick has earned his 0% rating on choice.
• Pro-choice fact: Murphy is a staunch supporter of a woman's right to choose and his campaign website reflects these values: "As a former professor of Constitutional Law, he understands that the right to privacy is guaranteed by the United States Constitution, and that Roe vs. Wade has been settled law for 30 years. He believes we should also work to make abortion safe, legal and rare by promoting comprehensive sex education and encouraging alternatives such as adoption."

Allyson Schwartz (D-13)

• Rep. Schwartz was elected to Congress in 2004 and is being challenged by Raj Bhakta, who was a contestant on the show "The Apprentice."
• In 2005, Rep. Schwartz received a 100% rating from NARAL Pro-Choice America.

Texas
Lloyd Doggett (D-25)
Gene Green (D-29)

Vermont

Peter Welch (D-AL)

• Peter Welch is running for Vermont's only seat in the House of Representatives against Martha Rainville, who has provided inconsistent and troubling answers regarding her views on choice.
• Pro-choice fact: Welch demonstrated his pro-choice values when he said, "Voters are tired of the divisive attacks on choice. If my opponent is elected, the same leadership will continue to politicize this issue. I offer a different direction where we take politics out of the issue of choice, reduce and prevent the need for abortions, require pharmacists to honor prescriptions for birth control issued by a woman's doctor, and assure that insurance companies that cover Viagra also cover birth control. We've been successful in Vermont and with new leadership we can be successful in Washington."

Virginia
Bobby Scott (D-3)
Al Weed (D-5)
Jim Moran (D-8)
Judy Feder (D-10)

Washington
Jay Inslee (D-1)
Rick Larsen (D-2)
Brian Baird (D-3)
Jim McDermott (D-7)
Darcy Burner (D-8)
Adam Smith (D-9)

Wisconsin
Tammy Baldwin (D-2)
Gwen Moore (D-4)
Bryan Kennedy (D-5)

Amazing

I saw this and had to spread the word. H/T Pandagon.

From their website:

Emergency Kindness is run by a team of "Janes" spread throughout the country. EC is hard to get in America due to the widespread practice of doctors and pharmacists refusing to give the pill because it conflicts with their personal beliefs. If you are having trouble procuring EC, we will do everything in our power to get it to you before your 72 hours are up.

Again with the Anti-Choice Fucks

The Question posed by an anti-choice fucktard commenter:

Is controlled recreational sex truly neutral toward life, or does it invite eventual destruction?

And my answer:

With the world as overpopulated and already headed towards it's own destruction, can we really say that because we plan to not generate more of the gene pool we're the ones inviting destruction? Hardly. Let's look at Florida's Everglades diminishing with the onrush of population and destroying the wetland areas. Population is already too high and will always continue to grow no matter how many people decide to use birth control. There's no danger in waiting to be or never being a parent. There are plenty of kids being born without our efforts joining theirs. I can still continue to make love monogamously with my sterile partner and I will never consider it cheap because we aren't procreating.

Cheap is as Cheap does, and we're not.

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"Suppose you were an idiot, and suppose you were a member of Congress; but I repeat myself." - Mark Twain

Spam of the Week

Sender: Moll Fletcher
Subject: hernia pubic

Now that's just classic.

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"Suppose you were an idiot, and suppose you were a member of Congress; but I repeat myself." - Mark Twain

taking a piss has never been so fun!

FIFTH HOLE!

Ok, that's not as perverted as it sounds. I was re-zipping and fixing my belt and realized I've gone from the first hole a month ago, to the FIFTH hole in, today! Oh who cares about weight loss as long as my belts keep score for me? WOO HOO!

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"Suppose you were an idiot, and suppose you were a member of Congress; but I repeat myself." - Mark Twain

update!

I seems like quite some time since I've done a simple update about my life. It's hard to say what's the important versus the who gives a shit contingent, but in this case I'll toss it all out there and y'all can pick and choose. Comments are optional. Snarky comments are forbidden unless you like my boot in yer arse. My fabulous, autumn leather short boot, which matches my jacket and bag. I rock. Heh.

The man and I are in process of combining households, and it seems like it's taking forever. I don't want to get impatient to have it done, but I still find myself impatient to have it done, you know? If it was any other man but this one I would think that he isn't serious about co-habitating. I was serious when I said that reading "He's Just Not That Into You," by Greg Berendt changed my life forever. If a man doesn't want to do something, he'll drag his feet and if he's not into you, then he'll ACT like it. I refuse to spend time on the ones that aren't into me. So, like I said, if this was any other man but this one I would believe he wasn't serious and kick him the fuck out. But! This one's good and he loves me, and there's the issue of space and shelving, and we're working to resolve it so he has someplace to put his stuff. Right now he's got some plastic-y tacky drawer things in the computer room and that's GOT to change. We're working on organizational things so that we can properly get domesticated. I realize all of this, but I'm still feeling snarky sometimes. I'm working on my attitude.

Besides the man moving in, there's another new face in the house, even if it is hidden by the futon, or the boxes, or the bed, because she's been hidden since she was brought in. This new cat is still in panic mode and I've got multiple scratches to prove it. We got her on Saturday from Shelter from the Storm, and she was named Sweet Pea. We promptly re-named her D'arby. She's pretty cute, with tabby/tortie coloring and huge green eyes. If you didn't look closely she'd trick you into thinking you were seeing a rabbit. Last night and the night before she woke us up at 4am with her crying. I figured she was hungry and/or thirsty because of all the hiding and none of the eating and drinking. I had the man move the food & water closer to where she was standing and crying (she'd move when we got up), but she didn't partake until Xerox went over and began to eat. I guess she was like "ohhhhh so THAT'S what that is..." and stopped crying and ate. I heard her batting the food around in the metal bowl, so hopefully food and quiet mellows her out.

Next up I've lost about 12 pounds with Weight Watchers, and I'm going to keep losing until I'm NOT in the large women sizes anymore. I remember when I was thin I was pushing the boundaries of the regular sizes as it was...because my frame is so large. A six-foot Amazon can't get away with wearing normal women clothing. I used to wear men's pants mostly, but now Old Navy has the longer ones and they even come in boot-cut, so I will have somewhere to shop. No more fucking Lane-Fat-Fucking-Women-Bryant . It's like they don't sell anything but butt-ugly tents for fat chicks. PLUS even that stuff is too short for me. Bastards. But enough negativity, I'm only interested in feeling better and getting some of the pressure off my joints. Oh, and looking good nekkid. Heh.

That brings me to my next point...I have been cooking these huge pans of healthy foods that can be separated for lunches, and I'm eating better now than if I went out to eat. I love cooking, and it's a fun challenge to make KICK ASS food that I don't have to feel crappy about eating. I made some enfrijoladas a couple of weeks ago, and they were YUMMY. They made a million or so lunches and they never got tired or old. Then I made a pan of lasagna with whole wheat noodles and three kinds of mushrooms and it was totally low fat and really GREAT. So last night I made a mexican tortilla casserole with fat free tortillas, beans, veggie cheese, and some spicy sausage. Of course I forgot the damn thing at home and I have no lunch now, but I can't wait to try it. I find it much easier to eat healthy when I plan ahead. It helps that I enjoy cooking the way I do. I can find a thousand ways to make something taste good without all the calories. I've just never been serious before. It's working and that's the important thing.

I am enjoying the change in level of activity as well. I've been going to the gym a lot more, and biking when I get the chance (and it's warm enough!) The cold weather makes my arthritis ache like hell and supposedly weight training is good for joint pain. My hands hurt in the cold, and right now my back is stiff. Some folks in my Crohn's disease support group see a rheumatologist but I haven't made that step yet. I'm taking flax seed oil and vitamin e capsules along with my other vitamins and I think it will help. It has to, because I MUST knit now that the weather is colder.

Which brings me to my next point: knitting . I've done almost two complete pair of fingerless mittens, and I have LOTS more to go before I stop (around June when it's too hot to continue). In addition to the mittens I'm working on a sweater (almost done), a shawl (partly done), and I'm planning a vest for some dutchie so he won't be cold on his bike. I have some fabulous Shetland wool that I recycled that will keep him very warm. I don't know about a zipper though. It may be a button-down , or a pullover . I'm not so sure of my mad skills yet. Plus I need his measurements, and TIME. No, not those measurements, I need his exact numbers for neck, and shoulder, and chest, arms and waist. There's no other way to do a vest unless you know how big to go.

So that's my update. I'm sure my life will be a lot busier in the weeks to come, but for now this is what I choose to deal with. :)

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"Suppose you were an idiot, and suppose you were a member of Congress; but I repeat myself." - Mark Twain

lost .8 lbs. this week! Happy Friday!

What does this picture mean? Well, it's my current progress chart for my diet plan. It's taking forever to lose even the smallest amount. I don't think I mind...because I can SEE the changes happening. My belt holes went from the second to the fourth. My breasts are perkier. (Ok, that's a lie, but I never get to say breasts in print!) I'm less scared to look in the mirror. That's the main one.

Culture Warriors. HA!

I saw this on Madison's own Sweet Jesus I Hate Bill O'Reilly, and nearly lost my lunch laughing.

what I had to say to those anti-choice fucks

It's amazing what passes for humor these days. This is like all the black jokes we're supposed to smile at when an uncle at the family reunion starts telling them.

Still and all I would have to say to him, or anyone else who confuses humor with offensive material - Not funny. I might see the point if it had any resemblance to any real person or anything that any real person might contemplate...you know, like how it would be satiric to talk about conservatives preying on children and other conservatives covering it up. Now that's hilarious.
Shelley | 10.09.06 - 12:10 pm | #

Wow, it's really amazing that so many conservatives talk about being pro-life, and then vote for people like Tom Delay who votes to protect business interests in the Marianas Islands who force their employees to have abortions or lose their jobs in the sweatshops so we can buy our "american made" clothes at a cut rate at Walmart.

Hypocritical once again.
Shelley | 10.09.06 - 12:12 pm | #

UPDATE: The second post was deleted due to overt hostility towards other viewers. The siteowner is such the proverbial pussy.

UPDATE:
Here I go again...this is in response to a Catholic Seminarian who wanted an opinion about the differences between praying across the street and standing on the sidewalk and screaming at people.

As a clinic supporter I have witnessed all types of protesters over the years, and the ones we could respect were the Catholics who stood across the street with their life-sized Mary cut out. I guess they were praying the rosary- we just saw them on their knees for hours. We'd get bagels donated to us from some locals (in one area in San Diego) and we always offered some to the Catholics across the street. They always seemed like nice people, even if they disagreed with what the women in the clinic were doing. Praying doesn't hurt anyone.

I'm just an escort for safety purposes- it's hard for a woman to go to a clinic for any type of procedure, abortion or otherwise, be barraged by crazies jumping on top of them with giant pictures of bloody fetuses. That never works on anyone- it just makes them hurry faster AWAY...And I've seen some of the crazier ones screaming after old men with canes going into the same building for physical therapy! It doesn't really build my trust in their purpose (or intelligence!)

I for one respect people who are across the street peacefully praying or protesting, since I'm the one in charge of protecting women from people who have proven to be anything but!
Shelley | 10.11.06 - 3:27 pm | #
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"Suppose you were an idiot, and suppose you were a member of Congress; but I repeat myself." - Mark Twain

is it fucking friday already?

Best spam subject o' the week: Stepladder Pyrex

It's Friday once again - how'd it get here so fast this time? It barely feels like Monday. Well, except that it really FEELS like a Monday. I'm in no mood to work - surprise! But then when am I? I enjoy my job once in a great while, but for the last 2 weeks I've really been dragging. We'll see if today is any better. Next week will be another exercise in not killing my supervisors for making my life hell. I need a break. In a way I can't wait for the city farmer's market to be over because I really want to sleep in on Saturdays for ONCE. It's been all summer and I feel obligated so I can't back out. I like doing the market but still it would be nice to sleep in past 7am. Definitely running on empty. And coffee and bagels. So I guess it's not that grim.

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"Suppose you were an idiot, and suppose you were a member of Congress; but I repeat myself." - Mark Twain

What a pair.

My honey says that maybe for halloween he could go as J. Edgar Hoover and I could be Betty Page, but no one would get it. Hm. I dun geddit. :P

can I please

...stop hearing the talk about Mark Foley instant messaging porn to the white house pages....PLEASE? People are dying. More kids than those pages are having trouble keeping their heads from being blown off by Al Queda and the Taliban. The Taliban, who should get back into the Afgani government according to our administrative heads. Jesus Fucking Christ. I too, enjoyed the "oops we fucked" message from the Repugnican camp. For about a day or so. It's been almost a week now. We have more important things to worry about. How fucking shallow are we as a country if this is all we can worry about? That, or the racist Survivor season? Bleh. I'm sick of it.

Lemme tell ya about this knitting book I picked up today. 40% off with a coupon and it's GREAT. If focuses on making items using triangles and squares instead of round pieces. Should distract me from the shitty radio and news shows.

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"Knit long and prosper."

great google gobs of goosegrease!

Fabulous google link from my spam page. I have no idea what prompted it, but apparently my email is RIFE...RIFE I tells ya...with Tortilla Talk. I may become verklempt.

Spam Imperial Tortilla Sandwiches - To serve, cut each roll in half

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"Knit long and prosper."

frustration rising

how long....! how long until management fixes their mistake? No on-call who can work with my clients, and an emergency happening today, and I've got another client to take to her doctor. We know the board for on-call assignments is empty so IF they were competent and had hired someone who could work with my clients there would be no problem at all. So as it stands there is no solution and a big problem looming for this afternoon. what a fucking mess.

UPDATE: With the help of flexible staff people (good on them) and another RSC and PC we got it figured out. This covers today, but for the love of god! What happens tomorrow?

I hate my job.
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"Knit long and prosper."

oh where oh where

...is a digital camera? I went along with the "girls" yestereve and we all got pierced. One got the Tragus done, and the others of us got our noses pierced. I picked the cutest little light green-jewelry and my other friend picked out clear. Very cute all~! I just wish I had a picture to post. I'm terrible at posting in a timely manner. Time out for me!

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"Knit long and prosper."

You're On Notice!

Spam of the Week

Sender: Clement Bolton
Subject: starving tortilla

Now that's just class.

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"Democrats are sexy. Whoever heard of a good piece of elephant?"

well this was positive...

...in a negative sort of way. For the Thursday weigh-in I'm down 2.2 lbs. which means I lost some weight, FINALLY. I didn't go to the gym once. I biked a miniscule amount, and walked some while I was SHOPPING, so I don't know if that counts. Probably not. At least I hit my goal for this week. Yay!
I think since I hit the gym so hard the week before it jumped my metabolism. I'm gonna do that again starting tomorrow. Besides, when I make it to the club by 7:30 I can watch the Colbert Report while I do my cardio. :) The Comedy Central Diet Plan. Woo Hoo!

Not Representative...

Of our state. I promise. Jesus Christ what FREAKS.

Spam of the Week

Sender: Sam Burnett
Subject: piteous

Now, what would make someone send such a piteous email? I mean, are we suppose to feel sorry for the guy and open his virus-laden spam attempt? Huh. Well, Sam, it didn't WORK! So go back to feeling piteous.

it's official

We're all unhappy at our job. One of my co-workers burst into tears in the kitchen. The rest of us constantly apply to new jobs, hoping that we'll have a chance to actually succeed at something in our lives. One of the most common questions to each other is "have you seen any openings lately?" It's really sad the way it's shaking out. We're all making less money than when we were hired due to lack of pay raises and rise in healthcare costs. There isn't any funding for us, and we're forced to cope or flip burgers. I don't want to spend the rest of my life being told how special I am for working with people who have disabilities, and not being able to pay the bills and stressed to death because I can't do five times more work because they have to keep letting people go because of budget cuts. I don't want to work three jobs to make ends meet. I want to work one solid job where I can feel challenged instead of harangued, and not feel between ambivalence and dread each day when I go to the office.

teeth-gnasher of the day

However, I was successful at getting my client's private information taken out of the public purview. Jesus christ, all I did was order checks for her from this company, and I got a catalog from this company. WTF? I called the catalog place and took her off the list, but they pre-print those months in advance, so I'm going to see them for a long time to come. Dickheads. I read them the riot act about invasion of privacy and junk mail and they spluttered and I hung up on them.
So then it was time to call the real culprit and wreak havoc. That was good, but my blood pressure spiked really high. It took a manager of a manager to work it all out. They told me that my client could NEVER be taken off their lists for junk mail distribution, even if I was never going to order from them again (which I'm fucking NOT). So I kept asking "up" and finally they removed the name and address from the junk mail list. What an effort just to get removed from a junk mailing list. What crap. What utter crap.

Well...duh!

You scored as atheism. You are... an atheist, though you probably already knew this. Also, you probably have several people praying daily for your soul. Instead of simply being "nonreligious," atheists strongly believe in the lack of existence of a higher being, or God. atheism 83% agnosticism 67% Satanism 58% Buddhism 42% Paganism 42% Judaism 33% Christianity 25% Islam 17% Hinduism 0% Which religion is the right one for you? (new version) created with QuizFarm.com H/T Michiel