Does anyone else think that the entire city of Boston is freaking out entirely too much???
So the cops find these little LightBright things all over town and start blowing them up because they think they're bombs. Everyone is in uproar, it's another 9/11, and then they realize that these aren't bombs, so then people start crying "hoax."
...
It turns out that they're advertisements. Not only that, these advertisements have been hanging around for two-three weeks in not only Boston, but numerous cities in numerous states.
So as i was watching Nightline and hearing the Mayor, the District Attorney, the police force, as they proclaim their outrage, how apalled they are that this could happen, that anyone could prey upon the fears of the American people... do they say "oops" and apologize for overreacting? Why no, of course not! They make further idiots of themselves by arresting the artist who designed the ads and put them up all over town. They cite a new law that makes it illegal to create a hoax that looks like terrorism. They spend further taxpayer dollars and waste even more time taking their fear and stupidity out on an artist.
i cannot believe this! What in the world, it's now illegal to advertise? To be an artist?!? And it's all the Cartoon Network's fault because they had the audacity to advertise, too, this was very offensive of them. What idiots. And they're just making themselves look like bigger idiots. i just want to scream.
Wednesday, January 31, 2007
Tuesday, January 30, 2007
hurray!!!
what i'm reading ~ Under the Jolly Roger by L.A. Meyer
i finally got my new cell phone! My last one got dropped once and thus broke in half. They were always out of them when i had the money to pay the deductable and when they had the phone in i was broke. They didn't send me a silver Razr, though, they sent me a grey one. It looks a little bit different and has a blue Moto logo on the speaker that's neat. i'm so glad that i finally got a phone, it's nerve-wracking not to have one.
i finally got my new cell phone! My last one got dropped once and thus broke in half. They were always out of them when i had the money to pay the deductable and when they had the phone in i was broke. They didn't send me a silver Razr, though, they sent me a grey one. It looks a little bit different and has a blue Moto logo on the speaker that's neat. i'm so glad that i finally got a phone, it's nerve-wracking not to have one.
Sunday, January 28, 2007
re: i feel a rant coming on... Right #2
i believe that they meant to say that people have the right not to be discriminated againt but that isn't what it says. It says that people have the right not to discriminate, which is true, but we also do have the right to discriminate. I discriminate against the registered sex pedophile when i decide that i'm not going to date him but i am not going to discriminate against him by letting him live in the neighborhood, which is his right because he did his time, even if i don't necessarily agree with his choice in a neighborhood... because i don't want him as a neighbor.
i am so sick of hearing about Isaiah Washington from Grey's Anatomy using the (secondary) f-word and having to go to therapy to save his reputation when he only used it to say that he had never said it. For crying out loud, this is the United States of America, and he didn't say the word in the first place, but even if he had that's his right because he has freedom of speech. Grow up and get over yourselves, i'm not going to make some coworker go to therapy when they call me a prude or white or gringa or a Christian, especially when said things are true (even when said with derision in mind and heart). What is this country coming to?
i am so sick of hearing about Isaiah Washington from Grey's Anatomy using the (secondary) f-word and having to go to therapy to save his reputation when he only used it to say that he had never said it. For crying out loud, this is the United States of America, and he didn't say the word in the first place, but even if he had that's his right because he has freedom of speech. Grow up and get over yourselves, i'm not going to make some coworker go to therapy when they call me a prude or white or gringa or a Christian, especially when said things are true (even when said with derision in mind and heart). What is this country coming to?
Friday, January 19, 2007
i feel a rant coming on...
There are these Youth for Human Rights commercials that i see every night that are okay but i finally went to the website to see what they were...
Human Right #1 - We Are All Born Free & Equal
Okay, sure.
Human Right #2 - Don't Discriminate
That doesn't sound like a "right" but whatever
Human Right #3 - The Right to Life
Yes, i totally agree with Jefferson.
Human Right #4 - No Slavery
Again, not exactly a right, but i agree, everyone has the right to freedom.
Human Right #5 - No Torture
This is a narrow view of things. They need to word their ideas differently and i believe that torture is not specific enough. A few days ago several 14-year-old girls beat up on a 13-year-old, were pulling her hair, scratching her, tugging on her clothes, and the video ended up on YouTube. A person has the right to not be attacked, beaten up on, tortured, kidnapped, blown up by a stray bomb, etc.
Human Right #6 - You Have Rights No Matter Where You Go
duh
Human Right #7 - We're All Equal Before the Law
whose law is being referred to here? This could be dangerous.
Human Right #8 - Your Human Rights Are Protected By Law
not always, but i agree that they should be
Human Right #9 - No Unfair Detainment
goes with my comments on #5
Human Right #10 - The Right to Trial
better stated in #11
Human Right #11 - We're Always Innocent Till Proven Guilty
though i'm not sure "till" is a proper spelling
Human Right #12 - The Right to Privacy
okay, i guess so. Our privacy is infringed upon every day when we go to the store, use an atm, are called by a telemarketer, but this is good in theory though not easily practiced. You have to allow certain privacies to be infringed upon unless you're willing to move into the wilderness and live like a hermit and even then anyone with a sattellite can spy on you. You forfeit this right if you break the law or disobey your parents, too.
Human Right #13 - Freedom to Move
sure, that's fine
Human Right #14 - The Right to Seek a Safe Place to Live
This is definitely important within the constraints of law. i mean if the government wants you to live in a certain place because of your race or religion that's bad but if you're becoming a illegal immigrant just because you want to make more money or blow people up who believe differently than you do... not so good. Go through legal channels here unless/until the government becomes immoral.
Human Right #15 - Right to a Nationality
Yeah, but don't come to my country and try to change it's nationality to be like your own. It's okay to remember your heritage, but when you move to a new place you can't expect your new neighbors to stop being who they were. Does that make any sense? People can be changed by new influences, shouldn't discriminate against people who are different, but the new person should adopt their new nationality and language in public life, even if they have the old at home.
Human Right #16 - Marriage and Family
i'm not sure what to say about this. i do agree with it politically but morally... i don't think that gay marriage is truly marriage: i define that as between a man and a woman. They do have the right to have friends who are like family, can adopt i suppose, but they should understand that being gay isn't the only way (lest our species die out entirely).
Human Right #17 - The Right to Your Own Things
yeah, i guess
Human Right #18 - Freedom of Thought
This is such a "duh" that why even mention it? No one can make you think what they want to by force or law: you can always think whatever you want to.
Human Right #19 - Freedom of Expression
this is important
Human Right #20 - The Right to Public Assembly
also important
Human Right #21 - The Right to Democracy
No. Democracy is chaos, is not good, should be avoided.
Human Right #22 - Social Security
What, the state mandated retirement plan??? Definitely not! What the heck kind of right would that that be, the requirement to let the government steal your money, give it to other people, and leave you out cold??? Forget that!
Human Right #23 - Workers' Rights
this is way too vague
Human Right #24 - The Right to Play
Okay, sure, it's necessary to remain healthy, sane, etc.
Human Right #25 - Food and Shelter for All
No, this is not a right. You have the right to earn your food, build your shelter, live you life in the way you choose, but not to expect other people to pay for it because it's your right. What bothers me is when people are working two or three jobs just to make ends meet.
Human Right #26 - The Right to Education
definitely a right, for without an education one cannot know what to think.
Human Right #27 - Copyright
Does this include the right to re-patent drugs to make more money off the same thing slightly modified? The right to prosecute people who videotape things without selling or making money off them? This is a hot issue.
Human Right #28 - A Fair and Free World
Life isn't fair and very little is free because of a thing called sin.
Human Right #29 - Responsibility
You have the right to be responsible? You have the responsibility to be responsible but that isn't a right.
Human Right #30 - No One Can Take Away Your Human Rights
Duh! Only people can, which is the entire reason for the list. Notice that they did not include the right to religion. This list sounds suspiciously misguided: good in theoy, but as if there are ulterior motives.
Human Right #1 - We Are All Born Free & Equal
Okay, sure.
Human Right #2 - Don't Discriminate
That doesn't sound like a "right" but whatever
Human Right #3 - The Right to Life
Yes, i totally agree with Jefferson.
Human Right #4 - No Slavery
Again, not exactly a right, but i agree, everyone has the right to freedom.
Human Right #5 - No Torture
This is a narrow view of things. They need to word their ideas differently and i believe that torture is not specific enough. A few days ago several 14-year-old girls beat up on a 13-year-old, were pulling her hair, scratching her, tugging on her clothes, and the video ended up on YouTube. A person has the right to not be attacked, beaten up on, tortured, kidnapped, blown up by a stray bomb, etc.
Human Right #6 - You Have Rights No Matter Where You Go
duh
Human Right #7 - We're All Equal Before the Law
whose law is being referred to here? This could be dangerous.
Human Right #8 - Your Human Rights Are Protected By Law
not always, but i agree that they should be
Human Right #9 - No Unfair Detainment
goes with my comments on #5
Human Right #10 - The Right to Trial
better stated in #11
Human Right #11 - We're Always Innocent Till Proven Guilty
though i'm not sure "till" is a proper spelling
Human Right #12 - The Right to Privacy
okay, i guess so. Our privacy is infringed upon every day when we go to the store, use an atm, are called by a telemarketer, but this is good in theory though not easily practiced. You have to allow certain privacies to be infringed upon unless you're willing to move into the wilderness and live like a hermit and even then anyone with a sattellite can spy on you. You forfeit this right if you break the law or disobey your parents, too.
Human Right #13 - Freedom to Move
sure, that's fine
Human Right #14 - The Right to Seek a Safe Place to Live
This is definitely important within the constraints of law. i mean if the government wants you to live in a certain place because of your race or religion that's bad but if you're becoming a illegal immigrant just because you want to make more money or blow people up who believe differently than you do... not so good. Go through legal channels here unless/until the government becomes immoral.
Human Right #15 - Right to a Nationality
Yeah, but don't come to my country and try to change it's nationality to be like your own. It's okay to remember your heritage, but when you move to a new place you can't expect your new neighbors to stop being who they were. Does that make any sense? People can be changed by new influences, shouldn't discriminate against people who are different, but the new person should adopt their new nationality and language in public life, even if they have the old at home.
Human Right #16 - Marriage and Family
i'm not sure what to say about this. i do agree with it politically but morally... i don't think that gay marriage is truly marriage: i define that as between a man and a woman. They do have the right to have friends who are like family, can adopt i suppose, but they should understand that being gay isn't the only way (lest our species die out entirely).
Human Right #17 - The Right to Your Own Things
yeah, i guess
Human Right #18 - Freedom of Thought
This is such a "duh" that why even mention it? No one can make you think what they want to by force or law: you can always think whatever you want to.
Human Right #19 - Freedom of Expression
this is important
Human Right #20 - The Right to Public Assembly
also important
Human Right #21 - The Right to Democracy
No. Democracy is chaos, is not good, should be avoided.
Human Right #22 - Social Security
What, the state mandated retirement plan??? Definitely not! What the heck kind of right would that that be, the requirement to let the government steal your money, give it to other people, and leave you out cold??? Forget that!
Human Right #23 - Workers' Rights
this is way too vague
Human Right #24 - The Right to Play
Okay, sure, it's necessary to remain healthy, sane, etc.
Human Right #25 - Food and Shelter for All
No, this is not a right. You have the right to earn your food, build your shelter, live you life in the way you choose, but not to expect other people to pay for it because it's your right. What bothers me is when people are working two or three jobs just to make ends meet.
Human Right #26 - The Right to Education
definitely a right, for without an education one cannot know what to think.
Human Right #27 - Copyright
Does this include the right to re-patent drugs to make more money off the same thing slightly modified? The right to prosecute people who videotape things without selling or making money off them? This is a hot issue.
Human Right #28 - A Fair and Free World
Life isn't fair and very little is free because of a thing called sin.
Human Right #29 - Responsibility
You have the right to be responsible? You have the responsibility to be responsible but that isn't a right.
Human Right #30 - No One Can Take Away Your Human Rights
Duh! Only people can, which is the entire reason for the list. Notice that they did not include the right to religion. This list sounds suspiciously misguided: good in theoy, but as if there are ulterior motives.
Thursday, January 18, 2007
Hooah
You know i don't usually do forwards, but this one is too good to resist reposting...
You stay up for 16 hours
He stays up for days on end.
_________________________
You take a warm shower to help you wake up.
He goes days or weeks without running water.
__________________________
You complain of a "headache", and call in sick.
He gets shot at as others are hit, and keeps moving forward.
__________________________
You put on your anti war/don't support the troops shirt, and go meet up with your friends.
He still fights for your right to wear that shirt.
__________________________
You make sure you're cell phone is in your pocket.
He clutches the cross hanging on his chain next to his dog tags.
__________________________
You talk trash about your "buddies" that aren't with you.
He knows he may not see some of his buddies again.
__________________________
You walk down the beach, staring at all the pretty girls.
He patrols the streets, searching for insurgents and terrorists.
_________________________
You complain about how hot it is.
He wears his heavy gear, not daring to take off his helmet to wipe his brow.
__________________________
You go out to lunch, and complain because the restaurant got your order wrong.
He doesn't get to eat today.
__________________________
Your maid makes your bed and washes your clothes.
He wears the same things for weeks, but makes sure his weapons are clean.
__________________________
You go to the mall and get your hair redone.
He doesn't have time to brush his teeth today.
__________________________
You're angry because your class ran 5 minutes over.
He's told he will be held over an extra 2 months.
__________________________
You call your girlfriend and set a date for tonight.
He waits for the mail to see if there is a letter from home.
__________________________
You hug and kiss your girlfriend, like you do everyday.
He holds his letter close and smells his love's perfume.
__________________________
You roll your eyes as a baby cries.
He gets a letter with pictures of his new child, and wonders if they'll ever meet
__________________________
You criticize your government, and say that war never solves anything.
He sees the innocent tortured and killed by their own people and remembers why he is fighting.
__________________________
You hear the jokes about the war, and make fun of men like him.
He hears the gunfire, bombs and screams of the wounded.
__________________________
You see only what the media wants you to see.
He sees the broken bodies lying around him.
__________________________
You are asked to go to the store by your parents. You don't.
He does exactly what he is told.
__________________________
You stay at home and watch TV.
He takes whatever time he is given to call, write home, sleep, and eat.
__________________________
You crawl into your soft bed, with down pillows, and get comfortable.
He tries to sleep but gets woken by mortars and helicopters all night long.
__________________________
You sit there and judge him, saying the world is probably a worse place because of men like him.
If only there were more men like him
___________________________
If you support your troops, repost this with a "HOOAH!"
If you don't support your troops well, then don't repost, it's not like you know the men and women that are dying to preserve your right
You stay up for 16 hours
He stays up for days on end.
_________________________
You take a warm shower to help you wake up.
He goes days or weeks without running water.
__________________________
You complain of a "headache", and call in sick.
He gets shot at as others are hit, and keeps moving forward.
__________________________
You put on your anti war/don't support the troops shirt, and go meet up with your friends.
He still fights for your right to wear that shirt.
__________________________
You make sure you're cell phone is in your pocket.
He clutches the cross hanging on his chain next to his dog tags.
__________________________
You talk trash about your "buddies" that aren't with you.
He knows he may not see some of his buddies again.
__________________________
You walk down the beach, staring at all the pretty girls.
He patrols the streets, searching for insurgents and terrorists.
_________________________
You complain about how hot it is.
He wears his heavy gear, not daring to take off his helmet to wipe his brow.
__________________________
You go out to lunch, and complain because the restaurant got your order wrong.
He doesn't get to eat today.
__________________________
Your maid makes your bed and washes your clothes.
He wears the same things for weeks, but makes sure his weapons are clean.
__________________________
You go to the mall and get your hair redone.
He doesn't have time to brush his teeth today.
__________________________
You're angry because your class ran 5 minutes over.
He's told he will be held over an extra 2 months.
__________________________
You call your girlfriend and set a date for tonight.
He waits for the mail to see if there is a letter from home.
__________________________
You hug and kiss your girlfriend, like you do everyday.
He holds his letter close and smells his love's perfume.
__________________________
You roll your eyes as a baby cries.
He gets a letter with pictures of his new child, and wonders if they'll ever meet
__________________________
You criticize your government, and say that war never solves anything.
He sees the innocent tortured and killed by their own people and remembers why he is fighting.
__________________________
You hear the jokes about the war, and make fun of men like him.
He hears the gunfire, bombs and screams of the wounded.
__________________________
You see only what the media wants you to see.
He sees the broken bodies lying around him.
__________________________
You are asked to go to the store by your parents. You don't.
He does exactly what he is told.
__________________________
You stay at home and watch TV.
He takes whatever time he is given to call, write home, sleep, and eat.
__________________________
You crawl into your soft bed, with down pillows, and get comfortable.
He tries to sleep but gets woken by mortars and helicopters all night long.
__________________________
You sit there and judge him, saying the world is probably a worse place because of men like him.
If only there were more men like him
___________________________
If you support your troops, repost this with a "HOOAH!"
If you don't support your troops well, then don't repost, it's not like you know the men and women that are dying to preserve your right
Wednesday, January 17, 2007
Wow, Chubuncle has a LiveJournal, too. It even has a list of all the Karaoke songs in his repertoire.
since i can't currently modify my schedule for next semester...
what i'm knitting ~ i'm in the planning stages for next year's Christmas gifts
what i'm reading ~ Believing God by Beth Moore
i was looking for the wedding video for my Aunt and Uncle's wedding to no avail when i decided to search for her nickname and found that she has a LiveJournal! Unfortunately she hasn't updated it in a while, but i'm looking forward to reading it. i love Aunt Leigh, she fits well in her family, and i look forward to years of getting to know her better. Now if i could only find that video, i know it's out there...
Close a Door, Open a Window
what i'm reading ~ Believing God by Beth Moore
i was looking for the wedding video for my Aunt and Uncle's wedding to no avail when i decided to search for her nickname and found that she has a LiveJournal! Unfortunately she hasn't updated it in a while, but i'm looking forward to reading it. i love Aunt Leigh, she fits well in her family, and i look forward to years of getting to know her better. Now if i could only find that video, i know it's out there...
Close a Door, Open a Window
Wednesday, January 10, 2007
Prison Break, Season 1
i finally got to see the escape! i was actually very surprised by how many episodes that i saw when this show originally aired. i think i only missed five episodes tops. This show is really good, though at times a tad unbelievable. i am now seriously crushing on Wentworth Miller and watching the special features was really interesting, the different techniques certain actors used to develop their characters especially. Now i can’t wait for season two to come out on dvd because i know that i missed most of the first half: i think i saw it twice. i’m really excited about it coming back January 22… which just so happens to be my first day back at school too.
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
w/Sutherland, Goldblum, and Nimoy (among others)
i just happened to catch this on PBS (of all places) late on a Sunday night. It has pretty good special effects for the time. i especially appreciated the Robert Duvall cameo at the beginning. Good acting all around but i would have preferred a different ending. i've never read the book, just Heinlein's Puppet Masters. Several events made me think of the Faculty, like everyone standing around drinking water, which i'm sure inspired the later movie. Definitely worth watching.
for some reason allconsuming.net won't post to my blog anymore... maybe because it's in blogger beta now?
i just happened to catch this on PBS (of all places) late on a Sunday night. It has pretty good special effects for the time. i especially appreciated the Robert Duvall cameo at the beginning. Good acting all around but i would have preferred a different ending. i've never read the book, just Heinlein's Puppet Masters. Several events made me think of the Faculty, like everyone standing around drinking water, which i'm sure inspired the later movie. Definitely worth watching.
for some reason allconsuming.net won't post to my blog anymore... maybe because it's in blogger beta now?
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