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Sunday, September 23, 2007
I am also known as...
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Saturday, September 22, 2007
Wednesday, September 12, 2007
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
Friday, August 17, 2007
Monday, August 13, 2007
Post Secret
Saturday, July 21, 2007
Potter Nerds will find this cool
Thursday, July 19, 2007
Wednesday, July 18, 2007
QUIDDITCH!!
The article can be found by clicking here.
Tuesday, July 10, 2007
Monday, July 9, 2007
Saturday, July 7, 2007
Tuesday, July 3, 2007
Natalie Portman Rap (Again)
Interesting News Item
The news clip can be seen by clicking here.
Sunday, June 24, 2007
Depressing, and then funny...
I also added this video at the end which has nothing to do with this but which is terribly funny because of the rather depressing mood brought on by the post above.Whether you are homosexual or not, you should repost this in support of
your friends and loved ones who are. Love is not defined by color, creed, or
gender.I am the mother who is not allowed to even visit the children I bore,
nursed, and raised. The court says I am an unfit mother because I now live with
another woman.I am the boy who never finished high school, because I got called a fag everyday
I am the girl kicked out of her home because I confided in my mother that I am a lesbian.
I am the prostitute working the streets because nobody will hire a transsexual woman.
I am the sister who holds her gay brother tight through the painful, tear-filled nights.
We are the parents who buried our daughter long before her time.
I am the man who died alone in the hospital because they would not let my partner of twenty-seven years into the room.
I am the foster child who wakes up with nightmares of being taken away from the two fathers who are the only loving family I have ever had. I wish they could adopt
me.I am not one of the lucky ones. I killed myself just weeks before graduating high school. It was simply too much to bear.
We are the couple who had the realtor hang up on us when she found out we wanted to rent a one-bedroom for two men.
I am the person who never knows which bathroom I should use if I want to avoid getting the management called on me.
I am the domestic-violence survivor who found the support system grow suddenly cold and distant when they found out my abusive partner is also a woman.
I am the domestic-violence survivor who has no support system to turn to because I am male.
I am the father who has never hugged his son because I grew up afraid to show affection to other men.
I am the home-economics teacher who always wanted to teach gym until someone told me that only lesbians do that.
I am the woman who died when the EMTs stopped treating me as soon as they realized I was transsexual.
I am the person who feels guilty because I think I could be a much better person if I didnt have to always deal with society hating me.
I am the man who stopped attending church, not because I don't believe, but because they closed their doors to my kind.
I am a warrior for my country serving proud, but can't be my true self because gays aren't allowed in the military.
I am the person who has to hide what this world needs most, love.
I am the person ashamed to tell my own friends I'm a lesbian, because they constantly make fun of them.
I am the boy tied to a fence, beaten to a bloody pulp and left to die because two straight men wanted to "teach me a lesson."
This is the boy, Matthew Shepard. On October 7, 1998 Aaron McKinney and Russell
Henderson lead him to a remote area east of Laramie where they demonstrated unimaginable acts of hate. Matthew was tied to a split-rail fence where he was
beaten and left to die in the cold of the night. Almost 18 hours later he was
found by a cyclist who initially mistook him for a scarecrow. Matthew died on
October 12 at 12:53 am at a hospital in Fort Collins, Colorado. KILLED BECAUSE
HE WAS GAY!!!---IF YOU BELIEVE THAT HOMOPHOBIA IS WRONG... REPOST THIS AS "HOMOPHOBIA."
---IF YOU ARE IGNORANT... IGNORE
Saturday, June 16, 2007
For Those of You Who Loved "Shoes"...
Gay Pride
Friday, March 30, 2007
Thursday, March 15, 2007
Wednesday, March 14, 2007
Sexual Harassment *SPOOF*
What really needs to be taken into account is how women should be treated at work and elsewhere.
VIEWS EXPRESSED IN THIS POST ARE PURELY FOR HUMOR AND NOT INTENDED TO BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY!!
Friday, March 9, 2007
Monday, March 5, 2007
Daily News
Senator Edwards had an interview with BeliefNet concerning his views on religion apparently. According to the article, he stated the following:
"I think that Jesus would be disappointed in our ignoring the plight of those around us who are suffering and our focus on our own selfish short-term needs," Edwards told the site. "I think he would be appalled, actually."
Quite frankly, I don't think it could have been said any better. I can't stand the way that Christianity, for all of its traditions and purity of intent, has been twisted and used in such way that cause such suffering in the world. Last year when a new leader went to Haggert's old post in a conservative Christian organization and decided that the direction that they should be taking was to help the poor and the sick, they told him quite frankly, that they did not think that that was what their organization should be doing. They instead wanted to focus on politics...
This news item was interesting to me only because Zaroastrianism is an extremely old religion, which actually claims to be the first monotheistic one. It has dwindled in numbers greatly in the recent past, and when the article describes it as fragile, they're not joking. What is also interesting is that this article comes to us from Colorado, which is the very last place I would have gone looking for followers of Zaroastrianism. Just thought it was an interesting tidbit, and rather beautiful that there are people willing to dedicate themselves to make sure that their old traditions stay intact.
This particular story is very interesting because it is a perfect example of why I don't care for missionaries in foreign countries. For one, Western missionaries often know nothing, and care nothing, for the preservation of traditional cultures. For two, they often are not interested with helping native people maintain their land rights, or fighting discrimination or persecution. One member of the Huichol in the article had this to say:
''The government follows a strategy by which it divides the pueblos. The government wants their land, ultimately. And the evangelists are in inroad into community control.''
When you look at missionaries who go all over the world, you often find that this is the outcome of their work. Whether or not they intend for this to happen as a result of their efforts to convert people, it is clear by their continued efforts that they simply don't care. What's more is that I am a supporter for the free exchange of ideas, but when the people as a community ask the people from the outside to leave, they should leave. Instead the missionaries in this scenario dropped radios by plane which were already tuned to an evangelist sermon. To be quite honest, it's a rather disgusting course of action. If the Huichol had gone to a private evangelist school to disseminate their religion, they most likely would have been asked to leave. They probably would've left and most likely would not have decided to sneak things in. Why? Because it's disrespectful of the wishes of the people. If only the missionaries would grant this same amount of courtesy...
Natalie Portman Shows Her Softer Side...
Friday, February 23, 2007
Everyone Needs to See This
Thursday, February 22, 2007
Gay Hip Hop
- The news item can be watched by clicking here.
Tuesday, February 13, 2007
Gunman kills 5 at Utah mall, police say
I guess what also makes it so scary is that it took place in a mall. There have been incidences like this before, and each time they scare me because malls in general are open to the public. I have to admit that things like this scare the hell out of me, and that from time to time in a mall, I do look around to see if anyone looks like they mean harm. Maybe I'm just paranoid, but I don't think so.
The article can be read here.
Valentine's News
I just thought this was hilarious! Apparently, Viagra will now be available OTC in the UK! And just in time for Valentines!! The article does say that the patient must still talk to the pharmacist and have small tests taken, such as for glucose, blood pressure, etc. I only hope that safety does not become an issue in this situation. Viagra can have some pretty nasty side effects with the right, or wrong, heart conditions.
What I don't get is that, the drug company probably did this because of the number of men too embarassed to talk to their doctors. However, if I needed Viagra, I would be far less likely to go get a bunch of small tests done in the middle of a drug store to get the Viagra over the counter. I don't know. It's nothing I've ever had to deal with, so maybe it really is less embarassing this way...
- The full article can be viewed here.
Trade
Monday, February 12, 2007
Funny News
In this article Laura Bush basically admits that Georgie forgets Valentine's and, in general, is a goof about the whole day. I don't honestly know how the woman can stay married to the man. But then, who knows? Maybe it really is worth it.... LOL!! I know... that was just for us.
Folks, I think we've reached an all-time low. I'm really concerned with the state of the world
with this one. I mean, we've all seen all kinds of terrible things on the news and in our media. If all those things really didn't kill your faith in humanity, this will. I do NOT recommend reading this article, if say, you're on the very verge of suicide. This may just make you do it. If you do choose to read this, please sit down, and please put the razor blades, and indeed all sharp objects, a safe distance from yourself and small children. Please people, think of the children...Daily News
This story is incredible to me because a teenage boy collapsed in his PE class because of a congenial heart failure. His heart had stopped beating completely. He was put on a machine and put on the heart transplant waiting list. Four days later, his heart simply started beating again. One thing that the news always seems to do is call everything good that happens a miracle. It only bothers me when they do it for something that goes good in a normal way, because it makes people believe that good things never happen. But this really does sound, in its best description, like a miracle.
As if our country needed any more unhealthy idols to admire, there has been a trend in the fashion world trying to find male models who are pencil thin. The look they're trying to achieve is more androgynous look. Seriously. I'm not sure why this trend has taken hold, but alas it has. What is even more unfortunate is that it is starting to take the same road that this has led to for female models. Anorexia and bulimia are now starting to become more common in male models throughout the industry.
I never did understand the obsession with dangerously thin people. In my mind, they're just not very attractive. There is nothing about being that unhealthy that looks glamorous to me, or makes me want to look like that. Although, I must admit, I do feel self-conscious when I see guys on magazine covers who also have muscled bodies, so I guess this isn't anything terribly new for men. Gods know it's nothing new for women...
So am I the only one who's tired of hearing about this bullshit?!?!? 
Seriously folks, they said what we now ALL know to be true. Before only a handfull of us seemed to know it with some skeptics and a whole lot of people who had an inkling, but now we ALL know it!! Some conservatives accused the Grammy's of being "out of touch" with the American people. I say look who's calling the kettle black! The Grammy's are not in place to praise our political system or the people in it. The awards show is there to award good music and good music artists.
The fact that the man is surprised seems so rediculous to me. Most of what country music culture is today is a celebration of being outside the mainstream and "redneck". If you take people who disagree with you, but come from that same line of thinking, then guess what? That means you're not the rebels anymore, redneck. You're the one lagging behind!
Friday, February 9, 2007
Anna Nicole Smith Dead at Age 39
This struck me as quite a surprise. Now, I never cared for the woman when she was alive. I will be the first to admit it. I have to admit though that I am very sad that she's dead. A lot of people will try to write her off as a drunk, or a druggy. And while she did enjoy her partying, and while I did get tired of hearing about her, I again am surprised at how sad I am that she actually died.When someone told me today that she was dead, I had to sit down for just a second. Part of that, I know, is guilt for talking so badly about someone who died rather tragically six months after giving birth and the death of her son. Part of it also though, is the fact that she was kind of like one of those crazy relatives who just drives you mad. At the same time, you don't want them to die. She did always seem incredibly unhappy underneath it all. I hope she finds some peace out there...
The news item can be watched here.
Daily News
This one issue has been in the news off and on again for a number of years now. The issue revolves around the United States Army and Wiccan service members. For years now, the Office of Veterans' Affairs has refused to give Wiccan soldiers the right to have a pentacle put on their tombstones. This issue is actually almost a decade old, and still almost nothing has come of it. Veterans' Affairs has continually come up with excuse after excuse, and now the hold up seems to be only the waiting period which has been several years. The widow of one Patrick Stewart, who was killed when his helicopter was shot down in Afghanistan, has been fighting to no end to get their religion recognized on his tombstone. It is a sad day in America when we can not treat our fallen soldiers with the respect they deserve after they gave their very lives for our country.
Yes folks, you read that headline right. Apparently, the son lost a fight at school. The mother decided that the son should take revenge upon the boy he lost the fight to. The boy who 
won the fight suffered several gunshot wounds to his torso and died shortly thereafter in a trauma center. I don't understand what kind of sick bitch would encourage her child to kill someone else's. As an anthropologist, I have my own serious question about "mother's instinct." But the way I was raised tells me flat out that a mother who seriously loved her child could not fathom putting another mother through that hell. I hope they charge that stupid bitch with everything they can find.
This one is actually just quite funny. I think the fact that so many straight men probably wish they could have something going on with some of the women of Desperate Housewives, and the one who gets to pat Teri Hatcher's ass is George Bush Sr. That is almost too funny...
Thursday, February 8, 2007
This is kind of cool...
Being an anthropology major, I know when I read the article that to say that they were probably lovers, at this stage of the dig, is really reaching. However, as they say, it is one of many hypotheses. They could have been in any number of types of relationships or simply buried that way to save space. Who knows? I just thought it was interesting, and slightly mushy...
- This article can be read by clicking here.
Wednesday, February 7, 2007
Daily News
This article is interesting only because it seems to back up so much of the argument against the anti-immigration rhetoric. For so long, those who support things like a huge wall barricading the southern border, hunting human beings with rifles, and creating an official language have stated time and time again that racism is not a part of their reasoning. However, they never seem to offer any examples of this. They're not racist, simply because they said so, despite the overwhelming evidence to the opposite conclusion. Here is just such a piece of evidence. Don't they get it yet? We know why they oppose immigration so much. They're not fooling anyone.
What can I say? I hope they catch these horrible people. What really seems to amaze me is not that there are child predators, but that there are so many! It really is rather disgusting. I'm just shocked that there seems to be a plague of them everywhere. What's even more shocking that this article shows, but doesn't seem to want to acknowledge, is that the country with the most suspects in the child porn ring are from America. Does that creep anyone else out?
What happened to the snickers ad?
The article on the subject can be found here.
Gay News of the Day
Apparently, the man who was outed by his gay escort found that he can be changed. The three ministers who were counceling him announced on Tuesday that the therapy had indeed worked. The interesting thing is that the counceling ministers also suggested that he goes into secular work. This does not come as a surprise since he severely damaged the church for which he served as pastor, not to mention the huge Evangelical organization of which he was head. If anyone remembers Jimmy Swaggert, it does make me wonder if, or when, we'll hear of more interesting news concerning Ted Haggard.
I never know what to make of people who find themselves in this situation. On one hand, I feel as though they have made a conscious effort to betray gay people everywhere in the way that they attempt to dehumanize glbt people, yet act on their own sexuality in a secret place somewhere. On the other hand, I wouldn't want to know the kind of self-loathing and weakness that makes a person become a closeted scandal waiting to happen. I suppose, in the end, all we can do is work for a better world for everyone and pray for people like Mr. Haggard.
I just thought that this was actually kind of funny. As many of us know, one of the largest arguments ever used to rationalize the discrimination of marriage rights to glbt people is that two people of the same sex can not procreate. Now, this is a scientific fact. Two people of the same sex can not procreate. However, the argument is always used against glbt people as if this were true of only them. Not all heterosexual couples can have children due to many issues. Many couples can have children, but simply choose not to. This proposal brought about in Washington state by a pro-marriage group, is meant to show exactly how ludicrous this argument is. They don't expect it to pass, and I sincerely hope it doesn't, but I do think it is rather effective. However, upon reading the article, it looks as though the opposing side still doesn't get it...
Monday, February 5, 2007
Paris F***ing Hilton!!
Everyone knows that I can't stand the stupid bitch pictured to the left, but let's take a look at my latest reason as to why (as if I needed any more). Apparently, someone filmed her while at a party, and she decided to use a few choice words. One of them begins with an "N" and another begins with an "F". Can you guess what words those were? They weren't nice and fun. That's for damn sure. She actually takes the time to rag on poor people too, which to me was the greatest little thing she could've ever done. I kinda want to slap her now, moreso than normally. We could also throw a match and I'm sure all of the cosmetic products she wears would also just combust... hopefully...Snickers Super Bowl Ad
Okay, so I ran across an article on a blog that takes a particularly offended view of the snickers ad that ran during the super bowl last night. I had originally refused to put a damn thing up about the super bowl, but now they've pissed me off. The ad can be viewed here. Now the ad itself is not entirely offensive. It can be indirectly linked to show how they are endorsing violence against gays, but for the most part, "it makes the mechanics out to be social neanderthals" as the blogger of Towleroad put it. I have to admit, I agree, the commercials alone are not that big a deal.
Example of Religious Tolerance
So, I know I often have several things to rant about when discussing how religion is treated as a way of judging people in America despite the fact that we're supposed to be "over" things like skin tone. However, I just wanted everyone to see that there is in fact, hope for the world. This article highlights how one Navajo man joined the Marines with full intention of serving in combat, only to find himself gifted with what the Navajo call the trembling hand. Apparently, it is seen as a spiritual gift that allows for healing and carries a long way in ancient traditions. The article goes on to say that when confronted with going to war which he is no longer allowed to do by custom because of his new gift, the Marines granted him objector status. I say yay Marines! Now, if only Wiccans can get their pentacle on their own grave, I think we'll be on our way to an even better world. Baby steps, baby steps...
Sunday, February 4, 2007
Olympian Comeback!
What is particularly interesting is that the Greek government is far more willing to let this happen, it seems, because of their entrance into the European Union which is made up of numerous other Western European countries with freedom of religion. I for one, look forward to seeing the ancient Olympian Gods actually honored again.Supreme Council of Ethnikoi Hellenes (Y.S.E.E.) has submitted a Memorandum
(May the 7th, 2006) to the President of the Hellenic Democracy, the President of the Hellenic Parliament, the Prime Minister of the Hellenic Republic, the Greek Minister for the Interior, Public Administration & Decentralisation, the Greek Minister of National Education & Religious Affairs and the Greek Minister of Culture, on the necessity of:
1. the GRANTING OF THE QUALITY OF LEGAL ENTITY TO THE HELLENIC ETHNIC RELIGION
2. the PROTECTION OF THE HELLENIC ETHNIC RELIGION AS PART OF THE
"NATIONAL HERITAGE" OF GREECE
3. the INSTITUTIONAL ESTABLISHMENT OF EQUALITY OF RIGHTS ("ISONOMIA") - EQUALITY BEFORE THE LAW - EQUALITY OF
SPEECH ("ISEGORIA") OF THE HELLENIC ETHNIC RELIGION(Taken from the official YSEE website.)
The Guardian article can be found by clicking here.
The official YSEE website can be found by clicking here.
Random site of interest, and along the same line is Kyklos Apollon.
Time For the News Again Folks...
This particular case is a little tricky. On one hand, you have the fact that for religious purposes, Santeria requires certain sacrifices at certain times. In this case, a goat must be slaughtered for an initiation. The city of Euless does not allow for the slaughtering of animals in the city limits for any purpose. This only gets tricky when we take into account that the law was not originally set up to target Santeria or its followers, but in fact was set up to keep farming out of the city. It will be interesting to see how this one plays out.
What does bother me about the fiasco is the way that news agencies have handled it. Only in certain print does it bother to mention that the sacrificed animal is eaten. When broadcasting, this simple fact is often overlooked.
Once again, modern man amazes us with his ingenuity. After all, what could be easier and simpler than stealing an entire atm?!!?!? Robbing the clerk? Mugging someone? Getting a job? Oh that was sill of me! Apparently this guy actually planned on hauling the entire damn thing into his truck. Apparently he didn't really think it through either... What's really inspiring about this entire story, is that this is only one of over a dozen attempts in the past month!
Marie Antoinette
So I know that nearly everyone is going to disagree with me, but I think the movie Marie Antoinette looks startlingly interesting. I say "startlingly interesting" only because it strikes me that originally it did not look so interesting, even to me. However, I am, and always have been, fascinated with stories of famous and influential people, especially women, who have fallen from grace or found themselves otherwise "in over their heads" as they say. Marie Antoinette was no exception becoming a bride to a rather ill-equipped husband at the age of only fifteen, stripped away from all she knew. Her most famous quote was, as we all know, "Let them eat cake." However, she was a far more complex character than that quote alone would allow us to believe. In fact, when she first became Queen of France, she was hailed as the Queen of Compassion and rather beloved by the people of France.
What turned me off to the idea of the movie when I first saw print advertisement for it was the fact that it seemed to have an 80's flair to it. I immediately thought to myself that this was in terrible taste. But I watched the trailer online recently, and found that it was actually done very tastefully. What's more is that the official site for the movie actually has some real history listed, which raises my hopes that the movie had as much, if not more, research put into it. I also am usually not a fan of Kirsten Dunst, but she, again, startled me in the way she seems to portray this woman in the trailer.
Now, I know that the movie has already been released in theatres and in fact, is no longer showing there, but I am wanting to rent it when it comes out of DVD later this month. I say, at least take a look at the trailer.
The online trailer can be watched by clicking here.
The official website can be reached by clicking here.
Saturday, February 3, 2007
One of My Favorite Quotes
"And so we ask for peace for the gods of our fathers, for the gods of our native land. It is reasonable that whatever each of us worships is really to be considered one and the same. We gaze up at the same stars, the sky covers us all, the same universe compasses us. What does it matter what practical systems we adopt in our search for the truth. Not by one avenue only can we arrive at so tremendous a secret."
Quintus Aurelius Symmachus (A.D. c. 340-c. 402), Roman senator. Letter, written 384, to the Christian Emperor Valentinian II, pleading for the continuation of pagan ceremonies (published in Finley Hooper and Matthew Schwartz, Roman Letters: History from a Personal Point of View, ch. 10, 1991).
news of the day
- the real news:
Taxpayers Should Be Allowed To Challenge Bush 'Faith-Based' Office, Americans United Tells Supreme Court
this is something that is actually very near and dear to my heart, because i for one have not been a big fan of the faith based initiative since the very first time i ever saw it. i did not like the idea of having my tax dollars going to support religious groups where i have very little say in what the money goes to. secondly, i also do not like the idea because what i feared, and what has actually happened, was that the government would have its foot in to favor one religion or denomination over the other. such is the case with neopagan organizations who have not received any funds despite their work, and with the christian churches who rallied from the very beginning to sign a petition to make sure that that happened. i hope this case goes far.
- the oh my gods that shit is funny news:
Chewbacca Arrested in Hollywood!
This is the real deal folks. Apparently, this guy dressed as Chewbacca was arrested on assault charges in Hollywood. Oh, California, how do we love thee? Let us count the ways!
