and angry like you never were

lol I like this

2009-02-12T15:07:25Z

Today, I got a text message. It said, "I'm so drunk. What you up to, girl?" It was my dad. FML

hahahahaha

this is apparently where I bitch about school now

2009-02-08T21:43:43Z

OK, WHENEVER THERE IS A MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

WITH THE OPTION ALL OF THE ABOVE

THERE IS AN 80% CHANCE I WILL OVERTHINK IT AND GET IT WRONG.

:(

IN OTHER NEWS, HERE IS A PICTURE I LIKE:

adglhjglhsblahblahblah

2009-01-13T06:29:37Z

Today was so, so long.

blaaahhhh night school.

I started to space out in the middle of class. I felt like I was literally asleep but I could like...still take notes. I just couldn't understand what I was writing. Or what I was hearing! It was actually kind of scary for a second, like maybe I was ~*dead*~

But the girl I was sitting next to bought me a cookie! And we exchanged phone numbers.

I mean, in an entirely non dykey way.

I RODE THE BUS A LOT OF TIMES TODAY.
AND ALSO WALKED AROUND A LOT LOOKING FOR MY BUS STOPS.

THEN I ATE A BURGERVILLE BURGER.

THAT WAS A GOOD STORY, HUH GUYS?

BOY IS MY FACE RED

2009-01-09T20:29:49Z

I HAVEN'T POSTED IN A WHILE, BECAUSE I'M SO ASHAMED I FAILED MY MOVIE WATCHING GOAL.

INSTEAD OF WATCHING 4 NEW MOVIES TO MEET MY GOAL, I REWATCHED:

INDIANA JONES RAIDERS
INDIANA JONES TEMPLE
IRON MAN
and
MAMMA MIA!

FAIL FAIL FAIL FAIL. I PROBABLY DO NOT DESERVE TO LIVE.

this post is a bit overdue

2008-12-13T18:38:21Z

But honestly,

Milk? BEST MOVIE I'VE SEEN ALL YEAR.

Seriously, so, so good. Gus Van Sant is gshjdlghjgjlds amazing, and I liked Milk even better than Elephant, which was in that dreamy style I love. Milk wasn't dreamy (for the most part) but it was...basically perfect.

So yeah, according to me: Milk = Best Picture

But then again, I haven't seen Four Christmases yet.

I need 5 more movies to meet my movie goals!!

just pretend my icon is barfing

2008-12-03T02:51:58Z

Well, this is certainly the grossest lead-in I've ever read:

He's only 9, but this pint-sized pickup artist already knows plenty about pleasing the ladies.

(sauce)

ack + yay

2008-12-01T23:02:19Z

My cousin told me Sherman Alexie died and I TOTALLY FREAKED OUT. I kind of thought she might be wrong but I couldn't bring myself to look into it, just in case she was right.

But he's still alive. That's a relief. WHERE DO MY COUSINS GET THEIR INFORMATION?

Sherman Alexie, ILU.

Oh hey, btw, I won nanowrimo! Cue mad revisions over the next couple of months!

THANK YOU

2008-11-28T05:44:20Z

Quick thank you to everyone who left me comments on my last "I NEED ADVICE" post!

YOU ARE ALL AWESOME FRIENDS <3 Thanks so much, guys!

I would respond individually, but I'm on dial-up (yes, some people DO still have it!) and should be relishing those last few hours with the family <3 <3 <3 So excuse my tacky, please! D:

ETA: Other people saw the RickRoll during the Thanksgiving Day Parade, right?

dammit

2008-11-12T21:35:21Z

I opened a Just Out and learned that The Fashion was at the Wonder Ballroom on the 10th (opening for someone else, but still) and I missed them D: I HAVEN'T BEEN TO A SHOW IN SO LONG. THIS IS DEPRESSING.

Sometimes I want to get a myspace just to follow these smaller name bands I like.

UGH, I JUST WANT TO GO TO A GOOD SHOW AGAIN. IS THAT SO MUCH TO ASK?

I guess I could just start going to cheap shows for bands I don't know. I'd be bound to hit a good one sooner or later that way...

nanowrimo stuff (x-posted)

2008-11-12T07:22:05Z

This was the kind of stuff TV-dads would tell you was character-building.

That was what I said to Adam Gozman, actually. It was basically the first thing I ever said to him. We were pounding a brick in place together, taking turns. There was dust everywhere, in my eyes. He started laughing when I said that, character-building, and then he started coughing and he was like,

"Fuck character-building."

flourish told me I was being really secretive about what my nanowrimo novel was about...I'm not trying to be secretive, really, I'm just not very good at describing my WsIP.

The story so far is what the 16 year old narrator, Dillon, has chosen to tell us about his life. His Mom lost her job and nursing license after she killed a patient; his Dad and brother are virtual strangers, finally back from England, where they have been for the past twelve years; his new friend, Adam, is the class jerk, but that's why Dillon likes him so much; and someone keeps calling and leaving messages for Dillon, but he's not telling us much about that part.

Here are some snippets I kind of liked.

And, oh dear, they are all unedited.

"Do you know why you're here, Dillon?" he asked.

"Because I'm in trouble?" I guessed, letting my voice go high on the end like I couldn't fathom why, maybe like I was a little nervous.

"You're not in trouble, Dillon," he told me, "Not yet anyway."

I hated the way he was doing that thing with my name, appending it to every sentence like a tic or something. I wondered if that was something they teach you in guidance counselor school, if it had some hidden effect I was only aware of self consciously. Maybe it was supposed to make me trust him, make Mr. Bodoni appear to be my friend while he extracted whatever information he needed to suspend or expel me or whatever he was trying to do.

"Is it because I'm skipping school?" I asked, before I had a chance to think that one over.

I guessed the name-repeating mind trick must have been working after all.

"Are you skipping school?" Mr. Bodoni asked and I thought, aw, hell, I shouldn't have said a word. It was like how they told you never to talk to the police. You'd just wind up saying something stupid.

Six A.M.

It was kind of amazing that Lionel could even wake up that early. The way I pictured my brother was kind of a caricature of how he actually was; Lionel, the lazy musician, playing the same song on his guitar over and over again, half sitting, half lying in his favorite beanbag chair. I guess that's the only way you can really arrange yourself in a beanbag chair. He'd either be wearing sweats or yesterday's jeans, some grody t-shirt. In my head, he owned maybe three t-shirts, and he just wore them over and over again. Lionel, out of bed that early? On a Sunday of all days? I guess it didn't matter that it was Sunday; Lionel wasn't in school anymore and he didn't have a job, all the days probably ran together for him

Mom killed someone.

She killed someone.

If that's not the ultimate fuck-up, I don't know what is. I wondered for about a second if that was something I'd be able to hold over her in every argument from now on. Like, if the cosmos shifted and I did get some girl pregnant, could I just retort with But at least I didn't kill anyone! That really bugged me, that whole thought, the fact that I was even mean enough to come up with it. It was like an Adam thought. Yeah, I could probably see Adam yelling at his mom, saying that. Even though I've never met his mom and as far as I know, she never killed anyone.

The first time I drove this car and shifted into park I tried to get the key out to hand to Lionel and it wouldn't budge. Lionel, the key is stuck! Did I break it? Did I break your car? He laughed, showed me how you had to push it in, then pull it out, which sounds kind of haha sexy or maybe like the hokey-pokey in retrospect.

"Can I just take one?" I asked.

"Uh, sure but..." He twisted his mouth into a smile; I could probably count all his teeth. "Three is more fun."

I figured he knew better than I did, so I went into the kitchen to get some water. I popped the pills in my mouth and they tasted bitter and gross immediately, so I stuck my face under the faucet and got the water that way, without having to look for a glass. I swallowed and wiped my mouth. Adam's house had a window right above the kitchen sink and I could see my own reflection in it as I choked down the pills. Why the hell did I do that, I wondered?

I'd sort of zoned out for a second, but now that I was thinking about it I could hear all of Adam's computer gaming noises and it sounded kind of fun, like I was in an arcade.

"Adam," I said.

"Yeah?" The noises stopped; he must have paused the game.

"Are we friends?"

"Yeah, of course we're friends."

I let my eyes close.

"Cool."

Do you want my nanowrimo soundtrack? GET IT HERE! It's worth d/ling just for the songs by The Ballet. And 'Girls Room' by Liz Phair. Unless you know, you hate free music or something?

THIS IS EXCITING

2008-11-04T17:35:08Z

What's everyone doing for election night?

Is anyone going to the Doug Fir?

INQUIRING MINDS WANT TO KNOW

SUCCESS

2008-10-24T21:23:53Z

HEY GUYS, I CLEANED MY HOUSE.

LOL IT TOOK WAY LESS TIME THAN I THOUGHT IT WOULD. NOW I ALMOST FEEL BAD FOR PUTTING IT OFF FOR A WEEK.

WARNING: NOT A MEME

2008-10-16T22:15:21Z

I TEND TO POST SPAM IN 2s.

Ok, so the StuffWhitePeopleLike guy is apparently going to come to Powell's to read and talk about his internet fame. I'm torn between thinking this will be fun (and hey, it's free) or this will be really lame and I'm better off staying home and watching Arrested Development on DVD.

Just for fun I wanted to borrow the Stuff White People Like master list and see how well it applies to me.

I'M BOLDING ALL THE THINGS ON THIS LIST THAT I LIKE. AND ~~STRIKING OUT~~ THE THINGS I HATE/AM OVER. IF I DIDN'T TOUCH IT I DON'T FEEL STRONGLY EITHER WAY. OR MAYBE I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT IT.

WARNING: THIS IS NOT A MEME.

* #111 Pea Coats
* #110 Frisbee Sports
* #109 The Onion
* #108 Appearing to Enjoy Classical Music
* #107 Self Aware Hip Hop References
* #106 Facebook
* #105 Unpaid Internships
* #104 Girls with Bangs
* #103 Sweaters
* #102 Children’s Games as Adults
* #101 Being Offended
* #100 Bumper Stickers
* #99 Grammar (sort of)
* #98 The Ivy League
* #97 Scarves
* #96 New Balance Shoes
* #95 Rugby
* #94 Free Healthcare
* #93 Music Piracy
* #92 Book Deals
* #91 San Francisco
* #90 Dinner Parties
* #89 St. Patrick’s Day
* #88 Having Gay Friends
* #87 Outdoor Performance Clothes
* #86 Shorts
* #85 The Wire
* #84 T-Shirts
* #83 Bad Memories of High School
* #82 Hating Corporations
* #81 Graduate School
* #80 The Idea of Soccer
* #79 Modern Furniture
* #78 Multilingual Children
* #77 Musical Comedy
* #76 Bottles of Water
* #75 Threatening to Move to Canada
* #74 Oscar Parties
* #73 Gentrification
* #72 Study Abroad
* #71 Being the only white person around
* #70 Difficult Breakups
* #69 Mos Def
* #68 Michel Gondry
* #67 Standing Still at Concerts
* #66 Divorce
* #65 Co-Ed Sports
* #64 Recycling
* #63 Expensive Sandwiches (my least favorite thing to eat when I'm going out)
* #62 Knowing What’s Best for Poor People
* #61 Bicycles
* #60 Toyota Prius
* #59 Natural Medicine
* #58 Japan
* #57 Juno (sort of, again)
* #56 Lawyers
* #55 Apologies
* #54 Kitchen Gadgets
* #53 Dogs (I don't hate them, I just don't want one)
* #52 Sarah Silverman
* #51 Living by the Water
* #50 Irony
* #49 Vintage
* #48 Whole Foods and Grocery Co-ops
* #47 Arts Degrees (WELL I HAVE ONE SO WHATEVER)
* #46 The Sunday New York Times
* #45 Asian Fusion Food
* #44 Public Radio
* #43 Plays (I'M NOT CLASS ENOUGH TO LIKE MOST PLAYS, SORRY)
* #42 Sushi
* #41 Indie Music
* #40 Apple Products
* #39 Netflix
* #38 Arrested Development
* #37 Renovations
* #36 Breakfast Places
* #35 The Daily Show/Colbert Report
* #34 Architecture
* #33 Marijuana
* #32 Vegan/Vegetarianism
* #31 Snowboarding
* #30 Wrigley Field
* #29 80s Night
* #28 Not having a TV FUCK THIS
* #27 Marathons
* #26 Manhattan (now Brooklyn too!)
* #25 David Sedaris (But I wouldn't pay to see him read)
* #24 Wine (Only as far as I like other alcohol though)
* #23 Microbreweries (LOL PBR FOREVER OK)
* #22 Having Two Last Names (...sure?)
* #21 Writers Workshops
* #20 Being an expert on YOUR culture
* #19 Traveling
* #18 Awareness
* #17 Hating their Parents
* #16 Gifted Children
* #15 Yoga
* #14 Having Black Friends
* #13 Tea (but not obsessively)
* #12 Non-Profit Organizations
* #11 Asian Girls
* #10 Wes Anderson Movies (But only Tenenbaums and Darjeeling...take or leave the others)
* #9 Making you feel bad about not going outside
* #8 Barack Obama
* #7 Diversity
* #6 Organic Food
* #5 Farmer’s Markets
* #4 Assists
* #3 Film Festivals
* #2 Religions their parents don’t belong to
* #1 Coffee (OBSESSIVELY)

While going over this, I realized I'm not that hip for a white person :( Would you know I've never even listeneing to NPR?? I've had friends talking about it since high school and I just smile and nod. NOW YOU KNOW MY TERRIBLE SECRET.

A lot of the stuff on the list I thought "sometimes I say I like that...but I don't really show it very well" like Whole Foods and farmer's markets, for example. I tell people I like Whole Foods if they ask, but I usually shop at Safeway (SHUT UP). So to be fair, I didn't bold it. I think I got 25/111. Boo. WHAT CAN I DO TO BE HIPPER? PLEASE HELP.

debate highlights

2008-10-16T21:02:24Z

Highlights from last night's debate in which I yelled SHUT THE FUCK UP, JOHN MCCAIN more times than in the previous debates put together:

Joe The Plumber. Again, and again, and again.

John McCain getting really butthurt about Obama's "negative campaign." ~~OMG YOUR WHITE MALE PRIVILEGE IS SHOWING.~~

McCain putting finger quotes around "the woman's health" as part of the abortion debate. Classy!

McCain blowing his line about gold-plated cadillac healthcare plans which cover things like "cosmetic surgery and transplants." We hope he meant "hair transplants" (as in, a dig at Biden per the previous debate). Not that it makes it much better. Because who has health insurance that covers those?

Obama often repeated himself in response to McCain's accusations about his policies...we heard 95% many, many times. I think the fact that Obama was able to counter McCain simply by repeating himself shows how petty and pointless McCain's jabs were.

Some undecided voter (hurf) said she thought Obama laid out his health care plan better in this debate than he had before. I'd disagree with this. I'm still not totally sold on Obama's plan, but it's less of a clusterfuck than McCain's, at least.

Yeah, it would be nice to cut everyone's taxes but then, where is the money coming from? My very-conservative grandma said the other day, "Well, I don't mind paying more taxes. Someone's got to pay them, right?" If you're in that over-a-quarter-mil/year tax bracket, it's likely losing your Bush era tax cuts is not going to force you to alter your lifestyle. Whereas if you're in a middle-class bracket (Obama's 95%) you've probably already had to alter it a little.

Ok, I'll shut up now. Peace.

i know nothing about everything

2008-10-14T21:25:58Z

oh, so when I was on the street today, a guy from HRC said,

"did you know it's still legal in 31 states to fire someone just for being gay?"

I totally didn't know that there was nothing protecting GLBT people in the language of the federal anti- discrimination laws. I had to look it up because I figured there must be some umbrella term or something in there, but there's not :O

But if a case of someone being fired because of their sexual orientation ever made it to the Supreme Court, that would probably be found unconstitutional, right? Like, shouldn't that be protected in the constitution? :/

I did learn that some states have laws against discrimination because of weight.

halp, need advice

2008-10-14T18:27:48Z

I need a website. It would be great to have a domain.

Do any of y'all have hosting recommendations? It would be nice to have unlimited bandwidth and a large storage space as I'd like to host art samples/comic stuff. I haven't worked out how much I can spend, but $10/mo seems like it should get me started.

I looked at doteasy and godaddy and they both seemed like decent, cheap options, unless I'm missing something dire here. So, any other recommendations? :D

COMCAST, WHY DO YOU SUCK??

2008-10-10T19:16:11Z

UGGGH I CAN'T REMEMBER THE LAST TIME I WAS THIS PISSED OFF

OK, SO I GET A BILL IN THE MAIL TODAY TELLING ME MY COMCAST PAYMENT IS OVERDUE

FUNNY THING IS, I'M SET UP TO AUTOPAY AND IT'S WORKED SO FAR. SO I GO ONLINE TO LOOK AT MY ACCOUNT AND IT SAYS:

Payment Due Date AUTOPAY $ 59.98

AUTO PAYMENT WILL BE MADE ON 10/09/08

OK, SO THE PROBLEM IS...TODAY IS 10/10/08. AND TODAY, THEY TACKED ON A LATE FEE!

WTFFFFF. SO I CALL CUSTOMER CARE AND ALTHOUGH THE FIRST PERSON I TALK TO SEEMS COMPETENT (he was like "That is weird, it looks like it should have paid") HE TRANSFERS ME TO SOMEONE IN BILLING WHO KEEPS ASKING

"how can I hep you today?"

"yes but, how can I hep you today?"

EVEN THOUGH I HAVE REPEATEDLY EXPLAINED THE SITUATION TO HER. I'M NOT CONVINCED SHE SPEAKS ENGLISH VERY WELL. THEN SHE PUTS ME ON HOLD FOR LIKE AN HOUR AND COMES BACK WITH:

"Well, the autopayment doesn't work if you don't have sufficient funds in your account. So you must not have sufficient funds. You need to go online and pay it manually from another account."

UH, MAYBE THIS IS SOMETHING THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO SAY TO YOU? LIKE FROM A SCRIPT? BUT I JUST FOUND IT REALLY INSULTING. LIKE, DON'T YOU THINK I WOULD HAVE CHECKED THAT BEFORE I CALLED YOU CLOWNS? THIS IS THE ONLY EXPLANATION SHE OFFERS ME EVEN THOUGH I KEEP SAYING THAT CAN'T BE RIGHT BECAUSE I'M LOOKING AT MY BANK STATEMENT ONLINE ~*RIGHT NOW*~ AND I HAVE MORE THAN 59.98 K THX.

SO I TELL HER THERE'S NO WAY I DON'T HAVE SUFFICIENT FUNDS IN THAT ACCOUNT, CAN I TALK TO YOUR SUPERVISOR? AND SHE PUTS ME ON HOLD FOR ANOTHER YEAR AND COMES BACK WITH

"Ok, in the next 24 hours someone will check on your bank account. They'll call you, and if you have sufficient funds, we'll erase the late fee."

WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON?

I'M SOOOOOO PISSED RIGHT NOW.

another important political post

2008-10-09T07:17:16Z

so I guess this is "THE CONTROVERSIAL SURVEY"

2008-10-07T20:56:07Z

IDK, people keep reposting this. I filled it out and I guess I'm not as opinionated as I thought. HERE, HAVE SOME HYPNOCAT TO GO ALONG WITH.

[01] Do you have the guts to answer these questions and re-post as The Controversial Survey?

LOL.

[02] Would you do meth if it was legalized?

Noooo no no no. It'd pretty far down on the list of things I'd spend my money on, ever. I probably woudn't even do it if it were free.

03] Abortion: for or against it?

I'd never get an abortion unless my life was in danger or there was something seriously wrong with the baby. But I don't think the government should dictate what you can and can't do in this area.

[04] Do you think the world would fail with a female president?

Female president...OF THE WORLD? Um, this question is stupid. I don't think women are inferior to men, if that's what this is asking? Next.

[05] Do you believe in the death penalty?

Not really. Maybe some people deserve it, but who are we to judge?

[06] Do you wish marijuana would be legalized already?

Yes. SO MUCH SAFER THAN ALCOHOL IN EVERY WAY, COME ON D:

[07] Are you for or against premarital sex?

People need to decide what's right for them. Though the term itself is pretty hetero-normative and kind of irks me when I hear it.

[08] Do you believe in God?

Yes.

[09] Do you think same sex marriage should be legalized?

Yes. And I think (I'M LOOKING AT YOU, JOE BIDEN...AND EVERYONE ELSE INVOLVED IN THE PRESIDENTIAL RACE*) worrying about the term "marriage" getting redefined is retarded. By calling it "gay marriage" or "same sex marriage" YOU'RE ALREADY USING A DIFFERENT TERM. And people who care about the "redefinition" thing are never going to call it just "marriage," so why not let everyone else have that term? DOES NOT COMPUTE.

[10] Do you think it's wrong that so many Hispanics are illegally moving to the USA?

I think it's part of a larger problem that's more "wrong." (The wording on this question makes me uncomfortable. Anyone feel that?)

[11] A twelve year old girl has a baby, should she keep it?

Well she shouldn't be forced to give it up, provided she has family willing to help her take care of it, I guess...

[12] Should the alcohol age be lowered to eighteen?

Ok, but everyone should have to take an alcohol safety course to get a "drinking license." I think people who are stupid about booze at 18 will still be stupid at 21. Remember that "21 shots" trend?

[13] Should the war in Iraq be called off?

CALL IT OFF.

[14] Assisted suicide is illegal: do you agree?

I'm ambivalent. (Sorry.)

[15] Do you believe in spanking your children?

Not really.

[16] Would you burn an American flag for a million dollars?

Probably.

[17] Who do you think would make a better president? McCain or Obama?

~~Ron Paul~~ Obama.

[18] Are you afraid others will judge you from reading some of your answers?

Judge away <3

*But especially Joe Biden, since IL him otherwise. Frown >(

next time, a real lj post!

2008-10-06T01:17:21Z

I'M BACK IN TOWN. WHO WANTS TO RPG??

DRANK DRANK DRANK

2008-09-11T00:48:10Z

Is it just me (cause I stayed up til 4:30 last night) or is this really funny?

LOL "DRANK"

LOL "EXTREME RELAXATION BEVERAGE"

I COULD NOT MAKE THIS STUFF UP.

LOL WITH ME HERE, GUYS.

somehow I'm still on about this...

2008-09-03T22:03:36Z

So I thought I might turn off the CAPSLOCK and clarify some things about my flabbergasted Sarah Palin-related post because this is still bothering me...

I don't have anything personal against Sarah Palin. Obviously I don't know her, and the details from her personal/family life are far less troubling than her political positions. I've heard a lot of people saying "Oh, there are good things and bad things about her" but even after pouring through her wikipedia article I'm not convinced there's anything I like about her. Ok, I guess that's not true...I do think it takes a certain strength of character to find out the kid you're pregnant with has Down syndrome and choose to have and raise him anyway--I would never attack her for that decision. However I don't think it's right to want to force everyone in that position to make the same choice you did.

As for the situation with her daughter being pregnant, I do NOT think SP should be held responsible for "not instilling moral values" in her or any bullshit like that...I DO think she should be held responsible for not providing her daughter with the proper information re: contraception (if this is the case).

I really liked what Obama said* on the subject...basically, yes, let's teach our kids about abstinence, but let's also let em know about condoms and birth control. Yes, he used the phrase "I don't want [my daughters] punished with a baby," which, okay people are getting offended over. But if you actually try to explain why that's offensive it kind of falls apart...he's not saying all babies are punishment, but when you're a young mother in high school with an unplanned baby, it can certainly be a burden--especially knowing it could have been prevented. So while I have no beef with how the Palins are handling Bristol's pregnancy now, I couldn't help thinking about (as the daughter of a quite conservative family myself) how these events came to pass in the first place. HENCE ALL THE CAPSLOCKING AND CRAZY PILL COMMENTS.

Wow, that was a lot of words. How about a succinct list about why I don't like Sarah Palin now (since I keep saying it anyway)? Ok, here we go:

She's "as pro-life as any candidate can be." This means no abortions for rape and incest victims. IF YOUR DAD RAPES YOU AND YOU GET PREGNANT, SARAH PALIN THINKS YOU SHOULD BE FORCED TO HAVE THE BABY (DOES THIS SHOCK?) If she had it her way, all abortions would be illegal, save only "when the mother's life is in danger." Which also means, I guess, no abortions in a situation where you know your baby will be born dead, or die shortly after birth. Infant hospice care ftw...except...no.

She thinks global warming is "not man made." Which means we can't do anything to prevent it, right?

She wants to teach creationism in schools.

Being from a state that "borders" Russia does not automatically give you foreign policy experience. Sorry.

Ok, I lied, I can think of one good thing to say about her:

She does acknowledge that methamphetamines are "a greater social threat than cannabis." That's sensible.

(sauce here and here.)

Wow, so many words. Props to anyone who managed to slog through this entry. Please let me know if any of my information is correct and if you want to know why I don't like any of these stances, feel free to ask. I probably won't throw down with you though. IDK, maybe if I'm bored.

*(Here's Obama. Sorry, but I can't find a link to this that's not from the right: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GbZJYWjkAPo)

I NEED HELP

2008-09-03T17:57:52Z

So my macbook has been acting up in some bad ways lately, and I'm wondering where I can take it for an...idk, tune-up? Since I'm not a Reed student anymore, ETC seems to be out.

The problems in order of importance:

Airport has all but stopped picking up wireless signals. I can be 6 feet away from the router but only get the weakest of signals. I have to use an ethernet cable at home now and I can't reliably connect to other wireless networks. This happened kind of suddenly about five or six days ago but it seems like it might be getting worse.

The click button on my touchpad is all kinds of sticky. It will either double click or not click at all. I'm kind of hoping it's just gunked up and this can be fixed by cleaning...

My battery or battery sensor must be fucked up because it'll do things like completely drain while the computer is inactive, stop working and shut off when it says it has like 30% left (once I plug it in, it says zero), not register that its charging (it's doing this right now, heh) or WORK FINE when it says I have 0% left. HUH??

Can anyone recommend me a place to take it that won't take all my money? Or are there easy fixes for any of these problems?

AFGDJKFGDHJGLHFGH

2008-09-01T19:12:14Z

RE: SARAH PALIN

GUESS WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU'RE TOO *AHEM* "CONSERVATIVE" TO TALK ABOUT BIRTH CONTROL WITH YOUR DAUGHTER!!!!!

OH RIGHT, IT'S THIS.

SURPRISE OF THE FUCKING CENTURY, RIGHT THERE.

It is unclear how the news will affect the campaign, but it could further endear Palin to the evangelical and conservative Republican base, who had embraced her stance against abortion.

DON'T FEEL BAD, BRISTOL, YOUR PLIGHT MAY HELP YOUR MOTHER'S CAMPAIGN.

I FEEL LIKE I'M TAKING CRAZY PILLS.

I am so awesome with a camera, guys

2008-08-31T21:37:34Z

So I tried to take some pictures at the Camp Adams retreat and I am really, really shitty with a camera. I'm not sure if it's that I just don't understand how to use it yet, or if I actually have zero talent as a photographer. Here are the baddest ones, for your viewing pleasure.

(Ok, these are actually the ones that turned out best, but give me some wiggle room here)

I went hiking with Margaret and her family and took creepy pictures like a stalker.

There was a puppy. Lisa and her boys get to keep it! Kid on the left is Oliver, I think, who is not Lisa's. All the kids there were so cute :D And there were a lot of kids.

Oh yeah, and the puppy was really tiny. Like, you could step on it, tiny. AWWWWW.

Camp Adams is BEAUTIFUL, btw, which you wouldn't know from my two shitty pictures of the forest.