On a hot summer night...

Life is so strange.

I was having one of the worst days I'd ever had today. Hell, this who week things seem to have gone from bad to worse. I ruined a brand new $400.00 cell phone, and had to spend $200.00 to replace it (not to mention getting roped into a 3-year contract with my horrible cell phone provider over this phone). I had to apply back to a job I hate at a place I swore I would never work for again, I've gained almost 2lbs over the last few weeks (hey, it's a big deal to me), I've gotten writers block and can't seem to get my bearings on my novel, everything is costing me money that I don't have, and life - in general - has been horrible.

Then, today, after running around the mall, almost in tears over that stupid cellphone situation, I check my e-mail. I used to post to a lot of communities that I was interested in, some having a lot to do with emotional/psychological things. In my e-mail inbox I find a reply to a comment I made to someone in one of those communities. I made this reply several months ago.

The gist of this person's reply to me was that my message gave them hope, and made them believe that things were going to be alright. That turned the tide of my whole week. Knowing that I was able to do that for someone is greater then the petty, bad things I was worried about.

I'm not going to mention who this was or what was said, but it was amazing to hear! This has been a really great day.

Sometimes, when I get bored, I read through various LJ communities. The dramas, the funny, funny dramas. What are these people not doing that they have so much time for the dramas?

If you are artistically inclined, or have experience with online art communities, you might want to check this out for a laugh. http://community.livejournal.com/artists_beware/134984.html

That is just one of the goldmines of drama I found today.

Snagged from quillblade. You all should take this, it's one of the coolest quizes out there.

I was up late, bored and online. Naturally, I took quizzes. Uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh.

( Results, yo! )

Everyone was right. According to my answers, I will be the death of God. Get it in, get it in, get it out... awww-right.

I'm not sure if this has been posted before, and if it has... well, here it as again.

http://www.filthylies.net/d/20040604.html

This cracked me up.

EDIT:
This one is good, too. http://www.filthylies.net/d/20050131.html

You are The Emperor

Stability, power, protection, realization; a great person.

The Emperor is the great authority figure of the Tarot, so it represents
fathers, father-figures and employers. There is a lot of aggression and violence
too.

The Emperor naturally follows the Empress. Like an infant, he is filled with enthuiasm, energy, aggression. He is direct, guileless and all too often irresistible. Unfortunately, like a baby he can also be a tyrant. Impatient, demanding, controlling. In the best of circumstances, he signifies the leader that everyone wants to follow, sitting on a throne that indicates the solid foundation of an Empire he created, loves and rules with intelligence and enthusiasm. But that throne can also be a trap, a responsibility that has the Emperor feeling restless, bored and discontent.

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

Something to think about as you go out to vote / reasons to vote.

Why, why, why, why is it that most of the people who are against abortion are people you wouldn't want to fuck in the first place, huh?
These conservatives are really something, aren't they? They're all in favor of the unborn. They will do anything for the unborn. But once you're born, you're on your own. Pro-life conservatives are obsessed with the fetus from conception to nine months. After that, they don't want to know about you. They don't want to hear from you. No nothing. No neonatal care, no day care, no head start, no school lunch, no food stamps, no welfare, no nothing. If you're pre-born, you're fine; if you're preschool, you're fucked.

Conservatives don't give a shit about you until you reach "military age". Then they think you are just fine - just what they've been looking for. Conservatives want live babies so they can raise them to be dead soldiers. Pro-life - these people aren't pro-life, they're killing doctors! What kind of pro-life is that? What, they'll do anything they can to save a fetus but if it grows up to be a doctor they just might have to kill it? They're not pro-life. You know what they are? They're anti-woman. Simple as it gets, anti-woman. They don't like them; they don't like women. They believe a woman's primary role is to function as a brood mare for the state.

You don't see many of these white anti-abortion women volunteering to have any black fetuses transplanted into their uteruses, do you? No. You don't see them adopting a whole lot of crack babies, do you? No - that might be something Christ would do. And, you won't see a lot of these pro-life people dousing themselves in kerosene and lighting themselves on fire.
You know, morally committed religious people in South Vietnam knew how to stage a goddamn demonstration, didn't they?! They knew how to put on a fucking protest. Light yourself on FIRE!! C'mon, you moral crusaders, let's see a little smoke. To match that fire in your belly.

Here's another question I have: how come when it's us, it's an abortion, and when it's a chicken, it's an omelet? Are we so much better than chickens all of a sudden? When did this happen, that we passed chickens in goodness? Name six ways we're better than chickens…
See, nobody can do it! You know why? Because chickens are decent people. You don't see chickens hanging around in drug gangs, do you? No. You don't see a chicken strapping some guy to a chair and hooking up his nuts to a car battery, do you? When was the last time you heard of a chicken about coming home from work and beating the shit out of his hen? Doesn't happen, because chickens are decent people.

But let's get back to this abortion shit. Now, is a fetus a human being? This seems to be the central question. Well, if a fetus is a human being, how come the census doesn't count them? If a fetus is a human being, how come when there's a miscarriage they don't have a funeral? If a fetus is a human being, how come people say "we have two children and one on the way" instead of saying "we have three children?" People say life begins at conception, I say life began about a billion years ago and it's a continuous process. Continuous, just keeps rolling along. Rolling, rolling, rolling along.

And say you know something? Listen, you can go back further than that. What about the carbon atoms? Hah? Human life could not exist without carbon. So is it just possible that maybe we shouldn't be burning all this coal? Just looking for a little consistency here in these anti-abortion arguments. See the really hardcore people will tell you life begins at fertilization. Fertilization, when the sperm fertilizes the egg. Which is usually a few moments after the man says "Gee, honey, I was going to pull out but the phone rang and it startled me." Fertilization.

But even after the egg is fertilized, it's still six or seven days before it reaches the uterus and pregnancy begins, and not every egg makes it that far. Eighty percent of a woman's fertilized eggs are rinsed and flushed out of her body once a month during those delightful few days she has. They wind up on sanitary napkins, and yet they are fertilized eggs. So basically what these anti-abortion people are telling us is that any woman who's had more than more than one period is a serial killer! Consistency. Consistency. Hey, hey, if they really want to get serious, what about all the sperm that are wasted when the state executes a condemned man, one of these pro-life guys who's watching comes in his pants, huh? Here's a guy standing over there with his jockey shorts full of little Vinnies and Debbies, and nobody's saying a word to the guy. Not every ejaculation deserves a name.

Now, speaking of consistency, Catholics, which I was until I reached the age of reason, Catholics and other Christians are against abortions, and they're against homosexuals. Well who has less abortions than homosexuals?! Leave these fucking people alone, for Christ sakes! Here is an entire class of people guaranteed never to have an abortion! And the Catholics and Christians are just tossing them aside! You'd think they'd make natural allies. Go look for consistency in religion. And speaking of my friends the Catholics, when John Cardinal O'Connor of New York and some of these other Cardinals and Bishops have experienced their first pregnancies and their first labor pains and they've raised a couple of children on minimum wage, then I'll be glad to hear what they have to say about abortion. I'm sure it'll be interesting. Enlightening, too. But, in the meantime what they ought to be doing is telling these priests who took a vow of chastity to keep their hands off the altar boys! Keep your hands to yourself, Father! You know? When Jesus said "Suffer the little children come unto me", that's not what he was talking about!

But you know, the longer you listen to this abortion debate, the more you hear this phrase "sanctity of life". You've heard that. Sanctity of life. You believe in it? Personally, I think it's a bunch of shit. Well, I mean, life is sacred? Who said so? God? Hey, if you read history, you realize that God is one of the leading causes of death. Has been for thousands of years. Hindus, Muslims, Jews, Christians all taking turns killing each other because God told them it was a good idea. The sword of God, the blood of the land, vengeance is mine. Millions of dead motherfuckers all because they gave the wrong answer to the God question.
"You believe in God?"
"No."
*Boom*. Dead.
"You believe in God?"
"Yes."
"You believe in my God?
"No."
*Boom*. Dead.
"My God has a bigger dick than your God!"
Thousands of years, and all the best wars, too. The bloodiest, most brutal wars fought, all based on religious hatred - which is fine with me. Hey, any time a bunch of holy people want to kill each other I'm a happy guy.

But don't be giving me all this shit about the sanctity of life. I mean, even if there were such a thing, I don't think it's something you can blame on God. No, you know where the sanctity of life came from? We made it up. You know why? Because we're alive. Self-interest. Living people have a strong interest in promoting the idea that somehow life is sacred. You don't see Abbott and Costello running around, talking about this shit, do you? We're not hearing a whole lot from Musolini on the subject. What's the latest from JFK? Not a goddamn thing, because JFK, Musolini and Abbott and Costello are fucking dead. They're fucking dead. And dead people give less than a shit about the sanctity of life. Only living people care about it, so the whole thing grows out of a completely biased point of view. It's a self serving, man-made bullshit story.

It's one of these things we tell ourselves so we'll feel noble. Life is sacred. Makes you feel noble. Well let me ask you this: if everything that ever lived is dead, and everything alive is going to die, where does the sacred part come in? I'm having trouble with that. I mean, even with all this stuff we preach about the sanctity of life, we don't practice it. Look at what we'd kill: Mosquitoes and flies; because they're pests. Lions and tigers; because it's fun! Chickens and pigs; because we're hungry. Pheasants and quails; because it's fun, and we're hungry. And people! We kill people... because they're pests. And it's fun!

And you might have noticed something else. The sanctity of life doesn't seem to apply to cancer cells, does it? You rarely see a bumper sticker that says "Save the tumors." or "I brake for advanced melanoma." No, viruses, mold, mildew, maggots, fungus, weeds, E. Coli bacteria, the crabs. Nothing sacred about those things. So at best the sanctity of life is kind of a selective thing. We get to choose which forms of life we feel are sacred, and we get to kill the rest. Pretty neat deal, huh? You know how we got it? We made the whole fucking thing up! Made it up!

Thank you.

-George Carlin




[cross posted to CF_Hardcore]

Sex Meme! Do it, all of you.


1) I have had sex while wearing a blindfold.
Yes

2) I have blindfolded someone during sex.
Yes - Power tripping!

3) I have had sex while watching porn.
Totally.

4) I have had sex while surfing porn on the internet.
Yes, I have. I am the champ!

5) I sleep better after sex.
When I can sleep. I normally have a rush of crazy super-man style energy. But there was this one time…

6) There are some nights when I can't sleep without sex or masturbating.
Yes.

8) I get turned on knowing someone is watching me masturbate.
I do indeed.

9) I have masturbated for someone over a webcam.
Webcam, no. Phone – yes. I would have if I owned a webcam.

10) I have had sex over a webcam.
See above RE: webcam.

11) I will have sex with someone I just met if he/she turns me on.
Damn right I will.

12) I have been tied up during sex.
Lots of times.

13) I have had sex with someone who was tied up.
See above.

14) I have dripped hot wax on a lover's body.
Not with sex in mind. It was more like, “tell me if this hurts.”

15) I have had a lover drip hot wax on my body.
Nope.

16) I have a foot fetish.
Feet = teh yuck.

17) I have a leather fetish.
A little. Leather (not laytex, not pleather) is badass. I have more of a silk fetish. Yummy soft.

18) I have a tickle fetish.
Not a fetish, but a little tickling when you roughhouse with your liver is fun. And sometimes where you touch while tickling can lead to ‘accidental’ other touching. ;)

19) I like being choked during sex.
Not really. I’m not THAT kinky. Though, if you hold your breath during the beginning of orgasm, it will intensify it. You all must read up on Tantric sex.

20) I have had sex in a burning building.
Um… the hell?

21) I have erotic art on display somewhere in my residence.
On the PC. There are some books on the bookshelf that have erotic images in them. Does it count as art if I accidentally leave my toys out?

22) I enjoy nudie magazines.
Nope. I like to use my imagination, so I’m more into written porn.

23) Erotic toys are a regular part of my budget.
Damn skippy.

24) I think Playboy is tame, maybe even boring.
Mostly.

25) I have clicked on porn links in my email.
Anyone who has, has no computer sense.

26) I know the difference between girl/girl and lesbian sex in porn.
As far as porn goes, it’s all girl/girl.

27) I have watched more than one gay/lesbian porn film. I watched a suprising amount of man/man porn. I am always in the wrong place at the wrong time.

28) Much of what I know about sex comes from porn.
No, I’m just naturally really fucking good. And I have been well taught – so now I get to pay that forward. God Bless my good heart.

29) Interracial sex turns me on.
Sometimes. More so recently. “Is your mother proud of you?” :D

30) I think we should do more to understand the cultures of sex.
Very much. There is so much sexual awesomeness from other cultures (like the Kama Sutra, erotic massage, or Tantric Sex) that can really take sex up a few levels.

31) I would participate in sex research if given the opportunity.
Been there, done that. Best 50 bucks I’ve ever earned.

32) My current lover does not meet my sexual needs.
He surpasses. Muchly.

33) I currently have a crush on someone of the same sex.
I’m going to go with a big no.

34) I have had sex at my place of employment.
Once.

35) I am often disappointed in my sexual relationships.
Mostly, no. I do not tolerate that shit. If I am not getting off, and well, then I’m going to say something, while it’s happening (more to the point, not happening). I’ve said, “Stop, you’re horrible. Get out.” And I’d say it again. What the hell is the point of laying there if I'm not getting off. I'm there for me.

36) Some people might describe me as a nymphomaniac.
I can be a sex-o-holic, but I’m not a nympho. That’s an actual disorder, you know.

37) I am difficult to live with if I'm not having sex on a regular basis.
To a point. After a few months or so, you get where you don’t need it anymore. Time kills libido.

38) I sleep better with someone curled up next to me.
Not so much.

39) I have had sex underwater.
Once.

40) I have had sex in the snow.
Totally. It’s a Canada thing.

41) I am in a polyamorous relationship.
No. My issue is that I could be if I alone could be polyamorous, and the guy I was with was totally monogamous. I’m possessive and jealous and I do not like people touching my things. The guy I’m with right now seems to feel about the same. So here we are, some how happily monogamous – that’s new for me.

42) I have to have music playing during sex.
Depends if I want to talk dirty or not.

43) I have had more than 10 orgasms in one night.
Yes, one time I had about twelve. And that is why the guy I’m with surpasses my sexual expectation. :)

44) I have flashed strangers.
*cheeky grin*

45) I have given sex as a gift.
Oral sex, yes.

46) I have set-up a three-way for my lover.
No. I won’t do it with another girl and the though of having sex and seeing two guys touching does nothing for me. I would do a 3-way with 2 guys if I had a guarantee that they would be there just to service and touch me.

47) I stopped during this list to have sex.
No, but I might go whack off. Kidding, I have things to do.

True story.

A sign stating the following was posted in the window of a Canadian business:
"WE WOULD RATHER DO BUSINESS WITH 1000 AL QAEDA TERRORISTS, THAN WITH ONE SINGLE CANADIAN"



This sign was prominently displayed in the window of a business in Hamilton, Ontario. You are probably outraged at the thought of such an inflammatory statement. One would think that anti-hate groups from all across the country would be marching on this business and that the police might have to be called to keep the angry crowds back. But, perhaps in these stressful times one might be tempted to let the proprietors simply make their statement. . We are a society, which holds Freedom of Speech as perhaps our greatest liberty. And after all, it is just a sign.



You may ask; what Canadian business would dare post such a sign?











Answer:

DODSWORTH AND BROWN, Funeral Home

(Who said morticians had no sense of humor?)

The Black King You scored 2 Power-Finesse, 3 Leader-Follower, 2 Unique-Ordinary, and 2 Offense-Defense!

You are comfortable letting a situation evolve, reacting to it, and exploiting the weakness of your enemy when he over-reaches. Your followers are loyal to you, and would gladly fall upon the sword of an advancing rook or queen for you, but you would rather use them to sneak in and suprise the enemy. You are content to let others do your dirty work, even your Queen.

My test tracked 4 variables How you compared to other people your age and gender: You scored higher than 99% on Power-Finesse You scored higher than 99% on Leader-Follower You scored higher than 99% on Unique-Ordinary You scored higher than 99% on Offense-Defense

Link: The What Chess Piece Are You Test written by Gundark27 on OkCupid Free Online Dating, home of the 32-Type Dating Test

Pluto, you are the weakest link. Good-bye.

http://news.com.com/Images+Its+official-Plutos+out/2300-11397_3-6106240.html

I'm a member of cf_hardcore. While I was crusing the page, I came upon this thread.
chibikat_wtf's little Barbossa comment made me giggle so much, I just HAD to make an icon out of it. (See Left).
I love making icons.

Well slap my mouth wide open – I live! Barely. I thought I was going to die, and I’m not even lying. The infection (which I now call, Evil harpy of the sinus) was not cleared up by the medication, it was mutated.
It was in my sinuses, my throat, my lungs, my ears, my head – pretty much anything above the V area was either in pain or full of mucus (T.M.I., you’re more then welcome!)
The hospital doctors didn’t help me, they tried to send me back to the clinic doctors, who wouldn’t see me because I’m not a patient of theirs.
Everything was a huge gong show – but I do seem to somewhat be on the mend now, at least not getting any worse.

I’ll try to catch up with everyone I’ve been missing, what with being on my death bed and all that.

The vacation was good, nice and relaxing. I didn’t do too much because I was ill, but I got some sun tanning in, and a little time in the water. Mostly, I got to relax and enjoy time with people I care about, so it’s all good.
I wish I had pictures. I need a digi-cam – badly.

On an unrelated note; I’m developing a sick love of 80’s music (not hair-band mental, either. Rather, stuff like Prince, Robbie Rob and the like). What does it all mean!?

So it seems that having a sinus infection sucks.
A lot.
A hellofa lot.
My eyes water, my ears hurt, my nose is so stuffed up I'm getting nasty headaches, and snot leaking everywhere, AND it feels like I'm swallowing broken glass.
Joy, no really.
The doctor prescribed me Biaxin, which if you don't know, is some very strong antibiotic shite. The perk to these pills is the outer coating taste like pinâ colada with a hit of lemon. ^________^
While the Biaxin has been helping with the infection, it has been giving me the most horrific, gory nightmares. It would seem that's a side effect. Comforting, in that whole ‘not’ way.
The good news is that I went to the walk-in doctor right away (so unlike me), and so it's not going to get much worse, in fact, the infection is clearing up, slowly. However, it *has* cleared up enough that I can still head up to the mountains! That’s the good news. I'll be leaving this morning and heading back Wednesday morning. So I get some 'chill' time.
My sister is up there with her boyfriend - she left last night, it's a shame that she forgot to take her suitcase with her. Heh... Bwahahahaha - ahem - pardon me. So, I'm stopping by to pick up her clothing and effects before I leave.

In other news, I have a new job at the Ramada Inn. It's strictly part-time, front desk. I'm happy. I'll still have time to pursue my art, and it seems like I'll love it; I haven't had a job like that for a while.

Anyway, that's about it. I'll update when I get back and let ya' know how the vacation went.

Hello everyone! Or No one? I dunno.

I'm thinking that *maybe*, just maybe I will start putting together a bit of an art tutorial. It won't be a whole picture tutorial, because that would be WAY too much work for a lazy bastard like me. ;)
It's still in the 'thinking about it' stage, so more as it develops.

For now, I leave you with this digital painting, because he is more interesting then listening to me babble.

http://www.deviantart.com/view/35652547/

Fun!


You are definitely quirky and often mistaken for mad but if anyone is truly paying attention they can see there is method to your madness. You try really hard to be bad but in the end you tend to do the right thing.

You scored as Captain Jack Sparrow. </td> Captain Jack Sparrow 83% Mary Read 75% Long John Silvers 67% Captain Barbosa 58% Captain James T. Hook 50% Morgan Adams 50% Will Turner 42% Black Beard 33% Dread Pirate Roberts 25% Sinbad 25% What kind of Pirate are you? created with QuizFarm.com

Ah, evolution - the way it *really* happened. This makes me so happy.

Thanks to avianity and her journal for bringing this to my attention.

http://www.highbeam.com/library/docfree.asp?DOCID=1Y1:95494489&ctrlInfo=Round20%3AMode20b%3ADocFree%3AResult&ao=

I’m anti-religion – all of it (not anti-theology, as those are some of the best debates).

I was baptized Roman Catholic – went to Catholic school, and was a devote little Catholic for too many years. I’ve tried Christianity, Buddhism, Paganism, Heathenism, had a brief stint with Scientology (egad!), and spent a good deal of my life around Mormons. I’ve studied pretty much every other ‘ism’ and ‘ology’ out there looking for something I never really needed and had to begin with. I’ve taken wisdom from some of them (mostly the Eastern religions).

What I’ve learned is that religion gives people something to believe and find faith in (faith and strength they’ve always had inside of them). I think people need to stop hiding behind/looking to religion for that, and realize it’s all them. You are the only person who can give yourself salvation, not some random deity. You are your rock, you are your strength, and there is no one there but you and the people you surround yourself to help you. When you pray, no one is listening, the only thing you have is the power of yourself and your own raw physical and mental strength – not some philosophy, mathematical equation, god, or other.
Believe it or not, that’s not bleak or depressing – it’s liberation, power and achievement. A feeling of self-love, and that you can do *anything*.
You are all you have, and at the end of it, No heaven, hell, reward or punishment – just you.

If you want to believe in religion – fine, I don’t care what you do, but I don’t want to hear about it. And I sure as shit do not want someone thinking they can/should convert me. I’m happy with who and where I am – leave me be.


**Edit: Points and cookies to Les for imput, and agreeable view points!**

I'm taking Alesse right now for birth control, but it's not strong enough to help me skip my periods. I have really horrible cramps, so aside from not getting knocked up, my main goal in BC is to kill the cramps/period all-together if I can help it.
So far Alesse has done next to nothing for that.
I'm from Canada, and the birthcontrol pill I want to ask about may not be available here (the two docotrs I've talked to haven't heard of it. I have an appointment with another next month).
What do you guys know about Seasonale? Does it work? Can you get it in Canada? If not, is there an equivilant(sp?) I can get here? Are there bad side-effects I should know about?
Now, the reason I'm posting this here is because I figured if anyone would know about birth control, it would be my fellow CFers.

Please let me know, so I at least have something to tell the doctor if she doesn't know.


Cross posted to my journal for comments.