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I want to know who kidnapped Gwen Stefani and replaced her with this emaciated zombie. I am so disgusted by her image and her style and this whole "fashionista" persona that I have tried diligently to ignore (as I try to ignore every unfortunate bit of pop culture that claws its way into my brain). I came upon this video, and like a car accident, I ( Read more... )

"Don't ever accept anyone else's preconceived limitations. If there's something you want to do, there isn't any reason you can't do it."

--Amy Dodson, running amputee
http://www.michiganrunner.net/news/amy_dodson0905.html

Well, it's been an eventful week. My grandfather died. He was pretty sick and we all sort of knew it was coming, but that doesn't always make things easier. I got three days off of work for it as "funeral time." I went to the funeral on Wednesday and boy, I hate funerals. I don't think anyone likes funerals, but I don't hate them for the death part ( Read more... )

Alanis Morrisette is brilliant. Now there is even more proof. I sense a bit of sarcasm....

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It is about time. Seriously.

http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/TV/05/04/paris.hilton.ap/index.html

The Supreme Court has done the unthinkable and upheld an abortion ban with no exception for a woman’s health. This sweeping, irresponsible, and dangerous ban must not go unchallenged. Today NARAL Pro-Choice America is fighting back with an all-out campaign for the Freedom of Choice Act ( Read more... )

"I want to stand as close to the edge as I can without going over. Out on the edge you see all the kinds of things you can't see from the center."

R.I.P. Kurt Vonnegut.
4/11/07.

I have grown accustomed to reading the newspaper at work. And obviously, since the local paper is all bullocks, I only actually really read the classifieds and do the crossword. I am so sick of seeing ads for free kittens and puppies, and when I say sick, I mean that it makes me physically ill to think of all of those poor animals who are likely ( Read more... )