OSLO, Norway - The minimum-security Bastoey Prison, a lockup on a lush island that has often been compared to a summer camp, now has claimed a new distinction: the world's first ecological prison.

Without locked gates or barbed wire, the prison operates with solar panels, wood-fire heating instead of oil, strict recycling and eco-friendly food ( Read more... )

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US TV chat show host ELLEN DeGENERES is set to shock fans by revealing she was molested by her late stepfather when she was a child, in a new magazine interview ( Read more... )

Emily, my love, you are my salvation. Thank you darling!

Today a dear friend invited me to a Shabbat or Shabbat(i dont know if u say, "a shabbat" or just "shabbat")!!!! I'm not entirely sure what that involves, but nonetheless I am thrilled! I may even get to wear a kippa if I'm lucky. A kippa is a Jewish hat thingy...I learned that today. I just picked Rachel up from work and hopefully we will go ( Read more... )

Why do I feel the need to recant everything I do or say? Perhaps it is because I fear being judged by others. I'm not really sure, because I usually don't care what people think about me...this solitude is beginning to drive me insane. This day has been so long! I wish I had school today so I wouldn't have to dwell on my loneliness.

Rachel made it into the Army! I am really happy for her. She shipped out on Friday. Now she is in South Carolina at Basic Training. After her three months of Basic Training she has to go to four weeks of AIT, then she will get stationed in either Louisiana, Germany, or another state in the U.S. for four years. I will miss her so much. I don't ( Read more... )

I just now broke up with my girlfriend of 3 years. Maybe I broke up with her for a dumb reason...she thinks its dumb, but I feel like it is legitimate. She just allowed her mother and older brother to move into her apartment with her. I think that it is sad that she's letting them mooch off of her. Her mother would NEVER provide a home for her ( Read more... )

I just needed someone to talk to ( Read more... )

Procrastination is something I am extremely familiar with. Right now I'm supposed to be studying for biology, latin, and math, as well as doing my english homework, but what am i doing? I'm starting a new journal. Perhaps this is a pathetic attempt to forget the past...i don't know. I am the most confusing person I know.