i just added some folks as friends, from off Tanya's friends.

I think you are people i know , but if you aren't just let me know and we don't have to be friends.

Also, could you all at some point let me know who you are, if your profile is ambiguous.

 religion.

more specifically, the fact that religion is socially exempt from the question "why?".  It has become increasingly obvious to me (in part due to my own curiosities) that asking someone to explain why they believe what they believe is considered rude and offensive. It is not socially acceptable to question someone's religious beliefs.  ( Read more... )

so, tomorrow, classes begin ( Read more... )

Your correspondent: Kristen McCarthy ( Read more... )

It takes me 45 minutes to write a 4 page paper.  It will take much longer to edit and make it presentable ( Read more... )

2 classes, 1 quiz, and a paper-lette.  The break time.  This fall break, i'm being ambitious.  I want to read more of the Sidereals book, finish the Three Inch Golden Lotus, and catch up on my Cyborg Minds reading.  There's also a few books i check out at the library that need my reading, including one about Cognitive Science and Literature, that ( Read more... )

So, i'm out walking Welsey today, and it's raining.  We've made it to Walgreen's and are heading back home.  We're stopped at a crosswalk, and i'm imploring Wesley to sit, when a man,  24-28 years old,  pulls up in a silver car, and rolls down the window.
Guy: Is that a male or female? 
Me: He's a boy.  
Guy: Has he been , um, taken care of? 
Me: ( ( Read more... )

hot apple cider with spiced rum ( Read more... )

pro: cozy, warm feeling.  Snuggles with my puppy.  Feels happy and nice.

Con: super groggy face.  

i'll start, then you try.  The idea here is that by writing about things that make you happy, you become more happy.  Also, its more interesting to read ( Read more... )