The Supreme Court made a very important ruling today, forbidding the execution of killers who were juveniles when they committed their crimes. Being completely against the death penalty I'm thrilled to hear about this. Unsurprisingly, Rehnquist, Thomas, and their handpuppet dissented, whining about "states' rights." O'Conner also voted against ( Read more... )

i don't think i'm a good person and i'm not sure i ever really was. three weeks ago i might have said differently, but then something happened and started me off on this fit of depression and it's worsening, not getting better, but it feels 100% deserved. just the way i act when i'm depressed convinces me i'm not that much to brag about: i'm either ( Read more... )

I submit the following for your approval:

( I HAVE been eating my mayonnaise! )

Another HST article. Sorry this is the topic that's dominated my posts lately. I know all of you just skip over my journal anyways. :)

Widow: Thompson Shot Himself on Phone

Some of these were borrowed from elsewhere, some are just favorites...I still can't believe he went out like that. But what did we expect?

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I cannot dial any numbers on my cell phone. When I do, I get a message that tells me, "We're sorry. Your call cannot be completed as dialed from this phone. Please check the instruction card, or dial 611 for customer service ( Read more... )

Writer Hunter S. Thompson dead at 67

Is it just me, or does anyone else find big kangaroos absolutely horrifying? I find smaller kangaroos quite adorable, but in a twisted way: the gargantuan hind legs just feel wrong, and I can't tear myself away from the sight of (what seems to be) those gigantic mutated mice painfully hopping from place to place ( Read more... )

fuck. what happens when you forget to pay your room reservation deposit?

HEY WOMEN! YOU ARE YOUNG AND BEAUTIFUL AND BRILLIANT AND FIERCE AND FREE. AND I AM SICK OF HEARING ABOUT HOW CERTAIN GUYS MAKE YOU FEEL OTHERWISE. THESE YEARS ARE SO AMAZING AND SO FLEETING. DON'T WASTE THEM ON SOMEONE WHO ISN'T WORTH YOUR TIME BECAUSE HE DOESN'T TREAT YOU LIKE THE INCREDIBLE PERSON YOU ARE. GO AND LIVE AND ADVENTURE AND LEARN ( Read more... )