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Deja vu
AHAHAHA. A girl I met in Japan asked where I was from. Lately, I've been babbling the same answer, "I'm from Oklahoma. You know, the state just north of Texas." No one outside the region seems to know where Oklahoma is. In Europe, it's often mistaken for Yokohama. Anyway, the schoolgirl I was chatting with gave me a wide-eyed look and breathed, " ( Read more... ) -
Rawhide
This is something I want to attend.The Clown Day celebration is a hootin' and hollerin' hoedown of jolly jesters. In honor of National Clown Week, Rawhide hosts the largest clown gathering in the Southwest.
This, on the other hand, really caught my fancy.BURRO RIDES ( Read more... ) -
I rock
Every time I wonder what motivation I could muster for strength training, I just remember a very nice but misguided NRA instructor telling me, "you can put it down if it's too heavy ( Read more... ) -
Bias tests
I took one of those associations tests where you are bombarded with images of faces and things which supposedly reveal your unconscious biases. I think it is a complete load of crock. Yes, people do have associations, probably even strong associations, but it doesn't automatically point towards racism, which is the implication. People recognize ( Read more... ) -
Sprawl
I really enjoy nature. That's one reason I am saddened by this state. California has a lot of beautiful natural scenery, but it's all been paved over and built on.
venaja: I don't like pointless sprawl
jdub: Arizona seemed that way to me though
venaja: it looks like LA
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"Pure ignorance" defined
I made this new icon yesterday, and I can't believe I'm already using it. Am I the only one who sees the heavy irony in ranting about how conservatives butt into your private business and then arguing for gun control because people "shouldn't" have guns ( Read more... ) -
My true homeland, Oklahoma
I am going to move to Oklahoma someday ( Read more... ) -
If only more people would listen to me
It's always easy to deprive others of a right you don't exercise. -
Card-carrying members
Poll OrganizationsThe third question is redundant because I am too lazy to extrapolate the answer from the first two ( Read more... )