My biggest fear would be cockroaches and I see no logical reason to try to overcome it. They are gross, freaky, disease-carrying vermin, can survive without a head for a week or more, and can live through a nuclear blast. Also, Kafka can suck it.
I guess it's not "disturbing" per se but I never liked Tom & Jerry. Why is the disease-vector mouse the hero and the poor cat, just trying to do his job around the house by protecting his family from vermin, always painted as the villain?
When Maia was younger she was not permitted to watch Cow & Chicken, Two Stupid Dogs, or Ed, Ed and Eddy because I could feel my brain cells dying in my head when those shows were on...
I liked the old Loony Toons, and the later Tiny Toons and Animaniacs. Once when Maia was not yet in grade school she was reading some lame picture book and I told her I was going to make her read Shakespeare instead. She said "I already know Shakespeare," then recited the balcony scene from Romeo & Juliet almost verbatim. I asked her where she learned it and she said, "Bugs Bunny."
Anything you need to know (up to a certain era), you can learn from watching Bugs Bunny.
- Mood:
nostalgic
Day of decision:
On the 's Prop 8 Decision Day the Sacramento Gay & Lesbian Center will open by 9 a.m. and wi! ll remain open all day for members of the community who want to gather. The Center will house sign-making activities, a first-aid station, and onsite counseling or counseling referrals through its LGBT Counseling Program.
Regardless of whether the Supreme Court decision is for or against upholding Prop 8, the Center will host a community rally from 5:30 to 6:30 pm in front of the Center with entertainment and speeches by community leaders.
If the decision is to uphold Prop 8, Equality Action Now will lead a march from the Center to the State Capitol West Steps, where a second rally with speakers and entertainment will take place, followed by a march around the Capitol grounds. On return to the Capitol West Steps, participants will be invited to speak at open mic.
If the decision is to overturn Prop 8, following the rally at the Center, the crowd will be invited to move to the street just south of the intersection of 20th and K, where a st! age and sound system will be in place featuring music and ente! rtainmen t.
Items to bring:Supreme Court
White Ribbon to tie White Knots
White Chalk to write messages in the road and on the sidewalks
Wear White to show our unity in supporting same-sex marriage
Bring signs and bullhorns and anything else to make noise...let them hear us united and strong!
- Mood:
surprised
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090403/ap_
- Mood: impressed
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Exist.
(j/k)
(or am I?)
/rant off
- Mood:
irritated
If you get a popup window that looks like it could be legit but is somehow "off" or claims to be an Anti-Virus 2009 update, don't touch it, not even to close it. Call your computer techie person right away. Ours told me there is no fix for this malware and he's already lost a few computers to it. He said you can try Control-Alt-Delete when the first popup appears.
- Mood: aggravated
John Lennon did, even though I was maybe 9 years old at the time I remember it very clearly.
River Phoenix.
And surprisingly Anna Nicole Smith. That one really bothered me for some reason, even though I thought she was kind of ridiculous while she was alive.
- Mood:
cold
- Mood: contemplative
Harry Potter and J.K. Rowling also have the same birthday. Ooooh serendipity!!!
JSJ: Only written two that I am aware of, Disco Bloodbath (aka Party Monster) and Freakshow
CM: He's written a a dozen or so but my faves are Lamb and A Dirty Job.
- Mood: contemplative
Candlelight vigil for equality tonight on the steps of the Capitol from 5 to 6 today. Please come and show your support. Bring candles. Pass this on!
- Mood: disappointed
- Mood: hopeful
- Mood: amused
If you voted and you received your little sticker at your polling place, keep it handy today. A lot of places are giving out freebies if you have your "I voted today" sticker. I already got free coffee at La Bou. Starbucks is also giving away coffee. Krispy Kreme is giving out donuts, and Ben and Jerry's is giving free ice cream.
Other stuff:
http://lifehacker.com/5075721/election-d
http://forums.slickdeals.net/showthread.p
Since my sincere hope is that after November 4 Caribou Barbie will be sent back to Alaska never to be heard from or thought about again, my answer is NO.
- Mood:
energetic
What if things were switched around? Would the country's
collective point of view be different?
What if the Obamas had paraded five children across the stage, following
the debate, including a three month-old infant and an unwed, pregnant
teenage daughter?
What if John McCain was a former president of the Harvard Law Review?
What if Barack Obama finished fifth from the bottom of his college
graduating class?
What if McCain had only married once, and Obama was a divorcee?
What if Obama had met his second wife in a bar and had a long affair while
he was still married?
What if Michelle Obama was the wife who not only became addicted to pain
killers but also acquired them illegally through her charitable
organization?
What if Cindy McCain graduated from Harvard?
What if Obama had been a member of the Keating Five?
(The Keating Five were five United States Senators accused of corruption in
1989, igniting a major political scandal as part of the larger Savings and
Loan crisis of the late 1980s and early 1990s.)
What if Obama couldn't read from a teleprompter?
What if Obama was the one who had military experience that included
discipline problems and a record of crashing seven planes?
What if Obama was the one who was known to publicly display a serious anger
management problem?
What if Michelle Obama's family had made their money from beer distribution?
And, think of this - the candidates' educational backgrounds:
Barack Obama:
Columbia University - B. A. Political Science with a Specialization in
International Relations.
Harvard - Juris Doctor (J. D.) Magna Cum Laude
Joseph Biden:
University of Delaware - B. A. in History and B. A. in Political Science.
Syracuse University College of Law - Juris Doctor (J. D.)
John McCain: United States Naval Academy - Class rank: 894 of 899
Sarah Palin: Hawaii Pacific University - 1 semester
North Idaho College - 2 semesters - general study
University of Idaho - 2 semesters - journalism
Matanuska-Susitna College - 1 semester
University of Idaho - 3 semesters - B. A. in Journalism
Education isn't everything, but this is about the two highest offices in
the land as well as our standing in the world. Hmmmm
- Mood: contemplative
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