Category: books
10/25/07 11:01 - 48ºF - ID#41805
Freakonomics!
it blows my mind. and, i of course give credit to (e:hodown), who suggested i use the book the back up my persuasive speech with info from the amazing book.
speech topic: why pro choice is the only choice that makes sense.
and, (e:paul), i am not obsessed with abortion like you might think. ok, maybe a little. but, when i thought about what i am passionate about, this came to mind. i fully believe in the woman's right to choose, and you will too after you read this book.
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Words: 119
Location: Buffalo, NY
Category: sick fucks
10/25/07 01:29 - 46ºF - ID#41788
show your face, coward!
Have anybody lately told you that you are disrespectful, inconsiderate, immature, fat selfish whore? [/box]
wow. no, actually, nobody has told me that lately! but thank you.
apparently, i have been walking around not knowing how awful i am.
tomorrow, i will wake up, stop eating. stop talking. get some manners. and stop screwing everything in sight.
i am so glad you let me know. because i was actually thinking, i am an ok person.
wow. thank you!
Permalink: show_your_face_coward_.html
Words: 81
Location: Buffalo, NY
10/22/07 01:45 - 69ºF - ID#41742
i got a little crazy in me
can't focus.
can't sit still.
can't stay awake.
can't sleep.
sleep too much.
definitely eat way too much. stop eating everything. and STOP eating 70% cheese. that is so sick.
i can't take anymore of this not sex all the time. i think that is my problem. and, hope to god my mom doesn't read this shit. or my employers. but i sorta also don't care.
my new plan is definitely europe this summer, all summer. ill be an au pair or something. or something. everyone should go to at some point, and it will like an international partay!
and, oil painting is all sorts of complicated. i think my shit is gonna be shit.
ok, this is funny, this boy came over, and i really don't like him. and he really kinda irritates me. plus smallest penis ever, and i was like, "i hope we don't have to hook up." i love that i am such a slut. ok, jk. but, i didn't want to really hang out with him, but i wanted to trap someone and make them listen to me talk. apparently he wasnt down. so, he said, "we are going into your room to makeout, and we went in there. and i continued to talk, talk, talk. and, i was reading a bunch of different magazines, and enjoying my drink. then he just gets up and decides to leave. and i was laughing, and he is a douche. but, whatever he had to drive all the way out here. didn't get drunk, or stoned, and didn't get any!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
haha. loser.
i will now attempt school shit, or just get more drunk.....
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Words: 292
Location: Buffalo, NY
Category: life
10/18/07 11:58 - 70ºF - ID#41707
advice needed
here is my situation:
i have the opportunity to move out. to a nice apartment in a nice area, with two people i know i will get along with.
however, i have a lot of debt right now. a car to pay off, and get fixed now that i have fucked it up. i have school to focus on, and two jobs as well. moving out would add more stress to my full plate.
moving out would also mean a very very tight budget, and i would have to work even more. i wouldn't be able to eat out, go out, etc, very much at all, but when i did, i would have no one to answer to.
the place is reasonably priced and in a very central area for work and school. but, now i have no furniture but a bed and some other things....
my mom wants me to stay here for a while and get on my feet. i want to move out so i can start my life. i don't know what to do. its not bad here, but who wants to say they live with their parents after a certain age? i feel like a huge loser.
basically, i move out and be broke. or stay here, and save mad money and get a sweet place/move somewhere else for school when i am ready.
what do i do?
i think i am stuck here for a while.
Permalink: advice_needed.html
Words: 256
Location: Buffalo, NY
Category: video
10/18/07 03:43 - 56ºF - ID#41699
oh my god! a video us of, by me!
Permalink: oh_my_god_a_video_us_of_by_me_.html
Words: 19
Location: Buffalo, NY
10/17/07 02:52 - 69ºF - ID#41691
im done with life
ok, my post trip depression needs to go away. i am displaying some not so good signs:
1. need for sleep all the time. i shouldn't be so tired.
2. need for food all the time. i shouldn't be so hungry. i am going to become a blob full of food. note to self: stop being so goddamn lazy and go hiking. you lazy pathetic piece of shit.
3. need for t.v. grey's or is it gray's and private practice. why live my own life when i can watch make believe ones on t.v.
4. inability to focus on what matters, school and work. i have no desire.
5. no desire to go shopping with birthday money. so wrong.
6. no desire to wear pretty dresses and shoes. even more wrong.
7. feeling like i could cry at any moment.
in conclusion, i am in a rut. i hope said rut only last a few more days. it could be the coming of my period which would also explain a ravenous need for chocolate. i don't like feeling like such a crazy person, and it is unlike me lately.
on the upside, i did get my side of birthday hookup, and it was delish. oh my. i never tire of sexy men, and i wouldnt mind some right now. actually, i think i got the most birthday loving i ever have in my entire life. its funny because i have the ability to get more sex now than when i was in a relationship. the next person i date better be willing to put out when i request.
could i be anymore dramatic? so, i think i should focus on sexy men, and getting my goddamn homework done. im having issues people.
oh, and how embarrassing is it that i like that jordin sparks song? i have a love for bad radio. i think its the teen inside me that refuses to die.
so, i think i am going to see across the universe this weekend, that should help cheer me up. that and some really strong gange.
Permalink: im_done_with_life.html
Words: 351
Location: Buffalo, NY
10/15/07 04:04 - 47ºF - ID#41657
post-trip sadness
being back in blo made me realize what amazing people i left behind, and while i think i made the right choice my coming here, i know this week is gonna be really rough.
what will i do without my (e:PMT)? seriously, its amazing how good of friends we are, and i always have a good time with them.
i also realized i am a huge asshole, and have definitely taken advantage of someone who i thin has always really cared about me. turns out, they are a pretty thoughtful person, and they know me better than most people. but, now i am here, and i will just leave that one up to fate, because its just such a long, long tale with many twists and turns.
so, i am back here, and sunny az, and i will be working my ass off. however, we have already planned a fun winter camping thing, and when i come back it will be for at least a week this time around. three days is not enough time. plus, im sure ill be missing the snow? ok, maybe not, but it will be nice to see!
ill post pics tomorrow, its been a very long day.
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Words: 230
Location: Buffalo, NY
Category: youtube
10/13/07 05:56 - 55ºF - ID#41629
let me borrow that top!
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Words: 3
Location: Buffalo, NY
Category: transport
10/10/07 05:18 - 57ºF - ID#41578
i am missing brain cells, lots
you go to check your mail, and you car rolls backwards down the hills into another car.
like screaming out, "NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!", was going to stop it.
collision, nope. fucked up car? very.
do not want to go home. must move out/run away to mexico.
my car is sick, and i think i have brain issues.
and im really really scared of what is ging to go down tonight. do not move back in with your parents and develop shopping addictions. word to the wise.
and i just bombed my midterm. lucky me!
on the upside, im really glad there was a large truck there. if not, my car would have sailed through some lucky persons living room!
Permalink: i_am_missing_brain_cells_lots.html
Words: 128
Location: Buffalo, NY
10/08/07 09:03 - 73ºF - ID#41554
life never turns out the way you planned
then...
he says, "im gonna be a daddy."
WHAT? WHAT?????
ok, this is too weird for me. we used to date, or something like that, and we still keep in touch, but what??? um. you idiot. you got your ex pregnant, because you didn't use a condom, and she said she was on the pill. ok. you are only 21. good luck with that.
i want to be supportive, but i was almost in tears. he is just going to become a stereotype, and end up having to drop out of school to support this baby, for his crazy gf, who he isn't even in love with. it just seems shitty.
how sad. im so glad im not preg. if i was, i would say, "bye,bye, baby!"
seriously, i am not in the right place for chlid rearing. not for at least three years, no way.
anyway, now i don't know if i should see him when i come this week, it would be weird. why do people have to go and do stupid shit???
on the upside, (e:hodown) and i are planning to go on a vaca this spring. i wanna go someplace super fun, and super not in this country! because, now that i work like a mofo, i can afford trips. woot.
also good news, i see the (e:peeps) so soon!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Permalink: life_never_turns_out_the_way_you_planned.html
Words: 250
Location: Buffalo, NY
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Another argument he makes is that abortion has prevented millions of people from becoming poor and unproductive members of our society. That is a highly, highly dubious assumption to make.
He also suggests that swimming pools are less safe than guns for the average person. He is using the same logic and methodology for his other arguments in the book, by the way.
In a way, using this book to defend abortion would be like using Al Gore's movie to defend the premise of global warming.
Sarah I think you need to realize that opposition to abortion isn't necessarily a religious issue at all. Drew didn't bring it up - you did!
The thing about that chapter is that it is so controversial, and not just because of the subject matter. Some time ago, many different economists saw fatal flaws in Levitt's analysis, and of course Levitt dug his heels in and defended his analysis, like a good little academic. Of course, the media attention, his celebrity, along with the desires of retailers around the world to sell the book, won the day.
In the end, Levitt's case became weaker and weaker when put up to scrutiny, but it isn't 100% debunked. I think you should check out some of the competing arguments as part of your research, if not to at least understand what the opposite opinion is - you could possibly come up with a stronger paper.
But, at least his methods and the data are open, for the purpose of debate, and are not a joke - which is something you definitely cannot say for other media-trumped reports people read (think Lancet and Iraq).
And, just to make things clear, I did not make any statement (here) about religion.