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05/21/2009 09:09 #48710

what chaps my ass these days
Category: potpourri
I'll pick just one that's on my mind....

Having people at work tell me what I should be doing with my free time. Like seriously judging me and giving me dirty looks because I'm doing something other than what THEY think I should be doing with my free time. Kiss my chocolate starfish, just after I've eaten a spicy bean burrito.

Thank you and goodnight.
metalpeter - 05/21/09 11:42
First of all I thought this was going to be a much longer hate filled I want you all to die and turn into zombie and eat each other and then be burned alive by aliens who live in the desert. I do have to ask one question did you make it 69 words on purpose? It sounds like this is really a deep issue. At first it sounded like just giving you advice but the entire judging part sounds pretty bad.
janelle - 05/21/09 09:36
Wow! That stinks. I've had a lot of judgments made about me by people at work. Sometimes, it's funny. Like when a woman at work asked me if I shopped at thrift stores. She said it seemed like the sort a thing a person who lives in the EV would do. Lol. That made me laugh, especially because I do buy my clothes mostly at thrift stores.

Other judgments not so fun. You need to develop a good FU face to make back at them.

05/19/2009 05:48 #48693

everyday updates
Category: potpourri
I fell last night. Crossing the street to my car with a bunch of shit in my arms. It's a shame no one was there to see it because I'm pretty positive it looked like one of those highly entertaining falls in a romantic comedy. Unfortunately I didn't have the luxury of landing on foam.

Rory was waiting just inside the gate to hear me drive off, but all he heard was a thump, followed by 'FUCK'. I seriously can't remember the last time I fell so hard that I actually cried.

I thought I broke my middle toe, and my knee is having trouble bending due to the red golf ball sized lump mounted on its exterior. I also banged my wrist up pretty good.

It almost made me nostalgic for the days when (e:theecarey) seemed to land me in pickle after pickle of imminent bodily harm. Those were the days; leaving home a healthy teen, coming home an ER case.

Wedding planning is going exceptionally well. Everything is in order and 50% flat out paid for, which is a good feeling. I didn't want to have outstanding debt like many people do, which seems ridiculous.

We'll be home in July and having the BBQ shower probably that first weekend. We'll get e-Vites out soon!

I'm sooooo glad I didn't pay to see Enrique. He is terrible live. I was so disappointed. He was out of tune a lot, had NO interaction with the crowd, and made them sing most of the choruses. Oh, and he played for a total of 55 minutes, including end applause, brief retreat, and encore. He also started 20 minutes late.


metalpeter - 05/19/09 20:02
Well it sounds like you are ok. It is also good that there wasn't really anyone around. As funny as it is to watch do you really want to be the new Youtube star or on some other video show. Hey if you are going to make it on one of those it should at least be doing something fun.

I look forward to see you two in July. It sounds kinda silly but July in Buffalo or anywhere can sometimes get very busy so I hope you are able to see everyone you want to when you are in town.

Glad the wedding planning is going well. There are many reasons why you don't want to get into debt. In fact that the last wedding I went to one of the reasons it was done the way it was is because starting off in debt is no way to start "A new Family Together" and that extra burden isn't good for the marriage and it has been known to end them.

I feel like I'm missing something but If I think of something I'll ad another comment.

05/06/2009 06:08 #48599

enrique
Enrique Iglesias concert tonight :) Going to have a free listen on my balcony instead of paying the absurd $100 for bleacher seats, $250 for 'OK seats', or $500 for VIP. Which I don't think even gets you a meeting with him. Whatever, I can see and hear just fine from 100 feet away :)

Happy Belated Birthday (e:Jenks)!
jenks - 05/07/09 11:30
Thank you! :)
metalpeter - 05/06/09 19:24
I don't know much of his music, I wonder if you will be able to see him as well with like a really awesome camera lens or some other device. Have a good time.......

04/23/2009 14:02 #48482

the ring
Category: engaged
There she is!

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metalpeter - 04/24/09 18:40
Very Nice,and I also like the shirt
hodown - 04/23/09 19:18
Love it and your nails!!
jenks - 04/23/09 18:22
:D
tinypliny - 04/23/09 18:02
Pretty. :)
mrmike - 04/23/09 15:16
Good Form!!
james - 04/23/09 14:38
That shirt is awesome.
carolinian - 04/23/09 14:18
One Ring To Rule Him All,
And In Matrimony Bind Him. ;)

04/28/2009 07:01 #48526

death for dressing like a man?
Category: about doha
Not a lot of time to write but I wanted to put this crazy article out there. Honestly, even living here for 2 years I still find some things shocking. I mean, death for dressing like a man??? I'm still not sure exactly to what extent they mean this, but I find it far more difficult for a woman to dress like a man, since wearing pants and jeans and t-shirts are perfectly acceptable today.

We made a quick visit to UK and then stop in Rome. I'll get those pics up this weekend, I hope. Things are very, very busy with the ending of the school year. Miss you all, really looking forward to July!!!

Cross-dressing seen as a 'serious menace to society'
Publish Date: Sunday,26 April, 2009, at 12:27 PM Doha Time
By Anwar Elshamy

A leading academic has sounded an alarm against the growing trend of cross-dressers among boys and girls, saying that it is a "serious menace to society".
Speaking in the monthly Lakom Al Karar TV programme, telecast on Friday night by Qatar TV, Dr Saif al-Hajari, the deputy chairperson of Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development, described the emerging trend of "manly women" and "womanly men" as a "foreign trend" which, he said, had invaded the Qatari and Gulf communities as part of the "globalisation winds".
"This is an issue which can harm all our social and religious values. It needs some sort of bravery to address it. I have never imagined that one day I can see such behavioural deviations in our streets, schools or universities," Dr al-Hajari said.
The episode, which discussed behavioural deviances among youths, was part of the heated debate over the issue of "Boyat" (girls dressing and acting like boys).
Transgendered people, who reportedly are seen in public places, were the subject of a heated debate during the past few weeks as clerics, educationists and sociologists cautioned against the new trend spreading among girls and boys.
Dr al-Hajari said that the efforts of both the state and society are required to address the trend.
"There is a lack of legislation organising the public code of ethics. There is a need to develop our legislations in this regard," he said.
However, he also blamed it on what he called "foreign fingers and groups" seeking to cause harm to youngsters.
"These cases of behavioural deviations we have are not working alone. They co-ordinate with similar groups on regional and international levels," he added.
To a question whether foreign education institutes established in Qatar are responsible for the spread of the phenomenon, Dr al-Hajari said that Qatar Foundation, which is the umbrella of foreign universities in Qatar, should set up a mechanism to protect young people in such universities from "invading behaviours".
"We need to educate the administrative and teaching staff of these universities on the special traits of our society.
"Some foreign schools and universities hire staff hailing from communities that do not see any problem in what we think of as deviations. This is a problem that should be dealt with."
The participating audience, mostly students, was "divided" on how to address the emerging trend. Some of them suggested capital punishment for those who indulged in "transgendered behaviour", while others said that the organisations concerned should reach out to these groups and deal with them as patients.
"This problem can only be addressed if the community rejects this type of youth and punishes them," a participant said.
However, another participant said that students who have such behavioural deviations should be engaged rather than isolated.
Another participant called for launching a public campaign to raise awareness about the dangers of behavioural deviances as well as educating families on how to protect their children against the social menace.
On the motion "This house believes that the concerned institutions and ministries are performing their duties to correct the behavioural deviations", 100% of the audience voted that these institutions had failed to do their duties in this regard.
In a survey, which was conducted by the Amina bint Wahab Secondary School for Women, and included 500 girls aged between 15-20, a majority of 45% of the surveyed students saw those girls behaving like boys as victims, while 40% said they are guilty.
In a move to curb the phenomenon, the presenter of the programme, Mohamed al-Marri, announced that HH Sheikha Mozah Nasser al-Misnad has established a new social rehabilitation centre "Al Awin" to deal with such cases.
metalpeter - 04/28/09 17:24
Here is the way I see it. Yes there are certain Islamic Laws that must be followed in an Islamic country. That being said if you let people not from you country into your country there culture is different, you can't have only the things that you think help your country that is one of the Trade Offs. It should also be noted that not all Islam is the same. If they think it is then maybe "The Nation Of Islam" aka "The Nation" should send thousands of people over there. I also think that maybe what they should work on is the difference between Public and Private conduct education. But there needs to be a halfway ground some where. In any event it was a pretty interesting article.
james - 04/28/09 10:24
It is good to see the scholar couched his argument in tribalism and xenophobia. The irony of all this being that Iran performs the second most gender assignment surgeries in the world.