Just wondering if anyone reads me anymore, or if I should just quit...
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11/15/2009 16:53 #50311
testing11/12/2009 17:51 #50287
hard at workI don't know if this is real or not, but god this shit pisses me off.
This is an email my dad sent me:
THEY CAN'T READ THE BILLS THEY VOTE ON...
BUT THEY CAN PLAY SOLITAIRE AND CHECK BALL SCORES
Nothing else need to be said. This is one of their THREE DAY WORK WEEKS that we all pay for. I am ready to start from the beginning by voting out all elected officials and not letting any of them stay in office for more than two terms. No more lifelong healthcare, retirement, voting in their own pay raises, taking perks on our taxes, etc.
House Minority Leader Lawrence F. Cafero Jr., R-Norwalk, pictured standing, far right, speaks while colleagues Rep. Barbara Lambert, D-Milford and Rep. Jack F. Hennessy, D-Bridgeport, play solitaire Monday night as the House convened to vote on a new budget. (AP)
The guy sitting in the row in front of these two... he's on Facebook, and the guy behind Hennessy is checking out the baseball scores.
These are the folks that decide how much and where the money you pay in taxes is spent...they regulate the US budget and are the ones who can't get the budget out by Oct. 1, Seriously...
So, we've got a 30 day budget extension. Well, guess what, 30 days from now we will be in the same boat. I guess this makes it easy for the news 'reporters' as all they have to do is recycle the same headlines from this week and from 2 years ago. And these yo-yo's will still be playing games....
This is an email my dad sent me:
THEY CAN'T READ THE BILLS THEY VOTE ON...
BUT THEY CAN PLAY SOLITAIRE AND CHECK BALL SCORES
Nothing else need to be said. This is one of their THREE DAY WORK WEEKS that we all pay for. I am ready to start from the beginning by voting out all elected officials and not letting any of them stay in office for more than two terms. No more lifelong healthcare, retirement, voting in their own pay raises, taking perks on our taxes, etc.
House Minority Leader Lawrence F. Cafero Jr., R-Norwalk, pictured standing, far right, speaks while colleagues Rep. Barbara Lambert, D-Milford and Rep. Jack F. Hennessy, D-Bridgeport, play solitaire Monday night as the House convened to vote on a new budget. (AP)
The guy sitting in the row in front of these two... he's on Facebook, and the guy behind Hennessy is checking out the baseball scores.
These are the folks that decide how much and where the money you pay in taxes is spent...they regulate the US budget and are the ones who can't get the budget out by Oct. 1, Seriously...
So, we've got a 30 day budget extension. Well, guess what, 30 days from now we will be in the same boat. I guess this makes it easy for the news 'reporters' as all they have to do is recycle the same headlines from this week and from 2 years ago. And these yo-yo's will still be playing games....
10/06/2009 19:54 #49951
for terry? ;)Wow... Best tantrum ever.
terry - 11/15/09 19:50
Somehow I did miss this journal.
That is one tantrum. OMG!!! I can say for sure that I would also run away and never comeback if my WoW was cancelled.
Somehow I did miss this journal.
That is one tantrum. OMG!!! I can say for sure that I would also run away and never comeback if my WoW was cancelled.
theecarey - 10/09/09 11:50
hahahhaha oh my! I need to send this to a friend who will enjoy imagining that that is her 30 year old ex boyfriend, who now lives back with his mom, and just plays WOW for real.
Peter, it appears that the tantrum kids mother just told him that his WOW account was being deactivated. His brother knew a wild tantrum was going to happen and wanted to record it, so he set it up real quick before his brother ran into his bedroom for a melt down. Sounds like tantrums are a regular occurrence in that household.
hahahhaha oh my! I need to send this to a friend who will enjoy imagining that that is her 30 year old ex boyfriend, who now lives back with his mom, and just plays WOW for real.
Peter, it appears that the tantrum kids mother just told him that his WOW account was being deactivated. His brother knew a wild tantrum was going to happen and wanted to record it, so he set it up real quick before his brother ran into his bedroom for a melt down. Sounds like tantrums are a regular occurrence in that household.
ladycroft - 10/08/09 12:54
OK, what was with the magic trick of taking his clothes off under the cover?
OK, what was with the magic trick of taking his clothes off under the cover?
metalpeter - 10/07/09 18:19
I didn't get why he freaked out what his brother did, and why not just beat his brothers ass? Also why was the webcam on?
I didn't get why he freaked out what his brother did, and why not just beat his brothers ass? Also why was the webcam on?
jenks - 10/07/09 16:55
Seriously?
No one?
Wah. You guys don't read me anymore, do you?
sniff sniff.
Oh well.
[\pathetic whine]
Seriously?
No one?
Wah. You guys don't read me anymore, do you?
sniff sniff.
Oh well.
[\pathetic whine]
09/28/2009 19:29 #49878
update, baby pixSo... I haven't been writing much, but... things are good. Really good.
I like this boy. Like, a lot. Have never had anything go so smoothly. And have never been less scared to think about a future.
I won't gush too much b/c I even make mySELF sick. LOL.
So, here are some pix.
First- My cutie-patootie little niece, who will be ONE in a few weeks. :)
The leaves are changing. Sigh. I guess summer is really over.
I like this boy. Like, a lot. Have never had anything go so smoothly. And have never been less scared to think about a future.
I won't gush too much b/c I even make mySELF sick. LOL.
So, here are some pix.
First- My cutie-patootie little niece, who will be ONE in a few weeks. :)
The leaves are changing. Sigh. I guess summer is really over.
09/15/2009 19:17 #49780
More yale murder-mysteryJust for you, tiny...
Perhaps it is not the appropriate sentiment, but- this murder at Yale makes me sad for Yale. Because throughout my whole time there, people would often look down their nose and go "oh. Yale. yeah I guess it's a good school. Too bad it's in New Haven." New Haven has a bad rap. And I'm sure a lot of it is deserved. It has high crime rates- etc. But so does any poor city. But so I have always defended Yale and New Haven. So, something like this certainly doesn't help.
But Yale certainly does seem to have more than its share of scary murders. Or, maybe they're just higher-profile since it's Yale.
But in '91, Christian Prince was murdered on the steps of a church near campus. (that is before I was there.)
And now this terrible case.
But the most intriguing and mysterious...
In 1998, the year after I graduated, Suzanne Jovin was found stabbed 17 times.
The case has never been solved, but apparently it was re-opened in 2007.
There has only ever been one suspect- though there has been NO evidence to tie him to the case, and he has never been charged with anything. And I knew the guy- he was my dean. His signature is on my diploma. I would never in a million years think he would murder this girl. And as I said- there has never been any evidence to tie him to the case. In fact they even did DNA tests of the tissue found under her nails- and it did NOT match his. Yet somehow, his name has never been cleared. And it basically ruined his life. I guess he is now suing Yale and the New Haven police- and I'm not sure I blame him.
But the interesting part...
The reason he was ever even questioned is b/c he was this student's thesis advisor. And I guess earlier in the day that she was murdered, she had met with him to go over her thesis. And THAT is why he is a murder suspect??!!
But that's not even the weird part.
The creepiest, twilight zone-iest part is this:
Here's the rest of the article. Long, but interesting.
Perhaps it is not the appropriate sentiment, but- this murder at Yale makes me sad for Yale. Because throughout my whole time there, people would often look down their nose and go "oh. Yale. yeah I guess it's a good school. Too bad it's in New Haven." New Haven has a bad rap. And I'm sure a lot of it is deserved. It has high crime rates- etc. But so does any poor city. But so I have always defended Yale and New Haven. So, something like this certainly doesn't help.
But Yale certainly does seem to have more than its share of scary murders. Or, maybe they're just higher-profile since it's Yale.
But in '91, Christian Prince was murdered on the steps of a church near campus. (that is before I was there.)
And now this terrible case.
But the most intriguing and mysterious...
In 1998, the year after I graduated, Suzanne Jovin was found stabbed 17 times.
The case has never been solved, but apparently it was re-opened in 2007.
There has only ever been one suspect- though there has been NO evidence to tie him to the case, and he has never been charged with anything. And I knew the guy- he was my dean. His signature is on my diploma. I would never in a million years think he would murder this girl. And as I said- there has never been any evidence to tie him to the case. In fact they even did DNA tests of the tissue found under her nails- and it did NOT match his. Yet somehow, his name has never been cleared. And it basically ruined his life. I guess he is now suing Yale and the New Haven police- and I'm not sure I blame him.
But the interesting part...
The reason he was ever even questioned is b/c he was this student's thesis advisor. And I guess earlier in the day that she was murdered, she had met with him to go over her thesis. And THAT is why he is a murder suspect??!!
But that's not even the weird part.
The creepiest, twilight zone-iest part is this:
Less than six hours before she was killed, Suzanne Jovin, a 21-year-old Yale student, turned in a draft of her senior essay.
It was Dec. 4, 1998, just a week before the final copy was due. In 21 single-spaced pages on "Osama bin Laden and the Terrorist Threat to U.S. Security," she examined the terrorist's already prominent organization. Her paper was virtually complete, except for the conclusion. In neat handwriting on the margins of page 20, she wrote about the final paragraphs: "I'm saving the conclusion for last."
Here's the rest of the article. Long, but interesting.
tinypliny - 09/15/09 19:36
Wow, didn't they ever suspect underground terrorist organizations whom she probably researched in depth for that paper?!
Wow, didn't they ever suspect underground terrorist organizations whom she probably researched in depth for that paper?!
I read yours. There is a balance between writting for yourself and for others. I admit sometimes I'm not sure who I'm writting for.
I read your journal! I'm just not a huge commenter (or blogger for that matter) anymore. But I for sure read and am interested in what you're up to :)
bah! no quitting!!!!! I read!
i have to agree with paul. i write my journal for me to remember what's going on in my life. occasionally i ask for direct input from peeps but it really shouldn't be about feeling like people read you only if they make comments. sometimes what you (as in the writer) finds interesting isn't as interesting to other people. comments and views don't determine someone's likeability, so please don't place that kind of unrealistic expectation on yourself!
Yea, I'm always reading. You may be on to something about the lack of boy drama ;-) But honestly I knew that phase in your life wouldn't last or you just wouldn't have any semblance of mental health.
It's hard for me when I write as I tend to over think if I want to write a post for (e:strip) that may be picked up by a web crawler.
I like for instance, would you want to post something about a personal medical incident over here as opposed to what may be updated over at another social networking site?
Err... I believe the phrase is "testing, 123".
I think the Do nothing legislature was no surprise. Don't quit, we're reading and we miss you.
I didn't mean your other entries were boring. I rather liked the tantrum Warcraft one.
Sure, I know... I don't write FOR comments, but usually I try to post stuff that I think others will enjoy/find interesting, etc- but I was just a little surprised no one commented on the last one (or several others lately)- just made me wonder if no one reads anymore.
Or maybe since I don't have my usual boy drama sagas to report on, that makes me boring. ;)
I read this but it was boring... I write my journal for myself, to keep a record of what I was thinking about. It you just write a journal for comments you are bound to be dissapointed unless each entry is really appealing to your audience and begs a response. Either that or you make so controversial that people can't stop themselves from responding.