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I'm grumpy right now.

I'm grumpy because Oracle's been rebooted.

I'm grumpy because I've been having panic attacks.

I'm grumpy because I burned my hand two days ago and now my teapot makes me nervous.

I'm grumpy because Bachmann just claimed the recent natural disasters were because God's mad at Obama.

I'm grumpy that apparently this is what it takes for women to be prominent politicians in this country, that women who think and care and aren't raving bigots get no attention.

I'm actually really, really grumpy about Oracle, and may make a seperate post.

I'm grumpy because my side hurts bad and I don't need a kidney stone right now, no I don't.

But I'm happy because I have tea, and the cafeteria served pasta and yummy bread, and Photoshop finally downloaded correctly, and while I don't know why God does things any more than certain presidential candidates do, I do know that He made these mountains and they make me happy.

So maybe I'm feeling pretty good.

Current Mood: thankful

In light of recent Idiot Radio Host developments, but a rant I've been boiling for a while...

The first amendment. Arguably the most misinterpretated part of American law. Here are some helpful tips:

1. The First Amendment doesn't mean you can say whatever you like. You can't howl "fire" in a crowded theater, to give the most obvious example. You can't call somebody with a bomb hoax. You can't blatantly lie about your income tax record. These things are not protected.

2. Free Speech does not apply to just you. It also applies to the people who disagree and wish to tell you so.

3. The First Amendment of the US Constitution does not nessesarily apply to an international chatroom or message board. Really.

4th, somewhat unrelatedly, if you seriously do not understand why it's not okay for white people to fling around the n-word, I have a remedial history class I can give you. Possibly with a hammer.

Thank you all.

Signing off, Lou.

Current Mood: irritated
Current Location: Charlotte, NC

A few random thoughts:

Tomorrow I leave for Europe. Very, very nervous-making, but I am looking forward to this trip. I am.

Arizona: I understand that you are trying to beat out South Carolina as the Crazy State. You aren't going to succeed. You're merely starting to try to pass unconstitutional laws on citizenship. SC started the Civil War.

Speaking of SC, last week a guy in the town my grandmother is from saw Bigfoot and claimed it had "beautiful fur." Arizona: behind and falling.

My cousin in Florida is getting two horses. I am happy for her. I am not bitter and jealous. Really.

Well, I am happy for her.

Speaking of cousins, continue to face the difficulty that me and more than a few of my relatives have really, really different political views, including some of the ones I feel strongly about. This can be kind of difficult to deal with at times.

Speaking of relatives, my grandparents are taking care of the dog and taking her to their house while we're gone. I expect to return and find a much heavier Boston Terrier than we left.

That's all for now, I think.

Current Mood: contemplative
Current Location: Charlotte, NC

I know, logically, that every government makes ridiculous mistakes, and frequently. But dangnabbit, I was so optimistic about this one... I mean, you get a lot of nice stories about how the First Lady and the Queen were really getting along, and overall I spent most of today feeling like maybe America wasn't too hated by the rest of the world, even if the President did give the Queen an iPod, it was a tasteful, meaningful, thoughtful iPod and also he gave her a valuable signed music score.

But then I click on Yahoo news, and discover that a number set up for the press to call the gov't... Didn't call the government. It called an... adult... hotline.

Yeah.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090402/ts_alt_afp/uswhousenatomediasexoffbeat_20090402223325

(I apologize for this being rather incoherent- my medicine is making me woozy.)

Current Mood: drained
Current Location: charlotte, nc
Current Music: Hey There Delilah

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