Spooky National Geographic article from October 2004 about New Orleans

http://www3.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0410/feature5/

"Thousands drowned in the murky brew that was soon contaminated by sewage and industrial waste. Thousands more who survived the flood later perished from dehydration and disease as they waited to be rescued. It took two months to pump the city dry, and by then the Big Easy was buried under a blanket of putrid sediment, a million people were homeless, and 50,000 were dead. It was the worst natural disaster in the history of the United States.

When did this calamity happen? It hasn't-yet. But the doomsday scenario is not far-fetched. The Federal Emergency Management Agency lists a hurricane strike on New Orleans as one of the most dire threats to the nation."

uh-huh...

http://americablog.blogspot.com/2005/08/bush-took-new-orleans-disaster-funds.html

http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2005/8/30/225058/062

The government knew what would happen years ago if a major storm hit LA. But thanks to deverting funding for that damn war....

Stolen meme. Type "[name] is" into a Google search including the quotations, and take 10 "[name] is" statements from the search results.

M is very open about her past
M is awesome.
M Is Wearing Pointy Shoes
M is such a supportive wife.
M is facing six felony charges
M is so completely self-absorbed.
M is blind
M is a "black widow,"
M is Grace in our lives.
M is disgusted by her blindfolded group sex with five men

homophobia is wrong

I am the girl kicked out of her home because I confided in my mother that I am a lesbian.

I am the prostitute working the streets because nobody will hire a transsexual woman.

I am the sister who holds her gay brother tight through the painful, tear-filled nights.

We are the parents who buried our daughter long before her time.

I am the man who died alone in the hospital because they would not let my partner of twenty-seven years into the room.

I am the foster child who wakes up with nightmares of being taken away from the two fathers who are the only loving family I have ever had. I
wish they could adopt me.

I am one of the lucky ones, I guess. I survived the attack that left me in a coma for three weeks, and in another year I will probably be able to walk again.

I am not one of the lucky ones. I killed myself just weeks before graduating high school. It was simply too much to bear.

We are the couple who had the realtor hang up on us when she found out we wanted to rent a one-bedroom for two men.

I am the person who never knows which bathroom I should use if I want to avoid getting the management called on me.

I am the mother who is not allowed to even visit the children I bore, nursed, and raised. The court says I am an unfit mother because I now live with another woman.

I am the domestic-violence survivor who found the support system grow suddenly cold and distant when they found out my abusive partner is also a woman.

I am the domestic-violence survivor who has no support system to turn to because I am male.

I am the father who has never hugged his son because I grew up afraid to show affection to other men.

I am the home-economics teacher who always wanted to teach gym until someone told me that only lesbians do that.

I am the man who died when the paramedics stopped treating me as soon as they realized I was transsexual.

I am the person who feels guilty because I think I could be a much better person if I didn’t have to always deal with society hating me.

I am the man who stopped attending church, not because I don't believe, but because they closed their doors to my kind.

I am the person who has to hide what this world needs most, love.

repost this if you belive homophobia is wrong

List five personal idiosyncrasies. Then, if you wish, tag five people from your friends list to do the same in their journal.

First a definition: (courtesy of www.dictionary.com)

Idiosyncrasies 1. A structural or behavioral characteristic peculiar to an individual or group. 2. A physiological or temperamental peculiarity. 3. An unusual individual reaction to food or a drug.

1) I only dated one person who wasn't a mechanic. That one person couldn't even change the oil in his car... that drove me insane.

2) Whenever I clean, I get very angry. So all house cleaning is done with no one else in the house.

3) Small things drive me insane. I can have a customer scream at me and be fine, but if someone didn't file their share of the paperwork, it makes me nuts.

4) I’m early everywhere, and if there is a schedule we're going by, I get antsy when we get off track. (Saturday our circle was supposed to start at 8:30, we started at 9:30 ack!)

5) I got eczema a few years ago. I don't know why, and I only break out in the spring/summer.

Seven deadly sins....

WRATH
1. who did you last get angry with?: I have been severly fustrated with my supervisor, but not really angry. When I get mad, I have a tendency to walk out of my job.
2. what is your weapon of choice?: Words, prefirably written
3. would you hit a member of the opposite sex?: Yes
4. how about of the same sex?: Of course
5. who was the last person who got really angry at you?: Probubly a customer who didn't agree with a store policy because it didn't allow them to be special.
6. what is your pet peeve?: Close mindedness and racism
7. do you keep grudges, or can you let them go easily?: Depends, if I like you, then I'm more likely to let it go. If you annoy me on a regular basis, then it all piles up into one giant ball of hate.

SLOTH
1. what is one thing you're supposed to do daily that you haven't done in a long time?: Probubly clean something.
2. what is the latest you've ever woken up?: 1 or 2
3. name a person you've been meaning to contact, but haven't: Everyone... not much into phones.
4. what is the last lame excuse you made?: It's on my to do list *glare*
5. have you ever watched an infomercial all the way through?: No. I don't watch that much TV and what time I do spend watching is not going to be used watching someone annoying try to sell me something I don't want anyways.
7. how many times did you hit the snooze button on your alarm clock today?: 0

GLUTTONY
1. what is your overpriced yuppie beverage of choice?: Starbucks Mocha Frappachino
2. meat eaters: white meat or dark meat?: White
3. what is the greatest amount of alcohol you've had in one sitting/outing/event?: I went to a friends house and drank about 2 bottles of wine by myself (good stuff, she's a law firms office manager and they got $100 bottles for free)... I was puking up my toenails, and then passed out before my DH could get me in bed. That's the ONLY time I've ever drank till it came back up. yuck.
4. have you ever used a professional diet company?: Nope
5. do you have an issue with your weight?: Sometimes, and then I snape out of it.
6. do you prefer sweets, salty foods, or spicy foods?: SWEET
7. have you ever looked at a small housepet or child and thought, "LUNCH"?: Dog, yes... Child, no, it probubly has some weird disease.

LUST
1. how many people have you seen naked (not counting movies/family)?: Enough
2. how many people have seen YOU naked (not counting physicians/family)?: Enough
3. have you ever caught yourself staring at the chest/crotch of a member of your gender of choice during a normal conversation?: No, I like butts.
4. have you "done it"?: I hope so, I'm married! That would so suck to be a virgin and married! lol
5. what is your favorite body part on a person of your gender of choice?: Hair, eyes, and ass
6. have you ever been propositioned by a prostitute?: No, I tried to sell some stuff to some prostitutes, and they told me I didn't want their kind of money... I guess they take blue money instead of green.
7. have you ever had to get tested for an STD or pregnancy?: Yes.

GREED
1. how many credit cards do you own?: 5
2. what's your guilty pleasure in a store?: Books, candles.
3. if you had $1 million, what would you do with it?: Pay off my credit cards, my car, and my house. Save what's left.
4. would you rather be rich, or famous?: Rich
5. would you accept a boring job if it meant you would make megabucks?: No. I get bored watching movies, there's no way I could handle doing nothing at a job for 40 hours a week. I would fing my sanity.
6. have you ever stolen anything?: no
7. how many MP3s are on your hard drive?: 0

PRIDE
1. what one thing have you done that you're most proud of?: I survived.
2. what's one thing have you done that your parents are most proud of?: Donno
3. what thing would you like to accomplish in your life?: Donno
4. do you get annoyed by coming in second place?: If I'm actually trying, yes.
5. Have you ever entered a contest of skill, knowing you were of much higher skill than all the other competitors?: no
6. Have you ever cheated on something to get a higher score?: no
7. what did you do today that you're proud of?: Someone thought I was mad at them, and once more my dry humor had to be explained by my manager to another associate. I find that very amusing.

ENVY
1. what item (or person) of your friends would you most want to have for your own: Cool parents
2. who would you want to go on "Trading Spaces" with?: Snady
3. if you could be anyone else in the world, who would you be?: Duh, me! What could be better?
4. Have you ever been cheated on?: nope
5. Have you ever wished you had a physical feature different from your own?: I've always wanted blue eyes like my dad's.
6. What inborn trait do you see in others that you wish you had for yourself?: I know someone who's serious when needed, but can turn around and be funny as hell and laugh and have fun with everything. I wish I could do that.
7. Do you wish you'd come up with this survey?: Why would I care?

Finally, what is your favorite deadly sin?: Pride

Fabulous Darling!

I went to Avendo Spa today and got a hair cut... for the low, low price of 38.00 I look amazing and for once... very girly! *gasp* I'm wanting to go back and buy some of their stuff, but for 20.00 a bottle, it'll have to wait. I'm loving the aromatherapy everything (scalp massage oil, shampoo and conditioner, hair styling stuff, even the lipstick was aromatheropy!) that they used.

In other news... Last sunday was a store meeting *yawn* and they usually pass out employee of the month patches. One for cashiers, operations, sales, and specailty sales. My departement is in operations, and this month it was.... ME! Whoop! That's a 75.00 bonus! Whoop! And a closer parking spot... =)