The Product of Boredom

On the invisible brink...

2007-09-01T03:28:08Z

I'm sooooooooooo excited to be moving to Seattle in LESS THAN THREE WEEKS...but in the mean time I don't feel like it's going to happen. Everythings goin along just the same and there's nothing to really indicate that this big life changing thing is going to be happening soon. Oh, well. I hope nothing goes wrong...

Half way there!!!

2007-08-10T18:51:06Z

I have (finally) finished the top of my quilt!!! Yay! It's so pretty. And I also bought a pretty green afgan to fold along the bottom. If I can finish this quilt in the next month and a half I won't have to buy one of the stupid overpriced ones through the UW for my dorm.

February is my long lost lover

2007-01-23T21:22:22Z

I can't wait for fucking February!!! Everything will be so much better. Driver's ed will be over and I'll be able to get my license, all my college applications will be done, it'll be warmer (hopefully), I can maybe go to Seattle with Midge, and the boys soccor season will be starting. What more could I ask for? Actually, I'm not sure whether or not I'll be a soccor manager. I might just get a job instead, I really am in need of some money. I'm going to apply at antuiqes and oddities and the ground and maybe some other places too. Hey Midge, when you're 18 I'll let you borrow my hukka. Mom can't get mad at me for lending to some one who's of age.

Fucking drivers' ed!

2006-12-14T20:04:41Z

I've just taken the damn Chapter 3 test in drivers' ed for the third time. I have to get an 80 on it and the first time I got 71, the second time 76. I don't understand why! I do fine on the other tests. Why does chapter 3 elude me? I've joined the French club at school and every Wednesday at lunch a few of us get together with this really nice lady and learn to speak French. Yay! Homework and work are overwhelming me, so think I'm going to stay home from work tonight to write essays and stuff...I'm actually supposed to be writing one right now, but I have to be in the right mood or nothing will get done. I may be going to Ellensburg at the beginning of x-mas break to hang out with some friends in college, then I'm going to visit relatives and have the holidays with them. I really have nothing terribly interesting to say. It's hard to have anything going on when you work all the time. Oh! The conductor at work that I had a crush on had something very interesting happen to him last night. (I don't like him anymore because I actually talked to him for quite a while and discovered that he's kind of an arrogant, jerk.) There were a bunch of teenage girls riding in the caboos (sp?) of the train (and remeber this a Chrismas tour for little kids) who were drinking and getting wasted. The conductor walked in and they all dog piled on him, pinned him to the wall and pretty much tried to molest him. They ended up tearing his coat. What psychos! There were probably little kids with their parents watching. Anyways, that the most eventful thing that's happened to me lately. (And it didn't even happen to me, isn't that sad?!?)

Oooh...languages...

2006-12-08T02:48:12Z

Schwer mit Deutch! (Did I spell that right?)

Baby BOOM!

2006-11-17T19:06:26Z

This morning I was in Ms. Dutra's room learning how to use her projector when in comes a junior girl to visit Ms. Dutra. Dutra: "Hi! How have you been?" Girl: "Fat." Dutra: "Fat?" (And may I add this girl has been verging on obese since forever...) Girl: "I'm having a baby in April." Another one!!! Why does it seem like the junior class at my school is all getting pregnant? How many girls are pregnant at your guys's schools? Anyways...I'm giving a presentation about India for the international club at lunch today which is cool and lame at the same time. Cool because now I can force all my friends to look at my pictures, and lame because it's happening at the same time that Des is playing guitar in the library so we're going to miss each others things. Oh! Good news! I got into driver's ed so I may have my license as early as February. YES!!!! Hey Midge? Do you think you could email some "rocking" pictures of the exchange students to me please? Much obliged.

I love to talk at coffee shops!

2006-11-07T04:25:33Z

Basics
Name:Lindsey
Age/Birthday:17, 8/1/89
Grade:12th
Location:Washington, USA
Sex:Female
Sexual orientation (optional):Straight
Screenname(optional):burningitblue

Favorite
Band:Red Hot Chili Peppers
Movie:Frida
Actor/Actress:Adam Sandler
Book:Sometimes A Great Notion
Author:Charles Dickens
Quote:We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars." - Oscar Wilde
Animal:Praying mantis
Thing:Friends
Television Program:Avatar
Color:Green
Type of Food:Indian/Mexican cuisine

Say What?: A Few Questions...
How would you describe yourself in five words? Adventurous, understanding, confidant, thinking, remembering
What do you want to be when you grow up? A doctor and cultural anthropologist
What is your political affiliation? non-partisan
If you could chose to be any fictional character from a book or movie, who would it be and why? I would be Leland Stamper from Sometimes A Great Notion by Ken Kesey because he is well educated and has a talent for writing letters.
Can you speak another language/are you taking a language in school? If so, what is it? I took Spanish in school two years ago and I speak a little Hindi.
Why do you consider yourself bohemian? Because I love travel and cultures, and I am very comfortable with the Bohemian lifestyle.
Why should you be accepted in this community? I have been to England, Canada and Mexico, and I lived in Mumbai, India for a year as an exchange student. I have a lot of cultural exposure, I'm a fun person and I really do love to talk at coffee shops. I also recognise "la vie boheme" and "truth/beauty/freedom/love."
Promote in 3 places and put the links here: I can't post the links because my computer is having issues and my address bar has disapeared, I have to use my search bar to get around the internet. I posted comments on the journals of soya-frockanoia and megalopagus and in my journal.

A Picture Says a Thousand Words
Post 3 or more pictures:Once again...I don't have an address bar, so I can't post the URLs of any pictures, but if you think I might be worth your while, you can give me your email and I will email three to you. Thanks for your time! :)

burningitblue @ 2006-11-06T20:21:00

2006-11-07T04:21:25Z

HEy everybody! Check out the ___bohemiankids communtiy, it's worth your time!

Muckraking

2006-11-03T02:37:49Z

Okay, so right now I'm supposed to be writing a book report on The Jungle by Upton Sinclair, but I've decided to take a break and write in here instead. It's a pretty cool book. My favorite part was near the end when this preacher is going off on this rant about how Jesus Christ is the true founder of the Socialist party. "Here is a man who was the world's first revolutionist, the true founder of the Socialist movement; a man whose whole being was one flame of hatred for wealth, and all that wealth stands for--for the pride of wealth, and the luxury of wealth, and the tyranny of wealth; who was himself a beggar and a tramp, a man of the people, an associate of saloon-keepers and women of the town; who again and again, in the most explicit language, denounced wealth and the holding of wealth...Who was crucified--think of it--for an incendiary and a disturber of the social order!...This class-conscious workingman! This union carpenter! This agitator, law-breaker, fire-brand anarchist!" I think that is just about the best discription of Jesus I have ever heard! Me and two of my friends have come up with the idea to host a holiday party to raise money for various charities including heifer international. Have any of you guys ever heard of it? It's pretty sweet, so you should go to www.heifer.org and check it out.

Thieved from Midge

2006-10-31T03:02:09Z

ARE YOU:
1. A Cuddler?: Yes
2. A morning person?: Hell no! 98% of the time don't talk to me in the morning
3. Are you a perfectionist?: no
4. An only child?: No
5. Catholic?: no, but I like catholisism. It's like history's most powerful cult
6. In your pajamas?: no but I'm wearing a robe
7. Currently suffering from a broken heart?: no
8. Okay styling other people's hair?: Styling other peoples hair is fun
9. Left handed?: no
10. Addicted to MySpace?: MySpace is taking over the world and brainwashing millions, I despise it. (Just yesterday I discovered that MySpace has now become a verb. As in: "MySpace me your address, okay?")
11. Shy around the opposite gender?: nah

DO YOU:
12. Bite your nails?: Sadly, yes
13. Get paranoid at times?: yes
14. Currently regret something that you have said?: I don't think I've said anything particularly bad lately
15. Curse frequently when you get mad? I curse when I'm frustrated
16. Enjoy country music?: almost never
17. Enjoy jazz music?: yes
18. Enjoy smoothies?: of course
19. Enjoy talking on the phone?: I don't really have anyone to call...:(...except Midge, I call Midge
20. Have a lot to learn?: who doesn't?
21. Have a pet?: I have four lovely hermit crabs: Tom, Aang, Sahil and Hermi
22. Have a tendency to fall for the "wrong" person? no, just already claimed persons
23. Have all your grandparents?: yes, and a step grandmother
24. Have at least one sibling?: yeah, duh, since you already asked if I'm an only child
25. Have been told that you are smart? yes
26. Have a broken bone?: no
27. Have Caller I.D. on your phone?: I wish!
28. Changed a diaper?: yes
29. Changed a lot over the past year?: um...yes...I have
30. Had friends who have never seen your natural hair color? no, I don't think so
31. Had surgery?: no
32. Killed someone?: ...
33. Had your haircut within the last week?: no

LAST PERSON WHO:
1. Slept in the same bed as you? Emily
2. Saw you cry?: I don't know, maybe my Mom
3. Went to the movies with you?: Uh...I think Snakes on Plane was the last movie I saw and that was with...Sean, Jakob, Erik, Kyle...anyone else? not sure
4. You went to the mall with?: My mom and sister
5. You went to dinner with?: my mom, grandma and sister (Taqueria!!!!)
6. You talked on the phone with?: Bo Ward, I was calling to get some recipes from his mom
7. Said 'I love you' to you and really meant it?: does family count?
8. Broke your heart?: jhglsznroubherq;oity437638025uy43hq%@&@QJFd...no one...
9. Made you laugh?: Midge, via her lj posts

WOULD YOU RATHER?
1. Pierce your nose or tongue?: Well my nose is already pierced, so I guess my toungue
2. Be serious or be funny? funny usually
3. Drink whole or skim milk?: I like 1 or 2%
4. Die in a fire or drown? drown
5. Spend time with your parents or enemies?: parents
1. Simple or complicated?: WOULD YOU RATHER: Simple or complicated? Huh? Would I rather BE simple or complicated? I dunno, this question is too complicated
2. Gay? no
3. Hardcore?: What exactly is hard core?

DO YOU PREFER. .
1. Flowers or candy?: hmm...I've been eating far too much candy lately...so flowers
2. Gray or black?: me gusta both
3. Color or Black and white photos?: it really depends
4. Lust or love?: Love is so complicated...right now I'm in full on lust mode
5. Sunrise or sunset?: sunset
6. M&Ms or Skittles?: depends on my mood, but mostly M&Ms
8. Staying up late or waking up early? If I actually manage to drag myself out of bed early in the morning I like it (especially if no one else is up), but I usually stay up late instead

ANSWER TRUTHFULLY !!
1. Do you like anyone?: no yes! no...not really
2. Do they know it?: they at least know I'm attracted
3. Winter or Fall?: Fall for rain and colors, winter for snow
4. Left or right? Left!
5. 10 acquaintances or having two best friends?: two best friends
6. Sun or rain?: both...at the same time
7. Vanilla ice cream or chocolate ice cream? Vanilla bean

Letters and bastards

2006-04-07T13:49:12Z

I shipped off three more letters to the US today. One to my Great Grandmother in North Dakota, one to my little sister in Washington for her birthday, and one to my parents in Washington. The total cost of sending these three letters was 70 rupees ($2) which is a pretty good price considering one of the letters had a pack of bindis in it (that was the only thing I could fit in a standard evelope to send my sister) and another had a bunch of cut out newspaper articles. It was really hot today, so the walk to the post office was very tiring. I really enjoy sending letters. There's something so satisfying about the finished product of a hand-written letter sealed up in an addressed evelope. Or...maybe I'm just wierd. Didn't do much of anything else interesting today. I wrote in my journal (my physical journal is book format)and played with my little host cousin Sakshi. She's so cute! Oh! Yesterday I was talking to my friend Emily in the States and she told me that one of our friends who graduated last year has finally come out of the closet in college! Go Will! I'm so happy for him. :) I've always suspected the truth, but I never had confirmation until now Another thing I finally have confirmation of: my host family does in fact hate me, or at least dislike me. Sakshi (the little angel) told me that the family enjoys making fun of me in Gujarati while I'm in the room. They even have a nick-name for me, but she doesn't know what it is. Those bastards! How can they have the indecency to talk about me at the dinner table, with me sitting right there? Sick. Now that I know how insincere they are, I really want to move to a new family, but I can't, so I'm stuck here. But at least they're taking me to dinner tonight, so I'm garanteed good food.

hum bug

2006-04-04T10:28:09Z

yeah yeah yeah...blah..lbea.doooooooooooo Soooooooo bored! ARg! Doesn't anything ever happen? *sigh* I downloaded a new user pic...but now I can't find it.

fucnn92ycnnndkja..........

2006-03-25T10:02:35Z

I feel so sick and shitty...please kill me! I can't even read because it's giving me a headache. Ahhh!

The IQ Battle: Paris Hilton vs. Her Dog

2005-12-30T07:01:39Z

Well, I haven't updated in just about forever, so I think I should say something. I not sure what, but something. Waiting for inspiration...um...hm... Rotary has been forcing us to do these stupid dance routines choriagraphed by a annoying, sterio-typically gay man. As you all know, normally I think gay people are cool. This guy is not. OMG he's so stupid, I think he has the IQ of Paris Hilton. (I almost wrote "...Paris Hilton's dog." but then I realized that the dog is probably smarter than she is.) Anyway the dance routine looks like an aerobics video, and everybody hates it. Plus, the classes are located in Vile Parle, which means I have to travel an hour and a half one way everyday to go to these fucking lessons. Grr! But oh, well. What can be done? That's right, nothing! Well, I guess we could all stage a sit down protest, but somehow I don't think that's going to happen. But there is one shining star in my life today: I'm over Fabian!!!!! Totally over my infatuation and moving on now thank you very much. I have sworn off the male (and female) gender for the remainder of my time in India. They are not a neccesity, and I think I will go without because this guy's just being a dick-head and there's nobody else I'm interested in. Conclusion: no dating (or messing around) while I'm in India. There are plenty of other things to do besides running around trying to win peoples hearts, if it's meant to happen it will, and if it's not, it won't. So why spend so much energy on it? From now on I will spend my energy on more fruitful enterprises, like cultivating friendships and emersing myself in India. Yeah, there were way to many big words in that sentence. Moving on: I'm bored so I think I'll do that questionare thing that Midge has in her journal, but I'll put it in another entry.

My world is suddenly crumbling!!!! Ahh!!! Slow down!!!

2005-11-05T15:39:54Z

Okay, yesterday evening I found out from my Dad that my Grandfather has cancer and is having an operation to have his kidney removed. And then a few hours later I recieved an email from my Great-aunt saying that my Great-uncle Joe is on his death bed. Ahh! This is all happening so fast! I'm dreading the follow up email from my Great-aunt. Shit!!!!!!!

Yay!!!

2005-11-02T14:25:23Z

You are a Earth Queen. You will have a calm
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Muahahaha!

2005-11-01T17:41:36Z

This is totally my sister!

Alexis is poisonous! Induce vomitting if ingested.

N
POISON

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Pizza and a wedding

2005-10-31T18:46:57Z

Just got back from Vedika's house where I had pizza with Dipti, Vedika and Hridi while we watched a video of Jay and Magna's wedding. I love Jay and Magna! One of the few couples in India that I know of that had a love marriage. They are so sweet to everyone. Now I'm positivly overflowing with thoughts of happy love marriages. I wonder if I could have a mehndi ceremony at my wedding, hmm...

More gay rights propaganda! Did I spell that correctly?

2005-10-31T13:29:57Z

This was taken from a person whose friend is the author of this letter:

"Many letters have been sent to the Valley News concerning the homosexual menace in Vermont. I am the mother of a gay son and I've taken enough from you good people. I'm tired of your foolish rhetoric about the "homosexual agenda" and your allegations that accepting homosexuality is the same thing as advocating sex with children. You are cruel and ignorant. You have been robbing me of the joys of motherhood ever since my children were tiny.

My firstborn son started suffering at the hands of the moral little thugs from your moral, upright families from the time he was in the first grade. He was physically and verbally abused from first grade straight through high school because he was perceived to be gay.

He never professed to be gay or had any association with anything gay, but he had the misfortune not to walk or have gestures like the other boys. He was called "fag" incessantly, starting when he was 6.

In high school, while your children were doing what kids that age should be
doing, mine labored over a suicide note, drafting and redrafting it to be sure his family knew how much he loved them. My sobbing 17-year-old tore the heart out of me as he choked out that he just couldn't bear to continue living any longer, that he didn't want to be gay and that he couldn't face a life without dignity.

You have the audacity to talk about protecting families and children from the homosexual menace, while you yourselves tear apart families and drive children to despair. I don't know why my son is gay, but I do know that God didn't put him, and millions like him, on this Earth to give you someone to abuse. God gave you brains so that you could think, and it's about time you started doing that.

At the core of all your misguided beliefs is the belief that this could never happen to you, that there is some kind of subculture out there that people have chosen to join. The fact is that if it can happen to my family, it can happen to yours, and you won't get to choose. Whether it is genetic or whether something occurs during a critical time of fetal development, I don't know. I can only tell you with an absolute certainty that it is inborn.

If you want to tout your own morality, you'd best come up with something more substantive than your heterosexuality. You did nothing to earn it; it was given to you. If you disagree, I would be interested in hearing your story, because my own heterosexuality was a blessing I received with no effort whatsoever on my part. It is so woven into the very soul of me that nothing could ever change it. For those of you who reduce sexual orientation to a simple choice, a character issue, a bad habit or something that can be changed by a 10-step program, I'm puzzled. Are you saying that your own sexual orientation is nothing more than something you have chosen, that you could change it at will? If that's not the case, then why would you suggest that someone else can?

A popular theme in your letters is that Vermont has been infiltrated by outsiders. Both sides of my family have lived in Vermont for generations. I am heart and soul a Vermonter, so I'll thank you to stop saying that you are speaking for "true Vermonters."

You invoke the memory of the brave people who have fought on the battlefield for this great country, saying that they didn't give their lives so that the "homosexual agenda" could tear down the principles they died defending. My 83-year-old father fought in some of the most horrific battles of World War II, was wounded and awarded the Purple Heart.

He shakes his head in sadness at the life his grandson has had to live. He says he fought alongside homosexuals in those battles, that they did their part and bothered no one. One of his best friends in the service was gay, and he never knew it until the end, and when he did find out, it mattered not at all. That wasn't the measure of the man.

You religious folk just can't bear the thought that as my son emerges from the hell that was his childhood he might like to find a lifelong companion and have a measure of happiness. It offends your sensibilities that he should request the right to visit that companion in the hospital, to make medical decisions for him or to benefit from tax laws governing inheritance.

How dare he? you say. These outrageous requests would threaten the very existence of your family, would undermine the sanctity of marriage. You use religion to abdicate your responsibility to be thinking human beings. There are vast numbers of religious people who find your attitudes repugnant. God is not for the privileged majority, and God knows my son has committed no sin.

The deep-thinking author of a letter to the April 12 Valley News who lectures about homosexual sin and tells us about "those of us who have been blessed with the benefits of a religious upbringing" asks: "What ever happened to the idea of striving . . . to be better human beings than we are?"

Indeed, sir, what ever happened to that?"

I can't believe people would actually do this to thier children!

This is a bit of information about how a national "ex-gay"
Christian based organization is running a program in Memphis, TN for
gay teens to be sent against their will, by their parents, to become
straight.

Queer Action Coalition (QAC) is a Memphis organization
dedicated to protesting this facility and alerting the public to their
practices">

Hello, this is an extremely important notification from the Queer
Action Coalition (QAC) informing you of a violation of queer youth
civil rights happening in Memphis, TN. Some of you may be familiar
with the ex-gay movement that originated in the 1970's. The premise of
this movement was that homosexual people could become straight
(usually through heavy prayer and fundamentalist christian scripture
rhetoric) and several organizations such as Exodus Int. and Love in
Action sprung up quickly to offer support and help to make this
change.

Happy and Gay?

Exodus and Love in Action operate under the assumption that there is
no such thing as a homosexual person, only homosexual behaviour, and
that in order for a person to live a full, truly happy life, he or she
must abstain from any homosexual desires or behavior. Without doing
so, they claim, a person may experience temporary happiness but
ultimately will live a sad and lonely life full of despair simply from
being gay.
They claim that they want to help those who are struggling with their
homosexuality and wish to be heterosexual. They state that these
people have the right to change their sexual orientation, but then
later admit that most of them have rarely met a truly happy gay person
and that they believe these people do not exist.

Gay youth?

Though many people in the gay community may see people who willingly
put themselves through this treatment as being severely misguided, it
is true that these people do have every right to make that choice.
However, two years ago Love in Action (currently located in Memphis,
TN) started a program called Refuge. Refuge is a 2 to 6 week program
for teens, many of whom are sent against their will with the threat of
being disowned or kicked out by their family. Because teenagers only
have the option of either becoming emancipated (or "divorcing" their
parents) or complying with their will, many teens attend this program
for as long as their parents see fit.

About a month ago a young man age 16 came out to his parents and was
told that he would be sent to Love in Action's Refuge program. He
wrote in his blog about his experience which, whether he realized it
or not, alerted many local teens and adults to what was happening in
Memphis. In his blog he goes into great detail about the rules of Love
in Action, how oppressive they are, and how scared and depressed he is
because of his parents reaction. The way that his parents described
his homosexuality to him made it clear that they view it as a sinful
mental illness. After reading this, the Queer Action Coalition
organized protests every morning for two weeks in front of Love in
Action's facility.

The Queer Action Coalition of Memphis TN came into existence
immediately after this young man was sent to Refuge and our goal is to
alert people to the dangers of "reparative therapy" and the
inconsistency of the ex-gay movement. This option is unfortunately
taken seriously all too often by parents who are having a difficult
time accepting their gay child, and groups like PFLAG are overlooked
and even hard to find. We aim to show the public that the practices of
LIA are dangerous and damaging when used on youth so impressionable,
especially when it was not their desire to go into such a program.
We have already received an amazing amount of local media attention,
as well as national media attention and we have been mentioned on many
of the most popular blogs. Many articles have been written in some of
the largest gay publications and this has already made international
news. Be looking out for spots in the New York Times and other
national magazines in the next month.

Good news: Because of all the negative media attention Love in Action
has received, the State of Tennessee is doing an official
investigation on the legality of their operation. This may be the
first step in a huge civil rights victory simply by giving gay youth
their rights to be gay!

For more information on QAC or Love in Action and Refuge, please visit
our website at http://www.qaconline.org or our blog at
http://fightinghomophobia.blogspot.com.

How can you help?

QAC is run by volunteers who have been offsetting the costs of running
the organization out of pocket. We now have an option on our site for
people to donate money via PayPal. We strongly encourage people who
are not in the Mid-South area to try and give a small donation if this
is possible.

If you would like QAC to do a workshop at your school, church, GLBT
organization or youth group, we have set up a speakers bureau and can
offer workshops to be done on queer youth, reparative therapy or ways
to combat homophobia. We would love to speak at any opportunity or be
interviewed.

If you have any information that you feel may be helpful, or if you
just want to know more, please contact us at
fighting.homophobia@gmail.com.

Thank you so much for taking the time to read this email. We thank you
so much for your support.

Cale LeFevre
QAC

http://www.qaconline.org
http://fightinghomophobia.blogspot.com

fighting.homophobia@gmail.com

I stole this from soya_frockanoia.

2005-10-30T19:15:11Z

This stuff is so true!

You Know You're From Washington When...

You know the state flower (Mildew)

You feel guilty when you don't recycle.

You use the phrase "sun break" and know what it means.

You know more than 10 ways to order coffee.

You know more people who own boats than air conditioners.

You feel overdressed wearing a suit to a nice restaurant.

You've stood on a deserted corner in the rain waiting for the "Walk" Signal.

You understand that if it has no snow or has not erupted, it is not a real mountain.

You can taste the difference between Starbuck's, Seattle's Best, Veneto's, Peet's, and Tully's.

You know the difference between Chinook, Coho, and Sockeye salmon.

You consider swimming an indoor sport.

You are well versed in the difference between Japanese, Chinese and Thai food.

In winter, you go to work in the dark and come home in the dark -- while only working eight-hour days.

You never go camping without waterproof matches and a poncho.

You are not fazed by "Today's forecast: showers followed by rain," and "Tomorrow's forecast: rain followed by showers."

You have no concept of humidity without precipitation.

You can point to at least two volcanoes, even if you cannot see through the cloud cover.

You notice "the mountain is out" when it is a pretty day and you can actually see it.

You put on your shorts when the temperature gets above 50, but still wear your hiking boots and parka.

You switch to your sandals when it gets about 60, but keep the socks on.

You've actually used your mountain bike on a mountain.

You think people who use umbrellas are either wimps or tourists.

You knew immediately that the view out of Frasier's window was fake.

You actually get these jokes and pass them on to other friends from Washington.

Get Your Own "You Know You're From" Meme Here

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Who needs logic, anyway?

2005-10-30T16:08:40Z

*Sigh* I have very poor logical skills. Oh, well. The other parts make up for it.

Your IQ Is 125

Your Logical Intelligence is Below Average

Your Verbal Intelligence is Genius

Your Mathematical Intelligence is Genius

Your General Knowledge is Above Average

A Quick and Dirty IQ Test

Shopping escapade.

2005-10-30T14:33:58Z

Well, today I went on a total shopping binge and spent about $40, which is a lot of money in India. I got a pair of pants, some earings, a watch, three salwaar kameezes, and a wonderfully tasty snickers bar. Score! I got a yellow suit, one with all the colors between purple and green, and one with a white background and blue and black accents. All of them are very purty! They're a lot more casual than the other two that I bought, so I can wear them around the house. I miss Emily! And my Mom! And Andrew's Pizza! Can I go home just for a weekend, please? Just two days? There are fireworks shooting off outside. I'm assuming that's in celebration of Dewali. I'm very excited for this festival, it should be a really great time.

In the mood for shopping!

2005-10-30T10:38:41Z

These things are too fun!!! And this ones quite acurate.

You are a Self-Discoverer

You're not religious, but you've created your own kind of spirituality.
Introspective and thoughtful, you tend to look inward for the divine.
You are distrusting of all forms of organized religion.
You especially dislike religious gurus and leaders, who you feel are charlatans.

What's Your Religious Philosophy?

Right now I'm just chillin' here at the computer while I wait for my host sister to finally emerge from the bathroom so that we can go shopping in Maker Arcade. I woke up with the sudden desire to buy some salwaar kameezs (kameezs? kameezes? kameez'? how do you pluralize that?) so that's what I'm gonna do. For once I'm the first one ready, and now I don't what to do with myself. Normally I'm sprinting around trying to hurry up and do my hair and put on jewelry and all those other little details.

Ah ha ha!

2005-10-29T19:59:25Z

I did this thing twice and I couldn't decide which one I liked more, so I had to post both. They both have good qualities...

In a Past Life...

You Were: A Gorgeous Cannibal.

Where You Lived: Scotland.

How You Died: Hung for treason.

Who Were You In a Past Life?

In a Past Life...

You Were: A Blind Fortune Teller.

Where You Lived: Egypt.

How You Died: In Childbirth.

Who Were You In a Past Life?

God save us from conservative catholics!

2005-10-29T16:22:15Z

I came across this and felt I just had to post it.

True Story. A religion teacher assigned her class an essay on what makes a good Christian. One student wrote about praying nightly, saying no to abortion, banning gay marriage, and donating money. The other student wrote about talking to God and allowing people to enjoy their lives, and supporting gay marriage. The day the teacher was to hand the papers back, she called up the second student and told him she would pray for him when he went to hell. The student asked why would he be going to hell, and why he got an F on his paper. The teacher told him that Catholisim is against gay marriage. The student looked at her for a minute, then said aloud, “I’m gay.” The teacher kicked him out of class as if he had said fuck or worshipped Satan. A girl in the back of class who had a boyfriend and was obviously straight got up and left, too.

If you would leave the classroom, repost this. It doesn’t matter if you’re straight, bi, or gay. It doesn’t matter if you’re Catholic or not. Everyone is a human being and deserves happiness.