Please excuse her for the dayPlease excuse her for the day - LiveJournal.comI have no kyro icons!- June 23, 2008 Here's hoping I can renew my paid account sometime soon. Dammit I wish I had a permanent account.And now, a Wordle I made from the first six or so chapters of Deconstructing Gods, which I really need to get off my ass and finish. PROCRASTINATION WHUT.http://violetfairygirl.livejournal.com/348992.html More soapboxing- June 9, 2008 Well, not really soapboxing. More like drawing attention, because this is fucking outrageous.You Can't Say That On The Witness Stand! or, If I Can't Call It Rape, What Can I Call ItBut a judge prohibited her from uttering the word rape in front of a jury. The term sexual assault also was taboo, and Bowen could not refer to herself as a victim or use the word assailant to describe the man who allegedly raped her.More And More Judges Banning The Word "Rape" At Sexual Assault Trials - Jezebel post.http://violetfairygirl.livejournal.com/348728.html Yay! And boo.- June 9, 2008 I have a cell phone again. It really wasn't too horrible going without a phone for the last several months, but with the car troubles I've been having, we've moved from "minor inconvenience" to "safety consideration". I went with a company that has a pretty good month to month deal, so no deposit, and my phone is shiny and purple and I love it.On the other hand, I've been reminded of why I hate having to deal with any kind of customer service from a large company.Me: Hi, I need to activate my...http://violetfairygirl.livejournal.com/348554.html Ugh.- June 6, 2008 My car died Tuesday night, and I'm in the process of trying to get it towed and fixed, and my god it is hard to do ANYTHING without a credit card. I'd prefer to rent a car for the weekend, since I don't know if it'll be fixed by the end of the day (probably not), but you can't reserve a car without a credit card. Even if you're paying cash. WHAT. I called one place, and they said what I would probably have to do is rent the car under my mom's name, since I have her bank card, and add myself on..http://violetfairygirl.livejournal.com/348262.html If I may be serious for a moment- June 6, 2008 As a general rule, I try to stay away from discussing politics, but I rank this as important enough for me to talk about.Amendment 48 makes Colorado ballotAmendment 48 would define a "person" as "any human being from the moment of fertilization"."...the proposed Amendment 48 specifies that the egg be considered a "person" in the eyes of the law even before it is implanted in the uterus." Fertile ground for a legal mess, The Denver Post, 06022008If an embryo is a person, with all the rights...http://violetfairygirl.livejournal.com/348138.html breathe- June 2, 2008 omg.Tomorrow my kids start in day care for the next two weeks while my mom is out of town and I have to have them there by 7:30 in the morning and all packed with breakfast and lunch ready to go and all their stuff has to have their name on it and I'm doing the mommy-panic thing because they've never been in full time day care before or even been in day care at all without me being in the same building as them and it's 9:30 at night and I still have to do dishes and I have no clean clothes for..http://violetfairygirl.livejournal.com/347848.html |