Friends

In the house on Paper Street, a police detective stated calling about
my condominium explosion, and Tyler stood with his chest against my
shoulder, whispering into my ear while I held the phone to the other ear,
and the detective asked if I knew anyone who could make homemade dynamite.
"Disaster is a natural part of my evolution," Tyler whispered, "toward
tragedy and dissolution."
I told the detective that it was the refrigerator that blew up my
condo.
"I'm breaking my attachment to physical power and possessions,' Tyler
whispered, "because only through destroying myself can I discover the
greater power of my spirit."
The dynamite, the detective said, there were impurities, a residue of
ammonium oxalate and potassium perchloride that might mean the bomb was
homemade, and the dead bolt on the front door was shattered.
I said I was in Washington, D.C., that night.
The detective on the phone explained how someone had sprayed a canister
of Freon into the dead-bolt lock and then tapped the lock with a cold chisel
to shatter the cylinder. This is the way criminals are stealing bicycles.
"The liberator who destroys my property," Tyler said, "is fighting to
save my spirit. The teacher who clears all possessions from my path will set
me free."
The detective said whoever set the homemade dynamite could've turned on
the gas and blown out the pilot lights on the stove days before the
explosion took place. The gas was just the trigger. It would take days for
the gas to fill the condo before it reached the compressor at the base of
the refrigerator and the compressor's electric motor set off the explosion.
"Tell him," Tyler whispered. "Yes, you did it. You blew it all up.
That's what he wants to hear."

Saturday
1. Bought several boxes of yummy Girl Scout cookies
2. Met a charming elderly Scot walking his beautiful black Scottish terrier! The terrier was so friendly.
3. Saw my college's production of Grease with two friends
4. Watched several Hulu episodes on my queue
5. Beautiful Papyrus cards in the bookstore
6. Reading scholastic articles for a paper

Current Mood: relaxed
Current Music: Lady Gaga - I Like It Rough

• 15:37 is anxious about the concert, but is confident in her singing abilities. ^_^ Hope to see all my local IRL friends at the concert.
• 15:41 My inspiration: "Dad, keep tryin' tryin'/Mom, keep tryin' tryin'/Older brother, Mr. Conductor, Ms. Bride/Keep tryin' tryin'" #utadahikaru
• 17:03 is leaving for the choir concert in 1/2 hour. Wish me luck. First onstage solo in 14 years! O_O Wish you all were here! Seriously!!

Leaving in 1/2 hour for choir concert. First onstage solo in 14 years! Nanase captures my mood perfectly in this icon. ULP! indeed.

Wish me luck!

Current Mood: anxious
Current Music: 宇多田ヒカル "Heart Station"/"Beautiful World"

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• 00:31 I love these Town House FlipSides Pretzel Crackers! I didn't think Town House could be improved (already great), but I love these! #
• 00:35 Got my second short story from Mindeodean storyverse mostly done. Both stories are long - over 6000 words! But a lot's going on in them. #
• 00:51 More proof of my weirdness: I actually *like* the world's most annoying song (cowboy music & opera rap!): is.gd/50eIJ #
• 00:58 @beautifulpyre Cool! #
• 01:03 From WTF_japan: Windows 7 BK Whopper has 7 all beef patties = is.gd/50f4Y || & you thought USA was bad! #
• 01:16 This looks useful, actually: is.gd/50fpt #
• 01:28 I'm listening to "Deaths Diary" by Marc Almond (bit.ly/6bn8l5) #pandora #
• 01:52 @Jablair51 LOL! Neat. And I'm in Portland, too! #
• 02:04 @Jablair51 Is that a fact? :-) #
• 02:11 I'm listening to "City" by Snog (bit.ly/07tg7ji) #pandora #
• 02:16 Hilarious comic! is.gd/50gMK #
• 02:17 I'm listening to "We Believe, We Believe" by Wumpscut (bit.ly/08kgVJ8) #pandora #
• 02:27 .@funnyordie Raping myself in the ass with a power drill or a chainsaw would be better than watching New Moon. #
• 02:48 @EvilGrins That was a reply by me, not an RT. #
• 02:49 I'm listening to "Somewhere" by Collide (bit.ly/07qWKmM) #pandora #
• 02:54 @EvilGrins It's okay. Just put up a tweet explaining the mistake. :-) #
• 02:57 Finding out your wife you have a kid with is actually your sister is #betterthannewmoon #
• 02:58 A candiru fish swimming up your urethra is #betterthannewmoon #
• 02:59 Painful testicle cancer is #betterthannewmoon #
• 03:01 You start pissing Tabasco sauce, still #betterthannewmoon #
• 03:02 Being eaten from the inside out by a moray eel would be #betterthannewmoon #
• 03:06 A week of the "elderly people's puke" diet would be #betterthannewmoon #
• 03:32 RT @boingboing Help needed to bust ridiculous podcasting patent bit.ly/4Bexic #
• 03:39 I'm listening to "The Death Of The Hero" by Abney Park (bit.ly/6HoMMJ) #pandora #
• 03:47 Congrats to the kid refusing to say the Pledge of Allegiance. I never said the Pledge when I was a kid. I just pretended to. #
• 03:48 The toilet seat broke clean off, because Lilla keeps dropping it noisily instead of carefully setting it down, & it's heavy. *Sigh* #
• 03:58 I'm listening to "The Ball Of Confusion" by Ichinchilla (bit.ly/4VAYOW) #pandora #
• 04:04 I'm listening to "Frozen" by Celldweller (bit.ly/07MdNEh) #pandora #
• 04:08 @dduane OMG! I just looked up your site and I see you have a new Young Wizards book coming in April 2010! SQUEEE!!!!!! #
• 04:12 I was surprised to learn that cats can't taste sweet things. #
• 04:13 I'm listening to "Behind The Mask" by Anarchy Club (bit.ly/4NnhTJ) #pandora #
• 04:15 I'm listening to "Question!" by System Of A Down (bit.ly/08ML9wd) #pandora #
• 04:19 I'm listening to "Schism" by Tool (bit.ly/08Ak2Q5) #pandora #
• 04:22 @beautifulpyre Not gonna smoke a doobie first? ;-) #
• 04:31 RT @lhrandall www.no2chelation.org/ How sad is it that an org like this needs to exist to protect autistic children from quackery? #
• 04:37 I'm listening to "Somewhere I Belong" by Linkin Park (bit.ly/07B7QIT) #pandora #
• 04:41 @paper_hand I'm preparing to go to bed, though. :-( #
• 04:49 @paper_hand You have email, BTW. :-) #
• 04:56 I'm listening to "Hypnotize" by System Of A Down (bit.ly/543lmG) #pandora #
• 05:24 I'm listening to "Beethoven's Cunt" by Serj Tankian (bit.ly/08QtXjs) #pandora || This guy is the the lead singer of S.O.A.D.! #
• 06:34 Support #twittercharitychallenge, add a #twibbon to your avatar now! - bit.ly/6X0Lf #

• 00:31 I love these Town House FlipSides Pretzel Crackers! I didn't think Town House could be improved (already great), but I love these! #
• 00:35 Got my second short story from Mindeodean storyverse mostly done. Both stories are long - over 6000 words! But a lot's going on in them. #
• 00:51 More proof of my weirdness: I actually *like* the world's most annoying song (cowboy music & opera rap!): is.gd/50eIJ #
• 00:58 @beautifulpyre Cool! #
• 01:03 From WTF_japan: Windows 7 BK Whopper has 7 all beef patties = is.gd/50f4Y || & you thought USA was bad! #
• 01:16 This looks useful, actually: is.gd/50fpt #
• 01:28 I'm listening to "Deaths Diary" by Marc Almond (bit.ly/6bn8l5) #pandora #
• 01:52 @Jablair51 LOL! Neat. And I'm in Portland, too! #
• 02:04 @Jablair51 Is that a fact? :-) #
• 02:11 I'm listening to "City" by Snog (bit.ly/07tg7ji) #pandora #
• 02:16 Hilarious comic! is.gd/50gMK #
• 02:17 I'm listening to "We Believe, We Believe" by Wumpscut (bit.ly/08kgVJ8) #pandora #
• 02:27 .@funnyordie Raping myself in the ass with a power drill or a chainsaw would be better than watching New Moon. #
• 02:48 @EvilGrins That was a reply by me, not an RT. #
• 02:49 I'm listening to "Somewhere" by Collide (bit.ly/07qWKmM) #pandora #
• 02:54 @EvilGrins It's okay. Just put up a tweet explaining the mistake. :-) #
• 02:57 Finding out your wife you have a kid with is actually your sister is #betterthannewmoon #
• 02:58 A candiru fish swimming up your urethra is #betterthannewmoon #
• 02:59 Painful testicle cancer is #betterthannewmoon #
• 03:01 You start pissing Tabasco sauce, still #betterthannewmoon #
• 03:02 Being eaten from the inside out by a moray eel would be #betterthannewmoon #
• 03:06 A week of the "elderly people's puke" diet would be #betterthannewmoon #
• 03:32 RT @boingboing Help needed to bust ridiculous podcasting patent bit.ly/4Bexic #
• 03:39 I'm listening to "The Death Of The Hero" by Abney Park (bit.ly/6HoMMJ) #pandora #
• 03:47 Congrats to the kid refusing to say the Pledge of Allegiance. I never said the Pledge when I was a kid. I just pretended to. #
• 03:48 The toilet seat broke clean off, because Lilla keeps dropping it noisily instead of carefully setting it down, & it's heavy. *Sigh* #
• 03:58 I'm listening to "The Ball Of Confusion" by Ichinchilla (bit.ly/4VAYOW) #pandora #
• 04:04 I'm listening to "Frozen" by Celldweller (bit.ly/07MdNEh) #pandora #
• 04:08 @dduane OMG! I just looked up your site and I see you have a new Young Wizards book coming in April 2010! SQUEEE!!!!!! #
• 04:12 I was surprised to learn that cats can't taste sweet things. #
• 04:13 I'm listening to "Behind The Mask" by Anarchy Club (bit.ly/4NnhTJ) #pandora #
• 04:15 I'm listening to "Question!" by System Of A Down (bit.ly/08ML9wd) #pandora #
• 04:19 I'm listening to "Schism" by Tool (bit.ly/08Ak2Q5) #pandora #
• 04:22 @beautifulpyre Not gonna smoke a doobie first? ;-) #
• 04:31 RT @lhrandall www.no2chelation.org/ How sad is it that an org like this needs to exist to protect autistic children from quackery? #
• 04:37 I'm listening to "Somewhere I Belong" by Linkin Park (bit.ly/07B7QIT) #pandora #
• 04:41 @paper_hand I'm preparing to go to bed, though. :-( #
• 04:49 @paper_hand You have email, BTW. :-) #
• 04:56 I'm listening to "Hypnotize" by System Of A Down (bit.ly/543lmG) #pandora #
• 05:24 I'm listening to "Beethoven's Cunt" by Serj Tankian (bit.ly/08QtXjs) #pandora || This guy is the the lead singer of S.O.A.D.! #
• 06:34 Support #twittercharitychallenge, add a #twibbon to your avatar now! - bit.ly/6X0Lf #

First of all, the choir concert is TONIGHT! *sigh* We managed to get through dress rehearsal okay, and even managed to hangout with some of the women in our choir at a small bar afterward, although I wasn't really much in the mood for it. But we survived it, and we can survive the concert as well. My first onstage solo in 14 years, although it's part of a small group. *swoons in fear* I should be okay. I belt the fucker out in "Give Me One Reason" (yes, the Tracy Chapman song!) and be done with it. I'm just worried about the other small group I'm in that's doing an interpretation of "Gloria In Excelsis Deo"; there's one part that we had finally gotten right, but the song is pretty complex and in Latin. Oy! The concert itself should go well, though.

Second of all, the trans study about how transsexual people experience sexism is a bust. *headdesk* ( More details if you REALLY want them. Cut for length. )

Between this and the choir concert, adding to the fun is that all 3 of us are hitting that fun-fun time of the month damn near simultaneously. I'm tired and anxious from the concert and frustrated with the trans study and my breasts hurt and I'm having bowel issues and I just want to stay in bed the rest of the weekend. But there's my group, the choir concert and another event we already said we'd be at tomorrow. *sigh* So I'm feeling half-insane right now.

In any case, hope y'all's weekend is less stressful than mine. Wish me luck during the concert! TTFN!

Current Mood: overwhelmed
Current Music: Run D.M.C. "It's Tricky"

Friday
1. A classmate found a ring I lost a few days ago and returned it to me! :D
2. Finally watched Monty Python and the Quest for the Holy Grail. Wasn't really my kind of movie, but at least now I can get the references made to it!
3. Ice Cream Friday in the cafeteria for dinner
4. A really nice nap after classes
5. Drinking lots of fluids
6. Blessed silence

Current Mood: chipper

• 06:07 Can the world just stop sucking now? Having the concert this week is hard enough w/o finding that the trans study seems to have epicfailed!
• 08:26 @Londababe123 Maybe I shouldn't have said "epicfail". Some strong criticism from some about cisprivilege and all. :-S Makes me wanna hide.
• 10:24 is going to hide under a blanket for the day. Dress rehearsal tonight! O_O
• 12:17 is going to step away from the computer until Sunday, folks! TTYL!
• 13:00 College research study debacle + dress rehearsal = energy-sapped. I still have dishes & dinner to do. Calgon take me the frick awaaaaay!!!
• 13:02 How about Team Satan? I'm already sick of hearing about "New Moon" GAH! I wish I could get away from it. #TwilightHaters
• 17:28 Trans study may be tabled. *sigh* I just don't care right now. Getting ready for dress rehearsal for choir concert tomorrow night. Ciao!

really bug me for its very shallow and explicit sexual targeting.

ARGH.

Current Mood: aggravated

• 16:01 Unlocked Poseidon Class Cruiser in Starfleet Commander! bit.ly/kJH9S #starfleet #
• 17:12 @househesson Sounds pretty cool! #
• 17:27 Mr. Rogers was even more awesome than I thought! is.gd/4ZeDb He was even gay-friendly! #
• 17:50 This is soooo true: is.gd/4ZfiO #
• 17:55 "Pale is the new tan" blog about bad fake tans: is.gd/4Zftr #
• 17:57 That blog reminds me of this song: is.gd/4ZfxF "Tango" by Lady Sovereign #
• 18:48 Cognitive dissonance = internally conflicted due to holding 2 or more contrary (& sometimes mutually exclusive) be (cont) tl.gd/10anm #
• 18:59 @only1one Go ahead. #
• 19:58 @a4aspie Thank God for that, right? :-) #
• 20:09 @a4aspie I did a tweet the other day bemoaning that talentless hacks like her can get big money "writing" a book. #
• 20:38 Unlocked Particle Cannon in Starfleet Commander! bit.ly/kJH9S #starfleet #
• 20:54 .@feminismtoday Considering he hung out w/ a whore, poor ppl, & lepers, I don't think Christ would care what ppl do with their sex life. #
• 20:55 .@feminismtoday Or, as Mr. Rogers put it, "God loves you just the way you are." #
• 20:56 Humans are gossiping little perverts/peeping toms, and so they think God is too. #memebomb #
• 20:57 One thing I always hated about Wizard of Oz was they had a 16 year old playing a 6 year old's role. #
• 20:58 I also hated that the girl playing Ella in "Ella Enchanted" was at least 5 years too old for the role. #
• 22:26 "Big Box-Mart" song by JibJab: is.gd/4ZmXI #
• 22:35 Only the simple-minded truly expect the world to make sense. #memebomb #
• 23:04 RT @disinfo To The White House and Beyond: Palin/Beck 2012! bit.ly/3iAsCK || TERRIFYING IDEA!!! *Cries* #
• 23:55 I tried looking up "Higgs Boson" to figure out what the fuss is... now I'm just confused. #
• 00:01 .@everyone Simon says "Stand on your head!" #
• 00:27 From @boingboing : No non-Euclidean kittens are harmed in this video. Just your sanity. is.gd/4Zrxl #
• 01:50 @jephjacques Poor Martin! :-) #
• 02:06 Cool and fun facts about kitties: is.gd/4Zv3l #
• 02:07 just voted "Beverly Hills Mansion" on "Choose Your Christmas Present:" vote too ➔ bit.ly/1Nu6DP #
• 02:14 RT @stephenfry Time Magazine worst inventions of 2009 tr.im/FlXm and best tr.im/FlXq (Thanks to @elvis717) #
• 02:14 I've found that if you want RTs to show up on LJ via LoudTwitter, you have to do them manually. #
• 02:34 Rubber made from dandelions? is.gd/4ZvUf #

• 16:01 Unlocked Poseidon Class Cruiser in Starfleet Commander! bit.ly/kJH9S #starfleet #
• 17:12 @househesson Sounds pretty cool! #
• 17:27 Mr. Rogers was even more awesome than I thought! is.gd/4ZeDb He was even gay-friendly! #
• 17:50 This is soooo true: is.gd/4ZfiO #
• 17:55 "Pale is the new tan" blog about bad fake tans: is.gd/4Zftr #
• 17:57 That blog reminds me of this song: is.gd/4ZfxF "Tango" by Lady Sovereign #
• 18:48 Cognitive dissonance = internally conflicted due to holding 2 or more contrary (& sometimes mutually exclusive) be (cont) tl.gd/10anm #
• 18:59 @only1one Go ahead. #
• 19:58 @a4aspie Thank God for that, right? :-) #
• 20:09 @a4aspie I did a tweet the other day bemoaning that talentless hacks like her can get big money "writing" a book. #
• 20:38 Unlocked Particle Cannon in Starfleet Commander! bit.ly/kJH9S #starfleet #
• 20:54 .@feminismtoday Considering he hung out w/ a whore, poor ppl, & lepers, I don't think Christ would care what ppl do with their sex life. #
• 20:55 .@feminismtoday Or, as Mr. Rogers put it, "God loves you just the way you are." #
• 20:56 Humans are gossiping little perverts/peeping toms, and so they think God is too. #memebomb #
• 20:57 One thing I always hated about Wizard of Oz was they had a 16 year old playing a 6 year old's role. #
• 20:58 I also hated that the girl playing Ella in "Ella Enchanted" was at least 5 years too old for the role. #
• 22:26 "Big Box-Mart" song by JibJab: is.gd/4ZmXI #
• 22:35 Only the simple-minded truly expect the world to make sense. #memebomb #
• 23:04 RT @disinfo To The White House and Beyond: Palin/Beck 2012! bit.ly/3iAsCK || TERRIFYING IDEA!!! *Cries* #
• 23:55 I tried looking up "Higgs Boson" to figure out what the fuss is... now I'm just confused. #
• 00:01 .@everyone Simon says "Stand on your head!" #
• 00:27 From @boingboing : No non-Euclidean kittens are harmed in this video. Just your sanity. is.gd/4Zrxl #
• 01:50 @jephjacques Poor Martin! :-) #
• 02:06 Cool and fun facts about kitties: is.gd/4Zv3l #
• 02:07 just voted "Beverly Hills Mansion" on "Choose Your Christmas Present:" vote too ➔ bit.ly/1Nu6DP #
• 02:14 RT @stephenfry Time Magazine worst inventions of 2009 tr.im/FlXm and best tr.im/FlXq (Thanks to @elvis717) #
• 02:14 I've found that if you want RTs to show up on LJ via LoudTwitter, you have to do them manually. #
• 02:34 Rubber made from dandelions? is.gd/4ZvUf #

• 05:27 @1capplegate Personally, I still plan on doing self-exams; I don't care what they say! Better safe than sorry, yanno?
• 05:29 @caisa RE: Turduken? "The lucky table cloth"? Wow, languages are interesting things, aren't they?
• 05:32 @neilhimself YAY for mind-poisoning! :-P If you count Stephen King into the equation, I've poisoned my brain since the age of 5! LOL
• 05:39 What IS this world coming to? Crazy!! 15-year old "wanted to know what [killing someone] felt like." bit.ly/3kjS90
• 13:05 is relishing the love that is InSoc Recombinant by #informationsociety. Such a neat lil' album!

It's been a year! Some days were harder than others, when I couldn't think of 5 good things. In times of stress, I could only think of 3 or less, or the list sometimes got repetitive. Sometimes the list became a way of keeping track of events during the day, and perhaps that wasn't in the spirit of the 5 gratitudes. I tend to be more focused on events, I have to admit, or something physical as opposed to feelings or emotions. I can feel good or calm, but I tend to focus more on what caused the good feeling, if there's usually a reason. Sometimes I do feel calm without a discernible explanation or cause. :-D I should probably focus on these feelings more, when they do occur (rarely, but still important).

So, things I'm grateful for!

1. You, my awesome friends! Thanks for being willing to open your lives to me, and trusting me. I've enjoyed reading your entries, and living vicariously through you. Thanks, also, for the support you've given me. Not just during the past few days, but whenever I've been distressed since we've befriended each other.


2. I'm also grateful for my friends in person, who are also awesome. They're good people.


3. Using multiple swipes during lunch to get extra chips, a boiled egg and extra juice.


4. Eating some Girl Scouts cookies -- Caramel cookies and Peanut Butter cookies!


5. A good, involved discussion about Tuesdays with Morrie in psych class.


6. Feeling calmer today.


7. Being trusted enough by someone they confided in me about feelings of dissatisfaction and some values they held dear.


8. Yeah, Hulu... >_>

Current Mood: calm

Monday
1. Professors being understanding
2. Good writing class
3. A professor accepting an emailed paper
4. Kindness from others
5. Chicken noodle soup
6. Hanging with a new friend in her room, looking at her art

Tuesday
1. Made an appointment to see my therapist
2. Cleaned out my room of garbage and trash
3. Finished a good anthology of short fantasy stories
4. Canceled a pre-order
5. Nice hot shower

Wednesday
1. The 2 symposiums I saw were good
2. Got a new library book and donated a book to the lib
3. Folded and put away clean laundry
4. Good debate about French and American secularism with someone
5. Bought earrings off Etsy
6. Finished computer science project #4 due Friday
7. Bought 2 pints of ice cream!! 1 Cookies 'n' Cream, the other Rocky Road

Current Mood: full

• 16:14 Man speaks to his son in Klingon only for first 3 years of his life: is.gd/4Ynf9 #
• 17:37 @zaibatsu I kinda like it. #
• 17:43 Oklahoma cops taser 10 year old girl: is.gd/4Yq08 #
• 17:57 @Jablair51 Eek! #
• 22:48 @delilahblue64 It only does it if it's a certain length. Good way around that is to use is.gd #
• 23:11 It really sucks that talentless hacks with nothing interesting to say (like Sarah Palin) can get a book published & its a bestseller. #

• 16:14 Man speaks to his son in Klingon only for first 3 years of his life: is.gd/4Ynf9 #
• 17:37 @zaibatsu I kinda like it. #
• 17:43 Oklahoma cops taser 10 year old girl: is.gd/4Yq08 #
• 17:57 @Jablair51 Eek! #
• 22:48 @delilahblue64 It only does it if it's a certain length. Good way around that is to use is.gd #
• 23:11 It really sucks that talentless hacks with nothing interesting to say (like Sarah Palin) can get a book published & its a bestseller. #

• 10:31 @renni_e HA! Sweet! I found a vid of the Swedish Chef, Beaker and Animal singing "Danny Boy"! SO golden!!
• 10:37 This case in my area is is so sad! 9 year old girl goes missing; 15 year old girl charged as an adult for her murder. bit.ly/30P853
• 14:51 103 NAMED transpeople murdered since this time last year! WTF, world? Going to TDoR tonight since I have dress rehearsal Friday night. :-(
• 14:52 @todayyouareyou Seconding your sentiment, although I'm neither a writer nor a mom. I keep myself busy even IF I don't have a job. *sigh*
• 15:52 making a casserole: ground turkey, stewed tomatoes, chicken-flavored rice w/ colby/m. jack cheese. Hope it tastes as good as it sounds!
• 15:54 is arguing w/ an old HS chum of hers about heterosexual cisgender privilege. *sigh* I swear, you have to make a neon sign nor something!!
• 15:56 @katie_berger RE: Soap dispenser. ... O_O You're KIDDING!?! Oh. My. GAWD but that's funny as hell!!! RT: twitpic.com/q0v2g
• 15:57 @katie_berger RE: 103... I should have clarified that it's 103 people listed at bit.ly/VeFEA with or without names. :-(
• 16:17 Crucifix? $3 Gas to church? $8 Stupid Pat Robertson quotes? Priceless - bit.ly/3mIQWF
• 16:46 @todayyouareyou Oy! Been there, done that. Rest up!
• 18:24 RT: @Bootsy_Collins "And don't always follow sum1 else's footsteps...make ur own path bcuz who knows where the funk they're headed!"
• 18:35 is attending a somber Transgender Day of Remembrance service tonight. I'm not sure whether to smile or cry at this point.

Well lookie here at what came in the mail this morning!

Current Mood: jubilant
Current Music: Andrew Bird - Simple X

and now, deeeep thoughts....

lj-tags: twitahs

• 15:57 @darknessdescend still, almost 20K, that's awesome - much better than 7,000 ;p #
• 16:01 I still dig this song XD www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmin5WkOuPw #

Today's Int'l Symposium Day on campus, where people give symposiums mostly based on their experiences abroad. This entire week is Int'l Education Week. Monday night was the Iron Chef competition.

I had several marked as potentials, but either their times clashed or I got back too late from public library errands to view all of them. I did go to see one, though. It was by someone I have class with. Her symposium title was "Inside the Mind of Someone with an Eating Disorder: Psychological, Theoretical and Practical Perspective." Her blurb was

( Her blurb )

( Presentation and thoughts of it )

There's another I'm interested in and might go to at 3:50. It's "Headscarves and Homework: Defining Religious Freedom in France and the United States." This blurb is

In 2003, three Muslim girls were barred from attending public schools in France when they refused to removed their headscarves. The following year, the French government banned all conspicious religious symbols from public schools, including headscarves, skullcaps, and crosses. This presentation will address how historically divergent traditions of French and Americans secularism present competing conceptions of religious equality, with a focus on the headscarf controversy.

In both France and the United States, free exercise and separation of church and state constitute the most basic principles of religious freedom. However, while French headscarf ban clearly violates American tenets of religious freedom, it is consistent with French secularism known was laicite.[ I don't know how to do accents here, so it's not properly spelled.]

Originating during the revolution, laicite has become a central pillar of the contemporary French Republic. Generalized as freedom from religion (as opposed to the Americanized freedom of religion), laicite limits the interaction of church and state in order to assure equal treatment of all groups. Be separating private life from the public sphere, laicite emphasizes freedom of conscience and offers a competing vision of equality relative to American secularism.

As anxiety mounts over Muslim presence in Europe, the headscarf controversy crystallizes the tensions between assimilation, French identity, laicite, and the Republic. Both a response to mounting pressures and support for the status quo, the headscarf ban remains one of the most controversial issues in French politics.

Current Mood: contemplative

• 14:12 Okay, @twitter, stop it. While the RT icon and "retweeted by" are cool, you went too far with "you'll only see RTs from ppl you follow." #
• 14:13 @paper_hand Hang in there, babe. #
• 14:14 Seriously, @twitter, stop fucking up things with your idiotic changes. #
• 14:16 #theresway2many changes on @twitter #
• 14:18 Hey @twitter, "only see RTs from ppl u follow" defeats the whole purpose of RTs. RTs are to show ppl things they wouldn't see otherwise. #
• 14:19 Also, @twitter, is there a way to opt out of your stupid changes? #
• 14:30 . RT @feminismtoday Soldier arrested for choosing her son over deployment #feminism bit.ly/1GvOJg #
• 14:31 Well at least there's a way to prevent @twitter from counting an RT as an RT. Just put a period in front of it. #
• 14:32 Can anyone else see the RT I just did from @feminismtoday? #
• 14:32 @only1one They have this new feature in beta where you can only see RTs from ppl you follow. See my previous tweets. #
• 14:44 If pot were legal, the state could be making big bucks in taxes on it instead of losing money: is.gd/4Xs7Z #
• 15:08 @paper_hand Are you one of the ones chosen for the beta of that "handy icon for spotting a retweet" thing? #
• 15:08 @paper_hand Cuz if you're lucky enough to not be on the beta for that, it'll look the same as always to you. #
• 15:12 @paper_hand Probably should. Despite the worsening situation here, I think the Prozac is really helping me. #
• 15:13 @paper_hand You on any anti-anxiety meds? If not, ask your doc about Lorazepram. Didn't do anything for me, but might help you. #
• 15:17 This vid is like lolcats, but with BIG cats (lions, tigers, cheetahs, etc) = is.gd/4Xtzp #
• 15:22 Okay, @twitter, I misinterpreted the "only see RTs from users you follow". I feel silly now. You may proceed. #
• 15:24 @Doc_Loki Nah, people who come up with brand names just don't have enough creativity. #
• 15:25 RT @CaitlynBenoit LOL! Dumbass! - Man who believed he was a ninja impaled by fence spike bit.ly/m1Y4Q #
• 15:41 @a4aspie Weird. Doing that for me too. #
• 15:42 RT @a4aspie Ok what is up with twitter? My new background is showing on my home page but not when I'm on my profile? Anyone know what's up? #
• 15:50 @a4aspie One of my friends says that twitter is gonna fix that during its planned down time later. #
• 15:53 That new beta for RTs? It just means the original person shows up on ur timeline for 1 message when some1 u follow RTs 1 of their tweets. #
• 15:54 And also, if someone RTs someone you already follow, nothing changes. #
• 15:56 Grilled cheese sammich cooked with a little oil instead of butter or margarine, not that different in taste. #
• 15:56 RT @feminismtoday She wouldn't deploy, she got arrested #feminism bit.ly/4ehk4q #
• 16:03 @only1one Huh? #
• 16:07 @only1one Probably oil, but we were out of margarine *and* butter. #
• 16:26 @only1one I'm seeing your RTs just fine. #
• 16:28 @only1one Seems if you hit the RT button instead of copypasta, you can only see the RT in your profile, not on the timeline. #
• 16:33 @only1one Timeline is what you get when you hit the Home link. #
• 16:57 @a4aspie LOL! I still don't know how to do that heart icon. #
• 17:00 RT @jennifurret: Indiana schools ban atheist websites: Oh Indiana, you're up to crazy religious shenanigans again. bit.ly/B8WYj #
• 17:04 Funny cartoon! is.gd/4XwYv #
• 17:13 The penguins have been evolving faster than thought! AHHH! :-) is.gd/4Xxh6 #
• 17:18 Ancient goat lived like a reptile is.gd/4Xxpn #
• 17:46 Depression might be as deadly as smoking, study finds: is.gd/4Xyco #
• 17:55 Baby born with 16 toes is an overachiever: is.gd/4XyrQ #
• 18:07 @only1one It's alright. :-) #
• 18:47 Suri means "pickpocket" in Japanese, "turned sour" in French, & "horse mackerels" in Italian. #
• 18:54 I wish shoplifting was painful to shoplifters. They make things so much worse for the rest of us. #
• 02:31 Unlocked Pulse Cannon in Starfleet Commander! bit.ly/kJH9S #starfleet #

• 14:12 Okay, @twitter, stop it. While the RT icon and "retweeted by" are cool, you went too far with "you'll only see RTs from ppl you follow." #
• 14:13 @paper_hand Hang in there, babe. #
• 14:14 Seriously, @twitter, stop fucking up things with your idiotic changes. #
• 14:16 #theresway2many changes on @twitter #
• 14:18 Hey @twitter, "only see RTs from ppl u follow" defeats the whole purpose of RTs. RTs are to show ppl things they wouldn't see otherwise. #
• 14:19 Also, @twitter, is there a way to opt out of your stupid changes? #
• 14:30 . RT @feminismtoday Soldier arrested for choosing her son over deployment #feminism bit.ly/1GvOJg #
• 14:31 Well at least there's a way to prevent @twitter from counting an RT as an RT. Just put a period in front of it. #
• 14:32 Can anyone else see the RT I just did from @feminismtoday? #
• 14:32 @only1one They have this new feature in beta where you can only see RTs from ppl you follow. See my previous tweets. #
• 14:44 If pot were legal, the state could be making big bucks in taxes on it instead of losing money: is.gd/4Xs7Z #
• 15:08 @paper_hand Are you one of the ones chosen for the beta of that "handy icon for spotting a retweet" thing? #
• 15:08 @paper_hand Cuz if you're lucky enough to not be on the beta for that, it'll look the same as always to you. #
• 15:12 @paper_hand Probably should. Despite the worsening situation here, I think the Prozac is really helping me. #
• 15:13 @paper_hand You on any anti-anxiety meds? If not, ask your doc about Lorazepram. Didn't do anything for me, but might help you. #
• 15:17 This vid is like lolcats, but with BIG cats (lions, tigers, cheetahs, etc) = is.gd/4Xtzp #
• 15:22 Okay, @twitter, I misinterpreted the "only see RTs from users you follow". I feel silly now. You may proceed. #
• 15:24 @Doc_Loki Nah, people who come up with brand names just don't have enough creativity. #
• 15:25 RT @CaitlynBenoit LOL! Dumbass! - Man who believed he was a ninja impaled by fence spike bit.ly/m1Y4Q #
• 15:41 @a4aspie Weird. Doing that for me too. #
• 15:42 RT @a4aspie Ok what is up with twitter? My new background is showing on my home page but not when I'm on my profile? Anyone know what's up? #
• 15:50 @a4aspie One of my friends says that twitter is gonna fix that during its planned down time later. #
• 15:53 That new beta for RTs? It just means the original person shows up on ur timeline for 1 message when some1 u follow RTs 1 of their tweets. #
• 15:54 And also, if someone RTs someone you already follow, nothing changes. #
• 15:56 Grilled cheese sammich cooked with a little oil instead of butter or margarine, not that different in taste. #
• 15:56 RT @feminismtoday She wouldn't deploy, she got arrested #feminism bit.ly/4ehk4q #
• 16:03 @only1one Huh? #
• 16:07 @only1one Probably oil, but we were out of margarine *and* butter. #
• 16:26 @only1one I'm seeing your RTs just fine. #
• 16:28 @only1one Seems if you hit the RT button instead of copypasta, you can only see the RT in your profile, not on the timeline. #
• 16:33 @only1one Timeline is what you get when you hit the Home link. #
• 16:57 @a4aspie LOL! I still don't know how to do that heart icon. #
• 17:00 RT @jennifurret: Indiana schools ban atheist websites: Oh Indiana, you're up to crazy religious shenanigans again. bit.ly/B8WYj #
• 17:04 Funny cartoon! is.gd/4XwYv #
• 17:13 The penguins have been evolving faster than thought! AHHH! :-) is.gd/4Xxh6 #
• 17:18 Ancient goat lived like a reptile is.gd/4Xxpn #
• 17:46 Depression might be as deadly as smoking, study finds: is.gd/4Xyco #
• 17:55 Baby born with 16 toes is an overachiever: is.gd/4XyrQ #
• 18:07 @only1one It's alright. :-) #
• 18:47 Suri means "pickpocket" in Japanese, "turned sour" in French, & "horse mackerels" in Italian. #
• 18:54 I wish shoplifting was painful to shoplifters. They make things so much worse for the rest of us. #
• 02:31 Unlocked Pulse Cannon in Starfleet Commander! bit.ly/kJH9S #starfleet #

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