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	2007.03.02 21.13 Dear Livejournal friends, I have come to enlist your help. As most of you know, I've been playing roller derby. My current name is a rip-off, and I want one that is a little more original. However, I seem to lack the talent and skills to make one. This is where you all come in. I have two possible ones already that I cannot decide between; let me know if you like them. Or, feel free to come up with one is you are bored (although I doubt many of you have time for such a thing). You know my interests because they're probably similar to yours. If my alter ago is feeling it, then I'll use it. Thanks in advance, and I owe you big time if you participate, Felicia Possible names: -Doomsday Device (sounds tough since this can end the world) -Wylde Mary Maleficent (has a feminine touch, and it means I'm capable of causing great harm)



	2006.11.02 15.50 I wish things would slow down. I'm missing too much. And, I'm quite exhausted. So, it doesn't help with someone makes some comment about something that was going on nearly eight years ago, and many others can read it. It just reminds me of how successful a certain person was when it came to making me out to be the bad guy and to pushing me to my tolerance limits. It's bullshit and not fair, but I guess it shouldn't matter anymore because I'm happy now, and none of it makes a difference. Also, people I know would probably never care, and most of them were not exposed or briefly exposed to his manipulation of me. Nevertheless, it was an unhappy reminder, and I'm furious that it feels as though I can never fully get away from the damage that certain someone caused. Okay, that feels better. Maybe this posting thing has more benefits afterall. Mood: aggravated



	2006.10.06 16.34 I can't decide if I should post more or just continue using this as a way to check in on people every week. Well, this post is a start. Now I'm posting more.



	2005.05.30 21.00 What better do I have to do than sit here watching this pseudo Law & Order marathon and wondering why starz and encore insist on showing the same movies over and over and over. I'd rather wonder these things than others right now. Oh, I saw Kevin Smith on there earlier. I wish Oscar would wake up and play. I don't think he feels well. Not to mention, he is going through adolescence, I swear. I hope it is over soon. I need to find him a lady so I can hurry and get him spayed or neutered or whatever. No more hormones for him! That aside, it seems like a cruel thing to do, but I guess it is for the best. Summer semester starts tomorrow, and I won't be there! It is nice to finally have a summer off. Although, technically I still have to do study for the biggest exam of my life in August. Studying begins tomorrow. Ick! After this I don't want to hear anything about Weber, Marx, logistic regression, ANOVA, and the likes. Ventured downtown with Tracie to check out this place called Liquid. I heard it is a sushi bar. Unfortunately, it was closed (for good or for the day?). Ate somewhere else, which is not what I was shooting for originally, but it was food, and Picklefish was way too packed. Since when do they have shows there? Weird things happened, so we headed to Indulgence as I was craving a manhattan. That place has changed a lot. At first I didn't like it, but it grew on me. It is not a nice as before, but the people there seem okay. Even better, there are more couches. Bartender was good. Hope to find out more about the sushi bar. So far (one person so far that is), it sounds okay.



	2004.12.02 15.27 I know at least two people on my list have seen this, but I thought I would post it. If we could shrink the earth's population to a village of precisely 100 people with all the existing human ratios remaining the same, it would look something like the following: -57 Asians, 21 Europeans, 15 from the Western Hemisphere (north and south), 8 Africans -52 would be female, 48 would be male -70 would be nonwhite, 30 would be white -70 would be non-Christian, 30 would be Christian -89 would be heterosexual, 11 would be homosexual -6 people would possess 59% of the entire village wealth, and all 6 would be from the U.S. -80 would live in substandard housing -70 would be unable to read -50 would suffer from malnutrition -1 would be near death, and 1 near birth -1 would have a college education -1 would own a computer When you consider our world from such a compressed perspective, the need for acceptance, understanding, and education becomes glaringly apparent.



	2004.11.05 14.30 Reasons not to slit my wrists, eh?...http://www.michaelmoore.com/ Read this today before it changes to something else!



	2004.11.04 11.51 Boy, I guess it takes something like this to get me posting... Someone made a comment in another's journal predicting a split in the Republican party. That got me thinking. I could be wrong, but I am predicting somewhat of a collapse in the strength of the Democratic party. I have been thinking about this, and then it came up in class yesterday. Between all of the stuff that happened with Clinton's impeachment process and the fact that there was a stronger candidate than Kerry in the primaries, I do not know what to think about the party now. Granted, I did not like Dean, but he was forward with what he thought. Kerry, on the other hand, was not very clear about his positions until recently, and even now he is not as clear as I would want him to be. Of course, it might not have been just the party's fault for supporting him; the media is also at fault. Anywho, I am scared of what the next four years will bring. Why is it that many people seem very complacent about it? How can they not be scared? Our individual freedom will continue to be eroded, more and more countries will hate us, the economy will keep falling, the draft will start, and so on and etc. I will stop with that. One of the things that make me foresee these things occurring (other than the obvious ones) are Wallerstein's world systems theory. For example (in a simplified manner), in world systems theory, Wallerstein discusses the cycle of the hegemonic country. Britain, Spain, and others have been in this position. Now, it is the U.S. No country always remains in the hegemonic position due to a spread-out military (for world policing), sharing of technology, etc. My point is that the U.S. is losing that position, and when this happens we will need allies or suffer greatly. Basically, we do not live in this world alone. We must learn to play nice and live together. Also, Bush is a dictator, a religious dictator at that. He makes decisions without seeming to care about what any of the citizens think. Not only that, but he goes around enforcing his morals and beliefs on the country. He does not do this alone. Religious extremists also help this. But, ruling with a moral fist is not the job of the president in my opinion. During the debates, Bush said he believed that everyone has the right to practice their religion as they wished. What a liar! I almost threw a book at the tv. Well, I see this post becoming too entirely long, and I must go back to work. I have PLENTY more to say, though. These things are not in some prioritized order, they were just the complaints I was thinking about at the moment. On a lighter note, a friend of mine sent me this. I thought it was funny, so why not post it: <http://www.cheesefeet.clara.co.uk/votingmachine.wmv> I have no clue how to make that a link, so copy and paste away!



	2004.07.29 00.34 This seems to be such an exciting time for everyone! I was happy just to complete my last assignment for my first grad class and saw that people are finishing up classes, graduating, and whatnot. This is terrific! Although I really should go to bed. If I don't get my analysis done for work and get some people trained on human subjects by Friday morning, it'll be bad. I much anticipate this weekend, and hope everyone has a wonderful one as well!

2003.08.12 20.38

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That was pretty cool, except for the dead part.



	2003.07.01 22.30 What about the headline on the Mobile Press Register today? "Bill is a Bad Boy"



	2003.06.25 22.56 Help is wanted, needed, and deserved Tomorrow I must finish a present, make posters, and probably work on making dinner reservations. Any suggestions on where to eat the night Jason comes home will be greatly appreciated! There will be anywhere from 10 to 15 of is, so take that into consideration.



	2003.06.25 22.40 you wonder if she can uncoil Thanks to Lee and all of his hard (and tedious, I'm sure) work, I now have an icon. Thank you again, Lee! That was mighty swell of you! I feel all brand new! (well, not really, I guess)



	2003.06.22 12.55 Don't want to do my paper today. No fun! But... Bonnie's coming back tonight! Yeah! So, I'm off to N.O. with David tonight to retrieve her! I missed her tons! Then... Jason will be home next Saturday! I can hardly believe it! 6 months is way too long! I missed him so much that my heart ached! I hope everything goes well when he gets back.



	2003.06.19 13.00 Don't blow your top, baby Oh, but I so did!

2003.06.16 08.22

Thanks to the lovely Lauren, I just had to check this out whilst bored yesterday, and here is what I got:





	
	
	
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How compatible with me are YOU?

All I have to say is: is 106% possible? Guess so.



	2003.05.29 00.14 Today was nice. Got some sleep, went to a movie, and had a swell dinner with great company! I feel content. Been doing more things with my sister lately. The movie and the zoo on Monday. Although I pleaded with her to go with me and did make her go in the rain (b/c I was so determined to keep plans regardless), it was enjoyable for her too. She ate with us tonight, and even though she didn't say much (as usual when around people she doesn't know well), she did enjoy. And more contentment there. Things seem to be going well for everyone lately with a few exceptions here and there, but in general, things are good. There's some more contentment. Oh, and I have money now! Well, it was mine originally anyway, but the gov.'t left me have a little of it back. Now I can buy a little something that I've been wanting as well as something coming soon that I've also been wanting. And my car can finally get what it has been wanting, a change of transmission fluid. It's excited, I think. Too bad I have to get up a bit earlier than usual tomorrow. Ick.



	2003.04.09 23.27 dry eyes So, I'm not too good about this updating thing. Haven't had much time at all. I've pretty much gotten caught up in my classes, if only some of that time had been devoted to research for that 10 page paper... Today was pretty swell. I got to relax a bit, and I've had time to talk to people more lately. Monday night I got to talk with Thomas online for about 20 minutes or so. Talked to Bon last night, and tonight I talked to Chad for a little while. I haven't spoken to him in nearly a month which has been too long. I've really missed talking to him here lately. I need to call Emily F. as well sometime very soon. I just don't like talking on the phone all that much, but it feels nice to talk to those you haven't seen in a while. So, I think I now have my classes for this summer picked out, but I have no idea what my other class will be for fall. I need some random stuff, I guess. Then, I have 2 more to pick out for spring. Then I graduate! How swell! This summer will be hard since one of the classes I'm taking is a lab. It is 6:00PM-10:00 on Monday and Wednesday. I can't take Biology 102 since it's during other class, so after much convincing and thinking about how I must take a lab this summer, I've settled w/ geography. I think I've lost my mind, but I must get it done this summer or else I'll have to take 17 hours one of the last semesters. That's two labs too many! Blah! I hope I survive! I really need to find out if it is full term or half term. It'd be swell if it was half, but I have a gut feeling that it's the whole term. Caitlin told me that the professors are really relaxed and laid back during summer courses, so we probably won't have class until 10:00PM. That's a lovely thought! Something nice happened today. It's not that big of a deal I guess, but it's a rare occurrence. When I got home from class around 4:00PM today, I got to turn off all the phones (i.e. home, cell, and work - we were rained out and close at 5:00PM anyway, so....) and have an entire hour and a half nap with no interruptions! It was great! No phones, no people knocking on the door, no one home! I loved it! Then I got up, ate, finished homework, and since 8 or 9 I've been able to do whatever my heart desires! Okay, yeah, I should have been working on my papers, but it was just to excellent to pass up. Besides, there is absolutely nothing wrong w/ rewarding yourself! Anywho, I did a cheesy update, and it somehow oddly added to my feeling of accomplishment! -f Mood: accomplished



	2003.03.17 23.24 48 Hours so, the prez gave the ultimatum tonight. knew that was coming. i still have yet to decide how i feel about this war. it is hard to give a true and unbiased opinion when someone who is quite dear to me (and has been for over six years now)is in kuwait. there are too many point-of-views and too many standpoints to see this war from. i'm very worried now, but what is the use in that. it doesn't do anything but make me miserable. i think i'll send him a package, but i have no idea what to put in it. perhaps some cigarettes and gummy bears or those peach ring things. he loves those. any ideas? anywho, i should really be working on all the stuff i have to complete during spring break. so much for having a relaxing and fun time. just got a phone call a few hours ago. one of my great aunts is now in a coma and probably won't make it through the night. i hate it for my grandmother. she and her sister were very close. i didn't know her that well, and probably saw her maybe once a year since my parents have been married. however, it is depressing when your older relatives begin to pass away. i still have all of my grandparents, and i'm very thankful for that. this is a sad reminder that they won't be around forever. i couldn't imagine losing them ever, nor do i want to. my finger is healing nicely now. it looks much better. there's still a little numbness, but not a lot. i can almost fully extend my finger now! yeah!



	2003.03.09 23.24 last but not least..... Last night was a b'day party for me. First time I've celebrated in years. It was fun! Definitely weird to be drunk at my own house, but it was nice to not have to worry about driving home or spending the night somewhere. It makes me feel warm and fuzzy inside to see all those who drove out here to see me. It shouldn't be a big deal to do so (since I do it all the time, that is). So, for those that did, I love you and thank you dearly. You guys made my b'day swell! It made me feel really grand inside!



	2003.03.09 23.06 yep Happy Birthday to me. (well, at least for another hour)