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2007 17 April :: 5.58pm
:: Mood: stagnant
:: Music: The Killers - When You Were Young
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Is this what it feels like to be stuck? Like birds who have their wings clipped? Cats with cones so they can't scratch their own ears. Little girls with henna in their clenched fists, wrapped in a cloth, who can't touch or hold anything. Amputees. A paralyzed man who can't get his legs to move no matter how hard he tries. Infertile couples who can't have a baby no matter how hard they try.
This is what it must feel like to have all the money in the world and be stuck on a desert island. To have an electric coffee maker and no where to plug it. To paint a masterpiece in your head and not have any paper to put it down on. This is what mute singers must feel like.
I'm a photographer without a camera. A camera without film. Or film without a camera. A roll of film that will never ever be developed.
A developed roll of film that will never see an enlarger or be seen in a photograph.
Yes, I think that was it. A developed roll of film that will never be seen in a photograph.
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2007 3 April :: 11.13am
:: Music: if anyone know whos sings this song or what it's called, i'd love to know
Because you came to me
with all I dreamed could be
I can live again
with no regrets for dreams that died
before you came
Because I loved you more
than words could ever say
I can touch those stars
that seemed so very far away
before you came
(chorus)
There's a world for us to find
far beyong the rainbow's (light/line?)
with new horizons everyday
and love to guide us all the way
eternally
eternally
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2007 25 March :: 12.21pm
:: Music: Interpol - Public Pervert
Attention Lorenzo Van Tango and Dr. Osev!
We, the young Fillon couple, cordially invite you to join us in the Phililppines over the summer. Jay has agreed to be our tour guide, and has kindly suggested I invite my "Joes" (which is pinoy slang for "Americans" apparently).
I know it's kinda out there, but I'd love for you guys to come. Jay is going to be pretty busy with the band, and I'll be working as the photographer only during the actual concerts. I'd love for you guys to be with me during my first visit there. It would mean a lot. Obviously, I understand that you all have plans for the summer, and Danielle is a working stiff now and Laurence has a lot on his plate with graduation and surgery. But know that the invitation is open. *goofy grin*
the makings of a sci-fi movie
but every sci-fi movie has some scary element of truth:
"Curing" homosexuality in the womb.
By William Saletan
Some conservative Christian leaders are endorsing prenatal treatment to prevent homosexuality. Rev. Albert Mohler Jr., president of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, writes, "If a biological basis is found, and if a prenatal test is then developed, and if a successful treatment to reverse the sexual orientation to heterosexual is ever developed, we would support its use as we should unapologetically support the use of any appropriate means to avoid sexual temptation and the inevitable effects of sin." In an AP interview, Mohler says this would be morally no different from curing fetal blindness or any other "medical problem." A leading Catholic thinker agrees: "Same-sex activity is considered disordered. If there are ways of detecting diseases or disorders of children in the womb, and a way of treating them that respected the dignity of the child and mother, it would be a wonderful advancement of science." Conservative reaction to Mohler: How dare you suggest homosexuality is biological. Gay reaction: How dare you say it's still wrong even if it's biological. Mohler's clarifications: 1) I oppose genetic, as opposed to hormonal, intervention in the fetus. 2) I'm trying to head off something worse and more plausible: abortions of gay fetuses.
so there is this radio station down in new orleans that plays amazing music. for about an hour and a half i didnt hear one bad song. all i heard was nirvana, bush, SP, RHCP and STP....it was amazing
I don't remember how to hyperlink and don't have time to look it up right now, so just copy and paste...it's hilarious, the last couple paragraphs are my favorite.
1. highlight of the day - a fellow camp counselor IM's me with "i have a story to tell you" - this results in her telling me about unclogging a toilet that had the biggest turd she had ever seen in her life in it. you probably think its sick, but as a camp counselor, its hilarious.
2. one of the admissions reps gave me a packet of tea today because i was commenting the other day on how good it smelled when i walked into her office. so she gives it to me, and i put it in my pocket (its in a small package). i then walk towards the desk i work at and one of my friends goes "do you have a condom in your pocket?" and my immediate response was "why the hell would i need a condom??" to which he replies "true". haha, i love talking before i think sometimes.
like most of my witty, cynical entries, this is from slate.com:
A U.N. scientific report says the best-case scenario for global warming is already catastrophic. Calculations: 1) By 2100, at projected gas-production rates, temperatures will rise 3.5 to 8 degrees, with a significant chance of an even greater increase. 2) Sea level will rise 7 to 23 inches and will keep rising for 1,000 years, with historical evidence that levels could end up 20 feet higher than today. 3) Arid, subtropical countries will lose another 20 percent of their rainfall, exacerbating drought. 4) All of this is happening because of industry. Idealistic view: Finally, we see the threat and are mobilizing to save our planet. Cynical view: Last one out, turn off the air conditioner.