I'd eat it!
I've been going through a sandwich phaze recently and I can't have a sandwich without some chips. Maybe I "can" but I don't want to. The deli by my apartment carries the Deep River line of chips. I know you're looking at the picture and thinking "Ooooh, Rosemary and Olive Oil, those sound yummy!". Well I'm here to tell ya they are even better than they sound.
1. (of a woman) having a pleasantly plump figure.
This is one of those amazing videos that will go viral with those of us that already have a fairly good grasp of the situation but probably wont make rounds among those that need to see it the most.
It's a video (live and animation) called "The Story of Stuff" that precisely and intelligibly describes the ins and outs our consumerist society and it's global effect.
The video is 20 minutes long but don't let that stop you from watching it! If you can't sit still for that long, you can watch it in parts by clicking the 7 chapter buttons at the top of the screen to watch that chapter or get more info on it.
It's been a couple of weeks, will my loyal 10 readers return after the interstice?
Word of the day :
in·ter·stice
1.an intervening space.
2.a small or narrow space or interval between things or parts, esp. when one of a series of alternating uniform spaces and parts: the interstices between the slats of a fence.
3.Roman Catholic Church. the interval of time that must elapse, as required by canon law, before promotion to a higher degree of orders.
4.an interval of time.
Thanks for coming back! Assuming you have. If you haven't, who needs you anyway. No really, I do need you, please come back.
Dearest Faithful Paraphernaliacs -
I am in Colombia South America for a couple of weeks so new posts will resume January 7th. Please come back then. Happy whatever you do this time of year.
Cameron
Get some hot chocolate and cookies and curl up by the fire with your kitty and listen to this awesome episode of This American Life entitled "A Very Special Sedaris Christmas". (Full episode available streaming for free). Featuring readings in front of a live studio audience from David Sedaris' book of Christmas stories, "Holidays on Ice".
Maybe wear a diaper because Julia Sweeny's reading of "Seasons Greetings to our Friends and Family!" may make you piss your pants.
OMG I love this woman! Here's Kathy Griffin's response to the "Suck it Jesus" controversy.
I would like to share a few quotations from the book I just listened to and loved, Letter to a Christan Nation. The author Sam Harris wrote a book called The End of Faith. Needless to say many religiosos were P. O.'d and they let him know it in no uncertain terms, including death threats. This book is his answer to them.
"That religion may have served some necessary function for us in the past, does not preclude the possibility that it is now the greatest impediment to our building a global civilization."
"If you think that christianity is the most direct and undefiled expression of love and compassion the world has ever seen, you do not know much about the world's other religions."
"Mahavira, the Jain patriarch, surpassed the morality of the bible in a single sentence : "Do not injure, abuse, oppress, enslave, insult, torment, torture or kill any creature or living being." Imagine how different our world might be if the Bible contained this as it's central precept. Christians have abused, oppressed, enslaved, insulted, tormented, tortured and killed people in the name of god for centuries on the basis of a theologically defensible reading of the bible. It is impossible to behave this way by adheareing to the principles of Jainism. How then can you argue that the Bible provides the clearest statement of morality the world has ever seen?"
"Consider for instance, the Human Papllioma Virus. HPV is now the most common sexually transmitted disease in the United States. The virus infects over half the American population and causes nearly 5000 women to die each year from cervical cancer. The Center for Disease Control, or CDC, estimates that more than 200,000 die world wide. We now have a vaccine for HPV that appears to be both safe and effective. The vaccine produced 100% immunity in the 6000 people that received it as part of a clinical trial. And yet Christian conservatives in our government have resisted a vaccination program on the grounds that HPV is a valuable impediment to premarital sex. These pious men and women want to preserve cervical cancer as an incentive toward abstinence. Even if it sacrifices the lives of thousands of women each year."
"The problem is that Christians like yourself are not principally concerned about teen pregnancy and the spread of diseases, that is, you are not worried about the suffering caused by sex, you are worried about sex... Reginald Finger, an evangelical member of CDC's advisory committee on immunization practices recently announced that he would consider opposing an HIV vaccine, thereby condemning millions of men and women to die unnecessarily from AIDS each year, because such a vaccine would encourage pre-marital sex by making it less risky. This is one of many points on which your religious beliefs become genuinely lethal."
and I couldn't leave this one out -
"Of course, The church's position on abortion takes no more notice of the details of biology than it does of the reality of human suffering. It has been estimated that 50% of all human conceptions end in spontaneous abortion. Usually without a woman even realizing that she was pregnant. In fact, 20% of all realized pregnancies end in miscarriage. There is an obvious truth here that cries out for acknowledgement. If god exists, he is the most prolific abortionist of all."
The theme for the week is Christmas. I'm not a huge fan so my entries will likely not be your typical Christmas fare. Since it's monday and that is supposed to be music day, here's a little ditty by the Pogues. It's a youtube video but there's not any real video, just the song playing. And since the words a bit difficult to understand, I've posted the lyrics after the jump. Ho ho ho bitches!
First of all, a big WOOT WOOT to Madge/Esther Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone for being inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. How awesome would it be if she told Jesus to suck it at her acceptance speech!? Unfortunately, I'm pretty sure she wont, I think she's moved on.
Truth or Dare was on TV the other day. I understand not everyone is as big a fan of her as us gaybos. I know she's not the best singer or dancer or most talented performer or artist. But while watching the movie the other day I realized how silly all her antics seem now and how ridiculous all the furor and controversy was that surrounded her.
Frankly, I think she deserves mucho credit. She was very vocal about the hypocrisies and dangers of the Catholic church. She stood up for free speech and artistic expression (regardless of content) when MAJOR forces were trying their best to shut her up. When her drive and ambition rubbed people the wrong way, she was labeled a bitch; she pointed out that when a man is decisive and demanding he's venerated and respected instead of insulted. She talked about AIDS compassionately when it was taboo and feared. She unapologetically expressed her sexuality - when her Playboy pictures surfaced, she said "So what?" and that was the end of the drama.
She was also one of the first people in my, albeit limited, world to promote a positive image of homosexuality. It made a huge impact on me even though I wouldn't be coming out until about 3 or 4 years after the movie came out (as Lady Raptastic would say "Do not judge."). Her experimenting with gender rolls and fluid sexual orientation was revolutionary.
I could go on and on. But I wont. I'm just going to highly recommend netflixing Truth or Dare and then shut up.
