Vulgar usernames

I am far from being a prude, but some usernames are ridiculous.  Usernames are basically the name people on that part of the internet know you and you really want them to just think of you as Dr. Largecock?  Seriously?  I just don't understand why people pick names referencing the size of their anatomy or some sexual act.

Cool story bro

This has to be the funniest coming out story I've ever read:

I came out to my dad a few weeks ago, the last person I felt I had to tell, we were watching tv and there was something about a possible explanation(scientifically) for gay men that said something about the younger brother is most commonly gay etc…so after the story…

Dad: I wonder if that’s true…for this family ~looked at me and raised an eyebrow~

me: yeah, it is.

Dad: THAT’S GREAT NEWS!!! ~goes into kitchen and gets my stepmum & brothers~ Sam just told me he’s gay!

Me:~facepalm~

Dad: ~sits next to me and speaking sorta quietly, but still loud enough to be heard by EVERYONE~ I know that your not old enough to go to sex shops…

Me: Oh god no!

~Family looks horrified~

Dad: so did you want me to get you any… toys… or anything, like a dildo or (i interupt)

Me: I’M OUT! ~making a run for the door~

Dad: ~calling after me~ You’ll need practise or it’ll hurt like hell!!

So, i have been scarred for life by that horrifying horrifying 5 minutes…in fact i kinda wished he was a little more homophobic…

 http://whenicameout.tumblr.com/post/1670603561/my-dad

Random video

This may be one of the greatest commercial ever:

What. The. Fuck?

We first told you about Britney Campbell of San Francisco in March -- she's the eight-year-old aspiring pageant queen already dabbling in Botox and virgin waxes, courtesy of her mom, Kerry. The pair appeared on Thursday's "Good Morning America" to talk about the extreme beauty regimen with Lara Spencer. 

Spencer asked Britney questions worthy of a horrifying "Law & Order: SVU" episode: can you show me where you do it? Can you point on your face? Of the Botox, Britney remarked, "It hurt sometimes, but I get used to it," and of the waxing, "It was super, super hard to deal with that...I just don't think it's ladylike to have hair on your legs," however adding that she won't do it again. At least not for a while.

 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/05/12/8-year-old-botox-britney-campbell_n_860947.html?ref=fb&src=sp#sb=687813,b=facebook

Full video of the interview is included in the article.

A mother is injecting a controlled substance (that is know to be dangerous if improperly used) into her eight year old daughter's face to deal with wrinkles.  Wrinkles.  On an eight year old.  She shows zero remorse and no self doubt about her decision to endanger the well being of her daughter.  And her reasoning for doing this?  The pageant world is hard.  Really?

I feel so sorry for this poor girl.  Her self image and possibly her health are going to be so screwed up when she gets older.

Though perhaps the scariest part of this whole situation, is that this mom is probably right when she says other moms do it.  A lot of pride is on the line in these child beauty pageants (which in and of itself is really fucked up).  I don't doubt for a second that many pageant moms would do this if given half a chance.

Sagas of Aether

This is the overarching title to my fantasy series.  Pretty much all my written work will bear the title, Sagas of Aether, and then a unique subtitle for each individual saga.  Since they take place in the same world, the stories will have an influence on each other, but I'll make sure that each saga is also a self-contained story.  Thus you don't need to have read the previous one, to know what's going on.

Aether (pronounced: A-ther) is the name of the world where my written stories take place.  There are five continents; Xen, Glacialis, Cadus, Anders, and Ora (I will go over each one in future posts).  There are three humanoid races; humans, elves and dark elves (same as continents, will go over them in future posts).  The technology is about the same as Europe during the fall of the Western Roman Empire.

Lack of updates

Ladies and non-ladies, I apologize for the lack of updates over the last couple of weeks.  There's several posts I've been meaning to make, but keep putting it off.  Regular updates will continue again soon.

A sign of the apocalypse...

I present, the bacon sundae.

That isn't photoshopped.  It's quite real and sold at a major restaurant here in the US.  More specifically, at Denny's.  It's ice cream, bacon and maple syrup.  Who in their right mind would decide to combine meat and ice cream?  This is either a sign of the apocalypse or a sign that Cthulhu is now a part owner of Denny's.

Initialisms are not words!

In the latest edition of the Oxford English Dictionary, some text speak have made their way into being recognized as words.  Including lol, omg, and <3 (as in a heart, for example I <3 NY).

OMG! It is no longer a just a teenage expression, but officially a word found in the dictionary.

"FYI" (for your information), "LOL" (laughing out loud) and "OMG" (oh my god) are all now formally recognized by the Oxford English Dictionary, one of the world's principal English-language dictionaries.

These terms may have resulted from the character limits in texts and tweets, but have since been adopted as commonly used expressions in everyday speech and print.

http://www.cnn.com/2011/LIVING/03/25/oxford.new.words/index.html

First off, commonly used in print and speech?  Okay, so fyi has been used in speech for a long time.  But do people really say l-o-l or o-m-g when talking to others?  Wait, on second thought, don't answer that.

Anyways, back on topic, initialisms are not words.  They're a string of initials used to represent a phrase.  And a phrase can't count as a single word.  If these initialisms have been made words, then so should FBI, MRI, PHD, and LED.

Though as a side note, one could make a good argument for recognizing <3 as a word.  In their most basic form, words are simply symbols used to express thoughts.  And the first written languages (like in Egypt), using drawings as words.  Also, Eastern Asia still uses special symbols to represent words.  So at least that has some precedence and logic to it.

Politician blames 11yr old girl for getting raped.

"There was an article about an 11 year old girl who was gangraped in Texas by 18 young men because she was dressed like a 21-year-old prostitute," Passidomo declared.

"And her parents let her attend school like that. And I think it’s incumbent upon us to create some areas where students can be safe in school and show up in proper attire so what happened in Texas doesn’t happen to our students," she added.

 http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/03/16/republican-lawmaker-blames-11-year-old-victim-of-alleged-gang-rape/

So to any woman out there that reads this and was molested as a preteen/child, it wouldn't have happened if you didn't dress like a slut.  What were you and your parents thinking?  Oh and I love that the men who did it have supporters claiming it was consensual sex and that she's just slutty.  You know because, if it's consensual, then it's ok for an adult to have sex with an eleven year old girl.

May these men rot in a small cell for the rest of their lives.  And may each of them get a giant cell mate who thinks they have "purdy mouths."

Wide World of Humanity: Ep.7

Video of the week

This week I present one of JFK's finest moments.  His speech on the separation of church and state.

Sadly, I think if someone said that nowadays, they'd probably lose their election bid.

Fuck Dr. Phil

A mother named Robby wrote to Dr. Phil worried about her 5-year-old son’s love of Barbie dolls and clothing for girls.  (There’s some irony in a woman with a man’s name asking about gender-appropriate toys, don’t you think?)  Dr. Phil responded via his website that her son’s behavior is “not unusual,” nor is it “a precursor to your son being gay.”

He then recommends that Robby direct her son “in an unconfusing way.”  He says, “Don’t buy him Barbie dolls or girl’s clothes.  You don’t want to do things that seem to support the confusion at this stage of the game.  Take the girl things away, and buy him boy toys.”

 http://blogs.babble.com/strollerderby/2011/02/07/dr-phil/

Seriously, what the hell?  Gods forbid you son has any interest in something you consider girly.  If you allow that, then he'll become a sissy.  Or worse.  He may catch, "the gay."  To insure that he grows up to be a typical alpha male with no hint of same sex attraction, you must keep him away from Barbie dolls.  His future depends on it. [/sarcasm]

Honestly, aren't there more important things for parents to be worried about?  So what if you son is girly.  Big deal.

Video of the week

Wheel of morality spin, spin, spin.  Tell us the lesson we shall learn today.

Super Bowl Sunday (part 2)

It's over and the Steelers lose!  I am a very happy girl right now. :)

Super Bowl Sunday (part 1)

The big day is here folks.  In a few short hours the biggest sporting event of the year will begin.  The Steelers go against the Green Bay Packers.  I predict, Green Bay will win.  At least I really hope they do.  As a Ravens fan, nothing will make me happier today, than seeing the Steelers getting crushed. :)

Video of the Week

I present, the power of positive thinking.

Best Let's Players

For those of you that don't know, Let's Play (or lp for short) is a genre of internet video.  People record their game footage (from various different game) and their commentary while playing the game.  For my fellow nerds out there, think of this as like Mystery Science Theater 3000, just with games instead of movies.  Here are my personal favorite lpers:

Kikoskia:
http://www.youtube.com/user/Kikoskia

Toegoff:
http://www.youtube.com/user/Toegoff

Corona:
http://www.youtube.com/user/corona180

DavetheUsher:
http://www.youtube.com/user/DavetheUsher

Deceased Crab:
http://www.youtube.com/user/DeceasedCrab

HypersonicX2
http://www.youtube.com/user/HyperSonicX2

IamtheCarnage
http://www.youtube.com/user/IAmTheCarnage

Mangaminx
http://www.youtube.com/user/Mangaminx

Psycho Snake
http://www.youtube.com/user/pyschadelicsnake

Scottish Duck:
http://www.youtube.com/user/ScottishDuck17

Wide World of Humanity: Episode 6

Random picture

Just because I felt like posting it.

Video of the Week

Yeah, I know it's late this week.  I present, Hey There Cthulu.

Video of the Week

The Rock: This is your life!

Part two can be found here::
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aljk4lTuYS8&feature=related

Even if you aren't a wrestling fan, this segment is just awesome.

Michele Bachmann on intelligence committee

Ok, I get the fact that right now, the intelligence committee is under republican control.  Which of course means that only republicans will probably be in it.  But...

Twenty four hours into his post as Speaker of the House, John Boehner has thrown a bone to the Tea Party (as well as every comedian and satirist in the country) by naming Michelle Bachmann to the National Intelligence committee.  Famous for her over-the-top rants about Republican purity tests and Communist witch-hunts, Bachmann has provided a litany of factually incorrect sound-bites, and intellectually dishonest (or simply downright stupid) press releases.

 http://newsjunkiepost.com/2011/01/06/michelle-bachmann-named-to-intelligence-committee-seriously-stop-laughing/

Seriously?  Michele "The media should investigate which officials are pro or anti American" Bachmann?  What.  The.  Hell.  I can even understand wanting to throw bone to the tea-baggers, but at least pick someone who has a hint of sanity.  Sigh.  If nothing else, the next few years should be interesting...