This too, shall pass.......

not entirely sure whether I'll end up actually activating this thing again, but with LJ's recent bullshittery (hush) I wanted to move away from there without losing everything so here I am. I'll be moving my old craft LJ here, too.

I tried to Snope this, but couldn't find anything on it. If you can, please let me know.

If, however, this is true, then please do what you can to get the word out and. Get. This. Changed.

http://hopelessly-romantic-cynic.tumblr.com/post/1587224253/tell-north-carolina-to-overturn-decision-legalizing

It has come to my attention that under a 1979 North Carolina Supreme Court ruling, someone who begins to have sex can at no time during intercourse make the decision to stop. Even physically restraining the non-consenting partner, causing injuries, does not qualify the act as rape.

In effect, this decision legalizes rape.

This egregious violation of human rights and bodily integrity must be ended immediately. Rape survivors already face major obstacles to prosecuting their rapists, but to dismiss cases by saying that under law a woman has no right to withdraw consent creates a new level of injustice.

The victim’s father in the case that brought this ruling to light has been in contact with you, not to ask that his daughter’s case be reopened, but simply to make certain that, in the future, no other women will have to go through having their rape called consensual sex under this court precedent.

Please introduce legislation clarifying that rape occurs in any situation in which penetration/intercourse occurs without consent, whether or not there was initial consent to any act.

Please click to petition and sign. Re-blog also, please. I can’t even.

I have Tumblr followers who live in North Carolina. I know who you are and to an extent where you live (in which state you live, that is).

Ugh…why does my beloved NC have to be so ass-backwards sometimes? 

Sign, reblog. 

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I don't have Tumblr myself, and don't know how to use that site, which is why I posted the link, too. Please go from there, rather than my LJ.

happy birthday, ellinoora!!

Merry Christmas everyone!

Woot, Trojans won! Which means that we'll be rooting for Missouri (sorry, fritzsmomma!), and hoping for a BCS upset.

Wow... Beth, Danny and Kayden showed up way later than I anticipated. And Trina was later still. So now I'm left with a ton of food (I don't even know how the drumsticks turned out, because we ate so late with the rest of the stuff ((soup turned out great, as did the nachos)), and I'm about to head to bed). At least I won't have to worry about cooking any time soon? The brownies turned out good, too, so I'm glad for that.
We watched the game for a while, but everyone wanted to play Rockstar, so we switched to that instead. My voice is kinda scratchy right now lol. I was designated to the mic, though Danny and Beth both had a go, too. I did drums for a bit, as well. Apparently though, no one understands how I'm able to do as well on drums and singing lol. Which is very funny to me, because I don't feel I do well at all! Ah well.
Kayden hadn't had a nap yet, so they ended up leaving early (about an hour ago). Trina stayed long enough to get a brownie lol.

As I said, I'm about to head to bed, after I check LJ and e-mail and stuff. Hopefully I can sleep! I've been having headache issues off and on all day, which sucks, but at least it didn't become a migraine. I'm hoping it won't, either! I'm exhausted though..... I got all the dishes done (for all of the 2  hours that that lasted for -_-), the laundry taken care of and the last of the trash out the door. I've been a very busy beaver these last few days! Tomorrow, I intend on doing... nothing. Knit maybe, go online probably. But aside from that, nada! I've earned a rest lol.

I think Dustin had a good day. I asked him and he smiled and said it was ok, but he still doesn't like birthdays lol (coming from him, that means he had a good time).

Oh, minor addendum to the plans for tomorrow. Danny and Beth said they might come over again and play Wii. But that's fun stuff, so that's ok ^_~

Oh my God, people. Seriously! Patience is a virtue... and apparently it can save lives too. Poor guy...no bargain is worth this.

11November08

A veteran is someone who, at one point in his life,

wrote a blank check made payable to 'The United States of America'

for an amount of 'up to and including my life.'

That is Honor, and there are way too many people

in this country who no longer understand it.'




repost this if you have veterans in your life who deserve more from our government.

There are a lot of things hurting us right now, but that's not one of them.

Copy this sentence into your LiveJournal if you're in a heterosexual marriage, and you don't want it "protected" by the bigots who think that gay marriage hurts it somehow.

I think they made their point.....

(turn on the sound, too)


Don't you?