Your subtlety lacks finesse. Either it is, or it isn’t.
And, we know it is.
But it is incomplete, isn’t it. What is it that was left out or held back?
Well, let me remind you.
Fear at all hours of the day and night. And, I couldn’t breathe without suggesting abandon, so I suffocated from repression. Then, managing the never ending time spent attempting to quell your irrational needs killed me. It was never enough, the time, the attention, the truth, so I finally caved. Yet, the debate continued. And, you couldn’t stop me or make me change my mind, and that infuriated you. But, instead of pushing so hard you would have been better off just killing time.
But, I relent and you suffer delusion and sometimes it was the other way around.
It was like this; there, assembled from misery, denial and frustration, we produced an alternate reality. Can we just admit that it was unnatural? Not quite forced, but awfully close. If so, then we’ll leave it at that.
In the end, it was finished. I’m surprised we held out as long as we did.
And yes, “it was grand, and we have the pictures to prove it.”
Now it’s just shit and we are both shoveling.
p.s. while hiding beneath the window, crying.
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I have no idea why I'm up so fucking early! I must be sick...
SDock, I always wanted an alarm clock that would scream, "Get the fuck up, you lazy bitch!", but I haven't been able to find one...
Also, may I suggest a few things that may help you get through your workdays? They may sound trivial, but I always found that them helpful me.
One is to walk during your breaks. Walking is great exercise and can help your mood greatly!
The other is: Every hour, on the hour, just remind yourself, "They just paid me $ for that shit." That one helps the most, I think!
I must be sick... Must go back to bed...
Hi, guys!
Today is Tropic Thunder Tuesday! So rent it and give yourself a laugh this evening. :)
Also, it's a year since Calaf became Calaf on here. I don't know why that date sticks out in my mind but it does. ^_^
Well, I have lots to do today, one of which is getting the dogs to the vet for their shots and stuff. Fun. >_<
But I'll be popping in and out of here once I'm done shopping and whatever else it was I had to do today.
Have a good one everybody!
good morning
♥♥
MORNING ERRBODY!
Morning Mayo!
Wazzup? Heh? Heh? If you haven't seen Tropic Thunder you must go buy it today. You must. It's like life or death, dude. Don't question me on this. Just do it. Okay? Okay. ^_^
SS,
You, too. You know this, man! Don't be trippin'!
Miss you. Just wanted to let you know that. I mean, I'm sure you know we all miss you when you aren't here but I still like saying it every now and then just in case you might forget. Yeah. Shut up. ^_~
Have a great day errbody!
30 years ago today
913 people died, 276 of them children.
Jonestown
They were promised utopia
but delivered into the hands of hell
Posted by bretticus25
All you need is one man, preaching hope and change, get some people to tell others how great he is, and you get a powerful man. I think that some people have the need to be led, and are naturally sheepish. I won't be drinking the punch anytime soon.
Watch out for those oh so charismatic leaders.
Kool aide or punch. I'm not drinking either. I didn't even take the cup.
from the movie - so sad
the real thing - sadder
:(
Wow... Was Jonestown really 30 years ago? Time does fly...
What do you think will happen on December 1st if Barrack Obama cannot provide the Supreme Court of the United States with a valid birth certificate proving he his a legal U.S. citizen?
What do you think the extent of social and civil unrest will be? What about the political ramifications?
Should be practice saying President Biden?
kaybugs wrote
It seems like they could produce a bona fide birth certificate in the time it takes to tell us it is “just garbage”.
TRS wrote
President-elect Obama is a myth! The United States Supreme Court will ultimately determine if (1) he is or (2) he is not a constitutionally qualified citizen to be sworn in as our next President. It would appear President-elect Obama has knowingly perpetuated a total hoax on the United States, the good citizens of our great country, the United States Senate, the Illinois State Senate and the Illinois State Bar by filing certain false and/or inaccurate documents and further swearing under penalties of perjury that he is a natural-born citizen of the United States. Per his Illinois Bar application, he falsely swore under oath that he had never used or been known by any other name. Being legally adopted by his mother’s second husband, an Indonesian citizen, he used his adopted father’s surname while attending school in Indonesia. Further, he was travelling during the 1980s to Pakistan and other foreign countries under his “Indonesian” passport under his adopted name. President-elect Obama will never be sworn in as President of the United States, will likely lose his Illinois law license and face numerous federal and state criminal charges. Blind ambition will do one in every time…
Bob Velon wrote
It appears people are confused about his having a certification of live birth. That is not a birth cerificate. Please read the rest of this and then draw your own conclusions.
These are the facts I was able to ascertain from worldnetdaily. This
makes a very good argument and valid reasons for not only a lawsuit but for him to produce his birth certificate to end all of this
speculation. I am coming to the conclusion he does not have a birth
certificate from Hawaii..
The governor’s office in Hawaii said he had a valid certificate but
rejected requests for access and left ambiguous its origin – leaving some to wonder if the certificate on file with the Department of Health
indicates a Hawaiian birth or whether it was generated after the Obama
family registered a Kenyan birth in Hawaii.
The Obama campaign posted a certification of live birth, a document stating the baby was born on Aug. 4, 1961. However, according to the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, there is a difference between the two documents. A certification of live birth is not an authentication of Hawaiian birth, and critics say the procedure could have allowed Obama’s mother to have the baby elsewhere, return to the U.S. and obtain the document in Hawaii.
Hawaii Revised Statute 338-178 allows registration of birth in Hawaii for a child that was born outside of Hawaii to parents who, for a year preceding the child’s birth, claimed Hawaii as their place of residence,” the document said. “The only way to know where Senator Obama was actually born is to view Senator Obama’s original birth certificate from 1961 that shows the name of the hospital and the name and signature of the doctor that delivered him.”
Oh, dear God.
I'm just glad he won. That's all I have to say about that discussion.
Yay for Obama! ^_^
You're just glad he won, Smoke. Even if he is not a legal U.S. citizen. Even if he has lied all along?
The Supreme Court of the United States may disagree with you if they don't receive the information they have requested.
Maybe so, but I'd still vote for him again.
And, I will say that the way alot of Southerners have acted about the whole thing makes me sick to my stomach. Makes me sad and angry, really. To know that people in this day and time can still be that ignorant.
What happens if the supreme court decide to declare the election invalid because he can't provide legal documentation?
Who will the electoral college then certify as the next president of the U.S?
Ignorant how, Smoke? You do realise that people who voted for John McCain had reasons as valid as yours were for voting for Obama.
This is not some made up story. This is happening.
This has nothing to do with John McCain. He won't get to be president no matter what the supreme court decides. The most likely to be named president would be Biden. He would then have to appoint a new vice president.
You are exactly right. But voting for McCain simply because you don't want to see an African-American man as President is not a valid reason in my opinion.
That's just me though.
That's the ignorance I'm talking about.
And really, I'm not much for discussing politics so maybe someone will be here shortly to discuss it with you. :)
Damn that was me. Stupid mouse. >.<
Welp, later folks!
It's back to work for me.
...then to open your mouth and remove any doubt
Smoke said...
You are exactly right. But voting for McCain simply because you don't want to see an African-American man as President is not a valid reason in my opinion.
Who are you accusing of doing that? I don't know of any southerners here who would have done such a thing. Do you?
:)
Not here-here as in Blog-here. I mean literally in the real world in the South. Why? Are you a Southerner, Anon?
Actually, it is a made up story. ^_^
It amazes me the lengths that people will go to in order to try to denigrate this dude.
We can all breathe a sigh of relief that this is just another one of those things. :)
Hey La Principesa! Whatchoo doin' today? i'm getting ready to take my dogs for their booster shots. Fun fun fun.
I did get Tropic Thunder already! :D
Ah, well. Anyhoo....
Like I said, back to work!
See you later, Jules! ^_^
Oh, I wanna go get it too! We should be able to watch it together! Hee-hee!
Have fun with the doggies!
Later!
Hi.
Sorry to butt into the conversation. Why does the President have to have been born in America?
That would be way too much fun!
Although you know I'd keep replaying my favorite part over and over again until you guys were annoyed. ;)
later, Smokles!
Hey GS!
I dunno why. I remember there was some question of that a few years ago when Arnold Schwarzenegger was rumored to want to run for president. O_O I totally think that people born in other countries should be allowed to be president here. But maybe that's just me.
sorry to run just a syou're getting here, but I'd better get my dogs out for a bit before putting them in the car. I'll be back later. :)
No worries, I'm not stopping myself. Work to do :(
Thanks for answering.
It's the law Gnothi. It can be changed but only if the people really want it changed. It'll take many years of dedication to the cause and hard work.
Actually, it's not made up. More lawsuits have been filed.
Guess the Supreme Court justices don't read snopes.
Kapunua said...
Actually, it is a made up story. ^_^
It amazes me the lengths that people will go to in order to try to denigrate this dude.
It amazes me the lengths anybody will go to in order to try to denigrate another person.
Here's the made up story about the imaginary lawsuits.
At this point, Supreme Court Justice David Souter’s Clerk informed Philip J. Berg, the lawyer who brought the case against Obama, that his petition for an injunction to stay the November 4th election was denied, but the Clerk also required the defendants to respond to the Writ of Certiorari (which requires the concurrence of four Justices) by December 1. At that time, Mr. Obama must present to the Court an authentic birth certificate, after which Mr. Berg will respond.
If Obama fails to do that, it is sure to inspire the skepticism of the Justices, who are unaccustomed to being defied. They will have to decide what to do about a president-elect who refuses to prove his natural-born citizenship.
“I can see a unanimous Court (en banc) decertifying the election if Obama refuses to produce his birth certificate,” says Raymond S. Kraft, an attorney and writer. “They cannot do otherwise without abandoning all credibility as guardians of the Constitution. Even the most liberal justices, however loathe they may to do this, still consider themselves guardians of the Constitution. The Court is very jealous of its power - even over presidents, even over presidents-elect.”
Also remember that on December 13, the Electoral College meets to casts its votes. If it has been determined that Mr. Obama is an illegal alien and therefore ineligible to become President of the United States, the Electors will be duty-bound to honor the Constitution.
Anon I really think you should read this story as well. And just because someone files a lawsuit it doesn't mean that the reasons behind the lawsuit are true.
Posted June 12, 2008 2:59 PM
The Swamp
By John Crewdson
Just when you thought it was safe to turn on the TV......
It took some weeks to settle the ultimately irrelevant and immaterial question of whether Arizona Sen. John McCain, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, was eligible to become president. Irrelevant and immaterial because, should McCain win the election, can you imagine the courts invalidating his triumph by declaring him constitutionally ineligible to hold the office to which he had just been elected? Been down that road, as I recall.
Nevertheless, senators from both parties (Patrick Leahy and Tom Coburn) and constitutional scholars of the left and right (Lawrence Tribe and Theodore Olsen) examined the law and the facts and announced that McCain, who was born to American parents in a U.S. naval hospital in the U.S.-administered Panama Canal Zone, met the Second Amendment's requirement that a president must be a "natural-born citizen."
The Constitution doesn't define "natural-born citizen;" as generations of jurists have pointed out, much of that document's brilliance lies in its ambiguity. But a little research showed that the question had actually been asked and answered way back in 1790, when the very first Congress passed a statute declaring that "the children of citizens of the United States, that may be borne beyond sea, or out of the limits of the United States, shall be considered as natural-born citizens of the United States." The Senate unanimously passed a resolution recognizing that "John Sidney McCain III is a natural-born citizen." On to more important things.
Or so we thought.
Now making the Internet rounds is a posting questioning whether McCain's presumptive Democratic opponent, Illinois Sen. Barack Obama is a natural-born citizen and therefore constitutionally qualified to be president. I suppose it was only a matter of time.
Anyway, this particular post, whose authorship is unclear, suggests that Obama is "not legally a U.S. natural-born citizen under to the law on the books at the time of his birth...". According to the poster, if only one parent was a U.S. citizen at the time of birth, the citizen-parent "must have resided in the United States for at least ten years, at least five of which had to be after the age of 16." Obama's father, of course, was not an American citizen, having been born in Kenya. That leaves his mother, who was a natural-born citizen, but who was only 18 when Obama was born, on August 4, 1961. In the poster's opinion, Obama fails the constitutional test because his citizen-mother had not resided in the U.S. for five years after the age of 16--not old enough, at the time of Obama's birth, "to qualify her son for automatic U.S. citizenship."
Now pay strict attention, because I'm only going to explain this once: Is Barack Obama a natural-born citizen of the United States and therefore eligible to become president? The answer is yes, according to Ron Gotcher, a noted California immigration lawyer and The Swamp's resident expert on presidential eligibility.
"The poster's confusion," Gotcher writes, "is over the concepts of jus sanguinis and jus soli." Under jus sanguinis, a person's citizenship is transmitted "by the blood" - by inheritance from his or her parents or grandparents. In the United States, we recognize citizenship through parentage in a number of cases.
But it is not necessary to look to the statutes that deal with citizenship through jus sanguinis, since Senator Obama's citizenship derives from jus soli - citizenship through place of birth.
According to Gotcher, "The Fourteenth Amendment commands that "[a]ll persons born or naturalized in the United States , and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the state wherein they reside."
"This was clarified by the Civil Rights Act of April 9, 1866, which provided that 'All persons born in the United States and not subject to any foreign power are declared to be citizens of the United States.'"
"Senator Obama was born in the State of Hawaii two years after it became a state on Aug.21, 1959 As such, he acquired United States citizenship automatically at birth. While it is not necessary to go into all of the other legal errors contained in the posting (and there are many), the simple fact is that, with rare exceptions (children of diplomats), everyone born in the United States is a citizen of the United States at birth."
But what about the age of Obama's mother? Remember jus soli--citizenship through place of birth? (c'mon--there IS going to be a quiz). In that case--which happens to be Obama's case--the age of the parents has nothing to do with anything. Under jus soli even the children of illegal aliens are U.S. citizens at birth--just ask the pregnant women from Mexico near the end of their third trimester who try to sneak across the border in hopes their child will be born in a San Diego hospital and leave with a U.S. birth certificate clutched in his or her tiny hand.
Except for the children of diplomats, every child born in the U.S. is a natural-born U.S. citizen, period. The parents could be citizens themselves, could be from France, could be Coneheads. Nothing else matters. Only if the child is born OUTSIDE the United States to one citizen-parent does the issue of the parents' age, citizenship, or whatever, come into play.
"All that matters is that the child is born here, " Gotcher says. "This is the reason that you are hearing so much fuss in Congress about changing the law that grants 'birthright citizenship.'" But even such a law, however unlikely to pass, would not be retroactive. If Barack Obama wins the presidential election he can begin choosing the furniture for the Oval Office without watching for immigration agents over his shoulder
Which brings us back to the original questions if anyone would like to think about it and answer.
topic of really deep discussion said...
What do you think will happen on December 1st if Barrack Obama cannot provide the Supreme Court of the United States with a valid birth certificate proving he is a legal U.S. citizen?
What do you think the extent of social and civil unrest will be? What about the political ramifications?
Your right MJ. That's why there was an if in the question.
It is not likely to happen
but is possible.
good morning!
HI K smoke anon
FASC!!!!
thank you for the link!
It's worth it for even such a teeny snippet, though a duet....now THAT would be amazing!!
I don't think anything will happen. Because if Obama couldn't run for president the Republican party would have already used that fact and he wouldn't have run in the first place.
That is an internet rumor that some people have taken a hold of and run with. They tried to do the same thing with McCain.
and HI MJ!
It's not an internet rumor MJ. The lawsuits have been filed.
I wasn't talking about the lawsuits being an Internet rumor. I was talking about Obama not being a US citizen
ao anon what do you think would happen hypothetically if it happened?
I don't know enough about the US to male any judgement, but as it's important to you could you share your thoughts?
would it be massive civil unrest and economic disaster, or would it be dealt with more rationally?
I have to go and start some cleaning.
Anon I just don't think that the story of Obama not being a US citizen is something that could or would be swept under the rug. That is the kind of story that would make someones career.
Also don't you think Hillary would have used that to get him out of the race.
Sorry to interrupt...
Hello everyone. Can't stay but I hope you all are well.
Ergo I sent you an e-mail
Bye Bye
enjoy your cleaning MJ
I agree with thte validity, if wit was easy to find out it would have been used long before, and is it easy to file lawsuits over there? It just seems to be from hearing about people suing over really silly things we hear about
but in a similar vein to the suggested TODD from an outside perspective, Obabma has promised a lot, and has a huge expectation upon him, I wonder how long it would take people to turn if it wasn't seen to happen as quickly as they wish after he takes his place as president.
People can be awfully impatient and fickle these days
Hi elena
got it, and not a problem at all!
good luck :]
oh an have to say it hardly seems 30 years since JonesTown it was a horrific thing, and imagining what it was like is deeply disturbing
I cannot see why people would ever do that, but that is the nature of fanaticism I suppose
It's also the anniversary of the HMAS SYdney sinking off aust in the 2nd World War losing all hands, it's actual wreck was only discovered last year and explored this year. Worst wartime loss for our country.
I think there would be massive civil unrest, political upheaval and economic disaster EP. The ripples would be felt all over the world for a very long time.
Just look at the emotions expressed here
on this blog.
You and GS were the only two who took a few minutes to think about the questions. Who did not react defensively.
If it were to happen
It would be a complete disaster.
I'm afraid when it comes to American politics
the cooler heads rarely prevail.
Who gives a crap about politics. shutup
There's one of those calm, cool heads now. Hey to you.
some people do 4:31, stop being so rude
perhaps that is because we are not directly involved anon, I think people become very invested in it, when it is your own country. I don't blame them, it's a very delicate political time, and there are so many problems and he seems to be the possible solution. I just hope he IS able to make the positive changes he promised and that the pressure doesn't become overwhelming.
I could see it being a huge upheaval if anything of that kind occurred prior to or during his term
You and GS were the only two who took a few minutes to think about the questions. Who did not react defensively.
Maybe because Ergoproxy and GS are not from the USA, anon 4.27?
it's a very delicate political time, and there are so many problems and he seems to be the possible solution. I just hope he IS able to make the positive changes he promised and that the pressure doesn't become overwhelming.
We agree EP. It's a very delicate and crucial time. I'm hoping too. That the country will come together and help Obama make the positive changes he's promised. And hold him to what was promised.
Sorry EP I didn't see your reply. Well yes I agree.
hi other anon
Maybe because Ergoproxy and GS are not from the USA, anon 4.27?
November 18, 2008 4:38 PM
Maybe. Maybe they would have reacted as calmly as they did if they were from USA. I think they would have. I guess we'll never know.
no problem anon
I do like to think about hypothetcials but sometimes when people are very close to the issue it is difficult for them, whereas I tend to be able to see a lot of sides regardless of my own beliefs
Obama is a long-legged mack daddy
maybe they have a bit more emotional maturity than some
maybe they think before opening their mouths
or maybe they deploy logic and see the issue from all sides
We are in agreement again EP.
Did you ever think of becoming a politician? I think the world would be a much better place if more people like you were.
Thanks to those who responded.
Bye.
4:47
in order:
I don't think so
I tend to
and I do
but that isn't saying anyone else doesn't
who cares
thanks 4:50
and thanks for your compliment, though I don't work well under such immense pressure.
I do tend to be asked to advise, in my own life,so maybe they could give me a call if they're ever stuck ;]
I'll just work at my little circle, you never know where ripples spread
bye
obviously you don't...no problemo
just a quick pop in to say a big hello to mayo, SS, ergo and various anons!!
good to see you proncess, martha, K and GS!
have a good day at work ergo. glad you liked the link. shame it wasn't longer but all cool!!
hi to everyone else. hope you all have a fab afternoon/evening/morning!!
love to you all!
mayo and SS *hugs*
oh little plug
GO SEE "AUSTRALIA"
Baz Lurhman's new film
it was filmed in the town two up from mine :]
and it's supposed to be really good, and you see lots of our lovely country
and get to perve on Hugh Jackman
and that can't be bad!
I care.
Hi, everyone human. ^_^
Popped by to see how everyone was doing, and saw that the rabid cluster-fuck is still going on. So hi, and off I go again.
♥♥♥
0_o
HI SISM!!!!!!!!!!
nice to see you!
hi/bye Sis M!!!!!!
just before i go....
new oasis single written by liam and a tribute to john lennon, very beatles-esque, really lovely. not the official vid. worth a watch though.
nighty night blogbelieve!!
bye fasc sweet dreams!
Well done, MJ. ^_^
Hey SIS M! Hey Ergo and FASC as well.
Anon: The way you're talking here about "SOME people reacted defensively and SOME people took the time to blah blah blah and SOME people actually thought about it" etc. leads me to believe that you brought that rumor here specifically to say those exact things about some of us. I think it says more about you than it does about me.
If you don't like snopes, here is more information on politifact.com.
Just as Martha said, just because someone is filing a lawsuit doesn't mean it's true.
You're upset because I didn't have an answer to your hypothetical question? Well, you didn't answer my question yesterday; in fact most people didn't. Did I bitch and whine about "SOME people?" Nah. Because it's not that big of a deal to me.
And here's one from factcheck.
If you absolutely want to believe that Obama has tricked the entire nation and it's all going to go to hell in a few weeks, you're welcome to. But the rest of us aren't obliged to get caught up in the needless hysteria. :)
Oh, so anyway I just got back from the vet's and Sano has an anal gland infection, YAY! He absolutely sprayed the poor vet when she was poking around up there trying to see what was going on. I felt so bad. He didn't mean to do it; she just had her face right there. NOT fun, I can tell you from experience.
Well, they both are caught up on their shots and I have to watch Haku now because last year he had a really bad reaction to his shots. This could, of course, because I was taking him to The Bad Place (the hospital where I used to work) and they used really cheap vaccs and gave them to him all at once. And then laughed about him having an allergic reaction.
Yeah, I don't miss that place at all.
I'm off to work
but only half a day - yay!
have a good day
xx
maybe they weren't here yesterday kapu. maybe they heard talk about the lawsuit on the radio today and thought those were interesting questions to ask. maybe they don't claim to know what's in another person's mind to know how they will react.
Maybe THEY maybe THEY maybe THEY. Heehee.
Bye, Ergo! have a great day. :)
Just as Martha said, just because someone is filing a lawsuit doesn't mean it's true.
But the lawsuit was filed. The story is real. The story is the lawsuit and what could come from it. It is not madeup.
It is like talking
and trying to reason
with a brick wall.
Apparently it would take a T Rex ten hours to digest my body.
How long would it take a T Rex to digest your body?
(You don't have to sign up at the end; there's an option to go straight to your results.) ^_^
How much of your body could be recycled?
I got 83%.
Hi Jules,
10 hours for me too!
o_O
51%
Ooookay.
Nice! Although I don't know if that's a good thing or a bad thing.
Yeah, I dunno.
I'm playing the dog breed one. I should be pretty good at this. You'd think. O_O
Hell yeah.
I got a 90 on the dog one and I utterly failed at the candy bar one, with a 47. I just don't know my candy.
Be back later!
Me too, I'm going to go take a shower. Be back in a bit!
But voting for McCain simply because you don't want to see an African-American man as President is not a valid reason in my opinion.
And in my opinion, voting for Obama simply because he is an African-American is not a valid reason, which I know some did. Not saying you, just saying...
And may I offer my deep gratitude to Kapunau for sharing that very vivid visit to the vets...
Re: the vet, oh man, that was ugly. I felt so bad; it got in her hair and all. That stuff can shoot far.
As for voting, the only really good reason for me to vote for someone is if he or she is going to accomplish things that I think are going to bring about the most good--and in some cases, the least harm. It doesn't change my opinion of they are black, white, purple or some combination thereof. I don't care where they came from, and, to some extent (outside of how it might have changed them as a person in the present,) I don't care about what they did in the past, either.
My only concerns in any of the elections since I've been old enough to vote was who I thought was going to do the best job at preserving human rights, equal rights for all, taking care of the planet, and basically ensuring life, liberty, the pursuit of happiness and health and health care and equality. I like a candidate who is going to be good with foreign policy. My idea 'f "good" with foreign policy differs from others' ones, because I like a more intellectual and calm approach over unilateral jingoism and / or aggression.
And I also fully own that I don't get the whole "flag waving / patriotism" thing. I know that's an unpopular way to feel and always has been and probably always will be, the world over. But I don't feel any different, or special, or proud, because I was born in this place instead of a different place. But, that's just me.
I really need to wax my damn eyebrows. They are starting to get those stray little hairs that annoy me.
Oh my gosh, Le Jared:
Wow! What a crazy week. A new president-elect in Mr. Obama, fire storms in Los Angeles, the absurd $30-million EMI lawsuit alive and well, Kanye-gate, and not one but TWO MTV Awards!
Kanye, I still love you.
And thank you, but no apology necessary, although I'm sure it's appreciated by the fans who voted.
I also happen to think its pretty fucking crazy 30 Seconds to Mars actually beat out METALLICA for an MTV award. We never in million years thought that could or would happen. But this award was voted for by the fans themselves and who are we to argue with them (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImiSdAeuEMs).
The second award we won that night was for an environmentally themed video that took the band halfway around the world, ending up 200 miles north of the ARCTIC CIRCLE where we shot on ICEBERGS AND GLACIERS, something which had never been done before in a vid and I highly recommend is never attempted again (unless you like frostbite, bottomless back breaking crevasses, and cool dips in deadly icy seawater...). For us, going to the Arctic was reward enough. Getting an award for it is absolutely INSANE (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2DeqMLBNAU&feature=related). Sadly, I guess it's Global Warming's year.
We have said before that we doubt we would ever win any award at all were it not for the amazing fans we have around the world that are often allowed to participate and vote for us. It was nice to be proven wrong and to be given the award for A Beautiful Lie (http://abeautifullie.org/video_abl.aspx), which was not fan-voted.
That video changed our lives and also allowed us the excuse to launch www.abeautifullie.org. If you haven't been yet, come visit us sometime.
Overall, awards are great fun but they really say more about our fans than the band itself. It's a chance to celebrate and to thank everyone who has supported us so passionately and all those who have worked so hard on our behalf.
I love that Kanye speaks his mind. It's refreshing to see that freedom and bravery in a day where one can be condemned so quickly for what is said. And I think it says a lot about him that he apologized and did it with such humor and charm.
You're a total gentleman Mr. West. I'll call you later...
-j and the mars boys
P.S. After the awards that night we went out to celebrate and I ended up spending some time with Kanye, who I've always found really interesting and smart. He told me how much he enjoyed the video for ABL and the one with the "karate" (FY). I thought you guys would appreciate that as much as I did. :)
We love you guys!
P.P.S. Our thoughts go out to those who have lost their homes in the fires. We are surrounded by smoke, but fortunately we are safe and sound.
PROVEHITO IN ALTUM
-MARS
Jared Leto is a fucking douche.
God bless the USA!
Jared ♥
I have made Chili this evening and i'm afraid I may have made it just a wee bit on the spicy side...
Luckily, I have shredded cheese and sour cream. I hope it helps!
Bwaha! he can be a tool once in a while, but who can't? He was super nice to me the times I met him, even one time when he was all stressy and being harassed and people were picking on him and saying awful things and even making threats to him. He was so upset, you could tell, but he was still as nice as could be to me that night. I'll always have a soft spot for him.
Plus the dude has got some pipes, holy damn.
I love chili. I've been putting tumeric in everything and I love it.
I think someone needs to douche (anon at6:36) It might make you feel a little fresher.
I've become a cooking fool lately! Now that I have the time... I've also been sewing!!!! Yes, me, sewing... I made a duvet, bedskirt, throw pillow and curtains. Damn, call me June Cleaver!
Hmmm... tumeric, I haven't tried...
I also really like the issues that 30 takes on as a whole. They do their best to stand for something and they have done a lot towards helping the environment. I like that about them.
Plus, provehito in altum, how awesome is that? That's how I feel lately.
The Cleavers were flag wavers!
Well, the chili is ready, so I gotta go...
Will be back...
Blazing Hot!
Sewing is lots of fun, too. I have my granddad's old sewing kit and I use it to this day.
Tumeric is great because it has a really unique taste, and it's also so healthy.
Man, the name "Beaver Cleaver" just would so not go over the same way today.
The Huxtables were flag wavers too.
I wonder if Jared Leto is waving his flag.
Should "flag" be in quotes? ;) I kid, I kid!
..not funny
Crap! That shit was hot! I'll definitely be tweaking that recipe next time!
Poor daughter is saying she is going to take some tomorrow for lunch... Is the girl crazy?!
Mya said...
But voting for McCain simply because you don't want to see an African-American man as President is not a valid reason in my opinion.
And in my opinion, voting for Obama simply because he is an African-American is not a valid reason, which I know some did. Not saying you, just saying...
You are exactly right, Mya. Same as voting for a man because you don't want a woman in office or vice versa. That's the kind of ignorance I was talking about.
Hi everyone. :)
Good point, Smoke.
I am sicky :(
Oh no! Do you have the flu?
We have some gardeners here, right? Lemme ask a question... My Mom has some potted caladium bulbs and she's been having me email all the places to ask what is the best way to save them through the winter... Nobody has responded... So, any of you know?
I kill everything. I have no idea. :(
RW,
Are you okay? You didn't pass out, did you?
I think so, S&V.
At least I didn't almost pass out at work again today.
Ugh, RW! That is a terrible feeling! Have you been to the DR?
Nope, didn't pass out. Was a bit nauseous and dizzy again today, but only toward the end of the day, and I never felt like I was going to pass out.
*runs in and rubs feel good mojo on RW's temples*
There! You will be all better right fast like.
Oh, I'm sorry. My boss has it, too. She's already said she wouldn't be back this week.
I hope you feel better soon!
I don't have a family doctor in Toronto, Mya. I am in the process of acquiring one as we speak. If I feel that I need to see someone in the meantime, though, I'll go to a walk-in clinic. There's one not far from where I work.
Last week, I felt like I was trying to come down with a cold or sinus crap. I fixed myself some hot tea with lemon, honey, and....... garlic! Pretty bad, but I feel better!
I know nothing about plants, I'm afraid, Mya. A with S&V, I inadvertantly kill anything green. I have better luck with cats.
Awww, thank you, Solly ^_^
Maybe the caladium bulbs can't be saved and that's why I haven't received an answer?
Thank you, S&V and Mya :) I shall do my best to feel better!
Mya,
I am clueless about bulbs.
Make yourself some hot tea with lemon and honey and garlic...
Drink all that up...
Then take a shot of whiskey and go to bed!
That's what I did!
OK...
Here's my TODD for the evening...
Who has their Christmas tree already up?
Oh, RW, I'm so sorry you're feeling icky. Hope it passes soon.
Mya, here is some info on wintering caladiums.
I'm reading this fascinating thing my chiropractor told me about this morning, the Winsor autopsies. In 1921 this doctor did a ton of autopsies and he specifically looked at the nerves coming from the spinal column. Out of 221 autopsies, in 212 of them he found that whatever disease had killed the person, the nerve segment leading to that organ was twisted or shredded.
That's why I tell everyone to go to the damn chiropractor no matter what! It's not just about your back, but your whole body.
Not I, Mya.
I did see a pink and a purple tree advertised in the Big Lots circular that made me go...
o_O
Jules,
I have always heard that once you start popping you can't stop and I don't mean Pringles.
Make yourself some hot tea with lemon and honey and garlic...
Drink all that up...
Then take a shot of whiskey and go to bed!
That's what I did!
How about some lemony Neo Citrin with honey and garlic, and a shot of Baileys?
It's what I've got in the house!
Thank you, K :)
Thanks, Kapunua! I've printed it out for my Mom.
RW, I say drink it all!
I drove past a house last week, or maybe it was even longer ago than that, and the idiots have everything already up!
They had 2 trees in their house, you could see them twinkling through the windows, and all the stuff outside...
Unbelievable...
Solly, that's true. You get "addicted" to good health. Once your out of whack, you know it right away and you can feel the little changes that start going on. But I think it's better to be aware of those things so that you can take measures to fix them. :)
RW and Mya, you're welcome!
It is just too soon...
Thanksgiving hasn't even gotten here yet
Mya,
Same down here. Some people have already gone all out with the lights and the yard decorations and those crazy blow up things with the snow and whatnot.
I'm gonna go and get ready for House!
Catch ya'll later!
Feel better, RW!
I hate those blow up things... That stuff may be OK in a department store, but it looks ridiculous in somebody's yard!
House is on at 8, right? I keep forgetting and thinking it's still 0. I'd hate to miss it.
WTFFFFF Blogger is changing something again.
8, yeah Jules!
Let's hope it's less absurd than last week.
No tree until after Thanksgiving for me. :)
I need to go have my neck popped. It feels all creaky and weird.
I think I'll go see if an old movie is playing on AMC or TNT or something. I'm in that kind of mood...
Wait, what? What are they doing? O_O
STOP IT BLOGGER! STOP IT!
RW, Hope you get to feeling better soon!
See you guys later!
Thanks, Solly ^_^
Bye!
Bye Mya!
Thank you, Mya :)
Have a good night!
Hi, BC :)
I must squeeze you from a distance. I don't want to give you my plague!
Hi RW *squeezes RW from a distance*
Are you sick? :(
OMG. My husband is making me watch License to Drive. O_O
I'll see you guys later!!!
If I don't talk to you anymore tonight, I hope you feel better soon, RW!
Hi and bye smokie
Thank you, S&V :)
Have a good night!
I think I have the flu, BC.
I am off to have a hot baff. Back shortly...
Poor RW. Don't forget to get lots of rest and fluids *squeeze*
Enjoy your baff :)
Back :)
Have you taken anything for the flu yet RW?
I popped a couple of extra-strength headache pills when I got home. BC. Now I'm going to have a mug of Neo Citrin flu medicine. It usually helps. The baff also helped.
That's good RW.
How was your day?
It was pretty good, thank you, BC :) We have finished the grey wool jackets at work. We are not onto grey wool skirts.
How was your day?
*now onto grey wool skirts
My hands are cold!
Someone blow on them!
Mayoooooooooooo!
10:01? I wanted to say hello.
Poor Solly :(
Hi there anon. My day was okay RW. I'm eating some pizza at the moment :)
Hi there BC. I wish I had pizza. What kind?
I'll be happy to offer you some, anon. I have pepperoni and supreme with the peppers and stuff.
Thanks! Sounds great but my favorite would have to be Mediteranean.
Sorry, Bc. I was off filling in a form to become a patient at a medical centre near where I live. I won't know for a few weeks whether or not I am accepted as a new patient there.
Hi Solly & anon :)
I'm kind of having really bad stomach pains right now so I should be going. Night all. 10:01 I guess I will catch you later!
Well, House wasn't as preposterous as it was last week; it was almost like old episodes. It was pretty good.
But I guarantee you next week's one is going to be really stupid! I still love it, though.
How hot was House when he was all "What...did...you...do?" Heehee.
Oh hello and bye RW!
Hi RW, BC, Anon(s)!
Jules,
Agreed about next week!
Bye, anon :)
Feel better!
Hi solly. Take care anon
Will you be my doctor, K, when you've graduated?
Right? It's going to be crazy. I understand they're trying to do more intense things and all, but if they want to do that they can switch up the formula they always use instead of making it unmistakably ridiculous.
I'm trying to like Fringe because that one guy is sort of cute, and I liked last week's, sort of, but I don't know, it's just not gripping me.
You bet I will, RW!
let's see
Aw you beat me RW ^_^
Thanks, K! ^_^
I'm quick and sickly tonight, BC!
Jules,
Are you talking about the Dawson's Creek dude?
*giggles*
I've never watched Fringe.
RW,
Jules is going to be my doc too.
WTF? Why does my dvr always cut off before the previews? >.<
So, what's supposed to happen next week?
I'll be all you guys's doc. I hope I don't kill you all. ;)
I dunno if he's on Dawson's Creek 'cause I never saw that show. But he's the one who plays the son of the crazy scientist and he does cute and smartass really well. ;)
Don't you hate it when you have something that you are trying to write or say or do and you can't focus and keeps nagging at you and feels like a knot in your stomach and makes you want to vomit?
Don't you hate that feeling?
I do, but I don't.
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