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[Mar. 13th, 2006|06:24 pm] |
God I'm tired...
Had a bout of insomnia last night...I've had trouble sleeping, on and off, for the past 6 months...I'll be find for a few weeks, and it's usually on the nights transitioning from Sunday to Monday that I end up not getting to sleep at all, or just getting some extremely light sleep...I don't even know why, because I thought that working out would help that issue...I can't complain too much, because before I even started exercising, I had more problems with that...I just don't know what my issue is...it could be my exam coming tomorrow...it's going to be 150 questions, but I feel fine about it...there may be just a touch of anxiety though, so I can't discount that as a cause for my issues...Ricky had this issue last night too, only he blamed it on the cold night we had here...it was so cold, there was a coat of ice on my car this morning...I felt bad for him because instead of trying to sleep anymore, he just decided to stay up and play on PokerStars for a while...if I knew, I would've joined him :P
I studied a shitload today for that exam though...I feel pretty well prepared right now...I think I'll be able to perform well...but now, I'm gonna go knock the fuck out before I do a faceplant on my keyboard :P |
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[Dec. 24th, 2005|10:05 pm] |
That's a nice lil pic of the ring that Ricky gave me on Thursday...it's my early Xmas present because I gave him his gift on Wednesday, which was a cymbal that he needed for his drumset...I was completely blown away by his gift because nobody has done anything like that for me before...it's not an engagement ring, but I would think that things are pretty well cemented by this gift...I still think it's unbelievable, and he didn't have to do that...I'm not good at receiving presents in the first place, but receiving things like this makes me feel guilt, because I know he had to save quite a bit to get this...I don't feel like I deserve it, but I'm thoroughly grateful...
I want to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and I hope that everyone gets what they want...I also want to thank ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) ohmyohmy and moonchild30 for their Christmas cards...it's always nice to be thought of, and I really do appreciate it!
Blessings to everyone! |
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[Sep. 2nd, 2005|09:43 pm] |
This is my response to anyone who is supporting President Bush at this time.
Hurricane Katrina has just devastated the lives of thousands of Americans who have been living in one of the most beautiful cities in the United States, New Orleans. Americans, who were living day by day, without some of the comforts that many of us enjoy and take for granted. The majority of these victims were waiting on government aid to come through so that they could take care of their families and make a decent life for themselves with what little they had. All of that was brutally taken away from them, and suddenly they have nothing to their name. This is unfair, and they are being insulted by the inefficiency of their own government.
The one thing that I keep firmly in mind when I see the pictures of the victims crammed into the Convention Center and being transferred to other areas is that THESE ARE AMERICANS!!! These or OUR OWN PEOPLE!!! We have an obligation to protect our own home and those that reside in it. If anyone calls themselves an American, it is because they know that there is a price that you must pay for that privilege. Our President has the duty and the HONOR to uphold those values and come to the aid of those citizens that desperately need help. Instead of allocating funds IMMEDIATELY towards relief efforts, and instead of sending our troops to these devastated areas to aid in their rescue and recovery, all I have seen is the audacity that our President has to continue to defend the war in Iraq. When asked by a reporter why he has not taken funding and efforts away from the war and into helping the hurricane victims, his response was that we still had to continue our "War on Terror." This phrase has irritated me many times before, but now I am thoroughly infuriated. From the moment that President George Bush was initially elected into office, I had stated to several people that the first thing he would do was to attack Iraq. His motivation would be revenge and greed. What better way to motivate Americans to agree with his war efforts against Sadaam Hussain than to say that Sadaam was to blame for the events of September 11th? We attacked a country was completely outside of the realm of September 11th. We have Sadaam in captivity, but I have yet to see the capture of Osama Bin Laden and the annihilation of Al Queda. I see innocent American soldiers fighting an unnecessary and futile war and dying daily in great numbers. And now, I see people on our own soil dying deaths that no one should have to endure. And, thus far, it has been the American citizens, by their own means, that have stepped up to the plate to help. This should speak loudly and clearly as to what the interests of this current government are.
Concerning our current petroleum situation, I sincerely doubt that we would have seen such a rise in the price of gasoline if anyone other than President Bush has come into office. The price of gasoline in my area is currently about $2.86/gallon. That is considerably inexpensive compared to the $3.45/gallon that Los Angeles residents must pay. Some parts of the country are reaching approximately $5.00/gallon. It will get worse with the devastation of Hurricane Katrina. Did it have to get this way? If President Bush had cared to control these prices at all in the first place, we would not be going into the issues that I forsee.
What will undoubtedly happen is that gasoline will become more expensive. This will cause transportation to, in turn, become intolerably expensive. Commutes for work, as well as the transportation of goods and services will suffer. Necessities will become scares, and it may not be too long befcore we experience something of a depression. Hurricane Katrina has pushed us into this direction a great deal more quickly. How much longer is it going to take before people wake up and see these issues at face value???
For my part, I am going to donate a part of every paycheck I get towards the hurricane victims, and I will also donate blood. Somebody has to do something, and if our President wants to drag his feet and look towards Iraq, then I will not follow suit. If this is the case, then I am utterly ashamed to call him my President. I am standing by my fellow citizens in any way I can, and I suggest that anyone that calls themselves an American do the same.
This entry is public. I no longer care what anyone thinks of my position on these matters. |
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