Month: March 2005

Alrighty boys and girls- This little freak’s Support our Troops project just got a major kick in the ass. See, my Evil Fraternal Twin hooked me up with a awesome band, who’s all about the “support the troops” stuff. So, I sent them a quick note telling them about my project, and out go the emails to their contacts to let them know.

So, I’m definitely going to be taking submissions and donations. For those who want to provide the donations, email me and I’ll give you a list of “approved” zines. If you’re out-of-state, from me, I’ll even provide a shipping address to get things to me (as it’s illegal to hand out names and addresses). I know several of you have wanted to help out, and I’ve got plenty of things to help out with, including mail runs or bookstore runs.

There are a few interesting threads going on one of the Heavy Metal boards I’m on, mostly regarding weight management and personal attraction. So far, it’s pretty interesting, there hasn’t been much in the realm of mudslinging. For the most part, I haven’t really be taking part in it, because, well, I’m a scrawny little thing, so my opinion doesn’t carry much weight.

I can’t speak on the attraction level, because I don’t have a specific body type I go after, it’s more about whether or not the person is happy with themselves and takes care to maintain a healthy lifestyle. However, there were some points that were brought up that are important. There is a point where physical health declines, though it is not the same for everyone, nor can someone point to where that line is on each person. I think that being able to maintain a healthy mentality and outlook greatly affects how the body reacts and lives with the changes that are going on within. When mental health is compromised, by either depression or denial of happiness, the body is going to follow in its own deteriation and complicate the issue further. One of the reasons why physical exertion is favoured, is because of the “feel good” chemicals that are secreted within the brain during and after activity. It allows for the slight “high” that brings about the feeling of happiness after a good walk, run or general enjoyment from being active. The downfall, is when the goal of exercise is to create a physical change, and the mental determination and strength isn’t prepared for the long-haul. The outlook, in this case, needs to be with gradual change and things built-in to reinforce the step goals for the individual and the realization that the body will gradually work itself into the existence that is healthy and works for the body. So staying open to that fact is very important and keeping the positive outlook is the main step towards being happy within one’s self.

Next stop, cultivating inner happiness.

My political commentary for the day….

Italian Journalist says US targeted her, US says otherwise

Alright, as streams of info comes in, it turns out the Italian gov’t kept us out of the loop because they paid upwards of $6Mil Euros to get this woman back (my Scotsman says open season on Italian journalists now, I agree). Because of this little factoid, the US was kept out of the loop regarding her release. So were our soldiers expecting her arrival? Nope, all they saw was a car coming towards them. Honestly, I’m at a loss on who’s events to believe, as usual I think they’re somewhere in-between. Honestly, do I think the fire came from a tank? Of course not, more than likely, if the tank wanted to stop a car without actually firing anything into it, who do you think’s gonna win – the car, or the 30cal+ armour-plated tank?

Honestly, I think we should pull our military out of Italy, not Germany. Let those towns lose the revenue and move the bases elsewhere. It’s pathetic that they would stoop this low. And now that the insurgents know that they can get that kind of money out of a government, guess what’s going to happen now? If Eason Jordan was dumb enough to accuse the military of targeting journalists, hope he can counter that when journalists are now targeted because of Italy’s stupidity.

I’m doing much better, today. I’m tired, but we do have a garage door and things are being worked out. I have to agree with luxpagani that our house is freezing during the night. Slept on the couch last night, after attempting to sleep in my own room and realizing how fucking cold it is.

But I have Indian in my tummy, which is always a reason for some forgiveness. Otherwise, the rest will have to settle out, least it’s workable.

Now here’s a scary thought…

Scorpio for this week:

In the coming days, Scorpio, you will almost certainly become pregnant–if not by literally conceiving a fetus, then by germinating the metaphorical equivalent. Do you have any idea about what’s getting ready to sprout within you? I hope so, because if you do, it means you’re attuned to the secrets that have been ripening in the fertile depths. But if you don’t know anything about the new life that’s stirring, drop everything and find out. You need to be a fully conscious participant in the gestation.

FreeWill Astrology

If I’m pregnant, I wanna know who knocked me up in my sleep, they owe me.

So, a little explaination, I guess. Today was my first day in the official role of head bitch for an event. I got blown out of the water. Start-day meeting set for 9am at specified location, most of the people got there on time. The rest staggered in half an hour late, boss included. Get everything set, all’s good to go, therapists rock and they’re easy to work with. Then, break slots come and we’re stuck with me running in therapist/bitch mode trying to keep everything organized while working on people at the same time. Not a problem, because the boss disappeared again to run errands. Then he comes back, and one therapist decides that his lunch break is 30 minutes vs the 20 I gave him (yeah, not a lot, even I agree on that one, but think of it like a restaurant). So everyone behind him is stacked back for their breaks. Thankfully, the change out from our other hotel location had already gotten their breaks (because it was slow in their area) and they were ready to go. Next therapist heads out, and doesn’t return either. Now, normally I’d go looking for them, but because I have to fill in on a chair, I can’t. Boss man comes back, bitching about chairs not having someone standing next to them until I explain that therapists need breaks. Seems ok, till he gets on to me for letting someone have a half-hour break. WTF? Um, no, I authorized 20 minutes because he hadn’t taken one, period, not even to get a glass of water or hit the restrooms. Yeah, so tomorrow the ugly bitch comes out, because I tried to be lax, hoping that each person would be responsible for themselves and I could worry about other things instead. Obviously, I had too much trust in people I shouldn’t have, but that’s a lesson learned. On top of that, phones were ringing off the hook, and were being answered while hands were on a body. Talk about a massive no-no. So my shoulders are back to being bony protrusions out of my back, even my good hip has taken to cramping, along with my left shoulder and upper arm. I think I’m going to put a clause in my contract, I will only run and pull back-up duty if my boss is not on location. Once he got there, he decided to change up shit and not listen. So right now, I’m sitting in the cafe, waiting for him to show up so we can go over today, and let him know we got a call-in emergency from one of our girls for tomorrow. Yay.

Edit: After speaking with the boss, we have things settled, a little bit. Least we have the same issues, and I’m putting together a “briefing” for event staff on conduct and all that shit.