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Cirocco Jones
...is apparently what one of the (older) black belts said to Chris the other day. I think I agree. Two hours tournament training Sunday, one hour Monday, one hour today. Body beginning to sit up and remind me I'm, like, not sixteen any more. Will still probably go Friday and Saturday unless I miraculously come to my senses before then.
In non-TKD news, Must. Get. Done. Tomorrow:
- Write re. James Nothisrealname
- Write re. Tracy
- contact gleegirl
- Justin's Tawny Star stuff
- Taryn's uniform
- Algebra for Daniel
- 2 resumes
- WIP fic
- crosspost & down-rate
- reply to lj comments & recs
- send recipes
Take notes from "So you want to write babyfic, but don't want to get tarred with the dread brush of 'Eeeeew, babyfic!'"
And now,
Current mood:
tired.
( FMI )
Justin and I are finishing Listen For the Singing, the sequel to Jean Little's From Anna, and the phone rings. It's our bank, doing one of their "customer satisfaction" calls.
Bank Lady on Phone: ::blah blah blah introcakes::
Me: ::appropriate social responses::
BLP: ...and I just have a few questions to ask about your account, do you have a few minutes?
Me: Actually, I'm busy right now.
BLP: No problem ma'am, we'll call back another time.
Me: Thank you.
::hang up::
Justin: Yay! You consider me something to be busy about!
Current mood:
amused.
Being a grownup sucks. So far this morning I've wiped down the last few peed-upon DVDs, tried to put about a hundred freaking writhing worms back inside our vermiposter and off our kitchen floor (they're making a slow-motion run for freedom, no idea why), cleaned up frothy cat puke, and wiped a squished worm off the sole of my foot.
Going back to bed. Way too much grossness for one morning, and it's only 10AM :(
Current mood:
nauseated.
- Copied from Facebook entry names deleted
Aaron Dear obama, How many countries got together to help us when hurricane Katrina hit???? No answer? NONE!!!! So why in the hell are we sending money to Hati? i do feel bad for them don't get me wrong but I think its stupid that we are sending money to another country when we can even keep ours going. And where is my funding for scholarships? i need them to. Its probably cause im white. keep up the crappy job
Kyle There were over 70 countries that helped America after Hurricane Katrina. Shit, even Cuba and Venezuela had sent help and support before Bush ordered the National Guard to assist in helping. What we have sent to Haiti is SHIT compared to what was sent to us after Katrina. Kuwait donated 500 million, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates donated 100 million each, with us getting over 150 million from all the other countries. - Another site asks: Why should we help Haiti?
- It is a good question. If this happened in the US would anyone come to our aid? No i bet not, yet we jump to help every other country in the world, Yet we can't take care of our own. How many people in America are living on the streets? How many people go hungry day in and day out? How many children go without even the basics because their parents lost their jobs? How many children are in the system because their parents cant take care of them? Yes it is very sad what happened to Haiti. I am not saying don't help, but at some point America has to wake up and take care of their own people for once. Stop playing mother to every other country in the world instead of its own children.
- Honestly, we shouldn't. God/whoever you believe in sent the earthquake to eliminate a nation who could not fend for themselves. What is money going to do? They have been receiving aid for years and years and they spend it on pointless things. They still feed their children mud to eat. They did this way before the earthquake. We definately should not help Haiti.
- Because we have a responsibility. However, I do find it ironic that we can shell over hundreds of millions of dollars for Haiti within days of the disaster, when it took ages for anyone to do sh*t for Lousiana after Katrina hit.
Note: there were also replies saying that the US should help because it was the right thing to do whether other countries ever helped the US or not, and two from New Orleans who noted that they had received help from others.
- It is a good question. If this happened in the US would anyone come to our aid? No i bet not, yet we jump to help every other country in the world, Yet we can't take care of our own. How many people in America are living on the streets? How many people go hungry day in and day out? How many children go without even the basics because their parents lost their jobs? How many children are in the system because their parents cant take care of them? Yes it is very sad what happened to Haiti. I am not saying don't help, but at some point America has to wake up and take care of their own people for once. Stop playing mother to every other country in the world instead of its own children.
- And another Facebook discussion
Michael Stott Yolanda I am calling you out.....Show me one instance of another country sending troops or money to help with either 9/11 or Katrina. I was at both, there was no help besides us Americans!
Tracey McCoy Block I am tired of United States taking care of other countries, and how do they thank us?!! bombing the twin towers high jacking planes killing women and children. they never helped us when are Americans going to wake up - we need to take care of our soliders,the unemployed, and get ourselves out the trillion dollar debt that obama has pushed us in
John Daniel Hayes i agree Tracey.Thats what I mean by every man for their selves! - Disasters Statistics > Hurricane Katrina > International aid response (most recent) by country
- Australia: AUD 10 million and a team of 20 emergency response officers immediately. Australia is donating 8 million to American Red Cross.
- Cambodia: The king donated USD 20,000 to match the USD 20,000 Cambodian government donation.
- Canada: ( cut for length )
The Government of Nova Scotia donated $100,000 towards the Red Cross effort. This was followed on September 8 when the Government of Alberta announced that it was donating $5 million. (Entry too long, see this if you're interested) - Cuba: Offering to send 1,586 doctors and 26 tons of medicine. The doctors await permission to enter the US.
- France: ( cut for length )
- Germany: ( cut for length )
- Iraq: Has pledged USD 1 million Red Cross via the Red Crescent.
- Australia: AUD 10 million and a team of 20 emergency response officers immediately. Australia is donating 8 million to American Red Cross.
- International response
Current mood:
contemplative.
This week was historic: Joint Chiefs chairman Adm. Michael Mullen, Defense Secretary Robert Gates, and General Colin Powell all came out with statements in favor of repealing "Don't Ask, Don't Tell."
- Joe Solmonese, Human Rights Campaign
I'm seeing a comma between "out" and "with". Whadja think?
Current mood:
amused.
Disney videos lying all over my kitchen, their cases drying after being scrubbed. Of what? Well, I thought it odd that our elderly, cranky cat hadn't peed outside her litterbox in a few months. Turns out it wasn't odd at all; she'd just decided to bless the kids' video shelf with her bounty.
OMGGROSS.
Current mood:
nauseated.
"I can't find anything wrong with you."
That's what I want to hear at my physical :) :) :)
Current mood:
cheerful.
We weren't gonna over-program our kids, because kids need time to just be. But what do you do when they're the ones pulling you along, because they want to Do Stuff? All the time? 'Cause after a day of lessons in the morning, museum for four hours and skating 1.5 hours, I wouldn't mind just vegging for a while. It's TKD time, however, and so off we go again...
Current mood:
busy.
Museum of Civilization in the morning, skating on the Canal in the afternoon, and our first red/black belt class in the evening. Dunno if Chris and the boys will be attending it or going to the regular lower belt class, but I wouldn't miss it for anything.
Will probably lie around and whimper a lot on Friday though.
DOH! No, I won't. I'll be getting my physical. And whimpering.
Current mood:
optimistic.