Doubtful, Lauren. Hospitals are quite expensive. I doubt that the parents-to-be have health insurance, as I can't see either of them having full-time jobs that offer benefits. I also can't believe that Dan has become such a colossal fuck-up so early on. I mean, I expected him to do minorly stupid things. In my mind that meant that he'd simply love his mother and spend his mother's money whilst hanging around the coffee house in Rapids fancying himself a poet-musician and feeding off of the affections of 16-year-olds for the next ten years or so. God damn. This getting-married-and-pregnant stunt extends far beyond what I ever would have expected from him. I love that kid, I really do, but this isn't the first time I've questioned his decision making skills.
By the way...HAPPY HALLOWEEN.
10.30.2003
10.29.2003
Surprised? No. Sad? Terribly. It's been a bad week, news-wise.
I never had much confidence in Daniel being able to support himself and his wife...but a baby too? NOT that I expect a man to support his wife; that isn't it. I simply assumed that she wouldn't be able to do very much supporting, considering that her plan was to be a full-time student and his plan was...well...to sit on his ass. I assume that this pregnancy will delay (probably forever) the art school plan. I also assume that it will destroy both of their lives, and might possibly be the thing that ends their marriage. (Because it will end...she's 18, and he's about 12, emotionally/mentally speaking...and they're impoverished and a million miles from all their friends and family. Yeah. Stable, huh?)
Danny has always been a selfish, irresponsible child himself. How the hell is he planning on raising one of his own?
I never had much confidence in Daniel being able to support himself and his wife...but a baby too? NOT that I expect a man to support his wife; that isn't it. I simply assumed that she wouldn't be able to do very much supporting, considering that her plan was to be a full-time student and his plan was...well...to sit on his ass. I assume that this pregnancy will delay (probably forever) the art school plan. I also assume that it will destroy both of their lives, and might possibly be the thing that ends their marriage. (Because it will end...she's 18, and he's about 12, emotionally/mentally speaking...and they're impoverished and a million miles from all their friends and family. Yeah. Stable, huh?)
Danny has always been a selfish, irresponsible child himself. How the hell is he planning on raising one of his own?
Are We Surprised?
So...girlz...everyone..Lauren has big news. Not about herself, mind you.
Our Daniel is going to have a baby.
I work with his wife's best friend, and apparently they haven't told anyone yet, including their families..so don't go blabbing it to everyone (ha, I'm one to talk)...just thought y'all would like to know the news. It's due in early July. They are insane. I know they have no money, I don't see how they're going to be able to afford a lil' Dannio. Crazy.
So...girlz...everyone..Lauren has big news. Not about herself, mind you.
Our Daniel is going to have a baby.
I work with his wife's best friend, and apparently they haven't told anyone yet, including their families..so don't go blabbing it to everyone (ha, I'm one to talk)...just thought y'all would like to know the news. It's due in early July. They are insane. I know they have no money, I don't see how they're going to be able to afford a lil' Dannio. Crazy.
AWESOME, we're talking about dating! :-) Well, first of all, let me tell you, I am the Grand Master Pimp of dating. I've turned serial dating into an art form. Of course, this art form is only in existence because I'm such a miserable failure at obtaining a relationship, but I've recently decided (and I MEAN IT this time) that the LAST thing I want is a relationship, because it will undoubtedly kill me slowly, take away all creative energy and talent and turn me into a paranoid, domesticated cow that only knows how to say, "Yes, Dear" when I have been able to turn words into weapons, tools of seduction, or just pretty things in your mouth. I'd absolutely HATE to suddenly not be my own person, to lose myself in some relationship where he would most definitely cheat on me or just make me feel old, tired, dead. Fuck that shit. But I can tell you all the ways in which to date many boys and later avoid/run away from them. :-) It's rather easy...dance very uninhibited when you're out somewhere...(but make sure you study some dance moves first...uninhibited doesn't mean suck ass at it.) Whisper something really cryptic and somewhat erotic in their ear...not something like, "lets have sex" cuz you'll never win their heart that way...something like, "I've been watchin you all night and you haven't paid the LEAST bit of attention to me." That one works for me. or, "Buy me a drink, bitch!" They like being called "bitch" by girls, no matter what they say.
Of course, none of this will work if you're trying to win one of those intellectual snob motherfuckers that will lead you to believe they like you and have this absolute fire and passion and fascination with you, only to leave you completely disillusioned, self-doubting and full of rage at both him AND yourself for being so stupid and easily manipulated...not that I have any experience in that arena, cuz I DON'T.
Of course, none of this will work if you're trying to win one of those intellectual snob motherfuckers that will lead you to believe they like you and have this absolute fire and passion and fascination with you, only to leave you completely disillusioned, self-doubting and full of rage at both him AND yourself for being so stupid and easily manipulated...not that I have any experience in that arena, cuz I DON'T.
10.28.2003
Sorry Urs can't help you much there, I haven't dated in like almost 5 years! Well I guess that's not true, Jacob and I go out, but it's not the weird trying to find a guy type dating! Just be yourself : ) I really believe you find the best people when you aren't even looking for them at all. You know what I mean? Let them find you : ) Good luck though! I am sure glad I don't have to worry about that stuff anymore : )
10.27.2003
Lise: The link was to my blog. At the time that I posted it, my 2 sentence reflection on John Henry's dad was the first entry on the page. I've changed the link so that it now goes here. That's a bit more self-explanatory at this point.
Sig what was the link to? it took me to some blog add or whatever? I assume that's about John's dad, but i don't know.
Lauren - my dad saw the article in the Point newspaper and he was like hey don't you know her - he thought it was cool! So do I! : )
Denver was so much fun! We just got back Friday - we had fall break last week. We didn't do a lot, which was great and a nice change from being super hella busy all the time!
My grandparents 50th wedding anniversary was Saturday. It was a fun time visiting with relatives and stuff like that again! I had to give a speech at the ceremony and I did wonderful except for the last line when I looked up and saw my grandpa crying, I kind of lost it to but not nearly as much as my aunt did during hers - the one that stood up in the wedding.
So that's about all that is new really here. My kitty missed me and it's so much fun to be back and playing with him - which I am going to go do now! hope everyone has a good week : )
Lauren - my dad saw the article in the Point newspaper and he was like hey don't you know her - he thought it was cool! So do I! : )
Denver was so much fun! We just got back Friday - we had fall break last week. We didn't do a lot, which was great and a nice change from being super hella busy all the time!
My grandparents 50th wedding anniversary was Saturday. It was a fun time visiting with relatives and stuff like that again! I had to give a speech at the ceremony and I did wonderful except for the last line when I looked up and saw my grandpa crying, I kind of lost it to but not nearly as much as my aunt did during hers - the one that stood up in the wedding.
So that's about all that is new really here. My kitty missed me and it's so much fun to be back and playing with him - which I am going to go do now! hope everyone has a good week : )
10.26.2003
Once again, I'm the last person to know. I just want a definitive answer to one question: Why? Why did I get demoted from "first to know" to "you'll know if your sister hears the gossip from Katie Hansen's mother"? At least Katie and Ingrid still think I ought to know these things. They keep me meticulously informed...potentially too much so.
10.25.2003
Fabulosity
The Mock Wedding was a resounding success and pictures will be posted as soon as I get them. And check out the Stevens Point Journal for Friday (oct.24). Aren't I adorable? Okay, so I look like a dork..but whatever :) Oh..and I'm an official Senator on the Student Gov't now, which is good..because we actually do things. Mmmm...power. I like that.
The Mock Wedding was a resounding success and pictures will be posted as soon as I get them. And check out the Stevens Point Journal for Friday (oct.24). Aren't I adorable? Okay, so I look like a dork..but whatever :) Oh..and I'm an official Senator on the Student Gov't now, which is good..because we actually do things. Mmmm...power. I like that.
10.23.2003
Midterm Advice: Your answer isn't a paper that anyone is going to hold you to for an opinion so pick something and defend it - its obviously one of those "no right answer" questions, your prof just wants to know that you know enough about the theories to make some kind of judgement. Also explaining your biases at the outset will show that you understand them and will look better than not addressing them.
I was going to look at my recent 504 midterm questions to show an equally bad question, but they were all rather straightforward, if hard and complex (What concepts from structuration theory are useful in understanding the formation and development of American public libraries? For each concept you choose, explain it very succinctly and indicate how it applies. - I barely understand structuration theory right now and I wrote 900 words on this question) I'd much rather argue about what thought system does a better job at answering questions of evil than explain the provenace of online course repositories. But midterms suck, regardless and I'm crabby because I can't seem to install AIM on this machine.
Lauren: Good luck with the wedding!
I was going to look at my recent 504 midterm questions to show an equally bad question, but they were all rather straightforward, if hard and complex (What concepts from structuration theory are useful in understanding the formation and development of American public libraries? For each concept you choose, explain it very succinctly and indicate how it applies. - I barely understand structuration theory right now and I wrote 900 words on this question) I'd much rather argue about what thought system does a better job at answering questions of evil than explain the provenace of online course repositories. But midterms suck, regardless and I'm crabby because I can't seem to install AIM on this machine.
Lauren: Good luck with the wedding!
I hate loosely phrased midterm questions. They're impossible.
Of the systems of thought discussed so far, which do you think does the best job--for the purposes of religion--in dealing with the problem of evil? In order to answer this question adequately, you'll need to show how your choice is superior to the other systems of thought we've examined thus far.
OK...superior from what point of view? If I taking my own little Western mindset, then the answer to this question is obvious. But if I'm supposed to lay aside all biases and declare a system of thought superior from some magically impartial point of view, which I think is what she's going for, it's impossible. I mean, who am I to judge what ought to constitute (or not constitute) God, truth, religion, and evil? Obviously, my mindset has been slanted. Obviously, Taoism and Buddhism (both having no God) are not going to fit nicely inside of my little "religion" box. But am I willing to say that they're inferior? No. Am I willing to say that monotheisms are superior? No. Ugh. Fucking midterm question...
Of the systems of thought discussed so far, which do you think does the best job--for the purposes of religion--in dealing with the problem of evil? In order to answer this question adequately, you'll need to show how your choice is superior to the other systems of thought we've examined thus far.
OK...superior from what point of view? If I taking my own little Western mindset, then the answer to this question is obvious. But if I'm supposed to lay aside all biases and declare a system of thought superior from some magically impartial point of view, which I think is what she's going for, it's impossible. I mean, who am I to judge what ought to constitute (or not constitute) God, truth, religion, and evil? Obviously, my mindset has been slanted. Obviously, Taoism and Buddhism (both having no God) are not going to fit nicely inside of my little "religion" box. But am I willing to say that they're inferior? No. Am I willing to say that monotheisms are superior? No. Ugh. Fucking midterm question...
10.21.2003
Mock Wedding THIS Thursday!
Awesome..the loose ends are being tied and I've almost got everything ready to go :) If anyone's around Point this Thursday at ..hmm, 1pm or 2pm, come out to the University Center and witness our protest against DOMA in the form of a mass wedding ceremony. I'll post some pics after the event, the Journal might do a story on it and we might get coverage from ch.7 and 9 as well. Exciting stuff. Cross your fingers for me ~ I love y'all ;)
Awesome..the loose ends are being tied and I've almost got everything ready to go :) If anyone's around Point this Thursday at ..hmm, 1pm or 2pm, come out to the University Center and witness our protest against DOMA in the form of a mass wedding ceremony. I'll post some pics after the event, the Journal might do a story on it and we might get coverage from ch.7 and 9 as well. Exciting stuff. Cross your fingers for me ~ I love y'all ;)
10.14.2003
DOMA / Civil Rights
As you all may or may not have heard, Bush recently joined with ultra-right wingers and declared Oct.12-18 (this week) "Marriage Protection Week" - so what does this mean? It's basically Bush's show of support for the Federal Marriage Amendment, "a divisive measure that seeks to permanently deny civil marriage to same-sex couples."
To those of you who don't understand why this is a crappy thing for queers, the HRC puts it very nicely:
"These special interest, so-called 'family' groups — and now the president — are misleading the American people when they insinuate that civil marriage for gays and lesbians would weaken other marriages," said Birch. "We're seeking things like Social Security survivor benefits, hospital visitation rights and equal tax treatment when inheriting our partner's estate, none of which threaten other families. Let's be clear about what we're seeking: fairness under the law — a basic principle the American people overwhelmingly support."
Due to my recent inspiration to become super-activist, I (along w/our Gay-Straight Alliance) decided that was pretty uncool of Bush and that something needed to be done, some sort of protest to let everyone know that we're not going to let him piss all over us :) So Chris decided we should have a mock wedding...
The plan: to host a mock wedding with a bunch of fabulously queer couples getting "hitched" - our Multicult director is working on press coverage (the point of this is awareness so we want it to be very public), so if we get our shit together and pull this off, you'll be able to see it on the news (channel 7 & 9) and perhaps read about it in the paper. However, we're trying to pull it all off on such short notice (a week isn't very long to pull resources together and set up a mock wedding) that I'm not 100% sure it's going to happen, but I will be working my ass off to do my part.
But if it does come together, it will coincide nicely with our anti-DOMA (defense of marriage act) petition. Oh, while I'm on the subject - please SIGN THIS ONLINE PETITION
As you all may or may not have heard, Bush recently joined with ultra-right wingers and declared Oct.12-18 (this week) "Marriage Protection Week" - so what does this mean? It's basically Bush's show of support for the Federal Marriage Amendment, "a divisive measure that seeks to permanently deny civil marriage to same-sex couples."
To those of you who don't understand why this is a crappy thing for queers, the HRC puts it very nicely:
"These special interest, so-called 'family' groups — and now the president — are misleading the American people when they insinuate that civil marriage for gays and lesbians would weaken other marriages," said Birch. "We're seeking things like Social Security survivor benefits, hospital visitation rights and equal tax treatment when inheriting our partner's estate, none of which threaten other families. Let's be clear about what we're seeking: fairness under the law — a basic principle the American people overwhelmingly support."
Due to my recent inspiration to become super-activist, I (along w/our Gay-Straight Alliance) decided that was pretty uncool of Bush and that something needed to be done, some sort of protest to let everyone know that we're not going to let him piss all over us :) So Chris decided we should have a mock wedding...
The plan: to host a mock wedding with a bunch of fabulously queer couples getting "hitched" - our Multicult director is working on press coverage (the point of this is awareness so we want it to be very public), so if we get our shit together and pull this off, you'll be able to see it on the news (channel 7 & 9) and perhaps read about it in the paper. However, we're trying to pull it all off on such short notice (a week isn't very long to pull resources together and set up a mock wedding) that I'm not 100% sure it's going to happen, but I will be working my ass off to do my part.
But if it does come together, it will coincide nicely with our anti-DOMA (defense of marriage act) petition. Oh, while I'm on the subject - please SIGN THIS ONLINE PETITION
Lauren: What, exactly, is this mock wedding? I mean, what is the purpose of it? And who is Jenny? I assume that the wedding is being held by some organization to make some sort of political statment, but...what, exactly, is that organziation and desired outcome of the wedding? Or maybe not... Is this a public thing (like...strangers will be watching), or just a for-fun thing (like the time I married Dan in Erica's living room with Miss Monkey as a witness)? More info, please. :)
10.13.2003
10.10.2003
OK, Jamie, point well taken. But don't you think that it would be PERFECT if we weren't in Central Wisconsin and the judges judged purely on the quality of the performance and not on the content? (Because the whole fucking POINT is the delivery...NOT words like "fuck" and such...damn conservative pricks...)
Siggie--
I think Howl is a bit mature for highschool audiences and readers. I mean, It talks about fucking people in the ass and having random bouts of sex and whatnot...I mean, its brilliant and my favorite poem of all fucking time, but do you really think Central Wisconsin Highschool Forensics folk would have been able to deal with it? Keep in mind that one judge was a Preacher Man that tried to have Lauren and I kicked out for being nasty cuz I had been pretending I was a guy in playacting.
I think Howl is a bit mature for highschool audiences and readers. I mean, It talks about fucking people in the ass and having random bouts of sex and whatnot...I mean, its brilliant and my favorite poem of all fucking time, but do you really think Central Wisconsin Highschool Forensics folk would have been able to deal with it? Keep in mind that one judge was a Preacher Man that tried to have Lauren and I kicked out for being nasty cuz I had been pretending I was a guy in playacting.
10.08.2003
This is so much less intelligent sounding than Sig's entry..... but if boys have girlfriends, they should not talk to single women and then not mention their girlfriend. More importantly, they should not give single women rides home and not mention their girlfriends. I think we need to make some kind of symbol for men to wear when they are attached - married men have wedding rings, guys in relationships should have something too..... and they should get fines if they don't wear them. I know that it would make my life easier.
Just a thought: Why didn't anyone ever do Howl for a forensics group interp piece? It would have been perfect...it's so lyrical, and it has an awesome rhythm. It's more image than idea, too, so a group wouldn't have to worry much about conveying a plot. I feel retrospectively foolish for doing Shel Silverstein, Delia Ephron, and Patrick McManus in my forensics days. Oh well. Maybe (though I doubt it) some high school kid looking for ideas will stumble across this blog entry and think to himself or herself, "Holy shit...Ginsberg! Why didn't I think of that?" (Why didn't Daniel M. Austin, our own little counter-cultural Beat, think of that?)
"I saw the best minds of my generation destroyed by madness, starving, hysterical, naked/ dragging themselves through the negro streets at dawn loking for an angry fix/ angelheaded hipsters burning for the ancient heavenly connection to the starry dynamo in the machinery of night,/ who poverty and tattered and hollow-eyed and high sat up smoking in the supernatural darkness of cold-water flats floating across the tops of cities contemplating jazz..."
We could have dressed only in black. It would have been lovely. And it probably could have been stretched to fit the full fifteen minutes, too. Damn. It would have been fun to scream about Moloch.
"I saw the best minds of my generation destroyed by madness, starving, hysterical, naked/ dragging themselves through the negro streets at dawn loking for an angry fix/ angelheaded hipsters burning for the ancient heavenly connection to the starry dynamo in the machinery of night,/ who poverty and tattered and hollow-eyed and high sat up smoking in the supernatural darkness of cold-water flats floating across the tops of cities contemplating jazz..."
We could have dressed only in black. It would have been lovely. And it probably could have been stretched to fit the full fifteen minutes, too. Damn. It would have been fun to scream about Moloch.
10.05.2003
Siggy: i don't know. i don't think i know any guy named robin, but who knows, i guess anything's possible, i do have a crapassy memory for names. what's his last name or gimme some identifying features..b/c i am curious to see the video footage of you all dolled up as a chicken. and thank you for calling, btw.
Jamie: we love you, he's a scuzzy hippie psycho who is obviously quite intellectual but not very intelligent. how unfortunate for him.
everyone else..and siggy 'n jamie: i am involved in quite a chunk of activism at the moment and will probably demand assistance of some sort from you..like participating in a call-in or signing a petition, nothing too strenuous on your part unless i somehow manage to convince you to put forth more effort. this is not optional (the low-effort involvement) :-P as i will seek you out and persist until you cave. don't make me :) i love you all, and you will all be hearing from me soon...very soon...
Jamie: we love you, he's a scuzzy hippie psycho who is obviously quite intellectual but not very intelligent. how unfortunate for him.
everyone else..and siggy 'n jamie: i am involved in quite a chunk of activism at the moment and will probably demand assistance of some sort from you..like participating in a call-in or signing a petition, nothing too strenuous on your part unless i somehow manage to convince you to put forth more effort. this is not optional (the low-effort involvement) :-P as i will seek you out and persist until you cave. don't make me :) i love you all, and you will all be hearing from me soon...very soon...
10.04.2003
Lauren: Do you know a guy named Robin something or another who goes to UWSP? I met him last night and he claims to know you. It's homecoming in Eau Claire, so everybody in the world was here from out of town...why the hell weren't you here? Anyway, my mostly sober self was dressed in a chicken costume and I was wandering up and down Water Street with Alley and Stacy (completely trashed), who were dressed in Care Bear suits. These were not your garden variety costumes, either. Oh no. These were fuzzy, full-body, high-quality, carefully crafted costumes. I even had headgear that included a beak, and Alley and Stacy had hoods with ears and tiny little hearts on their asses. Of course, all the drunks had to stop and talk to us and love us and whatnot. In the course of our traipsing up and down the street, weaving in and out of the thousands of drunks (ask Jamie what Eau Claire is like on Homecoming; she came with Amanda Senn once), we encountered your supposed friend Robin. He even videotaped us. Yeah. Ask him about us. Ask to see the tape. I bet it's interesting.
I'm feeling a very, very strong desire to comment on the colloquial use of the word "voodoo" but I'll fight the urge. Jamie, if you really want to do some voodoo rituals get yourself some Erzulie candles, a love gris gris bag, and an offering (Erzulie likes champagne, expensive French perfumes, and chocolate, among other things). Most importantly, make sure you really, really want this boy. Theoretically, if voodoo works its spell, you won't ever be able to get rid of the guy, no matter how much you may want to. Erzulie is a bitch like that...not that it'll actually work, you not being a practitioner and all. :)
Well...that, and you're not serious.
Well...that, and you're not serious.
Ursula, if it makes you feel any better I'm completely smitten with someone that probably doesn't like me AT ALL. But then, I AM the J.Mo, so I really don't see how that could happen, but it's a possibility nonetheless. Oh well. If he doesn't like me I'll just do some voodoo on him for good measure.
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