Just Another Reason I LOVE Ellen DeGeneres!!!

Evening Laddies,

So, I was watching Ellen today and she started off the show with a little "awareness" speech, with the murder of 15 year old Larry King in Oxnard, California.

This made me sad, like, really really sad. The moment Ellen mentioned that Larry was gay and was the victim of a hate crime, I immediately thought Matthew Shepard's murder in 1998 and The Laramie Project...which sadden me even more.

This is not right. It never was right. I agree with Ellen 100%! Just because a person's homosexual doesn't mean they're any different from the rest of us.  Most of my close friends are either homosexual or bisexual, and guess what? I love them so much and I would never want them to change into a lesser version of themselves to conform to the public's eye. I know it might seem as if society is more accepting towards homosexuals now then they were years before, but the truth is, this is just the beginning. Obviously there are still people out there who morally believe homosexuality is wrong and succumb to hate crimes such as this one. I know. Sometimes when I'm meeting somebody new and mention one of my friend's who's gay, that person would be a complete homophobe about it. I know this, cause it has happened before. I mean, it's one thing to have morals, but even if you think homosexuality is wrong, there is no reason to be cruel to a person just because they're homosexual!

This came at a weird time for me. Tomorrow, March 1st, I'm going to my cousin's commitment ceremony. She "getting married" to my old boss, who is completely and awesomely cool, and who I love to pieces. The both of them are lesbians. Now, both of my parents aren't going, my mother because she's a Jehovah's Witness and my father because "my cousin is making the biggest mistake of her life marrying some gay chick." Yes, my father is that much of an inconsiderate ass. My aunt and uncle aren't going either, because my aunt is uber psycho Christian and believes homosexuality is wrong. Yet unlike my mother, who respectfully declined the invite (with a 3 hour phone call), my aunt and uncle decided to plan their son's 16th Birthday party on the same freaking day as the commitment ceremony. I guess my father isn't the only inconsiderate ass in my family.

I found this ironic.

Anyway, we should all keep Larry in our thoughts, and ultimately be aware of what's happening around us. Discrimination cannot be tolerated; it shouldn't and it won't...

Eventually...

Hopefully.

Some Videos for You!

Hello Laddies,

I have nothing new to report, yet since I have been on a slight hiatus, I decided to post somethings I thought were ridiculusly funny. This first one was something I showed my friends and we died in hystrics:

Oh Soulja Boy... -_-

Next, we have something I thought was funny. I just finished watching Hannah Montana, because the TV was on the Disney channel and I was too busy trying on dresses...but, the end of the episode caught my attention because one this:

Sad. Jesse McCartney should not do that ever again. Next time, he will get shot.

And this last one, it's still too cute! Enjoy!

The Apple Store has a Bar

Good Morning Laddies!

I have been on a very short hiatus, due to the fact that I woke up one 

morning to find that my MacBook didn't feel like starting up anymore. I have consequently spent these last three consecutive days at the Apple Store on 5th Avenue. It's like a hub of all technological wisdom or something. It looks like a freaking Computer Network Icon on the outside, yet as you descend those narrow clear pexiglass "Chinese Staircase" like stairs that make me feel like I'm about to fall a bust something more than my butt, you enter this white and gray hub of chaos. So many people spend countless hours in this tiny store that conveniently stays open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. As much as I love my Mac and my iPod, I would not stay in that store into the wee hours of the night. Alas, though, I had to.

Friday night. I made my "reservation" for the Genius Bar for 9:40 (you have to make a "reservation" to talk with in-store tech support. How bizarre is that?), because I had a concert to attend. Anyway, I ended up leaving the concert early and getting to the Apple Store at around 9:15 because I was antsy to get my computer working again, seeing how I have two papers to finish and I needed to save my computer in order to finish them. (Although, when I realized that all hope might be lost, I took it as an excuse not to do my papers, just to tell my professors "oh, my computer ate my homework.")

Backtracking, my computer didn't want to turn on Thursday morning so I made a "reservation" for the Bar and took it in that same day. A really nice guy name Galeb (I believe...or Gabe) helped me out. He seemed like a cool guy from Ohio, with these black rimmed glasses that made him resemble the dude that plays Jamie on Instant Star; I almost swooned. I don't know what it is, but for some reason, cute guys with glasses somehow equals hotness. It's a crazy thing, but for me, it's true. Anyway, Galeb (or Gabe) helped me out by saving my important file (my papers) onto my new external hard drive and by going through what I should do when I get home to fix my lappy. So I left Thursday night with a bit of hope that I was going to get my computer fixed. When I got home, I performed what Galeb (Gabe) had showed and explained to me, yet it went all wrong. Soon, my poor lappy went from being "sick" to going into a full blown "coma."

So I ended up making another one of those "reservations" and going back to the store on Friday. Friday we waited awhile, we being my mother and I, who insisted on accompanying me just incase she needed to get "ghetto" on someone's ass, until we were called. The store at that time was a bit more empty than it was on Thursday evening, yet still pretty packed with people. When I was called, I was helped out by a guy named Evan, who happened to be positioned next to a fellow coworker by the same name (a little detail my delirious mother hadn't failed to point out). Evan, was cool and helped me out a lot, noting that Gabe had helped me out the previous day and concluding that my hardware was probably faulty.  Evan, who my mother kept referring to as Sanjia because she thinks he resembles that sad American Idol hopeful, helped me get ALL of my files onto my beloved external hard drive, then he gave me my receipt thingy and shipped Lappy off to the Apple Hospital. I was totally grateful despite the fact my mother and I were there at that Bar until 12:24 am Saturday. (The people at that store should seriously consider adding a snack/coffee/Starbucks like bar to their decor. Seriously, I was hungry.)

Anyway, I picked up my Lappy today because it was ready and now I can show you the cool squirrel pictures I took when my brother Nemo and I feed them M&Ms Peanuts and an interesting picture of subway graffiti!! YAY!

 

This is Da Mad Hatta squirrel!! It was a black squirrel so I appropriately named it after a Neurotically Yours character, as well as the white squirrel, who I named Foamy.

And here's Foamy! It's such a great picture, I commend myself! Look at it! It's so cute! It makes me want a squirrel as a pet. It's just there, chillin' in it's tree, like "Yo, why you all up in my grill man?" But he wouldn't say it like that cause it's Foamy. It'd be like, "Hey man! I don't take pictures of you when you're in your tree! Ya bastards. Oh yeah, thanks for the M&Ms." *sighs*

Now, my parting gesture, this picture, which is conveniently a picture of a wall of one of those public subway elevators. I laughed and shook my head when I saw this. It looks like there's something that shouldn't be there: 

Ciao.

Wind, Snow, Cold

Well laddies, it was very cold today. Yesterday it snowed just for the hell of snowing. It was a sper of the moment type of thing. It got really windy and then it snowed like hell and then it stopped. I was lucky enough to get caught in it. 

*sighs*

I am really tired lads. I kind of thinking why I even bother to attempt a post.

Super Tuesday! Part Deux!

So Laddies, Super Tuesday has come and gone (and I updated what could be updated in the Super Tuesday post) and some candidates did better than others. For the Republicans, John McCain was the man to beat, and sadly for Huckabee and Romney, he could not be beaten. Mitt Romney dropped out of the race, so really it's up to Huckabee, but I doubt that he'll get ahead. At this point, it's more than obvious that John McCain is going to be the Republican candidate for President.

Now, on to the Donkeys. I was surprised that Obama did so well in the primaries. Granted, he did not win New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, or California, but he did win Connecticut (as well as 16 out of 22 states, not including New Mexico, because the winner has yet to be determined). A lot of people like Obama, but alas, Hillary has more delegates at this point in time (she's leading Obama with 892 delegates to his 716, which is very close indeed). So, I can't even predicted (or I'd rather not, in fear I might be wrong) who the Democratic presidential candidate will be. But look at it this way, America will either have an African American or a female president come 2009!

UPDATED!!! (2-8-08)

So, apparently Clinton has 912 delegates to Obama's 741 delegates. It's still a fairly close race. As of right now, I have no clue who has won New Mexico. *sighs*

Super Tuesday!

UPDATED!!! (2-7-08)

Happy Tuesday Laddie!

So, seeing as Super Tuesday, which was a very super day what with the Parade of Champs for the NY Giants and with the Primaries in 22 states, I feel the need to present you with the winners of the primaries.

For the Democrats:

Hillary Clinton has won:

• Arizona - 50.5% of the vote, 25 delegates
• California - 51.9% of the vote, 207 delegates
  
• New York - 57.4% of the vote, 121 delegates
  
• New Jersey - 53.8% of the vote, 54 delegates
  
• Massachusetts - 56.2% of the vote, 55 delegates
  
• Arkansas - 69.7% of the vote, 10 delegates
  
• Oklahoma - 54.8% of the vote, 24 delegates
  
• Tennessee - 53.8% of the vote, 24 delegates

Barack Obama has won:

• Alabama - 55.8% of the vote, 10 delegates
• Delaware - 53.1% of the vote, 9 delegates
  
• Illinois - 64.6% of the vote, 68 delegates
  
• Georgia - 66.4% of the vote, 22 delegates
• Missouri - 49.2% of the vote, 36 delegates
• Colorado - 66.6% of the vote, to be determined
• Minnesota - 66.5% of the vote, to be determined
• North Dakota - 61.1% of the vote, to be determined
• Connecticut - 50.7% of the vote, 26 delegates
• Kansas - 74% of the vote, 15 delegates
• Utah - 56.6% of the vote, 14 delegates
• Idaho - 79.5% of the vote, to be determined
• Alaska - 74.4% of the vote, to be determined

Now for the Republicans: (yeah, so I don't care too much about who won what percentage of the votes for the Republicans because it doesn't really matter much. Who ever wins, wins all of the delegates from that state, whereas with the Democrats the percentage determines how the delegates are split.)

John McCain has won:

• California - 146 delegates
• Oklahoma - 32 delegates
  
• New York - 101 delegates
  
• New Jersey - 52 delegates
  
• Illinois - 54 delegates
  
• Connecticut - 27 delegates
  
• Delaware - 18 delegates
  
• Arizona - 50 delegates
• Missouri - 58 delegates

Mitt Romney has won:

• Utah - 36 delegates
  
• Colorado - to be determined
• Massachusetts - 22 delegates
  
• Minnesota - to be determined
• North Dakota - 8 delegates
• Alaska - to be determined

Mike Huckabee has won:

• Alabama - 21 delegates
  
• Arkansas - 29 delegates
  
• Georgia - 45 delegates
• Tennessee - 25 delegates

Now, that seems to be all at the moment. I'll probably update this as the night goes on! (This makes my head hurt)