"America thinks it's Robin Hood but it's Friar Tuck. A swordsman priest who gorges by taking one bite out of each chicken leg in a huge horde and then throwing the rest over his shoulder."
Friday, November 27, 2009
Monday, November 16, 2009
Maybe we have to change too
I am so very tired of people whining and moaning that Obama isn't living up to his hype. He's barely had a year in office, and personally I think we've had enough of the cowboy politics of yesterday when Presidents and Prime Ministers shot first and asked questions later. So if it means our leaders have to take a few extra weeks or months to decide how best to handle situations like the so called 'war on terror' or operation Iraqis 'Freedom' then good on them. After all I think I give more thought to what beer I'm going to drink after work then Bush and Cheney did on where they were going to drop bombs next. Change; that is long lasting positive change, takes time. Its not something that you can just wave a presidential wand and make happen.
* Consensus does not mean majority rules or that you even have to truly agree with something to consent to it, but rather that a) you believe that other understands your point of view, b) that your understand the others point of view and c) Whether or not oyu prefer this decision you will support its outcome because it was reched openly and fairly.
* Consensus does not mean majority rules or that you even have to truly agree with something to consent to it, but rather that a) you believe that other understands your point of view, b) that your understand the others point of view and c) Whether or not oyu prefer this decision you will support its outcome because it was reched openly and fairly.
Sunday, November 1, 2009
Dirty Socialist!!! (warning..rant ahead)
Are you a socialist?
Do you believe in a democratically equal country where there is no direct correlation between wealth and political power?
Do you believe in public education?
Public healthcare?
If so then you better listen up. Because the war on our very identity has picked up the pace.Lately newspapers like the National Post and other more right leaning publication have started spewing out the terms socialist and socialism as tho they are concepts that are poisoning their lives. And we're letting them get away with it and giving them a reward as well (bailouts).
I don't doubt that many readers don't truly understand socialism as the entity it has evolved into today. Socialists haven't done a very good job of distancing themselves from the misuses of the term by Stalin or Hitler and our opponents have done a very good job of making sure that those few who do want to make some noise are politically neutered.
Enough is enough.
Are we going to give in? Bend over and the let them turn socialism into a insult, turn us into the red demon of the new cold war; without so much as a halfhearted reach around?
FUCK THAT!
We've been passive in all the wrong ways. Our passivity has molded into apathy. Time to take a page from Ghandi's book of passive resistance and fight (non-violently) this nonsense.
So lets take back our word and tell them all to go to hell. We're socialists and proud.
Whatcha got to say to that CanWest?
....oh thats right, you better say nothing because dispite all the fire and misinformation you been spewing about socialists your more then willing the take a socialist handout from the taxpayers when you vaunted capitalist endeavor of a media monopoly has failed.
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Do you believe in a democratically equal country where there is no direct correlation between wealth and political power?
Do you believe in public education?
Public healthcare?
If so then you better listen up. Because the war on our very identity has picked up the pace.Lately newspapers like the National Post and other more right leaning publication have started spewing out the terms socialist and socialism as tho they are concepts that are poisoning their lives. And we're letting them get away with it and giving them a reward as well (bailouts).
I don't doubt that many readers don't truly understand socialism as the entity it has evolved into today. Socialists haven't done a very good job of distancing themselves from the misuses of the term by Stalin or Hitler and our opponents have done a very good job of making sure that those few who do want to make some noise are politically neutered.
Enough is enough.
Are we going to give in? Bend over and the let them turn socialism into a insult, turn us into the red demon of the new cold war; without so much as a halfhearted reach around?
FUCK THAT!
We've been passive in all the wrong ways. Our passivity has molded into apathy. Time to take a page from Ghandi's book of passive resistance and fight (non-violently) this nonsense.
So lets take back our word and tell them all to go to hell. We're socialists and proud.
Whatcha got to say to that CanWest?
....oh thats right, you better say nothing because dispite all the fire and misinformation you been spewing about socialists your more then willing the take a socialist handout from the taxpayers when you vaunted capitalist endeavor of a media monopoly has failed.
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Thursday, October 29, 2009
Survey to pass the time.
what was your first alcoholic beverage?
A Big Rock Traditional Ale
have you ever lived with your girlfriend/boyfriend?
I live with my girlfriend/fiancee right now
have you ever taken someone back after they've cheated?
Nope.
have you ever thought about killing someone in detail?
I don't think so, I'm very none-violent and even have trouble killing a fish.
have you ever peed while on the phone?
hahahaha. Yup.
what do you have pierced on you?
Nose and eyebrows...been thinking about getting my ears done but its just so old school.
what do you have tattooed on you?
An Egyptian Hieroglyph of an Ibis, representative of their god Thoth, creator or written language and recorder of history.
do you own porn?
Own...no...Stream?..yes.
have you ever been on a blind date?
Never had the opportunity, hopefully never will.
what reality shows do you watch?
I dont have tv, so none.. unless I happen to be at someones house.. I like Extreme Makeover, Home Edition.
when is the last time you saw fireworks?
July 1st...
what are you dressing up as for halloween?
I don't think I am but if I end up I think I will go as either Master Chief from Halo or Sookie from True Blood.
do you remember your first favorite song?
I think it was 'Gloria' by Laura Brannigan (give me a break, I was four) but I quickly came to my senses and by 5 it was Galileo by the Indigo Girls.
are you taller than your mom?
Yes.
favorite fruit?
Mango.
vegetable?
Green Peppers...or arugula.
what was your first screen name?
really? I dont even know
what are you planning on doing after filling this out?
Probably generating a new playlist and writing. After writing my cousin a thank-you e-mail for taking me to the u2 concert last night :)
have you dated anyone on your top?
Not sure what this means.
what would happen if you had a baby with the last person you kissed?
I would love it ! And then we would market our discovery (of female-female conception) to all the struggling lesbian couples out there :)
do you sleep on your stomach?
On my side.
are you dating the last person you kissed?
Does being engaged count?
have you ever broken someones heart?
I think so...but it was hard to tell with her.
what are you listening to?
"Whose Side Are You On" by Ani Difranco.
next time you will kiss someone?
When my honey gets home from work.
have you ever injected a drug?
Not to my knowledge.
who are the people you would do anything for?
My family, Ruth and Ryland and Jil ( who might as well be family).
when was the last time you felt like your heart was actually breaking?
When my grandma passed.
do you get along better with the same sex or opposite?
I dont really know.. I have a lot of girlfriends and a bunch of guy friends as well.
how did you and your number 4 become friends?
Who's number 4?
have you ever kissed someone whose name started with a b?
Yes.. A Brad
are you happy with your life at the the moment?
Very much so.
what is something you disliked about your day?
Getting up before 8am.
would you ever live with anyone on your top friends?
I have and I would again.
your current relationship status?
Engaged.
have you ever liked somebody and never told them?
Yuppers.
do you currently hate someone?
I don't hate. I don't like to put that out in to the ether.
what are/were you doing at 12 this afternoon?
Writing my masterpiece hopefully.
would you ever dye your hair blonde?
Only in the minutes before it became purple :)
have you ever gotten a sunburn so bad it hurt to move?
Yes unfortunately.
what is bothering you right now?
Humanity's creeping pace at evolving past the quick fix mentality (yes I know, an easy fix lol).
have you ever read an entire book in one day?
My favourite thing to do on a dreary Saturday...its happened to often to count.
if you could move to africa would you?
Yes. I'd move where i could help teach women to read and write and then become teachers themselves.
how long would it take you to walk home from school?
probably a good 45 minutes or so.
what do you have to do tomorrow?
Write, write and write
what were you doing at 9 this morning?
Kissing my honey in the only heteronormative activity of our day as she left for work.
hows your heart?
Bursting with love and positivity.
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A Big Rock Traditional Ale
have you ever lived with your girlfriend/boyfriend?
I live with my girlfriend/fiancee right now
have you ever taken someone back after they've cheated?
Nope.
have you ever thought about killing someone in detail?
I don't think so, I'm very none-violent and even have trouble killing a fish.
have you ever peed while on the phone?
hahahaha. Yup.
what do you have pierced on you?
Nose and eyebrows...been thinking about getting my ears done but its just so old school.
what do you have tattooed on you?
An Egyptian Hieroglyph of an Ibis, representative of their god Thoth, creator or written language and recorder of history.
do you own porn?
Own...no...Stream?..yes.
have you ever been on a blind date?
Never had the opportunity, hopefully never will.
what reality shows do you watch?
I dont have tv, so none.. unless I happen to be at someones house.. I like Extreme Makeover, Home Edition.
when is the last time you saw fireworks?
July 1st...
what are you dressing up as for halloween?
I don't think I am but if I end up I think I will go as either Master Chief from Halo or Sookie from True Blood.
do you remember your first favorite song?
I think it was 'Gloria' by Laura Brannigan (give me a break, I was four) but I quickly came to my senses and by 5 it was Galileo by the Indigo Girls.
are you taller than your mom?
Yes.
favorite fruit?
Mango.
vegetable?
Green Peppers...or arugula.
what was your first screen name?
really? I dont even know
what are you planning on doing after filling this out?
Probably generating a new playlist and writing. After writing my cousin a thank-you e-mail for taking me to the u2 concert last night :)
have you dated anyone on your top?
Not sure what this means.
what would happen if you had a baby with the last person you kissed?
I would love it ! And then we would market our discovery (of female-female conception) to all the struggling lesbian couples out there :)
do you sleep on your stomach?
On my side.
are you dating the last person you kissed?
Does being engaged count?
have you ever broken someones heart?
I think so...but it was hard to tell with her.
what are you listening to?
"Whose Side Are You On" by Ani Difranco.
next time you will kiss someone?
When my honey gets home from work.
have you ever injected a drug?
Not to my knowledge.
who are the people you would do anything for?
My family, Ruth and Ryland and Jil ( who might as well be family).
when was the last time you felt like your heart was actually breaking?
When my grandma passed.
do you get along better with the same sex or opposite?
I dont really know.. I have a lot of girlfriends and a bunch of guy friends as well.
how did you and your number 4 become friends?
Who's number 4?
have you ever kissed someone whose name started with a b?
Yes.. A Brad
are you happy with your life at the the moment?
Very much so.
what is something you disliked about your day?
Getting up before 8am.
would you ever live with anyone on your top friends?
I have and I would again.
your current relationship status?
Engaged.
have you ever liked somebody and never told them?
Yuppers.
do you currently hate someone?
I don't hate. I don't like to put that out in to the ether.
what are/were you doing at 12 this afternoon?
Writing my masterpiece hopefully.
would you ever dye your hair blonde?
Only in the minutes before it became purple :)
have you ever gotten a sunburn so bad it hurt to move?
Yes unfortunately.
what is bothering you right now?
Humanity's creeping pace at evolving past the quick fix mentality (yes I know, an easy fix lol).
have you ever read an entire book in one day?
My favourite thing to do on a dreary Saturday...its happened to often to count.
if you could move to africa would you?
Yes. I'd move where i could help teach women to read and write and then become teachers themselves.
how long would it take you to walk home from school?
probably a good 45 minutes or so.
what do you have to do tomorrow?
Write, write and write
what were you doing at 9 this morning?
Kissing my honey in the only heteronormative activity of our day as she left for work.
hows your heart?
Bursting with love and positivity.
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Saturday, October 24, 2009
Another Day a Few Less Dollars
I am lacking inspiration....so fucking frustrated
AHHHHHHHHHHHHH
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AHHHHHHHHHHHHH
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Monday, October 19, 2009
Ophelia3's Top 10 Lesbian Movies of All Time
In no particular order...
1) Better Than Chocolate
2) Girl Play
3) Bound
4) Fried Green Tomatoes
5) Lost and Delirious
6) Imagine Me and You
7) Chasing Amy
8) Aimee and Jaguar
9) Gia
10)Fire
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1) Better Than Chocolate
2) Girl Play
3) Bound
4) Fried Green Tomatoes
5) Lost and Delirious
6) Imagine Me and You
7) Chasing Amy
8) Aimee and Jaguar
9) Gia
10)Fire
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Monday, October 5, 2009
A Little Help From My friends
Political Spin; at its best is an annoying coat of white wash that the original sinful colour eventually bleeds through. At its worse is a never ending smoke screen blown up every available orifice of the electorate, a never ending barrage of sound bytes, stylized imagery and sweater vested promo shots that make it impossible to break from cover to actually see the scenery.
A couple of days ago we were victim of some either incredibly well thought out political spin or some not so planned, not so good political spin. Our Prime Minister took some time off from arguing with the opposition, visiting with Obama, and just generally trying to prevent a winter election to sing a little ditty with Yo Yo Ma for charity. A wonderfully sweatervested collective 'aww' moment for a man portrayed as somewhat cold and altogether...well..sweatervested.
And its not so much Harper's musical break that has me questioning his motives but rather his choice in tunes. The Beatles? Really? With A Little Help From My Friends? Seriously?
Seriously.
This from the man who said he was fighting a war against 1960's style drug culture. According to our PM "We are up against ... a culture that since the 1960s has at the minimum not discouraged drug use and often romanticized it, or made it cool." So now he's singing a Beatles song? (albeit one of the lesser 'druggie' songs in their repertoire).
All drug references aside, who are your Friends Mr Harper?
Students? Definitely not.
Small Business owners? Definitely not.
Pubic employees?
Farmers?
You live a pretty lonely life at the top their Stephen. Must be a hard life to live knowing that your only true friends are American Big Business Tycoons and Evangelical Pastors.
Well this blogger has only one thing to say about this whole political grandstand...
wouldn't 'You have a friend in Me' been a better choice? Its a Woodie Guthrie song, so plenty of political connotation there (dustbowl era music is scarily realistic in today's economic climate). And it would have gone hand in hand with the Mr. Rodgers sweatervest you seem so fond of wearing.
A couple of days ago we were victim of some either incredibly well thought out political spin or some not so planned, not so good political spin. Our Prime Minister took some time off from arguing with the opposition, visiting with Obama, and just generally trying to prevent a winter election to sing a little ditty with Yo Yo Ma for charity. A wonderfully sweatervested collective 'aww' moment for a man portrayed as somewhat cold and altogether...well..sweatervested.
And its not so much Harper's musical break that has me questioning his motives but rather his choice in tunes. The Beatles? Really? With A Little Help From My Friends? Seriously?
Seriously.
This from the man who said he was fighting a war against 1960's style drug culture. According to our PM "We are up against ... a culture that since the 1960s has at the minimum not discouraged drug use and often romanticized it, or made it cool." So now he's singing a Beatles song? (albeit one of the lesser 'druggie' songs in their repertoire).
All drug references aside, who are your Friends Mr Harper?
Students? Definitely not.
Small Business owners? Definitely not.
Pubic employees?
Farmers?
You live a pretty lonely life at the top their Stephen. Must be a hard life to live knowing that your only true friends are American Big Business Tycoons and Evangelical Pastors.
Well this blogger has only one thing to say about this whole political grandstand...
wouldn't 'You have a friend in Me' been a better choice? Its a Woodie Guthrie song, so plenty of political connotation there (dustbowl era music is scarily realistic in today's economic climate). And it would have gone hand in hand with the Mr. Rodgers sweatervest you seem so fond of wearing.
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