found myself the perfect pumpkin to slaughter. yay.

Relived hatred from high school last night. Sad because it was so long ago, and I don't even remember exactly why I hate the girl, only that she was very evil, mean, and conniving. Should forgive because she "lived outside of society" and is sad. However, why should I accept someone who had been evil, mean, and conniving to me? How would I know that she wouldn't be evil again or is currently evil now. Trust is obviously an issue with me, especially when once that trust was broken. But I have a strange urge to go to that Barnes and Noble and check this girl out. Considering I've probably run into her before, just I didn't know it.

Yes, will go, will be civil, and will count how many times she mentions that another ex-friend of mine is married.

Will not gloat. (ha ha!)

The things they don't write on the back of a pack of Tylenol Cold:

1) Antihistamine stays in your body for longer than the 4-6 hour dosage.
2) The side effects of antihistamine (sleepiness, lack of attention span) will remain with you forever.
3) Little known side effects include constant twitching of the top of your scalp and obsessive adjusting of your socks.
4) Argh! Why do my socks keep falling down? Is it the length, elasticity, color or inherent cow-ness of my cow socks? Madness, I tell you, madness!

Another exciting factoid: Researchers have recently found stem cells in fat. Yes, those yummy round tummies actually have more use than storing longterm energy, insulating against the elements, and inspiring hatred by liposuctioning fat-hating society. The stem cells can be manipulated to act just like other cells, without all that distasteful fetus cultivation and bone marrow removal. Stem cells can be created from your own fat, so that it matches perfectly and rejection is low. Exciting, isn't it?

It's really scary when the devil himself is scared of his puppet. Well, puppets are inherently scary:

"Pat Robertson, an ardent Bush supporter, said he had that conversation with the president in Nashville, Tennessee, before the March 2003 invasion. He described Bush in the meeting as "the most self-assured man I've ever met in my life."

I think Pat was trying to say oblivious.

"And I warned him about this war. I had deep misgivings about this war, deep misgivings. And I was trying to say, 'Mr. President, you had better prepare the American people for casualties.'" Robertson said the president then told him, "Oh, no, we're not going to have any casualties." Robertson, the televangelist who sought the Republican presidential nomination in 1988, said he wishes Bush would admit to mistakes made.

See, freaking scary.

"I mean, the Lord told me it was going to be A, a disaster, and B, messy," Robertson said. "I warned him about casualties."

The Lord didn't have to tell you this. It is a war. It will be a disaster and messy. Whenever a war was not a disaster or messy, it was resparked in another form--a messier, bloodier form.

More than 1,100 U.S. troops have died in Iraq and another 8,000 troops have been wounded in the ongoing campaign, with the casualty toll significantly increasing in the last six months as the insurgency there has deepened.

Told you so, Pat.

Asked why Bush has refused to admit to mistakes on Iraq, Robertson said, "I don't know this politics game. You know, you can never say you were wrong because the opposition grabs onto it: 'See, he admitted he screwed up.'" "Even if he stumbles and messes up -- and he's had his share of stumbles and gaffes -- I just think God's blessing is on him." Even as Robertson criticized Bush for downplaying the potential dangers of the Iraq war, he heaped praise on Bush, saying he believes the president will win the election and that "the blessing of heaven is on Bush."

Oh jesus. God help us all.

As I've already made up my mind about the election, and cannot convince stupid people that what they believe in is stupid, I bring you insights from inside the enemy camp:

1) Enlisted personnel follow Dub because they're patriotic, love the country, and want to defend the nation. Typically. Some just want to blow stuff up.

2) Officers follow Dub because they are following orders. Typically. Some like blowing stuff up and moving troops around in war game simulations.

3) Civil servants follow Dub because they don't want to lose their jobs. Typically. As with all good samaritans, some like to think they are providing for the troops, after all, they sent them there.

All are very misled--enlisted folks are the ones mostly putting their lives on the line and have to be fooled by the most grandious lie. Officers believe in war, but hardly ever want to be in it because they are culpable for what happens to their people and it affects career advancement. Civil servants (from both executive and legislative agencies) are the ones that last throughout all political and wartime flux, and to do that cannot (and are often not allowed to) hold a political opinion that affects their job. So they follow the party line.

Very frustrating. So look at this hilarious site instead. Beware, there is semi-nudity, they kind you don't want to see.

Funny thing how I have better balance on rollerblades drunk than sober. Now my kitchen has black scuff marks. Maybe like walking around with an umbrella, the kneepads make all the difference.

I'm not that drunk really.

I'm aware enough to realize that I turned down a night of white trash superfun just because white trash had actually invited herself along. Drunken rollerblading, Sims, and cat snuggles make a much better night than trying to hold myself back from jamming a bowling ball down this girl's overly used throat.