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Thursday, 24 April 2008

Friday, 18 April 2008

  • difficulties of being female

     So after a 'discussion' with a few female friends, I just decided that I needed to vent about how easy getting ready in the morning is for guys. 
    Us females, have this innate sense to always want to look nice.  We're not exactly fond of looking like we just rolled out of bed 6 seconds ago and ran all the way to class and forgot to brush our hair and put on deodorant.  Preferably we'd like to look like we woke up at 5am (and still look well rested) and spent at least an hour trying to at least look presentable.  Now, don't call me vain or anything, but it's just a natural instinct.  Guys, they wake up and think first about their need for the bathroom and then the fact that they've only got 4 pop-tarts left, meaning they've only got enough for a breakfast and a half.  They grab a shirt that doesn't have visible stains, or outstanding odors,  throw it on with the pair of jeans they wore yesterday, put on 1 of the 2 pairs of shoes they have (tennis shoes and dress shoes) and walk out the door, in 3 minutes flat.  NO!  Not so easy for us females!
    If we wake up late, the first thing going through her mind is "what's quick to put on, but looks like I actually woke up when my alarm first when off an hour ago?".  Jeans and a t-shirt is usually what it ends up being because that's what grabbed first and you don't have to worry about matching.  Next thing is shoes, deciding between the 15 pairs that you have.  Heels usually are kicked off the list because those are hard to run in and you're already late.  Tennis shoes just makes it look like you're ready to go for a run.  So you decide for flats, but which pair.  You obviously need your brown pair, since your t-shirt is predominately brown, if only you could find your other shoe.  By now at least 5 minutes has passed and you still don't have shoes or your hair done, much less makeup!  So, you actually decide on your black flats since you can find those, but then you have to change your shirt to match it, so you have to take another minute to find that cute black t-shirt.  Now comes the hair.  If you're lucky you can comb it, throw it into a ponytail and walk out the door.  But most people aren't lucky.  After brushing through your hair, you debate between wearing it down, putting it up in a ponytail, or putting it half up.  After actually looking at yourself, you decide that if you were to wear it down, you'd either need to put in some product or straighten it.  Better opt for the ponytail, it requires the least amount of time, at least that's what we'd like to think.  First attempt leaves you with a huge bump on the top of your head, nope better take it out and try again.  Finally after the 14th attempt, it finally looks good and bump-less.  Oh, and I had forgotten to mention the decision between putting in the contacts or wearing the glasses, made while washing the face of course.  And since a huge pimple decided to present itself overnight, makeup is in order, to at least try to hide the fact that it looks like a kid drew a big red circle on your face in permanent marker.  And of course, grabbing breakfast while on the way out the door, do you opt for the not so healthy pop-tart, or rather the protein shake that you've been needing since you've got a dress to fit into.  Yep, better opt for the protein shake, them dresses don't grow to fit you!
    Oh, and if it's a windy day, a female must choose a hairstyle that's going to look decent wind-blown.  Or if it's rainy, no white shirts, and shoes that you don't mind getting a bit wet.  Ah yes, being male must be rough, at least when it comes to getting ready in the morning.
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Wednesday, 02 April 2008

  • time travel....

    So apparently Gmail has a new feature:  time travel...for your e-mails (not you!).  It's called Gmail Custom Time, as in you can customize what time you send it, as long as it's in the past.  This I do have to say could prove to be very useful for the college student required to e-mail papers to a professor, it's like the deadline never existed!  (Just try to get it in before the end of the semester, because otherwise it's pointless).  You can either e-mail it as read or unread.  Just imagine the possibilities!  "But I was the first to respond to that 'first-come, first-serve' e-mail, by -1 minute!  I must have ESP!".  If they figure out a way to send other things back in time, that could prove to be a touchy subject.  "But I did send you flowers hunny, didn't you get them?  Look, I've even got the receipt to prove it."  But anyways, one of the restrictions on how far back you can send e-mails is from April 2004, when Gmail was started.  Otherwise it'd be weird, like you could talk to people before they even know you, or your parents before you were born....but then I'd have to question why a 5 year old is using Gmail to e-mail his or her parent.

    The following is the not paid for presentation.  Any views or opinions are not necessarily the same as mine (though some of the sentences may sound like me, like the astricked sentence at the bottom of the page).  http://mail.google.com/mail/help/customtime/index.html

Wednesday, 26 March 2008

  • http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,341595,00.html

    A transsexual woman who has undergone reconstructive surgery and testosterone therapy, and who calls herself a "man," claims to be five months pregnant with a baby girl.

    Oregon resident Thomas Beatie told "The Advocate" magazine that carrying a daughter for her wife Nancy is an "incredible" experience.

    The article carried a photo showing Beatie with an enlarged midsection, purportedly the result of being pregnant. Neighbors, however, think otherwise.

    "Quite frankly, I think it's a hoax," neighbor Ron Schlieper told KATU News in Bend, Ore. "I saw him a few days ago and he didn't look like that," he said, referencing the photo posted on the Advocate.com Web site. "He was walking down the street with who I thought was his wife, Nancy, and I don't recall seeing a belly. If that (picture was taken) a month ago, he would have been much bigger just a few days ago."

    Schlieper said Beatie's wife said she was pregnant, KATU News reported. Another neighbor said the couple left their house every week for fertility treatments in Portland.

    Beatie, born a woman, has had a chest reconstruction and testosterone therapy, but decided to keep her female reproductive organs. Beatie claims to have become pregnant through artificial insemination.

    "I stopped taking my bimonthly testosterone injections," Beatie told the magazine. "It had been roughly eight years since I had my last menstrual cycle, so this wasn’t a decision that I took lightly," Beatie said. "My body regulated itself after about four months, and I didn’t have to take any exogenous estrogen, progesterone, or fertility drugs to aid my pregnancy."

    Beatie says Nancy had a hysterectomy 20 years ago, and that's when they started thinking about Beatie carrying their child.

    Beatie also claims this is her second pregnancy. The first was an ectopic pregnancy with triplets, she said.

    "It was a life-threatening event that required surgical intervention, resulting in the loss of all embryos and my right fallopian tube," Beatie said. "When my brother found out about my loss, he said, 'It’s a good thing that happened. Who knows what kind of monster it would have been.'”

    Beatie told the magazine the couple had begun experiencing anger from people offended by their decision.

    "Doctors have discriminated against us, turning us away due to their religious beliefs. Health care professionals have refused to call me by a male pronoun or recognize Nancy as my wife," Beatie said. "Receptionists have laughed at us. Friends and family have been unsupportive; most of Nancy’s family doesn’t even know I’m transgender."

Monday, 25 February 2008

  • I was thinking...

    So I was thinking to myself...when we pray to God about the weather, what is His response?  I mean, I can just see Him sitting up in heaven, laughing to Himself and thinking, "boy, if they only knew what I had in store for them.  I'm planning on making tomorrow 54F and sunny....a glorious day; with the day after being -24 windchill, and no snow so there is absolutely no change of college cancellations."  I can see it now....and I bet since the Midwest is also known as the Bible Belt of America, that God is getting His kicks out of changing the weather every 5 minutes....at least that's my explanation for why the weather changes so often....

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