YOU'RE GOING TO BACKSTAB HIM WITH A BALLISTA?

People disgust me. They really do. Normally, I'd place something like this behind a cut, but I'm not going to.

George Tiller was assassinated yesterday. In his church. And it was assassination, because his murder was motivated by entirely ideological reasons. See, George Tiller was a doctor. More specifically, he was a doctor who performed late-term abortions. And his killer, Scott Roeder, is an extremist anti-abortion activist. To put it frankly, Roeder is a terrorist. Some people would disagree, but terrorism, by it's definition, is the calculated use of violence in an attempt to cause fear and attain goals that are political or religious in nature. That's what this, and Roeder's 1996 plan to blow up an abortion clinic, was. Terrorism. Because of acts like this, doctors are scared to offer late-term abortions, because they could be killed. There are very few who still offer them.

And yet, if you turn on the television, or look at what people are saying, you'll see on Fox News references to how Tiller was "a mass murderer" who killed thousands of American citizens. His actions, in offering a legally protected medical procedure have been called "Hitlerian" and "purely demonic" and the TERRORIST who murdered him in his church has been hailed, by some far-right extremists, as a HERO! What the hell is wrong with the world when people call themselves pro-life, but see no issue with the murder of innocent doctors who are only doing their job? When Bill O'Reilly refers to the man as 'Tiller the Baby Killer' and other such monikers? It's conservative media like this that affects the mindset of people. They aren't the cause of all extremist anti-abortion sentiment, but they certainly support it and fan the flames. And they can't even see their own hypocrisy, which just makes it worse.

Tiller wasn't the first abortion doctor who was the victim of this brand of terrorism. That was Dr. David Gunn, in 1993. He was killed by Michael F. Griffin, who shouted "Don't kill any more babies" before shooting him. Then there was Dr. John Britton and his clinic escort, James Barrett (by the way, clinic escorts are necessary to shield doctors and patients from anti-abortion activists. They need ESCORTS just to go in and out), who were killed in 1994 by Paul Jennings Hill, who also seriously injured Dr. Britton's wife. John C. Salvi III killed receptionists in two abortion clinics in Massachussetts in 1994. And there's Dr. Barnett Slepian, who was killed in his own home in 1998 by James Charles Kopp's sniper rifle. And let's not forget Eric Robert Rudolph, who bombed not only two abortion clinics in Atlanta and Birmingham 1997 and 1998, but also a lesbian bar in Atlanta in 1997 and Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta during the 1996 Olympics, all with bombs made of dynamite surrounded by NAILS to act as schrapnel. He killed and injured several people in those attacks. And there have been plenty of others. And these terrorists are treated like heroes by extremist anti-abortion activists.

I see things like this and I am sickened for the state of our country. I really don't know what to think about people any more. People who murder people to further their religious viewpoint are terrorists. Not heroes. And I am completely and utterly disgusted with humanity.

That's it. I'm getting off my soapbox now. I'm going to go lay down with ice cream and a work of classic zombie literature until the world makes sense again. I really want a hug right now...just to prove not everyone sucks.

(2 Points) My name:
(1 Point) My last name:
(5 Points) Take a stab at my middle name:
(3 Points) Who am I in love with:
(2 Points) Where did we meet:
(2 Points) What kind of car do I drive:
(2 Points) where do I work:
(3 Points) what am I afraid of:
(2 Points) Do I smoke:
(3 Points) Do I drink:
(2 Points) Do I have any siblings:
(2 Points) How many:
(1 Point) Do I like 'em:
(4 Points) What's one of my favorite things to do:
(2 Points) How many piercings do I have:
(3 Points) What's my favorite type of music:
(4 Points) Am I shy or outgoing:
(3 Points) Am I a rebel or do I follow the rules:
(2 Points) what’s my favorite color:
(3 Points) name something I hate:
(4 Points) name a talent I have:
(4 Points) what kind of sneakers do I wear:
(4 Points) do I have any pets:
(2 Points) Who am I dating right now:
(5 Points) how long have I been dating them:
(5 Points) what is the color of my room:
(5 Points) what is my worst habit:
(5 Points on creativeness) If I were stranded on a desert island, what would I bring:


80-85 Points; Stalker Extraordinaire!
70-79 Points; Hard-Working Stalker
40-69 Points; Decent Stalker
-48 justitia
20-39 Points; Stalker-In-Training
-35 ramdonomo
00-19 Points; Crappy Stalker or New Stalker




Comments are screened so no cheating.
PS: Put this in your journal!

The longer you've known me? The more stringent the grading process :D KGO!

It's that time again! Deep Heroes Thoughts with Nelle. Come around children! We're doing letters instead of numbers this time. Screw continuity.

( CUT FOR HEROES SPOILERS! DO NOT READ IF YOU DON'T WANT TO BE SPOILED )

OMG! WANT!

Pride and Prejudice is one of my favourite books ever. And I know when I used to read it, I couldn't help thinking to myself, "You know what would make this even better? Zombies!"

All right, I never actually thought that. But it's still fricking awesome.

Edit: Now with added zombies.

I am so in love with my new laptop, I can't even tell you. It's insane.

First off, I only got the new laptop because the old laptop died. And there was much mourning and sadfacing/sad emoticoning/general sad. :( I loved my Fifi (my old car was the Silver Phoenix, and my laptop was Phoenix II, aka Fifi). Anyway, the screen has been flickering in and out for a while and it finally just sort of gave out. I've been using my mum's laptop for school-related things the past couple days, which is why I've been scarce rp-wise, but those days are over.

I got Lola today and I already love her immensely. There are no words for just how much I love her. For one thing, she is a Dell Studio laptop, and SHE IS RED! Red is one of my favourite colours, and it is also the colour of my iPod (Lola Jr. or LJ...not livejournal). Colour coordination makes me immensely happy. For another, she's just wonderful. She runs fast and...gah! No words.

We also switched from Verizon wireless internet to Comcast, and ohmigoodness what a difference. For starters, the internet is no longer booting me every five minutes. And also, the internet is now wicked fast and made of awesome.

In short, I have been happy dancing all day and have no intention of stopping any time soon. It's been a crap week and now it's all better!

Edit: And I got chinese for dinner! This is truly a joyous day.

I hate eating dinner with my family. I was reminded why this evening. I was eating my chicken nuggets and macaroni and cheese, because my grandmother has apparently forgotten that we're not five years old anymore, when said grandmother turns to me and asks the question that made me finish my dinner as quickly as possible. Now, I will preface this by saying I have never lied to my family about my sexual orientation. If they ask me if I'm a lesbian, I say no, because I'm not a lesbian. I am bisexual. If they ask if I like boys, I say yes, because I do like boys. I just like girls too. I don't see why gender should be such a huge factor in wanting to be with someone. I even explained this to my mother once. I told her "gender is not a factor for me", so I don't know how she can claim to have not known this. So, anyway...back to my hellish dinner conversation.

Grandmother: Can I ask you a question?
Me: Sure. I may choose not to answer, but you are free to ask.
Grandmother: Do you like boys?
Me: *Chokes a bit, because wtf?* Yes.
Grandmother: I mean...are you a lesbian?
Me: No. I'm bisexual.
Mother: That's not funny, Ashley.
Me: I wasn't joking.
Mother: There's no such thing as bisexual. You're either straight or you're a lesbian.
Me: I am bisexual, mom. I am attracted to men and women equally.
Sister: That's just selfish.
Me: Right. I'm done. Dinner was great.

I really fucking hate my family sometimes. Morons.

List the first ten series that come to mind. Your friends will comment with the character from each/a series that they think you are most like. (Remember this is who I'm most like, not favorites!)

1. Whoniverse
2. Code Geass
3. Buffyverse
4. Supernatural
5. Heroes
6. Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog
7. CLAMP (any series)
8. Stargate
9. Good Omens
10. Skins

I like this idea. I think I'll start doing this. Maybe at Thanksgiving. With my family.

( Tom Ackerman of Religion Dispatches )

My sister really needs to quit doing that.

And by that, I mean having sex in the family room while I'm home.

Without warning me first.

This really isn't my day. At all.

So much awkward.

Still...FRINGE TONIGHT!

Yes, I know, not even Thanksgiving yet. But Claudie's post reminded me and better to get started early than late. If you want a card from me, please leave your info here. Even if I know your info, leave it anyway so I don't forget anyone. You know you want to. I shamelessly stole the format from Claudie. SHAMELESSLY! All comments are screened.

Name:
Address:
Holiday: (Christmas? Hanukkah? Kwanzaa? Chrismukkah? Thursday? I will send Happy Thursday cards to those who don't celebrate holidays.)
Favourite holiday song: (Just for fun. And, no, Claudie. 'Oh what a night' is not a Christmas song.)

Now respond, my minions!

So...I had an incredibly awkward morning. I had a nine o'clock doctor's appointment this morning, involving a breast exam and a Pap test among other things. My mother had scheduled it for me and neglected to tell me until we got there that my new doctor is my friend, Souha. Yes, you read that right. MY FRIEND.

Now, I love Souha to death. We're good friends and I enjoy watching her kids for her. But there are some things that friends just shouldn't do. Like look at your vagina. Or stick their fingers inside you and poke at your ovaries. Well...most of the time anyway. That is just one bonding experience that should never, ever happen. Ever.

I also got a flu shot. That was much less awkward. You have to understand my immense level of awkward and twitchy around needles to get why that being the least awkward part was weird.

Then I got a chicken biscuit and fries from Bojangles. They were tasty, but in no way made up for my morning.

So that's my morning in a nutshell. An awkward, awkward nutshell. I am never speaking to my mother ever again. Ever.

Fringe tonight! Yay! Why yes, that is divergent from the theme of the post, but it needed to be said. I like Fringe. Yay, Fringe!

I was disappointed tonight by Countdown. David Shuster was filling in for Keith and it's just not the same. I watch Countdown for the anger and righteous indignation, and David is just too easy going. Not to mention he doesn't have Keith's voice or vocabulary. And don't get me started on his suit. Three shades of blue, none of them complementary, and a tie with dots paired with a pinstriped suit. No. Just...no. Keith's suits are terrible, but so much so that it's endearing. David's? Not so much. To be fair, one of his guests was worse. Bright blue shirt, dark blue suit and bright red tie with stripes...just bad fashion choices, boys.

I think 360 is going to beat out Countdown in my affections tonight. Anderson is always a pretty sight. But now that I've said that, John King will probably be filling in for Anderson. He is not a pretty sight. Oh well. At least Rachel and Jon won't fail me. Gotta love my favourite lesbian and my favourite Jew. Great. Now I'm thinking of the Paul Rudd dance again. Okay, I lied. Arianna Huffington is filling in for Rachel. WTF MSNBC...WTF?!

[Edit]: Anderson was on. Yay! Still sad about the lack of Keith and Rachel. But Heroes was made of win, so that's okay.

List your top ten favorite celebrities at the moment and answer the questions under the cut.

1. Keith Olbermann
2. Jon Stewart
3. Anderson Cooper
4. Rachel Maddow
5. Gareth David-Lloyd
6. Simon Amstell
7. John Barrowman
8. Paul Rudd
9. Kristen Schaal
10. Dmitri Martin


( More than you probably wanted to know about my celebrity crushes )

Choose any of my characters (or be specific and give a ship of my character and yours), past or present. I will give you a name, PB, and five facts for their firstborn child, even if the character doesn't/is unqualified to have children.

Not sure how soon it will be answered but there you go.

So, I might've fractured something in my foot. Funtimes. I'm giving it another day to see how it is and if it still hurts I'll go see a doctor. I fucking hate doctors.

Ouchies.

So, I had another odd conversation with my grandmother last night. Notice this is becoming a habit in my entries? I had come downstairs to get a granola bar and my cell phone charger and she asked me to help her move a table. So I set them on the table and helped her move it. Then I grabbed my granola bar and charger and headed back toward my room. At this point, she stops me.

Grandmother: Give me that. It goes in the laundry room. I'll put it in there.
Me: ...Do you mean my cell phone charger? Or my granola bar? Because I don't think either of them go in the laundry room.
Grandmother: ...Oh.

I still have no idea what she thought I was holding.

In other news, I get to see Barack Obama speak tonight in Lynchburg. Oh my god, I am so freaking stoked.

I love the eleventh! It is seriously the best day of every month.

♥