So wear me like a locket around your throat , I'll weigh you down

ethics meme

2008-07-03T02:18:40Z

stolen from a whole bunch of my LJ friends ;)

Would you do meth if it was legalized?
No. Absolutely not - I've known people addicted to it. It's an ugly drug. I would smoke weed more if it was legal, though.

Abortion: for or against?
I'm pro-choice and pro-prevention. I would like to see less abortions performed - not because of legal limitations, but because of prevention and education.

Would our country fall with a woman president?
No. That's stupid.

Do you believe in the death penalty?
Yes. I'm not a huge fan of it ... but I'm less of a fan of extremely violent crime.

Do you wish marijuana would be legalized already?
Yes.

Are you for or against premarital sex?
I don't elieve in governing sex - especially since same-sex couples can't legally marry in most of the US yet.

Do you believe in God?
No. I don't believe that there is a God figure as we understand it, but I don't think that belief in God is necessarily a bad thing if it gives people comfort and helps them to make better moral decisions. (Not that all or even most people do, of course.)

Do you think same sex marriage should be legalized?
Of course.

Do you think it's wrong that so many Hispanics are moving to the USA?
No. I think it's wrong that so many Hispanic people are being exploited for unsafe cheap labor and used as pawns between wealthy business owners and underpaid (mostly white) factory workers in the US.

A 12-year-old girl has a baby... should she keep it?
I really don't think that a 12-year-old has the necessary skills to be a good parent. I guess if her own mother helped her out?

Should the alcohol age be lowered to 18?
I consider it incredibly fucked up that an 18-year-old can run off and join the Army and use weapons and participate in war ... and can't go have a beer.

Should the war in Iraq be called off?
It's more of an occupation than anything, and I think that we need to ACTUALLY try and make measures to help them become self-sufficient so we can leave.

Assisted suicide is illegal..do you agree?
Absolutely not. I think it's an informed consent/choice issue, and htat a person who is gravely or terminally ill should be able to make that choice.

Do you believe in spanking your children?
There is a difference between beating and spanking. I don't think that spanking is the best method of discipline, but I'm not against it.

Are you afraid others will judge you from reading some of your answers?
Afraid? No. My opinions aren't that off the wall :P

bestdaywelived @ 2008-05-19T20:53:00

2008-05-20T00:54:31Z

Iron Man ROCKED. Robert Downey Jr. looks really, really good without a shirt on, and he can built a suit of armor out of scrap metal while LIVING IN A CAVE.

bestdaywelived @ 2008-04-24T12:27:00

2008-04-24T16:30:27Z

I'm actually not surprised that Carly went home. HOnestly, she has a fab voice, but that's ... it. She's been choosing boring songs and hasn't held my interest in a while.

I'm glad JC is still there. I didn't think his version of Memory was that bad at all. It wasn't great, but it was a recognizable song, which is more than a lot of other contestants have been doing this season (Chikizie, Syesha, Carly, etc.)

I didn't vote this week. I didn't want to register as a Democrat just to vote in the primary. I would have voted for Obama, though. I'm going to vote for him in November for sure.

Ugh

2008-03-27T02:10:10Z

My work blocked LJ and all other networking sites, which is why I haven't been around much. I'm wayyyyy more productive now, go figure.

South Park is LOL - kids are getting sprayed in the face by cat urine to get high.

My updated Idol list. I haven't really been as on as I though, haha.

~~11: Chikizie Ewe~~ 3rd
10: Kristi Lee Cook
9: David Hernandez 1st
8: Amanda Overmyer 2nd
7: Michael Johns
6: Sayesha Mercado
5: Ramiele Malubay
4: David Archuleta
3: David Cook
2: Jason Castro
1: Carly Smithson

bestdaywelived @ 2008-03-26T22:04:00

2008-03-27T02:05:37Z

NO MORE CHIKIZIE! I've been waiting for his ass to go home since ... well, ever. WOO HOO.

bestdaywelived @ 2008-03-12T22:06:00

2008-03-13T02:13:12Z

I am really, really pissed that David H. went home. I think that if his past didn't come out, Kristi Lee would have gone home instead of him. I actually KNOW it, because honestly, his performance wasn't like a ginormous JOKE. I LIKE country music, and I thought that her Lee Ann Womack on speed song was awful.

I think that Danny N. was sent home because he comes off as incredibly gay, not because he's not a decent singer. I think that David H. was a bit boring, but not untalented or somehow worse than Kristi Lee or Sa-yawn-sha.

bestdaywelived @ 2008-03-12T22:06:00

2008-03-13T02:06:46Z

11: Chikizie Ewe
10: Kristi Lee Cook
~~9: David Hernandez~~
8: Amanda Overmyer
7: Michael Johns
6: Sayesha Mercado
5: Ramiele Malubay
4: David Archuleta
3: David Cook
2: Jason Castro
1: Carly Smithson

Idol Top 12 Predictions

2008-03-07T16:48:40Z

Here is my prediction for how IDOL will pan out this season, even if my 2 favorites are already out of the picture. Please feel free to leave your own in the comments or make your own post!

IDOL Season 7

11: Chikizie Ewe
10: Kristi Lee Cook
9: David Hernandez
8: Amanda Overmyer
7: Michael Johns
6: Sayesha Mercado
5: Ramiele Malubay
4: David Archuleta
3: David Cook
2: Jason Castro
1: Carly Smithson

bestdaywelived @ 2008-03-06T20:12:00

2008-03-07T01:15:21Z

I'm such a geek. I'm dying to find out who the Top 12 are in Idol so I can make my predictions. I just spent like half an hour trying to find Danny Noriega icons. I know he's not the best singer, but he reminds me so m uch of one of my high school friends that I just LOVE him, haha.

I feel like Kady and Kristi Lee will be going home for the girls, and Chikizie and Luke will be going home for the guys. I don't KNOW yet, though, so we'll see.

:(

2008-01-18T17:28:42Z

After 12 years, RENT is closing as of June 1st.

I'm really, really bummed about it. I don't know why; I've seen it a whole bunch of times, and I think it did a lot for AIDS awareness and to make theater interesting for an entire generation of young people.

Anyway, we're going to see it, and we're getting the best tickets that we can (!). I suggest the rest of you check it out if you haven't been able to see it yet. It's currently touring.

Privilege Meme - stolen from queenmorgana

2007-12-31T23:33:21Z

Bold the ones that are true for you.

The list is based on an exercise developed by Will Barratt, Meagan Cahill, Angie Carlen, Minnette Huck, Drew Lurker, Stacy Ploskonka at Illinois State University. The exercise developers ask that if you participate in this blog game, you acknowledge their copyright.

Father went to college (he's in trade school now
Father finished college
Mother went to college
Mother finished college
Have any relative who is an attorney, physician, or professor
Were the same or higher class than your high school teachers
Had more than 50 books in your childhood home
Had more than 500 books in your childhood home
Were read children's books by a parent
Had lessons of any kind before you turned 18
Had more than two kinds of lessons before you turned 18 (piano, guitar, flute)
Had a credit card with your name on it before you turned 18
Your parents (or a trust) paid for the majority of your college costs
Your parents (or a trust) paid for all of your college costs
Went to a private high school
Went to summer camp girl scout day camp
Had a private tutor before you turned 18
Family vacations involved staying at hotels
Your clothing was all bought new before you turned 18
Your parents bought you a car that was not a hand-me-down from them
There was original art in your house when you were a child
Had a phone in your room before you turned 18
You and your family lived in a single family house
Your parent(s) owned their own house or apartment before you left home - they live in a trailer they own
Participated in an SAT/ACT prep course
Had your own TV in your room in High School (my sister/s and I shared on in our room)
Owned a mutual fund or IRA in High School or College
Flew anywhere on a commercial airline before you turned 16 (Went on a cruise with your family
Went on more than one cruise with your family
Your parents took you to museums and art galleries as you grew up (my parents considered that stuff above us, so they never did. I don't think they were interested.)
You were unaware of how much heating bills were for your family

bestdaywelived @ 2007-12-25T01:19:00

2007-12-25T06:20:06Z

Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night! <3

bestdaywelived @ 2007-12-03T17:29:00

2007-12-04T01:33:09Z

I just had my last two cavities filled. I'm now D O N E with the dentist until May! YES!

I came home and decorated the tree. I just need a new box of hooks so I can hang up the set of billiard balls I bought at Target, and it'll be finished. I hope that Frankie doesn't get too interested in it. We've been putting her back in the cage whenever she goes near it, so we'll see.

CHRISTMAS CARDS!

2007-11-30T15:04:55Z

I realize that I'm kind of late doing this, but I would like to send out Christmas cards to everyone, but I need addresses!

This post is open, but comments are screened so only I can see them.

bestdaywelived @ 2007-10-03T13:43:00

2007-10-03T19:45:52Z

I went to Molly Maguire's in Phoenixville last night. Phoenixville is totally cute - I always see those commercials about how great it is, but I never went there until yesterday.

Molly Maguires opened last week .... so check it out in another week or two, they're working out the kinks. I didn't mind it, because their food is great.

LOL

2007-09-24T21:36:03Z

The periodic Christian Nudist Convocation took place in July at the Cherokee Lodge nudist camp in Tennessee, and according to a dispatch in Nashville Scene, the group evokes skepticism not only from most Christians (who dislike the flaunting of naked bodies, even if innocently done) but from most Cherokee Lodge members, who see them as too intense for naturism's laid-back attitude. One CNC attendee acknowledged that many Christians would not approve of Cherokee Lodge, but to him "(I)t's Jerusalem." Another compared his work at nudist camps to missionary work: "(S)ome people get sent to Africa, some people get sent to South America and the Lord was like, 'I want you to go to nudist resorts.' And I'm like, 'Wow, what an assignment.'" [Nashville Scene, 8-2-07]

bestdaywelived @ 2007-09-16T09:23:00

2007-09-16T16:28:24Z

Dear neighbors:

I'm nice enough to not do laundry early in the morning when I wake up because it's a weekend. It would be nice if you, seeing my dirty clothes, didn't throw yet another load in the fucking machine! You didn't leave a basket in the room, so it's assumed that you're done. That's how EVERY OTHER PERSON in the building (out of the 8 apartments) does it. We're considerate, since there's ONE WASHER and we all need it.

Oh well. Next time you get all stompy at 5 AM, I'm calling the building management.

bestdaywelived @ 2007-09-14T12:04:00

2007-09-14T18:07:38Z

Flogging Molly/Dropkick Murphys KICKED ASS.

There were guys in kilts and TONS of beer. I was showered with a couple of them. I like the whole Irish "punch you in the face and then help you up after" vibe. I didn't like the fact that so many big sweaty men kept taking off their shirts and rubbing it on me.

I helped two girls out of the Dropkick mosh pit. Some guy fell into my arms, and I tried to pick him up but I couldn't, so Ryan and some other guys did help. ;)

bestdaywelived @ 2007-08-10T04:39:00

2007-08-10T11:40:08Z

I love Trash the Dress, but WTF about this one? It's not really a trashing, it's a blond girl sitting around a pink car.

bestdaywelived @ 2007-06-13T15:05:00

2007-06-13T21:06:13Z

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JULIE!

I would love to talk to you soon!

28 Weeks Later

2007-05-10T11:05:17Z

It was SO GOOD. You should all see it on Friday when it comes out for general release. The end was a tad drawn out, but it was pretty cool.

!

2007-04-24T23:23:17Z

Pretty Girls Make Graves is on their final tour (BOO), and I have tickets! They're playing at the Northstar Bar in Philadelphia. CAN NOT WAIT. YES!

bestdaywelived @ 2007-03-15T19:51:00

2007-03-16T00:52:21Z

Congrats to mightyfinewine and truelyasmile on their very-upcoming wedding!

bestdaywelived @ 2007-03-04T15:04:00

2007-03-04T20:06:07Z

So, Soul Food is on, and I can't think of *anything* about it except the Boondocks episode where they slammed the unhealthy eating practices in the movie. I wish that show came back. :(

bestdaywelived @ 2007-01-23T10:59:00

2007-01-23T17:01:07Z

Are you fucking KIDDING ME?

I'm sorry, but WTF. I don't think that it's a "poor skill" to go to clinics and then not pay your bills ... not only is it unfair to people who work at those places and make a living off of it, but it's horrible for those of us that actually pay for health insurance and end up paying like $18/pill for Tylenol at the hospital because these people are not on top of their bills. Stuff happens, sure, but deliberately stealing from the American public? NOT OKAY.