Goddamn it, California.

I saw this while I was out today. I know the image is a bit small and the text kind of hard to read, but if you look at the bottom, it says, "Skechers joins Niki Taylor and Burney Lamar in support of Mercy Ministries of America".

Mercy Ministries, while not vocally anti gay, is one of those groups that's all about praying the gay away. It's been rumored that they also use exorcism techniques, but I can't find anything credible to back that up.

I will not spend another dime on a pair of Sketchers or any of these brands, which all fall under the Sketchers umbrella:

*Unltd. by Marc Ecko
*Rhino Red
*Zoo York
*310 Premium Footwear
*BEBE Sport
*Punkrose
*Public Royalty
*Marc Nason

Write a letter, tell a friend, boycott the brands, whatever. I'm just putting the info out there.

I am a grown-ass woman.


I should not know this much about Harry Potter.

I'm bored and jumping in on the fad late:

For about five minutes last night, I was really proud to be an American for the first time...ever. CNN announced that Mccain had conceded and I laughed so hard that I almost cried.


And then this morning Prop 8 passed, as well as two other propositions banning gay marriage in other states. I am no longer so much proud as shocked and dismayed.

So, to the 52% of you who believe that rights are contingent on someones sexuality, I say:

Fuck You

It's on now, motherfuckers.

Yay, I love new friends!

I am the proud owner of a shiny new full time job with benefits and 401k matching.

Holy fuckballs, you guys!

How is it that "shit" and "fuck" and whatnot are all considered too rude for TV, but "faggot" is perfectly acceptable?

Why oh why do I do this to myself?

Dear Starbuck's Lady,

Look, I know you got here at like 5am and I appreciate wholeheartedly that you are here and I could stroll up and get a chai. Really, honestly I do. That being said...

Who lit the fuse on your tampon? I mean, really. All I said was, "Can I get a medium chai, no water, please?" Never before in the couple years I have been ordering a chai in just that way have I ever received a look that would have been appropriate if I had, say, kicked your dog.

Oh, you don't add water to your chai? Awesome, but you know what, a lot of Starbucks seem to, because this is how a Starbucks employee told me to order my chai if I didn't want a watered down mess.

I realize this is probably not your first choice as far as lines of work go. Believe me, mine isn't either. And yet, here we are. Now for the love of all that is good and fluffy, make me my drink. I have emails to answer.


Kisses!

Me

St Patrick's Day can officially kiss my white Irish ass.

That is all.

So, it occured to me that after I finish the book I'm reading, there will only be two books in the house that I have no read. And therefore, I need recommendation.

You people know what I like. It can be fiction, non fiction, doesn't matter. Just recommend something you think I'd like. The more the better.

As stolen from previous journals...

1. pick 15 of your favorite movies.
2. go to imdb and find a quote from each movie.
3. post them here for everyone to guess.
4. fill in the film title once it's guessed.
5. no googling/using imdb search functions to make/confirm your guesses. dont cheat in other words.

( Movie Quote Madness! )

I recovered the kitchen chairs today. I've been meaning to do it forever. Originally, I bought the set for my parents as a Christmas present, trying to help my mom get the country French kitchen she wanted. It suited her, me not so much.



( The after and a closeup )

New York police are investigating whether Australian actor Heath Ledger died of a drug overdose.

A New York Police Department spokesman said the Oscar-nominated actor's body was found naked and face-down on the floor of his bedroom by a housekeeper about 3.30pm Tuesday (7.30am Melbourne time).

There were prescription pills nearby, police said. ''We are investigating the possibility of an overdose,'' police spokesman Paul Browne said. ''There were pills within the vicinity of the bed.''

The police spokesman said the pills were not scattered around Ledger's body, as previously reported. "There were some prescription medications that included sleeping pills," he said.

The 28-year-old actor, who had reportedly been ill with pneumonia, had an appointment for a massage at the apartment, which is believed to be his home in Soho in Manhattan.

The housekeeper went to tell Ledger the masseuse had arrived and found him naked and unconscious at the foot of his bed.

So.

Huh.

My mom bought me a purse for Christmas. She and one of my sisters went and picked it out and it's actually a very nice purse. I quite like it.

It's a Louis Vuitton and they bought it from a woman who sells knock off jeans for $35 at Costco. They assumed it was a knock off, too, and the price was right for it to be (I know they didn't pay more than $100, and it was probably even less than that).

The thing is, it's not a fake. It's real. Limited edition Louis Vuitton.

If you can find it, it goes for at least $9,000.

Christ in a pogo stick, where would I even take a purse that costs as much as 6 months rent?