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Sat, 28 Feb 2009 07:09:59 -0800

I've never really expressed discontent or anger towards anything here on StumbleUpon. My reactions to those who rant and rave about things here on this social network has always been --- if you don't like it, then don't use it.

Having said that, I am going to throw out a little rant and then decide if it bothers me enough to stop using StumbleUpon all together.

I would honestly like to know what the fuck is up with all the Woman's Day and BettyConfidential websites that are popping up all over my stumbles lately? Every other time I hit the stumble button, I'm faced with some useless piece of crap from one of these two sites. So I started looking at the review page to see exactly who is "discovering" all these pages so I could ban their stumbles from my own. Funny thing, though - nobody discovered them. And 99% of the time, nobody has even reviewed them. Just a bunch of people rating them with a thumbs up, which just confuses me because I don't understand why.

That's my little rant. Now I must assess the situation and figure out if I want to keep weeding through all the shit or just call it a day.

http://bluezfire.stumbleupon.com/review/30634344/

Fri, 27 Feb 2009 20:31:42 -0800

image credit: Earth's flower

This planet is not terra firma.
It is a delicate flower and it must be cared for.
It's lonely.
It's small.
It's isolated, and there is no resupply.
And we are mistreating it.

- Scott Carpenter, astronaut

http://bluezfire.stumbleupon.com/review/30569518/

Wed, 25 Feb 2009 17:10:40 -0800

image credit: Voices from the Past

When the last living thing
has died on account of us,
how poetical it would be
if Earth could say,
in a voice floating up
perhaps
from the floor
of the Grand Canyon,
"It is done."
People did not like it here.

--- Kurt Vonnegut

http://bluezfire.stumbleupon.com/review/29752013/

Fri, 30 Jan 2009 05:24:26 -0800

snagged from yourbratiness

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Mon, 19 Jan 2009 17:35:07 -0800

Have we not come to such an impasse in the modern world that we must love our enemies - or else? The chain reaction of evil - hate begetting hate, wars producing more wars - must be broken, or else we shall be plunged into the dark abyss of annihilation.

Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Thu, 08 Jan 2009 19:04:40 -0800

image: the crack by ~lithia

The above photo pretty much represents my mood of late, followed by the lyrics below.

It's a new year and I am confused about the future of my world and the future of THE world as a whole. The emotions I am registering range from sadness, despair, hopelessness, fear, anger, regret, and more that I am incapable of pinning down at the moment.

Blame the dark and gloomy weather we've had of late.

Blame the amount of news that I've been ingesting.

Blame Israel. Blame Gaza. Blame Bush. Blame Wall Street. Blame Consumption. Blame Greed.

Hell, just blame my menstrual cycle.

Whatever is to blame, I feel like I am stuck in the dark. I know there's a crack where the light gets in somewhere. If you need me, I'll be the one crawling around on the floor searching for it.

* * * * *

Anthem by Leonard Cohen

The birds they sang
at the break of day
Start again
I heard them say
Don't dwell on what
has passed away
or what is yet to be.
Ah the wars they will
be fought again
The holy dove
She will be caught again
bought and sold
and bought again
the dove is never free.

Ring the bells that still can ring
Forget your perfect offering
There is a crack in everything
That's how the light gets in.

We asked for signs
the signs were sent:
the birth betrayed
the marriage spent
Yeah the widowhood
of every government --
signs for all to see.

I can't run no more
with that lawless crowd
while the killers in high places
say their prayers out loud.
But they've summoned, they've summoned up
a thundercloud
and they're going to hear from me.

Ring the bells that still can ring ...

You can add up the parts
but you won't have the sum
You can strike up the march,
there is no drum
Every heart, every heart
to love will come
but like a refugee.

Ring the bells that still can ring
Forget your perfect offering
There is a crack, a crack in everything
That's how the light gets in.

Ring the bells that still can ring
Forget your perfect offering
There is a crack, a crack in everything
That's how the light gets in.
That's how the light gets in.
That's how the light gets in.

http://bluezfire.stumbleupon.com/review/28636808/

Mon, 22 Dec 2008 04:46:19 -0800

Day before yesterday it was 71 degrees and I was walking around in sandals. Yesterday it was 31 degrees and the wind would blow so hard that it would chill you to the bone. So far today it is 14 degrees and somehow I volunteered to take two teenage girls shopping. And despite the freezing temperatures, we still have NO snow! Something about this scenario just isn't fair.

http://bluezfire.stumbleupon.com/review/27288583/

Sat, 08 Nov 2008 19:46:30 -0800

I was visiting terrie212 and found this image. I tracked it back as far as I could only to find it in a photobucket account. I have no idea where this house is, who designed/built it, or anything else. I do know, however, that I would be perfectly content to spend the rest of my nights sleeping right there in that bed.

If you know more about this house, please message me and let me know. Thanks.

http://bluezfire.stumbleupon.com/review/27272840/

Sat, 08 Nov 2008 08:45:04 -0800

http://bluezfire.stumbleupon.com/review/27225400/

Thu, 06 Nov 2008 18:42:29 -0800

snagged from the always wonderful oliviab