Vĩşuą£izЄ:365 | Day 334
Dec. 1st, 2009 | 12:22 am
Feeling better!
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Vĩşuą£izЄ:365 | Day 333
Nov. 29th, 2009 | 09:44 pm
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Vĩşuą£izЄ:365 | Day 332
Nov. 28th, 2009 | 02:14 pm
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Vĩşuą£izЄ:365 | Day 331
Nov. 28th, 2009 | 02:14 pm
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Vĩşuą£izЄ:365 | Day 330
Nov. 26th, 2009 | 11:58 pm
I'm just drained. I've had trouble breathing the last couple of days. It literally hurts to breathe in deeply. I have not had a fever, and I'm glad for that. But my chest hurts right in the middle, and breathing is task heavy. I've just cried off and on all day from sheer frustration. I had a lot of trouble breathing at some point last night, and called my friend, just in a panic. Eventually I calmed down, and got to sleep.
I hadn't planned on showing tears in the picture, but I was getting frustrated w/ my camera, and got to crying again over everything. It's a little bury, but so am I.
Thanks to my neighbor for bringing me some warm food. It was truly comfort food and the best meal I've had in a week.
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Vĩşuą£izЄ:365 | Day 329
Nov. 25th, 2009 | 01:47 am
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Vĩşuą£izЄ:365 | Day 328
Nov. 25th, 2009 | 01:44 am
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Vĩşuą£izЄ:365 | Day 327
Nov. 23rd, 2009 | 11:17 pm
A week later, and my fever has averaged 101. I'm in a constant haze, and quite frankly, I'm going insane from it. I've broke down and cried twice since last night, just in sheer frustration with all this. I've never been this sick, or been sick this long. I'm finally going to the doctor in the morning. I hope I can sleep tonight, and the doctor will prove helpful tomorrow.
I was taking a few test pictures, and the cough hit me while one of them snapped. So that's what I used. The negative image is just because it would be even more boring otherwise.
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Six Reasons Why ABC are Hypocrites, and Why Adam Lambert Is On Your Gossip Mill Today
Nov. 23rd, 2009 | 02:00 pm
1. Whether you like him or not, or want to bash him, or praise him, the fact is (whether you admit it or not), you're talking about him today, and THAT is called good publicity. Last night people were saying, "Who is this guy?" Um....darling, he's the guy you're still talking about today. BAM!
2. ABC is hypocritical in advertising as "Coming up later, a performance by Adam Lambert that you'll be talking about tomorrow!", then bash him for doing what he did, and editing the performance for the west coast! HYPOCRITE!
3. If parents are worried about their children seeing Lambert grind his crotch into a guy's face, or him kissing another guy for 3 seconds, GET YOUR STINKIN' KIDS TO BED. WHY ARE THEY UP AT 11 P.M. ANYWAY???? It's not the networks' job to edit for your children, or catch up to the fact that parents let their kids stay up later. Don't like it? Don't watch it. Put your monsters to bed at 9 like most parents do, and STFU. PS It's those same soccer moms and dads in suburbia that are hiding their little prescription drug problems, alcohol problems, eating disorders, and extra-marital affairs, all while pretending you're the perfect family. HYPOCRITE!
4. Elisabitch Hasselbeck, on The View today, said that this type of stuff is what Adam Lambert is going to be remembered for, not his music. "What song did he sing? What did his voice sound like? I don't remember." Yeah well you still think Iraq had something to do with 9/11, and that Obama is a Muslim, and a socialist. He sang the title track from his new CD, "For Your Entertainment", and his voice is the same high tenor voice that we knew him for on American Idol, reminding us of Freddy Mercury, a bit. The same voice YOU, Ms. Hypocritical Hasselbeck, talked about and raved about on The View every Wednesday and Thursday after the previous night's airing of American Idol. And NOW you want to act like he's some alien? HYPOCRITE!
5. Madonna made out with Christina and Britney, and it was never edited in later broadcasts. Women have been feeling up on each other and making out on TV for years, but when a gay guy does it, it's suddenly "inappropriate". HYPOCRITE ABC! The View was allowed to show the Madonna thing, but were not allowed to show the Lambert thing. WHY? Because it's a guy? How disgusting of ABC to discriminate based on sexuality. Of course ABC, being a Disney company, doesn't like Jews either, so why not throw faggots in the mix as well?
6. At the end of it all, Adam Lambert is who he is, and he's not ashamed of that, nor does he (or should he) apologize for it. No, you don't have to buy his CD, or watch his videos. But you know what? If you're going to fight for your right to marry your boyfriend, or lesbian girlfriend, and you want equal rights for everyone, that includes me, you, and Adam Lambert.
Adam Lambert is doing his thing. I loved that he did what he did. I love to see the brass at a network, and the soccer moms across the US, get their Hanes in a twist over something like this. I love when someone doesn't push the envelope, but flat out burns it with a big fucking flaming torch, and does it on national TV in front of millions of people. More power to him.
Side note: Jennifer Lopez falling on her ass was hysterical! That bump was edited out for west coast too, so YouTube it to see it.
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Vĩşuą£izЄ:365 | Day 326
Nov. 23rd, 2009 | 01:54 am
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Tired of Being Sick
Nov. 22nd, 2009 | 05:07 pm
Moving in, when I finally crawled out of bed around 9:30 a.m. that morning, and went to pee, that rush, coupled with a very high fever, almost set me on end, literally. I felt like I was going to pass out standing there. I fought it with the little strength I had to not fall over, and go end up in the bathroom. I got back to bed and realized, I had to take something for this. I crawled back out of bed, and tossed down a few Excedrin, Ibuprofen, and Muscinex (sp). I woke up a bit later, sweating my ass off. That was a plus, because the Ibuprofen was breaking the fever. I still felt like dirt otherwise. I had a cough, and even after a good shower, I had little notion of feeling better. When I went to bed that night my fever was 101.
This has went on and on throughout the weekend. I cannot get a grip on the sickness. It's hit me long and hard. Yesterday I woke up and my whole chest was raw and sore. It was from all the coughing, and the muscle tensing up with each couch. It was like being punch w/ a truck every time I coughed. It still feels that way.
Last night I got to bed around 3 a.m. I finally drifted off, and was wide eyed and awake at 5:30 or so. I got up and tried to tire myself out, but to no avail. I ended up doing dishes, making potato salad, and some breakfast, some stuff online, then tried to go back to bed around 10:30 a.m. I finally feel asleep and got up around 2:15 p.m. I'm just dog tired. When I woke up, and I wasn't feeling any better, I just broke down while laying in bed. I just cried. It wasn't a pity party, but rather frustration at being sick for so long, so intensely and without reprieve. I hate the feeling of being sick, but then again who does like it? I have no real appetite, and all I want to do is lay on the couch, and zone in and out. The cough is the worst because no matter what, it leaves me sore. The cough starts in my chest, not my throat, so it's a deep heaving cough. Just miserable!
Foot note: It's odd because when I take Nyquil, I almost always wake up feeling a bit worse than the night before. I have a fever, and I feel like crap. I'm not sure if I have a reaction to Nyquil or not. It just never puts me in a better place after I use it. Plus my face, and the middle of my chest, breaks out from Nyquil or Dayquil I've noticed. As if being sick doesn't make you feel bad enough, now you have to deal with a pimple or three!
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Vĩşuą£izЄ:365 | Day 325
Nov. 21st, 2009 | 09:49 pm
Picture is untouched and unaltered, because that's how I feel today. I woke up with a fever of 101 (which is just how I went to bed). This evening, I'm just tired from being sick, but I feel relatively okay otherwise. The sides of my chest really hurt from coughing. I feel like I've done 1000 sit ups, and every time I sneeze, it's like someone is punching me in the ribs. I've been taking ibuprofen to help break the fever, and I've managed to get a bit of food in me.
Hopefully tomorrow I will fair a bit better.
Blurry Black
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Vĩşuą£izЄ:365 | Day 324
Nov. 19th, 2009 | 11:51 pm
I feel a tad feverish, but I'm hoping it's nothing. I JUST got over a cough and the sniffles about a month ago; although the cough has kind of lingered. You know how you get exherted in cold weather, and your chest tightens up? That's where my couch is coming from. I took 2 Excedrin, 2 Tylenol, & 2 iron tablets. I hope I can ward this thing off before it sets in. My friend has been really sick w/ a fever, and body aches for two days. I dread this, but God help me, I won't get it.
Oh, I also have two eye colors in this picture.
Two Eye Colors On Black
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Vĩşuą£izЄ:365 | Day 323
Nov. 19th, 2009 | 08:26 pm
Gheez, my eye looks wonky, and my face looks as long as Mr. Ed's. I swear it's not. I have had a rough cough lately, and I feel fine otherwise. Just a chest thing. I didn't sleep well last night, and I've just been tired all day. The dreary weather hasn't helped. Normally weather doesn't really effect me like that, but there are those days when I just want to stay in bed. But alas, I was up this morning, as usual.
Dazed On Black
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Billy Jack Bitch
Nov. 19th, 2009 | 03:14 am
What if I called U silly names
Just like the ones that U call me?
What if I filled your eyes with tears
So many that U cannot see?
CHORUS:
Billy Jack Bitch - Do U ever really cry? (Billy Jack Bitch)
Billy Jack Bitch - Do U ever really try? (Billy Jack Bitch)
Billy Jack Bitch - Do U ever wonder why? (Billy Jack Bitch)
Billy Jack Bitch (Billy Jack Bitch)
(Billy Jack Bitch)
What if I told U that U're worth
Only half of what U be?
Would U come forth and tell no lies?
Would U come forth and talk 2 me?
CHORUS
(Billy Jack Bitch)
What distortion could U let your pen forget 2day?
What misfortune left your heart so broken U only say
Words intended 2 belittle or dismay?
What if I say U lie?
Billy Jack Bitch (Well)
Open letters aren't the only things that open wounds
Long hard shiny rocket ships can fly U 2 the moon
Whenever evil wants 2 groove
Come let me fly U 2 the moon
Then U can see how love will bloom
Joy - it's in the dictionary
See "J" - Billy Jack Bitch
Do U ever really cry? (Do U ever really cry Billy Jack Bitch?)
Do U ever really try? (Do U ever really try Billy Jack Bitch?)
Do U ever wonder why? (Do U ever wonder why Billy Jack Bitch?)
Oh, Billy Jack Bitch (Billy Jack Bitch)
Billy, Billy, oh yeah yeah yeah!
I've listened to this song about 5 times in a row tonight. I'm just feeling it.
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This Article Made Me Laugh
Nov. 18th, 2009 | 02:33 am
source
It's prone to cause drama in the online world.
And, according to the New Oxford American Dictionary, it's the word of the year.
"Unfriend" beat out a tech-heavy field that included "netbook," "hashtag" and "sexting" to take the annual honor.
"It has both currency and potential longevity," said Christine Lindberg, a language researcher for Oxford's U.S. dictionary program. "In the online social networking context, its meaning is understood, so its adoption as a modern verb form makes this an interesting choice for Word of the Year."
Oxford defines "unfriend," a verb, thusly: "To remove someone as a 'friend' on a social networking site such as Facebook."
Every year, Oxford tracks how the English language is changing. Researchers debate the merits of newly birthed terms and choose their word of the year "to reflect the ethos of the year and its lasting potential as a word of cultural significance and use."
A hashtag is the symbol (#) used on Twitter posts to allow them to be found more easily by other users, a netbook is a small portable laptop, and "sexting" is the act of sending sexually explicit texts or photos on a mobile phone.
Other tech-related finalists this year were "paywall," a way of blocking parts of a Web site to all but paying customers, and "intexicated," the state of being distracted while driving because of sending a text message.
The economy provided "zombie bank," a financial institution still operating even though its liabilities are greater than its assets, and politics brought us "birther," which Oxford describes as "a conspiracy theorist who challenges President Obama's U.S. birth certificate."
On blogs Tuesday, debate about the decision was ongoing. Chief among the issues of dispute: whether "unfriend" or "defriend" was the proper word for weeding someone from one's online circle.
"Frustrated that 'unfriend' is the word of the year. It's definitely 'defriend' when referencing Facebook," one Twitter user wrote, adding the hashtag #dictionaryfail.
Others defended the choice: " 'Defriend' makes me think of 'defoliate' and, well, I dunno, it sounds weird," one wrote.
Oxford spokesman Christian Purdy said researchers found that "unfriend" was more commonly used.
Facebook spokeswoman Meredith Chin said that, both internally and on the site, Facebook uses several terms for the act of removing a friend. She said site managers now are considering making "unfriend" the official term.
"Overall, we're thrilled that the idea of people connecting, or even unconnecting, with each other on sites like Facebook has officially become part of the lexicon," she said.
For the past few years, Oxford and other dictionaries that pick words of the year have leaned heavily on the digital world.
In 2004, Merriam-Webster kicked off the trend by adding "blog" to its lexicon. The Webster's New World Dictionary went with "overshare" last year, inspired in part by the habit of spewing too much personal information on social networking sites and blogs.
With gas prices spiking, Oxford's word last year was "hypermiling," the act of conserving gasoline by making fuel-saving changes to one's automobile and driving habits.
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Vĩşuą£izЄ:365 | Day 322
Nov. 18th, 2009 | 12:06 am
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Vĩşuą£izЄ:365 | Day 321
Nov. 17th, 2009 | 10:58 pm
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Vĩşuą£izЄ:365 | Day 320
Nov. 16th, 2009 | 12:23 am
Just having one of those blank days. Wall-E comforts me, though.
We On Black
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Vĩşuą£izЄ:365 | Day 319
Nov. 16th, 2009 | 12:11 am
"Un instant, je vous connecte."
Prince is arguably one of my top five artists of all time. I've been a fan/critic of his since 1979/1980 when "I Wanna Be Your Lover" came out on a K-Tel album.
"319" is a synth funk song on his 1995 album The Gold Experience. It's a tale about a man, Prince, calling a phone sex girl who stays in a French hotel, room 319. He has a very verbal, and explicit, conversation with her, telling her what to do, asking her what she's doing, what she's wearing, all while getting off on the whole thing. It's an awesome funk workout.
If casual Prince fans only remember Prince for "When Doves Cry", "Purple Rain" or "1999", then I highly recommend The Gold Experience. It really is the Purple Rain of the 90's (and was recorded 10 years after the fact, through most of 1994. Warner Bros. delayed the released until 1995, in the midst of Prince's ongoing fight for freedom with Warner Bros. Records.
View On Black
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