Amanda Bynes sighting!

pretty sure we saw Amanda Bynes today: there is a sliiiiight chance it's one of Dog the bounty hunter's relatives, but my moneys on Amanda.

Royal baby.

I'm really done hearing about the royal baby.  Personally I think people should care way more about who goes into their own vj than who comes out of someone else's.  Just a thought. 

Dear Sgt. Murphy

Sgt. Sean Murphy, a state police photographer released photos of suspect terrorist number 2* during his capture. Murphy stated "This guy is evil. This is the real Boston Bomber. Not someone fluffed and buffed for the cover of Rolling Stone Magazine."

 Dear Sgt. Murphy,
   
What you did by releasing those photos, is commendable.  I thank you for showing pictures of a coward, hiding after killing and injuring so many while a magazine posted a self taken photo of said coward looking calm and in a relaxed state.  While Rolling Stone apparently tried to show terrorists don't all look the same, you succeeded in doing so without offending or down playing the horrific act that was done to innocent people. Those pictures showed what terrorists look like when they are caught by the brave and fast acting law enforcement.  Seeing the picture of him bloody, tired and with a target on his head solidified the fact that Boston is strong and will not stand for terrorist acts.  It solidified the fact that many brave men and women, yourself included, will stop at nothing to stop a terrorist from attacking our great city.  You sir, are a man so many in Boston are thankful for and proud of.  I hope one day i get the opportunity and pleasure of buying you a beer.






*[i refuse to use that killers name. He does not deserve to still be living let alone be called anything other than what he is, a terrorist.  I don't even like to use suspect.]

BOSTONSTRONG

First off, Rolling Stone magazine is disgusting.  If you're one of those people who are defending it by saying freedom of speech and thats what journalism is- stop reading because you won't like what I say and I couldn't care less what you have to say either. 

Who picked that picture? Give me a break.  I get the whole trying to show terrorists don't have a specific look but just say that.  Don't throw that asshole up on a cover looking all chill.  Why not use the picture of him carrying his backpack with a bomb??  He looked like a regular kid in those pictures.  

Under his picture is the caption: "How a popular, promising student was failed by his family..." Failed by his family? First let me state the obvious.  This asshole is the one who rode over his own goddamn brother fueling terrorist 1 to be nicknamed "speed bump."  HE was walking behind his brother on their way to drop the bombs. His family didn't fail him.  He didn't have to follow.  Not for nothing but  no ones family is perfect.  Everyones family drives them crazy in some sense, but not everyone runs out and uses that to be a psychotic terrorist.  No one can be blamed for someone else's actions.  No one.

In a statement the writer of the article said they wanted to explore and find out what made him do what he did.  That's a job for a psychologist, not a writer of a magazine.  Don't analyze anything.  Just state the facts: he killed and hurt innocent people.  Then ran.  Then ran over his brother  Then ran again.  Then hid.  He had an entire city on lockdown, putting BFD, BPD and countless armed forces in danger.  Let a licensed mental health professional analyze what made this kid a terrorist.  I find it also disgusting that after so many people, especially the victims families expressed their dislike of the cover, Rolling Stone changed their cover photo on facebook to that picture.  Gross.  I don't care if the best, most informative article ever to be published, the way it was put out disgusts me so much I will never ever read it.

For those people posting on Facebook and elsewhere saying that people cannot boycott a magazine, especially if they don't have a subscription, let me teach you something dumbass.

A boycott is an act of voluntarily abstaining from using, buying or dealing with a person, organization, or country as an expression of protest, usually for social or political reasons.  Sometimes, it can be a form of consumer activism.

So yes, the people of Boston and anywhere else who find the cover disrespectful can boycott.  By not buying the magazine, not reading it online, and no longer going onto their website.  Furthermore, US weekly has the same ownership as Rolling Stone, so one can cancel their subscription to that. [ I love my US weekly just as much as the next girl, but I cancelled.  I'd rather support any other magazine.]

So, for those people complaining that people shouldn't be upset because it's freedom of speech, and it's a good article- shut up. Grow a set and show some loyalty.  If you can't do that, just shut up and go lay down.  Fore everyone else just as outraged, keep showing your support of our amazing city, the people and those affected by this disgusting terrorist dbag: BOSTONSTONG.  

Oh, and Rolling Stone, Jay Z doesn't use a hyphen in his name anymore.  You're welcome.

A man, a bike and a ball

I've had juuuust about enough of random strangers telling me to stop wearing my livestrong bracelet bc Lance cheated. I don't care & I don't wear it bc he won races-that's not even the purpose of the bracelet or what it represents. I will say, that guy did way more with a bike and a ball than most can do 

a salute to Casey and Shannon

Let me jump right into this: My niece goes to a playgroup. My sister couldn't take one day, so I did.  At first I sat there, sipping my iced coffee thinking about what the hell I would say if they asked me something.  They chatted amongst each other about potty training and hectic mornings and all I could wonder is if I fed my fish that morning and if I remembered to put the rest of my wine in the fridge the night before.  I thought the whole three hours I'd just scroll facebook and wait to go.

A few minutes in they figured out who I was and it broke the awkwardness I felt.  They told me how I'm so much quieter than my sister, which I loved because she is loud as shit and everyone in the family thinks I am.  Sitting across from me was this woman, Casey who was SO friendly and had such a smile that lit up her whole face. She spoke of how she had twins and she was sitting there knitting.  I thought to myself: how does she find the time to raise twins and knit?!  I have since come to find that this was just the tip of the iceberg of what she accomplished.

The whole 3 hours flew by.  Everyone was cracking up at things we were sharing and I realized those moms weren't so different from me- except they had noisy little humans they were in charge of keeping alive.  I can't remember how long after that, it wasn't long, that Casey and I became facebook friends.  I came to learn more about Casey.  She is happily married to Shannon, a soldier, a major in Massachusetts National Guard.  

I'm embarrassed to say I had no idea what soldiers who love the same sex and their families have to go through.  I was shocked that even married, the spouse isn't recognized. I knew nothing of DOMA until I read all that Casey and Shannon have been fighting for.  They stood up to congress and stood up for equality in all family units, straight, gay and anything and everything in between. Here is American people telling a soldier her love isn't important enough to be recognized.  Here is this soldier sacrificing herself and her own life to protect our freedoms but she isn't allowed freedoms herself? That is horrible. Her wife isn't allowed the same benefits as another wife?!  I cannot even think of the words to express how unfair and twisted that it. It's unfathomable to me.  

A year ago I had an experience in dunkies trying to get a coffee.  The couple in front of me was both arrogant and ignorant.  They loudly were talking how same sex couples shouldn't be allowed to marry.  I was so horrified and hoped they didn't have their own kids to breed another generation of hate.  I thought to myself: ma'am, no one told you that you couldn't marry your husband who has a face only a mother could love, and sir, no one stopped you from legally marrying the mega bitch.  I was so disgusted by them but at the same time, felt bad for them.  I felt bad that they clearly never felt love and don't know what love is, and those people are the saddest of all. I never said anything aloud to them and I should have.  I couldn't even tell a rude couple in front of me to shut up but Casey and Shannon had the courage and strength to stand up to society and congress and get things changed.

They fought hard and made an impact and made a difference.  They spoke up for what is right- and they won!  Committed same-sex couples who are legally married in their own state can now receive federal protections such as social security, health insurance, veteran's benefits and retirement savings. They did this while raising two little kids and the regular hustle and bustle of everyday life. I can't even match my own god damn socks and or remember to pay my cell phone bill on time. 
So Casey and Shannon, you two are love.  You two are what this world needs.  You're society's teachers and it's about time everyone sits up and learns.  

xo



Read these:

a major and her wife on the effects of DOMA

Casey and Shannon 

Interview with Casey