Random Babbling, also coffee

I woke up with this weird rant about social issues, humanity, and politics bouncing around in my head, but it's starting to fade now.
The gist of it: I don't care if you are a raging conservative or a raging liberal or a raging libertarian or a raging whatever. If I get along with you and I like you, I will be your friend. Not all conservatives want to ban abortion and not all liberals want a mommy government. If I read your blog and you make generalizations like "All conservatives/liberals disgust me" I will unfriend you. I hate the terms libtard and neocon. I will call you a hypocrite if you say things like "This political group is made of rabid wolverines and barbed wire but my political group is made of double rainbows and happy kittens."
The following statement will probably cause a few people to yell at me. I sometimes watch Fox News. I don't call it Faux News. I almost always want to punch the commentators in the genitals. But I watch it because it is news, just like any other news. All news is fake at this point. All news is biased. Nothing is fair or balanced. But I watch Fox News because it presents several sides, and while that may not be as fair and balanced as they want, it's better than nothing. I also read the Huffington Post. I almost always want to punch the writers in the genitals. But I read it because it offers opinions and views that I might one day want to debate. Now, I can't debate my way out of a paper bag, but I try. I want to equally break the jaws of Glenn Beck and Michael Moore. Libertarianism works great on paper, not so great in the real world. Big government scares me. Social programs have their flaws and benefits, but I refuse to take sides. Screaming never solved problems.
If I don't seem to be going anywhere, tell me.
I'm in center. Centrist, Moderate, whatever. Some of my views are conservative. Some are liberal. Some are Libertarian. Some are Democrat. Some are Republican. I admit that I honestly do not understand how someone can subscribe to one view and one view only, rigid and stubborn, never wavering. Life isn't like that.
I do my best to understand everyone, no matter what side they are on or what opinions they have. I won't yell at someone for expressing a view that I disagree with, but I will ask them lots of questions.
I was once accused of being a bad pagan because I didn't call myself a liberal Democrat. That confused me for days.
I am a polythestic agnostic eclectic pagan witch. I'm politically in the center. I don't like confrontation. I have mixed feelings about cultural appropriation, since it's everywhere. Nobody can live in a bubble. Cultural experiences tend to spread around the world and people are going to teach other people. Everyone is human and this is how the world interacts. But respect and reverence and understanding is key. It is very easy to cause insult and offense no matter who you are. I don't know how to argue or debate properly. Sometimes I can't identify strawman arguments. I like learning, so please teach me, but try not to be too biased, because I want to learn every viewpoint.
Where was I going with this? I have no idea. But it's out of my head now. I shall now anticipate various comments along the lines of "You are an idiot if you believe/watch/read/agree with [thing I don't like]."
I will need more coffee soon. This time I plan on adding pure acai juice, Chobani vanilla yogurt, and cocoa.

Random Babbling, also coffee

I woke up with this weird rant about social issues, humanity, and politics bouncing around in my head, but it's starting to fade now.
The gist of it: I don't care if you are a raging conservative or a raging liberal or a raging libertarian or a raging whatever. If I get along with you and I like you, I will be your friend. Not all conservatives want to ban abortion and not all liberals want a mommy government. If I read your blog and you make generalizations like "All conservatives/liberals disgust me" I will unfriend you. I hate the terms libtard and neocon. I will call you a hypocrite if you say things like "This political group is made of rabid wolverines and barbed wire but my political group is made of double rainbows and happy kittens."
The following statement will probably cause a few people to yell at me. I sometimes watch Fox News. I don't call it Faux News. I almost always want to punch the commentators in the genitals. But I watch it because it is news, just like any other news. All news is fake at this point. All news is biased. Nothing is fair or balanced. But I watch Fox News because it presents several sides, and while that may not be as fair and balanced as they want, it's better than nothing. I also read the Huffington Post. I almost always want to punch the writers in the genitals. But I read it because it offers opinions and views that I might one day want to debate. Now, I can't debate my way out of a paper bag, but I try. I want to equally break the jaws of Glenn Beck and Michael Moore. Libertarianism works great on paper, not so great in the real world. Big government scares me. Social programs have their flaws and benefits, but I refuse to take sides. Screaming never solved problems.
If I don't seem to be going anywhere, tell me.
I'm in center. Centrist, Moderate, whatever. Some of my views are conservative. Some are liberal. Some are Libertarian. Some are Democrat. Some are Republican. I admit that I honestly do not understand how someone can subscribe to one view and one view only, rigid and stubborn, never wavering. Life isn't like that.
I do my best to understand everyone, no matter what side they are on or what opinions they have. I won't yell at someone for expressing a view that I disagree with, but I will ask them lots of questions.
I was once accused of being a bad pagan because I didn't call myself a liberal Democrat. That confused me for days.
I am a polythestic agnostic eclectic pagan witch. I'm politically in the center. I don't like confrontation. I have mixed feelings about cultural appropriation, since it's everywhere. Nobody can live in a bubble. Cultural experiences tend to spread around the world and people are going to teach other people. Everyone is human and this is how the world interacts. But respect and reverence and understanding is key. It is very easy to cause insult and offense no matter who you are. I don't know how to argue or debate properly. Sometimes I can't identify strawman arguments. I like learning, so please teach me, but try not to be too biased, because I want to learn every viewpoint.
Where was I going with this? I have no idea. But it's out of my head now. I shall now anticipate various comments along the lines of "You are an idiot if you believe/watch/read/agree with [thing I don't like]."
I will need more coffee soon. This time I plan on adding pure acai juice, Chobani vanilla yogurt, and cocoa.

Random Babbling, also coffee

I woke up with this weird rant about social issues, humanity, and politics bouncing around in my head, but it's starting to fade now.
The gist of it: I don't care if you are a raging conservative or a raging liberal or a raging libertarian or a raging whatever. If I get along with you and I like you, I will be your friend. Not all conservatives want to ban abortion and not all liberals want a mommy government. If I read your blog and you make generalizations like "All conservatives/liberals disgust me" I will unfriend you. I hate the terms libtard and neocon. I will call you a hypocrite if you say things like "This political group is made of rabid wolverines and barbed wire but my political group is made of double rainbows and happy kittens."
The following statement will probably cause a few people to yell at me. I sometimes watch Fox News. I don't call it Faux News. I almost always want to punch the commentators in the genitals. But I watch it because it is news, just like any other news. All news is fake at this point. All news is biased. Nothing is fair or balanced. But I watch Fox News because it presents several sides, and while that may not be as fair and balanced as they want, it's better than nothing. I also read the Huffington Post. I almost always want to punch the writers in the genitals. But I read it because it offers opinions and views that I might one day want to debate. Now, I can't debate my way out of a paper bag, but I try. I want to equally break the jaws of Glenn Beck and Michael Moore. Libertarianism works great on paper, not so great in the real world. Big government scares me. Social programs have their flaws and benefits, but I refuse to take sides. Screaming never solved problems.
If I don't seem to be going anywhere, tell me.
I'm in center. Centrist, Moderate, whatever. Some of my views are conservative. Some are liberal. Some are Libertarian. Some are Democrat. Some are Republican. I admit that I honestly do not understand how someone can subscribe to one view and one view only, rigid and stubborn, never wavering. Life isn't like that.
I do my best to understand everyone, no matter what side they are on or what opinions they have. I won't yell at someone for expressing a view that I disagree with, but I will ask them lots of questions.
I was once accused of being a bad pagan because I didn't call myself a liberal Democrat. That confused me for days.
I am a polythestic agnostic eclectic pagan witch. I'm politically in the center. I don't like confrontation. I have mixed feelings about cultural appropriation, since it's everywhere. Nobody can live in a bubble. Cultural experiences tend to spread around the world and people are going to teach other people. Everyone is human and this is how the world interacts. But respect and reverence and understanding is key. It is very easy to cause insult and offense no matter who you are. I don't know how to argue or debate properly. Sometimes I can't identify strawman arguments. I like learning, so please teach me, but try not to be too biased, because I want to learn every viewpoint.
Where was I going with this? I have no idea. But it's out of my head now. I shall now anticipate various comments along the lines of "You are an idiot if you believe/watch/read/agree with [thing I don't like]."
I will need more coffee soon. This time I plan on adding pure acai juice, Chobani vanilla yogurt, and cocoa.

Random Babbling, also coffee

I woke up with this weird rant about social issues, humanity, and politics bouncing around in my head, but it's starting to fade now.
The gist of it: I don't care if you are a raging conservative or a raging liberal or a raging libertarian or a raging whatever. If I get along with you and I like you, I will be your friend. Not all conservatives want to ban abortion and not all liberals want a mommy government. If I read your blog and you make generalizations like "All conservatives/liberals disgust me" I will unfriend you. I hate the terms libtard and neocon. I will call you a hypocrite if you say things like "This political group is made of rabid wolverines and barbed wire but my political group is made of double rainbows and happy kittens."
The following statement will probably cause a few people to yell at me. I sometimes watch Fox News. I don't call it Faux News. I almost always want to punch the commentators in the genitals. But I watch it because it is news, just like any other news. All news is fake at this point. All news is biased. Nothing is fair or balanced. But I watch Fox News because it presents several sides, and while that may not be as fair and balanced as they want, it's better than nothing. I also read the Huffington Post. I almost always want to punch the writers in the genitals. But I read it because it offers opinions and views that I might one day want to debate. Now, I can't debate my way out of a paper bag, but I try. I want to equally break the jaws of Glenn Beck and Michael Moore. Libertarianism works great on paper, not so great in the real world. Big government scares me. Social programs have their flaws and benefits, but I refuse to take sides. Screaming never solved problems.
If I don't seem to be going anywhere, tell me.
I'm in center. Centrist, Moderate, whatever. Some of my views are conservative. Some are liberal. Some are Libertarian. Some are Democrat. Some are Republican. I admit that I honestly do not understand how someone can subscribe to one view and one view only, rigid and stubborn, never wavering. Life isn't like that.
I do my best to understand everyone, no matter what side they are on or what opinions they have. I won't yell at someone for expressing a view that I disagree with, but I will ask them lots of questions.
I was once accused of being a bad pagan because I didn't call myself a liberal Democrat. That confused me for days.
I am a polythestic agnostic eclectic pagan witch. I'm politically in the center. I don't like confrontation. I have mixed feelings about cultural appropriation, since it's everywhere. Nobody can live in a bubble. Cultural experiences tend to spread around the world and people are going to teach other people. Everyone is human and this is how the world interacts. But respect and reverence and understanding is key. It is very easy to cause insult and offense no matter who you are. I don't know how to argue or debate properly. Sometimes I can't identify strawman arguments. I like learning, so please teach me, but try not to be too biased, because I want to learn every viewpoint.
Where was I going with this? I have no idea. But it's out of my head now. I shall now anticipate various comments along the lines of "You are an idiot if you believe/watch/read/agree with [thing I don't like]."
I will need more coffee soon. This time I plan on adding pure acai juice, Chobani vanilla yogurt, and cocoa.

Notes for Tuesday

http://yuki-onna.livejournal.com/596405.html

You know, I never understood why people would get upset or angry when they read a book that has some similarities to the author's life. That's what fiction does, guys. The writer writes things based on his/her emotions, experiences, thoughts, and beliefs. It's... that's how it usually happens.
I want to read a story by a writer that has absolutely no basis whatsoever in what the writer thinks, feels, experiences or believes.

Speaking of that: I went all the way back to the first chapter in the book and I read over that one dream sequence I based on my own dream sequence back then. I decided to keep it. It was a nice dream, after all.

Notes to self:
Chobani vanilla yogurt works really really well to flavor coffee.
Sugar scrubs really do make a huge difference in makeup application.
Fish oil is awesome.
Oregano oil is awesome.
Triphala is awesome.
Ashwagandha is awesome.
Astaxanthin is awesome
Resveratrol is awesome.
Edible sea buckthorn oil is delicious.

Notes for Tuesday

http://yuki-onna.livejournal.com/596405.html

You know, I never understood why people would get upset or angry when they read a book that has some similarities to the author's life. That's what fiction does, guys. The writer writes things based on his/her emotions, experiences, thoughts, and beliefs. It's... that's how it usually happens.
I want to read a story by a writer that has absolutely no basis whatsoever in what the writer thinks, feels, experiences or believes.

Speaking of that: I went all the way back to the first chapter in the book and I read over that one dream sequence I based on my own dream sequence back then. I decided to keep it. It was a nice dream, after all.

Notes to self:
Chobani vanilla yogurt works really really well to flavor coffee.
Sugar scrubs really do make a huge difference in makeup application.
Fish oil is awesome.
Oregano oil is awesome.
Triphala is awesome.
Ashwagandha is awesome.
Astaxanthin is awesome
Resveratrol is awesome.
Edible sea buckthorn oil is delicious.

Notes for Tuesday

http://yuki-onna.livejournal.com/596405.html

You know, I never understood why people would get upset or angry when they read a book that has some similarities to the author's life. That's what fiction does, guys. The writer writes things based on his/her emotions, experiences, thoughts, and beliefs. It's... that's how it usually happens.
I want to read a story by a writer that has absolutely no basis whatsoever in what the writer thinks, feels, experiences or believes.

Speaking of that: I went all the way back to the first chapter in the book and I read over that one dream sequence I based on my own dream sequence back then. I decided to keep it. It was a nice dream, after all.

Notes to self:
Chobani vanilla yogurt works really really well to flavor coffee.
Sugar scrubs really do make a huge difference in makeup application.
Fish oil is awesome.
Oregano oil is awesome.
Triphala is awesome.
Ashwagandha is awesome.
Astaxanthin is awesome
Resveratrol is awesome.
Edible sea buckthorn oil is delicious.

Notes for Tuesday

http://yuki-onna.livejournal.com/596405.html

You know, I never understood why people would get upset or angry when they read a book that has some similarities to the author's life. That's what fiction does, guys. The writer writes things based on his/her emotions, experiences, thoughts, and beliefs. It's... that's how it usually happens.
I want to read a story by a writer that has absolutely no basis whatsoever in what the writer thinks, feels, experiences or believes.

Speaking of that: I went all the way back to the first chapter in the book and I read over that one dream sequence I based on my own dream sequence back then. I decided to keep it. It was a nice dream, after all.

Notes to self:
Chobani vanilla yogurt works really really well to flavor coffee.
Sugar scrubs really do make a huge difference in makeup application.
Fish oil is awesome.
Oregano oil is awesome.
Triphala is awesome.
Ashwagandha is awesome.
Astaxanthin is awesome
Resveratrol is awesome.
Edible sea buckthorn oil is delicious.

Invisible but not ignored

I keep forgetting that there are people who still believe that epilepsy is "a freak disease" and that people with epilepsy should be treated delicately and carefully, with the idea that all seizures turn all epileptics into instant invalids. Sigh.
I don't even want to talk about the fibromyalgia stigma.
I will talk about the cerebral palsy stigma, because it makes me very very sad.
You can talk here, if you want.

Invisible but not ignored

I keep forgetting that there are people who still believe that epilepsy is "a freak disease" and that people with epilepsy should be treated delicately and carefully, with the idea that all seizures turn all epileptics into instant invalids. Sigh.
I don't even want to talk about the fibromyalgia stigma.
I will talk about the cerebral palsy stigma, because it makes me very very sad.
You can talk here, if you want.

Invisible but not ignored

I keep forgetting that there are people who still believe that epilepsy is "a freak disease" and that people with epilepsy should be treated delicately and carefully, with the idea that all seizures turn all epileptics into instant invalids. Sigh.
I don't even want to talk about the fibromyalgia stigma.
I will talk about the cerebral palsy stigma, because it makes me very very sad.
You can talk here, if you want.

Invisible but not ignored

I keep forgetting that there are people who still believe that epilepsy is "a freak disease" and that people with epilepsy should be treated delicately and carefully, with the idea that all seizures turn all epileptics into instant invalids. Sigh.
I don't even want to talk about the fibromyalgia stigma.
I will talk about the cerebral palsy stigma, because it makes me very very sad.
You can talk here, if you want.

Feeding my head

I have a migraine and a fibromyalgia flare, and for some reason everything is hilarious and horrible at the same time.

Television is amazing. I'm amazed I can actually watch television right now.

I keep saying out loud, loudly, "You suck, world! I hate everything. I love everything. Everything is fantastic and brilliant, except for my head. I hate my head!"

The medication and treatments have started working. I no longer feel blinded, and I can walk upright without stumbling.

I wish it would rain already.

Oh, ow, things look all weird.

Come on, medication, work more.

Feeding my head

I have a migraine and a fibromyalgia flare, and for some reason everything is hilarious and horrible at the same time.

Television is amazing. I'm amazed I can actually watch television right now.

I keep saying out loud, loudly, "You suck, world! I hate everything. I love everything. Everything is fantastic and brilliant, except for my head. I hate my head!"

The medication and treatments have started working. I no longer feel blinded, and I can walk upright without stumbling.

I wish it would rain already.

Oh, ow, things look all weird.

Come on, medication, work more.

Feeding my head

I have a migraine and a fibromyalgia flare, and for some reason everything is hilarious and horrible at the same time.

Television is amazing. I'm amazed I can actually watch television right now.

I keep saying out loud, loudly, "You suck, world! I hate everything. I love everything. Everything is fantastic and brilliant, except for my head. I hate my head!"

The medication and treatments have started working. I no longer feel blinded, and I can walk upright without stumbling.

I wish it would rain already.

Oh, ow, things look all weird.

Come on, medication, work more.

Feeding my head

I have a migraine and a fibromyalgia flare, and for some reason everything is hilarious and horrible at the same time.

Television is amazing. I'm amazed I can actually watch television right now.

I keep saying out loud, loudly, "You suck, world! I hate everything. I love everything. Everything is fantastic and brilliant, except for my head. I hate my head!"

The medication and treatments have started working. I no longer feel blinded, and I can walk upright without stumbling.

I wish it would rain already.

Oh, ow, things look all weird.

Come on, medication, work more.