Friday, May 30, 2008
White Wolf Books I Must Have.
Hunters: The Vigil, looks like it would be a lot of fun to try and Table Top. I think it could be very cool to see how the cam tackles it.
Daeva clan book. I play one Daeva and I also play a character who used to think she was one. I think this book can help her grow and cope with what she "was" for 200 years and now isn't.
This book I am very excited about. I think this along with the Deava book will really help me with Cloey. Maybe help me see where I was coming from or should have and show me what Cloey should be. Or at lest see which route she will take.
Lords of Summer, looks like good stuff. It gives some more info on each Court, which I think is needed and it gives more info on how Freeholds really should be. This excites me.
Winter Masques
Rites of Spring
Autumn Nightmares
Looks like I can safely say every Changeling book as well :P
Thursday, May 22, 2008
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
The Magician and the Parrot
He was performing the highlight of his show when a parrot walked onstage and squawked, ''It's in his sleeve!''
The magician chased the bird away.
The next day the magician was performing his highlight again (in front of a smaller audience) when the parrot walked onstage and declared, ''It's in his pocket!''
The next day, as he was performing the highlight, he saw the parrot in the crowd. But before the parrot could ruin the magic trick, the boat crashed into a rock and sank.
The magician was lucky enough to find a board to hang on to. On the other end of the board was the parrot.
They stared at each other for three full days, neither of them saying anything, when suddenly the parrot said, ''I give up, what'd you do with the ship?''
Friday, May 16, 2008
We'll miss ya buddy!
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Federal Judge Rules That Students Can’t Be Barred From Expressing Support for Gay People
Federal Judge Rules That Students Can’t Be Barred From Expressing Support for Gay People (5/13/2008)
Principal Said Rainbows Are “Sexually Suggestive”
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
CONTACT: (212) 549-2673 or 2568; media@aclu.orgPANAMA CITY, FL – After a two-day trial in which a Florida high school principal testified that he believed clothing or stickers featuring rainbows would make students automatically picture gay people having sex, a federal judge today ruled that the school violated students’ First Amendment rights of students. The case was brought by the American Civil Liberties Union on behalf of a junior at the school who had been forbidden by her principal to wear any sort of clothing, stickers, buttons, or symbols to show her support of equal rights for gay people.
“Standing up to my school was really hard to do, but I’m so happy that I did because the First Amendment is a big deal to everyone,” said Heather Gillman, a junior at Ponce de Leon High School and the plaintiff in the case.
Judge Richard Smoak of the United States District Court, Northern District of Florida, Panama City Division, issued an order that forces the school to stop its unconstitutional censorship of students who want to express their support for the fair and equal treatment of gay people. The judge also warned the district not to retaliate against students over the lawsuit.
“Freedom of speech for every person and every idea is one of the bedrock principles on which America was founded,” said Christine Sun, a staff attorney with the ACLU national Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Project. “Censorship reflects a deep lack of faith in the American system, and it teaches students exactly the wrong lesson on what America is about. We are thrilled that the court in this case made the importance of students’ First Amendment rights so completely clear.”
The case came about after Heather Gillman and other students approached the ACLU about an atmosphere in which students say they were routinely intimidated by school officials for things like writing “gay pride” on their arms and notebooks or wearing rainbow-themed clothing. According to students, problems began in September of 2007 when a lesbian student tried to report to school officials that she was being harassed by other students because she is a lesbian. Instead of addressing the harassment, students say the school responded with intimidation, censorship, and suspensions. That student testified on Monday, breaking down on the stand as she described the school’s indifference to the harassment she experienced.
During the trial, which was held in Panama City yesterday and today, Ponce de Leon High School’s principal David Davis admitted under oath that he had banned students from wearing any clothing or symbols supporting equal rights for gay people. Davis also testified that he believed rainbows were “sexually suggestive” and would make students unable to study because they’d be picturing gay sex acts in their mind. The principal went on to admit that while censoring rainbows and gay pride messages he allowed students to wear other symbols many find controversial, such as the Confederate flag.
“I am very pleased with the judge’s ruling to uphold the students’ right to express their views on issues that are important to them,” said Benjamin James Stevenson, a staff attorney for the ACLU of Florida. “This whole experience has been important civics lesson about exercising our Bill of Rights.”
Ponce de Leon High School is located halfway between Pensacola and Tallahassee, in Florida’s panhandle. According to the school’s website, about 400 students are enrolled there. Heather Gillman is represented by Stevenson and Robert Rosenwald of the ACLU of Florida, Sun of the ACLU Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Project, and Garrard Beeney, Maura Miller, Meg Holzer, Megan Bradley, Tom Laughlin, and Vincent Liu of Sullivan & Cromwell, LLC.
Gillman v. Holmes County School District, case no. 5:08-cv-34, was heard in the U.S. District Court of the Northern District of Florida. A copy of the ACLU’s complaint as well as the earlier letter and the school’s response can be downloaded at:
www.aclu.org/lgbt/youth/33859res20080131.html.For more information on the ACLU’s LGBT advocacy work, visit www.aclufl.org or www.aclu.org/lgbt.
At first I thought maybe the principal really thought things like rainbows put "sex images" in there minds. I would say this is a narrow minded statement but whatever. When I read that he left students do stuff like sport a confederate flag which supports slavery, racism and intolerance, I thought "you are a homophobic ass." And this thought is supported by the schools lack of action when a lesbian student was gay bashed. This proves intolerance. Maybe this man has learned a lesson? I doubt it. One day gay rights will not be nearly the issue it is now, but it will always be an issue. There are still people that think women should not have rights, there are still people that think blacks should be slaves and there will always be people that thing homosexuality is wrong. And you know what? Thats there right. Weather I like it or not, this is America and the wonderful thing about America is you can like or dislike whatever you want. Just treat everyone the same, thats all I ask.
Monday, May 12, 2008
Rapper DMX held on animal cruelty, drug charges
Story here.
Friday, May 2, 2008
Nom nom nomie
Only issue is my girlfriend hates the movie. Scratch that, despises it, worst movie ever to her. Which frankly annoys me cause it feels to me she is unsupportive of my new addiction. I mean I don't care that she doesn't like it, I care that she gets mad at me when she hears the name. I get mad when she gives me crap for liking the movie. Whatever.
Work has been a pain in the neck. I've had to bust my little bum cause this massive conference is going all over the US and Canada and I need to call people to tell them about it. *sigh* So my days of laid back-ness are over. Actually now I think about it, I've gone into this once before. *shrug*