The Whateverlah Blog

March 8th is International Women’s Day, a flagship day (created by the ever-optimistic-if-not-a-little-beleaguered United Nations in 1977) for all y’all, not just the girls, to celebrate the women in your life. IWD is not about gift giving and ceremonial dinners but an oppurtunity to spread awareness about the status of women globally and how we could and should make efforts to bring all nations into the new millennium by seriously recognizing the contributions of women to society.

LINKS:
- International Women’s Day Website
- The United Nations’ IWD site
- UNESCO’s IWD website
- Canada’s IWD site
- Women’s Aid Organisation of Malaysia, not really IWD related but you know…

I saw this on MSNBC.

In summary: Hood College is reviewing its homecoming rules after a lesbian, Jennifer Jones, was crowned king. She received 64 of 169 votes cast. There are 2100 students at the western Maryland school some of whom are not happy about it.

Let me start with my old standby from other elections “If you don’t vote you are not allowed to complain”.

And secondly…

I’m finished.

I don’t think she should have been allowed on the ballot. For Queen yes but not for King. Men are Kings and she is a woman. It’s pretty simple, I think.

Don’t get me wrong. I think that Jennifer should be able to go to the homecoming dance with whomever she pleases.

Though, I would like to hear a reasonable argument why a woman should be King of Homecoming.

Anyone got one?

Technology brings tennis into the twenty first century this month when the WTA and ATP tours are allowing instant replays.

Article says, and I quote, “For such a tradition-sport, replay is radical — the most dramatic rules change since the tiebreaker was adopted in 1970.”

Hm.. no more hissy fits from players? Where’s the fun in that?

President Bush’s ratings plummet in Indiana as reported by The Indianapolis Star:

Only 37 percent of those surveyed last week think Bush is doing a good job as president, while 56 percent disapprove.
The poll, conducted from Feb. 28 to March 2, is based on the responses of 501 Hoosiers statewide.

So while crack-whoresrespected Republican pundits like Ann Coulter still gets to denigrate people while at a speaking engagement at Indiana University, maybe slowly but surely people in the crossroads state are (finally) seeing the truth.

* Aw c’mon, who’re we fucking kidding?? Indiana is a red state. Always has and always will be. I’ll eat my keyboard if Democrats take the state in the next presidential election.

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Two things of note for us paranoids…

First off…

CYA FYI: I’m not sure that this isn’t an Urban Legend.

This article says that a couple in Rhode Island recently paid 6K on their credit card bill. It raised a flag at Homeland Security.

Apparently if you pay a certain percentage more than usual on your credit cards the Department of Homeland Security is notified. I checked the laws this article reference and if I am reading them correctly (I’m not a lawyer) it says that they can only get the information without telling you if they request it because they suspect you of being a drug dealer or a spy.

However, the big “they” didn’t request it. Their credit card company just gave it up. No wonder people keep their money in a mayo jar buried in the back yard.

I’m not sure why I was surprised. But the next time the credit card company calls and ask why we haven’t made a payment I have a really good reason.

And secondly…

Here is an article on what the Government is doing for the American People in the name of security. I hope that the agents surfing my web history (and you know they are) enjoy the fan fiction, blogs, CNN and other sites (smirk) as much as I do.

Who knew that the Lone Gunmen and Mulder were not fictional characters but visionaries? I think I’ll go buy stock in tin foil.

This past week was filled with a whole lot of nothing that took up a whole lot of time. Even without having to worry about college applications (I did that all by February 15th, yay) I was barely making it from one day to the next without frantically looking for a pause button on life.

So what’s happened since I last showed up here…

I haven’t mentioned drumming in awhile on the blog. I still have lessons. But now, in the months leading to me quitting because of school, we’ve changed directions and I’m now sort-of kind-of the drummer for a um.. death metal band(?). Frankly, I haven’t an ounce of clue what kind of metal the music belongs to but I like the parts I play. It’s the vocals that I’ve never been to keen about. Last Saturday, we jammed at a (shitty) studio and I was rewarded with temporary tinnitus. 2 to 3 days of incessant ringing in the right ear is a pain in rear. Heh. This story could also segue into one about being verbally abused in the middle of the street but I’m saving that one until I can think about how to write it with a point.

Oh yeah, been working on an idea for my Amazing Race audition tape. Ya, I got a buddy who is crazy enough to join me. Now we have to get together to make that tape. Aiya..

And the MUN thing (previous post on it – here and here) has slowly sucked away my patience quota for the month. I realise, at some point, that I can’t be mad at the kids for not seeing things in the world perspective.. they’re 13 and 14. All they care about is TRL and American Idol getting straight A’s. There’s actually a really funny story from Wednesday’s meeting with the kids. Ask me about it if you see me online.

I have three DVDs that are just sitting there since last weekend and I haven’t been able to watch any. Was gonna try to watch at least one; a review as space filler for the blog. Yeah, well… that wasn’t going to happen.

You’re thinking, well G, that don’t sound like a busy week at all. And I’m telling you that you ain’t got my mother. Intermittently, all week, I’ve had to run errands for her. Sometimes she wakes me from sleep in the mornings to get things to her. Mentang-mentanglah she’s a pengetua; actin’ like CEO of a Fortune 500 and I’m her lackey. But I love my mom and that’s that. Not to mention she is still providing me food and shelter.

This week has also been a Canadian Comic Appreciation Week or something because I was introduced to Russell Peters and musical satirists, Bowser and Blue on separate occasions. Hah, I bet you were thinking Tom Green and Jim Carrey.

Finally, went climbing this morning. With the exception of stupidly bumping my head against a hold I think I did pretty good. I also think inhaling climbing chalk makes you stupid. Emran, my climbing buddy, started it first – I was trying to give him the chalk bag and so I said, “Hang on, let me hook this onto your harness.” Smartass turns around to me with a disgusting grin and said, “If you hook things on me, does that make you a hooker?” Hardy har har… Not that I was a model of good taste since shortly after someone said they were looking for one last good climb and I turned to her and bellowed, “You lookin’ for a good time??!!” Sheesh. Cheese and crackers.

Next week should be better. Insyallah, right?

Tchuss…