Thoroughly Displeased

Gather 'round, children, I got a question to pose.

Now. You're in a relationship, right? Everything's splendid. You have your friends, your s.o. has their friends. There's one, maybe two, friends in particular you're not too fond of, but you don't pay them any mind, because you can't control who your s.o. hangs out with. You learn to deal. But for what ever reason, one of these friends just really gets to you. Something about this person seriously rubs you the wrong way. Now, whenever they hang out, you can't get in contact with your s.o. for multiple hours, sometimes not until the next day. This becomes annoying as shit. Note, it only happens when (s)he is out with this one friend in particular. You ignore it, assuming maybe you're thinking too far into it, (s)he's just busy this one time. But it keeps happening. When this one friend is around. Then it turns into a problem when you actually have a fight about how they have a tendency to neglect you when they go out. You don't even mention the friend yet. But you get upset because, not only have they not contacted you that entire day, and their reason for not doing so was being out with a few friends, but (s)he has the nerve to get upset because you said something. "You can ditch me for your friends for 12 hours and I'm just supposed to be ok?" you argue. "Well, I'm not..." And without getting belligerent and unruly and flat out angry, you point this out, and they get angry with you....wait, what? So then, you make up and everything's cool after you talk it out. But then (s)he does it again. -___- So, jokingly, you finally mention this friend, and say that (s)he can't hang out with that friend anymore. JOKINGLY, mind you. (S)he laughs, and says "that's not true." Oh, but it is, my friend. It is. It happens yet again after this, and you say the same thing. (S)he admits that, yeah, that happens. "I'm sorry, I'm really trying." That's great and all, but (s)he's not making much progress. Sure, instead of 12 hours, (s)he went missing for 6. But still. It was with that friend that (s)he disappeared. So it kinda sucks. Part of you starts to get serious about severing ties with this cow/douche, but you can't do that. That's against the rules. Then, on top of all of this, they get home after they decide they'll "talk to you later" and they're too tired to do so. Every time...

I guess my question to the world is this: What do you do in this situation?

Do you start to get serious about the "stop hanging out with him/her" thing? I mean (s)he admitted that it does happen regularly. That's just proving your point. Additionally, you know (s)he would throw a little fit if you even so much as mentioned hanging out with your bff without them around, seeing as (s)he once mentioned before that (s)he was, low key, jealous of your best friend. (S)he even said that (s)he was starting to dislike their "friend" anyway. So what do you do here?

what happens if...

Say Thanks!

Congress finally passed a budget bill that preserves Planned Parenthood funding! Join me in the loudest and largest thank-you in Planned Parenthood's history to the 244 lawmakers -- senators, representatives, and the president -- who stood with Planned Parenthood! Add your name to the thank you card!!

Why the Hell Don't I Sleep?

'Tis one o'clock in the A.M. on this fine Thursday night/Friday morning. Why am I not asleep? I have absolutely no idea whatsoever. My eye hurts and I'm kinda hungry, and I just am not ready to go to bed yet. I don't know why.

I do have a quick question to pose to you, dear blog readers. How many of you would watch a bunch of youtube videos of me and the dude talking about practically nothing? It would be like a supplement to this blog, just with him putting his goofiness in it. I think it'll be fun. I have three videos up so far. Here is the third:

Enjoy that. I apologize for being kinda boring by myself. I will work on that. I promise I'll be more humorous once he comes around to make the videos more exciting lol. I personally think we're kinda funny. My facial expressions + his goofy dialogue = a lot of fun.

P.S. It's "fearless" bastard. Not cocky.

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Word of the Day

praxis [PRAK-sis] noun: practice, as distinguished from theory; convention, habit, or custom.

These Are A Few of My Favorite Things

My recent posts have been all types of angry and serious. Just to let the world know that this isn't all that I'm about nowadays, this post will be dedicated to a few cool things going on in my life right now.

a) I've been super into making memes lately. Why? Not a clue. But I was bored and decided I would go forth and make some. I think I've made about ten so far.

b) Music is always an area of interest for me. Recently, I've been paying a lot of attention to Philly rapper Asher Roth. I've always had a little crush on Asher, but I more or less fell in love with the guy this past weekend when I listened to like every Roth mixtape ever. This one song is a guilty pleasure of mine. [WARNING lyrics are definitely DEFINITELY intended for a mature audience...lol not recommended for weak stomachs and giggly kids.]

Plus. He fine. I hope I offend no one when I say, that's a fine ass white boy. It's his voice. I'm sorry. But jeez..

ANYWHOOOO

c) I went to see The Tourist this past weekend. Now. I won't say I didn't like the movie. Mainly because I love me some Johnny Depp. I used to love me some Angelina, too, but she's so much less of a badass nowadays, and I don't know how to feel about that. I miss tomb raider. Tourist Angelina seemed so frail and helpless. Not sexy. I will say Johnny was darn attractive in those suits he wore. But the end of the movie was a big wtf. It was the weirdest twist that I was kinda expecting but not really. I don't know how to explain. Just watch the movie...lol

I did discover a pretty cool song in the movie. I've never heard of the lady who sings it, but the song is called No Fear of Heights. I'm still not sure if it makes me want to look up more of her music. But she has a pretty interesting voice and I really liked this song. Meh. I dunno.

And finally.

I WANT THIS SEMESTER TO BE OVER.

I think I'm doing a pretty decent job this semester, especially considering the issues I've been dealing with. But I really was not ready for spring break to end. I miss Chicago. I want to be home to watch every White Sox game. I want to be with my boo-thang, as much as he's been irritating me. And I'm damn tired of college food. It's, like, implied that I'm going to get good grades. Just give me what I got, and let me go. Gosh.

But I mean. It's college. It's not that bad. I wouldn't have had all this time to think about all this stuff and write this post if I wasn't here haha.

That's all I got. Here's a word. Learn something.

Word of the Day

balderdash [BAWL-der-dash] noun: senseless, stupid, or exaggerated talk or writing; nonsense

A Politically Charged Rant

Story time.

Today, I received an email from Senator Roy Blunt. That email said this:

Dear Ashli:

Thank you for contacting me about funding for Planned Parenthood.

I am deeply opposed to the practice of abortion and do not support federal funding for any organization that performs or promotes abortions, which includes Planned Parenthood. An unborn child is a living human being and abortion ends the life of that child. Throughout my time in the House I worked hard to protect the lives of the unborn.

In 2004, I led the effort to enact the bipartisan Laci and Conner's Law, which treats a crime against an unborn child as a separate offense in criminal cases. This law addressed the murder case in California in which Laci Peterson and her unborn son, Conner, were murdered. I am proud to have the highest possible pro-life voting record according to National Right to Life, and, as I begin my time in the Senate, I will continue to support efforts to make adoption more attractive for parents and prohibit the use of taxpayer dollars to pay for abortion.

Again, thank you for contacting me. I look forward to continuing our conversation on Facebook (www.facebook.com/SenatorBlunt) and Twitter (www.twitter.com/RoyBlunt) about the important issues facing Missouri and the country. I also encourage you to visit my website (blunt.senate.gov) to learn more about where I stand on the issues and sign-up for my e-newsletter.

Sincere regards,

Roy Blunt

United States Senator

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So. We just disregard the fact that Planned Parenthood offers MULTITUDES of services aside from abortion, that would prevent the pregnancies that want to be aborted in the first place? We just ignore the fact that millions of people are saying the same thing in regards to how shitty it would be for Planned Parenthood to be cut, leaving many women to fend for themselves because they can't afford the things that they can so easily access with Planned Parenthood, because, God forbid, we help them afford healthcare...

The issue of abortion itself is a sticky one that, clearly, many people feel strongly about. Regardless, I don't think it should be the center of attention in this case. That is to say, I don't think it fair to completely destroy a system that has been working for years, providing assistance, information and services that would be difficult to obtain or access otherwise, because of this one service which isn't the only thing that Planned Parenthood is good for. It's not fair and it's pretty much STUPID...

Politicians like you, Senator Blunt, make me hate government in general. Politicians like you are scared and stuck in this impossible, closed-minded mindset that does not work for everybody, and cause the most unnecessary trouble. Open your minds and consider everyone's needs, not just your own ideological bullshit.

The end.

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Word of the Day

life noun: the period during which something is functional, as between birth and death; a motive for living

P.S. In case you didn't hear, the government didn't shut down because both sides reached an agreement. They did agree to not stop funding Planned Parenthood. For now... Let's see what else they agreed on..

The U.S. of A., Everybody... *womp*

Sup, everybody. I have some things to talk (rant) about, and I'm going to give the information to the best of my ability.

In case you weren't aware, in less than six hours, if Congress can not agree on a budget plan after fundage stops at midnight tonight, the federal government will be shut down starting at midnight. This means military folk won't get paid, some people that work for the government won't have work (Obama said they can't work without pay, and they might not get paid, soooo...), people may not get their tax returns, and the world is going to shit, for what could be weeks.

Why is this all happening, you ask? Because politicians are brats, and Republicans and Democrats have started playing some sort of blame game in which they can't agree on a budget plan. Democrats say Republicans are being jerks for trying to cut fundage for Planned Parenthood (which is bad, obvi...), and they're thinking more ideologically than actually being concerned about financial issues. Republicans disagree, and are sticking to their decision to want to cut Planned Parenthood funding, regardless of the plan Democrats came up with, which would cut about $38 billion in spending.....

I'm not gonna choose sides. As an aspiring journalist, I can't really do that. But, as a chick who's mom works for the government and who, personally, supports Planned Parenthood, I think Congress needs to really get their shit together. Nobody has time or money for this.

Like I said, I'm giving information to the best of my ability. If I got something wrong, I apologize, but this is what I understood from everything I read and paid attention to.
Here are a few articles and thangs that I found interesting and informational:

Some stuff that gives a more detailed description of which side is saying what.
Info on the effects of the shutdown.
New York Times article on the whole ordeal.

New York Times might have more updated stuff throughout the site, there are already multiple articles up.
Stay posted, stay informed, and stay hopeful kiddos.
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Word of the Day
futz [FUHTS] verb: to pass time in idleness, usually followed by "around";

noun: a fool; a simpleton

Damn, Politics. You Scary.

"Political language is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give the appearance of solidity to pure wind." -- George Orwell

Isn't that interesting? I don't have a whole lot to say about that, but I just wanted to share it. It's just something to think about. It kinda creates the question of what's really going on in the world.

P.S. If you get the reference in the title of this post, you win a prize. ^_^ lol

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Word of the Day

irascible [ih-RASS-uh-buhl] adjective: prone to anger, hot-tempered

P.P.S. Today is the 17th anniversary of Kurt Cobain's death. That man was an artist and a beautiful man. Play some Nirvana in his honor.

Convenience and Confusion

I think I have to take back all the nice things I said about my boyfriend always being there when I need him to be. He never really is... Ever. I have a lot of trouble reaching him when I need to talk to him about anything important, when I need to vent, or on important days, whatever they might be. He makes up for it by saying nice things and being cute and whatnot, but I feel like that shouldn't dismiss the fact that he isn't there when I really need him to be...

Today, someone stole my $200 French book from my book bag. FROM MY BOOK BAG. While I was about ten, fifteen feet away in the bathroom for no more than two minutes. I came out of the bathroom to find my bag, not where I left it, and significantly lighter. I opened the bag, and, lo and behold, no book. Great. On top of that, I have to write an article over, I have a quiz due tomorrow that I haven't had the time to study for at all, and I might not get all the classes I need for next year.

Great.

All of these are solvable problems, sure, or things I could get over easily if I really tried. Which I probably will. But I really needed to vent to somebody. I tell my best friend about the book and she agreed with my sentiment. She said "time to smash some heads." That's why she's my best friend. I told my homeboy, who I dubbed my "twin," and he offered to take me out for a drink as SOON as I got home at the end of the semester. That's why he's my twin. I tell my boyfriend, and I got the old standby: "Oh no. I'm sorry. That's terrible." Yes. Yes, it is, that's why I'm coming to you to tell you. Can I get a little more comfort than that? He disappears for two hours... I usually don't bother him too much when I'm in a funk, assuming if he was concerned enough he'd come forth and offer the comfort I'm looking for. But this time I flat out said to him that I felt like shit and I needed to vent. But he was going out with his friends to get food because he didn't want to spend a ton of money on museum food. Which, apparently, means he's too busy to even let me text him about everything I was feeling shitty about.

Thanks...

So, here I sit, getting words of comfort and encouragement to go forth and whoop some ass from everyone else, and the one person I actually want it to come from is too busy eating with his friends to pay me enough attention to say more than "I'm sorry, that's terrible." Doesn't that seem a little bad? What's worse, this isn't the first time. So many times have I called, texted, tweeted, made some sort of attempt to reach out to this guy and say, hey, I need you right now, and he's busy. And by busy I mean walking around downtown with his friends or sleeping. As I always state, I'm the type of person that can give without expecting anything in return if I think the things I give are deserved. But isn't it only fair that I can at least get a little more than I've been getting when I'm quick to spend a good portion of my time trying to help you solve your problems, stay up all night on the phone whenever you want to, and do everything that's convenient for you?

Lesson of the day: it sucks just being there for someone else's convenience. It's nice to have people that have your back, but it really isn't fair to have someone around that you think is supposed to be there, and they never really are..

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Word of the Day

dapple [DAP-uhl] noun: a small contrasting spot or blotch

Just Call Me Kanye

So, I'm having a bit of a dilemma...

I like to think I am a decent student when I really assert myself. I'm not an idiot, I'm not (that) lazy, I try pretty hard at everything that I do. However, I messed up in one class (which, in my defense, was at 8 o'clock, a time in which I said I did not want to take a single darn tootin' class....) and now I'm paying for it pretty ridiculously. All of this interferes with 1) me taking one of the very necessary classes I need for my minor 2) the credits I need for my minor 3) me eventually achieving Junior status. This sucks. It can all be traced back to a few things.

A) College has really dumb rules.

B) I should have never been put in a dang 8 o'clock class in the first place...

C) I should have taken AP French in high school...

Only one of those things is entirely my fault, and it has nothing to do with the present. I am really upset about the whole ordeal. At the end of the day, I guess it all comes down to me learning that I need to be prepared for anything in real life. Thanks, college, for teaching me a valuable lesson! [-____-] In actuality, the back of my mind is kind of like "Maybe I need to learn how to act so I can pull a Brad Pitt, fuck up my chances of graduating, and still do something with my life." Maybe I'll think about the music thing and drop out... Either that, or I need to start smoking weed, 'cause I'm too stressed out.

Totally kidding, by the way. I wouldn't do that. >____>

Don't follow my example, children. Be on top of your shit. And don't let the man bring you down! Or put you in classes you don't want to take...

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Word of the Day

gravitas [GRAV-uh-tahs] noun: high seriousness (as in a person's bearing or in the treatment of a subject)

P.S. Happy April, eveyrbody!! ^_^