School, religious idiots, and creepy old men
What a time I have been having! Not really bad, not really good, but adventerous. First, sorry to anyone with family or friends in the areas hit by Katrina. It sucks, and the lack of concern some people show is just a sad example of how humans operate. Everyone is playing out the dramatic "Oh that's awful! We should all pitch in and help!" but when it comes to action, most people can't take their precious time to help. Do you realize if every person in America sent like five bucks in that it'd help a lot? That many people, just five bucks, we could do it, but we don't. I have only seen one thing in town that offers help, but it's a bidding on a car, which the majority of my fellow college students cannot afford to bid on. If anyone knows a donation area in town or anything let me know. And on another note, while I can see where people are coming from when they say that it's their own fault for staying in the path of a storm, I'm sure a lot of people are just from poor backrounds and couldn't afford to evacuate even if they wished to. So remember that if that's what is keeping you from donating.
On to the religious idiots. Salute to the Christian groups who ARE practicing what they preach and are helping with the shit going on in New Orleans. However, there have been a few of the more political groups who are blaming, once again, gays, abortionists, feminists, anyone with a brain, for this hurricane. There was even a group claiming the hurricane resembled a 6 week old fetus, a true sign from Gawd that he hates abortion and so will kill all-atheist, christian, gay, straight, man, woman-to give a message. Your religious preaching can't cover up what a bunch of assholes you truly are. Why don't you DO something to help the people rather than just throw your hands up and pretend you can't do anything because this is all part of some sick God's plan? America needs to wake up, every time we have a tragedy on a large scale we gasp and are amazed that we couldn't blow something up and solve all our problems that way. This kind of thing is a daily way of life for some countries, the anarchy and chaos. So perhaps some good will come out of this, and maybe some people will get a fucking clue and stop worrying about themselves and help others out. And don't bother telling me that this is punishment from divinity, you're ignorant and should remove yourself from the gene pool.
On to a less dreary topic, I'll close with the weird encounter of last night. So, Josh and I went to BGLAAD after it finished up so I could see a few people I know, and a few I didn't expect to see, but that was an added surprise. Anyway, after I talked with people and everyone left Josh and I went to catch the 10 PM bus to my place. So we were on college street with one other guy in his 30's (I assume) who looked kind of country. I was telling Josh about my flaming queen of a friend (Nick...you know we love you, Guru Princess of Tall Mountain!) and the guy asked about apartments in Boone, since his GF is kicking him out cause he's bi. Okay, so I try to think of some and tell him where they are. I go out of the bus shelter to smoke and he's right there in front of me...and asks "Do you live alone?" "...no..." "Wanna hang out tonight?" "I have class early tommorow..." "Wanna hang out after I get out of work? I get off at 6" "...I dunno what I'm doing then..." so he asks Josh, who follows suit with me. Chances are he was just a lonely guy with a low social scale, but still, people asking me if I live alone and being THAT friendly when I don't even know them, it just makes me feel weird. I'm becoming too nice to strangers, pretty soon I'm gonna be inviting axe murderers over for dinner. "This is Bob...he doesn't talk much...he really likes that mask, too!"
Glee for three day weekends, everyone should hang out this weekend! I plan on seeing all of you. You better be here ;)
On to the religious idiots. Salute to the Christian groups who ARE practicing what they preach and are helping with the shit going on in New Orleans. However, there have been a few of the more political groups who are blaming, once again, gays, abortionists, feminists, anyone with a brain, for this hurricane. There was even a group claiming the hurricane resembled a 6 week old fetus, a true sign from Gawd that he hates abortion and so will kill all-atheist, christian, gay, straight, man, woman-to give a message. Your religious preaching can't cover up what a bunch of assholes you truly are. Why don't you DO something to help the people rather than just throw your hands up and pretend you can't do anything because this is all part of some sick God's plan? America needs to wake up, every time we have a tragedy on a large scale we gasp and are amazed that we couldn't blow something up and solve all our problems that way. This kind of thing is a daily way of life for some countries, the anarchy and chaos. So perhaps some good will come out of this, and maybe some people will get a fucking clue and stop worrying about themselves and help others out. And don't bother telling me that this is punishment from divinity, you're ignorant and should remove yourself from the gene pool.
On to a less dreary topic, I'll close with the weird encounter of last night. So, Josh and I went to BGLAAD after it finished up so I could see a few people I know, and a few I didn't expect to see, but that was an added surprise. Anyway, after I talked with people and everyone left Josh and I went to catch the 10 PM bus to my place. So we were on college street with one other guy in his 30's (I assume) who looked kind of country. I was telling Josh about my flaming queen of a friend (Nick...you know we love you, Guru Princess of Tall Mountain!) and the guy asked about apartments in Boone, since his GF is kicking him out cause he's bi. Okay, so I try to think of some and tell him where they are. I go out of the bus shelter to smoke and he's right there in front of me...and asks "Do you live alone?" "...no..." "Wanna hang out tonight?" "I have class early tommorow..." "Wanna hang out after I get out of work? I get off at 6" "...I dunno what I'm doing then..." so he asks Josh, who follows suit with me. Chances are he was just a lonely guy with a low social scale, but still, people asking me if I live alone and being THAT friendly when I don't even know them, it just makes me feel weird. I'm becoming too nice to strangers, pretty soon I'm gonna be inviting axe murderers over for dinner. "This is Bob...he doesn't talk much...he really likes that mask, too!"
Glee for three day weekends, everyone should hang out this weekend! I plan on seeing all of you. You better be here ;)