Sunday, November 27, 2005

Dear Anonymous

It seems I get a lot of these random comments from people, just begging me to tear them a new one. It seems my recent anonymous happens to be a bit more persistent, so allow me to direct this and all future commentors of idiocy and illogical thinking to the following letter...

Dear Anonymous,

Thank you so much for taking time out of what I assume is a busy schedule to read and comment on my blog. Since usually the comments that are left anonymously require little to no direct response, please take some extra time to answer a few questions for me in this form letter, since you are obviously intent on getting my attention.
How did you find my blog? Since most of these anonymous comments seem to pop up when my entries are of a political vein, did you happen to just google the term "people who's opinions differ greatly from my own narrowminded point of view so that I may therefore lambast them for not fitting into my feeble perspective"? Or did you simplify it to just "Liberal Scum"? Is this how we get our rocks off early in the day, by attempting to rile yourself by reading about people who actually use their brains instead of allowing the media to think for them? I can imagine you drinking your coffee, with a self important and smug cock to your head, turning a few shades of purple as your eyes cross over my oh-so evil words. And yes, I realize that your tender sensibilities must have been so agitated by my prolific use of foul language. I can completely understand that the only logical conclusion your holier than thou head could have reached is that I am uneducated white trash. After all, only stupid people learn those dirty words, right? Heaven forbid people who write on a BLOG would dare slip into a more casual vernacular.
However, please know that if you entered this blog via my website, there WAS a warning on the front detailing the horrible offenses that were about to dance in front of your eyes. If you found it on it's own, reading half a paragraph would've told you the type of person I am (ie, completely and utterly evil in your mind), and thus SHOULD have turned you off immediately from reading any further. Heck, the BY LINE of the blog should tip you off to some extent. Yet you keep reading. Utterly fascinating. You must be a masochist! They have groups for that, you know.
I've also noticed that although you are posting to share your obvious disappointment in my presence as part of the human race, you have neglected to share what it is you might actually be doing that would, oh say, be a better course of action to any of my own. With our last anonymous, for example, this person seems to feel the need to 'call me out' on my mention that I actually do write my legislators (which I really do, by the way, though I see not the need to provide any proof. To do so would only be to clutter up my blog with copies of the multitudes of letters that exit my sent box every week, and would be boring to all of my more devoted readers). Yet this person didn't mention if they actually do or not. In fact, I can't actually see a purpose to that particular anonymous's post, except perhaps to just appear as an annoyance on my radar. Quite noble, really, as I do so enjoy having this particular fodder for a blog entry. Often times these anonymous entries choose to attack me personally, rather than giving genuine, educated critic. This is disheartening, as I would hope an intelligent person could write an unbiased and less "below the belt" response to my writings. Instead, you choose to attack my moral character, my education level, and sometimes even my parenting abilities, which oddly enough, have nothing to do with the Blog Entry in question. Perhaps this is because you are too weakminded to actually come up with a reason for disagreeing with me? Or are you really just so pathetic and inept in your own life that you make yourself feel better by choosing to attack someone anonymously on the internet with little to no valid cause?
Also, why do you so often chose to post anonymously? I do realize that with the anonymity of the internet, you have no fear of actual retaliation by me, and of course you can sit smugly back in your chair, assuring your self-righteous and dignified derriere that you have irritated some complete stranger for the simple offense of thinking differently than you. But doing so seems awfully cowardly to the rest of us.
And lastly, why do you choose to keep coming back? Is it to see by some sick virtue just how far I can push your buttons by continuing my own succinctly contemptuous behavior? Or are you simply just a very confrontational person in need of anger management therapy?
Now, to answer one of your own...why do I write the things that I do? Well, not that I need explain, but I will to the best of my abilities. First off, my political tirades are to indeed spark interest in my readers. I want the people who read these things to actually think about the events/issues that fuel my wrathful typing. I know my own single letter to a political figure may not make much of a difference. But if I write about it on here, the people who read will start thinking. And maybe 2 out of every 10 readers will be inspired enough to delve further into said issue and write a letter of their own. And those two people will converse with others, and of those vast numbers, a few may also write. It's a domino affect, and a highly effective one. Thusly, a blog entry followed by a letter I write can equate to approximately 10 to 20 letters following shortly after.Or, since most of my readers are actually friends of mine, they will be guilted by having a diligent and self-righteous friend such as me into taking meager action. Anyone who actually knows me is painfully aware of the Mamahood Soapbox, but they tolerate it by following my humble requests to perform small tasks like writing their own letters in followup to mine).
But the most simple explanation is that I am who I am, I chose not to hide that, and I pay for the website that this blog is attached to, and therefore, can type, do, and feel whatever the FUCK I want to, and frankly could give a flying shit how offended you might be.
Good Day, and please quit pestering me. It's gotten old.
Sincerely, Motherhoodlum

Thursday, November 17, 2005

Senators actually Grow a Pair

http://news.yahoo.com/fc/US/Terrorism

ABout FUCKING time someone stood up within the government and said "Ya know, that pesky little law did a LOT of damage to civil liberties...maybe we should rethink that!" PLease, people, for the love of all that is holy (and for the supposed freedoms we as a country like to tout), WRITE TO YOUR SENATORS. Tell them that reinstating this ridiculously overbearing piece of legislation is NOT a good idea.
Yes, there are terrorists in the world. There are terrorists within our very borders. But treating every single American citizen as a suspect against national security, turning our government into the horrors of Big Brother, this is NOT the solution.
That is all.

Friday, November 11, 2005

Fun with Photoshop


Yeah, I know, it's petty and mean...

Monday, November 07, 2005

Geek Girl WishList

Soooo...how geeky am I? Well, you should probably know just how much of a geek I am. Is this list obscenely long? well, of course it is, because I am far too poor to actually buy myself half the shit I want. This is probably the first time I've actually put a few high end items on my list, so no one is allowed to call me a selfish bitch for the stuff that is on here. I know I won't actually GET these things, but it's a WISH list, it's supposed to hold my hopes and dreams, right?!

Games:
PS2: Shadow of the Collosus, We Love Katamari, Ratchet & Clank 4, Sly Cooper 3, Jak X, Jak 3 (because I suck and haven't gotten my hands on it yet)
Gamecube: Animal Crossing, Tales of Symphonia, Pikmin, Paper Mario, Mario Party (any of them), Resident Evil 4, Zelda anything
Xbox: The Bard's Tale, Gauntlet, Call of Cthulu, Myst IV, Syberia 1 & 2
and of course....gimme a 360!!!!!

Random Shit from Radioshack: Switch for headset to speakers for my PC, Better webcam, better digital cam
av switch for all my damn consoles, Ipod (yes, I will join the masses, it's a lot fucking easier than carting around CDs), new shelf stereo for the studio, so I can listen to musicy goodness while I paint (or, if I get the aforementioned Ipod, speakers for it). Oh, and I need a cell phone so I can get on the employee plan for Sprint.

Other: New Creepers! (I really want some new shoes, dammit.), a new blanket for the couch, a pretty dress, new fancy things (aka lingerie), DVD of Phantom of the Opera, a small handheld jigsaw (to make cutting out the wood I paint on much easier), a small kiln (so I can get back into painting ceramics).

The typical shit that appears on my list every year anyways to put in my stocking: Scented body goodness (Bath & Body Works is your frieeeeeeeeeeeend), new razors for my Venus, gourmet coffee, good chocolate, batteries, blank CDs, cigarettes, gift certificate to Micheals or Joanns, new brushes.

And of course...anything with Nightmare Before Christmas or the Muppets. Goddamn I am predictable.

Not that I ever really exchange gifts with my friends, but I think I might actually be getting a couple of them goodies this year. Now that I actually have a real income, it's easier than it was previously. ALthough honestly I end up sending handmade things to them, because quite frankly, that's what I always appreciated recieving!

Edited to add: I want my friends to be closer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!