Why do people choose to ignore the fact that Global Warming is happening? My mother thinks its this made up thing that won't ever happen and everybody should just forget it and continue on with their lives.
She is in DENIAL.
GLOBAL WARMING IS DEF HAPPENING!
Look around you! Crazy weather, hotter temperatures, animals dying...it's happening.
I live in Maryland and right now, around the end of October, beginning of November, the temperature is usually hovering in the 60's, maybe a high 50 every once in a while.
But all last week, temperatures were up the 80's! That's insane October weather and I don't think it's just a fluke thing. It's because of Global Warming. Rainforests are being destroyed, the ozone layer is fallilng apart, WE NEED TO STOP THIS!
Everybody can pitch in to help stop this monster before it gets too our of control.
Car-pool, unplug electrical appliances when not in use. Do you know that 40% or so of your electricity comes from appliances that are not being used but simply plugged in? Unplug your stereo when you're not listening to it, unplug that hair straightener, unplug those laptops when they're turned off and not charging! Don't leave lights on, use environment friendly lightbulbs- they're much cooler than normal light bulbs. I have them in my bathroom and when i'm getting ready in the morning and flip the switch on, the lights come on kind of tinted and not as bright and they gradually get lighter so it's not so hard on your eyes in the morning! Recycle.
These things are not that hard to do. Eventually, it will just be routine and you'll feel better about yourself because you're saving the environment.
Everybody needs to take action.
Helping to save the world,
msbloggerrxx
10.27.2007
10.21.2007
Dumbledore is gay!??!?!?
Yeah. Whatever. Is it that big of a shock?
Okay, maybe it is. But people are blowing this way out of proportion. I mean, who really cares? Does it matter that Dumbledore is gay? It doesn't change the book, if anything, it makes the 7th one more understandable with the whole Grindelwald thing.
All these people who think that Harry Potter is " a subtle indoctrination into anti-Christian values" [Laura Mallory, The Sydney Morning Herald,] ARE RIDICULOUS! It's a FICTIONAL STORY! I seriously doubt that J.K. Rowling is trying to send subliminal messages into children's heads. People like Mallory need to GET OVER THEMSELVES!!! The world is a'changin'! and we need to keep changing with it!
Get over your homophobia and embrace the Dumbledore everybody has always loved!
Okay, maybe it is. But people are blowing this way out of proportion. I mean, who really cares? Does it matter that Dumbledore is gay? It doesn't change the book, if anything, it makes the 7th one more understandable with the whole Grindelwald thing.
All these people who think that Harry Potter is " a subtle indoctrination into anti-Christian values" [Laura Mallory, The Sydney Morning Herald,] ARE RIDICULOUS! It's a FICTIONAL STORY! I seriously doubt that J.K. Rowling is trying to send subliminal messages into children's heads. People like Mallory need to GET OVER THEMSELVES!!! The world is a'changin'! and we need to keep changing with it!
Get over your homophobia and embrace the Dumbledore everybody has always loved!
10.20.2007
LOVE VS. RELIGION
"Love is a many-splendored thing, Love lifts us up where we belong, All you need is Love"
-Ewan McGregor, Moulin Rouge
Isn't Moulin Rouge a great movie? This quote has been stuck in my head all day along with "The greatest thing you'll ever know is to love and be loved in return."
No, they're not just stuck in my head because they're beautiful quotes from a beautiful man from a beautiful movie- Today, they actually MEAN something to me.
Today, before first period, some friends and I were talking about a test we all had to take 3rd period about a story that was loosely based around religion. Somehow, we ended up on the topic of dating someone outside of one's religion and all of my friends and I agree that it doesn't matter as long as you love the person- all of us except one anyway.
Apparantly, she would never date or marry somebody from another religion. The rest of us burst into fits of outrage. That's like saying you would never marry somebody from a different race or just anybody who's different than you in general. She then went on about what if say a Jewish man married a Catholic woman. What about Christmas and Hanukkah? Wouldn't they and their children be confused about which to celebrate? Um...hello? Have you ever seen the OC? Chrismukkah anyone?? Holiday's are not a crisis! I'm sure the couple could come up with a compromise. When you love someone and want to be with them, the last thing on your mind should be what to do over different holidays you may celebrate!
It was the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard. After a few minutes, the shock died down. I recalled a conversation I had had with her over the summer about her "boyfriend"- a guy who lives on the other side of the country. I will be x, she will be y:
y: My mom asked me the other day if Michael* is Catholic
x: ...yea
y: Well, I don't know if he is or not so my mom told me that I better find out.
x: Why...does it matter?
y: Well I can't date somebody from a different religion, it wouldn't be right!
x: why not!?
y: it just wouldn't
x: so you're telling me that you would dump him right now if he was like Protestant or something? Even though you "love" him? [I didn't say the "love" so sarcastically, it's just written that way]
y: well, yeah.
x: that's stupid.
Love is Love. My dad is athiest and my mom is Catholic- like Catholic as in she went to Catholic school and her mom goes to church every single day- not every sunday- every DAY. Now, my mom isn't as crazy as my grandmother is, but she's still pretty Catholic. My dad being athiest and having no faith whatsoever in god doesn't bother her at all. She loves him so it doesn't matter. Sure, they have their arguments about it and it was slightly confusing for me growing up- but it helped me decide for myself what I believed in. I wasn't brainwashed into being Catholic, nor was I brainwashed into being athiest. I'm agnostic now, and I'm happy. Love is just about Love. You should be able to love anybody of any gender, any race, religion, or creed. It's one thing if you HOPE to marry somebody who shares your beliefs, but if you intentionally avoid people who are different than you, it's wrong. If you happen to fall in love with somebody of a different race or religion, how can you just turn them away? It doesn't matter. Love is Love and Love is all you need.
*Name has been changed
-Ewan McGregor, Moulin Rouge
Isn't Moulin Rouge a great movie? This quote has been stuck in my head all day along with "The greatest thing you'll ever know is to love and be loved in return."
No, they're not just stuck in my head because they're beautiful quotes from a beautiful man from a beautiful movie- Today, they actually MEAN something to me.
Today, before first period, some friends and I were talking about a test we all had to take 3rd period about a story that was loosely based around religion. Somehow, we ended up on the topic of dating someone outside of one's religion and all of my friends and I agree that it doesn't matter as long as you love the person- all of us except one anyway.
Apparantly, she would never date or marry somebody from another religion. The rest of us burst into fits of outrage. That's like saying you would never marry somebody from a different race or just anybody who's different than you in general. She then went on about what if say a Jewish man married a Catholic woman. What about Christmas and Hanukkah? Wouldn't they and their children be confused about which to celebrate? Um...hello? Have you ever seen the OC? Chrismukkah anyone?? Holiday's are not a crisis! I'm sure the couple could come up with a compromise. When you love someone and want to be with them, the last thing on your mind should be what to do over different holidays you may celebrate!
It was the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard. After a few minutes, the shock died down. I recalled a conversation I had had with her over the summer about her "boyfriend"- a guy who lives on the other side of the country. I will be x, she will be y:
y: My mom asked me the other day if Michael* is Catholic
x: ...yea
y: Well, I don't know if he is or not so my mom told me that I better find out.
x: Why...does it matter?
y: Well I can't date somebody from a different religion, it wouldn't be right!
x: why not!?
y: it just wouldn't
x: so you're telling me that you would dump him right now if he was like Protestant or something? Even though you "love" him? [I didn't say the "love" so sarcastically, it's just written that way]
y: well, yeah.
x: that's stupid.
Love is Love. My dad is athiest and my mom is Catholic- like Catholic as in she went to Catholic school and her mom goes to church every single day- not every sunday- every DAY. Now, my mom isn't as crazy as my grandmother is, but she's still pretty Catholic. My dad being athiest and having no faith whatsoever in god doesn't bother her at all. She loves him so it doesn't matter. Sure, they have their arguments about it and it was slightly confusing for me growing up- but it helped me decide for myself what I believed in. I wasn't brainwashed into being Catholic, nor was I brainwashed into being athiest. I'm agnostic now, and I'm happy. Love is just about Love. You should be able to love anybody of any gender, any race, religion, or creed. It's one thing if you HOPE to marry somebody who shares your beliefs, but if you intentionally avoid people who are different than you, it's wrong. If you happen to fall in love with somebody of a different race or religion, how can you just turn them away? It doesn't matter. Love is Love and Love is all you need.
*Name has been changed
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)