Hey Freak!

Hey all, Joelle here! I just popped in to my friend mikey's blog here to wish him a very, very happy birthday. He's 40 today, which I'm sure he'll be happy I advertised, but seriously, the man looks like he's 33. He's not made a big stink about it, said it's just another day. He's been quite low-key, so I thought I'd hijack his blog like we used to back in '03 and embarrass him accordingly with a birthday tribute.

Happy Happy Happy Happy Birthday, mikey!
Happy Happy Happy Happy Birthday, mikey!
Happy Happy Happy Happy Birthday, mikey!

I mean, hell, dogs and cats are supposed to be mortal enemies, right? Well, explain this:

English Bulldog Save Kittens.

And while you're explaining, maybe you can tell me who in the fuck throws a bag full of kittens in a lake.

It's usually pretty rare that I win something...

A few years ago (2003), I won a Bloggie for best tagline ("Still cooler than the other side of the pillow"). Damn, doesn't it seem like that was ages ago? That was back in my Electric Bugaloo days. Time sure flies.

Anyway... so, yesterday, I found out that I won the June challenge at Domonation. Woo hoo!

Here's the picture that won it for me:



On a side note... I really love the Domo Earth section of Domonation. It's just funny to me. Check it out! See how many domos live near you!

Um, that's it for now. Happy Friday!

You know what bugs me? When I hear people talking about NASA, and how we should abolish the space program because it doesn't do anything for us, blah fucking blah. Hell, just a few weeks ago, when they discovered ice crystals on Mars, I saw someone say something like "Why do we give a fuck about Mars when we have our infrastructure to worry about? Why do we continue to sink money into that bottomless pit?" (Ironically, the guy was totally pro-Iraq-war. Hello, not seeing the "real" bottomless pit)

I'm glad someone finally did an article like this. I'm sure there are more than 50 giant leaps, but it's nice to have some kind of starter. So here we go:

50 years, 50 giant leaps: How NASA rocked our world

So, if you still think NASA is a waste of time and/or money, then get a clue. NASA has a much bigger impact on technology than you think.

OK, so I have a gmail account that I'm trying to sign into. I've forgotten the password, so I clicked the links to reset my password.

Here's the problem - they sent the "reset password" email to another account that I've forgotten the password for. Hell, I don't even remember the username. I've looked in the forums for a bit, but haven't found anything really helpful (I've seen other people with the same problem, but nobody answered their questions). So, anyone out there - do you know how to get google to reset your password if you don't know/have forgotten your secondary email address?

This is an odd story. I don't know how to feel, because I'm totally against people raising wild animals in their home, but at least they were smart enough to release it back into the wild when it got too big. But, the reunion? Totally surprising. And very "aw" worthy.

First, the backstory: Christian, the lion who lived in my London living room. Yes, you read that right... a lion.

But enough reading for now... see the reunion for yourself:



Everybody together now.... "Awwwww." Crazy, but aw.

Oh yeah, forgot to warn you about the "soundtrack." Seriously, if you have to, mute the fucker, because there isn't any sound to it, anyway. Unless you like Whitney Houston.

I was gonna wait to post this news article, because I wanted to gather my thoughts so that I would be able to express myself and my anger in a clear, concise, and civil manner.

Well, fuck that. These assholes don't deserve civility. They deserve to be addressed as the scourge that they are.

White House Tries to Define Contraception As Abortion

In a spectacular act of complicity with the religious right, the Department of Health and Human Services Monday released a proposal that allows any federal grant recipient to obstruct a woman's access to contraception. In order to do this, the Department is attempting to redefine many forms of contraception, the birth control 40 percent of Americans use, as abortion. [full story]

Are you fucking kidding me? Pregnancy prevention = abortion?

I mean, it's fucking bad enough that Bush is making sure that anti-choice people can keep their health care jobs even if they don't do them, but now this? Dude seriously, what the fuck?

Seriously, how long until "pulling out" becomes included in the definition of abortion?

"Well, your dick was already in there, and you were ready to ejaculate, and you interrupted the natural course of action of impregnating that woman by pulling out, so, by definition, you aborted the pregnancy, sir." You might laugh, but surely, there are people out there who really think this, and it's only a matter of time before they're heard. You know, because they're religious, and therefore, moral, and therefore, their opinions matter much more than godless and/or science and logic based opinions.