congratulations you guys...

so...i found out that two of the hotels who were attacked in the mumbai hostage crisis are re-opening and are completely full. i'm not really sure if that's good or bad. i think it's good because it's saying that they are willing to put what happened behind them and aren't going to let themselves be scared by terrorists. and it's super brave of all the people who work at the two hotels...so good job you guys! i'm really proud...
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weirdness

by the way, did anyone catch that today's 11/11. how weird is that? i can't wait for it to be 11/11/11.

nanowrimo and pumpkin spice lattes

so...i haven't really been writing that much lately...there's a fairly good reason for that...remember how i said it was weird that i had almost no homework lately??? well, it turns out i had a right to be worried...they are dumping the homework on us by the ton...i have an english essay, history essay, major art project, tons of math problems...and i'm sure a lot of you are in the same boat(never got that expression).
and there's another reason. it's nanowrimo right now. for those who don't know, nanowrimo stands for national novel writing month. basically, you try to write 50,000 words(which is obviously a novel...) by novemeber 30. i've written about 19500 words...it's pretty fun, but kind of stressful...
last little thing: has anyone had the pumpkin spice lattes from starbucks??? most amazing drink. ever. go drink one if you haven't yet.
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in response

someone sent me a link to a website about a christian view about gay rights. some parts of it i agreed with. the bit were it says that all humans should be treated equally came to mind. but the bit were it said that people can choose to be gay/lesbian really made me mad. i read in some science magazine that there was a study that proves over 80% of people are bisexual to some degree and don't even realize it. you can't choose to be gay. it's not like one day you wake up and think: "hm...i think i'm only going to like people the same gender as me and be discriminated against." honestly, if people could chose to be homosexual, do you really think anyone would put themselves through that? and it also was saying that people who have two parents of the same sex miss out on a normal childhood and are more likely to become homosexual. excuse me? studies have proved that children raised by two poeple of the same gender are more likely to be more tolerant and are just as likely to be homosexual as a child raised by a hetro couple. and the article also said that same sex couples are more likely to be unhappy than hetro couples. well, you'd be unhappy too if people were discriminating against you left and right...
and honestly, considering that over 50 percent of all marriages that church likes fail, maybe it's time to try something new.
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epiphany

so...the big anti-gay thing in the bible can be found at leviticus 18:22. the exact passage is "you shall not lie with a male as with a woman; it is an abomination." well, it turns out that this passage was mistranslated. according to those people who study the bible for a living, the word that is translated "abonmination" actually means "a foreign practice". that's definitly a rather big mistake...are things wrong because other cultures do them??? no...it's totally annoying how a simple mistranslation can ruin so many people's lives.
and besides, people ignore a lot of the bible. we don't usually preform animal sacrafices or kill people who commit divorce. either, we should follow all of the bible or we should follow none of it. you can't just pick and choose.
let's hope prop 8 gets overturned soon
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sigh...

the election is over so i basically have ran out of things to talk about. it was so much fun when i could give my opinions on politics/props and bash candidates i didn't like. and all that's over. except for prop 8. i really hope it'll be overturned. otherwise i will be mad. at least we still have gavin newsom on our side...i really would love to meet him...
what to talk about? in bhutan they crowned a new guy king. his coronation was really insane. his name is jigme khesar namgyel wangchuck and he is 28, which makes him the current youngest reigning monarch. pretty cool, no? his coronation is pretty insane. there are all this pictures of it on bbc. if you're interested the link is: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_pictures/7712451.stm. check it out. it's pretty cool. and sorry if you have to copy and past the link.
give me ideas of what to talk about.
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only read if you care about england

just a warning: this post is about stuff to do with english entertainment. DO NOT read if you're not interested in this topic. if you aren't interested in it and read it anyways and are completely bored, don't go whining about it in the comments section. it was your own fault.
now. on to the main article...
1. it's somewhat official. russell brand is coming to america. he's been signed on for at least three movies that should come out in the us in 2009, including a remake of the tempest with helen miren. if you don't like him, you better get used to him.
2. st trinian's should be coming out in the united states somewhat soon. and they are most likely making a sequel.
3. i saw a video that showed filming for the third season of torchwood. it was just people running around. the people in it were: jack and gwen, someone who i was assuming was ianto, and someone who i didn't recognize? could it be a new character/love interest for one of the main characters? maybe. and is torchwood going to be any good without tosh and owen? and with it becoming more family friendly?
4. right now, for the next doctor i either want it to be patterson joseph. after over 45 years, the doctor should be played by a minority. it could celebrate barack obama(supposedly steven moffat really likes him). or i want him played by james mcavoy. he's very talented and it could get american interest in the show.
5. the third season of robin hood is supposed to start in january on bbc(yes i watch it and have been waiting for it avidly). the producers have said nothing about will/djaq coming back, which would be too bad since they were my favorite characters. but richard armitage realized in an interview that guy has a sister and she'll be a character in this season. and jonas armstrong is leaving after this season.
if you have any information on any of these topics/questions you want answered, i'll try to find answers to the best of my ability.
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disenchanted

seriously california??? seriously??? we known throughout the nation as one of the few states who actually care enough about human rights to allow everyone, straight or gay, to get married. and then we just turn right around and change our minds. how hypocritical and awful is that??? and i feel so bad for all those people who got married while marriage was actually legal. does anyone know if their marriages are still valid??? if they weren't, that would suck. imagine being married and then being told that your marriage doesn't count because the person you love is the same gender as you? how discriminatory is that?
i just read that prop 8 isn't officially passed and has to be reviewed by the california supreme court to make sure it doesn't violate any constitutional rights...and since the california supreme court was what made gay marriage legal in the first place, i bet they'll find that it violate rights. because prop 8 DOES violate basic rights. according to the equal protection clause, american citizens aren't allowed to be discriminated against. and this is definitly discriminating against our gay and lesbian citizens...
and even if it does pass, i'm sure that gavin newsom(the mayor of san francisco) will just pass out marriage certificates to same sex couples like he did in 2004. he did it in 2004. why can't he do it again?
hoping prop 8 won't pass somehow
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a new era

i'm still in shock that obama won. i thought it couldn't happen because it seems almost too good to be true. but it's not because he won.
might i just say that i LOVED the speech he gave. it was amazingly eloquent and heartfelt and beautiful and it made me want to start crying...it was so good. i am so glad that america pulled itself together and did the right thing by voting for him. maybe we'll actually be respected in the international community. i really think things are going to change for the better. i'm actually excited for the future for once.
and also, let me just say, that his daughters are so adorable. i am so excited to have their be kids in the white house. there haven't been kids in the white house since kennedy. that is way too long.
and by the way, when i said the thing about respecting the people at my school who stood up and voted for mccain, what i meant was that i really respect people who stand up for what they believe in even if they are in the minority. i know that that is something i need to work on.
congratulations obama.
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Oh. My. God.

it's official. barrack obama has been elected president of the united states. oh. my. god. barack obama is president of the united states!!! i'm crying. i cn't believe it. i'm crying.
i can't believe it. barack obama is the president of the united states. for the first time since 1963, we will have young children in the white house. i am slowly having my faith in humanity restored. now, if only prop 4 and prop 8 won't pass. then life would be perfect...
this is reminding me of martin luther king and john kennedy. they both were so young and completely changed america and american politics. he is the next martin luther king/john kennedy. except he won't die. he can't die. he has so much to do.
i'm suddenly proud of america. we had the sense to vote for barack obama. i think america will really change. i really think it will.
i'm really sorry for all the supporters of john mccain. i know you guys worked hard, but barack did win.
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some last thoughts

the one thing that i hated about this election was all the negativity. in honor of that, i will say one thing positive/one thing negative about each canidate, just to prove that all the canidates have some good and bad in them.
1. obama. pro: he can inspire people amazingly well and he is the change we need. he has great economic/foregin/domestic policies. con: he has almost no expierence and what will happen when he makes a mistake?
2. mccain. pro: he's been in politics for over 20 years and knows the system really well. also, he has some pretty good immigration policies. con: he's anti-abortion and has voted the same as bush 90% of the time.
3. biden. pro: he has some pretty amazing foreign policies credintials and has lots of expierence, as well as an amazing smile. con: he misspeaks. a lot.
4. palin. pro: she is a really good communicator and can rally people very well. it's kind of amazing how far she's gotten. con: she uses her power in the wrong way and frankly, i don't like her or her policies.
the people i really feel bad for are 1. willow palin. willow is the middle palin child and i've read quotes by her and she feels really down to earth. too bad her mother/family is the nation's laughing stock. 2. i also feel bad for the people at my school who are pro-mccain/prop 8. my school is pretty liberal and pro-obama and pro-gay marriage and i think it's really brave of people to stand up and say that they disagree with the crowd and vote mccain in the mock election. good job guys. i wish i could be that brave.
more news on the election to follow.
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quick note

just wanting to clear a few things up.
1. i am an obama supporter. i believe that he should be our president. HOWEVER, i don't think that mccain is the anti-christ. i have great respect for him. i just don't believe in everything he stands for. that is all. god. people need to learn that you can respect someone, but not like them.
2. i'd really like to thank all the people who've been standing up for me against nasty comments. i think it's really nice that you guys are doing that and i really really appreciate it, especially since i don't know who you are and can't thank you in person. so thank you.
3. i'd really like to thank the person(people) who wrote the positive comments on "dst" and "days off". you know who you are. reading them made me feel so happy. thanks so much...
my next post will most likely be about the election.
thanks for all the positive(and negative) feedback
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one more day...

the election is tomorrow...i'm really really worried. i don't know why but i just can't obama actually becoming president. it seems too good to be true. but i also can't see mccain actually winning. maybe if he hadn't chosen sarah palin, things would be different, but...
did you all hear about obama's grandma. i think that's so sad. if she had lived 36 hours she might have seen her grandson be the first non-white president. so close, yet so far...
the one thing i'm terrified of happening is that prop 8 will pass. people should get to marry who they want to. and it never says exactly in the bible(to my limited knowledge) that marriage is the union between a man and a woman...
by the way, i did know that torchwood is an anagram of doctor who. what kind of whovian would i be if i didn't know that?
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political woes

okay...
so...right now, with the elections coming up, i'm really worried about 2 things.
1. that prop 8 would be passed. honestly. people who are gay are humans. they should be able to marry who ever they want. and besides, if prop 8 passes, will all those marriages be invalid? i think it'd be awful to get married and then a few months later, find out your marriage was invalid and have to move to another state. besides, if prop 8 got passed, it'd make california look really bad. we're the state that's always supposed to be ahead of the game. we're the state with the most hybrids(i think). how stupid would we look if allowed gay marriage for a few months and then just went back on our words?
2. i'm scared that mccain will win. why? because it probably will happen. there's some thing called the bradley effect where an african-american guy is winning in the polls before the election, but then ends up losing the election. and i have a bad feeling that that is what will happen in this election. and if mccain wins, we're kinda screwed. why? mccain is old. and it is pretty likely that he could die when he's in office. and then Sarah Palin will take over. and then we're really in trouble
if either of these two things happen, i'm thinking about giving up my american citizenship and moving to wales.
by the way, i'm thinking of naming my computer. i am in between CHUMONDLEY, GRENDEL and XERXES. which one should i choose? input would be awesome.
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why next tuesday is likely to be intense

so...i really don't know what to talk about, so i'll just talk a bit about one of my favorite tv shows. house md.
i began watching in seventh grade because i'd be working in the family room and my mom would start watching, so i began watching it as well and it is really good...and this season is my favorite yet. and i'm really excited for next week's episode because it looks pretty intense and i have a really strong feeling that house and cuddy are going to kiss. i have been wanting house and cuddy to become a couple for a really long time and now they might...i do know they are going to kiss in an episode that's coming up, i just don't know which one yet...
another reason why tuesdays are intense: on tuesdays, my sister has guitar lessons. and during her lessons, my mom and i go to culture, which is this new frozen yogurt place on california avenue. and it's really good. like even more addicting that fraiche. and i think it's cheaper, but it might not be...i need to check that out...
oh. and read the good theif. it's this really good book my mom gave to me. it's all about this orphan kid who is trying to find out where he comes from. i just began it and i love it...
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the final battle(debate)

so. the last of the debates was last night. i watched most of it. and almost fell asleep at some points. my main opinions.
1. what was up with the ties? both of them were striped, which is a look i never like. and what was up with wearing the opposite party's colors. very weird. but mccain's was worse thanks the odd thickness of the white stripes.
2. the whole negative campaign ads. i think obama made a good point that the huge amount of negative obama ads in mccain's campaign say more about mccain than obama. and they do. it makes it seem like that mccain thinks the only way to make himself look good is to make obama look bad. he'd look a lot better if he praised obama, instead of insulting him.
3. the smiles. in my opinion, a good president needs a good smile. even when he's really tense, obama manages to smile and seem somewhat relaxed. i think mccain was trying to imitate that. the thing is, mccain's smile reminds me of a troll. Come to my house, little children...I'm going to getcha...
4. the camera shots. no matter what angle the camera was shooting, you'd always see some guy's hand that was half cut off. i think it was the moderator's and it only went away during the close-ups...it was really annoying. i'm assuming that nbc/fox/cnn spend a lot of money filming the debates. couldn't they at least make sure that no people's hands appear to be cut off?
all in all, the debate was interesting. i think obama won by a bit, but only because he managed to make mccain/palin look bad for running all those obama is a terrorist ads. my highlight: when mccain was aked why palin would be a good president and had to think for a few minutes.
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the epic battle part 3

so...tonight was the third debate and the second between mccain and obama...but i won't be able to write about it because i can't see it. it was my mom's birthday today so i had to go out to dinner and i also had tons of homework...i was kind of mad because i wanted to see the debates, but i can see them later...
i'm going to be in los angeles until sunday, so don't expect updates for a few days.
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the epic battle part 2

given what sarah palin did on the katie couric interview, i was expecting her to say something like that pakistan and israel were the same country in the debate. so i was pleasently suprised when she didn't do that bad of a job.
my personal opinions on the debate
1. why is everyone unable to pronounce "iran" "iraq" and "nuclear". is that like a requirement or something if you want to run for high ranking governmental office? because it's not that hard to pronounce any of them...
2. sarah palin's eyelashes and biden's teeth. biden's teeth are like scary white. and palin's eyelashes look kind of painted on. you notice those things when you see their faces in close up for an hour and a half.
3. who thought it was totally sad/cute that biden got all choked up when he was talking about his dead wife? i had a total "oh. poor guy. i feel so sorry for him" moment. very well done.
4. sarah palin's hair. the entire debate i was wondering how palin was wearing her hair. it was kinda a braid, but not really.
5. i had no idea that obama was anti-gay marriage...very distressing.

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bristol palin

tonight is the night of the big palin/biden debate. and i have to admit, i'm pretty interested. from what i've read on bbc/seen in online interviews/heard is that both biden and palin can be good debaters, but that they both can say things that they later regret.

honestly, i feel sorry for palin's kids. they were just an ordinary family living in alaska, going to school, doing homework, the usual. and then their mom gets offered to be john mccain's running mate and agrees and the whole family is thrown in the spotlight. imagine not having anyone know who you are one day, and then the next being some of the most talked about people in the united states. 

i feel really bad for bristol. she was just an ordinary teenaged girl who made a mistake. does she really deserve to be mocked for it? at least she's older than jamie lynn.

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the epic battle part 1

being a good american citizen, i have been keeping track of the election. which includes reading what the papers have to say about sarah palin and watching the debates.
so. last night i decided to watch the first presidential debate between john mccain and barack obama. i am an obama fan, but even so, i feel like mccain did a good job defending his opinions, even if don't agree with them.
except for one thing. i hated how mccain always mispronounced "iran" and "iraq". that was just annoying...um...i don't have that much to say about politics at the moment, but more will come...
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