http://ping.fm/C8Fca A scholarship of interest for GLBT youth.

@lilystrange Glad you're back, Bitch! To the person at haveathreeway dot com or whatever, thanks for following but I won't follow back.

RT @ainebelton It's amazing what happens when you believe in someone. Be that someone & believe in YOU! :) ~#Aine

Hey Tempest! How cold is it? Dahling, it's so cold that when I went out, I froze my tush off! Seriously, it's lying there on my lawn now!

I was going to go to Wal Fart, but then I realized that is probably a very bad idea at 4 in the afternoon on a Friday, Dahlings!

http://ping.fm/heP8C Tell Lane Bryant to stop using factory farmed angora wool.

Dear Twitter, if you think that I would follow anything Kardashian, you are seriously mistaken!

Looks like it's gonna be one of those nights. There's a confused resident who keeps coming to my desk looking for things.

Hum...let's see. I don't recognize your name, we have no mutual friends, you provide no avatar. Am I going to friend you? I think not.

RT @nrdc We're thankful for court victories! Yellowstone grizzlies will remain protected! http://bit.ly/vgYM2T

I wonder if I could be blessed with going through the remainder of the day without choking on my own saliva. This is the 5th time today!

RT @robot6 Author Anne McCaffery passes away at 85 http://on.cbr.cc/sCbMyU Rest in peace, dear Anne.

Stop Sexual Harassment in Schools: http://ping.fm/PmNoS

http://ping.fm/0ZqBj Sharing music at Psychotic Brain Blend Eclectic Radio on Facebook tonight.

Is something in retrograde, Dahlings? That is what I would like to know!

Well, I seem to have gotten my computer running (you can thank me later, IT department) but now Last.fm is having technical difficulties!

RT @sustearth Fabulous views of your world, from Sustainable Earth Views - http://ping.fm/ucP7i Sustainability Earth

Having a lot of technical difficulties with this computer the past couple of nights, Dahlings. Please stand by!

"My breasts have never done anyone any harm, while bin Laden's war has caused thousands of victims." --Ilona Staller

This internet connection is running like a fly with its feet stuck to fly paper. :/

Re-examine all you have been told. Dismiss what insults your Soul. --Walt Whitman

Must go out into the cool of the evening where everything is not particularly groovy, but it is cold! :-P

http://ping.fm/MJiOv Here is how you can build a feral cat shelter!

Check out Oneida – I Will Haunt You http://ping.fm/nLFas via @lastfm

http://ping.fm/rx6TX Happy Halloween, Dahlings.

tunes Check out A Bullet for Pretty Boy – The Deceiver http://ping.fm/dIzkg via @lastfm

http://ping.fm/UZVbe Poor Little Albert had rather a short, unhappy life, methinks.

Check out Confide – I Am Scared Of Me http://ping.fm/4gCnl via @lastfm

The Stompy Kneader is here! Time to get a blanket on the lap--quick! Most adult cats do the flexy-paws knead. This one stomps like a kitten.

Invisiphilia: Introduction, and Part One http://wp.me/paVRm-kr /via @wordpressdotcom Telling an expecting mom not to gain weight? Insanity!

"Tommyknockers" has a good cast but really isn't a faithful rendition. So, I'll find something else to rot my brain with!

Time to change the channel. Have seen that dumb "Tommyknockers" before. No it is NOT "Stephen King's Tommyknockers." Not true to the book.

Watching "H.P. Lovecraft: Fear of the Unknown" on the Chiller channel.

RT @sustearth Bad human communication leaves us less room to grow. - Rowan D. Williams Sustainability

Oh, what is this fresh hell in my Facebook inbox, Dahlings? Spam, spam, spam! I don't like spam!

I would sooner sit on a cactus while consuming raw liver and filing my nails with a circular saw than follow Kim KarTRASHian on Twitter.

http://ping.fm/tEiy3 Ten! Ten crappy congresspeople! Hahahahahaaaa!

Tell Southwest to apologize for homophobic employees http://ping.fm/e1C9N via @change

RT @eelkat A pair of powerful spectacles has sometimes sufficed to cure a person in love. Friedrich Nietzsche

http://ping.fm/eD5bf Enjoy an old favorite. classicrock santana psychoticbrainblend

http://ping.fm/H2LSG Stop vivisection! skinnypuppy animalrights animalcruelty psychoticbrainblend

http://ping.fm/EouOg I like this--it's fun! lonelyisland humor psychoticbrainblend

http://ping.fm/e4vdC I take 4000 units of Vitamin D a day. Helps some with depression.

http://ping.fm/7R5yB Kelly Osbourne tells SouthWorst to Stick It.

http://ping.fm/emtg0 Cats belonging to a lovely rescuer lady who passed away Friday need new homes.

Need a Better Body Image? There's an App for That via @ivillage http://soc.li/2pxz32J

Have to walk the dogs. Sigh. While I love all animals I do prefer cats to dogs for my own pets. Just my personality.

http://ping.fm/Nr98l Sick, sick, sick! Shame on anyone who would do something so awful!

ttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MUK6k2WqlU&feature=colike/ Chickenfoot cover of the Hendrix classic. chickenfoot jimihendrix classicrock

http://ping.fm/5PZWp It's a good time to avoid cantaloupe for a while.

http://ping.fm/i3KeY I encourage you to check out Undead in the Netherworld for the best crazy news!

STOP THE HATE! That is all. http://ping.fm/bqQnK Life won't wait. Don't let hateful assholes stop you from your accomplishments.

If you don't find someone attractive, it's no excuse to be hateful to them. Nobody is forcing a gun to your head and making you date them.

Justifying scapegoating any sub-group of people is no better than being a Nazi. You have no idea what battles someone else is fighting.

onlyfatpeople Have to deal daily with immature mental midgets who want to justify their hate-filled prejudiced NAZI attitudes & sick minds.

http://ping.fm/sa2Dt A comparison between depression in men and women.

Cats are my favorite people!

http://ping.fm/2WVlC he was just trying to wash his truck & himself at the same time

http://ping.fm/k3rX2 If you'll be in Straubing, Germany on Oct. 15, this may be of interest to you!

Poor @pansibarbee is really feeling like second hand newspaper. http://ping.fm/eL7kP

I know you all really wanted to hear my two cents worth. Repost this if you think I'm awesome. If you don't, you are the worst of pond scum.

People would do better at getting their statuses reposted if they'd say "please share" or "feel free to share" rather than browbeating.

Seriously, who wants to hear how they are a steaming pile of crap if they don't repost something? This is why I rarely repost anything.

I often cross-post regarding kids & animals. Generally don't do reposts because they often have a guilt component that I don't appreciate.

http://ping.fm/vmLom Please cross-post this missing child.

http://ping.fm/5WPFW A fun little bit of Claymation spookiness for you to enjoy!

I just figured out what the "script" that keeps screwing with my browser is. Gotta be the new sidebar feed cause this never happened before!

RT @chrisvoss The two most common elements in the universe are Hydrogen and stupidity— Harlan Ellison

RT @unclerush if you're going down the wrong path get off the train, go to the other track, & change direction. Lady Ruth Jivamukti Yoga

I'm a wreck! Rationing my Lithium so didn't take that. Forgot to take my blood pressure med. Took only one of the 5-HTP. Just shoot me.

http://ping.fm/YP1Qi And we wonder why girls have problems with eating disorders.

Been having to ration my lithium lately. Not a good thing. Also, not joking. psychmeds

RT @itsayysian That awkward moment when you realize Facebook has made more changes than Obama.

RT @igomezkidrauhl Bullying is for losers. Fix your own flaws before you hate people for theirs. ♥

Check out The Mighty Mighty Bosstones – So Sad To Say http://ping.fm/kLk9O via @lastfm

Check out MxPx – Shut It Down http://ping.fm/FvVNG via @lastfm This rocks pretty nicely!

Check out Bowling For Soup – 1985 http://ping.fm/5BKUw via @lastfm

Check out The Aquabats – Anti-Matter http://ping.fm/vxoqp via @lastfm

Check out Goldfinger – Counting The Days http://ping.fm/4ZykS via @lastfm

Check out Less Than Jake – Bigger Picture http://ping.fm/LMNTi via @lastfm

Check out The Forces of Evil – Independent http://ping.fm/2FIuY via @lastfm

Check out Mad Caddies – Reflections http://ping.fm/FJBUp via @lastfm

Check out NoFX – Murder The Government http://ping.fm/rBdbx via @lastfm

Check out The Hippos – So Lonely http://ping.fm/ncUBx via @lastfm

Check out Reel Big Fish – Sell Out http://ping.fm/EL9QL via @lastfm Love this one!

Check out Goldfinger – I'm Down http://ping.fm/7z5S5 via @lastfm Dedicate this to a few fake friends I've known.

Check out Catch 22 – Walking Away http://ping.fm/P9KXp via @lastfm

Check out Big D and the Kids Table – Little Bitch http://ping.fm/qKeqA via @lastfm

Check out Less Than Jake – Look What Happened http://ping.fm/RBd2u via @lastfm Seems like a Less than Jake kind of night.

http://ping.fm/d9NNs Please share Jerry. It's urgent to get him adopted!

http://ping.fm/vjbPl Just some food for thought.

http://ping.fm/2XSZX I'm kind of a history geek. Here is a video about post WWII Germany.

http://ping.fm/GbxA4 Salvador finds the very best stuff! Here is a movie for you to sit back, relax, and watch! movies classicmovies

http://ping.fm/GEs3q Well, I don't feel very sexy. But I am typing. So here is a song for you. Thank you, Kellie, for sharing it first.

http://ping.fm/7woLs You can like us and add your own song links too!

My dear writing sisters have invited me to participate in the very interesting Psychotic Brain Blend Radio! Which I shall do later.

Good heavens, Dahlings! This new Facebook news feed is a dreadful mess!

Check out The Bomboras – Playa De Los Muertos http://ping.fm/wOxrg via @lastfm

Check out Rocket From The Crypt – On A Rope http://ping.fm/ZIBBq via @lastfm

I wish I was experiencing a creative hypomania instead of the kind that is just worthless irritability and free-floating anxiety.

Check out Deadbolt – It Was You http://ping.fm/MVKPK via @lastfm Nice spooky sound!

I'm going to sneak a few zzz's. Don't tell anyone!

Oh chute...or shoot. Either way, I have work to do. Blast!

Check out Link Wray – The Sweeper http://ping.fm/ktIFp via @lastfm The great Link Wray, another favorite of dear old dad's.

http://findmorgan.com/ Please share. These people are searching for their daughter's killer.

Check out Daikaiju – Escape From Nebula M Spacehunter http://ping.fm/oZdrr via @lastfm

Check out The Ventures – Walk - Don't Run http://ping.fm/MIycY via @lastfm A favorite of my late Papa's.

Check out Messer Chups – Zombie in a Mini Skirt http://ping.fm/0uX7M via @lastfm

Check out Reverend Horton Heat – Psychobilly Freakout http://ping.fm/2zpOT via @lastfm

Check out Dick Dale – Night Rider http://ping.fm/pQLv1 via @lastfm An oldie but a goodie!

Check out Devo – Whip It http://ping.fm/LCCHd via @lastfm

Check out Servotron – Bad Birthday http://ping.fm/SHsQk via @lastfm This is hilarious!

Check out Laika & The Cosmonauts – Fadeaway http://ping.fm/RT4kk via @lastfm Do they surf in Finland?

Check out The Ghastly Ones – Ghastly Stomp http://ping.fm/2yHUf via @lastfm

Check out The Phantom Surfers – the cat came back http://ping.fm/oylsO via @lastfm

http://ping.fm/eLiBq Single ladies, here is a (humorous) guide to snagging Swedish fellows.

http://ping.fm/VeN5k Real Woman, real bathing suit!

http://ping.fm/6DaMz If you're old enough to have a girlfriend, best be mature enough to deal w/her period

Check out Dawn – Knock Three Times http://ping.fm/ugPO9 via @lastfm And now a little break in the Doom Metal action.

Check out Himinbjørg – The Inverted Dimension http://ping.fm/QwVod via @lastfm

Check out Pan.Thy.Monium – Under ytan http://ping.fm/B3f2z via @lastfm

http://ping.fm/CRvZG Dumb urban legends

http://ping.fm/H4ROt Ten dumb things about strip clubs.

http://ping.fm/XKXcK It's amazing that he's alive.

RT @kellimaroney Whoever undertakes to set himself up as judge of Truth & Knowledge is shipwrecked by the laughter of the Gods.
A. Einstein

Little Tempest needs to go beddy bye.

http://ping.fm/sEgwi Assistance center for poor children in Kenya.

I am having such a horrible time getting started on anything! I hate when I get stuck in the "nothing doing" mode.

Check out R.E.M. – What's The Frequency, Kenneth? http://ping.fm/bhSPY via @lastfm

I just joined GoodSearch to raise money for my favorite cause when I search or shop online. Help make a difference at http://soc.li/SLnsYCG

Check out Crowded House – Hole In The River http://ping.fm/FiEWX via @lastfm

Check out Pearl Jam – Why Go http://ping.fm/xcxlm via @lastfm

Check out 10,000 Maniacs – Hey Jack Kerouac http://ping.fm/eG1aG via @lastfm

Check out R.E.M. – At My Most Beautiful http://ping.fm/SVEom via @lastfm It's hip to hate REM these days but guess who doesn't care!

http://ping.fm/it8OI Dr. Who "let your kids get a good scare!"

RT @followmysuccess "A nickel ain't worth a dime anymore." ~Yogi Berra Quote RTnShare

http://ping.fm/NpZdY Blame the booze. Huh. I've been drunk & never molested a child. Lame excuse.

http://ping.fm/Adtfv The ruling of the "judge" in this case is a joke.

I <3 my Fuzzy Wuzzy Stompy cat! So called because he likes to stomp on me--he is not content to just walk!

Oh my gosh, I hate this new photo interface on Facebook, Dahlings! It's even worse than the last one!

http://ping.fm/wlqC8 Know what I don't like? Scumbag cat killers. Be aware!

http://ping.fm/vCoac Well, at least the Spammers love you!

RT @vladtv Dad Refs Fight w/ Gun So Crowd Won't Stop Son From Fighting http://dlvr.it/k0v8S Wow, great parenting!

It's only supposed to get to 72 degrees today. Maybe I can leave the swamp cooler off! What a mercy that would be!

Check out Sunshine – Poltergeist http://t.co/2HIv9KR via @lastfm

http://ping.fm/M9W5B Nice story.

http://ping.fm/NLphb Your daily dose of WTF.

http://ping.fm/QZe0G I would adopt this kitty!

Check out Toxique – Telephone http://t.co/6bsUbtM via @lastfm

http://ping.fm/qtfRl This has to be one of the craziest true crime cases I've ever heard of!

Hatred does not cease by hatred, but only by love; this is the eternal rule. ~Buddha

"Something can come out of pure uncorrupted idealism if one does it long enough." --Fenriz

“If you only talk and don’t listen, you only learn what you already know.”

http://ping.fm/oP68F A very interesting guy. His passing is a sad thing. A shame that his demons seemed to have been too strong.

The opposite of love is not hate, it's apathy. Some wounds are still too fresh for me to be able to feel the opposite of love just yet.

http://ping.fm/jWPjd For those who like their rock on the mystical and somewhat controversial side, a friend just shared this with me.

Dearest Twitter people: I neither follow cam girls nor people who have zero "tweets." So, if you wish to keep following me, it's up to you.

Check out Charlie Straight – In the Morning http://t.co/OyuuBZo via @lastfm

Check out Sunshine – Miss KKarma KKoma http://t.co/euoeeig via @lastfm

"So lame, the hair of Tom." The DaVinci code is on. I actually love Tom Hanks but I also like that line from Scary Movie IV.

My cats are lucky that I like cats. Obnoxious beasts!

Holy cannoli! I have 65 friend requests on Facebook. I surely have not been there in a very long time! I'll get to it forthwith, Dahlings.

Check out Anni B Sweet – Take On Me http://t.co/kU6Ry4l via @lastfm A pretty acoustic version of the famous song.

Check out CatPeople – Myst http://t.co/NZWLwFA via @lastfm

http://ping.fm/YFtr9 Here are some causes which need support.

http://ping.fm/uFzn6?sk=group_147019278652201 Please join the Facebook anti-cruelty pages group.

http://ping.fm/AFs2B This is disgusting! And this sicko has a page on Facebook.

Tempest has been a busy, busy bee, dahlings! Now if only my many tasks were worth some money, I'd be quite rich!

http://ping.fm/F2ySE I leave you all with a little tribute to Jeff Conaway. RIP

http://ping.fm/2Ut9A Fellow Lovecraft geeks, observe and enjoy!

Another long track to keep the atmosphere going. Check out Dark Fortress – Wraith http://t.co/jhRvre5 via @lastfm

Another epic metal track. Check out Keep of Kalessin – The Rising Sign http://t.co/thLuMeD via @lastfm

If you like long, epic, melodic yet very heavy metal jams, this tune is for you. Check out 1349 – Hellfire http://t.co/u1JpbnI via @lastfm

Stop The Parakeet Cull - Sign the Petition http://t.co/PPkuxjI

Brother, aunt and cousins arrive tomorrow for memorial for my dad on the 31st. If u see a chicken running round w/head cut off it may be me.

RT @ricksantorumpr I support our troops. When I am elected each and every American soldier will feel me behind them.

http://ping.fm/RTnBU A humorous post based on real-life stupidity

Must dash--back later!

I do believe my get up and go got up and went.

The little dahlings next door are out having fun, just being children...and giving old Auntie Tempest a horrible headache!

RT @quoteshash Mornin ladies, my goodness don't you look happy. Must be cuttin somebody up pretty good. Andy Griffith http://bit.ly/beUrOB

http://ping.fm/2uJXY Binge eating disorder myths

http://ping.fm/niok8 The ongoing struggle with body image.

Check out The Rocketz – East L.A. http://t.co/FNNQT8h.A. via @lastfm This here is my Cuzzin Hildy-Bob's favorite kinda music: Psychobilly!

Check out Tvangeste – Perkuno's Flame http://t.co/xxCzkqg via @lastfm

"We stormed the Tower where Yithef was being held prisoner. She begged for her life and died like a simpering coward as I obliterated her."

"My hate grew by the day. I swore that not one member of the vile House of Mxcd would be allowed to live. My first attack slew a thousand."

"I demanded that King Mqvv and Queen Bcie, the parents of Kaylynn and Yithef, slay the murderess to atone for my loss. But they refused."

"Not even the most powerful of sorcerers could reach my beloved. With each day without her I grew more filled with hate and swore revenge."

"She tricked my beloved Kotyz into drinking Aether of Gnyve. This onieromancy sent the spirit of my wife to the Valley of Death Eternal."

"Yithef was far more powerful than Kaylynn could ever dream of being. She held the key to life and death. She could control spirits."

"But if mother was a spirit of heaven, she could not truly be destroyed," Rhianon protested.
"Mayhap not. But Yithef banished her."

"Your mother was queen of the spirits of the Heavens," said Oceanus. "I of course, am King of the Underworld. Together we ruled gloriously."

"Mother died when I was but a small child," Rhianon said. "I know that she was wonderful and kind. She wouldn't wish suffering on others."

"Do you know how glorious your mother was, Rhianon?" Oceanus demanded. "If you knew what a treasure was destroyed you too would be angry."

"Kaylynn, no! You are innocent as well," Rhianon cried. "Your death will not bring my mother back! Father, please, stop this madness now!"

"If you feel it would bring justice for your loss, then kill me. But do not continue to punish innocent people for your anger at my family."

"It is true that my family could not see fit to execute her, but we did have her under lock and key so she could do no further harm."

"Princess Yithef, my sister, poisoned your wife in a fit of jealousy, Oceanus," Kaylynn said. "She was being punished for her actions."

"You are so much like your mother," Oceanus said. "And those we tried to live in harmony with so long ago are the ones that killed her."

"Why do you delight in causing such grief?" Rhianon demanded. "Why can't you live in harmony with these folk? Why use your power for evil?"

"It grieves me that my child considers me her mortal enemy," Oceanus said. "Why do you not join me, Daughter? Glory will be ours together."

"Faugh! I see no need to waste another breath arguing with you. I am done speaking." And with that the exiled queen turned to the window.

"It would appear to be so at the moment," Kaylynn concurred. "Though even you can't always have your guard up, Oceanus. Sooner or later..."

"You're in a fix now, Sorceress," he said. "For if you or your husband or your wretched brood oppose me, the queen dies. I've already won."

"Yes, Captain."
The guard Lyr turned smartly and hurried up the stairs. Once he was gone, Oceanus resumed his true form and laughed.

"You may leave now, Lyr. Increase the patrols. And keep an eye on the princesses. They too seem to have been influenced by this sorceress."

"What of Rhianon, do you suppose?" the guard asked. "She must be under the spell of this sorceress."
"Perhaps. If so, she will be spared."

"Yes, Captain," the guard agreed.
"True, her treachery will likely result in the separation of her head from her shoulders," Oceanus mused.

"Now Lyr, the prisoner is, after all, a lady," Oceanus admonished. "And although she is a traitor, we should still treat her respectfully."

"There has been nothing but discord since you and your family came to this place!" he shouted, shoving the exiled queen roughly. "Move now!"

Oceanus, in the guise of a guard, led Rhianon to the dungeon in a respectful fashion. His fellow guardsman treated Kaylynn in a rough way.

"Rhianon, why would you harm her majesty? Has this outsider bewitched you?" the guard asked.
"Take them to the dungeon!" Neacel demanded.

When the guard entered the chamber, his eyes widened in surprise. For there in the custody of one of his fellows stood his friend Rhianon.

"Yes your majesty?" the guard asked as he crested the top of the stair.
"Hurry to my chambers. These sorceresses have accosted the Queen."

When Oceanus rose, so did Neacel. He pulled a cord near the bed and a bell pealed. He strode stiffly to open the bedchamber door. "Guard!"

Light from the malevolent green stone fell upon Kaylynn and Rhianon. Both stood unmoving, staring straight ahead. Oceanus rose and stood.

"Firstly, I will have your father--my puppet--order his guards to place these treacherous wenches in the dungeon," Oceanus thundered.

"I need to have assurance against treachery. Thus thy good mother will remain in this dormant state until I have achieved my objectives."

"All right, I'll marry Padrac," Isabella conceded. "Now free my mother."
"It isn't as easy as that, Princess," Oceanus chuckled. amwriting

"Come any closer and she dies," the demon king hissed. "And believe me that she will remain this way until you meet my demands." amwriting

The staff was topped with a deep green stone which cast an unsettling hue over the bedchamber. A beam of light settled directly on Gyda.

The demon form of Oceanus was truly unsettling. Malevolent russet eyes glowed in his vicious bone-white face. Skeletal hands held a staff.

In the bed nearby, Queen Gyda lay motionless. Her skin was a shocking shade of red. And behind Neacel stood none other than King Oceanus.

The sight that met the eyes of the women was a shocking one. King Neacel sat on a chair beside the bed. His deep green eyes were glassy.

The lantern that Rhianon carried shone a cool blue-white light emanating from a small stone. Isabella opened the chamber door cautiously.

Check out Ikuinen Kaamos – The Art Of Letting Go http://t.co/QPIAB6C via @lastfm I do enjoy my progressive and melodic metal.

You can also read excerpts at http://ping.fm/5BKNc or http://ping.fm/k9WYN or http://ping.fm/iGrew

For those who don't know, A Princess of Xiumiqa is my infamous Twitter novel. You can follow @tempestletrope on Twitter to see entries.

Agh! Screw it! My Yearbook is irritating! I intend to work on A Princess of Xiumiqa for the first time since December. And so--off we go.

Intense Cold War Animation

RT @quoteshash Give me a fruitful error anytime, full of seeds, bursting w/its own corrections Vilfredo Pareto http://bit.ly/hRl4DN quotes

Edinburgh independent arts space "The Forest Café" need your help to stop closure -> http://t.co/q3kAuw9 Please RT & follow @UnregulatedMD

I will likely play Puzzled Hearts today--but for now I will likely go to bed. Ah, the joys of night shift!

http://ping.fm/J3VyY The Paw of Compassion

FYI: http://ping.fm/L2GKc reviews of Creative Acres Animal Sanctuary Brighton CO

@nikkisixx conversely, I didn't go to church today and half a dozen people burst into flames! ;-)

"As far as the ratings bullsh#t, capitalism has dumbed many into thinking the most counts, majority rules, etc" --Chuck D

Once I had love and it was a gas, soon turned out to be a pain in the ass. Best song lyric about love ever!

Life for Intersexed Children is Difficult

I wanted to post this comment on Pam's House Blend, but I keep getting a popup that says "Bad Gateway." So I will post it here. The article was in regards to forcing intersexed children to be one gender or the other rather than allowing them to choose when they got old enough to make the decision, and the drastic consequence of making such a critical decision for them.

Thank you to those of you who shared your stories about your experiences. Gender is much more complex than the average person believes it to be. And there is so much stigma if you aren't a "manly man" or a "girly girl." I'm a straight woman who was born female, but I was never a "girly girl" so I got branded a "tomboy" and a "dyke." Being branded a dyke didn't particularly bother me because I figured anyone who refused to be my friend because they thought I was a lesbian wasn't a friend worth having. However I've always hated the term "tomboy." My name wasn't Tom and I wasn't a boy. I was simply an active girl.
But I digress. The situations you are referring to are much, much worse. I myself knew a girl when I was in junior high who came from this horrible, redneck family. She looked and acted kind of boyish, and I always figured she was another "tomboy" like myself. Her hateful dick of an older brother was always beating her up and her parents did nothing about it. I later found out that she was intersexed and the doctors had decided that it would be easier to "make her into a girl" than a boy. I don't know what happened to her. I only know that I liked her no matter what her gender was and I felt sorry for her having to live in that awful family.
I hope one day that minds will open enough to realize that we should treat all people as people, whether they are gay, straight, or bisexual. Whether they are the sex that they were born, or they are transgendered. Whether they are one sex or intersexed. That is the only way to prevent these sad things from happening any more.

Check out Duke Tumatoe – Sex Cures It http://t.co/sbCnEXC via @lastfm A little fun

Check out Frank Sinatra with The Ken Lane Singers – All The Things You Are http://t.co/z85NqVw via @lastfm The amazing Frank Sinatra

Check out E.Th.Orkester – A380 - 02 - Runway http://t.co/rP7bLuh via @lastfm Something pretty and mellow.

Blue Moon with a Heartache

Blue Moon out my window, guess this means goodnight
then you come in and start right in, not treating me right
well misery's a ball, and all it's company
I'll play the victim for you honey, but not for free

I run into that heartache just like a wall
and act like nothings happened to me, nothing at all
lately im amazed, at how blind we can be
lately even dreaming feels like old reality

chorus
what would I give, to be a diamond in your eyes again
what would I give, to bring back those old times
what did i say, to make your cold heart beat this way
maybe I'll just go away to stay

maybe i'll just go away
maybe i'll just go away

and i don't care who's waiting, at my front door
you know that life don't hold no glamour anymore
how can it all look so right, but feel so wrong
i'll play the victim for you honey, but not for long

chorus

maybe i'll just go away
maybe i'll just go away
maybe i'll just go away

And off to work again, unfortunately.

If my B.P. continues to be elevated tomorrow I may go to Urgent Care. Having consistently high B.P. is not a good thing, my friends.

http://ping.fm/ogu2O Hello I'm Fat (great post!) So are millions of folks--We're just people!

just gave a @heifer gift that will help a hungry family achieve self reliance: http://ht.ly/37MJP HeiferGifts

http://ping.fm/WC9zN Sustainable Seafood is better for you and the world.

http://ping.fm/TFzk1 The David Suzuki foundation is about having a cleaner, healthier world.

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http://ping.fm/jL5In Give the gift of Nature to your Valentine!

Check out Leroy Holmes – The Good, The Bad And The Ugly @lastfm http://t.co/nUcaZIE Classic!

Check out Jonah Jones Quartet – Blue Danube Rock @lastfm http://t.co/wAJanq7 Yeah, man!

Check out Joe Bucci Trio – Topsy @lastfm http://t.co/Uq0gJlC This swingin' sound is where it's at, Man!

Check out Ernie Freeman Combo – Rock House @lastfm http://t.co/ra3nbse Let's chill, cats and chicks!

So far so good...I think it's a good night for something fun musically speaking!

Dichotomy of the Evening: If I say I have a beautiful body, do I hold it against me? If so, how?

Well, time to go to work. Hopefully it will be a quiet shift at least.

http://ping.fm/25WlP I'd think he likes salad.

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Need to get back to work again. Ugh--I hate this! Is there any end in sight? So far all my (admissibly cheap) furniture has been destroyed.

Well, Dahlings, I'm off to purchase a respirator so I can continue working in the back room. If I do say so myself, my life is a strange one

Lindsay Lohan: Twitter, Facebook Confusion (PHOTO)

I very much agree with you. Lindsay Lohan is a troubled person who is overexpose­d by the media. Wishing for her death is horrible. I save death wishes for scum who rape and murder children or torture animals. This young woman may be delusional and have a false sense of privilege, but I think she's rather a lost soul. She certainly isn't in the same club as those who do actual harm. Shame on those who are so heartless as to wish her dead!
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http://ping.fm/wEyFl The mystery of the Moon trees

Wish these mold guys would hurry and get back here. I need to go buy a respirator for working in the back. That stuff they sprayed is deadly

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RT @deadlydolls I think sleep is the most underrated event of one's life. We should all totally do more of it

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http://ping.fm/jsO7O Only wimps engage in canned hunting.

http://ping.fm/gU6gU Takes a real tough guy to do something like this.

My abode is about to be crawling with service people, Dahlings. The front is sealed off, the back will be temporarily even more unlivable.

http://ping.fm/8mWSz Normal Eating Defined

It's a tough world these days. My "niece" (family friend) may be homeless soon. My place is damaged but it would be better than nothing.

I will move one more drawer from the bureau and then go out to the all night wal mart to get bins. Mine is such an enviable life, I know!

Oh dear...back to it. At a minimum I wish to get all the drawers from the bureaus moved today.

Working in the back room is awful, Dahlings. Spiders and mold. The mold causes asthma attacks, the spiders may cause heart attacks!

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If anyone on my friends list is a member of 4chan they can delete me off their list NOW! I hate this group of stupid trolls w/a passion!

Can anyone tell me what in the Universe "cither" may be? I found it when helping Rose go over her proofs! (The word should be "cider.")

When most hear "mental illness" they think only of those behaving outrageously. But for most sufferers, mental illness is a silent struggle.

Dogs may be more notorious for farting, but cats are just as bad. If they could, they'd ask people to pull their fingers. Believe me!

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Must help my writing sister Rose proof her galleys. Then perhaps off to bed for my insomniac self. Or perhaps not! Who can say?

Eleventh hour assignment completion time.

Anytime I have to do an A.M. shift I wish I could drink coffee. I can, but only decaf. Caffeine makes me have heart palpitations. :0(

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http://ping.fm/R927h Troubling political issues

All right--one more "heart" request and then it's back to bed for real. I am the queen of disturbed sleep!

http://ping.fm/ztzey Try these little bastards as adults.

http://ping.fm/lHmdz Read the article and sign the petition. Lowlife losers!

And now that I've had a couple of naproxen sodium, how about I try to go back to sleep? I need to be up in 4 hours.

http://ping.fm/t8FLW Betrayal, Bad Friends, and Old Wounds

Why Should it Matter?

Discover your backbone or grow a fresh one otherwise others will find it easy to roll you out like a doormat. -- BAGGAGE RECLAIM

I'm sure that the chosen icon makes it look like I am suffering romantic disappointment. I am not.  At least there is nothing current. Romance is something that I gave up on long ago. However, I came to discover that friendship can also involve betrayal that hurts just as bad. I also find myself wondering why I don't get over things that a "normal" person would have had done with long ago.

After four months I'm still hurting over a betrayal by someone I considered a friend for a number of years. It is evident that this person never considered me a friend, just someone whose ideas they could utilize for their own purposes. Why I'm not emotionally strong enough to simply cut such a passive-aggressive and ultimately toxic individual out of my mind and heart as I know would be most healthy is a complex thing which goes back to early childhood.

This is not the first such betrayal in my life. I have a long history of inviting in unstable people who I believe are kindred spirits because like me they are artistically expressive in some fashion, and like me, they are also damaged goods in some fashion. But there the similarity ends. These "friends" tend to be angry and have developed a world view where they do not have friends, only tools in human form that they utilize as it pleases them and then dispose of when it no longer pleases them. They have no conscience about behaving this way. 

When one hears of such a person one generally thinks of somebody who puts themselves in the position of a lover. They seduce someone, use them sexually until the initial bloom is off the rose, then toss them aside. The victim of this game ends up wondering what they did wrong, believing that if only they were not so flawed their beloved would not have betrayed them this way. 

However, such betrayals also happen in friendships and other partnerships. While the sense of betrayal lacks the romantic component, in many ways it is no less painful. It does leave lasting scars. The victim of the betrayal is still left thinking "if I weren't so flawed, they wouldn't have abandoned me."

That this feeling pervades even when logic dictates that the supposed friend/trusted partner was really never a friend and never should have been trusted speaks to someone who was betrayed at an early age in some fashion or another. It is not necessary at this time to go into what the betrayals were in my case. But they were there, and from an early age I learned that I was not "good enough" to warrant real friends. I always latched onto anything pretending to be friendship, only to learn that I had attracted another sour vampire needing to feed his or her ego.

I always learn in the end that once you cease feeding the ego of such individuals, they are done with you. They don't have friends. They have components. Everyone in their life fits into the machine they have built to boost their own ego. Once any of these components questions their actions or does not express adulation, they remove the component as easily as they throw out a broken appliance. The emotions of others do not matter to them.

This wouldn't matter if the only people they brought into their lives were at best casual acquaintances. Then the worst that would happen should they give said acquaintance the brush-off would be a bit of a sting which would eventually give way to thoughts such as "what a total fucking tool!" on the part of the cast-off.

When the sour vampire latches onto people who are damaged and desperate to find friends, the outcome is more severe. The "what a fucking tool" thought is still there, but it is complicated by thoughts of "if I weren't such a loser, so and so would still be my friend," and "I know that this person is a jerk, but I wish I didn't know that so we could still be friends." Rather than being a minor injury that is forgotten when the bruise or cut heals, the seemingly minor insult is much deeper than it appears on the surface and leaves a scar on the psyche. 

The psyche of a person who has confidence in his or her self-worth is less likely to be scarred by the actions of such vampires. A person with confidence is also likely more likely to see the vampire for what he or she is from the beginning and deal with them only superficially if at all. 

The walking wounded, on the other hand, tend to be so desperate for friendship that they overlook glaring red flags trimmed in neon revealing the true nature of their "friend." If it doesn't reflect in the mirror and has an aversion to holy symbols, it's probably a vampire. A person with a whole psyche recognizes this immediately. A wounded soul will rationalize, even to the point of saying "so what if he/she is a vampire. They're different from all the other vampires I've been hurt by in the past!"

I don't know if I'll ever learn to like myself anywhere near enough to stop letting the vampires in. I'm hoping that this most recent incident of betrayal will be the last. I'm hoping that in the future I'll recognize the red flags for what they are and say "no more vampires."

The problem is for someone like me that I crave more than superficial connections. Yet it is too dangerous to have any connection that goes deeper.

The vampires, either consciously or subconsciously recognize this. And so they come in and feed. 

I'm tired of being a victim. I wonder if I've finally learned how to recognize a vampire so I will not be one again.

It's not his fault that he's a blood-sucking fiend from beyond the grave...right?

"A psychopath is always in it for their self even when it seems like they are caring for and helping others. The definition of their 'friends' are people who support the psychopath and protect them from the consequence of their own antisocial behavior." - Michael Conner

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Off for a day shift--yuck! Much prefer evenings or even nights.

Tempest's son will be home in the next couple of weeks. She will be very happy to see him, believe me!

It is very cold and stormy outside, Dahlings. I would not be sad if today's assignment were canceled. But I'm sure it won't be.

At any rate, the thing that is needed most now is a little more sleep. Hopefully Tempest will not slide off the road on the way to work!

However, unlike in the days of old, Tempest will not trouble herself to beg for friendship with someone who decides to treat her poorly.

It's really a drag, Dahlings, to see activity by someone you were once friends with who decided to be a jerk to you. It makes Tempest sad.

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http://ping.fm/F27hA Stupidity that boggles the mind.

Gonna try to get some sleep. I hate when I only have one night to flip between night and day shift schedules. :0p

http://ping.fm/RKV16 dumb porno cliches

http://ping.fm/HbfqY Keep cowardly scum in jail.

@andersoncooper I merely thought that you were practicing for the next Talk Like a Pirate Day. Glad you're okay, of course! :-)

http://ping.fm/npTrD Rep. Pitts is the pits.

I may try to work on A Princess of Xiumiqa a little bit today. I don't know. Ugh...so much going on, Dahlings! Most of it icky.

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Check out The Dead Milkmen – Peter Bazooka @lastfm http://t.co/5LxQVLh

about to go brave the slickness of the roads to get to work. Hopefully my car won't do what I did earlier. Elbow hurts but only when touched

Ended up going ass over teakettle when I stepped out to take something to the car. Don't think I broke anything but may be sore for awhile.

You know what else I'm missing? Chocolate! Or chocolate covered chandelier bulbs.

Crap, that missing chandelier bulb makes a lot of difference. My eyes are starting to hurt. But I don't wanna go out in the snow to get one.

http://ping.fm/1lTX8 If the internet disappeared today.

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http://ping.fm/I1C8u Make your own biscuit mix.

Redefining Rape a Bad Idea

At this time, federal dollars can't be used for abortion except in cases of rape, incest, or when the woman's life is in danger. But the bill, introduced by Republican congressman Chris Smith, would narrow that use to "cases of 'forcible' rape but not statutory or coerced rape."

The wording of this proposed bill is dangerous and would deny abortions to women and girls who may have been raped while in an altered mental state due to drugs or alcohol and thus unable to consent. It would also deny abortion to anyone who was coerced, perhaps by threat of harm to themself or a loved one. Abortion must remain safe and legal for women of all income levels.

Please sign the petition to say "no" to this dangerously worded and narrow-minded bill.

RT @MoveOn: Stop the GOP attempt to redefine rape and set women's rights back by decades. Sign the petition: http://bit.ly/i1aZ04 dearjohn

http://ping.fm/aMK2c Don't let politicians redefine rape.

Sneaky Bipolar II

My bipolar disorder (type II) was not diagnosed until I was nearly forty due to the fact that I only have hypomanias rather than full manias. I cannot take antidepressants as they will send me into a full mania. Sedatives make me suicidal and many pain killers actually send me into temporary psychosis where I hallucinate. The only medication that I can tolerate is a low dose of Lithium.

Read this article for 10 symptoms of bipolar disorder.

http://ping.fm/Whehk 10 subtle signs of bipolar disorder

http://ping.fm/rbr1t He put words to my thoughts on pornography.

Most people with mental illness are not violent and are more likely to be victimized than to be victimizers.

http://ping.fm/gXNPv Different approach required for violent mentally ill

http://ping.fm/4PCB4 Warning signs: the difference between eccentricity and violence.

http://ping.fm/k8fq6 Be kind to self.

Wow--28 friend requests! I guess that I haven't logged on in quite some time, Dahlings!

My big queen bee calico cat squeaks when she purrs.

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downrightnow.com Check statuses of social networks

Is Facebook down or am I just having connection issues?

My plus size self says it is not ok to be this douche. http://ping.fm/OAg3a

@spindleshay OMG you are so right--what a douche! Managed anorexia? That's not even amusing on any level.

http://ping.fm/GkAiW Toxic relationships

RT @quoteshash In the republic of mediocrity, genius is dangerous. Robert Green Ingersoll http://bit.ly/c1zAdD quote

http://ping.fm/Uop8G Soggy biscuit...ugh!

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http://ping.fm/Z84wK Seven guys never to date

How dangerous is it for a woman with chronic pain combined with PMS to be picking up a power drill to do some renovations? Hm...

My pain levels are fairly high today, in part due to that bitch Aunt Flo visiting. Thus, Tempest is a bit crabby and feels quite useless.

RT @quotesash All truly great thoughts are conceived by walking. Friedrich Nietzsche http://bit.ly/cJENdd quote

http://ping.fm/PbUWs There's a "tear pheromone?" Tempest smells manure.

RT @followmysuccess "Disbelief in magic can force a poor soul into believing in government and business." ~Tom Robbins

RT @omgfacts The CHICKEN is the T-Rex’s closest living relative! Details --> http://bit.ly/fxoBB2

http://ping.fm/WpOkz "Preventing" mood disorders and psychosis? Well, do pardon my cynicism.

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