And the President just flew on by...

Hurricane Katrina has been the cause of an absolute catastrophe. The people of New Orleans are suffering and dying. Our President decided to cut his month long vacation just a tad bit shorter. We are a super power. A nation who is willing to pour millions into waging wars and shedding blood. A nation who has used the power of the "us" vs. "them" mentality in order to breed more hatred in this tainted world. We are incapable of even helping our own people! I sit here and watch the news as the residents of New Orleans are interviewed. I am appalled by what I see. Pregnant women, cancer patients, injured civilians and hungry children. Americans are now experiencing what millions of others experience on a daily basis. There is no water, no food, no help in site.

Amazing. You people voted for this man. This man sat around and sent your sons to die in a war that had nothing to do with 9/11. This man sat in the comfort of his own home, knowing full well that nobody will ever touch or harm his own family. This man flew right by your ravaged city and then casually walked off his plane embracing his little dog.

You people voted for him and now you see how much he loves you.


Anti-War protests will be on September 23-26th. I will see you there. I want positive results from globalization. I want to see an end to poverty as the World Bank claims with their slogan, "Our dream is a world free of poverty". I want us as a super power to put an end to doxa and the politics of naming in order to realize that a nation should be bold and competitive but also show compassion. Let's show them that we are not all sheep. Let us not be afraid to yell out loud. We are not hippies or morons. We are very educated and opionated (and we know you are afraid of that).

To help the hurricane victims, donate to: http://www.redcross.org/donate/donate.html

Yoda is a mean, green, fighting machine

Yoda cake. A whole lot of yum packed in the force. ;-) Happy Birthday little sis! Great cake selection, much better than Barbie or Care Bears.

I'll sumo wrestle you for that NSync cd!

My sister listens to singers like Britney Spears and Backstreet Boys. I have never enjoyed pop music. Sure some songs have a catchy beat and the words will stay in your brain longer than the names of several of your college professors. I on the other hand feel as though pop culture promotes sappy, dependent and whiny females. Of course this is only one result of the culture that brings you such lyrics as "Hit me baby one more time". What exactly are these images and lyrics doing to the young girls of today?

Certainly teenagers are like sponges ready to absorb any new idea that comes along and because of that; various genres of music will beget unique responses. However, the topic of this post is POP culture and girly girls. :-)

In the Britney Spears videos you see a whiny little girl talking about boys. She always dresses in skimpy outfits and sometimes she is nearly naked. In fact, the only reason this singer ever became popular is because she dressed up in sexy school clothes and appealed to the imagination of perverts and little girls who wanted ideas on how to attract the opposite sex. Unfortunately, the message that Britney and many others give to girls is that guys will like you if you bat your cute eyes and always dress skanky.

Girls also have a false notion of love and marriage. These images of the biggest goal in a womans life being marriage have been constantly shoved in their faces. I am always hearing girls/women speak about their ideal marriage and their false notions of love. Love is usually measured by material possessions bought by your significant other. These girls/women do not realize that a big engagement ring or a dozen flowers each month are not how love should be measured. But how are they supposed to know any different? Everywhere they look there are images of gorgeous women flaunting their bodies in order to gain and sustain a man. But sometimes their efforts are in vain and in these music videos you see the guy cheating on the girl and her sitting their crying while the guy is out having fun. Boo HOO! Go get an education and kick the guy to the curb!

The problem here is that girls/women have degraded themselves without even realizing it. The feminist movement in this country went one step too far and created individuals like Britney and Christina who use their bodies to sell albums. I'm not critical of a woman who makes her money in the entertainment industry but what I am critical of us those women who further perpetuate the image of a woman as weaker mentally (and who cares right?) but with one fine ass! Freedom does not mean shaking your naked breasts in front of a bunch of loser guys who have the audacity to give you plastic beads as a reward. Disgusting.

I say have a fine ass but also use that brain of yours. And I could continue...forever really but hey it's only a blog not a thesis paper.

You know those eskimo guys?

"You know those eskimo guys?" -Sartorius
"Yea?" -Blog Lama
"Do they still live in igloos or is that something that they did back then?"
-Sartorius
"Umm...(chuckles) you know...I don't know!" -Blog Lama

----Laughter ensues as we realize our ignorance on the topic of the inhabitants of Alaska (a state in our own country) ----

Caveat Emptor

DISCLAIMER: I am no relationship guru. Most of the notions that I have about men and women come from years of watching, listening and learning from the many profoundly intelligent individuals before me. To sum it up -- relationships, love and life are nothing like your favorite romantic comedy. In fact, they are more like those apocalyptic doomsday movies. The world is coming to an end and you are racing against time with one chance in a million to change certain death. :)

And on a seemingly random note (but not really if you learn to connect the dots) --Yes. I am opionated. Yes. I will break down your argument if there is a flaw. No. I will not feel bad when your entire world is unraveled because I believe that I have freed you from a lifetime of delusion. Yes. You will loathe me. You will loathe me but you will also appreciate the time I have devoted to helping you find yourself. Harsh? You haven't seen harsh my sweet dumpling.

Convinced yet? Didn't think so. The truth is that this is my nature. This is who I am. Most men take a look at the caveat emptor sign and run screaming. Maybe because they have realized that there is no way to buy something (many have tried and many more will fail) that will never be for sale. Something that will never be polished and put on the mantle right alongside the bowling trophies and tenth place ribbons. No, I don't want a pedestal. I'm confident but never cocky. Equal footing would be the ideal. Balance and equality with a dash of kindness. Is that too much to ask???

Move over Don Juan, here comes Casanova!

Oh the beauty of marriage! Planning the perfect wedding with a gorgeous Cinderella dress and a five tier cake. The magic of saying "I do" and feeling tears well up in your eyes. The dancing, the cameras, the attention! Who wouldn't want to get married when all eyes are on you!

Thinking, "OHHHH, he loves me! This is FOREVER!"

But as quickly as the day comes it fades away. The next day you are left with wilting flowers, crusty cake and sore feet. Further, you roll over to see the hunk of your dreams with drool on his pillow, snoring the Moonlight Sonata. Ah yes ladies and gentlemen! MARRIAGE HAS BEGUN!

There is no more alone time, silence or independence. You are no longer considered an individual. YAY. For most of you this is probably not an issue because you were never much of an individual anyway and were simply looking for someone to make you happy since you can't be happy alone. Kudos to you for finding a new daddy or mommy.

Ok sure marriage can have its positive aspects as well. Tax cuts, companionship and uhh... yea that's about it! And now comes my "marriage proposal":

Forever is a long time. Most of us cannot even appreciate the value of such a long term notion. So how about redefining forever? Forever can now be ten years. I propose that I swap Don Juan for Casanova right at the ten year mark. Ten years gives enough time to really get to know another person (as well as learn more about ourselves) and complete an ideal financial atmosphere. Upon reaching these goals we can be more comfortable moving on to bigger and better things! And every ten years, once we are adequately bored, we can turn in the used car for the new model.

This new age form of marriage will alleviate a lifetime of boredom and will help reshape a society where divorce (although running rampant) is no longer seen as a bad thing. :-)

Asinine men and the dense women who love them

What is the appeal of a man who treats his girlfriend and her friends as though they are less than him?

Self Esteem.
It all comes back to a lack of self esteem.
I've known many beautiful, intelligent women who have fallen prey to "the idiots". They don't think highly of themselves and therefore when a man comes along who shows any interest at all ---- they are at once bewitched at the attention received. It's all flowers and candies at first but when the guy realizes that he has found a new puppy dog to follow him around, he quickly realizes that he need not do much more in order to keep her on a leash. Furthermore, the woman is so smitten with the guy that she chooses to ignore his callous attitude towards her friends. In the mans mind there is no need to be friendly with her friends because his aim is to alienate the already drooling and dependent animal at his ankle. Friends? I'm the only friend she needs!

The blame here is entirely on the woman. In order to be respected one must show a little decency and a whole lot of dignity in herself.

Therefore my little panting peaches -- if I have described you above --please do not invite me to hang out with your boyfriends because I do not consort with bluthering idiots or lap dogs. :)

Calm down and drink some hot chocolate.
All jokes aside, La Madeleine has some darn good hot chocolate.
AND hey, it's better than flooding your veins full of caffeine (you crazy addicts you!)

A Decent Proposal

After a discussion with my fellow comrade it has been decided that straight women find no enjoyment in watching women's tennis with their eyes closed. In fact, it can arouse jealousy.
Indeed my eyes were opened to a new and improved way of entertainment among men. I am amused nonetheless.

PaNtInG Peaches

I wanted to name this blog KABOB. Unfortunately, someone else already took the name. Funny. A vegetarian with a kabob fetish....