:: Womit ::

:: Monday, March 31, 2003 ::

lalalalalaneithersleetnorhailnorwindnorterrorismwarningsnorSARSwillstopmelalalalalalala

(rambling brought to you by - caffeine. The quicker picker upper.)
:: 8:43 PM [+] ::
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Well, no more bitching and moaning about the war. Moving on to more important things - fun things, things to make all you poor sops back in North America totally and utterly green with jealousy.

I`m off to a big Asian Overland trip in May! I`ve been planning it for ages. In the face of war and world turmoil, I am going to thumb my nose at the geopolitical situation and head off on a proper overland trek worthy of Polo himself. Since I can`t do the Italy to Afghanistan side of his epic journey, I`m doing the other end. Beijing to Ulan Bataar in fifteen fun filled, train hopping, camel trekking, horseback riding, ger camping, fermented yak milk drinking days!

Mongolia has always been a dream of mine ever since I rode the evil little jumper at the college stables. I saw that horse`s big black eyes and fluffy cropped mane and said to myself, "There`s a whole country full of these cuties? I have got to see that!" Then the bastard tried to throw me off, but that`s another story.

There are other attractions in Mongolia that draw me to it that aren`t four legged - the meadowlands, the Nadaam Festival, the miles and miles of untouched country and ancient customs that sweep back to Genghis Khan and the Gobi Desert.

I`ve gotten a lot of flak from people and I know that I`m certainly not heading out on a trip that speaks to beach bums and shoppers (ie the rest of the JET population). I don`t want to do the Thai club scene or lounge in Bali. I like vacations I need vacations from. I like being able to say that I saw more of a country than the sites and the inside of my hotel room. I like journeys that test me and open me up to new experiences.

But why am I explaining myself to you all? You know me, you know I`m crazy, and that`s why you love me. :) Questions, comments, randomly confirming my commitment to insanity - you all know the address!

Here`s a new experience that`s already tested me; getting a visa from communist countries! Sheesh they are so expensive! I don`t remember the Vietnam one bleeding me like the China and Mongolia ones.

Here`s my last new experience. After getting the normal shocked silence from my parents after I tell them my plans for a new adventure, my dad piped up and informed me that he read Mongolia has the highest rate of syphillis in the world. Upon which I informed him, that my travel plans did not include sleeping with lots of Mongolians. That `shocked and awed` his sensibilities and I haven`t gotten any guff from him since.

Lordy, don`t los parientes realize that when they stop being outraged by my behavior I`ll settle down and be good? Half the fun is driving them up the walls with worry and indignation.


:: 2:34 AM [+] ::
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I think it's required that if you have a blog to state right now that the topic of the war in Iraq will be off-limits. Luckily I have four blogs so I do not feel the need to do this on all of them. Therefore Womit will be here to record my breaking thoughts on all that occurs.

To say I'm torn is an understatement - I am rent, shredded, and ripped to pieces. I feel like kuro did a number on me - thrice. On one hand, the things I hold most dear were flaunted by the representation of what I hold most dear in order to eliminate a perceived threat but a confirmed mass murdering sociopath. Is that right? It isn't if I hold justice and law above all things. If I hold order and the essence of what it is to be human above all things, then what is going on is right.

But that is a cerebral exercise that doesn't address my guts. My guts are wrenching - not in fear, but in turmoil. My empathy can't quite get its head around the fact that bombs don't kill indiscriminately - they kill the people in the blast radius which will most likely not be the ones we really want them to be for (Saddam and his entourage.) Instead Iraqi grunts and civilians will be bomb fodder. My empathy can't handle that.

At the same time, my empathy can't handle the status quo, where men and women were and are being tortured and where a lunatic who was using chemical weapons on the citizens of his own country was in power.

And my guts can't handle the dread that my friends, mentors, and heroes are in the line of fire. And my guts can't handle the shame that comes from the fact I am not in my BDUs with them. No, I am here. But I made my choice and must live with it.

I just don't know how yet.
:: 5:47 AM [+] ::
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I think Womit should be political. In fact, I am thinking of forming the 'Womit Party.' Once in power, we'll do whatever we please and ignore all our campaign promises but what will make us different from all those other parties, is that we won't expect you to like it. Oh, and Homeland Security will be called Stacey's Beat-Down Squad of Doom. I mean, might as well be up front about the facism, right?


:: 11:35 PM [+] ::
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Stacey`s Thoughts on Government

This is my blog so I do as I please. "Patriotism" is not synonymous with "having no opinion" and once I stop thinking for myself, I do a disservice to the men and women around me. So here`s my take on a few things.

Allow the President to invade a neighboring nation, whenever he shall deem it necessary to repel an invasion, and you allow him to do so, whenever he may choose to say he deems it necessary for such a purpose -- and you allow him to make war at pleasure. If today, he should choose to say he thinks it necessary to invade Canada, to prevent the British from invading us, how could you stop him? You may say to him, 'I see no probability of the British invading us' but he will say to you, 'Be silent; I see it, if you don't.'" - Abraham Lincoln

A voice from the past advises us on the future and we learn that the more things change, the more they stay the same. Though in defense of the quote, it is never wrong to invade Canada. :)

Naturally, the common people don't want war ... but after all it is the leaders of a country who determine the policy, and it is always a simple matter to drag the people along, whether it is a democracy, or a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship. Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is to tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same in every country. - Hermann Goering

When I found this, I shuddered. A Nazi from the past speaking on exactly what is occurring now. It works the same in every country. Will we be the Nazis of the future? I hope not.

But onto humor and where I mock my government. I would like to give a big shout-out to Congress and say, "GROW UP!" You know, I used to do stuff like that too. In junior high. Are other countries not allowed to have opinions now? Because I don`t think anyone told them. And if Turkey disagrees with us are we going to be eating Freedom Bird at Thanksgiving?

Well, I eat FRENCH fries, I eat FRENCH toast, I like FRENCH bread and I think Paris was put on Earth to torture me. In the immortal words of Billy Crystal, forget Paris. But they can still have opinions and they don`t have to follow our lead in everything and if anyone brings up WWII again, I swear to gawd I will hit them with a bike chain until they are nothing more than a puddle of fleshy pulp. Get over it!

But back to the elected morons of our country. This lovely `freedom` thing was cooked up by a representative from North Carolina who got the idea from a restaurant in his constituency. Yes. The man stole the idea from a backwater greasy spoon which is a wonderful measurement of that man`s a) creativity and b) intelligence. Why are you stealing ideas from backwoods folk, sir? Where is your brain?

But to my everlasting embarrasment, a representative from my beloved state backed him up. Shame, shame, shame. I can only say that he`s not from my district. Still, the great name of Ohio is forever sullied by his idiocy. I weep for my state`s honor.

The only thing that keeps me sane is my sense of irreverent humor. If I couldn`t find the humor in situations like this, if I were restrained from mocking my government by some misplaced definiton of loyalty, then I would be a bitter person indeed. Instead I love my country so much that I point out its absurdities and hope that by doing so someone will notice and improve upon it. I don`t think America is the greatest nation on the earth. It has the potential to be so, but we still have a long road ahead of us.

And I firmly do not believe George W. Bush should be the one driving us down that road. :)

:: 9:43 PM [+] ::
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I like googlism. Here`s what I came up with when I used the phrase `Stacey`.

stacey is reading
stacey is smart
stacey is missing, last seen in ca
stacey is the queen
stacey is a clean teen hottie
stacey is the director of our live radio department
stacey is mad at her parents for messing up her social life
stacey is also embarrassed to bring her friends and boyfriend over because they will hear her parents fighting
stacey is meek
stacey is a nice person as well as great skater
stacey is still standing right near the enterance frozen in fright
stacey is a great pal and i love her
stacey is able to connect the philosophy and strategies of cooperative discipline to everyday occurances in the classroom thanks to her years of experience
stacey is nude in that car
stacey is without a doubt the most energetic person i know
stacey is a model i try to emulate
stacey is one of my favorite shows
stacey is 21
stacey is a native of illinois
stacey is also a member of an exotic dance group and loves to move slowly and erotically in front of men (No, I don`t as a matter of fact.)
stacey is the last bond woman to feature in a view to a kill
stacey is having a bad time
stacey is a joy to hear and to watch
stacey is already being billed as a young raquel welch
stacey is the 1999 roller derby queen
stacey is probably best known as a photoshop expert
stacey is versed in a multitude of styles including jazz
stacey is fast
stacey is there
stacey is all of these things and much more
stacey is more raw and a bit earthier
stacey is waitressing
stacey is a woman to be reckoned with and not to be slighted (AMEN.)
stacey is so young
stacey is going on a special trip
stacey is popular on the internet
stacey is determined to solve ian's problem (That`s right, Ian. We are going to solve this!)
stacey is not new to tv and radio
stacey is a thrilling new talent who is clearly set on the road to stardom
stacey is one of a kind
stacey is close at hand
stacey is a producer
stacey is now married to that man who convinced her to stay in england (In an alternate universe that is.)
stacey is hot (Like in temperature. I have a fever.)

:: 8:07 PM [+] ::
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Frickin` Lent. I love Lent because it appeals to the ascetic in me, but I hate doing it in Japan. I had to learn the phrase `religious reasons` to explain why I can`t have sugar in my coffee, chocolate, sweets, and anything else like that. And today of ALL days, the shogakko decides to break out some Mr. Donuts. BASTARDS!
:: 11:37 PM [+] ::
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Stacey`s Vital Phrases for Japanese Living:
Honto ni tomodatchi dattara "ika taberu?" tte kikinaide.
If I`m really your friend, you`ll stop asking me to eat squid.

:: 11:31 PM [+] ::
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It`s getting harder to be a gentleman every day...

I have an iron, iron on t-shirt paper, and an ironing board. And I`m not afraid to use them!

I decided to expand my wardrobe with interesting custom made t-shirts. The 1997 Kuhnspeerucy line went down so well with my friends that I should really be an `Obscure Inside Joke` fashionista, ne?

Design 1 - the Garden - color scheme - red, black, white. Text - lots, detailing the perils of the Garden. Offensive? Only if you find klone-cest offensive.

Design 2 - Watermark - color scheme - shades of blue. Text - yes. quotes from the story as well as random revoluntionary slogans such as Vivi La Kohza! Offensive? Not at all.

Design 3 - fangrrl - color scheme - red on black Text - Seme. Uke. Not picky. Just gimme. Offensive? Not in my opinion.

Design 4 - Cafe Tang - color scheme - citrus. Text - none, just the logo from Cafe Tang. Sour to the people! Offensive? Only if you don`t like doujin.

Design 5 - Kuro fangrrl - color scheme - black and white. - something scannable. Text - Mr. Kitty Fantastico. Offensive? Only to Kuro.

Design 6 - Ace fangrrl - color scheme - pending. Design - pending. Copied directly from Nico`s closet, once that goes on-line.

Okay, Design 5 is a joke, but everything else is fun, fun, fun. I can`t wait to start printing it out. Muwahahahahahaha! Let`s here it for individual fashion!
:: 2:11 AM [+] ::
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