I wanted to do a separate post just about this..whilst I was in Oklahoma City I went to the Bombing Memorial museum. A very sad part of history, but one well worth seeing if you are ever in Oklahoma City.
You go to the top floor and it shows how it was just a normal day, almost 20 years ago(April 19th 1995). Then you walk into a room which represents a similar room where a meeting was going on right across the street from the Murrah building. You hear the recording of the meeting, then all of a sudden there's an explosion and they flash up pictures of all of the victims.
Then you go to the second floor and it takes you through the minutes, hours, and days after the bombing,the investigation and the arrest of Timothy VcVeigh and Terry Nichols.
What's jarring is the effects-glasses,purses and the like-recovered from the rubble. They have a clock that is permanently frozen at 9:02, the exact moment of the bombing.
There's a lookout point where you can stand and look at the memorial-a chair for each person who died.
Thursday, October 30, 2014
Wednesday, October 29, 2014
[meme time]
What's in your pocket? Right now? nothing.Usually change.Or my keys.
What's the best thing about summer? NGL:Lemonade and iced tea.
Have you ever felt completely lost?Oh yes.
Do you shower daily?I prefer baths.
Do you have any siblings?Two brothers, both older.
What's your favourite drink? Flavoured sparkling water.
How do you like your eggs?Scrambled.With lots of Tabasco and corn tortillas.
Do you own a digital camera?Yes.
What's your favourite season?Fall.
Is anyone's birthday coming up?My nephew Eddie's. He turns 14 on November 11th.
How many armchairs are in your house?3. 2 in the living room and one in my computer room.
Are you something of a perfectionist? In a word, yes.LOL.
Do you like sour candy?Yes!
Which one do you go on more?Myspace,Facebook or Twitter? Twitter. I have so many issues with Facebook it's not even funny.
Why do you go on that one more?Because it's just a personal preference.I'll leave it at that.
Which are better?Sweaters or hoodies?Hoodies.
What was your least favourite year of life so far? 7th Grade.
Is there anything your absolutely have to have in your wardrobe? Hoodies.T-shirts. Pajama pants.I only wear those at home, as comfy as some of the ones I own are!
Do you feel you can really get a good idea of someone's personality just by their survey answers? Yeah.
What's the best thing about summer? NGL:Lemonade and iced tea.
Have you ever felt completely lost?Oh yes.
Do you shower daily?I prefer baths.
Do you have any siblings?Two brothers, both older.
What's your favourite drink? Flavoured sparkling water.
How do you like your eggs?Scrambled.With lots of Tabasco and corn tortillas.
Do you own a digital camera?Yes.
What's your favourite season?Fall.
Is anyone's birthday coming up?My nephew Eddie's. He turns 14 on November 11th.
How many armchairs are in your house?3. 2 in the living room and one in my computer room.
Are you something of a perfectionist? In a word, yes.LOL.
Do you like sour candy?Yes!
Which one do you go on more?Myspace,Facebook or Twitter? Twitter. I have so many issues with Facebook it's not even funny.
Why do you go on that one more?Because it's just a personal preference.I'll leave it at that.
Which are better?Sweaters or hoodies?Hoodies.
What was your least favourite year of life so far? 7th Grade.
Is there anything your absolutely have to have in your wardrobe? Hoodies.T-shirts. Pajama pants.I only wear those at home, as comfy as some of the ones I own are!
Do you feel you can really get a good idea of someone's personality just by their survey answers? Yeah.
Tuesday, October 28, 2014
[one silkwood shower, please]
I had notes for this, but this is the sort of thing that I do better when I sort of do it off the top of my head, and for that reason, it's going to be a bit all over the place.I'm so sorry.
The TL:DR version of the story is this:Emily Rose, who is part of the Supernatural fandom, got kicked out of a con(convention). Her crime?A tweet of hers that was a pop culture reference. Said tweet was taken to the bodyguard of two of the show's actor's. It was perceived as a threat,
To be fair, the bodyguard was just doing his job(and I agree with the people that say we shouldn't send him hate). But the fact that they didn't do their due dillegence before acting in the manner they did is disturbing.
However, the back story behind this(that it was some fellow fans who have a beef with Emily that did this) I find disturbing. The bodyguard(and the organisers of the con) just assumed that she was a threat-and she wasn't! The convention organisers have claimed that they are "looking into it" and that they will make some sort of statement eventually. They know they're guilty, and don't want to admit it..they're trying to stall whilst they think of some way to spin this that doesn't make them look like douchebags. I want to hear the bodyguard's side of the story.
Oh and another thing? This *isn't* the first(or the last) time that the Supernatural fandom has gone a bit 'splodey(and probably won't be the last, either.)
Emily has some unorthodox opinions about ships, which has made her a lot of enemies.I don't mind shippers(hell,I'm a Hannigram shipper, but I don't make a big deal about it.
The time when it becomes a problem is when it starts affecting the show(House had Huddy shippers, who made it impossible to enjoy the show at a certain point. If you didn't like Huddy, it was like GTFO of the fandom. Really. And when the writers of the show ended that ship,it was like a cyber- angry mob with pitchforks. And they're still upset about it 3 years later. I can understand it when it initially happened, but holding a grudge? for that long?However, that's just my opinion/take on it and your mileage may vary.
The TL:DR version of the story is this:Emily Rose, who is part of the Supernatural fandom, got kicked out of a con(convention). Her crime?A tweet of hers that was a pop culture reference. Said tweet was taken to the bodyguard of two of the show's actor's. It was perceived as a threat,
To be fair, the bodyguard was just doing his job(and I agree with the people that say we shouldn't send him hate). But the fact that they didn't do their due dillegence before acting in the manner they did is disturbing.
However, the back story behind this(that it was some fellow fans who have a beef with Emily that did this) I find disturbing. The bodyguard(and the organisers of the con) just assumed that she was a threat-and she wasn't! The convention organisers have claimed that they are "looking into it" and that they will make some sort of statement eventually. They know they're guilty, and don't want to admit it..they're trying to stall whilst they think of some way to spin this that doesn't make them look like douchebags. I want to hear the bodyguard's side of the story.
Oh and another thing? This *isn't* the first(or the last) time that the Supernatural fandom has gone a bit 'splodey(and probably won't be the last, either.)
Emily has some unorthodox opinions about ships, which has made her a lot of enemies.I don't mind shippers(hell,I'm a Hannigram shipper, but I don't make a big deal about it.
The time when it becomes a problem is when it starts affecting the show(House had Huddy shippers, who made it impossible to enjoy the show at a certain point. If you didn't like Huddy, it was like GTFO of the fandom. Really. And when the writers of the show ended that ship,it was like a cyber- angry mob with pitchforks. And they're still upset about it 3 years later. I can understand it when it initially happened, but holding a grudge? for that long?However, that's just my opinion/take on it and your mileage may vary.
Monday, October 27, 2014
[weekend report(with added thursday content)]
Thursday: I flew to Oklahoma City. Can i just say that the TSA pre-screening(where you don't have to take your shoes off, etc.) is the best thing ever? I got to Oklahoma City, hung out with him and my sister-in-law and bonded with her Frenchie Clarence.
Then we went over to my sister-in-law's parents' house so my brother could open his birthday gifts(it was his birthday). For dinner we went to a place called The Ranch which was a very high-end steak house.
Friday: My brother and I went to Panera. Then we went to the mall so I could pick out a Christmas present at Pandora(the charm store) I hung out at the mall for a few hours then came home. Dinner was at Kevin Durant(a basketball player for the OKC Thunder)'s restaraunt. It was really nice-they have menus that light up when you open them. I ordered honey chicken which came with cheese grits which were delicious. And since we were in the neighbourhood we had to hit up Bass Pro Shops.
Saturday:Panera(again), and Sam's Club. Later on(since I'd never been there and wanted to go to a museum) we checked out the Oklahoma City Bombing museum. It's a must-see.
My sister-in-law tried her hand at making pretzels which turned out really good. Dinner was home-cooked(chops). Then we watched 3 episodes of Hannibal which they really liked.
Sunday:Church, and Tex Mex food afterwards. Tex Mex food is so good but it's quite a bit different than Mexican food in California. I wanted to find a Christmas gift for Clarence so we went to Petsmart(and took him with us-I think he was a little overwhelmed!)
After dinner, we watched 3 more episodes of Hannibal :)
Then we went over to my sister-in-law's parents' house so my brother could open his birthday gifts(it was his birthday). For dinner we went to a place called The Ranch which was a very high-end steak house.
Friday: My brother and I went to Panera. Then we went to the mall so I could pick out a Christmas present at Pandora(the charm store) I hung out at the mall for a few hours then came home. Dinner was at Kevin Durant(a basketball player for the OKC Thunder)'s restaraunt. It was really nice-they have menus that light up when you open them. I ordered honey chicken which came with cheese grits which were delicious. And since we were in the neighbourhood we had to hit up Bass Pro Shops.
Saturday:Panera(again), and Sam's Club. Later on(since I'd never been there and wanted to go to a museum) we checked out the Oklahoma City Bombing museum. It's a must-see.
My sister-in-law tried her hand at making pretzels which turned out really good. Dinner was home-cooked(chops). Then we watched 3 episodes of Hannibal which they really liked.
Sunday:Church, and Tex Mex food afterwards. Tex Mex food is so good but it's quite a bit different than Mexican food in California. I wanted to find a Christmas gift for Clarence so we went to Petsmart(and took him with us-I think he was a little overwhelmed!)
After dinner, we watched 3 more episodes of Hannibal :)
Sunday, October 26, 2014
[volunteering for health work in countries with ebola..]
Should come with a caveat. You *will* be quarantined. If you don't like it, tough. It's a matter of public health/safety. Not only that, you, health workers, should know better than to complain about this. You really freaking should.
Thankfully everyone(save for Thomas Duncan) got help early enough that they recovered/are recovering.
Luckily,we're getting a better understanding of how this thing works(and getting better treatments for it and, hopefully, by next year, a vaccine.)
One of the reasons that we've been able to keep this under control is because we have excellent medical care here. We could definitely use some improvements when it comes to quarantining people with Ebola,but we're doing better. This is going to be a way of life for a while so we need to just get used to it.
Seriously, I was so freaked out at one point that I did not want to go on the plane. But you know what? I thought "why get freaked out about this?"
Thankfully everyone(save for Thomas Duncan) got help early enough that they recovered/are recovering.
Luckily,we're getting a better understanding of how this thing works(and getting better treatments for it and, hopefully, by next year, a vaccine.)
One of the reasons that we've been able to keep this under control is because we have excellent medical care here. We could definitely use some improvements when it comes to quarantining people with Ebola,but we're doing better. This is going to be a way of life for a while so we need to just get used to it.
Seriously, I was so freaked out at one point that I did not want to go on the plane. But you know what? I thought "why get freaked out about this?"
Saturday, October 25, 2014
[things and cruise critic stuff]
*HAL(Holland America) is contemplating going to all anytime dining-and people are not happy.There are a lot of people who prefer to do things the "old school"..I won't be surprised if they do so-they want to be in the 21st century, and this is a time when a lot of cruise lines are doing away with the MDR(main dining room) and offering only restaraunts of various sorts on their ships. I kinda like that idea.
Too many people have this image of cruising as being something out of Titanic. Is that a generalisation? probably, but imma say it anyways.
*We get it: Pajama pants(and hats, though there are legit reasons to be wearing a hat in the MDR) are a no-no.
*Putting your feet up on the spot in between slot machines is rude.-I'll agree, it is,but I can see why some people do it-it's a comfort thing.
Several people admitted they do it-which doesn't surprise me all that much(see also: taking an elevator to go up one flight of stairs.) We all know what happens when you assume, LOL.
It just goes to show just how tightly wound some people at Cruise Critic are about certain things.They just don't think before they post.
Too many people have this image of cruising as being something out of Titanic. Is that a generalisation? probably, but imma say it anyways.
*We get it: Pajama pants(and hats, though there are legit reasons to be wearing a hat in the MDR) are a no-no.
*Putting your feet up on the spot in between slot machines is rude.-I'll agree, it is,but I can see why some people do it-it's a comfort thing.
Several people admitted they do it-which doesn't surprise me all that much(see also: taking an elevator to go up one flight of stairs.) We all know what happens when you assume, LOL.
It just goes to show just how tightly wound some people at Cruise Critic are about certain things.They just don't think before they post.
Friday, October 24, 2014
[S1 Ep 13 Savoureux]
*Will out in the woods hunting,with the bullroarer sound effect(which crops up again later on in the episode) is truly scary.And I don't get scared easily. Then we realize that it's a dream sequence, with the camera distorting slightly..and Will goes into the kitchen and throws up an ear.
*Of course, he calls Hannibal, who is Mr. Helpful(NOT!!)
*The Ravenstag/Wendigo imagery has been prominent,in case it wasn't clear that the Ravenstag/Wendigo represents Hannibal.
*Poor Will. They cart him off and Winston is so confused. Winstooooooon!
*Jack is such a jerk, and it doesn't get better 'till most of the way through S2. He pushed Will. Yes, he did.Alana has every right to go off on him. The scene where she loses her shit in her car is masterful. She's the one who takes care of Will's dogs whilst he's in the mental hospital(and adopts one of her own-I would have loved to have heard the backstory behind her adopting Applesauce(her dog's name).
*Beverly is skeptical(though she *is* the one who goes to bat for Will and well...
*Will looks so unsurprised when Alana asks him to draw a clock.
*Hannibal's fake ass tears when he talks about Will with Bedelia.. *seethes* Hannibal has Bedelia wrapped around his little finger..
*Hannibal is the world's best frame up artist with the lures(and yet they don't find any of Hannibal's DNA from when he stuck himself? WTF.
*Will gets Mirandized. Oh Will. Oh honey.
*After the end of S2 there should be no doubt about what Hannibal is.In this episode though, they're drinking Hannibal's Kool-Aid.
*The look Hannibal gets on his face when Alana mentions encephalitis.. if looks could kill..
*Will escapes and hangs out at Hannibal's. He's starting to put things together. He and Hannibal go back to Minnesota and that's where the showdown happens. Again, we get the bullroarer(with very creepy effect, again) and Will gets shot we get a callback to the pilot with Will in the same spot Garrett Jacob Hobbs was killed saying " See? See?" and he sees Hannibal as the wendigo. We get another callback to the pilot with Hannibal and Jack sitting on either side of Will's hospital bed just like Will and Hannibal did with Abigail.
*Bedelia knows Hannibal.She knows him very well.She probably-no, definitely-knows what she's eating is people.
*That final scene where Hannibal visits Will... Say it with me: "Hannibal, you ASSHOLE!!"
Quotable:
Will: I stared at Hobbs; and the space opposite me assumed the shape of a man filled with dark swarming flies.Then I scattered them.
*Of course, he calls Hannibal, who is Mr. Helpful(NOT!!)
*The Ravenstag/Wendigo imagery has been prominent,in case it wasn't clear that the Ravenstag/Wendigo represents Hannibal.
*Poor Will. They cart him off and Winston is so confused. Winstooooooon!
*Jack is such a jerk, and it doesn't get better 'till most of the way through S2. He pushed Will. Yes, he did.Alana has every right to go off on him. The scene where she loses her shit in her car is masterful. She's the one who takes care of Will's dogs whilst he's in the mental hospital(and adopts one of her own-I would have loved to have heard the backstory behind her adopting Applesauce(her dog's name).
*Beverly is skeptical(though she *is* the one who goes to bat for Will and well...
*Will looks so unsurprised when Alana asks him to draw a clock.
*Hannibal's fake ass tears when he talks about Will with Bedelia.. *seethes* Hannibal has Bedelia wrapped around his little finger..
*Hannibal is the world's best frame up artist with the lures(and yet they don't find any of Hannibal's DNA from when he stuck himself? WTF.
*Will gets Mirandized. Oh Will. Oh honey.
*After the end of S2 there should be no doubt about what Hannibal is.In this episode though, they're drinking Hannibal's Kool-Aid.
*The look Hannibal gets on his face when Alana mentions encephalitis.. if looks could kill..
*Will escapes and hangs out at Hannibal's. He's starting to put things together. He and Hannibal go back to Minnesota and that's where the showdown happens. Again, we get the bullroarer(with very creepy effect, again) and Will gets shot we get a callback to the pilot with Will in the same spot Garrett Jacob Hobbs was killed saying " See? See?" and he sees Hannibal as the wendigo. We get another callback to the pilot with Hannibal and Jack sitting on either side of Will's hospital bed just like Will and Hannibal did with Abigail.
*Bedelia knows Hannibal.She knows him very well.She probably-no, definitely-knows what she's eating is people.
*That final scene where Hannibal visits Will... Say it with me: "Hannibal, you ASSHOLE!!"
Quotable:
Will: I stared at Hobbs; and the space opposite me assumed the shape of a man filled with dark swarming flies.Then I scattered them.
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