I both want to applaud and slap Bexar

Post the release of a video of Gaddafi's capture, Jezebel user Bexar began an interesting debate on justice. I respect his opinion, but god damn is he annoying. Link bellow

http://gawker.com/5852485/heres-the-clearest-video-yet-of-gaddafis-capture

Words of the Week
Convivial – joyous, festal
Convoke – to assemble

Gaddafi is dead...

and I can't help but wonder what will happen to all the guns we shipped over to Libya. 10 bucks says they'll make their way south to the Congo. Will we ever learn our lesson? In the 90s we thought it was a good idea to send guns and stingers to help out a few dissatisfied students who wanted the Soviets out of Afghanistan. Who woulda known that this group of students aka the Taliban would decide to turn against us? Try asking a fundamentalist group for your weapons back and see what happens. No worries, I'll save you the hassle, the US was dee-nied. Now with the power vaccum that I'm sure will form after the last remnants of Gaddafi's regime are completely eliminated, it is only a mater of time until we see a whole new wave of illicit arms dealing. I really really really hope I'm wrong here.

Words of the Week

Chicanery – deception
Chimerical – imaginary

Health Insurance

I FINALLY HAVE HEALTH INSURANCE!!

Not having health insurance is one of the most sobering experiences of my life. It makes you reevaluate everything.

Examples:

Should I really risk eating this questionable sushi?
Is this toilet seat liner thick enough?
Maybe I should wear a face mask to school...and a helment. Definitely a helmet.

Without health insurance, the world seemed to be a far scarier place. I lived in fear of life threatening contagions smeared on door handles waiting to strangle me with my own snot. Somewhere in the world  a little Asian woman sat, barely peering over the steering wheel, hellbent on murdering me with her vehicle. Ok, insurance or not I'm pretty sure that little Asian lady is out to get me. You get the point.

Now that I have health insurance, I am free to live recklessly. Although not really, because generally I'm a boring person BUT I still like having my "in case shit happens" security blanket. Health Insurance = peace of mind. 45.7 million people in the US live like I did, uninsured. That is pathetic. I refuse to get into a discussion on how to fix the situation, but my assumption is it would take tax money...better not be my tax money. So instead I will sign off with a prayer.

Dear Jesus, Muhammad, Yahweh, Buddha, and various Hindu Gods, please grant that the world be insured. Its cool if you ignore petitions for world peace (just this once), and make this top priority. Amen.

Words of the Week!

abaft

(adv.) on or toward the rear of a ship

The passengers moved abaft of the ship so as to escape the fire in the front of the ship. 


amity

(n.) friendly relations

The amity between the two bordering nations put the populations at ease.

I got prolems

I have been starring at my curser blink for the past 15 minutes. Thats a lie. I stare at it for about 2 minutes then I look at Facebook. Then back to the curser...then facebook...the curser again, then Oddee...and back again. This is how all of my writing goes, always. Without the pressure of a fast approaching deadline, shit just doesn't  get done. This is a problem.

Hello, my name is Yvonne, and I am a chronic procrastinator.

My boyfriend constantly hints that I may be ADHD, I refuse to admit that he may be right.  I think it maybe time for me to be honest with myself :( bellow are the symptoms of adult ADHD. I'm going to strike out everything that does not apply to me.

• “zoning out” without realizing it, even in the middle of a conversation.
• extreme distractibility; wandering attention makes it hard to stay on track.
• difficulty paying attention or focusing, such as when reading or listening to others.
• struggling to complete tasks, even ones that seem simple.
• tendency to overlook details, leading to errors or incomplete work.
• poor listening skills; hard time remembering conversations and following directions. 
• poor organizational skills (home, office, desk, or car is extremely messy and cluttered)
• tendency to procrastinate
• trouble starting and finishing projects
• chronic lateness
• frequently forgetting appointments, commitments, and deadlines
• constantly losing or misplacing things (keys, wallet, phone, documents, bills)
• underestimating the time it will take you to complete tasks
• frequently interrupt others or talk over them
• have poor self-control
• blurt out thoughts that are rude or inappropriate without thinking
• have addictive tendencies
• act recklessly or spontaneously without regard for consequences
• have trouble behaving in socially appropriate ways (such as sitting still during a long meeting) I fidget, but its not suuuper noticeable...I'll let this one pass
• sense of underachievement
• doesn’t deal well with frustration
• easily flustered and stressed out
• irritability or mood swings
• trouble staying motivated
• hypersensitivity to criticism
• short, often explosive, temper
• low self-esteem and sense of insecurity
• feelings of inner restlessness, agitation
• tendency to take risks
• getting bored easily
• racing thoughts
• trouble sitting still; constant fidgeting
• craving for excitement
• talking excessively
• doing a million things at once 

I hardly passed the test :( 

What do I do now? I refuse to take a medicated substance to regulate my brain function. I've tried setting schedules for myself, but we already know how I handle deadlines. All I want to do is be successful. I just want to sit my ass down and get my work done. I need help.

Words of the Week

Circumlocution – evasion in speech

Ersatz – artificial, substitute