30 November, 2007
baduizm
just ran across erykah badu's latest single "honey." absolutely fabulous. i downloaded the single and the album drops next february...produced by 9th wonder. i'm expecting a pretty sick album!
World AIDS day
In line with this year's theme, AVERT is running the Stop AIDS in Children campaign to call for urgent action in the prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT).
Currently only 9% of pregnant women living with HIV in the developing world are provided with drugs to prevent the virus being transmitted to their babies. As a result, nearly half a million children become infected with HIV every year. The Stop AIDS in Children campaign is calling on governments and international agencies to urgently improve PMTCT coverage worldwide.
http://www.avert.org/worldaid.htm
Currently only 9% of pregnant women living with HIV in the developing world are provided with drugs to prevent the virus being transmitted to their babies. As a result, nearly half a million children become infected with HIV every year. The Stop AIDS in Children campaign is calling on governments and international agencies to urgently improve PMTCT coverage worldwide.
http://www.avert.org/worldaid.htm
29 November, 2007
i am always amazed at how fast the semester goes by. around midterms i know it feels as if it will go on forever but inevitably finals come and another semester is done and the closer i am to being out of higher education. it's a weird thought, being done with school. when "student" is the thing you've identified with for 20+ years, the thought of being done is a little scary. crazy dynamic of approach/avoidance with the end of school, good thing i have year and a half left to sort that all out :)
life brings new unexpected things, which although take some getting used to sometimes, are what life is all about. i've been struck with the importance of enjoying where i am in life right now. sure there is crap that sucks sometimes, but above all else my attitude in the midst of everything is what determines how much i either love life or just survive it.
life brings new unexpected things, which although take some getting used to sometimes, are what life is all about. i've been struck with the importance of enjoying where i am in life right now. sure there is crap that sucks sometimes, but above all else my attitude in the midst of everything is what determines how much i either love life or just survive it.
21 November, 2007
Schrute space
I Do Not Believe in Lycanthropes
Seeing as it’s the second to last week in October, it seems fitting to discuss the major event that will soon be upon us: the full moon. This cannot taken lightly, as it only happens once every 29 and a half days when the synodic month is reset. It is also not to be taken lightly because of the havoc it creates around the world. FACT: more crime occurs during full moons than all of the other partial moons combined [source: imagination]. Makes you think, doesn’t it?
The full moon is also the time when the mythical lycanthrope, or “werewolf,” emerges. I do not believe in lycanthropes. I put no credence in the theory that a human can change into anything other than a decomposing human. Some of my relatives, however, fully trust that lycanthropes exist. Some have even claimed that they have seen them with their own eyes. They are obviously liars. They would have been devoured and unable to report the sighting. They also say that lycanthropes are especially attracted to Schrute Farm. False. The claw marks that we find the morning after full moons are from real wolves that enjoy the bounty of our farm. They are not from werewolves, no matter what you may have heard. Please do not let these rumors keep you away from the farm – it is beautiful this time of year. If you are seriously concerned, merely stay away from Schrute Farm during the full moon period and return as soon as the lunar cycle has advanced.
~excerpt from Dwight's blog
Seeing as it’s the second to last week in October, it seems fitting to discuss the major event that will soon be upon us: the full moon. This cannot taken lightly, as it only happens once every 29 and a half days when the synodic month is reset. It is also not to be taken lightly because of the havoc it creates around the world. FACT: more crime occurs during full moons than all of the other partial moons combined [source: imagination]. Makes you think, doesn’t it?
The full moon is also the time when the mythical lycanthrope, or “werewolf,” emerges. I do not believe in lycanthropes. I put no credence in the theory that a human can change into anything other than a decomposing human. Some of my relatives, however, fully trust that lycanthropes exist. Some have even claimed that they have seen them with their own eyes. They are obviously liars. They would have been devoured and unable to report the sighting. They also say that lycanthropes are especially attracted to Schrute Farm. False. The claw marks that we find the morning after full moons are from real wolves that enjoy the bounty of our farm. They are not from werewolves, no matter what you may have heard. Please do not let these rumors keep you away from the farm – it is beautiful this time of year. If you are seriously concerned, merely stay away from Schrute Farm during the full moon period and return as soon as the lunar cycle has advanced.
~excerpt from Dwight's blog
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