Unemployed...again

Today I was told that my job will be ending this week. This was only a four-month assignment that was supposed to end at the end of April so it's not a shock or anything but I am getting tired of doing temp stuff. I just need a full-time job that is not third shift.

To be quite honest, even though I will be unemployed right now, I am sooo relieved. After five years of working third shift on and off (mostly on), I feel like it has taken a few years off of my life. You can't fully understand how rough it is on your body unless you have done it for at least a few months. I vow to never do it again after this week. Period.

...But he sucks!

I don't get Jason Castro. Last year, he came in fourth place on American Idol and I, as many others that I know, wondered how he even got into the top 12...and if that wasn't bad enough, now he just signed a record deal. Well, as anyone who knows me knows, I am a big sucker for ex-american idol contestants and always give their original music a chance. I have actually grown to like some of the contestants that I didn't care for on the show, like Constantine and Ace Young, as some of their original stuff has been pretty good..but this time it is different. I flat-out refuse to even listen to this no-talent's music. Who even voted for him???

No-talent Jason Castro signs record deal

Obama, I am disappointed

So, after all of the talk for months about the Obamas getting a "rescue" dog, they finally have taken a dog...and to a lot of our dismays, it is NOT a rescue. While there are a lot of people that don't think this is a big deal (a lot of them being the same speciests who are saying "it's only a dog"), the bottom line is that it IS a big deal. First of all, it's one less dog of the millions that are euthanised everyday that could have had a chance at life. Second of all, it's going to promote puppy mills mass reproducing these dogs for the people that want to be like the Obamas. Thirdly, the Obamas are role models and are not setting a good example. In November, we all voted for change and believed that Obama was different than the other lying politicians. I personally still think that he is doing a great job so far, but I am not going to lie...I am disappointed in him for going back on his word. We are at a point in our history when we all need to seriously consider the life around us and the effects that our actions have in this world and also take responsibility for own actions. So, in conclusion, I have to say that I don't see any "change" yet...

Click to read the yahoo story!

Seriously???

A small businessman in my neighborhood who sells windows always has these ridiculous signs hanging in his store window. He was a huge McCain/palin supporter and believes that people like George bush actually care for him. God bless America! (oh, and look how he spells liberals...)

Goodbye Big Concerts

Well, it's been announced that Live Nation and Ticketmaster are merging, amidst a lot of speculation. What does this mean to all of us, you might ask. Well, for anyone who goes to concerts now, a 40 dollars concert ticket winds up costing you almost 60 if you buy it through ticketmaster. They have been ripping people off for years and have dominated the ticket industry. With the emerge of Live Nation, there was hope that they would rival this, but no such luck, as they are now merging to form one big, massive conglomerate of consumer rip-off. This is just another thing in the chain of greed sweeping our nation...

I have finally decided that I am not going to see anymore shows if I have to buy tickets through these greedy companies. If there are no sales at the box office, I will just do without and hope that other people feel the same. If too many people boycott, they will all lose money and be forced to rethink their ways. If not, I will at last know that I am not getting ripped off...shows have gotten ridiculously expensive as it is...

So, it is with sadness that I will not be witnessing Stevie Nicks twirling on any stages in the near future...

Foie Gras

BanFoieGras.org
Originally uploaded by In Defense of Animals

What I want to know is...who is the sick individual who came up with the idea of force-feeding ducks to make their livers fatty so people could enjoy having another delicacy that is unhealthy anyways?? How is this legal?? Wait...I know why...because ANIMALS HAVE NO RIGHTS. In the eyes of man, animals are treated as lesser than us because we feel that we are superior to all living beings on this planet. Am I right?

Foie Gras has been banned in some states, but it's still legal here in New York. They have some farms upstate...lovely "family-run" operations...it just sickens me how everything is sugar-coated, even though the reality of it is that millions upon millions of animals are abused and killed everyday at the hands of man, for selfish reasons.

Rodeo Abuse

Rodeo Abuse
Originally uploaded by Vegan Butterfly

For all of you rodeo fans, this abusive footage was shot by one of my flickr friends. RODEOS ABUSE ANIMALS! This is NOT entertainment at all! I just don't understand how people want to be treated equally, but will go to a rodeo and watch animals get tied up and eventually killed, not to mention how they shock the bulls to get them crazy before opening the gate. It's just sickening and if we want to keep living in this world, we need to change our evil ways and start respecting ALL life.

This is what baffles me...someone like Sarah Pallin, who is 100 percent "pro-life". She doesn't believe in killing a baby that is still an embryo, but she can happily participate in these kinds of events. I am not saying that I have seen her at a rodeo, but I would be willing to bet my own life on it that if one came to her town, she would be right in the front row. How does one explain the hippocrisy?

PLEASE do NOT support rodeos!