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THE OFFICIAL CALIFORNIA PLUS BOOMER 'N WHISKERS THREAD! (pg. 259)
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| whiskers |
bleh, weirdest dream in a while, totally random - hanging out with armin in a basement while he's doing his ASOT show... lol, he lent me some books too!
LMFAO, i need to get my head checked out. |
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| Emil |
Hi guys,
Need some help. I am getting TIME HEALS tattooed down the middle of my spine next month. I need to find a kick ass font. I am currently looking online for different fonts, but do any of you have a suggestion? I don't want Old English :rolleyes:. Something with a gothic/medeival/holy/readable (some fonts you can't tell the difference between a T and an I)/cool looking. I need to be able to d/l the font, and take it to the artist for him to make it the correct size.
So help!
Emil |
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| fuct4less |
| quote: | Originally posted by Emil
Hi guys,
Need some help. I am getting TIME HEALS tattooed down the middle of my spine next month. I need to find a kick ass font. I am currently looking online for different fonts, but do any of you have a suggestion? I don't want Old English :rolleyes:. Something with a gothic/medeival/holy/readable (some fonts you can't tell the difference between a T and an I)/cool looking. I need to be able to d/l the font, and take it to the artist for him to make it the correct size.
So help! |
you can see what you like at http://www.dafont.com. their top 100 has some pretty cool fonts. |
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| DaveSaenz |
| quote: | Originally posted by Echo of Silence
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Muahahaha. I knew you'd like that one! ;) :P I read it and it made me happy!
Here's another for you:
http://www.thenation.com/doc.mhtml?i=20031222&s=ayrey
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article | Posted December 8, 2003
Abortion Distortion
by Rebecca Ayrey
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roggy, I brushed my hands over my deflated stomach. Eyes welling with tears, I mumbled, "She's gone." Soon after, warm blankets covered me in the recovery room, and the attentive nurse ushered my husband to my bedside. As the IV pumped fluids into my right arm, I dialed my sister's number on the cell phone with my left. I sensed her relief at my cheeriness--it was over and her younger sister was safe. The past twenty-one days were the most heartbreaking of my life; the past forty-eight hours were excruciating. At twenty-two weeks, my first pregnancy ended in sorrow with an abortion.
The heartache began on what would have been the most thrilling day of my pregnancy--at nineteen weeks, it was our first sonogram. What I had expected to be a routine examination mushroomed into an exhausting day of probing until, finally, at dusk, independent diagnoses confirmed a Dandy-Walker malformation or variant (fetal brain defect). A whirlwind of tests and consultations ensued during the following week, all determining that her quality-of-life outlook was markedly low. Alarmingly, two parts of her brain were missing completely, other areas were malformed and there was a heart defect, as well as acute limb irregularities. My heart sank in disbelief, as time began to tick... By that week's end, less than three weeks remained to consider termination, including information-gathering about procedures and locations, finding money to cover the cost, scheduling and awaiting appointments, and planning for my care and recovery. Seeing the deadline fast approaching (and my belly continuously swelling), we decided to terminate as soon as possible. I was already twenty-one weeks pregnant.
My husband thoroughly researched our abortion options, querying clinics, counselors and hospitals. He discovered that the D&X was a safe, outpatient procedure, conducted in a clinic. The only safe alternative was an expensive procedure involving two nights of hospitalization and a harrowing and lengthy induction of labor. We opted for the D&X, scheduling it for the following week.
The D&X abortion was undeniably painful. I squeezed the nurse's hand and tried to draw long, calm breaths as the obstetric gynecologist inserted four rigid, dry seaweed sticks (called laminaria) into my cervix. After the appointment, I sat huddled on the curbside, too stunned to cry, as my husband ran to get the car. The comforting familiarity of home reaffirmed my decision to forgo the hospitalization. I curled up under a blanket on the sofa and allowed Silvia the cat to knead the soft fabric before nestling against me. Despite popping prescribed pain pills and passing a heating pad between my abdomen and lower back, the sharp cramping mounted throughout the day.
The next morning, I pleaded with my husband not to return to the doctor--who I knew would remove the expanded laminaria and insert twice as many. How could I endure twice the pain of the previous day? That night, I tossed and turned in the dark, worrying about what new agonies were in store the following day. Finally, hopeful dreams of being anesthetized before extraction of the laminaria lulled me to sleep. My dreams came true the next afternoon, as the anesthesiologist put me under just seconds after I crawled onto the examination table. On awakening, a bewildering combination of relief and loneliness filled the void left by the retreating pain. My abortion took place in September 2003, a mere month before the Senate voted to outlaw so-called "partial birth" abortions, including the D&X procedure.
Having an abortion in an advanced state of pregnancy is often a painful, intimate and difficult experience; women should be supported, not targeted, at such a time. In their haste to appease antiabortion zealots, lawmakers have either failed to see or chosen to overlook several consequences of the "partial birth" ban, which will affect the fate of thousands of American women. First, finding fetal defects in a wanted pregnancy is devastating. I needed the empowerment of simple choices--which exams to undergo, which specialists to consult, what type of abortion to choose--to gain some semblance of control in a helpless situation. With the ban, I worry that choiceless women (maybe including me in a later pregnancy) will be forced to undergo the dreaded induction-of-labor abortion--if even it remains legal. (The broadly written law might also be applied to that procedure.) Worse still, they may be pushed into C-section abortions, which are more dangerous for women.
I also worry that prohibiting late-term abortions could have the effect of forcing some women to make choices that aren't right for them, while discouraging others from getting pregnant at all. If a pregnant woman is low risk (as I was), she may not undergo a sonogram, let alone amniocentesis, before eighteen weeks. If defects are discovered, will she be forced to make an immediate decision between abortion and delivering the fetus regardless of the defects' severity? This is an extremely complicated, emotionally fraught decision that a woman cannot make in a split second. Surely, some women will opt out of pregnancy altogether in the face of this dilemma. (Certainly, I am considering it.)
Furthermore, if Congress recoils at the gruesomeness of some abortion procedures, I can attest that we who abort are even more appalled by our limited options. Lawmakers should encourage doctors to research better abortion alternatives, instead of abandoning women before accurate, early prenatal care and safer, more humane second- and third-trimester abortions are available.
During the grief that followed my abortion, I appreciated that I was able to move forward only because I had the abortion. After all, what kind of life would my fetus, my husband or I have led if she were born? That choice belonged to my husband and to myself, and I pity the 2,000-3000 women each year who will not have the liberty of choosing as we did if the ban is upheld.
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I really enjoy The Nation, but it is pretty liberal lol. :)
| quote: | Originally posted by whiskers
WHOA, ARE YOU FROM THE FUTURE???????????? |
She's here to kill John Connor, aka Mr Squirrel. Oops, I wasn't supposed to say that...:D Well, she was stalking him anyways!
| quote: | Originally posted by Emil
Hi guys,
Need some help. I am getting TIME HEALS tattooed down the middle of my spine next month. I need to find a kick ass font. I am currently looking online for different fonts, but do any of you have a suggestion? I don't want Old English :rolleyes:. Something with a gothic/medeival/holy/readable (some fonts you can't tell the difference between a T and an I)/cool looking. I need to be able to d/l the font, and take it to the artist for him to make it the correct size.
So help!
Emil |
Wow, massive respect Emil! Just make sure you can cover it with your shirt, because some employers may discriminate against you otherwise. :/
| quote: | Originally posted by fuct4less
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Fuct, one question, what does your name stand for? :D |
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| DaveSaenz |
Recently, I've read reports of green-colored rabbits that live in and near a toxic waste site in an area of New Jersey. This toxic waste dump, heavy in arsenic, is across the street from a neighborhood filled with young children and families. There are babies in the area being born with horrible birth defects that are likely environmentally caused, at a rate which is well above normal.
The current White House Resident has almost completely emptied the federal fund earmarked for cleaning up such toxic waste sites in order to pay for the Iraq war and for tax cuts for Ken Lay n' the good ol boys.
I believe there is now around 20 million dollars left where there was once tens of billions in the Clinton EPA's so-called "super fund." There's not even enough money left to clean up one toxic waste "super fund" site anymore, and there are dozens around the country. He's also eliminated the "polluter pays" tax to fund the toxic clean up "super fund." Not even president Reagan, one of our worst environmental presidents this century did such a thing. The League of Conservation Voters, a non partisan organization that promotes Democrats, Greens, Republicans, and Independants alike, has given Bush their worst ever grade for a president: F.
http://www.lcv.org/Files/getFile.cfm?id=1656
Echo says I like to look at the grand schemes of things. Well, what's really more important? Tax breaks for the wealthiest top two percent of americans that lead to state and local tax increases on the middle and lower class because of federal budget cuts in everything from healthcare to public school funding, or green rabbits? :conf:
Jesus Christ, it's time to wake the up people~! When are people going to wake up? Green ing rabbits!!!!!!????!!!!!!
As a person who loves nature and the great outdoors, I'm so disgusted by this president. I simply can't understand his short-sighted thinking; he must simply not have a conscience. He breaths the same air we do, he drinks the same water we do, he eats food grown on the same land that we do...
WWJD? He'd say our president is no follower of his philosophies.
Ok, phew I feel better. Feel free to debate me if you wish.
Bring Em ON!
/Hugs:)
P.S. If the Republicans nominated another president like Roosevelt , I would vote Republican without hesitation. It's not the party, it's the man (or woman). |
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| fuct4less |
i want a green rabbit :(
seriously though, i completely agree with you on this situation, dave. it sucks to see some arrogant head industrialist destroy what previous corporations havent. :whip: :whip: :whip:
| quote: | | Originally posted by DaveSaenz Fuct, one question, what does your name stand for? :D |
i was in medford oregon a couple years back on vacation and i had a sticker that said 'fuct' on it, and i thought it was quite clever. i was sitting in this parking lot right in front of a food4less and all of a suddenly, i just say 'fuct4less' right out of the blue. so i made it my email adress and it often makes people laugh when i give it out to friends, so when i started posting on forums, i just used it.
i have recieved mixed reactions about it, though. some people find it vulgar, others love it, others use it as their only tool to flame me. |
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| Boomer187 |
| wierd, I'm back. and my apartment smells. hehe |
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| Photo_bot_2k1 |
| maybe a rat died |
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| Echo of Silence |
| quote: | Originally posted by DaveSaenz
It snowed in Vegas? Hell just froze over then! :toothless
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Dave! In Vegas, it is 1 degree, forecast LIGHT SNOW!
Boomer, you are back in Vegas already! Look out the window to see light snow! hehe Did you enjoy your week at home? OMG, our vacations are almost over already!
Emil will be happy when school starts again. Maybe, Whiskers too? I do miss the omelets. But I dunno, I'd like the break a little longer.
| quote: | Originally posted by montie
NAIR REALLY BURNS!!!!!!! |
Details, please! :toothless
| quote: | Originally posted by whiskers
hanging out with armin in a basement |
*Suddenly starts daydreaming...about hanging out with Armin in a basement.....oh yeah! ;)
| quote: | Originally posted by DaveSaenz
Here's another for you:
Article titled "Abortion Distortion" by Rebecca Ayrey |
Dave, the partial birth abortion ban has been blocked by the courts, yes? Can the US court overturn a law passed by the US legislature? I think yes? For some reason, I thought the justices had to interpret and uphold the law but if the law violates a woman's constitutional rights, the law can be discarded? I don't understand how the American government handles this. When the court struck down the law against abortions years ago, was it because the law violated a woman's right to privacy? or patient/doctor priviledge? It seems the same reasoning behind casting aside the ban on abortions would apply here. Really would like to hear your thoughts on this. One of these days, I have to study your government.
| quote: | Originally posted by DaveSaenz
She's here to kill John Connor, aka Mr Squirrel. Oops, I wasn't supposed to say that...:D Well, she was stalking him anyways!
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lol, yeah, MrS fired me! I failed my probationary period as a TA stalker! :( It would be nice if he comes to visit us here. I like his new sig.
| quote: | Originally posted by DaveSaenz
Recently, I've read reports of green-colored rabbits that live in and near a toxic waste site in an area of New Jersey. This toxic waste dump, heavy in arsenic, is across the street from a neighborhood filled with young children and families. There are babies in the area being born with horrible birth defects that are likely environmentally caused, at a rate which is well above normal.
The current White House Resident has almost completely emptied the federal fund earmarked for cleaning up such toxic waste sites in order to pay for the Iraq war and for tax cuts for Ken Lay n' the good ol boys.
I believe there is now around 20 million dollars left where there was once tens of billions in the Clinton EPA's so-called "super fund." There's not even enough money left to clean up one toxic waste "super fund" site anymore, and there are dozens around the country. He's also eliminated the "polluter pays" tax to fund the toxic clean up "super fund." Not even president Reagan, one of our worst environmental presidents this century did such a thing. The League of Conservation Voters, a non partisan organization that promotes Democrats, Greens, Republicans, and Independants alike, has given Bush their worst ever grade for a president: F.
Echo says I like to look at the grand schemes of things. Well, what's really more important? Tax breaks for the wealthiest top two percent of americans that lead to state and local tax increases on the middle and lower class because of federal budget cuts in everything from healthcare to public school funding, or green rabbits? :conf:
Jesus Christ, it's time to wake the up people~! When are people going to wake up? Green ing rabbits!!!!!!????!!!!!!
As a person who loves nature and the great outdoors, I'm so disgusted by this president. I simply can't understand his short-sighted thinking; he must simply not have a conscience. He breaths the same air we do, he drinks the same water we do, he eats food grown on the same land that we do...
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Yes. Yes. Yes.
| quote: | Originally posted by fuct4less
i have recieved mixed reactions about it, though. some people find it vulgar, others love it, others use it as their only tool to flame me. |
I love it :)
i before e except after c :p
| quote: | Originally posted by Photo_bot_2k1
maybe a rat died |
hehe, imagine Boomer crawling around his apartment, looking under the bed and under the couch for a dead rat. :D |
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| Boomer187 |
| quote: | Originally posted by Echo of Silence
hehe, imagine Boomer crawling around his apartment, looking under the bed and under the couch for a dead rat. :D |
naw I think it is the same stench as when I moved in. Eh, I only have a few months in this complex so funk it. I'll just move out and almost feel sorry for the fool moving in.
and snow, bah. I just came from michigan and it snowed on christmas day. luckily it melted and warmed up :). |
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| whiskers |
| *random mumbling* |
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| whiskers |
| lmfao, i'm watching scooter videos and pissing myself :haha::tongue2 |
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