Word Vomit

Monday, October 4, 2010

To Eat or not to Eat?

Because sometimes the 5 second rule just doesn't cover all the possible circumstances

Ok, so I have to admit that even after watching "Food Inc." and "Supersize Me," I still get a craving for fast food. Luckily I don't eat chicken nuggets ever but I'm sure there isn't much difference for how the beef looks in comparison to this:

That's right folks, this is what that chicken nugget looks like raw. And if this isn't bad enough for you consider these fun facts:

The substance is called MSC, or mechanically separated chicken

It’s a sickening puree of the ENTIRE chicken including bones, eyes, feet, everything

It’s then treated with ammonia to destroy bacteria, and then because it tastes so bad, is mixed with artificial flavoring

And then dyed pink

My roommate says it looks like strawberry ice cream. Yet another thing ruined for me!

Two male senators want to stop women from knowing their history

A shrine to abortion is of course what these republicans think of when a bill to create a woman’s museum is seeking approval. Apparently our right to vote, or the first women appointed to Congress or the Senate or the first woman in space isn't a blip on their radar.This decade long effort is being blocked by Two Senators, Tom Coburn (R-OK) and Jim DeMint (R-SC). They put a “hold” on a bill that would sell land near the National Mall to build the museum, which would be funded through private donations. The senators are claiming that the land isn’t being sold at fair market value and that there are already many museums dedicated to the ladies. Could someone please tell them The Women’s Museum, which is associated with the Smithsonian, is located all the way in Dallas, and the existing museums in Washington, D.C., focus on niche interests, such as the arts?

The senators true motive, some say, is pressure from an anti-feminist conservative women’s group called Concerned Women for America regarding how the National Women’s History Museum put ideas in people’s heads about reproductive rights. The group sent a letter to both senators earlier this week expressing their concern the museum would “focus on abortion rightswithout featuring any of the many contributions of the pro-life movement in America.”

"What they are doing is holding us to a standard that no museum associated with men has ever been held to," museum CEO Joan Wages said. "The content of the museum is being questioned, and it hasn't even been built. The Holocaust museum, the African-American history museum, the Native American museum — they all had very little money in the bank when Congress passed their legislation."

The museum got a push last week from actress Meryl Streep, who headlined a $350-a-plate gala in Washington. Streep herself pledged $1 million — as did former Abbott Laboratories CEO Duane Burnham. "We will get permission, because I can't imagine those two senators who have put a hold on our museum have the stomach for war with the women of America," Streep said.

Amen sister!

Sunday, October 3, 2010

Because I always choose unavailable men...

I need to keep this as a helpful reminder

Tattoo Screamer

In honor of my new tattoo:

Here is a video of someone who should have never decided to get one!

The real reason DADT is still in place

The answer lies here!

Saturday, October 2, 2010

i am neurotic (and so are you)

Last Christmas I received this lovely book below, to make me feel better about certain neurosis that I have. Unfortunately it did the opposite and gave me great ideas! Here's a sneak peak at what's inside:

clean chalk board = sane students

Ever since I started school at 5 years old I have had an obsession with the teacher erasing the chalk board entirely. Most would rub the eraser around but leave stray lines and continue writing. I would stare at the stray lines and it would drive me crazy the remainder of the class. I would get hot and get headaches. I am 22 years old and in college and nothing has changed.

i’m putting on a show.

I always act as if I’m being watched, even when I know I’m not or no one is around. I pretend it’s a comedy and I purposefully trip over stuff and say things I know I shouldn’t. But it usually doesn’t matter, because no one is around.

machine appreciation

Every time I buy something from a vending machine, I say “thank you.” I try not to do it too loud, just in case people will think I’m insane. It’s just an automatic reaction; the machine serves me, it deserves a thank you.

i’ll wait for you, green light.

If I drive up to this light late at night, when I know I can easily make the right on the red, I feel bad for the light making the effort to turn green, so I wait for the light to turn green before I go.

triangles taste better

I can’t eat a sandwich if it is cut any way besides diagonally. When I go to Arby’s (or any other place that typically cuts sandwiches vertically) I specifically ask that they cut the sandwich diagonally. (I also apologize profusely when this happens.)

maybe some chips will magically appear

When I’m hungry for something specific (but i’m not sure WHAT specifically) i go look in the fridge. Finding nothing of interest there i also look in the freezer and cupboard. With my hopes of finding something i want completely crushed, i return to the couch. I repeat the process again in a few minutes, hoping something will appear.

toilet paper roll

Toilet paper must be on the roll with the loose end trailing over the top not the bottom. I have been compelled to fix this error in friends' homes, churches, and public restrooms. I feel a nagging urgency for the rest of the day if I know about a wrong-facing toilet paper roll.