Owls.

http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/38537012.html

They say a culprit is one guilty, to blame, for an offense or crime. I feel really bad for this owl, guys. It was just doin' its owl thing, landing on a power pole, and ZAP. The article doesn't say directly, but presumably the owl died. And now it's a culprit.

Maybe I'm being too emo here.

DOMA

I found a website advocating DOMA, which asks readers to send letters to their federal senators, their federal representatives, Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, and Barack Obama, telling them what's what. Here is their argument: http://www.domadefensefund.com/site/c.loJQIPOtErH/b.4865419/ And here is mine:

"My name is Hannah. I'm 18, bisexual, and live in the Midwest. Change doesn't often start somewhere like Iowa, but what happened in the last presidential election gave me heart. I want to advocate for myself and my fellow members of the GLBT community, but any money I have goes to food or textbooks, and most of my time goes to homework, classes, and my job. Thus I am drafting this message quickly, before class starts and my whole day is taken up with the business of basic survival as a college student.

What I am saying is this: DOMA has a negative effect on me as a human being. I know that nobody probably reads the emails from this site, but I suggest that once you've read the lot, consider their argument. From what I read, these people, these advocates of DOMA, would have you stop "imposing" same-sex marriages on the good straight people of these United States. This suggests that the reason they are so up-in-arms about the status of DOMA is that they feel, once DOMA is repealed and everyone is granted equal rights, that the government will swoop down upon them and force them into unions with members of their own sex.

I have no personal issue with supporters of DOMA. Right and wrong are so subjective that I firmly believe they think they are doing what's right. To them, the GLBT community is dehumanized. Forgive them, for they know not what they do.

I thank you for your attention.

AIM's top 100 hottest brunettes (that I agree with)

So for some reason I saw the AIM homepage and felt the need to click on this. I fully support my brunette ladies and think them hotter than blonde ladies in at least 9 in 10 matchups. Here's the thingamajig: http://dashboard.aim.com/aim/galleries/100-hottest-brunettes?icid=aimDBDL5_link1

Listed below are the ladies from the previous list who would also make my hot list. There are 22 of them and they are listed with the number they are ranked in AIM's listarooney.

97. Lauren Graham
93. Liv Tyler (Like so many of these women, should be ranked above Vanessa effing Hudgens)
92. Emily Blunt
89. Natalie Portman
88. Penelope Cruz
77. Teri Hatcher
75. Winona Ryder
74. Julia Roberts
73. Kate Beckinsale
67. Mischa Barton (iffy)
66. Emmanuelle Chriqui
59. Eva Longoria Parker
53. Tyra Banks (Ty-ty will ALWAYS make my list and YOU CAN'T TAKE HER AWAY FROM ME.)
50. Jennifer Connelly (another of my personal favorites)
47. Olivia Wilde
43. Eva Mendes (I secretly love her.)
39. Gemma Arterton
31. Catherine Zeta Zones
20. Dita Von Teese
9. Gabrielle Union
6. Adriana Lima
3. Salma Hayek

Everyone else does not make my personal list. Sorry.

Favourite Wikipedia Aritcles of Late

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kitsunegari

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Shearer

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sasha_Krivtsov

Sweet Relief

Lately I've been a little worried that I'm a hipster; when people say the word, they rarely define it, but it is often used to describe a person or group which I have something in common with [read: cinema major]. So, just to be sure, I consulted the Most Accurate Source Evar, urbandictionary.com . Here's what they had to say: [my notes in brackets]

Listens to bands that you have never heard of. [Yes.]
Has hairstyle that can only be described as "complicated." (Most likely achieved by a minimum of one week not washing it.) [Ew, no. My boyfriend has a more complicated hair style than I do, and if you've seen my boyfriend, you know his hair style is not complicated AT ALL.]
Probably tattooed. [Not.]
Maybe gay. [Not.]
Definitely cooler than you. [Clearly.]
Reads Black Book, Nylon, and the Styles section of the New York Times. [Not even sure what those are.]
Drinks Pabst Blue Ribbon. Often. [...ew. If anyone ever sees me drinking Pabst, sedate me and get me into a mental hospital.]
Complains. [Hellz yeah.]
Always denies being a hipster. Hates the word. [Yes to both.]
Probably living off parents money - and spends a great deal of it to look like they don't have any. [Partly. It's about even actually, my money and theirs. And I really don't spend much at all; what I do spend is mine.]
Has friends and/or self cut hair. [No.]
Dyes it frequently (black, white-blonde, etc. and until scalp bleeds). [Ouch no.]
Has a closet full of clothing but usually wears same three things OVER AND OVER (most likely very tight black pants, scarf, and ironic tee-shirt). [Yes, but not the very tight black pants. Occasionally the scarf, and my t-shirts are only occasionally ironic.]
Chips off nail polish artfully after $50 manicure. [Do chip nail polish. Do not pay to have them painted.]
Sleeps with everyone and talks about it at great volume in crowded coffee shops. [Too poor for coffee shops. Am not slut.]
Addicted to coffee, cigarettes (Parliaments, Kamel Reds, Lucky Strikes, etc.), and possibly cocaine. [No, sweetie. No coffee, no cigarettes, no coke. ...unless you count Diet.]
Claims to be in a band. [Not currently.]
Rehearsals consist of choosing outfits for next show and drinking PBR. [Ew PBR.]
Always on the list. [Uncertain what this means.]
Majors or majored in art, writing, or queer studies. [...cinema.]
Name-drops. [Not guilty.]
May go by "Penny Lane," "Eleanor Rigby," etc. when drunk. On PBR. Which is usually. [Ew ew. No.]

Final score:
Pro-hipster: 7
Non-hipster: 14

So I'm 1/3 hipster, but I think most people do at least ONE of these things, and probably more.
Official conclusion: I am not a hipster.

I'm just sayin'

http://www.flickr.com/photos/33436530@N07/sets/72157611292638593/show/

...hellz yeah.