"Other developed countries focus much more on contraception. The upshot is that while teenagers in the US have about as much sexual activity as teenagers in Canada or Europe, American girls are fours times as likely as German girls to become pregnant, almost five times as likely as French girls to have a baby, and more than seven times as likely as Dutch girls to have an abortion. Young Americans are five times as likely to have HIV as young Germans, and teenagers' gonorrhea rate is 70 times higher in the US than in the Netherlands or France." -Nicholas D. Kristof, NY Times

So I’ve been thinking about this for awhile:If the world, especially our country, can respond to the tsunami crisis with such impressive support then why can’t they/we do the same for the AIDS epidemic? Granted, the tsunami is a natural disaster. The tsunami’s destruction may cause diseases resulting in an even higher death toll if we don’t help the afflicted countries to get back on their feet. I think it’s fabulous that there’s been this kind of reaction to people so in need of assistance. Really, I cannot sing my praise loudly enough.However, let’s look at some numbers- as it stands, there have been a little over a hundred and sixty thousand casualties because of the tsunami disaster. As I said, even more people may die from bad water, no shelter, starvation, or other things. In 2004 alone over three million people died of AIDS. AIDS is not a natural disaster. On the contrary, it is a deadly pandemic.Where is all the help? There is obviously some money. Is the cause not great enough?
I don't get it.

HAH. I have a total of twelve pages of US notes. Damn. This exam is going to be fabulous.

so i forgot i had a blog. whoa.
and i am posting to make sure i don't get any other rude comments from people like sarah and meredith.
but i have to go start my essay now.

*Carol, doing her Spanish* "Entre todos los ninos el gordo es mi favorito." (Among all the children, the fat one is my favorite.)

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*Sarah, pulling a sheet of paper out of her math book, which was the one i had last year* "What is this? it says page 230, 9 through 37... wha-- oh, look, Kate, some math homework you didn't do...."

i don't feel as if i know you, you take up all my time. the days are long and the night will throw you away 'cause the sun don't shine. nobody ever mentions the weather it can make or break your day. nobody ever seems to remember life is a game we play. we live in the shadows and we had the chance and threw it away. and it's never gonna be the same 'cause the years are falling by like the rain.

"Bob was like that. A real a-hole when it came to reading into things. He liked to wrap things up in neat little packages that implied the world."

there's so much to say.
i know you two so well.
it's kind of disgusting.

And on the third day God created the Remington bolt-action rifle so Man could kill the dinosaurs. And the ho-mo-sex-uals.

Brooke Shaffer on procrastination:
"I just like being a slacker. It makes me happy."

according to MaeBeth, The Shirt (capitalized with reverence, as always) still smells like the boy. haha.

i decided i really like the term shit face. not shitfaced; just shit face. so if i ever call you that, don't be offended, it's a compliment. unless you're ***************. then you should be offended. and then you should also be ashamed. because you are really, really stupid.
no but really, for everyone else, it's a term of endearment.
i love all my shit face friends! yay!

Auto response from Emmy Phil: i am out running because i am a buff goddess.... stop laughing ... i hate you all

my hair smells nice.
don't ask me how i can smell it, i just can.

"Aww you're a freak of nature!" --Meredith in Latin

Everyone should to see Tony Kushner speak at Wait Chapel on September 9 at 7pm. A free, open to the public gay man lecture. Does it get any better?

(borrowed money from edith for a drink the other day)
Me: *walking back through the rec room after getting my drink* Edith! would like 20 cents worth of my drink?
Edith: sure, and i'll take your first unborn child, too.

"don't be fooled by the sign, we're a pretty bunch!" --on the sign caroline made for young democrats

i'm bored. And i just ate my last ginger mcvitie. whatever will i do with myself from here on out?

"It's all in your mind," she said, "the darkness and the light..."
I'm the fear in your eyes I'm the fire in your flies I'm the sound that's buzzing around your head

Happy BELATED birthday, Fruzsina!!


yay for seeing people again!

So don't you know I'm numb, man. no I don't feel a thing at all. 'cause its all smiles and business these days and I am indifferent to the loss. I've faith that there's a soul somewhere who's leading me around.. I wonder if she knows which way is down... Blind man on a canyon's edge of a panoramic scene.. or maybe I'm a kite that's flying high & random, dangling a string.. or slumped over in a vacant room, head on a stranger's knee. I'm sure back home they think I've lost my mind.

I have no idea what was going on or what we were supposed to be learning but I just found this in a notebook from last year--
*Carol, reading the board during some algebra class*: J..E-R..A...F... what? oh! Giraffe!!! ..wait...

today is not a happy day; i will not put on a happy face.

I hope it don't rain all day.

the body dances to the beat
of the noises from the street
as paterns, grids, and schedules go
we took a subway to the show
so give us this day our daily commute
on the bus in three piece suits
say goodbye
kiss and ride
on the way to the club
look outside
the movement kills in several ways
although we see it as delay
the steering wheel, a guillotine
the body dances to the beat
"take the subway, fuck the street"
the flesh twists between the gap
and passengers are also trapped
inertia pushed them all along
but they won't make it to their next stop
passengers complain about the wait
while the man outside can't feel his legs
"just pull me out, save my life"
but all the cops can do
is phone his wife
she drives as fast as she can
and gets caught up in a traffic jam


-the faint

"Do you do everything prematurely, Brad?" --Everett

"Oh, Kate! Do you have any bruises?! I miss your bruises, Kate."
-Sarah, upon just arriving home

I really want to date a black guy in a wheelchair who has red hair.
*later*
I mean, I'm sure there might be times when I'd be like, "God, I really want to run through a field with you," but I think it'd be kind of cool, otherwise.

-Sarah

"...I think that would have been really funny if I had been there... or if I were one of you two." -Jessamyn

Oh darling, it's so sweet
You think you know how crazy, how crazy I am

I may be soft in your palm but I'll soon grow hungry for a fight, and I will not let you win
My pretty mouth will frame the phrases that will disprove your faith in man
So if you catch me trying to find my way into your heart from under your skin, fast as you can, baby, scratch me out, free yourself, fast as you can.

Sometimes my mind don't shake and shift but most of the time, it does.
And I get to the place where I'm begging for a lift or I'll drown in the wonders and the whys.
And I'll be your girl, if you say it's a gift. And you give me some more of your drugs.
I'll be your pet, if you just tell me it's a gift 'cause I'm tired of whys, choking on whys, just need a little because, because.

*Road is bumpy, Sarah falls in my lap*
"Your boob is wet."
-"What the hell."
"Your boob is wet. I think."
-"Why?"
"I don't know."
-"OK."

"I have been told I am quite skilled."
"I'm sure you are," he grumbled and pulled his hand away. "Now be off with you."
"Would you like to see me dance?"
He frowned. "Here? In front of all these people?"

my brain's the weak heart and my heart's the long stairs

And now, we proudly present
Songs perverse and songs of lament.
A couple of hymns of confession,
And songs that recognize our sick obsessions.
Sing along- I’m on the ugly organ again...
There’s no use to keep a secret,
Everything I hide ends up in lyrics...

I miss Sarah.

Ok, so I'm a big dork.


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deadbrotherman: oh gosh!
deadbrotherman: fuck is such a scary word
deadbrotherman: FUCK!

DivainDisguise14: thanks for the grammer lesson

I don't know you and no, I don't owe you a mo-therfuck-in thing
I'm not Mr. N'Sync, I'm not what your friends think
I'm not Mr. Friendly, I can be a prick
if you tempt me my tank is on empty (is on empty)..
No patience is in me and if you offend me I'm liftin you 10 feet (liftin you 10 feet).. in the air
I don't care who is there and who saw me destroy you
Go call you a lawyer, file you a lawsuit
I'll smile in the courtroom and buy you a wardrobe
I'm tired of all you (of all you)..
I don't mean to be mean but that's all I can be is just me



--my new anthem, guys...

flashofthunder18: the only guys i know with charm i wouldn't ever date
DivainDisguise14: the only guys I know with real charm are dating each other

Auto response from julesjmf: gotta love my family...
"isn't this cute?"~my sister (showing me a jacket she bought from french connection in london)
"it's from that fuck store"~my mother

i want to believe that there is truth.

you're KATE! you're really funny but you almost
never finish stories. you probably only own
about three pieces of clothing, because nothing
you wear is actually yours. you also dont know
how to tie your shoes, but that's ok because
you have lots of minions to do that type of
dirty work for you.

just who do you think you are

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I got my body and my mind on the same page and honey now happiness is all the rage.

yay! placebo is putting out a singles album. unfortunately the release date is october 18.  but that's ok.

first of all i'd like to say fuck off.
if you don't get it why don't you go shove your head back up your ass and don't waste my time; i don't need your opinion. 'cause you don't know what it's like to be like me. so keep your mouth shut.
this may come as kind of a surprise- i don't like you. i don't care what you think about what i do and most of all, i don't need your opinion.
i don't know what it's like to be you so i'll keep my mouth shut.
 
 
 
....
i apologize for the oh-so clever lyrics courtesy of reel big fish but apparently people need it in simplest terms. they obviously missed out on the whole "don't gossip" lesson in elementary school. and c'mon kids, "do unto others..."?? ... i was under the impression that you had morals.
oh well, i hope you die.

what should i do for my internship?
my aunt lives in DC, that would be convenient. (yes meredith, aunt bev) except her and her friend are both bartenders... and i don't think salem would let me do that. i don't know anyone in DC besides bev and that friend of hers. there's no way in hell i'm staying here in winston.

"One night, me and my friend snuck out to a party at the house of this guy that we did not really know. someone slipped a 'quaelude' in my diet rite cola. i woke up, eight days later, in the bathtub, with my clothes on backwards, with a bumper sticker of massachusetts on my forehead. i had AIDS."

-because i love theresa

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