April 2011
“The transgendered community has to be protected. I just don’t have any tolerance for that sort of intolerance. And I think we need to legislate aggressively to protect them.”
—Barack Obama (via ambitionbird)
Last Light
Converge
Converge - Last Light
i need you to be the strength of widows and soul survivors
i need you to be as fearless as new mothers and new fathers
i need you to be the hope of hearts who lost true love
i need you to be the might of their first kiss
i need a purpose and i need a reason
i need to know that there is trophy and meaning
to all that we lose and all we fight for
to all our loves and our wars
keep breathing
keep living
keep searching
keep pushing on
keep bleeding
keep healing
keep fading
keep shining on
this is for the hearts still beating
thinking about getting a medusa piercing. does it hurt a lot? and anything I should know about cleaning? Can you post a photo of you when you first got yours? or with yours. any idea on stretching a medusa? please, any help is greatly appreciated. thanks. :)
It hurt, but the good thing is it only lasted about 5 seconds. Cleaning? Yes. If you can take it out and clean it daily. If not use some sort of cleansing cloth to clean the outside and inside surfaces of the piercing.
This is one of the few pictures that actually shows it I guess? My jewelry isn’t very big or showy so it’s hard to see in a lot of pictures. I haven’t thought about stretching my Medusa, but my ears are stretched, so I can only assume it’s similar process? But to be on the safe side, you should speak to someone who has more experience in the actual stretching process of the Medusa (I’m not sure on the actual name, but I know there is one). And of course! Any time.
Splenda can kill ants. Are you SERIOUSLY going to put something that acts as an insecticide in your body? STOP IT. →
examiner.com
- Splenda was “discovered” accidentally in a lab back in 1975 while trying to create a new insecticide (Ewww…who decided it was safe for human consumption? Oh yeah the FDA did back in 1998).
- Whole Foods or Trader Joe’s will not sell Splenda or any product that contains “sucralose” because it does not fit within their code of ethics of selling “real food”. (Thank you Whole Foods Market and Trader Joe’s)
- Sucralose, the made-up name by the manufacturer of Splenda, contains chlorinated compounds. (Ohhh…Splenda made up the name sucralose…because anything that ends on “ose” makes it sound like yummy sugar)
- Chlorine is toxic and is not found in any food or table salt even though the manufacturer of Splenda will tell you it is fine. However there is chloride present in food and table salt, which is non-toxic. (Very sneaky Splenda makers)
- Chlorine, (which we now know is in Splenda), has caused so much damage to human health that Greenpeace has launched a Chlorine-Free Campaign, calling for a worldwide ban on chlorine. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) also maintains a strong anti-chlorine stance. (Did you know that cancer patients have high levels of chlorine in their bodies?)
- If you really want some motivation for staying away from Splenda and anything that contains it (example: Weight Watchers, Atkins and South Beach, flavored waters, Crystal Light, diet drinks anything ”diet” or labeled as “sugar-free”, ”low in sugar” or no sugar” typically contains it. Yes, this includes your kids’ favorite “no-sugar” Hawaiian Punch) and if you are a future mother, read all about baby boys being born with shortened male anatomy due to chlorine passed to them in the womb. (and we want to do this to our unborn children, why?)
- Studies show that people that consumed diet drinks were 41% more likely to be overweight than those who did not. (so diet drinks and foods are sabatoging our weight loss efforts? Seems like an oxymoron to me)
Ugh this stuff is so gross, and it tastes like shit, so I have no idea why anyone chooses to consume it. Yucky. Some sweeteners I use and suggest are:
- (Organic) cane sugar (holy shit, what a concept, right?)
- (Organic raw) agave nectar
- (Organic raw) honey
- (Organic) Stevia
- (Organic) maple syrup
The source for this is a blog/news site run by amateurs, and furthermore someone who doesn’t quite get the chemistry involved. Sucralose has Chlorocarbons, NOT chlorine. Furthermore, it might kill ants but that doesn’t mean it’s bad for humans. Rats have a much more similar anatomy to ours than ants, and they can’t consume the same foods we do (canola oil for one.) Chocolate kills dogs, but humans can eat it safely.
Number 7- What the fuck? Correlation does not imply causation. Some seriously flawed logic going on here. Not only is the information misleading, it’s factually incorrect and it may surprise you to learn that not everyone can afford organic raw produce. And not everybody’s pancreas produces insulin.
Killing The Dream announce final show July 2nd at 924 Gilman St. Berkeley CA →
deathwishinc.com
From the Killing The Dream camp:
“…Hey all. Killing The Dream is finally breaking up. It’s probably overdue, but nonetheless we have a show booked and here it goes: July 2nd @ 924 Gilman St w/ The Carrier, All Teeth, +1 TBA. Gilman’s a great venue and we wouldnt want to do this show anywhere else.
We only ever wanted to do a 7”EP. The fact that we stayed a band for so long, made it all across the globe, we are truly spoiled. Thank you everyone for the support. Kyle, Zach & Rivalry Records, Tre, Jake, Nicole & Deathwish Inc, Mike Hood & Westcoast Worldwide…thank you guys so much for everything…Hopefully we will see you at the show…”
Killing The Dream released a number of recordings on Deathwish over the years.
Sad to see them go…
Im really sad about this, but you better bet I’ll be there.
