This really pisses me the fuck off.

The Iraqi interim government has warned the United States and international nuclear inspectors that nearly 380 tons of powerful conventional explosives - used to demolish buildings, make missile warheads and detonate nuclear weapons - are missing from one of Iraq's most sensitive former military installations.
The huge facility, called Al Qaqaa, was supposed to be under American military control but is now a no man's land, still picked over by looters as recently as Sunday. United Nations weapons inspectors had monitored the explosives for many years, but White House and Pentagon officials acknowledge that the explosives vanished sometime after the American-led invasion last year.
The White House said President Bush's national security adviser, Condoleezza Rice, was informed within the past month that the explosives were missing. It is unclear whether President Bush was informed. American officials have never publicly announced the disappearance, but beginning last week they answered questions about it posed by The New York Times and the CBS News program "60 Minutes."
Administration officials said Sunday that the Iraq Survey Group, the C.I.A. task force that searched for unconventional weapons, has been ordered to investigate the disappearance of the explosives.

There are no words. Seriously. How do you LOSE weapons. OH wait. . . don't answer that. Just think about it.

Anyone watch Law and Order:Criminal Intent?


I have one question.

Why does the Australian mastermind lady keep coming back!? They really should shoot her so she stops coming back...grrrrrrrrrrrr.

Sorry, saw a promo and got annoyed.

UPDATE: you can vote to make sure she dies. Please do.

the big two-three


Speaking of growing up, my twenty-third birthday is today. I'm oddly excited. I'm not sure why - - - usually people hate getting older. Must be the happy pills. Or maybe a new year older means a new year of experiences, good and bad. I'm hoping for lots of good and minimal bad. Meaning no [more] breakups, Kerry becomes president and I hit the lottery so I can retire before I even start a career and rainbows sprout up every day everywhere for no reason.

Yeah, that'd be sweet. Yeah I know, some of that isn't reality. A guy can dream though, right?

superman


way too young. this is really sad.

the 'nawww...really?' headline of the decade


Yeah, so I got my daily morning Intelligencer Journal (Lancaster's center-rightish 'Democrat' morning paper. . . the evening way-rightish 'Republican' paper is called The New Era) and I was delighted, but not surprised, by the headline. In big black letters it says:

No banned weapons in Iraq

Some of us have been saying this since 2002. It really is the "No shit" headline of the year.

So . . . while North Korea may have an arsenal, Pakistani nuclear scientists proliferated all over the place, some of South Africa's stocks of chemical weapons are still MIA and Iran is enriching uranium for God-knows-what, we invaded a country that yes- - - had an awful human being unworthy of life as a leader (and let me just say, watching him, he really is pathetic) but no- - - did not have any banned weapons (that we sold them anyway in the 1980s. Duh.).

Something does not compute.

I expect the argument that we were exporting democracy and liberating people, but as I recall reading yesterday, there's this government-sponsored genocide type thing going on in Sudan that probably could use some of that liberation right about now. Not that I'm advocating that (although Sudan is oil-rich). Actually Sudan probably should be partitioned into two seperate countries since the Muslim north seems to want to keep the Chrisitian south dirt poor, starving, and desperate. I'm just saying is all. Or the mess that is going on in the Niger Delta. I may have been on hiatus for four months, but I sure as hell was paying attention.

So while we invaded Iraq and continue to get tore-the-f*ck-up-there, our attentions were distracted. I almost don't want to know how this ends.

donate

Theres some candidates over there on the left hand side of the screen that I like. I'm doing this rather half-assed, I think, but if you've got some spare pennies, toss them at Lois, Cheryl, and Ben. I'm sure they'd appreciate it, since all three are running in conservative Central PA as Democrats.

PP & L still sucks

Well, the meter wasn't broken after all, just the way it communicated with the utility. Next time I get an electric bill for only 7 bucks, I am going to demand they come out and see what is up.

oy. 63 bucks at a time when I did not have 63 bucks. Such is life when you're growing up I guess. Eh?

I'm hoping for some really good luck really soon.

PP & L sucks


PP&L is the local electric utility here in Millersville. For several months, actually nearly most of this year, the meter out back was broken and only measured the basic connection of the electricity. Normally our bill is 50 bucks a month. Instead, for most of the year, it's been 7. We found this odd. They did not.

They discovered the meter was broken last week. Now we owe them over 300 bucks. (There's 5 of us living here, including me).

Do we have to pay this? It is their fault the meter is broken. I don't think we should. .. but I'd like some advice on this so I can advise my roommates on what to do.

bliss

well first of all, I should not be in bliss because the debates are on but I chose not to watch as, as I've said before, I am not normal. In a good way.

1. I'm seeing the most amazing individual ever. I thought my happiness at first was the happy pills. . . . nope. . . its love. It was casual until a few days ago. I'll talk more about this soon.

2. Spongebob will be a movie. I've died and gone to heaven.

3. Spaceballs has a sequel. I'm in seventh heaven now.

Like I said. Bliss.

Oh yeah, Kerry is kicking Bush's ass. I lied. I am watching. Kerry is kinda pompous though. But Bush is, as usual, . . . hmm there really isn't a word negative enough to describe him.

nothing

Okay, my head is all settled with school. I decided to come up with a theme for this years writing (since my years run from September to May or there abouts. . . until this coming May when I will be finished.) . . .that theme is nothing.

I'm tired of politics. No, I'm weary of politics. I'm tired of just writing about politics. I'm tired of people just not caring the way I care. I'm tired of being pissed off all the time (though just not writing about it doesn't mean i'm not pissed off).

I'm plenty outraged and it's time for President Bush to go. I plan on getting out the vote this coming November, in fact, I cannot wait. I may take the day off just to vote. I'm plenty uproared about the deficit. The health care system, sorry to say, sucks...since I've experienced the joys of it recently. And I mean joys in the most sarcastic of terms.

In short, I cannot write about politics day in and day out. I think all that needs to be said has been said. Bush and his sociopatic group of liars need to go and you're damned right I'm going to help them go by pulling that voter lever on the Second of November, 2004. I think the media sucks royal butt because they're shills for whatever top story garners their interest. Oh look there, another celebrity murder/molestation/kidnapping/stock option theft/rape/purging/binge drinking incident and et cetera. I can go on ad nausem but I'm sure you get my point.

I've discovered in recent weeks that my life is incredibly interesting. My hobbies, interests, the people I call friends, romantic interests...all very interesting. My school work fascinates me this semester in ways school has never done before for me. So I think that is what I'll start writing about. Just little random stuff that comes up---observations on me, people around me, the media, and yes the occasional rant on Dubya. I hope you all keep reading.

ivan the terrible

I think Mother Nature is really pissed at something now.

I'm away for the weekend. Enjoy your Labor Day (unless you're in Frances's path, then get out of her way).

Eyes South

I did this with Hurricane Isabel last September which gave the Mid-Atlantic a pretty good pounding. It's time to do the same with Frances. Anyone from Miami northward to North Carolina probably should start getting themselves prepared. She looks like she will visit.


Candy at the Agonist is also doing storm watch for Frances, who probably will visit the US after smashing through the Bahamas over the next couple days.

Half a million Floridians have been ordered to evacuate.

i'm back

And I consider myself smacked. Yes I meant to post last night but in true form I got distracted by some very odd British movie on A&E (or was that this morning when I woke up way too early. . . at any rate) I was distracted by something and it caused me not to post.

Actually there has been something that's kept me from posting all summer. In mid-August, I was diagnosed bipolar II, the less extreme version of bipolar disorder. Originally I was placed on Zoloft but reacted rather badly to it. I've probably had it for years...just ignored it. That's why this summer, which ended Monday morning, was so exceptionally aggravating. I figure it's important to be open about this as it will aid my recovery. And if anyone calls me psycho, technically, they are correct. Muhahahaha. It's also important to retain my sense of humor, as dark and bizarre as it may be.

For the most part, all is well. I am taking medication that works this time. I'm a lot more open with family and friends and I've found some new things to do as well. But I can't stay away from politics and being 'outraged' and this blog. And of course its an Election year. And its still hurricane season (mother nature must be pissed at us. . . Alex, Bonnie, Charlie, Gaston, Hermine and probably Frances in 4 or 5 days have smacked the US pretty good this year).

For starters, I'd like to start with the upcoming Election. I have a couple somewhat rhetorical questions to get the party started.
1. Do we really need to refight the Vietnam War? Bush's lack of service and Kerry's alleged whatever the Swift Boat Veterans are alleging is important yes, but it shouldn't be the primary focus of this election. It has been a full generation since that war ended I believe. We have a new War now---on Terror. Similar, I suppose...designed to roll back and eliminate an ideology and it will probably be our focus for the rest of this decade and probably some of the next. . . but it is not Vietnam.
2. Having spent some time hospitalized without insurance, I know how expensive it can be. Us poor folk need some kind of safety net and for the most part there really isn't any which drives up the cost of health care because those who do get treatment who are poor skip out on paying because, well, they can't. I have no intention of doing that of course, but I'm making an observation. One prescription I get for free---I pay it out of school expenses. The other...well...I probably may need to sell a kidney. What are Bush and Kerry going to do about this? I want to hear this issue, not the Swift Boat I-served-you-didn't-serve issues. Kerry seems to have a bit of a plan. I do like it, despite the allegations that it's socialist. I wonder how expensive it will be though, since we're in the season of tax-cutting. As an aside. . . mine went up. The town of Millersville started taking taxes, and the state of PA raised its tax rate to offset the lack of money coming from Washington so . . . yeah. I'm a bit bitter about that.

So that's what's up, what's been up, and something to get started on.

I apologize for being a tease (I apparently am) but you all are going to have to wait a little bit longer...school starts Monday. I'll be a lot more focused then and ready to write. I'll consider this homework meaning its more likely to get done.

Monday. You may smack me if nothing appears by Monday evening, Eastern Daylight Time of course.