Domestic Violence

No I am not going to go all Rihanna and Chris Brown on this blog but it was just something really strange to me (thank God I’ve never encountered) the whole domestic violence thing. We watched a video today in Sociology class about violence and it was mainly interviews of women who killed their husbands (some accidentally) because they were being physically abused. There were reported cases where the husband has been beating the wife for 12 over years, and quite a bit of the women don’t survive. One woman was shot in the back with a hunting bow while she was trying to leave her husband (?!?!?!) many were shot, but most die because they were in the middle of leaving or have left and the husband hunted them down. Then there were cases of what kind of abuse there were, such as sexual assault, kicking in the head (WHILE THE WIFE WAS PREGNANT! ?!!?!), and one lady even said that her husband had smothered fish and chips and gravy on her face after she made him dinner (wtf?!?!?!).

I really think it has a lot to do with how a person was brought up, and examples they’ve seen, and the fact that not enough people are telling these seriously effed up guys that this is WRONG. Terrorizing a spouse or girlfriend is not the same as having the situation in control, and violence does not solve anything >: (

>:( >:( >:(

Something to give you nightmares

I finished one of my photo projects! Thanks to Luzzy who let me borrow her sister Lizzie for these photos

now I have to finish my narrative (murder) picture, and take photos with Lok tomorrow about surveillance or slicing stuffed animals (I’m so morbid this term) and then sew and stuff a bear trap.

>_> I know, I’m weird. What do you expect? I’m a fine arts student…

I feel happy when

• I skip class, only to find out the class was canceled anyway
• I realize there is still half a bucket of Ben&Jerry’s in my freezer
• my fish have babies =D 4 new babies in 2 weeks!
• I only have one final to study for
• the bus comes on time and the bus driver bothered to turn on the heat
• a great song comes on
• I find band-aids and add it to my “stash” (I like to be prepared! I have a bunch in my bag)
• it’s raining and I have an umbrella
• I feel lucky (I remember back in high school, one of my English teachers told us being alive is like winning the lottery, the chances of the one sperm out of millions coming together with the egg is pretty extraordinary, no??)

if I’m not convincing enough, then watch this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LoGYx35ypus =) it’s all in perspectives isn’t it?

Fishy Sweater Ordeal

Instead of studying or working on my projects, I did half of my stuff and then WENT SHOPPING with luzzy >_> not a very good student, am I?

But I mostly wanted to ask about whether or not I should keep a sweater. It is actually the exact same sweater as this one from Zara, but it looks bigger on me because I wanted a more loose fit. When I brought it to the counter, this hooker-eyeshadow-wearing cashier girl scanned it, and I swear I saw a 7 flash on the cashier screen, but she took it over to her manager, who then was talking with her and another girl quietly and after a few seconds, the manager went to grab me another of the same sweater. The hookereyemakeupgirl comes back and says “she’ll grab you another of the same sweater” and I was so tired from shopping (and allergies) that I just nodded. Luckily Luzzy was there, and asked the girl why I couldn’t have the original one I brought to the counter and hookereyemakeupgirl said “that one is from last season, she’s just grabbing you a new one” but really, I swear, it was all the same sweater, all saying $39.99. So I pay, say thank you, and the hookereyemakeupgirl flashes me one of those bitchy smiles cashiers are supposed to give when people say that, I know because on days when customers ask too many questions my smile stiffs up too, but Luzzy and I were pretty nice customers, it was a pretty valid question to ask, no?

Anyway I didn’t mind until I get home and check the tag, which has the price stickered on (and happens to be kind of ripped??) So I lifted the price sticker and underneath it says $19.99 >: (

It makes sense to mark DOWN a sweater and stick something on top of it, but who the heck marks it UP??? I am thinking about going back to return the sweater just because I’m not too happy about the whole ordeal, but the sweater is so cute… >_>

Dumplings You’d Never Eat

I am currently in my room creating bucketfuls of dumplings. *snort* my parents always made this joke when my brother was young and had allergies… they called his garbage snot dumplings in chinese xD

Anyway. I will be busy this coming week with making my projects and freaking out about them being due already and what not. Bah I hate being sick during finals season.

Oh and I got my socks from American Apparel, they are ever so lovely but I too tired to model them for you :P No sexy leg pictures for you!

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