Writing…

I am currently writing a book. The hook is cyberpunk angels. Would anyone read that or is it too far out there? I enjoy writing it, so it’s not a matter of me finishing the book or not. I was just curious if anyone would be willing to read it?

 

Problems

Problems are everywhere aren’t they? Who is to say they are problems though? It could be future you doing those things to past you to protect yourself. I don’t know..I’m bored and slightly tired and weird stuff happens when I’m bored. 
Just don’t blink. 

Friends

Friends are weird aren’t they? You choose a human, and you’re like “I like this fellow human.” And you do things with them… Strange

One Love

Wouldn’t the world be so much simpler if people could grasp that concept? That despite what people have done to you, that you can still love them? Hate the sin, love the sinner. You don’t have to like what the person does, but you can- and should- still love the person. You don’t even have to LIKE them, but you should still love them. One love. A concept meaning to love someone no matter their skin color, religious beliefs, ethnicity, gender, or anything else. So simple. And yet people still have trouble with it..

The Umbrella Movement Talks, And Some Probably Not Very Well Thought Out Remarks By Me

So apparently the talks between the student representatives and the government officials didn’t go too well.. Italics by me.

“In blunt remarks on Monday, Leung told reporters that free elections were unacceptable partly because they risked giving Hong Kong’s poor and working class a dominant voice. (Well we certainly wouldn’t want that now would we? Why give the people who work for their living any type of voice? Why give them a chance to make a difference or help?)

“If it’s entirely a numbers game and numeric representation, then obviously you would be talking to half of the people in Hong Kong who earn less than US$1,800 a month,” Leung said. (And whose fault is that Mr. Leung? Who has been the Chief Executive since 2012? Who could’ve changed that? And who hasn’t? So why use the fact that they earn less than $1,800 a month to say that they can’t have a voice?)

“Then you would end up with that kind of politics and policies,” added Leung, warning of the dangers of populism and insisting that the electoral system needed to protect minority groups. (PROTECT MINORITY GROUPS?! How is this protection? This is taking away their basic human rights to any type of voice, a voice that the people with the authority and power should be listening to. You are forcing them into a corner, and people don’t like that Mr. Leung.)

Critics say the political system already favours the rich in Hong Kong, which has one of the biggest wealth gaps in Asia and where the vast majority of people cannot afford their own home.” (Isn’t this just peachy keen? The rich stay rich and the poor stay poor. As long as no one starts thinking for themselves then everything is perfectly fine..) As stated by Yahoo news.

Signing out to go bang my head against a wall,

Verity Themis

Oddballs For Life

I love this so much. But then it’s so sad at the end…. Has it really come to the point where you’re strange if you have a happy marriage?
Signing out,
Verity Themis

Hong Kong Protests. A.K.A. The Umbrella Movement

Alrighty people. Let me give you the 4-1-1 about the situation in Hong Kong. Putting it in simple terms, the British had control of Hong Kong. They gave it back to the Chinese people with the condition that in 2017, the people got to vote for their new Chief Executive. Well now the current Chief Executive (Mr. Leung Chung-Ying) is doing this.. “The Umbrella Movement  began in September 2014 when activists in Hong Kong protested outside the government headquarters and occupied several major city intersections after the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPCSC) announced its decision on proposed electoral reform. In disallowing civil nominations, the NPCSC made it clear that a 1200-member nominating committee, which would remain nominated by the business factions would elect two to three electoral candidates with more than half of the votes before the general public can vote on them.” According to Wikipedia. Basically, the public will only be able to vote for their new Chief Executive until the Standing Committee personally vets them and makes sure that the candidates are nice and compliant and line up with exactly what they want to have happen.

The youths of the Hong Kong Federation of Students and the Scholarism are aiming for these main goals during the talks today (October 20, 2014)

• Universal suffrage
• The resignation of Chief Executive CY Leung
• The withdrawal of the decision of the National People’s Congress Standing Committee
• The submission of a new electoral reform plan that includes civil nomination of Hong Kong’s Chief Executive

And they need all the help they can get. GO YOUTHS!
Signing out,
Verity Themis

Things That Make Me Frustrated Pt. 1

•Being treated unfairly.
•That piece of skin that sticks up beside your fingernail occasionally.
•Getting comfortable and then realizing that the remote (or drink) is on the other side of the room.
•Hiding food in the cabinet and then coming back later only to find it has been eaten.
•Heart palpitations.
•Getting hurt in sports.
•Haters.
•Servers not getting your order right…. Even though you’ve repeated yourself three times.
•Seriously though.
•Slow internet connection.
•A lazy school or sports partner.
•Sometimes people in general.
•The fact that the Doctor hasn’t showed up at my door.
•Or Gandalf.
•Or Sherlock.
•Or the Winchesters.
•Or Percy Jackson.
•Or Four.
•Or Dan Reynolds.
…. And that’s all I can think of for now. But trust me, I’m sure I’ll think of some more eventually.

An Ode To Periods: Why They Are The Worst

You wake up and check the alarm clock, 3:30. You wonder why you’re awake, when it hits you, a gut wrenching pain that feels like your stomach is going to tear itself out. You realize- it’s period day. You stand up and immediately regret it as your brand new pajamas have suddenly had a Niagara Falls in the pants region. A quick glance behind you as you tear for the bathroom confirms that your bed has become a bright red puddle. You make it to the bathroom, get cleaned up, race around trying to find your granny panties (yes, women have such things), and finally sit on the bathroom floor crying at 4:00 in the morning because you can’t fit the fitted sheet on your bed….. After making it through the horrendous night, you start the morning off with cramps because you didn’t take ibuprofen in time. Sitting on the couch curled in the fetal position you contemplate carving your ovaries out or eating every ounce of chocolate on the planet, finally deciding to eat a bag of corn chips and a bag of chocolate chips at the same time. You make it through the day by alternately crying, screaming, or sleeping. And you’re only on day one… So to all you men who say “Oh your period can’t be that bad!” You sir, suck.

#NoLifeNoCare

I just ate a bowl of peanut butter and mini m&m’s and then gave an air guitar solo to my adoring fans.. A.K.A. The dust bunnies under the couch. I’m rocking the pajama swag for as long as is humanly possible, so picture that if you will. A something-old playing a (killer) air guitar solo with a peanut butter spoon in her mouth. #NoLifeNoCare