Life, a Adama/Roslin claim, a fail, a wtf and how not to find love on television

[misscam]

Between NSB's latest fail (train disruptions yesterday afternoon and this morning, whee) and Official Stuff at work, I am slightly worn out. Feels like I've done nothing but work, sleep and curse Norway's public transportation this week, which sounds about right. Just tomorrow and then weekend, thank Frey. (And new BSG!)

Also it's been so cold this winter there's no more oil for heating. Fuck. That's never happened before. New has to be ordered, meanwhile I'm freezing a tad.

Also, I rather pathetically did make a Adama/Roslin claim for ship_manifesto - it's been accepted and my due date is April 8th, so I can take into account what happens in the finale. But I will surely ask for a bit of help - I need to find a title, someone who is okay with me using their screencaps and input is always good. I don't want to make it lame, self-congratulatory or things in that vein. Possibly I take this too seriously, but I am weird.

Meanwhile, this story made me hiss more than a little. A Brazilian archbishop announces those who helped a nine-year-old rape victim get an abortion all face excommunication. This kid had apparently been raped since the age of six by her step-father, and was pregnant with twins when her uterus was too small to contain even one baby, which means her life was at stake. How about directing some of that Righteous Wrath towards the ass of a step-father (who apparently also raped the 14-year-old handicapped sister) and STFU about people who tried to help a traumatized kid whose life was endangered, Catholic Church? I award thee a FAIL.

Also a way to market a product: USB tampon drives. No, really.

Lots of people on the Internets seem to be talking about the Bachelor finale - as summed up here. I've occasionally watched the show for the same reasons I sometimes don't stop reading a really, really bad book - I like to repulse myself and I can't help but want to know how bad it will get. That seems to be about the bottom.

What's up with you all?

Comments

[broken-enemy.livejournal.com]

WTF is wrong with that archbishop?! That's just insane. Would he rather the girl and the babies have died? She's a child too. Is her welfare not important. That just made me really angry.

[misscam.livejournal.com]

I just read a follow-up on that story that made it worse. So much fail.

[denorios.livejournal.com]

What the hell is wrong with people? This is exactly what's wrong with the Catholic Church, why they're so out of touch. How can they justify that? Nine years old! That's crazy!

[(Anonymous)]

I'm pretty sure the Old Testament says to save the mother. And this shouldn't even be an issue considering that a nine-year old cannot carry babies even to term! Never mind developing complications during the birth.

-Furius

[ashestothestars.livejournal.com]

/eyebrow at the archbishop and the tampon drive.
So wrong. Soooo many levels.

THE STUPID IT BURNS!

[cedara]

Is it wrong that I want one of those USB Tampon Drives? ;)

[laurandbillever.livejournal.com]

six year old being raped???? If you all excuse me, I am going to vomit now..........

[shadowednavi.livejournal.com]

LOL, that makes me want to make a tampon drive, complete with packaging.

What's up with me? I'm gonna go see WATCHMEN. Are you?

[gehayi.livejournal.com]

And how nice of the archbishop to say that the child would not be excommunicated because of her age. Because of course it is ALL her fault for getting pregnant in the first place at the ancient age of nine. [/sarcasm]

You know what, Archie? I'm an atheist, and I wouldn't kick a horribly abused child out of my house. I'd try to help her. Now, call me crazy, but if a human being can do that, I think it's a cinch that your God is supposed to be better.

The little girl needed help. Her life was at stake. The fetuses could not have come to term--she was too young to bear them, and her uterus was too small for one, let alone two. All that would have happened is that she would have miscarried and most likely died. End of story.

That may be your idea of a perfect ending, Archie, but it ain't mine.

I did notice that there was one person in all that who you DIDN'T condemn--the rapist. You condemned everyone else involved--exempting the little girl only because of her age--but you didn't say one word about the immorality of the rapist. Now, I find that very interesting. And I'd like to know why you didn't.

Or isn't rape and "outraging one of these innocents" against your God's law?

[aphroditesreign.livejournal.com]

Another reason to hate the Catholic church. And I'm sure a hell of a lot of right-wingers applauded their decision. I say it would have been cruel and inhuman to make that poor child endure more trauma, regardless of the size of her uterus. This type of situation is exactly why I'm pro-choice. And now I'm going to stop before I get any more pissed off at how 'religion' has screwed up this world, because the Crusades did so much good for humanity.

[evilstorm.livejournal.com]

ROME FAIL, THIS IS WHY YOUR CHURCH IS STEADILY SHRINKING DAY BY DAY

Excommunicate the damn Archbishop already you twits.

[phdelicious.livejournal.com]

I'm kind of tempted to get one of those USB just so I can leave it around to watch people react to it.

The archbishop is very much FAIL!

[wintergreen126.livejournal.com]

I'm kind of tempted to get one of those USB just so I can leave it around to watch people react to it.

doooo it. make the guys squirm.

[wintergreen126.livejournal.com]

that poor girl. it's unfrakkingbelievable that the church is apparently more worried about the adults involved (doing the right thing, i think) then the safety of that little girl. and i'm with you-why is it not speaking out against the abuse? if that sort of abuse didn't occur, this situation would have never happened.

those usb drives are hilarious!

i'm waiting for tomorrow, too. it needed to be friday yesterday.

have a great weekend, cam :o)

[mthespinner.livejournal.com]

That poor kid! The rapist and the archbishop need to be strung up by the cajones-just to larn them.

I've said it before, I'll say it again-people like that give the rest of us Christians a bad name. I just wish that immigration would let me give the girl and her sister a home.

[jessickuh.livejournal.com]

Tampon drives?

....

*whistles*

*twiddles fingers*

I'd like a dildo shaped one plz. kthxbai!

But then...where would I insert it? I'd need a custom made laptop, wouldn't you think?

[perhatikan.livejournal.com]

The rapist and archrbishop should be taken to court for this. This news really pisses me off. I really hope the girls will get professional help.

I told my brother about the tampon USB drive; he blinked his eyes and then told me that it didn't surprise him after seeing a condom USB drive.

[lily-winterwood.livejournal.com]

Hey, would this A/R alphabet I made help you? Just wondering.