Umm....WOW

Airline passenger told to conceal Arabic T-shirt
Human rights activist was briefly barred from JetBlue flight in Oakland

NEW YORK - An Arab human rights activist was prevented from boarding a plane at Kennedy Airport while wearing a T-shirt that read, “We will not be silent,” in English and Arabic.

Raed Jarrar was at the gate to board a JetBlue Airways flight to Oakland, Calif., on Aug. 12 when four officials from the airline or a government agency stopped him and told him he could not board with the shirt on, he said Wednesday.

One official told him, “Going to an airport with a T-shirt in Arabic script is like going to a bank and wearing a T-shirt that says, ‘I’m a robber,”’ he said.

Jenny Dervin, a JetBlue spokeswoman, acknowledged the dispute and said the airline was investigating. She noted the incident came two days after British authorities announced they had foiled a plot to blow up jetliners over the Atlantic.

Though rules banning liquids and gels in carry-on baggage went into effect at U.S. airports, Dervin said there are no specific rules governing clothing.

Jarrar, who directs the Iraq project for Global Exchange, a San Francisco-based human rights organization, said he refused a suggestion from the officials that he turn his shirt inside out. In the end, officials gave Jarrar another shirt to wear over his, and he put it on rather than miss his flight.

Jarrar said he was forced to give up his seat near the front of the plane and was issued a new boarding pass for a seat in the rear.

It was unclear whether it was officials from JetBlue, the federal Transportation Security Administration or the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which runs the airport, who told Jarrar to remove his shirt, Dervin said.

Officials for the TSA and Port Authority said the agencies were investigating.

Jarrar, 28, is half-Iraqi and half-Palestinian and moved to the United States last year from Jordan, where he was studying. The slogan “We Will Not Be Silent” has been adopted by opponents of the war in Iraq.

Ummmm, I guess I don't know what to say.

That is SO FUCKED UP.

Gather.com

This is a way cool networking site. I got tipped off because I'm a BzzAgent. It's kind of like Myspace for grown ups. Check it out.

http://www.gather.com/register.jsp?ref=bza_78522

What have I gotten myself into?!

So I signed up for school. I start September 12th, and should be on campus for about 8.5 months, and then have a 6-8 week externship. So by this time next year, I will be done. Yay, right?

Well, only kind of....

I took a $2/hr pay cut to go to a different position part time, as the job I am in now can't be a job share and must be full time. I am moving from 40 hours a week to 24. I will leave my house at 6:40am and get home around 6:40pm. I am missing out on time with Raya 2 hours a day, 3 days a week, and 1 hour, one day a week, so that will be really hard on both of us. I'm not even going to get into the student loans.

I know it's only for a short time, and really, it's not like I am doing this for 4 years, right?

This should be totally worth it, and give me something to do if I leave this city, other than tell prospective employers that yes, I have been a glorified secretary for 'x' years.

It really should be fine....

But that mountain in the distance looks pretty big from here....

The babe....

The baby I've been holding my breath for is finally here! She's absolutely gorgeous, and was 7lbs. 1oz. and 19" (which, coincidentally, was exactly the size I said she'd be). Both mommy and baby are doing well, although they're both pretty tired (daddy probably is too).

And if you'll note, the baby is still smaller than the monkey.

Holy Crap

It's been a long time since I've posted. I've been really busy, which although sounding like a total cop-out, it also totally true.

*sigh*

Sorry.

MFH....

Is done! After killing myself to get the fingers done, I decided at the last minute that they just screamed "choking hazard", and didn't put them on. The baby shower was yesterday, and everyone (especially mama) thought it was super fun and cute, so I can breathe a sigh of relief! Here's a picture mama took with her camera phone (since I forgot), so the color is a little off, but I'll get a better one later. I think it was worth it. Keep in mind, this thing is about 2.5' long!

My Blog

This is what my blog looks like.... Thank AliMum for this fun site!

MFH Update

The monkey has paws! 4 cute little cream colored paws. No fingers, but paws none-the-less. Yay!

U.S. Probe Implicates Marines

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14150687/

Wow.

just, wow.

WHAT.THE.FUCK.

Marines, killing 24 unarmed civilians. For what? FUN?! What the hell kind of sick bastard thinks of even doing such a thing, let alone going through with it? These Marines who killed at Haditha should be charged by an international tribunal for war crimes...and then sent back to the states and charged with capital murder, since this was obviously a hate crime.

Oh, and the marines who raped and then killed a young woman and her entire family....

What in Rachel's name is going on here?!

Support our troops...?

WHATTHEFUCKEVER.

I didn't expect this!

Not only is Cheraya headlining the WA State Dem website...

http://www.wa-democrats.org/

She's national!!!

http://www.democrats.org/

Thanks a lot, Jill!

So, thanks to Jill, I have a fairly new passion for lip plumpers. I LOVE them! I only have 2, but I am sure to add more.

My favorite is Lip Venom, by DuWop. I love it, but it is quite spicy. I didn't get Angelina Jolie kind of plump or anything, but beautiful color, and just a little plump. Not for the faint of heart.

My other is the lip plumper from Sövage. I got it at Macy's for a pretty penny, but I love this one too. It works great, but it's not as glossy as the venom. Also not as spicy. I think this would be a good first time plumper.

Its in the mail

We've all said this at one time or another, right? I know I have. It usually goes something like this:

"Hello?"
"Is Mr/Mrs. X in?"
"This is s/he."
"Hi, my name is blahblahblah and I'm calling from Comcast. It looks like your bill is past due."
"Oh, yeah. Sorry about that, I mailed off a payment a few days ago, so it should be to you now."
"Would you like to make a payment over the phone?"
"Not today. Really, its in the mail."

Now, when its a huge corporation we're talking about, and your measly $56.32 isn't going to make a hell of a lot of difference, bill collectors don't really seem to care much.

Let me tell you though, when its my child support for July, and I am still responsible for nearly $600 in day care bills alone, I don't want to hear that bullshit line from my daughter's bio-idiot!

Ugh, it just fries me. He is a waste of fucking oxygen.

Monkey from hell

Well, the MFH now has: a head, a body, 2 arms, 2 legs, a tail, and 2 very cute little ears. It has left to be knit: a face, 4 paws, and 20 fingers. At least all of the really big stuff is out of the way. I am sure ya'll are sick of listening to me bitch about this, hahaha.