Monthly Archive for October, 2007

there goes another one?

Published
by
Shelly
on October 18, 2007
in News and Views and Religion/Spirituality
. Closed

Richard Roberts taking leave of absence from ORU after accusations by three ex-profs of using donors’ money for his own spending pleasure (home renovations and the like) and illegal involvement in a local political campaign.

To make things even more interesting, his wife, Lindsay, is also under fire for having liasons with an underage male. This is included in an internal report prepared by none other than her sister. The missus denies this accusation, of course, as her husband denys what’s going on with him. Apparently, God told him to deny it. (More at Moriel.org)

But what if all this turns out to be the truth? Then that would mean God (allegedly?) told Richard Roberts to lie, which is a total contradiction of God’s character (”God is not a man that he should lie”) and the Bible itself (”Thou shalt not lie”). Personally, I don’t think that was God’s voice he was hearing. As for ORU, one student –according to the piece up at Moriel — has asked for a transfer. Who knows how its other students will be affected.

polaroids and wallpaper for the win!

Published
by
Shelly
on October 5, 2007
in Site Updates
. Closed

I added a few new (old) polaroids to the site, as well as a new wallpaper. *nods* Enjoy! :)

new york girls must answer “the question”

Published
by
Shelly
on October 4, 2007
in For Women Only and News and Views
. 1 Comment

recordonline.com - Updated: The Question causes furor at local high school

Apparently, at this high school, no one is allowed to carry bags or purses. Girls can…if they’re on their periods. And if they’re caught with a handbag on their person, they have to answer The Question. You know what The Question is. In protest, both girls and boys have worn tampons and maxi-pads on their person. Some of them have been declared “part of the problem”.

Do these morons really think it’s a good idea to ask girls between the ages of 14 and 18 or 19 if they’re on their periods? I know back then, I was occasionally a hormonal wreck and hated it any time I had to go home to get fresh undies because I had an accident. Do any of the female faculty realize how funkymothering ludicrous this sort of rule is? Do they even remember what it was like when they were teenage girls in high school…on their periods.

Meanwhile, what the eff is wrong with the students protesting this? In my opinion, they’ve every right to protest this rule; and personally, I think they way they’re going about it is awesome, not to mention organized and creative. The rule is a bunch of crap! Is this school (where, you know, LEARNING is supposed to take place) or is this a GD concentration camp or prison? Zuzu, a commentor at Pandagon’s blog post on this, virtually nailed it for me: “Schools are absolutely insane nowadays. I think the crackdown’s been going on for a while, but between Columbine and 9/11, school administrators have lost their damn minds.”

That said, if they’re going to keep this dumb rule, I think it’s only fair that the faculty ask the boys every day if they had a wet dream the night before. If you’re going to embarass the hell out of a teenage girl, you may as well embarass the boys, too. (I say this “tongue-in-cheek”, of course. :))

(Also: Thank god for Diva Cups and The Keeper!)