Love is

Love is only a light in the sky
A shadow of a star flying by

We're so small compared to our hearts
We're so small compared to a lullaby
I didn't mean to make you cry
I'm sorry I made you cry

Did you throw away all the lives you had
All the songs, all the songs - all the lovers in your bed
We're so small compared to our hearts
We're so small compared to a lullaby
I didn't mean to make you cry
I'm sorry I made you cry

Babe, did I take more than you could give?
Did you let your soul drain through your eyes?
I'm sorry I made you cry
I'm sorry I made you cry

religous rant

i was just reading up on the pope's latest statement to Africa that he does not support the use of condoms at ALL to prevent the spread of aids.
this makes me cry. i cry and cry over all the senselessness of the world and the irony that so many damn ppl look up to this guy for their faith and direction on how to live their lives.


Dear Pope,
Here are some facts about aids/hiv:

Global

• 33.2 million people now live with HIV or AIDS.
• In 2007, approximately 2.5 million people were infected with HIV.
• Every day, over 6800 people become infected with HIV - almost five people per minute.
• 5700 people die from AIDS every day.
• One child dies every minute.
• 15 million children around the world have been orphaned by AIDS, losing one or both parents to the disease.
• Every fifteen seconds, another person age 15-24 becomes infected with HIV/AIDS.

US

• Roughly one million people living with HIV/AIDS in the United States.
• Since the start of the AIDS epidemic, 1.5 million Americans have been infected with HIV and more than 524,000 have died of AIDS.
• At least 40,000 people are infected each year.
• African Americans account for 48% of new HIV infections.
• AIDS is the leading cause of death for African American women aged 25 to 34 and HIV rates among Hispanic women are increasing.
• The number of women living with HIV has tripled in the last two decades.
• At least half of all new infections are among people under the age of 25.
• Washington, DC has the highest HIV/AIDS prevalence rates in the United States - one in 20 people are living with HIV or AIDS.

World Water Day 2009

Celebrate the Work You Do
March 22, 2009 marks the United Nations’ World Water Day around the globe.

3.575 million people die each year from water-related disease
84% of water-related deaths are in children ages 0-14
98% of water-related deaths occur in the developing world

new buddies

Ellanore died a very sad death this weekend, so today i got some new feesh for my desk.

So far they seem pretty darn happy to be here. They were the only 2 left in the tank at pertsmart- so i took both. didn't want to separate them of course.. now I just need to settle on some names!
As you can see they are not camera shy!

It's my word of the day!

inane

–adjective
1.
lacking sense, significance, or ideas; silly: inane questions.

2.
empty; void.

–noun
3.
something that is empty or void, esp. the void of infinite space.

inanely, adverb
Synonyms:1. pointless. See foolish.


Synonyms
asinine
daft
dumb
empty
fatuous
feckless
foolish
frivolous
idiotic
illogical
imbecile
insubstantial

furry monday

Today i was offered a Guinea pig and a possible Sugar Glider..
Party!
It's mah lucky day!

a sunday

i had quite the shit week- so this weekend my main goal was to catch up on my sleep. i'll never feel any better if i get behind at this point..
i feel pretty decent that i got a bunch of that done.

Then I laid in bed around 2-3 o'clock waiting for james to get home from the supermarket- and got very pissed at myself for not doing a god-damned thing allll weekend.

So i did some small stuff to make myself feel better.

1. cleaned the bird cage. took me about an hour and a half- if not longer. i am the worst bird-mom ever.
2. brushed a cat
3. gave the bird a bath and a blow dry
   
4. replaced some light switch covers i've been meaning to get to for about 4 months now..
5. does cleaning the kitchen a little bit count?
6. moved the cat tree from one room to another

god- i am just fucking fantasitc.

i did want to add the fun things i did this weekend..

1. took about 10 baths
2. went to dinner and wrestling with james (wrestling was weird, but i have been promising him i would go, so when his friends couldn't make it- i offered to go. he was super appreciative- and we left early so we could have a nice dinner)
   
3. watched a few more episodes of "curb your enthusiasm" (which were awesome!)
4. caught up on my "24"