Solo circumnavigation inspiration!
Saturday, February 27, 2010
I just came across a new blog that I'm really excited about following! It's about this 16-year old girl named Abby that is attempting to be the youngest ever to solo circumnavigate (in other words, sail around the world by herself). I was just browsing through her past blog posts and I have to admit that I've become inspired to try and do the same thing! No, I'm totally kidding, but she really is inspirational. From the looks of it, she is a Christian, too so that makes her even cooler! ;-]
Today is day 35 for her and she blogs pretty regularly about her experiences, struggles, and everything in between. I guess the average time it takes to complete something like this is between 120-170 days. I am definitely going to be following her blog and wishing her the best. Maybe you should check her out too!
Blog: soloround.blogspot.com
Website: www.abbysunderland.com
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. . . I refuse to drink tap water.
Friday, February 26, 2010
You know "big brother?" Yeah, me either, but I think "he" knows us. I don't mean to sound like one of those "wackadoodles" but I have began to become kind of paranoid about the government. The last 2 movies Josh and I have seen have had something to do with a governmental conspiracy and American citizens. Yeah, I know, they are only movies, but they are real ideas.
Both of the movies have been about the government and them having/making/transporting chemicals that are used for domestic terror attacks. The movie I watched tonight was about a chemical spill in a small town's river (water supply) that caused the whole town to go crazy. Aside from the movie fears, Josh has been sharing some information that he has been learning from his "terror and society" class. He mentioned something about the government transporting tons and tons and tons of chemicals (such as Anthrax, cancer-causing chemicals, etc.) between states that are used for different reasons. He also said that each year (year I think) there are approximately 3 chemical spills in the U.S.; those chemical spills are obviously dangerous to the surrounding communities. Never heard anything about that? Exactly! They are hidden and covered by the government for that reason. Also, Josh and I were just talking about Google Earth; it's a pretty nifty tool for people to use, but have you ever stopped to think that the government has to have something bigger and better? I mean, they have to in order for Google to have rights. And this is the reason I refuse to drink tap water. Only Aquafina for me! :-] I'm not ready to be poisoned by some accident!
And, I don't want to make Josh sound like a paranoid schizophrenic but he won't let us have or use certain things because he knows they are being monitored. Don't laugh, but for example, he won't let me (or himself) have the GPS feature turned on on our cell phones, he will not even consider getting the new Internet carrier "Clear," and strongly discourages the use of the cell phone carrier "Cricket" amongst other things. I guess he's just smart and extra cautious about things. Good thing because he has to even me, the careless one, out.
Movies are movies but they've got to have some real factor to them, right? :-]
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Can't we just agree to disagree . . .
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Tonight Josh and I were watching TMZ (celeb gossip . . . it's our guilty pleasure). Well, the paparazzi were talking to Ms. "Beverly Hills." They asked her what she thought about gay marriages. The thing about TMZ is that they make celebs look dumb and they twist their words and instigate further drama. Well, the girl replied by saying something like, "Well, I don't agree with them" and they immediately starting mocking her and said that "the last time it was cool to disagree with gay marriages was 1969" and that "she is a poor resemblance of Beverly Hills" simply because she said that she disagrees with gay marriage. She also said that she has gay friends (Yeah, I know, doesn't say much, just like seceretly racist people always "have black friends"). To top it off, Beverly Hills wrote her off by saying that she does not represent them and they do not sponsor her.
What I am wondering is since when was it a problem for people to express their ideas and opinions? Oh wait, I know, since it doesn't match the majority of other's ideas and opinions, that's right. It's like people jump down your throat if you don't agree with their opinions or if you try to justify your opinion, they attack you. You have your opinion just like I have mine. Can't we just agree to disagree and take our own stands? I think that sometimes people get so wrapped up in wanting to be liked that they are willing to sacrifice their morals and values. For example, practically every celebrity supports gay marriage and pro-choice and "Obama '08" that it's really hard to believe that they all really feel that way. I don't believe it for a minute. It's what is in and they can't stray from the majority. I wish there were more celebrities that weren't afraid to take a stand and speak out for what they really believe in.
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