May 10, 2007
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A President or a King?
“There is nothing ‘conservative’ or ‘tough on terrorism’ in selectively stripping people of their rights.”
– New York Times editorial
Tell your Representative to Restore our Constitutional rights to habeas corpus.
1 – The death of habeas corpus - MSNBC.com
2 – The Shame of Guantanamo – Washington Post Writers Group
3 – Challenging the Military Commissions Act – Jurist, October 04, 2006
Fire Update: They should have it contained by tomorrow night. Over 817 acres have burned, many of them viewable from where I took these photos last year. Thanks to those of you who emailed me. Everything is OK. –Carey
I’ve posted this video before, but I think it’s worth watching again. It concerns why America is no longer #1, and I agree with all of it (except the Brazil & soccer parts LOL). I’m heading out for the evening, so probably won’t be posting much more today. I’ll give you guys a break from reading my rants tonight.
TIME Magazine asked who you thought should be on the list of the 100 most influential people of the year. Over 200 candidates were given a rating of 1 to 100. And your #1 choice? Let it Rain! The Korean R&B phenom had almost half a million votes, over 100,000 more than runner-up Stephen Colbert. And just take a guess who was #3?? LOL
RAIN
AGE: 24
OCCUPATION: Korean R&B and pop singer
NUMBER OF TIME COVERS: 0
PREVIOUS APPEARANCES ON THE TIME 100: 1PRO: South Korean King of Pop whose albums have topped the charts in Japan, China, Taiwan, Thailand, Indonesia and, of course, South Korea.
CON: Although he has performed in the U.S. at Madison Square Garden—with two sold-out shows—and recorded a duet with B2Ks Omarion, Rain has yet to reach his goal of truly breaking out as a sensation in America.
And finally, lovely Joelle, part of our NYE gang, has been sending regular, fascinating emails about her stint in Santiago, Chile as a diplomat. I certainly think she enjoys it much better than her last 2 year stint in Uzbekistan! So thanks for the updates Joelle. GLY!
ON THE LIGHTER SIDE
“A judge in Los Angeles has sentenced Paris Hilton to 45 days in jail for violating her probation, but Paris is trying to get out of it. Legal experts say that if Paris Hilton wants to avoid going to jail in Los Angeles, she’ll have to murder someone.” — Conan O’Brien
Tuesday, May 8th, 2007
Baby It’s Hot Outside, Love Crimes, Dog Condoms & Sleepwalking
How’s that for a blog title??
It’s 95° here in LA today, and my baby cousin Andy got a new pool!!
And this weekend, Andy & Tommy got a new puppy! Introducing:
Tommy & Andy’s new dog Oreo and Darlene’s new dog Roxy
My original Oreo – circa 1985
**BREAKING NEWS**
As previously mentioned, it was 95° F (35° Celsius) here in Los Angeles today. The humidity was only about 5%, and some asshole decided to light another fire in the Hollywood Hills today. This time the fire is burning by the famous Griffith Park Observatory (click for pictures from when I was there in November with my family). The Observatory was featured in many of the scenes from the James Dean film, “Rebel Without a Cause”. The LA Zoo has been evacuated, but the animals remain. They’re trying to figure out a rescue plan now, should they need one.
Currently they’re saying 200 acres have already burned. The idiot who deliberately lit the fire is in the hospital being treated for burns. I was supposed to go the Seth & Jessica’s house tonight for dinner. They live about 3 miles from Griffith Park. I’m not going, but Seth said he would try to send some photos. Let’s hope the winds die down. I live about 7 miles from the fire, but I don’t think the wind is blowing this way. Los Angeles has not had any measurable rain since last July! The whole city is a giant tinderbox. Kudos to the brave firefighters on the front lines. Read more…
”Love Crime” Legislation
Somebody had to say it: “They should be in fucking jail!”
Courtesy of the U.S. Postal Service. Vote for the worst?? 
Pain in the Gas - Too bad this is an Urban Legend. Of course we could all decide not to drive next week!
This one’s apparently real though. Just when you think you’ve seen everything: www.dogcondoms.com
And they’re meat scented!
And finally, for those of you who waited to find out “Who slept walked with JR?” I’ve updated yesterday’s post below, so now you know the rest of the story. Have a good night! –Carey
Comments (24)
dog condoms!??!
meat flavored no less!
because they are still stuck in kolhberg’s first stage of moral development and can’t seem to move past “what they want” to “what they should do”. (sorry..i’ve been studying my psych a little too much lately)
sorry, didn’t read your second comment. my husband used photoshop to blur the background and feathered the outline of Mason. he’s cute, but he’s bratty.
miss LA…..not my bf and the drama, but in general. I think of all the people I knew there and wish them well…..hoping you dont suffocate with the smog, fall off the edge of the earth, or drown in the LAPD crap that is now such a farce……..
My love goes out to you and yours
peace and love, Ben
lol…u have so many cousin and the members of ur family are so young except u…haha
yeah.. saw the fire on the 5 while coming back from work. crazy.
cute kid.
ryc: thanks for listening.
Somehow i wish i could understand all the ”Love Crime” Legislation video.
i only could get part of it. how sad, for my poor english.
I have one question about the Dog Condoms, OK, two questions. One, who actually follows his or her male dog around to ascertain whether Fluffy, Scruffy, Kurt (whatever) is about to get some action? Two, who in their right mind would thereupon decide to try to put one of these things on the dog while his hormones are busy obliterating any remnant of domestication? It all reminds me of the time I first worked as a banker (I believe I was a “Note Teller” at the time) and my immediate supervisor and I were out for a beer. She’d been going through some marital issues, we were both young and horny (she was 25 and I was 22), and she was going to drive me home when she grabbed me and kissed me and, naturally, I kissed her back. The Playa del Rey locals were somewhat taken aback by these two twenty-somethings getting hot and heavy on the sidewalk (lots of grinding. slurping and moaning) and one guy walking by said “Someone needs to take a firehose to you two”. While, fortunately, no one had a firehose handy I suspect such an item would work quite well on overly romantic dogs thus obviating the need to even think about trying to slip a jimmy hat on Fido. My suggestion – let’s develop some sort of portable water based “spray” which would use CO2 to “cool off” an overheated pooch and avoid the need for any sort of doggie contraceptive.
Dog condoms???
When the hills of Los Angeles are burning…
it’s the second time seeing LA fire on ur blog..and both of them are pretty intense!
and dog condoms? ugh…female condoms would be easier for dogs to handle..i guess.
the bush administration is over-criticized. he’s not exactly a king tho cuz congress still checks on him.
and it was congress that gave him extensive powers in the first place. tho it should be noted that bush is fighting terrorism, which is a new kind of threat.
yeah um he’s not doing a greart job. but no other president had to deal with such a unique threat, since terrorists dont have a visible army. they do guerilla warefare, which is something americans suck at. we keep bitching about how the iraq war is another vietnam, blah blah, but what we dont realize is that you cant be honorable and fair when fighting an army that hides in civilian clothes. during the war, rights are usually stripped. bush isnt doing anything revolutionary. andrew jackson was hella more radical with his spoils system and did way more damage than bush ever did.
if at all bush is a moron for his views on gay rights. seriously.
It’s ok, maybe i can drop by LA on my flight back ( just maybe ).
Where will you go for your vacation anyway?
ABout the video, i sure i can figure it out, i’m a smart guy as you said right , LOL
I was a joke, the “smart”thing, don’t you see the “LOL”,
anyway, South Africa? you planing to do some volunteer job?
Ah, well, I think I am.
Thanks for saying I’m not though. :]
& I read your blogg…& I can’t think right now.
So I’m not sure what to comment on it about.
Well, I’m about to sleep. So you have a good night!
thanks for the goodluck wishes. and omg I knoww I saw on the news it burned today in LA, so hot. I love summer but i hate the hotness.
Time Magazine is so unfair to Bi….
I think Blake should be the one going tonight instead of Lakisha ^^
sorry sorry ^^
Looking at your previous post…reminds me of NY…
I was staring at the original Stary stary night from van gogh…
anyway…the fire…it seemed so unreal…
I wonder if all the coyotes would be coming out of the forest now…
He’s neither….just someone we have to put up with until the next one comes along.
Yea, It was on Idol gives back right!?
I never like RAIN by the way, LOL
hey thanks for the compliment man! my goodness, i think you have the longest post ever to have been made on xanga! hah kidding, wow that photo of the LA zoo sign and the fire looks crazy!