Life, Love, and Livejournal

Patrick Stewart on violence against women

2009-10-18T15:14:55Z

This is an amazing and poignant video...

I've now got the new LiveJournal Messenger.

2009-07-31T15:08:19Z

I've now got the new LiveJournal Messenger. My Windows Live ID is cartoondoggy@livejournal.com. Sign up now and we can chat!

Earth - Disney Nature Series - 2009 HD Movie Trailer

2009-04-18T11:13:40Z

It's finally here!! I'm so thrilled. :)

Canadian Seal Hunt

2008-03-30T15:58:19Z

I feel like it's necessary to post this because most people aren't even aware it's happening. (It's not in the news much, either).

Canadian Seal Hunt is under way and this year 275,000 seals will be slaughtered simply for their fur. The hunt is barbaric and, yes, seals are still killed through clubbing and being skewered with hooks. They are still pups no matter what misinformation you may hear: pups have the fur. It is NOT sustainable and even less so due to melting ice floes. Don't believe the lies. Watch the video:

It's time for this massacre to END. Boycott Canadian Seafood. Click the link below for more can you can do!
For more information click here.
What you can do to help: here.

Book List 2008

2008-01-19T17:49:53Z

Since I achieved 17 in 2007 despite 5 classes and I'm only taking 2 classes this semester, then surely I can up my goal. I think I'll try for 24 this year. Roughly 2 a month. This should be made easier if I add fiction books to the list

January:
The Weather Makers by Tim Flannery
Bonobo by Frans de Waal

February:
The Social Atom by Mark Buchanan

Damn, why do only men write good science books? One day I will help buck the trend and come up with a great one of my own! Yesss. Also, branching out hasn't worked great for me. I need to stick with science book and memoirs or I won't make my goal!

The Armchair Economist by Steven E. Lansburg

March:
Cosmos by Carl Sagan
Why Darwin Matters by Michael Shermer- Shermer is always awesome. OMG.

April:
Price of Honor by Jan Goodwin
The Octopus and the Orangutan by Eugene Linden

May:
Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom
A Whole New Mind by Daniel H. Pink

June:
Physics of the Impossible by Michio Kaku
The World Without Us by Alan Weisman (finished 7/2/08)

July:
Trials of Life by David Attenborough
Last Wild Places by National Geographic Society

August:
Failing at Fairness by Myra and David Sadker
Gandhi and Beyond: Nonviolence for an Age of Terrorism by David Cortright

September:
Fires in the Middle School Bathroom by Kathleen Cushman and Laura Rogers
The Top 10 Myths about Evolution by Cameron M. Smith and Charles Sullivan

October:
Lives Across Cultures by Gardiner and Kosmitzki
Keeping you a Secret by Julie Ann Peters

November:
Quirkology by Richard Wiseman
The Lost Boys of the Sudan by Mark Bixler

December:
Beautiful Minds by Maddalena Bearzi and Craig B. Stanford
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. Rowling

Original goal: 24 books Currently: 24 read, 0 left

I did it!! I can't believe it. OK, this list honestly became something of an obsession in December (really I read Quirkology this month too). But anyway, I'm so proud that I reached my goal. Obviously, I'm gonna take a little book break after this. Damn it feels good!

Dog Slaughter in the Philippines

2007-09-19T17:41:57Z

Wayne Pacelle just posted a blog entry about dog meat in the Philippines. It included graphic, disturbing footage of dogs in transit to be slaughtered and footage of dog meat sold in the market. It was horrific. I use you to watch the video to inform yourself.

If that doesn't work try Wayne's blog here.

And write to the President of the Philippines to end this practice--> here.

I'm so sick of feeling like I can't do anything. I just wrote today an op-ed piece which I hope my school newspaper will publish on World Vegetarian Day, October 1st. It gives three reasons why animals should be given equal consideration. I included three points: the widespread abuse of animals, how in ignoring the suffering of animals we do not do our part in forming a peaceful society, and how the ideology about the value of animals needs to be changed. If you would like the article please tell me. It may go through some revisions but I'm pretty pleased with what I wrote. I hope I inspire people to form a group on campus with me. More and more I feel like I'm on the cusp of a revolution and I need to do my part to raise awareness for all creatures who suffer.

Read This

2007-05-28T14:45:43Z

Read this, get angry, get involved.

Darfur Women Describe Gang-Rape Horror

It's just so horrid and unfathomable. Now I'm inspired to check Amnesty's homepage again...