Happy Valentine's Day - and I mean that.I know not many people here know me and most who do probably think I'm extremely cynical. And, well, they're right.But you know what? I'm not going to join the 'OMG VALENTINE'S DAY SUCKS' crew. Instead, I want to congratulate all the couples out there who are going to make the most of today. Don't have TOO much fun, kids. ;) And I hope you're all with...

Cleverbot: I don't flirt.Me: Good. Robots don't flirt well.Cleverblot: Blondes do not have heads.Me: That's news.Cleverbot: That's what she said.Me: Do you like John Oliver?Cleverbot: No.Me: WHAT?! Do you not know who John Oliver is?Cleverbot: No I don't, who are you?Me: I am Katie. But this isn't about me. This is about John Oliver, who is the sexiest and most adorably British person in...

My place of employment is in the business of telefundraising, as some of you may know from past journals I've posted.Here's how messed up they apparently are:On Christmas Eve--CHRISTMAS EVE--they were open. Only for half a day, but still, they were open and making phone calls and asking people for money. Who the hell do they expect to respond well to solicitations on Christmas Eve? And a better...

I think I've rediscovered the side of me that doesn't hate people.In fact, I may have rediscovered the side of me that--dare I say it--likes people.I've been doing a lot of soul-searching lately and there's this poetic corner of my mind that's more reserved than I'm used to being. I've found my compassion and ability to empathize again and I think I'm ready to start rebuilding some relationships....

So pretty much everyone's on Facebook nowadays, including my antisocial self who always thought social networking sites were pointless (because really, if I don't care enough about someone to actually stay in touch with them, why the hell should I want to read their short blurbs about stupid shit and lyrics from songs they like posted as their "status"? I don't care that much about the people I...

That goes for trolls, too.A troll, as an online term, I'm sure you all know, is a person who posts stupid shit for attention and to rile people up. If you get all riled up and yell at them for being stupid and take them seriously, that is called "feeding the troll."DON'T DO IT.Not using names, but any time someone is saying shit so stupid it can't possibly be real and typing with...

Theyscare annoy the living shit out of me.Your mom doesn't hate you. She might be overbearing and hypercritical, but she actually does understand the world better than you do.You're probably not in love. I know he makes you giggle and puts your heart aflutter, but statistically, you're probably not going to marry him.You don't have it all figured out yet. Accept it, and take life as it...

I miss my old political rants, but here comes one. A word of caution to anyone who gets really sensitive about politics: I am Independent with a left lean. If you are super-conservative and hate to hear your party being insulted now that they're oh-so-unified, don't read this. If you are Democrat and worship President Obama, don't read this. I am irritated with both parties. Also, if you're so...

Hokay, here's the deal. You hate 'em, I hate 'em. Wanna know a secret?I'm one of them.Yep. I'm a telemarketer. Feel free to throw tomatoes, shoes, dogs, whatever. Wait, I'm getting a message here...What's that?...Oh, you CALL the person a dog...Well that's not nearly as fun.Either way, folks, we've got some issues to discuss when you're done throwing things. I'll wait patiently. Are we ready to...

I just wrote an article about this, but in the name of journalistic integrity, I maintained a professional tone. So now...I rant.The Catholic Archdiocese of Washington has made an announcement that, if the D.C. city council passes a law legalizing same-sex marriages within Washington D.C., they will cut off support to all of their social service programs, including their shelters, their...

My roommate and I were doodling random shit last night and I drew a sun with sunglasses. My roommate commented on how stupid it is for the SUN to be wearing SUNGLASSES, so I drew a fun little picture to make it right, which I have now recreated in the Paint program and posted here for your amusement.http://s166.photobucket.com/albums/u90/xxsatansangelxx/?action=view&current=Sunye.jpgFor some...

But I'm too angry.I'd post how I feel about approximately 52% of Maine right now, but Mibba, being a family friendly site, doesn't allow profanity. (Check out the newest post at themistressmoon.livejournal.com for a bunch of fun words, bolded/enlarged texts, and a string of profane insults at the bigoted portion of the Northeast.)Seriously, if even Maine, one of the most liberal states in the...

...does YouTube seem to be home of the most idiotic people on the internet?I mean, I know the internet is a free, anonymous forum to express your thoughts and opinions as you see fit--and inevitably, that's going to lead to a lot of fucking useless douchebags spewing out whatever they pull out of their ass, regurgitating propaganda in the form of misspellings and baseless arguments and...

I have a very, very close friend who's going through a tough time right now. She's been there for me through so much, through times when I really didn't deserve her, and she's had a lot of bad news come this year that has made 2009 pretty much hell for her, including some occurrences just this past week that have her on edge. After everything she's done for me, I want to remind her that I'm here...

Trufax. I was on my way to class this morning when, just as I walked under a tree, a squirrel ran along the branches just above me, and what should happen but said squirrel sent a cascade of snow DOWN THE BACK OF MY SWEATER.Thanks a lot, squirrel.I'm in Minnesota and we're already getting a ton of snow. It snowed Saturday morning,and it's been snowing all day so far today. It's those nice, big,...

I had to replace my hard drive about a month and a half ago, and ever since, I've just been sticking to my default background. My roommate today finally inquired if I was EVER going to change the damn thing, so I, not having saved any pictures besides icons, went on a picture search and found this:Well, the second I saw that, a caption popped into my head and I just HAD to make it a reality. My...

Okay, after reading some more quotes Michele Bachmann has lately pulled out of her big ol' box of crazy, I decided to start looking a little more seriously into the candidates who are running against her. Because seriously? SHE NEEDS TO GTFO.The problem? I can't seem to find any actual information about where said candidates stand. I only managed to find a couple of names, first of all; and I know...

Because then at least MOST of the "Birthers" will go away.Not all. I know there are plenty of people who, you could get a time machine, take them back in time to the very moment of Obama's birth, and tape their eyes open, and they'll claim you actually took them to an alternate universe and in reality Obama wasn't really born in America. It doesn't matter WHAT you say to some people.But for crying...

I'll just have someone throw a bucket of glitter at me and claim to be a vampire. =)My roommate has just offered, to make it more realistic, to be Bella--mope around with a bland expression on her face and trip over things a lot.To make sure people understand, we have to have the following exchange at least every three and a half minutes:"I'm dangerous, Bella! We cannot be together!""But I love...

...to properly categorize something?Unless you grew up in Fairieland, don't put a story based around magic and fairies and dragons as a true story.Unless you met, shagged, and married Gerard Way, don't put a Gerard Way fanfic as a true story.FFS, out of the entire first two pages of true stories, I only saw ONE that was actually plausible as a true story!And of course, half the time the Original...