Lost a Friend Today…
Thank you Internet.
I will not mention who this friend is, because a mere mention of the name will attract nothing but negative comments. Tagging her name will only bring out the dogs.
Y’all win. Y’all kept it classy. I don’t care where y’all stand in the issue, it’s now in the hands of “the system” of lawyers and crisis control management and PR teams.
And if she opens up to me again, she’ll be changed by the situation.
But I see now how one small thing can snowballed into something huge. I have personal photos and a video that I can’t never share until this thing blows over, simply because I don’t want the photos to be used in memes and other personal attacks towards my friend’s character.
So, if you support this patriarchy behavior, telling this person rapist jokes, exposing this person’s address, or even hound articles just to add your nasty comments to it, this is for you.
Y’all won for now. But we all lost. Especially you.
I am not a big Nicki Minaj fan. I don’t know her songs.
But like how I misjudged Lady Gaga, who not only studies classical music, but also sing original pieces with just a piano, Nicki Minaj studied to be an actress. She was in a high school that specialized in Performing Arts and Music. Also… while she’s in pop, it’s what the majority will buy. In other words… the people who retweeted this is the target audience.
I think Nicki Minaj is a good choice. It shows that Hip-Hop can have a place at the table, where rockers and R&B usually is.
So… this analogy rubs me the wrong way. But hey… to each their own.
You did made us, in a twisted, cryptic way so to speak.
The Tumblr Redesign is Not that Bad… But Not that Great
Every time there’s a change to the overall system, I read a big outcry. I decided to look into matters myself. I turned off Missing E, clear my cache and dive right in.
If you look at picture #1, one of my most frustrating experiences on Tumblr have finally been resolved.
In the past, I have to keep in mind what blog I’m posting to. It was so painful, especially when I want to do a quick reblog of something. Now, I’m able to tell, for the first time see which blog I’m posting to. (If you must ask, yes, I post to all of them. What’s Striply Drama? That’s another topic for another day.)
Picture #2 shows that I can embed video codes and preview videos while I’m trying in stuff. Previewing the video while in post (without having to save first) is important to me. And if I don’t want the video or it’s the wrong video, I can easily remove it.
Picture #3 shows another thing I can’t do unless I have Missing E and that’s the ability to reblog a post from my own blog to my own blog. This was a Missing E feature that was badly needed.
Picture #4 shows a picture gallery… that I can rearrange. I can move the pictures. With a little practice, you can layout the pictures in a way you that you like it. You can even re-order pictures.
One thing I can’t screencap the “drag and drop feature” where you can drag pictures and drop them off either into the photo gallery or into the posts.
Another thing I like that I didn’t screencap is the arrow by the create post that tucks away other features, such as drafts, queue post, and schedule features.
While I like the newness of stuff… there’s still a lot that is missing.
- How come the toolbar stays stationary? You mean to tell me that on long posts (like this one), I must relay on keyboard shortcuts?
- Why can’t I reply to people who reply to my posts?
- I find that I can shorten the text box, but I can’t stroll. Why do you grow the text box instead of just letting it scroll like a normal text box would?
- Why can’t you make reblogging with the tags optional? I hate retagging stuff.
- Finally, why can’t you make posts it’s own page? Can you at least give me an option to go on it’s own page instead of within the dashboard?
I’m not uncomfortable with change. But there’s so much that we’re doing with Missing E that we can’t do on Tumblr. Each of these changes break Missing E and instead of making my Tumblr experience a breeze, you’re giving me a bigger headache.
I won’t even mention things like an actual blocking system, and customer support that looks at the whole problem, not just part of it.
But alas… while I really like the new improvements, my relationship with tumblr has always been a two steps forward, two steps back experience. What is easier on other networks is difficult to do here.
And that’s just sad.
(But thanks for fixing the problem with the tags. The one where “enter” doesn’t automatically post my post)
My interpretation of the Second Amendment; it is an individual right, not a corporate right, no related to a militia, you have an individual right to own a weapon both for recreation–for hunting– and also for your self-protection. But, just as you don’t have an individual right to by an F-15, if you’re a billionaire, with ordinance on it, just like you don’t have the right to buy an M1 tank, just like you don’t have the right to buy an automatic weapon, those judgements have been made that there are no reasonable societal justifications or constitutional justifications for owning them. There is no sporting need that I’m aware of to have a magazine that holds 50 rounds, none that I’m aware, and I’m a sportsman.
Vice President Joe Biden on the Second Amendment during his Google+ Hangout. (source)
GIRL ACCIDENTALLY KILLS BROTHER TRYING TO TAKE ‘THUG’ FACEBOOK PHOTO
iCan’t. Not today.
So the world is supposed to be ending tomorrow huh? That’s bad. I never have found out who let the dogs out, the way to get to Sesame Street, why Dora doesn’t just use Google maps, why we don’t ever see the headline “Psychic Wins Lottery”, why women can’t put on mascara with their mouth closed, why “abbreviated” is such a long word, why lemon juice is made with artificial flavor yet dishwashing liquid is made with real lemons, why they sterilize the needle for lethal injections, why do you have to “put your two cents in” but it’s only a “penny for your thoughts”? Where’s that extra penny going to? If a deaf person has to go to court is it still called a hearing? Can a hearse carrying a corpse drive in the carpool lane? Does the alphabet song and twinkle twinkle little star have the same tune? Why did you just try to sing those two previous songs? And just what is Victoria’s secret? You see, the world just has to keep going. I have too many questions.
Someone, somewhere on Facebook.
OUCH! OUCH! OUCH! OUCH! OUCH!
Now I have proof
(Because I got foreign followers, the Onion is a satire site here in the US.)
Sickening James Holmes Fan Sites Emerge, Girls Want to 'Have His Babies'
I honestly don’t know why White Murderers always gain celebrity status. It’s disgusting.
dumbesttweetsBut… so… *sigh*
So basically, it’s either “join us loud & proud or retire in silence?”
I don’t care how many tell-tell signs that points to the following statement “Queen Latifah is a lesbian”. I don’t even care if she is one at this point. She kept saying her personal matters are that… personal! I don’t know half of celebrities’ wives/husbands/boyfriends/girlfriends.
This is one aspect of the LGBT movement I don’t like. What about those that don’t want to disclose, not for the sake of being shunned, but more because they just plain don’t want to talk about it?
What about the heterosexual celebrities that don’t talk about their personal lives?
We keep forgetting that they are also human. Geez… leave this “poor” woman alone already.
Dating Site Email…
So, I recently got an email from a dating site that I joined YEARS ago and forgot it was active. (I forgot when I joined it, but it was out of boredom) The dating site was actually a Facebook app, so it copied all of my information from Facebook to it without me writing a profile. So, it wasn’t a dating profile.
But I do recall “who I would like to meet” being “Asian, Black/African Descent, Latino/Hispanic, Other”. Now, people still send me messages now. Most of the people interested in me are… White. (Nothing against White people, but the only ones I will even consider dating are those who managed to make me forget that they are indeed White, which sadly, never happened.)
Today, this came into my Inbox. I would like to share it with you:
“Hello! How nice to see such wonderful man on this site. My heart has started to fight more strongly when I saw your profile and mine internally feeling has told to me, you that, which is necessary to me. I very much would like to learn you better, to share all things about myself with you, because I as open book girl. I would like stay touch with you and so i give to you my e-mail: *BLOCKED* If you are interested in me, that please communicate with me through my e-mail. Take care. Kiss you in your face only with your permission :) x.”
This is me…
First time I’m looking for the deactivate account button so damn fast…
Something is not right here…
