Sophie Lancaster was a goth who was murdered walking home through a park in England in 2007, simply for how she looked. She was an intelligent and kind girl with a bright future ahead of her who died trying to protect her boyfriend as the gang repeatedly kicked and jumped on her head. When the police arrived they couldn't identify if she was male or female because of the extent of her injuries. Today would have been her 23rd Birthday.

Worse than the horrific event itself were the reactions of the perpetrators and their family claiming "There's two moshers nearly dead up Bacup park — you wanna see them — they're a right mess." More worrying still one of the killers 'was "laughing and joking" with his mother as police quizzed him.' and that 'Harris’s [one of the killers] mother was laughing all through the proceedings of this murder case.'

The Sophie Lancaster foundation has been set up in her memory to help "Stamp Out Prejudice, Hatred & Intolerance Everywhere". They aim to educate people and try to eradicate prejudice over people's looks and appearance. We're not goths, we don't look the same and more often (in my experience) receive mostly positive comments; however I know some people that do not like travelling home alone when they're dressed up and many of us who can at least identify with being physically or verbally abused because of their appearance.

If you want to support the foundation please watch the video, make a £1 donation, buy some makeup, a tee-shirt or wristband. Even just spreading her story is a step towards making sure this never happens again.

So, I just saw the movie '2012'. (Great movie by the way; it has mind-blowing special effects!) and cried at least 4 times. (SPOILERS: First, during the part where Hawaii is being consumed by Volcanoes and that family with the small girl dies, second, When the family in India gets hit by a tsunami, third when the people tried to jump across the ledge to get onto the ships and fell to their deaths, and lastly when that one Russian lady dies.)

Now, I am totally freaked out. Not "I think the world is going to end!" type 'freaked out', just... concerned. What if the world does "end" in our lifetimes? Who will survive? Who won't? What will our governments do? I guess these are questions the movie is supposed to make us asked, really. It sounds stupid, but maybe after you see the movie, you'll know what I mean.

In the meantime, I'm interested about what you think will happen on 2012:

Sometimes, I feel like the only patriotic, pro-military person left in my generation.

I'm gonna fucking rip the head off the next kid who insults the brave men and women who have fought and are currently fighting for our freedom.



This is what happens when you study Vietnam in U.S. History.

ABC.com - V - Peace Ambassador Program

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Ever wanted your RP characters to suddenly burst into song?

I sure have!

I was thinking about making a musical/opera RP here on Livejourrnal.

Recently, I searched for one that was already made, but I couldn't find one...

I think it'd be a good idea...

But maybe that’s because I’m obsessed with 'Repo! The Genetic Opera' right now.


Would you be interested? Please comment if it at least tickles your fancy.

Yesterday, my friend Brooke came over and we made fairy wings for her Halloween costume, since those crappy fairy wings you get at the store cost $20 or more in adult sizes. (They figure they can charge extra because teens and adult don't do Halloween much). They came out great! I got a picture. it cost about $30 dollars to make them (though a lot of tyhe materials were on sale), but they came out better than any store-bought ones could have.

Materials:
Wire hangers
Knee Highs
Electrical Tape
Hot Glue
Acryllic Paint
Ribbon
Glitter
Fake Flowers

( Big picture under the cut! And I swear I don't have a double chin in real life. I was just yawning. )

no longer be posting memes on my personal journal. They're causing LJ-cutless, Friends Page cluttering shit to happen over at KKM.

One thing I hate about memes is how they NEVER STAY PRIVATE. I know that's kind of their point, but if I wanted this on KKM, I would have posted it as Edaniel or Malik, not on my personal journal.

REALLY now.

From now on, all the memes over on KKM are those kiddies fault, not mine. I can't believe I'm responsible for this shit overwhelming my Friends Page.

This sucks. Cause I really love memes. I just hate how they... catch on.

Rocky Top...!
You will always be
The losers of the SEC!!!

(Only football fans will get this joke :P)

TN is so gonna lose today's game... everybody knows it. We haven't won since 2004. And our defense sucks. Or perhaps it's that thier offense rules. Either way, we're screwed.

Excuse me while I go hasng out with the rest of the dissapointed gator-haters.

There's a Lolita on TLC's "What Not to Wear" tonight, playing right now! And Stacy and clinton are toally bashing her fashion v_v I think I've seen her before on EGL- I'm not sure...

The good news is, from the previews, it looks like she doesn't like it in the end! Take THAT Stacy and Clinton! Go Rori-chan!

I'm totally let down.

Completely crushed.

I finally put togather a Lolita outfit- a black skirt, a black blouse, a headress, socks and shoes, but...

My mom hates it.

She HATES it.

Why? How? How is it any worse than the Hot Topic corset tops I used to wear, and ill-fitting tripp pants?

How is any worse than the slut/club clothes girls my age wear today?

How can she...

... hate it?

I don't kno what to do now, I love the fashion, but without my Mom's support...

Damn it.

>>SCROLL DOWN AND READ THE COMMENTS<<

Yo, bitch! Get off my case! They're are thousands of other people who post copyrighted images- don't just go after me, you fucking troll!

How'd she find my wallpaper, anyways? Was she just looking for this kinda stuff? Fucking goody-two-shoes!

WHY FUCKING ME?! I HATE PEOPLE LIKE THIS! RULES, RULES... YOU GO AFTER THE PEOPLE WHO BREAK THE SMALL ONES, NOT THE BIG ONES? HOW IS THAT FAIR? HOW IS THAT JUST? BULLSHIT, ALL OF IT!!!

GET OFF MY BACK!!!

Dude. I went mainstream.


Add me? :D
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My computer has broken down again. Just a day after it was fixed for a freezing problem. This time, Microsoft itself is at fault.

I had my automatic updates on, and it installed Internet Explorer 8, without my permission. By the time I got back to my computer, it had finished installing, and was asking me to restart my computer. I figured nothing of it, and pressed "Restart".

I now no longer can get into my computer. A black screen comes ups after the Dell splash screen, saying to press Ctrl + Alt + Delete to try starting again. If you do, it goes back to the dell splash page, then goes to the black error page again. It's an endless cycle!

How did this happen, you ask? Simple. Internet Explorer 8 is chalk full of bugs, causing anything from computer lag, to complete system failure. And yet, Microsoft considers this IE update a "Critical Update". This causes users, automatic update activated or not, to immediately trust the program, thinking nothing's wrong, only to end up with a glitched computer.

Not all computers are getting these kind of problems. Newer computers are having success with the program, though their system may run a bit slower. It's older computers (3 to 4 or more years old) at the highest risk. These updates Microsoft's putting out recently are meant for newer computers, and by new, I mean less than 3 or 4 years old, depending on how nice you've been to your computer. Even so, there are cases of newer computers- even Vistas- having major problems with IE8.

The bottom line? All computers are at risk, some more than others, and it's a risk that could cause irreparable damage to your system.

So, how can you avoid ending up like me, and the thousands of other people with problems caused by IE8? Here's a few steps:

• TURN OFF AUTOMATIC UPDATES - You don't want your computer installing IE8 while you're not looking. Turn this feature off by going to the control panel and going to automatic updates, and set it to "Notify me but don't automatically download or install them". Fact is, there are so updates you may need, such a security, but you should always research an update before you install it. It may have caused other people's to computers to malfunction.
• DO NOT INSTALL IE8 WHEN PROMPTED - Even if it classifies it as a 'critical update'! This so-called 'critical update' is also a 'seriously bugged update' and you don't need it on your computer. Frankly, even when the bugs do get worked out a few months from now, you still don't NEED it. It only has a few new features, and they're not ones you urgently need, even the security features.
• BACKUP YOUR HARDDRIVE - Just in case it gets installed somehow- a sibling plays on your computer, your dad watches his porn collection, etc, etc...
• WAIT - Eventually, these bugs will be fixed- Microsoft is aware of this problem, but because it works on some computers, they can't recall it. They just have to update the update, fixing the bugs. The bugs should be worked out in 6 months at most.

DO NOT INSTALL INTERNET EXPLORER 8!!!

PLEASE POST A LINK TO THIS ENTRY ON YOUR JOURNAL SO WE CAN GET THE MESSAGE OUT TO EVERYONE!!! ALSO SEND THE LINK IN EMAILS!!! WARN YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY BEFORE THEY HAVE TO PAY THE PRICE- LITERALLY!!!


Cross-posted to ladyfrauke, my RP journal.