Rose Hathaway

My school banned leggings.

I honestly have no idea why the leggings were banned. I never wear them. I like jeans. Supposedly in the same move they got rid of yoga pants too, which people really liked wearing because we can't wear sweatpants to school and they were super comfy. They can be worn with a skirt or dress that reaches fingertip length when your hands are relaxed by your side.

To address the argument about being able to dress professionally, I call bullshit, especially given the circumstances of my school. Most will remember I'm in a law academy and on debate team, and frequently I will have to dress professionally for events and presentations. I have seen people in full on suits and ties looking more professional than some adults I know. One friend of mine even wears a lapel pin he got from a congressman. Yeah, we're those kinds of people. We know how to dress professionally, but when the time doesn't really need it, we like to wear clothes that are comfortable to learn in that aren't distracting to us about how uncomfortable we are in jeans or whatever. And while I love wearing slacks and all, coming to school looking like this 24/7 is insane.



None of the leggings I ever saw being worn were sheer. Tight, yes. But I wear jeans that are that tight and I never get called out on it. And when they made the announcement about the leggings being banned in a student code of conduct assembly, most of the boos came not from the girls but from the boys. It seems like people were calling it a distraction to boys, which makes the whole thing even more bullshitty. Calm your boners. What's more distracting here, someone being comfortable or a teacher taking away from instructional time to reprimand someone for not following dress code?

Also, that boy I mentioned in the OP made it to fourth period when an assistant principal followed him into the theatre and said "Really?"
The boy said "Yeah, really." But then went and changed.

My school banned leggings.

All of my friends are super pissed off, and so this one boy decided to go to Old Navy, buy a pair of leggings, and he's going to wear them tomorrow to see what the administration says. I need to see this video taped.

No Fucking Way

Cpt Toellner said
As far as unsolved mystery crimes, I'm much more interested in D.B. Cooper

Give me D.B. Cooper. That entire case is crazy.

ISIS in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico

So Boerd said
Did McVeigh have support?

He had the help of like two or three other people.

My, my...

This is a slightly warmer welcome than I had anticipated.

So, life's been okay. Got a job at a waterpark, and now I'm interning at an online news website (if you're my friend on Facebook... Sorry, not sorry for the newsy spam.). Just started senior year. Won a state championship. Hmm... Anything else? Not that I can think of.

ISIS in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico

I'm not 100% sure how valid the report is. If it were true, the bigger news sources would be all over it. That is BIG. The news sources that pop up on Google are mainly local ones that are super far right that turn it into a "thanks obama u suck give us your strategy to combat ISIS" type thing. I'm glad that Homeland Security and the other departments are taking it seriously and taking the necessary precautions, but I don't think that it will be anything major. If so, we'll nip it in the bud.

But if ISIS is in fact there, it can't be terribly big at the moment, which means they probably don't have the resources or cash to bankroll a full scale attack. ISIS' strategy at the moment is to focus on taking over the Middle East and the Arab world. Of course we'll stop them from doing that, but the next thing they want is the actual world. If anyone is putting the cart before the horse and spreading themselves too thin, it's ISIS.

My, my...

Darog the Badger God said
Naaaawt baaad
You?

I'm pretty great with the exception of having no idea who you are. Where did all the old people go? Who are the new people?

My, my...

Where does time go?

I'm not even going to try saying "miss me" because you'll all come back saying no. So, instead, what's up?

Abortion Discussion

Fat Boy Kyle said
The question I would like to ask someone considering abortion (although I never would because of how inappropriate it would be) is: Do you want an abortion because you don't want the baby to live or because you don't want to go through the pain? I know its a very aggressive and upsetting question, but I think it is interesting.

Could be a combination of both. It depends on the circumstance and the mindset of a woman at the time. A lot of this is case by case because we're all special snowflakes.

Abortion Discussion

Here's my odd stance.

Personally? I wouldn't want an abortion because I'm a fucking idiot, maybe more likely in a rape case, but I don't have that experience nor do I know anyone who has. Not my cup of tea. But pro-lifers I feel need to learn what the definition of pro-choice is (at least, to me): pregnant women should have the choice on whether or not they want an abortion, no matter the circumstance. They can make the choice to not have an abortion, especially if they do think it's a life. You still get that choice, you made that choice. Good for you. America was built on freedom, and therefore we should have the freedom to make our own choices without government intervention and telling me what I can and can't do with my body. I also don't want other Americans telling me what I can and can't do with my body. There was a law that went into effect today in Michigan, the rape insurance law, that was pushed through by a group of religious zealots who couldn't get the law through in the normal system, so they went through the legal loopholes. The entirety of Michigan now has to pay to have abortion covered in their insurance plan, even if it's cases like rape or incest or woman's health, because a group that represents about 4% of the population forced their beliefs on them. That's not fair to anyone.

Also, I agree with Jorick on the brain thing. Once I feel like this is not some little cell sitting in my womb, I can feel movement, hear a heartbeat, know it's a baby is when I won't do it. I would agree to a cap on what week you can do it by. I don't know much about pregnancy, so I'm not the right person to ask when that should be.