Gas Prices in Humboldt County

I feel like I'm living ahead of the news today.

Why is CNN claiming the highest gas prices in the US are $4.19 a gallon? This morning when I fueled up, regular was $4.25 at 9AM. Before I even made it home, I saw attendants lifting the price .10c (by 11AM) to $4.35

What can we do? Attacking the gas stations won't do anything but upset innoncent clerks. It's not their fault, but the people who could make a difference don't give a crud. I'm out of hope.

"They" do not care, and no help is coming.

Kitty Wrote a Letter! XD

"Tree" Needs to Read Before He Recites

Editor:

I was happy to hear that Eureka City Counsel is considering a smoking ban in the Old Town area; as an asthmatic it will greatly improve my experience in that area. However I had to shake my head in disappointment and annoyance when a regular to the strip was quoted in the article to believe that he has a constitutional right to smoke in public. This is incorrect.

"It's my constitutional right to smoke cigarettes,” Tree chimed in. “I don't think they can ban it. In fact, every time you mention cigarettes, it makes me want one." (Link to Article)

It is villainy against our civil rights when people misquote the constitution to include random, fictional rights that they only wish they had. When people say “it is my constitutional right to smoke, drink, or fart on a Tuesday” they make a mockery of themselves and the people who, in many cases, worked long and hard to secure the protections we do have. (Not that US Law isn’t laughable lately anyway, but must people make it worse?)

Just for good measure, I went and re-read the United States Constitution to see if maybe there was something in there that could even remotely be reviewed to hint at a “right to smoke” privately or in public. There is none. Not a single phrase in the seven articles and twenty seven amendments (or their ratifications) implies that a person has any right to puff a tobacco stick, or a marijuana plant, drink, drive, vote, or release flatulence.

Just because an act is not restricted, does not mean that it is protected, and just because something is protected, does not mean we have a right to it. In fact, the 15^th and 19^th amendments (the ones that give blacks and women the ability to vote) only say that a state can not deny citizens based on race or sex; they do not give anyone of a specific race or sex a protected right to vote. Nobody has a right to vote, and nobody has a right to smoke, either.

Both the federal constitution and California’s state constitution protect a right to happiness, so if smoking makes you happy, you could argue it on that ground, but no where in either document are any specific means of enjoyment or happiness currently protected. Don’t like it? Create a social movement and work to change it. Look it up, and please quote it right.

April Wheeler/Entorf, Arcata Ca.

Here's One for the Milestones of Marriage Book...

I'm having my first pregancy scare. I'm officially three 5 days late and fucking sick to boot.

Everybody gets sick every once and a while, but I'm a "24 Hour Bug" person; the only time I've ever been sick longer then one day (provided that I set aside time to sleep as long as my body wants to fight it off) was after I'd walked home 8 blocks in the rain, in November, because my jackass foster parents got drunk and didn't want to drive us kids home.

Other then that, I honest to [deity] have an immune system that loves working overtime and I don't get the long, drawn out, bedridden sick stuffs. Ever.

Whatever... people get sick. However I've been sick with the typical female "omg, babies" style flu for about five days now. All of it except the pukies, although I know that's the most common thing and most people will think "um... what were the other symptoms again?" Well, I think describing ones bodily functions is a bit rude, and you really don't want to know.

Now, being sick - especially for a long time when it's not normal for me - AND being 3 5 days late for my usually punctual-as-a-Japanese-conductor period has me pretty far on the bad side of uncomfortable.

Being late and this kind of sick at the same time has me freaking out just a little bit.

That, and I've been obsessing over cauliflower for damn near two weeks.

It's probably nothing, but I made an appointment at Planned Parenthood for Monday. I don't want kids. Zy doesn't want kids. If my body is being squatted by some homeless embrio, it's getting evicted.

~~~<3

My husband, cute, sexy guy that he is bought me a present...

Zy bought me my very own message chair <3

I let Ruby play with it for now, since I am at work and can not. I can't -wait- to get home and enjoy the shit out of my new chair... I've wanted one of those since they came out but was hesitant to spend $100 on myself. Noaw I haz one! *Joy*

I love you Zyphre <3

Sooo Hungry...

Completely disregarding any advice I've ever heard (be it from my grandmother, or professional nutritionists, or Zy) I just scarfed half my subway sandwich in a crazed attempt to satisfy the ravenous hunger that resulted from not having eaten in nearly thirteen hours.

(I skipped breakfast in favor of going to cash my paycheck.)

I'm now sitting here trying to let my tummy realize the wonderful glory that is honey oat bread and chicken breast while the other half sits safely in the fridge for later. I kicked myself in the ass when I realized my horded other half was in jeopardy because I'd eaten too fast.

I've been on some sort of health food craze lately... I've actually ---craved--- plain, steamed cauliflower. I fucking used to hate cauliflower, but every since Justine made it last time I was at her house I changed my mind. I think the reason want veggies and fresh, cold meat lately is because there was about a two week period where I couldn't afford real food, and 2 / 3 meals per day were either cereal with milk, or eggs and toast with coffee.

Now I know why Zy complains about eating cereal more then a couple times a week. On the plus side, I learned how to perfectly poach eggs, and now I don't think I can stand to eat them any other way... so fucking yummy. On the other hand, I'm pretty sure I gained more weight back in this pathetic, impoverished, crash of a failed regular diet then I had previously managed to burn off in the past four months!

I think it's fucking awesome that Subway made their $5 subs permanent as part of a new "Value Menu". Americans blame being fat on how cheap McShitpatties are... now what! Haha!

I Realize Posting this May Not Improve my Rep with the Smart Crowd...

I had this conversation with a friend today, and I wanted to record it so wouldn't forget, so I can work on fixing my attention problem.

(We were talking about the television drama, House MD- specifically episode 2)

April says:
In the end of the episode, the kid is back playing lacrosse and House went to the game, and stood behind the bleachers where no one would see him, and started holding his cain like a lacrosse scoop and really getting into it

April says:
They played sad music :'(

Ian - I'm gonna drown in her sarcasm too. says:
He should have gone and sat down. That was lame of him

Ian - I'm gonna drown in her sarcasm too. says:
XD

April says:
I think what they were hinting at is that before his leg got fucked up, maybe he liked sports, lacross particularly, and the doctors weren't able to save his leg like he saved the kids life.

April says:
So he was a sad House Panda.

Ian - I'm gonna drown in her sarcasm too. says:
You missed or ignored the joke there >>

April says:
Oh? Joke? The sad music lead me to believe it was a serious moment

April says:
Oh... lame of him

April says:
Ph-ha

April says:
You dork

April says:
I missed it XD wasn't paying attention to the grammar

April says:
I have realized that I'm not all here Ty O.o I noticed on my drive to work today that I space out, on purpose. whenever what I'm doing doesn't interest me.... completely ignore every damn thing around me to pass the time faster.

April says:
This is not healthy because I've forgotten how to turn it the fuck off and I feel like it's making me an airhead.

Ian - I'm gonna drown in her sarcasm too. says:
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Ian - I'm gonna drown in her sarcasm too. says:
Id say its a bit late for that XD

April says:
XD Jackass

April says:
But that's what's wrong: If I'm board, or looking forward to something several hours away, I'll go hide in the back of my head and let my body be on auto-mode so I don't notice how loooooong things take. Thing is, I can't really remember details when I'm doing that.

April says:
Which is why, if you asked me what I was doing last *random day* at *random time*, I'd honestly have no fucking idea. I'm pretty sure that's not normal for anyone with any intelligence to speak of.

Ian - I'm gonna drown in her sarcasm too. says:
Why would i want to know what your doing at work? Oo

April says:
I get off at 2 on Sundays XD

Ian - I'm gonna drown in her sarcasm too. says:
Oh Oo why were you spaced out then?

April says:
I told you... I can't turn it off. It happens automatically

April says:
That's why I noticed it this morning: I was driving and suddenly became aware of my surroundings and realized "Holy shit I space out a lot..." and then I started really thinking about it, and how much it gets me in trouble.

:(

Not sure what I can do about this except for try to force myself to focus as often as I can think about it and hope to re-condition myself through repetition.