Steubenville Rape Case

This is not going to be a nice food post or anything like that. I don't know if you have heard of this case yet, because the crime has taken place back in August of 2012 and I just found out about the verdict on Twitter. What happened is that at a high school party the kids got drunk and one girl even passed out. Two football players then raped her, humiliated her in other ways I really don't even want to write about and took pictures of it. Their friends, having seen all that without trying to make them stop the least bit, decided to post those pictures, write tweets about it and record and post a video of them joking about the incident. I was really surprised to actually find this video online by just typing "Steubenville rape" into the search bar on YouTube and also some other websites, because I thought it had been taken down right after the authorities learned of its existence. In case anyone would like to watch it, I'll link it way down below. It's a 12:30 minutes long video of these drunk teenage boys joking about how the girls was raped. It is SO hard to watch it, because it seems so unbelievable to me that people can be like that.

Well, it's obvious that the influence of alcohol played a major role in them recording the video and probably also committing the crime in the first place. Many teens in America are like any other teens in other countries. They try to "be grownups" and in our western cultures being a grown up equals being able to get drunk. So, naturally that is what many teens want to do. Here in Europe most countries have laws that allow teens around the ages of 16-18 to buy and consume alcohol at home or in bars/clubs. Teens here are generally raised more aware of the misuse of alcohol for one because many parents teach them about it from a younger age and also they learn about it in school. This all takes place in a much more relaxed way than in the US. It doesn't present alcohol as this demon-like thing, but more like a part of life that is natural. Now, I'm NOT AT ALL saying that drinking is good or anything like that. In fact, I choose to (/try to) not drink alcohol (not saying I ALWAYS succeed), and I also think that it should not be legal to consume alcohol. Yes, I know it's not possible to illegalize it, but that doesn't mean I can't think it would be the right thing. Anyways, in America (or at least from what I've seen and experienced) it's more like they (parents, teachers, ...) try to scare their teens with punishments and all that. I'm sure everyone knows that the consumption of alcohol is illegal until one is 21 in the USA. So, what happens there is that the teens go off to house parties at someone's house where the parents aren't home and some older person buys the alcohol. There they are not supervised whatsoever and since they never got any useful information about alcohol other than it being really bad and not something a teenager is supposed to do, they get bat shit drunk and out of control. In Europe, I feel like it's somewhat more controlled, because the teens don't have to hide that they are going out to party and they can have their parents pick them up. It's not a big deal here at all.

Alcohol of course can't be the only trigger for tragedies like this. The question that needs to be asked is "What is it that makes people choose to rape someone?". I have no idea how to answer the question at all. Which is very scary to me. All that can be done is that parents raise their boys and girls the right way. They have to teach them to respect other people. They have to teach them about sex. No matter how uncomfortable it is, it can go long ways. They have to teach them about how to detect someone else's boundaries and how and why not to ignore those boundaries. What else can be done?

Just like in other rape cases, of course there are some people who are actually blaming the victim. Of course she was irresponsible by drinking so much to the point where she passed out, but she is ONLY 16 years old. She is a child still. She didn't grasp yet how cruel the people even in your nearest surroundings can be. It probably didn't occur to her ONCE that these boys she went to school with on a daily basis could do something like this to her. How can anyone blame her for thinking she was in a "safe" environment? I know I would not have wasted a single thought about my classmates doing that to me or anyone else if I had ever passed out because I drank too much. You just don't think about that kind of stuff in the context with people that you know. The problem is, however, that the people you know you might not actually know as well as you think and they can also be a lot different when they are drunk, especially if they don't know how to drink without losing control.

This guy pretty much sums up EVERYTHING else I'm thinking. And he has some more videos on the topic actually, so if you're interested look them up!

I know for sure that I will do everything in my power to ensure that I instill certain values in my future children that will lead to them not being the perpetrator, neither the person standing by watching. Please do the same.
This is all I've got left to say about this right now. Thanks for stopping by!

VIDEO OF THE STEUBENVILLE BOYS JOKING ABOUT THE RAPE: http://jezebel.com/5972553/anonymous-leaks-horrifying-video-of-steubenville-high-schoolers-joking-about-raping-a-teenager-deader-than-trayvon-martin

Katie Lynn :)

Sweet Potato Fries...or Cancer Fries?

Last week I tried making sweet potato fries for the first time and they turned out PERFECT. So, tonight I wanted to try it again. I cut them, peeled them and seasoned them with salt, pepper & olive oil and then put them in the oven at around 180° C (356° F). I have been checking in again and again but they never were ready so I turned up the heat a tiiiiiny bit and came back to check 15 minutes later. Well, when I came back my floor mates had already turned the oven off and told me to be more careful next time, cause if the fire alarm had gone off I would have to pay 500 €. Well, that was a fail haha.

Oh, also don't mind the crocs. I know they are the most horrible looking kind of shoes, but they are SO comfy! Anyways, back to the fail fries. As you can see they are not completely burnt, so yes, I am eating them right now and they don't taste too terrible. As an advice to you guys: don't turn up the heat too much and leave, it's a bad idea. Not that my Mom didn't already teach me that...

I know many Americans have already had sweet potato fries, but to my European friends: get your hands on some sweet potatoes and try it! It's a nice change to the usual potato fries we get here. And don't let them get burnt. I'm so mad at myself for letting that happen. Oh well haha.

Hope some of you try it and don't let the fire alarm go off while doing so!

Katie Lynn :)

Potato & Tomato Salad Wraps

Since I usually go home for the weekends I get to enjoy some of my Mom's awesome food at least once a week. Yesterday she made her tomato salad (I looooove it!) as a side to their main course which was fish. I boiled, fried & seasoned some potatoes and added some of the salad to the pan when the potatoes were already pretty much done. I let it sit there just until the tomatoes were warm too. Then I got out a tortilla shell, filled it with potatoes & tomatoes, rolled it up and then topped it with some more (cold) tomato salad.

Some potatoes and salad were still left, so I decided to get one of the nori (seaweed) sheets out that I bought a while ago. They contain so much iodine, however, that it's recommended to only eat one sheet a day. I did the same as with the tortilla shell before, rolled it up and topped it with tomato salad. Admittedly, it looks kinda gross, but I promise it tastes a whole lot better than it looks. I like the sea-flavor the nori have, because I always liked eating fish before I went veggie.

These two meals were super easy and fast to make. However, the tomato salad was already done by my Mom so you would have to calculate that time in too. If you don't want to make a separate tomato salad though, you could just cut up a few tomatoes and throw it into the pan with the potatoes. Just don't put the tomatoes in too soon, because you don't want them to lose all their nutrients by heating them up too much.

Maybe you wanna try out this easy & vegan recipe some time :)


Katie Lynn :)

My Favorite YouTube Channels

It's no secret to anyone who knows me that I spend quite a bit of my free time (= about 85%) on YouTube. Maybe that's weird, but I don't think so. It's not like I pass my days watching funny cat videos (not that there's anything wrong with that), but I watch all kinds of videos. From music videos over cooking shows to documentaries, there are so many different facets of channels on YT. In case you ever get bored or just want to check out what's out there, I'll introduce you guys to my Top 5 favorite YT channels out of the 123 I'm subscribed to so far. Admittedly, I'll probably end up mentioning a few more channel names as I'm having a hard time deciding which ones to include and which ones not to include. But let's get going!
(These are in no special order)

1. JennaMarbles (& MaxNoSleeves)  

Jenna Marbles is a comedian who talks about literally everything. If you have little kids around and would not like them to learn several cuss words in a period of about 3 minutes, you might want to make sure they are out of hearing reach. I have always enjoyed her videos, but lately she seems to be running out of ideas which I guess is just natural. My all time favorite video of hers is probably this one (a song about being a grown up) to your right. MaxNoSleeves is Jenna Marbles ex boyfriend as after starring in her videos quite frequently he eventually started his own channel and the style of the videos is pretty much the same as hers. As you might have already figured out by his channel name, he barely ever wears a shirt that still has its sleeves. He does not have too many videos yet, but I really enjoyed this one called "Cell Phone Problems":

 

2. JacksGap

This channel was originally created to show what this certain Jack is going to be up to during his gap year. Things went viral after he introduced his twin Finn and since then the two English boys have become quite popular (most likely also due to the fact that they are not the ugliest people on the planet). I was introduced to this channel by a girl who was in my English class last semester and in case you're reading this: Thank you :D! They do all sorts of funny videos and my favorite so far was their "British Slang" collab video with Tyler Oakley (you'll be introduced to him later on): 

3. Tyler Oakley

He is just so adorable and funny, PLUS he's from Michigan so I'm basically besties with him (he just doesn't know about it). I don't know what else I could say about him...he's just awesome and the only kinds of videos I like more than his are the ones with him AND Jack & Finn! My favorite video of Tyler is probably the one in which he (sarcastically) explains why he loves the TLC show "Honey Boo Boo": 

4. Zombie Gate

This is a vegan cooking channel owned by John the Vegan Zombie. I'm not into all of this Zombie Apocalypse stuff, but he incorporates just the right amount of it in his cooking videos to make them fun and not like any others. He has lots of recipes, but he takes quite a while to make new videos. My favorite video would probably be one of his Blooper Reels, but from the ones about food I really like the Tamales one (although I haven't even tried this recipe out yet): 

5. Louis Theroux


Louis Theroux is a journalist from the BBC that makes very interesting documentaries. He doesn't have all of them on his YT channel, but from the ones he does have on there, the one I like best is the one about the Westboro Baptist Church. You can also just type his name into the search bar and you will find more documentaries that he doesn't have on his channel yet.








Alright, these are my favorite 5 channels, but like I said above I'll tell you about a few more that I watch regularly.

Entertainment:

- The Ellen Show http://www.youtube.com/user/TheEllenShow/videos?view=0 
- Magic of Rahat (really funny) http://www.youtube.com/user/MagicofRahat/videos?view=0 
- Taryn Southern (kinda like Jenna Marbles) http://www.youtube.com/user/TarynSouthern/videos 
- IISuperwomanII (not sure yet if I like her or think she's annoying and pretentious...) http://www.youtube.com/user/IISuperwomanII/videos?view=0

Music:

- Mike Tompkins Music (acapella covers) http://www.youtube.com/user/pbpproductions/videos?view=0
- The Sam Tsui (covers) http://www.youtube.com/user/TheSamTsui/videos?flow=grid&view=0
- Kurt Hugo Schneider (covers) http://www.youtube.com/user/KurtHugoSchneider/videos?view=0
- Boyce Avenue (covers) http://www.youtube.com/user/boyceavenue/videos?flow=grid&view=0
- Raheem D (Mashups & Remixes) http://www.youtube.com/user/RaheemdaplayaO4/videos?flow=grid&view=0

Alrighty, that would be it haha. Hope you like some of them as well and I didn't bore you too much!


Katie Lynn :)

Traveling plans for this summer!

Hola chicas and chicos!

I am beyond excited for this summer! In June it will be 2 whole years that I have last seen my American friends and family in Michigan. I have been saving up money like crazy to be able to visit them. So, sometime in the following weeks I will book my flight to Saginaw, Michigan. I will probably come there in the middle/end of July and stay until the end of August and maybe even a week or two into September. I have a concert to go to with a friend of mine on July 28th so that will be the latest date I could arrive. So, Michigan is pretty much carved in stone. I have not been out of the country since the school trip to France in September of 2011 (unless you want to count the occasional trip to Germany to visit my grandparents), so needless to say I am MORE THAN EAGER to just get on a plane and see new stuff. I mean I've already lived there for a year before so it's not really "new", but it will be a lot different as I will not be there as a student that has to obey certain rules. I will be staying with my host family as well as with some awesome friends of mine. I hope I will get to go up North (to the U.P. = Upper Peninsula) again too, because the landscape there is so beautiful. I will also celebrate my 20th (when did I become so old?!) birthday there and am pretty stoked about that as well.

Before my America trip, however, my boyfriend and I will participate in a college field trip to Rome in May. I have never been there before so that will be quite interesting. Maybe we'll even have the chance to get a glimpse of the new Pope somewhere. Not that I'm catholic, or even a Christian at all really, but that would be a cool experience anyways! Now that I think of it...I should ask my Italian friend if he can maybe meet us there some time. That would be cool. He was an exchange student at my High School in Michigan as well so we were pretty much partners in crime (or suffering, whichever way you take it) and, along with another friend, probably responsible for half of the money our local McDonald's made each week since that was basically our destined hang-out. I'll definitely check out if that would work.

 

Another trip I had pretty much planned out, but am probably going to not go on is one
 to San Francisco. I have been wanting to go there for the longest time and so I checked the flight prices and discovered that if I went there DURING my stay in Michigan it would be quite cheap. I found out about couch surfing a while ago and thought I'd give it a shot. A couple, living pretty much in the center of the city, responded to my request and said they could take me in for a week or so. Now I'm not so sure anymore if I'm going to go on the trip, because I don't want to risk spending too much money this summer and going into the next semester pretty much broke as can be haha. I'll have to reconsider that trip...if I will go through with it I'll definitely be updating on that.

This is pretty much all I have planned for this summer and I hope all will go well and I will have a lot of stuff to talk about and many pictures to show that I actually took myself after going on these trips!


 Katie Lynn :)


Sources of pictures:
http://www.umich.edu/~jmgroup/
http://www.travelroma.com/en/hotels-city-center-rome/rome-attractions/
http://blog.carneysandoe.com/san-francisco-sites-bites-photo-opps/

What's for dinner?

So, I was completely NOT in the mood for going outside of my room to the dorm kitchen to cook some actual, warm dinner. Also, it's quite late for dinner already so I decided I might as well use those four bananas laying on my fruit table before they go bad haha.

I got my awesome food processor (which my lovely parents gave me for my birthday) out of the storage drawer and put the four bananas and some peanut butter in it. I mixed it all together and got a nice consistency by adding some rice milk too. Then I poured it in the really cool looking (you can't really tell from that picture) bowl my Mom got me (after I kinda...broke my last bowl) and sprinkled some granola on top.

I'm not even sure what to call it really, because it's in a bowl...but I guess it's still considered a smoothie. So, what I used for this one are:

- 4 ripe organic (& Fair Trade) bananas
- 1 table spoon of soft peanut butter (I guess if you wanted more to bite on you could use the crunchy kind)
- some organic rice milk
- organic crunch granola

If I had cinnamon I would have definitely added some of that too to give it a bit of a more spicy flavor.

This was such an improvement considering my previous smoothie failure. I knew from the beginning I shouldn't have added those two tomatoes (don't ask me why I even did that)...but I was a fighter and drank it all. With my nose closed. It was horrible.

I hope to see you again for my next food adventure!

Katie Lynn :)

New semester, new future plans?

Hello peeps!

Since posterous.com is shutting down I transferred my previous blog posts to this new blog and am now looking forward to posting more frequent and more interesting stuff!

The spring semester has begun and with it came quite a few worries. Actually, those worries came a few weeks before the new semester started. When I chose my major to be in Transcultural Communications I did that with the intention to become a book translator after I get my Master Degree. Well, turns out that mostly other authors translate books and the vast majority of translators work as technical translators. What that means? That means I might spend my days translating user manual after user manual for the rest of my working life. Another punch in my face was the fact that most translators are freelancers. So, basically my future would most likely look like this if I continue studying TCC (Transcultural Communications):

- Go to work or work from home
- Translate "Do not swallow; If substance had contact with your eye: wash it out and call your doctor ASAP; ..." over and over and over again
- Go home
- Worry about not getting enough orders for stuff to translate

Sounds pretty awesome huh?! Yeah, didn't think so either. Freelancing might be the right thing to do for some people and might actually fulfill them, but I don't want to constantly have to worry about wether or not I will get enough orders next month to support the family I will hopefully have some day. I want a stable job that I get a salary for each month. And I want it to have to do with languages (preferably English & Spanish). Is that too much to freaking ask?

I am actually contemplating to go into teaching, however, my personality which is rather quiet might be a problem. It might not be the right thing for me to stand in front of a class and instruct them with what to do. On the other hand, I might enjoy being an Elementary School teacher, because I have had similar experiences during a volunteer teacher aid position I had in the past. I enjoyed working with the little kids a whole lot, so maybe I would just be suited to work with littler children but not with high schoolers.

Well, I will have this semester to figure all of this out. Then I will hopefully have decided on something that I will, in the future, call the right choice.
Until then, this is me:  

Katie Lynn :)

About Veganism: Take off those blinders!

 (originally posted on Nov. 1st 2012)

Happy World Vegan Day & Month to everyone!

Due to this occasion this post will be about Veganism. What it actually is, what it means to me/why I am a vegan, what I struggle with as a vegan and whatever else I can get from the top of my head. If you don't want to read this blog post, please at least look at one or two of the links below :) Thank you.
In general what most people view as a vegan is someone who does not consume any animal products whatsoever. No eggs, no milk or milk products, no honey and obviously no meat. There are different kinds of vegans though. There are vegans that are motivated by the aspect of morality, and those also do not buy products made of leather, wool, silk or any other kind of fabric made from animal products. Depending on the person, they might also be against any kind of animal experiments or animals used for entertainment. Other vegans are solely "health-vegans" and only pursue a vegan lifestyle in those areas that benefit their health. Meaning they might still buy leather, etc. Lastly, there are those vegans that are motivated by moral and health aspects in equal measure. I count myself to the last kind, although I must admit that at first I was only morally motivated.

I started out as a vegetarian in 2006 after an endless seeming odyssey of telling my parents that I am serious about it, that I am informed about the health facts, that I am NOT going to be anorexic and the usual things parents that have been “brainwashed” by the omnivore-industry since…ever worry about. There was not a specific event that made me start, but it was rather the constant feeling that it is wrong and disgusting to eat dead bodies. I continued to be very content with being vegetarian and due to lack of knowledge and probably partially lack of motivation to look into it further I never really considered veganism. I thought they were crazy and just going too far with this. Also, from what I was taught in biology classes at school I thought it was unhealthy. You know, because you “need cow’s milk to get strong bones” and such. Well, in July of 2010 I researched more about it and I decided to give it a try. I could only do it for one month though, because I probably was not informed good enough and it was also only one month before I left for my exchange year to the US. Since I barely got a spot in the program being a vegetarian I didn’t dare to be “even more complicated”. Against popular belief the US is probably the most vegetarian friendly place I’ve been to so far. There are so many more options for Veggies over there! You can just go to your city’s grocery store and buy vegan Mac’n’Cheese or Tofurkey

(turkey made of tofu). Austrian grocery stores aren’t quite there yet, but they are on the way. My favorites here are vegan Bratz (Bratwürste)

and definitely oat or hazelnut “milks”. Also, you can buy vegan cheese in online shops. Since I have never done that yet I can’t recommend any specific cheese. When I am back in the US I will, however, definitely try “Daiya Cheese”. It is said to be the cheese most similar to cow’s cheese concerning the melting ability and also taste. Anyways, back to the original topic. Finally, in February 2012 I started looking into it again and I also chose it as the topic for my final exam paper in Biology. I ordered the book “The China Study” which is often called the “Vegan Bible”, at least concerning the health aspects of veganism. It obviously convinced me completely and I totally recommend EVERYONE to read it! It will open your eyes. The struggles I have with veganism are by far not as bad as I imagined them to be when I started. It for sure is inconvenient at times but once you are in it with all of your heart AND brain you will not give it up again for the momentary pleasure of a muffin that yells at you to eat it. What is most important to me when talking about veganism is that it is not at all about being perfect. Nobody will ever be perfect, as much as one might try. The important step is the “trying”. The only real struggles that veganism brought into my life are the people that can’t deal with it. It is very hard for me to explain why I am vegan to people when they ask me, because most people won’t understand no matter how well I explain it. Some won’t understand, because they don’t want to and some try to understand but eventually keep running against this wall that has been created in their heads by school, parents and media over the years. I get really frustrated when people make these nonsense comments like “vegans eat my food’s food” or “plants have feelings too”. It offends me in a way that I can’t even begin to explain. It is just so rude to joke over a topic like this. After all, this topic is about killing and abusing innocent beings, so I really cannot see how anyone can talk about it as if we were talking about our different opinions on the new Twilight movie. The worst thing for me about being vegan is being with people that make jokes like this. Being friends or even family with people like this is hard, because at some point I will eventually lose my respect for them the same way they have lost any respect for suffering beings.
I don’t even really know where I am going with this blog post anymore. I really suck at organizing my thoughts. Must be the lacking nutrients (haha). Well, I’m just hoping that slowly more and more people will open their eyes and really see and comprehend what is going on. I wish I could put all my thoughts down the way they are in my head. But I can’t, also because there are waaaaaaay too many thoughts. This is why I am going to put a few links below this post for the ones that might want to look into the matter further. And don’t worry, they are not PETA videos of any kind of animal abuse. Although, I highly recommend you to watch videos like that if you are one of the people that pay others to kill animals in order for you to get your tasty steak.
Thank you so very much for reading this post! I know that you are an amazing person as it is, why not be even more amazing by not supporting any sort of animal cruelty anymore?

Links:
The China Study: http://www.thechinastudy.com/
Shell123ey's Youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=RK-_xmM4Hbs 

Gary Yourofsky “The Best Speech You Will Ever Hear” (he will also answer emails if you have questions for him!) http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=es6U00LMmC4
The Vegan Zombie (cooking show): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0YIRF-9_Lc

Ellen DeGeneres about being vegan http://www.ellentv.com/categories/going-vegan-with-ellen/

Katie Lynn :)

Language learning websites

Today's blog will be about language learning websites since that is the topic my professor assigned us for this post. I have a feeling he is very much into using the computer and internet for his classes which I think is a very good idea. He gave us the following links to check out:

1. breakingnewsenglish.com
This is a website that is maintained by a teacher called Sean Banville. There is a wide range of possible learning games and practices that are based on free lesson plans one can download from his site. It works like this: you click on a topic, read the text about it and then choose from about 8 or 9 activities to test your knowledge. I love these different options one has to practice, from hangman to gap filling. However, I don't particularly like the layout of the website as it seems to be all over the place and also Google Ads add more links which makes it even more confusing to find your way around.

2. eslnotes
This website I couldn't open even though I tried more than one browser. It has language learning activities for movies, so you can rent a movie (or watch it online if you're a badass) and do these activities. So, I can't tell you about my experience, but it might work for you, so go ahead and check it out!

3. lyricstraining
This website I liked very much. It has a music video & lyric database for you to choose a song and while listening to it you simultaneously fill in gaps in the lyrics. A plus for this website is definitely the fact that when you can't keep up with filling in the gaps anymore the music stops and waits for you to be done with one line before skipping to the next one. A slight minus I have to give for the fact that their music database doesn't have all kinds of music and to upload a music video you have to sign up first. Although, as far as I could see that would be free. When you are signed up you have the opportunity to have your scores added to the high score board, so for the competitive ones under you that might be a reason to sign up. Another big plus in my opinion are the quite numerous music videos is various languages. So, if you like popular music, want to have fun while learning language and are not only keen on learning English, but also other languages, this website might appeal to you as much as it appealed to me! I'll go and sing along to "Call Me Maybe" some more ;)


Katie Lynn :)

Of presidents and unicorns

(originally posted in Fall of 2012 on posterous.com)

Hola people!
I'll quickly introduce myself before I move on to writing that first real blog post of mine.
The name you will know me by is Katie Lynn, I am 19 years old right now and live in the little country of Austria, however I was born in Germany. I'm studying transcultural communications with the languages English and Spanish. As you can also see from my blog name, I am a vegan and I will write one or two (probably more haha) blog posts about this lifestyle and why I chose it and choose it again every day. I might also write about the occasional school/college related topic as I "had" to start this blog for my English course.

Since I am a college student now I guess what is expected of us is to be smart and informed about political stuff. For those who don't know yet, I am definitely not one of those super genius and informed people. Especially about Austrian politics, mainly because I'm not allowed to vote here anyways. I do get interested in American politics (at least a bit) about every 4 years when the presidential elections come around. Okay, actually I first got interested in it in 2008/09 when Obama ran for president. My parents did a pretty great job in raising a child that hates every form of discrimination which is probably why I found it so amazing that there might finally be a black president in the USA.
I had the amazing opportunity to spend an exchange year abroad in the state of Michigan. While I was there I had a friend that had problems with his teeth. He needed to have a root canal done, but he just couldn't afford it. Before I got to the US I knew that their health system was bad but when I heard about this I realized it was pretty much non-existent. Obamacare sure has its' mistakes, just like Obama himself. Just like you and I do as well. Of course he is the president and we (/Americans) can and MUST expect him to do great things. However, he is human and every human fails from time to time. So, make sure you to remember that he is a human like you and I and adjust your expectations while considering that fact.
While watching the second debate I noticed that every other statement of either Obama or Romney was followed of a "No, that is not true. This is how it really is..." of the according opponent. This totally threw me off and eventually made me really mad. Why can't they just be honest? Which especially applies to Romney by the way, who totally changed his tax plan in the course of the election. I am not sure how other people reacted to this but I do not really understand all this political crap as it is. Now if he comes and says THIS the one day and then turns around to say the complete opposite the next day, I totally lose track. He never even gave an explanation for his change of mind either. Not as far as I know at least. If anyone knows more, please let me know.
I may not understand every detail about American politics (or any country's politics really), but I know an arrogant, slimy, ultra-conservative, sexist, egoistic creep when I see one. Mitt Romney is probably the most dislikable candidate that I have seen so far. He is such a bad actor too. He seems to not even be able to act like the regular nice guy next door.
Alright, I don't even know where I am planning to go with this anymore now. Well, I guess I just wanted to express my opinion about the elections right now and also I figured out that I am definitely not going to be a political blogger. And this is basically what my blog will look like for quite a while now. Me having an idea, writing some paragraphs about it and then realizing it basically sucks & makes no real point. I hope that in between those awkward political-/food-/sports-/whatever-posts I will be able to throw in a couple of real posts that actually make sense.
Until then, I will leave you with this: http://leftaction.com/action/ask-kansas-mitt-romney-unicorn

XOXO Gossip Girl
LOL I've always wanted to write that underneath a blog post!

Katie Lynn :)