"New Divide" by Linkin Park

"I remembered black skies, the lightning all around me.
I remembered each flash as time began to blur
Like a startling sign that fate had finally found me

And your voice was all I heard...
That I get what I deserve

So give me reason
to prove me wrong
to wash this memory clean
Let the floods cross
the distance in your eyes

Give me reason
to fill this hole
connect the space between
Let it be enough to reach the truth that lies
Across this new divide

There was nothing in sight
but memories left abandoned
There was nowhere to hide
the ashes fell like snow
And the ground caved in
between where we were standing

And your voice was all I heard
That I get what I deserve

So give me reason
to prove me wrong
to wash this memory clean
Let the floods cross the distance in your eyes
Across this new divide

In every loss
in every lie
In every truth that you'd deny
And each regret
and each goodbye
was a mistake too great to hide

And your voice was all I heard
That I get what I deserve

So give me reason
to prove me wrong
to wash this memory clean
Let the floods cross the distance in your eyes

Give me reason
to fill this hole
connect the space between
Let it be enough to reach the truth that lies
Across this new divide

Across this new divide."

It's been awhile since I've heard a Linkin Park song that I could really relate to. I fell in love with Hybrid Theory back in early high school... I've come to appreciate and enjoy some of the Reanimation and Jay-Z remixes... Meteora was alright for a sophomore album - a few of the songs were really good. Minutes to Midnight... there were a few songs I liked musically and had a catchy chorus, but overall I didn't really seem to identify with it much.

I *really* like this song though, especially the first half of the chorus as it says exactly how I've been feeling lately and what I've been struggling with.

Way to go LP - you made me feel better about still having the online moniker of LPchick.

Real Life Twitter

Josh found this and showed it to me - pretty funny!

Is it okay to run an illegal library of 'banned books' from one's school locker?

A friend posted this on Facebook and I just couldn't pass up reposting.

This is an actual question posted by a kid on Yahoo! Answers - pretty creative, I thought!

Is it OK to run an illegal library from my locker at school?

Let me explain.

I go to a private school that is rather strict. Recently, the principal and school teacher council released a (very long) list of books we're not allowed to read. I was absolutely appalled, because a large number of the books were classics and others that are my favorites. One of my personal favorites, The Catcher in the Rye, was on the list, so I decided to bring it to school to see if I would really get in trouble. Well... I did but not too much. Then (surprise!) a boy in my English class asked if he could borrow the book, because he heard it was very good AND it was banned! This happened a lot and my locker got to overflowing with the banned books, so I decided to put the unoccupied locker next to me to a good use. I now have 62 books in that locker, about half of what was on the list. I took care only to bring the books with literary quality. Some of these books are:

• The Perks of Being a Wallflower
• His Dark Materials trilogy
• Sabriel
• The Canterbury Tales
• Candide
• The Divine Comedy
• Paradise Lost
• The Godfather
• Mort
• Interview with the Vampire
• The Hunger Games
• The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy
• A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
• Animal Farm
• The Witches
• Shade's Children
• The Evolution of Man
• the Holy Qu'ran
• One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
• The Picture of Dorian Gray
• Slaughterhouse-5
• Lord of the Flies
• Bridge to Terabithia
• Catch-22
• East of Eden
• The Brothers Grimm Unabridged Fairytales.
• ... and lots more.

Twilight is banned also, but I don't want that polluting my library.

Anyway, I now operate a little mini-library that no one has access to but myself. Practically a real library, because I keep an inventory log and give people due dates and everything. I would be in so much trouble if I got caught, but I think it's the right thing to do because before I started, almost no kid at school but myself took an active interest in reading! Now not only are all the kids reading the banned books, but go out of their way to read anything they can get their hands on. So I'm doing a good thing, right? Oh, and since you're probably wondering "Why can't you just go to a local library and check out the books?" most of the kids are too chicken or their parents won't let them but the books. I think that people should have open minds. Most of the books were banned because they contained information that opposed Catholisism. I limit my 'library' to only the sophmores, juniors and seniors just in case so you can't say I'm exposing young people to materiel they're not mature enough for. But is what I'm doing wrong because parents and teachers don't know about it and might not like it, or is it a good thing because I am starting appreciation of the classics and truly good novels (Not just fad novels like Twilight) in my generation?

-http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AoCt3NHGwM8BxD2H1669H3_ty6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20090305151758AA7dWwd

Wing Ding 2009 - the end of a 7 year tradition

Yesturday was the 16th annual Wing Ding festival, and supposidly the last, as they cannot afford to keep doing it at the calibre they have after this year. It's sad because I've gone to it since 2003 - 7 years worth now. How do you replace a 7 year tradition?

It was held at the Chicago-Rockford International Airport's Bell Bowl this year. From how they made it sound, i was expecting an actual ampitheater type setup, but instead it was just a hill with a flat bottom. It was about the size of the Speedway though (where it's been for the past 3 years). They had a lot of vendors set up too kinda like Ozzfest, and food was provided by Papa Johns, Culvers, and Hooters.

Ya know, I've gone to Wing Ding for 7 years now, and never actually ate any wings there!

They also had the venue split in 2 - the far side was for 21+ and had all the alcohol contained over there, while the otherside was all the underagers. They had security tight on the fences so there was no way anyone under 21 could get to the alcohol - you couldn't take it over to the otherside. I thought that was pretty smart. We only had 1 beer, but stayed mostly on the 21+ side just because there was more room and it wasn't nearly as crowded as the otherside.

We got to the airport at around 1130am. Parking took almost a half hour and it was another hour of waiting in line just to get to the gate. We got in at around 1pm and Halestorm had just taken the stage - rock bands with chick singers rock. Apparently we missed Age of Daze and Taddy Porter, as the first band went on at noon - I kinda wanted to see Age of Daze as like their song "Afflicted" but we were stuck out in line. The Parlor Mob was next... yeah, they kinda sucked and only played like 4 songs. 10 Years played and they were pretty good. Coolio came out finally (he was the special guest host) and did a few of his songs, including Gangsta's Paradise. The rest of the evening, he was pretty amusing between set changes! Powerman5000 took the stage and we went down in the crowd for their set. They rocked as usual and near the end of the set, the band put on the spacesuits again from the first album! I was excited as I never got to see them back in the spacesuit days. It was awesome! We skipped out on Saving Abel and went and got food and came back to our spot on "drunk hill" in time for Saliva. They were about as good as they were the last time they played Wing Ding (in 2006). Shinedown came on and were pretty good, although it got pretty cold out with the breeze and my jacket and our blanket weren't doing much good so we left about halfway through their set.

I'll post my pictures when I get a chance, but I think for being the last Wing Ding, it sure went out with a bang! It was also memorable for me, as Powerman5000 played the first year I went and here they were again, back for the last show.

I hope they do something next year though, whether it's Wing Ding or not. Sure the lineup this year was huge, but I don't see why they couldn't go back to the old format - only have 1 or 2 big bands headlining with a few smaller or local bands opening. I think having something would be better than nothing. Let's hope they consider that!

Some suggestions on ways to avoid getting breast cancer

My aunt in the Carolina's just sent me this in an email and I thought it seemed important to share with you women.

Cancer Update from John S. Hopkins

Bottled water in your car is very dangerous!

On the Ellen show, Sheryl Crow said this is what caused her breast cancer. It has been identified as the most common cause of the high levels of dioxin in breast cancer tissue.

Sheryl Crow's oncologist told her:
women should not drink bottled water that has been left in a car. The heat reacts with the chemicals in the plastic of the bottle which releases dioxin into the water. Dioxin is a toxin increasingly found in breast cancer tissue. So please be careful and do not drink bottled water that has been left in a car.

Pass this on to all the women in your life. This information is the kind we need to know that just might save us! Use a stainless steel canteen or a glass bottle instead of plastic!

This information is also being circulated at Walter Reed Army Medical Center:
No plastic containers in microwave.
No water bottles in freezer
No plastic wrap in microwave..

A dioxin chemical causes cancer, especially breast cancer.

Dioxins are highly poisonous to the cells of our bodies. Don't freeze your plastic bottles with water in them as this releases dioxins from the plastic.

Recently, Edward Fujimoto, Wellness Program Manager at Castle Hospital, was on a TV program to explain this health hazard. He talked about dioxins and how bad they are for us. He said that we should not be heating our food in the microwave using plastic containers... This especially applies to foods that contain fat. He said that the combination of fat, high heat,and plastic releases dioxin to the food and ultimately into the cells of the body... Instead, he recommends using glass, such as Corning Ware, Pyrex or ceramic containers for heating food... You get the same results, only without the dioxin.

So such things as TV dinners, instant ramen and soups, etc., should be removed from the container and heated in something else. Paper isn't bad but you don't know what is in the paper. It's just safer to use tempered glass, Corning Ware, etc.

He reminded us that a while ago some of the fast food restaurants moved away from the foam containers to paper. The dioxin problem is one of the reasons...

Also, he pointed out that plastic wrap, such as Saran wrap, is just as dangerous when placed over foods to be cooked in the microwave. As the food is nuked, the high heat causes poisonous toxins to actually melt out of the plastic wrap and drip into the food. Cover food with a paper towel instead.

This is an article that should be sent to anyone important in Your Life! LET EVERYONE WHO HAS A WIFE / GIRLFRIEND / DAUGHTER KNOW PLEASE!

Crazy Dream: Giant Flimsy Contacts and the Parallel Universe

This dream was too crazy to pass up! Jeny's been posting on Livejournal a lot of her crazy dreams she's had while she was taking headache meds and this one seemed about on par with hers.

So it started off, I'm hanging out with Erika and her husband at their new house (even though it looks nothing like their new house!). They're showing me the master bedroom and I have to take my contacts out - they're really starting to bother me, so I'm standing by the dresser, taking them out and putting them in the case, only they're like ginormous and super flimsy - no way those things will even fit in my eyes! For some reason I stick one in my mouth to get it wet, only it got all folded up and I start choking on it, as it's caught in my windpipe. I start freaking out cuz I'm choking, but Erika and her husband went into the bathroom and started getting busy. Josh comes out of nowhere and gives me the Heimlich maneuver and the giant contact lense comes flying out.

So somehow, me, Jeny and Jackie got sent into a parallel universe (think Sliders) where everything is like we're back in high school, but it's in a rundown western town and all the adult women are wearing old western dresses with bonnets. No one believes us and thinks we're weird for wearing jeans and 'normal' clothes. The only way to get back to our universe is through key that is this book/postcard (kinda like a portkey in Harry Potter) that's kept on a rack in the local general store, however a crazy old lady in the dress and bonnet owns the store and keeps thinking we're trying to steal it and won't let us have it, even though we offer to pay!

There's a full moon coming up and Jeny's convinced that if we go to the end of town and jump at the moon when it's fullest we can escape this parallel universe without having the key. Jackie and I didn't think it would work, but Jeny did it anyway and appears at her apt in DeKalb, only it's completely dark, she has no roommate and all her belongings are missing. Turns out, that by not using the key, she screwed up her future and is now in a different parallel universe (kinda like in Sliders where they thought they were home but they weren't).

Jackie and I are still stuck trying to get access to the key to get home correctly. Because time has set back to where we're in high school again, Jackie is stuck dealing with her ex who won't leave her alone while she greatly misses Cody. Josh is constantly following me around, but at a distance like he did the first few years we knew each other and he keeps giving me these "I love you" eyes. I finally tell him that I'm from the future trapped in a parallel universe and that in my universe, 9 years from now we get married. He's like the only one that believes us and is intrigued about the parallel universe story as he's all into sci-fi.

There's also a young boy who believes me and Jackie and tries to help us. At one point it seems like Jackie gave up and wanted to just live it out and let things run their course, believing that in 9 years things will be back to how they were. The boy ends up going out his way to distract the crazy old lady at the shop so we can get the key. Before we can use it though, she starts chasing around the shop and then the western town... she chases us to the edge of town (in a horse drawn buggy!), while the moon is still full and we accidentally jump.

Did we make it to the right universe since we had the key with us or did we get sent into another alternate one like Jeny did?





I don't know, Josh woke me up by yelling at the cat, lol...