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Betrayal

Hey Mom! So ever since I made my Inked video, I've been throwing around the word betrayal a lot... as in quadruple the recommended dosage.   The truth is I've been betrayed and as much as I wish I could say this is a dramatization for the purpose of comedy, there is absolutely NOTHING funny about this: Top Ten Things That Have Betrayed Me: 1. Coffee: Basically I tripped down the stairs and then my coffee laughed in my face except coffee can't laugh so it just vomited lava humiliation into my face... and ruined the carpet. BETRAYAL! See my previous post for more details. 2. Cleaning Supplies: I was promised stain removal, I still only have stain... BETRAYAL! 3. Cribbage: I was on a killer hot streak and needed 3 points to win the game and then I had no points in my crib.... BETRAYAL! 4. Ya Mama: She yelled "19" right before I looked at my crib... BETRAYAL! 5. Reality: I am supposed to be in love, having the time of my life and dancing through life....

The Callousness of my Generation Scares Me

Hey Mom! I am upset and not the usual indignant, sarcastic upset.  My heart aches and I feel ashamed for my generation. I would also like to preface this post by letting you know that I have done none of my own research regarding this topic and this is just a combination of what I learned in high school social studies and today in chemistry. Ok so in chemistry class today we were learning about different types of substitutions on benzene rings (not relevant to the story just thought you might like to know what I am paying to learn). Towards the end of the class my prof pulls up this picture of an airplane dumping Agent Orange over Vietnam.  Agent Orange is made up of two herbicides (2,4-D and 2,4,5-T) that under normal circumstances do not cause the birth defects, cancers and other mutations associated with Agent Orange.  However, when you heat 2,4,5-T up it undergoes a substitution which creates the killer chemical (TCDD).  My prof's point was that if you ar...