Abso-fucking-lutely.

There are so many things wrong with the pressure to get married and have kids - first, society is mandating one way to live a happy, successful life; secondly, we don't need more people on the planet; thirdly, a kid is a huge investment of time and energy that no everyone wants to make and forcing them to make it is just going to screw up their children.

For years I said I didn't want kids and I am so grateful that no one ever told me 'Oh, you'll change your mind.' Sure, I did, but it wasn't written in stone that I would. And no one should think about what they do or don't want and be told that they'll change their mind or see the light or that they're being selfish for not picking one specific option.

It's not selfish to not create a child that isn't wanted. (Double negative, I know.)

And having a kid just so someone will take care of you when you're old is a terrible reason to have children and a rationalization that comes up a lot.

 SKIP=280, you guys. That's how far back I had to go to catch-up with my flist. (Not that I'm caught up, mind. But at least now I had lots of tabs to go threw and comment on.) gacked from yukitheawesome : Go to your calendar/archive and find the first entry for each month of 2009 (not including memes of course). Post the first line/sentence of it in your journal, and that's your "Year in review". January: Spent the afternoon hanging out with lightprincess89 . February: fairest1 , I got your package! Thank you so much! March: Random thoughts: If the 4th isn't trained to fight, which is seems like they aren't, it's no wonder that they're mocked and derogated. Tsunade would spit on that medic structure. April: I voted for John McCain in the last election. May: Happy Beltane, everyone! June: George Tiller, who provided late-term abortions, was murdered on Sunday. In church. Probably a dozen yards total from his wife. July: molten_ghost  has a challenge for us. There is a fuller explanation here but the short of it is that "we as fans tend to be soft against authors that we respect, even admire. Yet almost all examples of modern media contain themes that don't exactly mesh with most self-described feminists' concept of the modern woman." August: I had a whole bunch of friends come over for my belated birthday party, which was a blast. September: Probably because I'm entering my final year or schooling, I feel like the start of Fall deserves special fanfare this year. October: I am so annoyed with my roommate. November: Last night my friends and I watched Repo! The Genetic Opera (my second time seeing it) and then went to a party (we stayed until 3:30 am). December: Okay, so my current credit card company send me a letter that, while not affecting me immediately, is a sign that I'm going to want a new, different card.

gacked from cynchick :

If I came with a warning label, what would it say?

adapted from the_sun_is_up:

In your opinion, which is the television series you know that...

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Rant Meme Time:

Give me a topic, and I will give you a rant.

This meme has been on my flist like a bad habit:

You know how sometimes people on your friendslist post about stuff going on in their life, and all of a sudden you think "Wait a minute? Since when were they working THERE? Since when were they dating HIM/HER? Since when???" And then you wonder how you could have missed all that seemingly pretty standard information, but somehow you feel too ashamed to ask for clarification because it seems like info you should already know? It happens to all of us sometimes.

Please copy the topics below, erase my answers and put yours in their place, and then post it in your journal! Please elaborate on the questions that would benefit from elaboration.

Now, I'm not going to answer the questions like an obedient little girl, but if you have any questions, consider this an invitation.

Also, I loved this week's fannish5 :

Name five characters who would throw the best holiday gatherings.

1.) Barney Stinson. Can't you just imagine it? It would be leg -wait for it- dary.

2.) Iroh. He would be an amazing host. And the tea would always be hot.

3.) Gordon Gordon from Bones. The food would be to die for, and he's shrink your head to boot.

4.) Saetan SaDiablo. I would LOVE to dress up for dinner at his house.

5.) Loreleai Gilmore is NOTORIOUS for throwing epic parties.

I'm full of mashed potatoes, rolls, yams, and turkey. I'm contemplating pie with ice cream and also in the mood for a meme.

The Smut Writer's Meme: Name any pairing from past or current fandoms and ask me a question. I'll tell you anything you want to know about their sex lives from my own personal fanon.

I think my header says it all. But iapetusneume was all articulate about this issue right here.

I sure as hell would rent the house of my dreams if a murder took place there! Especially if it was free. And honestly, I like murder mysteries and am morbid enough that that might even be a selling point.

I'd wait to buy it until I was sure I could live peaceably with any resident ghosts, if any existed.

 The cinco de mayo meme. Now, after SEVEN MONTHS of slowly typing away at the prompts/request I was given, they have all be completed.

Commencing ficspam in three... two...

ETA: Issues with formatting. Joy. Nobody hold her breath.

Count down meme!

Tell me something you're looking forward to and how far away it is.

I'll go first: this weekend, I'm going to model for a hair salon, which means I might get a free dye job and will get my hair styled in some crazy awesome way.

gacked from teh_amazing_one :

Summarize 10 of your fandoms in one sentence, then see who on your friends list can guess each fandom.

1.) It's the love child of Lord of the Rings and Xena. Legend of the Seeker, guessed by rabidline 

2.) It's Twilight with vampires. The Vampire Diaries, guessed by rabidline 

3.) She's the pretty little blonde girl who always comes out of the dark alley. Buffy guessed by manonlechat

4.) Why is everyone on this show a double-agent? Alias, guessed by Cynchick.

5.) Flordia has the best serial killers. Dexter, guessed by manonlechat 

6.) Our hero is currently trapped in hell... I mean, Miami. Burn Notice, guessed by living_by_luck .

7.) Once upon a time... Princess Tutu, guessed by Cynchick and mildmay

8.) In the future, everyone's a goth and has a set of concert-worthy lungs. Repo! guessed by onerottenpeach .

9.) The long, long, long, road to two children.HIMYM, guessed by anon.

10.) She dresses like the devil and could give him a run for his money. Gossip Girl, guessed by rabidline 

this week's fannish5 (which I actually suggested, fyi):

Name 5 characters whose wardrobe you would love to have.

5.) Shiloh

4.) Robin Scherbatsky

3.) Faith

2.) Lorelei Gilmore

1.) Blair Waldorf

I would think really, really hard about whether or not to get out of the relationship now.

Not because of ANYTHING specific about the celebrity but because my special lady/gentleman friend is telling me that they would cheat on me.

It's one thing to lust after celebrities and fantasize about fictional characters and jerk-off to thoughts of people who are not your significant other - but cheating, or saying you'd cheat, no matter WHO you're cheating with, is a total no-go.

gacked from anat_astarte:

What has surprised you the most about me (if anything) since joining my flist/"friending me"? Was anything completely unexpected or have I always fit the picture of me you have in your head?

Post this in your own journal and see how you have surprised people!

 Sci-Fi Wire posted 13 Kickass Buffy moments but the ones they picked sucked (or at least, where not the awesomest moments Buffy has to offer), so I'm redoing their list for them. Because I'm nice like that.

These are just in the order that they occurred to me.

( Can you vague that up for me? )