one more miracle

This post has a case of whiplash! But I think both of these things are worth sharing, so here we go.

A Very Modern Military Partnership - An adorable article about a Lance Corporal in the British Army who married his boyfriend with the full support and witness of his fellow soldiers. The reception was held in a regimental barracks. The whole thing put hearts in my eyes. Make sure to check out the pictures - they're so cute! Anytime anyone talks about how repealing DADT would cause chaos and tension, I want to whip out this article and be like IN YOUR FUCKING FACE, DUMBASS. ...ahem. They're so cute! >.>

On the flip side of the coin (i.e. America...), while not the same issue, still something deeply horrifying:

When the Army uses 'Enhanced Interrogation' on an American Soldier - A truly heartrending short piece about a very upsetting practice. Some soldiers, when they receive a serious injury in combat, are forced to agree to a discharge claiming they had "personality disorder" (wtf is that?), a pre-existing condition that is the cause of all their problems, and therefore the Army has no obligation to give them medical support or any other support for the rest of their lives.

WHAT. THE. FUCK.

The sheer gall of this bald-faced lie is simply shocking and appalling. No person with a brain in their skull would ever believe it for any of these poor soldiers, and yet it's happening, to thousands upon thousands of young men and women. They are discarded by the government they served for, that they gave their physical well-being for. I just - it makes me want to SCREAM. First we have this totally unjustified war, and then we have all these soldiers, many of whom just wanted to do what was right, who are falling victim and suffering for the rest of their lives. It's a travesty. Veterans should be treated with the utmost respect, not like so much garbage. It's a ringing condemnation of our society - even beyond this specific instance, veterans are given no social support. Right now, with all the negative opinions about the war itself, that anger is misplaced onto the soldiers themselves.

I obviously can't help but think about GenKill when I read about stuff like this. Think about this happening to sweet little Walt, or about Doc Bryan receiving the order to diagnose one of his men with "personality disorder" just so no one has to spend the money. It hurts my heart.

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Oh ELJAY! I think you all need a collective, massive SMISHING. *squeezes you all tiiiight* Everyone seems to be having a seriously awful month. NOVEMBER, YOU ARE ON NOTICE D: You gave us Obama, sure, but that doesn't give you the right to grind us all into the dust!

I think everyone who's feeling a little blue should watch this video: Capucine tells a story. It's a little French girl telling the most rambly and silly story you've ever heard, and she's got these massive anime eyes. She's really something else, and I promise you'll at least smile! There's loads more videos of her here, because apparently her parents have decided that a photo album is not enough! A Vimeo album is the new way to track your child's growth! It's kind of hilarious.

Anyway, yes, go and smile <3

I myself am taking a break from studying for biochem exam, ughh. I hope I do at least somewhat better than last time. :(

I am *weeping* with laughter. My head and stomach hurt and I'm all flushed from LAUGHING SO DAMN MUCH.

Sample of why:

"If they join forces I'll know it's a sign of the Second Coming, where Jesus will descend, build the temple, give an epiphany to the masses that will consist of 'LOL internet. ^_^' And he will be able to pronounce the smiley face, for he is God."
-gaisce

HEEEE. Fandom Wank Quotes GO! Die of laughter! I'm actually seeing the appeal of fandom_wank now, where I'd always steered clear of it before. The point isn't the wank itself, it's the brilliant people hilariously mocking the stupid ones! Fantastic! \o/ (Link thanks to esorlehcar)

And even more funny: The Skippy List Just trust me. SO FUNNY.

I am in such a good mood now! This evening more than made up for my shitty day, mostly because I TALKED TO MICHELLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Michelle is my bestest friend in the WHOLE WIDE WORLD, and now she is out in the wide world because she left for New Zealand two weeks ago! And I hadn't heard from her and I thought she was dead! But she called me tonight YAY!!! She had to wait until she could get internet and look up my cell number on Facebook, heehee! I am amused. Note to self: Bring friends' phone numbers to Ireland! LOL. I got to talk to her for a half hour and it completely made my life because Michelle is my other half. YAY.

And then I had a nice chat with my rooomie Jake (*waves again* Hi Jake!) and also his girlfriend when she came in, and then I got to talk to Holly, and then I found these links and started nearly peeing myself laughing, and in conclusion, tonight goes in the plus column.

:)

I am in such a good mood this morning, guys! This is against all odds - I got four and a half hours of sleep last night (I need to learn to not do that! argh) and today is going to be super super busy. But! I decided (correctly) that it would be a good idea to start out my day right by going to the dining hall for breakfast. So I set my alarm a bit earlier, and apparently that made my body go on some weird high alert and I woke up at 6:40 of my own volition. I know, what??? But anyway. So I got to have coffee and chocolate chip pancakes and sausage and REAL SCRAMBLED EGGS. They're usually powdered scrambled eggs on the weekends cause they have to make so many, but on weekday mornings they take the time to make some REAL eggs. Mmmmmmmmm. So that was very nice.

Then! My organic chemistry teacher ended class a half hour early! :O We had just finished up a big unit, and he was like "So I guess we'll stop there today!" and we all looked at eachother in confusion, kinda laughing a little cause of course he was kidding. I think he got a great kick out of our befuddlement :D And then he wasn't kidding! So THAT was nice. Of course, I had class at 9 anyway, but I came back to my room and just lay down for 20 minutes, so I think that gave me a little boost of energy.

Also, it's spring! \o/ I love wearing my flip flops again.

Aaaaand the really fun thing is that I found this long Stargate Atlantis special on Youtube. It's by a Vancouver talk show called Urban Rush, and this man and woman went on set for a day, interviewed the cast, walked around set seeing how things go. I haven't watched them all yet (there are SEVERAL ten minute clips on youtube) but I watched their interviews with David, Joe, and Torri. I LOVE THEM ALL OMG. The interviewers are really fun, so it's just a cool laid back conversation with the actors. David was hilarious and gracious, as usual, Joe stood with his hands on his hips looking sexy and gay as hell, and Torri is just the cutest giggly girl ever. I HEART HER and want to have slumber parties with her. She says "Cool as a cucumbah" and I die giggling. Joe complained again about the difficulties of doing a scifi show, which gets old, but I can tell he has a genuine affection for the show and especially the people he works with, so it balances out. There was an ADORABLE little clip of him poking fun at David and then bopping him gently on the cheek with a script he's holding! N'awwwww, BOYS.

ETA: Just watched Paul's and Rachel's. I have a love affair with EVERYONE ON THIS SHOW. *flail flail* They're all so funny and kind and personable! :D

Links to these clips (the rest of the show is in the related links sidebar, obviously. Looks like they've visited SG-1 too!):

David interview
Joe interview (Includes adorable teasing David clip)
Torri interview
Paul interview (pt 1) (In which Paul jokingly flirts with the male interviewer. TEEHEE!)
Paul interview (pt 2)
Rachel interview
Conclusion of the show, in which the guy interviewer, Mike, says "Thank you, Stargate Atlantis, for making me short and in shoes." *dies* I LOVE these two! Canadians really ARE the nice ones, eh? *g* And there's also a brief shot of Joe and David filming, and Joe CRACKS UP and doubles over with laughter, putting his hand essentially on David's... oh, just watch it. It's so CUTE. ♥
Christopher Judge and Michael Shanks interview, in which both of them have their DAUGHTERS ON THEIR LAPS. It's possibly the cutest thing I have EVER seen. Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww.

I REALLY REALLY adore this cast.

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*weeps*

ETA: In case anyone, like me, wants this fucking debauched hotassery to stare at at all hours on their desktop, ( I'll share the incredibly rough wallpaper I just made )