Gardenburgers? Gardenburgers! March 30, 2006
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Have you guys seen the new Gardenburger ads? This one reads "Make Gardenburgers, Not War". Their Web site is looking pretty sweet too. I really enjoy their splash page with the shopping list on the fridge. Someone put some Riblets in my belly.
Buying and/or eating eggs is the most disgusting thing in the world. Not only is the egg industry the most abusive of any in the world, but eggs are chicken periods. That being said, we have a new mission for you wonderful Street Teamers this Easter. Go here and download some "Where Do Easter Eggs Come From?" leaflets to pass out. I'll be your best friend forever if you do. On a related note, check out this article about Dartmouth College becoming the first Ivy League school to switch to cage-free eggs:
"This is part of a nationwide campaign to have more humane treatment of animals and with some research we found that there were some local businesses that could provide us with high quality cage-free eggs," Merkel said.Merkel compared the lower price for eggs produced by caged chickens to sweatshop labor. Products made in sweatshops may be cheaper, he said, but the moral implications of buying those products often outweigh the price benefits.
"You just have to walk through a chicken house once with caged animals and you'll never want to eat eggs again," Merkel said.
Granted, cage-free isn't a solution, but it's a step in the right direction. If you're a college student, this is a great campaign for you to take on at your campus.
I really think that you should have to take a test before being allowed to speak or use the internet.
Gotta hand it to her, though; she is right about those "astronaughts". I don't trust them one bit.
Links of the day:
Headline: "Cute Girls Protest KFC"
Farmer pwned by cow
They caught that vile Chinese woman who stepped on the kitten.
-Noah
Best Shoes Ever March 29, 2006
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I just purchased a pair of Macbeth's Vegan "Eliot" skate shoes, and they're seriously the most comfortable thing that has ever touched my feet. I love Macbeth; it's so amazing to see a company whose shoes are sold pretty much everywhere you go. Most Journeys stores at shopping malls here in the states carry them, and no matter where you live you can order them online through Macbethfootwear.com.
Also, watch the "Vegan commercial" at the bottom. It'll make your heart go pitter patter. For those of you interested in finding other brands that offer faux leather and the like, check out PETA's Shopping Guide to Compassionate Clothing.
Sinking Ships is playing tonight. Guess who's going?
-Noah
Time's Running Out to Eat Free Veggie Burgers! March 28, 2006
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It's March 28, folks. Besides being Reba McEntire's birthday, today is really exciting because it marks the beginning of a veggie burger-eating marathon of sorts for me. Or maybe it's more of a triathalon? Either way, there are only four days left of March, and between now and Friday I am going to eat the living daylights out of some Streamliners at Johnny Rockets. My running count is at somewhere around 73 veggie burgers devoured. I don't eat, I end food.
SO, if you love double-stacked Boca burgers, nickel-jukeboxes, and ketchup art as much as I do, download your Johnny Rocket coupons and get eating before Friday!
Have I mentioned that I love Morrissey more than life itself? As if there weren't already enough reasons to want to have his babies, here is another:
In a statement on the ex-SMITHS frontman's website, he writes, "I fully realise that the absence of any Morrissey concerts in Canada is unlikely to bring the Canadian economy to its knees, but it is our small protest against this horrific slaughter - which is the largest slaughter of marine animal species found anywhere on the planet. "The Canadian Prime Minister (STEPHEN HARPER) also states that the slaughter is necessary because it provides jobs for local communities, but this is an ignorant reason for allowing such barbaric and cruel slaughter of beings that are denied life simply because somebody somewhere might want to wear their skin. "Construction of German gas chambers also provided work for someone - this is not a moral or sound reason for allowing suffering."
Moz4Prez2k8!
-Noah
Pulin is Always Leaving Us :-( March 27, 2006
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He took off Sunday to embark on his next tour through the country with Alkaline Trio and Against Me. We'll miss Pulin and his humor while he is out, but you can meet him on the road and table a show with him. Pulin is fun, and so is getting people to go vegan, so sign-up already!
Another thing you should know is that Pulin is a semi-professional arm wrestler. So even if you don't table with him, challenge him to an arm wrestling match. We're not responsible when your arm is broken in half.
Two random activism ideas:
Recently a co-worker of mine agreed to quit smoking if her Dad would quit eating chicken. Maybe if you have a nasty habit that your parents or friends want you to give up, you could convince them to give up one of their nasty meat eating or milk drinking habits.
Our KFC campaign coordinator Lindsay was on the road for her last KFC tour when she heard on the radio station 97.5 in Lansing, MI to call in and tell them what you love or hate, but you only had 4 seconds of air time. She called their voice mail and said "KentuckyFriedCruelty.com! I hate Colonel Sanders!" and it made the air! The morale of the story is you can make just about anything an opportunity to speak up for animals.
We really are permeating every media outlet in the world lately. Our anti-milk video Milk Gone Wild was recently mentioned on RollingStone.com. . .
Nick is real nice guy. Check out the interview we did with him here.
Adios banditos.
Stop the Canadian Seal Hunt! March 24, 2006
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As you are probably all very well aware, 335,000 baby harp seals are beaten and skinned for their fur every year in Canada during their cruel annual seal hunt. This year, our pal Pamela Anderson created a petition that she's going to hand-deliver to the Prime Minister of Canada, Stephen Harper, calling for an end to this barbaric practice. And it's about damn time. The Canadian seal hunt is one of the true injustices of our age--hundreds of thousands of innocent baby seals are beaten to death by thugs on the ice flows of Canada just a few weeks after they're born, just to satisfy the vanity of a few ignorant people who don’t realize that it’s the 21st century and we don't need to wear the skins of dead animals to stay warm.
Please send a link to this petition to all of your friends and family encouraging them to take a stand. After you've signed Pam's petition, print out our petition and gather your own signatures to help stop the hunt. After you've filled as many pages as you can, mail them into us and we'll send them along to the Prime Minister of Canada. We'll give you 50 Street Team points for every signup that you get!
Last but not least, use this button to promote the petition on your MySpace, LiveJournal, and other sites. Add it to your page and post it as comments on your friends' pages.
Just in case you're not already signed up, be sure to subscribe to our e-news to stay in the loop on all the cool prizes and free stuff that we're constantly giving away right here at peta2.
V for Vegan! March 23, 2006
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I should consider going into graphic design... While we are on the subject of V for Vendetta (seriously amazing, go see it!), I thought I would share that aside from veganism Natalie Portman is pretty passionate about some other things. Did you know that she raps? Well she does, and she's passionate alright.
Ben Goldsmith showed me this classified ad that appeared on the back last week's Willamette Week from Portland Oregon:
If anyone else does this in their local newpapers, let us know and send the clippings to:
Ben Goldsmith loves clippings
c/o PETA
501 Front St.
Norfolk, VA 23510
Is cow's milk for humans? No way Jose! When in doubt, just remember this picture:
Did Your Peeps Have a Face? March 22, 2006
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Interesting and sad fact of the day from Harpers Index:
Estimated number of the marshmallow candy Peeps that will be consumed around Easter - 800,000,000
Estimated number of pigs who died to make them - 125,000
Marshmallows contain gelatin which comes from boiled pig ligaments, muscle, and bone marrow. Yuck city.
If you're in need of a handy lunch bag, you should consider buying this one or earning one on the Street Team. Aside from letting everyone know that their are no animals in your lunch bag, it saves trees, and Jay-Z has one too.
Boom bam.
Grant is a Great Guy March 21, 2006
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If you play in a band, it's always a good idea to have Animal Rights literature at all of your shows because you have a unique and fun opportunity to talk about an important issue. Grant from Glory of This does just that. He's vegan and has PETA literature at all of their shows as a way of spreading the word and hopefully getting more people to consider going vegan. His band Glory of This has a new album coming out July 11th and they are about to head out on the road too. Check out their MySpace and be sure to see one of their shows.
I saw V for Vendetta last night and it was excellent. It stars vegan actress Natalie Portman who gave an amazing preformance in the movie. Could veganism be linked to good acting skills? Probably.
Speaking of movies...Tonight we are showing a special presentation of Earthlings in the PETA library. Earthlings has helped people make the connection on the spot that animals feel pain and suffering just like you and I, so I highly recommend organizing a showing of your own in your living room, basement, or anywhere you can. If your video store doesn't have this film, you can purchase one from us here. Make some vegan treats to share at the showing then you'll have a delicious and informative night. The showing starts upstairs soon so I have to hurry along and get up there.
Take care!
Dog House Delivery Trip March 20, 2006
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One thing we do regularly at PETA is build dog houses and deliver them to needy dogs in communities in North Carolina. Last Friday I had the opportunity to go on a dog house delivery trip. My co-workers Tim, Dan, Eric, and I headed down to North Carolina to bring dog houses to some of those dogs who were in desperate need of proper shelter. Tim and Dan drove the PETA truck down while Eric and I rode in a 19' Penske filled with 28 dog houses. Once we got down there, I was in shock as to the sorts of conditions these dogs lived in. Their "houses" were no more than broken barrels, or shoddy pieces of wood with a ripped tarp. Some of the dogs didn't even have a bowl of food or water outside for them. As we got to each house, we would replace their old shelter with one of our solid, comfortable dog houses and make sure they had plenty of food and water. We also gave each of them some attention they were desperate for--I think some of these dogs had never had a person play with them or be nice to them their entire lives. Here are some pictures from our trip:
Before...
After!
Dan with two guys that were very excited to have someone to jump on and pet them. They were living in a pen that was about 7 feet by 5 feet with only two over turned barrels to protect them from the elements.
Ghost with his old "shelter".
Me with Ghost and his new house.
The whole day was an amazing experience and it was so rewarding to see how happy all the dogs were just to get some attention and affection. Of course, many dogs aren't even that lucky. That's why it's so important to convince your parents, your relatives, and your friends to always spay and neuter their cats and dogs. Most dogs end up in situations like this because they were born without anyone wanting them--the easiest way to save dogs from suffering is to reduce the animal overpopulation is by spaying and neutering and by adopting animals from shelters. If you know someone who hasn't spayed their animal yet, show them some of these pictures and ask them if they want their dog's puppies to live in conditions like this someday. After seeing it first-hand, I know for a fact that I wouldn't.
BTBAM - Can I Get a What, What? March 16, 2006
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To sum up: if you want to hang out with hip bands, stencil things, and of course help animals, you need to come and intern here at PETA HQ in Norfolk or apply to work for peta2 this summer. It's so much fun, and there's vegan soft serve down the street, and Pulin's buying.
Cutest Vegetarian contest winners have been announced. If you want to know who won, you need to go here. Not to sound like a hippie (oh how I loathe hippies), but all of you who entered are winners in my book. The contest brought 60,000 people to peta2, and the press ate the story up with a spoon. Here's a great article about finalist Brittany Fontaine. Did you know she was on Made on MTV? I was so stoked when I saw a Kids Like Us t-shirt. Fuck the heat, I love the concrete!
Gregg Dedrick, president of KFC, is getting ready to celebrate his 47th birthday. On April 2, while Dedrick is opening gifts and eating cake, millions of chickens in the factory farms of KFC's suppliers will be spending one more miserable day standing in their own waste in filthy sheds, unable to even flap a wing or turn around. While we wish him well on his big day, we want to ask him to give animals the greatest gift of all and stop torturing chickens for KFC's buckets. CLICK HERE to get his address and send him a birthday greeting.
What a tool! For those of you in the UK who don't want to pay the postage to the states: CLICK HERE and send a card to David Fitzjohn, the Managing Director of KFC's European parent company.
Speaking of birthdays, March 31 marks the two-year anniversary of Brooklyn's Foodswings, my personal favorite vegan restaurant in the entire world. I'd like to to take this opportunity to thank Freedom and the rest of the Foodswings staff for all the buffalo drumsticks, faux Philly cheese steak, and vegan milkshakes. Fortunately I don't live in Williamsburg, or I'd be broke.
Add Foodswings as your friend on myspace, and stop in the next time you're in Brooklyn. Your mouth will thank you.
-Noah
Do Animals Have Souls? March 15, 2006
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This video is pretty interesting. The teacher's a total asshat:
If you have any videos of your own, you should upload them to the PETATV Group on YouTube.
-Noah
More On FFA March 14, 2006
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Despite one or two pieces of hatemail from 14 year olds with two teeth who want to "beet my ass" (spelling error theirs, not mine), the campaign to stop the practice of raising animals for slaughter on public school campuses is going smashingly. Since last week, we have already received over 500 signatures from Street Teamers on our "Stop the Slaughter" petition, with more than 250 from one high school student in South Carolina alone. Several FFA members have also contacted me to discuss what they can do to help, which is awesome. (It's interesting to note that the "other half" has taken note as well.) Of course PETA's goal is not to kick FFA out of schools - we're simply asking them not to contribute further to school violence by including slaughtering animals in the course. There's no excuse for shooting a pig in the head with a captive bolt gun and slitting her throat, or selling a cow at auction to slaughterhouses where they are strung up and have their necks cut open. That is not education; that is cruelty, and it shouldn't be paid for with our tax dollars.
Speaking of getting lots of signups, here's a new strategy that is working well for us on Taste of Chaos - sending a cute British girl into the crowd with a clever sign and a clipboard.
Brilliant!
It's almost half-way through the month, and so far I've eaten 11 Streamliners at Johnny Rockets in Norfolk, Boston, and Washington, DC.
Download the coupon and go eat some ASAP. They're so freaking delicioussss.
-Noah
These Are the Kind of People Who Hunt March 13, 2006
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TUSCALOOSA, Alabama (Reuters) - Authorities arrested three college students on Wednesday on charges of setting fires that damaged or destroyed nine Baptist churches in Alabama, in what one suspect allegedly called a joke that went too far.
Prosecutors identified the suspects as Ben Moseley and Russell Debusk, 19-year-old students at Birmingham-Southern College, and Matthew Lee Cloyd, 20, who transferred last year from Birmingham-Southern to the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
They were charged with conspiracy and committing malicious destruction by fire. The men could face up to five years in prison for each of the nine fires.
In court documents, a federal agent quoted Moseley as saying the trio had gone to Bibb County, Alabama, to shoot deer on February 2 and had set fire to five rural churches early the next morning.
For real, hunters. Do the world a favor: leave the animals alone and shoot each other. Thanks.
-Noah
PS - Booker T rules, Boogeyman drools.
Rock Out With Your Cat Out March 12, 2006
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Future F*ckheads of America March 9, 2006
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Come to think of it, Current Fuckheads of America is probably more fitting...
Future Farmers of America (FFA) is a nationwide program for high school students who are interested in the agricultural industry. That's all fine and good, but here's the kicker: in many FFA courses, students raise pigs, cows, chickens, and other animals, then sell them to slaughterhouses or, on occasion, even kill them right there on campus. Does that sound completely absurd to anyone else but me? Ok, first the students raise the animals and develop relationships with them, give them names, and care for them like they would a child. Then they have to kill the animals they've come to know like a friend. The only lesson I can see there is that killing a living being, one that feels pain and emotion just like a human, is acceptable.
A student at Union County High School in Lake Butler, Florida, contacted me last night because the FFA club on his campus was planning to slaughter a pig this morning in the agricultural science building. After I talked with pretty much every single tv, radio, and newspaper outlet in his area about the situation, and had a number of back-and-forth calls with the school and the secretary at the superintendent's office, the poor pig was unfortunately slaughtered while approximately 100 students watched. It was upsetting to say the least, especially after I spent basically a whole day trying to stop this from happening. I mean, nearly 275,000 pigs are killed for food each and every day, so of course it's much more important to get people to stop eating pigs than it is to save one particular animal. Still, I wish I could have saved that pig from being shot in the head by some idiot teacher, you know?
I'm all about keeping it posi as you may know, so from here our hope is to convince UCHS and the district school board to put an end to the animal portion of FFA in Union County, and save pigs from being killed on school property in the future. I'm also working with a couple of students at a different school in Florida to try and save two cows in their FFA program from being sold to a slaughterhouse at auction next week. I've basically made it my personal goal to give FFA hell until they stop barbarically killing animals in the name of education.
If there is an FFA or similar program at your school, you can help me (and the pigs, cows, and chickens) by downloading this petition and gathering signatures from fellow students and other people in your town.
Once you've gathered a few pages, e-mail me at NoahC@peta2.com to let me know how it went. From there, I'll be glad to help you with the next steps.
It's been almost seven years since the Columbine massacre. Since that day in 1999 when students opened fire on classmates and school faculty, the whole country has taken a step back and realized that something must be done to put an end to violence at schools. We can never hope to accomplish anything if schools continue to allow animals to be murdered on campus. Stick that in your pipe and smoke it, FFA.
-Noah
Bakers: Cruelty on Your Feet March 8, 2006
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PETA uncovered horrendous cruelty during an investigation of fur farms in China, where fur farmers swing raccoon dogs and foxes by their hind legs and smash their heads on the ground, injuring the animals but often leaving them conscious as they are skinned alive. When the fur is finally peeled off over animals' heads, their naked, bloody bodies are thrown onto a pile of those who have gone before them. Some are still alive, breathing in ragged gasps and blinking slowly. Some of the animals' hearts are still beating five to 10 minutes after they are skinned. One investigator recorded that a skinned raccoon dog on a heap of carcasses had enough strength to lift his bloodied head and stare into the camera.
And there's no telling whether Bakers Footwear's fur is really from rabbits or if it's from "man's best friend." Another recent investigation found that dogs and cats in China are bludgeoned, hanged, strangled with wire nooses, and bled to death for their fur, which is often deliberately mislabeled as fur from other species and exported to the United States to be sold to unsuspecting customers. That's right folks - if you're wearing shoes from Bakers, you might just have Fluffy or Spot on your feet.
After hearing PETA's complaints as well as consumer concerns, Bakers CEO Peter A. Edison claims that the company wants to let customers choose and must sell fur in order to be competitive. Ridiculous... customers should be choosing between what's haute or what's "so yesterday", not whether or not they want to wear the skin of tortured animals. Who actually says, "Hm, do I want to put dead rabbits on my toes? Mayyybeeee."
It is extremely important for Bakers to know that there is nothing fashionable or "competitive" about skinning animals alive for their fur. Let's remind Bakers Footwear that we won't shop at its stores until it stops selling all fur items and implements a permanent fur-free policy:
Peter A. Edison, Chair and CEO
Bakers Footwear Group Inc. 2815 Scott Ave.
St. Louis, MO 63103
314-621-0699
1-877-746-3932 (toll-free)
314-641-0390 (fax)
pedison@bfgstl.com
Online customer service form
If you're not good with the words, keep it short and sweet. Here's what I sent 'em.
See? Nothin' to it.
-Noah
Loneliness, Baby Seals, Fashion and Yanni March 7, 2006
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Me again! Hey Chris and Noah, if you are out there somewhere (and surely, you are), reading the peta2 blog, know that this is how I feel without you:
Did anyone catch Sir Paul and Heather McCartney on Larry King Live last Friday night talking about the Canadian seal hunt? If you missed it you can read the transcript here, although it's kind of super-mega long. I'd say that the McCartneys came out on top--not that it would take much to debate the fact that it isn't right to club baby seals to death for their skins. Sheesh.
Speaking of fashion, my new favorite blog (that I read on my lunchbreak only I SWEAR) is Pink is the New Blog. Not only does this site satisfy one's need to see celebrities in compromising postures, etc., but they routinely make fun of people who make that ever-sadly misguided decision to put gross-o fur onto their fat backs. That's right, their fat backs. Check it!
So do you guys know who Yanni is? The weird new-age music guy? He totally beat up his girlfriend the other day. I mean, we knew he was lame, but not that lame. I wonder if he got his start hurting animals too?
-Sara
Johnny Rockets --and beyond!-- March 6, 2006
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Hey there. So I have some upsetting news for you. This is the first time in the history of the world that both Noah and Chris are out for the day! Chris is recovering from getting his wisdom teeth taken out on Friday, while Noah has discovered a bizarre loophole in our employment policy called "vacation" where he can, like, totally just not show up for work and still get paid. "What's her point?" you may very well be wondering. Good question, captains! My point is that this is the first time that I, Sara, your friendly neighborhood Street Team Coordinator, get to do the blog. Hooray! And very nice to meet you.
Alright! So there's one piece of exciting news I can't wait to share with you, friends (we're friends, right??). PETA and Johnny Rockets have teamed up to do this promotional thingy for the month of March. The deal is that if you buy one of their super-delicious Streamliner® veggie burgers, fries, and a drink, you get another Streamliner® for free. WOW! Seriously. Totally free. Zero dollars and zero cents. So we want you, fellow peta2 soldiers, to help us show Johnny Rockets--and beyond!--how very, very much in demand veggie burgers are, so they'll make lots more of them, and then all the meat-eaters will order them, and all the chickens and pigs and cows will be so very happy. You can find a location near you here and you can print out the coupon here.
What, you're still sitting around? Print out that coupon and go get your Johnny Rockets on! And bring all your little friends with you.
Oh, and post a comment letting Chris know that you're thinking about him as he recovers from his dental problem, and that you still <3 him even though he has a few less teefs in his head now.
This = Chris:
-Sara
I'm Starting a New Group: Gamers Against Cruelty (GAC) March 3, 2006
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You're all invited to join, so long as you can beat Zelda on SNES ... blindfolded. A Street Teamer sent in this Sims mod that she designed, and I thought it was pretty great. Interesting fact of the day: did you know that pigs like to play video games? I speak the truth!
Speaking of video games, the Think Geek contest is almost over, so unless you want to be the lamest lamer at the next GameCon, you had better enter to win that gamer clothing for your wearing!
I chuckled a little bit when I saw this quiz on someone's blog (notice the bolded/underlined question). It's pretty ridiculous, but what the heck:
How emo are you? Add up the statements that apply to you.[ ] I listen to Dashboard Confessional
[ ] I have cried myself to sleep
[ ] I have woken up crying
[1] have cried over an ex
[ ] i have cried in a corner
[2] I have cried next to a window
[ ] I own a billion sweaters
[3] I own an argyle sweater
[ ] almost NONE of them fit properly
[ ] i wear chick pants
[ ] I wear eyeliner
[ ] my eyeliner is black...and ONLY black
[ ] My friend gave me eyeliner for Christmas
[ ] I cried out of joy when I got that eyeliner
[4] I have all 12 myspace pictures
[ ] most of them are of my head in wierd lighting, are black and white or are of me in weird hats/fancy clothes
[ ] i.type.like.this.sometimes
[5] I've written songs about a breakup
[ ] I still cry when I read the lyrics
[6] I play guitar
[ ] It's almost ALWAYS acoustic
[ ] I keep a dream journal
[ ] I have at least one stuffed animal on my bed at all times
[ ] I change my default pic often
[ ] I would NEVER step foot into Hot Topic
[ ] I paid for my cell phone ringer
[ ] I cry every time I hear it, bc its one of my favorite songs
[7] I dont personally know 99.99999 percent of my myspace friends
[ ] Nobody understands the real me
[ ] I have dyed my hair black, blue or deep red
[8] I am a straightedge
[ ] I dont hang out with non-edges
[ ] I have friends who have never seen my haircolor
[ ] Real punks tend to beat me up alot
[ ] I am a camera Whore
[ ] I love to have girls do my hair and make-up
[ ] There is a phrase such as "music is my boyfriend" on my myspace
[9] i love to give and recieve hugs
[ ] i hate germs
[ ] I have been to a therapist
[ ] It was because my mom didnt understand me
[ ] I am self-concious all the time
[ ] like the way I look when Im crying
[ ] I dont do sports.
[ ] I just stand around during Punk/Ska concerts
[ ] I cant skank
[10] I have borrowed clothing from a member of the opposite sex before
[11] I know that Emo stands for emotional
[ ] I usually spend over an hour to get ready to leave my house
[ ] I only have like 5 billion hair products
[ ] I am Gay or Bisexual
[ ] I spend so much time on myspace that I know HTML
[ ] One of my myspace pictures is of me crying
[ ] My best feature is my hair
[ ] My special talent is to be able to "emo flip" my hair
[ ] One of my myspace pictures is of me making a kissy face
[ ] I almost never spend more than two dollars on a shirt
[ ] I reapply my eyeliner up to 200 times a day
[ ] I have wished I was never born
[ ] "caring is creepy" means something to me
[ ] I know who that song is by
[ ] I just started listening to their cd
[ ] And now I'm crying
[12] I know that Sunny Day Real Estate is not a real estate agency
[13] I have their cd
[ ] Guys with mohawks are hot
[ ] I dislike animals which are bigger than me
[ ] This includes large dogs
[ ] I have never gotten a detention
[ ] Mostly because I cried my way out of it
[ ] My screen Name has X's in it
[ ] My Screen Name has the words bleed, tears, dream in it
[ ] My screen name has a combination of those words in it
[14] I write my own poetry and songs
[ ] I never get around to putting a melody or chords to it though
[ ] I have stayed home from school because I was depressed
[ ] Valentines day makes me think of how awful my life really is
[15] Black band t's
[ ] Saucony Shoes
[ ] or Converse
[ ] in a color other than black?
[ ] In a bright color?
[16] messenger bag?
[ ] adorned with pins?
[17] patches?
[ ] kept on the bag with safety pins?
[18] I'm all about being vegetarian
[19] I am friends with "peta2" on myspace
[ ] i check my myspace everyday
[ ] I can take any word and quote a song with that word in it
[ ] I say goodbye on the internet with one of these <3
[ ] I have sung "screaming infedelities"
[ ] I change my myspace constantly
[ ] I am welling up with tears
We're freaking everywhere! Oh, and I guess I'm not all that emo? I wish that word never existed. Life would be much better.
Did you hear?
Be friends with PETATV on YouTube and watch our videos!
-Noah
Keepin' Ourselves Busy March 1, 2006
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Pulin got back this afternoon from a short stint on the road with Silverstein, Stretch Arm Strong, and Spitalfield. Did any of you get a chance to meet them?
Silverstein autograph signing
Pulin was in the office for all of thirty seconds this afternoon before he left again. He's going on Taste of Chaos for the next week or two with a handful of other staffers, then I think he's back for about 45 minutes before he heads back out on the road and tables the shit out of the Alkaline Trio/Against Me! tour for a few months. I know we have billions of animals to save, but when the heck do I get some quality time with the Indian Jake Gyllenhaal? Don't ask me, that's what the ladies call him.
Meanwhile, Lindsay is getting ready to head out on the road for a whopping two-and-a-half week long protest tour. She'll be organizing demos against those nasty ol' animal abusers, KFC. If you live in any of these towns, come out and give 'em hell!
Here's where Lindsay will be. Click on the city nearest you for more details:
Tuesday, March 7 - Evansville, Indiana and Paducah, KentuckyWednesday, March 8 - Carbondale, Illinois and St. Louis, MissouriThursday, March 9 - Springfield, Missouri and Jefferson City, MissouriFriday, March 10 - Springfield, Illinois and Peoria, IllinoisSaturday, March 11 - Gary, Indiana
Monday, March 13 - Rockford, Illinois and Milwaukee, WisconsinTuesday, March 14 - Sheboygan, Wisconsin and Green Bay, WisconsinWednesday, March 15 - Marquette, Michigan and Escanaba, MichiganThursday, March 16 - Traverse City, Michigan and Cadillac, MichiganFriday, March 17 - Cheboygan, Michigan and Alpena, MichiganMonday, March 20 - Grand Rapids, Michigan and Kalamazoo, MichiganTuesday, March 21 - Flint, Michigan and Detroit, MichiganWednesday, March 22 - South Bend, Indiana and Fort Wayne, IndianaThursday, March 23 - Delphos, Ohio and Mansfield, OhioFriday, March 24 - Beckley, West Virginia
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We got this in the mail from a youngin' today ...
Cutest thing ever.
-Noah
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