ANNOUNCEMENT: Get Kim to CanadaThe VideoThe CampaignMy SituationHello, lovely internet people. My name is Kim Butler and I am (at the moment) nineteen years old. Since I was a kid, I have wanted to pursue a career in veterinary medicine. I would say I get along better with animals than I do with people, sometimes to my detriment. My dream of becoming a veterinarian had to be put on hold within the last two years. Though I graduated high school with good grades, my GPA was not high enough to receive any available scholarships for my state. Considering that my tuition would cost upwards of 30K in the states, not even counting other expenses like living or transportatio
What Twilight Has Taught MeAfter reading the Twilight series and revisiting said series in the three available movies that are currently out, I have learned many valuable lessons which I feel I should spell out plainly for any of you curious readers out there.Relationships Advice: Twilight StyleFor the dudes...1.) Behaving in a stand-offish, curt, and morose manner is the only way to properly attract a member of the opposite sex. It doesn't matter if you clearly have emotional barriers and a severe lack of care for your fellow man - if you behave like a dick, you will get chicks!2.) Stalking is fine, as long as you are a) conventionally attractive, and b) 'can'
Whispering NumbersI have dyscalculia.You might be thinking: 'The hell is that? It sounds like a monster from Greek mythology, or a name from an Asimov novel.'I'm disappointed to tell you that dyscalculia is neither of those things, though I deeply wish it was. No, dyscalculia isn't romantic nor fantastical; neither is it cool, in case you're wondering. Dyscalculia has been described as the reverse of dyslexia. While dyslexia effects one's ability to comprehend language concepts, dyscalculia is the inability to understand mathematical principles. Not only can dyscalculia make it nearly impossible to absorb the lessons most 'normal' students take for granted
Queer Things: Homosexuality =/= MisogynyI've noticed an interesting trend in the writing of gay male characters; and by interesting, I mean infuriating.Gay characters have spent a long time clawing their way into the public eye. While gay characters have been around since the origin of fiction itself, it hasn't been until modern works that the gay community has really been given a voice. Unfortunately, with every good thing there must be some bad. In this case, I'm speaking of the trend to write gay characters as misogynist and misandrist in fiction.For those who've never had these terms defined to them because they're fortunate not to live near a horde of new wave feminist art
Gallows' Burden"Let me go! Let me go!"The man was pudgy and round-faced, his skin blotted with red coloring as he choked out helplessly to be freed. Veronica looked down at him coolly. Her face revealed nothing. Not a hint of compassion, or contempt, or even concern crossed her features. She was all business. And this man was just another part of that business."Keep him still, please. It's hard to read him when he's being jostled," she requested of the men struggling in vain to keep a firm grasp on the piggish man. They were reapers, just like she was. Veronica barely knew them and, honestly, she didn't see any reason why she should know them any more t
Queer Things: Bisexuality in MediaOkay. This post is going to come with a big confession. It might be difficult for me, but...but I'll get through it.I...I fucking love Black Canary.Phew. That was easier than I thought.All right, all right. Moving past my silly double entendres, I do have a small confession to make. I happen to be a woman...who likes women. I won't say I'm a lesbian because...er...I don't not feel attraction to men. I just really, really prefer the ladies. If I'm going to be totally honest, I prefer not having a label for what I feel at all. Bisexual? Maaaaaybe. Gay? Eh, not that specific. There's even that subgroup called "pansexual" that would proba