yeah, but you're not a ninja

hehe

Some in black tie; others, body bags by Susan Lenfestey

It's time to party.

As the families of bomb-flattened Fallujah huddle in make-shift refugee
camps, drinking from sewage-filled streams, Iraqi policy mastermind Paul

Wolfowitz fastens the last stud into his starched collar.

As the Iraq Survey Group ends its search for WMD, concluding that there
was
no imminent mushroom cloud or even a smoking gun, Condi Rice draws
herself a
hot bath.

As Sgt. Kevin Benderman, an Army mechanic with nine years of service,
refuses a second deployment to Iraq, saying, "You just don't know how
bad it
is," Colin Powell pours himself a drink.

As Specialist Charles A. Graner, miscreant and major-domo of Abu Ghraib,

shuffles off to prison, Donald Rumsfeld straightens the black tie of his

tux.

As the 9/11 widow tucks her children into bed, wondering why the
recommendations made in "The 9/11 Commission Report" weren't
implemented,
Tom Ridge tightens his cummerbund.

As prisoners charged with no crimes, and given no recourse, languish in
the
hellhole of Guantanamo Bay, torture apologist Alberto Gonzales clicks
his
cufflinks into place.

As Dan Rather retires in disgrace over forged documents, former CIA
Director
George Tenet, proponent of forged documents about Iraq's nonexistent
nuclear
program, adjusts the Medal of Freedom around his neck.

As the working mother in Chicago wonders how to keep her child from
being
left behind now that her special-ed program has been cut, Armstrong
Williams
polishes his shoes.

As Valerie Plame walks away from a distinguished career as a CIA
"operative," destroyed when her identity was revealed by columnist
Robert
Novak, Mr. Novak walks to his limo.

As Osama bin Laden chuckles in his cave to see America's fortunes sink
in
the morass of Iraq and as fresh recruits to his cause multiply like
flies,
Dick Cheney pops the cork on a bottle of Dom Perignon.

As America's trade gap surges and the red ink in the national debt
bleeds to
a record level, Treasury Secretary Paul Snow finishes shaving and dabs
at a
spot of blood on his chin.

As the Republican Congress gets ready to underfund everything from Head
Start to veterans' benefits, Speaker Dennis Hastert checks his profile
in
the mirror.

As Pfc. Francis Obaji, oldest son of an immigrant Nigerian family, is
zipped
into a body bag for the sad journey home, Laura Bush zips up her Oscar
de la
Renta gown.

And as his corporate pals slide their millions across the table to dance
at
his ball, forgetting for a moment the bottom line that forces them to
ship
jobs overseas, George W. Bush pulls on his snakeskin boots.

hey, look, a survey

*Thirteen random things you like*
01) hawaii
02) dolphins

03) wolves
04) Desperate Housewives
05) duck
06) Orlando Bloom
07) theatre
08) Club Sandwich
09) wine

10) home
11) the Sims 2
12) George RR Martin books
13) food

*Twelve Movies*
01) LOTR trilogy
02) Ever After
03) Moulin Rouge
04) Star Wars original trilogy
05) Matrix trilogy

06) Garden State
07) While You Were Sleeping
08) Love Actually
09) Harry Potter and the PoA
10) Bridget Jones' Diary
11) What's Eating Gilbert Grape
12) Pirates of the Caribbean

*Eleven Artists/Bands*
01) Ben Folds
02) the Shins
03) Frou Frou

04) Five Iron Frenzy

05) Ani Difranco
06) Rufus Wainwright
07) Josh Groban
08) Eve 6
09) Linda Eder

10) Howard Shore
11) John Williams

*Ten things on your computer desk*
01) my computer
02) LOTR daily calendar

03) digitial camera
04) DVDs
05) phone
06) heart picture frame
07) journal
08) photo album
09) paperweight used as a bookend
10) planner/assignment book

*Nine Good Friends* [in no order]
01) Danielle

02)Lori
03) Lydia
04) Jen T
05) Jason
06) Jen V
07) Liz
08) Noelle

09) Mel

*Eight Favorite Foods*
01) DUCK
02) spaetzle
03) spaghetti w/clam sauce
04) goldfish crackers
05) chicken parm
06) cheese steak
07) pumpkin pie
08) pizza

*Seven Things You Wear Daily*
01) glasses or contacts

02) underwear

03) shoes
04) silver necklace 
05) HS class ring

06) pants
07) shirt..

*Six Things That Annoy You*
01 - 03) bitches

04 - 06) assholes

*Five Things You Touch Daily*
01) my face
02) my hair
03) my keyboard
04) my mouse
05) my wallet

*Four TV Shows You Watch*
01) desperate housewives
02) american idol
03) the real world
04) friends reruns

*Three Celebrities You Have a Crush on*
01) Orlando Bloom

02) Dominic Monaghan
03) Jude Law

*Two Things You Can't Live Without*
01) food
02) water ;)

*Name One Thing You Want More Than Anything*
01) uhh...unending happiness?

another survey instead of an update

THREE NAMES YOU GO BY:
1. REbecca

2. Becca
3. Beccalinny

THREE SCREEN NAMES YOU HAVE HAD:
1. RebL1231 - duh

2. LnLuvr01 - technically, i still have it, since it's our AOL main account from way back when
3. TalenQfG - not sure why I ever had that one... 

THREE THINGS YOU LIKE ABOUT YOURSELF:
1. i like to listen to people i care about when they have troubles

2. i'm intelligent with reading and writing
3. i have good taste in movies

THREE THINGS YOU DON'T LIKE ABOUT YOURSELF:
1. lack of confidence

2. treetrunks
3. bouts of intense stubborness and selfishness

THREE PARTS OF YOUR HERITAGE:
1. Slovak
2. scottish
3. muttishness

THREE THINGS THAT SCARE YOU:
1. death
2. being judged
3. rejection

THREE OF YOUR EVERYDAY ESSENTIALS:
1.  the internet

2. caffeine
3. pasta

THREE THINGS YOU ARE WEARING RIGHT NOW:
1. grey sweat pants
2. black t-shirt

3. silver necklace from mommy

THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE BANDS (or artists(at the moment)):
1. everything on my computer playlist

THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE SONGS AT PRESENT:
1. "In the Waiting Line"
2. "Let Go"

3. "Instant Pleasure"

THREE NEW THINGS YOU WANT TO TRY IN THE NEXT 12 MONTHS:
1. graduating college
2. going on a cruise

3. being paid by someone other than Muhlenberg SMT

THREE THINGS YOU WANT IN A RELATIONSHIP (love is a given):
1. communication

2. humor
3. honesty

TWO TRUTHS AND A LIE - in any order? :)
1. in my lifetime, i have had, 2 dogs, 3 cats, a lizard, a guinea pig, several fish, several hermit crabs, and of course sea monkeys
2. i have lived in germany
3. Lydia's car got towed today

THREE PHYSICAL THINGS ABOUT THE OPPOSITE SEX (or same) THAT APPEAL TO YOU:
1. tall, please

2. nice eyes

3. being Orlando

THREE THINGS YOU JUST CAN'T DO:
1. eat plants
2. keep in touch with people well (sorry)

3. like feet

THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE HOBBIES:
1. watchin' movies

2. reading  a good book (not a bad one) (notice i didn't make that distinction with  movies...hehe)

3. playing "The Sims 2" ;) 

THREE THINGS YOU WANT TO DO REALLY BADLY RIGHT NOW:
1. eat
2. have some hot chocolate
3. make my homework be done

THREE CAREERS YOU'RE CONSIDERING:  (for next year)
1. SMing on a cruise ship

2. interning with a really good theatre company
3. ASMing in NYC

THREE PLACES YOU WANT TO GO ON VACATION:
1. prague
2. greece
3.  tropical places

THREE THINGS YOU WANT TO DO BEFORE YOU DIE:
1. live in hawaii
2.  marry one person for love who just happens to be rich ;)
3.  win a lifetime acheivement award

i guess i lied about an update coming soon

*Shrug*

Here's a pic from the end of ACTF, courtesy of Amy

Old Links I wanted to clear out:

Blast from the Past - Freshman Year

Blast from the Past - Sophomore Year

Muffin films

Piggy game

In Memory - Dave Crum