Slavery

This is sad but very important. You need to watch this.

Tax

Hey fellow Canadians! Tax! (Argggg). Well, I came across this nifty little article on what many don't realize is deductible.

http://ca.finance.yahoo.com/taxes/article/bankratecanada/25/more-tax-deductions-you-should-know-about

Okay, I'm done for now.

Yep

Racism is something I despise. So this video is quite nice, especially since it says we are all the same race anyway, so stop being such an idiot and accept you aren't better than someone with a different color.

Another Video

I just had to share this video! Her name is Chimamanda Adichie, and I think her talk is wonderful as she speaks about the value of not jumping to conclusions just because you hear one version of the story over and over. She also touches on her childhood, and her writing.

J.K. Rowling Inspirational Speech Harvard 2008

Here is another video, this time on imagination, goals, and life for humans. I agree with J.K. on so many levels.

http://www.ted.com/talks/jk_rowling_the_fringe_benefits_of_failure.html

Mars Talk

I love Mars! Here is a video, it was filmed in 2009, and it is a talk about life on Mars - did it happen, how it could have happened, and if there is life there now. The presenter is Joel Levine

New Born Kitten!

Uggggggg. One of the wild cats that found there way into our house gave birth to a kittens! It is her first litter (she was born in our construction zone last year)and she abandoned the first kitten to continue the birthing process. She refused to come get it, so after a night of nursing we tried to give it back to her. That was very risky - she could have killed it, but we did not have the time or resources to feed the kitten. She accepted him without fuss, though she wasn't too impressed we knew where she was - in our living room, of all things. She gave birth under a table, behind some boxes. We have yet to complete our house (thanks crap economy) in her defense it doesn't look like humans live there - it basically is a storage room with a TV and video games.

Still, we are there all day and most of the night, so I'm not really sure what went on in her head.

I'm glad our cats are gentle and curious, but not so curious as to go near her.

We have cats. Lots of cats. They also like to play with my glasses. For the last year I have been using my subscription sunglasses because I couldn't find my regular.

I found them. The little demons had hid them in a pathway behind boxes, boxes, and more boxes. (Our house is always in construction, because my father says yes to helping people. We haven't finished since he got the permit years and years ago...I wonder, do you need to renew permits if you never finished?)

So yes, I can see again without the darkness! Yay! Par-tay!

I am also closer than ever to getting my bedroom. I can't wait! Of course, I might move out before the room is completed...

I can live with that.

Women Atheists

I was reading comments on the Friendly Atheist, and someone made a point that most Atheists that are 'out there' are male, older, and not really-run-of-the-mill. This was in response to Julia Sweeny getting married and dropping the 'atheist label'.

He or she asked to think of an atheist, I'm presuming in the public sphere.

I thought of two females right of the bat, and both are normal women who left because it was healthy for them to do so - at least from what I understand. I don't know them, so you can't really take what I say as truth, just my opinion.

One is 'the Whore of All The Earth', a reference to 1 NEPHI 14:10, which says any woman who isn't with the Church is a whore. Her real name is Leah Elliot and she is a blogger.

The other is ZOMGitsCriss. Her name is Cristina Rad, and she is a Youtuber. Both are brilliant but normal, both are female, and both are not old.

Oh, and then there's us, but we're not famous enough to count. We're both female, young (23 and 18 to be exact) and Atheists.

Am I normal? Well, my imagination is quite, erm... elaborate :).

Let's not get into that.

Palm Reading

I like learning about people's beliefs. I've learnt many things along way, including palm reading. It is a fascinating art, one which tells you what you already know, and if you like hands you can see many different ones!

I tried reading my own today, and it was actually dead on. My mom read hers and even though she denied it, it was pretty much dead center as well.

Do I believe that palm reading can tell the future? Not any more so than if you thought back to what you did, then made predictions about what you will do according to what you have done. Keeping a diary and reading it to discover what you will do would work just as well.

But it wouldn't be as fun.

Youtube is Allowing Illegal Activity While Banning Fully Legal Videos

You probably know this, but for quite some time Youtube has been a coward. Or perhaps just a bigot, I'm not too sure.

It has to do with Creation Science. These Christians don't like it when someone proves they are wrong. Instead of talking about it, they claim that the Atheist - yes, videos that they would never make let alone own - are their property to get them off Youtube. And Youtube is allowing it.

So why should you care if you aren't an Atheist? When they are done with our videos, where do you think they are going to go? That's right, they will start in on another group that opposes their world view. That means if you are not a Conservative Christian, your account could be banned.

Think I'm making a leap? If they successfully continue doing what they are doing, they will know they can get away with it for anything.

They will go after other Christians if it gets so bad they can silence anyone.

Do you believe in reincarnation? They don't. They see those videos as offensive. Do you want to keep those videos up there? Then help us stop them - stop them from being bullies.

I want a Youtube where I can watch videos - not be forced fed one version of Christianity. It isn't that far off unless we do something about it.