I’m so glad that we ladies now have our own computer to remind us that we’re women! Hooray!!!!!!!

From the makers of the oh-so-brilliant Dude You’re Getting a Dell Guy and generally crappy pieces of plastic come Lady Computers, made especially for Ladies. I’m so glad Dell came up with the Della, which are smaller computers (called “netbooks” in the man world) that have winnowed-down capabilities — you won’t be editing any movies or designing any websites on your computer, but it sure is CUUUUTE.

OMG and you can track your calories and find recipies! All things that I couldn’t do with my 13 inch Macbook because it’s sOOOOoooo heavy. I mean, honestly, did women even use computers before this? Or even the internets?!!!

Bonus: The Della comes with tons of cute accessories to buy. Because we’re women and that’s what we do. Buy stuff.
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…Yeah, I’m a Mac, thankyouverymuch.

What I love about Earth Day, is that it’s a science-based holiday… unfortunately, because it’s a secular, science based holiday that has nothing to do with commemorating a war in some capacity, or something Jesus did 2,000 years ago, we don’t get off from work.

But here’s some pathetic related news on this Earth Day morn:

…[Only] 31% of American adults believe their fellow countrymen are environmentally aware.

Fifty-three percent (53%) say most Americans are not environmentally aware. Adults under the age of 40 believe this more strongly than their elders.

Seventy-two percent (72%) of Americans think individuals can improve the environment by their actions, and just 15% disagree.

Yep, only a third of Americans have faith in each other to realize that the EARTH IS MELTING. Even though there’s evidence out there that shows the polar ice caps, which reflect the sun’s rays back out into space, keeping the earth cool, will be melted within a couple of generations.

And honestly, the statistic is probably reflective of the real world — you know that when the economy bounces back, people will be lining up to buy Hummers again, and no one will care about improving mass transit, getting solar panels on public school rooftops, and recycling their useless $3 plastic water bottles.

Happy stupid Earth Day. We’re all gonna melt.

{sexxxayyy}

Remember this guy who said marital rape wasn’t really a problem about 20 years ago? Well looks like he won’t be enforcing laws anytime soon. Wayne Anthony Ross (or as he calls himself, WAR) was rejected by the Alaska state legislature yesterday for a position as Attorney General of the state.

The senate voted 35-23 against confirming Sarah Palin’s pick. The vote against him included 9 Republicans! Maybe it’s because of this fun quote of his:

“If a guy can’t rape his wife…who’s he gonna rape?” and “There wouldn’t be an issue with domestic violence if women would learn to keep their mouths shut.”

I am so LOL-ing!!!

But the very heavy Democratic opposition to WAR wasn’t just the fact that he’s a member of the National Rifle Association, has defended the KKK, and has called gays, “degenerates.” According to the New York Times:

The governor had also offended Democrats by rejecting their choices for an open State Senate seat. They responded by rejecting her nominees, and questions then arose over whether one side or the other was violating the Senate appointment process.

I don’t know if anyone watched the trainwreck that is the PCA last night, but I was obligated to (the hubster wrote a few jokes for it, which ended up not even airing, probably because they were too funny for this crapshoot of a show!). Anyway, I haven’t watched this BS since I was a kid, so watching it last night made me have a little less respect for the “People” of America.

Whitney at EW hits the nail on the head with her analysis; basically everything I thought of, coming away from the show, is in her post today:

When people like Kid Rock and Adam Sandler take to the microphone and crow ever so humbly about how their work is not “for the critics,” but “for the people,” all of us will take a second to remember that there is nothing wrong with a people who are also critical. Whether we use our mouses, our remotes, our blogs, or our hard-earned cash, it is up to us to decide what kind of culture we want to live in. And while it may be easy and indeed quite fun to stand in a metaphorical mosh pit and high-five every shiny famous person who comes down the pike, I happen to believe we as a people are capable of ever so much more. (Need proof? The Dark Knight.) To echo last night’s oft-repeated phrase, Yes we can demand excellence. Yes we can think analytically, write articulately, and speak passionately about art and artists in our society. I go so far as to say it is our responsibility. We cannot let crap like this win.

And just in the technical sense, I had so many issues with the results; as Whitney also points out, how on earth did Robin Williams (who I absolutely adore) beat out Britney Spears as the winner of an vote on the internet for Best Cameo? Oh, because he showed up. Every trashy, celebrity-filled blog I read was OBSESSED with Britney on How I Met Your Mother (an enjoyable sitcom, btw). While Robin was really good on Law and Order, I only think he got the award because he showed up. Kid Rock, too. I don’t even remember hearing that song!!! Maybe I’m out of touch, but really, I think I just don’t listen to awful, factory-produced music anymore (yeah I stopped that in Junior High).

I also have a problem with the fact that the nominees were chosen based on money — box office, ratings, and so on — and not necessarily quality. Oh wait, that’s right, Americans don’t want quality, they want Marley and Me. With sub-par nominees, people shouldn’t have even voted. They should have refused to vote. Or maybe so many smart people saw the nominees and said “screw that” while a bunch of morons/ 14-year-olds checked “yes” for 27 Dresses.

I did think it was kinda hilarious that even Queen Latifa had Republican Adam Sandler reluctantly chanting “Yes We Can!” Oh, that Queen Latifa haha.

Anyway, what did you think? Hell, did you even watch?! haha

A writer over on the Feministing community blogs went on a trip to the gyno for one of her Gardasil shots and ended up getting a nice lesson in Even People Who Are Supposed to be Experts in Their Fields are Idiots 101 by her nurse.

“The HPV Vaccine prevents four types of HPV.” He lists them, tells me how they cause most cases of cervical cancer and genital warts. “But do you know how many types of HPV there actually are?” I respond with 30-40, having just read the Gardasil brochure in the waiting room. But he disagrees: “Nope. There are actually over 100. So, even though this vaccine prevents four, you have to watch out for ninety-six other ones.” Except, wait, no the brochure is right. According to the American Cancer Society , there are over 100 types, but sixty cause warts on non-genital skin, leaving forty affecting the anal and genital area. Why, then, would he so subtly imply that when engaging in sexual activity I should beware of 96 types of HPV?

Then he basically tells her that condoms are ineffective against preventing  STDs… too bad the International Conference on AIDS and the National Institutes of Health, and every major national health organization pretty much refute that. But then there’s this doozie:

After some more discussion (although by this point, while he was talking, I was mostly just staring at him in shock), after he had led me to the natural conclusion that there’s no real way to be safe from STDs, he told me this: “Women shouldn’t have sex like men. You’re in college, you know what some women are doing….If he’s not Mr. Right, then why are you with him anyways?”

Either he’s some right-wing lunatic posing as a medical guy, or he’s trying to be the sassy gay friend, giving advice, but not actually good advice…

Anyways, read the rest of AJohnson’s story at My Gynecology Nurse Lied