Lavender Panthers

I don't know if any of you know about this...but, there used to be a gang of vigilantes called the Lavender Panthers. They formed together in the '70s in San Francisco. (Why?) Well, before I say why, there's something you should know about them first. They were all gay. Crazy, I know.

Back in the day (the '70s) there were still a lot of people who disapproved of homosexuality, unlike these days where it's widely accepted. Anyway, since homosexuality wasn't put up with, especially when a male "came out", some heterosexual men attack the homosexual men on the streets. This was overlooked by authorities because, most likely, they didn't like homosexuals either. So, it was only treated as a minor offense. This was becoming a problem.

That's when the Lavender Panthers showed up. When they came across fellow homosexuals being assaulted, they would quickly become involved and would beat the person (or people) who was involved in the crime, to a pulp.

I'd say that in a way, they had an advantage. No testosterone-filled heterosexual man, back then, would admit to being jumped by a bunch of gay men who call themselves the Lavender Panthers.

Subjects...

I've gotten some awesome suggestions on what I should write about by all of you. I chose two subjects and will write on each separately. BUT! So far I've only gotten two poems in... I was counting on at LEAST (maybe) five or six.

SOOOOO.....if you don't want to send in a poem you wrote, or if you've never written a good poem in your life, then send me one that someone else has written. It doesn't matter if it's your aunt's poem, your brother's poem, or a poem from a dead guy, send one in with it's author and I'll post it up! Who knows...you may get comments on it.

Once I get it up, tell your friends of your genius poem! Once they see it, you'll get to brag about how totally AWESOME you are!!


And by "'em" I mean "your poems"... (:
jacinda_dawn@hotmail.com

Writer's Block

I need ideas. I've got writer's block.<--It took an hour and a half to write this.
Don't forget to send me your poems! You don't need to be a poet to write a poem, I promise!
Email me--> jacinda_dawn@hotmail.com

Jacinda's Poem

There once was a girl named Jacinda.
She didn't have anything to write,
So, she sat at her desk,
With her head in a mess.
And wondered how to make this rhyme.

Jacinda did a pretty cool thing.
She wrote a poem within an hour.
It's just write above,
And to be honest it sucks,
And the taste it leaves is quite sour.

For some reason this poem goes on.
Here she goes again.
So, she wants to know,
Of some poems you wrote.
And I'll stop talking in third person.

This is my email address:
jacinda_dawn@hotmail.com
I'm leaving this post,
For those who love poems most,
And don't forget to tell your mom.

Send me your poem and the name to go with it and I'll post them individually.
(P.S. This is something I will keep posting about until I get emails.) Thank you. (:

EEL!

Okay...the title is a typo. It was supposed to say, "EEK!" Oh well...I'll just go with it.
Eels are very slimy looking creatures. I really don't know anything about them, except that they look like the devil's snakes.Agreed? (Look back at the picture...) AGREED! I know that there are all kinds of eels, such as the Fimbriated Moray Eel shown in the picture above. There's also a wolf eel that looks like this:

I bet I know why they call it the wolf eel...When you look at it you go, "WOOF!!"
It looks like a cross of three breeds! (Which breeds Jacinda?) Look again! (AAHH!!) Okay, if you really wanna know:

Carp Fish

Gopher SnakeAnd a grumpy Old Person Am I right? Yes, I am.

Anyway... I'm canceling the costume thing. I'm not getting any emails...Oh well!
Here are some more pictures of eels:

(Shrieking Eel!!)

(EESH!)

Halloween

I hope everyone had an awesome Halloween weekend!!! I know I did!!! I was a pirate!!!!!! (What's with all the exclamation points?!) I don't know.

ANYway... this year was particularly special because (insert drum-role): This year we had TWO days of Halloween! Yep, since this famous holiday landed on a Sunday, no one knew when to celebrate. So, logically... they celebrated on both days. That's how we do it.

Unfortunately, I didn't get to celebrate much. I was just getting over being sick. But, it gave me plenty of time to work on my costume. I had a homemade pirate costume. It was free, and it was awesome! I also saw a lot of interesting costumes, and I'd love to see more!
I know I'm doing this a lot here lately...but:

If you think your costume is more interesting than everyone you've seen so far, send me a picture! It has to be appropriate for all ages and it has to be "interesting". Only your first name will be posted to it and I'll announce the winner the day after they're posted!
The pictures will be judged by my friends and I.
The winner will receive: Nothing-what-so-ever! (This is just for fun people.)

Send them in --> jacinda_dawn@hotmail.com