I've packed up my LJ bags and moved on.
It was a slow break up- you know how it is- but it's all for the best.

I'm still reading you, don't worry. This journal is going to stay right here. they don't burn the house down just because you moved out, right?

Housewarming party is here.
All are welcome.

I wanted to write something today as I've been so lax...
but honestly, you all have said so much to me today in catching up with my friends page that I'm more in the mood for thinking and doing.
So thanks to you all; for being so honest and open and giving so much of yourselves to this little place.
Love to you, friends.

Well, at least I'm not really in retail.

I've only got one person on my friends' list that wants mail from me?
How disappointing.

So I made this thing and then beatsoul turned it into a feed for me, bless him.
So add it to your friends page and I will inform you of various goings on that I know I like to know about, at least.



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have fun!

Who Voted To Kill The Resolution To Impeach Cheney?

Americans should understand that Dennis Kucinich certainly is in favor of impeaching George W. Bush, but he wants to make sure that the man commonly known as “Darth Vader” is not waiting in the wings to take over, so it is Kucinich’s plan to impeach Cheney first.

It was with this in mind that Dennis Kucinich brought a resolution to impeach Vice President Dick Cheney to the floor of the House of Representatives today. The Democratic Party leadership in the House has pledged never to impeach Bush or Cheney, no matter what they do. So, with Nancy Pelosi’s approval, Democratic Representative Steny Hoyer brought a motion almost immediately to table the impeachment resolution.

j. cliffordTo table the resolution would have been, essentially, to destroy it. Tabling the resolution takes it out of consideration, putting it in a big pile of forgotten resolutions that are not discussed any longer, not even in committee. So, the vote on whether to table the resolution to impeach Cheney was the first vote indicating the position of particular members of Congress on impeachment. Did they want the impeachment resolution considered or not?

Some Democrats voted against considering the impeachment resolution. Some voted for considering the impeachment resolution. The same was true of the Republicans. Some for considering impeachment, and some against.

Specifically, 135 Democrats voted to kill the impeachment resolution. Only 86 Democrats voted in favor of considering the impeachment resolution. However, only 27 Republicans voted against considering the impeachment resolution, and 165 Republicans voted in favor of considering the impeachment resolution.

In short, most Democrats wanted impeachment of Cheney swept under the rug, while most Republicans wanted to the impeachment resolution to continue forward.

The end result was that, after many votes on whether to table the resolution, the Democratic Party leadership’s attempt to kill the impeachment resolution failed. A coalition of Republicans and Democrats came together to, for very different reasons, defeat the effort to table the resolution.

The Kucinich resolution to impeach Cheney is now sent to the House Judiciary Committee, chaired by Democrat John Conyers. If you want to impeach Dick Cheney, he’s the man to give a telephone call to: (202) 225-5126

More than that, you need to check up on your own member of Congress. Was your representative among those who tried to hush up the resolution to impeach Cheney? The last names of those members of Congress who voted in favor of killing the impeachment resolution are seen below:

Ackerman
Altmire
Andrews
Arcuri
Baird
Barrow
Barton (Texas)
Bean
Becerra
Berkley
Berman
Berry
Bishop (Georgia)
Bishop (New York)
Blumenauer
Boren
Boswell
Boucher
Boyd (Florida)
Boyda (Kansas)
Brady (Texas)
Brown, Corrine
Brown-Waite, Ginny
Cardoza
Carnahan
Carney
Castle
Castor
Chabot
Clyburn
Coble
Cooper
Costa
Costello
Courtney
Cramer
Cuellar
Davis (Alabama)
Davis (California)
Davis, Lincoln
DeGette
Delahunt
DeLauro
Dingell
Donnelly
Edwards
Ellsworth
Emanuel
Engel
Eshoo
Etheridge
Fattah
Frank (Massachusetts)
Giffords
Gilchrest
Gonzalez
Gordon
Hall (New York)
Hall (Texas)
Harman
Hastert
Hastings (Florida)
Herseth Sandlin
Higgins
Hill
Hinojosa
Holden
Hoyer
Hunter
Israel
Jefferson
Johnson (Illinois)
Johnson, E. B.
Jones (North Carolina)
Kagen
Kennedy
Kildee
Kind
Kirk
Klein (Florida)
Lamborn
Lampson
Langevin
Lantos
Larsen (Washington)
Larson (Connecticut)
Levin
Lipinski
Lofgren, Zoe
Lowey
Lynch
Mahoney (Florida)
Marchant
Markey
Marshall
Matheson
Matsui
McCarthy (New York)
McCrery
McIntyre
McNerney
Meek (Florida)
Melancon
Miller, George
Mitchell
Mollohan
Moore (Kansas)
Murphy (Connecticut)
Murphy, Patrick
Murtha
Nadler
Neal (Massachusetts)
Obey
Olver
Paul
Peterson (Minnesota)
Pomeroy
Porter
Rahall
Ramstad
Regula
Renzi
Reyes
Rodriguez
Rogers (MI)
Ross
Rothman
Ruppersberger
Ryan (Ohio)
Salazar
Sánchez, Linda T.
Sanchez, Loretta
Sarbanes
Schiff
Schwartz
Scott (Georgia)
Sestak
Shuler
Sires
Skelton
Smith (New Jersey)
Smith (Washington)
Snyder
Space
Spratt
Tanner
Tauscher
Taylor
Thompson (Mississippi)
Tsongas
Udall (Colorado)
Udall (New Mexico)
Van Hollen
Visclosky
Walz (Minnesota)
Wamp
Wasserman Schultz
Waxman
Wilson (Ohio)
Wilson (South Carolina)
Wolf
Young (Alaska)


Among those voting to kill the effort to impeach were many Democrats elected to the House in 2006, Mike Arcuri and John Hall, for instance.

communications since my little blow up have been suprising and pretty positive with at least one person, who's honestly I have newfound respect for.
nice.
I hope it keeps going well.

My, lots of posting on my part today. I really want to get into this thing again, honest.
Since I know that non-lj users read this page and may need some clarification as to why I wrote them that Dear John(friend) letter- I'll attempt it and have it as a matter of public record.
It's not that I hate anyone or am particularly angry at most of them. I will fess up to my feelings being hurt though; I'm a person and my feelings can be a little loud and overwhelming, just like everyone else. And no one handles being hurt the way they would like.
I've given a lot of time and thought to this. I don't take closing the friendship door lightly, and those of you that know me in my real life know that it's damn near impossible for me to accomplish anyway. And that's not exactly my intent anyway. My intent is to call the thing what it is as opposed to it being a white elephant in the corner of my mind. These people are not my friends. They were, once, and for a very, very long time.
And although it may look like I'm the one that's cutting people out, that's not the case. I was dumped quite awhile ago but no one bothered to tell me. I'm not quite like that, so I told.
Am telling.
I don't intend to bolt the door or anything; common ground may exist at another time and I'll (probably) be open to exploring that. But it doesn't now and I'm tired of being ignored and not given a shit about by people that say they love me or whatever. And I do love them, but that's not the point.
So, there. That explains that.

Apes has moved into the building (yay!)
Talked to Jeffrey, dinner imminent.
My arm Hurts today so I think I'll wear my brace.
I love the horror flick fest on AMC right now.
It's getting really cold here.
I miss Michael.
Mom will be here for the first time ever in less than a week!
I'm loving the kids at work lately.
My skin feels dry and itchy.
I'm out of money and I don't like it.
Roy's radio show was fucking great this week! (tuesdays 10pm)
I bought this for Cameron and it's the greatest little book ever.
 
That is all.

Dear ____,
so, screw it. I call shennanigans on you and this whole "friend" business.
It's been about a year since you have bothered to return a phone call. same goes for ___.I think I'm unwilling to keep up the pretense when I've called, emailed and tried to involve each of you somehow to the extent that our friendships and history deserves in my life- none of you see fit to return the favor so-
meh.
Seems to be over. I guess I just wish this could have gone out with a little more fanfare.
20 years is a fucking long time and deserves some respect if you ask me,and of course you didn't bother. Even more so if we happen to live in the same town, which we do.
so,
I declare
and spread this to the rest of the hens if you like and I'm sure you will
that
I give as much of a shit
officially
as you do
which clearly ain't much.

adios.
~heather

*and that's how you do it kids*

For the first three people who respond- and re-post - this challenge, I will send you something. It might be something I've made, or something cool from my hidden stash, it might be a mix CD - or a rubber duck, a book I think you will enjoy, or something else that is awesome. Whatever it is, I promise that I will get it to you in 30 days or less.

The only thing you need to do in order to participate is to be one of the first three to reply to this, AND post this very same thing* - 'cause its fun to give people stuff.
:)
Thanks beatsoul.

because I never do anymore. I don't know what it is about this place, I think it's just me. Haven't felt like writing and many others havent either, apparently.
I'm not doing much with my day off other than intermittent straightening, Kratom grinding and lying about.Work takes alot out of me, to tell you the truth, but I do have more going on in my life than usual.
Dad will be here on tuesday which is fucking fantastic!

I haven't seen him in almost a year and for a daddy's girl, that's a damn long time. I've been trying to think of things to do and so far have come up with The Delta, the museum, Powells, the Kennedy School and maybe a movie. I really want to see The Darjeeling Limited so maybe that. And perhaps a visit with Daniel.
Work was fun last week; we're all rolling around with coroporate changes, and anger from the general cel-phone bearing populace. I know most of you have little to no understanding of the technology that you are so fucking dependant on but please- I know you wouldn't set your dvd player out in the rain or drop it down the toilet and then rip the head off of the techician that tells you it won't work anymore, and no, your insurance doesn't cover that.
right?
Here's a little lesson in the battle between electronics and water:

Water Wins.
Every time.

Have a beautiful week everyone, and lots of love from me.