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I made one of these ticker things that I've seen on someone else's journal. My weight had gotten lower, but unfortunately I gained a bit of weight back because of a temporary methadone increase that is now being decreased to below it's previous level. I'm using this as motivation to stick with my weight loss plan. My weight had been pretty stagnant before the increase, and I'm motivated to try to lose all this weight by the end of the year. Wish me luck!! Highest Weight: 245 lbs 2006 Lowest Weight: 117 lbs 2001 Goal Weight: 140 lbs by end of September Current Weight: 169.6 lbs Height: 5'10" Lowest Measurements: 32"/ 23"/ 34" 2001 Highest Measurements: 42"/ 38"/ 47" 2006 Current Measurements: 38"/ 29"/ 41" 2008 Goal Measurements: 36"/ 26"/ 38"
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I identify myself as being a childfree woman, not a childless woman. Because of personal reasons (dislike of children, watched my baby sisters way too much as a preteen and teen, and fear of pregnancy and labor) I have decided against having children. I also am not planning to have children because I fear for what their lives would be like. The international political climate scares me more than I could probably even begin to explain. I don't want to bring a child into this world who could end up suffering. It drives me insane that people want me to have children just because I am capable of doing so and am a woman in my twenties. I think it is unfair that other people want to exert their control on my body, if most people had it their way, every woman capable of doing so would have babies, no questions asked. I get sad when I think that a bunch of rich fat men who wear $2000 suits and drive around Mercedes want to take away my right to an abortion and to easy access to birth control. They say that they care about babies and that it is wrong to kill a baby, but once it's born, they don't care anymore. They'll have no problem letting the child they cared so much about as a fetus sign up for the military without parental consent once they are 17 years old, they'll execute them when they kill someone, etc. I wish that politicians would leave my body alone. I do feel invisible as a childfree woman at times. I get so angry when I see that monster.com commercial that asks "What do you work for?" and it shows a guy making the big sale, a guy working, and then a guy running up to his kids in the airport hugging them. So, that implies to me that people should work for achievement at work, and for their children. What about the people who work so they can eat? Those who work so they can go on vacations, and enjoy their lives. No, everything has to be about either achievement at work, or taking care of your children. Maybe I am too sensitive, I just feel that childfree people (especially women) are rarely represented in the media, and when a childfree woman is, she is usually portrayed as someone who is cold, because "Oh my goodness, how could she not want a precious baby?!" or she is portrayed as a sympathetic person who must not have been capable of conceiving children. Rarely is it mentioned that a woman makes a choice on her own that she wants to be free to live her own life. It is always portrayed as being out of her control, or that she just doesn't know what she wants, and she will certainly change her mind when the right house/ man/ job, etc comes along. I will not have my body destroyed by carrying for nine months and giving birth to a child who will most likely decide that he/she hates me, and who will most certainly break my heart over and over. I will not give up my freedom and ruin my relationship for a child that I do not want. I will not put aside my desires. I want to travel, experience new things each day, and keep learning things, without the interference of a child. I do not want to watch my life stagnate, as I watch the life of my child blossom at my expense. I refuse to be drained physically, emotionally, spiritually, and financially for a child that would be better without this world, and that this world would certainly be better off without.
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Stolen from: blonde90's livejournal 001: Name - Lisa (Alifaust) 002. Nickname - Not special enough 003. Single or taken - spoken for 004. Male or Female - female 005. School - went to Beverly High, in Beverly MA Class of 2002 006. iPod - yeah, but I miss my Creative Zen MP3 player sometimes 007. How many buddies on your msn list- Uhh none. I don't use that newfangled MSN crap 008. Screenname - uhh, Alifaust on here, Lhop228 in some other places 011. Eye Color - dark blueish green 012. Are you health freak- Nope. I smoke, like drugs, and eat crappy food. 013. Height – 5'10 or 5'11" 014. Do you have a crush on someone? A couple people, I suppose 019. Braces? Nope. Perfectly straight teeth. Haha. 020. Think you're perfect? No. I wish my nose was longer and my lips are crooked. Also one eye is higher than the other. I was hit in the face with a baseball bat as a kid, I think that might have something to do with my crooked features. 021. Piercings - 7 on each ear, had a monroe piercing, two lower lip piercing, and a nostril piercing, but took them out. 022. Tattoo- One on my right shoulder blade 023. Righty or Lefty - Who cares? [Your Firsts] 024. Surgery – Not yet. But I hope to have some work on my face at some point. Also on my body, as I gained then lost a ton of weight, and have a bit of loose skin. [Favorites] 033. Movie – Let My Puppets Come! (puppet porn) 049. I'm eating - nothing 058. Want Kids? - Not especially [Missing Questions] 068. Lips or Eyes - Eyes [Have You Ever] 078. Kissed a Stranger? - Not a stranger, but I did have sex with a guy the day I met him. He was really cool, but for the life of me, I can not remember the guy's name. It wasn't that good, that's for sure... more stuff... 1. Full Name: Lisa __Your Appearance___ 12. Hair Colour: bright red (unnatural red) ___Your 'Firsts'___ 22. First best friend: see above ___ Favourites___ 29. Movie: Puppet Porn! 46. Feeling: Annoyed at this meme 58. Want Kids? I already answered this. NO! I don't want any fuckin kids __Which is Better With The Opposite Sex___ 63. Hair colour: Any ___Have you ever______ 78. Kissed a Stranger: see above ___Do You Believe In___ 89. God: No. Not in the sense that there is a man in the sky watching us that gives a shit if we fuck before marriage. Not only that, but if there was one, you'd never have been allowed to write this garbage meme ___Answer Truthfully___ 100. Is There Someone You Want But You Know You Can't Have? Yes, unfortunately. But it's alright because instead, I have someone laying next to me snoring away happily right this moment that I DO want! And I can have him!
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Bastiat, the Broken Window, and Katrina. |
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I'd like to know 27 things about you. Just post a comment with the answers. Thanks! You'll be surprised how much you didn't know about your friends after this! Copy the meme and see if anyone answers you. 1. Do you have a tattoo? I hope someone will fill this out, I want to know about my LJ friends! |
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Just a few words to introduce myself. My name is Lisa, I am 23 years old and I live in Massachusetts (North Shore). I have three cats, named Aleister, Faust, and Grey Area. I like to play The Sims 2 on my computer and I write Legacy Stories. I am Lhop228 at the main Sims 2 site, and at www.boolprop.com forums. I wrote the Lesbian Legacy, which is done now, and am now in the seventh generation of the Fruit Legacy. I am learning how to make websites. I am so-so with XHTML and CSS, I want to get better with those, and I also want to learn PHP and Java Script. So far I can make simple websites, I can do two or three column layouts, that's about as far as I have gotten. I want to start learning how to make more creative CSS layouts, because I get bored with the two and three column ones. I hope to start making websites professionally at some point, but for now I am still learning. Then again, I hope to always be learning, even when I do this professionally. I hope that I get to know some people here that have similar interests and goals.
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