Below are the most recent 5 friends' journal entries.

Monday, December 21st, 2009
therussianenemy	9:38p	poll: childhood vaccines and autism Note: I found this to be an extremely difficult poll to word. I had a limited amount of responses that I could add, so I'm sorry if I left out any categories. I did my best to create the most unbiased poll I could on this topic. This poll was NOT created for any specific reason, other than to satiate my personal curiosity about people and how they view the world. Your responses will NOT be used for any sort of research. I would appreciate EVERYONE who reads this journal, even if it's just in passing, to please fill out this poll. I also wanted to mention ahead of time that I included the "I am religious" response because I believe this does have, in some instances, some bearing on people's thoughts about the medical world (for example, Christian Scientists and Jehovah's Witnesses). Poll #1501992 Vaccines and Autism Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 18 Your thoughts on childhood vaccines and autism. Please select ALL that apply to you, and please be honest: View Answers I believe vaccines DO cause autism. 0 (0.0%) I believe vaccines DO NOT cause autism. 12 (66.7%) It bothers me that people ARE vaccinating their children because this means more children will have autism. 1 (5.6%) It bothers me that people ARE NOT vaccinating their children because this will cause more people to needlessly fall ill. 9 (50.0%) I DO NOT think that forgoing childhood vaccinations increases the spread of infectious diseases. 3 (16.7%) I WILL vaccinate (or HAVE vaccinated) my children. 11 (61.1%) I WILL NOT vaccinate (or HAVE NOT vaccinated) my children. 0 (0.0%) I am religious. 3 (16.7%) I am generally distrustful of scientific research. 1 (5.6%) I think the government knows there is a link between vaccines and autism, but they refuse to admit it because of profit. 2 (11.1%) I am familiar with the research on the vaccine/autism issue. 14 (77.8%) I don't know much (or anything) about the vaccine/autism issue. 4 (22.2%) I am familiar with the history of vaccines in general. 10 (55.6%) I WAS vaccinated when I was a child. 18 (100.0%) I WAS NOT vaccinated when I was a child. 0 (0.0%) Thank you for participating! Current Mood: contemplative Current Music: The Rolling Stones - Flight 505 (52 Comments |Comment on this)
Friday, December 18th, 2009
therussianenemy	7:44p	the american christmas I have noticed that this is the first year that I haven't been upset or even annoyed by the inevitable onset of Christmas. I've been pretty numb about the whole thing, actually. Christmas in America has become secularized for the most part, it's just part of life, and it's not going away any time soon, so why fight it. There are more important things going on in the world that need more attention than some holiday. So fuck it, I'll be a jolly atheist Jew this Christmas. I also don't give a shit when people tell me to have a "Merry Christmas". They're just words. And I say them right back. I don't understand why some of my fellow atheists and non-Christians get so offended by those words. Is it really the worst thing that someone can say to you? I sincerely doubt it. And if it is, then you've never been told by a street-corner preacher with a loud speaker that you're a child of the devil and that you'll spend all eternity burning in the fires of hell. (This happened to me in Chicago, in 2004.) Comparatively, I'd say that "Merry Christmas" has a much more friendly, well-intended intonation about it. Everyone just needs to relax. And if you can't, help out a homeless shelter this winter. You'll feel better, and so will they. Current Mood: lethargic Current Music: Love - The Daily Planet (18 Comments |Comment on this)
Monday, December 14th, 2009
therussianenemy	4:40p	omfg! LOL. What the fuck, ABC?! This is the craziest tv show advertisement I've seen in a really long time: Current Mood: excited Current Music: The Velvet Underground - Sad Song (14 Comments |Comment on this)
Saturday, December 12th, 2009
therussianenemy	6:23p	this is awesome Don just ordered this for me! :D :D :D Here's a bigger (though slightly less contrasted) version of the image: WILLIAM S. BURROUGHS IS GONNA BE ON MY BEWBS!!! <3 I'm going drinking tonight with Don and a couple of his friends up in Indiana. Todd is a stand-up comedian, he's a funny guy. And his wife, Erin, is also very awesome. I got all dolled up for once! And I can't wait to start drinking... Current Mood: cheerful Current Music: The Go-Betweens - Streets of Your Town (7 Comments |Comment on this)
Friday, December 11th, 2009
therussianenemy	4:41p	paranoid conjecture: Sometimes I wonder if massively popular networking sites like Facebook forever keep our photos and words so that they can blackmail future generations of aspiring politicians. I wouldn't put it past them. They could sway elections, even team up with politicians to take down opponents. There are various evil outcomes. Nothing on the internet is ever truly private. I smell a new Hollywood horror movie fad on the horizon, haha: - "I Know What You Blogged Last Summer" - "Photobucket III: Revenge of the Pixels" - "'Til Tweet Do Us Part" - "R.S.V.P. or D.I.E." All of them are of course starring Troy McClure! ;) Current Mood: high Current Music: The Kinks - Rosie Won't You Please Come Home (27 Comments |Comment on this)