caught in the rain

this article annoys me. women are people, too. we grow up in the same culture and with the same influences.

...i just got distracted by joe's turtles... all sitting 3 in a row with their heads poking out of the water. hmm.

anyone wanna go swimsuit shopping this week? i'm absolutely poor, but 1 suit is no way to take on a summer. bah humbug.

hpv vaccine

Statement from Cecile Richards, President, Planned Parenthood Federation of America
May 18, 2006

UPDATE: The Associated Press is reporting that the FDA panel has approved the HPV vaccine unanimously, and an agency decision is expected by June 8.

New York, NY — Today, a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory committee is considering whether to recommend approval of the first vaccine against two types of human papilloma virus (HPV) that cause about 70 percent of cervical cancer cases. Each year approximately 10,000 cases of cervical cancer are diagnosed in the United States, and 4,000 American women die from the disease. Worldwide, cervical cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths among women.

Planned Parenthood Federation of America applauds the development of the HPV vaccine and urges the FDA to give the product a thorough and expedient review. Cecile Richards, president of Planned Parenthood Federation of America, issued the following statement:

"The HPV vaccine should be a top public health priority for the FDA. It is common sense, good medicine and a groundbreaking step forward in the fight against cancer."

"Each year, Planned Parenthood provides more than 1,000,000 women with cancer screenings aimed at early detection to keep them safe. Availability of an HPV vaccine would give future generations the promise of health, safety, and peace of mind."

too true

I have nothing fabulous to say today. I'm still in my pajamas and unshowered. I am a waste of space. all of my friends are moving away. I don't know what I'm doing with my life. I turn 23 in a month. if you had told me a year ago today that I would be single, graduated, and jobless I would've laughed in your face. and then cried. the only certain thing now is uncertainty.
-dell

outside of the thinking that i'm wasting space and the being single part, that is. oh, and the bday in a month, but still, the sentiment is there. graduation came and went. i smiled through the lot of it, although at times, with teary eyes.

here i am world, come what may.

manatees are so interesting to look at

otherwise known as see cows. this one seems to be thinking, "i'm scratching my fin...and?"


i don't know what it is about them.

it's as if their faces never finished being molded or something.

so peaceful...

& yet so massive

interesting.