Rick Santorum's Wife's Abortion was Different.

We all know the saying, "The Only Good Abortion is My Abortion."

We all know people who claim they would "fight to the death" for abortion to be illegal.

Mother's life in danger? "She still has a chance!" Young teenager raped? "Well, it's not the baby's fault that it happened!" Incest? See the latter.

However, abortion is an issue where, at this point, not much more can be added to the debate, so I'm not even going to try. At this point in time, there's very little sense in me doing a post right now that details my thoughts and feelings on the matter.

That being said, here is an excellent article about Rick Santorum and his wife's abortion, which took place in 1996.

Also, for some momentary political humor, check out Spreading Santorum.

The Dowry: Now Available on Kindle (And Kindle Select!)

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Following the murder of Alexandre Thalo, the most powerful and prominent man in a small English village, Edward Thalo finds himself suddenly desperate to find himself a wife to produce heirs for his large family fortune. When a poor village farmer offers his pretty young daughter, Edward seizes the opportunity for marriage, fearing that he may otherwise leave the Thalo family fortune unclaimed.

Elizabeth Savage is reluctant to marry Edward Thalo, especially after she happens upon a gorgeous young servant by the name of Joel Barrett, who cannot resist the urge to court her, even after her marriage to Edward Thalo.

A romance filled with suspense, secrets, and treachery; The Dowry details the lives of Edward Thalo, Elizabeth Savage and her two sisters, and the servants of Edward Thalo, William and Joel. Each one of them holds a deep secret that threatens to destroy the lives of their makeshift family in a time where they are controlled by the mentally unstable, money hungry mongrel, Edward Thalo.

A lot of people seem to have luck with Kindle Select, so I have added The Dowry onto Amazon and am currently just hoping for the best. That's all I can do at this point, right? That is, that's all I can do when I'm still at the stage of getting excited by a few more page views. Just so you know, two people viewed this page last night.

How do I get an audience without much advertising? So far, all I've done is post links in forums and whatnot. They say blog tours help, but who in the world would "host" me? I'm an amateur, a kid, basically. I mean, I would let somebody guest post in a heartbeat, but that's just because I think that would definitely be pretty sweet. That, or maybe I'm just desperate.

Anyways, I hope you all find The Dowry an enjoyable read.

I Love Arrested Development

Pens! Wonderful, Colorful Pens!

Best Pens Ever! (Free Advertising, Anyone?)

I love shopping at Office Supply stores. Which, that reminds me - I'm about to need new notebooks for the upcoming semester (I had a stash somewhere, which has since gotten lost in the messy, disorganized depths of my apartment). But anyways. I love Office Supply stores. I rarely ever really need anything in an office supply store; however, there's something oddly...nice...about walking through the aisles and gazing at all of the nice pens, pencils, notebooks, stencils, crayons, scissors, glue, what have you. It's like something of a religious experience for me (okay, maybe I don't feel quite that strongly).

When I take notes, I have some kind of a system; namely, use a different color for every class. Really, it would probably be smarter to just switch pens every time the topic changes, but this is the "system" I have set up. And I love colorful pens. Colorful pens are the best. Colorful pens with nice smooth ink, that don't run everywhere (I'm looking at you, UniBall!).

One day last semester, I was looking for a snippet of information in my notebook from Gen. Chem. II notebook (yes, I do keep all of my old notebooks!). What I found was...interesting. It looked as if Nyan Cat had vomited all over my notebook. And it was then that I remembered: my wonderful boyfriend had just purchased me a set of gorgeous, colorful pens mere days before. And these pens, they were the colors of the rainbow, literally. Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple. Two purples, actually, because my boyfriend also happens to know that purple is one of my favorite note-taking colors. Actually, it is probably the best note-taking color, though I'm also not opposed to green or the correct shade of Orange.

Assisted me with my "Nyan Cat Throwup" Project in an
old notebook of mine.

Last time I journeyed to the Office Supply store, I was actually searching for pastels. Not for me, but for my roommate, as a birthday gift, because I myself cannot actually draw (maybe one day, I'll link to my old DeviantArt; it's actually pretty hilarious). And what did I happen to stumble upon? UniBall pens. And not the normal large, runny ones, either, but these beautiful colorful ones with much thinner tips. And, seeing as it was December 7th and the start of the next semester was only one month and two days away, I thought to myself, "Yeah! I'll just get pens for next semester so that I don't have to buy any in January!" Seeing as my next set survived through the summer AND the fall semester, I knew I would have to eventually succumb to a new set of pens. My poor graan pen literally has zero ink left inside, and the others are damn close to that point.

I have used these kinds of pens before, but not in such a heavy-duty manner. Will they last the duration of my seventeen-credit semester, through Organic Chemistry, Neurodevelopment, and Primitive Animal Behavior? I have no idea. But they had certainly better! (I'm looking at you, UniBall!)

Family History: Part I is Now Available on Amazon!

Please, check it out, share with your friends: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B006T89E7W.

Seriously though, I'm proud of myself for doing this much. Part II will be up somewhat soon (hopefully), but it's hard to say when. Of course, I would love to sell at least one copy before putting the second book up there, which, honestly, who knows how long that could take? Honestly, it could take months, that's right, months, to even sell a single copy. In other words, I'm not exactly hopeful. I'll post to Reddit in a few days and see what happens there, etc. But, for now, it's just a game of waiting, watching, and plugging away.

Recent Trip Photos: From Wyoming to California

Valley of Fire State Park Near Las Vegas, NV.

Bird Tracks on Manhattan Beach, CA.

Cactus in Valley of Fire State Park

For some crazy reason, we DROVE through The Strip in Vegas.
Why? Either way, here's a picture from when a car drove by.

I still haven't decided whether or not I like this
picture. Valley of Fire.

The Good News: You Can Now find My Site Via Google! The bad news...?

Apparently, you can now find my blog by typing into Google "Sluttiest Outfit". I am guessing this is due mostly to my "Modesty" post.

Maybe one day, you'll be able to find me by searching "Family History" or "Best Modern Authors."