Holy shit, I just peed a little...

This may be the coolest thing EVER...

"Also, it turns out that mifepristone (RU-486) can do more than help induce medical abortion. Doctors in Scotland have developed a pill containing trace amounts of mifepristone that appears to work as a contraceptive -- and appears to help prevent heart disease, endometriosis and breast cancer. (Yes, it also does windows.) Unlike the standard "the Pill" pill, this drug contains no estrogen or progesterone, which are both associated with breast cancer. But that doesn't just mean it's safer than the old pill; doctors suggest that the new pill -- which works by preventing ovulation -- could actually make a woman's chances of developing cancer lower than if she'd taken no pill at all. According to the Australian Broadcasting Corp.,the new pill also affects the uterine lining, which could mean that women taking it will stop menstruating. This, my gut says, is one of those freaky things you have to be careful about wishing for. But, as one of the new pill's lead researchers, professor Richard Anderson of the University of Edinburgh, pointed out: 'Having regular periods is very much a modern thing. If you go back 100 years or so before the advent of contraception, or widespread use of contraception, women didn't really have very many periods because they went from one pregnancy to breastfeeding and then very rapidly onto the next pregnancy.'

Anderson also suggests -- speaking of wishful thinking -- that perhaps the antiabortion folks will not get all up in the new pill's grill, considering that it contains only a teeny amount of mifepristone. But he also acknowledges that opposition to abortion 'is a major problem with this class of drugs and it's been a handicap to their commercial development.'" (emphasis added -- from Salon)

A pill.
That makes you not have periods.
And LOWERS you chances of getting cancer.

Mama wants one.
Of course, the Right is probably already starting their anti-new pill campaign. Because it's way better to force unintended pregnancies & make women more likely to get cancer.
I so want one.

And, I want to have lots & lots & lots of premarital sex.
And, scream the names of Republicans when I cum.

Somebody fuck me.

Abridged

I wrote.
O! how I wrote.
There was humor, there was drama, there was Republican-bashing. There was a fluke in the script and it all disappeared.

I talked about the Republicans push to keep the HPV vaccine from being ok'd by the FDA. Because it might encourage kids to have sex & doing that is WAY more important that saving the lives of the 4,000 American women - 300,000 worldwide - who die of cervical cancer every year. HPV being the only known cause. HPV being the most common STI in America, infecting between 70 & 80% of sexually active adults.

This led into a discussion about the new drug cocktail that might prevent a person from contracting HIV/AIDS. I think this is amazing! A disease we've only been able to control (and, that only with an incredibly expensive, complicated cocktail), we can now prevent. With just 2 drugs. Two! I shouldn't even call it a cocktail. It's not like some fruity, douchey, girly-ass thing with 7 ingredients & a tropical name. This thing is like a jack & coke, a gin & tonic, a screwdriver. This is like the greatest shot in the world.

And, of course, the Right wants to keep it down. Because it might encourage people to have premarital sex. Which is SO much more important than preventing an incurable disease. But, at the same time, I can understand where they're coming from (i don't agree with them [!!!], but i CAN see it from their perspective). I mean, what demographics are most affected by HIV? Gay men and poor black men & women. Not exactly demo's the Right likes to cuddle & care for.

Then, I finished up talking about a presentation/discussion from a class yesterday on why Intelligent Design should be taught in public classrooms. I'll share my favorite bits, briefly. 1) The idea of a "creator" or "intelligent designer" isn't inherently religious, b/c there could be a secular creator to our universe... (wait for it...) like aliens. 2) Religion & evolution are completely mutually exclusive. You either believe the creation story from Genesis, or you're a God-less heathen. 3) The First Amendment shouldn't apply to state governments, only the federal gov't.

So, what have we learned today?
- I hate Republicans & really want to punch one in the head.
- One day, my little sister might get cervical cancer & die b/c the Right doesn't want her to get the vaccine, on the off chance it'll make her do what she's probably going to do anyway.
- George W. Bush does not care about black people. Or gays. Or women. Or you, or me, or anyone who's dick he hasn't sucked to get where he is now.
- I'm a godless heathen who came from aliens & can be oppressed by Missouri with no legal repercussions.

Additionally,
- I like head scratches. Someone come scratch me!
- I got the Robot Chicken DVD today. If you don't know what RC is, imagine stop-motion animation made primarily with action figures & written by really intelligent 13 y/o boys with ADHD who refuse to take their Ritalin.
- After this was eaten, I decided I was WAY too lazy to put all the links back. May I recommend Google?