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mklutz, I've gotten inspired to make a series of Yu-Gi-Oh "inspirational" posters. Most of the requests so far have been for 'ship posters, and I've already got a waiting list of more. Some people have done characters, and other people have done character traits (i.e Noa for "Snark"), and I definitely want to do more that are "de-motivational" style.
Check out the gallery of ones I've done thus far.Coming Soon: Fragileshipping, Heartshipping, Tendershipping, Puppyshipping, Duel Tower, Change of Heart, Crystalshipping, Prideshipping, Black Magician, Azureshipping, Kisara (x2)
On a less light-hearted topic, because of the near-attack the British-Islamic people tried to pull on the U.S. yesterday, TSA regulations have gone up-- no more liquids or gels. The media rumor about electronics (cell phones, laptops, etc.) is an exaggeration according to the official TSA website, though, and that's a relief. For my flight up to San Francisco, I just have to remember to put all my cosmetics in my checked bag, and that sadly includes my favorite hand lotion. I don't think I usually have any other liquids (hand sanitizer?) or anything, so other than that, I should be good. But because of all the OTHER putzes out there, now it's recommended to show up at airports TWO HOURS in advance of your flight. -_- yay.
I heard tell of a woman who had a bottle of Chanel No. 5 and was told to throw it out or not board the plane; she chose not to board the plane (and so would I! Chanel is expensive!).
I still need to buy a new (sturdy) large-size suitcase for my trip to Japan though. YEEK LESS THAN A MONTH AWAY TIME TO FREAK OUT! >_> I've got so much to do, and I better get paid on time (in order to get that stuff done).
Back to the not-so-happy topic: I'm for visual profiling at airports. I don't consider that a violation of privacy, and in fact, even though the TSA regulations ANNOY me, I know they're for my own safety. Of course, I'm pretty much assuming that all the agents believe the same thing -that they're helping to protect people and keep them alive- and that they're all doing their job properly. I've never had to go through an additional screening process-- I usually make it a point of being way prepared for the security line, by checking in BEFORE I get to the airport, having very few bags to check, and not wearing anything that would be a pain to take off before the security checkpoint. I wish others thought this same way. But since they don't, and the TSA agent's jobs are hard enough as it is, why not do visual profiling? Considering the one thing all the jihadist terrorists have had in common in their Arabic background, why is it a bad thing?
Bill O'Reilly (who I don't watch regularly or like fanatically, but he makes good points) agreed with a caller this morning on his radio show, who said that if Islamic-Americans (I think Arabic-Americans would be a better term; someone of any color, size, or shape can be Islamic in religion/faith, but not everyone is an Islamic Fundamentalist/Extremist and LOOKS like they've been communicating with Al Qaeda) are offended by being screened, if they have nothing to hide (i.e. they're not terrorists), then what's the big deal? So they spend an extra 15 minutes getting their stuff rifled through-- it happens randomly to any passenger anyway, because all flights (as far as I know) have to pick at least 2 passengers to go through rigorous screening prior to boarding! My mom had to go through that before we went to Hawaii, and she's as white and American-looking as they come!
I don't know if I'm making much sense, and I don't want to righteously offend anyone, but hey, I said my piece. I hope anyone traveling in the upcoming future stays safe and smart! :)
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