Archive for December 5th, 2007

December 5th, 2007

Oh, Joy. A Meme.

by Venomous Kate

While I was offline with power cord problems (and therefore unable to delete the comment in time), Anne at LifePundit tagged me with a “Seven Random Facts About Me” meme.

Really, when it comes to memes, I don’t know why we call it “tagging”. It feels more like being ambushed, especially when you read a cheery little “Hi, you’ve been tagged!” comment before finishing your first cup of coffee. But I like Anne, so I figure I’ll play along. Here goes:

1. I absolutely despise memes… unless I’m the one who created them.

2. The toenails on my right foot are red right now, but the toenails on my left foot are bare. Although the last time I sat down to paint my toenails was Monday, I just noticed this.

3. My Sleep Number is 45.

4. I need another cup of coffee.

5. I have to pee.

6. There is a sign by my doorbell that reads “NO drop ins. NO solicitors.” Not one damn person every pays attention to it, so now when someone drops by I now open the door, point to the sign, and slam the door in their face. I don’t feel guilty about this at all.

7. My favorite number is 5.

Now I’m supposed to tag other bloggers whom I barely know, which means I get to randomly annoy relative strangers. Now that is something I don’t mind doing in the least bit, so here’s the list:

Cree Tees
Explicityly Ambiguous
The Kiser Speaks

Ironically, not a one of them has updated this month so at some point perhaps they’ll find out they’ve been ambushed, too!

December 5th, 2007

More On The Malicious Meddling Mom

by Venomous Kate

Lori Drew, the meddling Mom who cyber bullied a teen into committing suicide now has her own Wikipedia page.

Drew and her family, meanwhile, have become the target of cyber-bullying themselves, with internet sites calling for vigilante justice (video)* since Missouri prosecutors won’t be filing charges against Drew.

There is, however, an investigation into a blog that chronicled the entire situation leading up to and including Megan’s death. The horrifying title? “Megan Had It Coming“. The title of the first entry? “I’m Lori Drew,” a long attempt to claim that Megan Meiers had actually cyber-bullied Drew’s daughter to the point where the author felt obligated to step in:

That’s when I decided I would have to teach Megan a lesson and give her a taste of her own medicine.

I decided that I would shut down the Josh account, and not be nice about it. Megan’s feelings be damned, and to hell with her consequence! I was going to protect my daughter no matter what. So I sent the break up e-mail to Megan saying that Josh didn’t want to be friends because Megan was very cruel to her friends. Naturally, Megan freaked, and I tried to keep the messages short and sweet. As a last resort bargaining chip, I figured that if she really loved Josh then maybe he could pressure her into stopping her lies. But it didn’t work, and the situation devolved lightning fast.

The sheriff’s office is investigating the blog to find out whether Lori Drew was actually the author, a move which Megan’s own family welcomes.

Meanwhile, news reports now say that Drew was not the one who wrote the final message that prompted 13 year-old Megan Meiers to commit suicide. In the new American tradition, Drew had outsourced that task to a temporary employee* who’s been under psychiatric treatment in connection with Megan’s death. Drew’s attorney claims she had “absolutely, 100 percent” no involvement in the cruel messages or even the creation of the MySpace page through which Megan met “Josh”, and was unaware of them until after Megan’s death.

This, of course, contradicts Drew’s own prior statements to prosecutors along with those of witnesses to whom she confided the details of her scheme, but I suppose it shouldn’t be surprising that Lori Drew is once again trying to toy with reality. After all, she’s proven herself to be deadly good at that game.

(* Thanks to Venomite Tom for emailing me the links.)

December 5th, 2007

Overnight Shipping Isn’t Always Overnight

by Venomous Kate

My new new power cord just arrived from Toshiba, although I ordered it on Monday with overnight shipping. Funny thing, that label: it’s not really overnight if they don’t even process your order until the next day, is it?

Lots of email to catch up on. Lots of spam comments to get rid of. Lots of news to read.

I need coffee.


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