ariela

spork422@aol.com — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 03:31:01 GMT

that's me! before heading to the armani demo. more pics to come and an updated lj entry to come sooon too

giving away cds

spork422@aol.com — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 20:11:44 GMT

if anyone wants them let me know, free of charge! although if you want a bunch and dont live in ny i *might* ask for some $ for shipping

L7-Bricks are Heavy
L7-the Beauty Process:triple process
Black Sabbath-Technical Ecstacy
Coal Chamber-self titled
~~Dramarama-Everybody Dies~~
~~Eminem-the Slim Shady LP~~
Magic Dirt-friends in danger
My American Heart-the Meaning in Makeup
Placebo-Without You I'm Nothing
~~Rob Zombie-Hellbilly Deluxe~~
~~the Snuggle Ups-Extremely Popular~~
~~Tribe 8-Role Models for Amerika~~
~~Yum Yum Tree-Trendy~~

Comps:

Cinema Beer Nuts-(punk rock compilation)
A Compilation of Warped Tour Music II
Warped Tour 2001 Tour Compilation
Dark Noise-A compilation of gothic & industrial music1

more to come..

yay!!!!

spork422@aol.com — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 16:11:12 GMT

what an amazing night!!!

Obama Winning

Prop2 in CA passing, it's the biggest victory in history for animal rights thus far

Greyhound racing banned in MA

sad about the gay marriage ban :(

i am so extremely tired. i didn't go to bed til 2am, went to Union Square with my friend and there were hundreds of people there, the streets were filled with cars and trucks honking, people playing music, screaming, jumping around, giving strangers high fives, bag pipes being played and just celebrating..it was amazing. i don't think anyone has been this excited for a president ever!!! my neighbor said people were excited when jfk won but that it wasn't anything like this.

after 25 years..

spork422@aol.com — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 22:12:16 GMT

i finally know how to ride a bike!!!

I RODE 8 MILES TODAY!!!! from 14th street to the south street seaport and then back up to 34th street. and i didn't fall! although i did crash into a few things haha but i didn't get hurt :) soooo exciting!! i can't believe it!!

more later cos im starving!!

spork422@aol.com — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 13:43:49 GMT

this year i'm trying to raise money for farm sanctuary for the amazing work they do, i'll be participating in the 2008 walk for farm animals on september 28, please donate,even if only $5 i will appreciate it greatly!! thank you

www.firstgiving.com/ariela

i want to do this sooo badly!

spork422@aol.com — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 02:36:09 GMT

i met a woman at the AR conference who did this, she had amazing photos and said it was an amazing experience:

http://www.elephantnaturefoundation.org/go/visit

spork422@aol.com — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 03:09:36 GMT

today my mom and i went to see Nigel Barker (of America's Next Top Model) photography exhibit at 401 projects in the west village. He worked with the Humane Society & went to Canada with a few other people to capture the baby seals just hours after they were born & then documented their slaughter. (for those who don't know millions of baby seals are killed each year in Canada for their fur) Anyways he(he gave an hour long tour) had some really sweet stories and talked about his experience. he said the seals were all about the people and kept coming over to them, he mentioned that when he was taking a photo of one of the seals another came up and was rubbing up against him. he didn't pet them because some people believe that if you pet a seal then it will be rejected by its mother because she'll smell the human on him. but he said he definitely could have if he wanted to cos they were so close to him. anyways it was really sweet. he didn't have any of the photos he took of dead seals on display because he wanted to document their beauty. afterwards there was a 45 minute video and they did have close ups of trails of blood & then there was some footage of them being slaughtered but it was taken from far away but you could see them dragging them in the snow..so sad :(

this one was so cute with the snow over its head, he had a caption under it about how it seemed like the seal had watched Top Model because he kept posing haha

anyways. i'm glad i went.

i wish i could stop coughing.

Oprah goes vegan

spork422@aol.com — Thu, 22 May 2008 14:53:39 GMT

(re-posted)
Oprah announced today that she’s going vegan for at least 21 days. She’s even acknowledged that evolving to “conscious eating” means more than just being conscious of yourself and your choices - but conscious of the animals whose bodies are milked dry, tortured and bled, and pulverized for gluttony. The good news about this is, of course, the far-reaching influence of her example.

(from her blog)

Week one:

"Wow, wow, wow! I never imagined meatless meals could be so satisfying. I had been focused on what I had to give up—sugar, gluten, alcohol, meat, chicken, fish, eggs, cheese. "What's left?" I thought. Apparently a lot. I can honestly say every meal was a surprise and a delight, beginning with breakfast—strawberry rhubarb wheat-free crepes." — Oprah

spork422@aol.com — Sun, 15 Jul 2007 05:59:42 GMT

so in just 2 hours the shuttle van is coming to pick me up to bring me to JFK! i feel like im bringing way too many things haha and nervous about leaving something i need behind. i guess thats normal. im gonna be so bored at jfk waiting there for 3 1/2 hours!! i have music and books though. but im sooo excited! so i'll be in LONDON tomorrow night until july 24th :D i cant wait! ive been wanting to go to london for years!

come!

spork422@aol.com — Thu, 24 May 2007 23:09:43 GMT

last nyc before they go on tour!

fucking grosssssssss

spork422@aol.com — Sun, 24 Dec 2006 00:10:30 GMT

i bought a luna bar today..as i was eating it i noticed there were LIVE WORMS inside, seriously there were quite a bit crawling around and i had already eaten half of the bar, i feel so fucking sick right now. i wanted to puke cos im pretty sure i swallowed some and it was just gross. ive never seen anything like that in my life. its 2 hours later now and i still feel really nauseous!!

i went back to the store i got it from and showed it to the woman and she looked like she was gonna puke, threw it out and asked if i wanted my $ back, i said yes and told her she should be aware of them in the future cos what if the whole batch is like that so she asked if i wanted to check so i took one and broke it in half a few times(she told me to) and i said this one looks better..and she put it in a bag and handed it to me i was like uhh well i still want my $ back but she was looking at me like "well i just gave you another luna bar for free" but uh i didnt want one, the flavor wasnt even that good,and shes the one who told me to check it, she should have given me my money AND a free one!

ughhh gross!!

im going to call the company & the department of health on tuesday

spork422@aol.com — Tue, 28 Nov 2006 23:15:44 GMT

does anyone want creamy coconut body lotion from bath and body? or lemongrass sage shower gel also from bath and body?

free of cost. and both of them have never once been used. if you dont live here id just ask for a few dollars to cover shipping or a mixed cd or something haha but if you live here let me know and its all yours

spork422@aol.com — Fri, 06 Oct 2006 21:07:30 GMT

would you help researchers by testing out a medicine thats already on the market to help with certain diganoses but they think it can help for other things? its already fda approved but they want to test it with other conditions

would you test out a drug that's not on the market and not yet fda approved?

thoughts/comments would be appreciated. thanks

this is what i learned in class yesterday

spork422@aol.com — Wed, 04 Oct 2006 15:37:50 GMT

Poverty line for a family of 4 $19,971
Rent $8,328 a year
(most people use half their income on rent alone)
37 million americans live below the poverty line
43% live below 1/2 of the poverty line(so below 9,000 a year) (this is the highest # of ppl on record who have)
the median income has declined nationally
male median income declined by $774 in the past year
female median income declined by $427 in the past year
2005 median income in the US $46,326

Health Insurance
47 million people in the US have NO health insurance at all
59% of population today has employer sponsored health insurance despite increasing corporate profits

Income Inequality
more than 40% of total income goes to the top 10% of the population
corporate profits 14% of total income-highest its ever been & yet wages are decreasing

Federal minimum wage $5.50(started in 1997)

$10 should be the bare minimum in order for people not to live in poverty

Value of the min. wage is at the lowest its been since 1955

Since 1997 :
cost of living has risen by 26%
food by 23%
housing by 29%
medical care by 43%
child care by 52%
educational books and supply 61%

While the wage has not risen at all

In 1978 average CEO was paid 78x's as much as an average full time full year worker earning min wage
By 2005 average CEO was paid 820x's!!! as much as an average full time worker earning min wage

average CEO earns more money before lunch time on the very 1st day of work of the year than a min. wage worker makes all year

fucking depressing.

well just typed all that out so hope it interested at least some of you. gotta get ready and leave in less than a half hour

spork422@aol.com — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 22:29:18 GMT

aww someone should do this with me!!!

spork422@aol.com — Sat, 09 Sep 2006 17:01:06 GMT

http://www.wsbtv.com/news/9796419/detail.html

ew wtf is wrong with people?? so sick

awesome news

spork422@aol.com — Fri, 08 Sep 2006 23:25:30 GMT

the U.S. House of Representatives passed the ban of horse slaughter in the US by a vote of 263-146. now the senate just has to pass it!! *crosses fingers*

definitely a step in the right direction! and if this is passed maybe the slaughter of other animals will be banned too!

contact your senates!! it will save 100,000 horses from being slaughtered in the US every year!!

and if you live in nyc next week:

Behind the Mask movie premire
basically it tells the story of those who risk their lives in order to save animals.
there is a preview on you tube here

Thursday, September 14 7:30-9:30
AMC Loews Village 7 (66 Third Ave. at 11th Street)
Ingrid E. Newkirk, president of PETA as well as the producer of the movie
$10 donation
The first 50 students will be admitted free of charge! Please bring your valid student identification card

more info on the movie http://uncagedfilms.com/

spork422@aol.com — Tue, 22 Aug 2006 02:36:54 GMT

recommend books, please.

i especially like funny books

thanks

just cos im curious

spork422@aol.com — Wed, 16 Aug 2006 15:09:36 GMT

what are the things you eat for breakfast? & do you take vitamins?

spork422@aol.com — Sat, 22 Jul 2006 22:09:24 GMT

ha i hate to admit it but i think i like paris hilton's song "stars are blind"

quick poll before i head to school

spork422@aol.com — Tue, 18 Jul 2006 14:51:23 GMT

View Poll: #772522

thanks in advance to those who respond i appreciate it

spork422@aol.com — Wed, 12 Jul 2006 04:29:09 GMT

i'm home. i feel like i have so much to do-internet related that is haha go through all the LJ entries i missed, look through AFI's message board, upload pictures, write a review of my trip to california, go through myspace mail, go through regular email..but i'll try to do it all tomorrow i think. it was refreshing not being online for 5 days. more to come soon soon

LA

spork422@aol.com — Mon, 12 Jun 2006 03:58:17 GMT

so i might be going to LA in july..so for those of you who have been there..what are somethings i should check out??

spork422@aol.com — Sat, 10 Jun 2006 16:22:34 GMT

i REALLY need to start wearing earplugs to shows. i was going to bring them last night but then forgot. my ears are still ringing from the gogol bordello show last night. ughh. i'm gonna be deaf by the time i'm 30 i see it now.

spork422@aol.com — Mon, 01 May 2006 00:58:47 GMT

my computer has been acting so screwy lately, im about to throw it out the window!!

anyways there is a movie filming 2 blocks from my house with joaquin phoenix in it! itll be so neat if i get to meet/see him!! so i hope he'll be there wednesday when theyre filming..

anyways those in nyc..has anyone gone to any movies yet for the tribeca film festival? i think there are some im interested in seeing..