Trina & Crystal

~Trust Is a Weapon~

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 20:43:23 GMT

~*Trust Is a Weapon*~

The thought enters, emotional death sentence. Trust is suicide, like handing you a gun. My heart aches and cries out “Choose me, just once me and not yourself” Words crush my heart in your hands.

Trina

Happy Independence Day!

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 11:13:03 GMT

Our Game Console Collection

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 10:53:23 GMT

Our Gaming Collection!

Yesterday we got a complete Sega Master System with 7 games for $50! Also finally got a working Sega Genisis, gotta love flea markets! Anyways all this new gaming stuff sparked us to finally get an older TV and hook all our old school games up to it. Once we got everything all set up yesterday and took a vid.

We also have a Nintendo 64, that Crystal's parents have right now.

New Pictures Michael Jackson rehearsing just 48 hours before he died

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 11:19:27 GMT

He looked so happy here...

OMG he looked so amazing here I got chills!

I can't wait to see the video footage when it comes out on dvd, we are so getting it!

Stars to honor Michael Jackson at BET Awards

Sun, 28 Jun 2009 12:03:55 GMT

LOS ANGELES – The BET Awards are undergoing "a total overhaul" as the show is retooled as a tribute to Michael Jackson, the network said Friday. The telecast is being lengthened, performers are being added to the lineup and additional guests are expected to attend, said Debra L. Lee, Chairman and Chief Executive of Black Entertainment Television.

"We're adding on," Lee said from the Shrine Auditorium, where the awards will be presented Sunday. "We're trying to do the numbers we had already planned and we're trying to add on, so it may be a longer show than we anticipated."

At least 30 minutes will be added to the broadcast, she said. Jamie Foxx is set to host the show.

Jackson died Thursday afternoon at UCLA Medical Center after being stricken at his Los Angeles home.

Meanwhile, artists such as Beyonce and Ne-Yo, who worked on their performances for weeks, scrambled to change them last-minute to honor the King of Pop, said producer Stephen Hill.

"To change it up in three days is something that's not easy but they're all willing and looking forward to it," Hill said. "There's a direct line from Ne-Yo to Michael Jackson. There's a direct line from Beyonce to Michael Jackson. There's a direct line from Jay-Z to Michael Jackson. I think they'll want to pay tribute in their own way."

Other artists who had not planned to attend Sunday's show, such as Usher and Justin Timberlake, are rushing to Los Angeles to participate, Hill said.

"This is going to be the first gathering of people who really cared for and were influenced by him since his death," he said. "It's a tall order for us but we have every intention of paying respect to Michael Jackson."

Lee said she expects the evening's acceptance speeches to be dedicated to Jackson's memory and his influence on music and popular culture.

"There's no artist that's going to want to get up there and talk about themselves. They're going to want to talk about Michael," she said. "We want to give out the awards, we want them to have their moment but it's going to be more geared toward Michael Jackson."

Lee said Jackson was a longtime friend of the network, which is airing special programming in his honor all weekend. Jackson will also be remembered at Lee's annual pre-party in honor of the awards, where Foxx, Sean Combs and Vanessa Williams are among expected guests.

Hill, who wore a yellow Jackson 5 T-shirt Friday, said seeing the band perform in 1971 inspired him to go into the entertainment business. He still keeps a poster of the group in his office, he said.

"Michael Jackson was my first real hero," Hill said. "I don't think that this first public outpouring could be left in better hands."

"There will be another awards show, so if this one changes, that's fine," he said. "There will not be another Michael Jackson."

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090626/ap_en_ce/us_michael_jackson_bet_awards

Michael Jackson's Moonwalker DVD Rip

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 23:04:33 GMT

You can't get this in the United States on DVD. I found this and wanted to share it with all the fans. I must have watched this on VHS thousands of times.

Enjoy <3!

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=FOW50XNJ

No Michael, you rocked Our world

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 16:13:56 GMT

MoonWalker Tibute

I ripped this from Moonwalker I just think it's prefect. I know this is the way I will always remember him. It's just so hard for me to except that he's gone. Music was and is such a big part of my life. Michael was it for me the first thing I really cared about. Thriller was first tape I ever asked my mom to buy me. I think I was 5 or 6 at the time and I played it again and again. It seemed every album just got better and better. Thriller, Bad and Dangerous are still my shit to this day! It's really like a part of my childhood as died...

Every time I song of his plays I get this feeling. It's like a familiar warmth that comes over me and then I cry.

This probably seems over dramatic to some, I don't care. I loved Michael and he'll always be in my heart because of the all happiness and joy he gave me through his music.

Working on this part more will be added in a few

Michael Jackson

I remember staying up and watching this with my mom when I was 4. This was the moment I became a fan.

Thriller - Music Video
Uploaded by dreadcentral. - Classic TV and last night's shows, online.

It's Thriller, what else can I say?

Michael Jackson - The Way You Make Me Feel
Uploaded by Brownsugar18. - Watch more music videos, in HD!

I just loved this one of my favorite Michael vids ever.

My favorite Michael video!

He was still just as amazing as always here, this is pure Michael!

Michael Jackson is dead

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 22:35:56 GMT

Michael Jackson is dead. I am beyond sad... I don't even know what to say... I'm in shock, he was my childhood hero, and my all time favorite pop singer... wow...

Over the Counter Depression & Anxiety Products

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:32:54 GMT

As promised I'm gonna type up what I have on my little cheat sheet from our workshop and then info I found online to kinda back it up. Plus just simplify it. there are a lot of technical terms. There are 3 products. I'm also doing this to help me learn the stuff better myself lol.

St. Johns Wart
*Used to treat depression
* It's an OTC(over the counter) SSRI (Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor)
*Significant drug-drug interactions

OK so what the hell is an SSRI? I know that's what I thought when I first heard it lol. To explain it I first need to give a brief overview of what causes depression.

People with depression usually have problems with poor sleep, low mood and appetite, loss of energy and interest or pleasure etc. It is a common illness, affecting 3% of the population per year. The main theory about why this happens is the so-called "monoamine hypothesis".

We know that serotonin and noradrenaline in the brain are involved with control of sleep/wake, emotions, mood, arousal, emotion, drive, temperature regulation, feeding etc. Thus, if a person has too little serotonin and noradrenaline in the part of the brain that controls mood, this will produce too little activity, and that part of the brain become slower and less effective. This will lower mood.

In depression, it is known that there are reduced levels of serotonin and noradrenaline. These reduced levels lead to a lowering of mood. The full reasons are not fully known but stress may well play a part in causing this.

"Normal" communication between cells:

"Less" communication between cells e.g. as in depression:

There are lots of other theories about how depression occurs e.g. genetics, how the brain develops, stress etc. There may in fact be many causes and in each person there may be a combination of these. Stress may in fact cause changes in the brain which then result in reduced levels of serotonin and noradrenaline. Transmitters other than much serotonin and noradrenaline are probably also involved.

How SSRI's Work

If too little serotonin (or noradrenaline) produces the symptoms of depression then correcting this should help to reduce the symptoms. One way of doing this is to block the reuptake (recycling) of transmitters. This is just what an SSRI antidepressant does. They block the reuptake of serotonin, so the next time an impulse comes along, there is more transmitter, a stronger message is passed, and activity in that part of the brain is increased.

"Normal" nerve activity:

"Reduced" nerve activity e.g. as in depression:

"Reduced" nerve activity but with recycling blocked, and increased messages passes:

The important thing to remember is that SSRI antidepressants probably mainly work by correcting the effect of having too little transmitter. They are NOT JUST STIMULANTS. They have a much more specific way of working than just stimulating you.

What about Side Effects?

SSRI antidepressants mainly block the reuptake of just serotonin. This why they are called the SSRIs ie. Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors.

Many other antidepressant drugs also affect other transmitter systems e.g. acetylcholine, dopamine, histamine etc. and have many side effects. SSRIs really only block the reuptake of serotonin, and so have less side effects. However, they still have some side effects ;-

* Too much serotonin in some parts of the brain can make you feel sick, less hungry and get headaches or migraines

Some key facts about SSRI antidepressants;-

* The symptoms of depression are caused by an imbalance of chemicals in the brain, probably reduced levels of serotonin and noradrenaline
* Antidepressants help correct this imbalance in the brain
* Antidepressants are not stimulants
* They do not alter personality
* They are not addictive and are not habit forming (but you should not stop taking them suddenly)
* They do not lose their effect if you keep taking them

Info on St. John's Wort it's self

St. John's wort is today most widely known as an herbal treatment for depression. According to the Cochrane Review, a key resource in evidence-based medicine, "the available evidence suggests that the hypericum extracts tested in the included trials are superior to placebo in patients with major depression; are similarly effective as standard antidepressants; and have fewer side effects than standard antidepressants."

SAM-e

*Use to treat depression(serotonin effects)

As Depression Treatment

There have been a number of studies on the use of SAMe for depression. It has been hypothesized that SAMe increases the availability of neurotransmitter serotonin and dopamine.

A 1999 book, "Stop Depression Now" by Brown, Bottiglieri, and Colman trumpets on its front cover: "The breakthrough supplement that works as well as prescription drugs in half the time ... with no side effects."

Sound too good to be true? We are told SAM-e has been prescribed in Europe for more than twenty years and that in Italy it outsells Prozac. One of the authors of "Stop Depression Now", a psychiatrist at Columbia University, claims he has used the supplement on his patients with successful results for five years and another author has dedicated his life to research it.

SAM-e - short for S-adenosylmethionine - is a molecule found in our bodies and is vital to a process called methylation, where one molecule passes a methyl group (one carbon and three hydrogen atoms) to another molecule. It's a transaction essential to more than a hundred processes in the body, from the brain to the bones. Levels of SAM-e are notably lower amongst depressed people of all ages.

Because of the universal nature of methylation, SAM-e has also been found to work well for arthritis and the liver, and may have other yet-to-be discovered uses. As to how the process applies to the brain, scientists still don't know. Their best guess is that SAM-e may affect neurotransmitters such as serotonin and dopamine or their receptors, but then again they could be wrong.

A 2002 meta-anaylasis of 28 studies commissioned by the Agency for Healthcare Research and quality, part of the US Department of Health and Human Services, found that SAM-e reduced HAM-D depression scores by 5.6 points, equating to a "clinically significant" partial response. The same analysis found that 11 studies that compared SAM-e to antidepressants lacked sufficient evidence to determin whether SAM-e was superior or inferior in efficacy to an antidepressant,

The authors of Stop Depression Now are quick to note that SAM-e may not be for everyone, and that deeply depressed or suicidal people should only take the supplement under a doctor's supervision. But they do set out a program for self-treatment for the rest of the population, especially for those who are not inclined to seek help in the first place. Perhaps easy access to SAM-e is a boon to these people, particularly if their other option is to suffer in silence, but for the purposes of this article anyone who acts as his own doctor has a fool for a patient.

Side Effects and Safety Concerns

The safety of SAMe during pregnancy and during breastfeeding is unknown.

People with bipolar disorder, anxiety disorders and other psychiatric conditions should only use SAMe under the supervision of their healthcare provider. SAMe has been associated with hypomania and mania.

The most common side effects are digestive complaints, particularly nausea. Other side effects include skin rash, lowered blood sugar, dry mouth, blood in the stool, thirst, increased urination, headache, hyperactivity, anxiety and insomnia.

People with Parkinson's disease should avoid SAM-e.

Benadryl(Diphenhydramine hydrochloride)
*It's a antihistamine
*Used to treat Anxiety

Antihistamines

Antihistamines are often sedating and so are sometimes used for the treatment of anxiety disorders; the sedation has a quick onset, and rapid relief from anxiety symptoms is observed. However, antihistamines have not been evaluated effectively for the treatment of anxiety disorders in controlled clinical trials.

Histamine is a neurotransmitter that plays an important role in arousal. The arousing effect is mediated through the histamine H1 receptor and is attenuated by antihistamines. Antihistamines induce drowsiness, sedation and, in high dosages, impair psychomotor performance of complex tasks (Schwartz et al, 1991). Mild tolerance to the sedative effects may occur with long term use. The effects of antihistamines on the autonomic nervous system are mixed. They have anticholinergic properties, causing dry mouth, increased heart rate and decreased gastro intestinal activity. They have no direct effect on the muscular system (Hoehn-Saric, 1998). Antihistamines appear predominantly to affect hyperarousal. They decrease vigilance and hyper-alertness, but have little effect on psychic anxiety.

Antihistamines have many potential side effects, including disturbed co-ordination, weakness, inability to concentrate, urinary frequency, palpitations and hypotension. In addition, their anticholinergic properties make them poor choices for patients taking other anticholinergic agents, such as TCAs, neuroleptics and anti-arrhythmic agents.

Antihistamines have weaker anxiolytic effects than the BZDs(Benzodiazepines), and effective dosages of antihistamines may produce marked adverse effects. However, they remain popular because they have no abuse potential. They have an immediate effect in relieving acute anxiety symptoms, and can be administered in single doses or as a longer term prescription.

Just wanted to add I got some Benadryl (a generic version) yesterday. I was surper stressed pretty much having an anxiety attack and I have to say it worked pretty well. Very calming and sedating. It's not something I would use every day. But when it gets really bad I will for sure use it again.

I also think I may look in to trying some St. John's Wart.

I hope this was informative and helpful.

Gone!

Sun, 14 Jun 2009 13:30:49 GMT

Leaving to get our train to Atlantic City in a bit. We'll have the laptop and cell phones with us so we'll be around.

We're going to the beach!

Tue, 09 Jun 2009 22:21:46 GMT

I've been looking into for a couple days to see if we could afford it. Got great rates through travelocity.com we'll be staying at the http://www.atlanticcitydaysinn.com/ It's right on the board walk! $70 a night and Crystal found an online code that gave us $50 0ff the whole price!

Another thing was Crystal didn't want to drive. So I looked in to us taking a train, which turned out to only be $124 round trip.

So for $330 we got a 3 day trip to Atlantic City, you can't beat that!

We leave on Sunday the 14th and we'll be back Wednesday the 17th.

I'm so excited I love the ocean and just being away from the house in general lol.

40 Icons by Crystal

Wed, 03 Jun 2009 16:20:22 GMT

Themes: Nintendo

Notes:
*No Credit Needed (if you do, please credit pixel_bits)
*Comments Are Nice!
*Enjoy!

Preview:

(It's-a me, Mario!)

LMAO OMG!!

Wed, 03 Jun 2009 11:46:01 GMT

Watch Deleted "Twilight" Sex Scene and more funny videos on CollegeHumor

New Mario Games For the Wii (we are so getting these!)

Wed, 03 Jun 2009 02:00:21 GMT

Super Mario Galaxy 2

New Super Mario Bros.

Pedophila urge rising.... What? He'll be 18 next year!

Tue, 02 Jun 2009 23:56:15 GMT

Well it's Monday

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 11:24:08 GMT

Crystal has to work and I'm home alone again. Ug it's the only day we have off together and she has to work it this week *kicks something*

So saw the trailer for New Moon it looks pretty good. I know we're not all up and through the books like some of yall are. We tried to read the first book but just couldn't get into it written. But we really liked the first movie. Hell anything with vampires and lycans is good with us! I have to say I think Jacob pwns Edward but I've always liked wolves and prefer that my vampires bite and drink blood...

Our two favorite muses are Vampire and Werewolf so yeah lol.

I'm so loving the twitter thing! I knew I would! I just had to sit down and figure out how it worked. Which took all of 5 mins lol. Then I made Crys and Tam get one *needs help*

Why are fans so crazy? And why haven't you realized by now most of your fans are nuts? I'm just saying... LOL

I really don't have much to say. But here's our twitter pages again

Trina's
http://twitter.com/TrinaLovesCrys

Crystal's
http://twitter.com/CrysLovesTrina

Had a really awkward experience helping jack off a horse yesterday.

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 00:13:35 GMT

When jack start to climb off and I was helping him down i accidentally touched his ass.

A man walked into bar and to his amazement he saw a monkey in a cage.
When he sat down on the bar stool, he asked the bartender why is there a monkey in a cage.
The bartender sez "I have to keep the monkey in the cage.
The man then ask "Why don't you let him out?"
The bartender "No...thats not a good idea for the moment...I have to keep him caged."
The man then sez "C'mon man let him out, I wanna see what your monkey can do."
The bartender then sez "OK. I'll let him out."
The bartender proceeds to let the monkey out, and when the monkey comes out the cage, the bartender slaps the monkey on the back of its head sorta hard.
The monkey quickly goes for the bartender's groin, unzips his pants and proceeds to give the bartender a blowjob.
The man looks in total amazement seeing a monkey giving a blowjob.
The bartender then asks the man if wants to try it.
The man then sez "Sure I'll try it. But don't hit me so hard."

LMAO I kill me!

Ps. Ken needs to get a myspace!

A pic of Raven from TNA

Wed, 27 May 2009 21:59:29 GMT

He's looking pretty good! I can't wait to see the show now! Especially with Victoria and Shane Douglas on the show as well.

Morrison Spam time!

Wed, 27 May 2009 14:57:06 GMT

I'm so fucking disgusted right now, I think I may really puke...

Tue, 26 May 2009 21:52:36 GMT

California high court upholds gay marriage ban

SAN FRANCISCO – California's Supreme Court upheld the state's gay-marriage ban Tuesday but said the 18,000 same-sex weddings that took place before the prohibition passed are still valid — a ruling decried by gay-rights activists as a hollow victory.

Demonstrators outside the court booed, wept and yelled, "Shame on you!" Activists said they would go back to the voters as early as next year in a bid to repeal the ban.

In a 6-1 decision written by Chief Justice Ron George, the court rejected arguments that the ban approved by the voters last fall was such a fundamental change in the California Constitution that it first needed the Legislature's approval.

As for the thousands of couples who tied the knot last year in the five months that gay marriage was legal in California, the court said it is well-established principle that an amendment is not retroactive unless it is clear that the voters intended it to be, and that was not the case with Proposition 8.

Moreover, the court said it would be too disruptive to apply Proposition 8 retroactively and dissolve all gay marriages.

Doing that would have the effect of "throwing property rights into disarray, destroying the legal interests and expectations of thousands of couples and their families, and potentially undermining the ability of citizens to plan their lives according to the law as it has been determined by this state's highest court," the ruling said.

While gay rights advocates accused the court of failing to protect a minority group from the will of the majority, the justices said that the state's governing framework gives voters almost unfettered ability to change the California Constitution.

The decision set off an outcry among a sea of demonstrators who had gathered in front of the San Francisco courthouse, holding signs and waving rainbow flags. Many people also held hands in a chain around an intersection in an act of protest.

"We're relieved our marriage was not invalidated, but this is a hollow victory because there are so many that are not allowed to marry those they love," said Amber Weiss, 32, who was in the crowd at City Hall, near the courthouse, with her partner, Sharon Papo. They were married on the first day gay marriage was legal last year, June 17.

"I feel very uncomfortable being in a special class of citizens," Papo said.

Jeanne Rizzo, 62, who was one of the plaintiffs along with her wife, Pali Cooper, said: "It's not about whether we get to stay married. Our fight is far from over. I have about 20 years left on this earth, and I'm going to continue to fight for equality every day."

A small group of Proposition 8 supporters also gathered outside the court.

"A lot of people just assume we're religious nuts. We're not. But we are Christians and we believe in the Bible," said George Popko, 22, a student at American River College in Sacramento, where the student government officially endorsed Proposition 8.

In the state capital, Republican state Assemblyman Sam Blakeslee of San Luis Obispo, the incoming minority leader, said the court's decision "reaffirmed the principle that the people's votes do matter."

The state Supreme Court ruled 4-3 last May that it was unconstitutional to deny gay couples the right to wed. For a while, that put California — the nation's most populous state — back in its familiar position in the vanguard of social change; at the time, Massachusetts was the only other state to allow gay marriage.

In what gay activists called their "Summer of Love," same-sex couples from around the country rushed to get married in California for fear the voters would take away the right at the ballot box. In November, Proposition 8 passed with 52 percent approval.

Over the past several months, as the fight went on in California, Iowa, Maine, Vermont and Connecticut legalized gay marriage, bringing to five the number of states that allow same-sex couples to wed.

In California, gay rights activists argued that the ban was improperly put to the voters and amounted to a revision — which required legislative approval — not an amendment. But the justices disagreed.

The court said that while the ban denies gay couples use of the term "marriage," it does not fundamentally disturb their basic right to "establish an officially recognized and protected family relationship with the person of one's choice and to raise children within the family." California still allows gay couples to form domestic partnerships.

In their 136-page majority ruling, the justices said it not their job to address whether the ban is wise public policy, but to decide whether it is constitutionally valid, while "setting aside our own personal beliefs and values."

Justice Carlos Moreno, who had been under consideration as President Barack Obama's nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court, was the lone dissenter.

He said denying same-sex couples the right to wed "strikes at the core of the promise of equality that underlies our California Constitution." He said it represents a "drastic and far-reaching change."

"Promising equal treatment to some is fundamentally different from promising equal treatment for all," Moreno said. "Promising treatment that is almost equal is fundamentally different from ensuring truly equal treatment."

San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera, whose office fought the ban, said: "Today we are faced with a disappointing decision. But I think we also know it could have been worse."

Democratic state Sen. Christine Kehoe of San Diego said that California "has lost its lead in the fight for civil rights for all people." And Assemblyman Tom Ammiano of San Francisco warned the ruling would create "apartheid" in California.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_gay_marriage

Crystal's Results

Tue, 19 May 2009 21:41:49 GMT

You Scored as Gold

You are a Gold Were. You are a good leader and critical thinker, you always know what to do and never rush into a situation. You are serious but understanding and love to take charge. You are fit, active, kind, and an all-around good person. I mean Werewolf ;).

Grey

90%

Gold

86%

Silver

86%

Black

76%

White

59%

Brown

50%

Red

45%

Funny Joke!

Thu, 14 May 2009 22:13:14 GMT

The newlyweds are in their honeymoon room and the groom decides to let the bride know where she stands right from the start of the marriage.

He proceeds to take off his trousers and throw them at her. He says, "Put those on."

The bride replies, "I can't wear your trousers."

He replies, "And don't forget that! I will always wear the pants in the family!"

The bride takes off her knickers and throws them at him with the same request, "Try those on!"

He replies,"I can't get into your knickers!"

"And you never bloody will if you don't change your attitude."

Crystal's Results

Thu, 14 May 2009 19:59:23 GMT

Your results:
You are Uhura

Uhura		65%
Beverly Crusher		60%
Geordi LaForge		60%
Will Riker		60%
Deanna Troi		50%
James T. Kirk (Captain)		45%
An Expendable Character (Redshirt)		45%
Jean-Luc Picard		40%
Mr. Scott		35%
Chekov		35%
Worf		25%
Data		24%
Leonard McCoy (Bones)		15%
Spock		5%
Mr. Sulu		0%

You are a good communicator with a
pleasant soft-spoken voice.
Also a talented singer.

Click here to take the Star Trek Personality Quiz

One sunday in chapel

Tue, 12 May 2009 23:28:44 GMT

The Chaplin asked if anyone in the Chapel would like to express Praise for answered prayers.

A lady stood and walked to the podium.

She said, “I have a Praise. Two months ago, my husband, Tom, had a
terrible bicycle wreck and his scrotum was completely crushed. The pain
was excruciating and the doctors didn’t know if they could help him.”

You could hear a muffled gasp from the men in the Chapel as they imagined the pain that poor Tom must have experienced.

“Tom was unable to hold me or the children,” she went on, “and every
move caused him terrible pain. We prayed as the doctors performed a
delicate operation, and it turned out they were able to piece together
the crushed remnants of Tom’s scrotum, and wrap wire around it to hold
it in place.”

Again, the men in the Chapel were unnerved and squirmed uncomfortably as they imagined the horrible surgery performed on Tom.

“Now,” she announced in a quavering voice, “thank the Lord, Tom is out
of the hospital and the doctors say that with time, his scrotum should
recover completely.”

All the men sighed with relief. The Chaplin rose and tentatively asked if anyone else had something to say.

A man stood up and walked slowly to the podium.

He said, “I’m Tom.”

The entire Chapel held it’s breath.

“I just want to tell my wife that the word is sternum.”

LMAO

Morrison Spam

Sat, 09 May 2009 23:09:33 GMT