Pro-Life vs. Pro-Choice - AKA This shit is outta hand

I was browsing the internet (admittedly trying to figure out where a particular comment about Mr. Obama originated), when I saw a comment on a page that made me just cringe.

From http://chronicle.com/blogs/election/?id=2517:

4. “Pro-life” = “Pro-coathangers”
— Dan

Now, I personally am Pro-Choice. Before you fly off and call me a baby killer, know that I would personally never have an abortion. Ever. However, I am not a scared pregnant 16 year old, a rape victim, nor a mother whose life is in jeopardy due to the fetus growing in my womb. I have known many that either fall within one category or multiple. I think the option should be there should the occasion arise with NO OTHER OPTION AVAILABLE.

Now, back to my point: That comment illustrates the point I've been trying to make, but in not so few (or crude) terms. The reason the laws were put into place in the first place was not to encourage abortions - it was to make them safe for women who would otherwise find other means.

A scared human, once having made up their mind, will do anything to see their decisions come through. And I do mean anything.

I have known stories of women who went to back alley clinics where the "doctors" used dirty utensils and the women more often died due to tetanus or exposure to some disease or other. I would not force anybody to have to make a decision like that again. They're still like that for sex changes.

If you don't want an abortion, then don't have one, but please do not take away the option for millions of women and forcing them into desperate measures again.

MOVED!

I made a new domain that makes SO much more sense for me, and installed WordPress.

Linky:
Blog.Em2aStudios.com

Feeling the pinch

I can guess by now that we're all feeling the pinch. As you've noticed, I have not kept my promises in updating the webcomic. For that, I do sincerely apologize. My reasons? Mostly having to do with freelancing in addition to working and running registration at Phoenix ConGames (I was the one either in the belly dancing gear or the purple corset, depending on the date of arrival).

I do have lots to draw about, and many, many random sketches. I also have plans to redesign the website yet again, but I need to get my comics up to date in the mean time.

I'll keep y'all posted. Maybe I'll even be able to get the blog in an iFrame like Jennie Breeden and the likes.

American Economy

I think the picture says it all, really. What I have yet to hear, though, is what any one is going to do about it.

I think I'm just going to go back to Canada. Their dollar is superior.

Orion Nebula via NASA

On January 11, 2006, NASA released their new high-res images of the Orion Nebula to the public. The above image (available in a zoom-able format here) is the sharpest image of the nebula taken by the Hubble Telescope. Cool, yeah?

Well, now look at the image as a whole. Follow from the belt to the right and up a bit and... Hey, isn't that a face? Holy crap, the gases of previously exploded stars have created what looks like a man looking at the Hubble Telescope as it snaps the image.

Ok, it's not really new news to me. I just remembered to mention it since I was talking about Orion in the last blog post. Have I mentioned that I like astronomy?

An Inner Look...

I've been asked about Orion a couple of times. The general answer that I give people is "I figured that if I had to create a boyfriend, I might as well create for myself a Greek God in the process." This is why he's a StarMan.

I recently had a dear friend of mine call me on my generalized answer. He said, "I always assumed that he was just a representation of your soul mate that's out there."

Dammit, I've been found out.

Yes, I've always considered myself "sensitive" to the everyday unseen forces around us. I've had dreams that come true, daydreams of things that actually happened in the past (without previous inklings), I've seen apparitions of sorts, and people have heard my voice before I opened my mouth to say something from 1500 miles away. I can't explain these things, I do not claim to be psychic, I just acknowledge that these things happen (and usually have a connection down the road). I am spiritual by nature.

I really did (still do) talk to the constellation Orion as a child. He seemed like a real person up in the sky. I had dreams of a lifetime companion that was always there (I still have dreams of him, in fact). I took the traits of dream boy and made them the face of my favourite constellation. That made him real to me. If Orion really is out there, I haven't found him (yet). I hope that one day, when it's time, I will. Until then, I still have my imaginary boyfriend... In my head... And always with me.

I can relate

to his expression...


... Looking at it a little longer... It reminds me of Yin.