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Got my new passport.  It’s boss. Hoooooray! I’m psyched to get back to Toronto for a while.

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Tell me you’re as addicted to Sam Sparro as I am.

"Black and Gold" is my JAM.

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So I haven’t blogged in a long time

tonight, however, was lovely

Kate had her bachelorette party (stripper-free since ‘03)

I AM STILL kinda DRUNK but happy

talked witha Bangladeshi driver on the way home. he was nice and wanted to marry me, etc. He was like "I’m on Devon on Sundays" and I’m like

"MORE LIKE SUNDAES"

lol

that’s funny in my head.

We went to din dins and then karaoke! (OLDKOREANMAN=LOVESME TO THE MAXXXX)

ok

night night.

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Ok, going to Unique on Monday

WHO WANTS TO GO?

I have the day off so I need to buy crap.

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Went crazy. Redecorated my bedroom after I saw a gorgeous cherry-wood desk on craigslist. I totally got it!

I WENT CRAZY. I am probably not going to sleep very well tonight.

Here is a video for your troubles (it soothes me, at any rate):

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Not to be too flippant, but I fucking love Isabella Rossellini.

http://www.sundancechannel.com/greenporno?go=watch

Watch "Snail"

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YANGON (AFP) - More than 22,000 people have been killed and 41,000 left missing after a powerful cyclone hit Myanmar last weekend, state television announced late Tuesday.

Aid workers were racing to deliver food and water to the southern coast which was submerged by floodwaters, leaving scenes of utter devastation and desperate homeless survivors running low on food and clean water.

But with the clock ticking four days after the storm hit, Myanmar’s reclusive military rulers insisted foreign aid experts would still have to negotiate with the government to be allowed into the isolated nation.

The government also said it would proceed this weekend with a constitutional referendum as part of its slow-moving "road map" to democracy, except in the areas hardest hit by the disaster.

In its first news conference since Tropical Cyclone Nargis barrelled into the Irrawaddy river delta early Saturday, the government said many people died from a 12-foot (3.5-metre) tidal wave that slammed into the area.

Social Welfare Minister Maung Maung Swe told reporters that most of the town of Bogalay, one of the delta areas that bore the brunt of the storm’s force, had simply been washed away.

"Ninety-five percent of the houses in Bogalay were destroyed," he said. "Many people were killed in a 12-foot tidal wave."

Satellite images from US space agency NASA showed virtually the entire coastal plain of the country, once known as Burma and now one of the poorest nations on the planet, under water.

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You can help by donating. Amongst the charities listed, some are Faith-Based, which you may or may not have qualms about. Others have a long tradition of secularism. All of them are responding to Nargis. Should you choose to donate to Nargis-specific response efforts (the links provided), or otherwise, your donations will be appreciated.

1. The Red Cross/Red Crescent. From their site, "In a world of poverty, war, displacement and disaster, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies serves those in need without regard as to race, religion, class or political belief." http://donate.ifrc.org/
2. World Concern. This is a Canadian Faith-Based charity. Still, this online donation page is ONLY for disaster relief, and not for long-term Christian Missions or other programs. https://www.worldconcern.org/NETCOMMUNITY/SSLPage.aspx?pid=1664&srcid=397
3. Habitat for Humanity. A very popular charity which takes a hands-on approach to sheltering and rebuilding for those who lost their homes. https://www.habitat.org/cd/giving/donate.aspx?link=147
4. Church World Service. Another Faith-Based organization, with the same caveats as World Concern. They work with local churches and already-existing infrastructure.  https://secure.churchworldservice.org/catalog/display.php?product_id=313
5. Save the Children. A 75 year old charity started in response from the Great Depression, this charity uses over 90% of the money from donations for charitable programs instead of advertising and infrastructure - an excellent rate compared to, say, the World Wildlife Fund and other major NGOs. https://secure.ga4.org/01/cyclone_nargis
6. Canadian Red Cross. I’m Canadian, and maybe you are too. It’s part of the same organization in #1, but Canadians are well known for their passion for helping others - perhaps some of you feel more comfortable donating a little more locally. http://www.redcross.ca/article.asp?id=027283&tid=001
7. Unicef. Unicef is part of the UN’s charitable wing, which includes the UNHCR (which, unfortunately, is not included here due to the fact that I couldn’t find a site for Nargis-specific donations).  https://secure2.convio.net/unicef/site/Donation2?df_id=3381&3381.donation=form1