Draven Bloodpaw's Journal

10:50AM - Birthday

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Happy Birthday Socks, and happy belated birthday Dex

8:27AM - Nom nom nom song

I blame rigelkitty  for this.

11:24PM - Saying goodbye

Today was Furp's funeral. It actually gave me closer, and let me fully realize that he was gone. I am glad I went, and saw some of the other people he touched. I need to go to AC, one of the reasons being I want to be at two of the cons Furp actively supportd, one being AC th other being MFF

9:26AM - Exhausted

I am mentally worn out. I have been up for 3 hours and it feels like 8. I just called my boss' cell and let him know of my current situation, hoping he will call back saying it is okay for me to take the day off. Otherwise I am just going to go in late. My head is aching a little, and my emotions are numb again. I was at Chanur's this past weekend, and it was good, but I don't feel like I let things drop off as much as I usually do when I visit friends. Maybe I am over analyzing things again. And right now I just realized this whole post makes no sense as I am mentally babbling... Wheee fun.... *goes to do something mindless*

12:11PM - On SL now

I am having a stupid moment. I am sure people will know when they log onto SL and go to the gathering I am holding. I am SL right now as Dravn Drago

5:23PM - Secondlife Meet to remember Furp, update and reminder

I am moving the time up an hour.
Where on secondlife, Furnation Heros
When 11 am SL time, that is pacific time zone, so mountain is 12 noon, central 1 pm, est 2 pm
This to get pictures to post to the remember furp community. So expect to have your picture taken if you show up.
Thank you all

12:27PM - SL supporting loss of friends

I have made something on SecondLife, since I can't do much else right now to show support to Furp's family for their loss. If you wish for it I am on their as Draven Drago, I will also be taking a picture of those on SL that have all known him, on Saturday and posting it to Uncle Kage's community that he is setting up.

11:43AM - Gone

Furp,gone.... Still hard to wrap my head around it. He was one of the better furs out there. Did not beat around the bush, told you the truth no matter what. Was there for you when you needed it. Now because of some... *sigh* I posted earlier to Mocha's journal on FA that I went from grieving to numb. That is true, I don't think Furp would have wanted tears... Just the kind of person he was. I am starting to get into the angry stage a bit, usually what happens when things start to hit home. I am glad I have the day off today. Think I am going to need it.

9:12PM - Rant

Hello readers sorry I am going to rant. At the moment I have turned off my TV, I was watching a program produced by Michael Moore. I was pretty bored, and just wanted to take a look.
What I saw infuriated me with our government and how greed seems to motivate it.
Now before I step too far up on my soapbox, I will start by saying I love my country. I really do. We do have things better here than a lot of other places.
However the show I saw that was produced by Mr. Moore got to me. It took our health care into question.
It compared it to three other countries mainly that I saw, and I will state I only saw part of the show. The three countries were Canada, the UK, and France.
Now we all know how Canada's health care is run by the government, however unlike what we may have thought that the health care is substandard it is not.
The same is said with the UK, except that with the UK you only pay if you can afford to, if you can't you don't pay and you still get your medication, and your procedures done.
I think I may have that a bit fudged, and not completely understood.
Also with France the health care is taken care of by the government.
For example, a person who moved to the US from France, had discovered he had a tumor, did not have health care here in the US. He went back to France, got immediate treatment. He was then asked when he felt he could return back to work. He said three months. The doctor gave him a note to submit to his employer, which intern gave it to the government. He was given the three months. The government paid for 65% of his wages, his employer 35% for that time. To my understanding this is standard.
It does not stop there. The French government has a program in place to where a government employed doctor that is on emergency call to come to your house if you are sick and need a house call but not a hospital.
They also have a system in place for new mothers where someone will come to your house and help you get settled into your home life with a child, give you tips on getting them settled and put down for sleep, nutrition. They also have someone who will do your laundry for you if you are a mother.
The other thing, is that they give you 5 weeks vacation in France, part time or full time. You get married they give you an extra week for your honeymoon. You have a kid you get extra time, you have to move you get extra time.
They also went into education. Guess how much it cost someone to go to college in France. Here is the answer.... ( ). That's right nothing.
It went on a little bit about the US system. They actually showed this. I turned the TV off after this part. I am pretty sure you would to.
Elderly woman could not pay for her hospital bill in Las Angelas... The hospital which was a Kaiser something or other run hospital had got a cab, and while she was still wearing a hospital gown sent to an are of Las Angelas, I assume a clinic or a secondary hospital and dropped off in front of the building. No walk to the front door, no ambulance to make sure she was safe. It was a cab.
The worst part is the facility that she was dropped off at, said this was not unusual. They have had people get dropped off with IVs still in them.
What the hell is wrong with us?
Why is this happening in our country?
Aren't we supposed to be better than this?
Like I said, I love my country, I really do.
However I much like a lot of other people do nothing but sit and complain about it. So I am as much at fault as our government I guess. I just needed to get that off my chest, thank you for reading.

12:54PM - Last wishes of a fellow fur

Yappy from the Florida furs is trying to help out a friend, personally I would help if I could. I am posting the link for The pawpet's LJ here so you guys can see the post for yourselves. http://community.livejournal.com/pawpet/186295.html?view=810935#t810935

9:03PM - Just because

Stole from Balto from FA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAGu5VygiDs

9:30AM - Medicare approved vac-pump

www.erectmed.com


Unfortunately this is not a joke. Saw the web address on TV

8:51PM - Writer's Block: Tricky Questions

Oh dear god

9:00AM - FTW

I got spammed on my last post. No seriously, a reply was made to my post that was spam.

4:34PM - RAAWWWWWW FUCK IT!

I'm done.

10:02PM - Cruelty

these people are cruel, for a game show
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I606ovtavSQ

8:19AM - *applause*

If you haven't seen this you should. Please I know that a lot of people may get sick of this, but please cut and paste this link.

http://www.couragecampaign.org/page/s/ThankYouJon

8:16AM - Oooh Christmas Tree

Christmas Gift Toy & MySpace Layouts at pYzam.com





Nipped from Kuddlepup.
Not expecting many gifts, but thought this fun. :)

6:02AM - Kitsune

Taken from Aerofox

You Scored as Celestial The Celestial Kitsune was a very intelectual race. Feeding from the knowledge of books and possibly others. Feeding from the Stars, Moon and possibly the Sun, the Queen of All Kitsunes, others often backdown or look up to. Wind 94% Celestial 94% Earth 88% Childhood 75% Fire 63% Ocean 63% Time 56% Darkness/Spirit 50% Ice 25% Music 13%

5:27PM - MFF

MFF was just fun for me. I got to do some of the things I have not done for a long time. Got to make a new friend at the con, was great. Not really much to expound on without mentioning names, and I am not a name dropper, so there you have it.