Moderate Mouse's Musings

I Thought That Subject Was Closed Already

2012-03-12T15:38:00.000-07:00

Today, I saw an article which noted that Family Radio acknowledged that their world-ending predictions last year were wrong and they have no interest in predicting any more dates.
Given the fact that the predicted judgement day was ten and a half months ago (May 21) and the predicted date for the end of the world was roughly four and a half months ago (October 21), and the amount of time that has elapsed since both those dates came and went without incident, I would've thought that subject would've gone cold by now and that there'd be no need to bring it up again. And yet, according to the article I found today, Harold Camping posted a letter on Thursday, which brought the subject up again.

I would also think that if Harold Camping and Family Radio were to acknowledge they were wrong, they would've done it shortly after October 21 when that date came and went without the world ending rather than wait over four months when people probably would've forgotten it by now.

Well, at least they did own up to their mistake, right? Why they waited so long to is beyond me, but hopefully, this sort of thing will never come up again and scare people like it had last year.

A Possible Wedding Dress Alternative?

2012-03-11T20:37:00.001-07:00

Yesterday I was checking out some of the discussion threads on a wedding-related website I've been visiting from time to time since shortly after I got engaged. One topic that caught my eye was one from someone who had no desire for a white wedding dress and wanted to look into other colors. This person also asked others if they had gotten married an a nonwhite dress.

My response to that was that I couldn't speak for myself, but in 2001, when my mom married my now stepdad, she wore a blue denim dress. I had also noted that the color scheme at the time was burgundy red and denim blue. I then asked the original poster (OP for short) if they considered going for a dress in one of whatever colors they may have picked out for their scheme. While I never got an answer back on that one, while I was typing it, it did give me an idea.

As far as I know, I'm still going to opt for a white wedding dress (dress pattern) if I can find one that appeals to me and is affordable/obtainable. However, given that the color scheme that I have picked out for my eventual wedding is pink and dark blue (mine and my fiance's respective favorite colors), and I have a dark blue dress that I've worn twice so far (one time on Halloween and another when I had my fiance over for dinner), I've considered getting married in said dress as a last resort if I can't find a wedding dress or dress pattern (if I were to have a dress made) that I like and that is feasible to get. The only concerns I have for said dress is that 1) it's cut a bit lower in the neck and back than what I could wear in a church in good conscience which would mean I'd need to get a shawl or comparable item to compensate and 2) The dress appears to have been designed under the assumption that the wearer will be wearing high heels and/or have longer legs than I do as whenever I wear flat shoes or slippers with it, it tends to come to floor-length on me which makes it difficult to move around in without tripping in it, and therefore I'd need to either arrange to have it hemmed or plan on wearing high heels with it (which I don't wear most of the week) to compensate for length. But if I end up going with the blue dress, I might opt out having a regular white veil and figure out something else to wear on my head (such as a veil alternative in dark blue, or a wreath or maybe a tiara, like the one I got when I ran for Winter Homecoming Queen my freshman year of high school and got Second Attendant).

As a date for the wedding has yet to be set (since it's dependent on various factors), I still have time to make any final decisions on the dress or anything worn with it. But I am keeping the blue dress earmarked as a possibility and I might consult with my mom or someone else on it.

So, for all you ladies out there, married or not, did you get married in a dress that was NOT white, or would you consider it? Also, whether or not you married or would marry in white, if you opted out of having a veil or would not want a veil, what, if anything did/would you wear on your head instead?

A Lottery Winner on Food Stamps?

2012-03-07T20:18:00.002-08:00

It came to my attention today that someone who won $1 million in the lottery is on food stamps. Yet, she has two houses and a new car. She thought that it was okay for her to still be recieveing public assistance since she's unemployed, has two houses and bills to pay. As a result of cases like this, a Lawmaker wants to make it so that people who win over $1000 in the lottery are cut off from welfare.

I am not on welfare myself. Nor do I play the lottery. But if I did as much as she did, I don't think I would remain on welfare. (Surely the winnings would last me for a good while provided I'm not overly foolish about what I do with them.) I'm also not employed, but I have attempted to obtain employment. (I would hope that she would have at least attempted to get employment.) I cannot see myself "entitled" to welfare if I were to somehow obtain that kind of money, especially if there are people out there who need the welfare more than I do.

So what do you think? Do you think that a person who wins $1 million (or some other major amount) in the lottery ( or obtains it via other means) still deserves to recieve welfare? And do you think that there should be a law cutting lottery winners off from public assistance?

Belated Post on the End of the World That Wasn't

2012-03-07T19:41:00.000-08:00

Two weeks from today will mark the five-month anniversary of when the world was supposedly supposed to end when it did not. I had thought that it may or may not happen.
What I remember about where I was on October 21, 2011 was that I did my volunteer work in the day and then spent the evening with my then boyfriend/now fiance. (And even if there had been no doubt that the world would end at that time, what better way to spend one's final days than with their loved ones, right?) When I woke up the next morning, the world was still going.

At no point in my life has it ever occured to me to try to predict when (or how for that matter) the world would end. Maybe it's because I'm often so busy with day-to-day type stuff. But hopefully, we won't have to worry about these types of scares ever again.

Really Need to Pay More Attention to Political Stuff

2012-03-07T19:28:00.000-08:00

Before I begin, I would like to apologize for being MIA on this blog for as long as I have. (Unfortunately, the amount of time that has passed since I last updated this was not entirely justifiable.)
Anyway, I have badly slacked as far as paying attention to the news and the latest hot button issues, such as the conflict between Isreal and Iran is concerned. This is especially bad behavior on my part since I'm engaged to a guy who is entering the political scene this year, and I have to be prepared to answer to the media or anyone else on where I stand on anything political.

It may be that I will have to pay ultra-close attention to the news from here on out and/or study like crazy on the issues that I'm behind on my knowledge of. After all, I have to be able to take a stand on every single thing and not say that I don't have an opinion on xyz right? Otherwise, I might as well forfeit being registered to vote if I'm not going to be diligent enough to keep up to speed with the issues out there. But since my not being a registered voter would be an embarrassment to my fiance (not to mention it's not really a route I especially want to take), I'll just have to absorb every detail of every issue out there so that I can be prepared for when and if it comes up in conversation with someone else. At least, that's the way it looks to me. Hopefully, I can get my behind in gear to do that.

One Day until the [Supposed] End of the World

2011-10-20T17:40:00.000-07:00

Today, I put in yet another job application (this time to a gas station that my boyfriend told me was currently hiring), released a book on the local college campus, and did some survey emails. If the world were to end tomorrow, then this will have been the last day to have done all of these things.
According to this particular site, the supposed time the world is such that I can expect it to end before my alarm goes off in the morning. (I try to get up at six.) If I wake up tomorrow, I might check the site tomorrow and see if it's still there and what has become of the timer.

If tomorrow comes and goes without the world ending, then everybody who swore by the October 21 prediction is going to look more foolish than they did back on May 21. I wonder what the explanation will be on Saturday.

My plans for tomorrow at this time consist of my usual volunteer work at a local thrift store in the day and seeing a movie with my boyfriend at night. If Saturday does come, I will likely be spending it with my boyfriend. (I've spent a lot of my Saturdays with him during these past couple of months.) Needless to say, if I update this blog at any point after tomorrow it will likely be Saturday night or later before I do.

That's where I'm at. What are your plans for tomorrow? And if Saturday does come, what do you plan to do then?

Two Days until the [Supposed] End of the World

2011-10-19T19:24:00.000-07:00

This evening, I chatted with my boyfriend on Facebook for a while. If the prediction that the world will end on October 21 is to come true, then that will be the last time we chat on Facebook since he has another commitment tomorrow night and we will be spending time together on Friday night.
There is also a new South Park episode running as I type this. If the October 21 prediction were to come true, then this will the last episode of that show to ever run.

This was also one of my usual days of volunteer work at a local thrift store. Depending on what time the world is "supposed" to end, if the October 21 prediction comes true, then either today or Friday will be the last day I work there.

That's where I'm at with that. There are only a couple of days to vote on the poll if you have not already.

Three Days until the [Supposed] End of the World

2011-10-18T19:41:00.000-07:00

Today, I put in an application to the Claire's that is located in the mall in my hometown, did laundry, and later met up with my boyfriend at a nearby park. If the October 21st prediction regarding the end of the world comes true, then this will likely be the last time I ever do the aforementioned.

Right now, I'm watching a movie called The Sixth Sense on ABC Family. If the world were to end this Friday, then this will be the last time I ever see that movie.

That's where I'm at right now. I notice I haven't gotten any more votes lately on my poll. There are three more days left to do that if you have not already.

Four Days until the [Supposed] End of the World

2011-10-18T00:41:00.000-07:00

It has come to my attention that according to Harold Camping's latest message, the end of the world will end quietly. There will be no earthquakes or anything like that, and the elect will be raptured quietly, and everyone else will die quietly, and that will be that.
So, if I were to go about my business as normal on Friday (which is when the world will allegedly end), and I'm not one of the elect, I, along with anyone else that is not amongst the elect could suddenly drop dead? Is that it?

Also, we're on Monday of our supposed last week here on Earth. So, if the October 21 prediction comes true, we will no longer have any more weekends.

Don't forget, if you have not voted on the poll, there is still time.

Five Days until the [Supposed] End of the World

2011-10-16T18:14:00.000-07:00

I know I'm skipping a day once again. As was the case last time, I was otherwise engaged all day.

According to some professed Christian websites, the end of the world will be this coming Friday.

Yesterday, I was at the annual Homecoming parade in my hometown. If the October 21 prediction of the world ending comes true, then it will be the last Homecoming parade ever. I also saw my sister, nephew and niece. If the October 21 prediction comes true, then that may be the last time I will have ever seen them.

Today, I went to church as usual, and as is the tradition in said church we had our monthly fellowship luncheon, which we normally do on the third Sunday of the month. If the October 21 prediction comes true, then it will the the last time that both of those things happen. I also attended the memorial service of an elderly gentleman who died last weekend. As far as I can recall, I've never been to a memorial service, just funerals where the body was present. (Whether or not I'd go to the burial generally depended on the circumstances of the time.) If the October 21 prediction comes true, then this will be the last memorial service I will have ever gone to.

That's where I'm at right now. Remember, if you have not yet voted on the poll, you have five days left to do so.

Eight Days until the [Supposed] End of the World

2011-10-13T18:09:00.000-07:00

Today, I picked up an application to the Claire's in my hometown. They're not currently hiring, but they will at least keep the application on file for a while. That seems to be a common thing in buisnesses these days.

Anyway, if it's really true that the world will end on the 21st of this month, then this will likely be the last time I apply there. (I will likely turn in the application either next Tuesday or next Thursday as I'm otherwise engaged on the other days of the week.) Of course, if the world does end, then I won't have to worry about getting a job.

Remember, there is still time to vote on the poll if you have not already.

Nine Days until the [Supposed] End of the World

2011-10-13T10:26:00.000-07:00

Today, I mailed out a package to my dad for his birthday on my way to my volunteer work at a local thrift store. If the prediction that the world will end on October 21 of this year, then that might be the last time I ever have cause to go to the post office.

Those are the only thoughts I have right now.

(Note: This post is late being published. Sorry for the inconvenience.)

Ten Days until the [Supposed] End of the World

2011-10-11T16:33:00.000-07:00

I forgot to mention last night that it was Thanksgiving in Canada. No, I'm not from Canada, but my stepdad is. So yesterday, my mom prepared a special dinner in honor of that. We had bacon-wrapped turkey breast, stuffing, sweet potatoes, green been casserole, cranberry sauce, and rolls. For dessert, we had butterscotch chocolate chip pie topped with whipped cream.
If the prediction that the world will end on the 21st of this month is true, then that's the last time we will have done that.

P.S. I see I have gotten two more votes on my poll, both of which were "no". There is still time to vote if you haven't already.

Eleven Days until the [Supposed] End of the World

2011-10-10T19:40:00.000-07:00

I know I'm skipping a couple of days. In my defense, at least as far as Saturday was concerned, I was busy with my boyfriend pretty much all day. On Sunday, I guess I just didn't get around to blogging here.
Saturday, my mom and stepdad were out of town. My boyfriend came over late that morning. We were at the house most of the time but we went out for a little bit in the evening. If the prediction of October 21 being the end of the world comes true, then that could very well be the last time he is over at my place. It would also be the last time my mom and stepdad will have gone on an out of town trip together.

Sunday, I found out that someone that often sat in the row behind me in church had died the night before. Although he was elderly, it kind of surprised me as the last time I had seen him was the Sunday before that. If I can't predict someone's death, why would I bother with trying to predict the end of the world? I think a lot of major stuff happens at a time when one does not expect it to. As far as I knew, the gentleman in question did not concern himself with the world coming to an end or trying to predict it. He seemed perfectly fine with life, especially with being able to get up and go to church on Sunday. He will be missed.

Those are my thoughts for now. Remember, there is still time to vote on the poll if you have not already.

Fourteen Days until the [Supposed] End of the World

2011-10-07T19:07:00.000-07:00

Today started off fairly well. It was one of my typical days of volunteer work at a local thrift store. I sold a lot of stuff this morning. I was also on a roll with straightening up some of the displays.
Then, this afternoon, I made a mistake that got me in trouble. I won't go into details here, but let's just say that I was feeling so guilty and frustrated with myself over said mistake that I would've welcomed an end to this world so that I would never do anything that would upset or otherwise do a disservice to someone else ever again.

If the October 21 prediction is correct, I at least have two weeks left to redeem myself and to quit doing anything wrong ever again. I hope I can stop messing up or at least stop doing anything wrong that upsets or incoveniences someone else.

Fifteen Days until the [Supposed] End of the World

2011-10-07T07:14:00.000-07:00

Today, I put in an application for our local Big Lots. From my understanding, they keep the applications on file for 90 days before one has to reapply. I have applied there multiple times. If certain websites are correct about the end of the world being on the 21st of this year, then this will be the last time I ever apply there.

Tonight, I went to a poker game per invitation from my boyfriend. More specifically, it was Texas Hold'em. (Unfortunately, I had a bit of beginner's anxiety if there is such a thing.) If the October 21st prediction were to come true, then this might be my last chance to do this.

(Note: I had meant to post this last night, but this must not have happened. Sorry about that.)

Sixteen Days until the [Supposed] End of the World

2011-10-05T15:34:00.000-07:00

I've seen the show South Park since either middle school or high school. Nobody in my household seems to care that I do.
Anyway, after having gone on a mid-season break since I guess June, they're coming out with a new episode tonight. I'm hoping to catch it.

I don't know if there will be a new episode next week or the week after that. However, if certain Christian websites are correct about the end of the world being on the 21st of this month, then South Park will only be able to do three new episodes (including the one scheduled to air tonight) at best. If on the other hand, the world continues after the 21st, then they'll be able to do all the new episodes they want until the world DOES end or until the producers of the show call it quits, whichever comes first.

Seventeen Days until the [Supposed] End of the World

2011-10-04T16:34:00.000-07:00

I'm involved in an online bookclub called Bookcrossing. For this club, you can register books that you can get an identification number for, read (or not) and then either release in some random public place or send it somewhere, and you can help track the book's journey.
Anyway, today I released a copy of Barefoot by Elin Hilderbrand on the local college campus. This is not the first time I have released a book there. However, depending on the situation between now and the 21st of this month, if certain websites are right about the end of the world occuring on the 21st, then today's release could potentially be the last one. That is, unless 1) I finish another book and am in a position to release it within the next seventeen days and/or 2) I am able to find a book that I had finished and can release that. (I had misplaced it somewhere.)

Remember, if you have not voted on the poll already, there is still time.

Eighteen Days until the [Supposed] End of the World

2011-10-03T20:25:00.000-07:00

There's not much to report for what has been going on in the daytime. However tonight, I've been watching Billy Madison on TV. (And by watching, I mostly mean having it running in the background while chatting on Facebook with my boyfriend.) I think the first time I ever saw it was in eighth grade.

Like any movie, this one only runs on TV so many times. If certain Christian websites are correct about the end of the world being on the 21st of this year, this might be the last night I ever see it, assuming that I never rent it on DVD or see it on TV at another time. But then, I might very well see it on TV again within the next eighteen days with THAT being the last time I see it.

But of course, we will have to wait until October 21 actually comes to see if the world will end at that time.

P.S. I noticed that there has been another vote on my blog, and it's a no. If you have not voted already, there is still time.

Nineteen Days until the [Supposed] End of the World

2011-10-02T17:03:00.000-07:00

The church I go to has communion on the first Sunday of every month, so today was that day this month. If certain websites are correct about the 21st of this month being the end of the world, then today's communion will be the last one that the church I've been going to will have ever had.
On an unrelated note, I noticed that I have gotten another vote on my poll. This time I got a "yes". If I recall correctly, I think I got one "yes" on the poll I had awhile back asking people whether or not they believed that Judgement Day would be on May 21 of this year. Anyway, thank you to those who have voted on the poll and/or commented thus far. There is still time to vote if you have not already.

Those are my thoughts for today. Lord willing, I will be posting more tomorrow.

Twenty Days until the [Supposed] End of the World

2011-10-01T19:45:00.000-07:00

Well, we are officially in the month of October. If certain websites are correct about when the world will end, this will be the last month we will ever see.
Today, I took a trip with my mom to see my sister and her kids. (We were going to go last week, but my mom was sick at the time, so we had to reschedule.) If the October 21 prediction is correct regarding the end of the world, and I don't see my sister's family before then, then this will have been the last time I see them.

I see that I haven't gotten a lot of votes on my poll lately. But then, I have evidently not been getting a lot of visitors here lately. Oh well, anything can happen in the next twenty days, and there is still time to vote on the poll.

Twenty-one Days until the [Supposed] End of the World

2011-09-30T17:15:00.000-07:00

This morning, I got rid of a few pairs of worn out slippers, a couple of purses that weren't in that great of shape, and a broken belt. That's less stuff that I have taking up space in my room at this point.
If it's true that the end of the world is three weeks from today, then whatever of my stuff I still have that has not been used up or worn out or whatever will go to waste, or maybe it will disappear.

I remember listening to Family Radio on the Monday night that followed the Judgement Day that wasn't. Someone asked Harold Camping if he was going to give away his possessions prior to October 21. He asked why he would do that. After all that is supposed to be the end of the world which would mean that everybody would be dead, so what would whoever got his stuff do with it?

I guess if the world were to end in three weeks, there'd be no sense in adding anything to my name that I wouldn't be able to use up within that time frame would there? Oh well, I might be getting rid of more stuff before then, though.

Twenty-two Days until the [Supposed] End of the World

2011-09-29T16:54:00.000-07:00

Today, I took some stuff to a recycling bin and picked up a job application to a store I have applied to several times in the past. (They supposedly have a "Don't call us, we'll call you" policy so following up has been out.) This afternoon, I continued reading a book I had been on for a while called Angels of September. I probably won't finish it in September, though.
If it's really true that we have only twenty-two days left until the end of the world, then I have only twenty-two days left to finish the aforementioned book. But because I have less than ten chapters left to read, I doubt it'll take me that long to finish it unless I get really distracted or something.

Twenty-three Days until the [Supposed] End of the World

2011-09-28T18:23:00.000-07:00

Today was okay. It was a little better than it was on say, Monday. I don't cook dinner very often, but I did tonight as my mom wasn't feeling that well. I cooked cheese manicotti and garlic bread. I didn't cook from scratch, but I cooked nonetheless.

If certain websites are correct that the world will end on the 21st of this year, and me cooking does not come up before then, then it'll be the last time I will have ever cooked.

Shifting gears, I see that seven people have voted on my poll so far as to whether or not they believe the world will end on the 21st of this year. At this point, six people have said "No" and one person said "Don't Care". If you haven't voted already, there is still time. And do feel free to leave a comment regarding the poll or the subject matter altogether.

Twenty-four Days until the [Supposed] End of the World

2011-09-27T19:36:00.000-07:00

Today was a bit better than yesterday. I didn't really do much today though. I did some laundry, took some cans and bottles to a recycling bin, and nodded off for a bit. Oh well, even if the world is to end on October 21, at least I still have time to have a productive day.
This evening, in Facebook's chatroom, when my boyfriend had asked me if I had worked on some books that I have been in the process of editing (the books in question being ones that I've written drafts of), I told him no, and that I had dozed off at some point in the day and he said it wasn't the end of the world, that there's nothing wrong with a nap in the day. That's when I reminded him that according to certain sites out there that it WILL be the end of the world three weeks from Friday. He doesn't buy it. (Not that I'm surprised.) He, like many others, recalls the part of the Bible that says that no one knows the day or the hour. When I told him that the people who have stood by the May 21 and October 21 predictions have their ways of explaining away the "no one knows the day or the hour" part of the Bible, he said that they're just wrong. He also said that, after October 21 comes and goes with nothing happening, they'll just pick another date.

I'm still in the "we'll see" camp as far as whether or not the world will end three weeks from Friday. All I really know about that date is that either the people who have sworn to that to be the end of the world will be screwed or those that did not buy it will be screwed. That's all I'm going to say.