Nuke Plant

So you might have heard.




The Nuclear Power plant near where I live had to let off Radioactive Steam. The second reactor shut down for an unknown reason thus releasing the steam. Now, my house is quite a ways away from the plant, but my boyfriends house is very very close. It is often the subject matter of my pictures. The towers really are majestic.

My boyfriend built his practice motocross track under some highlines that run through their field.  Those highlines run power from the plant to Chicago.

This is roughly a mile from the plant.

I like the way the steam from the towers adds to the beauty of the sunsets.

They say that the steam is safe. The radiation levels are so low that they will just dissapate in the air, and that no one is in any danger. But you have to wonder how sure they are when they say that. They don't even know what caused the reactor to shut down yet, so how do they know that Tridium is all that was realeased in the steam? I dunno. I'm not a scientist, I'm just a person who has looked at those towers everyday of my life and wonders what is really going on over there.


For those of you who don't know, the towers both shut down quite regularly for cleanings and what not. So it isn't the fact that it shut down that scares me. It is that they don't know why.

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Things I just can't Ignore.... Ridiculous News Stories

I know that I can't be the only one that feels this way.
I get so annoyed when I turn on the Television at night to eat some supper and catch up on what is happening in the world. Admist all the stories that I consider to be important, news of politics, wars, foreign disturbances, natural disasters and weather, I am subjected to news of no particular importance.

You know what I'm talking about, stories like  Kim Kardashian and her ridiculous sham of a marriage. I think she wanted to get married because she was so jealous of how gorgeous Kate Middleton looked at the Royal Wedding. Speaking of that, I would like to mention how I was insulted by the media dubbing the Kardashian wedding as America's Royal Wedding. If Kim Kardashian is American Royalty, I'm moving to Canada. Really? How embarassing. It is even more embarassing considering that it only lasted, what? 72 days? Pathetic.


"I Do" ("Want to make millions of dollars off of a fake wedding! Suckers!")
[okay, sorry, rant over, back to my topic]

As far as I'm concerned, the only real "news" that came out of this wedding was how so many people were surprised that it didn't last. Celebrity marriages rarely seem to. Why is she famous anyway? Because her step father (I guess that is what he is?) is really rich from being a lawyer? Because she leads some sort of fairy tale life that in no way resembles reality? To me, these aren't good enough reasons for people to watch you on TV and wish to be you. But I guess I'm getting off topic.

Anyway, Kim isn't even the story that really pushed me over the edge. It was Casey Anthony. If you don't know who she is, you have obviously been living under a rock. She is the lady who caused a national sensation when her three year old daugher Caylee went missing. Turns out that poor little girl is dead. Now according to a jury Ms. Anthony isn't guilty, even though  public opinion put a rope around her neck long ago. Now I'm not mad that this story was in the news. Watching the judicial system at work is perfectly acceptable. What made me so mad, is that SHE IS STILL IN THE NEWS and the trial is OVER.

"I cannot believe I just got away with that!"

 Apparently, I'm still supposed to care what is going on in this child murderers mind. I'm supposed to care that none of the media outlets wishes to buy her story.This kinda feels like an OJ Sipmson sort of thing. Maybe she will write a book. Maybe Kim Kardashian's step dad will give her tips. (Since him and OJ are such good friends and all) And I'll just have to keep hearing about her FOREVER.

I guess the moral of this story is that I'm sick of seeing "news stories" that aren't real NEWS. I wish the news channels would stop worrying about the entertainment factor and start worrying about what is really important. I wish they would leave stories like this to TMZ and Entertainment Tonight. There are so many other things to talk about! So many more IMPORTANT things.

But then again, maybe it isn't the Media's fault. Maybe the media reports stories like this because that is what the people want to hear. They have a bottom line to think about too. Maybe the public has a responsibility to let the media know that we want to hear real news, and not garbage.

I dunno. Just one persons opinion. What do you think?

Wisdom Teeth, Footie Pajamas, and all sorts of other nonsense.

Okay, I know that I haven't been keeping up in the blogging department like I should have been. This winter break has really taken it out of me. My very first day of break I got my wisdom teeth out, and though that meant all I was doing all day was laying around and could have done all sorts of things, but all I could manage was lying around. I must confess, that I am amazed at my friends who were able to get their wisdom teeth out and go right back to life. I know that I was a complete wreck afterwards, and wasn't capable of anything but being a vegetable.

So that was a week of my life down the drain. Then Christmas happened, and all the shiny things that come with it distracted me. I got these fantastic footie pajamas, cozy soft long underwear and this super awesome Harry Potter Snuggie to lounge around in, and all of these great crafty projects to keep me entertained during my lounging around.

When you wear it, you look like you are wearing the robe. AWESOME.

Now I'm not the most artistic person, but I've always wanted to be able to paint. So for Christmas, my mom got me this really cool Acrylic Painters Starter Kit. I've pretty much learned that I suck hardcore, but painting  is fun. Just as a hobbie. I've had one picture that I took at Biltmore Estate in North Carolina that I've always wanted to paint.

This is the picture I took.

My first, unfinished, attempt.

My next attempt.... We'll see how this goes. I feel like I already messed up. Eek.

Anyway, we will see how this new hobby progresses once school starts. Probably not very far, but we'll see.

Anyway, that is my Christmas Break. What about yours?