Well what did you expect from a British chick?! sorry I am obsessed with youtube and video at the moment..

Video I took during my weekend in Big Bear - didn’t see any bears.

Today is a landmark for two reasons.

1. I have lost some weight! Yay. I know because now I can get into the ‘Close Guantanamo Bay’ t-shirt I purchased some time ago from the American Civil Liberties Union.
2. The day I decide to wear said t-shirt this happens. A step in the right direction. We’ll close it! Oh yes [...]

Something I believe very strongly in is closing Guantánamo Bay.
What’s happening at Guantánamo is a national shame. Convictions can be based on evidence derived from torture, hearsay and secret evidence.
Many of the accused were held in secret prisons, denied access to lawyers for years and tortured. Basic human rights violated.
The proceedings are subject to unlawful political [...]

YES WE CAN!!!! A wonderful day - I will be sending money to Obama’s Presidential campaign, even though I can not vote for him. He is a beacon of hope after all these terrible terrible years with Bush.
Obama makes me want to be an American because he stands for the America I believe in. 

Usually when driving to work we listen to National Public Radio - probably the nearest equivalent to the UK’s excellent Radio Four. This week I have heard two stories I thought worth sharing…
The first was about a Muslim chaplain in the U.S Army. Of the 1,300 chaplains in the U.S. Army, only five are Muslim. When I listened [...]

Not forgotten.

I got this email today via a photosharing web site I belong to:
“An American Who Likes Doctor Who - I guess stranger things have happened.
- M*** “
This kind of ignorance makes me livid. I will not abide racism of any sorts this included because to me that’s what it is. Can you really only be [...]

I had a call with a lawyer today about changing my visa status once I am married. She has helped me before so was super friendly and nice.. didn’t soften the $5K blow to process the paper work which consists of 5 different forms and a medical plus INS fees of $1600. It’s not cheap [...]

When I first came to the states I was given a dollar bill from a shop keeper in change which had “see where I’ve been track where I go www.whereisgeorge.com
At the time I didn’t bother to track it, but recently I got another ‘Where’s George Bill’ and I took the time to track it. Kind [...]