#KONY2012

So many times, unfortunately, I have found myself disgusted by our human race. There is so much bad in this world, in little ways and in war-size ways. Tonight however, for 30 minutes, I got to feel proud. Proud to be of the same kind of being as this man, and these people.

Joseph Kony is the man who tops The World's 10 Most Wanted list. He heads the LRA, and Ugandan guerrilla army that captures children and forces them to kill their own families, captures young girls and uses them as rewards for his commanders, all while using religious beliefs as an excuse. In 2006 the US announced arrest warrants had been issued for Kony. There are 33 charges, 12 counts are crimes against humanity, which include murder, enslavement, sexual enslavement and rape. There are another 21 counts of war crimes which include murder, cruel treatment of civilians, intentionally directing an attack against a civilian population, pillaging, inducing rape, and forced enlisting of children into the rebel ranks.

In 2003, filmmakers traveled to document the genocide in Darfur and were touched by one child in particular, who was living in fear of Kony's army. This one child's story inspired these few people, and 9 years later hundreds of thousands of people have been touched. But that's not enough.

In 2011, after massive efforts by Invisible Children Inc and their supporters, President Obama deployed 100 soldiers to help Ugandan soldiers remove Joseph Kony and his army from the battle field. It's always been hard for me to follow things of a political nature, but what I understand is, the US government, all governments, need convincing that Kony is an issue the world cares enough about to continue their support and efforts in capturing him.

Please take the time to watch and share this video. It's breathtaking. These people want to change the world, and it is entirely possible to help the succeed.

http://s3.amazonaws.com/kony2012/kony_all.html

Princess Georgia wants to take her fight to the next level.

#yayme and #thankyou

Do you know what today is?

Okay, I'll tell you.

Today is March 4th! And that means that it's been exactly 4 months since my surgery.

That in itself isn't a very big deal, I know that. However, today also marks the 4 months during which I haven't had a panic attack, or been too sick to my stomach to leave my bed. And that, is kind of a ginormous deal.

Ps. My ex used to lecture me every time I'd say 'ginormous', because it's not a real word, but two different words mashed together...and YET, spell check recognizes it! Now I feel even more triumphant.

I haven't had to refill my Ativan prescription since before surgery, I haven't had to call in sick or cancel plans because I was in too much pain, and I haven't had to beg the question, 'why me?' (Okay, that's a lie, I still wonder that once a month for 5-7 days.) It's NEARLY hard to believe that I used me be impressed if I could go 4 hours without feeling like I was dying. 4 months! And soon it will be 4 years!

Yay me! And thank you, to the doctor who finally decided to take my word for it, and eventually fix me. And thank you to my family who keeps me strong, friends who keep me pleasently distracted, and a boyfriend who keeps me so happy!

Thanks to these last 4 months, after the past 5 years, it may finally be safe to say, Princess Georgia might win this one.