Interesting question for conservative Christian pro-lifers:

If you believe, as many seem to, that a person gets their soul at conception, and if you believe that things with souls have rights to life, then what implication does this have on chimeras? Simplified, chimerism occurs when two fertilized embryos in a womb that would otherwise become twins end up fusing together so that the end product is one human with two sets of DNA; So a chimera might have his skin cells coded for one set of DNA with his kidneys coded for another set, and his blood's DNA will be different from the DNA in his cheek cells, and so forth.

So, again, whats the implication here? Do chimeras have two souls? If a chimera is murdered should we charge them twice? Many on the pro-life side of things seem to think that the murder of a pregnant woman should count as a double homicide, why not take things to the logical extreme?

Or, you could just believe as I do, that "souls," "personal identity," "me-ness," is a thing that develops over time as an unfolding narrative, and not the product of sperm fertilizing an ovum.

AGAIN

I woke up this morning gripped with this strange feeling of anxiety. I feel awkward around people. I'm forgetting all the correct, clever responses to the things that others say. Im stumbling over my own words lately; its hard to look anyone in the eye right now.

Sup guys.

Hi.

When it rains, it pours.

I have been drinking way too much; I'm going to cut that shit out.

I dont think I've felt this alone or this miserable since the year I spent in San Antonio. Friends: please dont take offense if I make myself scarce; I need time to find some stable ground. I fantasize about moving to Austin and starting a new life there, a life where I havent yet alienated and ruined the few good things in my life.

The difference in Houston is that here I have friends. I didnt have friends in San Antonio. Thank you friends, for not hating me enough to keep hanging out with me.

-Fin.

Adulthood.

Nothing that is correct is easy and fun. The right thing to do is usually the one that hurts the most. But its the one that makes us happy in the long run, and makes us better people.

Lonliness and self loathing here I come. I need a drink.

Anyone wanna grab a drink with me?

No. Of course you dont. You pansies.

Right now I miss my Laredo friends a lot.

CHAT LOG

Markos says:
Omar, no one here drinks. And when I ask them if they want to have a beer at a UH Bar they talk to me like im an alchoholic
Laika says:
LOL
Laika says:
Come to Laredo, we can drink all you like.
Markos says:
And then I think to myself, "This shit wouldnt be an issue in Laredo"
Markos says:
"Cause we'd be smashed an hour ago."
Laika says:
You hang out with squares, thats your problem.
Markos says:
Theyre always like "Its a Tuesday. I have school tomorrow. I'm a virgin. Wah wah wah."
Laika says:
Virgin you say...........
Markos says:
Theyre dudes
Laika says:
gaaaaaaaaaaaay
Markos says:
Yeah but I want to go to Laredo, where I can get tow'd up on a Tuesday and not be some bizzare eccentric
Laika says:
You look flaco in your pic btw.
Markos says:
Thankies
Markos says:
(Speaking of gay)
Laika says:
Dude you know who got fat!!?!?! (continuing the gay trend we've already embarked on)

Roadtrip.

I want to take a roadtrip. Any ideas? Location? Anyone want to travel with me?