Curvie Girlie The Diary: Mind Playin' Tricks on Me

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I got a buddy that has an arsenal like that... He ain't quite right either...

I told him that if the shit ever came down though, I knew who's house I was going to.
 
I don't like to think of emergencies of that genre, and I certainly do not ever want to be in a real rootin' tootin' gun fight, BUT just in case, I may as well elevate my skills with firearms. I mean, I got my own gun collection. Stupid me if I don't know how to use my own damn pieces. Besides, Chris is real sweet and generous, and sometimes just buys me a pack of ammo :).
 
I watched The Strangers a few weeks back and it scared the hell out of me!!! That is some freaky shit. I was trying to think what I would have done if I were in that situation and I would have backed myself up into a bedroom w/the gun and all the ammo and just waited it out until sunrise....

if any of those masked freaks walked in the room they would have been blown to pieces....but that is just me. Other than that I don't know how the heck I would have gotten out of there. Weren't they out in a secluded cabin?
 
Phoenyx said:
Because nothing says "I Love My Friend" like a box of .308 shells. :biggrinjester:
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In my world, YES!!!!!! :iagree: Fuckin' things are over a dollar a round! :eek2:

LovelyLadyHumps said:
I watched The Strangers a few weeks back and it scared the hell out of me!!! That is some freaky shit. I was trying to think what I would have done if I were in that situation and I would have backed myself up into a bedroom w/the gun and all the ammo and just waited it out until sunrise....

if any of those masked freaks walked in the room they would have been blown to pieces....but that is just me. Other than that I don't know how the heck I would have gotten out of there. Weren't they out in a secluded cabin?
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Not SO secluded, I mean, some Christian kids just rode up on bicycles at the end.......right? Yehp, guns are good. Beats the hell out of axes :) Course, in this state, you shoot an intruder, you go to jail (or an intruder gets hurt in your home, he can sue you). I think TEXAS is one of the few states where they wouldn't haul you in........

reluctantcabbie said:
I have a similar saying that I wont divulge here it would be too scandalous, even for this diary...
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*Snorts in ridicule*
 
Curvie Girlie said:
Yehp, guns are good. Beats the hell out of axes :) Course, in this state, you shoot an intruder, you go to jail (or an intruder gets hurt in your home, he can sue you). I think TEXAS is one of the few states where they wouldn't haul you in........
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In Ohio, if you shoot a home intruder, you are A.O.K., as long as you shoot them from the front... shot in the chest... self defense... shot in the back... murder! So I guess the lesson is to always say "FREEZE MO FO... TURN THE F___ AROUND!!!!" :D :D
 
After kickboxing, I stepped on the gym's scale (the balance ones) and I saw 141.2-ish pounds! :hurray: I enjoyed myself in Yoga. For the first time, right before Delana started class, she looked at me and asked me, "What do you do? Are you a student?" LOL! I guess I'm mysterious or something. It sure feels weird sometimes to tell people, "I work for a wine broker during the week, and pour wine for one of our wineries on the weekend."

WINE WINE WINE WINE WINE--what a noble job :rolleyes: Hell, SOMEONE has to do it. I truly want to be some kind of P.T. or Yoga instructor and help people in some way, I think this Yoga retreat next week will assist me.....

So yesterday one of the Subwize (gang of Dubstep DJs in Santa Cruz) people, Damien, or "187 Sound System", invited me to see his Reggae Dancehall set at this Italian restaurant. I hate Italian food, but I been there once on Halloween, and liked the personnel, so I went after Yoga. Turns out D's set was at 10pm, too late for this Bunny. But I ended up having dinner and chatting with Jon Pierre, the owner. He was born in France but grew up in Italy and came here in 1993. He and the bar were all speaking Italiano, while I sat and drank a glass of Prosecco and ate an endive, Gorgonzola, walnut, cherry tomato and balsamic vinaigrette salad. I was shocked that the menu was actually GREAT--there was salmon dishes and awesome yummy salads....so I guess Chris and I will be going there in the future :) He knows my style is South/North Pacific Island fusion food (Thai, Japanese, Hawaiian, etc.) but he prefers traditional fatty French dishes. He likes Italian, so looks like the menu is good for the both of us :)

I was listening to the Italian being spoken and even though I was a spectator, Jon Pierre made me feel very welcome. He asked if I knew Italian and I said no but I can understand a lot of Spanish and I speak French. "Oh vraiment? Où avez-vous apprendre le français?" he asked me. "J'ai pris quatre ans de français dans les écoles secondaires, et je suis allé à la France lorsque j'avais 16 ans, mais j'ai oublié la plupart des mots maintenant" I answered. It went on from there, him talking, me mostly listening and answering shortly because I seriously forgot most of my French :( Looks like I have someone to practice with if I want to hang out there, though!

When I got home, Barre was rocking out to blues (it sure is nice to listen to your music as loud as you want and shoot guns off your porch if you fancy, long live the forest!!!) and Keith came over. I demonstrated some Yoga arm balances that look cool, and for the first time I got into a shoulder stand and put my legs in full Lotus. Nice. They clapped and cheered everytime I did another cool posture. Yoga is entertaining :D

But last night I started snacking on a pint of coconut milk chocolate chip peanut butter ice cream and some of Barre's birthday cake. Damn luteal phase! Still, I weighed in at 142.5 lbs this morning and that, my friends, is NOT BAD AT ALL. :hurray:

My friend Christine is visiting from L.A. today, and I decided I'm going to take her to Charlie Murphy with Trisha. Tomorrow night there's a 22-person TG potluck at my friend's friend's house in Aptos, a funk/soul band playing at the Cypress, a Reggae band playing at another place, and various raves going on in the Bay Area. So Christine and I will have to decide what we want to do. I'm glad I can show her a good time :D
 
Yoga Retreat

So I got an email for the schedule of my Yoga retreat next week, which is held at a private school in the Santa Cruz Mountains :)

Greetings to all our Friends,

The time for our tranquil Post Thanksgiving Retreat is drawing close. We are all so delighted that we will be sharing this with you. The Retreat is a perfect opportunity to ground and center in preparation for the holidays. Listed below are some recommended items we think you may need and the schedule of events (subject to change).

LIST OF RECOMMENDED ITEMS

Raincoats
Umbrella
Layers (for fluctuating temperatures)
Bathing Suit
Towels (Please note that no towels are provided for guests, you must bring your own.)
Flashlight
Hiking Shoes
Personal Items
Yoga Mat
Water Bottle
Yoga Blanket(s) (if you have them)
Journal, Book, etc.
Your Beautiful Self

SCHEDULE

Please note: All classes are optional.

November 28 – 30, 2008

Friday:

4:00-5:15 p.m. Registration in the Conference Center
5:30 - 6:30 p.m. Dinner in the Community Building
7:00 p.m. MMC Orientation, in Conference Center
7:30 p.m. Introduction to Talya, Haillie and Jonathon's work
7:45 p.m. Opening Circle
8:15– 9:15 p.m. Restorative Yoga Practice, followed by a supine meditation based on the practice of Gratitude in Conference Center (Kelly and Sam)

Saturday:

7:30 - 9:30 a.m. (Community Building Main Floor closed)
7:30 – 8:15 a.m. Metta Meditation in Conference Center (Kelly)
8:15 – 10 a.m. Mixed Levels Anusara inspired flow, followed by Pranayama and another meditation practice in Conference Center (Sam)
10:00 - 11:00 a.m. Brunch in the Community Building
12 p.m. Talya: Intro to Ayurveda in the Conference Center
1:00 p.m. Snack, Break in Conference Center
1:30pm Jonathon: The Cosmology of Sensation in the Conference Center
3:00 – 4:00 p.m. Gentle Practice, based on understanding basic principles of Anusara Yoga in Conference Center (Kelly)
4:00 – 5:00 p.m. Acro-Partner Yoga, Intro to Flying Therapeutics and Thai Massage. (Come with a partner or come alone) (Sam)
in Conference Center
5:00 - 6:00 p.m. Dinner in the Community Building
Saturday night: Ecstatic dance with Haille Greene!

Sunday:

7:00 – 8:35 a.m. Dynamic Practice (Sam)
8:30 - 9:30 a.m. Breakfast in the Community Building
10:30 a.m. MMC Wind-up, in Conference Center
11:30 a.m. Mellow Practice in Conference Center (Kelly)
12:30 p.m. Snack, in Conference Center
1:00 p.m. Closing Circle, in Conference Center


We look forward to seeing you all very soon. Please contact us with any questions and have a Happy Thanksgiving Day.
 
Sounds like you're going to have a wonderful time.

Have you ever practiced Kundalini Yoga? It sounds pretty interesting.
 
Phoenyx said:
Sounds like you're going to have a wonderful time.

Have you ever practiced Kundalini Yoga? It sounds pretty interesting.
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Yes, but not enough FOOD I don't think!! LOL, well, good, looks like I'll be truly dieting :D

I have not formally, although some of the stuff I do and my teachers have us do is similar. Ashtanga Vinyasa and Kundalini are both under the umbrella term "Hatha Yoga." I guess the main differences are that Ashtanga is vigourous, physically demanding, and leaning more toward developing strength of mind and body, while Kundalini is geared more toward meditation, chanting mantras, and releasing the so-called dormant, serpent-coiled energy at the base of the spine with specific series of postures. I figure I do a both in a way, but my main aim in Yoga is clearing my mind of incessant chatter while in an intense pose to reach a sort of meditative state. I've noticed it makes a difference in my day to day life--I think I'm more patient and less prone to grumpiness and irritability than I was a few months ago. But I was the most centered when I was totally CLEAN and meditating on my chakras every morning. Gotta get back into that!
 
Curvie Girlie said:
Course, in this state, you shoot an intruder, you go to jail (or an intruder gets hurt in your home, he can sue you). I think TEXAS is one of the few states where they wouldn't haul you in........
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What?? What if the intruder is armed? Isn't that self defense? Are you just supposed to let them rape/murder you and not fight back if you can?? That is fucked up. Here in Michigan the laws are the same as what JZ stated for Ohio. You cannot shoot them if they are in your yard, but once they cross the threshold of your house they are fair game--even if they are unarmed I believe. California has been taken over by too many far left hippies, I'm beginning to think--and I'm a liberal Democrat. :biggrinjester:

Hey Karl--Nothing is too scandelous for this diary. Go ahead and say it--I'm dying to know now. :biggrinjester:
 
California SUCKS in that respect. It blows my mind that criminals can get away with suing the people they're robbing or hurting, whatever! I was reading this:

"Justifiable and excusable homicide is not punishable in
California.7 California Penal Code section 199 states that if “[t]he
homicide appear to be justifiable or excusable, the person indicted
must . . . be fully acquitted and discharged.”8 The statute is simple
and straightforward, but case law provides a multitude of issues that
must be considered.
California Penal Code section 197 states that “[h]omicide is . . .
justifiable when committed by any person [who is] . . . resisting any
attempt to murder any person, or to commit a felony, or to do some
great bodily injury upon any person.”9 When a person acts
justifiably and commits murder, the act is privileged.10 A privileged
act is one that would usually subject the offender to liability, but it
does not do so under the circumstances in which the act took place.11
The amount of force used by the defendant in self-defense must
be only that which is necessary. The use of excessive force destroys
the justification, and therefore the defense.12 For example, in People
v. Bates, the defendant and the victim were involved in a “tussle” in
the kitchen of the defendant’s restaurant.13 The victim grabbed a
knife and stabbed the defendant in the hip.14 The defendant grabbed
and secured the knife, and then repeatedly stabbed the victim in the
back, killing him.15 The court stated, “Self-defense may be resorted
to in order to repel force, but not to inflict vengeance.”16 Although
the victim attacked first, the court concluded that there was no reason
for the defendant to take the victim’s life.17 The court held that
“justifiable homicide connotes only the use of force . . . which
reasonably appears to be necessary, to resist the other party’s
misconduct . . . [and] that use of excessive force destroys the
justification . . . .”

I think people who act in self defense can get in trouble BIG TIME in this state if the judge or jury finds ONE FLAW in the scene....
 
California Firearms Laws

Self-Defense Against Assault

It is lawful for a person being assaulted to defend himself or herself from attack if he or she has reasonable grounds for believing, and does in fact believe, that he or she will suffer bodily injury. In doing so, he or she may use such force, up to deadly force, as a reasonable person in the same or similar circumstances would believe necessary to prevent great bodily injury or death. An assault with fists does not justify use of a deadly weapon in self-defense unless the person being assaulted believes, and a reasonable person in the same or similar circumstances would also believe, that the assault is likely to inflict great bodily injury.
It is lawful for a person who has grounds for believing, and does in fact believe, that great bodily injury is about to be inflicted upon another to protect the victim from attack. In so doing, the person may use such force as reasonably necessary to prevent the injury. Deadly force is only considered reasonable to prevent great bodily injury or death.
NOTE: The use of excessive force to counter an assault may result in civil or criminal penalties.

Protecting One’s Home

A person may defend his or her home against anyone who attempts to enter in a violent manner intending violence to any person in the home. The amount of force that may be used in resisting such entry is limited to that which would appear necessary to a reasonable person in the same or similar circumstances to resist the violent entry. One is not bound to retreat, even though a retreat might safely be made. One may resist force with force, increasing it in proportion to the intruder’s persistence and violence, if the circumstances apparent to the occupant would cause a reasonable person in the same or similar situation to fear for his or her safety.
The occupant may use a firearm when resisting the intruder’s attempt to commit a forcible and life-threatening crime against anyone in the home provided that a reasonable person in the same or similar situation would believe that (a) the intruder intends to commit a forcible and life-threatening crime; (b) there is imminent danger of such crime being accomplished; and (c) the occupant acts under the belief that use of a firearm is necessary to save himself or herself or another from death or great bodily injury. Murder, mayhem, rape, and robbery are examples of forcible and life-threatening crimes.
Any person using force intended or likely to cause death or great bodily injury within his or her residence shall be presumed to have held a reasonable fear of imminent peril of death or great bodily injury to self, family, or a member of the household when that force is used against another person, not a member of the family or household, who unlawfully and forcibly enters or has unlawfully and forcibly entered the residence and the person using the force knew or had reason to believe that an unlawful and forcible entry had occurred. Great bodily injury means a significant or substantial physical injury. (Penal Code § 198.5.)
NOTE: If the presumption is rebutted by contrary evidence, the occupant may be criminally liable for an unlawful assault or homicide.

Defense of Property

The lawful occupant of real property has the right to request a trespasser to leave the premises. If the trespasser does not do so within a reasonable time, the occupant may use force to eject the trespasser.
The amount of force that may be used to eject a trespasser is limited to that which a reasonable person would believe to be necessary under the same or similar circumstances.

Limitations on the Use of Force in Self-Defense

The right of self-defense ceases when there is no further danger from an assailant. Thus, where a person attacked under circumstances initially justifying self-defense renders the attacker incapable of inflicting further injuries, the law of self-defense ceases and no further force may be used.
The right of self-defense is not initially available to a person who assaults another. However, if such person attempts to stop further combat and clearly informs the adversary of his or her desire for peace but the opponent nevertheless continues the fight, the right of self-defense returns and is the same as the right of any other person being assaulted.
 
Basically, in California, if you shoot and kill an intruder, BY LAW you are taken into the station. And there is most likely going to be a trial against you where you have to prove "excusable homicide." And if the jury doesn't think your actions were justified from a "reasonable person"'s perspective, well.........

Too fucking bad for you, should've let the intruder rob/rape/beat/murder you in the first place!
 
That's why Chris said, while we were watching The Strangers, "what would you do if you shot an intruder?"

Me: "I dunno, call the police."

Chris: "No. You bury them in the backyard." :reddevil:
 
I said "what if they check your backyard??"

Him: "why would they do that?"

"I dunno, if someone heard something, whatever."

"Then bury them in someone else's backyard!"
 
Curvie Girlie said:
The right of self-defense ceases when there is no further danger from an assailant. Thus, where a person attacked under circumstances initially justifying self-defense renders the attacker incapable of inflicting further injuries, the law of self-defense ceases and no further force may be used.
The right of self-defense is not initially available to a person who assaults another. However, if such person attempts to stop further combat and clearly informs the adversary of his or her desire for peace but the opponent nevertheless continues the fight, the right of self-defense returns and is the same as the right of any other person being assaulted.
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So basically, someone is trying to kill you, you temporarily incapacitate them, then you're supposed to stop and call the police. Then they revive themselves, get up, and murk your ass in the meantime. :rolleyes: Uh huh, GREEEEEEAAAAAT.
 
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