I’ve long been told that I’d make a great blogger. Truth be told, I’ve been more or less blogging over at LiveJournal for a few years now, but my sordid tales and profanity-laced tirades are, though hilarious, designed for a more select audience… And by that, I mean “People who (hopefully) won’t post this all over when I run for Empress of the Universe.”

So, I decided to open up my realm of blogination, win some new friends, and influence people. I’m good at that kind of thing.

What you will find here:
- Writing with my name attached to it. Hello, I’m Laurel. I went back and forth about anonymous or pseudonymmed blogging, but ever since I went down the rabbit hole of national College Republican politics, I’ve had a serious distaste for people who have opinions but won’t sign their name to them. Chances are if you won’t claim your words, you shouldn’t say them in the first place.
- Politics. As stated elsewhere, I’m a Republican-turned-libertarian. I’m what conservatives claim to be – for small government, against regulations, for personal responsibility. I don’t use drugs, but I’d support legalization. I’m not a lesbian, but I don’t really understand the national frenzy over homosexual marriage. I don’t plan to get legally married at all – since when do I need a license for such a thing? I don’t believe in public welfare entitlements, social security, or property taxes. I loathe eminent domain, especially as corrupted by Kelo v. New London. My thoughts on Iraq are mixed, but mostly not good. I marvel at the rampant stupidity of both liberals and conservatives, so both shall be strung up here.
- Guns. Simply put, I enjoy them greatly. In case you were wondering, the second amendment is not about hunting. It’s about the right of the people to be armed to protect their ability to violently overthrow a tyrannical government. I take guns and gun safety very seriously, and encourage others to do the same. Our gun rights are fragile, so I believe it is important for each and every gun owner to demonstrate why we aren’t what the anti-gun lobby makes us out to be. I appreciate everything from my 1861 Enfield breechloader rifle to my soon-to-come modern AR-15 black rifle. Gun talk is welcome here, and I’ll engage in a fair amount of it myself.
- Beer. I love a good beer – I’ll chronicle the occasional microbrew, and probably mention on an obnoxiously regular basis how much I love Guinness. I suppose the beer heading will also serve as a bit of a catch-all for my social life.
- Some other things. College, my boyfriend, the great outdoors of northern Idaho, the future, the past, family, my pets, my truck (oh, what an awesome truck it is!), random ramblings, rants about idiots, pictures, travels, reading, gaming, and so forth. There is, after all, more to me than politics, guns and beer.

What you won’t find here:
- Racism. I don’t understand it and I don’t tolerate it. As you might guess, northern Idaho has it’s share of backwards-thinking morons who think skin pigmentation is the utmost important facet of an individual. Really, Bubba, I can see how your trailer-park living self, wearing your “The South Will Rise Again!” underpants and spitting “tabaccy” between your front two teeth… your only two teeth… could feel superior to well-educated, high-achieving, intelligent people who happen to be a darker brown than you. It makes all the sense in the world. Okay, for that matter, I also don’t tolerate Antisemitism or other unfounded religion-hate, or sexism. I’m pretty much from the “Don’t like ___________? Then shut the f*ck up and don’t do it” school of thought on most matters.
- Entitlement bitching. Nobody owes me anything. I interact as little as possible with the government at all levels, and I don’t want handouts. I don’t really get along with people who do, either.
- …That’s about it. Anything else is pretty much fair game – I don’t like censorship, so you’re free to comment at will. Just be aware that the ass you may make of yourself is your own creation. I do reserve the right to delete comments that a) post private information about myself without my permission or b) are blatantly lewd or abusive. I’ll be the judge of both, but again – I dislike censorship, so don’t make me go there.

Enjoy.

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