I just can't understand

what makes people do things like this.

Recieved a phone call last night from Connie- who had gotten a text message from Jill saying "Egypt was bombed. Jen is ok". Immediately I called Shady- Told him all I knew- which was nothing- and told him to call his family...

People make me sick sometimes. I always say that I respect people who fight for what they believe in. I may not agree with them, but I do have some respect. However, I don't care what your agenda is- taking innocent lives is never ok. Yeah, it gets a lot of press, gives you a voice, makes a splash, but is it really worth it? I vote no.

I don't pretend to have the answers. I just know that this isn't it.

Its so easy to close your eyes and minds to the happenings in the world around you. To live your small, simple life with no worries. To go to work, school, bachelorette parties... Until something strikes close to home. Then you are shaken awake.

I was talking with one of my friends to other day about the passiveness of our generation. People sit and complain about the state of the world on a local and global level concerning topics ranging from the price of gas, to war, to the leaders of the world and how inadequate they are, to that hot new Lebanese pop star... but who really does anything anymore?
Things don't change unless people change them. And we can't just expect everyone else to do it. Its so easy to sit and complain- activeism is a little harder. For the ones who really care.

I'm guilty of passiveness- we all are. But thats not how things get changed.

The other day I went to visit one of my best friends who just had a baby- on the 16th- Jaegar, she named him. He was so tiny and sweet and innocent. (Congratulations Brynn and Josh, by the way!) As I am holding him I thought of a conversation I had had with one of my friends who has a 13 month old while we were watching the state of the union address a while ago. She said to me "how could I bring a baby into a world like this?". Its pretty sad that someone would have to ask themselves that.

This entry keeps growing slowly- and I am going to be late for a bridal shower so I have to end it.

I wish peace to all those affected by last nights bombings, and a concience to those who caused it- directly and indirectly.